Not In Kansas Anymore... Players Struggling in New Spots 

If you’ve ever been the new kid in town, in school, or on a team, you know that it can be tough. You’re put on the spot whether you like it or not, and everybody is looking to see what you can do. Sometimes you shine and make a great first impression. That’s been the […]

The King's Week Four Lineup Rankings and Analysis (Premium Content)

Welcome back, RotoBallers!  Below you will find my Week Four fantasy football lineup rankings. The ranks are available in PPR, Half PPR and Standard formats. They will be updated as needed, so make sure to check back for the latest versions, especially on the weekends. Skill Position analysis versus the FantasyPros industry Expert Consensus Rankings (ECR) […]

Daniel Jones Erupts (That's Nice, Now Do It Again)

It has been a whirlwind six-month run for Giants rookie quarterback Daniel Jones. He went from being the draft choice that no one wanted in April to a highly praised savior and successor to Eli Manning on Sunday. His impressive performance against Tampa Bay also has stirred a lot of Fantasy interest, but not to […]

The Stream Team - Week 4 Priority Free Agents

Now that bye weeks have begun, albeit with just two teams, streaming becomes a more viable and almost necessary strategy. Knowing who to add and when to start them could be the ultimate difference-maker in a weekly matchup. Making the right streaming decisions throughout the season could easily be the difference in winning a championship. […]

Damien Williams To Miss Practice Again

Kansas City Chiefs running back Damien Williams (knee) will miss practice again on Thursday. Williams missed the Week 3 game and has yet to practice this week. We'd say he's doubtful to face the Lions in Week 4, but a return to practice on Friday might give him a sliver of hope. Plan on keeping […]

LeSean McCoy A Limited Participant Wednesday

Kansas City Chiefs running back LeSean McCoy (ankle) was listed as a limited participant in practice on Wednesday. Shady may not be 100 percent for Week 4 against the Lions, but he'll continue to have RB2 upside if Damien Williams (knee), who didn't practice Wednesday, misses another game. McCoy had eight carries for 54 yards […]

No Practice For Damien Williams Wednesday

Kansas City Chiefs running back Damien Williams (knee) is not at practice on Wednesday. Williams sat out in Week 3 and is off to a bad start heading into Week 4 on the road against the Lions. If he misses his second straight week, LeSean McCoy should once again play the biggest role in KC's […]

Passing Traits Analysis - NFL NextGen Stats

You can officially start panicking. We're already through three weeks of the year, and by next Monday at this time, you'll be looking at the schedule to realize that a quarter of the season is already behind us. It sucks, but it means there are still three more quarters ahead of us! Yay! We are […]

T.J. Yeldon (RB, BUF) - Week 4 Waiver Wire Pickups

BALLER MOVE: Add in 14+ Team PPR Leagues OWNED IN: 3% of leagues ANALYSIS: Heading into the 2019 season, the Buffalo Bills running backs were looking a bit confusing and was very much a running back by committee. With LeSean McCoy getting traded to the Chiefs, the Bills were left with Frank Gore, T.J. Yeldon, […]

Fantasy Football Risers and Fallers - Week 4

Whether due to their own play, the play of others, or injuries, players' stock increases and decreases on a weekly basis. Perhaps more than any other, the NFL is a league that experiences ups and downs at a rapid pace. With only 16 games, there’s little room for error and seemingly endless opportunities for improvement. […]

Thursday Night Football Matchups Analysis - Week 4

The legend of Gardner Minshew just keeps on rolling. Jacksonville's newly established signal-caller came out on top in an AFC South duel with the Tennessee Titans, throwing for 204 passing yards and two touchdowns while adding 18 yards on the ground. Despite valiant efforts from Titans quarterback Marcus Mariota (300 passing yards, 34 rushing yards) […]

FAAB Bidding - Week 4 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 Acquisition Budget (FAAB). As a caveat, these prices do not by any means indicate how much these free agent players will […]

Week 4 Waiver Wire Pickups & Adds

Daniel Jones. That's where this article will begin and end. As one of the many analysts who mocked the Giants on draft day and held heavy skepticism about his prospects as an NFL quarterback, let me be the first to issue a formal apology to Mr. Jones. Of course, Giants fans know they can't have […]

Waiver Wire Express - Week 4 Lightning Round

The better part of three weeks is in the fantasy football books, making those early trends very real -- for better or worse. One must still consider the matchups played thus far and those to come, but usage and volume are becoming reliable. Week 4 also brings the first bye week, with the Jets and […]

Running Back Waiver Wire Pickups - Week 4

Some of you have been receiving outstanding results from the running backs that you selected during your draft process. Unfortunately, there are many of you who have endured injuries, disappointing output, and inconsistent patterns of usage with your runners. If that applies to you, then those unwanted outcomes have diminished your enthusiasm for some of […]

Week 4 Defense (DEF) Streamers and Starts - 2019 Fantasy Tiers, Rankings

The main story of Week 3 was the fill-in quarterbacks...and how effective some of them were. That's going to throw a lot of our analysis of defenses into turmoil, and we've gotta be ready for Week 4. Below are RotoBaller's Week 4 defense tiers and rankings, or which defenses to stream, start and target off […]

