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Najee Harris - Rookie Stud Or Dud?
NFL Preseason and Training Camp Risers
Training camp presents fantasy football drafters with an overwhelming amount of praise at times. By now you've likely heard that everyone is in the best shape of their life, every single rookie is expected to play a big role, and everyone is shaping up to be a steal in drafts. Sifting through all of the... Read More
Terrace Marshall Jr. - Star Rising Already
Today's fantasy football profile will take a look at rookie wide receiver Terrace Marshall Jr. by looking at his positives, his concerns, and a variety of other important information in determining his fantasy outlook for 2021. He's been sliding under the radar for most of the offseason, but is it justified to pass on him in... Read More
NFL Rookie Spotlight - Kenneth Gainwell
After a stellar 2019 at Memphis, many football fans (fantasy or otherwise) got excited for the prospects of Kenneth Gainwell Jr. in the backfield. Gainwell Jr. was the lead rushing option for the Tigers, pushing future second-round pick Antonio Gibson to a role as a wide receiver in college. Heading into the 2020 offseason, it... Read More
Late-Round Lotto Tickets - Running Back
The first few rounds of a fantasy football draft are simple. The order in which players are selected might change a bit here and there but there's not a great deal of strategy required. You hope your stud RB stays healthy, decide if you want to go RB-RB-WR or RB-WR-WR... the easy stuff. The real... Read More
Top Rookie Draft Targets for 2021 Dynasty Leagues (Premium Content)
All other Premium Tools can be accessed on the premium dashboard. With summer quickly approaching, it is that time of year yet again for the draft season to get underway. With many managers having their eyes set on preparing for season-long drafts to get started, it's the dynasty managers that have been in preparations the longest.... Read More
Top Rookie Draft Players to Avoid for 2021 Dynasty Leagues (Premium Content)
All other Premium Tools can be accessed on the premium dashboard. Going into rookie drafts, dynasty managers typically have a plan in place as to which players they will be targeting with their selections. It makes sense to think this way because you're creating a plan based on your roster construction. But what about the other... Read More
Updated 2021 Fantasy Football Rookie Rankings: Post-NFL Draft
Welcome back RotoBallers! Below you will find our staff's updated 2021 fantasy football rookie rankings (top 100). These rankings are being released after the 2021 NFL Draft, but things will of course change as we get closer to the start of the NFL season. Adjustments to these rookie rankings will be made all offseason long up until... Read More
Najee Harris - Rookie Spotlight
The Pittsburgh Steelers have been looking for a featured running back since Le'Veon Bell last graced the gridiron at Heinz Field. Bell held out for all of 2018 due to a dispute over his contract, but that is a story for a different time (Spoiler: it was a bad decision). James Conner took over the... Read More
NFL Rookie Spotlight - Rashod Bateman
For the second consecutive season, there will be an influx of extremely talented rookie wide receivers entering the NFL. One of them is undoubtedly Rashod Bateman. After three productive seasons at Minnesota, Rashod Bateman declared after his COVID-shortened junior season with the Golden Gophers. Bateman produced at an extremely high level at a non-traditional Big... Read More
Five Very Deep Draft Sleepers
As we head into the 2021 season, fantasy managers will all be looking for the next late-round draft pick or waiver wire pickup to win their fantasy league. It happens almost every year, someone who is not on the fantasy radar to start the year comes out of nowhere and becomes a league winner for... Read More
NFL Rookie Spotlight - Travis Etienne
The Jacksonville Jaguars had a nightmare of a season last year, winning just one game. Fortunately for the Jags, this meant that they "earned" the top overall draft pick, which they spent on Clemson QB Trevor Lawrence. Of more interest for fantasy, however, is their second first-round selection, running back Travis Etienne, also from Clemson.... Read More
NFL Rookie Spotlight - Zach Wilson
The New York Jets have struggled to find quality quarterback play since Hall of Famer Joe Namath's legendary career in the Big Apple. This year, the franchise took another swing at the position by taking BYU passer Zach Wilson with the second overall pick in this April's draft. With a new coaching staff, a revamped... Read More
NFL Rookie Spotlight - Ja'Marr Chase
The Cincinnati Bengals ushered in a new era of football last season with the addition of QB Joe Burrow. Now entering his second year, Burrow will be reunited with a former teammate from LSU-- WR Ja'Marr Chase-- in hopes of elevating this offense to a new level. The Bengals drafted Chase with the fifth overall... Read More
Updated Fantasy Football Dynasty Rankings: Post-NFL Draft
Welcome back RotoBallers! Below you will find our staff's updated 2021 fantasy football dynasty rankings (top 450) including RBs, WRs, QBs, TEs and NFL Rookies. These dynasty rankings are being released after the 2021 NFL Draft - factoring in trades, off-season moves and rookie situations - but things will of course change as we get closer to the... Read More
NFL Rookie Spotlight - DeVonta Smith
The Philadelphia Eagles have had a problem with their WR unit the past couple of seasons. That problem has been simple: lack of talent. Well, this past draft, the team made a huge move by selecting Heisman-winning WR DeVonta Smith out of Alabama in the first round. With a new starting QB in Jalen Hurts,... Read More
Are Rookie Running Backs Undervalued?
