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Richard Rodgers (TE, GB) - NFL Waiver Wire Pickups
BALLER MOVE: Add in 12-Team Leagues OWNED IN: 24% Fleaflicker ANALYSIS: Jared Cook has wasted yet another opportunity to be an impact player. Many fantasy experts (me included) thought Cook would come to Green Bay and supplant Richard Rodgers as the Packers' starting tight end because of Cook’s superior pass-catching skills. Instead, Cook has six receptions for 53 yards... Read More
Jesse James (TE, PIT) - NFL Waiver Wire Pickups
BALLER MOVE: Add in 10- and 12-Team Leagues OWNED IN: 30% Fleaflicker ANALYSIS: Jesse James may have caught two touchdown passes in his first four games this season, but he was not doing any fantasy favors for anybody when it came to yardage. He only amassed 85 yards over the first month of play, and his longest catch... Read More
Tight Ends Waiver Wire: Week 6 Pickups & Adds
If you are in need of a fantasy tight end, this is not the best week to be you. The only two tight ends on bye this week are Tampa Bay’s Cameron Brate and Minnesota’s Kyle Rudolph, two of the most popular pickups at the position in recent weeks. But the options on fantasy waiver... Read More
Marcus Mariota, Todd Gurley and Odell Beckham Jr.: Panic or Don’t Panic?
Millions of fantasy football owners are about to press the panic button. Fantasy owners expected big things and bigger numbers from Tennessee’s Marcus Mariota, St. Louis’ Todd Gurley and New York’s Odell Beckham Jr. heading into the 2016 season. What they have gotten is a lot of losses in their leagues thanks to this trio. ... Read More
Austin Seferian-Jenkins (TE, NYJ) - NFL Waiver Wire Pickups
BALLER MOVE: Add in 14- and 16-Team Leagues OWNED IN: 4% Fleaflicker ANALYSIS: The Jets badly need a pass-catching tight end, so once the talented but troubled Austin Seferian-Jenkins learns the playbook, he should be able to step in and make some plays in the coming weeks. Check out RotoBaller's famous fantasy football draft sleepers... Read More
Garrett Celek (TE, SF) - NFL Waiver Wire Pickups
BALLER MOVE: Stream in 12- and 14-Team Leagues OWNED IN: 0% Fleaflicker ANALYSIS: Garrett Celek surprised fantasy owners with five receptions for 79 yards against Dallas in Week 4. If San Francisco’s starting tight end, Vance McDonald, is unable to play again this Thursday night, Celek could be in line for another decent day. Check out... Read More
Ryan Griffin (TE, HOU) - NFL Waiver Wire Pickups
BALLER MOVE: Stream in 12- and 14-Team Leagues OWNED IN: 0% Fleaflicker ANALYSIS: Ryan Griffin is not owned in many fantasy leagues, but he has now posted back-to-back 50-yard games and was targeted 11 times over the past two weeks by Houston quarterback Brock Osweiler. Griffin will suffice as a one-week stopgap if you need a... Read More
Charles Clay (TE, BUF) - NFL Waiver Wire Pickups
BALLER MOVE: Add in 10- and 12-team leagues OWNED IN: 45% Fleaflicker ANALYSIS: Now that the perpetually-injured Sammy Watkins is officially not returning for a couple months, Tyrod Taylor has to throw to somebody, and it will not always be to his subpar-at-best wide receivers. Robert Woods’ 9.4 yards per catch is downright pathetic, and supposed... Read More
Hunter Henry (TE, SD) - NFL Waiver Wire Pickups
BALLER MOVE: Add in 10- and 12-team leagues until Antonio Gates returns OWNED IN: 23% Fleaflicker ANALYSIS: Antonio Gates can take his time getting healthy, and if Hunter Henry keeps doing what he has been doing in his absence, Gates might as well just retire. Henry followed his 72-yard outing in Week 3 by catching four passes... Read More
Cameron Brate (TE, TB) - NFL Waiver Wire Pickups
BALLER MOVE: Add in all leagues OWNED IN: 26% Fleaflicker ANALYSIS: The wait for Brate to be great was not too late. Rhyming aside, Brate has proved that Austin Seferian-Jenkins was expendable for the Bucs. He followed his two-TD breakout performance from the week prior with a solid five receptions for 67 yards this past Sunday. ... Read More
