James White (RB, NE) - NFL Waiver Wire Pickups

BALLER MOVE: Add in 12- and 14-Team Leagues OWNED IN: 46% Fleaflicker ANALYSIS: Don’t forget just how effective James White can be with Tom Brady back in the mix. With Brady slinging the pigskin, White totaled a season-high 89 yards, with 63 of them coming through the air on four receptions. The world is just […]

NFL Survivor League Picks – Survivor Pool Targets and Avoids (Week 5)

The NFL schedule impacts each team in drastic ways. The Eagles opened with the Browns and Bears at home, then destroyed Pittsburgh. What if the schedule was turned around and the Eagles opened with the Steelers? The Steelers would have been a favorite and my guess is they would have won. If the Eagles lost […]

Waiver Wire Express - Week Five Lightning Round

This column is published on Mondays every week, and then updated on a daily basis. Over the course of each week, we also publish more in-depth waiver wire analysis for all positions. But in efforts of bringing you timely information, as fast as possible, consider this the waiver wire lightning round heading into Week 5. […]

Week 5 NFL Matchups Analysis (Part 1) - Start/Sit for Fantasy Football

What's up RotoBallers! Below you will find part one of our Week 5 NFL matchups & fantasy football start/sit analysis for the 2016 NFL football season. Ben Ruppert breaks down the first half of the Week 5 matchups to help you prepare your lineups to win this week. Be sure to also check out part […]

Fantasy Aces DFS Advice: Week 5 NFL - Daily Fantasy Football Picks

Hey there RotoBallers! In this article I will be taking a look at some of my favorite FantasyAces DFS lineups plays for Week 5 of the NFL slate. These picks are based on a multitude of factors including matchup, talent, recent performance, and pricing on Fantasy Aces. Let's get to the picks! Editor's Note: Be sure […]

Week 5 Daily Fantasy Football Tournament Stacks

Some weeks go your way, and some weeks don't. For example, if you didn't roster Atlanta Falcons quarterback Matt Ryan and/or wide receiver Julio Jones in your daily fantasy lineups last weekend, well ... it just wasn't your week. Ryan (503 yards, four TDs) and Jones (300 yards, TD) were historically great, and anyone that stacked […]

Week 5 Tight End Rankings & Matchups Analysis

Below you will find our Week 5 tight end rankings, to help determine your TE starts/sits for this week, brought to you by Bill Dubiel (@Roto_Dubs), Nick Mariano (@NMariano53) and Ben Ruppert (@Ben_Ruppert_21). Lead columnist Bill Dubiel also highlights some TE rankings and matchups analysis for Week 5, and draws some matchup conclusions. He tells you who he likes, who he doesn't, and […]

Week 5 Wide Receiver Rankings & Matchups Analysis

Below you will find our Week 5 wide receivers rankings, to help determine your WR starts/sits for this week, brought to you by Bill Dubiel (@Roto_Dubs), Nick Mariano (@NMariano53) and Ben Ruppert (@Ben_Ruppert_21). Lead columnist Bill Dubiel also highlights some WR rankings and matchups analysis for Week 5, and draws some matchup conclusions. He tells you who he likes, who […]

Week 5 Quarterback Rankings & Matchups Analysis

Below you will find our Week 5 quarterback rankings, to help determine your QB starts/sits for this week, brought to you by Bill Dubiel (@Roto_Dubs), Nick Mariano (@NMariano53) and Ben Ruppert (@Ben_Ruppert_21). Featured writer Ben Ruppert also highlights some QB rankings and matchups analysis for Week 5, and draws some matchup conclusions. He tells you who he likes, who he doesn't, and most […]

Week 5 Running Back Rankings & Matchups Analysis

Below you will find our Week 5 running back rankings, to help determine your RB starts/sits for this week, brought to you by Bill Dubiel (@Roto_Dubs), Nick Mariano (@NMariano53) and Ben Ruppert (@Ben_Ruppert_21). Featured writer Ben Ruppert also highlights some RB rankings and matchups analysis for Week 5, and draws some matchup conclusions. He tells you who he likes, who he doesn't, and most […]

Week 5 Sits And Starts - Sorensen's Matchup Analysis

Week after week, we never know who is going to blow up the stat sheet for a great game. Chances are he is either on the fantasy waiver wire or on your bench. So, what do you do? Submit a waiver claim and get him, making sure to start him the following week. Result? He […]

Week 5 PPR Rankings (Top 300)

What's up RotoBallers. Below you will find our overall Week 5 PPR rankings for fantasy football. Three of our lead fantasy football columnists, Nick Mariano, Bill Dubiel and Ben Ruppert, have analyzed the NFL matchups and game slates for Week 5. Below you will find their consensus staff ranks. Feel free to click those links and give these fine gentlemen a follow, […]

Week 5 Standard Rankings (Top 300)

What's up RotoBallers. Below you will find our overall Week 5 standard rankings for fantasy football. Three of our lead fantasy football columnists, Nick Mariano, Bill Dubiel and Ben Ruppert, have analyzed the NFL matchups and game slates for Week 5. Below you will find their consensus staff ranks. Feel free to click those links and give these fine gentlemen a follow, […]

Week 5 Half PPR Rankings (Top 300)

What's up RotoBallers. Below you will find our overall Week 5 Half-PPR rankings for fantasy football. Three of our lead fantasy football columnists, Nick Mariano, Bill Dubiel and Ben Ruppert, have analyzed the NFL matchups and game slates for Week 5. Below you will find their consensus staff ranks. Feel free to click those links and give these fine gentlemen a follow, […]

