NFL Draft Busts: Ranking The 10 Biggest Draft Flops of the 2020s (So Far)

We're now five years into the 2020s, and it's time to put on the clear glasses and look to good old hindsight to tell us who some of the worst picks in the NFL Draft have been. Some things don't change -- however; there are some new players from the 2024 edition of one of […]

Fantasy Football Lessons Learned - Things I Missed On This Year

The 2024 fantasy football season is now complete. As with every season, there were a lot of hits and misses in terms of my preseason takes and expectations. There are always going to be big whiffs and huge wins. It’s the nature of the game. However, we’re not trying to be right 100% of the […]

Very Early 2025 Fantasy Football Rankings with Rookies and Tiers - Top 230 for Redraft Leagues

The 2024 NFL regular season just ended, but that doesn’t mean fantasy football has to. At least not totally. If you play in a dynasty or keeper league, or maybe you’re just consumed by fantasy football and cannot get enough, these 2025 fantasy football rankings should get you thinking about next season. Anytime you’re doing […]

Time To Hang It Up: Four NFL Quarterbacks Who Should Retire After The Season

Quarterback is the most important position in the NFL. Signal-callers receive many protections that allow them to continue playing for a long time. Some quarterbacks play at a high level for a long time, while others do not. The starting quarterbacks in the NFL have gotten quite young over the last few seasons. With retirements […]

All-Waiver Wire Fantasy Football Team - 2024 Undrafted Players Who Exceeded Expectations

The casual fantasy football managers draft a team and ride it out, hoping their selections push them into the playoffs. The savvy fantasy managers utilized the waiver wire to make a good team great. Every year, undrafted players go on to be fantasy football darlings. This season was no exception. Below is the All-Waiver Wire […]

12 Biggest Fantasy Football Busts Of 2024

Unfortunately, the 2024 fantasy football season is over. Hopefully, fantasy players came away with the championship trophy. While the fantasy season just wrapped up, it’s never too early to prepare for next year. The first thing fantasy players should do is look back at the 2024 season and see where they went wrong. Therefore, let’s […]

WR/CB Matchups to Upgrade and Downgrade - Fantasy Football Wild Card Round (2025)

Welcome back to our WR/CB Matchups for the Wild Card Round of the 2024 fantasy football season. Congrats to all of you who won a championship or reached the title game! For those unfamiliar, this weekly series looks at fantasy football matchups for wide receivers versus the cornerbacks who are projected to cover them. The […]

49ers To Conduct Open Search For Offensive Coordinator

San Francisco 49ers head coach Kyle Shanahan said earlier this week that Klay Kubiak would be given the title of offensive coordinator for the 2025 season, but NFL rules don't permit that. As a result, the 49ers will do an open search for their offensive-coordinator position this offseason. Kubiak has essentially served as the offensive […]

NFL DFS Value Plays: Super Wild Card Weekend Bargain Bin for DraftKings, FanDuel, Yahoo Includes Matthew Stafford, Joe Mixon, Cooper Kupp and more

Welcome to the Super Wild Card Weekend main slate edition of RotoBaller's NFL DFS Bargain Bin for the start of the 2024 NFL postseason, where the goal is to touch on some potentially mispriced players across the industry who find themselves in favorable matchups and/or suddenly expanded roles. Each week, I’ll give you my thoughts […]

Re-Drafting The 2024 NFL Draft: Entire First Round Do-Over

Is Caleb Williams or Jayden Daniels the better prospect? What about Drake Maye? The answer seemed obvious last April. It's not so clear now. With a year of NFL tape, franchises alter how they view rookies. Would management make the same selections or jump at the chance to snag a different prospect? Below, I redraft […]

Dynasty Fantasy Football Risers and Fallers - January 2025 Market Report

It's time to turn the page once more. The calendar has officially flipped from 2024 to 2025, and with that, we officially turn our attention toward our Dynasty leagues. Sure, there are still some post-season tournaments and a Super Bowl Champion still to be crowned, but putting in the work now can get fantasy managers […]

NFL DFS Lineup Picks For FanDuel, DraftKings - Commanders vs. Buccaneers SNF Showdown (Wild Card Weekend)

Welcome back, RotoBallers! The playoffs are finally here. In this piece, we will take a look at the Sunday Night Football showdown between the NFC South champion Tampa Bay Buccaneers and the wild-card Washington Commanders led by rookie quarterback Jayden Daniels. In this piece, I will break down my top choices for Captain/MVP, flex options, […]

Ranking The Five Best Fantasy Football Running Back Seasons of All Time

For years, running back was seen as the most important part of a fantasy football team. It’s why managers would routinely chase running backs early in drafts. That legendary upside is enough to single-handedly carry owners to a championship. In recent years, we’ve seen running back take a bit of a backseat to wide receivers. […]

NFL DFS RB and WR Anchors for Wild Card Weekend (Premium Content)

All other Premium Tools and Content can be accessed on the premium dashboard. This piece looks at the top running backs or wide receivers to use as core pieces to build your cash or tournament lineups around. Most weeks, I will recommend two running backs and two wide receivers you can use as building blocks, […]

Predicting the First Two Rounds of 2025 Underdog Fantasy Football Drafts

How will the NFL landscape look seven months from now regarding fantasy football drafts? Today, we are recapping an annual series that predicts the first rounds of Underdog drafts for the following season. Who will this year's surprise breakout player be, and how much will free agency and the 2025 NFL Draft impact the fantasy […]

