How To Draft For Superflex Fantasy Football Leagues: Strategies, Tips, Overview
If you're getting bored of traditional leagues that require you to start just one quarterback, you may be looking to spice things up next season by playing in a Superflex league. Like a flex slot, a Superflex slot in your lineup allows you to start a running back, wide receiver, or tight end, but also […]
2023 NFL Scouting Combine Preview: Quarterbacks
The 2023 NFL Scouting Combine marks a critical milestone in the journey of aspiring NFL players. Each year, the combine provides an opportunity for college football prospects to showcase their athletic abilities and catch the attention of NFL coaches, scouts, and executives. This year, the event promises to be an exciting and competitive one, with […]
Biggest Tight End Busts of 2022: Fantasy Football Year In Review
With the 2022 NFL season now in the rearview mirror, it's time to look back and reflect on what happened during a wild NFL season. Tight end is always a tough position to project for fantasy. This season, the gap between the top tight end, Travis Kelce, and the rest of the tight end world […]
Chiefs Expected To Decline Clyde Edwards-Helaire's Option
The Kansas City Chiefs are expected to decline running back Clyde Edwards-Helaire's fifth-year option, which in turn makes him a logical candidate to be traded this offseason. The Chiefs are likely to enter 2023 with seventh-rounder Isiah Pacheco as their starter, and they could re-sign Jerick McKinnon to another one-year deal to serve as the […]
Early 2023 Fantasy Football Draft Targets and Sleepers – Tight Ends
The 2022 fantasy football season flashed right before our eyes. While the 2023 season is several months away, it’s never too early to prepare for next year. Every year, the preseason ADP never looks the same as the end-of-year rankings. However, the tight end position was extremely different last season. Travis Kelce was the preseason […]
Top Five Greatest Fantasy Seasons: Kansas City Chiefs
The Kansas City Chiefs were established in 1959 as the Dallas Texans. In 1963, the Texans renamed their organization to the Chiefs and relocated to Kansas City. The franchise won AFL Championships in 1962, 1966, and 1969 before the AFL-NFL merger. Since then, Kansas City has added victories in Super Bowls IV, LIV, and most […]
Fantasy Football Keepers, Sleepers, And Trade Targets: Wide Receivers
As we are already peering ahead to next season, this fantasy football feature takes a look at the top positional players to hold onto in your keeper and dynasty leagues, while also recommending some trade targets in those types of formats. I also include tips from 2023 yearly league perspectives where applicable. Yes, it is […]
Chiefs Promote Matt Nagy To Offensive Coordinator
As expected, the Kansas City Chiefs officially promoted Matt Nagy to offensive coordinator on Friday. The move comes after former offensive coordinator Eric Bieniemy left the team to become the Washington Commanders' new offensive coordinator/assistant head coach. Nagy is being elevated from his previous role as senior offensive assistant/quarterbacks coach, and he was previously the […]
Top 10 Greatest Fantasy Football Seasons of All Time
Now that we've reached the dreadful off-season, it seems like the perfect time to compare this year's fantasy results to history's best. Cooper Kupp's dominant 2021 season and Travis Kelce's 2022 season may stand out to some as the best fantasy performances they have ever seen. Older, controversially wiser, fantasy managers will remind you of […]
Greatest Fantasy Football TE Seasons of All-Time: Where Does Kelce Rank?
As we prepare for the Super Bowl, we are set to see the Philadelphia Eagles try to contain Kansas City tight end Travis Kelce. While it is often mentioned that Kelce is doing things no tight end has ever done before, there were a few trailblazers before him that it's important we don't forget. During […]
Greatest Fantasy Football RB Seasons of All-Time: Where Does McCaffrey Rank?
In the NFL's wild Super Wild Card Weekend, we saw a few running backs lead their teams with huge games. Christian McCaffrey had 119 yards on the ground, Travis Etienne paced the Jaguars with 109 rushing yards, and Saquon Barkley had 109 total yards and two touchdowns. As a result, it's time to pay the […]
The Top Five Best Fantasy Seasons Ever for the New Orleans Saints
The New Orleans Saints were established as an expansion team in 1967 for the NFL. New Orleans won their first championship in 2009 when they won Super Bowl XLIV over the Indianapolis Colts. The Saints won their lone NFC conference championship the same year and have nine division titles to their names. The Saints have […]
XFL Fantasy Football Rankings for Week 2: QB, RB, WR, TE Rankings and Analysis (2023)
After an exciting Week 1 of XFL football that exceeded expectations, it's time to move on to Week 2. Our rankings should get more advanced and accurate as the season moves along, but at least we have one week of data to lean on when crafting the pecking order for each position. Our Week 2 […]
Biggest Tight End Surprises of 2022 – Fantasy Football Year In Review
The 2022 fantasy football season is over. However, looking at the past is important. From 2015-2021, an average of 6.6 tight ends per year averaged 10 or more half-point PPR fantasy points per game. Last year, there were only four tight ends to meet that average. More importantly, Travis Kelce was a league winner. The […]
Is Kareem Hunt A Free Agent in 2023? Which Team Will Sign Hunt In The Offseason?
Cleveland Browns running back Kareem Hunt has formed one of the best one-two punches with Nick Chubb over the four seasons, but his time with his hometown team could be coming to an end for the 2023 season. Hunt saw his efficiency decline with Jacoby Brissett and Deshaun Watson under center, so Cleveland could look […]
Which Team Could Pick Tucker Kraft in the 2023 NFL Draft?
