Fantasy Football Breakouts, Busts, And Locks - San Francisco 49ers 2022 Outlook
Welcome to fantasy football Breakouts, Busts, and Locks, a series on RotoBaller where our writers look at three key players on each NFL team. Today, we're talking about the San Francisco 49ers. The 49ers rode Jimmy Garoppolo into the playoffs and made it all the way to NFC Championship before losing to the eventual Super... Read More
Fantasy Football Wide Receiver Rankings (Tiers 4-9) - Best Ball Leagues
Some of you have been building rosters in the best-ball format since the initial weeks of the offseason. Participation in this popular format has also intensified as we have continued our progression toward Week 1. Enthusiasm for these leagues remains enormous for multiple reasons, which includes the ability to complete all forms of roster management... Read More
Early NFL Preseason Overreactions and Noise for Fantasy Football Drafts - Melvin Gordon, Najee Harris, Nyheim Hines
The month of July has been a busy one. Most NFL free agents have signed contracts, the draft has come and gone, and OTAs are underway. As always, waves upon waves of NFL news will surface as teams continue to practice. Sometimes, digging into these storylines can uncover valuable knowledge that leads to fantasy football... Read More
Who Will Be QB for Cleveland if Deshaun Watson is Suspended?
Deshaun Watson is one of the most talented quarterbacks in the National Football League. After a successful collegiate career, he was selected as the No. 12 overall pick in the 2017 NFL Draft. Since then, he has appeared in 54 regular-season games, amassing 14,539 yards, 104 touchdowns, 36 interceptions, and completing an impressive 67.8% of... Read More
NFL Coaching Matters: 2022 Tampa Bay Buccaneers Offense and Coaching Staff Preview
After every NFL season, NFL teams take the time to evaluate not only the players but also the coaching staff and front office as well. While many teams choose to retain the same head coach, offensive coordinator, and defensive coordinator, a few other teams opt to go in a new direction with their coaching staff.... Read More
Tight End Fallers for Fantasy Football - ADP Analysis for 2022 Drafts
I am going to start this column by introducing the concept of ADP, which I'm pretty sure you know what it is about. Average Draft Position (ADP) indicates the average position where a player is drafted over more than one fantasy football draft. You can consider it as the price you have to pay to... Read More
Every NFL Team's Safest Fantasy Football Draft Pick - AFC Edition
Picture this. You're on the clock in the third round of your fantasy draft, looking to take a receiver after you reached for running backs in the first two rounds. Your thumb hovers over the "draft" button for two players: one of them being a safe, reliable veteran, the other a rookie with extreme upside... Read More
NFL Coaching Matters: 2022 New Orleans Saints Offense and Coaching Staff Preview
After every NFL season, NFL teams take the time to evaluate not only the players but also the coaching staff and front office as well. While many teams choose to retain the same head coach, offensive coordinator, and defensive coordinator, a few other teams opt to go in a new direction with their coaching staff.... Read More
Overvalued/Undervalued Draft Picks for ESPN Fantasy Football Leagues - Saquon Barkley, Joe Burrow, J.K. Dobbins, Jerry Jeudy, and more
Fantasy football drafts can be lost by investing in a player earlier than you should have, but they can also be won by drafting a player that is falling way too far down draft boards. This article will take a look at the ESPN average draft position (ADP) variations compared to other fantasy sites such... Read More
Deeper Running Back Sleepers - 2022 Fantasy Football Draft Value Picks
In fantasy sports, there are sleepers. We all know what sleepers are. We all get obsessed over sleepers and we play fantasy on websites called Sleeper and it's just sleeper this and sleeper that. Sleeper sleeper sleeper. The problem is, everyone talks about the same sleepers so much that they stop being sleepers. The sleepers... Read More
NFL Coaching Matters: 2022 Atlanta Falcons Offense and Coaching Staff Preview
After every NFL season, NFL teams take the time to evaluate not only the players but also the coaching staff and front office as well. While many teams choose to retain the same head coach, offensive coordinator, and defensive coordinator, a few other teams opt to go in a new direction with their coaching staff.... Read More
