Top Five Reasons Why I Love Going Zero-RB: 2016 Draft Strategy

In 2004, I was commissioner of a league with nine of my close friend, one of whom was playing fantasy football for the first time. For ease of storytelling, let’s call him Goldie. After explaining the concept and rules to Goldie, you could see how excited he was for his first fantasy draft. His excitement was increased exponentially […]

2016 Top 15 Wide Receiver Keeper Values

Keeper Value Rankings are intended for Keeper Leagues in which a fantasy owner must forfeit a designated draft round in order to keep a player into the up-coming season. These rankings are based on Keeper "Values". In the marketing world, Value can be defined as: the extent to which a good or service (player) is […]

Green Bay Packers (DEF, GB) - 2016 Fantasy Football Sleeper

BALLER MOVE: Target ~175 CURRENT ADP: 187 ANALYSIS: In the 2015 NFL Draft, the Packers addressed the secondary, grabbing Damarious Randall and Quinten Rollins in the first two rounds. As a result, they yielded the sixth fewest passing yards in football in the 2015 season. However, they were still vulnerable in the running game, allowing […]

RotoBaller Experts League - Dynasty League Recap (Rounds 2-3)

Last week, 12 RotoBaller writers came together to do a live dynasty league startup on the internet. This article continues our series of articles on RotoBaller that will analyze the results of the draft to give readers a look into current dynasty values and discuss the best and worst values in the draft. Today we […]

Handcuff or Running Back by Committee? Analyzing Backfields For Fantasy Football

Workhorse Backs Are Now A Rare Breed The days of the workhorse running back in the NFL are gone. Long, long gone. Blasphemy, you say? Let's consult the raw numbers on this one. From 2006-2013, at least 22 running backs carried the ball 200 or more times in each season except 2011, when the total […]

Tiered Rookie Wide Receiver Rankings

Generally, dynasty leagues allow as many keepers as each team pleases, while having a draft that is filled with rookies and free agents. It’s impossible to know what free agents will be available in everyone’s leagues, so these rankings are only for rookies. If you want to see where I have ranked other players ranked, […]

Going Against the Late-QB and Zero-RB Tide: 2016 Fantasy Football Draft Strategy

There are plenty of strategies that get thrown around in fantasy football war rooms, with terms like “zero-RB” or “late-round QB” becoming household phrases over the past few seasons. What do those mean though? And what should they mean to you entering the 2016 season? Let's find out. Editor's Note: Purchase a full season NFL Premium […]

2016 Fantasy Football ADP Analysis - Larry Fitzgerald vs. Michael Floyd vs. John Brown

It's never too early to start preparing for your fantasy football drafts, and RotoBaller is here to help. In this series, two RotoBaller experts will discuss the merits of players with similar value and average draft position (ADP). Remember that situations will change for all players over the course of the preseason and it may impact where […]

2016 Fantasy Football Tiered Tight End PPR Rankings (August)

Welcome to the next round of analyzing our 2016 fantasy football rankings here at RotoBaller, as our best and brightest have put their minds (and numbers) together to drop some serious knowledge on the world. The rankings come from Nathan Powell, Zach Wilkens, Nick Mariano, Frankie Soler and myself, Bill Dubiel. This will be an in-depth look […]

Davante Adams (WR, GB) - 2016 Fantasy Football Sleeper

BALLER MOVE: Target ~200 CURRENT ADP: 249 ANALYSIS: Davante Adams flashed serious potential as a rookie in 2014, totaling 38 receptions on 66 targets for 446 yards and three touchdowns. He also added 117 yards and a touchdown in a playoff win over the Cowboys. When Jordy Nelson went down in the 2015 preseason, Adams […]

2016 Fantasy Football Team Outlook - Indianapolis Colts

This article continues our team outlook series where we will breakdown each NFL team from a fantasy football perspective. We will cover the major changes on each roster from this off season and project what the team will do in the upcoming year. This edition focuses on the Indianapolis Colts, a team that is in […]

2016 NFL Rookie Rankings for Fantasy Football (Top 100)

There have been some amazing transitions throughout the evolution of fantasy football, and it likely isn’t going to stop now. First, there were standard season-long leagues. Eventually, PPR leagues developed, but most leagues continued to be only for one season. The dynasty league was the next development, but it was more of a limited dynasty […]

Trading Draft Picks In Redraft Fantasy Football Leagues

Trading draft picks in any type of league is always a huge risk/reward scenario. Most of the time, this practice is saved for keeper and dynasty leagues where trading draft picks is routine. However, these questions do come up from time to time in redraft leagues, and it’s important to note the differences between strategies. […]

2016 Fantasy Football Team Outlook - Cincinnati Bengals

This article continues our team outlook series where we will breakdown each NFL team from a fantasy football perspective. We will cover the major changes on each roster from this off season and project what the team will do in the upcoming year. Today's piece will take a look at a team that has been […]

James Starks (RB, GB) - 2016 Fantasy Football Sleeper

BALLER MOVE: Target ~130 CURRENT ADP: 142.3 ANALYSIS: James Starks has found success as both a workhorse and a third-down, complementary back. The 2015 season was the best of Starks’ career, as he set new personal bests in both rushing and receiving yards while adding five touchdowns, another career-high. Eddie Lacy’s weight battle has been […]

