Updated Week 9 PPR Rankings (Top 300)

Welcome to Week 9 RotoBallers. Below are our updated consensus Week 9 PPR rankings for fantasy football, including some running notes on relevant injuries and rankings updates: Chris Carson is officially active for Week 9. Cooper Kupp will make his return this week. Stefon Diggs is officially out for Week 9. A.J. Green is expected to […]

Chris Carson To Be Game-Time Decision

Seattle Seahawks running back Chris Carson (hip), who is questionable for Week 9 against the Chargers, will be tested before the game to determine if he can play, according to a source. Carson missed a game earlier this year, so his owners certainly need to have a backup plan handy in case he's inactive. If […]

Flex Heroes and Zeroes - Week 9 Fantasy Football Picks

It's time to forget what you thought you knew. Halfway through the year, NFL teams now have a good idea whether they are contenders or simply playing for next year's draft picks. The trade deadline has passed, shaking up depth charts across the league. That means it is also time to throw that "draft stock" […]

Week 9 Matchups - Fantasy Football Game Breakdowns (Part 2)

Welcome to the second part of our Week 9 matchups analysis and starts/sits column for fantasy football. We'll be covering every matchup from every Sunday game to help you make the best decisions for your fantasy lineups. We'll also be updating this as injury reports come in so check back often. This article will cover the late […]

Week 9 Defense (DEF) Streamers and Starts - 2018 Fantasy Tiers, Rankings

Below are RotoBaller's Week 9 defense tiers and rankings, or which defenses to stream, start and target off the waiver wire for Week 9 of the NFL and fantasy football season. Our weekly tiered defense rankings are a guide to making waiver wire pickups to improve your lineups, and to decide which defenses to start, […]

DraftKings Daily Fantasy Football Picks (Week 9): NFL DFS Lineups

Week 9 was always going to be a tough week to find value. We have six teams on a bye and a Sunday Night Football matchup between Green Bay and New England. However, fortunately for our DFS slates the Rams and the Saints matchup is on the afternoon slate rather than in prime time. We […]

Week 9 DFS GPP Stacks For FanDuel And DraftKings

Hey there RotoBallers! Week 9 brings us several tasty matchups from a fantasy standpoint, including a Saints-Rams game with a crazy 60-point over/under. The main slate also boasts three other games with over/unders of 50 points or more. That would include the Chiefs-Browns game (51.5 points), Lions-Vikings (50.5), and Buccaneers-Panthers (54). These are games you […]

Bobby Wagner Facing Difficult Matchup Against LA

Seattle Seahawks linebacker Bobby Wagner is facing one of the best this week when he squares off against Philip Rivers and the rest of the Chargers' vaunted offense. Wagner talked with reporters about how Rivers was not only able to recognize Seattle's defensive sets during the team's preseason game, but he even knew the names […]

Tyler Lockett Is Here For Touchdowns

Seattle Seahawks wide receiver/returner Tyler Lockett has always had a nose for the end zone ever since he broke into the league and was selected to the Pro Bowl as a return man in his rookie season, but this is new. Lockett's best season as a receiver came when he was a rookie and racked […]

Ed Dickson Could Be The Wild Card This Weekend

The Seattle Seahawks have leaned heavily on their running game and everyone knows about their wide receivers at this point, but their secret weapon for Week 9 could be tight end Ed Dickson. Dickson returned last week to make his season debut and looked fine as he caught a pair of passes for a touchdown […]

David Moore Ready To Make More Highlights

Seattle Seahawks wide receiver David Moore is no stranger to the Los Angeles Chargers after he got his first big break against them in the preseason. Moore had his coming out party against the Chargers by snagging a 52-yarder in their exhibition game, and now he's become the one to watch. Doug Baldwin and Tyler […]

Doug Baldwin OK With Complementary Role

Seattle Seahawks wide receiver Doug Baldwin has seen his usage plummet in recent weeks, and he's okay with that. Sort of. Baldwin told reporters this week that the team's new (or not-so-new?) dependency on the run game has worked phenomenally well, and so he's okay with it if it helps the team win. That said, […]

Russell Wilson Will Need To Stay Efficient Against LAC

Seattle Seahawks quarterback Russell Wilson has been a master of efficiency so far this season, bringing back memories of his Super Bowl-winning year. Wilson hasn't thrown more than 23 passes in any of his last three games, but he's chucked nine touchdowns in that time. On the season, he's got a TD percentage of 8.8%, […]

Rashaad Penny A Surprise Sleeper This Week?

