Rhamondre Stevenson A Low-End RB1 Against The Jets

New England Patriots running back Rhamondre Stevenson continues to be productive as the team's lead back. He has rushed for 276 yards on 55 attempts while catching 14 passes for 88 yards over the last three weeks. The 24-year-old will be busy again in Sunday's matchup against the New York Jets despite Damien Harris (hamstring) […]

Fantasy Football Injury Reports For Week 8 (Friday Updates): Ja'Marr Chase, DK Metcalf, D'Andre Swift, James Conner, Darren Waller

There are some big-name fantasy cornerstones banged up heading into Sunday, so our injury updates and reports for Week 8 as of Friday, October 28, 2022, will get you up to date on the latest news surrounding key players. As always, some players have more "real" risk to miss Week 8, but things change quickly, […]

Finding Tight End Breakouts for Fantasy Football – Buy/Sell Trade Targets for Week 8

We're officially about halfway through the fantasy football regular season and with seven games in the books, teams and players are pretty much who they are. We shouldn't be expecting any miracles from here on out, but that doesn't mean things can't change. It just means we need to be realistic in regard to our […]

Rest of Season Half-PPR Rankings: Fantasy Football Top 200 for Week 8

We're through seven weeks of fantasy football and just absorbed a brutal Week 7 filled with injuries, so let's move on with a dose of Rest-of-Season ranks. We aim to assess players moving forward as if we drafted today to help orient you to build winners through waivers or trades, so today we present Week […]

Wide Receiver Snap Counts and Target Trends - Risers and Fallers for Week 8 (2022)

You are already aware that wide receivers will play a critical role in the success of your teams. The undeniable volatility that exists with the running back position has also presented an increasing rationale for prioritizing wide receivers when you build your rosters – both at the onset of your drafts and as you manage […]

Should I Start James Robinson in Week 8? Fantasy Football Outlook Post Trade

James Robinson was about to be one of the most-dropped players in fantasy football following the goose egg he laid in Week 7. Robinson scored less than seven points for the fourth-consecutive game and failed to touch the ball in his last game with the Jacksonville Jaguars. James Robinson's fantasy outlook underwent a colossal change […]

Should I Pickup Michael Carter For Week 8 Fantasy Football? Waiver Wire Outlook

New York Jets running back Michael Carter expects to have a heavy workload in Week 8 against the New England Patriots following Breece Hall's season-ending ACL injury. The second-year back from UNC played in 73% of snaps last week and led the Jets with 45 receiving yards. Michael Carter will compete with Ty Johnson and […]

Fantasy Football Injury Reports For Week 8 (Thursday Updates): Ja'Marr Chase, D'Andre Swift, Ezekiel Elliott, Chuba Hubbard, Mark Andrews, Russell Wilson, Allen Lazard

We’ve made it to Week 8 of the NFL season, and about to kick things off with Thursday Night Football. Before you start to finalize your Week 8 fantasy football lineups, let's make sure you're updated on the latest and most important NFL injury news. Today's updated fantasy football injuries report highlights several players for […]

The Cut List – Who to Drop for Fantasy Football Week 8

Another week of NFL football, another edition of the Cut List. One of the biggest mistakes I see fantasy managers make is not making enough moves. Don't be afraid to be wrong. A stagnant roster is often a losing one. From draft day to the fantasy football playoffs, your roster should look very different than […]

Early Week 8 Tight End Rankings For Fantasy Football: Tyler Higbee, Zach Ertz, Taysom Hill, Hayden Hurst, Kyle Pitts, Cade Otton

Travis Kelce has been the biggest fantasy superstar at tight end over the past five years, and with him and Gerald Everett on a bye, the position as a whole takes a hit. Whether fantasy managers need one-week streamers or aid with start-or-sit decisions -- our Week 8 fantasy football tight end rankings, as of […]

Mac Jones Will Start Against Jets

New England Patriots quarterback Mac Jones took around 90 percent of the first-team repetitions in practice on Wednesday and will start in Week 8 against the New York Jets, according to a source. Jones returned from a three-week absence due to a severe high-ankle sprain and didn't look good in the Monday night loss to […]

Week 8 Wide Receiver Rankings for Fantasy Football: Amon-Ra St. Brown, Romeo Doubs, D.J. Moore, Drake London, Elijah Moore

Wide receiver is always the deepest position in fantasy football and with leagues of all shapes and sizes, there's a large pool of wideouts in play this week. Our early Week 8 fantasy football wide receiver rankings, as of October 26th give the pecking order of important pass-catchers. Our goal is to help you set […]

Week 8 Running Back Rankings for Fantasy Football: Derrick Henry, Travis Etienne, Raheem Mostert, Chuba Hubbard, AJ Dillon

The fantasy football season is flying by as we're already onto week 8, and with running back injuries piling up, there are unexpected players with real value in our Week 8 fantasy football running back rankings, as of October 26th. Any running back with a decent workload is on the fantasy radar, so our goal […]

Week 8 Waiver Wire Rankings - Fantasy Football Pickups Include Michael Carter, Parris Campbell, Latavius Murray, DeAndre Carter

Welcome to Week 8 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 […]

FAAB Waiver Wire Bidding - Fantasy Football Pickups to Target for Week 8

Congratulations on making it through seven weeks of chaotic, lower-scoring-than-usual NFL madness. Week 7 hit us with several key injuries but we do get a lighter bye week to ease the burden, with only the Chargers and Chiefs stepping out for a breather. Are you ready to dive into the free-agent market with me? Joining […]