Following in former South Dakota State tight end Dallas Goedert’s footsteps, Tucker Kraft could be the next success story from the FCS school at the position. The 6-5, 255-pound tight end is rapidly rising across draft boards much like Goedert ascended ahead of the 2018 NFL Draft where he was ultimately picked in the second […]
Mecole Hardman Has Successful Surgery
Kansas City Chiefs wide receiver Mecole Hardman (groin) underwent successful surgery and is expected to miss eight weeks. The 24-year-old finished the season on the injured reserve due to a core muscle problem. That injury kept Hardman sidelined from Week 10 to the AFC Championship. The speedy wideout is set to be a free agent […]
Is Mecole Hardman Healthy or Injured? Will Hardman be Ready By Training Camp?
Kansas City Chiefs wide receiver Mecole Hardman missed nine games during the 2022 regular season and the Divisional Round game against the Jacksonville Jaguars. He returned for the AFC title game against the Cincinnati Bengals, but was injured and didn't participate in the team's Super Bowl LVII win. Hardman is set to be a free […]
Understanding the NFL Salary Cap - A Guide of How It Works
There's a common belief among many that the NFL salary cap isn't real and is just a myth. I am writing this piece today to explore in depth that it isn't a myth. In the paragraphs below, I will explain why the salary cap is real but also how it has changed over the years […]
Chiefs Expected To Use Franchise Tag On Orlando Brown Jr.
Kansas City Chiefs left tackle Orlando Brown Jr. is the team's top impending free agent, and the Chiefs are expected to use the franchise tag on him for the second straight season. The move will allow both sides to negotiate a long-term contract extension by the middle of July. If Brown plays 2023 under the […]
How To Play Fantasy Baseball (Roto) Rotisserie Leagues (Overview)
With the NFL blowing the season's final whistle this weekend with Super Bowl Sunday, the fantasy world is going to turn its attention to fantasy baseball. Have you ever wondered what a roto league is and how to play in it? If you've never played before, it can be very intimidating to just jump in. […]
How NFL Free Agency will Impact 2023 Fantasy Football
Free agency along with trades shook up the NFL as we had never seen before the last offseason. I am not sure we will reach that level of chaos, but this offseason will certainly provide fireworks. And it all gets started on March 15. We may see some trades made before then and we will […]
Will Andy Dalton Be The Saints' Starting Quarterback in 2023? Fantasy Football Outlook
The New Orleans Saints finished the 2022 season with both a 7-10 record, and have a lot of work to do in the offseason. One of their first priorities will be deciding who will be their quarterback, the most important position in sports. Andy Dalton, a veteran who has played in 166 games in his […]
Matt Nagy Likely To Become Offensive Coordinator
Kansas City Chiefs offensive coordinator Eric Bieniemy has decided to move on and take the offensive coordinator job with the Washington Commanders. That being said, the Chiefs plan on staying in house to fill the vacancy. Current quarterbacks coach Matt Nagy is expected to be promoted as the next offensive coordinator in Kansas City. He […]
Biggest Quarterback Surprises - Fantasy Football Year In Review
2022 was an interesting year for fantasy football quarterbacks and managers strategizing where to take them. The popularized method of waiting until the later rounds to take a QB may have backfired for some. You were sorely disappointed if you drafted Russell Wilson or Matthew Stafford with hopes of a late-round gem. Some fantasy managers […]
XFL Fantasy Football Rankings: QB, RB, WR, TE Rankings and Analysis (2023)
While we're all sad to see the NFL season come to an end, the XFL season beings on Saturday, February 18, so fantasy gamers and RotoBallers will have chances to compete in fantasy football and DFS contests for another few months! We'll provide coverage all year long, starting with our 2023 XFL preseason rankings. Unfortunately, […]
XFL DFS Value Plays: Week 1 Bargain Bin for DraftKings Including Brian Hill, Kalen Ballage, Geronimo Allison, More
Welcome to the Week 1 edition of RotoBaller's XFL DFS Bargain Bin, where the goal is to touch on some potentially mispriced players in DraftKings' Week 1 XFL contests. Each week during the XFL 2023 season and postseason, I’ll give you my thoughts on where there may be some value spots to exploit for DraftKings' […]
Will The Chiefs Re-Sign Mecole Hardman? Fantasy Football Outlook
Kansas City Chiefs wide receiver Mecole Hardman was off to a productive season before suffering an abdominal injury. He had scored touchdowns in three straight games and was on pace for his second-highest receiving total before missing the last nine games of the season. Unfortunately, in his return for the AFC Championship Game, he aggravated […]
Top 10 Biggest NFL Draft Busts - Worst Draft Picks of the 2010s
You hear it all the time: the best way to build an NFL team is through the NFL Draft, where teams can get talented, young players whose contracts make it easier to build around. But sometimes, that whole strategy goes wrong, and the players that people thought would turn a franchise around wind up busting. […]
Biggest Wide Receiver Busts of 2022 - Fantasy Football Year In Review
The wide receiver position is always the deepest in fantasy football, but there are always landmines in preseason drafts that can prove to be costly at the season's end. Whether a wideout had poor quarterback play compared to preseason expectations or saw a sharp decline as they aged another year, there were plenty of underwhelming […]