Is Chris Olave Healthy Or Injured? Week 17 Fantasy Football Injury Update

"Championship Week" is upon us, as successful fantasy managers vie for their league titles in Week 17 of the NFL season. Staying on top of injuries is crucial this week and many GMs are monitoring the status of New Orleans Saints wide receiver Chris Olave. Olave missed Week 16 with a hamstring injury. Is Chris […]

NextGen Stats - Week 16: WR/TE Breakdowns and Takeaways

Folks, it's time to put on your battle armor and get ready for war as we get ready for the all-important championship week. If you are still in the playoffs, that means you have been been able to stay alive and grind through 16 long weeks. Only one thing can beat you to the finish […]

Fantasy Football Risers and Fallers - Week 17

Week 16, or what many consider "the semifinals of the fantasy football playoffs," is now officially in the books. We have a lot of good (and new) information we can use to help make decisions as we head into Week 17, "championship week." In this weekly column, we'll be looking at players whose arrows may […]

Fantasy Football Injury Reports For NFL WRs Week 17 Including Tyler Lockett, Deebo Samuel, Christian Watson, and Chris Olave

Heading into Championship Week, there are very few injuries to the receiver group, which is certainly a great thing for any fantasy managers looking to claim fantasy football glory. In fact, Week 17 may have the fewest receiver injuries of the season and that includes Week 1. Week 16, despite all of the weather concerns, […]

Should I Pick Up Rashid Shaheed For Fantasy Football Week 17? Waiver Wire Outlook

Successful fantasy managers are battling it out in Week 17, as this serves as "Championship Week" for most leagues. As a result, every decision is crucial. New Orleans Saints wide receiver Rashid Shaheed has made a splash with his play in recent weeks. The undrafted rookie's role has grown in New Orleans' severely injury-depleted receiving […]

Week 17 Waiver Wire Rankings - Fantasy Football Pickups Include Zack Moss, James Cook, Isaiah Hodgins, Rashid Shaheed

Welcome to Week 17 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 […]

FAAB Waiver Wire Bidding - Fantasy Football Pickups to Target for Week 17

Hello and welcome to many of you for the last FAAB run of the year. With championships in the crosshairs and no massive shake-ups to most teams, you'll want to be aggressive and make sure to prioritize your needs if short on funds. Ordering your $0 bids appropriately is critical. Note your opponent's budget and […]

Week 17 Waiver Wire Pickups and Free Agent Adds – All Positions

Welcome to Championship Week, ladies and gentlemen! What a long season it's been. When you think about all the time that's been spent all the way back in draft season to all the start and sit internal debates and all of the waiver wire choices, it all comes down to this. One week for all […]

Running Back Waiver Wire Pickups for Week 17: Top Free Agent Adds For Tyler Allgeier, James Cook, Zack Moss, Gus Edwards

Congratulations to those of you who are still participating in Week 17. You have maintained your highest level of flexibility while navigating through injuries, unexpected decreases in usage, substandard performances, and other unwanted developments that emerged during the season. Now this diligence has placed you on the threshold of your league’s championship. Winning your league […]

Wide Receiver Waiver Wire Pickups for Week 17: Top Free Agent Adds Include D.J. Chark, Richie James, Jahan Dotson, Rashid Shaheed

Here we go. In most leagues, Week 17 is it: the fantasy football championships. This is your last chance to win a title unless you're in one of those weird leagues that play Week 18. As such, this week's wide receiver waiver wire column is focused only on players you could reasonably end up playing […]

Tight End Waiver Wire Pickups for Week 17: Top Free Agent Adds Include Taysom Hill, Juwan Johnson, Noah Fant, Jordin Akins

Congratulations on reaching the championship game in your fantasy football league! If you have Travis Kelce, Mark Andrews, Darren Waller, or George Kittle as your tight end, then you might as well stop reading. But if your team’s tight ends have been inconsistent, are injured, or have tough matchups you do not like, then keep […]

Week 17 Kicker Streamers and Starts - 2022 Fantasy Tiers, Rankings

The fantasy football championship round is here in most leagues, and the last thing managers want is a kicker blowing their chance at glory. It's time for another week of diving into the waiver wire at kicker. Our Week 17 kicker rankings aim to help fantasy managers sort through all the variables and make the […]

IDP Leagues Waiver Wire Pickups for Fantasy Football Week 17

If you look up “league winner” in the fantasy dictionary, you’ll see a picture of Marcus Jones. The Patriots' rookie cornerback (not to be confused with their two other corners, Jack Jones and Jonathan Jones) is the IDP version of Taysom Hill. He’s scored touchdowns as a punt returner and a wide receiver, too. Now […]

Biggest Week 16 Busts: Fantasy Football Reactions for Justin Fields, Josh Jacobs, Rhamondre Stevenson, Davante Adams, Stefon Diggs

The 16th week of the 2022 NFL season has come and gone. Hopefully, you woke up on Monday morning feeling very good about how your matchup went. However, this week's slate of games was certainly stress-inducing for many fantasy football managers. Part of that stress was caused by a group of players who drastically underachieved […]

Keaontay Ingram (RB, ARI) - Fantasy Football Waiver Wire Pickups for Week 17

BALLER MOVE: Add in 14+ Team Leagues ROSTERED IN: 1% of Leagues ANALYSIS: Keaontay Ingram makes this week's WW series of posts as a prospective roster addition. Arizona selected Ingram in Round 6 of last April’s NFL Draft (201st overall), and he was originally infused into a backfield that also contained James Conner, Eno Benjamin, […]

