Three Quarterbacks Who Will Make Their First Pro Bowl in 2024 - Early NFL Predictions
The Pro Bowl is the only time throughout the season that NFL fans get to see all the best players in the game on the field together. While many players -- including quarterbacks -- eventually opt out of playing in it after a long season, some notable players still take part in the Pro Bowl […]
2024 Fantasy Football Dynasty Rookie Rankings For Superflex Leagues: 10-1
Now that we’re coming off our rookie fever, it’s time to see where the newest NFL players stack up against the veterans. That’s right, we’re talking rookies and dynasty rankings. My name is Ellis Johnson and this is my sixth year writing NFL content with RotoBaller. In this article, I am going to list my […]
Re-Drafting The 2014 NFL Draft: Entire First Round Do-Over
There comes a time when names in an NFL Draft board become careers. General managers will receive a rightful verdict based on how the careers of their chosen players panned out. Attempting to predict a football athlete's trajectory based on their college football stats and game tape is a nuanced art. It's a realm of […]
Backup Wide Receivers to Stash in 2024: Fantasy Football Deep-League Sleepers
The 2024 NFL season will be here before we know it, meaning fantasy football is ramping up from this point on. As the popularity of fantasy football has grown, more and more fantasy managers are playing in deep leagues consisting of 14+ teams and/or a ton of additional roster spots. Drafting a high-ceiling starting lineup […]
Do NOT Draft Josh Jacobs for Fantasy Football (2024)
Every offseason, fantasy managers tend to get carried away, positively and negatively, on a handful of players. Their ADPs skyrocket or plummet way more than they should. Oftentimes, when this happens, one overarching narrative quiets out everything else. For these two extremes to occur, many individuals ignore previously known facts. This article will dispel and […]
One Fantasy Football Sleeper Candidate for Every AFC Team – 2024 Fantasy Football Outlook
The 2024 fantasy football season is still a few months away. However, it’s never too early to prepare. Fantasy players want to draft players at an ADP value while avoiding those who will bust. More importantly, fantasy players want to find sleepers who turn into stars. Let’s look at a sleeper candidate for every AFC […]
Rookie Values? 2024 Fantasy Football Sleepers
With the 2024 NFL Draft in the rearview mirror and the 2024 NFL season fast approaching, fantasy football drafts will be here before we know it. NFL rookies make an impact in fantasy football every season. Some are expected, but it is the unexpected rookie contributors that are of most interest in fantasy. There is […]
Brock Bowers vs. David Njoku - Who Should I Draft in 2024 Fantasy Football?
Fantasy managers are in a bit of a pickle deciding between the electrifying rookie Brock Bowers of the Las Vegas Raiders and the seasoned yet ascending David Njoku of the Cleveland Browns. This decision isn't just tough; it's akin to choosing between a sleek new sports car and a reliable yet flashy classic. Both are […]
Dynasty Fantasy Football - Five 2024 NFL Draft Losers To Buy Low On
Will Levis was supposed to be a top-three quarterback last season, but he spent the whole first day of the draft watching uncomfortably as he was passed over. Now, he is a starting quarterback for the Titans who holds potential value in Superflex and dynasty leagues. Draft capital is the best predictor of NFL production, […]
Early 2024 Fantasy Football Rankings And Analysis: Tight Ends
Fantasy football players like to start preparing and researching well ahead of their 2024 drafts. In this installment of my early positional rankings release, I provide updated 2024 seasonal ranks. Consensus rankings from the RotoBaller staff can be found here. In this article, I supply some of my thoughts when constructing the 2024 tight-end rankings. […]
Fantasy Football Running Back Value Picks - Aaron Jones 2024 Fantasy Football Outlook
Fantasy football managers are likely hesitant to draft Aaron Jones this season. He's 29 years old -- he'll turn 30 in December of this year -- and he's coming off a season where he missed six games. Jones failed to record a 35% snap share in three other contests and was completely useless for fantasy […]
2024 NFL Season Prime-Time Game Schedule - NFL Season Outlook
The anticipation for the 2024 NFL season was amplified on May 15 when the NFL released each team's 2024 schedule. Even though we all knew the opponents each team would play against, there is something special about seeing the final product -- the order of division and out-of-division games, seeing the marquee matchups throughout the […]
Is Keenan Allen Still A Fantasy Football WR1 With The Chicago Bears? 2024 Fantasy Football Outlook
Chicago Bears wide receiver Keenan Allen has had an outstanding career. He finished second in the Offensive Rookie of the Year award race in 2013. More importantly, the veteran wide receiver has made the Pro Bowl in six of the past seven years. The one season he failed to make the Pro Bowl was in […]
One Fantasy Football Sleeper Candidate for Every NFC Team – 2024 Fantasy Football Outlook
While the upcoming fantasy football season is still months away, it’s never too early for fantasy players to prepare for their drafts. Fantasy players want to avoid drafting players who will bust, potentially costing them a championship. More importantly, fantasy players want to find sleepers who turn into stars like Nico Collins and Puka Nacua […]
Early 2024 Fantasy Football Rankings And Analysis: Running Backs
Fantasy football players like to start preparing and researching well ahead of their 2024 drafts. In this latest installment of my early positional rankings release, I provide updated 2024 seasonal ranks. Consensus rankings from the RotoBaller staff can be found here. In this article, I supply some of my thoughts when constructing the 2024 running […]
Time To Hang It Up: Five NFL Running Backs That Should Retire Before The 2024 Season
The 2024 NFL offseason has been littered with notable retirements. Aaron Donald, Fletcher Cox, Jason Kelce, Matt Ryan, and Matthew Slater headline a long laundry list of retirees. Former Arizona Cardinals running back double threat David Johnson hung up his helmet recently to join the group tired of being tackled. He should not be the […]
Is Aidan O'Connell or Gardner Minshew the QB1 for the Raiders?
