Break The Slate: NFL DFS DraftKings Lineup Picks - Week 5

Hello again RotoBallers and NFL DFS fans! Thanks for joining me here at Break The Slate, a weekly article in which we try to pinpoint the best DraftKings plays available on the main slate. Unfortunately, Week 4 didn't exactly go as planned and was just one of those strange weeks that we see a couple […]

Week 5 Busts? Players To Consider Avoiding

A quarter of the season is in the books. So what have we learned? The Dolphins are by far the worst team in the NFL and could lose all 16 games, but the Redskins aren't far behind and are turning to Colt McCoy at quarterback. The undefeated Chiefs, as expected, have the best offense in […]

Week 5 Defense (DEF) Streamers and Starts - 2019 Fantasy Tiers, Rankings

That Patriots have to play a legitimate offense at some point, right? This week they've got...sigh. Never mind. Below are RotoBaller's Week 5 defense tiers and rankings, or which defenses to stream, start and target off the waiver wire for Week 5 of the NFL and fantasy football season. In case you missed it, this is […]

Tyrell Williams A "Long-Shot" To Play

Oakland Raiders wide receiver Tyrell Williams (foot) likely won't play in London against Chicago. Williams hasn't practiced all week, and with his absence, the door will be open for additional looks for tight end Darren Waller, with Hunter Renfrow serving as the No. 2 option on the receiving end. Outside of Waller, however, none of […]

Fantasy Football Mailbag - Week 5

This article's content may vary week-to-week, but generally, it will be answering questions fielded from either the @RotoBallerNFL twitter account or my personal one (@RotoSurgeon). This week, the focus is on start/sit questions, and there were plenty. Every week, many of us struggle with which quarterback to start, or who to flex, and I am […]

Week 5 Kicker Streamers and Starts - 2019 Fantasy Tiers, Rankings

Week 5 of the NFL season is here, and the offenses are starting to get even more in sync. Of the 15 games this week three different teams scored 40 or more points, including the Los Angeles Rams and Tampa Bay Buccaneers combining for 95 points in a 55-40 final. In Week 5, we'll be […]

NFL DFS Value Plays for Week 5 (Premium Content)

All other Premium Tools can be accessed on the premium dashboard. Week 5 is here, and with plenty of injuries, we have an excellent opportunity to get some added value from many on Sunday. In this piece, we're looking at the deep matchups for the low-cost value plays who can make or break a winning […]

Week 5 DFS Cash Game Value Plays For FanDuel And DraftKings

Week 5 brings a fresh new look to the NFL as the games head to London for the first time. The good news is that the game remains in the 1 pm window and therefore ensures we have a nice juicy 12-game slate for our perusal. However, with the Lions on the bye this week […]

Week 5 DFS GPP Value Plays For FanDuel And DraftKings

In what's becoming a trend, the Week 4 DFS slate was chock full of surprising performances. Sure, we saw some of the top-tier players mixed in atop the leaderboard, but when players such as Jacoby Brissett and Joe Flacco finish inside the top-10 you know it was a tough week to predict. There were the […]

Top NFL Betting Expert Picks for Week 5 (10/6/19)

Last week wasn't what the past few weeks have been but even the beats were close. We've had a solid beginning to the season and as we continue to learn more about teams, I'm hopeful we can continue to make this a profitable season.  Week 4 Picks: 2-2 (50%) 2019-20 Picks: 10-5 (67%) I'm here […]

Rookie Running Back Progress Report

We're basically a quarter of the way into the NFL season (unless you're a Jets or 49ers fan, in which case your team isn't 25 percent done with football). The quarter mark is an interesting time, because we don't really have enough of a sample size to make real judgments about players yet, but we have enough of […]

Tyrell Williams Officially Questionable For Week 5

Oakland Raiders wide receiver Tyrell Williams didn't see the practice field once again on Friday, giving him a true questionable tag for this week. Owners will have to check his status prior to the team's 1 PM ET start time, but he's a player to fade as a WR3 even if he's ready to go. […]

Wide Receiver Snap Counts and Target Trends - Week 4 Analysis

Wide receivers are essential components toward your ultimate 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. Those results provide the foundation for this weekly statistical breakdown of the wide receiver position, which is designed to help you fulfill […]

Will Dissly - Fantasy Football's New Star Tight End

You can mark down September 15 2019 as the day Will Dissly of the Seattle Seahawks truly made his way onto the fantasy football radar. He caught two TD passes in a road win at Pittsburgh, finishing with five receptions for 50 yards. It was a stirring win for the Seahawks on Pete Carroll’s birthday, […]

Raiders Hopeful Tyrell Williams Can Play

Oakland Raiders wide receiver Tyrell Williams (foot) hasn't been able to practice this week, but offensive coordinator Greg Olson is hopeful that Williams will respond well to rest and be able to play in Week 5 in London against the Bears. Fantasy owners will be much more amenable to starting Williams if he gets in […]

The King's Week Five Lineup Rankings and Analysis (Premium Content)

