Laiatu Latu To Stay In Los Angeles?
The Los Angeles Rams have the impossible task of trying to replace the retired Aaron Donald this year, but it would be a big win if they were able to land UCLA edge rusher Laiatu Latu with the 19th overall pick in the first round of this year's NFL draft. The 6-foot-5, 259-pound former rugby […]
Avoid These Tight Ends in 2024: Fantasy Football Outlook
My friend Andrew Cooper (@CoopAFiasco on X) says it all the time. To be a top-producing tight end for fantasy football, you have to be one of two things, an athletic freak or a top-2 target earner on your team. Preferably both, with a lean toward being a top-2 target earner first. But it's an […]
Early Division Standings Predictions for 2024 - NFL Power Rankings
We are now less than three weeks away from the 2024 NFL Draft. Teams are currently working around the clock to finalize their draft boards. It’s just one of the ways teams are trying to improve their rosters. The beauty of the NFL? There’s always parity. Surprise teams emerge and teams once thought of as […]
Best Fantasy Football Landing Spots for Top Rookie TEs - 2024 NFL Draft
It was just one year ago that a deep tight end class was entering the 2023 NFL Draft. Dalton Kincaid was a first-round pick to the Buffalo Bills, while Sam LaPorta, Michael Mayer, Luke Musgrave, Luke Schoonmaker, and Brenton Strange all went in the second round. Even Tucker Kraft -- who had a respectable rookie […]
The 10 Best Rookie Seasons in NFL History
The NFL Draft is coming up at the end of the month. A number of rookies will come into the NFL and make an immediate impact, while others will struggle to get going. But will any player rank among the best rookies ever in the NFL? We've seen some great performances from first-year players in […]
Early Fantasy Football ADP Analysis - Values and Avoids
When preparing for your fantasy football draft, it’s always a good starting point to see where players are being selected in drafts. One way you can do so is by analyzing average draft position (ADP). This helps you get an edge in your league by identifying breakouts, values, or potential busts. Depending on the site, […]
Stefon Diggs Fantasy Football Trade Impact - What The Trade Means for Texans, Bills and Fantasy
This is an article I did not expect to write. Or maybe, as a Bills fan, I hoped that I never had to write it. When the news broke that Stefon Diggs was traded to the Texans I had to check multiple times that it was not from a burner account. But it is true. […]
Dynasty Fantasy Football Orphan Teams - How To Claim An Existing Dynasty Team
At its very core, the game of fantasy football is intended to deliver a unique experience in which you are an NFL owner, general manager, and head coach, all in one role. Seasonal fantasy football replicates the responsibilities in fun, user-friendly packaging, but fantasy football dynasty leagues appeal even more to a savvy fantasy player […]
Dynasty Primer No. 1: How to Value Fantasy Football Dynasty Draft Picks
This offseason, I convinced the powers that be at RotoBaller to approve a "Dynasty Primer" article series. Through these articles, I hope to address some big issues in fantasy football dynasty that go unanswered or underaddressed far too often. The biggest among these issues is how to properly value dynasty draft picks, which we will […]
Next Gen Stats Review: 2023 Quarterbacks and Passing Advanced Stats
We're wrapping up the Next Gen Stats review with quarterbacks after covering running backs, wide receivers, and tight ends. As someone who dives into advanced metrics often, Next Gen Stats is a free resource to look at common and slightly different stats. We often use adjusted yards per attempt, air yards, and on-target percentages for quarterbacks However, Next Gen […]
Early Fantasy Football Running Back Sleepers for Best Ball Drafts (2024)
So what's a "sleeper" anyway? In its purest form, it's a player that's being "slept" on. They are players who should be valued more highly by the fantasy football community for one reason or another. No, De'Von Achane is not a sleeper, stop kidding yourself. But maybe Raheem Mostert is? Maybe, maybe not, considering the […]
Rams Bring Back Receiver Tyler Johnson
The Los Angeles Rams agreed to an undisclosed deal to re-sign wide receiver Tyler Johnson on Saturday. Johnson was with the team's practice squad all year but was active in Week 18 and caught two of his three targets for eight yards and a touchdown against the San Francisco 49ers. The former fifth-round pick (161st […]
2024 Fantasy Football Best Ball Strategy: Late-Round Sleepers, Targets, and Values
Fantasy football has become a year-round game, with dynasty leagues being more popular than ever. However, best ball leagues are the fastest-growing form of fantasy football. Several platforms have added best ball leagues over the past few years. Yet, Underdog Fantasy remains my favorite. Most of their drafts are 12 teams and 20 rounds. Let’s […]
Early Look at Tight Ends in 2024 Fantasy Football Drafts
It is never too early to start looking at players for your upcoming fantasy football drafts. The NFL Draft will be here in no time, but we do have to wait a while for the 105th season of the NFL to start. Exploring the tight end landscape now can hold you over until it is […]
Top-10 NFL Offenses Since 2000
Agree or disagree, the NFL’s banning of the hip-drop tackle is another sign the league favors offenses in today’s game. From a ratings standpoint, it’s understandable when you consider how much fun it is to watch teams light up the scoreboard. Over the years, the NFL has witnessed some truly incredible offenses. But where do […]
2024 NFL Free-Agency Winners and the Fantasy Football Impact- Part III
