Dalvin Cook Could See Easier Workload In Week 1

Minnesota Vikings running back Dalvin Cook will get touches in Week 1, but the amount remains to be seen. Although Cook is fully recovered from the ACL injury he suffered last season, the Vikings may choose to limit Cook's workload for the first week or two. Cook is unquestionably the best running option on the […]

Kyle Rudolph Has TE1 Status For Week 1

Minnesota Vikings tight end Kyle Rudolph could not have asked for a better situation. He has an offensive coordinator in John DeFilippo that loves utilizing tight ends, a quarterback in Kirk Cousins that has formed fantastic rapports with tight ends throughout his career, and a Week 1 matchup against the San Francisco 49ers who allowed […]

Kirk Cousins Should Be Top-10 QB In Week 1

Minnesota Vikings quarterback Kirk Cousins will be looking to prove himself in the Week 1 matchup with the San Francisco 49ers. Cousins has been a consistent fantasy performer over the past three seasons, and now he is at the helm of the best offense he has ever played with. The 49ers allowed the 12th most […]

Adam Thielen Offers Solid Upside In Week 1

Minnesota Vikings wide receiver Adam Thielen will be lining up in the slot fairly frequently on Sunday against the San Francisco 49ers. This poses to be a great matchup for the 28-year-old, as the embattled K'Waun Williams will be the nickelback responsible for holding Thielen in check. Thielen is coming off a fantastic season that […]

Stefon Diggs Set To Start Season Strong In Week 1

Minnesota Vikings wide receiver Stefon Diggs will be a fringe WR1 option for fantasy owners when he takes on the San Francisco 49ers this upcoming Sunday. The 49ers were the 22nd ranked team against the pass in 2017 and they also allowed the sixth most wide receiver touchdowns. The 49ers added cornerback Richard Sherman in […]

Prep For The Playoffs Now! Drafting QB Based on Playoff Opponents

While playing the same quarterback at the end of the season that you draft at the beginning is not guaranteed, there may be some leagues in which it is a must. Whether it be a best ball league (acceptable) or a league which limits roster moves (unacceptable!), if you need to find a quarterback in […]

Fantasy Football Pop Quiz - NFC South

It's about time for the NFC South to get rolling again, with another year of high expectations that the division will almost certainly have a hard time living up to. Matt Ryan and the Atlanta Falcons. Cam Newton and the Carolina Panthers. Drew Brees and the New Orleans Saints. A fourth team that I'm contractually […]

The Running Back Handcuff Hedge - Who To Handcuff

This article was updated on 9/4 to account for the Jerick McKinnon and D'Onta Foreman injury updates. We have learned over time that the running back position is without question the most volatile in fantasy football. This understanding is based upon the percentage of injuries versus the other skilled positions, NFL teams increasingly using split back committees creating […]

Late-Round Tight Ends Who Will Outperform Their ADP

Soon after your drafts have begun, you are presented with a decision concerning how quickly you will invest in the tight end position. There are advantages to making the sizable investment that is necessary in order to secure one of the elite options, although that also entails bypassing gifted running backs and wide receivers with […]

Fantasy Football Pop Quiz - NFC North

In an effort to write these columns before the start of the season, I thought I'd get some help on this issue. So I asked my wife, who is a big Green Bay Packers fan, what her thoughts were on the 2018 fantasy football season. As a note, my wife is a highly regarded researcher […]

Kirk Cousins - Still Underrated and Undervalued?

Why? Why is it so hard for analysts and fantasy players to give Kirk Cousins any respect? By this point in time he must be feeling like Rodney Dangerfield. Yes, he is going to a new team with a new offense. But this is where the hardship stops. Despite obvious upgrades across the field and […]

Hot Take NFL Podcast - Season Preview With Guest Sam Lane

RotoBaller writer Blake Sullivan and Fantrax HQ writer Steven Toroni are joined by Sam Lane to share their thoughts on fantasy drafts, the outlook for teams and player, and provide some hot takes on fantasy football. This radio show is sponsored by our good friends over at RTSports. Be sure to tune into RotoBaller Radio on SiriusXM (channel […]

To Handcuff or Not to Handcuff at RB?

Handcuffing running backs has been a long-standing practice when it comes to assembling a fantasy team. When you draft a stud running back in a great situation, you're hoping you can keep a hold on that situation all season. We've seen backup running backs carry teams to championships in the past, such as the famous […]

Roc Thomas To Open Season As Fourth RB

Minnesota Vikings rookie running back Roc Thomas has made the team's final 53-man roster as the fourth running back on the depth chart. He'll be behind Dalvin Cook, Latavius Murray and fellow rookie Michael Boone. Thomas will be fighting for scraps and special teams work, so he's not an option in redraft leagues unless injuries […]

Terence Newman Announces Retirement

Minnesota Vikings cornerback Terence Newman announced his retirement on Saturday. He was set to enter his 16th professional season, but instead he will join the team's coaching staff immediately. Newman spent nine of his 15 seasons playing for head coach Mike Zimmer. The soon-to-be 40-year-old entered the league in 2003 as the fifth overall pick […]

