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About Robert Lorge - RotoBaller
I've been playing fantasy football for close to 20 years. I am a firm believer in following the numbers. I love searching for trends between teams, players and coaching staffs. I look at fantasy football like one big math equation just waiting to be solved and if you're able to find and interpret the right numbers correctly, you're going to do a lot of damage in your leagues.
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Robert Lorge - RotoBaller has written 108 articles so far, you can find them below.
Finding Tight End Breakouts for Fantasy Football – Cracking the Code for Week 2
Last year I approached RotoBaller asking to write a weekly tight end article on their utilization metrics, hoping to find some underlining hints on certain players that might pop in the future or that we should be writing off. They gave me the green light and here we are. I knew going into this article... Read More
Fantasy Football Injury Reports For NFL WRs: Week 2 Updates for Keenan Allen, Tee Higgins, Allen Lazard, Chris Godwin, Michael Gallup
Below, you will find our fantasy football injuries roundup for wide receivers as of September 14th, coming out of the first week of regular season action. We're onto Week 2 and hopefully all of you out there are 1–0. The reality is, of course, that's simply not the case. For some, the cause of your... Read More
The Cut List – Who to Drop for Week 2?
Week One is officially in the books. After an excruciatingly long summer, NFL football is finally back. As glorious as the Sundays are – and they are magnificent, make no mistake about that – the new week brings some painstaking decisions. Fantasy managers looking up and down their lineup are often left with impossible choices.... Read More
Fantasy Football Injury Reports For NFL WRs: Week 1 Updates for Tee Higgins, Allen Lazard, Deebo Samuel, Kadarius Toney, Jaylen Waddle
As exciting as it is to officially have football back – and it most certainly is awesome – but fantasy managers will quickly be reminded that now injuries, practice participation, and the dreaded questionable tag will loom over us all every Monday-Sunday until February. It’s a small price to pay for finally having the NFL... Read More
Don't Stop Believing in Clyde Edwards-Helaire
At this point, it’s no mystery the Kansas City Chiefs made a mistake when they took Clyde Edwards-Helaire over Jonathan Taylor and D’Andre Swift. That much is crystal clear. Despite that, however, it doesn’t mean Edwards-Helaire is worthless in fantasy football. He has a lot of things working against him and not all of them... Read More
JuJu Smith-Schuster (WR, KC) - 2022 Fantasy Football Draft Values
BALLER MOVE: Target Around ~50 Overall CURRENT ADP: ~75 ANALYSIS: Everyone is so focused on JuJu Smith-Schuster's last three seasons, but let's add a little context to these numbers. In 2019, JuJu missed four games and finished with a disappointing stat line of just 40 receptions, 552 yards, and three touchdowns. However, to be fair,... Read More
NFL Players on New Teams Ready to Break Out for 2022 Fantasy Football
Every year, free agency sends shockwaves through the fantasy football community. During the offseason, these moves tend to be magnified because there are so few things for fantasy managers to be focused on. Every once in a while, a free agency move can send a player's value skyrocketing. Sometimes these moves are due to an... Read More
Running Backs Targets for Zero-RB Fantasy Football Drafts (2022)
There are so many different fantasy football draft strategies nowadays, but no other strategy comes with as much scrutiny and judgment as the zero-running back strategy. For the longest time, the running back position was widely accepted as the most important position in fantasy football. For some, that’s still very much the case. However, with... Read More
NFL Rookies Most Likely to Make Fantasy Football Impacts (And Those Who Won't)
With the popularity of dynasty leagues growing and the fantasy impact of the last few rookie classes, fantasy managers seem to be flocking to NFL newbies at far higher rates than before. Our expectations increased, oftentimes to unrealistic levels. Guys like Ja’Marr Chase and Najee Harris have spoiled us. They were also drafted into picture-perfect... Read More
