Inside the Tent - Week 17 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 squad. If you want to dominate your leagues […]

Wide Receiver Snap Counts and Target Trends - Week 16 Analysis

Your wide receivers remain essential components toward your primary goal of capturing fantasy championships. Congratulations to all of you who were able to win your leagues in Week 16. If you are involved in a Week 17 matchup that will determine your league champion, an expanding assortment of tools is available that can provide you […]

Antonio Gibson, Terry McLaurin Expected To Play

Washington Football Team running back Antonio Gibson (toe) and wide receiver Terry McLaurin (ankle) are expected to suit up for a huge Week 17 game against the Eagles. Both players didn't practice at all this week, though head coach Ron Rivera said both players "are good to go." Gibson returned last week after missing two […]

Sunday Night Football DFS Lineup Picks for FanDuel, DraftKings - WFT vs. Eagles

This is the last regular-season showdown slate and it features an NFC East battle as the Washington Football Team takes on the Philadelphia Eagles. While the Eagles have already been eliminated from playoff contention, a win for Washington would put them into the playoffs and the Eagles would love to play spoiler on the final […]

Break The Slate: NFL DFS DraftKings Lineup Picks - Week 17 (Updated)

Happy New Year RotoBallers! As 2020 sends us staggering into a brand-new year on the calendar, the NFL regular-season comes to a close this week. The NFL is ever-evolving week to week and that's especially the case in Week 17. Playoff implications and scenarios can be huge motivating factors for several teams, but can also […]

NFL Week 17: Drew Deen's NFL DFS Tiered Rankings (Premium Content)

All other Premium Tools can be accessed on the premium dashboard. Happy New Year and welcome to the last DFS rankings of the regular season.  This week 17 is a little different than years past because of the new playoff format and so many teams still playing for playoff seeding.  Still, this is a week […]

Alex Smith Likely To Start In Week 17

Washington Football Team quarterback Alex Smith (calf) is expected to start against the Philadelphia Eagles in Week 17. Smith is listed as questionable with a calf injury and has not played since Week 14 but he was reportedly close to playing last week. The veteran quarterback's return to action is a boost for a Washington […]

OwnersBox NFL DFS Lineup Picks for Week 17 - Daily Fantasy Football

Happy New Year RotoBallers! If you haven't had a chance to check out the weekly fantasy offerings over at OwnersBox, now is the time! OwnersBox is a new weekly fantasy platform that offers plenty of game setups to fulfill your desire to draft throughout the season! Over at OwnersBox, you can participate in snake drafts […]

Cam Sims A Dart-Throw In Fantasy For Week 17

Washington Football Team wide receiver Cam Sims has been very inconsistent this season and is hard to trust in fantasy, especially if Terry McLaurin (ankle) is back in the lineup. Sims had 17 targets in the last two games with McLaurin out, but could only turn them into eight catches. Alex Smith (calf) returning is […]

Logan Thomas A TE1 In Week 17

Washington Football Team tight end Logan Thomas has become a vital part of the offense in the last month of the season and should be started in fantasy for a tilt with the Eagles. Thomas is averaging 10.5 targets-per-game over the last four games and has gone over 60-yards in three of those games. Alex […]

J.D. McKissic Should Be Involved In Week 17

Washington Football Team running back J.D. McKissic has been one of the most valuable players to the offense and should be involved in the team's must-win game versus Philadelphia. Starting running back Antonio Gibson (toe) and top-receiver Terry McLaurin (ankle) are both questionable. Even if both suit up, it's hard to imagine a scenario where […]

Antonio Gibson Questionable For Must-Win Game On Sunday Night

Washington Football Team running back Antonio Gibson (toe) did not participate in practice on Friday and is listed as questionable for Sunday's game for the division title. Gibson was working with coaches on the sideline as head coach Ron Rivera said the team is trying to be smart about managing his reps. Gibson played last […]

Terry McLaurin Questionable For Must-Win Game

Washington Football Team wide receiver Terry McLaurin (ankle) missed practice again on Friday and is questionable to suit up for Sunday night's game. Despite not practicing, head coach Ron Rivera said the work McLaurin did on the sidelines was "pretty encouraging" and the team was trying to be smart about managing his workload. Expect Washington […]

Alex Smith On Track To Play In Week 17

Washington Football Team quarterback Alex Smith (calf) participated in practice again on Friday and appears on track to suit up in a must-win game against the Eagles on Sunday night. This is good news for the other Washington skill-players as Smith has been by far the most productive of the four quarterbacks to take snaps […]

Fantasy Football Warning Signals For Week 17

We are headed into the last slate of games of the season. This is championship week for many fantasy leagues. Knowing the warning signals is very important right now because there are a lot of teams with nothing to play for in Week 17. We will see teams play their younger players to see what […]

