Jeremy Maclin (WR, Chiefs) - 2015 Fantasy Football Sleeper

BALLER MOVE: Target In Rd 4/5 As WR2 CURRENT ADP: Overall #56, WR #25 ANALYSIS: Alex Smith made 18 throws against the Titans and completed 16 of them in week three of preseason. Seven of those completions were to his new WR1, Jeremy Maclin. That led to a 7-65-1 line for Maclin in just 27 snaps. The […]

Jeremy Maclin (WR, KC) - 2015 Fantasy Football Sleeper

BALLER MOVE: Target in Rounds 4-6 Current ADP: 56 STD, 49 PPR ANALYSIS: Alex Smith's super conservative pass attack has had a lot to do with a dreadful receiver corps. Smith has never had a 1,000-yard receiver over one season, but in his final sixteen games as a starter with the 49ers between 2011-12, Michael […]

Fantasy Football Stock Rising / Falling After Preseason Week 3

The third week of the preseason is usually the most important. For the most part, this is the one week where coaches keep their starters in for an extended period of time and we get a long look at the first team offense. That held true this past week. By my count we saw 17 […]

Five Undervalued Wide Receivers to Draft: ADP Value Picks

If you’ve been reading my articles this preseason, you know I am a big fan of waiting on wide receiver this year. There are just so many good values at the position throughout the draft. Early this preseason I wrote an article on the zero WR strategy which is a good overview explaining my love […]

2015 Fantasy Football Sleepers: PPR Wide Receivers & Running Backs

In this article, I take a look around the NFL and current ADPs to provide analysis on some fantasy football PPR sleepers for both running backs and wide receivers. If you play in a PPR (points per reception) league, chances are you’re privy to the fact that the difference in rankings as compared to standard scoring is […]

Ranking the Best and Worst NFL Defenses: AFC West

Defenses matter a lot in fantasy football. If you can draft and matchup the right players against sub-par defenses, you have a recipe for success. It’s not as easy as just looking at the best and worst defenses from 2014 though, and that’s why we’re here to help. In this eight article series, we’re going […]

Kansas City Chiefs (DEF, KC) - 2015 Fantasy Football Sleeper

BALLER MOVE: Target in Late Rounds Current ADP: 168 STD ANALYSIS: Bob Sutton's defense was the epitome of “bend but don’t break” last season, as they finished 28th in the league in rushing yards allowed, but surrendered just four rushing touchdowns. The defense is led by Justin Houston, who racked up a league-leading 22 sacks in 2014. Alongside […]

Kansas City Chiefs: 2015 Fantasy Football Analysis and Team Outlook

Coming off of a year in which they didn’t throw a single touchdown pass to a wide receiver, the Kansas City Chiefs brought in Jeremy Maclin in the hopes of boosting the offense. Alex Smith may not be the most spectacular quarterback in the NFL, but between the addition of Maclin, superstar running back Jamaal Charles, […]

Sleeper Defenses for the 2015 Fantasy Football Season

What's up RotoBallers. Welcome to the fantasy football draft season, where we like to dominate our drafts and win some leagues. It's to get those draft engines started. Drafting or starting the right defense for your fantasy football teams can be a key component to success, and in this column you will find some sleeper […]

Top 2015 Quarterback Sleepers for 2QB Leagues

Much like any other position there are always quarterbacks that surprise and far exceed their ADP. Just last year there were four QBs with an ADP of QB15 or worse that finished in the top ten (Wilson, Roethlisberger, Eli Manning and Tannehill). The year before that saw Andy Dalton explode for 33 touchdowns and finish […]

Travis Kelce (TE, KC) - 2015 Fantasy Football Sleeper

BALLER MOVE: Target in Middle Rounds as TE1 CURRENT ADP: 54 STD, 49 PPR ANALYSIS: Travis Kelce not only has the size and athleticism to play like Rob Gronkowski and Jimmy Graham, but his opportunity for Gronk-like targets is increasing, as well. In 2014, Kelce reeled in 67 catches for 862 yards and five touchdowns, despite a slow […]

Why Travis Kelce Will Be The Next Great Fantasy Tight End

Those who were big into fantasy football analysis this time last year heard far-off whispers that Travis Kelce might be the next big tight end to make a fantasy impact. This year, those whispers have turned into full-on roars from the tops of tall buildings. Kelce not only has the size and athleticism to play like Rob […]

Why Jeremy Maclin Won't Match his 2014 Production in Kansas City

With a change of scenery in Kansas City, Jeremy Maclin will look to build upon the best statistical season of his six-year career. Coming off of an ACL tear that kept him out of the 2013 season, he put up monster numbers in Chip Kelly’s high-powered Philadelphia Eagles offense. Maclin set career highs in receptions (85), […]

2015 Tiered Dynasty Rankings: Running Backs (RB), Tier 1

As the Football season starts to close in, we're starting to roll out daily fantasy football content for Dynasty and Redraft leagues. Fantasy Football expert Bill Dubiel takes a look at the running backs starting with the highest tier. You can also take a look at his previous rankings of dynasty Quarterbacks here. Just because […]

