2016 Fantasy Football Tiered Quarterback Rankings (August)
Welcome to the next round of analyzing our 2016 fantasy football rankings here at RotoBaller, as our best and brightest have put their minds (and numbers) together to drop some serious knowledge on the world. The rankings come from Nathan Powell, Zach Wilkens, Bill Dubiel, Frankie Soler and myself, Nick Mariano. This will be the first […]
2016 Fantasy Football Tiered Overall PPR Rankings: August Edition
Welcome to the next round of analyzing our 2016 fantasy football rankings here at RotoBaller, as our best and brightest have put their minds (and numbers) together to drop some serious knowledge on the world. The rankings come from Nathan Powell, Zach Wilkens, Bill Dubiel, Frankie Soler and myself, Nick Mariano. This will be the first […]
Tiered Dynasty Wide Receiver Rankings (Part 2)
What's up RotoBallers. Welcome to part two of our 2016 fantasy football tiered wide receiver rankings for dynasty leagues. You can read the rest of our 2016 dynasty league rankings. Fantasy football covers multiple different types of leagues now. There are Standard Leagues, PPR Leagues, Half-PPR Leagues, Rookie Leagues, and arguably the most popular, Daily Fantasy Football. In […]
Tiered Dynasty Wide Receiver Rankings (Part 1)
What's up RotoBallers. Welcome to part one of our 2016 fantasy football tiered wide receiver rankings for dynasty leagues. You can read the rest of our 2016 dynasty league rankings. Fantasy football covers multiple different types of leagues now. There are Standard Leagues, PPR Leagues, Half-PPR Leagues, Rookie Leagues, and arguably the most popular, Daily Fantasy Football. In […]
NFL Podcast On RotoBaller Radio: 2016 Fantasy Football Quarterback Tiered Rankings
RotoBaller is very excited about the start of year two on very own radio station. You can now find new weekly shows on BlogTalkRadio live or on demand, and on iTunes under podcasts. Also stay tuned for more shows being added as the season goes on. Every Tuesday night, RotoBaller co-founder Real Talk Raph and esteemed co-host Anthony Aniano of […]
Target Avoided - Who To Avoid In Each Round of your Fantasy Football Draft
With only a month or two left until your fantasy draft, it’s about time you started getting your big board ready. Here’s a list of players who represent bad value at their ADP, broken down round by round. Note that most of these players are not necessarily bad fantasy options, but just rather overvalued relative […]
2016 Fantasy Football Tiered Overall Standard Rankings (July)
Welcome to the first breakdown of our 2016 fantasy football rankings here at RotoBaller, as our best and brightest have put their minds (and numbers) together to drop some serious knowledge on the world. The rankings come from Nathan Powell, Zach Wilkens, Bill Dubiel, Frankie Soler and myself, Nick Mariano. This will be the first […]
Fantasy Football Tiered Running Back Rankings (Standard)
If you’ve frequented RotoBaller over the last week, you’ll have likely noticed our rankings for the upcoming fantasy season. Our toolkit for 2016 has it all; standard rankings, PPR rankings, half PPR, and we’ve even got you covered if you participate in a two-quarterback league. This piece, along with several others to follow, aims to […]
Five NFL Offenses to Target in Fantasy Drafts: Cardinals, Saints and Steelers
The idea of stacking, or pairing multiple players from the same NFL team on your fantasy team, is nothing new. It's generally more common on daily fantasy sports sites like DraftKings and FanDuel, where a successful pairing of a quarterback and pass-catcher is often crucial to winning a big-money guaranteed prize pool tournament, but it's become […]
Five Players to Target in Standard Leagues, But Fade in PPR Leagues
In the fantasy football world, two statistical categories are valued over all others -- yards and touchdowns. Sure, how points are determined for those yards and touchdowns may vary from league to league. But outside of the most obscure scoring systems, virtually every league is going to award points for yards and touchdowns. One category that many […]
2016 Fantasy Football Sleeper - Quarterback Tyrod Taylor
Coming into 2015 season, the Bills did not know who their starting quarterback would be. E.J. Manuel was the Bills first round selection in 2013, and many thought if he was ever going to have a chance in the league, he had to take the job for good in his third season. Matt Cassel was […]
2016 NFL Draft Analysis for Fantasy Football - Tight End Rico Gathers
Position, Team, NFL Draft Spot: TE, Dallas Cowboys, 6.42 Dynasty Positional Rank: 40+ Redraft Target Round: Unranked, not viable for 2016 Analysis: Gathers is a former basketball player for Baylor that is transitioning to the tight end position in the NFL. He is a serious project, but the Cowboys saw enough upside in his to draft him late in the […]
Drafting Running Quarterbacks in Fantasy Football: Cam Newton, Russell Wilson and Tyrod Taylor
The allure of the running quarterback has existed for years. Randall Cunningham was one of the first true dual-threats at the position in the 1980's and '90s, an era that also produced all-time great scramblers like Steve Young and John Elway. It was the arrival of Michael Vick in the NFL as the No. 1 pick […]
Running Back Standouts From the 2015-2016 Season: David Johnson, Thomas Rawls and Doug Martin
The lifespan of a running back, on the field and in fantasy seems to get shorter every season. Simply look at the recent production of Eddie Lacy. Is he capable of resiliency and reestablishing himself as one of the game's best young backs? And then there's someone like Marshawn Lynch, who retired at 29 years old, […]
2016 NFL Draft Analysis for Fantasy Football - Tight End Nick Vannett
Position, Team, NFL Draft Spot: TE, Seattle Seahawks, 3.32 Dynasty Positional Rank: 40+ Redraft Target Round: Unranked, not viable for 2016 Analysis: Vannett struggled his first two seasons at Ohio State, but he played well in each of his last two seasons. He was impressive at the NFL Combine, as well, which resulted his name being called at […]
