Denver Receivers Are Draft Steals with Joe Flacco at the Helm

Every year, there's at least one offense in fantasy football that drafters avoid like the plague. Last year it was the much-maligned Jets, with rookie QB Sam Darnold. According to current ADP this year's quarantined fantasy offense appears to be the Broncos. Most egregiously ignored in fantasy drafts is Denver's wide receiving corps, which has […]

Jamison Crowder (WR, NYJ) - 2019 Fantasy Football Sleeper

BALLER MOVE: Target Around ~140 Overall Current ADP: ~170 Jamison Crowder is currently the WR55 in RotoBaller's PPR rankings. He has an ADP of around 170 and experts are drafting him at an average overall position of 142. All of this for someone who has racked up the 37th-most PPR points since 2016 and has produced […]

Jarrett Stidham Finishes First Preseason Strong

New England Patriots quarterback Jarrett Stidham completed 18-of-28 passes for 228 yards, two touchdowns and one interception in the team's final preseason game. The rookie took all of the snaps in the Patriots final tune-up before the regular season begins. Stidham has done well by himself this preseason, finishing the exhibition portion of the season […]

Jakobi Meyers Finishes Preseason With 253 Receiving Yards

New England Patriots wide receiver Jakobi Meyers caught only one pass for 28 yards in the team's final preseason game. It was nice grab for Meyers but he ended up seeing only two targets of the game. Meyers has emerged as the star of training camp for the Patriots, finishing his preseason with 20 catches […]

Nick Brossette Has Made Strong Case To Make The Team

New England Patriots running back Nick Brossette once again led the way in the preseason, carrying the ball 20 times for 63 yards and one touchdown. Brossette also added 18 receiving yards on four catches in the final preseason game of the season. Brossette is battling for a spot in a crowded backfield but has […]

Josh Gordon Makes Preseason Debut

New England Patriots wide receiver Josh Gordon caught two passes for 30 yards in the Patriots final preseason game. Gordon's appearance on the field was met with cheers from Patriots fans and he saw six targets in the game. Few doubt Gordon's talent but questions about his availability due to off the field issues will […]

Julian Edelman Makes Preseason Appearance

New England Patriots wide receiver Julian Edelman played sparingly in the team's final preseason game, making one catch for 20 yards. Edelman missed a large portion of camp with a broken thumb so the team clearly wanted to get him a touch of game action. Edelman looked like his normal self out on the field […]

Demaryius Thomas Successful In Patriots Debut

New England Patriots wide receiver Demaryius Thomas made his Patriots debut in the team's final preseason game on Thursday. Thomas made quite an impression, catching seven passes for 87 yards and two touchdowns. The veteran has been recovering from a torn achilles since last season but this certainly was a step in the right direction. […]

Josh Gordon Officially Eligible For Week 1

New England Patriots wide receiver Josh Gordon is officially eligible to play in Week 1, according to the NFL. Gordon was conditionally reinstated earlier this month. Quarterback Tom Brady averaged more yards per attempt while targeting Gordon (10.4 yards per attempt) than any player in his illustrious career with a minimum of 30 attempts. Gordon […]

Julian Edelman Avoids Injury

New England Patriots wide receiver Julian Edelman (thumb) landed on his injured thumb and left the preseason finale Thursday, but the team insisted he is OK. Edelman had 74 catches for 850 yards and six touchdowns in 12 games last year. The return of receiver Josh Gordon only makes Edelman more potent. Edelman is a […]

Stop That Hype Train! Keke Coutee

The Houston Texans went 11-5 in 2018 en route to winning to the AFC South Division crown. They were able to do this in large part thanks to a relatively balanced offense that finished 15th in the league overall with 5,802 total yards. The passing game accounted for 3,781 yards, which was approximately 65% of […]

2019 Fantasy Football Projections: Wide Receivers (Part One)

We continue onwards with our rankings and projections for the 2019 season. If you haven't done so already, be sure to check out not only my QB rankings but also both parts of my RB projections (1 & 2). Wide receivers are typically the easiest position to project each season. Once we figure out a […]

Julian Edelman Could Play Big Role In Offense

New England Patriots wide receiver Julian Edelman could play a big role in the offense this season after finishing with 74 catches and 850 yards in just 12 games in 2018. Edelman also finished the year by being named MVP of Super Bowl LIII. The veteran entered training camp with a broken thumb but returned […]

Sony Michel Much Improved In The Passing Game

New England Patriots running back Sony Michel has become much more effective in the passing game, per the team's running backs coach Ivan Fears. Fears noted that "[the] whole key [is] to make it so we’re interchangeable... [other teams] got to worry about Sony catching the ball as well as running the ball." Last season […]

Analyzing Value in the 2019 Rookie RB Class (Part 2)

This article will serve as a deep-dive into the current state of the 2019 rookie running back class and determine which players are potential “value” draft picks in accordance with their average draft position. It may seem like an obvious topic to research in fantasy football, but there are plenty of examples of first-year running […]

