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Ricky Seals-Jones Opens 2020 As Inactive
Kansas City Chiefs tight end Ricky Seals-Jones is inactive for the team's Thursday night meeting with the Houston Texans. Seals-Jones has been a promising receiving threat at times in his career, but the Chiefs already have the league's top tight end, Travis Kelce. It looks like they value what Nick Keizer and Deon Yelder bring […]
Thursday Night Football Matchups Analysis - Week 1 (Chiefs vs Texans)
On Thursday, September 10th at 8:20 PM EST, the 2020 NFL season kicks off. It has been a long 221 days since we last saw NFL football and with all that is going on in the world, it felt like (and was even a possibility) this day may never come. Thankfully, the NFL has implemented […]
Thursday Night Football Prop Picks for Monkey Knife Fight: Chiefs vs Texans
The NFL season is officially back. After not having football since the Super Bowl back in February, this is exactly what we need right now. What makes football more exciting than it already is? Putting money on it, and Monkey Knife Fight is the way to do it. Our friends at Monkey Knife Fight offer some of […]
Why Noah Fant Will Be This Year's Breakout Tight End
Every year in fantasy football, the tight end position is, for lack of a better word, mediocre. There are a few stars at the top and then a group of indistinguishable players in the middle. Sometimes though, there is one who waded through the muck and rises to the top of the heap. Last season, […]
Thursday Night Football Week 1: DFS Lineup Picks for FanDuel, DraftKings
Football is back! And what a way to welcome back the NFL to our lives than with the defending Super Bowl Champs taking on the Houston Texans in Kansas City. This game has a lofty 54.5 point over/under and we should see some fireworks from these offenses on opening night. The Texans got the best […]
FAB Bidding - Week 1 Waiver Wire Targets
Assisting our famous waiver wire pickups list, and our weekly waiver wire columns by position, this column focuses on suggested waiver wire bidding percentages for fantasy football owners in leagues using a Free Agent Budget (FAB). In case you were not aware, several fantasy sports platforms are switching from FAAB to FAB in 2020, and […]
Running Back Waiver Wire Pickups - Week 1
How high was your level of concern that we might not experience an NFL regular season? Anyone who wondered whether Week 1 matchups would transpire as expected is just days away from witnessing all 32 teams in their season openers. While you have been anticipating the onset of regular-season games, you have also been focusing […]
Thunder Dan's 2020 NFL DFS Strategy Guide
Hello there, RotoBallers, and welcome to my personal NFL strategy guide for both FanDuel and DraftKings. I know you are as excited for the start of the 2020 NFL season as I am and we don't have to wait much longer for the return of our beloved football (and fantasy football..and NFL DFS...and betting on […]
Chiefs Defense In Play As Week 1 Streamer
When thinking of dominant defenses, the Kansas City Chiefs Defense just doesn't come to mind. However, they actually averaged the 11th-most fantasy points per game last year after really struggling early in the year. Houston put up numbers in the first half of their playoff matchup with the Chiefs last year, but Kansas City gave […]
Chiefs Expecting Good Things From Mecole Hardman
Kansas City Chiefs special teams coordinator Dave Toub said the team is expecting a lot of good things from second-year wide receiver/return man Mecole Hardman this year. Hardman is the team's top kick returner to start the season, and he'll be the No. 3 wideout behind Tyreek Hill and Sammy Watkins. He worked hard in […]
Darrel Williams (RB, KC) - Week 1 Waiver Wire Pickups
BALLER MOVE: Add in 12-Team Leagues OWNED IN: 19% of Leagues ANALYSIS: After Damien Williams made his decision to opt-out of the 2020 regular season, former Raider DeAndre Washington was initially a popular choice to capture backup duties behind Clyde Edwards-Helaire. However, it was Darrel Williams who commandeered the most first-team reps during training camp […]
Chiefs Trust Darrel Williams In All Aspects Of Game
Kansas City Chiefs general manager Brett Veach said that the team has a lot of trust in backup running back Darrel Williams. “He’s one of those guys that he’s been here for such a long time and there’s a lot of trust in regards to his ability in all phases of the game – running […]
Sammy Watkins Healthy Heading Into Thursday Night
Kansas City Chiefs wide receiver Sammy Watkins (groin) was not listed on the team's injury report ahead of Week 1 against the Texans on Thursday after he dealt with a groin strain during training camp. Watkins plays in a potent offense, but he was as boom-or-bust as they come in 2019. That led to him […]
Tyreek Hill Good To Go For Week 1
Kansas City Chiefs wide receiver Tyreek Hill (hamstring) is not listed on the team's Week 1 injury report after suffering a minor hamstring strain at the end of August. Hill has been a full-go at practice this week leading up to the Thursday night opener against the Texans. Unless he has a setback, Hill, who […]
Is Clyde Edwards-Helaire Worth The Hype?
