The King's Week 8 Lineup Rankings and Analysis (Premium Content)

Scott "The King" Engel issues his full Week 8 lineup rankings in PPR, Half-PPR, and Standard formats. He also includes insights on key players at each position, with chunks of relevant statistical indicators. Regular starting options are also included in the statistical highlights to show how well your best players might be performing. Much of […]

Wide Receiver Breakouts for Fantasy Football: Targets, Air Yards, Snaps Trends for Puka Nacua, Chris Olave, Josh Downs, Jakobi Meyers

You are already aware that wide receivers will play a critical role in the success of your teams. The undeniable volatility that exists with the running back position has also presented an increasing rationale for prioritizing wide receivers when you build your rosters – both at the onset of your drafts and as you manage […]

Rest of Season Half-PPR Rankings: Fantasy Football Top 200 for Week 8

Time flies when you're watching football, as we're hitting our FF season's back half and witnessing playoff pictures form. We don't have any byes to dodge this week so let's jump right into our Week 8 fantasy football half-PPR rankings for the rest of 2023, as of October 26. Check where key players shifted to, […]

Fantasy Football Risers and Fallers - Week 8

Thanks to my good friend Joe Nicely for filling the last two weeks. I'm back in action for Week 8, and looking forward to breaking down my fantasy football risers and fallers as always. Let's get right back to it! We're now seven weeks in with 11 more to go. Week 7 is now officially […]

Week 8 Waiver Wire Rankings - Fantasy Football Pickups Include: Darrell Henderson Jr., Rashee Rice, Josh Downs, Taysom Hill

Welcome back, RotoBallers! After an action-packed slate of Sunday's NFL games, Week 8 has arrived. Last week is officially in the books with Monday night's game between the 49ers and Vikings is completed. It's that time again to start researching which waiver wire pickups will best help your fantasy teams. Determining who to add in […]

Deeper-League Waiver Wire Adds for Week 8: Jeff Wilson Jr., Jauan Jennings, Jalin Hyatt, Tyson Bagent, Will Levis, Malik Willis, more

We're close to the halfway point of the 2023 NFL season, meaning our deep league waiver wire options are as thin as ever. This will be the shortest column of the season, and the pickings are extra slim ahead of Week 8. That's just the name of the game in deep formats. The top waiver […]

The Fantasy Football Pie Shop, Week 8 (2023)

It’s not PSL season (Pumpkin Spice Latte) it’s Pie season! This week there are plenty of pies to choose from with no teams on bye. Last week, we went 2-0 on locks, 0-2 on solid picks, and 0-2 on our long shots. For those of you who are new, welcome to the Pie Shop. I […]

Week 8 Waiver Wire Pickups - Fantasy Football Adds for QB, RB, WR, TE

With seven weeks in the books, we are officially halfway through the regular season of fantasy football. If you're 2-5, it's time to make some moves and mix up your roster. That includes trades and through the waiver wire. If that's your situation, you need to prioritize players who can help you win right now. […]

NFL Survivor Pool Picks (Week 8) - Targets and Avoids

Football does not make sense. No matter how much you handicap, the amount of stats you can find, even watching tape, it sometimes does not matter.  On paper, there was the slimmest chance for the Patriots to beat the Bills. If they played 100 times, the Bills would have won upwards of 70 times. But […]

NFL DFS: Week 8 Matchups First Look - Totals, Salaries, Slates and More

Does anyone else wish we could pretend like Week 7 didn't exist? I am not too proud to admit that I whiffed in a big way on that slate. A few obvious things happened (Mahomes and Kelce dominating) but a lot of weird and stupid stuff did as well. Some chalk busted (remind me to […]

NFL Pick 'Em Pool Picks (Week 8) - Targets, Avoids, Predictions for Pickem Contests

The underdogs were the talk of the NFL town in Week 7. Seven teams pulled off an upset creating a chaotic week for Pick 'Em pools. Looking ahead to the (hopefully safer) Week 8 slate, there are no teams on bye. NFL schedule makers, in their infinite wisdom, threw in a week when all teams […]