Throughout the NFL's offseason, many players see their fantasy football values fluctuate based on their movement and personnel decisions by their respective teams. Throughout this series, we have identified 12 players who have seen their fantasy football value increase over the free-agency period. The final big fantasy football value movement will come after the NFL […]
Cody Davis Retiring From NFL
Veteran safety Cody Davis is retiring from the NFL, according to his X account on Thursday. Davis originally went undrafted out of Texas Tech in 2013, but he was signed by the St. Louis Rams as a free agent and spent five years with the organization. He then played two seasons with the Jacksonville Jaguars […]
Rams Re-Sign Linebacker Michael Hoecht
The Los Angeles Rams re-signed linebacker Michael Hoecht to an undisclosed deal earlier this week. Hoecht didn't receive any offers from other teams this offseason after the Rams placed a right-of-first-refusal tender on him. The 26-year-old entered the NFL in 2021 with the Rams as an undrafted free agent out of Brown University and he […]
Early Look At Wide Receivers In 2024 Fantasy Football Drafts
The upcoming NFL Draft is less than a month away. While everyone is excited for the NFL Draft, fantasy players are looking forward to the regular season. While we won’t have meaningful NFL football for months, it’s never too early to prepare for your fantasy football drafts. Last year, the fantasy football world saw multiple […]
2024 NFL Draft Late-Round Sleepers
The 2024 NFL Draft is less than a month away. While everyone focuses on the quarterback class and the first round, the draft isn’t over after Thursday night. NFL teams win or lose the draft depending on what they do in the middle and late rounds. Last year, Puka Nacua didn’t get any top-100 consideration, […]
Will the Lions Extend Jared Goff's Contract This Offseason? 2024 NFL Outlook
Jared Goff's career in Los Angeles didn't take off like many expected after his appearance in Super Bowl LIII, and he was traded to the Lions for Matthew Stafford. Goff's first season in the Motor City was terrible, but he has completely turned things around over the last two seasons. In 2022, he almost led […]
2024 NFL Free-Agency Winners and the Fantasy Football Impact - Part I
Free agency symbolizes the start of a new NFL season. It's the first opportunity for NFL clubs to start addressing their weaknesses and considerably impacts how the upcoming season plays out. Just as free agency can improve or worsen a team's outlook, a player's fantasy football value is also impacted. Free agency marks the real […]
Coach Knows Ball: Malik Nabers 2024 NFL Draft Film Breakdown of LSU WR
Welcome to Coach Knows Ball, an NFL Draft series analyzing the top prospects in the 2024 class. I'm a college football coach with nine years of NCAA experience and have been scouting NFL Draft prospects for over 15 years. This series will give a deep dive into the film of some of the top players […]
List of the Top-20 Highest-Paid Quarterbacks- NFL Salary Breakdown in 2024
Quarterback. It’s arguably the most important position in all of professional sports. If you’ve got a star quarterback, you can be a perennial title contender for 10-15 years. One of the downsides that come with a stud quarterback, though, is that they are expensive to keep. Such an impactful position demands a high cost. Sadly, […]
Tre'Davious White To Join Rams
The Los Angeles Rams and free-agent cornerback Tre'Davious White intend to agree upon a one-year, $8.5 million contract, according to White's agents. White will join a revamped LA secondary that recently added Darious Williams. The veteran cornerback has struggled to stay on the field in recent seasons, having appeared in just 10 total games over […]
2024 Top-200 Fantasy Football Rankings - Post Free Agency Edition
Fantasy football drafts are still five months away, but rankings and how fantasy managers value all of the players are constantly changing. With the better part of free agency in the rearview mirror and the best players on their new teams, we can re-evaluate our rankings to see which players have moved up and down. […]
Fantasy Football: Early Look At Running Backs In 2024 Fantasy Football Drafts
Unfortunately, Week 1 of the 2024 NFL regular season is still over six months away. However, the game of fantasy football is a year-round event. Therefore, it’s never too soon to prepare for your upcoming fantasy football drafts. Last year, the running back position was full of surprises. Kyren Williams was a top-six running back […]
Stetson Bennett Expected To Participate In Offseason Activities
Los Angeles Rams general manager Les Snead said quarterback Stetson Bennett is working out in Dallas, and he is expected to join the team for offseason workouts in the coming months. The two-time National Champion at Georgia was selected in the fourth round of last year's NFL Draft, but he was placed on the reserve/non-football […]
Early Best Ball Quarterback Fantasy Football Sleepers (2024)
The 2023 fantasy season was a wild one, and just like every year, we saw some under-the-radar quarterbacks who were league-winning QBs and some other QBs who were hyped up but failed to live up to the expectations. There's still a lot of time left before the 2024 season starts, but after the first week […]
Larrell Murchison Re-Signs With Rams
The Los Angeles Rams are re-signing defensive lineman Larrell Murchison to a one-year deal, according to Ari Meirov of the 33rd team. Murchison was a fifth-round selection in the 2020 NFL Draft by the Tennessee Titans out of N.C. State, but he was released by the organization midway through the 2022 season. L.A. claimed him […]