Tre'Quon Smith (WR, NO) - Week 10 Waiver Wire Pickups

BALLER MOVE: Add in 14-Team Leagues OWNED IN: 29% of Leagues ANALYSIS: New Orleans Saints wide receiver Trequon Smith a deep threat who will rely on big plays down the field to provide value. Unless he scores from four yards out. Smith caught two passes for 23 yards in the shootout victory over the Rams […]

FAAB Bidding - Week 10 Waiver Wire Targets

As an addendum to our famous waiver wire pickups list, and our weekly waiver wire columns by position, in this column we also present suggested waiver wire bidding percentages for fantasy football owners in leagues using a Free Agent Acquisition Budget (FAAB). As a caveat, these prices do not by any means indicate how much […]

Week 10 Waiver Wire Pickups - All Positions

Offense reigns supreme in the NFL these days. In Week 9, we saw scores of 45-35, 42-28, 37-21, and 38-14. Also, the Bears scored 41 and the 49ers put up 34 in shellackings of lesser opponents. That was with six teams on bye. Not every vulture or opportunistic backup is worth owning in fantasy leagues but […]

Week 10 Kicker Streamers and Starts - 2018 Fantasy Tiers, Rankings

As the season rolls on, the kicker position is always a tough one to gauge. There are so few players locked in as starters that you sometimes have to hope you get lucky. After producing double digits only three times all season, why would Chicago Bears kicker Cody Parkey put up 11 this week? That's […]

Week 10 Tight Ends - Waiver Wire Pickups and Adds

The fantasy football season is more than halfway over! Minnesota’s Kyle Rudolph is the only tight end with any fantasy relevance on bye this week, and even he is not as big of a loss as he would have been in past seasons due to him not finding the end zone as often as in […]

Week 10 Quarterback - Waiver Wire Adds and Pickups

Outside of Nick Mullens big Thursday Night performance, it was a rather quiet week for waiver wire quarterbacks. Some of the studs like Drew Brees and Matt Ryan had huge games, but there weren't many emergent names or standout performances in the middle tiers other than Mullens. Four teams are on bye this week, with […]

Waiver Wire Express - Week 10 Lightning Round

Week 9 felt a bit "chalkier" than other recent NFL slates, with many big names going off and very few lower-owned players coming on to vulture touchdowns from the big guns. There also weren't any notable injuries (as of Sunday evening), so the waiver wire will consist more of underappreciated assets rather than replacements. We here […]

Return To Sender - Faces In New Places Who Have Disappointed

We are now nine weeks into the season and we have had enough time to evaluate what roles players have on their teams. Barring injury, those roles are unlikely to change a huge amount at this stage. We saw a lot of good players change teams in the offseason. Some have had success, like Kirk […]

After Hours With RotoBaller Radio: Waiver Wire Week 10

RotoBaller fantasy football expert Anthony Aniano takes a look at the latest fantasy football news and notes, and discusses the waiver wire for fantasy football week 10. This radio show is sponsored by our good friends over at FanPicks. In this podcast you will hear about: Tre'Quan Smith, Mike Davis Marquez Valdes-Scantling, Alex Smith Chris Herndon, […]

Saints To Work Out Dez Bryant

The New Orleans Saints will bring in three free-agent wide receivers for a workout on Tuesday, with Dez Bryant being one of them, according to sources. Bryant discussed a contract earlier this year with the Browns, but they couldn't work anything out. The Saints placed Ted Ginn on Injured Reserve a week ago and haven't […]

Tre'Quan Smith Snatches Third Touchdown Catch In Win

New Orleans Saints wide receiver Tre'Quan Smith caught two passes for 23 yards but caught his third touchdown pass of the season in Week 9 against the Rams. Smith was only targeted three times in the game but made an excellent catch in traffic for a 4-yard touchdown reception. Smith has emerged as the number […]

Benjamin Watson Catches Touchdown In Week 9 Win

New Orleans Saints tight end Benjamin Watson caught three passes for 62 yards, including a touchdown, in the Saints 45-35 win over the Rams. Watson's targets have been wildly inconsistent this season but he was able to get involved in the action against the Rams. He hauled in a pass for a nice 32-yard gain […]

Mark Ingram Totals 33 Rushing Yards In Week 9

New Orleans Saints running back Mark Ingram received nine carries for 33 yards in the Saints 45-35 thriller over the Rams. Ingram lost a fumble in the first half and appeared to have injured his elbow on the play but came back to finish the game. Ingram is seeing a decent amount of snaps in […]

Alvin Kamara Adds Three Touchdowns In Saints Win

New Orleans Saints running back Alvin Kamara racked up 116 yards from scrimmage with three touchdowns in the Saints 45-35 win over the Rams in Week 9. Kamara carried the ball 19 times for 82 yards and added four catches for 34 yards in the passing game. Kamara on the season now has nine rushing […]

Michael Thomas Registers Career-High 211 Receiving Yards

New Orleans Saints wide receiver Michael Thomas caught 12 passes for a career-high 211 yards and one touchdown in the Saints 45-35 victory over the Rams. Thomas was dominant throughout, breaking tackles for extra yards all over the field. But it was his 72-yard touchdown catch in the fourth quarter that sealed the win for […]

