Late-Round Draft Values: Tight Ends for Fantasy Football
Once you reach the late rounds of drafts, everyone wants to draft high-upside fliers that can provide a great return on value. You can afford to take risks on a variety of different players, including prospects, forgotten veterans, players returning from injuries, or even skilled players with potential playing time concerns. It's essential to have... Read More
Late-Round Quarterbacks Draft Values for Fantasy Football
Once you reach the late rounds of drafts, everyone wants to draft high-upside fliers that can provide a great return on value. You can afford to take risks on a variety of different players, including prospects, forgotten veterans, players returning from injuries, or even skilled players with potential playing time concerns. It's essential to have... Read More
Must-Have Players for Fantasy Football - Standard Leagues (Non-PPR)
Does anyone play in standard leagues anymore? [insert that common joke about how we shouldn't call them standard leagues when they aren't standard anymore.] I actually like to still play in a standard league every so often. If you don't know what standard is or if you need a refresher, there's no points per reception... Read More
Nick Mariano's 2022 Draft Sleepers List for Fantasy Football Drafts (Premium Content)
All other Premium Tools can be accessed on the premium dashboard. Sleeper has become a mythical word that can mean 10 different things to 10 different people. We each need to define it, as a "sleeper" to a 10-team drafter will be obvious to someone prepping for a 14-teamer. I'll try to dig beyond the... Read More
Nick Mariano's 2022 PPR Sleepers List for Fantasy Football Drafts (Premium Content)
All other Premium Tools can be accessed on the premium dashboard. The term "Sleeper" is thrown around more haphazardly than a Mitchell Trubisky out route, but there's no doubting its place in our fantasy lexicon. I do think that everyone that uses it then needs to define what it means within the context of the... Read More
Nick Mariano's Early-Round Overvalued List for Fantasy Football Drafts (Premium Content)
All other Premium Tools can be accessed on the premium dashboard. Writing about sleepers and positive outcomes is lovely but it can't all be sunshine and rainbows. And those picks won't help much when you sandbag yourself with overvalued picks in the early round. Here we'll be looking at two players per position who I... Read More
Nick Mariano's 2022 Late-Round Fliers for Fantasy Football Drafts (Premium Content)
All other Premium Tools can be accessed on the premium dashboard. Too many people spend prep on their early picks and then reflexively take familiar names late, but those guys rarely deliver championships. Instead, let’s discuss some late-round fliers at running back, wide receiver, and tight end that are worth taking due to their upside, but... Read More
NFL Players to Fade for Fantasy Football Best Ball Drafts (Premium Content)
Best ball drafts continue to grow in popularity and there is no better time to fully submerge yourself in best ball goodness than right now! Just a few years ago there was one option to go and play best ball – now there are so many. You can jump in a draft with a quick... Read More
Pierre Camus' 2022 NFL Rookie Draft Targets for Fantasy Football (Premium Content)
All other Premium Tools can be accessed on the premium dashboard. Many rookie drafts have taken place immediately after the NFL Draft. Others prefer to wait until training camp to get a better idea of how things will shake out for the coming season based on free agent moves, injuries, and other factors. For those... Read More
Pierre Camus' 2022 NFL Rookie Draft Avoids for Fantasy Football (Premium Content)
All other Premium Tools can be accessed on the premium dashboard. Rookies are reporting to NFL training camps and the exhibition season is set to begin. Some dynasty leagues have wisely chosen to hold off until now to hold their rookie drafts. That means it is time to reflect on what went down in the... Read More
Nick Mariano's Salary Cap Draft Strategies and Tips for Fantasy Football (Premium Content)
All other Premium Tools can be accessed on the premium dashboard. Prepare your graph paper and set up those spreadsheets for the entertaining format that is salary cap fantasy football. Also known as auctions, this is where your draft position doesn't lock you into a certain tier of players and it's all about how you... Read More
Will Zach Ertz Play In Week 1? Where Should I Draft Him in Fantasy Football?
Zach Ertz had a down year in 2020, but returned to fantasy relevance in 2021 and managed to play in 17 games. He was traded to Arizona ahead of Week 7 and was the TE5 in half-PPR scoring from then on. With DeAndre Hopkins suspended for the first six games of the upcoming 2022 season,... Read More
Is Clyde Edwards-Helaire Injured? Where To Draft Edwards-Helaire In Fantasy Football?
Kansas City Chiefs running back Clyde Edwards-Helaire (undisclosed) was placed on the active/physically unable to perform list in late July. The 23-year-old had a brief stint on the PUP list and was activated a day after initially being placed on it. The team did not disclose any injury, but fantasy managers shouldn't be concerned, as... Read More
Will Drake London Play Week 1? Should I Draft Him in Fantasy Football?
