NFL DFS Stacks: Week 6 (Premium Content)
All other Premium Tools can be accessed on the premium dashboard. Hi RotoBallers, and thanks for joining me! I'm very proud to bring you our weekly tournament stacks article this season for you, our loyal RotoBaller reader, and valued premium subscriber. The NFL season is in full swing, so it's time to dig deep and […]
Fantasy Football Start 'Em, Sit 'Em - Week 6 Matchups Analysis
Welcome back RotoBallers to our Week 6 matchup analysis and start/sit column for fantasy football. Can you believe that we're already a quarter way through the season? It's time to keep it rolling for Week 6. For those who are not familiar, each week I'll be analyzing every game from the Sunday slate, helping you optimize your […]
WR/CB Matchups to Target and Downgrade - Week 6
Welcome to Week 6 of the WR/CB Matchups article. For those who are not familiar, this is a weekly series looking at fantasy football matchups for wide receivers versus the cornerbacks who are projected to cover them. Creating the weekly matchup chart has been more challenging than usual this year due to the fact that […]
Wide Receiver Snap Counts and Target Trends - Week 5 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 […]
NFL DFS Strategy: 2021 DraftKings Scoring Analysis
We talk a lot about NFL DFS here at RotoBaller. It is a wildly popular game and in fact, it proves to be much more strategic and beatable than season-long fantasy football. By that I mean that the best players will win at a higher rate in DFS than the best players will win in […]
Marquez Callaway (WR, NO) - Week 6 Waiver Wire Pickups
BALLER MOVE: Add in 12+ Team Leagues ROSTERED IN: 30% of Leagues ANALYSIS: The Saints are on their bye in Week 6, but then Callaway will have a great chance at following up Sunday’s 85-yard, two-touchdown day with excellent matchups against Seattle and Tampa Bay. Deonte Harris left the game early with a hamstring injury after his […]
Early-Season Fantasy Outliers to Forget?
We are now five weeks into the 2021 NFL campaign. Teams are starting to stand out while others look like they should be jockeying for draft positions--already. The 2021 season has been off to a rousing start and Week 1 feels so far back in the rearview mirror. Oftentimes, Week 1 is more of an […]
The Running Game Is Alive! NextGen Stats Analysis
With five weeks of play in the books and things starting to settle a bit, it's time to get back to studying some of the rushers around the league and see how they have performed through (almost) the first third of the season. To gain the biggest edge in your fantasy football league, it's necessary […]
Surprise Fantasy Football Studs, Duds - Real or Mirage?
Week 5 of the NFL season is now in the books and as expected Justin Herbert, Lamar Jackson, Tom Brady, Josh Allen and Dak Prescott finished as QB1's. On the unexpected side of things Davis Mills shocked the world and threw for three touchdowns against the Patriots to finish as QB-6 and Jameis Winston carved up Washington for four […]
Waiver Wire Rankings - Fantasy Football Week 6
Each week at RotoBaller we provide you with various fantasy football waiver wire articles to help you decide which free agent players to pickup off waivers. Our amazing team of analysts here whip them up as early in the week as possible, and update them as more news is announced. To kick things off each […]
FAAB Waiver Wire Bidding - Week 6 Targets
Joining our famous waiver wire pickups list, and our weekly waiver wire columns by position, this column focuses on suggested waiver wire bidding percentages for fantasy football owners in leagues using a Free Agent Acquisition Budget (FAAB). Week 5 produced several huge performances (shoutout to LAC-CLE) while also yielding some key injuries. Those with Saquon […]
The Cut List – Who To Drop for Week 6?
