Week 5 Fantasy Football Contingency Guide: Deeper Options to Consider

These unpredictable times we are living in are causing fantasy football players to make adjustments on the fly and prepare for anything to happen. We have your Week 5 lineup contingency plans here. With uncertainty surrounding a few teams, and two on byes, you may have to dig deeper for lineup options. Some of the […]

Now Is the Time to Sell High on Dak Prescott

Dak Prescott came into the season as a consensus top-five quarterback in fantasy football. Through four games, the Dallas Cowboys QB has soared past those expectations, completing 68% percent of his passes for 1,690 yards, nine touchdowns, and three interceptions. Currently ranked as QB1, Dak is on an absurd pace of 6,000+ passing yards on […]

Coaching Matters: Offenses That Will Improve From Week 4

This series continues into its fourth week of where I dive into offensive areas that will improve or decline based on coaching in order to glean insight as to fantasy football value. In Week 4, we saw performances such as the Arizona Cardinals wide receivers only totalling 67 receiving yards, the Cleveland Browns running backs taking 35 carries for 228 […]

The Cut List (Week 5) - Time to Let Go?

We have reached the point in the season where you will inevitably encounter players once featured in the “hold” category, be demoted to the “drop” portion of the entry. As the sample size of games increases, it will be harder to recommend a hold on a “let’s see” approach. There are naturally exceptions to this, […]

Ryan Fitzpatrick Will Start Against 49ers

Miami Dolphins head coach Brian Flores has officially named quarterback Ryan Fitzpatrick the starter for Week 5 against the 49ers. While it sounds like the coaching staff was considering all options, including giving rookie first-rounder Tua Tagovailoa his first NFL start, they decided to stick with the grizzled veteran for at least another week after […]

FAB Bidding - Week 5 Waiver Wire Targets

It's time to break out the wallets! Alongside 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). In case you were not aware, several fantasy sports platforms are switching from […]

Week 5 Waiver Wire Pickups & Adds

The bye weeks officially begin, although a couple of teams have already taken theirs prematurely due to COVID. Hopefully, no other games are delayed but we know to always be prepared for unexpected changes to the schedule. The waiver wire will be more important in 2020 than any previous season, especially after waivers clear in […]

Waiver Wire Express - Week 5 Lightning Round

While Week 4 hasn't yielded as many injuries as Weeks 2 and 3, we're still tracking several relevant names potentially going down and who would step up. Key injuries include: Austin Ekeler (hamstring), Nick Chubb (knee), Noah Fant (ankle), O.J. Howard (Achilles), Tyler Eifert (concussion), and Jordan Akins (concussion). And of course, there are the Covid-related […]

Running Back Waiver Wire Pickups - Week 5

Some of you were forced to contend with significant injuries to your running backs during the matchups of Week 4, while others experienced frustrating output and inconsistent patterns of usage. The sudden bye weeks for Tennessee, and Pittsburgh, also created unexpected challenges for anyone with Derrick Henry, or James Conner. Uncertainty surrounding the status of New […]

Wide Receiver Waiver Wire Pickups - Week 5

Another week is in the books, though not how we expected, with one game postponed until later in the year and Patriots/Chiefs postponed until Monday night. We saw some good wide receiver performances this week, some of which came from unexpected places. We saw two long touchdowns from random Chargers receivers, for example! Who expected […]

Week 4 Outliers Analysis - We Must Overreact!

There were 17 quarterbacks that scored at least 20-fantasy points in Week 4 with Dak Prescott leading the charge. Teddy Bridgewater, Justin Herbert and Sam Darnold were some unfamiliar faces that cracked the top-10 this week, but other than those guys none of the big producers really surprised us. As a whole, tight ends weren't […]

Ryan Fitzpatrick Expected To Start In Week 5

Miami Dolphins head coach Brian Flores said that he expects quarterback Ryan Fitzpatrick to get the start in Week 5 against the 49ers. "I understand where everybody's coming from with Tua and I get all that," Flores said. "At the same time, he's a young player, he's coming off the injury, so we'll make the […]

Justin Herbert (QB, LAC) - Week 5 Waiver Wire Pickups

BALLER MOVE: Add in 2QB Leagues ROSTERED: 16% of Leagues ANALYSIS: God bless the doctor who punctured Tyrod Taylor's lung. No, seriously, I hope Taylor recovers soon and everything is good with him, but had that not happened we might have gone through 2020 without watching Herbert at all, who knows? With Taylor out since […]

Ryan Fitzpatrick (QB, MIA) - Week 5 Waiver Wire Pickups

BALLER MOVE: Add in 2QB Leagues ROSTERED: 35% of Leagues ANALYSIS: I've been telling you for a while now: without Jameis Winston in the active roster of starting quarterbacks, Ryan Fitzpatrick is the closest thing we have to a boom-or-bust player at the position. Is that great? No. Is it bad? Neither. In fact, and […]

Jason Sanders Has Incredible Game

Miami Dolphins kicker Jason Sanders was basically the only player on this team that could score in Week 4. Sanders connected on all five of his field goal attempts during the loss to the Seattle Seahawks. He finished with 15 of the 23 points the Dolphins scored in this one. The Dolphins offense hasn't given […]

