Optimal Running Backs Draft Strategy for 2022 Fantasy Football Drafts

The running back position has been evolving in recent years. While having an elite back is a great way to usually win a fantasy championship, it is important to understand the shift taking place in the NFL landscape when it comes to running backs. Teams are continuing to value the running back position less and […]

Every NFL Team's Safest Fantasy Football Draft Pick - NFC Edition

Picture this. You're on the clock in the third round of your fantasy draft, looking to take a receiver after you reached for running backs in the first two rounds. Your thumb hovers over the "draft" button for two players: one of them being a safe, reliable veteran, the other a rookie with extreme upside […]

Fantasy Football Injury Report for NFL RBs: Preseason Updates on James Robinson, Najee Harris, Antonio Gibson, J.K. Dobbins

Below you will find our fantasy football injuries report for running backs in the 2022 preseason. The injury statuses for various NFL running backs are up in the air during training camp, including Najee Harris, Antonio Gibson, J.K. Dobbins, Gus Edwards, and James Robinson. With draft season soon approaching, these are some key running back injuries […]

Kyle Philips Working With First-Team Offense

Tennessee Titans rookie wide receiver Kyle Philips received some slot repetitions with the first-team offense on Tuesday at training camp practice. Philips, who was drafted in the fifth round, has been impressing coaches and is a name to watch for the rest of the summer at camp. There is certainly opportunity in Tennessee's pass-catching ranks […]

Fantasy Football Running Back Rankings (Tiers 1-3) - Best Ball Leagues

Some of you have been building rosters in best-ball leagues since the initial weeks of the offseason, and participation in this format has intensified as we have progressed through the summer. Enthusiasm for these leagues remains enormous for multiple reasons, including the ability to complete all forms of roster management after each draft. However, this […]

Two Strategies to Win Your Fantasy Football League This Year!

We have a very, very interesting and different fantasy year upon us and it is our duty as fake football players to adjust our draft strategies accordingly. That doesn’t mean that you can’t win by executing the well-known draft strategies like balance, Zero RB, value, and so on. But, what it does mean is that […]

Late-Round Fantasy Football Draft Picks Who Will Outperform ADP

Want a leg up on your competition this season? What better way than to crush those late rounds in your fantasy football draft? It's important to get those early-round picks right. Those guys will be the cornerstones of your lineup. But these late-round gems can offer incredible upside at a fraction of the cost and […]

Who Should I Draft? RotoBaller's Fantasy Football Draft Assistant Tool

Whenever we are either making our draft plans, or are in the middle of the draft itself, there will always be tight decisions to sweat out. Most of us would like to be in the same environment as a real NFL Draft room, where you could get an expert take from a team executive or […]

Must-Have Quarterbacks for 2022 Fantasy Football Drafts

It wasn’t long ago since fantasy analysts were telling everyone to wait on the quarterback position. There are so many of them, just wait. Over the past few years with the explosion of passing offenses and rise in rushing quarterbacks, the strategy and how we approach this position is changing. That’s a great thing because […]

Hot NFL News Topics - Deeper Dives for Fantasy Football

Staying on top of the latest fantasy football news is essential now that training camps have opened. You must consult RotoBaller’s NFL player news feeds often to stay ready for draft day. You can bookmark the fantasy football player news feed, or get the RotoBaller free mobile app and set up your alerts and notifications […]

Treylon Burks Making A Good Impression

Tennessee Titans wide receiver Treylon Burks is making some noise at Titans training camp and has left a good impression on his new quarterback, Ryan Tannehill. The veteran said "he's just continued to show up. I am excited about the progress he has made." Burks has shown his ability to go up and grab 50-50 […]

Austin Hooper Putting In Work With Ryan Tannehill

Tennessee Titans tight end Austin Hooper made it his personal mission to develop chemistry with quarterback Ryan Tannehill since joining the team. The two have put in extra work during downtime in practice and they are in constant communication after repetitions during team and 7-on-7 periods. Tannehill has complimented Hooper's savvy route-running ability and quickness […]

Wide Receiver Fallers for Fantasy Football Drafts - ADP Analysis for Christian Watson, Jameson Williams, Treylon Burks

Welcome back to another article in our fantasy football ADP draft risers and fallers - today we'll be looking at wide receivers. I am going to start this column by introducing the concept of ADP, which I'm pretty sure you know what it is about. Average Draft Position (ADP) indicates the average position where a […]

2022 Dynasty Fantasy Football Rookie Mock Draft: Picking Late (Slots 9-12)

This will be Part Three to conclude our series on dynasty rookie drafts when picking from different draft slots. In Part One, we examined strategies when drafting from an early slot while Part Two focused on the middle draft slots. We'll now finish with the teams that likely finished ahead in standings last year and […]

Quarterback Fantasy Football Rankings - Tiered Ranks and Draft Analysis

Quarterback is such a special position in fantasy football. In fact, leagues are often categorized by how many quarterbacks each team can start. In 1QB leagues, managers must decide whether they want to take a premier player early or focus on the other positions and wait until the later rounds for a signal-caller. In 2QB […]

Is Julio Jones Primed for a Bounce Back with Tampa Bay? 2022 Fantasy Football Outlook

