The King's Week 3 Fantasy Football Rankings And Analysis (Premium Content)
Scott "The King" Engel issues his full Week 3 lineup rankings in PPR, Half-PPR and Standard formats. He also includes analysis of key players at each position. The rankings will continue to be updated as news breaks prior to Sunday's games. Following the positional analysis below you'll see the rankings widget. Enter KING at checkout to […]
Josh Jacobs Misses Second Straight Practice
Las Vegas Raiders running back Josh Jacobs (ankle) missed his second straight day of practice on Thursday with an ankle injury. Jacobs missed Week 2 and managers should check back to see his status for Friday's practice. If Jacobs misses practice on Friday, it would be very unlikely that he will suit up in Week […]
Wide Receiver Snap Counts and Target Trends - Week 2 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 […]
Week 3 Kicker Streamers and Starts - 2021 Fantasy Tiers, Rankings
Hopefully y'all read this article last week because you would've gotten a "leg-up" on your competition. Yes, I am going to try and make it 17 straight weeks with a terrible kicker pun to start each article. To be fair, I'll try not to use any duplicates. In all seriousness, last week my four streamers […]
Henry Ruggs III (WR, LV) - Fantasy Football Waiver Wire Pickups
BALLER MOVE: Add in 12+ Team Leagues OWNED IN: 34% of Leagues ANALYSIS: Henry Ruggs III stan here. Don't judge me, I just love explosive players and Ruggs just proved to be one of them. I know, Ruggs was rather disappointing as a rook last year finishing the 2020 campaign and his first as a […]
Josh Jacobs Still Not Practicing
Las Vegas Raiders running back Josh Jacobs (ankle) did not practice on Wednesday. Head coach Jon Gruden said that Jacobs was "very questionable" for Week 3 against the Miami Dolphins after he sat out in the team's Week 2 win over the Pittsburgh Steelers. A missed practice to begin the week is an ominous sign. […]
Video: Week 3 NFL Defense Picks - Pick 3D(ST)
Eric Samulski (@SamskiNYC) of RotoBaller discusses three fantasy football defenses (D/ST) he loves in Week 3, and one fantasy defense that we should stay away from. There are fantasy studs and sleeper options, so there's a little something for everyone, and you can read his full Week 3 DST Rankings and Waiver Wire Streamers article […]
Saquon Barkley - Bust or Bounce Back?
Saquon Barkley is arguably the most polarizing figure in fantasy football at the moment. How is it possible that a player formerly thought of as a once-in-a-generation talent with sexy quads has now suddenly turned into an injury-prone risk stuck on a perenially bad football team? Each and every time I pop open my Twitter […]
Key Fantasy Football Data from Week 2
Another week in the book and that means the available data we have to look at has doubled! We are still probably three or four weeks away from having a significant data sample, but it's never too early to peer into the numbers to see what's been happening. We started this post series last week, […]
NextGen Stats - Running Back Breakdowns and Takeaways
The season is officially in full swing. Two weeks are gone, and 32 games are already in the books, providing some tasty information and data to crunch. To gain the biggest edge in your fantasy football league, it's necessary to understand how to apply the advanced statistics being used in sports nowadays. Back in the […]
Waiver Wire Rankings - Fantasy Football Week 3
Each week at RotoBaller we provide you with various fantasy football waiver wire articles to help you decide which free agent players to pickup off waivers. Our amazing team of analysts here whip them up as early in the week as possible, and update them as more news is announced. To kick things off each […]
FAB Bidding - Week 3 Waiver Wire Targets
Joining 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 Budget (FAB). Week 2 usually serves up humble pie to those who saw Week 1 and went, "Oh, now I get it...I'll […]
Week 3 Waiver Wire Pickups & Adds
Week 2 was ugly in the early slate with low-scoring games and QB injuries across the board. Things picked up through the afternoon but the typical surprises that make fantasy football so aggravating at times resurfaced. Touchdown vultures, mid-game injuries, and big-name duds (looking at you, Alvin Kamara) were all present. Nevertheless, we move on to […]
The Cut List - Time To Let Go? Week 3
As a hardcore NFL fan and one who loves to play couch-General Manager a little more than I probably should, the one thing I've learned is that mistakes are okay. They're going to happen. Drafting in the NFL Draft or fantasy football for that matter is incredibly difficult. Don't believe me? Go back and look […]
Wide Receiver Waiver Wire Pickups - Week 3
NFL Week 2 was extremely chaotic, with injuries happening at a blistering pace. But wide receiver ended up being a fairly safe position this week, aside from multiple Texans wideouts getting hurt ahead of a a short week for the Texans. Below, you'll find some wideouts that you should be targeting on the waiver wire […]
Quarterback Waiver Wire Pickups - Week 3
Week 2 of the NFL season featured a ton of great games, especially in the late part of the evening. Minnesota and Arizona and Tennessee and Seattle, and Tampa Bay and Atlanta all featured competitive games between teams moving the ball and putting up points. Beyond that, we had several stellar passing performances once again […]
Surprise Fantasy Football Studs, Duds - Something or Nothing?
