Standard Rankings Analysis - Wide Receivers

With the NFL season rapidly approaching, fantasy owners have begun making playbooks of their own to assist them come draft day. Grouped below are wide receivers with identical ADP, in similar predicaments, with a brief summary on each individual and what they’re bringing to the table this upcoming season. Rotoballer provides owners with a continuously […]

Fantasy Football Draft Targets and Avoids

This article first appeared in the Metro news publication.  Welcome back fantasy football fans. With training camps getting underway, it’s time to start getting ready to chase another championship. Below are some players to target and avoid as you prepare for your 2017 fantasy football drafts. Don’t forget to check out our 2017 draft sleepers and […]

Podcast - Real Talk Raph & Matt Kelley Discuss Undervalued Players: After Hours With RotoBaller Radio

RotoBaller co-founder Real Talk Raph and Matt Kelley of PlayerProfiler.com help you crush your opposition during the fantasy football draft season by helping you make the best decisions to help you win! Be sure to tune into RotoBaller Radio on SiriusXM (channel Sirius 210, XM 87) - every Saturday and Sunday between 5-8 PM EST. You can […]

Dynasty Discount - Valuable Veterans

Hey there Rotoballers! Today we are taking a look dynasty startup drafts and some veteran players who still have fantasy values but are going later in drafts. Taking part in a startup dynasty draft is a much different beast than drafting for a regular redraft league. Age plays a big part in the valuation of […]

2017 Rankings Analysis – Quarterbacks in Dynasty Leagues

One of the best features of any dynasty league is the fact that it takes place year-round. Owners do not have to wait until late July or August to draft their rosters, they can make moves to positively or sometimes negatively impact their fantasy teams throughout the off-season, pre-season and regular season. As with any […]

Bull Rush (Part 2) - Players Whose Market Share of Targets is Bound to Increase

Fantasy football math:  more targets equals more receptions, yards and touchdowns for the receivers, tight ends and running backs being thrown to more often. You did not need to be in the Calculus Club in high school to understand this. Pass catchers can only catch passes if plays are drawn up for them by their […]

Bull Rush - Players Whose Market Share of Targets is Bound to Increase

Each NFL offseason is ripe with changes that impact the fantasy value of various players. Whether it's the player's team changing or the player changing teams, there are many things that can affect a player's season outlook that have nothing to do with his actual ability. Opportunity is one of the most important factors in […]

Players Who Should Be Prioritized in PPR, but Faded in Standard Leagues

PPR is one of the more intriguing fantasy formats, as it rewards players more for real-life value. While standard formats emphasize touchdowns, PPR rewards players who contribute a significant amount to their teams; however, they are hindered by their inability to find the end zone, or negatively impacted due to their role on a lower […]

Couldn’t Catch a Cold - Players to Be Wary of in PPR Leagues

One of most simple, yet undervalued pieces of fantasy advice is always “play and draft to your league settings”. Players should take this to heart especially when it comes to league scoring settings. The difference between PPR (points per reception), half PPR and standard can really go a long way in determining a team’s chances […]

Top 250 - Half PPR Rankings and Tiers (July)

Welcome to our 2017 fantasy football rankings here at RotoBaller. This will be the first look at the overall 2017 fantasy football Half-PPR rankings, including our rankings tiers. More in-depth breakdowns by position will follow for both standard and PPR formats, so don’t touch that dial after this episode ends! First order of business - for […]

Top 300 - Standard League Rankings and Tiers (July)

Welcome to our 2017 fantasy football rankings here at RotoBaller. This will be the first look at the overall 2017 fantasy football standard league rankings, including our rankings tiers. More in-depth breakdowns by position will follow for both standard and PPR formats, so don’t touch that dial after this episode ends! First order of business - […]

Top 250 - PPR Rankings and Tiers (July)

Welcome to our 2017 fantasy football rankings here at RotoBaller. This will be the first look at the overall 2017 fantasy football PPR rankings, including our rankings tiers. More in-depth breakdowns by position will follow for both standard and PPR formats, so don’t touch that dial after this episode ends! First order of business - for […]

Bear Down - Players Who Will See Market Share of Targets Decrease

Each NFL offseason is rife with changes that impact the fantasy value of various players. Whether it's the player's team changing or the player changing teams, there are many things that can affect a player's season outlook that have nothing to do with his actual ability. Opportunity is one of the most important factors in […]

Wayne Gallman (RB, NYG) - 2017 NFL Rookie Profile

Position, Team, NFL Draft Spot: RB, New York Giants, 4.34 Dynasty Positional Rank: 60 Redraft Target Round: Unranked, not viable for 2016 Analysis: Wayne Gallman was a productive player for Clemson, but was overlooked because of Deshaun Watson and Mike Williams. He displayed solid versatility, as he caught at least 20 passes in each of his three seasons at […]

Paul Perkins (RB, NYC) - 2017 Fantasy Football Sleeper

The renewed focus on running backs this season is leaving many fantasy owners looking for bargains in the middle rounds. More than likely, finding the right RB2/flex play will make the difference in many leagues. Throughout the majority of the 2016 season, Paul Perkins was irrelevant to both the New York Giants offense and fantasy […]

2017 Fantasy Football Sleeper - Quincy Enunwa

The sky is blue, water is wet, and the Jets are an utterly terrible team. These statements are all things I consider to be objective truth. There are not many impressive options on the Jets, if you are looking for fantasy production. However, if you dig deep enough, you will eventually hit gold. Last year, […]

Nick Mariano's Early-Round Overvalued List (Premium Content)

All other Premium Tools can be accessed on the premium dashboard. Everyone loves to talk about sleepers and which late-round fliers are going to deliver them to the promised land, but those picks can only blossom when overvalued land mines are left for others to step on. Here we'll be looking at two players per […]

Which 2017 Rookie Tight End Should Be #1 On Your Draft Board?