Damien Harris Returns To Practice

New England Patriots running back Damien Harris (undisclosed) returned to practice Tuesday after missing two practices with an undisclosed injury suffered in Saturday's preseason game. Harris combined for 103 yards from scrimmage on 14 touches in the second preseason game and flashed power, vision and soft hands. Harris doesn't have a clear path to much […]

James White Poised To Have Big Role In Passing Game

New England Patriots running back James White is part of a solid backfield. While fellow running back Sony Michel was utilized more in the rushing game, White was the bigger threat catching the ball in 2018. White put up modest rushing numbers a year ago, but it was his receiving stats that have fantasy players […]

Justin Carter's Bold Predictions - 2019 Fantasy Football

It's bold prediction SZN and I am ready! This is the space for going out on a limb and making predictions that you're only maybe 10 percent sure will happen, but 100 percent sure that you want to happen. This is where, last year, I confidently proclaimed Patrick Mahomes a top-five fantasy quarterback before, umm, […]

How to Avoid the "My Guys" Trap

Have you ever sat alone in a dark room and addressed your perception versus reality problem? The problem I’m referring to, naturally, is your love for certain fantasy players and lack of recognition for others. Have you mock drafted and paid attention to the guys with higher ranks that you just gloss over until your […]

Why Zero-RB Still Won't Work in 2019

Zero-RB is a popular strategy that is touted online by several fantasy analysts. The gist of it is basically avoiding the running back position completely throughout the first few rounds of the draft, or taking a first-round workhorse, and then targeting wide receivers and maybe a premium tight end early on. The strategy, if properly […]

Analyzing Value in the 2019 Rookie RB Class (Part 1)

Last year was a particularly great year for rookie rushers, and it served as a reminder for how important it is to get familiar with these backs. Let's analyze the 2019 rookie running back class by considering college statistics, training camp chatter, preseason usage, and projected roles heading into the season. If recent history tells […]

Shaking the “Sleeper” Myth and Using Your Late Picks Wisely

I’m an 80s baby, so, like most of my generation, The Princess Bride played a major role in my early pop-culture consciousness. While most people remember the hulking physique of Andre The Giant or the crowd-pleasing chant of Inigo Montoya (“Hello…”), one part that stuck with me was Inigo’s calm criticism of his boss’ use […]

Patriots Release Maurice Harris

The New England Patriots released wide receiver Maurice Harris (leg) from Injured Reserve on Tuesday with an injury settlement. Harris was impressing the coaching staff early in camp, but his injury ended up costing him a roster spot. He caught a career-high 28 passes for 304 yards and no touchdowns in 12 games with Washington […]

Rob Gronkowski Not Ruling Out A Return

Ex-New England Patriots tight end Rob Gronkowski said that he could return to the NFL if he feels passionate about football again. "It could be the case in six months, it could be the case in two years, it could be in three years ... But I truly don't see it in the foreseeable future," […]

Five Wide Receiver Bounce Back Candidates

We're entering the peak of fantasy football draft season. Everybody is burning the midnight oil looking for the most accurate cheat sheets, trying to find the sleeper with the biggest upside, and doing mock drafts while eating dinner with his family over the weekend. It is that time of the year when hitting on the […]

Jason Katz's Bold Predictions - 2019 Fantasy Football

In my group of friends, I am known for making outlandish claims that, most of the time, even I don't believe. It antagonizes the hell out of them because they know I'm just complaining about how LeSean McCoy is going to finish with zero touchdowns because I'm annoyed it's Week 3 and he hasn't scored […]

Running Back Standard Rankings for Fantasy Football Drafts

Running backs don’t matter. This may or may not be true in the real NFL but in fantasy, it surely isn’t the case. If it were the case, why are the top four consensus players all at the position? It is always great to have one of the top guys at the position. But if […]

David Andrews' Season In Jeopardy

New England Patriots center David Andrews (lungs) has been hospitalized with a blood clot in his lung, and his 2019 season is now in jeopardy. Andrews is an underrated part of New England's offensive line, so his absence is definitely a downgrade to the Pats backfield and for veteran quarterback Tom Brady.

Demaryius Thomas Knocking Off Rust

New England Patriots wide receiver Demaryius Thomas (Achilles) has returned to practice after starting training camp on the Physically Unable to Perform list. "I still can go. (Just have to) knock little rust off and keep building the days," Thomas said. The veteran receiver had six straight 900-plus yard seasons with Denver, including five years […]

Nick Mariano's Early-Round Overvalued List (Premium Content)

All other Premium Tools can be accessed on the premium dashboard. Everyone loves to talk about sleepers and which late-round fliers are going to deliver them to the promised land, but those picks can only blossom when overvalued landmines are left for others to step on. Here we'll be looking at two players per position […]