Cam Akers Could Return Against Tampa Bay
Los Angeles Rams running back Cam Akers (personal) could return and play in Sunday's contest against the Tampa Bay Buccaneers. Sean McVay said Wednesday "he had a good talk with Cam Akers," who has been inactive the past two games and wasn't traded by Tuesday's deadline. The 23-year-old will return to practice on Thursday. He […]
Cam Akers Will Return To Practice Thursday
Los Angeles Rams running back Cam Akers (personal) will return to practice Thursday. He has been inactive the last two games for what the team called personal reasons. The Rams could not find a trade partner for Akers by the NFL trade deadline, and he will return to the team for Thursday's practice. The 23-year-old […]
NFL DFS Must Avoids and Injuries for Week 9 (Premium Content)
All other Premium Tools can be accessed on the premium dashboard. Welcome to our weekly Must Avoids and Injuries series for our NFL DFS Premium Subscribers. Below, you'll find our expert's top players to avoid this week and a snapshot of the injuries that matter heading into the DFS main slate. We're looking at the […]
Snap Counts, Touches, and Usage Analysis for Fantasy Football Week 9
Welcome to Week 9 of the fantasy football season. This article series takes the recent snap and touch history of skill players into account, and now that we have three weeks in the books there is a bit more of a sample to work with. Week 8 saw a litter of players across the league […]
Van Jefferson To Be Limited Wednesday
Los Angeles Rams wide receiver Van Jefferson (knee) will be limited in practice on Wednesday after making his season debut in the Week 8 loss to the San Francisco 49ers. In his first game of the year, Jefferson played 53 percent of the offensive snaps and wasn't targeted at all. Fantasy managers that have been […]
Cooper Kupp To Sit Out Of Practice Wednesday
Los Angeles Rams wide receiver Cooper Kupp (ankle) will not practice on Wednesday. Head coach Sean McVay said this week that Kupp doesn't have structural damage in his ankle, but the team will hold him out on Wednesday as a precaution. Kupp is still expected to play in Week 9 against the Tampa Bay Buccaneers. […]
Week 9 Wide Receiver Rankings for Fantasy Football: A.J. Brown, Tee Higgins, Mike Evans, Keenan Allen, Chase Claypool, Mack Hollins
With six teams on a bye, the pool of wideouts on the fantasy radar is as large as ever this season. There was also one notable wideout trade just before the NFL's trade deadline, so that will shake up one wide receiver room moving forward. We've got you covered with our updated Week 9 fantasy […]
Week 9 Waiver Wire Rankings - Fantasy Football Pickups Include Isaiah Likely, Rachaad White, Kyren Williams, Ronnie Rivers, Kenyan Drake
Welcome to Week 9 RotoBallers, and another round of waiver wire pickups! We have seen new injuries emerge for fantasy football and players who may be breaking out. As you consider who to pickup for your rosters, as always we're here to help you sift through it. Each week our NFL team puts out a […]
Fantasy Football Injury Reports For NFL RBs: Week 9 Updates for Ezekiel Elliott, Gus Edwards, Mark Ingram, Elijah Mitchell, Kyren Williams
Below you will find our fantasy football injuries roundup for running backs as of November 2nd, coming out of the eighth week of NFL action. There have been new developments surrounding the injury statuses of various NFL running backs, including Ezekiel Elliott, Gus Edwards, Mark Ingram II, Elijah Mitchell, and Kyren Williams. The fantasy football […]
Fantasy Football Injury Reports For NFL WRs: Week 9 Updates for Cooper Kupp, Ja'Marr Chase, Keenan Allen, Mike Williams, Adam Thielen
The injuries continue to pile up for fantasy managers and unfortunately, it seems as though the names are getting bigger and bigger. In Week 8, superstar receiver Cooper Kupp tweaked his ankle, but it seems fantasy managers got lucky with him. There are plenty of receivers fantasy managers are hoping to get back onto the […]
Week 9 Waiver Wire Pickups and Free Agent Adds – All Positions
We are officially heading into the trade deadline week of the 2022 NFL season. The trade deadline has heated up in recent seasons as general managers have become more open to making moves and adjusting their rosters. This is a practice every good fantasy football manager needs to practice, as well. There are several important […]
FAAB Waiver Wire Bidding - Fantasy Football Pickups to Target for Week 9
Week 8 may not have brought a bevy of injuries but there are still actionable moves to be made. The margins are going to be tight this week with six teams going on bye. If you need a QB then be sure to poke around and see who else will be seeking a fill-in as […]
Deeper-League Waiver Wire Adds for Week 9: Kadarius Toney, Jaylen Warren, Travis Homer, Marcus Mariota, Terrace Marshall
The NFL season keeps chugging along, and as fantasy managers, there's never a time to stop looking for deep league gems and potential late-season lotto-ticket stashes. These fantasy football waiver wire pickup suggestions are for fantasy managers in deep leagues of 14-teams or more or a higher number of bench spots than traditional fantasy leagues. […]
Rams Hope Cam Akers Will Play For Them Again
The Los Angeles Rams turned down multiple offers for running back Cam Akers before Tuesday's trade deadline and are now working with Akers' agent in hopes that he'll play for them again this season, according to sources. Akers has been inactive the last two games for what the team called personal reasons. Meanwhile, Ronnie Rivers […]
The Cut List – Who to Drop for Fantasy Football Week 9
Through seven weeks of NFL football, the 43.4 total points per game average is the lowest it has been since 2010. This, of course, is resulting in much lower fantasy matchups, but it's making what to do with the backend of our fantasy rosters an absolute nightmare. In recent years, fantasy managers seemed to be […]
