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Justin Carter is PhD candidate in creative writing at the University of North Texas. He writes about the NFL, NBA, and the WNBA here on RotoBaller. If he's not watching those things, he's either teaching college English or watching NASCAR.
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Trey Burton Signs With Colts
The Indianapolis Colts have signed tight end Trey Burton to one-year deal worth the minimum. Burton spent the past two seasons with the Chicago Bears, and he'll receive a total of $4 million that's already guaranteed from the Bears. Limited to just eight games in 2019, he finished with 14 catches for 84 yards after... Read More
Colts Bring Back Marcus Johnson
The Indianapolis Colts have re-signed wide receiver Marcus Johnson, per his agents. Johnson appeared in eight games for the Colts last season, starting six of them and finishing with 17 catches for 277 yards and a pair of touchdowns. Notably, Johnson was targeted at least four times in each of the team's final five games,... Read More
Jaguars Not Married To Drafting A Running Back Early
Jacksonville Jaguars running back Leonard Fournette has been on the trading block all offseason, and with rumors continuing to heat up about a trade, Jaguars.com's John Oehser was asked what the Jaguars would do in the NFL draft if they moved Fournette before Thursday. Oehser believes that Jacksonville should already target a running back in... Read More
Running Backs to Stash in Dynasty Pre-Draft
The NFL Draft is traditionally viewed as a time when end-of-bench guys lose value because their teams draft new players to replace them. But 32 NFL teams aren't drafting running backs during this draft, which means that there's value to be found among players who are currently in the league. This is a good time... Read More
Melvin Gordon to Broncos: Fantasy Impact
Last year, Melvin Gordon held out, hoping for a bigger contract with the Los Angeles Chargers. It didn't happen, so he entered free agency this year, signing a deal on Friday with the Denver Broncos. His two-year deal worth $16 million is undoubtedly less than he hoped for and is far less than the $10... Read More
Tom Brady to Buccaneers: Fantasy Impact
Well, it happened: Tom Brady -- arguably the greatest quarterback of all-time -- is leaving New England and signing with the Tampa Bay Buccaneers. For the first time in his career, Brady is away from Bill Belichick and the Patriots. This is going to be weird. Brady's fit in a Bruce Arians offense that relied... Read More
Teddy Bridgewater to Panthers: Fantasy Impact
The busiest thing about NFL free agency so far has been the quarterback changes. Entering Tuesday, we all still thought that the Panthers were sticking by their statement that they intended to enter 2020 with Cam Newton at quarterback. If you follow him on Twitter, you know very well that isn't the case. By the end... Read More
David Johnson to Texans: Fantasy Impact
Well, NFL free agency has started, and if you thought a global pandemic was going to stop Houston Texans coach Bill O'Brien from doing something that the entire football world thought was bad, you were wrong. Just about an hour into free agency, word broke that Houston was trading for running back David Johnson, which... Read More
XFL Recap: Which Players Might Find Their Way To The NFL?
As I'm sure you've heard, the XFL's first season is officially over due to COVID-19. The league plans to play in 2021, but players have reportedly been given permission to sign NFL contracts, so it's safe to assume at least some of the league's best players will wind up in the NFL this Fall. Let's... Read More
Way-Too-Early 2020 Mock Draft Reaction
Mock Draft SZN is here! Oh, wait...no, it's actually far too early for anyone to be doing mock drafts. Except us, the RotoBallers, because we couldn't wait to do a mock draft and I'm here to talk about the results. Below, you'll find my commentary on this totally accurate 2020 mock draft before the NFL Draft... Read More
XFL Week 5: What We Learned
The fifth week of XFL play is behind us, which means we've officially reached the halfway mark of the XFL regular season. The Houston Roughnecks remain the league's only undefeated team, and no one else has fewer than two losses. Tampa Bay and Seattle bring up the rear at 1-4, but Seattle's playoff chances are... Read More
FanDuel, DraftKings XFL DFS Lineup Picks (Week 5): Daily Fantasy Football Advice
We're heading into Week 5 of the XFL this weekend, and things are starting to make some sense in the league. D.C. is actually bad, St. Louis is surprisingly good, and despite winning the Twitter meme battle ahead of last week's meeting with Houston, the Dallas Renegades couldn't win the actual game, falling in the... Read More
XFL Week 4: What We Learned
We're four weeks into the XFL season and, for those of you in season-long XFL leagues, are halfway through the fantasy regular season. Week 4 saw the first Texas Throwdown, in which the Houston Roughnecks beat the Dallas Renegades more to 4-0, and it also saw the Tampa Bay Vipers earn their first-ever XFL victory.... Read More
FanDuel, DraftKings XFL DFS Lineup Picks (Week 4): Daily Fantasy Football Advice
The XFL is a hit, but there's still enough mystery going on that astute DFS players can exploit some things when building lineups. That's why we're here with our new weekly XFL daily fantasy picks for your DFS lineups. Now, there are a lot of different ways to do XFL DFS lineups, as some sites... Read More
XFL Week 3: What We Learned
