Colin Kaepernick's Workout With Raiders Goes Well
Free-agent quarterback Colin Kaepernick's workout with the Las Vegas Raiders on Wednesday went well. He showed good arm strength and good overall conditioning, and the workout was largely considered a positive. The 34-year-old hasn't played in the NFL since he began kneeling during the national anthem to protest racial injustice in 2016, but he's hoping […]
Raiders Sign Tyler Lancaster
The Las Vegas Raiders signed former Green Bay Packers free-agent defensive lineman Tyler Lancaster to an undisclosed deal on Wednesday. Lancaster has been a rotational lineman the last four seasons for the Packers. Of his 59 games played, he started 21 of them and recorded a total of 110 tackles (59 solo), six tackles for […]
Late-Round NFL Rookie Draft Picks to Target: Fantasy Football Dynasty Discounts
As soon as the NFL Draft winds down, dynasty leagues kick into action. Many rookie drafts have already begun and some, including FFPC leagues, have already wrapped up. There are plenty of other leagues that prefer to wait until rookie mini-camps end or training camps approach in order to have more time to prepare. That […]
Colin Kaepernick To Work Out For Raiders
Free-agent quarterback Colin Kaepernick, who hasn't played in the NFL since he started kneeling during the national anthem in 2016 to protest racial injustice, is scheduled to work out for the Las Vegas Raiders this week, according to league sources. Kaepernick has most often been connected with the Seattle Seahawks, but he worked out last […]
Early 2022 Fantasy Football Best Ball Rankings and Analysis by The King
Fantasy football players are already participating in fantasy football best ball drafts. If you are feeling confident about your early projections for the 2022 season, drafting a best ball team is a great way to start getting involved well ahead of the start of the upcoming season. Not only can you prove that the evaluations […]
Quarterback Touchdown Bounceback Candidates for Fantasy Football
Throwing a lot of touchdowns? Good! Throwing a lot of touchdowns at a rate that surpasses either your average level or the league average level? Good when it happens, but maybe not so good the next year, when you can come crashing back down to Earth. Not every quarterback is going to throw for Aaron […]
Veteran Wide Receivers To Lose Targets for 2022 Fantasy Football
Each year, teams draft new talent in hopes of rejuvenating their offense. This year, plenty of WRs were taken early in the draft in hopes of making an impact for their respective teams right off the bat. While the opportunities for the rookies may be great, the addition of new talent to the skill units […]
Dynasty Rookie and Free Agent Draft Review - The King's FFPC Best Ball Breakdown
There are two types of popular fantasy drafts that participants are engaging in right now, as players build their rosters in both dynasty and best ball formats. In the Fantasy Football Players Championship (FFPC), I combined the best of both league types in my dynasty best ball league, which also includes a Superflex position. The league […]
Fantasy Football Wide Receiver ADP Risers: NFL Draft Reaction
As I've been doing through the course of this series that covers ADP Risers and Fallers. 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 […]
NFL Schedule Winners and Losers for Fantasy Football
The NFL schedule release is always an event that creates a lot of excitement. For starters, it means we’re all one step closer to football. For those of us in keeper and dynasty leagues, who doesn’t immediately go check your schedule to determine where your bye weeks line up against your opponents and what players […]
Raiders Sign Jordan Veasy
The Las Vegas Raiders signed former Houston Texans wide receiver Jordan Veasy to an undisclosed deal on Friday. Veasy has been on the practice squad of the Buffalo Bills, Washington Commanders and Texans over the last three years, but he has played in only two games, both coming last year in Houston. The 26-year-old played […]
UDFA Wide Receiver Rookies To Watch for Dynasty Fantasy Football
With the NFL Draft in the rearview mirror, it's time to dig into the huge list of players who weren't drafted and figure out if any of them have fantasy value. Last season, we didn't see a ton of NFL production from undrafted players, though there have been notable UDFAs who became valuable NFL players […]
Ellis' Top 50 Running Back Rankings - PPR Fantasy Football Analysis
It's time to start ranking the most important position in fantasy. Running backs truly make or break your fantasy season, and unfortunately, there aren't many fantasy stars at the position. So no pressure releasing my rankings in May, right? The landscape didn't really change during the NFL draft (outside of three teams). However, with all […]
2022 Touchdown Regression Candidates - Quarterback
Throwing a lot of touchdowns? Good! Throwing a lot of touchdowns at a rate that surpasses either your average level or the league average level? Good when it happens, but maybe not so good the next year, when you can come crashing back down to Earth. Not every quarterback is going to throw for Aaron […]
Christian Watson NFL Rookie Profile - Fantasy Football Wide Receiver Outlook
With an incredibly promising group of pass-catchers entering the NFL Draft, one of the most intriguing selections in terms of situation and opportunity came in Round 2. With the second pick of the second round (pick No. 34 overall), the Green Bay Packers selected wide receiver Christian Watson out of North Dakota State. Watson flew […]
Zamir White NFL Rookie Profile - Fantasy Football Running Back Outlook
The impending arrival of each rookie class reignites an annual surge of interest in these first-year players that galvanizes the fantasy community. This also serves as a catalyst for fantasy managers and analysts to immerse themselves in a detailed evaluation of each new class. This includes determining their strengths and weaknesses, studying their statistical achievements […]
UDFA Running Back Rookies To Watch for Dynasty Fantasy Football
With the NFL Draft in the rearview mirror, it's time to dig into the huge list of players who weren't drafted and figure out if any of them have fantasy value. Last season, we didn't see a ton of NFL production from undrafted players, though there have been notable UDFAs who became valuable NFL players […]
RotoBaller Staff PPR Mock Draft: Post-NFL Draft Risers and Fallers
Before this year's NFL Draft, I offered a couple of one-man mock drafts to give you an idea of where rookies may fall in your local dynasty and re-draft leagues. Now that we are past the Draft, the staff here at RotoBaller got together to do a mock to see where fantasy football rookies place […]
Fantasy Football Dynasty Rookie Values - Who To Target in FFPC Rookie Drafts?
