10 Things You Should Know Ahead Of Week 18 - Fantasy Football Outlooks For Derrick Henry, Jalen Hurts, Aaron Rodgers

Hello, RotoBallers! As we head into the final weekend of the NFL season, we have an interesting slate ahead of us for Week 18. While most fantasy leagues held their league championship games last week, there are still some fantasy managers battling it out. And hey...we're all just fans of the game, right? The NFL […]

Wide Receiver Breakouts for Fantasy Football: Targets, Air Yards, Snaps Trends for Mike Evans, Davante Adams, Treylon Burks, Jerry Jeudy

We remain hopeful for promising news regarding Demar Hamlin as both he and his family continue to be in our thoughts and prayers. His situation unquestionably remains far more important than anything related to fantasy football. With that in mind, some of you will be involved in Week 18 matchups that will determine your league champions. […]

Fantasy Football Injury Reports For TEs: Taysom Hill, Noah Fant, Dawson Knox, Irv Smith Jr., Juwan Johnson

We're onto the last week of fantasy football in leagues that extend to Week 18. For fantasy gamers in leagues that have already concluded, there are always DFS contests to get invested in. As always, tight ends are tricky to navigate, but are important to win fantasy matchups and take top prizes in DFS. The […]

Michael Thomas Agrees To Restructured Deal

The New Orleans Saints and wide receiver Michael Thomas agreed to a restructured contract on Friday, according to a source. Thomas, who is under contract through the 2024 season, had his base salary in 2023 reduced from $15.5 million to $1.165 million while adding a $31.755 million roster bonus for the 2024 league year that […]

NFL DFS Must Avoids and Injuries for Week 18 (Premium Content)

All other Premium Tools can be accessed on the premium dashboard. Welcome to our weekly Must Avoids and Injuries series for our NFL DFS Premium Subscribers.  Below, you'll find our expert's top players to avoid this week and a snapshot of the injuries that matter heading into the DFS main slate. We're looking at the […]

NFL Rookies to Watch for Fantasy Football Week 18 Including Desmond Ridder, Kenneth Walker III, Drake London, Sam Howell

As the NFL community continues to support Bills safety Damar Hamlin during his recovery process, the league will play its 18th and final week of regular-season games this weekend. With playoff spots, seeds, and byes on the line, the importance of this slate of games is matched only by the entertainment it is sure to […]

Is Treylon Burks Healthy Or Injured? Fantasy Football Injury Update

Tennessee Titans wide receiver Treylon Burks has had an up-and-down 2022 season. The former Arkansas Razorback is the WR79 for the year, averaging 7.4 half-point PPR fantasy points per game. The rookie has played well at times this season. Over his past five contests, Burks has averaged 10.2 fantasy points per game, scoring nine or […]

Avoid Wil Lutz In Week 18

New Orleans Saints kicker Wil Lutz made his first field goal of over 50 yards since Week 5 in last week's victory over the Philadelphia Eagles. In Week 18, the Saints take on the divisional-rival Carolina Panthers in a game that does not hold any playoff implications. The Panthers rank 11th in points surrendered to […]

Saints Defense Is A Streaming Option In Week 18

The New Orleans Saints defense/special teams has led the team on an improbable three-game winning streak, most recently holding the Philadelphia Eagles to just 10 points and icing the game with a pick-six. They take on the Carolina Panthers in Week 18, a team that has had a stronger offense than they did earlier in […]

Rashid Shaheed Offers High Week 18 Ceiling

New Orleans Saints wide receiver Rashid Shaheed has seen his role increase over the past four games. The undrafted rookie is coming off of a career high six catches for 79 yards and will look to build upon that performance in Week 18 against a Carolina Panthers defense giving up the fifth-most points to receivers. […]

Chris Olave Has Upside In Week 18

New Orleans Saints wide receiver Chris Olave has only been targeted nine times in his past two games, grabbing a combined seven catches for 95 yards. Olave has been losing work to wide receiver Rashid Shaheed and tight end Juwan Johnson and is no longer a surefire option to lead the Saints' passing attack. That […]

Alvin Kamara An RB2 Option In Week 18

New Orleans Saints running back Alvin Kamara will close what has been a disappointing season with a Week 18 matchup against the Carolina Panthers, who have been prone to giving points up all season long. They allowed a 211-yard, five-touchdown performance to Joe Mixon in Week 9 and are no stranger to giving up points […]

Andy Dalton A Borderline QB2 In Week 18

New Orleans Saints quarterback Andy Dalton will likely enter his last game as the Saints' chosen starting quarterback as New Orleans takes on the Carolina Panthers at home in Week 18. Dalton has struggled to put up fantasy numbers, logging over 20 fantasy points just twice this season while functioning as a game-managing quarterback. Facing […]

Taysom Hill, Juwan Johnson Questionable For Week 18

New Orleans Saints tight ends Taysom Hill (back) and Juwan Johnson (quadriceps) are both listed as questionable for the Week 18 regular season finale on Sunday against the Carolina Panthers. Hill was limited in practice all week, while Johnson was limited the last two days, so there's a good chance both will be able to […]

NFL DFS RB and WR Anchors For Week 18 (Premium Content)

All other Premium Tools and Content can be accessed on the premium dashboard. In this piece, we're looking at the top running backs or wide receivers to build your cash or tournament lineups around. Most weeks I am going to recommend two running backs and two wide receivers who you can use as building blocks, […]

