Emmanuel Butler Doesn't Play In Preseason Opener
New Orleans Saints rookie wide receiver Emmanuel Butler didn't play in Friday's preseason loss to the Minnesota Vikings. Butler was putting up impressive play after impressive play to start training camp, but missed almost a week after landing awkwardly in practice. The team held him out of the opener, but we'll likely see him on […]
Dan Arnold Opens Preseason With Touchdown
New Orleans Saints tight end Dan Arnold caught two passes for 27 yards and a touchdown in Friday's preseason loss to the Minnesota Vikings. Arnold is competing with Josh Hill to be the team's second tight end, but Hill still appears to be the favorite for that role. Arnold's got some more preseason DFS potential […]
Lil'Jordan Humphrey Grabs Touchdown Against Vikings
New Orleans Saints rookie wide receiver Lil'jordan Humphrey caught a 33-yard touchdown from quarterback Taysom Hill in Friday's preseason loss to the Minnesota Vikings. Humphrey showed off his strength on the play, absorbing contact after the catch and making his way into the end zone. He finished with two catches for 42 yards. Humphrey is […]
Devine Ozigbo Impressive On Limited Touches
New Orleans Saints rookie running back Devine Ozigbo only got four touches in Friday's preseason loss to the Minnesota Vikings, but he did good work with those touches, rushing for 20 yards and adding a nine-yard catch. Ozigbo's most likely outcome right now is to be New Orleans' fourth running back, but he's got the […]
Dwayne Washington Leads Saints In Carries
New Orleans Saints running back Dwayne Washington carried the ball eight times for 36 yards in Friday's preseason loss to the Minnesota Vikings. Washington and rookie Devine Ozigbo appear to be in a battle for the team's third running back role, and Washington out-touched Ozigbo eight to four in this one. It's the first preseason […]
Taysom Hill Continues To Show Versatility
New Orleans Saints quarterback Taysom Hill played the second half of Friday's preseason loss to the Minnesota Vikings. Hill was 8-for-14 throwing the ball for 80 yards and a touchdown. He also added 45 rushing yards on six carries. Hill can help this Saints team in a variety of ways this year, but he won't […]
Teddy Bridgewater Plays Well Against Vikings
New Orleans Saints quarterback Teddy Bridgewater played a strong first half in Friday's preseason loss to the Vikings, going 14-for-19 passing for 134 yards. He threw a touchdown to tight end Dan Arnold. Bridgewater remains the top backup in New Orleans, though he'll see the field less this year than third-string quarterback Taysom Hill, who […]
RotoBaller Expert Mock Recap (Half-PPR)
Popular sleepers casually dismissed. No-name rookies selected in the latter stages. Drew Brees available in the 14th round. This must be an expert mock! The good folks at Fleaflicker recently hosted an expert mock draft including 12 of our finest fantasy football analysts. I have done a couple of early drafts already but much has […]
Fantasy Injury Exam Room - Andrew Luck, DeAndre Hopkins to Miss Time?
In our weekly feature in collaboration with Inside Injuries, we take a comprehensive preseason look into major injuries and their Fantasy Football implications. The medical team at Inside Injuries breaks down each player’s outlook from physical perspectives. RotoBaller then provides in-depth fantasy recommendations based on the impact of every injury breakdown. It’s an unrivaled combination of medical and fantasy […]
Emmanuel Butler Turning Heads At Saints Training Camp
New Orleans Saints rookie wide receiver Emmanuel Butler has been putting on a show at Saints training camp this year. Butler wasn't drafted after suffering a shoulder injury at Northern Arizona University, but was picked up by the Saints and is showing the talent that you would expect from a much-anticipated rookie. Former Saints offensive […]
ADP Showdown - Derrick Henry vs Josh Jacobs
Roll Tide. Both of these former Alabama running backs know this chant well. But which one of them do we want to roll with in 2019? Both players are on teams likely to struggle on offense. Both have quarterbacks who struggle with consistency, but both also have coaches who want to run the ball. A […]
How to Value 2019 QB/RB Rookies in Dynasty (Premium Content)
Dynasty franchises don't restart, they reload. Rookie drafts are meant to continually infuse youth to rosters and introduce the next generation of fantasy stars. Although this year wasn't rife with immediately impactful players at quarterback or running back, there is still value to be had if you know where to look. It's equally important for […]
Spencer Aguiar's 2019 QB Projections and Rankings
I believe all leagues are different and understanding the rules and settings will always be the deciding factor, but an interesting dichotomy has taken place recently of when it is acceptable to draft your quarterback. I am of the mindset, like most people nowadays, that waiting is better, but are we beginning to reach a […]
Updated Rookie Rankings Analysis
Fantasy football season is just around the corner as teams are filing in for training camps. That means that preparations for drafts have to be taken up a notch. Player news drops at a moment's notice this time of the year and you have to be ready to adjust your rankings accordingly. Whether it be […]
Cameron Meredith Signs With Patriots
The New England Patriots have signed wide receiver Cameron Meredith, who was released by the Saints earlier in the week. Meredith has been placed on the team's active/PUP list while he recovers from a knee injury, but he's expected to be healthy and ready to go when the regular season arrives. Meredith should make this […]