Julio Jones is coming off a remarkable season in 2021. Remarkably bad. The Tennessee Titans used a first-round draft selection to attain Jones from the Atlanta Falcons. By doing so, they hoped he would be the piece which put them over the top in the AFC. He was not. Instead, he, along with the injury […]

Which RBs Can We Trust? Fantasy football Injury Analysis with Dr. Chona - Christian McCaffrey, Derrick Henry, Saquon Barkley, Travis Etienne

Drafting elite RBs requires owners to delicately balance the opportunity for consistent touches against high per-play injury risk. Nailing this position often translates to wins, so which RBs can you trust? The real answer is nobody, but if you’re going to bet, here are the four whose risk levels are lower than you may think. […]

League Winners for Fantasy Football Best Ball: Draft Targets (Premium Content)

Fantasy football best ball drafts are becoming more and more popular in the fantasy football community. They are great as they allow us to do what we love - draft - without having to worry about in-season management. I mean, if you have ever played in near double-digit leagues, you understand how tough those waiver […]

Fantasy Football Breakouts, Busts, and Locks - Cleveland Browns 2022 Outlook

Welcome (back) to our fantasy football Breakouts, Busts, and Locks, a series on RotoBaller where our writers look at three key players on each NFL team. Let's review the Cleveland Browns. When I first wrote this article, we didn't know how long Deshaun Watson would be suspended for. Now we know he's going to be […]

Running Back PPR Rankings - Fantasy Football Tiers and Draft Analysis

The NFL might be a quarterback-driven league dominated by potent passing attacks and game-breaking wide receivers, but running backs still rule the roost in fantasy football. If you want to win in fantasy football, you need to know which running backs are on which teams, who is part of a committee, who is a one-man […]

Robert Woods Practicing Without Knee Brace

Tennessee Titans wide receiver Robert Woods (knee) was able to practice without a knee brace and get some reps with his new quarterback Ryan Tannehill. It is a good sign that he won't be limited in training camp, so all signs point toward him being ready for Week 1 barring a setback. Woods tore his […]

Wide Receiver Risers for Fantasy Football Drafts - ADP Analysis for Marvin Jones, Nico Collins, Robbie Anderson

I am going to start this column by introducing the concept of ADP, which I'm pretty sure you know what it is about. Average Draft Position (ADP) indicates the average position where a player is drafted over more than one fantasy football draft. You can consider it as the price you have to pay to […]

Fantasy Football Dynasty Rankings - The King's Rankings and Analysis

The King provides his updated 2022 dynasty fantasy football rankings for those participating in startup league drafts. The rankings are powered by fantasypros.com and lean to PPR league formats. We feature the top-150 overall and in-depth ranks for all skill positions. While many fantasy players take a broad, longer-term view when drafting dynasty teams, our […]

The Case Against Drafting Najee Harris for 2022 Fantasy Football

Recently, I joined a Twitter Spaces hosted by fellow RotoBaller Kyle Lindemann (@LuckIsMadeFF on Twitter). It was right after news dropped that RB Jeremy McNichols signed a one-year deal with the Pittsburgh Steelers. You may think this news is highly insignificant, but I'm here to make the case that it's not, and I made that […]

Drafting League Winners in Every Round - Fantasy Football Upside Picks

Many league-winning players will be picked up off the wire due to injuries or depth chart changes. But, there are some players that we can draft from the get that can greatly outperform their respective ADPs. I don’t like using the word sleeper, because to me it refers to surprise players; and many of the […]

Fantasy Football Breakouts, Busts, and Locks - Los Angeles Rams 2022 Outlook

Welcome to our fantasy football Breakouts, Busts, and Locks, a series on RotoBaller where our writers look at three key players on each NFL team. Today, we're talking about the Los Angeles Rams. Can last year's Super Bowl champs repeat? Will Cooper Kupp remain as dominant as he was last season? Did you remember that […]

Later-Round Lotto Tickets - Fantasy Football Draft Picks that Could Pay Off Big

There is no bigger rush in fantasy football than hitting on a late sleeper. Everyone has their targets on who they think will be this year’s diamond in the rough. Unfortunately, it’s an art that the majority of players are in the dark on. In this article, I’ll be going through 5 players who have […]

Treylon Burks Does Well On Conditioning Test

Tennessee Titans general manager Jon Robinson said that rookie wide receiver Treylon Burks did a nice job in his conditioning test at training camp and has been running around the last couple of days. The Titans are excited about Burks' trajectory after the first-round pick dealt with asthma and conditioning issues during offseason workouts. With […]

Robert Woods Won't Be Limited

Tennessee Titans head coach Mike Vrabel said that wide receiver Robert Woods (knee) will be doing 90 percent of the work early in training camp. It's great news for Woods, who was limited to just two games with the Los Angeles Rams in 2021 after tearing his ACL. He was dealt to the Titans for […]

Derrick Henry Unlikely To Play In The Preseason

Tennessee Titans head coach Mike Vrabel said he "wouldn't anticipate seeing him in any preseason games," when referring to whether the team will change their approach with running back Derrick Henry this summer. Henry played in just eight games in 2021 due to a foot injury, so the Titans will take it easy on the […]