Fantasy Football Injury Reports For Week 9 (Friday Updates): Michael Thomas, Rashod Bateman, Chuba Hubbard, James Conner

There are six teams on a bye, so the pool of players on the fantasy radar hasn't been larger this season. When you add in injuries, there are a ton of key start-or-sit decisions at the halfway point of the NFL season. Our injury updates and reports for Week 9 as of Friday, November 4th, […]

FanDuel NFL DFS Lineup Picks for Week 9 - Daily Fantasy Football Targets Include

Can you believe we are already at Week 9? Well, believe it or not, we are. In Week 8, we witnessed some fantastic showings from several players.  In his second game as a 49er, Christian McCaffrey finished with a “TD Trifecta,” becoming the first player to accomplish the feat since LaDainian Tomlinson did it back […]

NFL DFS Value Plays for Week 9 (Premium Content)

All other Premium Tools can be accessed on the premium dashboard. Welcome to Week 9, 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 […]

Adam Trautman Returns To Practice Thursday

New Orleans Saints tight end Adam Trautman (ankle) was a limited practice participant Thursday. He hasn't practiced since Week 6 due to an ankle injury. The 25-year-old has caught seven passes for 86 yards and a touchdown over six games in 2022. If active, Trautman is a dart throw at best and is behind Juwan […]

Is Keenan Allen Playing in Week 9? How Do Injuries Affect The Chargers Offense?

The Los Angeles Chargers haven’t had the season optimistic fans and analysts expected of them. A lot of what has ailed them comes down to an underwhelming passing game that has been slowed down by injuries. The Chargers offense looks unstoppable on paper. In his third year, QB Justin Herbert entered the season as Vegas’ […]

NFL DFS Stacks for DraftKings, FanDuel - Top Week 9 Daily Fantasy Football Picks

Week 8 was yet another solid week for this column, as DeAndre Hopkins, Tua Tagovailoa, Jaylen Waddle, Tyreek Hill, Alvin Kamara, A.J. Brown, and Derrick Henry were all mentioned. Tua stacks were massive on Sunday, but the true differentiator came in the form of cheap Panthers like D’Onta Foreman and D.J. Moore. I had a […]

Is Mark Andrews Playing in Week 9? Should I Start Isaiah Likely in Fantasy Football?

Mark Andrews went into last week's Thursday Night Football matchup with a knee injury. Andrews left the game early with a shoulder injury. Rookie Isaiah Likely masterfully filled in for Andrews, corraling six of seven targets for 77 yards and a touchdown. Andrews did not practice Thursday and head coach John Harbaugh stated that the […]

Wide Receiver Breakouts for Fantasy Football: Targets, Air Yards, Snaps Trends for Terrace Marshall, Terry McLaurin, Demarcus Robinson

You are already aware that wide receivers will play a critical role in the success of your teams. The undeniable volatility that exists with the running back position has also presented an increasing rationale for prioritizing wide receivers when you build your rosters – both at the onset of your drafts and as you manage […]

Finding Tight End Breakouts for Fantasy Football – What To Do With Kyle Pitts, Gerald Everett, T.J. Hockenson

The truth of the matter is that during the offseason, we as analysts and fantasy managers everywhere spend way too much time trying to decipher this wretched position. We look at the mid-TE1s and wonder who could possibly elevate their game to being top-three. The truth is our time is better spent on the other […]

Jarvis Landry Returns To Practice

New Orleans Saints wide receiver Jarvis Landry (ankle) returned to practice on Thursday. Landry was officially listed as limited, and it comes on the same day that the Saints placed Michael Thomas (toe) on Injured Reserve. Thomas is expected to miss the rest of the year, so Landry and rookie first-rounder Chris Olave should serve […]

Updated Week 9 Half-PPR Rankings for Fantasy Football: Kenneth Walker, Travis Etienne, Davante Adams, Tyler Boyd, T.J. Hockenson

The Tuesday trade deadline saw some big-name players being moved, so our Week 9 fantasy football half-PPR rankings for fantasy football, as of November 1st get shaken up at least a little bit. The fantasy football playoffs are going to be here before you know it, so our goal as always is to help you […]

Is Mark Ingram II Healthy Or Injured? Fantasy Football Injury Update

As we head into November and Week 9 of the NFL season, fantasy managers must react quickly to injury news in order to stay on the path to a fantasy championship. Let's discuss the latest injury news for New Orleans running back Mark Ingram II. Ingram was forced to leave New Orleans' Week 8 game […]

Michael Thomas Expected To Miss The Rest Of The Year

New Orleans Saints wide receiver Michael Thomas (toe) was placed on Injured Reserve on Thursday and will likely miss the rest of the season. Head coach Dennis Allen revealed that Thomas will undergo surgery after an MRI exam showed that his toe had not healed the way the team had hoped. Specifically, the injury is […]

NFL DFS Value Plays: Week 9 Bargain Bin for DraftKings, FanDuel and Yahoo Including Aaron Rodgers and Travis Etienne

Welcome to the Week 9 Sunday main slate edition of RotoBaller's NFL DFS Bargain Bin, where the goal is to touch on some potentially mispriced players across the industry that find themselves in favorable match-ups and/or suddenly expanded roles. Each week I’ll give you my thoughts on where there may be some value spots to […]

NFL DFS RB and WR Anchors For Week 9 (Premium Content)

All other Week 9 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 […]

Fantasy Football Trade Targets - Buy/Sell For Week 9 Including Brandon Aiyuk, Amon-Ra St. Brown, David Montgomery, Travis Etienne