Week 9 Tight End Rankings For Fantasy Football: T.J. Hockenson, Taysom Hill, Evan Engram, Dawson Knox, Brock Wright
We're inching closer to the fantasy football playoffs, and we just saw one of the biggest tight end trades just before the NFL trade deadline with T.J. Hockenson finding a new home in the NFC North. There are several tight ends on a bye and a few more who are banged up, so our updated […]
Week 9 Running Back Rankings for Fantasy Football: Alvin Kamara, Derrick Henry, Joe Mixon, D'Onta Foreman, Nyheim Hines
The NFL's trade deadline shook up several running back depth charts, so our updated Week 9 fantasy football running back rankings, as of November 2nd should have some shakeups, too. None of the big-name backs were dealt, but there are plenty of backs with affected fantasy football outlooks. Our goal is to help you set […]
NextGen Stats - Week 8: RB Breakdowns and Takeaways
We're officially past mid-season and if that doesn't make you sad enough, how about the fact that even the trade deadline has passed us now? Eh? Was that what ultimately broke your hopes of football staying on forever? Too bad. The good news, as always, is that a new week full of games is ahead. […]
Should I Pickup Ronnie Rivers For Week 9 Fantasy Football? Waiver Wire Outlook
The Rams started their third different running back of the season this past Sunday against the San Francisco 49ers, opting to go with undrafted free agent Ronnie Rivers over Darrell Henderson. Rivers out-touched Henderson 12-6, but ended up getting out-snapped by Henderson 24-21. In a three-way committee on Sunday, no Rams running back had anything […]
Is Cooper Kupp Healthy or Injured? Fantasy Football Injury Update
Los Angeles Rams wide receiver Cooper Kupp has taken the NFL and fantasy football by storm since uniting with Matthew Stafford at the start of the 2021 season, so his name popping up on the injury report is obviously a significant development that could have a major fantasy impact. After suffering an ankle injury in […]
DraftKings NFL DFS: Week 9 Price Analysis & Picks
Hey, RotoBallers! It's Jon Anderson back again to open up the week nine DFS slate! If you're new here, this is not meant to be a definitive "picks" article, but just a first look to point out the best game environments and best projections and value plays. Quite often, by Sunday I'm not on all […]
Ronnie Rivers (RB, LAR) - Fantasy Football Waiver Wire Pickups for Week 9
BALLER MOVE: Add in 12+ Team Leagues ROSTERED IN: 1% of Leagues ANALYSIS: The 6’ 0”, 195-pound Ronnie Rivers stockpiled 4,838 total yards while performing collegiately at Fresno State (3,417 rushing/1,421 receiving). Rivers was later signed as an undrafted free agent by Arizona before eventually being signed to the Rams’ practice squad in September. Rivers […]
Kyren Williams (RB, LAR) - Fantasy Football Waiver Wire Pickups for Week 9
BALLER MOVE: Add in 12+ Team Leagues ROSTERED IN: 46% of Leagues ANALYSIS: Williams accumulated 2,799 total yards during his final two seasons at Notre Dame, and Los Angeles traded up for the opportunity to seize him during last April’s NFL Draft (164th overall). The 5’9”, 195-pound Williams was placed on injured reserve after he […]
Rams Offered Multiple First-Rounders For Brian Burns
The Los Angeles Rams offered multiple first-round picks in exchange for Carolina Panthers defensive end Brian Burns. The Panthers have already traded away star running back Christian McCaffrey and wide receiver Robbie Anderson, and Burns is another potential trade chip ahead of Tuesday's deadline. The Rams won last year's Super Bowl but have been in […]
Waiver Wire Express - Week 9 Lightning Round Including Kenyan Drake, Joshua Palmer, Kadarius Toney, Isaiah Likely
Week 9 provided some normalcy after Week 8's injury chaos, but there are still plenty of moves to be made. Playoff pictures are starting to take shape so be honest about needs and address them appropriately. Check RotoBaller often for updates as we bring you an initial waiver wire lightning round heading into Week 9. […]
Running Back Waiver Wire Pickups for Week 9: Top Free Agent Adds Include Rachaad White, Kenyan Drake, Kyren Williams, Jaylen Warren
After eight weeks of the regular season, some of you have been able to embrace the numbers that have been assembled by the running backs that are contained on your rosters. Unfortunately, an increasing number of fantasy managers have encountered injuries, while others have contended with disappointing output due to a collection of unexpected developments. Six […]
Cooper Kupp Expected To Play In Week 9
The Los Angeles Rams said on Monday that wide receiver Cooper Kupp (ankle) is dealing with "tissue swelling in his ankle," but he is still expected to play in the Week 9 showdown against the Tampa Bay Buccaneers. Kupp, the WR1 in fantasy last season, tweaked his ankle at the tail end of the Week […]
Top Fantasy Football Injuries From Sunday: Cooper Kupp, Jonathan Taylor, Adam Thielen, DaVante Parker, Christian Watson
There weren't any majorly serious injuries to fantasy football stars on Sunday, but with six teams heading into a bye week, there will be more overall players on the fantasy radar for Week 9. That said, even some players on the fringe of being rosterable are worth monitoring. Our fantasy football injuries report highlights the […]
Biggest Week 8 Busts: Fantasy Football Reactions for Josh Jacobs, Daniel Jones, Davante Adams, Gave Davis, Tyler Higbee
The eighth NFL Sunday of the 2022 season has come and gone. Hopefully, you woke up on Monday morning feeling very good about how your week 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 […]
Cooper Kupp Day-To-Day With Ankle Injury
Los Angeles Rams wide receiver Cooper Kupp is being labeled day-to-day after he suffered a minor ankle injury in the loss to the San Francisco 49ers. Kupp sprained his ankle late in the game but turned in an eight-catch, 79 yards, and one touchdown performance. Kupp fantasy managers should stay up to date with his […]