Key Fantasy Football Data from Week 5

Another week gone and now we are really into the thick of it. We are deep enough into the season now for your team's playoffs hope to be dashed already, but since you're here I'm assuming that doesn't apply to you. We are really seeing the injuries pile up now and the waiver wire is […]

Offensive Outliers From Week 5 - Coaching Matters

We now enter the fifth week of this series, where I dive into offensive areas that will improve or decline based on coaching in order to glean insight as to fantasy football value. In Week 5, we saw stat lines such as the Tampa Bay Buccaneers' wide receivers combining for 349 receiving yards, the San Francisco 49ers' tight ends combining […]

Surprise Fantasy Football Studs, Duds - Real or Mirage?

Week 5 of the NFL season is now in the books and as expected Justin Herbert, Lamar Jackson, Tom Brady, Josh Allen and Dak Prescott finished as QB1's. On the unexpected side of things Davis Mills shocked the world and threw for three touchdowns against the Patriots to finish as QB-6 and Jameis Winston carved up Washington for four […]

Chris Godwin Limited In Tuesday's Practice

Tampa Bay Buccaneers wide receiver Chris Godwin (knee, ankle) was a limited participant in Tuesday's practice. He was added to the injury report Monday with ankle and knee injuries. The 25-year-old isn't in danger of missing Thursday's game against the Philadelphia Eagles but is expected to be listed as questionable for Week 6. Godwin has […]

Fantasy Football Risers and Fallers - Week 6

We're officially more than a quarter of the way through the 2021 NFL season. We now have over five weeks of data to analyze that will help us manage our fantasy teams during the next quarter of the season. As I always say, things change from week to week, but more data points are always […]

Waiver Wire Rankings - Fantasy Football Week 6

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 […]

Week 6 Waiver Wire Pickups & Adds

Unfortunately, the injury bug has come back to bite some big-name running backs. If you managed to add Alexander Mattison a couple weeks ago or Damien Williams last week and roll with them in your lineup, you were a happy GM in Week 5. Will replacements for Saquon Barkley and Clyde Edwards-Helaire be similarly productive […]

FAAB Waiver Wire Bidding - Week 6 Targets

Joining our famous waiver wire pickups list, and our weekly waiver wire columns by position, this column focuses on suggested waiver wire bidding percentages for fantasy football owners in leagues using a Free Agent Acquisition Budget (FAAB). Week 5 produced several huge performances (shoutout to LAC-CLE) while also yielding some key injuries. Those with Saquon […]

The Cut List – Who To Drop for Week 6?

Week 6 brings with it the beginning of the bye week season and with the injury bug starting to hit teams all over the place, fantasy managers in all league sizes are going to be pondering several difficult choices. Our first set of byes will leave teams without Deebo Samuel, Alvin Kamara, Kyle Pitts and […]

Running Back Waiver Wire Pickups - Week 6

After five weeks of the regular season, some of you have been able to embrace the numbers that have been assembled by the running backs that are contained on your rosters. Unfortunately, an increasing number of fantasy managers have encountered injuries, while others have contended with disappointing output due to a collection of unexpected developments. The […]

Tight End Waiver Wire Pickups - Week 6

Fantasy football managers’ worst fear of the year is here – the start of the dreaded bye weeks. The tight end position was already causing problems for fantasy footballers due to the injuries of Tampa Bay’s Rob Gronkowski and San Francisco’s George Kittle. Now four teams will be on bye this week, including the Atlanta […]

Quarterback Waiver Wire Pickups - Week 6

Week 6 marked the last week with a full complement of games before bye weeks start coming into effect. Thankfully, we had a bunch of excellent offensive performances out of the quarterback position before having to start paying attention to waiver-wire streamers. Tom Brady led the way in Week 5 with 411 passing yards and […]

Waiver Wire Express - Week 6 Lightning Round

Week 5 brought some key injuries and wild shootouts, which means we've got plenty of waiver fallout to sort through. Catch your breath, assess your team's needs, and break out the budget tracker. It's time for the waiver wire lightning round heading into Week 6. This column is published early every week and then updated on […]

Rob Gronkowski Misses Practice Once Again

Tampa Bay Buccaneers tight end Rob Gronkowski (ribs) missed practice for a second straight day Tuesday. Gronkowski is reportedly making progress, but the team won't know if he can play until after Wednesday's practice. The star tight end will have to at least get in a limited session to have a chance at suiting up […]

Tom Brady's Thumb Wrapped On Tuesday

Tampa Bay Buccaneers quarterback Tom Brady (thumb) had his right thumb wrapped again on Tuesday, but he's expected to be fine for the Thursday night game against the Philadelphia Eagles in Week 6. Brady was listed as a limited participant on Monday's estimated practice report after injuring his thumb in the Week 5 win over […]

Chris Godwin Pops Up On Injury Report

Tampa Bay Buccaneers wide receiver Chris Godwin (knee, ankle) was a surprise addition to Monday's injury report. Godwin- listed as a limited participant in Monday's estimated practice report- apparently picked up ankle and knee injuries during Sunday's blowout win over the Dolphins. The star receiver continued his usual level of steady production, totaling seven receptions […]