2015 NFL Draft Analysis: AFC West Draft Review and Grades

Rotoballer kicks off the 2015 NFL Season by reviewing each teams draft, continuing with the AFC North. Draft expert Owen Elle gives his take on each teams ability to fill their needs and add overall talent to their rosters. Check out our previous divisional draft reviews: AFC East, AFC North, AFC South   Denver Broncos Round 1, Pick […]

Knile Davis (RB, KC) - Waiver Wire Pickups

BALLER MOVE: Add in deep leagues (Add in all leagues if you are a Jamaal Charles owner) OWNED IN: 56% of Fleaflicker Leagues ANALYSIS: In week 15 we saw the Chiefs play it safe with Jamaal Charles who was 'knocked out' of the game.  We all know that Charles's health is extremely important to the Chiefs […]

Alex Smith (QB, KC) - Waiver Wire Pickups

BALLER MOVE: Add in Deeper Leagues / Stream in Week 9 Owned in 50% of Fleaflicker Leagues ANALYSIS: In recent weeks, Alex Smith has been quietly impressive in nearly all of his performances. While many of us get distracted with the works of Peyton Manning, Tom Brady, and Ben Roethlisberger, the 30-year-old QB has been excellent in […]

Alex Smith (QB, KC) - Waiver Wire Pickups

BALLER MOVE: Add in 14+ Team Leagues / Streamer for Week 7 Owned in 50% of Fleaflicker leagues ANALYSIS: Okay, so he's already owned in 50% of leagues. But that still doesn't mean he should be sitting on the waiver wire in 50% of leagues. Two great signs point to Smith being your quarterback stream of the week. First, I […]

Week 3 Tight Ends: Waiver Wire Pickups & Adds

What's up RotoBallers?  Welcome to my Week 3 tight end waiver wire pickup recommendations piece. In this article you may find a few repeat recommendations from last week (since you missed my last article?), plus a few new additions. Going forward I will also include a recap of the previous week's recommended tight ends, so that you can see […]

Knile Davis (RB, KC) - Waiver Wire Pickups

BALLER MOVE: Add in All Leagues Owned in 29% of Fleaflicker Leagues ANALYSIS: Given the injury to Jamaal Charles on Sunday, and the news earlier today that it's a dreaded high-ankle sprain, Knile Davis immediately emerges into some serious fantasy football relevance with the opportunity to become a fantasy star over the next few weeks. If it was […]

Week 2 Tight Ends: Waiver Wire Pickups & Adds

Whats up RotoBallers? The 2014 fantasy football season has begun, and I'll be writing your weekly waiver analysis for tight ends (TE) and giving you my suggestions for who to pickup. Even though waivers ran for most leagues last night, it's never to late to see who's sitting out there on your waiver wire and […]

Travis Kelce (TE, KC) - Waiver Wire Analysis

BALLER MOVE: Add in Deeper Leagues / Stash in Most Leagues 31% owned in Fleaflicker Leagues ANALYSIS:  Throughout the preseason there were a lot of fantasy football talk on sleeper picks. Sadly sleeper picks truly don't become sleeper picks by the time draft day comes around, or even after Week 1. This brings me to Travis Kelce, who […]

Week 1 Waiver Wire Pickups Overview for Fantasy Football

Week 1 Waiver Wire for Fantasy Football We have many great waiver wire articles at RotoBaller that will be coming out weekly, covering individual players and digging deeper into each position for fantasy football. This waiver wire piece is an overview for all the position players, and highlights who I believe to be the best waiver wire […]

2014 AFC West Preview: Offensive Line Breakdown

This post originally appeared on Rotoback.   Denver Broncos Offensive Line Projected Starter Year Position 2013 P-Block 2013 R-Block Career AVG P-Block Career AVG R-Block Ryan Clady 7 LT 1.10 -2.90 3.13 2.63 Orlando Franklin 4 LG 10.10 5.60 4.63 5.77 Manny Ramirez 8 C 2.40 13.60 4.25 5.45 Louis Vasquez 6 RG 22.50 11.10 6.96 […]

Travis Kelce (KC, TE) - Fantasy Football Sleepers

BALLER MOVE: Target in Last Rounds of Deep Drafts / Grab Off Waiver Wire (Current ADP: Undrafted) ANALYSIS: The TE position is extremely shallow, meaning a lower tier TE won't need to do much to be worth of playing time on a fantasy squad.  That makes Travis Kelce an interesting option. With Kansas City as weak as […]

Tiered Quarterback Rankings: Top 21 in Fantasy Football

Last week, we looked at the top 10 quarterbacks in our 2014 fantasy fantasy football QB rankings. Tiers 1-2 included QB studs like Aaron Rodgers, Peyton Manning, Cam Newton and our #1 QB for 2014 fantasy football: Drew Brees.  In this article we'll look at the next 11 QBs, representing tiers 3-4 in our quarterback rankings. […]