Week 6 brings with it the beginning of the bye week season and with the injury bug starting to hit teams all over the place, fantasy managers in all league sizes are going to be pondering several difficult choices. Our first set of byes will leave teams without Deebo Samuel, Alvin Kamara, Kyle Pitts and […]
Running Back Waiver Wire Pickups - Week 6
After five weeks of the regular season, some of you have been able to embrace the numbers that have been assembled by the running backs that are contained on your rosters. Unfortunately, an increasing number of fantasy managers have encountered injuries, while others have contended with disappointing output due to a collection of unexpected developments. The […]
Wide Receiver Waiver Wire Pickups - Week 6
Another week of NFL action is behind us. The waiver wire hasn't been kind to us this season – will that change this week? Below, you'll find some wideouts that you should be targeting on the waiver wire ahead of Week 6. Not all options are the same. Some players may be better in PPR […]
Tight End Waiver Wire Pickups - Week 6
Fantasy football managers’ worst fear of the year is here – the start of the dreaded bye weeks. The tight end position was already causing problems for fantasy footballers due to the injuries of Tampa Bay’s Rob Gronkowski and San Francisco’s George Kittle. Now four teams will be on bye this week, including the Atlanta […]
Quarterback Waiver Wire Pickups - Week 6
Week 6 marked the last week with a full complement of games before bye weeks start coming into effect. Thankfully, we had a bunch of excellent offensive performances out of the quarterback position before having to start paying attention to waiver-wire streamers. Tom Brady led the way in Week 5 with 411 passing yards and […]
Waiver Wire Express - Week 6 Lightning Round
Week 5 brought some key injuries and wild shootouts, which means we've got plenty of waiver fallout to sort through. Catch your breath, assess your team's needs, and break out the budget tracker. It's time for the waiver wire lightning round heading into Week 6. This column is published early every week and then updated on […]
Saints Sign Kicker Brian Johnson
The New Orleans Saints signed kicker Brian Johnson off the Chicago Bears practice squad on Tuesday, according to a source. The undrafted free agent out of Virginia Tech by rule must stay on the team's 53-man active roster for three games. Cody Parkey groin injured his groin in pre-game workouts and missed two of his […]
Video: Waiver Wire Quarterbacks & Tight Ends - Fantasy Football Week 6
Host Anthony Aniano of RotoBaller Radio discusses the 2021 fantasy football season and keeps you updated with all the latest news and analysis as he discuses the fantasy football season by breaking down the waiver wire for each position. Today he takes a look at some tight ends and quarterbacks to consider adding off the waiver wire. Be sure […]
Cody Parkey Heading To Injured Reserve
New Orleans Saints kicker Cody Parkey (groin) is heading to the injured reserve with a groin ailment. Parkey sustained the injury during the pregame of Sunday's win over Washington and attempted to kick through it, though he had an uneven performance, making 3 of 5 extra points. With Wil Lutz' (core) return reportedly around the […]
Michael Thomas Nearing A Return?
New Orleans Saints wide receiver Michael Thomas (ankle) is potentially nearing a return after starting the year on the Physically Unable to Perform list. The hope around the Saints organization is that their No. 1 wide receiver will practice ahead of their Week 7 matchup against the Seattle Seahawks, as they are on their bye […]
Jameis Winston (QB, NO) - Fantasy Football Week 6 Waiver Wire Pickups
BALLER MOVE: Add in 12+ Team Leagues OWNED IN: 34% of Leagues ANALYSIS: The Saints are going on a Bye week this next weekend and will be out of the schedule for the next couple of weeks, give or take. Winston's therefore not going to be eligible in Week 6. Is that bad? Nope. Pretty […]
Video: Waiver Wire Wide Receivers - Fantasy Football Week 6
Host Anthony Aniano of RotoBaller Radio discusses the 2021 fantasy football season and keeps you updated with all the latest news and analysis as he discuses the fantasy football season by breaking down the waiver wire for each position. Today he takes a look at some wide receivers to consider adding off the waiver wire. Be sure to also […]
Adam Trautman Has 43 Yards
New Orleans Saints tight end Adam Trautman recorded two receptions for 43 yards on two targets in Sunday's win over Washington. Trautman easily posted his best game of the season as he only had four receptions for 21 yards on eight targets coming into Week 5. The TE has a small role on this offense […]
Deonte Harris Has Receiving Touchdown In Week 5
New Orleans Saints wide receiver Deonte Harris managed one reception for 72 yards and a score on one target in Sunday's win over Washington. The 23-year-old has been streaky this season as his targets have been varied. Nevertheless, Harris has seen less than three targets and has posted less than three receptions in a majority […]
Marquez Callaway Hauls In Two Touchdowns
New Orleans Saints wide receiver Marquez Callaway finished with four receptions for 85 yards and two touchdowns in the Week 5 win over Washington. Callaway posted his best numbers of the season against Washington and now has at least 74 yards in the past two games after starting the season slowly. While this performance was […]
Alvin Kamara Stuffs The Stat Sheet Against Washington
New Orleans Saints running back Alvin Kamara finished with 16 carries for 71 yards and a touchdown along with five receptions for 51 yards and a score on eight targets. This was Kamara's most balanced game all season, as he was equally effective in both the rushing and passing game. The back now has at […]
Jameis Winston Tosses Four Touchdowns
New Orleans Saints quarterback Jameis Winston went 15-for-30 for 279 yards, four touchdowns, and one pick in Sunday's win over Washington. Winston had his best showing of the season in Week 5 and posted his season-high in yards. The QB hasn't always been consistent though, which is something dating back to his Tampa days. Winston's […]
Taysom Hill Ruled Out With Concussion
New Orleans Saints quarterback Taysom Hill (concussion) won't return to Sunday's game against the Steelers. Hill had one reception for 11 yards, but went down after a hard hit. Hill does a little bit of everything for the Saints, but with Jameis Winston beating him out for the starting QB role this offseason, Hill's role […]
Taysom Hill, Deonte Harris Exit Game
New Orleans Saints wide receiver Deonte Harris (hamstring) is questionable to return to Sunday's game against Pittsburgh, while quarterback/utilityman Taysom Hill was carted off after a hit to the helmet. Harris had one catch for a 72-yard touchdown before exiting, while Hill had an 11-yard reception. New Orleans is fairly shallow at receiver, so expect […]