Washington Reaffirms Alex Smith As Starting QB When Healthy

Washington Football Team head coach Ron Rivera may have allowed Dwayne Haskins Jr. to attempt 55 passes in Sunday's loss to Seattle, but Alex Smith (leg) remains the starter for Washington when healthy, per Rivera. The decision was rather succinct too, as Rivera said, "if [Smith is] healthy and ready to roll, he'll start." The […]

Updated Week 15 PPR Rankings (Top 400)

Welcome to Week 15 RotoBallers. Below are our updated consensus Week 15 PPR rankings for fantasy football, including some running notes on relevant injuries, player news and rankings updates: Ezekiel Elliott Has Been Ruled Out Mark Ingram II A Healthy Scratch Drew Brees Will Start Sunday Raheem Mostert Officially Off The Injury Report And Will Play Damien […]

Updated Week 15 Running Back Rankings

Welcome to Week 15 RotoBallers. Below are our updated consensus Week 15 running back rankings for fantasy football, including some running notes on relevant injuries, player news and rankings updates: Ezekiel Elliott Has Been Ruled Out Mark Ingram II A Healthy Scratch Raheem Mostert Officially Off The Injury Report And Will Play Damien Harris Is Officially Out For […]

Updated Week 15 Flex Rankings (Top 200)

Welcome to Week 15 RotoBallers. Below are our updated consensus Week 15 Flex rankings for fantasy football, including some running notes on relevant injuries, player news and rankings updates. These Flex rankings are geared towards making decisions for your Flex spot (RB/WR or RB/WR/TE), which in most leagues consists of running backs, wide receivers and in […]

Updated Week 15 Wide Receiver Rankings

Welcome to Week 15 RotoBallers. Below are our updated consensus Week 15 wide receiver rankings for fantasy football, including some running notes on relevant injuries, player news and rankings updates: Michael Thomas (Ankle) Has Been Placed On IR Julio Jones Ruled Out For Week 15, Week To Week Kenny Golladay Out, Could Be Shut Down DeVante Parker listed as questionable […]

Updated Week 15 Tight End Rankings

Welcome to Week 15 RotoBallers. Below are our updated consensus Week 15 tight end rankings for fantasy football, including some running notes on relevant injuries, player news and rankings updates: Mike Gesicki listed as questionable Kyle Rudolph Has Officially Been Ruled Out Noah Fant Good To Go For Saturday 49ers Open Practice Window For George Kittle Cleveland Hopes To Have Austin […]

Antonio Gibson Officially Out Against Seattle

Washington Football Team running back Antonio Gibson (toe) is officially inactive for Sunday's meeting with the Seattle Seahawks. Gibson was listed as doubtful coming into the game, so this isn't much of a surprise. J.D. McKissic will be the lead back on Sunday and should be considered a mid-tier RB2 play, though he lacks the […]

Wide Receiver Matchups To Target in Week 15

The Week 14 wide receiver matchups article featured some hits and misses. The best performers from last week were Allen Robinson finished as WR-2 and Nelson Agholor at WR-11. D.K. Metcalf finished with 18.1 fantasy points and Robby Anderson was heavily targeted, hauling in eight balls for 81 yards, both finishing inside the top-20   Mike Williams, played just a couple of snaps before exiting […]

Fantasy Football Starts and Sits: Matchups Analysis for Week 15

Hi, y'all! Fourteen weeks of NFL action are in the books and it's time for the fantasy playoffs! Welcome to our Week 15 matchup analysis and start/sit column for fantasy football. Each week we'll be analyzing every game from the Sunday slate, helping you optimize your fantasy lineups and take down your opponent. Be sure to check […]

Top 10 Fantasy Football Busts for Week 15

If you're still reading this column for matchup advice, congratulations are in store! Pat yourself on the back, relax and take the edge off for a moment, and then get ready to relive the stressful experience of the fantasy playoffs all over again. Last week saw unexpectedly strong performances from struggling players in difficult matchups. […]

Booms and Busts - Starts and Sits for Week 15 Lineups

Week 14 of the NFL season brought many ups and downs for fantasy managers that were looking to advance in the playoffs. Whether it was surprising inactive announcements due to Covid or sustained injuries, players declaring themselves inactive on social media, or your quarterback leaving for large portions of the game to take care of […]

Week 15 Defense (DEF) Streamers and Starts - 2020 Fantasy Tiers, Rankings

If you're checking this for your match-up this week, congratulations. With all the delays and COVID cases on top of the normal scale of NFL injuries, getting to your semi-final is no small feat. Sure, maybe it was partially luck, but that's true of all the best fantasy seasons. You may have even started an atrocious […]

Updated Week 15 Quarterback Rankings

Welcome to Week 15 RotoBallers. Below are our updated consensus Week 15 quarterback rankings for fantasy football, including some running notes on relevant injuries, player news and rankings updates. Drew Brees Will Start Sunday Derek Carr May Be Done For Final Two Games Alex Smith Ruled Out Against Seattle Matthew Stafford Preparing To Play In Week 15 Dwayne Haskins Jr. To […]

NFL DFS Value Plays for Week 15 (Premium Content)

