Brandon Bolden - Week 9 Outlook for Fantasy Football

New England Patriots running back Brandon Bolden has been asked to pick up the slack in the absence of James White (hip) this season. He has done a fairly decent job, but doesn't produce the same type of impact as White in fantasy leagues. Bolden has made a splash a few times, but his usage […]

Damien Harris - Week 9 Outlook for Fantasy Football

New England Patriots running back Damien Harris has turned it on over the last few weeks. In fact, Harris has five touchdowns and two games of over 100 rushing yards in the last four contests. He'll head into a matchup against the Carolina Panthers who rank 19th in rush DVOA this season. Although, Carolina is […]

Mac Jones - Week 9 Outlook for Fantasy Football

New England Patriots quarterback Mac Jones is coming off a below-average performance during the Week 8 win against the Los Angeles Chargers. Jones has been able to help the Patriots stay in games, but he isn't an ideal fantasy option right now. He'll head into a Week 9 matchup against the Carolina Panthers, who rank […]

Wide Receiver Snap Counts and Target Trends - Week 8 Analysis

Your wide receivers remain essential components toward your primary goal of securing league championships. As the season unfolds, an expanding collection of tools are available that can provide you with an extensive level of knowledge regarding this critical position. Those results provide the foundation for this weekly statistical breakdown of the wide receiver position, which […]

Quarterbacks - Rest of Season Rankings for Fantasy Football

In a typical year, quarterback rankings aren't too important once we approach the midpoint of the season. As you know, this year has been anything but typical and that especially applies to the football world. Just this past week, several quarterbacks have suffered serious injuries and some big-name players will need to be replaced. Fantasy […]

Finding Tight End Breakouts - Champs, Chumps, and Contenders

What a lame NFL Trade Deadline. Fantasy managers everywhere were likely hoping for an Evan Engram trade or maybe an Eric Ebron trade. Both would have had monster fantasy implications. Sadly, the NFL Trade Deadline is just about one of the biggest sporting events that always disappoints. With absolutely no movement anywhere, fantasy status quos […]

Week 9 NFL - Single Stat DFS Prop Picks for PrizePicks

Hello everybody and welcome! The 2021 NFL season is well underway and that means our new friends over at PrizePicks have a TON of great props we can look to take advantage of. PrizePicks is a great DFS props site where you can choose to select plays in terms of fantasy points or single stats. […]

Early Week 9 Fantasy Football Rankings and Injury News: Taysom Hill, Saquon Barkley, Aaron Rodgers, Odell Beckham Jr.

Welcome to Week 9 RotoBallers. We just got through last week's games, but are back with our early Week 9 fantasy football rankings. The injury news and player updates are coming in quickly this week, so we are already starting up our rankings and analysis for Week 9 of the fantasy football season. As always, […]

Key Fantasy Football Data from Week 8

Eight weeks in the books now, and it was another wild week of football. More surprise performances, big-time duds, and one massive injury that will change your fantasy league's landscape for the rest of the year. I appreciate everybody that's been following along with this post series, and I hope you're getting used to using […]

The Running Game Is Alive! NextGen Stats Analysis

We're officially past mid-season and if that doesn't make you sad enough, how about the fact that even the trade deadline has passed us now? Eh? Was that what ultimately broke your hopes of football staying on forever? Too bad. The good news, as always, is that a new week full of games is ahead. […]

Week 9 Waiver Wire Rankings - Fantasy Football Pickups

Welcome to Week 9 RotoBallers. This week there are four teams and bye, and some major injury situations to deal with, so fantasy managers will be looking to make some important waiver wire pickups and roster changes for Week 9. Just like every other week, we are bringing you our in-depth waiver wire analysis and […]

Week 9 Waiver Wire Pickups & Adds

The NFL Trade Deadline is almost here, so many players who wouldn't otherwise have fantasy relevance may jump up in value. I won't list every possible player below but RBs like Marlon Mack, Ronald Jones, Ty'Son Williams, Salvon Ahmed, and Trey Sermon should be monitored closely up until the deadline. The coming week also returns […]

The Cut List – Who To Drop for Week 9?

I feel the need to come clean on two players who have finally made my cut list – and one of them comes with an asterisk. I have been hesitant to include Odell Beckham Jr. or Allen Robinson on the Cut List despite their extremely poor play and I think I need to explain why. When […]

Top Running Back Waiver Wire Pickups for Week 9: Boston Scott, Mark Ingram, Jaret Patterson, Jeff Wilson Jr.

After eight weeks of the regular season, some of you have been able to embrace the numbers that have been assembled by the running backs that are contained on your rosters. Unfortunately, an increasing number of you have been negatively impacted by injuries to your backs, while others have contended with disappointing output due to a […]

Waiver Wire Express - Week 9 Lightning Round

Well, Week 8 once again reminded us that nothing is certain in the NFL as the Jets beat the Bengals for a full dose of spooky on Halloween. There were also several in-game injuries and pregame pivots from Dak Prescott, Calvin Ridley, and more. Gather yourselves and let's dive into the waiver wire lightning round […]

Surprise Fantasy Football Studs, Duds - Real or Mirage?