Week 3 of XFL football is behind us, and it was a week with some strange things. The Wildcats being up 27-0 at one point against the Defenders? Tampa having a shot against Houston? The New York Guardians scoring just nine points? Wait, nevermind, that last one was something we probably all expected based on... Read More
XFL Week 2: What We Learned
The second week of the XFL is in the books, and it was an interesting week. On Saturday, offenses tanked, with a pair of games in which one or both teams struggled to move the ball. On Sunday, though, we saw the fireworks we were hoping for, headlined by Landry Jones becoming the league's first... Read More
Dynasty Price Check - Josh Allen
The NFL offseason has arrived, which means that it's time for us to go all-in on dynasty mode. The time between the Super Bowl and the NFL Draft is the time for dynasty players to make some moves and try to make their team better -- or worse, if you're rebuilding and looking for draft... Read More
XFL Week 1: What We Learned
The first week of XFL action is behind us and it sure was fun. The league ran a lot more smoothly than last year's attempt at a Spring league, the AAF. The league featured some good offensive play and some good innovations, like a kickoff rule that might have fixed one of football's most dangerous... Read More
NBA Trade Deadline - Fantasy Basketball Winners and Losers
The NBA's trade deadline has past, and the past three days of trades have been an adventure. It started with a four-teamer that sent Clint Capela to Atlanta and Robert Covington to Houston, then culminated a smattering of last hour deals, including Andre Drummond getting shipped to Cleveland. A lot happened, which is why RotoBaller... Read More
XFL Depth Chart Analysis
The XFL kicks off on Saturday, and on Thursday the league's depth charts dropped. Like with last year's AAF launch, these depth charts come very close to the first games, which doesn't give us a whole lot of time to get ready for the first games. While many of you have already finished, or nearly... Read More
Biggest Surprises of 2019: Running Back
The 2019 NFL season was an interesting year for the running back position. Christian McCaffrey was the overall RB1, but some of the other top players fell below expectations. That led to some interesting final results when the final season standings came around. And while some of those -- Dalvin Cook as the RB3, Leonard... Read More
Introducing the 2020 Rookie Tight End Class
Out of all the skill positions, tight end is the one where rookies have the most issue making an immediate impact. But there's still always some value at every position in every NFL Draft, and the 2020 one is no exception, even if people are very down on this year's crop of tight ends. Let's... Read More
The Fantasy Basketball Drop List: Week 15
It's been a long week. Kobe Bryant's passing last Sunday has cast a pall over basketball, and has made it hard to see the games as what they're meant to be: games. Instead, turning on an NBA game has been met with this huge sense of sadness and grief, and this feeling that everything is... Read More
Biggest Surprises of 2019: Tight End
The 2019 NFL season was anything but predictable. I mean, the Tennessee Titans made the AFC title game! Andrew Luck retired right before the season! [Insert one of many, many other things here, because all lists need three items but I couldn't decide between all the possible third options.] One position where things at the... Read More
Biggest Busts of 2019: Quarterback
The 2019 NFL season is over, and it's time to look back on what happened. 2019 was a year where some quarterbacks -- Lamar Jackson, Josh Allen -- leaped up to the top of the fantasy charts, while other guys faded from where they were expected to perform. Today, I want to talk about three... Read More
2020 Early Sleepers and Draft Targets - Wide Receiver
The 2019 fantasy football season is over, but it's never too early to get a jump start on next year, right? While the offseason in the fantasy community usually gets dynasty-heavy pretty quickly, we don't want to completely forget the redraft players out there who are already plotting a way to win in 2020. Wide... Read More
How'd We Miss That? Lamar Jackson's 2019 Breakout
Fantasy football analysts say a lot of things, and often those things turn out to be true. But the nature of saying a lot of things is that sometimes those things turn out to be not true, and sometimes a lot of us say the same thing that turns out to be not true. I'll... Read More
The Fantasy Basketball Drop List: Week 13
2020 is speeding along, as we're already halfway into the month of January. It'll be All-Star break time before you know it, with the fantasy playoffs on the horizon just after that. Time flies! Here's our weekly fantasy basketball drop list, a look at players who are can be dropped in some or all formats.... Read More
The Fantasy Basketball Drop List: Week 12
We missed last week, so a belated Happy New Year to our readers. Hopefully the first week and a half of 2020 has treated you and your fantasy teams well. Here's our weekly fantasy basketball drop list, a look at players who are can be dropped in some or all formats. Every Friday, we'll look... Read More
Darren Fells Ends Season With Another Touchdown
Houston Texans tight end Darren Fells set the team record for touchdowns by a tight end during the regular season, and he added another in Sunday's playoff loss to the Chiefs. Fells finished with three catches for 22 yards and the score. Fells is a free agent this year and his 2019 performance might price... Read More