Atlanta Falcons wide receiver Drake London was drafted 8th overall as the first receiver off the board this year. London was in the midst of a monster season in his Junior year before fracturing his ankle, which ended his collegiate campaign. He entered the offseason healthy and fully recovered from that injury, but unfortunately experienced... Read More
NFL Betting Picks: Futures Bets for Player Props - Touchdowns, Rushing, Passing Yards
Making projections is one of the most fun things about preseason football. You could bet that 99% of them will not be correct, but man it is part of the fantasy and the sports betting world that give us something to cling to at the beginning of the year. As stated in my team futures... Read More
Fantasy Football IDP Sleepers and Busts: Defensive Backs Edition
With the offseason finally slipping into our rearview mirror, we at Rotoballer want to give IDP managers an early look at how each defensive position is playing out in the fantasy realm. To do that, we will look at how IDP analysts and managers value players at every defensive position. Based on that, we will... Read More
Adam Koffler's PPR WR Fantasy Football Rankings and 2022 Players to Target, Avoid
Welcome RotoBallers to another edition of our fantasy football rankings! Below you will find Adam Koffler's 2022 PPR Wide Receiver Rankings, updated as of 8/20/2022. In this article, I'll also highlight a handful of wide receivers that I'm targeting and avoiding at cost this season. Remember, these are full-PPR rankings, thus bumping up high-volume pass-catchers.... Read More
Five Early-Round Fantasy Football Landmines to Avoid
Every fantasy manager has their own draft strategy. Making a clear plan before it's your turn to pick is essential and will go a long way in your pursuit of a championship. As much as it is important to identify players and positions that you want to target, you should also know which players you... Read More
Is Cam Akers The RB1 of the Rams? Where Should I Draft Cam Akers For Fantasy Football?
Los Angeles Rams running back Cam Akers had the look of a surefire fantasy RB1 heading into the 2021 campaign before he suffered a torn Achilles tendon which held him out until Week 18 of the regular season, where he carried the ball just five times for a total of three yards. It was shocking... Read More
Fantasy Football Stock Risers and Fallers After Preseason Week 1
NFL Preseason Week 1 is in the books. Fantasy managers started tackling the games' data to uncover hidden gems. While we enjoyed the fact that football is finally back, it's time to get to work. The noise surrounding NFL teams is deafening but let's look at the who's who after the first week of the... Read More
The NFL RotoBaller Challenge - Join Free Leagues, Win Cash Prizes
Who will be crowned champ of the RotoBaller Challenge? We are happy to announce the sixth annual RotoBaller Fantasy Football Challenge ? Fight for the title in 12-team head-to-head leagues. Also compete for the crown against all teams and leagues for a chance to win $500 in cash prizes. Drafts will take place from August 9th through September 7th.... Read More
NFL DFS Lineup Picks for DraftKings, FanDuel - Preseason Week 2 (8/21/22)
Playing preseason DFS is uncharted territory for a lot of players. It is impossible to know just how long players are going to be in the game and we have to accept the reality that not every head coach is trying to win the game. Despite that uncertainty, we can try to make as many... Read More
Must-Have Fantasy Football Players To Draft - Ellis' Essential NFL Picks for 2022
It’s flag-planting season! Just like last year, I’m coming at you with my essential fantasy football players to draft in 2022. Last season was definitely a mixed bag with standouts like Ja’Marr Chase and the Rams passing attack, but also hot takes on Calvin Ridley and Lamar Jackson. Whoops. This season, I’m hoping to be... Read More
Adam Koffler's QB Fantasy Football Rankings and 2022 Players to Target, Avoid
Welcome back RotoBallers to more fantasy football rankings! Below you will find Adam Koffler's 2022 Quarterback Rankings, updated as of 8/20/2022. In this article, I'll highlight a handful of quarterbacks that I'm targeting and avoiding at cost this season. Below you'll find my tiered rankings for the quarterback position. Check out my other positional rankings:... Read More
Is Rhamondre Stevenson Losing His Fantasy Football Sleeper Label?
“Sleeper” is a bit of a subjective term in fantasy football. Everyone has their idea of who is going at a value but once enough people join in on the parade, the “sleeper” distinction may begin to dissipate. A player may be considered a sleeper by the fantasy community, but when he’s drafted two rounds... 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
Adam Koffler's PPR TE Fantasy Football Rankings and 2022 Players to Target, Avoid
Hello RotoBallers, and welcome back to another edition of our 2022 fantasy football rankings! Below you will find Adam Koffler's 2022 PPR Tight End Rankings, updated as of 8/20/2022. In this article, I'll highlight a handful of tight ends that I'm targeting and avoiding at a cost this season. Remember, these are full-PPR rankings, thus... Read More
3 Overvalued Running Backs for Fantasy Football: Potential Busts In 2022
I don't fade players, I fade average draft positions (ADPs). For one reason or another, whether it's past performance or injury history, some guys get drafted too high or too low. In this article, we'll take a look at three overvalued fantasy football running backs that are potential busts in 2022. Now, that doesn't mean... Read More
Will George Pickens Get Playing Time? Should I Draft Him In Fantasy Football?
Preseason games are underway which means we are on the cusp of the fantasy football season starting once again. More and more fantasy leagues are preparing to draft, which means it's time to start familiarizing yourself with this year’s potential sleepers. Identifying the players in the double-digit rounds of fantasy drafts is usually an edge... Read More