Will MarShawn Lloyd Play In Week 1? Fantasy Football Injury Update

MarShawn Lloyd was drafted in the third round of the 2024 NFL Draft by the Green Bay Packers. A dynamic, explosive playmaker from USC, Lloyd quickly established himself as the clear second-string RB and will back up lead-back Josh Jacobs in 2024. Unfortunately, Lloyd is dealing with a hamstring injury, which has put his status […]

Jordan Addison Says He's Definitely Playing In Week 1

Minnesota Vikings second-year wide receiver Jordan Addison (ankle) said he is definitely playing in the Week 1 regular-season opener this Sunday against the New York Giants after recovering from a high-ankle sprain. Addison was officially limited in Thursday's practice for the second straight day this week. Meanwhile, Jalen Nailor, who is also dealing with an […]

Updated Fantasy Football Team Defense (D/ST) Rankings for Week 1 - Buccaneers, Seahawks, Jets, Bengals, Browns, Chargers, Falcons, Saints, Giants

Welcome to Week 1 RotoBallers - we are here to guide you on starting the right defense with our updated team defense (D/ST) fantasy football rankings for Week 1 of the 2024 season. Fantasy football managers usually stream team defenses, except when it comes to elite DSTs like the Jets, Browns, Ravens, 49ers, and Cowboys. […]

Workhorse Fantasy Football Running Back Rankings for All 32 Teams - Expected Snap Counts Analysis

There have been increasingly fewer "workhorse" running backs in the NFL. More teams are shifting towards "committee" roles in their backfields for various reasons. This can frustrate fantasy football managers, as it reduces the concentration of fantasy points for RBs and makes it more difficult to obtain league-winning or even high-scoring RBs. The situation varies […]

Updated Fantasy Football Rankings for Week 1 PPR: Derrick Henry, Rashee Rice, Xavier Worthy, Devonta Smith, Chase Brown, Christian Watson, Stefon Diggs

Football is back! Week 1 officially kicks off with the Kansas City Chiefs and Baltimore Ravens on Thursday. It's time to set those winning fantasy lineups with our updated fantasy football rankings for Week 1 of the 2024 NFL season. Use our overall Week 1 rankings for all positions (QB, RB, WR, TE, FLEX, K, […]

Week 1 Defense (DEF) Streamers and Starts - 2024 Fantasy Tiers, Rankings

We're back RotoBallers! Week 1 of the 2024 NFL season is approaching and with that comes our Week 1 fantasy football defense streamers and D/ST rankings for the 2024 season. Many of your fantasy drafts demand a team defense in the lineup -- and if you opt not to pay up for an elite fantasy […]

Week 1 Waiver Wire Pickups - After The Draft Free Agent Adds for RB, WR, TE, QB (2024)

Welcome back, ladies and gentlemen! It’s officially NFL season. Sure, no games have been officially played yet, but fantasy football drafts are (almost) all in the rear-view window, and now, we are all patiently waiting for the season to get officially underway. All the preseason games are done. The rosters are at 53 men. This […]

Fantasy Football Injury Reports For Week 1 (Thursday Updates): Puka Nacua, Jaylen Waddle, Keenan Allen, Kyle Pitts, Davante Adams, and more

The 2024 NFL season kicks off tonight as the defending Super Bowl Champion Kansas City Chiefs host Lamar Jackson, Derrick Henry, and the Baltimore Ravens. Unfortunately, injuries are already a factor before the opening slate of the fantasy football season. Our injury updates and reports for Week 1 as of Friday, September 4, 2024, will […]

Updated FLEX Fantasy Football Rankings for Week 1 (PPR) - Jaylen Warren, Chuba Hubbard, Rico Dowdle, Joshua Palmer, Dontayvion Wicks, Tyjae Spears, more

The fantasy draft season is pretty much over, and now our focus shifts to Week 1. Most fantasy leagues start one or two flex spots when filling out a starting lineup. At RotoBaller HQ, we are here to help you decide on those all-important FLEX spots with our updated FLEX fantasy football rankings for Week […]

Vikings Targeting Week 7 Return For T.J. Hockenson?