Tight Ends Waiver Wire: Week 5 Pickups & Adds
What's up RotoBallers. This article will aim to highlight Week 5 waiver wire adds for tight ends, players that you should consider targeting on your league's waiver wire The bye week takes a toll on the fantasy tight end pool this upcoming week as Seattle’s Jimmy Graham and Kansas City’s Travis Kelce get the week off. Graham... Read More
Three Players Fantasy Owners Should Buy Low Right Now
My column last week was about which players fantasy owners should sell high on. Now it is time to tackle the opposite, the players fantasy owners should buy low. You need to work both ends of the sell high/buy low philosophy to win at fantasy football. Not only should you trade players when they have... Read More
Jack Doyle (TE, IND) - NFL Waiver Wire Pickups
Baller Move: Add in 12- and 14-team leagues Owned In: 31% of Fleaflicker Leauges Analysis: Doyle is proving that he is no one-hit wonder like Right Said Fred. He snagged all the passes thrown to him by Andrew Luck this past Sunday and accounted for 62 yards. Doyle should continue to be targeted at least five or six... Read More
Hunter Henry (TE, SD) - NFL Waiver Wire Pickups
Baller Move: Add in 12- and 14-team leagues Owned In: 14% of Fleaflicker Leauges Analysis: Who knows when Antonio Gates will return? His 36-year-old body has been beaten up more than John Cena’s over the past decade-plus. Henry caught five passes for 76 yards in Gates’ absence this past weekend and should see passes whether Gates returns or not.... Read More
Cameron Brate (TE, TB) - NFL Waiver Wire Pickups
Baller Move: Add in 12-team leagues Owned In: 8% of Fleaflicker Leauges Analysis: Austin Seferian-Jenkins might be someone you want to pick up in your TMZ fantasy league after his infamous DUI arrest video that is making the rounds, but his fantasy football value has dried up to zilch now that Tampa Bay has released him. Conversely, Brate’s... Read More
Zach Miller (TE, CHI) - NFL Waiver Wire Pickups
Baller Move: Add in 10-team leagues Owned In: 49% of Fleaflicker Leauges Analysis: Being Brian Hoyer’s favorite target is probably equivalent to being the Cleveland Browns’ favorite kicker in terms of fantasy value. That said, Miller had seven receptions for 47 yards over the first two weeks with Jay Cutler primarily as his quarterback, but he had eight... Read More
Kyle Rudolph (TE, MIN) - NFL Waiver Wire Pickups
Baller Move: Add in 12-team leagues Owned In: 50% of Fleaflicker Leauges Analysis: Minnesota’s offense has gone through turmoil and transformations the last several weeks, hasn’t it? Adrian Peterson and Teddy Bridgewater are out, Jerick McKinnon and Sam Bradford are in, and Stefon Diggs is catching everything from footballs to lutefisk thrown his way. The only thing the... Read More
Tight Ends Waiver Wire: Week 4 Pickups & Adds
Tight ends are back in business in fantasy football! After a downright disappointing Week 1, tight ends have bounced back the last two weeks for fantasy owners, even with perennial top tight end Rob Gronkowski still not being a fantasy factor as of yet. But there are still some fantasy owners who will need a... Read More
Three Players Fantasy Owners Should Sell High On
Fantasy football is just like the stock market. To succeed you have to buy low and sell high. There is a time to buy low and get players when their price tags are at their lowest points. There is also a time to sell high and trade the players on your fantasy squad who have gotten... Read More
Charles Clay (TE, BUF) - Waiver Wire Pickups
Baller Move: Add in 12-team leagues Owned in: 55% of FleaFlicker leagues Analysis: Clay has been a disappointment in the eyes of many fantasy owners (and Buffalo fans) since signing with the Bills last year, but the firing of run-addicted Greg Roman might turn into more pass attempts for Tyrod Taylor. If that holds true, Clay should certainly... Read More