Taysom Hill (TE, NO) - Fantasy Football Waiver Wire Pickups for Week 17

BALLER MOVE: Add in 12+ Team Leagues ROSTERED IN: 55% of Leagues ANALYSIS: What makes Taysom Hill so dangerous on the football field and so valuable in fantasy football is that he can rack up yards and touchdowns in a multitude of ways. If he is facing terrible weather conditions and cannot pass, then he […]

Alvin Kamara Losing Out On Third-Down Work

More than ever before, New Orleans Saints running back Alvin Kamara is being taken off the field on third downs in 2022. "I don't know. You got to ask someone else," Kamara said when asked why he's losing out on third-down snaps. He was on the field on third downs 81 percent of the time […]

Juwan Johnson (TE, NO) - Fantasy Football Waiver Wire Pickups for Week 17

BALLER MOVE: Add in 12+ Leagues ROSTERED IN: 31% of Leagues ANALYSIS: After posting a monster stat line in Week 15, Juwan Johnson fell flat in a Christmas Eve clash with the Cleveland Browns. The Saints' TE reeled in just one catch for nine yards against the Browns in Week 16. Johnson wasn't done any […]

Rashid Shaheed (WR, NO) - Fantasy Football Waiver Wire Pickups for Week 17

BALLER MOVE: Add in 12+ Team Leagues ROSTERED IN: 8% of Leagues ANALYSIS: Despite recording just four catches for 41 yards in New Orleans' Week 16 win over the Cleveland Browns, the game can still be considered progress for rookie Saints wide receiver Rashid Shaheed. Playing in nasty cold and windy Cleveland conditions, New Orleans […]

Waiver Wire Express - Week 17 Lightning Round Including James Cook, Jahan Dotson, Isaiah Hodgins, Kendrick Bourne

Welcome back to one of the final waiver looks of this fantasy football season! Let's climb toward those championships together as we start turning those calendars to 2023. Take home the hardware by scouring RotoBaller for updates as we bring you an initial waiver wire lightning round heading into Week 17. This column is published […]

Saints DST Gives Up 10 Points, Records Interception

The Saints DST put together a solid outing in the snowy 17-10 victory against Cleveland on Saturday. Allowing only 249 yards and ten points, the defense remained the backbone of the team amid the two-game winning streak. They grabbed one interception (Daniel Sorensen), their second since Week 8, and racked up two sacks in the […]

Wil Lutz Converts 23-Yarder In Win

New Orleans Saints kicker Wil Lutz strung together another perfect kicking day in the 17-10 win over the Cleveland Browns. The weather conditions were not ideal for kicking, but Lutz was never called upon to convert a long kick. He went two-for-two on extra-point tries and added a 23-yard field goal. Lutz has not been […]

Juwan Johnson Records One Catch In Week 16

New Orleans Saints tight end Juwan Johnson had a disappointing fantasy day in the 17-10 win over Cleveland. Johnson was targeted twice, grabbing one reception for nine yards in the victory. The performance can be chalked up to the gruesome weather in which both teams were committed to the run game. Quarterback Andy Dalton only […]

Rashid Shaheed Leads Saints In Receiving In Win

New Orleans Saints rookie wide receiver Rashid Shaheed led the team in all receiving metrics with Chris Olave (hamstring) and Jarvis Landry (ankle) missing the game. Shaheed was targeted five times, grabbing four catches for 41 yards in the win. New Orleans only attempted 15 passes, giving Shaheed a 33% target share on the day. […]

David Johnson Inefficient In Win

New Orleans Saints veteran running back David Johnson had his heaviest usage on the season in Saturday's victory over the Cleveland Browns due to the cold nature of the game, but did not turn his usage into production. Johnson carried the ball seven times for 16 yards and caught a pass for eight yards. He […]

Taysom Hill Sees Increased Usage In Snowy Win

New Orleans Saints gadget player Taysom Hill had a heavier workload than usual on Saturday due to the snowy conditions and the lack of Saints playmakers available for the game. Hill carried the ball nine times for 56 yards and scored a touchdown, putting out a productive fantasy day from the tight end position. Hill […]

Alvin Kamara Scores First Touchdown Since Week 8

New Orleans Saints running back Alvin Kamara finally ended his touchdown dry spell in the Week 16 victory over the Cleveland Browns. Kamara was busy on Saturday, carrying the ball 20 times for 76 yards and a score while adding two receptions for 34 yards through the air. The touchdown was his first since Week […]

Andy Dalton Attempts 15 Passes In Win

New Orleans Saints quarterback Andy Dalton had a weak fantasy outing on Saturday but helped the Saints deliver their second straight win and remain in the playoff hunt. Dalton only attempted 15 passes in the harsh winter conditions, completing eight of them for 92 yards and an interception. Dalton also fumbled twice but recovered both […]

Week 16 PPR Rankings for Fantasy Football: Jamaal Williams, Zack Moss, Jerick McKinnon, J.K. Dobbins, Gabe Davis, Amari Cooper, Rashid Shaheed, K.J. Osborn

Fantasy managers fortunate enough to still be alive in the fantasy football playoffs will still have tough start or sit decisions to try to advance. Injuries, role changes, and unexpected breakouts have shifted the rankings as a whole. That said, we're back with our Week 16 fantasy football PPR rankings for fantasy football, as of […]

Key Starters and Tough Calls - Lineup Spotlights for Fantasy Football Week 16 Include Justin Fields, Brock Purdy, Taysom Hill

Every week, I share some of my favored players to go with when dealing with challenging lineup decisions. These choices are based on my Premium Weekly Lineup Rankings, available as part of the RotoBaller NFL Premium Pass. Enter promo code KING at checkout for a discount and get access to my ranks in all formats, plus a […]