Dameon Pierce: The Running Back You Want This Year and Beyond

Dameon Pierce is having a historic season. With 505 rushing yards in his first six games, he is on pace for over 1,400 yards in the season, a feat only accomplished by 14 other rookies in NFL history. He’s the RB13 in PPR, and he’s had three top-12 finishes in the past four weeks. So […]

The Carolina RB Committee: Are D'Onta Foreman and Chuba Hubbard For Real?

Week 7 was full of surprises. The biggest surprise may have been that all-everything running back Christian McCaffrey got traded to the San Francisco 49ers leaving D'Onta Foreman and Chuba Hubbard as the featured running backs in Carolina. Carolina proceeded to have its season's best rushing total. And the Panthers promptly beat the Tampa Bay […]

The King's Week 8 Lineup Rankings and Analysis (Premium Content)

Scott "The King" Engel issues his full Week 8 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 […]

Fantasy Football Injury Reports For Week 8 (Thursday Updates): Ja'Marr Chase, D'Andre Swift, Ezekiel Elliott, Chuba Hubbard, Mark Andrews, Russell Wilson, Allen Lazard

We’ve made it to Week 8 of the NFL season, and about to kick things off with Thursday Night Football. Before you start to finalize your Week 8 fantasy football lineups, let's make sure you're updated on the latest and most important NFL injury news. Today's updated fantasy football injuries report highlights several players for […]

Deebo Samuel Remains Absent Thursday

San Francisco 49ers wide receivers Deebo Samuel (hamstring) and Jauan Jennings (hamstring) were both not seen at practice on Thursday for the second straight day this week. It's bad news for both receivers, unless they are able to at least get in a limited form of practice on Friday. If neither Samuel nor Jennings are […]

NFL DFS Value Plays for Week 8 (Premium Content)

All other Premium Tools can be accessed on the premium dashboard. Welcome to Week 8, Rotoballers! This season, the DFS Value Plays will look at the word "value" from all angles. Usually, it implies a player that won't cost you much of your salary on DraftKings or FanDuel. However, if I see a quarterback, running […]

NFL DFS Must Avoids and Injuries for Week 8 (Premium Content)

All other Premium Tools can be accessed on the premium dashboard. Welcome 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 and a snapshot of the injuries that matter heading into the DFS main slate. We're looking at the […]

NFL DFS RB and WR Anchors For Week 8 (Premium Content)

All other Week 8 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 […]

Coaching Matters: Offensive Outliers From Week 7

This is the seventh week of this series where I dive into offensive areas that will improve or decline based on past coaching trends in order to glean insight as to fantasy football value. In Week 7, we saw stat lines such as the Baltimore Ravens tight end room combining for four targets, the Cincinnati Bengals wide […]

The Cut List – Who to Drop for Fantasy Football Week 8

Another week of NFL football, another edition of the Cut List. One of the biggest mistakes I see fantasy managers make is not making enough moves. Don't be afraid to be wrong. A stagnant roster is often a losing one. From draft day to the fantasy football playoffs, your roster should look very different than […]

No Practice For Deebo Samuel On Wednesday

San Francisco 49ers wide receiver Deebo Samuel (hamstring) did not practice on Wednesday after picking up a hamstring injury in the Week 7 loss to the Kansas City Chiefs. He's currently being listed as day-to-day after playing 86 percent of the offensive snaps in Sunday's blowout loss. We should have a better idea of the […]

Early Week 8 Tight End Rankings For Fantasy Football: Tyler Higbee, Zach Ertz, Taysom Hill, Hayden Hurst, Kyle Pitts, Cade Otton

Travis Kelce has been the biggest fantasy superstar at tight end over the past five years, and with him and Gerald Everett on a bye, the position as a whole takes a hit. Whether fantasy managers need one-week streamers or aid with start-or-sit decisions -- our Week 8 fantasy football tight end rankings, as of […]

Week 8 Wide Receiver Rankings for Fantasy Football: Amon-Ra St. Brown, Romeo Doubs, D.J. Moore, Drake London, Elijah Moore

Wide receiver is always the deepest position in fantasy football and with leagues of all shapes and sizes, there's a large pool of wideouts in play this week. Our early Week 8 fantasy football wide receiver rankings, as of October 26th give the pecking order of important pass-catchers. Our goal is to help you set […]

Week 8 Running Back Rankings for Fantasy Football: Derrick Henry, Travis Etienne, Raheem Mostert, Chuba Hubbard, AJ Dillon

The fantasy football season is flying by as we're already onto week 8, and with running back injuries piling up, there are unexpected players with real value in our Week 8 fantasy football running back rankings, as of October 26th. Any running back with a decent workload is on the fantasy radar, so our goal […]

Week 8 Waiver Wire Rankings - Fantasy Football Pickups Include Michael Carter, Parris Campbell, Latavius Murray, DeAndre Carter

Welcome to Week 8 RotoBallers, and another round of waiver wire pickups! We have seen new injuries emerge for fantasy football, and players who may be breaking out. As you consider who to pickup for your rosters, as always we're here to help you sift through it. Each week our NFL team puts out a […]

Deeper-League Waiver Wire Adds for Week 8: Van Jefferson, Boston Scott, Joshua Palmer, Sony Michel, Marquise Goodwin, Skyy Moore

We're almost halfway through the NFL season, and with bye weeks and injuries continuing the take fantasy studs out of action, working the waiver wire has never been more important. These fantasy football waiver wire pickup suggestions are for fantasy managers in deep leagues of 14-teams or more or a higher number of bench spots […]