Tight End Waiver Wire Pickups - Fantasy Football Adds for Week 8

Welcome back to our fantasy football tight end waiver wire pickups for Week 8. After a couple of weeks where bye weeks were ruining the rosters of fantasy footballers, we now get a surprise reprieve. I am not sure why the NFL schedule makers did this, but no teams are on bye this week. Maybe […]

Michael Mayer (TE, LV) - Fantasy Football Waiver Wire Pickups for Week 8

BALLER MOVE: Add in 14+ Team Leagues ROSTERED IN: 28% of Leagues ANALYSIS: Michael Mayer only caught two passes for 13 yards in Las Vegas’ embarrassing Week 7 loss to the Chicago Bears, but the lack of numbers can be blamed on veteran seat-filler Brian Hoyer being the one throwing many of the passes. Mayer has […]

Biggest Fantasy Football Busts of the Week - Fantasy Outlooks for Austin Ekeler, Raheem Mostert, Cooper Kupp, Keenan Allen

The seventh Sunday of the 2023 NFL season has come and gone. Hopefully, you woke up on Monday morning feeling very good about how your matchup went. However, this week's slate of games was certainly stress-inducing for many fantasy football managers. Part of that stress was caused by a group of players who drastically underachieved […]

Waiver Wire Express - Week 8 Lightning Round Including Joshua Palmer, Chuba Hubbard, Dalton Kincaid, Kyler Murray

Hello, RotoBallers, and welcome back for our early look at the Week 8 fantasy football waiver wire landscape following another action-packed Sunday. We serve as a rapid reaction to get key names on your radar with the week's early performances and injuries to big names such as Bijan Robinson, Deshaun Watson, Christian Watson, Jerome Ford, […]

Aidan O'Connell Enters Game Late

Las Vegas Raiders rookie quarterback Aidan O'Connell entered in the fourth quarter of the Week 7 loss to the Chicago Bears. After Brian Hoyer and the Raiders got down big, they turned to O'Connell to finish the game. The rookie quarterback linked up with receiver Jakobi Meyers for a touchdown with nearly a minute remaining […]

Brian Hoyer Extends Losing Streak

Las Vegas Raiders quarterback Brian Hoyer completed 17 of 32 passes (53%) for 129 yards and two interceptions in the Week 7 loss to the Chicago Bears. Hoyer, filling in for injured Jimmy Garoppolo, struggled to get the offense going at Soldier Field. The veteran quarterback had zero passing touchdowns and was sacked once. Hoyer […]

Jakobi Meyers Puts Up Decent Performance In Loss

Las Vegas Raiders wide receiver Jakobi Meyers had seven receptions for 50 yards and a touchdown on 13 targets in the Week 7 loss to the Chicago Bears. Meyers salvaged his day with a touchdown in garbage time, but it was ugly for most of the game. With Brian Hoyer filling in at quarterback, the […]

Davante Adams Still Underwhelming In Loss

Las Vegas Raiders wide receiver Davante Adams had seven receptions for 57 yards on 11 targets in the 30-12 loss to the Chicago Bears in Week 7. After Adams voiced his frustrations, the Raiders immediately got him more involved. The Raiders wide receiver had five catches on the first drive of the game. After that […]

Josh Jacobs Struggles In Loss

Las Vegas Raiders running back Josh Jacobs had his worst game of the season in the Week 7 loss to the Chicago Bears. The Raiders running back had 11 carries for 35 yards and one reception for six yards. Jacobs did not get into the end zone for the second week in a row and […]

Wide Receiver Matchups to Target in Week 7: Cooper Kupp, Amari Cooper, Tyler Lockett, Zay Flowers, Christian Watson

Welcome to Week 7 in DFS. Last week, this column hit the 2x multiplier with three of five highlighted matchups (DraftKings scoring), including top-24 performances from Jakobi Meyers and Curtis Samuel. A few repeat standouts dominated the field again including Adam Thielen, Tyreek Hill, and Keenan Allen, who now each have three or more top-five […]