Week 8 Waiver Wire Pickups and Free Agent Adds – All Positions

I'm back for my second go around here and after many Reddit suggestions looking for some deeper options, I'm hoping we're going to be able to satisfy and help all different league sizes from 8-team leagues to 12 and 14-team leagues. As always, if you need any suggestions or advice with your waiver claims, you […]

Deeper-League Waiver Wire Adds for Week 8: Van Jefferson, Boston Scott, Joshua Palmer, Sony Michel, Marquise Goodwin, Skyy Moore

We're almost halfway through the NFL season, and with bye weeks and injuries continuing the take fantasy studs out of action, working the waiver wire has never been more important. 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 […]

Fantasy Football Risers and Fallers - Week 8

Week 7 is officially in the books and we're now over a third of the way through the 2022 season. We now have a lot of good information we can use to help make decisions as we head into Week 8 and beyond. In this weekly column, we'll be looking at players whose arrows may […]

Early Week 8 Half-PPR Rankings for Fantasy Football: Travis Etienne, Michael Carter, A.J. Brown, Tyler Lockett, Parris Campbell

We're just about halfway into the NFL's regular season and with the fantasy football playoffs sneakily approaching, every week is a must-win situation. With injuries and bye weeks, rankings will go deeper than ever before. It's time to present our early Week 8 fantasy football half-PPR rankings for fantasy football, as of October 25. Our […]

NextGen Stats - Week 7: WR/TE Breakdowns and Takeaways

Okay, folks, I'm about to bring you bad news. If you're reading this, it is because you're trying to get an edge over your league mates to beat them this weekend. That means you're here to get informed on what to do and how to tackle your week's most pressing decisions. The bad news: these […]

Nelson Agholor A Possible Trade Candidate

New England Patriots wide receiver Nelson Agholor seems to have fallen down the team's depth chart and could be on the move ahead of the NFL trade deadline on November 1st. The 29-year-old played on 62.5% of offensive snaps during his first four games. However, that number has since dropped to 12% and six percent, […]

Should I Pick Up Latavius Murray? Fantasy Football Waiver Wire Outlook

Veteran running back Latavius Murray has been well-traveled of late, having played for the Baltimore Ravens, New Orleans Saints, and Denver Broncos since the beginning of the 2021 season. His most recent stop has been in Denver after the Broncos signed him off of the New Orleans practice squad ahead of Week 5 following the […]

DraftKings NFL DFS: Week 8 Price Analysis & Picks

Hey, RotoBallers! It's Jon Anderson back again to crack the can on week eight DFS! 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 […]

Nelson Agholor Disappears Again In Week 7

New England Patriots wide receiver Nelson Agholor played just three offensive snaps in the Monday night loss to the Chicago Bears and was unable to haul in his only target. It was an extremely disappointing performance from Agholor, especially with Kendrick Bourne (toe) not playing due to injury. New England's offense struggled as a whole […]

Jonnu Smith Catches Just One Pass Monday

New England Patriots tight end Jonnu Smith had just one catch on three targets for a four-yard gain in the Monday night loss to the Chicago Bears. Fellow tight end Hunter Henry didn't fare much better, catching one of two targets for a 12-yard gain in the 33-14 defeat. Smith had one more target than […]

Patriots Not Ready To Commit To Starting QB For Week 8

New England Patriots head coach Bill Belichick wasn't ready to name a starting quarterback for the Week 8 game against the New York Jets after the team's blowout loss to the Chicago Bears on Monday night in which starter Mac Jones was pulled after three series in favor of rookie Bailey Zappe. Jones' final play […]

Tight End Waiver Wire Pickups for Week 8: Top Free Agent Adds Include Cade Otton, Hunter Henry, Mike Gesicki, Greg Dulcich

National Tight End Day was not kind to all tight ends. Cleveland’s David Njoku injured his ankle. New York’s Daniel Bellinger got poked in the eye. Baltimore’s Mark Andrews did not catch a pass. To make matters worse for fantasy managers, Kansas City’s Travis Kelce is on bye this upcoming week and has easily been […]

Hunter Henry Held To One Catch In Loss To Bears

New England Patriots tight end Hunter Henry caught one of two targets for 12 yards in Monday's 33-14 loss to the Chicago Bears. Heading into Monday's contest, Henry had come off back-to-back productive games. The 27-year-old was limited to one catch and became a nonfactor in Monday's defeat. He has 14 catches for 168 yards […]

Tyquan Thornton Targeted Five Times In Monday's Loss

New England Patriots wide receiver Tyquan Thornton caught one of five targets for 19 yards in Monday's 33-14 loss to the Chicago Bears. He logged 40 snaps with the return of Nelson Agholor (hamstring) but was only able to secure one of his five targets in the Week 7 loss. The Patriots' rookie wideout has […]

Bailey Zappe Throws Two Interceptions In Relief

New England Patriots quarterback Bailey Zappe completed 14-of-22 passes for 185 yards, one touchdown, and two interceptions in Monday's 33-14 loss to the Chicago Bears. Zappe entered the game in relief for Mac Jones, who was benched for throwing an interception during the second quarter. The 23-year-old started hot, connecting with Jakobi Meyers for a […]