Waiver Wire Express - Week 16 Lightning Round

Whether you're approaching your championship game, playing for third place or looking to avoid the sacko, we here at RotoBaller are here to help and get you waiver information as fast (and as accurately) as possible. Consider this the waiver wire lightning round heading into Week 16. This column is published early every week and then […]

The Cut List - Players on the Chopping Block (Week 16)

This is your weekly list of players to drop. I will do my best to limit this list to injured players and players you might consider holding. If you roster pure handcuffs or backups, obviously you can let them go at any time. The players on this list will, ideally, be guys that aren't clearly […]

Redskins Defense Exploits Sputtering Jaguars

The Washington Redskins defense/special teams desperately needed a get-right game, and they found it in a road victory over Jacksonville. Cody Kessler threw for a whopping 57 yards, and the Redskins even shut down Leonard Fournette. Jacksonville's only touchdown came on a Dede Westbrook punt return, and Washington recorded six sacks along with two forced […]

Josh Doctson Hits Rock Bottom In Week 15

Washington Redskins wide receiver Josh Doctson was targeted twice and held without a catch in Sunday's win over Jacksonville. Doctson came into the game with health concerns due to a concussion, but was given the green light to play. Fantasy owners have long since parted ways with the hope that he would put forth at […]

Vernon Davis Posts A Dud In Week 15

Washington Redskins tight end Vernon Davis caught two passes for just 16 yards in Sunday's win over the Jaguars. In the absence of Jordan Reed, it was Jeremy Sprinkle, not Davis, who capitalized with a trip to the end zone. The total lack of consistency from Washington's beleaguered passing game has rendered each of its […]

Jamison Crowder Catches Four Passes In Win

Washington Redskins wide receiver Jamison Crowder hauled in all four of his targets for 46 yards on Sunday in what has become a pretty predictable stat line. In a season admittedly hampered by a relatively long-term visit to the shelf, Crowder has not caught more than four passes in a game. If not for his […]

Chris Thompson A No-Show Against Jacksonville

Washington Redskins running back Chris Thompson averaged slightly above two yards per touch in Sunday's win over the Jaguars. Since returning from injury three weeks ago, he has recorded 18 total touches for 72 yards and zero end zone visits. This is not the Thompson we're used to seeing, but considering the uncanny string of […]

Josh Johnson Serviceable In Week 15 Victory

Washington Redskins quarterback Josh Johnson has done as well as can be asked of him after taking over the offense late in a Week 14 blowout. In a hard-fought road triumph over Jacksonville on Sunday, Johnson threw for 151 yards and the team's lone touchdown, while adding 49 more yards with his legs. In Week […]

Jeremy Sprinkle Scores Washington's Only Touchdown

Washington Redskins tight end Jeremy Sprinkle caught three passes in Sunday's win over the Jaguars, one of which went for a touchdown. The three receptions were his first of the entire season, and Sprinkle had not even been targeted in the passing game since Nov. 18. With Jordan Reed's status for the final two weeks […]

Adrian Peterson Tallies 51 Yards In Win

Washington Redskins running back Adrian Peterson averaged just 2.7 yards per carry en route to a 51-yard, zero-touchdown Week 15 performance at Jacksonville. Remove the 90-yard touchdown run from Peterson's Week 13 stat line, and he has not provided a start-worthy outing since Week 11. Volume kept his fantasy value afloat for the first half […]

Updated Week 15 PPR Rankings (Top 300)

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: James Conner is officially inactive. T.Y. Hilton is officially playing. LeSean McCoy and Chris Ivory are both officially out. Josh Lambo is out, Kai Forbath will replace […]

Alex Smith Released From Hospital

Washington Redskins quarterback Alex Smith (leg) was finally released from the hospital on Sunday after spending multiple days in the hospital and going through several surgeries to combat infection in his broken right leg. There is optimism but no certainty that Smith will be able to play football again. If Smith can't play again, the […]

Josh Doctson, Chris Thompson Playing Sunday

Washington Redskins wide receiver Josh Doctson (concussion) and running back Chris Thompson (illness) are both active in Week 15 against the Jaguars. It's really hard to trust any fantasy weapon in Washington's offense now that quarterback Josh Johnson is running the show, and that includes both Doctson and Thompson. The Jaguars present a tough matchup […]

NFL Survivor Pool Picks (Week 15) - Targets and Avoids

Another Sunday for the dogs. Texans, Patriots, Broncos, Steelers, and Rams all lost outright. The Chiefs and Chargers both narrowly won, but failed to cover. We've had two straight weeks of underdogs winning. Will that trend continue in Week 15? With nearly all participants in survivor pools eliminated, you may not find a need to […]

Week 15 Matchups - Fantasy Football Game Breakdowns (Part 1)

