Week 5 Running Backs - Waiver Wire Pickups and Adds

As we enter Week 5, some of you are contending with massive disappointment regarding the production of running backs that you selected early in your draft process. This includes anyone who owns Leonard Fournette, Dalvin Cook, Devonta Freeman, Joe Mixon, Kenyan Drake, Jay Ajayi, Derrick Henry, Dion Lewis, and LeSean McCoy, as this cluster of backs […]

Week 5 Wide Receivers - Waiver Wire Pickups and Adds

Bye-weeks are here, and this is the most important time to work the waiver wire. If you set your roster up during the draft to deal with bye-weeks, then you may be in good shape. However, injuries and changing rosters for most owners haven’t left them in a situation that is as comfortable. Now they […]

Week 5 Quarterbacks - Waiver Wire Pickups and Adds

Week after week it seems we're getting huge quarterback performances out of nowhere. It was Ryan Fitzpatrick and Patrick Mahomes stealing the show through the first few weeks, but this week a few different unlikely quarterbacks stepped up to the plate. Tampa Bay and Chicago are on bye for Week 5. Neither team has a […]

The Cut List - Players on the Chopping Block (Week 5)

This is your weekly list of players to drop. I will do my best to limit this list to injured players and players you might consider holding. If you roster pure handcuffs or backups, obviously you can let them go at any time. The players on this list will, ideally, be guys that aren't clearly […]

After Hours With RotoBaller Radio: Waiver Wire Week 5

RotoBaller fantasy football expert Anthony Aniano takes a look at the latest fantasy football news and notes, and discusses the waiver wire for fantasy football week 5. This radio show is sponsored by our good friends over at FanPicks. In this podcast you will hear about: Dede Westbrook, Mike Davis Taylor Gabriel, Nick Chubb Cameron Brate, […]

David Moore To Be Mixed In More

Seattle Seahawks head coach Pete Carroll said to expect more "mixing in" of wide receiver David Moore, perhaps at the expense of veteran Brandon Marshall. Marshall has dropped four passes in the last two games and hasn't topped four catches or 46 yards through four weeks of the season. Marshall had six targets in each […]

Ed Dickson On Track To Return Soon

With Seattle Seahawks rookie tight end Will Dissly (knee) expected to be out for the rest of the year, head coach Pete Carroll said that the team could look to add a tight end off the practice squad. Ed Dickson (quadriceps) is on track to return from the Non-Football Injury list after Week 6 when […]

Chris Carson Expected To Play In Week 5

Seattle Seahawks head coach Pete Carroll said that running back Chris Carson (hip) will return in Week 5 against the Rams, but Carson's return won't come at the expense of Mike Davis. Carson was a surprise inactive in Week 4. “He’s (Davis is) going to fit in somewhere. He needs to play. He needs to […]

Doug Baldwin Returns With Rust

Seattle Seahawks wide receiver Doug Baldwin returned to action for the first time since Week 1, and it was noticeable that he was a little rusty. While Baldwin hauled in five passes on seven targets, he also noticeably came up a yard shy on multiple third downs, something that almost never happens when he's at […]

Tyler Lockett Serves As Primary Receiver

Seattle Seahawks wide receiver Tyler Lockett still served as the team's primary target on Sunday even though Doug Baldwin returned to the lineup, and he did a decent job in the role. Lockett caught five of the six passes thrown his way for 53 yards, and he's really solidified his role as one of the […]

Rashaad Penny Runs Well In Backup Role

Seattle Seahawks rookie running back Rashaad Penny performed well against the Cardinals on Sunday, even if it was from a backup role. With usual starter Chris Carson out due to a hip injury, it seemed likely that Penny would get the start because he's served as the No. 2 back all season. However, head coach […]

Russell Wilson Dinks And Dunks On Sunday

Seattle Seahawks quarterback Russell Wilson is one of the most exciting players in the league, but not this week. With their starting running back out against Arizona, Seattle coaches did the only logical thing and decided to ride the running game to victory. Wilson was instead relegated to short passes only when necessary, and he […]

Sebastian Janikowski Has An Exciting Day

Seattle Seahawks kicker Sebastian Janikowski looked like he had lost it. Janikowski shanked a pair of field goals in the first half that left Seattle in a 3-point hole heading into the half, and with the offense struggling mightily, it looked like Janikowski's struggles might be the nail in the coffin. Instead, he came out […]

Mike Davis Was A Stud In Arizona

Seattle Seahawks running back Mike Davis was a surprise starter against the Cardinals on Sunday after usual starter Chris Carson was a late scratch, but Davis did the job like it was always his to begin with. Davis hauled the ball 21 times for 101 yards and two touchdowns on the ground, and he snagged […]

Will Dissly Lost To Patellar Injury

Seattle Seahawks rookie tight end Will Dissly suffered a patellar injury on Sunday that will sideline him for an extensive amount of time. Head coach Pete Carroll told reporters that Dissly's injury is a major blow that will cause the team to be promoting someone from the practice squad, so the belief is that Dissly […]