Kansas City Chiefs rookie running back Clyde Edwards-Helaire was practicing against an LSU defense loaded with future NFL players in his freshman season in 2017, and the star running back ran for 1,916 yards and 24 total touchdowns in his final two seasons before being a first-round pick in 2020. Expectations are high for CEH […]
ADP Showdown: Joe Mixon vs. Josh Jacobs
It is officially past the midway point of August and fantasy football drafts are on the horizon. Whether you are in a competitive league for big money or a home league with your friends, it is important to go into your draft prepared. It is essential to go into your draft with a game plan, […]
ADP Showdown: Mike Evans vs JuJu Smith-Schuster
In redraft season, you have to go into your draft prepared for all possible outcomes. Your league mates are going to draft differently every single time. So, when it comes time to make your selections, you have to be prepared to make difficult decisions and adjust to a changing board. Today, we’re talking WR1s that […]
Travis Kelce Practices In Full Tuesday
Kansas City Chiefs tight end Travis Kelce (knee) was a full participant in Tuesday's practice after being limited on Monday. Kelce was never in doubt to miss Thursday's season opener against the Houston Texans, but it is nice to see him back to complete health. The 30-year-old is coming off of his fourth-straight season with […]
Patrick Mahomes Has Been Great In Chiefs Losses
Kansas City Chiefs quarterback Patrick Mahomes has a 108.2 passer rating in games that the Chiefs have lost, including the playoffs, in his time as a starter the last two full seasons. His passer rating for all games, including the playoffs, sits at 108.6. In Mahomes' 36 career starts, including the postseason, the Chiefs are […]
Updated Half-PPR Rankings - Top 450 Post NFL Draft
Welcome back RotoBallers! Below you will find our staff's updated 2020 fantasy football rankings (top 450) for half-PPR scoring formats. For those who are not familiar, half-PPR scoring means that skill players receive an extra 1/2 point for every reception. These rankings are being released after the conclusion of the 2020 NFL Draft - meaning the ranks are […]
The King's Updated Fantasy Football Draft Rankings
Welcome back RotoBallers! Below you will find my updated fantasy football draft rankings for the 2020 preseason. At the end of this article, you will find my updated top 175 overall PPR rankings and top 150 Superflex rankings. My Half-PPR and Standard scoring (non-PPR) rankings are also updated, and if you want to see my […]
Late-Round Lottery Tickets and Breakout Candidates
The 2020 fantasy football draft season is finally upon us. One thing fantasy managers should be routinely doing is mock drafting to learn where the players they are targeting might go in their drafts. You can never mock draft too much. Another reason to mock draft is to learn which players are available at the […]
Endgame Primer: Drafting For Late-Season Strength Of Schedule
It's never too early for fantasy managers to start thinking about the playoffs. Really. I know you might think you need to take the season one week at a time and all of that, which is true, but if you're reasonably confident that you're going to make the postseason, you need to be thinking about […]
This is the Season to Maximize #AllBenchRB!
Fantasy Bretheren, listen up. There has never been a year that is more fitting for #AllBenchRB. Just ask @Raphstradamus and El Camello! These suckas each drafted six bench RBs in their league of record to shoot for fantasy gold. Actually I can’t support that last statement, but if you talk to them, tell them they […]
Michael Florio's Updated Draft Rankings vs Industry Consensus
Every single season there is a hunger for fantasy football rankings. Every single season people draft their entire fantasy football team off of a list of names ordered by their favorite analysts or site. And every year those people make the most common mistake when it comes to rankings! The mistake so many fantasy players […]
Frank Ammirante's Updated PPR Rankings vs. RotoBaller Consensus
We're right in the heart of draft season, so it's the perfect time to release my final PPR rankings. These are tiered rankings organized by position. My rankings prioritize upside and downgrade injury concerns. There are some players who I was previously high on, but was forced to downgrade due to injuries, such as Allen […]
Darrel Williams (RB, KC) - Fantasy Football Draft Values
BALLER MOVE: Target Around ~140-160 Overall CURRENT ADP: ~220 ANALYSIS: Kansas City Chiefs running back Darrel Williams is the clear No. 2 running back behind rookie Clyde Edwards-Helaire after two weeks of practices. A few weeks ago Damien Williams decided to opt out of the 2020 season due to COVID-19 concerns, elevating Darrel Williams' fantasy stock […]
Justin Carter's Bold Predictions for 2020 Fantasy Football
It's time for my favorite piece to write every year -- my bold predictions for the upcoming NFL season. Last year's bold predictions went...okay. I hit on Leonard Fournette becoming a receiving threat and was basically correct on Josh Allen, who was almost a top-five fantasy quarterback. My Albert Wilson take, however, was something we […]
Updated Superflex Rankings for Fantasy Football Drafts
Welcome back RotoBallers! Below you will find our staff's updated 2020 fantasy football superflex rankings (top 300) for those of you out there still drafting. For those who are not familiar with fantasy football superflex rankings, this increasingly popular format is essentially a 2QB league where fantasy managers can start a 2nd quarterback in their flex spot. […]
Updated 2020 Fantasy Football PPR Rankings: Post-NFL Draft
Welcome back RotoBallers! Below you will find our staff's updated 2020 fantasy football PPR rankings (top 440). These PPR rankings are being released after the 2020 NFL Draft - factoring in trades, off-season moves and rookie situations - but things will of course continue to change as we get closer to the start of the NFL season. Adjustments […]