Welcome to our Week 15 matchups analysis and starts/sits column for fantasy football. We'll be covering every matchup from every Sunday game to help you make the best decisions for your fantasy lineups. We'll also be updating this as injury reports come in so check back often. This article will cover the early slate of games, beginning […]

Week 15 Busts - Overvalued Players to Avoid In Fantasy Football

How did your first week of playoff action go? Did you lose in multiple leagues because Adam Thielen piled up some garbage time yardage? Or was that just me? Let's talk about some guys you should avoid this week. As I did last week, each section will feature two or three players per position and […]

Week 15 Rankings Analysis - Nick Mariano vs. Industry ECR

Greetings to those of you still in the playoff hunt and welcome to the weekly column that puts my rankings up on a projector and compares them against the Expert Consensus Rankings (ECR). I’m currently sixth in FantasyPros accuracy competition, fighting with the industry sharks, after finishing ninth (out of 130) in 2017. I hope this […]

Week 15 Defense (DEF) Streamers and Starts - 2018 Fantasy Tiers, Rankings

Are you still alive? Below are RotoBaller's Week 15 defense tiers and rankings, or which defenses to stream, start and target off the waiver wire for Week 15 of the NFL and fantasy football season. Our weekly tiered defense rankings are a guide to making waiver wire pickups to improve your lineups, and to decide […]

Flex Heroes and Zeroes - Week 15 Fantasy Football Picks

I'll keep it short and sweet here - you need to win and I want you to win. That's where the ol' gut comes in. See, there are many reasons to think Cousins won't throw the ball very often this week, Edwards will see a reduced workload, McKenzie has too low a ceiling to start […]

DraftKings Power Pivots: NFL DFS Week 15

Hello RotoBallers! Welcome back to Power Pivots, where we are always in search of players that will offer us leverage in DraftKings GPPs. Those of you that read last week's column hopefully had a solid day. Our strategy of fading the cheap chalk RBs in favor of Christian McCaffery and Ezekiel Elliott worked well, while […]

Updated Running Back Depth Charts for Fantasy Football

Running backs are a critical component and core building block for all fantasy football teams. RB is one of the most volatile positions in fantasy football, and one of the highest turnover positions in the NFL. Each year, running backs drop like flies and many NFL teams make in-season changes due to injuries or poor performance. Stay […]

Week 15 Consistency Reports - Start/Sit Decisions

A weird week this week with two Saturday games. If you are reading this on Saturday then make sure you have those lineups set. Thursday Night Football was incredible but for DFS purposes it has taken away a lot of talent. For season long leagues you may already have a good shot of making your […]

Take the Over - Week 15 Games Which Could Surprise

At this stage of the season, we get a lot of really exciting matches with the potential to be high-scoring. This week's highlight figures to be on Thursday as the Los Angeles Chargers play the Kansas City Chiefs, while the New England Patriots travel to Pittsburgh to face the Steelers. These games we know are […]

Crucial Pivots for Fantasy Football Week 15

Us fantasy folks have a mantra that gets repeated ad nauseam throughout the season. "Start your studs" is the standard cliché you hear when it comes to making obvious lineup decisions. No one should be starting the likes of Derek Carr over Aaron Rodgers just because Carr has an easy matchup...or should they? That's what […]

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 […]

Chris Thompson, Josh Doctson Questionable

Washington Redskins running back Chris Thompson (illness) and wide receiver Josh Doctson (concussion) are questionable to face the Jaguars in Week 15. We suspect that both will play, but their status shouldn't be taken for granted. In an offense now led by quarterback Josh Johnson going up against a tough defense, it's really hard to […]

Jordan Reed Ruled Out

Washington Redskins head coach Jay Gruden said that tight end Jordan Reed (toe) has been ruled out for Week 15 against the Jaguars. Given Reed's extensive injury history and with the Redskins having little chance at the playoffs, it wouldn't be surprising if Reed doesn't play again this year. Vernon Davis will take over the […]

Redskins Defense Must Show Toughness In Week 15

If the Washington Redskins defense/special teams was a fighter leaning on the ropes after two straight divisional losses to Dallas and Philadelphia, the Giants delivered the knockdown blow in Week 14. In Week 15, against a Jacksonville offense playing its backup quarterback, we will learn whether Washington's defense has anything left in the tank. Still […]

Jamison Crowder The Lead Dog At WR For Redskins

Washington Redskins wide receiver Jamison Crowder will likely be the primary aerial option if Josh Doctson (concussion) is unable to suit up Sunday in Jacksonville. With the Redskins rolling out their fourth new quarterback of the season in what has already been one of the league's worst passing attacks, Crowder's value is limited even if […]

Josh Doctson Back At Practice Friday

Washington Redskins wide receiver Josh Doctson (concussion) returned to practice on Friday after missing the previous two days. While Doctson is likely to be questionable on the final injury report, he at least has a chance to suit up in Week 15 against the Jaguars. However, with Josh Johnson now under center and against a […]