The fantasy football community has a short memory. In general, fantasy players overvalue what happened last year. Many articles review and analyze the relatively tiny 16-game sample that is last season and attempt to use their findings to help them project the upcoming year. Do I think we should be going back even further in... Read More
Rookie Running Backs Destined for Committees
We all want to draft the rookie running back that comes out in Year 1 and produces at a top-24 pace. Sadly, that’s just not how things go. It’s rare that you have a season like 2020 where five first-year running backs turn in RB2 or better seasons. In fact, going back to 2012, there... Read More
IDP Rookies to Watch in 2021 (Defensive Line)
We've already looked at the top rookie linebackers and defensive backs to watch in 2021. Now, we'll finish up on the front lines where the big boys fight in the trenches to find the top tackles and edge rushers. In this space, I'll highlight some rookie IDP (individual defensive player) targets for fantasy football IDP leagues. Yes,... Read More
IDP Rookies to Watch in 2021 (Defensive Back)
We continue evaluating the top rookie IDP targets for 2021 with the secondary. Read up on the top rookie linebacker targets right here. At RotoBaller, we aim to give IDP owners detailed fantasy football IDP league coverage all season long, starting with our IDP Top 120 consensus preseason rankings. Seasoned IDP vets know the top names already... Read More
IDP Rookies to Watch in 2021 (Linebacker)
Here at RotoBaller, we aim to provide top-notch coverage for fantasy leagues of all types, and fantasy football IDP leagues (individual defensive players) are no exception. Check out Chris Gregory's risers and fallers post 2021 NFL Draft for IDPs. Seasoned IDP vets know the top names already and likely know the type of players to target on... Read More
NFL Rookie Spotlight - Kyle Pitts
The enthusiasm for NFL draft prospects surges to enormous levels on an annual basis, while reaching its pinnacle when the destinations for members of each rookie class have been determined. You can find the words “generational talent” and “freak athlete” contained in the evaluations of certain newcomers, and each of these terms is largely overused.... Read More
NFL Rookie Spotlight - Justin Fields
Of all the quarterback prospects to enter the 2021 NFL Draft, Justin Fields has had the most unique route to get to his landing spot. Fields was named the Elite11 MVP heading into his senior year (over Trevor Lawrence) and was universally regarded as a five-star recruit by every major recruiting service. Fields was the... Read More
NFL Rookie Spotlight - Javonte Williams
Though the Denver Broncos did lose RB Philip Lindsay this offseason to the Houston Texans, it didn’t take long for them to replace him as they scooped up 21-year-old RB Javonte Williams out of North Carolina in the second round of this past draft. For a playoff-hopeful team, the addition of Williams surely does help... Read More
NFL Rookie Spotlight - Terrace Marshall Jr.
The Carolina Panthers changed their QB situation this past offseason, bringing in former Jets signal-caller Sam Darnold to replace Teddy Bridgewater. In hopes of surrounding Darnold with a decent supporting cast, the Panthers drafted WR Terrace Marshall Jr. out of LSU in the second round of the 2021 draft. The 21-year-old Marshall will look to... Read More
Early Fantasy Football ADPs to Like/Dislike
Kev Mahserejian (@RotoSurgeon) and fellow RotoBaller analyst Frank Ammirante (@FAmmiranteTFJ) dive into early draft season ADPs for fantasy football they like/dislike along with one player each that Kev and Frank view as a trap. Be sure to also tune into RotoBaller Radio on SiriusXM (channel Sirius 210, XM 87) - every weekday morning between 6-7 AM ET,... Read More
Who Totes the Rock in Jacksonville Now?
The Jacksonville Jaguars were a disaster in 2020, finishing with the worst record in the NFL at 1-15, but one of the few positives was their running game. Undrafted rookie James Robinson was a revelation, rushing for 1,070 yards on 240 carries (4.5 YPC) and seven touchdowns while also adding 49 receptions, 344 yards, and three touchdowns.... Read More
NFL Rookie Spotlight - Trevor Lawrence
Ever since he became the starting quarterback at Clemson four games into his true freshman season, it seemed to be a foregone conclusion that Trevor Lawrence would be the first overall pick in the NFL draft as soon as he was eligible. That assumption became a reality during the 2021 NFL draft, with Lawrence getting... Read More
Finding Value in Dynasty Rookie Drafts
In the world of redraft, every player in the NFL is on the table during your draft. In Dynasty, there is a startup draft when the league first starts where you pick from current NFL players. Every year after that, you have just one draft every year, and that is your rookie draft. Just as... Read More
One-Man Mock: Rookie Dynasty Drafts (Superflex)
With the NFL Draft in our rearview mirror, we have finally embarked on Dynasty Rookie Draft season, and the start of Dynasty Startup season is just around the corner. That means that many of you are actively wondering what to do with this year’s rookie class. It’s a fair question in need of an answer,... Read More
