2018 ADP Throwdown - Christian McCaffrey vs. Jerick McKinnon

Fantasy football draft season is upon us and RotoBaller is here to help! In this series, two RotoBaller experts will discuss the merits of two players with similar value and average draft position (ADP). Remember that situations will change for all players over the course of the summer and it may impact where they are […]

Trent Taylor Appears to be Favorite for Slot Role

San Francisco 49ers wide receiver Trent Taylor has been performing well since returning from a back injury that sidelined him during the early parts of training camp. The second-year receiver caught several passes from quarterback Jimmy Garoppolo on Monday, including a 15-yard touchdown. According to 49ers reporter Joe Fann, “Trent Taylor looks more like his […]

49ers Signing Veteran Running Back Alfred Morris

The San Francisco 49ers are bringing in running back Alfred Morris after the recent string of injuries to Jerick McKinnon and Matt Breida. Morris will be reunited with head coach Kyle Shanahan, who was the offensive coordinator in Washington when Morris rushed for over 2,800 yards in the 2012 and 2013 seasons. Despite the signing, […]

Hot Take NFL Podcast - Tight End Rankings Debate

RotoBaller writer Blake Sullivan and Fantrax HQ writer Steven Toroni discuss the most recent news and notes of the day for NFL fans, share their TE rankings, and provide some hot takes on fantasy football draft advice. This radio show is sponsored by our good friends over at RTSports. Be sure to tune into RotoBaller Radio on […]

Stop That Hype Train! Trey Burton

Is Trey Burton going to be the top tight end option on the Chicago Bears in 2018? Yes. Is he the best TE on the roster? Maybe. These are not high thresholds to leap over at this point in time, however. Mitchell Trubisky may have a breakout season like Jared Goff last season, which would […]

Fantasy Headliners - 2018 Bold Predictions

This is the time when your craziest fantasy football thoughts can be voiced and you not be crucified for them. In this episode, Jake will give out five bold predictions for the 2018 fantasy football season. In this episode, Jake will discuss a few players including: Eli Manning Tarik Cohen Jordan Howard George Kittle This […]

Fantasy Headliners - Are You Buying the Hype on Draft Day?

Preseason is the time of the year that hype on players reaches unsafe levels during your fantasy football draft. In this episode Jake will discuss a few players whose preseason hype is already causing them to be expensive on draft day and whether or not im buying it or not due to their bust potential. […]

Tight End Standard Rankings - Tiers and Analysis

Tight end is always a difficult position to draft. The elite players go early but you have to be willing to sacrifice other positions to lock them down. Beyond the top tier, the position becomes highly inconsistent week-to-week which makes it particularly difficult to draft them. You must balance the upside of pure red zone […]

Derrius Guice Injury Fallout

Injuries are literally the worst. On the very first full day of preseason action, we saw four fantasy-relevant injuries, the worst being Derrius Guice's sprained MCL turned torn ACL. Fantasy owners and football fans alike thought Guice had averted disaster after he was initially diagnosed with a sprained MCL, which would have cost him around […]

Offenses To Trust and Which Will Bust for 2018 Fantasy Football

It perhaps goes without saying that fantasy owners should look to draft players on high-powered offenses, as they usually offer a bevy of startable assets and have a higher chance for scoring opportunities than most teams. Although stud players can often rise above their circumstances, projecting which teams will prosper on the offensive side of […]

Running Back Standard Rankings - Tiers and Analysis

The 2018 fantasy football season is finally upon us! RotoBaller's expert rankers have released their latest round of rankings. I'll be dissecting some of the players in each group tier by tier to give you a bit more insights on who you'll be drafting. The expert rankers at RotoBaller are committed to providing you with […]

Richard Sherman Could Return In Week 3 Of Preseason

San Francisco 49ers head coach Kyle Shanahan said that cornerback Richard Sherman (hamstring) will likely be healthy enough to play in Week 3 of the preseason after injuring his hamstring in practice last week. The veteran probably doesn't need many preseason repetitions to begin with, but he should be fine in plenty of time for […]

George Kittle To Miss Rest Of Preseason

San Francisco 49ers tight end George Kittle (shoulder) avoided any structural damage with his shoulder injury, but head coach Kyle Shanahan said that Kittle will miss the rest of the preseason. Kittle should be fine for Week 1, but he'll be missing valuable game repetitions with quarterback Jimmy Garoppolo. Kittle remains an intriguing TE2 with […]

Matt Breida Likely To Be Held Out Of Preseason

San Francisco 49ers running back Matt Breida (shoulder) will be held out of contact drills and likely all three of the remaining preseason games as a precaution, according to a source. The hope is that he'll be rested and ready to go in Week 1 against the Vikings. Breida is set to be the main […]

No Structural Damage For Matt Breida

San Francisco 49ers running back Matt Breida's (shoulder) MRI exam showed no structural damage in the shoulder that he injured in the preseason opener on Thursday. The team is hopeful that he can rest up and be ready for Week 1, and he could practice soon without contact. It's great news for the Niners, as […]