Fantasy Football Injury Reports For NFL RBs: Week 8 Updates for Breece Hall, James Robinson, Chuba Hubbard, Gus Edwards

Below you will find our fantasy football injuries roundup for running backs as of October 26th, coming out of the seventh week of NFL action. There have been new developments surrounding the injury statuses of various NFL running backs, including Breece Hall, James Robinson, Chuba Hubbard, and Gus Edwards. The fantasy football season may be […]

Fantasy Football Injury Reports For NFL WRs: Week 8 Updates for Mike Evans, Amon-Ra St. Brown, Mike Williams, DK Metcalf, Deebo Samuel

Unfortunately, fantasy managers had a lot of receiver injuries to deal with in Week 8. DK Metcalf and Amon-Ra St. Brown both left their contests early with injuries. Keenan Allen was on a big-time pitch count and fellow Chargers receiver Mike Williams also left early. The bye week could not have come at a better […]

Fantasy Football Risers and Fallers - Week 8

Week 7 is officially in the books and we're now over a third of the way through the 2022 season. We now have a lot of good information we can use to help make decisions as we head into Week 8 and beyond. In this weekly column, we'll be looking at players whose arrows may […]

Early Week 8 Half-PPR Rankings for Fantasy Football: Travis Etienne, Michael Carter, A.J. Brown, Tyler Lockett, Parris Campbell

We're just about halfway into the NFL's regular season and with the fantasy football playoffs sneakily approaching, every week is a must-win situation. With injuries and bye weeks, rankings will go deeper than ever before. It's time to present our early Week 8 fantasy football half-PPR rankings for fantasy football, as of October 25. Our […]

NextGen Stats - Week 7: WR/TE Breakdowns and Takeaways

Okay, folks, I'm about to bring you bad news. If you're reading this, it is because you're trying to get an edge over your league mates to beat them this weekend. That means you're here to get informed on what to do and how to tackle your week's most pressing decisions. The bad news: these […]

Should I Pickup D'Onta Foreman For Fantasy Football Week 8? Waiver Wire Outlook

Carolina Panthers running back D'Onta Foreman is a trending name in fantasy football after a stellar performance against the Tampa Bay Buccaneers. With Christian McCaffrey (traded to the 49ers) out of town, Foreman and Chuba Hubbard are the lead backs for Carolina. The offense might not be pretty for the Panthers, but any running back(s) […]

Is P.J. Walker A Good Fantasy Football Pickup for Week 8? Waiver Wire Outlook

Carolina Panthers quarterback P.J. Walker has started the last two games for the team since Baker Mayfield (ankle) has been out, and interim head coach Steve Wilks said Walker will remain the starter for Week 8 against the Atlanta Falcons. Any starting quarterback becomes a must-have in two-quarterback or Superflex leagues, but is Walker worth […]

Should I Pickup Sam Ehlinger For Fantasy Football Week 8? Waiver Wire Outlook

There's been a quarterback change for the Indianapolis Colts after Matt Ryan's disastrous start to the 2022 NFL season. Ryan threw for just nine touchdowns to nine interceptions and fumbled 11 times in his first seven starts with the team. He's reportedly dealing with a shoulder injury, but Colts head coach Frank Reich said Sam […]

Ravens vs. Buccaneers Start 'Em, Sit 'Em: Tom Brady, Gus Edwards, Chris Godwin, Mark Andrews, Leonard Fournette, Rashod Bateman

Finally, we had touchdowns on a Thursday. I’m not sure who slipped sleeping pills to the entire Saints' defense, but they certainly couldn’t wake up. Thankfully this week, we have two offenses that should be near the top of the league in scoring. Let’s keep this ball rolling and hope to have another burner this […]

Tevin Coleman Cut By 49ers

San Francisco 49ers running back Tevin Coleman was released by the organization on Tuesday. This shouldn't come as a surprise after the recent addition of Christian McCaffrey. Coleman had 12 rushing attempts for 26 yards and one touchdown in four games with the 49ers. The 29-year-old has put together some fairly productive seasons in the […]

DraftKings NFL DFS: Week 8 Price Analysis & Picks

Hey, RotoBallers! It's Jon Anderson back again to crack the can on week eight DFS! If you're new here, this is not meant to be a definitive "picks" article, but just a first look to point out the best game environments and best projections and value plays. Quite often, by Sunday I'm not on all […]

Christian McCaffrey Didn't Play On Third Downs In Debut

San Francisco 49ers running back Christian McCaffrey didn't appear on any third downs or in the two-minute offense in his debut with the team in their Week 7 loss to the Kansas City Chiefs. McCaffrey had only a day and a half to learn the team's playbook after being traded from the Carolina Panthers, and […]

Running Back Waiver Wire Pickups for Week 8: Top Free Agent Adds Include Gus Edwards, D'Onta Foreman, Chuba Hubbard, Rachaad White

After seven weeks of the regular season, some of you have been able to embrace the numbers that have been assembled by the running backs that are contained on your rosters. Unfortunately, an increasing number of fantasy managers have encountered injuries, while others have contended with disappointing output due to a collection of unexpected developments. The […]

Top Quarterback Waiver Wire Pickups and Streamers for Week 8: Sam Ehlinger Daniel Jones, P.J. Walker, Taylor Heinicke

From a quarterback perspective, Week 7 can be defined by the extremes. Two quarterbacks (Joe Burrow and Patrick Mahomes) threw for over 400 passing yards. Four other quarterbacks (Andy Dalton, Trevor Lawrence, Jimmy Garoppolo, and Davis Mills) eclipsed 300 passing yards. However, 13 of the starting quarterbacks in the NFL failed to throw for over […]