Week 5 Fantasy Football Sleepers, Start 'Em and Value Plays: The King and Pocket Aces

In this episode of The King and Pockets Aces, RotoBaller's Scott "The King" Engel and Anthony "Pocket Aces" Aniano share their highly charged Fantasy insights. They look at the latest and upcoming NFL player moves, NFL player rankings and lineup strategy to best prepare you for each week of the 2021 fantasy football season. Scott […]

Inside the Tent - Week 5 NFL Injury Insight

At RotoBaller, we can't stress enough the importance of keeping up with injuries and playing your best lineup week after week. Players are going to get injured, that's an unavoidable fact. What's avoidable though is making the wrong roster decisions based on the injuries surrounding your fantasy team. If you want to dominate your leagues […]

Week 5 Kicker Streamers and Starts - 2021 Fantasy Tiers, Rankings

Fantasy managers saw seven kickers who failed to even score five points and another seven kickers who managed to score in the double-digits. Unfortunately for myself, two of those sub-five kickers were on my streamers to target list. A bad week for the streamer picks, but slightly better on the busts. I did, however, stay […]

Week 5 Fantasy Football Rankings (Non-PPR)

Welcome to Week 5 RotoBallers. Last week left us with some injuries to deal with, but we are here to constantly bring you updated player news and rankings to help you set your optimal lineups. Below are our updated consensus Week 5 fantasy football rankings, including some running notes on relevant injuries, player news and rankings […]

Dustin Hopkins An Unreliable Option

Washington Football Team kicker Dustin Hopkins is not a reliable option heading into Week 5 against the New Orleans Saints. Hopkins made his only field goal in Week 4, but he converted on just one of three extra-point attempts. Washington just signed kicker Chris Blewitt to their practice squad, likely signifying that their trust in […]

Washington Defense Draws Solid Matchup

The Washington Football Team defense has gotten off to a rough start this season and has not lived up to expectations after they were drafted as a top-five option in fantasy. This is likely their last chance to show why they were projected as one of the best defensive units in the league when they […]

Taylor Heinicke A Streaming Option In Week 5

Washington Football Team quarterback Taylor Heinicke has the look of a solid streaming option in Week 5 against the New Orleans Saints. Last week, Daniel Jones threw for 402 yards and two touchdowns against the Saints pass defense that has been shown to be exploitable. Heinicke will be without some of his top weapons in […]

Ricky Seals-Jones A TE2 In Week 5

Washington Football Team tight end Ricky Seals-Jones will be slotted into the TE1 role in the absence of starter Logan Thomas in Week 5. Seals-Jones caught two passes for 19 yards on four targets in Week 4 and could see similar usage against the New Orleans Saints on Sunday. The 26-year-old is a big red […]

Adam Humphries To Have Significant Role In Week 5?

Washington Football Team wide receiver Adam Humphries could be stepping into a significant role against the New Orleans Saints in Week 5. Dyami Brown (knee) has already been ruled out, and Curtis Samuel (groin) is listed as questionable for Sunday. With Logan Thomas (hamstring) out of the lineup, there could be the potential for Humphries […]

Antonio Gibson Has Stress Fracture In Shin

Washington Football Team running back Antonio Gibson (shin) says that he has a stress fracture in his shin but will be able to play through it. This could be something to monitor in the next couple of weeks as this could potentially be an injury that gets worse progressively. He is listed as questionable for […]

Dyami Brown Out For Week 5

Washington Football Team wide receivers Dyami Brown (knee) and Cam Sims (hamstring) and right guard Brandon Scherff (knee) have all been ruled out for Week 5 against the New Orleans Saints. Brown, a third-round rookie, has just five catches on 14 targets for 51 yards in his first four NFL games, and his opportunities are […]

Antonio Gibson, Curtis Samuel Questionable For Week 5

Washington Football Team running back Antonio Gibson (shin) and wide receiver Curtis Samuel (groin) are both questionable for Week 5 against the New Orleans Saints. After getting in some practice time this week, Gibson should be able to suit up this Sunday. But he'll face a tough matchup against New Orleans' strong defensive line, making […]

Week 5 IDP Fantasy Football Rankings

“Why do analysts consistently rank Player X so high when he isn't doing much?” It’s a fair question posed by one of our readers, and it is a solid observation considering that analysts do tend to be more patient with players than most. We wait on a rebound from Allen Robinson, we stash Robert Woods […]

The King's Week 5 Lineup Rankings and Analysis (Premium Content)

Scott "The King" Engel issues his full Week 5 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 […]

