Updated Week 5 Tight End Rankings

Welcome to Week 5 RotoBallers. Below are our updated consensus Week 5 tight end rankings for fantasy football, including some running notes on relevant injuries, player news and rankings updates: George Kittle Listed As Doubtful Rob Gronkowski Won't Play Against Dolphins T.J. Hockenson Improving, Has Chance To Play Sunday Logan Thomas Placed On Injured Reserve These rankings are a consensus […]

Updated Week 5 Quarterback Rankings

Welcome to Week 5 RotoBallers. Below are our updated consensus Week 5 quarterback rankings for fantasy football, including some running notes on relevant injuries, player news and rankings updates. Russell Wilson Could Be Out 6-8 Weeks Jimmy Garoppolo Officially Out In Week 5 Baker Mayfield To Play Through Torn Shoulder Labrum Justin Fields Named Bears Starter Going Forward These […]

Inside the Tent - Week 5 NFL Injury Insight

At RotoBaller, we can't stress enough the importance of keeping up with injuries and playing your best lineup week after week. Players are going to get injured, that's an unavoidable fact. What's avoidable though is making the wrong roster decisions based on the injuries surrounding your fantasy team. If you want to dominate your leagues […]

Week 5 Kicker Streamers and Starts - 2021 Fantasy Tiers, Rankings

Fantasy managers saw seven kickers who failed to even score five points and another seven kickers who managed to score in the double-digits. Unfortunately for myself, two of those sub-five kickers were on my streamers to target list. A bad week for the streamer picks, but slightly better on the busts. I did, however, stay […]

Week 5 Fantasy Football Rankings (Non-PPR)

Welcome to Week 5 RotoBallers. Last week left us with some injuries to deal with, but we are here to constantly bring you updated player news and rankings to help you set your optimal lineups. Below are our updated consensus Week 5 fantasy football rankings, including some running notes on relevant injuries, player news and rankings […]

Russell Wilson Could Be Out 6-8 Weeks

The Seattle Seahawks are bracing for quarterback Russell Wilson (finger) to miss at least a month and possibly six to eight weeks after he ruptured his middle-finger tendon in the Thursday night loss to the Los Angeles Rams, according to sources. Wilson will likely need surgery to fix the tendon, with the Seahawks considering his […]

Gerald Everett Back With The Team

Seattle Seahawks head coach Pete Carroll said that tight end Gerald Everett has been cleared from the league's COVID-19 list and is back with the team. Everett wasn't able to get cleared in time to play in the Thursday night loss to the division-rival Los Angeles Rams. With Everett out in Week 5, Will Dissly […]

Russell Wilson To Have MRI On Finger

Seattle Seahawks quarterback Russell Wilson (finger) will have an MRI on his injured finger Friday. X-rays showed no fracture in Wilson's finger, which he badly sprained against a Rams' player's helmet during Thursday night's loss, though the team will have him go for an MRI and then seek a consultation with a hand specialist. NFL […]

Russell Wilson Dealing With "Badly Sprained Finger"

Seattle Seahawks quarterback Russell Wilson (finger) is dealing with a badly sprained finger. "He's got a badly sprained finger that we need to figure out," said head coach Pete Carroll. In the fourth quarter, the 32-year-old exited Thursday's game against the Los Angeles Rams after hitting his finger on a Rams' defensive player's helmet. Wilson […]

Russell Wilson Questionable To Return On Thursday

Seattle Seahawks quarterback Russell Wilson (finger) is questionable to return to Thursday's game against the Rams, with Geno Smith coming in to replace him in the fourth quarter. Wilson was 11-for-16 for 152 yards with a touchdown and an interception before exiting, with two carries for 10 yards. If Wilson is unable to return, Smith […]

Dee Eskridge Lands On Injured Reserve

Seattle Seahawks wide receiver Dee Eskridge (concussion) has been placed on injured reserve with a concussion. The rookie has been dealing with a concussion since Week 1 and has missed the last three games for the Seahawks. Eskridge was picked in the second round of the 2021 draft and has caught one ball for six […]

Chris Carson Ruled Out Against Rams

Seattle Seahawks running back Chris Carson (neck) has been officially ruled out for the Thursday night game against the division-rival Los Angeles Rams in Week 5. Carson popped up on the injury report on Tuesday and didn't practice the last two days. Heading into a short week, it's not a huge surprise that Carson is […]

Gerald Everett Won't Play Thursday

Seattle Seahawks tight end Gerald Everett, who is currently on the Reserve/COVID-19 list, has not been activated and is out for Thursday night's game against the Los Angeles Rams. With Everett out on Thursday, Will Dissly and Colby Parkinson will split the tight end duties. Dissly should be the target as a DFS sleeper, as […]

Alex Collins (RB, SEA) - Week 5 Waiver Wire Pickups

BALLER MOVE: Add in 12+ Team Leagues OWNED IN: 26% of Leagues ANALYSIS: Alex Collins is back to being a thing again. The fifth-year veteran has shown flashes of being fantasy-relevant throughout his career, including notching 14 touchdowns in brief stints as a starter in Baltimore back in 2017 and 2018. He received 10 carries […]

Chris Carson Not Expected To Play Thursday?