Welcome back, RotoBallers!  Below you will find my Week Four fantasy football lineup rankings. The ranks are available in PPR, Half PPR and Standard formats. They will be updated as needed, so make sure to check back for the latest versions, especially on the weekends. Skill Position analysis versus the FantasyPros industry Expert Consensus Rankings (ECR) […]

Darren Waller A Low-End TE1 In Week 5

Oakland Raiders tight end Darren Waller should once again prove to be matchup-proof in this week's international tilt versus the Bears. The 6'6" Georgia Tech product has dominated targets from quarterback Derek Carr this season, causing mismatches all over the field against defenders through the team's first four games. Waller's team-leading 33 receptions is nearly […]

Derek Carr Benchable For Week 5

Oakland Raiders quarterback Derek Carr will have his work cut out for him this weekend in a difficult matchup versus the Bears. It'll be the first time that he'll face ex-teammate Khalil Mack who leads the league in QB pressures (22), and who is a part of a defensive unit who has held opposing quarterbacks […]

Digging Deeper Into Quarterback Data - NFL NextGen Stats

I can't believe it. Months of waiting, painful empty weekends, and now a quarter of the NFL season is suddenly gone! But I'm not going to lie, I love the moment when the whistle blows to end the week on Monday nights. It is just the confirmation that we have another full round of data […]

Josh Jacobs, J.J. Nelson Limited Wednesday

Oakland Raiders rookie running back Josh Jacobs (elbow) and wide receiver J.J. Nelson (knee) were both limited in practice on Wednesday. Jacobs should play in London in Week 5 against the Bears, but Chicago's defensive front is tough on opposing runners, making the rookie a low-end RB2/high-end RB3 in this matchup. Nelson was inactive in […]

Tyrell Williams Not Practicing, Questionable For Week 5

Oakland Raiders wide receiver Tyrell Williams (foot) is not practicing on Wednesday and is questionable for Week 5 in London against the Bears. Williams is the only player in the NFL to have a receiving touchdown in all four weeks of the season, but he has been trending down in recent weeks. With a tough […]

Fantasy Football Risers and Fallers - Week 5

Whether due to their own play, the play of others, or injuries, players' stock increases and decreases on a weekly basis. Perhaps more than any other, the NFL is a league that experiences ups and downs at a rapid pace. With only 16 games, there’s little room for error and seemingly endless opportunities for improvement. […]

Week 5 Waiver Wire Pickups & Adds

There were plenty of fireworks on Sunday, with eight teams scoring 30 or more points. The vultures also came out to roost, assuming that's what vultures do. In other words, several unknown players came onto the field simply to steal a touchdown away from a fantasy stud and frustrate fantasy owners. We won't list those […]

Waiver Wire Express - Week 5 Lightning Round

A quarter of the fantasy football season is over. That means no more waiting around to make important decisions about the state of your roster. The short bye weeks continue, as the Lions and Dolphins will be out of action, neither of which should alter the state of the waiver wire much. That said, here […]

Dawson Knox (TE, BUF) - Week 5 Waiver Wire Pickups

BALLER MOVE: Add in 12+ Team Leagues OWNED IN: 14% of leagues ANALYSIS: We keep saying over and over again that tight end is a wasteland. A few guys will pop for a week or two, but you really only have six guys that you feel confident starting every week: Travis Kelce, George Kittle, Zach Ertz, […]

Vontaze Burfict Suspended For Rest Of 2019

Oakland Raiders linebacker Vontaze Burfict has been suspended without pay for the remainder of the 2019 season after another illegal hit on Colts tight end Jack Doyle in Week 4. Burfict continues to violate the league's rules on unnecessary roughness. He will appeal the suspension, but there's still a good chance that Burfict misses all […]

Foster Moreau Catches First Career Touchdown

Oakland Raiders tight end Foster Moreau caught three passes for 30 yards Sunday, including his first career touchdown. The rookie came into this contest with just three catches for 21 yards, but made a nice snag on an 18-yard pass from quarterback Derek Carr to open up the scoring in this contest. Moreau isn't worth […]

Derek Carr Does Enough For Week 4 Win

Oakland Raiders quarterback Derek Carr completed 21 of 31 passes for 181 yards and two touchdowns in the team's 31-24 win over Indianapolis on Sunday. Carr led the team down the field for scores on three of the team's first four possessions, but was shut down after that with just a field-goal drive in the […]

Darren Waller Leads Passing Attack Yet Again

Oakland Raiders tight end Darren Waller paced the offense in the team's Week 4 win over the Colts. He led the team in receiving as he hauled in 7-of-8 targets for 53 scoreless yards, proving yet again to have one of the safest floors at the position. Waller's ceiling has yet to reach it's potential, […]

Tyrell Williams Extends Touchdown Streak To Four Games

Oakland Raiders wide receiver Tyrell Williams found the end zone yet again in Sunday's win over the Colts. It was the fourth consecutive game he hit paydirt as he finished the day with three catches on seven targets for 36 yards. Williams once again finished second on the team in targets to Darren Waller's eight, […]