2025 NFL Mock Draft 4.0: Playoff Edition

The 2024 NFL regular season has come to a close, and the first 18 picks of the 2025 NFL Draft order are now etched in stone! We ended up with a few surprise teams in the top two after the Las Vegas Raiders and New York Giants had the top spots locked down for a […]

49ers Plan To Release Javon Hargrave

San Francisco 49ers general manager John Lynch said on Wednesday that the team plans to designate defensive tackle Javon Hargrave (triceps) as a post-June 1 cut for salary-cap purposes. However, the 49ers also have interest in bringing Hargrave back on a new deal for the 2025 season. The 31-year-old is two years into a four-year […]

Klay Kubiak To Take Over Offensive-Coordinator Duties For 49ers

San Francisco 49ers head coach Kyle Shanahan said on Wednesday that passing-game coordinator Klay Kubiak will officially be named the team's new offensive coordinator, although Shanahan will continue to call offensive plays. Kubiak called plays during the preseason and in the Week 18 loss to the division-rival Arizona Cardinals in the season finale. Kubiak will […]

49ers Plan To Bring Deebo Samuel Sr. Back Next Year

San Francisco 49ers general manager John Lynch said on Wednesday that the plan is to bring wide receiver Deebo Samuel Sr. back for the 2025 season. After signing receiver Brandon Aiyuk (knee) to a hefty extension before the start of the 2024 season, it was assumed that the Niners would likely move on from Samuel […]

49ers Interested In Bringing Robert Saleh Back As Defensive Coordinator

The San Francisco 49ers, who are searching for their third defensive coordinator in three years, are interested in bringing former New York Jets head coach Robert Saleh back to run their defense, according to NFL insider Josina Anderson. Saleh served as San Francisco's defensive coordinator from 2017 to 2020. The organization enjoyed top-five total defenses […]

2024 Fantasy Football Awards - RotoBaller Writers Picks

Greetings and welcome to the official 2024 Fantasy Football Awards Show, presented by RotoBaller. These awards are voted on by RotoBaller's NFL writers, with some goofy ones thrown in alongside the expected. We are here to celebrate the good, the bad, and the downright frustrating. Once again, I'm your host, Nick Mariano. We won't have […]

Isaiah Hodgins Signs With 49ers

The San Francisco 49ers have signed wide receiver Isaiah Hodgins to a reserve/future deal. The former sixth-round pick spent the 2024 season with the New York Giants. He hauled in both his targets for 12 targets in his two appearances with the organization this season. Hodgins barely saw the field this season, but he did […]

NFL QB Power Rankings: All 14 Playoff Starters

The playoffs have finally arrived and we will be treated to several weeks of high-end quarterback play as each team races for the Lombardi. This year's playoffs feature many familiar faces. However, Cincinnati Bengals quarterback Joe Burrow is notably missing from the slate for the second year in a row. Most of the playoff quarterbacks […]

Fantasy Football Injury Reports: Wild Card Round Updates for Jordan Love, Zay Flowers, Jalen Hurts, Blake Corum, Christian Watson, Isaac Guerendo, Geno Smith

And just like that, the 2024 NFL regular season has come to an end. This was a very exciting regular season, and I hope you managed to win a fantasy championship this year. As great as the regular season was, the playoffs have the potential to be even better. Anything can happen, and injuries to […]

Isaac Guerendo Dealing With MCL Sprain And Sprained Ankle

An MRI exam on Monday morning revealed that San Francisco 49ers rookie running back Isaac Guerendo (ankle, knee) suffered an MCL sprain and an ankle sprain in the loss to the division-rival Arizona Cardinals on Sunday in the Week 18 regular-season finale, according to a source. Guerendo will have plenty of time to heal up […]

Brock Purdy Wants Contract Done Sooner Than Later

San Francisco 49ers quarterback Brock Purdy said he would like to have a long-term contract extension done sooner than later this offseason so that he can participate in full for the offseason program. "I want to obviously get it done. If that's an opportunity to be able to get that done quick, that'd be great. […]

Christian McCaffrey "Definitely Close" To Being Fully Recovered

San Francisco 49ers running back Christian McCaffrey (knee) said he's "definitely close" to fully recovered from the knee injury that ended his 2024 season early. McCaffrey told ESPN's Nick Wagoner he would have been able to return had the team made the postseason, but instead, he'll continue to rehab and expects to be ready for […]

Fantasy Football Sunday Injury Report: Updates for Jordan Love, Zay Flowers, Christian Watson, More

Well, the 2024 fantasy football season is officially in the books. It feels like just yesterday we were discussing sleepers, breakouts, and busts as we eagerly awaited the start of the year. I’m always amazed at how fast the season goes. The injury report from this weekend was relatively small, but the injuries that occurred […]

George Kittle Takes It Easy In Week 18

San Francisco 49ers tight end George Kittle (ankle, hamstring) was outproduced by his backup Eric Saubert during the team's 47-24 loss to the Cardinals in Arizona. Kittle caught two of three targets for 27 yards. The affable team captain was questionable and ultimately activated but had his snap count reduced in the meaningless game. Most […]

Chris Conley Contributes Four Receptions In Week 18

Wide receiver Chris Conley had one of his best games as a San Francisco 49er during a 47-24 loss to the Cardinals in Arizona on Sunday. The 32-year-old journeyman caught all four targets for 59 yards receiving from backup quarterback Joshua Dobbs. The yardage and reception totals more than doubled Conley's 2024 production entering Week […]