Fantasy Football Kicker Draft Rankings - 2022 Tiered Ranks and Analysis
We're officially in our annual 2022 Fantasy Football Draft Prep part of the season. Fantasy managers everywhere are tracking training camp news and adjusting their rankings to help them dominate their upcoming fantasy football drafts. While there's no doubt the vast majority of your time will be spent focused on the four primary positions –... Read More
Adam Thielen (WR, MIN) - 2022 Fantasy Football Draft Values
BALLER MOVE: Target Around ~62 Overall CURRENT ADP: ~71 ANALYSIS: Fantasy managers are likely cautious around Thielen because he was injured last year and is 32 years old. Those are all valid reasons, but WR34? In the last five years, he’s been a top-15 receiver four times. In fact, you might be surprised to find out... Read More
DJ Moore (WR, CAR) - 2022 Fantasy Football Draft Values
BALLER MOVE: Target Around ~30 Overall CURRENT ADP: ~42 ANALYSIS: People are underestimating Baker Mayfield. We forget that he played the majority of 2021 with a torn shoulder labrum that frequently became dislocated. Not only that, but Kareem Hunt missed nine games, Jarvis Landry missed four, and Odell Beckham Jr. only played six games before... Read More
Drake London (WR, ATL) - 2022 Fantasy Football Draft Values
BALLER MOVE: Target Around ~85 Overall CURRENT ADP: ~93 ANALYSIS: The receiver depth chart is barren in Atlanta. It includes names like Auden Tate and Olamide Zaccheaus. The Falcons have over 280 vacated targets last season with the loss of, most notably, Mike Davis, Calvin Ridley, Russell Gage, Hayden Hurst, and Tajae Sharpe. They combined... Read More
Treylon Burks (WR, TEN): 2022 Fantasy Football Draft Values
BALLER MOVE: Target Around ~97 Overall CURRENT ADP: ~104 ANALYSIS: A.J. Brown was traded during the first round of the NFL Draft and the Titans immediately selected his replacement, who just so happens to be someone many people is a clone of himself, Treylon Burks. The Titans also signed Austin Hooper and traded for Robert... Read More
Derek Carr (QB, LV): 2022 Fantasy Football Draft Values
BALLER MOVE: Target Around ~98 Overall CURRENT ADP: ~109 ANALYSIS: Las Vegas Raiders quarterback Derek Carr was given a gift this offseason when the new front office regime promptly sent their first and second-round picks in the 2022 NFL Draft to the Green Bay Packers in exchange for wide receiver Davante Adams. The pair are now reunited from... Read More
Breece Hall (RB, NYJ): 2022 Fantasy Football Draft Values
BALLER MOVE: Target Around ~28 Overall CURRENT ADP: ~38 ANALYSIS: Draft capital speaks volumes. As well as Carter played as a rookie, at the end of the day, he was a fourth-round pick and those players are always at risk of being upgraded. We know Hall is going to handle the vast majority of early-down... Read More
Chase Edmonds (RB, MIA) - 2022 Fantasy Football Draft Values
BALLER MOVE: Target Around ~65 Overall CURRENT ADP: ~84 ANALYSIS: If you're looking to try a Zero-RB strategy in 2022, Edmonds needs to be on your draft board. He's another running back who fits the more prototypical Zero-RB target we want to target because of his role in the passing game. The Dolphins made Edmonds... Read More
7 Bold Predictions for the 2022 Fantasy Football Season
Everyone likes bold predictions. Whether that’s because they like glancing at unexpected, but technically possible outcomes or because they like getting worked up over the absurdity of the bold predictions, I have no idea. If I were a betting man, which I am, I lean towards the latter. With that mindset, I fully embrace the... Read More
Boom or Bust Wide Receivers for 2022 Fantasy Football Drafts
We’re here looking for the next Cooper Kupp and Allen Robinson. The kind of guys who will help win and lose fantasy football seasons this year. The reality is, we’re very unlikely to have any players who end up in the same stratosphere of season Kupp and Robinson had last year, but that doesn’t mean... Read More
Must-Have Quarterbacks for 2022 Fantasy Football Drafts
It wasn’t long ago since fantasy analysts were telling everyone to wait on the quarterback position. There are so many of them, just wait. Over the past few years with the explosion of passing offenses and rise in rushing quarterbacks, the strategy and how we approach this position is changing. That’s a great thing because... Read More
This Year's League-Winning RB Is...
