Adam Trautman - 2021 Fantasy Football Sleeper

Each fantasy season, there is a new crop of fantasy “sleepers” chosen who could burst out onto the scene as fantasy studs. Granted it’s hit or miss, it’s hard to predict exactly if a sleeper pick will be successful. Nevertheless, you can always try and make logical assumptions, which is what I’m here to do […]

Frank Ammirante's Hot Takes for 2021 Fantasy Football

If you've followed me (@FAmmiranteTFJ) on Twitter, you'll know that I love to fire off my opinions and engage in debate, especially when it's about a hot take. There's nothing I enjoy more than debating about fantasy sports, especially football. It's the main reason why I started my Twitter account and joined the fantasy industry. […]

Fantasy Football ADP Fallers at Quarterback

We continue looking at ADP risers and fallers through the offseason, this time with a focus on quarterbacks whose stock is declining as we get closer to the season. Average Draft Position (ADP) indicates the average position where a player is drafted over more than one fantasy football draft. You can consider it as the […]

Pierre Camus' 2021 Dynasty Players To Buy (Premium Content)

All other Premium Tools can be accessed on the premium dashboard. Once rookie drafts are wrapped up, that doesn't mean preparations for the upcoming season are over. Smart GMs will be working the trade market in an effort to find good value and add key players to the roster. This often comes in the form […]

Updated 2021 Fantasy Football Superflex Rankings: Post-NFL Draft

Welcome back RotoBallers! Below you will find our staff's updated 2021 fantasy football superflex rankings (top 330) for two-QB formats. For those who are not familiar with fantasy football superflex rankings, this increasingly popular format is essentially a 2QB league where fantasy managers can start a 2nd quarterback in their flex spot. Because quarterbacks have big upside […]

Best Ball Late-Round Targets - Wide Receiver

Week 1 kickoffs are rapidly approaching which has incentivized many of you to increase your preparations for upcoming redraft leagues. Many of you will also remain highly involved in best-ball drafts until the regular season is underway. You will develop a strategy before you begin building your roster in any format, and it is recommended […]

Adam Koffler's PPR Rankings vs. RotoBaller Consensus

Adam Koffler's PPR Rankings, updated as of 8/13/2021. Below you'll find my tiered rankings by position compared to the RotoBaller consensus staff rankings. In this article, I'll highlight a handful of players at each position that I like more than the consensus and a handful of players I like less than the consensus. I'll explain […]

Updated Rankings for Standard (Non-PPR) Leagues - Post NFL Draft

Welcome back RotoBallers! Below you will find our staff's updated 2021 fantasy football rankings (top 450) for standard scoring (non-PPR) formats. For those who are not familiar, standard scoring is the default for many providers and means that skill players do not receive any extra points for receptions. This is the opposite of PPR formats, where players […]

Updated 2021 Fantasy Football Rookie Rankings: Post-NFL Draft

Welcome back RotoBallers! Below you will find our staff's updated 2021 fantasy football rookie rankings (top 100). These rankings are being released after the 2021 NFL Draft, but things will of course change as we get closer to the start of the NFL season. Adjustments to these rookie rankings will be made all offseason long up until […]

Updated 2021 Fantasy Football PPR Rankings: Post-NFL Draft

Welcome back RotoBallers! Below you will find our staff's updated 2021 fantasy football PPR rankings (top 450). These PPR rankings are being released after the 2021 NFL Draft - factoring in trades, off-season moves and rookie situations - but things will of course continue to change as we get closer to the start of the NFL season. Adjustments […]

Updated 2021 Fantasy Football Best Ball Rankings: Post-NFL Draft

Welcome back RotoBallers! Below you will find our staff's updated 2021 fantasy football rankings (top 350) for best ball formats. For those of you who are not familiar with fantasy football best ball leagues, they are draft-only leagues. Once the drafts are complete, there are no moves for the rest of the season -- no setting lineups, […]

Updated 2021 Fantasy Football Half-PPR Rankings: Post-NFL Draft

Welcome back RotoBallers! Below you will find our staff's updated 2021 fantasy football rankings (top 425) for half-PPR scoring formats. For those who are not familiar, half-PPR scoring means that skill players receive an extra 1/2 point for every reception. Our team of rankers take this scoring setting into consideration, and have customize their half-PPR rankings accordingly […]

Video: Tight End Draft Sleepers and Avoids

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 draft prep season by breaking down each position. Today he takes a look at some tight ends to consider drafting in the later rounds of drafts. Be sure to also […]

Adam Trautman (TE, NO) - 2021 Fantasy Football Draft Sleepers

BALLER MOVE: Target Around ~170 Overall CURRENT ADP: ~196 ANALYSIS:  New Orleans used a 2020 third-round pick on tight end Adam Trautman, who now sits atop the New Orleans tight end depth chart heading into his sophomore season. With wide receiver Michael Thomas set to miss the start of the season, Trautman has a realistic chance to […]

Wide Receivers to Prioritize in PPR Leagues

For fantasy football GMs, draft season is gearing up. Preparing for what is waiting for us in our virtual war rooms is a key part of the process, and the first thing to know is the language our leagues will speak to us in. The first step is to know if you're going to battle your […]