In Week 8 we witnessed a few unfamiliar names register QB1 performances. Mike White finished as QB-2 in his first career start, Justin Fields seemed to have turned a corner to finish as QB-5 and Geno Smith took advantage of a great matchup against a bad Jaguars defense to finish as QB-8. Josh Allen, Jimmy […]

Jonnu Smith Continues To Slump

New England Patriots tight end Jonnu Smith hasn't been able to do much of anything through the first eight weeks of the season. The Patriots were hopeful he'd be a significant red zone target, but Smith only has one touchdown on the season. In Week 8, Smith caught both of his targets for 13 yards […]

Hunter Henry Snaps Touchdown Streak

New England Patriots tight end Hunter Henry came into a Week 8 matchup against the Los Angeles Chargers with a four-game touchdown streak. Sadly, Henry was unable to keep that streak alive against the Chargers on Sunday. He caught one of his three targets for 33 yards in the win. It wasn't a very successful […]

Jakobi Meyers Posts Another Sluggish Game

New England Patriots wide receiver Jakobi Meyers appeared to be the most reliable receiver for this offense, but has been quiet over the last few games. In Week 8, Meyers hauled in four of nine targets for 37 yards in the win over the Los Angeles Chargers. To be fair, it wasn't a very successful […]

Kendrick Bourne Targeted Seven Times In Week 8

New England Patriots wide receiver Kendrick Bourne has quietly put together a decent season through the first eight games of the year. In Week 8, Bourne hauled in four of his seven targets for 38 yards in the win over the Los Angeles Chargers. Those seven targets were the most Bourne has seen since Week […]

Nelson Agholor Posts 60 Yards In Win

New England Patriots wide receiver Nelson Agholor has struggled to find much success through the first seven weeks of the season. However, he was able to do some damage during the Week 8 matchup against the Los Angeles Chargers. Agholor hauled in three of his six targets for 60 yards in the win. Those 60 […]

Brandon Bolden Makes Minimal Impact In Week 8

New England Patriots running back Brandon Bolden hauled in six receptions last week, but was unable to have the same success in Week 8. Bolden rushed four times for 26 yards during the win over the Los Angeles Chargers on Sunday. Those four attempts on the ground were actually a season-high for Bolden. Sadly, he […]

Rhamondre Stevenson Gets Eight Attempts

New England Patriots running back Rhamondre Stevenson got back into the gameplan against the Los Angeles Chargers in Week 8. The rookie running back saw eight carries for 25 yards and hauled in one pass for five yards in the win. He was a healthy scratch last week and wasn't able to prove his worth […]

Damien Harris Gets 23 Carries Against Chargers

New England Patriots running back Damien Harris, as expected, saw a heavy workload during the Week 8 matchup against the Los Angeles Chargers. Harris rushed 23 times for 80 yards and one touchdown in the win. Those 23 carries tied a season-high for Harris, who hasn't seen that significant of a workload since the season […]

Mac Jones Has Lackluster Week 8 Outing

New England Patriots quarterback Mac Jones threw for over 300 yards for the first time in his career coming into this Week 8 matchup. Sadly, the rookie quarterback did not have the same success against the Los Angeles Chargers on Sunday. Jones completed 18-of-35 passing attempts for 218 yards and didn't throw a touchdown or […]

Kendrick Bourne, Nick Folk Active Against Chargers

New England Patriots wide receiver Kendrick Bourne (shoulder) and kicker Nick Folk (knee) are both active for the Week 8 game against the Los Angeles Chargers on Sunday. Bourne is averaging a very modest four targets and 50 receiving yards per game through the first seven weeks of the season. Last week in the blowout […]

Jonnu Smith Active On Sunday

New England Patriots tight end Jonnu Smith (shoulder) is officially active for Week 8 against the Los Angeles Chargers. Smith has been a low-upside TE2 for fantasy managers so far this season while sharing time with Hunter Henry, who has been the more productive pass-catching tight end in New England. Smith has only 18 catches […]

Rhamondre Stevenson Active, J.J. Taylor Inactive

The New England Patriots continue to play musical chairs with the team's running backs, as Rhamondre Stevenson is active for Week 8 while J.J. Taylor is a healthy scratch despite scoring a pair of touchdowns last week. It appears that New England is just going to continue to decide on game day who out of […]

Updated Week 8 Flex Rankings (Top 200)

Welcome to Week 8 RotoBallers. Below are our updated consensus Week 8 Flex rankings for fantasy football. Choosing the right fantasy football Flex option will be an important factor for many teams in a tricky week filled with byes and injuries. Speaking of which, included below some running notes on relevant injuries, player news and […]

Updated Week 8 PPR Rankings (Top 400)

Welcome RotoBallers to Week 8 of the fantasy football season -- a week where there are two teams on bye, and most fantasy football managers are still recovering from last week's brutal lineup crunches. Below you will find our updated Week 8 PPR fantasy football rankings. Each week we are here to provide you with […]