As fantasy football managers we are constantly looking for players who can be league-winners. The reality is these are incredibly difficult to find and most of our league-winners that occur each year happen due to an injury. Finding a league winner in their current situation is going to cost a premium because if they're already... Read More
NFL Wide Receiver Breakout Candidates for 2022 Fantasy Football Drafts
It was quite the fantasy football season in 2021 for wide receiver breakouts. Fantasy managers were treated to breakout seasons from players like Cooper Kupp, Deebo Samuel, Michael Pittman Jr., Jaylen Waddle, and Marquise Brown, among many others. It's a position that routinely provides fantasy managers with plenty of sleeper and breakout candidates. If you... Read More
NFL Rookie Wide Receivers Set Up For Immediate Fantasy Football Success
In recent seasons, rookie receivers have been on the rise and are giving fantasy managers instant starters and not only that but impact players. It would be best to not get sucked into that dream and accept that should not be the expectation. The seasons Justin Jefferson, Ja'Marr Chase, and Jaylen Waddle have given us... Read More
Wide Receivers Who Increased Their Fantasy Value by Switching Teams
Every year, free agency sends shockwaves through the fantasy football community. During the offseason, these moves tend to be magnified because there are so few things for fantasy managers to be focused on. Every once in a while, a free agency move can send a player's value skyrocketing. Sometimes these moves are due to an... Read More
What Fantasy Managers Should Know About These Injured Receivers - Michael Thomas, Chris Godwin, Robert Woods, Michael Gallup
Fantasy managers are no strangers to managing injuries and determining how to handle those injured and other players who are indirectly affected by that player's absence. That is, after all, a major component of football – injuries. They're always going to happen, they're absolutely unavoidable. However, typically fantasy managers aren't left with so many questions... Read More
Trey McBride NFL Rookie Profile - Fantasy Football Tight End Outlook
The Arizona Cardinals used their 55th pick in the 2022 NFL Draft on Trey McBride, tight end out of Colorado State. He was the consensus No. 1 tight end among draft experts and analysts and that's the way the actual draft played out, which from a fantasy perspective, is always a good thing. Fantasy managers,... Read More
Rachaad White NFL Rookie Profile – Fantasy Football Running Back Outlook
The Tampa Bay Buccaneers made Rachaad White the 91st prospect off the board in this year's NFL Draft. After letting Ronald Jones II walk in free agency and with Ke'Shawn Vaughn struggling to make much of an impact in two seasons, Tampa needed to reinforce their depth at running back behind starter Leonard Fournette. Fournette... Read More
NFL Schedule Winners and Losers for Fantasy Football
The NFL schedule release is always an event that creates a lot of excitement. For starters, it means we’re all one step closer to football. For those of us in keeper and dynasty leagues, who doesn’t immediately go check your schedule to determine where your bye weeks line up against your opponents and what players... Read More
Veteran Running Backs Due for Regression in 2022 Fantasy Football
The life of an NFL running back can come at you fast. There may be no other position in professional football that changes so quickly and so profoundly. Two years ago, Christian McCaffrey was one of the greatest fantasy football running backs of all time. Fast forward to 2022, and there are some people who... Read More
Biggest Fantasy Football Winners of NFL Draft Day Two - Breece Hall, David Bell, James Cook, Skyy Moore, Christian Watson and more
The most important rule for fantasy football is to chase talent. One way or another, the cream always rises to the top. Maybe you didn’t think it was the best landing spot when Davante Adams went to the Packers and was “stuck” behind Jordy Nelson and Randall Cobb. Maybe you had concerns about Dallas Goedert... Read More
