Week 2 IDP Fantasy Football Rankings

We say this every year, but… man, that Week 1 was weird! We saw potential stars unexpectedly benched (Kadarius Toney and Cam Akers). We saw numerous fantasy-relevant QBs play like they were passing kidney stones (Joe Burrow, Dak Prescott, Tom Brady, Trey Lance, etc.). We also saw some of the highest drafted players in all […]

Quarterback Starts/Sits for Week 2 - QB vs. Pass Rush Matchups for Lineup Decisions

Week 2 is here, and the NFL season is finally underway. Through one week, the Seattle Seahawks are atop the NFC West, and the AFC South went winless in Week 1 despite two of the teams playing each other. The NFL really is back when these are real storylines and not made up.  Due to […]

Rest of Season Half-PPR Rankings: Fantasy Football Top 200 for Week 2

We've got one week of football to react to so how about we mix things up with some rest-of-season rankings? We want to help you craft the best roster imaginable, so today we present Week 2 fantasy football half-PPR rankings for the rest of 2022, as of September 15th. Check where key players shifted to, […]

Wide Receiver Snap Counts and Target Trends - Risers and Fallers for Week 2 (2022)

You are already aware that wide receivers will play a critical role in the success of your teams. The undeniable volatility that exists with the running back position has also presented an increasing rationale for prioritizing wide receivers when you build your rosters - both at the onset of your drafts and as you manage […]

Fantasy Football Flukes Or Gold Mines? Eight Performances From Week 1

We all know that in fantasy football we should not overreact too much after Week 1, but a handful of players really stood out. It does not feel good to miss the opportunity to add a breakout player, and even worse watch that player beat you in an upcoming matchup. So we are here today […]

Snap Counts, Touches, and Usage Analysis for Fantasy Football Week 2

Typically, this article series takes the recent snap and touch history of skill players into account but given that we are merely one week into the season, there is not much of a sample to work with! Nevertheless, Week 1 saw a litter of players across the league see curious usage and that is always […]

Finding Tight End Breakouts for Fantasy Football – Cracking the Code for Week 2

Last year I approached RotoBaller asking to write a weekly tight end article on their utilization metrics, hoping to find some underlining hints on certain players that might pop in the future or that we should be writing off. They gave me the green light and here we are. I knew going into this article […]

Dontrell Hilliard Misses Thursday's Practice

Tennessee Titans running back Dontrell Hilliard (hamstring) missed Thursday's practice due to a hamstring injury. He touched the ball five times in Week 1 against the New York Giants. The 27-year-old made the most out of those touches by catching three passes and racking up 69 total yards with two receiving touchdowns. He picked up […]

NFL Betting Picks For Week 2 - Best Bets, Expert Odds and Predictions

We got off to a positive start for the 2022 NFL season, going 2-1 including a +118 money line whit with the Browns winning in walk-off field goal style over the Panthers. I'll continue to look for these +EV moneyline plays as the season rolls on, but finding value earlier in the season is much […]

The King's Week 2 Lineup Rankings and Analysis (Premium Content)

Scott "The King" Engel issues his full Week 2 lineup rankings in PPR, Half-PPR, and Standard formats. He also includes analysis of key players at each position. The rankings will continue to be updated as news breaks prior to Sunday's games. Following the positional analysis below you'll see the rankings widget. Enter KING at checkout to […]

NFL DFS Value Plays: Week 2 Bargain Bin for DraftKings, FanDuel and Yahoo

Welcome to the Week 2 Sunday main slate edition of RotoBaller's NFL DFS Bargain Bin, where the goal is to touch on some potentially mispriced players across the industry that find themselves in favorable match-ups and/or suddenly expanded roles. Each week I’ll give you my thoughts on where there may be some value spots to […]

Is Dontrell Hilliard A Good Fantasy Football Pickup for Week 2? Waiver Wire Outlook

Tennessee Titans running back Dontrell Hilliard had a surprising Week 1 performance against the New York Giants. The former undrafted free agent scored a career-high 20.4 half-point PPR fantasy points. Hilliard had only five touches in the game. However, he scored twice and ended Week 1 as the RB7 in half-point PPR scoring. More importantly, […]

Coaching Matters: Offensive Outliers From Week 1

This is the third year of this series where I dive into offensive areas that will improve or decline based on past coaching trends in order to glean insight as to fantasy football value. In Week 1, we saw stat lines such as the Washington Commanders' wide receiver room combining for four receiving touchdowns, the New Orleans […]

NFL DFS Value Plays for Week 2 on FanDuel and DraftKings

It's hard to believe that Week 2 of the NFL season is here already. While Week 1 came with plenty of surprises we were reminded that Patrick Mahomes is still Patrick Mahomes, Justin Jefferson picked up right where he left off leaving the Packers' defense burning in his wake, and Jonathan Taylor showed us why […]

NFL DFS RB and WR Anchors For Week 2 (Premium Content)

All other Week 1 Premium Tools and Content can be accessed on the premium dashboard. In this piece, we're looking at the top running backs or wide receivers to build your cash or tournament lineups around. Most weeks I am going to recommend two running backs and two wide receivers who you can use as […]

DraftKings NFL DFS: Week 2 Price Analysis & Picks

Hey, RotoBallers! It's Jon Anderson. I'm coming up from the baseball world to gasp for air - and grabbing an NFL DFS piece. Hopefully, I will do this weekly moving forward! What you'll get in this piece is an early or mid-week look at the week two projections. I have a decent little NFL projection […]