Curtis Samuel, Dyami Brown Miss Another Practice

Washington Football Team wide receivers Curtis Samuel (groin) and Dyami Brown (knee) missed practice for the second straight day on Thursday. Cam Sims (hamstring) also missed another practice. Samuel made his 2021 debut in the Week 4 win over the Atlanta Falcons and caught all four of his targets for only 19 yards. But an […]

Antonio Gibson Returns To Practice

Washington Football Team running back Antonio Gibson (shin) returned to a limited practice on Thursday after sitting out on Wednesday. Unless Gibson suffers a setback between now and Sunday, he should be good to go for Week 5 against the New Orleans Saints. Gibson comes into the week as the No. 12 overall running back […]

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 the season unfolds, an expanding collection of tools are available that can provide you with an extensive level of knowledge regarding this critical position. Those results provide the foundation for this weekly statistical breakdown of the wide receiver position, which […]

Surprising NFL Player Stats and Trends

Those of you who follow fantasy football closely, which can be assumed is all of you who are taking the time to read this, probably know about the league leaders at each position and category. Derrick Henry is a beast, Kyler Murray looks like an MVP, yadda yadda... Dig deeper and you'll find plenty of […]

Early-Season Fantasy Breakouts and Trade Targets: The Engel Eye

There certainly have been some surprising early-season results to review and consider as we move forward. The bye weeks are quickly approaching, so maintaining an optimum lineup and roster will continue to be very challenging. RB injuries have added to the perceived adversity. Disappointing early-season performances from quality projected starters and unexpected breakouts will only […]

Waiver Wire Rankings - Fantasy Football Week 5

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 […]

Dyami Brown On The Week 5 Injury Report

Washington Football Team wide receivers Dyami Brown (knee) and Cam Sims (hamstring) both missed practice on Wednesday after getting injured in the Week 4 win over the Atlanta Falcons. In Curtis Samuel's 2021 debut last Sunday, Brown was targeted just twice, catching one of them for a 19-yard gain. Through four games, the 21-year-old rookie […]

Video: Waiver Wire Quarterbacks & Tight Ends - Fantasy Football Week 5

Host Anthony Aniano of RotoBaller Radio discusses the 2021 fantasy football season and keeps you updated with all the latest news and analysis as he discuses the fantasy football season by breaking down the waiver wire for each position. Today he takes a look at some tight ends and quarterbacks  to consider adding off the waiver wire. Be sure […]

Curtis Samuel Sits Out Practice

Washington Football Team wide receiver Curtis Samuel (groin) was held out of practice on Wednesday. This is likely just a rest day as Samuel recently returned to action following a lengthy stint on the injured reserve list. It is something to monitor as the week progresses, but a missed practice on Wednesday likely doesn't put […]

Logan Thomas Placed On Injured Reserve

Washington Football Team tight end Logan Thomas (hamstring) has been placed on the injured reserve list and will miss a minimum of four weeks. Ricky Seals-Jones will see an expanded role in his absence, but he is an unreliable fantasy option moving forward. Washington signed tight end Jace Sternberger to their active roster, so this […]

Antonio Gibson Misses Practice Wednesday

Washington Football Team running back Antonio Gibson (shin) was held out of practice on Wednesday. Gibson has been dealing with this injury since last week, so it doesn't seem to be something that will prevent him from playing. Although a DNP isn't ideal, his workload on Thursday and Friday will likely determine his status for […]

Week 5 Player Rankings and Waiver Wire- Woo Fantasy Podcast

Rotoballer analyst Brandon (@RotoSuperstar) and c0-host Nick (@therealffgoat) are back with a new episode of the Woo Fantasy podcast! In this episode the guys go over the latest new from around the world of the NFL. Including the devastating injury to David Montgomery, which now has him sidelined for four to five weeks. In his […]

Defenses to Stream AGAINST - Favorable Upcoming Matchups to Target

We're four weeks into the NFL season, which means that while we still don't know a lot about the teams in the league, we do know slightly more than we knew a month ago. For example, we have some data about defenses now, which means we can start to think about how we can target […]

Targets and Air Yards Analysis - NextGen Stats

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 […]

Key Fantasy Football Data from Week 4

Four weeks in the books! We have a serious amount of data to look at now for the season, and to me, this is where the fun really begins. Week four brought us some really disappointing performances from the early-season breakout names, as well as some very consequential injuries. It's always best to review the […]

FAAB Bidding - Week 5 Waiver Wire 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 Budget (FAB). Week 4 produced fireworks and saw plenty of widely available players step up into the spotlight. What will you […]