Wide Receiver Snap Counts and Target Trends - Week 5 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 […]

TNF NFL DFS Lineup Picks for FanDuel, DraftKings - Eagles vs. Bucs

Tonight's primetime game features the defending champion Tampa Bay Buccaneers and the Philadelphia Eagles. While the Bucs have been laying waste to teams and running up the score in the process, the Eagles have had mixed results so far this year and have a 2-3 record coming into tonight. I'm not usually the one covering […]

NFL DFS Strategy: 2021 DraftKings Scoring Analysis

We talk a lot about NFL DFS here at RotoBaller. It is a wildly popular game and in fact, it proves to be much more strategic and beatable than season-long fantasy football. By that I mean that the best players will win at a higher rate in DFS than the best players will win in […]

Jeff Wilson Jr. (RB, SF) - Fantasy Football Week 6 Waiver Wire Pickups

BALLER MOVE: Add in 10-12+ Team Leagues (or stash on IR) ROSTERED IN: 20% of Leagues ANALYSIS: If you don't remember about this running back that goes by the name of Jeff Wilson Jr., well, I guess I can't blame you. Wilson has been out since the last game of 2020 and has yet to […]

Snap Count and Usage Analysis from Week 5

Snap counts are not the be-all-end-all for fantasy production but they paint a clear picture with the necessary context. Every snap is an opportunity for a player to make his presence felt and if their snaps go up or down, you get an idea of what the team thinks of their skill set. A running […]

Early-Season Fantasy Outliers to Forget?

We are now five weeks into the 2021 NFL campaign. Teams are starting to stand out while others look like they should be jockeying for draft positions--already. The 2021 season has been off to a rousing start and Week 1 feels so far back in the rearview mirror. Oftentimes, Week 1 is more of an […]

Key Fantasy Football Data from Week 5

Another week gone and now we are really into the thick of it. We are deep enough into the season now for your team's playoffs hope to be dashed already, but since you're here I'm assuming that doesn't apply to you. We are really seeing the injuries pile up now and the waiver wire is […]

Offensive Outliers From Week 5 - Coaching Matters

We now enter the fifth 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 5, we saw stat lines such as the Tampa Bay Buccaneers' wide receivers combining for 349 receiving yards, the San Francisco 49ers' tight ends combining […]

Surprise Fantasy Football Studs, Duds - Real or Mirage?

Week 5 of the NFL season is now in the books and as expected Justin Herbert, Lamar Jackson, Tom Brady, Josh Allen and Dak Prescott finished as QB1's. On the unexpected side of things Davis Mills shocked the world and threw for three touchdowns against the Patriots to finish as QB-6 and Jameis Winston carved up Washington for four […]

Fantasy Football Risers and Fallers - Week 6

We're officially more than a quarter of the way through the 2021 NFL season. We now have over five weeks of data to analyze that will help us manage our fantasy teams during the next quarter of the season. As I always say, things change from week to week, but more data points are always […]

Waiver Wire Rankings - Fantasy Football Week 6

Each week at RotoBaller we provide you with various fantasy football waiver wire articles to help you decide which free agent players to pickup off waivers. Our amazing team of analysts here whip them up as early in the week as possible, and update them as more news is announced. To kick things off each […]

The Cut List – Who To Drop for Week 6?

Week 6 brings with it the beginning of the bye week season and with the injury bug starting to hit teams all over the place, fantasy managers in all league sizes are going to be pondering several difficult choices. Our first set of byes will leave teams without Deebo Samuel, Alvin Kamara, Kyle Pitts and […]

Running Back Waiver Wire Pickups - Week 6

After five 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 […]

Tight End Waiver Wire Pickups - Week 6

Fantasy football managers’ worst fear of the year is here – the start of the dreaded bye weeks. The tight end position was already causing problems for fantasy footballers due to the injuries of Tampa Bay’s Rob Gronkowski and San Francisco’s George Kittle. Now four teams will be on bye this week, including the Atlanta […]

Waiver Wire Express - Week 6 Lightning Round

Week 5 brought some key injuries and wild shootouts, which means we've got plenty of waiver fallout to sort through. Catch your breath, assess your team's needs, and break out the budget tracker. It's time for the waiver wire lightning round heading into Week 6. This column is published early every week and then updated on […]

49ers Release Jacques Patrick

The San Francisco 49ers waived running back Jacques Patrick and cornerback Davontae Harris on Tuesday. Patrick was brought in early in the season with Raheem Mostert out for the year and JaMycal Hasty, Jeff Wilson Jr. and Elijah Mitchell all banged up in the opening weeks of the season. The 24-year-old played just six snaps […]

Trey Lance Suffers Knee Sprain In Week 5

San Francisco 49ers rookie quarterback Trey Lance (knee) suffered a left knee sprain in the Week 5 loss to the Arizona Cardinals in his first career NFL start. The injury is not expected to be a long-term issue, but Lance could be sidelined for a week or two. The good news is the 49ers have […]