ESPN's Jeremy Fowler writes that the Minnesota Vikings are loosely targeting a return around Week 7 for injured tight end T.J. Hockenson (knee), who is still recovering from a torn ACL and MCL that he suffered late last year. Hockenson has opened the 2024 season on the Physically Unable to Perform list, as expected, meaning […]

Updated Tight End Fantasy Football Rankings for Week 1 (PPR) - Evan Engram, Brock Bowers, Jake Ferguson, David Njoku, Taysom Hill, Tyler Conklin

Football is officially back, and it's time to start thinking about setting those winning Week 1 lineups! We are back with more fantasy football rankings -- this time, we are zeroing in on tight ends. In this article below we've got you covered with our updated tight end (TE) fantasy football rankings for Week 1 […]

Updated Kicker Fantasy Football Rankings: Week 1 - Jake Elliott, Jason Meyers, Matt Gay, Ka'imi Fairbairn, Jason Sanders, Tyler Bass, Younghoe Koo, more

Rarely do fantasy managers get excited about kickers, but the 2024 NFL season opens with a matchup of arguably the two best kickers in the NFL. Kansas City's Harrison Butker and Baltimore's Justin Tucker have been strong fantasy options for years, and they should remain top scorers among kickers in 2024. However, the position as […]

Updated Quarterback Fantasy Football Rankings for Week 1 - Anthony Richardson, C.J. Stroud, Will Levis, Jordan Love, Jayden Daniels, Brock Purdy, Jared Goff

The new NFL season is finally here, and Week 1 kicks off with an exciting matchup, especially at the QB spot. Patrick Mahomes and the defending Super Bowl Champion Kansas City Chiefs will take on Lamar Jackson and last year's AFC runner-ups, the Baltimore Ravens, on Thursday night. We combed through the quarterback position and […]

Updated Running Back Fantasy Football Rankings for Week 1 (PPR) - Jahmyr Gibbs, De'Von Achane, James Conner, Chase Brown, J.K. Dobbins, Alvin Kamara

After a long offseason wait, Week 1 of the 2024 NFL season has finally arrived. With Thursday and Friday night games kicking things off, it's time to start digging into Week 1 rankings. Our team's updated running back (RB) fantasy football rankings for Week 1 of the 2024 season will help you make head-scratching decisions at […]

Updated Wide Receiver Fantasy Football Rankings for Week 1 (PPR) - Tank Dell, Nico Collins, Brandon Aiyuk, Chris Olave, Jayden Reed, Jaylen Waddle

The opening slate of the 2024 NFL season is set to begin, meaning it's time to start digesting Week 1 rankings! Our updated wide receiver (WR) fantasy football rankings for Week 1 of the 2024 season are here to help you make those tough start-or-sit decisions to get a "W" in your first matchup of […]

Minnesota Vikings D/ST Must Start In Week 1

The Minnesota Vikings will bring their exotic and confusing defensive scheme on the road against the New York Giants in Week 1, and they are a must-start and should be picked up in every league. The Vikings' defense, led by defensive coordinator Brian Flores, used unique blitz packages last year to confuse opposing offenses in […]

Will Reichard Solid Option At Kicker In Week 1

Minnesota Vikings kicker Will Reichard makes his NFL debut on the road against the New York Giants. Successful kicker plays are often ones on somewhat competent offenses against below-average defenses, and that perfect storm is scheduled to happen in MetLife Stadium this week. The Vikings should be able to move the ball well with the […]

Josh Oliver Touchdown-Dependent Tight End In Week 1

Minnesota Vikings tight end Josh Oliver is nominally the starter for the team in their Week 1 game against the New York Giants. The good news for the 27-year-old tight end is that he will likely get to start on the field in the position for the first month of the year as usual starter […]

Week 1 Waiver Wire Rankings - Fantasy Football Pickups Include Brian Thomas Jr., Rico Dowdle, Jaleel McLaughlin, Bucky Irving, Greg Dortch, Jaylen Wright

Welcome RotoBallers to the 2024 fantasy football season! Once fantasy football drafts have been completed, it's time to start looking at ways to improve your rosters through the waiver wire. We kick off our series of waiver wire articles with our Week 1 fantasy football waiver wire rankings for 2024 to help you make the […]

FAAB Waiver Wire Bidding - Fantasy Football Pickups to Target for Week 1

Hello, RotoBallers, and welcome to another FAAB-tastic fantasy football season. While early adds have hundreds of context-laden wrinkles, we must do our job in presenting waiver options here. As always, joining our famous waiver wire pickups list and our weekly fantasy football waiver wire columns by position, this column focuses on suggested waiver wire bidding percentages […]