Fantasy Football Risers and Fallers - Week 2

Week 1 of the 2022 NFL season is officially in the books. We finally have real data to dissect. Overreactions will undoubtedly be made, but there's also a lot of good information we can use to help make decisions as we head into Week 2 and beyond. In this weekly column, we'll be looking at […]

Is It Already Time to Bail on the Bay? 49ers Fantasy Football Outlooks

Considering the expectations for the San Francisco 49ers and the fantasy totals their players were projected to produce, Week 1 could not have gone much worse for their fans and investors. Playing on a field that had to be regularly squeegeed like a windshield covered in bugs, Trey Lance and company were disappointing in a […]

NextGen Stats - Week 1: WR/TE Breakdowns and Takeaways

We made it! We wagered through a long and tedious preseason but real football hit us in the forehead for the first time this season during the past few days and change. But just as soon as it came, it went. The first week of the season is over and we have some tasty numbers […]

Week 2 Waiver Wire Rankings - Fantasy Football Pickups Include Tyler Boyd, DJ Chark, Joshua Palmer, Rachaad White, Rex Burkhead

Welcome to Week 2 RotoBallers! We finally made it to Week 1, and it did not disappoint as we were treated to an action-packed weekend filled with big fantasy football performances, disappointments and of course injuries. As always we're here to help you sift through it. Each week our NFL team puts out a complete […]

Week 2 Waiver Wire Pickups and Free Agent Adds - All Positions

The time for overreaction is nigh. The first week of the NFL season, just like every other, was filled with surprises. It's too soon to say which standout performers are legit and can provide rest-of-season fantasy value. For now, we'll look at players who might be worth consideration on the waiver wire based on very […]

Waiver Wire Express - Week 2 Lightning Round

Hello, RotoBallers, and welcome to the first lightning waiver reaction piece of the 2022 season. We're here as a quick reaction force to get key names on your radar. Let's start strong and take our first step towards the title with the waiver wire lightning round heading into Week 2. This column is published early […]

Running Back Waiver Wire Pickups for Week 2: Top Free Agent Adds Include Jeff Wilson, Jaylen Warren, Khalil Herbert, Isiah Pacheco

As you now read this week’s recommendations from the waiver wire, you have already experienced the first installment of this year’s highly-anticipated regular season matchups. This has provided you with a chance to evaluate the running backs on your rosters as they performed during their season openers. Many of you should be satisfied with the […]

Wide Receiver Waiver Wire Pickups for Week 2: Top Free Agent Adds Include Jarvis Landry, Devin Duvernay, Jahan Dotson, Curtis Samuel

Week 1 is almost in the books. There were some good performances. There were some not good performances. There was a Colts/Texans tie and there was almost a second tie. We even got to see Justin Reid playing kicker. But whatever—you're not here for me to talk about a safety kicking the football. You're here […]

Tight End Waiver Wire Pickups for Week 2: Top Free Agent Adds Include Gerald Everett, Tyler Higbee, O.J. Howard, Hayden Hurst

Are you already rethinking your plan for the tight end position on your fantasy football team? Well, you came to the right place. One week is in the books, and fantasy football managers across the country are already panicking because San Francisco’s George Kittle is missing games and Minnesota’s Irv Smith Jr. went catchless in […]

Deeper-League Waiver Wire Adds for Week 2: Hayden Hurst, Kyle Philips, Boston Scott, Zack Moss, Donovan Peoples-Jones and more

Welcome to the first deep league waiver wire hunt of the year. These fantasy football waiver wire pickup suggestions are geared toward leagues with deep benches or 14-plus teams, so the obvious Week 1 darlings and obvious pickups such as Jeff Wilson Jr., Jarvis Landry, Dontrell Hilliard, and Isiah Pacheco won't be featured in this […]

Week 2 Kicker Streamers and Starts – 2022 Fantasy Tiers, Rankings

Week 1 is in the rearview mirror, and just like every other position in fantasy football, we can't overreact to guys who had huge spike weeks in their season openers. We also can't get too low on guys who laid an egg. The kicker position is arguably one of the toughest positions to predict in […]

Top 10 Running Back Studs - Best Fantasy Football RB Performances from Week 1

Week 1 of the 2022 NFL season came and went in a fury while some familiar faces in the running back landscape re-emerged as the potential dominant backs of 2022. As many of the bell-cow types of running backs have become fewer in recent years, those who are left getting the lion's share of their […]

Unexpected Boom Performances: Week 1 Fantasy Football Reactions for Taysom Hill, James Robinson, Dontrell Hilliard and more

Week 1 has come and passed as the NFL season is getting into full swing. From countless overtime games and missed field goals to unexpected performances, the NFL certainly hasn’t lost its step on being incredibly unpredictable. With Week 1 out of the way and an entire season to look forward to, let's dive into […]

Video: Running Back Waiver Wire Pickups for Week 2 (2022)

The 2022 fantasy football season continues with our Week 2 running back waiver wire pickups. Anthony Aniano gives his in-depth fantasy football advice, breaking down some of his waiver wire adds to prioritize and free-agent pickups as we head into Week 1 of the fantasy football season. These players should be targets as injury replacements, […]