Wide Receiver Snap Counts and Target Trends - Risers and Fallers for Week 3 (2022)

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 – Cracking the Code for Week 3

One of the hardest things to do in fantasy football, especially in the early part of the season, is determining what data is real and what isn’t. Small samples can create buying windows and sinkholes – all you have to do is bet correctly. Simple, right? Nothing is ever as simple as it seems. That’s […]

Fantasy Football Trade Targets - Buy/Sell For Week 3

Entering Week 3 of the 2022 season, it's important to remember to stay patient. As mentioned in last week's article, fantasy players tend to overreact immediately following the first action of the season. The exciting aspect going forward is that there are now multiple games of data to work with. Whereas everything after Week 1 […]

Alvin Kamara Is Limited Again On Thursday

New Orleans Saints running back Alvin Kamara (ribs) was limited once again for Thursday's practice. The 27-year-old was limited on Wednesday and now Thursday, which should put him as questionable to play in Week 3. He continues to deal with a lingering ribs issue, so fantasy managers might have to wait until later in the […]

Week 3 IDP Start Em, Sit Em - Streamers and Fades for Fantasy Football Defensive Players

As always, we will use this column to address players who can hopefully help people in any number of IDP formats. We traditionally do this by addressing players worth adding for the rest of the season and just this week. However, we will also use some columns to address offensive and defensive units that are […]

Fantasy Football Risers and Fallers - Week 3

Week 2 of the 2022 NFL season is officially in the books. Overreactions will undoubtedly continue to be made, but there's also a lot of good information we can use to help make decisions as we head into Week 3 and beyond. In this weekly column, we'll be looking at players whose arrows may be […]

Coaching Matters: Offensive Outliers From Week 2

This is the second week of this 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 2, we saw stat lines such as the Atlanta Falcons tight end room seeing four targets, the Miami Dolphins wide receiver […]

Jameis Winston Gets In Limited Practice

New Orleans Saints quarterback Jameis Winston (ankle, back) was listed as a limited practice participant for Wednesday's session. Head coach Dennis Allen said that Winston's reps will be managed heading into Week 3 against the Carolina Panthers. Before the Week 2 loss against the Tampa Bay Buccaneers, a report surfaced that Winston was playing through […]

Alvin Kamara Limited On Wednesday

New Orleans Saints running back Alvin Kamara (ribs) was listed as a limited practice participant on Wednesday. Kamara was inactive in the Week 2 loss to the division-rival Tampa Bay Buccaneers, but it's a good sign that he was at least limited in the first practice session this week. The Saints' coaching staff will probably […]

Fantasy Football Injury Roundup For NFL RBs: Week 3 Updates for Alvin Kamara, James Conner, J.K. Dobbins, Tyrion Davis-Price

Below you will find our fantasy football injuries roundup for running backs as of September 21st, coming out of the second week of NFL action. There have been new developments surrounding the injury statuses of various NFL running backs, including Alvin Kamara, J.K. Dobbins, James Conner, and Tyrion Davis-Price. The fantasy football season may be […]

FAAB Waiver Wire Bidding - Fantasy Football Pickups to Target for Week 3

It's time to open the wallet and prepare for some accounting as you input those Week 3 fantasy football waiver wire FAAB bids! Week 2 wasn't as chalky as Week 1 and there were plenty of performances and injuries to react to. Joining our famous waiver wire pickups list, our weekly fantasy football waiver wire […]

Week 3 Waiver Wire Pickups and Free Agent Adds - All Positions

We're two weeks into the season and the running back situation on waivers is already dire. You simply won't get much help there at the moment unless you play in shallower leagues or have inattentive league mates. The focus shifts to quarterback, where those who took a chance on Trey Lance now find themselves looking […]

Week 3 Waiver Wire Rankings - Fantasy Football Pickups Include DJ Chark, Greg Dortch, Raheem Mostert, Eno Benjamin

Welcome to Week 3 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 […]

The Cut List – Who to Drop for Week 3?

Chicago, we have a problem. I'm pretty sure that's the saying because ladies and gentlemen, the Chicago Bears officially have an offensive problem. After two weeks, fantasy managers are left wondering just how many players actually need to be rostered. Despite the monsoon they were forced to endure in Week 1, the question may be […]

NextGen Stats - Running Back Breakdowns and Takeaways

The season is officially in full swing. Two weeks are gone, and 32 games are already in the books, providing some tasty information and data to crunch. To gain the biggest edge in your fantasy football league, it's necessary to understand how to apply the advanced statistics being used in sports nowadays. Back in the […]

Early Week 3 Half-PPR Rankings for Fantasy Football: James Conner, Najee Harris, Garrett Wilson, Josh Jacobs, Cam Akers, Kyle Pitts

Week 2 has come and gone, and we're here to help you set those winning Week 3 fantasy football lineups. Below you'll find our NFL team's early Week 3 fantasy football half-PPR rankings for fantasy football, as of September 21st. Our goal as always is to help you set those winning lineups, so let's see […]

NFL DFS Must Avoids and Injuries for Week 3 (Premium Content)