The Seattle Seahawks have not ruled running back Chris Carson (neck) out for the Thursday night game against the Los Angeles Rams in Week 5, but SI.com's Corbin K. Smith thinks that Carson will not play based on head coach Pete Carroll's comments and the fact that Carson didn't practice on Tuesday or Wednesday. The […]

OwnersBox Week 5 NFL Lineup Picks Thurs - Mon: Weekly Fantasy Football Contest

Welcome back RotoBallers! The NFL season continues in Week 5 and we have a wonderful salary cap contest for you over at OwnersBox! In case you're not yet familiar, OwnersBox is a fantastic new weekly fantasy sports platform that offers plenty of game setups to fulfill your desire to draft throughout the season. And the big one that […]

Wide Receiver Snap Counts and Target Trends - Week 4 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 […]

Thursday Night Football MKF Prop Picks: Seahawks vs Rams

The NFL season is rolling, and we cannot waste our opportunity to make some cash. Tonight, we kick off Week 5 with the Seattle Seahawks hosting the Los Angeles Rams. On MKF, there are no massive tournaments where you have to get ridiculously lucky just to cash. You're just playing against the house, and the […]

Surprising NFL Player Stats and Trends

Those of you who follow fantasy football closely, which can be assumed is all of you who are taking the time to read this, probably know about the league leaders at each position and category. Derrick Henry is a beast, Kyler Murray looks like an MVP, yadda yadda... Dig deeper and you'll find plenty of […]

Thursday Night Football Starts and Sits: Rams vs Seahawks

What a cracking matchup we have lined up for this Thursday. Both of these teams are playing their second divisional game in a row, however, they have very different trajectories. Coming off a divisional beat down, the Rams look to bounce back on the road, while the Seahawks were able to take care of business […]

Waiver Wire Rankings - Fantasy Football Week 5

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 […]

Chris Carson To Be Game-Time Decision Thursday

Seattle Seahawks running back Chris Carson (neck) didn't practice again on Wednesday, and the Seahawks aren't expected to decide his status until right before the Thursday night game against the Los Angeles Rams. On a short week coming off a game where Carson wasn't very effective, it wouldn't be a huge surprise to see the […]

Week 5 Player Rankings and Waiver Wire- Woo Fantasy Podcast

Rotoballer analyst Brandon (@RotoSuperstar) and c0-host Nick (@therealffgoat) are back with a new episode of the Woo Fantasy podcast! In this episode the guys go over the latest new from around the world of the NFL. Including the devastating injury to David Montgomery, which now has him sidelined for four to five weeks. In his […]

Defenses to Stream AGAINST - Favorable Upcoming Matchups to Target

We're four weeks into the NFL season, which means that while we still don't know a lot about the teams in the league, we do know slightly more than we knew a month ago. For example, we have some data about defenses now, which means we can start to think about how we can target […]

Fantasy Football Risers and Fallers - Week 5

Week 4 of the 2021 NFL season is officially in the books. Just like in Weeks 1, 2, and 3, overreactions will undoubtedly be made, but there's also a lot of good information we can use to help make decisions as we head into Week 5 and beyond. In years past, we'd be a quarter […]

Snap Count and Usage Analysis from Week 4

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 […]

Targets and Air Yards Analysis - 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 […]

Key Fantasy Football Data from Week 4

Four weeks in the books! We have a serious amount of data to look at now for the season, and to me, this is where the fun really begins. Week four brought us some really disappointing performances from the early-season breakout names, as well as some very consequential injuries. It's always best to review the […]

PrizePicks NFL DFS Prop Picks - Rams vs. Seahawks Thursday Night Football

Hello everybody and welcome! The 2021 NFL season is finally underway and that means our new friends over at PrizePicks have a TON of great props we can look to take advantage of. PrizePicks is a great DFS props site where you can choose to select plays in terms of fantasy points or single stats. […]

Seahawks Defense Should Be Avoided In Week 5

The Seattle Seahawks defense showed some signs of life in Week 4, but they still are a group to avoid in Week 5 against the Los Angeles Rams. The Rams have put up 20 or more points in all four games this season, and they've gone for 27 or more in all but one game. […]