Good News For George Kittle

San Francisco 49ers tight end George Kittle (shoulder) didn't have any tears or structural damage on his separated shoulder after tests were done. His injury isn't serious. However, Kittle will miss some time and may not be able to play in next week's preseason game. That'll open up extra repetitions for backup Garrett Celek. Kittle […]

Matt Breida To Miss Time With Shoulder Injury

San Francisco 49ers head coach Kyle Shanahan said that running back Matt Breida (shoulder), who injured his shoulder in the preseason game Thursday, will miss some time. Breida had one carry for three yards before getting injured. It's unknown exactly how much time Breida will have to miss. He was set to have a big […]

George Kittle Exits With Injury Thursday

San Francisco 49ers tight end George Kittle (shoulder) left the preseason game Thursday with a right shoulder injury. The severity of the injury isn't known yet. Kittle is set to share playing time with Garrett Celek, but Kittle should be the main pass-catching tight end in an improving offense. He showed some chemistry with quarterback […]

Jerick McKinnon May Not Be Bell-Cow Running Back

San Francisco 49ers running back Jerick McKinnon, who is being hyped up in head coach Kyle Shanahan's offense, may not be a bell-cow running back, in the opinion of ESPN.com's Dan Graziano. Backup Matt Breida should still have a role, and there could be some weeks where Breida is the early-down back over McKinnon. The […]

Jimmy Garoppolo More Comfortable With Offense

San Francisco 49ers quarterback Jimmy Garoppolo says he's much more comfortable running the offense this year. "Sometimes, he would call something, and I'd be in the game like, 'I'm not sure what this side has, but I know what this side has, so we're going to run it to this side. So now it's full […]

Road to #1 Running Back - NFC North

Each year, elite running backs are a necessity for fantasy football rosters. With guaranteed touches each game, these consensus top-tier running backs are some of the first names off of draft boards and consistently perform well throughout the season. However, there is also a good amount of unpredictability at the position, with breakout players appearing […]

Road to #1 Running Back - NFC West

Each year, elite running backs are a necessity for fantasy football rosters. With guaranteed touches each game, these consensus top-tier running backs are some of the first names off of draft boards and consistently perform well throughout the season. However, there is also a good amount of unpredictability at the position, with breakout players appearing […]

Quarterback Tiered Rankings Analysis

The NFL season is near and fantasy drafts are already underway. Preparation is in full swing, so with that in mind, our newest rankings for all draft types and positions are out! For a full look at our updated rankings, check here. There are around 20 quarterbacks that you could conceivably use as your QB1 […]

Nick Mariano's 2018 PPR Sleepers List (Premium Content)

All other Premium Tools can be accessed on the premium dashboard. Please unhinge yourself from the word "sleeper" and look past the titles because we live in an information era where you all can just type in "sleeper" and get thousands of hits. You can go through our rankings from top to bottom and see […]

Why You Should Wait on Tight End This Year

The tight end position is always one of the most frustrating ones to fill. There's a major gap between the top talent at the position and everyone else in a way that there isn't for running backs, wide receivers, and quarterbacks, so it can be tempting to grab someone in the Rob Gronkowski/ Travis Kelce/ […]

Richard Sherman Out At Least A Week

San Francisco 49ers cornerback Richard Sherman (hamstring) suffered a Grade 1 hamstring strain in practice on Friday and will be out at least a week, according to head coach Kyle Shanahan. Sherman will not play in the preseason opener this Thursday against the Cowboys. It's not a good start for an aging cornerback that played […]

49ers Regretting Taking Joe Williams?

San Francisco 49ers head coach Kyle Shanahan is starting to regret asking general manager John Lynch to select running back Joe Williams in last year's draft despite concerns about his commitment to the sport. Williams didn't play in a regular season game in his rookie season, and Shanahan said in the offseason that Williams needed […]

Injury Spin - Five Running Backs To Target

Running backs are a critical component for any winning fantasy football team, and our friends at Inside Injuries are here today to talk about some of their favorite running back draft targets for 2018. In case you weren't aware, Inside Injuries predicts the impact of injuries on player performance by using data analytics, medical expertise […]

Latavius Murray - 2018 Fantasy Football Sleeper

One of the true joys of fantasy football is the ability to find an undervalued asset from the depths of a league's draft pool or waiver wire that ends up becoming an absolute gem. These under-the-radar options usually have tantalizing upside and are only an injury or poor performance away from taking over a certain […]

Boom or Bust that ADP

Last year I wrote about the seismic shift that took place amidst the RB renaissance and coined the concept #AllBenchRB. This year, I'm starting off with a new concept called #BBADP, which stands for Boom/Bust ADP. You see, I think rankings and ADPs are limited. The range of outcomes for two players juxtaposed in ADP […]