RotoBaller Experts Leagues - Dynasty Draft Recap (Rounds 4-6)
Earlier this month, 12 RotoBaller writers came together to do a live dynasty league startup on the internet. This article is the third in a series of articles on RotoBaller that will analyze the results of the draft to give readers a look into current dynasty values, and discuss the best and worst values in […]
Top Five Reasons Why I Love Going Zero-RB: 2016 Draft Strategy
In 2004, I was commissioner of a league with nine of my close friend, one of whom was playing fantasy football for the first time. For ease of storytelling, let’s call him Goldie. After explaining the concept and rules to Goldie, you could see how excited he was for his first fantasy draft. His excitement was increased exponentially […]
Target Acquired - Who To Target In Rounds 8-15 Of Your Fantasy Draft
It’s officially draft season, which means it's time to have your big board ready. Here’s a list of players who represent good value at their ADP, broken down round by round for rounds 8-15. Where there’s a major difference between a player’s PPR performance vs. their standard performance, I’ve given an alternative pick in the same round. […]
Mid-Round Draft Targets and Values for 2016 Fantasy Football
The first five rounds of a typical fantasy football draft hold few surprises, as the top tiers of running backs and receivers soon disappear. Many casual fantasy footballers show up to their draft with fantasy football magazine in-hand and can figure out how to assemble a solid starting lineup in the early rounds. However, often times, the biggest […]
Is Rookie Running Back Ezekiel Elliott Overvalued?
Ezekiel Elliott, the crop-top connoisseur and 4th overall pick of the Dallas Cowboys in April’s draft, has the weight of the fantasy world on his shoulders. In addition to having the honor of being the highest drafted running back since Trent Richardson in 2012 (3rd overall to the Browns, and we know how that turned […]
Handcuff or Running Back by Committee? Analyzing Backfields For Fantasy Football
Workhorse Backs Are Now A Rare Breed The days of the workhorse running back in the NFL are gone. Long, long gone. Blasphemy, you say? Let's consult the raw numbers on this one. From 2006-2013, at least 22 running backs carried the ball 200 or more times in each season except 2011, when the total […]
Tiered Rookie Wide Receiver Rankings
Generally, dynasty leagues allow as many keepers as each team pleases, while having a draft that is filled with rookies and free agents. It’s impossible to know what free agents will be available in everyone’s leagues, so these rankings are only for rookies. If you want to see where I have ranked other players ranked, […]
Going Against the Late-QB and Zero-RB Tide: 2016 Fantasy Football Draft Strategy
There are plenty of strategies that get thrown around in fantasy football war rooms, with terms like “zero-RB” or “late-round QB” becoming household phrases over the past few seasons. What do those mean though? And what should they mean to you entering the 2016 season? Let's find out. Editor's Note: Purchase a full season NFL Premium […]
RotoBaller Experts League - Dynasty Draft Recap (Round 1)
Last week, 12 RotoBaller writers came together to do a live dynasty league startup on the internet. This article is the first in a series of articles on RotoBaller that will analyze the results of the draft to give readers a look into current dynasty values, and discuss the best and worst values in the […]
2016 Fantasy Football Tiered Tight End PPR Rankings (August)
Welcome to the next round of analyzing our 2016 fantasy football rankings here at RotoBaller, as our best and brightest have put their minds (and numbers) together to drop some serious knowledge on the world. The rankings come from Nathan Powell, Zach Wilkens, Nick Mariano, Frankie Soler and myself, Bill Dubiel. This will be an in-depth look […]
Nathan Powell's Late-Round Fliers (Premium Content)
You don't win your leagues in the first few rounds, but you certainly can lose them. More importantly, often times leagues are won in the final five rounds, with you finding the best draft values while your league mates are drafting busts. This is a concept thrown around every year when drafters are doing a jig after […]
2016 Fantasy Football Team Outlook - Indianapolis Colts
This article continues our team outlook series where we will breakdown each NFL team from a fantasy football perspective. We will cover the major changes on each roster from this off season and project what the team will do in the upcoming year. This edition focuses on the Indianapolis Colts, a team that is in […]
Chris Hogan (WR, NE) - 2016 Fantasy Football Sleeper
BALLER MOVE: Target ~170 CURRENT ADP: 178.3 ANALYSIS: After three years in Buffalo, the quality of Chris Hogan's quarterback play will vastly increase with Tom Brady throwing the football for most of the year. The Patriots have Julian Edelman and Danny Amendola, both of whom have a strong comfort level with Brady. Plus, the Patriots […]
2016 NFL Rookie Rankings for Fantasy Football (Top 100)
There have been some amazing transitions throughout the evolution of fantasy football, and it likely isn’t going to stop now. First, there were standard season-long leagues. Eventually, PPR leagues developed, but most leagues continued to be only for one season. The dynasty league was the next development, but it was more of a limited dynasty […]
2016 Fantasy Football Team Outlook - Chicago Bears
This article continues our team outlook series where we will breakdown each NFL team from a fantasy football perspective. We will cover the major changes on each roster from this off season and project what the team will do in the upcoming year. The focus of today's piece will revolve around the Chicago Bears, a […]