Week 7 DraftKings NFL DFS Picks (2023): Break The Slate With Jordan Love, Josh Jacobs, and Stefon Diggs

Welcome back RotoBallers to my DraftKings NFL DFS Picks for Week 6 -- let's break the slate! Your usual DFS mastermind, Joe Nicely, is off this week and so you get to hear me, Thunder Dan Palyo, ramble and rant about my favorite NFL DFS plays instead! I'm not going to sugarcoat it - this […]

FanDuel NFL DFS Lineup Picks for Week 7 - Daily Fantasy Football Targets Include Jared Goff, Cooper Kupp, Josh Jacobs, Kenneth Walker III III

It took over a month to happen, but there are no remaining unbeaten teams in the National Football League, with the Eagles and 49ers losing their respective contests. But San Francisco's misfortune didn't end there, as Christian McCaffrey, Deebo Samuel, and Trent Williams suffered injuries. Other teams were just as unlucky and couldn't exit the […]

NFL DFS Value Plays: Week 7 Bargain Bin for DraftKings, FanDuel and Yahoo Including Geno Smith, Brian Robinson Jr., George Pickens, more

Welcome to the Week 7 main slate edition of RotoBaller's NFL DFS Bargain Bin, where the goal is to touch on some potentially mispriced players across the industry who find themselves in favorable matchups and/or suddenly expanded roles. Each week, I’ll give you my thoughts on where there may be some value spots to exploit. […]

Updated Week 7 Superflex Rankings for Fantasy Football: Jared Goff, Jordan Love, Brock Purdy, Jahmyr Gibbs, Zay Flowers

Welcome back, RotoBallers! Week 7 is here, and it's time to set those winning lineups. Fantasy managers will have some tough decisions to make this week, with the Titans, Jets, Panthers, Bengals, Texans, and Cowboys on the bye. There are many news and notes to go over, so let's dive right in. Today, we will […]

Week 7 FLEX Rankings for Fantasy Football: Najee Harris, Royce Freeman, Darrell Henderson, Josh Reynolds, Gabe Davis

Welcome back, Rotoballers! Week 7 is here, and it's time to set those winning lineups. Fantasy managers will have some tough decisions to make for flexes this week, as six teams are on the bye. The Cowboys, Bengals, Titans, Texans, Panthers, and the Jets have a bye. There's a lot of news to filter out. […]

Week 7 Tight End Rankings For Fantasy Football: Dallas Goedert, Sam LaPorta, Luke Musgrave, Jonnu Smith, Logan Thomas, more

Welcome back, RotoBallers, to another edition of fantasy football ranking articles. With six teams on the bye in Week 7, fantasy managers must dig deep to find a replacement. The tight end position has been up-dan-down all season, and we are here to help select the right streamer with our updated Week 7 fantasy football […]

Week 7 Wide Receiver Rankings for Fantasy Football: George Pickens, Christian Watson, Marquise Brown, Gabe Davis, Chris Godwin

RotoBallers! Week 7 is already here, and it's time to set those winning lineups. Fantasy managers will be without some key fantasy option as six teams are on the bye this week. There's a lot to get to, and we are here to sort it all out. Today, we will review our NFL team's updated […]

Week 7 Running Back Rankings for Fantasy Football: Jahmyr Gibbs, James Cook, Zack Moss, Rhamondre Stevenson, AJ Dillon

Hey, RotoBallers! Week 7 is already here, and we are close to halfway through the fantasy regular season. With six teams (Cowboys, Texans, Titans, Bengals, Jets, and Panthers) on the bye and many injury notes, it's time to set the most optimal lineup to help win your league matchup. Today, we will review our NFL […]

Start ‘Em, Sit ‘Em Picks for Fantasy Football Week 7: Kareem Hunt, Zay Flowers, Jakobi Meyers

As we get ready for the Sunday slate of Week 7, we wanted to look at some fantasy players who might be in some tougher spots this week and leave fantasy managers second-guessing what to do with them in their lineups. We’ll take a look at Kareem Hunt who’s beginning to carve out a role […]