Why Jared Cook Will Be Overdrafted Everywhere in 2019
Imagine yourself back in Week 7 of the 2017 NFL regular season. In what would turn out to be an offensive battle that had many fantasy owners jumping out of their seats, the Kansas City Chiefs made their way to Oakland Coliseum for a bout with the Raiders on Thursday Night Football to kick off […]
Latavius Murray (RB, NO) - 2019 Fantasy Football Sleeper
BALLER MOVE: Target Around ~90 Overall Current ADP: ~100 Former Vikings back Latavius Murray has taken Mark Ingram's role in what was the NFL's best running back committee over the past two years, when the Ingram and Alvin Kamara duo was an incredibly lethal duo in real life and fantasy. But people have...well, they've just seemed […]
Michael Thomas Receives Five-Year Extension
New Orleans Saints wide receiver Michael Thomas signed a five-year, $100 million extension, which also includes $61 million in guarantees. Thomas is now the highest-paid wide receiver in history as well as the first non-quarterback to sign a deal of this size. He will be reporting to training camp immediately and can be expected to […]
Fantasy Bomb Pod - Big Names to Avoid
RotoBaller fantasy football lead editor/analyst Pierre Camus (@pfunk00) and NFL writer/ranker Chris Mangano (@ChrisMangano) list some big-name draft picks that fantasy owners should consider avoiding in the early rounds. 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 […]
Javorius Allen Placed On Injured Reserve
The New Orleans Saints have placed running back Javorius Allen on the Injured Reserve for undisclosed reasons. New Orleans signed Allen in the offseason after he spent the first four years of his career as a receiving back in Baltimore, but it appears he won't be part of the Saints' plans this season. Allen is […]
Cameron Meredith Released
On Monday, the New Orleans Saints released wide receiver Cameron Meredith. Meredith was working his way back from a knee injury and was already facing an uphill battle to make the team, but the emergence of rookie Emmanuel Butler made that an even harder task for Meredith. He'll now try to find another team, but […]
Dynasty Discounts - Cheap Veterans In Dynasty Drafts
Building a dynasty team is a lot like building literally any physical thing you can build. Whether we're talking about a house or a car or that model airplane that's been sitting in your garage for like 10 years now, you have the flashy parts that everyone sees and then the integral, invisible parts. No […]
Why You Should Wait on Tight End This Year
I like to stay flexible in my fantasy football draft preparations. I have a Plan A, of course, but there are always contingencies for when things inevitably take an unexpected turn on draft day. The one element of my planning process that I tend to stick to no matter what, however, is my preference to […]
Cleveland Browns Sign UDFA A.J. Ouellette
The Cleveland Browns signed undrafted rookie free-agent running back A.J. Ouellette on Saturday. Ouellette rushed for 3,829 yards and 32 touchdowns in 50 career games at Ohio University. If he manages to make the final roster, the 209-pound running back will slot in behind Nick Chubb, Duke Johnson, and Dontrell Hilliard in the early part […]
Texans Claim Chad Hansen
The battle for the Houston Texans' fifth receiver spot is completely up in the air, and on Friday the team complicated things even more, claiming wide receiver Chad Hansen off waivers from the Saints. Hansen was fairly productive for the Jets in 2017, but he's failed to stick with four other teams since then, and […]
Keith Kirkwood Practicing With First Team
New Orleans Saints wide receiver Keith Kirkwood practiced with the Saints' starting offense on Friday, taking the place of Michael Thomas, who is currently holding out. While Kirkwood is unlikely to be a starter on this Saints team, New Orleans using him in Thomas' place suggests that Kirkwood will be a key reserve for the […]
Emmanuel Butler Impressing Early In Camp
New Orleans Saints undrafted rookie wide receiver Emmanuel Butler has reportedly impressed the team so far in both OTAs and training camp. On Friday, Butler made the "best catch of practice" according to ESPN's Mike Triplett, who says that Friday's performance should be a big help to Butler's chances of making the team. Any Saints […]
Cameron Meredith Practices At Start Of Training Camp
New Orleans Saints wide receiver Cameron Meredith (knee) sat out New Orleans' earlier offseason activities, but he was on the field Friday as the team started training camp. That's good news for Meredith, who isn't a lock to make New Orleans' final roster and needs all the on-field time he can get in training camp […]
ADP Showdown - Drew Brees vs. Russell Wilson
Many fantasy owners these days employ the strategy of waiting on drafting quarterbacks until the mid to late rounds. With the amount of talent that is available early at running back and wide receiver, it's better to attack those positions. After the top 3-4 QBs are off the board, a case could be made that […]
Michael Thomas Does Not Report To Training Camp
New Orleans Saints wide receiver Michael Thomas did not report to training camp as the fourth-year receiver reportedly wants a new contract. Thomas has to report to the team at least 30 days before the start of the season for the upcoming season to count as an accrued season, so there's not much chance of […]