2016 Fantasy Football Tiered Rookie Quarterback (QB) and Tight End (TE) Rankings
There have been some amazing transitions throughout the evolution of fantasy football, and it likely isn’t going to stop now. First, there were standard season-long leagues. Eventually, PPR leagues developed, but most leagues continued to be only for one season. The dynasty league was the next development, but it was more of a limited dynasty […]
Trading Draft Picks In Redraft Fantasy Football Leagues
Trading draft picks in any type of league is always a huge risk/reward scenario. Most of the time, this practice is saved for keeper and dynasty leagues where trading draft picks is routine. However, these questions do come up from time to time in redraft leagues, and it’s important to note the differences between strategies. […]
Kevin White (WR, CHI) - 2016 Fantasy Football Sleeper
BALLER MOVE: Target ~75 CURRENT ADP: 89.8 ANALYSIS: Kevin White has been compared physically to Andre Johnson, which is lofty praise for a player yet to take a snap in an NFL game. The 6'3" receiver from West Virginia posted a 4.35 40-yard-dash time and has the size/speed combo that scouts dream about. White totaled […]
2016 Fantasy Football Team Outlook - New Orleans Saints
This article continues off our team outlook series where we will breakdown each NFL team from a fantasy football perspective. We will cover the major changes on each team in the offseason and project what the team will do in the upcoming season. Today we take a look at the New Orleans Saints. Let's get […]
Nathan Powell's Dynasty Sleepers List (Premium Content)
Oh, the fantasy football sleeper. It is a term that is often discussed and heavily debated. What makes a sleeper a sleeper, and when do they cross over the threshold from sleeper to overvalued. For me, the term sleeper just means a late round pick who could be an excellent value where they are currently […]
Nathan Powell's Early-Round Overvalued List (Premium Content)
The only thing more exciting than trying to find your favorite sleepers each fantasy football season, is identifying the players that you think are overvalued based on their current draft prices and ADPs. In this article, I will cover two players at each position who I think will underperform their draft day cost, and not live up […]
2016 Fantasy Football Team Outlook - Detroit Lions
This article continues our team outlook series where we will breakdown each NFL team from a fantasy football perspective. We will cover the major changes on each roster from this off season and project what the team will do in the upcoming year. Today we look at a time that has some underrated fantasy value […]
How to Draft Like a Fantasy Football Champion - Draft Day Strategies and Tips
You’ve been waiting all summer for this. Your fantasy football draft has been circled on your calendar ever since the commissioner set the date. So how do you win your draft? I’m glad you asked. Before we begin though, remember that the draft is simply the beginning. You cannot win your league on draft-day, but […]
Players To Consider Avoiding in Each Round - ADP Draft Value Inefficiencies
One of the most common pitfalls that fantasy football owners fall into is group think. Sure, you may not like someone, but if everyone else does than there has to be something there, right? Well no, no there doesn’t. Groups think will cause players who were over ranked early remain in high regard. So it […]
2016 Top Ten Running Back Keeper Values
Keeper Value Rankings are intended for Keeper Leagues in which a fantasy owner must forfeit a designated draft round in order to keep a player into the up-coming season. These rankings are based on Keeper "Values". In the marketing world, Value can be defined as: the extent to which a good or service (player) is […]
Tiered Dynasty Quarterback Rankings (Part 1)
What's up RotoBallers. Welcome to part one of our 2016 fantasy football tiered quarterback rankings for dynasty leagues. You can read the rest of our 2016 dynasty league rankings. Fantasy football covers multiple different types of leagues now. There are Standard Leagues, PPR Leagues, Half-PPR Leagues, Rookie Leagues, and arguably the most popular, Daily Fantasy Football. In this […]
Tiered Dynasty Tight End Rankings
What's up RotoBallers. Welcome to our 2016 fantasy football tiered tight end rankings for dynasty leagues. You can read the rest of our 2016 dynasty league rankings. Modern-day fantasy football includes many different league formats. There are Standard Leagues, PPR Leagues, Half-PPR Leagues, Rookie Leagues, and arguably the most popular, Daily Fantasy Football. In this article, I will be […]
2016 Fantasy Football Sleeper - Wide Receiver Chris Hogan
Even though the Buffalo Bills had a resurgence at the quarterback position last season with the improved play of Tyrod Taylor, Chris Hogan's year-to-year stats fell in targets, catches and touchdowns from 2014 to 2015. So what's his outlook for the 2016 fantasy football season? I'm glad you asked, because I like his current ADP […]
RotoBaller's Expert Mock Draft Results (Draft Positions 10-12)
At Rotoballer, we are starting off the month of August with a series of articles covering a mock draft with 12 Rotoballer Writers that was drafted at the end of July. A forewarning, this mock will not be able to account for more recent news like the Le'Veon Bell suspension and the Josh Gordon reinstatement […]
Early Round QB - How I Learned to Stop Worrying and Just Pick Aaron Rodgers
Early Round QB is a “strategy” that involves using a high pick, likely in one of the first three rounds, on a quarterback. It is a strategy that is ridiculed across much of the fantasy football world today. Its opposing ideology, the Late Round Quarterback has become so accepted that, for many, taking Aaron Rodgers […]