2016 Fantasy Football Team Outlook - Detroit Lions

This article continues our team outlook series where we will breakdown each NFL team from a fantasy football perspective. We will cover the major changes on each roster from this off season and project what the team will do in the upcoming year. Today we look at a time that has some underrated fantasy value […]

Eli Manning - The Road to a QB1 Overall Season

477.16, 442.14, 551.98, 471.58. Those are the point totals for the number one fantasy QB for the past four years in a league awarding 1 point per 25 yards passing, 1 point per 10 yards rushing, and 6 points for all TDs. Throw out Peyton Manning's 551.98 point record-breaking outlier of a season where his […]

Tiered Dynasty Quarterback Rankings (Part 1)

What's up RotoBallers. Welcome to part one of our 2016 fantasy football tiered quarterback rankings for dynasty leagues. You can read the rest of our 2016 dynasty league rankings. Fantasy football covers multiple different types of leagues now. There are Standard Leagues, PPR Leagues, Half-PPR Leagues, Rookie Leagues, and arguably the most popular, Daily Fantasy Football. In this […]

2016 Fantasy Football Team Outlook - Green Bay Packers

This article continues our team outlook series where we will breakdown each NFL team from a fantasy football perspective. We will cover the major changes on each roster from this off season and project what the team will do in the upcoming year. Today we look at the (hopefully) resurgent Green Bay Packers. Editor's Note: Purchase […]

The Next Best Four Running Back Handcuffs

My last article was about the top four handcuff running backs in fantasy football.  This article is about the next four. Not all handcuff running backs are built equally. Some are obvious backups that will only get more than five touches per game if the man ahead of them on the depth chart pulls a hamstring […]

Tiered Dynasty Tight End Rankings

What's up RotoBallers. Welcome to our 2016 fantasy football tiered tight end rankings for dynasty leagues. You can read the rest of our 2016 dynasty league rankings. Modern-day fantasy football includes many different league formats. There are Standard Leagues, PPR Leagues, Half-PPR Leagues, Rookie Leagues, and arguably the most popular, Daily Fantasy Football. In this article, I will be […]

RotoBaller's Expert Mock Draft Results (Draft Positions 10-12)

At Rotoballer, we are starting off the month of August with a series of articles covering a mock draft with 12 Rotoballer Writers that was drafted at the end of July. A forewarning, this mock will not be able to account for more recent news like the Le'Veon Bell suspension and the Josh Gordon reinstatement […]

Early Round QB - How I Learned to Stop Worrying and Just Pick Aaron Rodgers

Early Round QB is a “strategy” that involves using a high pick, likely in one of the first three rounds, on a quarterback. It is a strategy that is ridiculed across much of the fantasy football world today. Its opposing ideology, the Late Round Quarterback has become so accepted that, for many, taking Aaron Rodgers […]

2016 Top Five Quarterback Keeper Values

Keeper Value Rankings are intended for Keeper Leagues in which a fantasy owner must forfeit a designated draft round in order to keep a player into the up-coming season. These rankings are based on Keeper "Values". In the marketing world, Value can be defined as: the extent to which a good or service (player) is […]

2016 Fantasy Football Tiered Wide Receiver Standard Rankings (August)

Welcome back RotoBallers, as today we take a look at wide receiver rankings for standard leagues. Last week we took a look at how running back rankings break down into tiers when preparing for your upcoming draft. This edition will take that same concept and apply it to the more consistent position of recent years […]

2016 Fantasy Football Tiered Tight End Rankings (August)

Welcome to the next round of analyzing our 2016 fantasy football rankings here at RotoBaller, as our best and brightest have put their minds (and numbers) together to drop some serious knowledge on the world. The rankings come from Nathan Powell, Zach Wilkens, Bill Dubiel, Frankie Soler and myself, Nick Mariano. This will be an in-depth look […]

RotoBaller's Expert Mock Draft Results (Draft Positions 4-6)

At RotoBaller, we are starting off the month of August with a series of articles analyzing a staff mock draft. The mock draft included 12 of RotoBaller's best and brightest. A forewarning, this mock was drafted at the end of July and will not be able to account for more recent news like the Le'veon […]

2016 Player vs. Player - Austin Seferian-Jenkins vs. Clive Walford

It's never too early to start preparing for your fantasy football drafts, and Rotoballer is here to help! In this series, two RotoBaller experts will discuss the merits of two players with similar value and average draft position (ADP). Remember that situations will change for all players over the course of the summer and it may […]

2016 Fantasy Football Tiered Wide Receiver PPR Rankings (August)

Welcome to the next round of analyzing our 2016 fantasy football rankings here at RotoBaller, as our best and brightest have put their minds (and numbers) together to drop some serious knowledge on the world. The rankings come from Nathan Powell, Zach Wilkens, Nick Mariano, Frankie Soler and myself, Bill Dubiel. This will be an in-depth look at […]

RotoBaller's Expert Mock Draft Results (Draft Positions 1-3)

At RotoBaller, we are starting off the month of August with a series of articles analyzing a staff mock draft. The mock draft included 12 of RotoBaller's best and brightest. A forewarning, this mock was drafted at the end of July and will not be able to account for more recent news like the Le'veon […]