NFL Betting Picks for Week 18 - Best Bets, Expert Odds and Predictions

The two picks from Week 17 took a split, which was tough to swallow considering we were just two points away from a 2-0 day. The Bears offense was completely anemic against a horrendous Lions defense. The under for Arizona/Atlanta hit even the closing number, which dropped two points from my position, after it was […]

Should I Pickup Rashid Shaheed For Fantasy Football Week 18? Waiver Wire Outlook

New Orleans Saints rookie wide receiver Rashid Shaheed has shown impressive progression throughout the season. The undrafted receiver has shined when given opportunities and has only seen his opportunity share increase over the past six weeks. Shaheed had the third-most all-purpose yards in Weber State history, where he played from 2017-2021, with 5,478 yards. He […]

Coaching Matters: Offensive Outliers From Week 17

This is the seventeenth week and final entry of this 2022-2023 series where I dive into offensive areas that will improve or decline based on past coaching trends in order to glean insight as to fantasy football value. In Week 17, we saw stat lines such as the Baltimore Ravens' wide receiver room seeing just five targets, […]

NFL DFS Value Plays for Week 18 (Premium Content)

All other Premium Tools can be accessed on the premium dashboard. Welcome to Week 18, Rotoballers! This season, the DFS Value Plays will look at the word "value" from all angles. Usually, it implies a player that won't cost you much of your salary on DraftKings or FanDuel. However, if I see a quarterback, running […]

Juwan Johnson Absent On Wednesday

New Orleans Saints tight end Juwan Johnson (quadriceps) was absent from the team's practice on Wednesday. The 26-year-old is starting off the week with an injury after tying his season-high in targets and receptions against the Philadelphia Eagles in Week 17. It is still early, but if Johnson was to miss their Week 18 game […]

Taysom Hill Limited In Wednesday's Practice

New Orleans Saints tight end Taysom Hill (back) was a limited participant in Wednesday's practice. After impacting every facet of the Saints' offense in Week 17, the gadget player is starting off the week on the injury report. It's still early in the week, so this limited practice is a decent sign that the 32-year-old […]

Week 18 Tight End Rankings for Fantasy Football: Evan Engram, Darren Waller, Taysom Hill, Cole Kmet, Trey McBride

Navigating the tight end position is never an easy task, but most of the top-tier tight ends are playing in meaningful Week 18 games. As always, not everyone has must-start options at tight end, so we're here to help with our updated Week 18 fantasy football tight end rankings, as of January 4th. Our goal […]

Week 18 Wide Receiver Rankings for Fantasy Football: DJ Moore, Marquise Brown, Christian Watson, DJ Chark, Treylon Burks, Zay Jones

The wide receiver position is largely viewed as the deepest in fantasy football, and we're challenged with diving even deeper into the rankings with several key wideouts out of action. Some teams have "nothing" to play for this week, so it's an interesting slate to navigate for fantasy and DFS. We're here to help with […]

Week 18 Running Back Rankings for Fantasy Football: Cam Akers, Jerick McKinnon, David Montgomery, Rachaad White, Zack Moss

Week 18 of the NFL season is always difficult to analyze for fantasy and DFS because there will be some teams playing all their starters, some teams pulling starters early, and a handful of teams not playing any starters at all. However, that's just part of the season we have to navigate for fantasy leagues […]

Early Week 18 Half-PPR Rankings for Fantasy Football: D'Andre Swift, Mike Williams, DJ Moore, Tony Pollard, Chris Godwin, Cam Akers

Week 18 is always difficult to navigate in fantasy football, as a significant chunk of teams have "nothing" to play for and some teams won't play any starters at all. However, there are some leagues that extend to Week 18, and DFS gamers will still be plugged in. We're here to help with our our […]

Waiver Wire Express - Week 18 Lightning Round Including Tyler Allgeier, Jarrett Stidham, Chase Edmonds, Tyquan Thornton

Hello and welcome to those of you still in the fight heading into the last week of the regular season. While many leagues elect to end before this, we salute you who open your hearts to the chaos. Cross the finish line strong by leaning on RotoBaller for updates on injuries and team motivations as […]

Juwan Johnson (TE, NO) - Fantasy Football Waiver Wire Pickups for Week 18

BALLER MOVE: Add in 12+ Leagues ROSTERED IN: 28% of Leagues ANALYSIS: A week after being held in check by wintry weather conditions in a Week 16 matchup against Cleveland, New Orleans Saints TE Juwan Johnson popped up once again in the team's Week 17 upset of the Philadelphia Eagles. Johnson was a key contributor […]

NextGen Stats - Week 17: RB Breakdowns and Takeaways

Most fantasy GMs are already celebrating or lamenting their success or failure at fantasy football for the 2022 season. With the average, now-usual 17-week leagues already over, there are folks out there (most probably you're one if you're reading this) still fighting for the chip in the mighty, unpredictable, crazy Week 18 slate of games […]

Rashid Shaheed (WR, NO) - Fantasy Football Waiver Wire Pickups for Week 18

BALLER MOVE: Add in 14+ Team Leagues ROSTERED IN: 6% of Leagues ANALYSIS: Jarvis Landry was on the Injured Reserve. Marquez Callaway was a healthy scratch on Sunday. Rashid Shaheed led the team in snaps and only Chris Olave ran more routes (one more, though) than Shaheed against the Eagles in the Saints' second-to-last game […]

Week 18 Waiver Wire Rankings - Fantasy Football Pickups Include Deshaun Watson, Treylon Burks, Kadarius Toney, KJ Osborn

Welcome to Week 18 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 […]