NextGen Stats - Wide Receiver/Tight End Breakdowns and Takeaways

Most fantasy GMs are already celebrating or lamenting their success or failure at fantasy football for the 2020 season. With the average, usual 16-week leagues already over, there are folks out there (most-probably you're one if you're reading this) still fighting for the cheap in the mighty, unpredictable, crazy 17-week games that will wrap-up the […]

Alex Smith Taking First-Team Repetitions

Washington Football Team quarterback Alex Smith (calf) is taking first-team repetitions at practice on Thursday in individual drills, which is a good sign for his availability in a must-win game in Week 17 against the division-rival Eagles on Sunday night. Smith has missed the last two games and was held out of practice on Wednesday, […]

Alex Smith, Antonio Gibson, Terry McLaurin Miss Practice

Washington Football Team quarterback Alex Smith (calf), rookie running back Antonio Gibson (toe) and wide receiver Terry McLaurin (ankle) all missed practice on Wednesday. Backup QB Taylor Heinicke took the first-team repetitions with Smith out. Washington has been optimistic about Smith the last two weeks, but he didn't play in Week 16 and is questionable […]

Week 17 IDP Waivers and Teams to Worry About

A vast majority of you are done with your fantasy season, thanks to the overwhelming number of leagues that end their playoffs in Week 16. Considering the specialized nature of the IDP format, the odds are that most IDP setups are done by now. That said, not all fantasy teams are finished, and not all […]

2020 Rookie Review: Breakouts, Busts, and Surprises

The part of the fantasy football season that matters to the vast majority of us is now over. Congrats on your titles, or on your successful dynasty tank job, or on making the playoffs despite drafting Christian McCaffrey first overall. This is the time to look back and reflect on things, to try to make […]

Week 17 Waiver Wire Pickups & Adds

Most fantasy leagues have been decided after 16 grueling weeks of gridiron action but there are always exceptions. Many will berate the idea of playing through Week 17 when many teams rest their starters but I applaud it. A real fantasy championship should be earned even in the toughest situations. Since 2020 has been an […]

Wide Receiver Waiver Wire Pickups - Week 17

It's time for the wildest week of the NFL season: Week 17. For those of y'all still playing normal, non-DFS fantasy this week, I just have to say this: good luck. Weird things can happen in the final week of the season as teams rest starters before the playoffs and teams out of contention see […]

Deeper League Waiver Wire Pickups for Week 17

Welcome to the last installment of this column! It has been an absolute pleasure recommending the hidden gems off the deeper parts of the waiver wire this season. Through all the injuries, COVID-related delays, and other factors that affected this NFL season, many fantasy teams fought as hard as they could and now we are […]

Week 16 Outliers Analysis - We Must Overreact!

Quarterback was a crazy position to navigate in Week 16. Tom Brady saw just 30 minutes of action against the Lions and still managed to finish as QB-2 and Andy Dalton, who is only rostered in 13% of Yahoo leagues shredded the Eagles Defense to finish as QB-3. Mitch Trubisky accounted for three touchdowns, finishing as QB-7, […]

The Cut List (Week 17) - Time to Let Go?

Welcome to the final Cut List of 2020. I'd like to thank everyone who's joined me on this column all year. I took it on in Week 7 and I've looked forward to writing it each week ever since. So I hope you've looked forward to reading it as well. I don't have any profound […]

Waiver Wire Express - Week 17 Lightning Round

While some fantasy seasons are over, we here recognize many are still battling in Week 17. Let's take a moment to applaud that we have had a full NFL season thus far, with some admitted turbulence along the way. Week 17 is always messy with backups getting additional play so keep your eyes on the […]

Terry McLaurin In Walking Boot

Washington Football Team wide receiver Terry McLaurin (ankle) is in a walking boot because of his high-ankle sprain, according to head coach Ron Rivera. McLaurin was kept out of the lineup in the Week 16 loss to the Panthers. Washington could really use the 25-year-old pass-catcher in the lineup for a must-win Week 17 game […]

Dwayne Haskins Jr. Released

The Washington Football Team released quarterback Dwayne Haskins Jr. on Monday. The rough week for Haskins continued on Monday. It comes after he was benched in favor of Taylor Heinicke in the Week 16 loss to the Panthers in which he went 14-for-28 for 154 yards, two interceptions and a lost fumble. The former 15th […]

Taylor Heinicke Jumps Dwayne Haskins Jr. On Depth Chart

Washington Football Team head coach Ron Rivera said that quarterback Taylor Heinicke will start in Week 17 against the Eagles if Alex Smith (calf) cannot play for the third straight game. It means that Dwayne Haskins Jr., who was benched in favor of Heinicke in the Week 16 loss to the Panthers, has been demoted […]

Washington Optimistic About Alex Smith For Week 17

The Washington Football Team is optimistic that quarterback Alex Smith (calf) will be back for Week 17 against the Eagles on Sunday night. The team was also optimistic last week that he would play in Week 16 against the Panthers, but that ultimately did not happen, so we'll have to see how much he can […]