Week 5 Rankings Analysis: Nick Mariano vs. Industry Consensus

Howdy again folks, and hopefully you're all ready to fully lose yourselves into football now that baseball season is over. Week 4 wasn't the prettiest for the QB and RB calls, but WR and TE were perfect. We correctly called that Brandin Cooks was definitely not top-10 WR material, that Mike Evans needed to be […]

Week 5 Running Back Depth Charts for Fantasy Football

Week 4 brought on the return of a pair of some of the top fantasy running backs from over the past few years. Both Le'Veon Bell and Jamaal Charles made their 2016 debuts in a showdown on Sunday Night Football with two completely different outcomes. Bell was a featured piece of Pittsburgh's offense while Charles […]

Fantasy Mad Libs - Starts and Sits for Week 5

Think fast - what’s the worst trade you’ve ever made? I’ve been playing fantasy football for more than five years at this point, and trading has always been one of my favorite aspects of playing, not exactly an uncommon feeling. We all love when our teams are good, maybe even great, but there’s not a […]

Players Sending Out Warning Signals Heading Into NFL Week 5

With Week 5 on deck, it's safe to say that players are starting to settle into their year-long fantasy value. There are always going to be exceptions due to injuries and suspensions but Weeks 5-8 are typically the crux of the fantasy season when it comes to hammering down player outlooks. That means we're getting close to […]

James White (RB, NE) - NFL Waiver Wire Pickups

BALLER MOVE: Add in 12- and 14-Team Leagues OWNED IN: 28% Fleaflicker ANALYSIS: While LeGarrette Blount continues to feed, James White has become strictly a third-down back. Over four games, he has accumulated just 59 rushing yards and 152 receiving yards with no touchdowns. Sure, he can get a few points here and there in PPR […]

Chris Hogan (WR, NE) - NFL Waiver Wire Pickups

BALLER MOVE: Add in 12-team leagues OWNED IN: 44% Fleaflicker ANALYSIS: Chris Hogan was brought in this offseason to help bolster a WR corps in need of another weapon. So far Hogan has been a disappointment, capped off by his zero catch performance against his former team, the Bills, last week. However, there are some […]

Week 5 NFL Waiver Wire Pickups & Adds

Waiver Wire Adds for Week Five Welcome to the post-Week 4 installment of the Waiver Wire weekly series for the 2016 fantasy football season. This wasn’t a big injury week, as we actually got a few players back (Le’Veon Bell, Jamaal Charles), and now Tom Brady’s return looms as Jacksonville, Kansas City, New Orleans and Seattle […]

FAAB Auction Bidding - Week 5 Waiver Wire Targets

Welcome to Week 5 everyone. Believe it or not, but we are officially past the first quarter mark of the fantasy football season. Cherish it, folks! You'll start to see teams make trades as they get a grasp of their team's potential and handle bye weeks, so get ready for some weekday action. As for […]

Wide Receivers Waiver Wire: Week 5 Pickups & Adds

What’s up everyone! Welcome back for your Week 5 fantasy football waiver wire WR options. This week we have a number of options that have emerged, several of whom are likely available in your league and could help out your WR situation. Below you will find some deeper waiver wire grabs heading into Week 5. […]

Running Backs Waiver Wire: Week 5 Pickups & Adds

This article will aim to highlight Week 5 waiver wire adds for running backs, players that you should consider targeting on your league's waiver wire. Running backs will be split up into three tiers - from most desirable, to most desperate. I will also include RBs at the bottom of this list that you might consider cutting in order to […]

Week 5 Defense (DEF) Streamers and Starts: 2016 Fantasy Tiers & Rankings

Below are RotoBaller's Week 5 defense tiers and rankings, or which defenses to stream, start and target at the end of your 2016 drafts for Week 5 of the NFL and fantasy football season. Our tiered defense rankings are your guide to drafting defenses, making waiver wire pickups/adds to improve your lineups, and to decide which defenses […]

Week 5 Kicker (K) Streamers and Starts: 2016 Fantasy Tiers & Rankings

It’s Week 5 and it’s once again time for kicker rankings! This list is here to help all of us figure out who’s gonna kick for our teams this week, and making those streaming or start/sit decisions easier. While finding a good FLEX and starting the right QB are crucial to winning your matchups, anyone […]

James White (RB, NE) - NFL Waiver Wire Pickups

BALLER MOVE: Add in 12-Team Leagues OWNED IN: 26% Fleaflicker ANALYSIS: Just in case he’s been forgotten about in your league, don’t overlook how much this guy can thrive with Tom Brady back at the helm. Even in Week 4’s watered-down attack, James White caught all five of his targets for 50 yards while collecting 12 rushing yards […]

Sam Bradford (QB, MIN) - NFL Waiver Wire Pickups

BALLER MOVE: Add in 12-Team Leagues OWNED IN: 29% Fleaflicker ANALYSIS: Bradford’s Week 3 wasn’t anything special, as he crawled through the first half against Carolina before going 14-for-17 in the second half. The Vikings are now 3-0, and while much of that is due to their defense, this is still a passing attack that popped off in […]

Fantasy Mad Libs - Starts and Sits for Week 4

Week 4, and it’s finally coming up Cliff Clinton. It's celebration time for those of us who spent an early round pick on Le’Veon Bell as we get to watch him tear up the field against the Kansas City Chiefs. Next week, the return of Tom Brady and Josh Gordon will feel like Christmas for owners who rolled the […]

Week 4 Rankings Analysis: Nick Mariano vs. Industry Consensus

Week 3 went pretty well for us. We pushed Ben Roethlisberger down a few slots and said we didn’t have faith in Ryan Tannehill. Talked up Jordy Nelson as needing more respect, and my inner Giants fan was validated when DeSean Jackson torched Big Blue for a TD. It wasn’t all sunshine and rainbows, as […]