Updated Week 8 Tight End Rankings

Welcome to Week 8 RotoBallers. Below are our updated consensus Week 8 tight end rankings for fantasy football, including some running notes on relevant injuries, player news and rankings updates: Eric Ebron Out Against The Browns Rob Gronkowski Listed As Questionable For Sunday Robert Tonyan Officially Done For The Season These rankings are a consensus […]

Updated Week 8 Quarterback Rankings

Welcome to Week 8 RotoBallers. Below are our updated consensus Week 8 quarterback rankings for fantasy football, including some running notes on relevant injuries, player news and rankings updates: Dak Prescott A Game-Time Decision, Unlikely To Play? Baker Mayfield Gains Clearance, Expected To Start Davis Mills, Not Tyrod Taylor, Starting Against Rams Patrick Mahomes Good […]

NFL DFS Value Plays (Cash Games) for Week 8 on FanDuel and DraftKings

Week 7 of the NFL season is in the books, and what a week it was. We saw the Titans dominate the Chiefs, the Patriots destroy the Jets, the Bengals demolish the Ravens, and the Bucs dominate Justin Fields. This week we have 12 games on the slate and a lot of solid matchups to […]

NFL DFS Bargain Bin: Week 8 Value Plays for DraftKings, FanDuel and Yahoo

Welcome to the Week 8 Sunday slates edition of RotoBaller's NFL DFS Bargain Bin, where the goal is to touch on some potentially mis-priced players across the industry that find themselves in favorable match-ups and/or suddenly expanded roles. Before we go NFL DFS Bargain Bin hunting, a few particulars about format and content: The nature of the beast […]

Taysom Hill Will Miss Another Game

New Orleans Saints quarterback Taysom Hill (concussion) missed all week of practice and has been ruled out for the second straight game in Week 8 against the Tampa Bay Buccaneers. Hill does have three touchdowns this year, but he's been well off the fantasy radar as the backup QB and occasional goal-line weapon with only […]

Saints Defense Should Be Avoided In Week 8

The New Orleans Saints defense will have a tall task in Week 8 against the Buccaneers. The Saints will attempt to slow down an offense that ranks third in points and second in total yards per game while sporting the eighth-fewest giveaways in the league. The Saints' best hope is to pressure Tom Brady similarly […]

Adam Trautman - Week 8 Outlook for Fantasy Football

New Orleans Saints tight end Adam Trautman is poised for a solid game against the Buccaneers in Week 8. Trautman is coming off of his two best games of the year, 43 yards against Washington and 36 yards against Seattle last week, though he has seen just five targets in that span. Still, the 24-year-old […]

Tre'Quan Smith - Week 8 Outlook for Fantasy Football

New Orleans Saints wide receiver Tre'Quan Smith is a risky play in Week 8 against Tampa Bay. Smith made his season debut against the Seahawks last week, totaling just one catch for 11 yards in the victory. The 25-year-old had sleeper appeal coming into the season but has missed time due to a lingering hamstring […]

Deonte Harris Questionable For Sunday

New Orleans Saints wide receiver Deonte Harris (hamstring) is questionable for Sunday's game against the Buccaneers. Harris missed last week's game against the Seahawks due to a hamstring injury, but seems to be trending towards returning after getting in two limited practices. The speedy wideout has exceeded the 50-yard mark three times this season, but […]

Marquez Callaway - Week 8 Outlook for Fantasy Football

New Orleans Saints wide receiver Marquez Callaway could bounce back in Week 8 against Tampa Bay. Callaway racked up two games with 70-plus receiving yards but disappointed against the Seahawks last week, as he totaled just 32 yards. Still, the 23-year-old is trending in the right direction, as he has seen 15 combined targets over […]

Alvin Kamara - Week 8 Outlook for Fantasy Football

New Orleans Saints running back Alvin Kamara will get a tough matchup against the Buccaneers' defense in Week 8. Tampa Bay has allowed the second-fewest rushing yards to opposing halfbacks but has been susceptible to pass-catching backs, having surrendered the second-most receptions to the position. Kamara's usage as a receiver was a question mark earlier […]

Jameis Winston - Week 8 Outlook for Fantasy Football

New Orleans Saints quarterback Jameis Winston could be a streaming candidate in Week 8 against the Buccaneers. Winston enters the contest having thrown for 1,114 yards, 13 touchdowns, and three interceptions, though he's been far less willing to throw downfield this year, as evidenced by his 7.4 yards per attempt. The 27-year-old signal-caller may have […]

Mark Ingram II Signs One-Year Extension With Saints

The New Orleans Saints and newly acquired running back Mark Ingram II agreed to a one-year contract extension on Friday worth up to $2.8 million in 2022, according to sources. The extension was signed on Thursday before the trade with the Houston Texans became official. With Tony Jones Jr. still on Injured Reserve, Ingram will […]

DraftKings NFL DFS Lineup Picks for Week 8: Break The Slate

Hi there, RotoBallers, and welcome back to Break The Slate! It is great to be back talking NFL DFS with you! We knew going into Week 7 that the Main Slate presented us with some unique challenges due to matchups, salary, and availability. Those challenges were evident in last week's highlighted plays - and my […]