Tom Brady Listed As Limited Monday

Tampa Bay Buccaneers quarterback Tom Brady (thumb) would have been a limited participant had the team practiced Monday. The Buccaneers released an estimated practice report, which listed Brady, who suffered a thumb injury on his throwing hand during Sunday's victory over Miami, as limited. Of course, the veteran signal-caller didn't appear to be affected in […]

Rob Gronkowski's Possible Return Will Be "Very Close" Thursday

Tampa Bay Buccaneers tight end Rob Gronkowski (ribs) has a chance to return for Thursday's game against the Eagles, though head coach Bruce Arians noted that it will be "very, very close." Gronkowski has missed each of the last two games after suffering cracked ribs and a punctured lung during the team's Week 3 loss […]

Lavonte David Suffers Low-Ankle Sprain

Tampa Bay Buccaneers linebacker Lavonte David (ankle) suffered a low-ankle sprain and will miss some time going forward. This means he will be inactive in Week 6 on Thursday night against the Philadelphia Eagles, and potentially another couple of weeks after that. X-rays came back negative as no fractures were shown, so the veteran dodged […]

Tom Brady Dealing With Thumb Injury

Tampa Bay Buccaneers quarterback Tom Brady (thumb) was dealing with an injury in the middle of Sunday's game against the Miami Dolphins, as he was spotted with his hand in ice on the sidelines. It is not believed to be serious, as Ian Rapoport reports that the issue doesn't put his status for Thursday night […]

Buccaneers Defense Loses Lavonte David To Ankle Injury

Tampa Bay Buccaneers linebacker Lavonte David (ankle) suffered an ankle injury in the team's Week 5 game against the Miami Dolphins. He left after the injury and didn't return. After the game, Buccaneers head coach Bruce Arians stated that it appeared as if David suffered a high ankle sprain. If that's indeed the case, David […]

Cameron Brate Has Single Reception Against Miami

Tampa Bay Buccaneers tight end Cameron Brate managed one reception for 12 yards on one target in Sunday's win over the Dolphins. The TE was expected to take on a bigger role with Rob Gronkowski (ribs) out the past couple of weeks, but he has only managed three receptions for 41 yards on seven targets […]

Antonio Brown Posts Season-High 124 Yards

Tampa Bay Buccaneers wide receiver Antonio Brown finished with seven receptions for 124 yards and two scores on eight targets in Sunday's win over Miami. In four games played, this was the second game in which Brown erupted for monster numbers. He had 121 yards back in Week 1. The WR is a favorite target […]

Chris Godwin Sees Team-High 11 Targets

Tampa Bay Buccaneers wide receiver Chris Godwin posted seven receptions for 70 yards on 11 targets in Sunday's victory over the Dolphins. Godwin hasn't posted the most explosive numbers in 2021, but he has been consistent, getting at least 62 yards in four of five games including one game with over 100 yards. The 25-year-old […]

Mike Evans Compiles 113 Yards

Tampa Bay Buccaneers wide receiver Mike Evans finished with six receptions for 113 yards and two scores on eight targets in Sunday's win over Miami. Evans now has at least eight targets in the last four games and at least 100 yards in two of the three past games. The WR is on a hot […]

Giovani Bernard Has Receiving Touchdown Against Dolphins

Tampa Bay Buccaneers running back Giovani Bernard finished with four rushes for 21 yards and two receptions for 14 yards and a score on two targets in Sunday's win over Miami. Bernard missed Week 4 after tending to a knee injury but returned in Week 5 and delivered a touchdown. The back also had a […]

Ronald Jones II Musters 21 Yards

Tampa Bay Buccaneers running back Ronald Jones II managed five carries for 21 yards and one reception for 15 yards on one target in Sunday's win over Miami. It has become evident that Leonard Fournette is the superior back on Tampa now as evidence of the opportunity split. Fournette had 12 carries and five targets […]

Leonard Fournette Rushes For 67 Yards

Tampa Bay Buccaneers running back Leonard Fournette finished with 12 carries for 67 yards and a score along with four receptions for 43 yards on five targets in Sunday's win over Miami. Fournette has been on a tear the last two weeks and has been a factor in the rushing and passing game. The back […]

Tom Brady Erupts For 411 Yards

Tampa Bay Buccaneers quarterback Tom Brady erupted in Week 5 by going 30-for-41 for 411 yards and five touchdowns in the win over Miami. Brady has been on a torrid stretch to start the season and this is his second time in the last three games throwing for over 400 yards. This is also his […]

Updated Week 5 Running Back Rankings

Welcome to Week 5 RotoBallers. Below are our updated consensus Week 5 running back rankings for fantasy football, including some running notes on relevant injuries, player news and rankings updates: Dalvin Cook Is Officially Inactive Joe Mixon Suiting Up, Won't Be 100 Percent Chase Edmonds Suiting Up In Week 5 Ezekiel Elliott Expected To Play Sunday […]