A Case for Early Round QB in 2016 Fantasy Football Leagues
The NFL season is rapidly approaching and we are just a few months away from the beginning of training camp. Fantasy football fanatics are itching for the return of the game and it is never too early to begin planning for drafts. As always, we have an exciting season ahead, with lots of variables in […]
Which Half of These 2016 Wide Receiver Duos Should You Target? Part 2
NFL teams with two or more fantasy-worthy receivers present an interesting dilemma. How high do you value one player over another, relative to his ADP? It may be clear who is the better player and #1 receiver, but if the difference between the two is not significant, often #2 represents a better value. With receivers […]
Matt Hasselbeck Joins the Rest of the 1998 Draft in Retirement
In 2010 the Seattle Seahawks became the first team to finish below .500 and still make the playoffs. Coming off three losses in their last four games of the season, the Seattle Seahawks beat the St. Louis Rams in Week 17 to limp into the playoffs at the top of the NFC West. Under center for the 10th […]
Beast Quake, Skittles and Action, Boss: Marshawn Lynch's Career Retrospective
Marshawn Lynch is a magician. No, you say? Well, how else can you explain one man making nary a peep with his mouth, but creating a rumble so large that it registered on a seismograph with only his legs? OK, OK, magician is probably pushing it, but Lynch has safely assumed hero status in the […]
NFL DFS Matchups Analysis & Lineup Sleepers (NFC)
As we enter into the NFC divisional round playoffs this weekend, with Arizona vs. Green Bay and Seattle vs Carolina, I will be highlighting some players who are likely going to show up with big games for their teams. To keep things interesting, I also will be mentioning a few players who are more under-the-radar and could […]
NFL Divisional Weekend Daily Fantasy Football Stacks
That was fun, wasn't it? Wild-card weekend is a wrap, and jeez, was it wild. It started with a kickoff return for a touchdown, ended with the Green Bay Packers completing the first-ever wild-card weekend sweep for road teams, and in between we had a shutout in Houston, a self-inflicted collapse and near riot in […]
Divisional Round NFL Matchups, DFS Sleepers & Start/Sit - RotoBaller Radio Podcast
RotoBaller is very excited about the launch of our very own radio station. You can now find our new shows on BlogTalkRadio live or on demand, and on iTunes under podcasts. This week is championship week for most of us lucky ones, so we focus on the fantasy football playoff matchups. RotoBaller Radio breaks down the full […]
Wild Card Round NFL Matchups, DFS Sleepers & Start/Sit - RotoBaller Radio Podcast
RotoBaller is very excited about the launch of our very own radio station. You can now find our new shows on BlogTalkRadio live or on demand, and on iTunes under podcasts. This week is championship week for most of us lucky ones, so we focus on the fantasy football playoff matchups. RotoBaller Radio breaks down the full […]
Week 16 NFL Matchups Analysis: Start/Sit for Fantasy Football
Vladimir De Wet breaks down the second half of the Week 16 matchups for the 2015 NFL football season. Each week of the NFL season, we will be breaking down each of the NFL matchups and providing you with some fantasy football advice and lineup recommendations based on matchups that we love, matchups that we hate, […]
Week 16 DraftKings Cheap Tournament Plays: Ryan Fitzpatrick, Frank Gore, Rueben Randle, & More!
Where has the time gone? Two weeks are left in the NFL regular season and while the pros are vying for playoff spots and season long fantasy owners are going for the championships, you DFS vets are simply playing another week. As always this late in the season, be careful that you aren't drawing too much out […]
Week 16 Daily Fantasy Football Stacks: Ben Roethlisberger - Antonio Brown, Blake Bortles - Allen Robinson, Russell Wilson - Doug Baldwin
Stacking, or pairing a quarterback with a pass catcher from the same team, is one of the most popular strategies when building a lineup for daily fantasy. This is especially true for GPP (guaranteed prize pool) tournaments, where you're trying to maximize your points across the roster. We typically highlight this strategy each week in the […]
Week 15 NFL Recap: Injuries, Breakout Performers & Game by Game Analysis
Strangely, for as many unfortunately timed injuries as there were in week 15, most of them appear to be straight forward enough that they’re best served holding off on discussing until we get into the individual games. I will say, however, that outside of a few exceptions, most of the replacement level players won’t be […]
Wide Receivers Waiver Wire for Week 16: Kamar Aiken, Eddie Royal, DeVante Parker
It's Week 16; do you know where your fantasy football team is? If it's still playing games that means something, congratulations! You're among the chosen few still alive. Most leagues have their championship matchups in Week 16, but some wait until Week 17. Either way, the games are kind of important at this point. It […]
Restarting the Christine Michael Hype Train
BALLER MOVE: Add in All Leagues OWNED IN: 17% owned in Fleaflicker ANALYSIS: I can't believe I'm finally writing this, but here we are. Christine Michael is your add out of the Seahawks backfield after he ran with purpose against a crappy Cleveland defense, going for 84 yards on 16 carries. When you rush for […]
Don't Sleep on Jermaine Kearse In Seattle
BALLER MOVE: Add in 12- and 14-Team Leagues OWNED IN: 10% Fleaflicker ANALYSIS: The Seattle Seahawks' passing attack is, quite simply, playing at an unstoppable pace. Over the last five games, quarterback Russell Wilson has thrown 19 touchdowns against zero interceptions. Read that again -- not a single interception! The biggest beneficiaries have been Doug Baldwin […]