Wide Receivers - Rest of Season Rankings for Fantasy Football

This is the time of the fantasy football season when teams with losing records either start to panic or lose interest and stop making moves to improve their teams. It's also the time when RotoBallers like yourself, who know they are always contenders, prepare for the second half by looking ahead and making smart roster […]

Fantasy Football Injury Report - Week 8 Injuries Dashboard

Fantasy Football Injuries Dashboard - Week 8 Injury Updates Anyone who has even the slightest experience with fantasy football is well aware of how impactful injuries can be. In both season-long leagues and in daily fantasy contests, players getting injured is a very significant part of the game. It makes sense, then, to be as […]

Andrus Peat Needs Surgery For Torn Pectoral

New Orleans Saints offensive guard Andrus Peat (pectoral) will undergo season-ending surgery on his torn pectoral on Friday, according to a source. Peat suffered the torn pectoral early on in the Monday night win over the Seattle Seahawks in Week 7. The injuries continue for Peat, as he's never played a full season in the […]

Deonte Harris Returns To Practice Thursday

New Orleans Saints wide receiver Deonte Harris (hamstring) returned to practice on Thursday. Harris himself is not in fantasy consideration but his return has an impact on other Saints weapons. Marquez Callaway had a couple of good games in Harris's absence, but Harris's return largely negates Callaway's fantasy appeal. In such a low-volume passing offense, […]

Taysom Hill Absent From Practice Again

New Orleans Saints quarterback Taysom Hill (concussion) was absent from practice again on Thursday. Though Hill has no immediate fantasy value, if he were healthy, perhaps he would have an opportunity to relieve Jameis Winston of his starting quarterback duties. When Drew Brees was injured in 2020, although Winston was on the roster, Hill was […]

Michael Thomas Missing From Practice

New Orleans Saints wide receiver Michael Thomas (ankle) was missing from practice again on Thursday. It has been a frustrating ride with Thomas as fantasy managers who took the risk on the wideout expected him to return after about six weeks. Now, it appears that the 28-year-old will miss at least Week 8 and possibly […]

Mark Ingram II Has A Good Chance To Play This Week

New Orleans Saints head coach Sean Payton said there's "absolutely" a "high chance" that running back Mark Ingram II will make his season debut for the Saints in Week 8 against the Tampa Bay Buccaneers after the team acquired him from the Houston Texans on Wednesday. Ingram is expected to join the team at practice […]

NFL DFS Value Plays for Week 8 (Premium Content)

All other Premium Tools can be accessed on the premium dashboard. Welcome to Week 8, Rotoballers! I took a victory lap on my C.J. Uzomah call last week, but I also missed drastically on my Sam Darnold and Amon-Ra St. Brown recommendations. It's important to be accountable for the good and the bad as the […]

Wide Receiver Snap Counts and Target Trends - Week 7 Analysis

Your wide receivers remain essential components toward your primary goal of securing league championships. As the season unfolds, an expanding collection of tools are available that can provide you with an extensive level of knowledge regarding this critical position. Those results provide the foundation for this weekly statistical breakdown of the wide receiver position, which […]

Top Trade Targets and Avoids for Week 8

Welcome fantasy friends and foes to the Top Trade Targets and Avoids for Week 8. After a self-imposed brief hiatus, I'm back to provide the top players to go seek out in trades. With bye weeks in full gear, fantasy managers need to ensure they can construct winning weekly lineups. Obtaining players who already had […]

Week 8 IDP Fantasy Football Rankings

If you want an idea of just how valuable fantasy defenders can be, look no further than Antonio Gibson…. While this statement may seem odd at first glance, just consider that Gibson (PPR's RB16) is outscoring the RB30 in PPR scoring by 25%. Now consider that T.J. Watt is outscoring fantasy’s DL9 by 23%, while […]

Taysom Hill, Deonte Harris Miss Practice Wednesday

New Orleans Saints quarterback Taysom Hill (concussion) and wide receiver Deonte Harris (hamstring) both missed practice on Wednesday. Hill and Harris both missed the Monday night win over the Seattle Seahawks, and Hill has remained in the league's concussion protocol since suffering his head injury in Week 5. It's possible that the Saints traded for […]

Mark Ingram II Heading Back To The Saints

The New Orleans Saints acquired running back Mark Ingram II from the Houston Texans on Wednesday, according to sources. Ingram started his career with the Saints and will now rejoin them as a complement to star running back Alvin Kamara. The 31-year-old had been in an ugly committee alongside David Johnson and Phillip Lindsay on […]

David Onyemata Returns From Suspension

New Orleans Saints defensive tackle David Onyemata is in great shape, according to head coach Sean Payton, and will return to the team in Week 8 against the Tampa Bay Buccaneers. Onyemata was suspended six games for violating the league's policy on performance-enhancing substances, but he'll make an already strong New Orleans defense even better […]

Targets and Air Yards Analysis - NextGen Stats

Okay, folks, I'm about to bring you bad news. If you're reading this it is because you're trying to get an edge over your league mates to beat them this weekend. That means you're here to get informed on what to do and how to tackle your week's most pressing decisions. The bad news: these […]

Early Week 8 Fantasy Football Rankings

Welcome to Week 8 RotoBallers. We just got through last week's bye-mageddon, but are back with our early Week 8 fantasy football rankings. We are already starting up our rankings and analysis for Week 8 of the fantasy football season. As always, we are here to constantly bring you updated player news and rankings to help […]