All other Premium Tools can be accessed on the premium dashboard. Welcome to Week 15, Rotoballers! There were some wild performances in Week 14 with a full 13-game schedule, and we can only hope to see more of the same this weekend. Unfortunately, the main slate loses a couple of games due to the Saturday […]

Logan Thomas A Risky Start Versus Seahawks

Washington Football Team tight end Logan Thomas has seen an uptick in targets in the past two games, but remains a risky starter in fantasy with Dwayne Haskins Jr taking over at QB. Thomas has 16 targets in the last two games, but hasn't found the end zone and has just two games with over […]

J.D. McKissic an Solid Option Against Former Team

Washington Football Team running back J.D. McKissic played well last week with Antonio Gibson (toe) sidelined and should be in line for another solid workload in Week 15 versus Seattle. McKissic saw a season-high 11 carries which he turned into 68 yards (6.2 YPC) in addition to his usual passing-down volume. McKissic is second to […]

Peyton Barber A Flex Option Versus Seahawks

Washington Football Team running back Peyton Barber has double-digit carries in three-straight games and should see a solid workload in Week 15 with Antonio Gibson (toe) listed as doubtful to play. Barber isn't the most exciting fantasy option as he has under 40 yards in each of his last two games with a similar workload, […]

Terry McLaurin Looking To Bounce Back With Solid Matchup

Washington Football Team wide receiver Terry McLaurin posted back-to-back disappointing games after being one of the most consistent receivers for most of the season. The Ohio State Buckeye has just two catches in each of his last two games after having at least seven catches in five of his previous six. McLaurin has also seen […]

Inside the Tent - Week 15 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 14 Analysis

Your wide receivers remain essential components toward your primary goal of securing league championships. As many of you prepare for your Week 15 matchups, an expanding assortment of tools is available that can provide you with an extensive level of knowledge regarding this critical position. Those results are contained in this weekly statistical breakdown of […]

The Fantasy Football Playoff Worry Meter: Who Can You Trust?

In recent weeks, some of your most important players have not delivered the statistical output we have expected and needed. Now you need to know, can you trust these bigger name performers who have started to disappoint during the two upcoming biggest weeks of the fantasy postseason? We have evaluated these “worrisome” players who seem […]

Late-Season Surgers To Target In Dynasty Leagues

Whether you are still playing for this year or playing for next year's championship, the "late-season surger" injects all kinds of life into your dynasty team. If nothing else, it often gives you another trading chip or two to play with, bolstering your off-season leverage. Of course, there are some rookies who are surging late […]

Antonio Gibson Doubtful For Matchup With Seahawks

Washington Football Team running back Antonio Gibson (toe) is officially listed as doubtful for a Week 15 matchup with Seattle. Gibson has been dealing with a turf toe injury that caused him to miss last week's game and most of the prior week's game with Pittsburgh. Gibson was limited in practice this week during individual […]

Alex Smith Ruled Out Against Seattle

The Washington Football Team has ruled out quarterback Alex Smith (calf) for Week 15 against the Seahawks. Dwayne Haskins, who opened the year as the starter under center, will be back in this Sunday. Washington was holding out hope that the veteran Smith could play this weekend despite not really practicing at all this week, […]

Alex Smith Doesn't Do Much Friday

Washington Football Team quarterback Alex Smith (calf) wasn't able to do much of anything in practice on Friday, which isn't a great sign for his availability in Week 15 against the Seahawks. Smith's final designation has yet to be announced, but he might be lucky to receive a questionable tag at this point after missing […]

Alex Smith Plans To Practice Friday

Washington Football Team quarterback Alex Smith (calf), who didn't practice on Wednesday or Thursday, is planning to try and get in some practice work on Friday. Washington has been hopeful that Smith can start in Week 15 against the Seahawks despite straining his calf last week, and practicing on a limited basis on Friday would […]

Coaching Matters: Offenses That Will Improve From Week 14

This series continues into its fourteenth week of where I dive into offensive areas that will improve or decline based on coaching in order to glean insight as to fantasy football value. In Week 14, we saw performances such as the Los Angeles Rams wide receivers combining for 71 receiving yards, Patrick Mahomes throwing for 393 passing yards, or the […]

Running Back Waiver Wire Pickups - Week 15

We have now progressed into the second week of fantasy postseason matchups. Congratulations to those of you who navigated the numerous obstacles of this unique season. You have maintained your highest level of flexibility while persevering through injuries to critical players, disappointing performances, and COVID-related absences. Now this diligence has placed you on a pathway toward your […]

Alex Smith A Desperation Play At Quarterback

Washington Football Team quarterback Alex Smith has been one of the feel-good stories this season, but his fantasy production has lagged behind his solid overall play. Smith threw for 296 yards in last week's upset win in Pittsburgh but it took the veteran QB 46 pass attempts to hit that number. Despite the high passing […]

DraftKings MNF NFL DFS Lineup Picks for Week 13 (12/7/20) - Daily Fantasy Football

We have reached Monday but surprisingly enough, we get treated to two NFL football games this Monday! The Washington Football Team takes on the Pittsburgh Steelers at 5 pm while the Buffalo Bills head out West to take on the San Francisco 49ers at 8 pm. In this article, I will be providing you with […]