All other Premium Tools can be accessed on the premium dashboard. Welcome back 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 […]

Waiver Wire Express - Week 3 Lightning Round

Sunday night means we've had another filling day of football action and are starting to peek forward to next week's chaos. As a reminder, this column is a quick reaction to get key names on your radar. We're out here sculpting winning rosters out of the early-season marble with the waiver wire lightning round heading […]

Running Back Waiver Wire Pickups for Week 3: Top Free Agent Adds Include Jordan Mason, Mark Ingram, Raheem Mostert

As you now read this week’s recommendations from the waiver wire, we have progressed into planning roster construction for Week 3. The matchups of Week 2 delivered a collection of impressive performances, including three backs who eclipsed 100 rushing yards. Unfortunately, the numbers that were delivered by other runners only led to frustration. Many of […]

Wide Receiver Waiver Wire Pickups for Week 3: Top Free Agent Adds Include Garrett Wilson, Jakobi Meyers, Sterling Shepard, Noah Brown

Week 2 can be described as the week of the rookie wide receiver. Garrett Wilson had two touchdowns. Drake London and Jahan Dotson both had a touchdown and a two-point conversion. Chris Olave was heavily involved in New Orleans too. Some of those names will make an appearance later in this piece. Below, you'll find […]

Tight End Waiver Wire Pickups for Week 3: Top Free Agent Adds Include Gerald Everett, Logan Thomas, Hayden Hurst, Evan Engram

It is too early to panic if you are a fantasy football manager, but if you are a worry wart and think you need a new tight end, this is the column for you. The tight end crop on most fantasy league waiver wires is filled to the brim with talent. If you are sick […]

Deeper-League Waiver Wire Adds for Week 3: Jordan Mason, Jaylen Warren, Nelson Agholor, Jerick McKinnon, D.J. Chark, Greg Dortch

The first two weeks of the NFL's regular season have concluded, so it's time to get back on the hunt for deep-league waiver pickups. These fantasy football waiver wire pickup suggestions are geared toward leagues with deep benches or 14-plus teams, so the Week 2 darlings and obvious pickups such as Garrett Wilson, Jahan Dotson, […]

Week 3 Kicker Streamers and Starts – 2022 Fantasy Tiers, Rankings

We're through two weeks of the NFL season, but we'll never get to a place where we can ignore the streamer game at the kicker position in fantasy football. Even though we have two games of data for each team, kicker projections are very elastic week-to-week, so it's time to forget everything we've seen so […]

IDP Leagues Waiver Wire Pickups for Fantasy Football: Week 3

Sunday’s slate of games featured some amazing performances by defensive players and some crazy finishes (many of them facilitated by poor defensive performances). We got to see not only Aiden Hutchinson’s first NFL sack but also his second and his third. We saw four defenders march into the end zone after blocked kicks, interceptions, and […]

Mark Ingram II (RB, NO) - Fantasy Football Waiver Wire Pickups for Week 3

BALLER MOVE: Add in 12+ Team Leagues ROSTERED IN: 30% of Leagues ANALYSIS: Ingram had already earned RB2 responsibilities for New Orleans, but Alvin Kamara’s troublesome rib issue elevated the two-time Pro-Bowler into lead back duties in Week 2. Kamara remained cemented to the sideline when New Orleans hosted Tampa Bay as the 32-year-old Ingram […]

Jarvis Landry Underwhelming In Week 2

New Orleans Saints wide receiver Jarvis Landry finished with four catches for 25 yards on five targets in Sunday's loss to the Tampa Bay Buccaneers. Landry did not live up to expectations after a nice Week 1 performance. Chris Olave saw 13 targets and Michael Thomas had nine. Landry was even behind tight end Juwan […]

Juwan Johnson Puts In Another Good Showing In Week 2

New Orleans Saints tight end Juwan Johnson finished with four catches for 40 yards on seven targets in Sunday's loss against the Tampa Bay Buccaneers. As a surprise pass-catching option for quarterback Jameis Winston this season, it was great to see Johnson build on his Week 1 performance of 40 yards on two catches. Taysom […]

Michael Thomas Continues Bounce-Back Campaign

New Orleans Saints wide receiver Michael Thomas finished with six receptions for 65 yards and a touchdown on nine targets in the Week 2 loss to the Tampa Bay Buccaneers. Thomas again looked like his old self, being a go-to guy for injured quarterback Jameis Winston. Interestingly, he continued to move around the line and […]

Chris Olave Leads Saints In Receiving In Week 2 Loss

New Orleans Saints rookie wide receiver Chris Olave finished with 13 targets that he turned into five catches for 80 yards in the Week 2 loss against the Tampa Bay Buccaneers. After a lackluster Week 1 performance, Olave showed why he was a high draft pick in the first round. Being able to show his […]

Taysom Hill A Non-Factor In Week 2

New Orleans Saints tight end Taysom Hill did not play up to expectations in the Week 2 loss to the Tampa Bay Buccaneers. In a game missing running back Alvin Kamara (ribs), Hill was expected to have a larger role, especially in the rushing game. He finished with three carries for 14 yards and nothing […]