Wide Receivers to Prioritize in Non-PPR Leagues

Fantasy draft season will be upon us before we know it. Aside from evaluating ADP and staying in tune with training camp reports this summer, it's also important to study differences between league types. Some still play standard leagues but these days, PPR (point per reception) formats are the norm. The only difference between those […]

Tight End Sleepers and ADP Values

The tight end position is the most mercurial of them all in fantasy football. By now the perception around the tight end position in fantasy football is clear — it's Travis Kelce, Darren Waller, George Kittle, and then everyone else. The scoring gap between the top group of tight ends and the mid to lower […]

Najee Harris - Rookie Spotlight

The Pittsburgh Steelers have been looking for a featured running back since Le'Veon Bell last graced the gridiron at Heinz Field. Bell held out for all of 2018 due to a dispute over his contract, but that is a story for a different time (Spoiler: it was a bad decision). James Conner took over the […]

Navigating 2021 Tight Ends and Flex Draft Recap- Woo Fantasy Podcast

RotoBaller fantasy football analyst Brandon Murchison is joined by co-host Nick Hefley in a new episode of WooFantasy! In this episode, the guys go around the league and get you caught up on all the buzz from NFL training camps and how it could impact fantasy football values. They also recap Brandon's Flex Leagues draft […]

Ty Montgomery Carted Off The Field On Wednesday

New Orleans Saints wide receiver Ty Montgomery (undisclosed) was carted off of the practice field on Wednesday. The team hasn't released and specifics on the injury, but it likely isn't anything minor since a cart was required. The team is currently bludgeoned at the wide receiver position. Michael Thomas (ankle) is out for an extended […]

Tre'Quan Smith Progressing, Could Be Back Soon

New Orleans Saints wide receiver Tre'Quan Smith (leg) was seen running on a side field during Wednesday's practice. He has been sidelined for about a week with an unspecified leg injury, but it appears he is trending towards returning to practice. When he first suffered the injury, Saints head coach Sean Payton said he didn't […]

Top Draft Targets: 2021 RotoBaller Staff Picks

We've already dug into the top busts and avoids for 2021 fantasy football drafts according to the RotoBaller NFL staff. Now, we will focus on the top draft targets and ADP values for 2021 fantasy football. Our analysts have agreed to sum up their thoughts on the top players to target in drafts based on […]

Wide Receiver Draft Targets - Slot Receivers

Plunging into the world of football analytics is without question the best way to find fantasy sleepers for the coming season. Especially in the case of wide receivers, where how they are lining up on the field has a direct correlation with production. Slot receivers don't quite offer the boom-upside an outside receiver will deliver […]

Jameis Winston Has Strong Day Monday

New Orleans Saints quarterback Jameis Winston turned in a strong performance during Monday's practice. Working with the first-string offense, Winston connected on 6 of 8 passing attempts, firing touchdowns to Deonte Harris and Marquez Callaway. It's been a tight quarterback competition in New Orleans, partly due to the Saints' limited receiver depth, though Monday marked […]

Michael Thomas Sends Heated Tweet Aimed At Saints

New Orleans Saints wide receiver Michael Thomas (ankle) sent out a somewhat cryptic tweet on Monday morning. The tweet read, "They tried to damage your reputation. You saved theirs by not telling your side of the story." While it's certainly an elusive and cryptic tweet, it's also one that can rather clearly be connected to […]

Wil Lutz Could Miss Significant Time With Core Muscle Injury

New Orleans Saints kicker Wil Lutz (core) could miss eight to 12 weeks with a core muscle injury, per Ian Rapoport of NFL Network. Lutz was dealing with a groin injury at the beginning of camp- though he was able to practice Wednesday before leaving Saturday's session early with the core issue. The veteran kicker […]

Fantasy Outlooks in a Minute - NFC Teams

I have been looking at data from the 2020 season since the Super Bowl finished. I have been looking at projections for the 2021 season for the past few weeks. I have been writing fantasy football columns from different perspectives for the upcoming year for quite some time now. Do you know one thing I […]

NFC Wide Receiver Depth Charts Analysis

The regular season is right around the corner and each team's depth chart is mostly complete! Before diving into the fantasy season, RotoBaller has you covered with some last minute wide receiver depth chart recaps for each team, including some useful bits of analysis for players you want to keep on your radar. Please note […]

Tre'Quan Smith Absent Again Saturday

New Orleans Saints wide receiver Tre'Quan Smith (leg) was unable to practice again on Saturday. Smith exited Tuesday's practice early with an apparent leg injury and has been unable to return to the field since, with Saturday marking his fourth absence. The 25-year-old is in line to see a bigger role with the team in […]

Marquez Callaway Thriving As Number-One Wideout

New Orleans Saints wide receiver Marquez Callaway has stepped into the number-one wideout role with Michael Thomas (ankle) and Tre'Quan Smith (leg) sidelined. Luke Johnson of the New Orleans Advocate reports that Callaway is "taking ownership of being the top dog," as well as "playing with a lot of confidence." The 23-year-old has only made […]