Jimmy Garoppolo Could Be Ready After Week 6 Bye

San Francisco 49ers head coach Kyle Shanahan said that quarterback Jimmy Garoppolo (calf) is "doing good," and the plan is for him to return to the starting job after the team's Week 6 bye. If healthy, Garoppolo is expected to be the starter in Week 7 against the Indianapolis Colts. Rookie quarterback Trey Lance suffered […]

Joey Slye Converts 47-Yard Field Goal In Week 5 Loss

San Francisco 49ers kicker Joey Slye converted his lone 47-yard field goal attempt and an extra point attempt during the team's 17-10 Week 5 loss against the Arizona Cardinals. This offseason, Slye was cut by the Carolina Panthers but just signed with the 49ers due to Robbie Gould being sent to short-term Injured Reserve with […]

Ross Dwelley Goes For 25 Yards In Week 5 Loss

San Francisco 49ers tight end Ross Dwelley caught both of his passes for 25 yards during a 17-10 Week 5 loss against the Arizona Cardinals. With George Kittle placed on short-term IR for the next three weeks, Sunday was Dwelley's first opportunity to be the featured tight end this season. Unfortunately, the 49ers could not […]

Brandon Aiyuk Finishes With 32 Yards In Week 5 Loss

San Francisco 49ers wide receiver Brandon Aiyuk caught two of four passes for 32 yards during a 17-10 Week 5 loss against the Arizona Cardinals. In contrast to his impressive rookie season, the second-year wideout has fielded underwhelming performances, as he has yet to surpass 100 receiving yards in 2021. However, Aiyuk did manage to […]

Kyle Juszczyk Finishes With 35 Receiving Yards In Week 5 Loss

San Francisco 49ers fullback Kyle Juszczyk caught three of four passes for 35 yards during a 17-10 Week 5 loss against the Arizona Cardinals. Juszczyk was the team's second-leading receiver in a game where the passing offense was stifled. Although the fullback is talented and involved in the passing game, it's difficult to insert him […]

Deebo Samuel Scores Rushing Touchdown In Week 5 Loss

San Francisco 49ers wide receiver Deebo Samuel caught three of nine passes for 58 yards, adding a 13-yard rushing touchdown during a 17-10 Week 5 loss on the road against the Arizona Cardinals. Samuel has been the most relevant offensive player and showed his athleticism on Sunday, converting a 13-yard carry for the 49ers' lone […]

Trey Sermon Draws One Carry In Week 5 Loss

San Francisco 49ers rookie running back Trey Sermon was limited to one carry for seven yards during a 17-10 Week 5 loss against the Arizona Cardinals. Sermon was hardly given an opportunity during the 49ers' third consecutive loss on Sunday, turning his lone carry into seven yards late in the game. With the ambiguous running-back-by-committee […]

Elijah Mitchell Totals 62 Yards In Week 5 Loss

San Francisco 49ers rookie running back Elijah Mitchell returned from a two-game absence due to a shoulder injury and carried nine times for 43 yards, hauling in both of his targets for 19 receiving yards during a 17-10 Week 5 loss against the Arizona Cardinals. Mitchell led all running backs in carries (9), but Trey […]

Trey Lance Held Without A Touchdown In Week 5 Debut

San Francisco 49ers rookie quarterback Trey Lance completed 15 of 29 pass attempts for 192 yards and an interception, adding 16 carries for 89 yards on the ground during Sunday's 17-10 Week 5 loss against the Arizona Cardinals. Lance failed to score a touchdown in his debut and threw an interception, getting stood up on […]

Updated Week 5 Running Back Rankings

Welcome to Week 5 RotoBallers. Below are our updated consensus Week 5 running back rankings for fantasy football, including some running notes on relevant injuries, player news and rankings updates: Dalvin Cook Is Officially Inactive Joe Mixon Suiting Up, Won't Be 100 Percent Chase Edmonds Suiting Up In Week 5 Ezekiel Elliott Expected To Play Sunday […]

Updated Week 5 Wide Receiver Rankings

Welcome to Week 5 RotoBallers. Below are our updated consensus Week 5 wide receiver rankings for fantasy football, including some running notes on relevant injuries, player news and rankings updates: DeVante Parker Has Officially Been Ruled Out Courtland Sutton Remains Game-Time Decision Amari Cooper Suiting Up On Sunday A.J. Brown Will Return In Week 5 Julio Jones To […]

Updated Week 5 Flex Rankings (Top 200)

Welcome to Week 5 RotoBallers. Below are our updated consensus Week 5 Flex rankings for fantasy football, including some running notes on relevant injuries, player news and rankings updates. These Flex rankings are geared towards making decisions for your Flex spot (RB/WR or RB/WR/TE), which in most leagues consists of running backs, wide receivers and in […]

Updated Week 5 PPR Rankings (Top 400)

Welcome to Week 5 RotoBallers. Below are our updated consensus Week 5 PPR rankings for fantasy football, including some running notes on relevant injuries, player news and rankings updates: Dalvin Cook Is Officially Inactive DeVante Parker Has Officially Been Ruled Out T.J. Hockenson Will Play On Sunday Joe Mixon Suiting Up, Won't Be 100 Percent Chase […]