Seattle Seahawks rookie running back Rashaad Penny has seen his value crater this season as his workload has been unpredictable at best. That said, it may be time to play running back roulette in Seattle once again. Starter Chris Carson is questionable for this Sunday's matchup against the Chargers, and head coach Pete Carroll has […]

Mike Davis May Get Another Big Chance

Seattle Seahawks running back Mike Davis has been champing at the bit in a backup role behind starter Chris Carson for the last few weeks, and he may get his chance this weekend. Carson is officially questionable due to a groin injury he suffered this week, and the oft-injured running back is considered a game-time […]

Chris Carson Remains Questionable

Seattle Seahawks running back Chris Carson is officially questionable for Sunday due to a slight groin injury, and head coach Pete Carroll seemed hesitant to commit one way or the other when he talked to reporters. Carroll said the team's goal is to "make sure on game day he's okay," but he quickly followed that […]

Week 9 Consistency Reports - Start/Sit Decisions

It is a really tough week with six teams on a bye. Fantasy rosters will be stretched and owners will be desperately looking for options who can give them solid production. It may not be the most amazing upside in the world but when every team is hurting a solid six or seven points from […]

Week 9 Rankings Analysis - Nick Mariano vs. Industry ECR

Greetings, and welcome to the weekly column that puts my rankings on the projector and compares them against the Expert Consensus Rankings (ECR). My hope is to help you understand why I’m significantly higher or lower on players than the expert crowd. Do note that the ECR will shift! Who am I and why should […]

Week 9 Busts - Overvalued Players to Avoid In Fantasy Football

Last week I joked in this space about how the NFL doesn't make deadline deals, a statement that ended up being very wrong. All kinds of things ended up happening on Tuesday. Do any of those things have a major bearing on this week of action? Any new names hurtling towards a bust, or just […]

2nd Half Risers and Fallers - Mid-Season Report

Since most fantasy football leagues hold their championship in Week 16, we can declare that we are officially halfway through the season. As always, there have been some major surprises, both positive and negative. We recently polled our football writing staff to get their opinions on who have been the most notable breakouts and busts, […]

Quarterbacks to Own for the Playoff Stretch

Before the season started, I gave readers a list of quarterbacks who could be drafted based on their fantasy playoff matchups. These picks were obviously based on the stats of the defenses from 2017, as games had not yet been played. Now that the season is half over, I decided it was time to go […]

Chris Carson, K.J. Wright Questionable Against Chargers

Seattle Seahawks running back Chris Carson (hip) and linebacker K.J. Wright (knee) are both questionable for Week 9 against the Chargers. Both players are expected to play. Carson missed a game with a hip injury earlier this year, but he remains the team's lead back and should be locked in as an RB2 in this […]

WR Target and Snap Count Analysis from Week 8

Your wide receivers remain essential components toward accomplishing your unwavering goal of securing a league championship. As the season unfolds, it is crucial for you to utilize the tools that you have available, in order to maintain an extensive level of knowledge regarding the number of opportunities that are being provided to your wide receivers […]

Doug Baldwin Back To Full Practice

Seattle Seahawks wide receiver Doug Baldwin (knee) returned to a full practice on Thursday after being limited on Wednesday. Baldwin is unlikely to be 100 percent for the rest of the season, which is definitely a concern for his fantasy owners. Tyler Lockett and David Moore have been adequate, too, meaning Baldwin hasn't been a […]

Chris Carson Posts Limited Practice Thursday

Seattle Seahawks running back Chris Carson (hip) landed on the Week 9 injury report and was limited in practice on Thursday. Carson has a history with injuries and also missed a game earlier this year with a hip problem, so it's worth checking his practice participation on Friday. If he's active, he'll remain in the […]

Doug Baldwin Back On Injury Report

Seattle Seahawks wide receiver Doug Baldwin (knee) is back on the Week 9 injury report and was limited in practice on Wednesday. Baldwin should suit up this Sunday against the Chargers, but it's a reminder that he'll continue to be hobbled on two bad knees for the rest of the year. It's also a big […]

David Moore (WR, SEA) - Week 9 Waiver Wire Pickups

BALLER MOVE: Add in 12-Team Leagues OWNED IN: 3% of Leagues ANALYSIS: Seattle Seahawks wide receiver David Moore has our attention. We are a little late to the party, but better late than never. We had our concerns that it was a fluke to start and then Doug Baldwin returned, so he couldn’t keep it up, right? Well, […]

Ed Dickson (TE, SEA) - Week 9 Waiver Wire Pickups

BALLER MOVE: Add in 14-Team Leagues OWNED IN: 6% of Leagues ANALYSIS:  Seattle Seahawks tight end Ed Dickson made us look sillier than someone who turns on the Hallmark Channel expecting to see an Avengers movie. Dickson had 54 receiving yards and a touchdown in his Seattle debut this past weekend after I had pegged Dickson as an […]

2018 Mid-Season Fantasy Football Awards

Like Ty Montgomery deciding haphazardly to come out of the end zone and getting himself shipped off to Baltimore, I'm here to talk about mid-season rankings. You'll be reminded time and time again that the season is technically halfway over, including the postseason, which can either be a reassuring thought as you attempt to go […]

Check the Schedule - QB/WR Combos to Acquire Before Playoffs

We have reached that point in the season where some fantasy owners need to start thinking ahead. This will not be the case for all owners, but the lucky ones who are sitting in a comfortable position and feeling confident of the playoffs. For those owners, it is time to start positioning yourself to have […]