Lance Kendricks (TE, LA) - Waiver Wire Pickups
Baller Move: Stream in 14-team leagues Owned in: 6% of FleaFlicker leagues Analysis: I know Case Keenum and Kendricks will never be confused with Tom Brady and Rob Gronkowski, but Kendricks had 61 yards against Seattle last weekend and this weekend faces a Tampa Bay defense that allowed Matt Ryan and Carson Palmer to rip them to shreds... Read More
Jordan Cameron (TE, MIA) - Waiver Wire Pickups
Baller Move: Stream in 12-team leagues Owned in: 32% of FleaFlicker leagues Analysis: I am not completely sold on Cameron since his 49 yards and a TD against New England came after Ryan Tannehill through the ball about 700 times. That said, Cameron gets to run patterns against the hapless Cleveland this upcoming week, and Miami has five of... Read More
Vance McDonald (TE, SF) - Waiver Wire Pickups
Baller Move: Add in 12-team leagues Owned in: 22% of FleaFlicker leagues Analysis: Two weeks, two touchdowns...and one was a 75-yarder! That’s all I need to know, how about you? McDonald is not exactly drowning in targets, but when Blaine Gabbert does look his way McDonald is definitely making the most of his opportunities. McDonald is a beast... Read More
Jacob Tamme (TE, ATL) - Waiver Wire Pickups
Baller Move: Add in 12-team leagues Owned in: 41% of FleaFlicker leagues Analysis: Tamme has a reputation as a solid fantasy play when the Falcons are home at the Georgia Dome, but he also tends to put up the stats of a blocking tight end when he goes on the road. Tamme drowned that theory in the river this... Read More
Dennis Pitta (TE, BAL) - Waiver Wire Pickups
Baller Move: Add in 10-team leagues Owned in: 9% of FleaFlicker leagues Analysis: Did you listen to me last week when I told you to pick Pitta up? No? While I am sure Pitta was picked up in a handful of leagues, he is probably still available in most fantasy leagues. But he won’t be for long after... Read More
Tight Ends Waiver Wire: Week 3 Pickups & Adds
The slump for tight ends luckily lasted just one week. Tight ends had a nice turnaround in Week 2 after no tight end had more than 75 receiving yards in any Week 1 game, but that does not mean that fantasy owners won't be scouring their league’s waiver wires for help this week. If anything it means... Read More
Three Wide Receivers on the Rise Heading into Week 2
The NFL is a pass-first league now more than ever, so the fantasy stock of wide receivers will skyrocket or plummet throughout the season. This column is about the receivers whose fantasy values are on the rise. There are several factors that can account for how well a receiver will produce, including his quarterback, the... Read More
Tight Ends Waiver Wire: Week 2 Pickups & Adds
When Rob Gronkowski takes a week off, you realize how weak the top tier of tight ends is. There were not many tight ends who stamped themselves as fantasy stalwarts during the opening week of the NFL season. No tight end accounted for 75 receiving yards, and only nine touchdowns tosses went to the position.... Read More
Week 1 Tight End Waiver Wire Pickups and Adds
Everyone cannot have Rob Gronkowski or Jordan Reed as their fantasy tight end. This column is for those of you who hate the tight ends on your fantasy rosters right now. Fantasy football drafts and auctions have come and gone. If you are not happy with what you have at tight end, there are still... Read More
Deep League Analysis: Sophomore Quarterbacks Set to Struggle in 2016
The top two picks in the 2015 NFL draft were quarterbacks, Tampa Bay’s Jameis Winston and Tennessee’s Marcus Mariota. Neither were busts last year, and both should improve and be even better this year. Other than that dynamic duo, no other rookie quarterback had an iota of fantasy value in 2015. Only one other rookie... Read More
