Video: Week 4 NFL Defense Picks - Pick 3D(ST)

Eric Samulski (@SamskiNYC) of RotoBaller discusses three fantasy football defenses (D/ST) he loves in Week 4, and one fantasy defense that we should stay away from. There are fantasy studs and sleeper options, so there's a little something for everyone, and you can read his full Week 4 DST Rankings and Waiver Wire Streamers article […]

Antonio Gibson Not Practicing Thursday

Washington Football Team running back Antonio Gibson (undisclosed) is not practicing on Thursday after suiting up on Wednesday. It could just be a rest day for the team's lead running back, but we'll know more later. Gibson has been on the injury early this year with a shoulder injury that he suffered in Week 1, […]

Wide Receiver Snap Counts and Target Trends - Week 3 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 […]

NFL DFS Must Avoids and Injuries for Week 4 (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 this week. We'll be adding the injured players to be wary of closer to game day. We're looking at […]

Curtis Samuel Resumes Practicing

Washington Football Team wide receiver Curtis Samuel (groin) is practicing with the team on Wednesday after missing the first three games because of a groin injury. The newly signed playmaker is familiar with the offensive system from his time in Carolina, so it shouldn't take long for him to get up to speed if his body […]

Re-Drafting 2021: What Changes Would We Make?

It's three weeks into the season, so we've started to notice some trends that have emerged. Some players have more usage than we expected. Some offenses are playing at a faster pace. Some teams look utterly lost. So, if we could do it all over again, what would we do differently? That's the basic question […]

Key Fantasy Football Data from Week 3

We are through three clean weeks of NFL action, and boy is it nice to have games running on time with no weird COVID postponements or anything like that. Three weeks is still a pretty small data sample, but the NFL season is short so we have to make do with what we have. All […]

NextGen Stats - Quarterback Breakdowns and Takeaways

You can officially start panicking. We're already through three weeks of the year, and by next Monday at this time, you'll be looking at the schedule to realize that a quarter of the season is already behind us. It sucks, but it means there are still three more quarters ahead of us! Yay! To gain […]

Offensive Line Champs and Chumps - Week 4

The unders struck again in Week 3 with 11 of 16 NFL games failing to hit their projected point total. Thankfully football fans were still treated to big plays thanks to a 109-yard kick return in the Jacksonville and Arizona game and a game-winning crossbar bank shot by Justin Tucker to fight off an upset […]

Surprise Fantasy Football Studs, Duds - Something or Nothing?

Week 3 of the NFL season is now in the books and while we saw many familiar names register top-fantasy performances there were a few surprises. The quarterback position was fairly stable with Josh Allen coming in as QB-1 on the week off a four-touchdown performance. Justin Herbert had his own four-touchdown game against the […]

Week 4 Waiver Wire Pickups & Adds

We had a clear frontrunner for top waiver priority and FAB burner this week before Sunday even began. Christian McCaffrey is expected to miss time with a hamstring injury suffered Thursday night, which means rookie Chuba Hubbard will be added everywhere by frustrated C-Mac stakeholders or sniped by others looking to spite their league mates. […]

FAAB Bidding - Week 4 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). We'll get to the action in a bit, but first I am compelled to speak on something more serious. […]

Taylor Heinicke (QB, WAS) - Week 4 Waiver Wire Pickups

BALLER MOVE: Add in 14+ Team Leagues, 2QB/SuperFlex Leagues OWNED IN: 6% of Leagues ANALYSIS: Taylor Heinicke has put together consecutive solid passing performances which firmly puts him on the radar of players to add at the quarterback position. Heinicke’s first start against the Giants' disappointing defense was one thing (336 yards and two touchdowns […]

J.D. McKissic Sees Just Five Touches In Week 3

Washington Football Team running back J.D. McKissic didn't play much of a factor in the team's 43-21 loss to the Buffalo Bills in Week 3. He rushed three times for 23 yards and caught both of his targets for 15 yards. However, he logged a season-high 46% of the snaps while the team's No. 1 […]

Waiver Wire Rankings - Fantasy Football Week 4

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 […]

Michael Florio's Deeper-League Waiver Wire Adds

Welcome back you deeper league players. This is a safe place for you. There will be no judgement here just because you are looking to pickup players that some of your friends may never had heard of. For those of you who are not familiar, this is not an article for the casual players, but […]

Running Back Waiver Wire Pickups - Week 4

After three weeks of the regular season, many of you have already contended with the absence of a player that you had projected to be your team's primary back. Any managers who embraced the opportunity to seize Christian McCaffrey and Dalvin Cook at the onset of their drafts have now been added to that unwanted list. Other backs who […]