Earl Thomas Breaks Leg, Ends Legion Of Boom

Seattle Seahawks free safety Earl Thomas suffered a lower leg fracture on Sunday against the Cardinals, and with his injury ends the era of the Legion of Boom. Thomas will be out for the rest of the season, and he'll almost assuredly be heading somewhere else to play next year after he and the front […]

Geoff Swaim (TE, DAL) - Week 5 Waiver Wire Pickups

BALLER MOVE: Add in 12+ Team Leagues OWNED IN: 0% of Leagues ANALYSIS:  None of the TE for the Dallas Cowboys will replace Jason Witten but Geoff Swaim has been the closest. Not only did he score his first TD in Week 4, he tied for the team lead in targets. When digging among the depths […]

Nick Vannett (TE, SEA) - Week 5 Waiver Wire Pickups

BALLER MOVE: Add in 12+ Team Leagues OWNED IN: 0% of Leagues ANALYSIS:  Bad news for Seattle Seahawks tight end Will Dissly could turn into good fortune for Nick Vannett. Dissly appears to have a torn patella tendon, which will rule him out for the rest of the season. We've seen proof that the tight end can be […]

Rashaad Penny (RB, SEA) - Week 5 Waiver Wire Pickups

BALLER MOVE: Add in 12+ Team Leagues OWNED IN: 45% of Leagues ANALYSIS: I will admit my surprise upon noticing that Seattle Seahawks running back Rashaad Penny has seen his ownership percentage had fallen below 50%. Some frustration was understandable when he received just three touches in Week 3 after averaging 10.5 touches per game in Weeks […]

Mike Davis (RB, SEA) - Week 5 Waiver Wire Pickups

BALLER MOVE: Add in 12+ Team Leagues OWNED IN: 2% of Leagues ANALYSIS: When news emerged that Chris Carson would be inactive in Week 4 due to his hip injury, the expectation was that Seattle Seahawks running back Rashaad Penny would operate in a sizable role. Instead, it was fourth-year back Mike Davis who commandeer 25 touches, while Penny was only allotted […]

Waiver Wire Express - Week 5 Lightning Round

We have officially passed the quarter pole of the 2018 season, and if you blinked then you missed it! Week 4 has seen the electric passing trend continue with quarterbacks shredding defenses at a never-before-seen rate, with pass-catching RBs and deeper WR plays seeing considerable action. In the interest of getting you the most timely […]

Chris Carson Inactive For Week 4

Seattle Seahawks running back Chris Carson (hip) is inactive for Sunday's meeting with Arizona. With Carson being ruled out so close to game time, it appears likely he'll play in Week 5 against the Rams. For now, though, expect Rashaad Penny to see an increase in touches, making him a solid replacement for fantasy owners […]

Updated Week 4 PPR Rankings (Top 300)

Welcome to Week 4 RotoBallers. Below are our updated Week 4 PPR rankings for fantasy football, including some running notes on relevant injuries and rankings updates: Chris Carson has been ruled out for Week 4. Randall Cobb (hamstring) is out today. Ronald Jones will be active in Week 4 for the first time this year. Alshon […]

Week 4 Start/Sit: Monday Night Football Matchup Analysis

Week 4 didn't kick off with a bang, it was a shootout, and there's a good chance the week will go down guns ablazin' when the (3-0) Kansas City Chiefs take on the (2-1) Denver Broncos Monday night. If you haven't heard by now, Patrick Mahomes and the Chiefs boast one of the most prolific […]

Live Monday Night Football Week 4 FanPicks DFS Contest

Monday night's contest between the Kansas City Chiefs and Denver Broncos just got a lot more interesting. With FanPicks.com's Live In-Game DFS Contests, you can make in-game player swaps for your DFS lineups - an awesome feature that you can't find on any other DFS site. If someone gets injured or ejected, you aren't completely […]

Week 4 Matchups - Fantasy Football Game Breakdowns (Part 2)

Welcome to the second part of our Week 4 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 4 Rankings Analysis - Nick Mariano vs. ECR

Welcome, one and all, to the weekly piece that puts my rankings under the microscope and gives me a chance to explain myself against the Expert Consensus Rankings (ECR) found on FantasyPros. My hope is to help you understand why I’m significantly higher or lower on players than the expert crowd. I'll be examining my […]

Inside the Tent - Week 4 NFL Injury Insight

Thankfully, Week 3 didn't have a great number of fantasy-relevant injuries. It did have some awesome twists and turns though with the Browns getting their first win since Christmas Eve 2016, the Bills defeating the Vikings out of nowhere, and the Patriots losing their second game in a row. We got some updates about some […]

RB Touches and Efficiency Breakdown: Week 4 Preview

We are about to have some big changes at running back heading into Week 4. While some rookie running backs have disappointed this season, we are seeing others starting to climb to the top of their team’s depth chart. Other teams are faced with injuries that have pushed backups into starting roles as well. As […]

Week 4 Consistency Reports - All Positions

Three weeks may still seem too early to be assessing consistency but if you look at the tables below you can see that already the best fantasy options are beginning to rise to the top. We can already see just how inconsistent tight ends and to some extent running backs are compared to wide receivers […]