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: Carlos Hyde is inactive for Week 5 Broncos-Patriots Postponed Monday, Moved To Next Sunday Titans Close Facility Again After New Positive COVID-19 Test Cincinnati Expects Joe […]

Updated Week 5 Wide Receiver Rankings

Welcome to Week 5 RotoBallers. Below are our updated consensus Week 5 wide receiver rankings for fantasy football, including some running notes on relevant injuries, player news and rankings updates: Michael Thomas is officially out for Week 5 Julio Jones is officially out for Week 5 Broncos-Patriots Postponed Monday, Moved To Next Sunday Titans Close Facility […]

WR/CB Matchups to Target and Avoid - Week 5

The chart below is a snapshot of each team's cornerback group as it relates to allowing fantasy points. There are inherent flaws within the data compilation of cornerback play. The first being the fact that quantifying a 1-on-1 matchup in an NFL game is unfair because of zone coverages, mental errors, certain passing concepts, and […]

NFL Survivor Pool Picks (Week 5) - Targets and Avoids

A month into the season and coaching is somehow getting worse and worse. The Chargers were in every position to upset the Bucs but Anthony Lynn had them run the ball up 24-7, with under a minute to go from their own 10. The Chargers proceeded to fumble and Tom Brady converted for a touchdown. […]

Top 10 Fantasy Football Busts for Week 5

It's Week 5, RotoBallers! We're essentially one-third of the way through the fantasy regular season. With last week featuring the NFL's first COVID-related postponement, fantasy managers can officially expect the unexpected moving forward. While some managers will lose interest or grow frustrated with the ever-growing injury list combined with unplanned bye weeks, this is the […]

Week 5 Defense (DEF) Streamers and Starts - 2020 Fantasy Tiers, Rankings

After successfully predicting eight out of the top ten defenses last week, we may be starting to hit our groove. Some of them felt a bit like gimmes, but the Jets in the top-10 was the subject of criticism and watching the Bills round into form a bit was also nice. The only two outliers […]

Pivot Plays and Post-Waiver Pickups - Week 5

Welcome to the newest weekly column here at RotoBaller! It is not easy these days being a fantasy football manager. Injuries are ravaging rosters throughout the NFL and fantasy worlds. Then fantasy managers must navigate last-minute COVID cancellations and the dreaded bye weeks. It is enough to make many think that coin collecting or bird watching […]

Wide Receiver Matchups To Target in Week 5

Last week's wide receiver matchup article featured five receivers that finished inside the top-20, including Odell Beckham Jr. who finished as the highest scoring wide receiver in Week 4. While some of the calls worked out, some did not. A.J. Green simply isn't getting it done, and if he doesn't come through in Week 5 I […]

Low-Usage Running Backs Bound For A Explosion

If you're not familiar with Expected Points (EP), here's a quick definition per RotoViz: EP are the number of fantasy points that a target or carry should score based on game situation (down, distance, and field position, based on similar past plays). They transform raw opportunities (carries and targets) directly into fantasy points. As we […]

Wide Receiver Snap Counts and Target Trends - Week 4 Analysis

Your wide receivers remain essential components toward your primary goal of securing league championships. As this unique regular season continues to unfold, an expanding assortment of tools is available that can provide you with an extensive level of knowledge regarding this critical position. Those results are contained in this weekly statistical breakdown of multiple categories, […]

Fantasy Football IDP Rankings and Streamers - Week 5

Let’s start Week 5 off with a piece of obvious, but apparently necessary, advice. It is advice that no IDP manager should need, but approximately 8% of IDP managers have to hear. Are you ready for this nugget of wisdom? Wait for it…. Here it comes…. Stop dropping the best defender in fantasy (Darius Leonard)! […]

Tape Tells All: Robert Tonyan's Week 4 Performance

Finding a consistent NFL tight end for fantasy purposes isn't an easy thing to do. But maybe there's hope that a new player is about to enter that tier: Green Bay Packers tight end Robert Tonyan. In this week's edition of Tape Tells All, I'll be looking at Tonyan's three-touchdown Week 4 to see if […]

Buccaneers Defense Loses Vita Vea To Broken Ankle

Updating a previous report, Tampa Bay Buccaneers head coach Bruce Arians confirmed on Friday that defensive tackle Vita Vea suffered a season-ending broken ankle in the Thursday night loss to the Bears. It's a huge blow to Tampa's run defense, as Vea was one of the best defensive tackles in the NFL. His combination of […]

Buccaneers Fear Vita Vea Suffered Season-Ending Injury

The Tampa Bay Buccaneers fear that defensive tackle Vita Vea (ankle) suffered a season-ending broken ankle in the Thursday night loss to the Bears, according to a source. Vea is undergoing an MRI exam on Friday to confirm. If it's confirmed, it'll be a big loss for Tampa's defensive line, as Vea had ranked in […]

NFL DFS Prop Picks for Week 5 - Monkey Knife Fight

Welcome to Week 5 of the NFL Season! The season is moving right along and has gotten very exciting and that means our friends at Monkey Knife Fight are offering some fantastic props for us to play. Our friends at Monkey Knife Fight offer some of the coolest, and easiest to win, NFL DFS games in […]

NFL DFS Must Avoids and Injuries for Week 5 (Premium Content)