Running Back Fantasy Football Waiver Wire Pickups for Week 1: Top Free Agent Adds Include Ray Davis, Jordan Mason, MarShawn Lloyd, Kimani Vidal, more

We have arrived at the threshold of another long-awaited NFL regular season, as the first kickoff of Week 1 is rapidly approaching. The collective euphoria that engulfs the fantasy football community in anticipation of season openers for all 32 teams is also fueled by the first opportunity to evaluate the players you assembled on your […]

Deeper-League Waiver Wire Adds for Week 1: Samaje Perine, Tyrone Tracy Jr., Darnell Mooney, Andrei Iosivas, Sam Darnold, Jonnu Smith, more

After a long and painful offseason of waiting, the 2024 fantasy football season is just around the corner! While fantasy drafts are still taking place, many of them have been completed, and it's never too early to check the waiver wire for potential lotto-ticket bench stashes ahead of Week 1. Even if you love your […]

IDP Waiver Wire Pickups and Defensive Streamers for Week 1 (2024)

This preseason has given us hints about how some teams might deploy their defenses, hints that could help us make last-minute waiver wire adds in IDP fantasy football before the season starts. There are still some unanswered questions. When the Rams traded their leading tackler, Ernest Jones IV, to the Titans for just a 2026 […]

Week 1 Kicker Streamers and Starts - 2024 Fantasy Tiers, Rankings

The 2024 NFL season is almost here! I know that is something you have been patiently waiting for. Now, with fantasy drafts either done or finishing up, you should take another look (or 10) when setting your lineup for Week 1. Picking the right kicker to start for Week 1 is more important than you […]

2024 NFL QB Power Rankings: All 32 Starting Quarterbacks for Week 1

We’ve finally made it. Week 1 of the 2024 NFL season is here and after a long spring and summer, your favorite team is ready to break your heart yet again.  The quarterback landscape will be interesting this season with a few old faces in new places (Kirk Cousins, Aaron Rodgers, Russell Wilson) and three […]

Top 450: Updated Fantasy Football Rankings for 2024 Drafts - Half-PPR Updates for Ja'Marr Chase, Rashee Rice, Jordan Addison, Jayden Reed, more

The 2024 NFL season is so close you can taste it! Many are still drafting, so make sure to dominate your remaining drafts with our NFL team's freshly-updated top 450 half-PPR fantasy football rankings for 2024 drafts. These rankings cover all positions - QB, RB, WR, TE, K, DST. The first few round of drafts […]

Updated Fantasy Football Kicker (K) Draft Rankings for 2024 - Ka'imi Fairbairn, Cairo Santos, Younghoe Koo, Matt Gay, Cameron Dicker, Brandon Aubrey, more

Much to the chagrin of some fantasy managers, kickers are still a huge part of fantasy football. Usually, managers wait until the last few rounds to draft their kickers. Still, if you managed to snag the high-scoring kicker late, it could be the difference between winning or losing a league matchup. We break it down […]

Updated Fantasy Football Quarterback (QB) Draft Rankings for 2024 - Updates for Jordan Love, Caleb Williams, Trevor Lawrence, Justin Herbert

Can you feel it? It's exciting as we are so close to Week 1 kicking off! However, sadly, the fantasy football draft season is coming to an end. Drafts are still ongoing, and the grind continues as fantasy managers prepare for their upcoming drafts. At RotoBaller HQ, we are back with updated rankings and focus […]

Vikings Optimistic About Jordan Addison's Ankle

Minnesota Vikings wide receiver Jordan Addison (ankle) is trending toward suiting up in Week 1, according to head coach Kevin O'Connell. The second-year wideout has been dealing with an ankle issue since being carted off the practice field in mid-August. O'Connell says they "feel good" about Addison playing against the New York Giants. The 22-year-old […]

Justin Jefferson A Must Start In Week 1 Against The Giants

Minnesota Vikings wide receiver Justin Jefferson is starting for any team that drafted him in the first round this year. No wide receiver has been as productive in receiving yardage through four seasons, and his receiving yards per game have increased yearly, topping off at 107.4 yards per game last season. With that said, the […]