Mike Gesicki Held To One Reception

Miami Dolphins tight end Mike Gesicki showed a promising performance in Week 2, but has two total receptions since then. In Week 4, Gesicki finished with one reception on three targets for 15 yards in the loss to the Seattle Seahawks. It was a rough game for Gesicki who was expected to play well against […]

Preston Williams Fails To Produce

Miami Dolphins wide receiver Preston Williams has failed to impress during the first four games of the regular season. He hauled in one of his three targets for 15 yards during the Week 4 loss to the Seattle Seahawks. Williams has promising upside, but has continued to disappoint this season. At this point, Williams can […]

Isaiah Ford Gets Targeted 10 Times

Miami Dolphins wide receiver Isaiah Ford surprisingly saw 10 targets during the Week 4 loss to the Seattle Seahawks. Sadly, Ford was only able to haul in four of those 10 targets for 48 yards. The Dolphins continue to involve Ford in their offense, but he hasn't been able to capitalize on his chances. Miami […]

DeVante Parker Hauls In 10 Receptions

Miami Dolphins wide receiver DeVante Parker (ankle) was basically the only bright spot for this offense in Week 4. He hauled in 10 of his 12 targets for 110 yards in the loss to the Seattle Seahawks. He did miss a little bit of time due to an ankle injury, but was able to check […]

Jordan Howard Invisible Against Seahawks

Miami Dolphins running back Jordan Howard was basically invisible during the Week 4 loss to the Seattle Seahawks. He carried the ball two times for two yards and caught one pass for negative three yards. The Dolphins goal line back was a ghost in this game and continues to lose fantasy value at a rapid […]

Matt Breida Posts Dud In Week 4

Miami Dolphins running back Matt Breida continues to struggle to get anything going on the ground this season. He carried the ball three times for nine yards in the Week 4 loss to the Seattle Seahawks. The good news is, Breida caught three passes for 39 yards through the air. The Dolphins use a three-back […]

Myles Gaskin Held In Check By Seattle

Miami Dolphins running back Myles Gaskin has been heavily involved in the offense over the last few weeks. Gaskin has quickly become the lead back in Miami, but was not able to get much going during the Week 4 matchup versus the Seattle Seahawks. He rushed 10 times for 40 yards in the loss. Gaskin […]

Ryan Fitzpatrick Finishes With Over 300 Yards

Miami Dolphins quarterback Ryan Fitzpatrick was expected to be a reliable streaming option, but failed to capitalize on his opportunities. He completed 29 of 45 passing attempts for 315 yards with zero touchdowns and two interceptions in the loss to the Seattle Seahawks. He somewhat saved his fantasy value by adding six carries for 47 […]

DeVante Parker Heading To Locker Room

Miami Dolphins wide receiver DeVante Parker has gone to the locker room after having is ankle/foot looked at in Sunday's game against the Seattle Seahawks. Something to monitor during the day, as the Dolphins don't have a ton of depth at the wide receiver position should Parker wind up not returning to this game and […]

Updated Week 4 Wide Receiver Rankings

Welcome to Week 4 RotoBallers. Below are our updated consensus Week 4 wide receiver rankings for fantasy football, including some running notes on relevant injuries, player news and rankings updates: Julio Jones, Calvin Ridley Questionable For Monday Russell Gage Good To Go For Monday Davante Adams Questionable For Monday Night D.J. Chark Jr. Has No Injury […]

Updated Week 4 Running Back Rankings

Welcome to Week 4 RotoBallers. Below are our updated consensus Week 4 running back rankings for fantasy football, including some running notes on relevant injuries, player news and rankings updates: Carlos Hyde Has Been Ruled Out Joe Mixon Likely To Take Field Sunday Kareem Hunt Expected To Be In Mix For Sunday Chris Carson Expected To […]

Updated Week 4 PPR Rankings (Top 400)

Welcome to Week 4 RotoBallers. Below are our updated consensus Week 4 PPR rankings for fantasy football, including some running notes on relevant injuries, player news and rankings updates: DeAndre Hopkins Officially Active In Week 4 Carlos Hyde Has Been Ruled Out Terry McLaurin Active For Week 4 Julio Jones, Calvin Ridley Questionable For Monday Russell […]

Fantasy Football Starts and Sits: Matchups Analysis for Week 4

Hi, y'all! Three weeks of NFL action are in the books and we're moving on to another. Welcome to our Week 4 matchup analysis and start/sit column for fantasy football. Each week we'll be analyzing every game from the Sunday slate, helping you optimize your fantasy lineups and take down your opponent. Be sure to check back […]

Wide Receiver Matchups To Target in Week 4

The Week 3 wide receiver matchup article featured three top-10 options highlighted by Allen Robinson, Cooper Kupp and Tyler Boyd who all came through with big games. Darius Slayton was targeted seven times but he came up small, and Marvin Jones underwhelmed because the Lions remained dedicated to the running game against the Cardinals, which is […]

Top 10 Fantasy Football Busts for Week 4

Week 4 is here, RotoBallers! This is often when fantasy managers begin adjusting their season-long expectations and attempt to separate mirage from reality. As the weeks roll along, we accumulate useful data for making start/sit decisions. With three weeks of matchups in the books, we can begin to see trends developing as we determine which […]