Peyton Barber A Healthy Scratch

Las Vegas Raiders running back Peyton Barber is a healthy scratch for Sunday's game against the Broncos. The veteran back had 23 carries for 111 yards and a touchdown in Week 3, but he has just one touch since. With Josh Jacobs and Kenyan Drake healthy, Barber is nothing more than an emergency option for […]

NFL DFS Bargain Bin: Week 6 Value Plays for DraftKings, FanDuel and Yahoo

Welcome to the Week 6 Sunday slates edition of RotoBaller's NFL DFS Bargain Bin, where the goal is to touch on some potentially mis-priced players across the industry that find themselves in favorable match-ups and/or suddenly expanded roles. Before we go NFL DFS Bargain Bin hunting, a few particulars about format and content: The nature of the beast with value […]

Updated Week 6 PPR Rankings (Top 400)

Welcome to Week 6 of the fantasy football season RotoBallers. Below you will find our team's updated Week 6 PPR fantasy football rankings. Before the Week 6 rankings, you will see a quick-hit list of relevant injuries to monitor for fantasy football lineups: Dalvin Cook Taken Off Final Injury Report Terry McLaurin Tweaks Hamstring, Now Questionable For […]

Updated Week 6 Running Back Rankings

Welcome to Week 6 RotoBallers. Below are our updated consensus Week 6 running back rankings for fantasy football, including some running notes on relevant injuries, player news and rankings updates: Dalvin Cook Taken Off Final Injury Report Chris Carson Ruled Out, Lands On IR Christian McCaffrey Officially Ruled Out, Placed On IR Nick Chubb Ruled Out […]

Updated Week 6 Wide Receiver Rankings

Welcome to Week 6 RotoBallers. Below are our updated consensus Week 6 wide receiver rankings for fantasy football, including some running notes on relevant injuries, player news and rankings updates: Terry McLaurin Tweaks Hamstring, Now Questionable For Week 6 Mike Williams Is Questionable To Play Tyreek Hill Is Questionable For Week 6 Justin Jefferson, Adam Thielen […]

Updated Week 6 Flex Rankings (Top 200)

Welcome to Week 6 RotoBallers. Below are our updated consensus Week 6 Flex rankings for fantasy football, including some running notes on relevant injuries, player news and rankings updates. These Flex rankings are geared towards making decisions for your Flex spot (RB/WR or RB/WR/TE), which in most leagues consists of running backs, wide receivers and in […]

Updated Week 6 Tight End Rankings

Welcome to Week 6 RotoBallers. Below are our updated consensus Week 6 tight end rankings for fantasy football, including some running notes on relevant injuries, player news and rankings updates: T.J. Hockenson (Knee) Is Listed As Questionable Zach Ertz Traded To Cardinals These rankings are a consensus from four of our lead fantasy football columnists - Nick […]

Updated Week 6 Quarterback Rankings

Welcome to Week 6 RotoBallers. Below are our updated consensus Week 6 quarterback rankings for fantasy football, including some running notes on relevant injuries, player news and rankings updates. Daniel Jones On Track To Return Tua Tagovailoa Expected To Start Sunday Joe Burrow (Throat) Good To Go Russell Wilson Placed On IR These rankings are a […]

NFL DFS Value Plays (Cash Games) for Week 6 on FanDuel and DraftKings

Week 5 of the NFL season is in the books, and what a week it was. We had an unexpected 89 point outburst between the Chargers and Browns. We also had an anti-climactic dominating performance by the Buffalo Bills as they put themselves as the frontrunner in the AFC after beating Kansas City on the […]

Fantasy Football Start 'Em, Sit 'Em - Week 6 Matchups Analysis

Welcome back RotoBallers to our Week 6 matchup analysis and start/sit column for fantasy football. Can you believe that we're already a quarter way through the season? It's time to keep it rolling for Week 6. For those who are not familiar, each week I'll be analyzing every game from the Sunday slate, helping you optimize your […]

High-Upside Bench Stashes: Week 6

As the injuries keep piling up amidst the arrival of bye weeks, building and maintaining quality roster depth is critical to staying competitive in fantasy leagues. Week 6 has Atlanta, New Orleans, San Francisco, and the New York Jets on bye, while star players like Christian McCaffery and Nick Chubb have already been ruled out […]

Week 6 Busts? Players Who May Disappoint

Welcome back RotoBallers! As we head into Week 6 of the NFL season, we are approaching the time where getting off to a slow start can cross the line and get into "I may be digging too deep of a hole to climb out of " territory. It's more critical than ever to make the […]

Fantasy Football Injury Report - Week 6 Injuries Dashboard

  Fantasy Football Injuries Dashboard - Week 6 Injury Updates Anyone who has even the slightest experience with fantasy football is well aware of how impactful injuries can be. In both season-long leagues and in daily fantasy contests, players getting injured is a very significant part of the game. It makes sense, then, to be […]

Booms and Busts - Starts and Sits for Week 6 Lineups

If Week 5 in the NFL taught us anything, it's just how much of a guessing game that fantasy football will continue to be. Of course, there are those easy-to-make calls in your starting lineups. But it's the performances that come from out of nowhere that can leave fantasy managers second-guessing their decision-making. Just take […]

Week 6 Kicker Streamers and Starts – 2021 Fantasy Tiers, Rankings

The first week of byes are upon us and while bye weeks are not the hardship for kickers as opposed to other positions, decisions still need to be made. Luckily, fantasy managers will not need to make any decisions this week with the Falcons, Jets, 49ers and Saints on bye. The Bengals vs Packers game […]

Marcus Mariota Removed From Injured Reserve

Las Vegas Raiders quarterback Marcus Mariota (quad) has been removed from the injured reserve. He has missed each of the last four games after suffering an injury on the first play of the regular season. Mariota should be available for the Week 6 matchup against the Denver Broncos. It wouldn't be surprising to see Mariota […]

Trade your Studs?

