Fantasy Football Superflex Rankings, Analysis and Outlooks: The King's Top 200
For fantasy football players looking for an extra challenge, “Superflex” leagues have become a refreshing alternative over the past few seasons. For those new to the format, these are leagues where you can flex a quarterback at a second flex position in the starting lineup. For all intents and purposes, it is basically a two-quarterback […]
2022 Best Ball Strategy - Week 17 WR/CB Matchups to Target and Downgrade
Best Ball is taking the fantasy world by storm. For those unfamiliar, Best Ball contests like the FFPC Best Ball Tourney and Best Ball Mania III on Underdog Fantasy allow you to draft an entire roster of players at any point in the offseason and have that team compete in a large field tournament to […]
Juan Thornhill To Take On A Bigger Role
Kansas City Chiefs safety Juan Thornhill is healthy for perhaps the first time since he tore the ACL in his left knee as a rookie in 2019, and he was impressive during offseason workouts. With Tyrann Mathieu now gone, the Chiefs will ask Thornhill to take on a bigger role in their secondary. "I'm committed […]
Tua Tagovailoa: 2022 Breakout Candidate For Fantasy Football
Fantasy football draft season is here, and it’s time to identify and evaluate the top breakout candidates to get an edge on your fellow league-mates. Breakout quarterbacks are always fun to discuss, and Miami Dolphins’ quarterback Tua Tagovailoa could be this year’s late-round QB flyer that exceeds expectations. In traditional single-QB leagues, he’s not given […]
Christian McCaffrey Remains a Top-Five Pick in Fantasy Football
There is no more polarizing player in fantasy football this season than Christian McCaffrey. If you have listened to RotoBaller Radio on SiriusXM you know what I am talking about. If you haven’t, you can go back to the June 25th episode on demand to hear myself and Scott Engel get into it over CMC. […]
Running Back Fallers for Fantasy Football - ADP Analysis for Michael Carter, Brian Robinson Jr., Ronald Jones
I am going to start this column by introducing the concept of ADP, which I'm pretty sure you are already familiar with. Just in case you're not, Average Draft Position (ADP) indicates the average position where a player is drafted over more than one fantasy football draft. You can consider it as the price you […]
Fantasy Football Breakouts, Busts, and Locks - Baltimore Ravens 2022 Outlook
As part of RotoBaller’s Breakouts, Busts, and Locks series for the 2022 season, this article will take a closer look at the Baltimore Ravens. Before getting into the selections, let’s clarify how we can define each designation: Breakout: A player who will not only exceed ADP but jump into a territory of fantasy production they […]
FFPC Best-Ball Tournament Stacks - Going All-In for Championship Week
The FFPC Best Ball Tournament is live with a prize pool of over one million dollars and a grand prize of $200,000. As if you needed the motivation to draft more best-ball teams... You're likely familiar with how a best-ball league works by now but the FFPC Best Ball Tourney is slightly different. A huge […]
They Picked Who?? Teams That Surprised Us in 2022 NFL Draft
There are good surprises and bad surprises. The 2022 NFL Draft did not disappoint in both regards. The New York Jets surprised us by actually making solid choices throughout the draft. Others make picks that were simply puzzling. How will these choices affect our fantasy football season? That is the important question we'll address here. […]
Undervalued/Overvalued Fantasy Football Draft Targets and Avoids - FFPC ADP Report
We have not arrived at training camp times on the calendar yet, but the focus is quickly shifting to fantasy football season for many fantasy players. Drafts are underway already in the Fantasy Football Players Championship (FFPC), a premier high-stakes platform for savvy competitors. Some of the FFPC’s best compete in the FootballGuys Players Championship, […]
Wide Receiver Risers: 2022 Fantasy Football ADP Analysis - Van Jefferson, Jakobi Meyers, Marquez Valdes-Scantling
As you may know, the Average Draft Position (ADP) indicates the average position where a player is drafted over more than one fantasy football draft. You can consider it as the price you have to pay to draft and get a player on your team. A high ADP (that is actually a low-numbered ADP) means […]
Deeper Running Back Draft Sleepers for Fantasy Football (16+ Team Leagues)
Can you name every fantasy league you played in last season? Probably not. But can you think of their average structure? The most probable question is yes because most leagues are often comprised of eight to 12 teams with 15 roster spots each and use the now-standard PPR format of scoring. That is not always the […]
Trey Lance: 2022 Breakout Candidate for Fantasy Football
As we are still months away from the 2022 NFL season kicking off, we must fine-tune our boards, formulate player tiers, and identify possible breakout candidates for the upcoming season. It's not nearly as difficult to pick players early on in drafts, the real work is done in the middle and the end of them […]
How Every Rookie RB Impacts Their Backfield in 2022 Fantasy Football (Round 5-7 Picks & UDFAs)
Each year, we see a handful of incoming rookie RBs finish as an RB2 or better in fantasy football. While the best rookies are typically those who are drafted on Day 2 or earlier (Najee Harris, Jonathan Taylor), there are also some recent examples of Day 3 picks and UDFA RBs who had great rookie […]
One-Man Backfields to Target in Fantasy Football Drafts - Running Back Workehorses
We're talking about fantasy football here, and in fantasy, volume is the key to rostering and fielding a winning team. While everything boils down to that concept, seeking volume calls for looking deeper than just the name and reputation of players. Put a great running back in an RBBC backfield and his volume – and […]
FFPC Best-Ball Tournament Playoff Strategy and Stacks - Drafting to Win It All
This is one of the best times to draft for best-ball leagues, especially big tournaments like the FFPC Best Ball Tournament with a $200k prize! Rookies are being overhyped and are still overvalued. A consensus ADP has just started to form into something that will change drastically in a few weeks once training camp and […]
Why You Should Buy Back in to Kyle Pitts in 2022
Perception is reality. You likely have heard that saying before and while it is often true – there is certainly one area where it is not: in fantasy football. For example, there is a perception by some that Kyle Pitts was a bust last season and that could not be further from reality. When Pitts […]
Josh Gordon Leaves With Trainer
Kansas City Chiefs wide receiver Josh Gordon left the team's mandatory minicamp practice early on Wednesday with a trainer due to an undisclosed injury. We'll pass along any updates once we know the nature of Gordon's injury and whether it's anything to be concerned about. The 31-year-old didn't have much of a role in KC's […]
Will Najee Harris Outperform Fantasy Expectations In 2022?