Drew Brees' Four Touchdowns Pace Saints Win

New Orleans Saints quarterback Drew Brees completed 25 of 36 passes for 346 yards and four touchdowns in the Saints 45-35 win over the Rams. Brees came out of the chute firing early as the Saints racked up 35 first-half points. But he saved his best throw for last, hitting wide receiver Michael Thomas in […]

Updated Week 9 PPR Rankings (Top 300)

Welcome to Week 9 RotoBallers. Below are our updated consensus Week 9 PPR rankings for fantasy football, including some running notes on relevant injuries and rankings updates: Chris Carson is officially active for Week 9. Cooper Kupp will make his return this week. Stefon Diggs is officially out for Week 9. A.J. Green is expected to […]

Wide Receiver Matchups to Target in Week 9

We're officially halfway through the NFL season, with several teams already having their bye weeks behind them. Nevertheless, injuries have begun to rack up. We saw this firsthand on Thursday night as Houston trotted reserve defensive backs out into full-time roles. Picking on the backups that precede starting defensive backs is a common strategy among […]

Week 9 Matchups - Fantasy Football Game Breakdowns (Part 2)

Welcome to the second part of our Week 9 matchups analysis and starts/sits column for fantasy football. We'll be covering every matchup from every Sunday game to help you make the best decisions for your fantasy lineups. We'll also be updating this as injury reports come in so check back often. This article will cover the late […]

FanDuel NFL DFS Lineup Picks (Week 9): Daily Fantasy Football Advice

RotoBallers, welcome to Week 9 of the daily fantasy football season. In this column, you will find my recommended FanDuel DFS Lineup Picks to target for Week 9 of the NFL season. You can also click here to find more DFS analysis articles and tools. The goal is to identify players to start on FanDuel this week based on […]

Week 9 DFS GPP Stacks For FanDuel And DraftKings

Hey there RotoBallers! Week 9 brings us several tasty matchups from a fantasy standpoint, including a Saints-Rams game with a crazy 60-point over/under. The main slate also boasts three other games with over/unders of 50 points or more. That would include the Chiefs-Browns game (51.5 points), Lions-Vikings (50.5), and Buccaneers-Panthers (54). These are games you […]

Week 9 Consistency Reports - Start/Sit Decisions

It is a really tough week with six teams on a bye. Fantasy rosters will be stretched and owners will be desperately looking for options who can give them solid production. It may not be the most amazing upside in the world but when every team is hurting a solid six or seven points from […]

Week 9 Rankings Analysis - Nick Mariano vs. Industry ECR

Greetings, and welcome to the weekly column that puts my rankings on the projector and compares them against the Expert Consensus Rankings (ECR). My hope is to help you understand why I’m significantly higher or lower on players than the expert crowd. Do note that the ECR will shift! Who am I and why should […]

Week 9 Red Zone Risers and Fallers

The second half of the fantasy football season is upon us. RotoBaller's Premium Red Zone tool can give you a sense of who is being utilized more in the all-important area of the field to provide more scoring potential. Just like targets are the lifeblood of a receiver's value in PPR leagues, red zone touches […]

2nd Half Risers and Fallers - Mid-Season Report

Since most fantasy football leagues hold their championship in Week 16, we can declare that we are officially halfway through the season. As always, there have been some major surprises, both positive and negative. We recently polled our football writing staff to get their opinions on who have been the most notable breakouts and busts, […]

Alvin Kamara Back At Practice Friday

New Orleans Saints running back Alvin Kamara (illness) returned to practice on Friday after sitting out on Thursday. The Saints were just resting Kamara with him being under the weather on Thursday. We'd expect him to be taken off the final injury report for Week 9 against the Rams. In an expected shootout in the […]

Is Mitch Trubisky a Legitimate Fantasy Starter?

Raise your hand if you were looking forward to owning Chicago Bears' second-year quarterback Mitch Trubisky in fantasy in 2018. If you dropped your mouse to raise your hand, first of all, I can't see you and second of all, you're probably lying. Some owners probably still wouldn't care to own Trubisky at the season's […]

WR Target and Snap Count Analysis from Week 8

Your wide receivers remain essential components toward accomplishing your unwavering goal of securing a league championship. As the season unfolds, it is crucial for you to utilize the tools that you have available, in order to maintain an extensive level of knowledge regarding the number of opportunities that are being provided to your wide receivers […]

Michael Thomas, Cameron Meredith Put In Full Practice

New Orleans Saints wide receivers Michael Thomas (shoulder) and Cameron Meredith (knee) were both full participants in practice on Thursday after being limited on Wednesday. Both will play in Week 9 against the Rams. Thomas has slowed down a bit of late but has big-time WR1 upside in an expected shootout. Meredith is third behind […]

Alvin Kamara Sick Thursday

New Orleans Saints running back Alvin Kamara (illness) missed practice on Thursday with an illness, according to a source. It shouldn't keep him out this Sunday. Kamara had a rushing and receiving touchdown in Week 8 and now has a total of nine scores on the year. Despite a tough matchup against the Rams this […]