How's it going RotoBallers? I'm Joe Nicely and I'll be filling in for a vacationing Jorden Hill this week! With the NFL's trade deadline now come and gone, we've seen some shake-ups around the league. How will the changes impact our fantasy rosters for the rest of the season? As the fantasy trade deadline begins […]

Should I Start Chase Claypool in Week 9? Fantasy Football Trade Outlook

The Pittsburgh Steelers were rumored to be shopping wide receiver Chase Claypool ahead of the NFL's November 1st trade deadline, and the team finally struck a deal with the Chicago Bears on Tuesday. Justin Fields gets a new weapon in an offense that desperately needed one and the Steelers gained a valuable draft pick and […]

Should I Start Nyheim Hines in Week 9? Fantasy Football Trade Outlook

The Buffalo Bills traded for former Colts' running back Nyheim Hines just before the NFL's trade deadline on Tuesday, November 1st a 4 pm. Buffalo was reportedly making calls about Kareem Hunt and Alvin Kamara, but eventually found their pass-catching specialist in Hines. Hines is undoubtedly a solid weapon that'll help an already explosive offensive […]

Week 9 Wide Receiver Rankings for Fantasy Football: A.J. Brown, Tee Higgins, Mike Evans, Keenan Allen, Chase Claypool, Mack Hollins

With six teams on a bye, the pool of wideouts on the fantasy radar is as large as ever this season. There was also one notable wideout trade just before the NFL's trade deadline, so that will shake up one wide receiver room moving forward. We've got you covered with our updated Week 9 fantasy […]

Week 9 Waiver Wire Rankings - Fantasy Football Pickups Include Isaiah Likely, Rachaad White, Kyren Williams, Ronnie Rivers, Kenyan Drake

Welcome to Week 9 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 […]

Fantasy Football Injury Reports For NFL RBs: Week 9 Updates for Ezekiel Elliott, Gus Edwards, Mark Ingram, Elijah Mitchell, Kyren Williams

Below you will find our fantasy football injuries roundup for running backs as of November 2nd, coming out of the eighth week of NFL action. There have been new developments surrounding the injury statuses of various NFL running backs, including Ezekiel Elliott, Gus Edwards, Mark Ingram II, Elijah Mitchell, and Kyren Williams. The fantasy football […]

Fantasy Football Injury Reports For NFL WRs: Week 9 Updates for Cooper Kupp, Ja'Marr Chase, Keenan Allen, Mike Williams, Adam Thielen

The injuries continue to pile up for fantasy managers and unfortunately, it seems as though the names are getting bigger and bigger. In Week 8, superstar receiver Cooper Kupp tweaked his ankle, but it seems fantasy managers got lucky with him. There are plenty of receivers fantasy managers are hoping to get back onto the […]

Week 9 Waiver Wire Pickups and Free Agent Adds – All Positions

We are officially heading into the trade deadline week of the 2022 NFL season. The trade deadline has heated up in recent seasons as general managers have become more open to making moves and adjusting their rosters. This is a practice every good fantasy football manager needs to practice, as well. There are several important […]

FAAB Waiver Wire Bidding - Fantasy Football Pickups to Target for Week 9

Week 8 may not have brought a bevy of injuries but there are still actionable moves to be made. The margins are going to be tight this week with six teams going on bye. If you need a QB then be sure to poke around and see who else will be seeking a fill-in as […]

Deeper-League Waiver Wire Adds for Week 9: Kadarius Toney, Jaylen Warren, Travis Homer, Marcus Mariota, Terrace Marshall

The NFL season keeps chugging along, and as fantasy managers, there's never a time to stop looking for deep league gems and potential late-season lotto-ticket stashes. These fantasy football waiver wire pickup suggestions are for fantasy managers in deep leagues of 14-teams or more or a higher number of bench spots than traditional fantasy leagues. […]

Week 9 Tight End Rankings For Fantasy Football: T.J. Hockenson, Taysom Hill, Evan Engram, Dawson Knox, Brock Wright

We're inching closer to the fantasy football playoffs, and we just saw one of the biggest tight end trades just before the NFL trade deadline with T.J. Hockenson finding a new home in the NFC North. There are several tight ends on a bye and a few more who are banged up, so our updated […]

Week 9 Running Back Rankings for Fantasy Football: Alvin Kamara, Derrick Henry, Joe Mixon, D'Onta Foreman, Nyheim Hines

The NFL's trade deadline shook up several running back depth charts, so our updated Week 9 fantasy football running back rankings, as of November 2nd should have some shakeups, too. None of the big-name backs were dealt, but there are plenty of backs with affected fantasy football outlooks. Our goal is to help you set […]

NextGen Stats - Week 8: RB Breakdowns and Takeaways

We're officially past mid-season and if that doesn't make you sad enough, how about the fact that even the trade deadline has passed us now? Eh? Was that what ultimately broke your hopes of football staying on forever? Too bad. The good news, as always, is that a new week full of games is ahead. […]

IDP Fantasy Football Rankings for Week 9

This has been one amazing NFL trade deadline, with multiple IDP-relevant players on the move. In my IDP Start and Sit article, I will dive deeper into those moves later this week. There I can go more in-depth on the issues of whether Roquan Smith's fantasy stock is up (it isn't) or if Bradley Chubb's […]

Eagles vs. Texans Start 'Em, Sit 'Em: Miles Sanders, Dameon Pierce, DeVonta Smith, Brandin Cooks, Dallas Goedert, Davis Mills

From Thursday Night Football only hitting the over once in the first six weeks, we now have back-to-back high-scoring affairs on Thursday. Last week, this touchdown trend carried right into the weekend with some massive performances. A.J. Brown, D’Onta Foreman, Alvin Kamara, and Tony Pollard all got a turkey of touchdowns.  Thankfully, we get to […]