Quarterback Waiver Wire Pickups- Week 4

Another week of NFL football is almost in the books and once again scoring was held relatively in check. Only six teams were able to able to surpass 30 points scored across the league despite several matchups that should have had shootout conditions. Through three weeks, it would seem that defenses benefitted from the return […]

Waiver Wire Express - Week 4 Lightning Round

We routinely gather in this space for a rapid reaction waiver piece so you can get a jump on the action to come, but I'd like you to take a moment and think of Mike Tagliere and his family first. In case you missed it, a titan of our industry passed away this weekend. Tags […]

J.D. McKissic (RB, WAS) - Week 4 Waiver Wire Pickups

BALLER MOVE: Add in 12+ Team Leagues (PPR) OWNED IN: 39% of Leagues ANALYSIS: McKissic was only targeted once during Washington’s season opener, failed to register a reception, and carried just one time. However, his target share rose from 4.8% to 13.7% in Week 2, as McKissic collected five of his six targets and generated […]

Dustin Hopkins (K, WAS) - Week 4 Waiver Wire Pickups

BALLER MOVE: Add in 12+ Team Leagues OWNED IN: 4.7% of Leagues ANALYSIS: While there were concerns about how the Washington offense would look after losing Fitzmagic, Taylor Heinicke has done a pretty good under center. They scored 30 points in Week 2 and 21 this past week. In Week 4, they get to go up against […]

Curtis Samuel's Return Looming, Will Practice Wednesday

Washington Football Team wide receiver Curtis Samuel (groin) is eligible to come off Injured Reserve this week, and according to head coach Ron Rivera, Samuel could return to action in Week 4 if he has a good few days of practice. "We'll see how it goes Wednesday. Our offensive coaches are fired up to see […]

Video: Waiver Wire Quarterbacks & Tight Ends - Fantasy Football Week 4

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 Eligible To Return This Week

Washington Football Team wide receiver Curtis Samuel (groin) is eligible to be activated off the injured reserve list and return to the lineup as soon as this week against the Atlanta Falcons. Samuel has been dealing with the nagging injury since minicamp in June and re-aggravated it right before the regular season started. Upon his […]

Taylor Heinicke (QB, WAS) - Fantasy Football Week 4 Waiver Wire Pickups

BALLER MOVE: Add in 14+ teams/2QB Leagues OWNED IN: 6% of Leagues ANALYSIS: Second week of the Taylor Heinicke era in Washington, and second game in which the forced-started passed the test rather nicely. I don't think anyone in the world is happy with Ryan Fitzpatrick missing time as he brings the fireworks weekly, but […]

Dustin Hopkins Doesn't Attempt A Field Goal In Loss

Washington Football Team kicker Dustin Hopkins finished with just three made extra-point attempts in Sundays 43-21 loss to the Buffalo Bills, as he did not attempt a field goal in what was a rather tough day for the Washington offense. Moving forward, Hopkins remains no more than a streaming option considering that the Washington offense […]

Washington Defense Has Rough Outing In Week 3

The Washington Football Team defense had a rough outing in Sunday's 43-21 loss against the Buffalo Bills. Josh Allen had a monstrous performance throwing for 358 yards and four touchdowns, while also adding a rushing touchdown. Moving forward, the Washington defensive unit will still be a top option for fantasy managers because of their elite […]

Terry McLaurin Has A Quiet Game

Washington Football Team wide receiver Terry McLaurin finished with four receptions for 62 yards on seven targets in Sunday's loss, one of which went for a gain of 37 yards. McLaurin drew a tough matchup against Tre'Davious White, so it wasn't a huge surprise that he didn't have a good showing for fantasy managers. The […]

Taylor Heinicke Scores Three Total Touchdowns

Washington Football Team quarterback Taylor Heinicke completed 14-of-22 passes for 212 passing yards along with two touchdowns and two interceptions while adding 21 yards and another score on the ground. Heinicke wasn't particularly impressive in this contest, but this wasn't all that surprising considering the Buffalo Bills have a solid defense. His top receiver, Terry […]

Logan Thomas Scores A Touchdown In Loss

Washington Football Team tight end Logan Thomas finished with four catches for 42 yards and a touchdown in Sunday's 43-21 loss to the Buffalo Bills. Thomas fumbled the ball earlier in the game but made up for it with a touchdown when the game was far out of reach. His usage wasn't all that encouraging […]