All other Premium Tools can be accessed on the premium dashboard. Welcome back to our weekly Must Avoids and Injuries series for our NFL DFS Premium Subscribers.  Below, you'll find our expert's top players to avoid (at their price-point) in DFS this week. We'll be adding the injured players to be wary of closer to […]

Tyler Johnson Paces Team With 61 Yards

Tampa Bay Buccaneers wide receiver Tyler Johnson finished the Week 5 loss to Chicago with four receptions for 61 yards on six targets. The 2020 fifth-round pick stepped up with Chris Godwin and Justin Watson out due to injuries. Johnson did not record anything in the previous four games, meaning he is well off the […]

Cameron Brate Puts Up 44 Yards

Tampa Bay Buccaneers tight end Cameron Brate posted five receptions for 44 yards on six targets in Week 5. With O.J. Howard now out for the season and the WRs hobbled, Brate stepped up and posted his best totals of the season. Nevertheless, managers should wait and see if Brate can develop some consistency before […]

Rob Gronkowski Gains 52 Yards

Tampa Bay Buccaneers tight end Rob Gronkowski grabbed three receptions for 52 yards on six targets during the Week 5 loss to the Bears. With the Tampa WRs injured, Gronk stepped up and posted his most yards of the season so far. Whether the tight end can keep up this production when the receivers are […]

Mike Evans Scores Touchdown In Week 5

Tampa Bay Buccaneers wide receiver Mike Evans finished the Week 5 loss to the Bears with five receptions for 41 yards and a score on a team-leading nine targets. Despite entering the game hobbled with an ankle injury, Evans provided fantasy value with the touchdown he scored. The WR is a fantasy WR1 most weeks […]

Ronald Jones II Rushes For 100 Yards In Second Straight Game

Tampa Bay Buccaneers running back Ronald Jones II finished Thursday's loss with 17 carries for 106 yards and three receptions for 19 yards on five targets. It was the second straight 100-yard game for Jones and he faced no competition for carries even with Leonard Fournette active this game. It's now becoming clear Jones is […]

Tom Brady Throws For 253 Yards

Tampa Bay Buccaneers quarterback Tom Brady went 25-for-41 for 253 yards and a touchdown in the Thursday night loss to the Bears. It was a tough night for the QB against a ferocious Bears Defense and it didn't help that his receiving corp came in injured. Nevertheless, the QB has been serviceable this season in […]

Mike Evans Active For Week 5

Tampa Bay Buccaneers wide receiver Mike Evans (ankle) will play on Thursday night against the Chicago Bears. With Chris Godwin and Justin Watson out, Evans is a needed piece for quarterback Tom Brady. While there's some reason for concern about Evans as he's not 100 percent and is playing on a short week, the Buccaneers […]

Leonard Fournette Active Against Bears

Tampa Bay Buccaneers running back Leonard Fournette (ankle) is a surprise active for Thursday's game against the Chicago Bears. Doubtful coming in, Fournette is unlikely to play much of a role, if any, in this one, barring an injury during the game to Ronald Jones II. Fournette was likely on your fantasy bench because of […]

Bucs Optimistic That Mike Evans, Scotty Miller Can Play

Tampa Bay Buccaneers wide receiver Scotty Miller (groin, hip) is expected to play on Thursday night against the Bears, while there is also optimism that wide receiver Mike Evans (ankle) can play, according to sources informed of the situation. Both players are listed as questionable. Evans will test out his ankle in pre-game warmups. If […]

Thursday Night Football Matchups Analysis - Week 5

It seems that injuries are an ongoing trend this season so we need to adjust accordingly. Although Week 4 was not as devastating as the previous week, more big-name fantasy players have gone down, most notably Nick Chubb and Austin Ekeler. However, we need to find ways to adapt to the new fantasy landscape. Week […]

Frank Ammirante's Rest-of-Season PPR Rankings

We're a quarter through the NFL season, so it's the perfect time to update my PPR rankings. These are tiered rankings organized by position. My rankings prioritize upside and downgrade injury concerns. In this article, I'll identify players to consider trading away or acquiring to help you find trade targets and optimize your redraft lineups. […]

NFL DFS Prop Picks for Thursday (10/8/20) - Monkey Knife Fight

Thursday night football brings a rematch between quarterbacks Nick Foles and Tom Brady, who last met on the field when Foles guided Philadelphia to a championship against New England in February of 2018. The teams for the quarterbacks have changed. Brady has moved to Tampa Bay this season and has 1,122 passing yards and 11 […]

Thursday Night Football Prop Picks for Monkey Knife Fight: Bears vs Buccaneers

The NFL season is back, and we cannot waste our opportunity to make some cash. We’ve seen crazy upsets so far, and we’ve seen a lot of money won. Tonight, we have another shot with the Chicago Bears hosting the Tampa Bay Buccaneers. On MKF, there are no massive tournaments where you have to get […]

NextGen Stats - Wide Receiver/Tight End Breakdowns and Takeaways

I can't believe it. Months of waiting, painful empty weekends, and now a quarter of the NFL season is suddenly gone! But I'm not going to lie, I love the moment when the whistle blows to end the week on Monday nights. It is just the confirmation that we have another full round of data […]