Latavius Murray Should Be Avoided Against Buccaneers

New Orleans Saints running back Latavius Murray goes up against the Tampa Bay Buccaneers, who were the best at defending the run in 2019. It's a tough Week 1 matchup for fellow back Alvin Kamara as well, though it's harder for Murray to produce here given that Kamara will dominate the share of the running […]

Alvin Kamara An RB1 Despite Tough Matchup

New Orleans Saints running back Alvin Kamara faces a tough test in his first game of the 2020 season against the Tampa Bay Buccaneers. Tampa Bay had the best run defense in the NFL in 2019 and returned the starters who helped make it possible. It's certainly a tough matchup on the ground for Kamara, […]

Drew Brees Has Path To QB1 Numbers In Week 1

New Orleans Saints quarterback Drew Brees could produce QB1 numbers in his first game of the 2020 season against the Tampa Bay Buccaneers. Tampa Bay had an elite run defense last year but they were much more susceptible to the pass, meaning the volume will likely be there for the 41-year-old in this one. In […]

Thunder Dan's 2020 NFL DFS Strategy Guide

Hello there, RotoBallers, and welcome to my personal NFL strategy guide for both FanDuel and DraftKings. I know you are as excited for the start of the 2020 NFL season as I am and we don't have to wait much longer for the return of our beloved football (and fantasy football..and NFL DFS...and betting on […]

ADP Showdown: Mike Evans vs JuJu Smith-Schuster

In redraft season, you have to go into your draft prepared for all possible outcomes. Your league mates are going to draft differently every single time. So, when it comes time to make your selections, you have to be prepared to make difficult decisions and adjust to a changing board. Today, we’re talking WR1s that […]

Saints, Alvin Kamara Close To New Contract Extension

The New Orleans Saints and Pro Bowl running back Alvin Kamara are "extremely close" to a lucrative new contract extension that the two sides are hoping to finalize in the next few days, according to sources. There had been recent trade speculation, but a new deal would silence that talk and keep Kamara in New […]

Updated Half-PPR Rankings - Top 450 Post NFL Draft

Welcome back RotoBallers! Below you will find our staff's updated 2020 fantasy football rankings (top 450) 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. These rankings are being released after the conclusion of the 2020 NFL Draft - meaning the ranks are […]

The King's Updated Fantasy Football Draft Rankings

Welcome back RotoBallers! Below you will find my updated fantasy football draft rankings for the 2020 preseason. At the end of this article, you will find my updated top 175 overall PPR rankings and top 150 Superflex rankings. My Half-PPR and Standard scoring (non-PPR) rankings are also updated, and if you want to see my […]

Five Must-Have Mid-Round Draft Targets

In many cases championships are not won because of the picks made in the early rounds of fantasy football drafts. Instead, you can often find the fantasy players who’ll fuel your fantasy team’s engine in the middle rounds of your draft. You can typically find the burgeoning WR2s who are just about ready to blossom into […]

Late-Round Lottery Tickets and Breakout Candidates

The 2020 fantasy football draft season is finally upon us. One thing fantasy managers should be routinely doing is mock drafting to learn where the players they are targeting might go in their drafts. You can never mock draft too much. Another reason to mock draft is to learn which players are available at the […]

Boom and Bust Draft Picks: Running Back Edition

Many fantasy football managers are familiar with the concept of “boom” and “bust” players by now. “Boom” guys are your overachievers. They are the guys from high school who were voted the most likely to clean porta-potties for a living, and yet they ended up becoming the most tenured Senator in Washington. In fantasy terms, these […]

Endgame Primer: Drafting For Late-Season Strength Of Schedule

It's never too early for fantasy managers to start thinking about the playoffs. Really. I know you might think you need to take the season one week at a time and all of that, which is true, but if you're reasonably confident that you're going to make the postseason, you need to be thinking about […]

Michael Florio's Updated Draft Rankings vs Industry Consensus

Every single season there is a hunger for fantasy football rankings. Every single season people draft their entire fantasy football team off of a list of names ordered by their favorite analysts or site. And every year those people make the most common mistake when it comes to rankings! The mistake so many fantasy players […]

Frank Ammirante's Updated PPR Rankings vs. RotoBaller Consensus

We're right in the heart of draft season, so it's the perfect time to release my final PPR rankings. These are tiered rankings organized by position. My rankings prioritize upside and downgrade injury concerns. There are some players who I was previously high on, but was forced to downgrade due to injuries, such as Allen […]

Michael Thomas Is One Of The Safest Picks In Fantasy

New Orleans Saints wide receiver Michael Thomas is one of the safest options out there in fantasy football. In four seasons, Thomas has averaged 150 targets per year and has never finished worse than the WR5 in PPR formats. He enjoys an elite-level connection with future Hall Of Fame quarterback Drew Brees, as the two […]

