NFL DFS Value Plays for Week 3 (Premium Content)

All other Premium Tools can be accessed on the premium dashboard. Welcome to Week 3, Rotoballers! It usually takes a few weeks to get a good grip on the new NFL season. One week, the Saints look like a massive contender in the NFC by beating down the Packers, and then they fall flat on […]

NFL DFS Must Avoids and Injuries for Week 3 (Premium Content)

All other Premium Tools can be accessed on the premium dashboard. Welcome back to our weekly Must Avoids and Injuries series for our NFL DFS Premium Subscribers.  Below, you'll find our expert's top players to avoid this week. We'll be adding the injured players to be wary of closer to game day. We're looking at […]

NFL DFS RB and WR Anchors For Week 3 (Premium Content)

All other Week 3 Premium Tools and Content can be accessed on the premium dashboard. In this piece, we're looking at the top running backs or wide receivers to build your cash or tournament lineups around. Most weeks I am going to recommend two running backs and two wide receivers who you can use as […]

Updated Week 3 Tight End Rankings

Welcome to Week 3 RotoBallers. Below are our updated consensus Week 3 tight end rankings for fantasy football, including some running notes on relevant injuries, player news and rankings updates: Eagles Activate Zach Ertz From COVID-19 List Evan Engram Questionable To Make His Debut In Week 3 These rankings are a consensus from four of our lead fantasy football columnists […]

Kenny Golladay Expected To Suit Up In Week 3

New York Giants wide receiver Kenny Golladay (hip) is expected to play during Sunday's game against the Falcons. The team is reportedly "optimistic" regarding his status. Through two games this season, he has caught seven of 14 targets for 102 yards. Although the start to his tenure in New York has been disappointing, Golladay could […]

Evan Engram Expected To Play In Week 3

New York Giants tight end Evan Engram (calf) is trending in the right direction for Week 3. The team is confident that he'll be able to suit up against the Falcons on Sunday. The 27-year-old missed the first two weeks of the season, meaning this weekend's contest will represent his 2021 debut. Fellow veteran Kyle […]

Kadarius Toney Off The Injury Report For Week 3

New York Giants wide receiver Kadarius Toney (ankle) doesn't carry an injury designation into Sunday's game against the Atlanta Falcons. The 2021 first-round pick has been barely utilized in the Giants offense in the season's first two games. He has hauled in two catches for minus-two yards on two targets. Toney owns 3% of the […]

Offensive Line Champs and Chumps - Week 3

In terms of fantasy production, Week 2 featured several games that were expected to have high point totals, but just fell flat. For every matchup like Arizona/Tennessee, there was a game like Chicago/Cincinnati that left a lot of points on the board. Thankfully, everything has a purpose when it comes to fantasy football, so we […]

Offensive Outliers From Week 2 - Coaching Matters

We now enter the second week of this series, where I dive into offensive areas that will improve or decline based on coaching in order to glean insight as to fantasy football value. In Week 2, we saw stat lines such as the Cowboys running backs combining for 180 rushing yards, the Cleveland Browns wide receivers getting just five targets, […]

Week 3 Busts - Players Who May Disappoint

As we head into Week 3 of the NFL season, we are approaching the time where it is warranted to start panicking about players. We are not there yet, but the next couple of weeks could be critical for the ROS fantasy outlook of many players who have gotten off to a slow start. Listed […]

Kenny Golladay, Evan Engram Questionable For Week 3

New York Giants wide receiver Kenny Golladay (hip) and tight end Evan Engram (calf) were both limited in practice all week and are listed as questionable for Week 3 against the Atlanta Falcons. There's definitely a chance that both Golladay and Engram will play. Engram is looking to make his 2021 season debut. Through two […]

Trade Them in Dynasty Before It's Too Late

Last week, I discussed players worth acquiring in dynasty leagues before their stock continued to rise. You can read that article here, as it's still relevant in the dynasty realm. This time, we'll do the opposite and examine a few players to consider moving on from before the rug is pulled from underneath you and […]

Saquon Barkley Not Listed On Injury Report

New York Giants running back Saquon Barkley (knee) has no injury designation heading into Week 3 against the Atlanta Falcons after being questionable before each of the first two games of the season. This is a good sign for the health of the 24-year-old, as he is potentially nearing full strength after tearing his ACL all […]

Bold Predictions for Week 3

Bold predictions are always meant to be taken with a grain of salt but ideally, they are not a bunch of takes thrown like excrement at a wall with the hope of sticking. These predictions come with backing to make them somewhat substantiated with the obvious caveat that it's playing into a range of outcomes […]

Week 3 Fantasy Football Sleepers, Start 'Em and Value Plays: The King and Pocket Aces

In this episode of The King and Pockets Aces, RotoBaller's Scott "The King" Engel and Anthony "Pocket Aces" Aniano share their highly charged Fantasy insights. They look at the latest and upcoming NFL player moves, NFL player rankings and lineup strategy to best prepare you for each week of the 2021 fantasy football season. Scott […]