In our fantasy football leagues, we are constantly striving to be the best we can be and beat our competition. In order to beat our competition, we need to draft players that will live up to expectations - or better yet surpass them. One player that people are debating whether or not they will live […]
Frank Clark Excused From Mandatory Minicamp
The Kansas City Chiefs have excused Pro Bowl defensive end Frank Clark from the team's mandatory minicamp this week, as he's expecting the birth of his child any day. If players aren't excused by the team during minicamp, they are subject to daily fines. Clark will not be fined and should be back with the […]
Jerick McKinnon Re-Signs With Chiefs
The Kansas City Chiefs re-signed running back Jerick McKinnon to an undisclosed one-year deal on Monday, according to a source. McKinnon had only 12 carries for 62 yards in 13 regular season games for the Chiefs last year, but he took on an expanded role in the playoffs with Clyde Edwards-Helaire injured and Darrel Williams […]
Superflex Quarterback Deep Draft Sleepers - Trevor Lawrence, Daniel Jones, Marcus Mariota
In fantasy football, there are "sleepers," or players we expect to outproduce their average draft position (ADP), and then there are "deep sleepers." These deep sleepers aren't on many people's radar. They may be coming off of a down season, or they may find themselves in a much different situation from a season ago. Either […]
Skyy Moore Signs Rookie Deal
Kansas City Chiefs second-round wide receiver Skyy Moore signed his four-year rookie deal on Friday. With the Moore signing, the Chiefs wrap up all 10 of their draft picks. Moore had 95 catches for 1,292 yards and 10 touchdowns last season at Western Michigan, and he's expected to help the Chiefs replace Tyreek Hill, who […]
Josh Gordon Looking Better
Kansas City Chiefs wide receiver Josh Gordon showed increased speed and caught a 50-yard touchdown from quarterback Patrick Mahomes in practice on Thursday. Gordon struggled for much of the year in 2021 after joining the team in late September, and he had just five catches for 32 yards and a touchdown in 12 games. He […]
Patrick Mahomes, Marquez Valdes-Scantling Building Connection
A strong connection has been growing between Kansas City Chiefs quarterback Patrick Mahomes and new wide receiver Marquez Valdes-Scantling during organized team activities this spring. Valdes-Scantling is expected to help fulfill a deep-threat role to help replace Tyreek Hill, who is now in Miami. The 27-year-old is the lone ball-carrier in the NFL that has […]
Great Running Back-Offensive Line Pairs to Target
Sometimes fantasy GMs focus too much on raw, counting stats for running backs. How many yards did they rush for? How many touchdowns did they score? Perhaps, taking it one step further, they end up looking at some "manufactured" numbers such as yards per carry, yards after contact, etc... But there is something more that […]
Miami Dolphins Fantasy Breakouts, Busts, & Locks - Tua Tagovailoa, Jaylen Waddle, Raheem Mostert
Welcome to the first iteration of our offseason series breaking down the standouts for each NFL team for fantasy football purposes. The purpose is to identify one player set to break out or vastly overperform relative to ADP, a player likely to disappoint and become a draft bust, and one safe pick that can be […]
Andy Reid Confident Orlando Brown Jr. Deal Will Happen
Kansas City Chiefs offensive tackle Orlando Brown Jr. reported he's "very confident" a long-term deal will happen. Yet, the 25-year-old also seemingly hinted that he is prepared to sit out in 2022 if an agreement couldn't be reached. Brown had the franchise tag placed on him back in March, which would pay him roughly $16.5 […]
Overvalued Backup Running Backs - Rhamondre Stevenson, Alexander Mattison, Travis Etienne
Who doesn't love to draft a player late and see him blossom into a league winner? That can often be the case with running back handcuffs covering for starters that fall down to injury or enter the season holding out. Drafting a no. 2 running back late, or even getting him from waivers close to […]
Orlando Brown Confident He'll Work Out Extension
Kansas City Chiefs left tackle Orlando Brown, who had the franchise tag placed on him this offseason, is confident that he'll work out a long-term contract extension with the team by the deadline on July 15. Brown was an anchor on quarterback Patrick Mahomes' blind side in 2021 after he was acquired from the Baltimore […]