Latavius Murray Could Be More Than Just Insurance Policy

New Orleans Saints running back Latavius Murray was a great insurance policy for starter Alvin Kamara last year. In the two games Kamara missed, Murray played at least 82 percent of the snaps and received at least 30 touches in both contests. That is a massive workload and makes Murray worth drafting simply for the […]

Alvin Kamara Should Be Top-Five Pick In All Formats

New Orleans Saints running back Alvin Kamara is healthy after an injury-filled 2019 campaign. It's hard to believe, but Kamara finished as the RB9 last year in PPR formats, despite dealing with an ankle injury and a "torn knee." It's a testament to how good of a player he is and just how high his […]

Drew Brees A High-Floor Option At Quarterback

New Orleans Saints quarterback Drew Brees looks like he has another QB1 season in his arm. After an offseason of working on throwing the deep ball, the 41-year-old Brees enters 2020 as motivated as ever, considering this could be his last hurrah. An injury to his right hand forced him to miss six games in […]

Justin Carter's Bold Predictions for 2020 Fantasy Football

It's time for my favorite piece to write every year -- my bold predictions for the upcoming NFL season. Last year's bold predictions went...okay. I hit on Leonard Fournette becoming a receiving threat and was basically correct on Josh Allen, who was almost a top-five fantasy quarterback. My Albert Wilson take, however, was something we […]

Updated Superflex Rankings for Fantasy Football Drafts

Welcome back RotoBallers! Below you will find our staff's updated 2020 fantasy football superflex rankings (top 300) for those of you out there still drafting. 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. […]

Updated 2020 Fantasy Football PPR Rankings: Post-NFL Draft

Welcome back RotoBallers! Below you will find our staff's updated 2020 fantasy football PPR rankings (top 440). These PPR rankings are being released after the 2020 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 […]

Top 450 Standard (Non-PPR) Draft Rankings - Post NFL Draft Updates

Welcome back RotoBallers! Below you will find our staff's updated 2020 fantasy football rankings (top 450) for standard scoring 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. These rankings are being released after the conclusion of the 2020 […]

2020 Experts Draft Coverage

RotoBaller fantasy football analyst Brandon Murchison is joined by co-host Nick Hefley in a new episode of WooFantasy! In this episode, the guys take you through the latest information after the NFL cut-downs. Also, all the surprising moves made and their impact on fantasy football. They also give you some insight into those last-minute drafts […]

Tarik Cohen (RB, CHI) - Fantasy Football Draft Values

BALLER MOVE: Target Around ~70 Overall CURRENT ADP: ~88 ANALYSIS: Cohen's profile and his situation in Chicago is the classic pass-catching, no.2-tailback one. In fact, James White might be the prime example of this and PFF has White projected to 143 PPR points in 2020 with Cohen coming in at 173... and still getting drafted half […]

D'Andre Swift (RB, DET) - Rookie Running Back Draft Values

BALLER MOVE: Target Around ~42 Overall CURRENT ADP: ~60 ANALYSIS: Swift has the best chance of the 2020 rookie backs to overtake Clyde Edwards-Helaire for the top spot in the best-newcomer leaderboards. He spent three years at Georgia, amassing 2,885 rushing yards and 20 rushing touchdowns in his career as a Bulldog. His career 6.6 yards […]

Jared Cook (TE, NO) - Fantasy Football Draft Values

BALLER MOVE: Target Around ~100 Overall CURRENT ADP: ~114 ANALYSIS: After the great season Jared Cook had in 2018 while still a member of the Raiders, it was reasonable to be skeptical of his chances of repeating it last year. I mean, it is not often that you see a tight end being consistently great, […]

Injury News You Need to Know Before Drafting!

Pierre Camus and Chris Mangano discuss the top injury headlines and underreported news that fantasy football GMs need to know before the final draft weekend of 2020. Like and subscribe to the RotoBaller channel on Youtube to get all our latest podcasts and catch us on iTunes and BlogTalkRadio as well! Be sure to also […]

Saints Going All-Out For Jadeveon Clowney

The New Orleans Saints are sending an all-out blitz to try and sign defensive end Jadeveon Clowney, who has spoken multiple times to head coach Sean Payton, according to sources. At least two other teams are still involved with Clowney, with the Titans being one of them. With training camps coming to a close and […]

The Incendiary Sophomore Ready To Explode: Mecole Hardman

Finding the next breakout player in fantasy football is not always an easy task. If it were, we would all be winning more championships. However, sometimes a player jumps off the screen and the analytics jump off the page, making it a little easier. Kansas City Chiefs sophomore wide receiver Mecole Hardman is such a player. […]

Updated Running Back Draft Rankings - Standard Scoring (Non-PPR)

The NFL might be a quarterback-driven, pass-first league these days, but you are not going to win a fantasy football league without a decent running back corps. Even though more NFL teams are going with a running-back-by-committee philosophy rather than relying on a running back to be a three-down workhorse, fantasy rosters have to be […]