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Why Joe Burrow Will Be a Top-10 Fantasy Quarterback
The prevailing strategy that has taken over fantasy football is to wait on quarterback. Given the depth of the position, many fantasy players are focused on addressing other positions on their roster before selecting their QB1. This strategy allows you to construct a roster filled with depth at wide receiver and running back. If you’re […]
Fantasy Power Rankings for NFL Teams (#21-32)
As any experienced fantasy football enthusiast knows, evaluating individual players is only part of the equation when it comes to building a roster. There are many instances in which the team a player plays for is just as important as his ability and talent. And in these cases, the determining factor is not always whether […]
Carlos Hyde Battling For Backup Role
Seattle Seahawks running back Carlos Hyde understands that he's most likely competing for the No. 2 spot behind Chris Carson this year, saying that "everybody knows" that Carson is the starter in Seattle. With Rashaad Penny (knee) looking more likely to start the year on the Physically Unable to Perform list, the reality is that […]
Running Back Best-Ball Tiered Rankings and Analysis
We have entered June with rising optimism that a 17-week regular season will eventually unfold. The team at RotoBaller shares your enthusiasm while providing you with non-stop news, and analysis. This is designed to help you prepare for upcoming drafts, and reshape your current rosters. We are also making continual updates to our tiered rankings in […]
Late-Round QBs With Upside and Safe QBs to Avoid
I will be exploring a new strategy in fantasy football this season. I will be looking to build a safe base in the early rounds and then looking to avoid safe floor players who offer little upside afterwars. I recently broke down the strategy and both why/how I will be implementing it this fantasy football season. […]
Tight End Half-PPR Rankings, Tiers and Analysis
We continue with our breakdown of RotoBaller's early 2020 draft rankings for Half-PPR leagues by looking at everyone's favorite position - tight end! While the names at the very top are no surprise, the next tier looks vastly different from a year ago. There are also some young, upcoming players that could make a fantasy splash […]
The Fantasy Fallacy of Running Back Committees
Some of the scariest words a fantasy owner can hear is that their running back is now part of a committee (RBBC). However, people rarely look beyond this - failing to examine what this truly means, and how it impacts a player’s value. In simple terms, an RBBC is defined as having multiple running backs […]
Bradley McDougald A Late Bloomer
Seattle Seahawks strong safety Bradley McDougald comes in at No. 8 on NFL.com's Nick Shook's top-10 coverage men from the 2019 season. His coverage success rate of 62 percent really stands out. Only three other players on Shook's list -- Justin Simmons (65.9 percent), J.C. Jackson (65.5) and Eddie Jackson (62.8) had better success rates […]
Chris Carson Has Tackle-Breaking Explosiveness
Seattle Seahawks running back Chris Carson used his explosiveness to shed defenders and turn upfield in 2019. He had 50 15-plus mph runs and averaged 4.3 yards gained after a defender closed within one yard of him last season. It helped him gain 1,230 yards on the ground despite not playing a full season because […]
Wide Receiver PPR Rankings, Tiers and Analysis
It’s never too early to prepare for the 2020 fantasy football season! What better way to get a leg up on the competition than to consume content filled with interesting tidbits to help you determine your favorite draft targets! With that in mind, let’s turn to a position that has become one of the deepest […]
Russell Wilson Continues To Shine Down The Field
Seattle Seahawks quarterback Russell Wilson has been one of the best deep passers in the NFL since 2016. He threw 32 TD passes on deep throws from 2016 to 2018 and had 1.5 yards of target separation on deep passes last season, which was the lowest in the NFL. Wilson makes a habit of extended […]
Tyler Lockett Has A Knack For Making Tough Catches
Seattle Seahawks wide receiver Tyler Lockett is ranked second by NFL.com's Nick Shook among the best pass-catchers of 2019. Lockett had a catch rate of 74.5 percent and an expected catch rate of 61.9 percent. His catch-rate difference was nearly equal to Michael Thomas, who was ranked No. 1 on the list. Lockett had more […]
Wide Receivers to Prioritize in Standard, Fade in PPR
Fantasy draft season will will be upon us before we know it. Aside from evaluating ADP and staying in tune with training camp reports this summer, it's also important to study differences between league types. Some still play standard leagues but these days, PPR (point per reception) formats are the norm. The only difference between […]
Tight End Standard Rankings, Tiers and Analysis
It is never too early to start setting up your cheat sheet for your fantasy football drafts and auctions. The 2020 NFL season is going to be interesting fantasy-wise at the tight end position. With longtime fantasy demigod Rob Gronkowski putting his pro wrestling career on hold and coming out of retirement to reteam with […]
The Deepest Dive: RB Sleepers in 16+ Team Leagues
Following up on our earlier look at wide receiver sleepers and quarterback sleepers for deep leagues, it's time to look at running backs. Fantasy leagues can be as large as the commish want them too, but for our purposes, we're going to define a deep league as one in which at least 16 teams take […]
L.J. Collier Motivated To Prove Doubters Wrong
Seattle Seahawks defensive end L.J. Collier, the team's first-round pick (29th overall) in 2019, is eager to prove himself after a disappointing rookie season. "I am chomping at the bit to get out there because it's one of those things where you didn't have the year everybody wanted you to get, so they just kind […]
Will 'Safe' Players Hold You Back in 2020?