The Las Vegas Raiders had an opportunity to select one of the highly-touted quarterback prospects in the 2024 NFL draft. However, doing so entailed giving up some assets to move up the draft board. Eventually, six quarterbacks were taken before they went on the clock for the 13th overall pick. As it turned out, the […]
Aaron Jones, Ty Chandler - Fantasy Football Outlook for Minnesota Vikings RBs in 2024
The Minnesota Vikings offense will look a little different in 2024. Quarterback Kirk Cousins left in free agency, and the team replaced him with first-round pick J.J. McCarthy. McCarthy or free-agent signing Sam Darnold will start the year as the Vikings quarterback. Even the running position has changed for Minnesota this offseason. They released Alexander Mattison -- who started the 2023 season […]
Fantasy Football Tight End Winners From the 2024 NFL Offseason
The tight end position, long held captive by Travis Kelce, has become much more interesting. While the tippy-top production has dipped with Kelce getting just a touch older, the general position is much deeper. Last season gave us breakout performances from Sam LaPorta, Trey McBride, and, to a lesser extent, Dalton Kincaid. This season, we’ll […]
List of Current NFL Head Coaches (Updated 2024)
Being an NFL head coach is like wearing several caps at once. They have to get the most out of the team built by the front office, hoping the players will become Pro Bowlers or All-Pros. Likewise, they must handle tough questions from the media, especially after a loss. They must answer with class and, if […]
Maxx Crosby Gets Pay Raise
The Las Vegas Raiders and star defensive end Maxx Crosby have agreed to a restructured contract that pays him an extra $6 million in 2024, according to Adam Schefter of ESPN.com. The team also moved an additional $1.2 million into 2025. As Schefter notes, the Raiders wanted to reward Crosby for being a standout player […]
Fantasy Football Early-Round Players You Must Avoid in 2024 - Fantasy Football Busts
With fantasy football season fast approaching, it's time for an early look at potential overvalued players in the early rounds of 2024 drafts. Whiffing on picks in the first three or four rounds can be devastating in your search for a fantasy football championship, so be sure to proceed with caution early on draft day. […]
Fantasy Football Dynasty Price Check - Christian Watson (2024)
Christian Watson had a very slow start to his NFL career early on in the 2022 season, struggling with injuries and drawing the ire of Aaron Rodgers in his NFL debut. However, Watson went off from Week 10 onward, averaging 65.4 yards per game and finishing as the overall WR4 (standard format) during that span. […]
2024 Fantasy Football Dynasty Rookie Rankings For Superflex Leagues: 30-21
Now that we’re coming off our rookie fever, it’s time to see where the newest NFL players stack up against the veterans. That’s right, we’re talking rookies and dynasty rankings. My name is Ellis Johnson and this is my sixth year writing NFL content with RotoBaller. I also contribute to FantasyPros Expert Consensus Rankings and […]
Fantasy Football Running Back Winners From the 2024 NFL Offseason
The NFL Draft and free agency are officially complete. With these big transactional periods in the rearview window, fantasy managers can now officially look back and see who has been the biggest winner of the offseason. For this series, I’ll review each fantasy-relevant positional group and identify the biggest winners and why they’re winners. The […]
Fantasy Football Rookie Spotlight: Jamari Thrash
Draft capital matters for fantasy football players, but more so early in drafts with a 0.576 correlation for top-10 picks and fantasy points per game for wide receivers over the past five seasons. For context, the correlation plummets to 0.004 for picks 11-32, with a slightly better correlation (0.131) to PPR/G for Rounds 5-7 at […]
Top Fantasy Football Breakout Candidates At Each Position: 2024 Fantasy Football Outlook
We might still be a couple of months away from fantasy football drafts, but it's never too early to start identifying potential breakout candidates. Last season, those breakout candidates were league winners and helped fantasy managers win a championship. Players like C.J. Stroud, Kyren Williams, Puka Nacua, and Trey McBride all broke out in 2023. All four players were also key for fantasy […]
Fantasy Football Rookie Tight Ends You Must Have in 2024
With the draft and schedule release behind us, it’s time to try and pick out some potential sleepers and stashes we may be looking to add to our fantasy rosters this year. One position that historically underwhelms from a fantasy perspective during rookie campaigns is tight end. But, we saw Detroit rookie Sam LaPorta make […]
Early Fantasy Football ADP Analysis For FFPC Leagues: Running Backs
It is never too early to check on fantasy football Average Draft Position reports. High-stakes competitors have already started drafting in seasonal formats on the Fantasy Football Players Championship (FFPC) platform. In this feature, I focus specifically on early FFPC ADP trends at running back. I have highlighted 10 notable RBs to consider from completed […]
CeeDee Lamb vs. Tyreek Hill – Who Should I Draft In 2024 Fantasy Football?
While Justin Jefferson and Ja'Marr Chase were the first two wide receivers drafted in almost every fantasy football league last season, neither superstar ended the year in the top three. Instead, CeeDee Lamb and Tyreek Hill were the top two wide receivers. Fantasy players will have a decision to make this upcoming season. Christian McCaffrey […]