Latavius Murray (RB, MIN) - Fantasy Football Draft Values

BALLER MOVE: Target ~115 CURRENT ADP: ~130 ANALYSIS: Potential owners should strongly consider Murray among their late-round options, as his credentials as a former 1,000-yard rusher (2015: 1,066 yards), combined with his track record of reliability as a goal line option to provide evidence that he can deliver favorable production when he is given the opportunity. […]

Vikings Expected To Release Kendall Wright

The Minnesota Vikings are expected to release wide receiver Kendall Wright, according to NFL Network's Tom Pelissero. Wright signed a 1-year deal in March with just $300K guaranteed, but the Vikings are opting to go young with Laquon Treadwell, Stacey Coley, and Brandon Zylstra rounding out the receiving core behind Stefon Diggs and Adam Thielen. […]

Pat Elflein Activated Off Of PUP List

Minnesota Vikings starting center Pat Elflein (ankle, shoulder) was activated off of the PUP list on Saturday morning. He is expected to be at practice Sunday, but he will still be unavailable for Week 1 of the regular season. Regardless, this is a massive step in the right direction for a Vikings o-line that has […]

Brandon Zylstra Will Make 53-Man Roster

Minnesota Vikings wideout Brandon Zylstra looks like he will be on the 53-man roster, according to the Star Tribune's Ben Goessling. Zylstra was another Viking who had an impressive camp, which he culminated with a TD catch in the preseason finale. Like most of these fringe players, they have severely limited fantasy upside. Zylstra will […]

Mike Boone Safely On 53-Man Roster

Minnesota Vikings running back Mike Boone is "safely" on the 53-man roster, according to a source of Chris Tomasson. This is really no surprise as Boone was fantastic all preseason long and was regularly praised by Vikings head coach Mike Zimmer. Boone will be the RB3 behind the talented duo of Dalvin Cook and Latavius […]

Chad Beebe Cut By Vikings

Minnesota Vikings wide receiver Chad Beebe was cut from the 53-man roster on Saturday afternoon. Beebe was a bit of a fan favorite, and while he had a decent camp, there was simply too much talent on the roster for him to sneak his way on. Even if he made the team, there was practically […]

Top Risers, Fallers - ADP Movement and Analysis

As we approach the final stretch of fantasy football drafts before the start of the season, average draft positions (ADPs) are changing on a daily basis. My job is to make sure you are up to date and not reaching on certain players, so I have tracked all of the significant risers and fallers since […]

Five Overvalued Wide Receivers in 2018 Drafts

As draft season approaches, it is important to remember that each player has a certain value. Every player can become a good selection for fantasy owners if they provide good value relative to their ADP's entering the draft. Therefore, a common strategy among fantasy football players is to draft players who have fallen below their […]

Touchdown Regression Candidates - Quarterback

Throwing a lot of touchdowns? Good! Throwing a lot of touchdowns at a rate that surpasses either your average level or the league average level? Good when it happens, but maybe not so good the next year, when you can come crashing back down to Earth. Not every quarterback is going to throw for Drew […]

Preseason Running Back Depth Chart Analysis

Be sure to stay updated all season long with our constantly updated Running Back (RB) Depth Charts for fantasy football. The regular season is right around the corner and each team's depth chart is mostly complete! Before diving into the fantasy season, RotoBaller has you covered with some last minute running back depth chart recaps […]

Injury Spin - Five Quarterbacks To Target

One of the most important decisions fantasy players must make during a draft is when to go after a quarterback. Going after one early usually doesn’t make that much sense. There isn’t a huge drop off between the top guys like Aaron Rodgers and mid-tier guys listed below, and they come at a much lower […]

Injury Spin - Five Tight Ends To Target

The tight end position may seem thin this year, but we have five great options to target that are a low injury risk with high upside. Inside Injuries predicts the impact of injuries on player performance by using data analytics, medical expertise and statistical modeling. You can read all about them and the great work they […]

Vikings Release Cayleb Jones

The Minnesota Vikings released wide receiver Cayleb Jones on Friday. Jones was already suspended for the first four games due to performance-enhancing drugs, so the writing had been on the wall.

Vikings Letting Tavarres King Go

The Minnesota Vikings are waiving wide receiver Tavarres King (leg) on Friday with an injury designation. King had a career-high 18 receptions for 240 yards and the first three touchdowns of his NFL career in eight games with the Giants in 2017. Even if he would've made the final roster in Minnesota, he wouldn't have been […]

Wide Receiver Dynasty Rankings - Tiers and Analysis

The rankers here at RotoBaller are committed to providing you with detailed fantasy football rankings for dynasty leagues. Our rankings also include tiers which supply a more detailed breakdown on which players to target for your rosters, along with the performers that you should avoid. These rankings are updated continuously and should be used as […]