Week 4 Kicker Streamers and Starts - 2019 Fantasy Tiers, Rankings

Let us all give thanks for Indianapolis Colts kicker Adam Vinatieri finally getting back to the successful kicking ways that we expect from him. Heading into Monday night's game, he was tied for third among kickers on the week with 10 points. It's good to see the legend get back on track. In Week 4, […]

Deeper League Free Agent Pickups for Week 4

Three weeks into the season we can start to finally suss out the difference between flukes and trends. If a player has one or two unexpectedly great games to start the year, that could be a coincidence. If a player has three straight? That's a sign they're balling capabilities ought to be taken seriously. And […]

Darrel Williams (RB, KC) - Week 4 Waiver Wire Pickups

BALLER MOVE: Add in 12+ Team Leagues OWNED IN: 5% of Leagues ANALYSIS: Go get Darrel Williams before he's gone and then come back to read this! There is mostly one thing you should always consider when playing fantasy football and assessing your roster: targets/touches/opportunities matter the most. In 2018, we started devising a new […]

Harrison Butker Collects Two Fields Goals

Kansas City Chiefs kicker Harrison Butker had a fairly nice game in the 33-28 victory over the Baltimore Ravens in Week 3. Butker made both his field goal attempts and collects nine total points in the victory. He knocked out four field goals in Week 1, but Butker didn't receive any field goal attempts last […]

Demarcus Robinson Grabs TD Against Ravens

Kansas City Chiefs wide receiver Demarcus Robinson saw a pretty large regression in the Week 3 victory over the Baltimore Ravens. However, Robinson was expected to see a bit of a regression after collecting two touchdowns and 172 yards in Week 2. He was only able to haul in three passes for 43 yards and […]

Sammy Watkins Leads Team in Targets Once Again

Kansas City Chiefs wide receiver Sammy Watkins has been fairly quiet since his huge Week 1 performance. Watkins saw a team-high eight targets, but hauled in five of them for 64 yards and was unable to find the end zone. Watkins has not been able to live up to the hype of his three touchdown […]

Travis Kelce Hauls in Seven Receptions on Sunday

Kansas City Chiefs tight end Travis Kelce was able to continue his solid play in the 33-28 victory over the Baltimore Ravens in Week 3. Kelce caught seven of his eight targets for 89 yards, but he was unable to find the end zone. Kelce has finished with 88 yards or more in all three […]

Mecole Hardman Snags 83-Yard TD in Victory

Kansas City Chiefs wide receiver Mecole Hardman saved his fantasy value in Week 3 with one huge catch in the victory over the Baltimore Ravens. Hardman caught two of his five targets for 97 yards and a touchdown. He caught an 83-yard touchdown on a go route where the Ravens completely blew coverage. Hardman was […]

Darwin Thompson Manages Just Eight Yards

Kansas City Chiefs running back Darwin Thompson was expected to have some fantasy value coming into this Week 3 contest, but that was not the case. Thompson saw just four attempts for eight yards in the 33-28 victory over the Baltimore Ravens. Damien Williams (knee) was sidelined, but LeSean McCoy and Darrel Williams both jumped […]

LeSean McCoy Scores TD in Victory

Kansas City Chiefs running back LeSean McCoy (ankle) was questionable heading into game-time, but still managed to play well in the Week 3 victory over the Baltimore Ravens. He rushed eight times for 54 yards and a touchdown and caught three passes for 26 yards and a touchdown. McCoy hurt his ankle in the fourth […]

Darrel Williams Plays Well in Surprise Start

Kansas City Chiefs running back Darrel Williams wasn't announced as the starting running back until basically game-time on Sunday. He played well in the 33-28 victory over the Baltimore Ravens in Week 3. He rushed nine times for 62 yards and caught five passes for 47 yards, but didn't find the end zone. LeSean McCoy […]

Patrick Mahomes Continues Hot Streak

Kansas City Chiefs quarterback Patrick Mahomes steps up to the plate and delivers once again in the 33-28 victory over the Baltimore Ravens in Week 3. Mahomes completed 27-of-37 passes for 374 yards and three touchdowns without an interception in the win. Mahomes becomes the third quarterback in history to begin the season with three […]

LeSean McCoy Active For Week 3

Kansas City Chiefs running back LeSean McCoy is active for the team's Week 3 meeting with the Baltimore Ravens. With Damien Williams out and rain in the forecast, Shady should see a fairly sizable workload. He should be a low-end RB2 for this matchup, but with the upside to outperform that in this Andy Reid […]

Updated Week 3 PPR Rankings (Top 300)

Welcome to Week 3 RotoBallers. Below are our updated consensus Week 3 PPR rankings for fantasy football, including some running notes on relevant injuries, player news and rankings updates: Alshon Jeffery is officially out, Dallas Goedert is in. Mark Andrews is officially active. James White is a surprise inactive today, for personal reasons. David Njoku has been […]