The rookie tight end class heading into this year’s draft was one of the deepest since 2010 when Rob Gronkowski, Jimmy Graham, and Dennis Pitta entered the league. Only one tight end was drafted in the first round that year, namely Oklahoma Sooner Jermaine Gresham, compared to 2017 where three tight ends were drafted in […]

2017 Dynasty League Football Sleepers (Premium Content)

All other Premium Tools can be accessed on the premium dashboard. Part of what makes dynasty fantasy football so fun is the depth of player analysis. To succeed long term, you'll need to find more players that can contribute to your team than your opponents do. The never-ending pursuit of the unexpected contributor is what brings […]

Evan Engram (TE, NYG) - 2017 NFL Rookie Profile

Position, Team, NFL Draft Spot: TE, New York Giants, 1.23 Dynasty Positional Rank: 11 Redraft Target Round: 10-15 Analysis: Evan Engram is a player whose stock has been steadily rising since the NFL Combine. He posted solid numbers in quickness drills, but really stood out with a 4.42 40-yard dash. He was tied for fifth in the fastest 40-yard […]

Bucky Hodges (TE, MIN) - 2017 NFL Rookie Profile

Position, Team, NFL Draft Spot: TE, Minnesota Vikings, 6.17 Dynasty Positional Rank: 40 Redraft Target Round: Unranked, not viable for 2017 Analysis: Bucky Hodges found quite a bit of success at Virginia Tech as a three-year starter for the Hokies. In those three seasons, Hodges recorded 133 catches for 1,747 yards and 20 touchdowns. He also displayed solid versatility, […]

Davis Webb (QB, NYG) - 2017 NFL Rookie Profile

Position, Team, NFL Draft Spot: QB, New York Giants, 3.23 Dynasty Positional Rank: 38 Redraft Target Round: Unranked, not viable for 2017 Analysis: Webb was a walk-on at Texas Tech in 2013 before ending his collegiate career with California in 2016. He looked outstanding in Cal’s Air Raid offense, as Webb threw for 4,295 yards and 37 touchdowns in […]

Three Questions About the 2017 NFL Season You Wish You Knew Answers to Today

It would be a lot easier to win a fantasy football league if you owned a crystal ball. Crystal balls are hard to come by these days, at least ones that are 100 percent accurate. Fantasy football owners would love to get their greedy hands on a working one. It would make life much simpler […]

Ranking The Top Fantasy Receiving Corps - NFC South

Shifting back to the NFC, our ranking of every NFL team based on their wide receiver corps continues. This week focuses on one of the toughest divisions in football with the NFC South. There are a ton of well-known names here so be sure to pay close attention to the analysis given. Lastly, this is your […]

Why Zero RB Didn't Work in 2016

Zero-running back as a strategy and theory is nothing new. However, it has come into vogue over the past few seasons and hit a fever pitch heading into the 2016 season thanks to a disastrous 2015 for some of the top-drafted running backs such as Todd Gurley and Doug Martin. The strategy didn’t pay off, […]

Hunter Henry vs. 2017 Rookie Tight End Class

Los Angeles Chargers tight end Hunter Henry was easily the best rookie tight end in the NFL and in fantasy football last year, but will he be better than all of the league’s new rookies this year? This year's crop of tight ends features some of the best high-end talent the draft has seen for […]

Ranking the Top Fantasy Receiving Corps - NFC East

RotoBaller's new series of ranking NFL teams by their receiving corps continues with a look at the NFC East. To recap how this works, we're starting by ranking each division based on how their wide receivers line up for fantasy. From there it'll switch over to conferences before concluding with a full ranking of each team, from […]

Rookie Tight Ends in the Best Fantasy Situations

2016 was a bad year for tight ends, and even worse for rookie tight ends. Thanks to a lackluster crop that had no tight ends worthy of a first-round pick, nobody at the position had 500 receiving yards on the season, and only San Diego’s Hunter Henry posted anything fantasy-wise as he hauled in eight […]

Two Things Fantasy Football Players Assume Will Happen (But Won’t)

You need more than a crystal ball or an intelligent football brain to accurately predict what will happen in the NFL every year. Heading into the 2016 campaign, fantasy football owners probably thought Dallas’ Dak Prescott had no chance of being the best rookie quarterback in the NFL, that Matt Jones would easily emerge as […]

Do Wide Receivers Need a Top QB to Have a Dominant Fantasy Season?

Wide receiver is the premiere fantasy football position, so figuring out which WR are likely to produce at a high level is an important endeavor. One factor that could affect WR performance is quarterback play. Should we worry about receivers who are stuck with weak QBs? What if the WR or QB changes teams? Should we […]