Every year, you will see plenty of fantasy football strategy articles. They are important as they serve as a guiding light for fantasy players. But in recent years as there has been more and more fantasy coverage than ever, strategy articles can tend to sound familiar. For years, my strategy has been more about which […]
Tight End PPR Rankings, Tiers & Analysis
Fantasy football players probably hope the 2020 NFL season is better for tight ends than the 2019 season was. 2018 was arguably the greatest year for tight ends in the history of the NFL and fantasy football thanks to Philadelphia’s Zach Ertz setting the single-season record for receptions and San Francisco’s George Kittle setting the […]
Running Back PPR Rankings, Tiers & Analysis
Welcome back RotoBallers! Is it too early to rank running backs for the 2020 fantasy football season? Never. Getting a good idea of the fantasy football landscape before training camp isn’t a bad idea, and we're constantly bringing you fresh analysis here at RotoBaller HQ. Today I'm here to discuss our fantasy football rankings for […]
Carlos Hyde to Seattle: Fantasy Impact
Since they were installed as the main decision-makers for the Seahawks in 2010, Pete Carroll and John Schneider have frequently been very active in attempting to plug perceived weaknesses on the roster. In their first season at the helm, they executed a trade for Marshawn Lynch to stabilize the RB situation. Two years later, they […]
Forget-Me-Nots: Undervalued NFL Sophomores
We are closing in on the end of May. The weather is warming up, the NFL draft has come and gone, and fantasy players are beginning to look forward to the 2020 football season. The time between the 2020 NFL draft and summer rookie dynasty drafts or redraft leagues usually causes flare-ups of “rookie fever.” […]
Forget Zero RB, Grab Two RBs ASAP
Remember a few years ago when Zero RB was a big thing? For those of you who are not sure what that is, it is a fantasy football strategy where you wait to take an running back and load up on wide receivers and other position players early on. That strategy was fun and may […]
Dynasty Tiered Rankings and Analysis (Tight End)
It's never too early for some fantasy football rankings, right? We here at RotoBaller firmly believe that, which is why we've already done rankings for the 2020 season. Standard. PPR. Dynasty. (Click the word "dynasty" to go see our complete dynasty rankings.) But what are rankings without some kind of context by which to understand […]
Carlos Hyde Had Surgery In February
Seattle Seahawks running back Carlos Hyde (shoulder), who signed a one-year deal with Seattle on Friday, underwent surgery in February to fix a torn labrum in his shoulder. Hyde played through the shoulder injury in 2019 and aggravated it in the Texans playoff loss to the Chiefs. It's a testament to Hyde's toughness that he […]
Russell Wilson Pining For Antonio Brown?
Seattle Seahawks quarterback Russell Wilson would love for the team to add wide receiver Antonio Brown, according to sources. Brown is also close with backup quarterback Geno Smith. Wilson surely wouldn't mind more playmakers through the air, as there are plenty of questions behind D.K. Metcalf and Tyler Lockett in the passing game, but a […]
Chris Carson Still Seattle's Primary Back
The Seattle Seahawks still plan on using running back Chris Carson as their primary back in 2020 despite signing Carlos Hyde on Friday. Although Hyde could steal some work in short-yardage and goal-line situations early in the season, he's mostly just insurance with Rashaad Penny (knee) a candidate to miss the first six weeks while […]
Seahawks Sign Carlos Hyde
The Seattle Seahawks are signing running back Carlos Hyde to a one-year deal worth up to $4 million on Friday, according to sources. Seattle reportedly offered Devonta Freeman a very similar deal in recent days, but he turned it down. With Rashaad Penny (knee) a question mark for the start of the 2020 regular season, […]
The Perfect 10: Drafting a Dream Team in Round 10 and Later
Derrick Jones Jr. in the 2020 Dunk Contest (Sorry, Aaron Gordon). Romanian gymnast Nadia Comăneci during the 1976 Montreal Olympics. Miss Davis working at the Landing Strip in Varsity Blues. Our lives are defined by perfect 10s. Thankfully, we can take this same principle and apply it to our fantasy drafts. After you’ve taken the […]
Jordyn Brooks Could Be A Backup
Seattle Seahawks rookie linebacker Jordyn Brooks, the team's first-round pick this year, looks to be a clear backup or role player in his first season in the NFL behind Bobby Wagner and K.J. Wright. Linebacker is easily the strength of Seattle's defense heading into the 2020 season, with the Wagner/Wright combination being one of the […]
Phillip Dorsett II, David Moore To Battle For No. 3 Job
Seattle Seahawks wide receivers Phillip Dorsett II and David Moore will battle for the No. 3 wideout job behind Tyler Lockett and D.K. Metcalf in training camp this summer. Dorsett, a former first-round pick of the Colts back in 2015, should have a leg up in this competition, but the 27-year-old has underwhelmed in five […]