Now that the NFL Draft has concluded, we are officially into the dreaded purgatory period until the season kicks off. From the date of this writing we are 116 days out, but who's counting? The good news for many across the dynasty landscape is that rookie drafts have begun. If you missed part 1 of […]
Justin Fields Dynasty Price Check for Fantasy Football
Chicago Bears quarterback Justin Fields was a popular dynasty pick as a rookie. Regarded my many as the No. 2 quarterback in last year's class, he wound up being the fourth QB drafted after Trevor Lawrence, Zach Wilson and Trey Lance. Fields started 10 games as a rookie, completing 58.9% of his passes for 1,870 […]
Fantasy Football Value Picks and Targets for FFPC Dynasty Startup Drafts
Dynasty drafts are underway in Fantasy Football Players Championship (FFPC). It is a very busy time of year in dynasty leagues even though we are still two months away from the opening of NFL training camps. You can join a startup FFPC dynasty league now, and receive a $25 discount off your first team through […]
Falcons Acquiring Bryan Edwards
The Atlanta Falcons acquired wide receiver Bryan Edwards from the Las Vegas Raiders on Friday. It's unknown what the Raiders are receiving in return. Even after adding wideout Drake London in the first round of this year's draft, the Falcons were in need of more receiving help with Calvin Ridley suspended for all of the […]
Jarrett Stidham Traded To Raiders
The New England Patriots are trading quarterback Jarrett Stidham and a seventh-round pick to the Las Vegas Raiders for a sixth-round pick. The 25-year-old Stidham was drafted by the Patriots in the fourth round of the 2019 draft out of Auburn. Once seen as a potential successor to Tom Brady, Stidham descended on the depth […]
Keelan Cole Lands Deal With Vegas
Free-agent wide receiver Keelan Cole agreed to a one-year deal with the Raiders. Cole began his career with the Jaguars, where he spent four seasons before most recently suiting up for the New York Jets during the 2021-22 campaign. The 29-year-old hasn't been a reliable fantasy producer, racking up only 187 catches for 2,691 yards […]
Wide Receiver Target Regression Candidates for Fantasy Football
In the NFL and fantasy football, things can change as easily as the snap of a finger from campaign to campaign. One season, somebody breaks a record, and the next, they are fighting for targets and struggling to produce. Based on the game script, chemistry, and availability of weapons, targets can fluctuate for pass-catchers. In […]
Ellis' Top 50 Wide Receiver Rankings - PPR Fantasy Football Analysis
With the 2022 NFL draft completed, it feels like the preparation for the 2022 season can officially begin. What better place to start than the Wide Receiver position, where big names have been moving around the league and teams treating money like Oprah Winfrey gives out cars. Davante Adams, Tyreek Hill, Amari Cooper, and A.J. […]
Nick Kwiatkoski Visits With Raiders
Free-agent linebacker Nick Kwiatkoski visited with the Las Vegas Raiders on Monday. The same organization that cut the 28-year-old in March. They just bulked up their linebacker corps with the signing of Kenny Young. It's uncertain how serious the Raiders are about signing Kwiatkoski. He has reportedly visited with the Atlanta Falcons and has another […]
Raiders Sign Kenny Young
The Las Vegas Raiders signed free-agent veteran linebacker Kenny Young to an undisclosed deal on Monday. Young was traded from the Los Angeles Rams to the Denver Broncos at midseason last year. He finished the season with a total of 75 tackles (41 solo), six tackles for loss, two sacks, two forced fumbles and one […]
Wide Receivers to Prioritize in PPR Fantasy Football Leagues
For fantasy football GMs, draft season is gearing up. Preparing for what is waiting for us in our virtual war rooms is a key part of the process, and the first thing to know is the language our leagues will speak to us in. The first step is to know if you're going to battle your […]
Fantasy Football Dynasty Rookie Draft Results and Analysis by Michael Florio
The NFL Draft is always a great time. We get to see players' dreams come true, while teams make decisions that will shape their future, as well as the fantasy landscape, for years to come. After the dust settles and the GMs are done making their selections, that's when fantasy players go to work. Of […]