I debated writing this article and risking my reputation as a super famous sportswriter by suggesting such a controversial strategy. But then I realized without risk, like grabbing Ja’Marr Chase in the sixth round, there is no glory. Back to the topic at hand, I will pose this question, “Is depth more valuable than star players […]

Josh Jacobs' Illness Won't Keep Him From Playing

Las Vegas Raiders running back Josh Jacobs (illness) was removed from the final injury report for Week 6 against the division-rival Denver Broncos after he missed practice on Thursday but returned to a limited practice on Friday. He'll have his work cut out for him against a Broncos defense that's allowed only 344 rushing yards […]

Daniel Carlson - Week 6 Outlook for Fantasy Football

Las Vegas Raiders kicker Daniel Carlson could have a big week for his team as they visit the Denver Broncos this Sunday. The 26-year-old has been a big x-factor for Vegas as they have gone up against tough defenses and has only missed one of his 10 field goals attempts so far this season. Carlson's […]

Peyton Barber - Week 6 Outlook for Fantasy Football

Las Vegas Raiders running back Peyton Barber is expected to return in Week 6 as his team visits the Denver Broncos. The 27-year-old missed Week 5's loss to the Chicago Bears due to turf toe but was a full participant at practices this week ahead of the trip to Denver. Barber initially became the Raiders […]

Hunter Renfrow - Week 6 Outlook for Fantasy Football

Las Vegas Raiders wide receiver Hunter Renfrow has a big matchup ahead of him in Week 6 against the host Denver Broncos. The 25-year-old had his touchdown streak snapped in last week's 20-9 loss to the Chicago Bears, but still caught 6-of-8 passes for 56 yards against a tough defense and remains a consistent playmaker […]

Henry Ruggs III - Week 6 Outlook for Fantasy Football

Las Vegas Raiders wide receiver Henry Ruggs III has the potential to come up big for his team in Week 6 against the host Denver Broncos. The 22-year-old saw limited production in last week's 20-9 loss to the Chicago Bears but still caught 3-of-3 passes for 51 yards. Ruggs is currently tied for third in […]

Derek Carr - Week 6 Outlook for Fantasy Football

Las Vegas Raiders quarterback Derek Carr has a very tough task ahead of him with his team visiting the Denver Broncos in Week 6. The 30-year-old signal-caller went without a touchdown pass in last week's 20-9 loss to the Chicago Bears, completing 22-of-35 passes for 206 yards with one interception in the defeat. In addition […]

Darren Waller - Week 6 Outlook for Fantasy Football

Las Vegas Raiders tight end Darren Waller will have to be one of his team's best offensive weapons against the Denver Broncos in Week 6. The 29-year-old missed a day of practice this week with a knee issue but has been deemed healthy for Sunday's game against a Broncos defense that is ranked sixth against […]

Rookies Ready To Break Out and WR Trade Targets: Engel Eye

After five weeks of fantasy football results in 2021, we have now adjusted expectations on many players. We will be looking for increased output from guys like Cooper Kupp and Dawson Knox on a regular basis. You may have come to grips with decreased production from players such as Allen Robinson and Miles Sanders. There […]

Video: Running Back Must-Starts and Sits - Week 6

Pierre Camus (@Roto_Chef) gives his must-start and must-sit running backs to help with tough fantasy football lineup decisions for Week 6 of the 2021 NFL season. Who should you start or sit in RB2 or Flex spots? Like and subscribe to the RotoBaller channel on Youtube to get all our latest podcasts and catch us […]

Top Trade Targets and Avoids for Week 6

The trade market is heating up in many fantasy football leagues entering Week 6. While trade strategy varies widely depending on league size and individual team needs, we will do our best as always to identify some players who are ideal targets in the current market. We will again focus on three players that should […]

Finding Tight End Breakouts - Champs, Chumps, and Contenders

Through five weeks of the NFL, fantasy managers have had to deal with an ever-changing top-10 at the tight end position. It's really not anything new if you've been playing fantasy football longer than... well, yesterday. This position has long been one with a lot of turnover and very few consistent options on a week-to-week […]

Week 6 Defense (DEF) Streamers and Starts - 2021 Fantasy Tiers, Rankings

Coming off my worst week of the season, getting only five of the top-10 defenses right, I spent a lot of Monday thinking about what I had missed. How did New England fail against Houston? What did the Lions do to get into the top-10 against a strong Minnesota offense? As I was racking my […]

Wide Receiver Snap Counts and Target Trends - Week 5 Analysis

Your wide receivers remain essential components toward your primary goal of securing league championships. As the season unfolds, an expanding collection of tools are available that can provide you with an extensive level of knowledge regarding this critical position. Those results provide the foundation for this weekly statistical breakdown of the wide receiver position, which […]