Week 2 of the NFL season is now in the books and while we saw many familiar names register top-fantasy performances there were a few surprises. The quarterback position was fairly predictable for the most part with Kyler Murray, Tom Brady, Lamar Jackson, Daniel Jones and Aaron Rodgers all registering top-five performances. Derek Carr, Daniel […]
Week 3 Player Rankings Breakdown- Woo Fantasy Podcast
Rotoballer analyst Brandon (@RotoSuperstar) is flying solo again! In this episode he tackles the rash of injuries that hit the NFL in Week 2 and how it will impact waiver wire adds. With more injuries to the 49ers backfield, is Elijah Mitchell officially the man? Can Daniel Jones keep up his surprising production? Also, he […]
Raiders Release Nevin Lawson Monday
The Las Vegas Raiders released cornerback Nevin Lawson on Monday due to injuries at other positions, according to a source. The Raiders hope to be able to add him back to their practice squad. Lawson was suspended for the first two games of the season for violating the league's policy on performance-enhancing substances. The Raiders […]
Video: Waiver Wire Tight Ends, Quarterbacks - Fantasy Football Week 3
Host Anthony Aniano of RotoBaller Radio discusses the 2021 fantasy football season and keeps you updated with all the latest news and analysis as he discuses the fantasy football season by breaking down the waiver wire for each position. Today he takes a look at some tight ends and quarterbacks to consider adding off the waiver wire. Be sure […]
Video: Waiver Wire Wide Receivers - Fantasy Football Week 3
Host Anthony Aniano of RotoBaller Radio discusses the 2021 fantasy football season and keeps you updated with all the latest news and analysis as he discuses the fantasy football season by breaking down the waiver wire for each position. Today he takes a look at some wide receivers to consider adding off the waiver wire. Be sure to also […]
Josh Jacobs Questionable To Face Dolphins This Week
Las Vegas Raiders head coach Jon Gruden said that running back Josh Jacobs (ankle, toe), who was inactive in the Week 2 win over the Pittsburgh Steelers, is questionable for the Week 3 meeting with the Miami Dolphins. Without Jacobs in the fold on Sunday, Kenyan Drake (71.2 snap percentage) and Peyton Barber (28.8) split […]
Derek Carr Questionable For Week 3
Las Vegas Raiders quarterback Derek Carr (ankle) had an MRI exam on his ankle on Monday, and head coach Jon Gruden thinks that Carr will be able to play in Week 3 against the Miami Dolphins. However, Gruden also called Carr "questionable" for this week. The 30-year-old signal-caller took a hard hit in the Week […]
PrizePicks NFL DFS Prop Picks - Lions vs. Packers Monday Night Football
Hello everybody and welcome! The 2021 NFL season is finally underway and that means our new friends over at PrizePicks have a TON of great props we can look to take advantage of. PrizePicks is a great DFS props site where you can choose to select plays in terms of fantasy points or single stats. […]
Waiver Wire Express - Week 3 Lightning Round
If Week 1 is considered getting our feet wet then Week 2 has us at least waist-deep in the fantasy season. Some of you are feeling elated en route to 2-0 while others are pleading for reinforcements as 0-2 looms. No matter your team's status, we've got you covered in the pursuit of perfection with the waiver […]
Monday Night Football Starts and Sits: Lions vs Packers Matchups
Football fans were spoiled by a primetime game in Week 1 in a seemingly lopsided matchup between the Ravens and Raiders. On paper, it looked like the Ravens would run away with the game. What we got instead was a massive game from Darren Waller, clutch plays from Bryan Edwards in the final minute and […]
Derek Carr (QB, LV) - Week 3 Waiver Wire Pickups
BALLER MOVE: Add in 14+ Team Leagues OWNED IN: 26% of Leagues ANALYSIS: Back-to-back top-10 finishes? Not bad? QB1 status two weeks into the season? Sublime. All of that even while throwing the ball to a subpar group of pass-catchers? Fantastic. Derek Carr has always been a boring fantasy player and not the definition of […]
Sunday Night Football DFS Lineup Picks for FanDuel, DraftKings - Week Two (9/19/2021)
Happy Sunday and welcome to week two Rotoballers! In what feels like the longest wait ever, NFL football is finally back. Most of us started our fantasy journies with football, so it's always nice when it comes around. Thanks to the advanced analytics of today, I'll do my best to provide you with as much […]
Hunter Renfrow Has Another Solid Week For Raiders
Las Vegas Raiders wide receiver Hunter Renfrow had another productive week, tallying five receptions on seven targets for 57 yards in a 26-17 victory over the Pittsburgh Steelers. Derek Carr rotated targeting his wide receivers pretty evenly on Sunday, but 27-year-old Renfrow is clearly emerging as one of his favorite new offensive weapons. Renfrow came […]
Kenyan Drake Plays Mixed Role In Week 2 Win
Las Vegas Raiders running back Kenyan Drake had seven carries for nine yards and five receptions on seven targets for 46 yards in Sunday's 26-17 win over the Pittsburgh Steelers. The 27-year-old was expected to take on the bulk of the rushing duties Sunday with Josh Jacobs sidelined with a toe injury. Instead, Vegas opted […]