Week 3 IDP Fantasy Football Rankings

All fantasy fans have had that moment, where every yard in an otherwise meaningless game carries tremendous weight for your fantasy team. At that moment, you find yourself counting the inches to make sure the scorekeeper gets it right. Meticulous stat counting during games like these is common for overinvested fantasy fans, and it can […]

The King's Week 3 Fantasy Football Rankings And Analysis (Premium Content)

Scott "The King" Engel issues his full Week 3 lineup rankings in PPR, Half-PPR and Standard formats. He also includes analysis of key players at each position. The rankings will continue to be updated as news breaks prior to Sunday's games. Following the positional analysis below you'll see the rankings widget. Enter KING at checkout to […]

Wide Receiver Snap Counts and Target Trends - Week 2 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 […]

Top Trade Targets and Avoids for Week 3

Welcome fantasy friends and foes, to the Top Trade Targets and Avoids for Week 3. How does your fantasy roster look after two weeks? Are you 0-2 or 2-0? Regardless of your current record, there is work to be done. There is no perfect roster. Each fantasy lineup has weak spots and fantasy managers cannot become […]

Week 3 Kicker Streamers and Starts - 2021 Fantasy Tiers, Rankings

Hopefully y'all read this article last week because you would've gotten a "leg-up" on your competition. Yes, I am going to try and make it 17 straight weeks with a terrible kicker pun to start each article. To be fair, I'll try not to use any duplicates. In all seriousness, last week my four streamers […]

Fantasy Football Risers and Fallers - Week 3

Week 2 of the 2021 NFL season is officially in the books. Just like in Week 1, overreactions will undoubtedly be made, but there's also a lot of good information we can use to help make decisions as we head into Week 3 and beyond. In this weekly column, we'll be looking at players whose […]

OwnersBox Week 3 NFL Lineup Picks Thurs - Mon - Weekly Fantasy Football Contest

Welcome back RotoBallers! The NFL season continues in Week 3 and we have a wonderful salary cap contest for you over at OwnersBox! In case you're not yet familiar, OwnersBox is a fantastic new weekly fantasy sports platform that offers plenty of game setups to fulfill your desire to draft throughout the season. And the big one that […]

Giants Defense A Borderline Starting Option In Week 3

The New York Giants defense is a borderline streaming option in Sunday's Week 3 matchup against the Atlanta Falcons. The Giants have allowed 57 points, including 407 yards of total offense to the Washington Football Team in Week 2. Falcons quarterback Matt Ryan threw three interceptions and was sacked once in last Sunday's loss against the […]

Graham Gano A Strong Streaming Option For Week 3

New York Giants kicker Graham Gano is a strong streaming option for Sunday's Week 3 matchup against the Atlanta Falcons. The Falcons defense has allowed a league-high 80 points and 775 yards of total offense to opposing teams in 2021. Gano has now converted 35 straight field goals and was 5-for-5 in last Thursday's loss […]

Darius Slayton A Boom-Or-Bust Option Vs. Falcons

New York Giants wide receiver Darius Slayton is a boom-or-bust option in Sunday's Week 3 matchup against the Atlanta Falcons. He has now hauled in six of 13 targets for 109 yards and a touchdown over the first two weeks in 2021. Kenny Golladay (hip) was added to Wednesday's injury report with a hip issue […]

Sterling Shepard A Strong WR3 Vs. Atlanta

New York Giants wide receiver Sterling Shepard has been highly efficient in 2021 and leads the team in targets (19), receptions (16), and receiving yards (207). The 28-year-old averages 9.4 air yards per target and owns 28% of the team's target share, 11th among all wide receivers. Giants QB Daniel Jones continues to look his […]

Daniel Jones In A Smash Spot In Week 3

New York Giants quarterback Daniel Jones can be used as a streamer and is an excellent QB2 in a smash spot against a very beatable Atlanta Falcons defense. He continues to be impressive as a runner this season and has rushed for 122 yards on 15 attempts and two touchdowns over both games. The former […]

Shane Lemieux Out For 2021 After Surgery

New York Giants offensive lineman Shane Lemieux (knee) had surgery on Wednesday to repair a partially torn patellar tendon and will miss the remainder of the 2021 season. Lemieux originally suffered the injury on July 28 and played sparingly in Week 1 against the Denver Broncos. The lineman appeared in 12 games in 2020, making […]

Saquon Barkley Limited To Start The Week

New York Giants running back Saquon Barkley (knee) was listed as a limited practice participant on Wednesday. Barkley continues to take things slow in practices and games after tearing his ACL early in the 2020 season. However, he handled 84 percent of the offensive snaps in the Week 2 loss to the Washington Football Team, […]

Evan Engram Returns To Limited Practice

New York Giants tight end Evan Engram (calf) got in a limited practice on Wednesday. The oft-injured tight end missed the first two weeks of the season with his calf injury, but he's improving and could be on track to make his 2021 season debut in Week 3 against the Atlanta Falcons. But with the […]