Surprising NFL Draft Winners at Wide Receiver - Fantasy Football Draft Targets
At this point in the offseason, all teams have had their minicamps and many teams are gearing up to begin their training camps ahead of the 2022 NFL season. Every season, early fantasy sleepers are created and destroyed throughout the process of the NFL draft. Now that we have had a couple of months to... Read More
How Every NFL Rookie Wide Receiver Impacts Their Offense for Fantasy Football (Round 2 Continued)
Each year, we see a handful of incoming rookie WRs finish as a WR2 or better in fantasy football. While the best rookies are typically those who are drafted in the first round (Odell Beckham Jr., Justin Jefferson, Ja'Marr Chase), there are also numerous recent examples of Day 2 and 3 picks who also had... Read More
Tight End Risers for Fantasy Football - ADP Analysis for 2022 Drafts
I am going to start this column by introducing the concept of ADP, which I'm pretty sure you know what it is about. Average Draft Position (ADP) indicates the average position where a player is drafted over more than one fantasy football draft. You can consider it as the price you have to pay to... Read More
Adam Koffler's Running Back Sleepers for 2022 Fantasy Football Drafts
What's a "sleeper?" Well, it's really quite simple. A sleeper is a player that you expect to outproduce their average draft position (ADP) or produce better than players with a similar ADP. It could be that you have Travis Etienne ranked as RB10 and his ADP is RB24. He'd be considered a sleeper because you're... Read More
The Best NFL Rookie Wide Receiver Value Pick for 2022 Fantasy Football Is...
Rookie wide receivers have started to dominate the fantasy football landscape over recent years. A.J. Brown was the WR15 overall in 2019. We saw Justin Jefferson finish as the WR6 overall in 2020, with fellow rookies CeeDee Lamb and Chase Claypool finishing inside the top-20. The trend continued in 2021, with Ja'Marr Chase finishing as... Read More
Fantasy Football Sleepers: Ep. 92 of The Operating Room
Kev Mahserejian (@RotoSurgeon) is joined by DLFootball's Ryan McDowell (@RyanMc23) to discuss SFB12 and sleepers after pick 100 in fantasy football. Be sure to also tune into RotoBaller Radio on SiriusXM (channel SiriusXM 87) - every weekday morning between 6-7 AM ET, Saturdays from 3-5 PM, and Sundays from 3-5 PM. You can also find new weekly... Read More
Fantasy Football Wide Receiver Rankings (Tiers 1-3) - Best Ball Leagues
Some of you have been building rosters in the best-ball format since the initial weeks of the offseason, and participation in this popular format has intensified as we continue our progression toward Week 1. Enthusiasm for these leagues remains enormous for multiple reasons, which includes the ability to complete all forms of roster management immediately upon the conclusion... Read More
NFL Coaching Matters: 2022 Carolina Panthers Offense and Coaching Staff Preview
After every NFL season, NFL teams take the time to evaluate not only the players but also the coaching staff and front office as well. While many teams choose to retain the same head coach, offensive coordinator, and defensive coordinator, a few other teams opt to go in a new direction with their coaching staff.... Read More
What Are The Terry McLaurin Contract Details? Fantasy Football Impact
This offseason has featured a ton of wide receivers getting paid big money, which all started when the Jacksonville Jaguars signed free agent Christian Kirk. This seemingly set a new bar in the market that happened to coincide with some of the biggest names in the NFL negotiating a new deal, including Davante Adams, Tyreek... Read More
Fantasy Football Breakouts, Busts, and Locks - Cincinnati Bengals 2022 Outlook
Welcome to our fantasy football Breakouts, Busts, and Locks, a series on RotoBaller where our writers look at three key players on each NFL team. Today, we're talking about the Cincinnati Bengals. The defending AFC champions are returning most of their 2021 offense, and their starters at skill positions are locked in. Their passing targets... Read More
2022 Fantasy Football Running Back Sleepers - Draft Targets and Avoids
Anthony Aniano of RotoBaller identifies fantasy football running back draft sleepers, values, targets, and avoids for your 2022 fantasy football drafts. He breaks down and compares the ADPs of several running backs (RBs) to help prepare you for your fantasy football drafts. Be sure to tune into RotoBaller Radio on SiriusXM (channel Sirius 210, XM... 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
Wide-Gap NFL Backfields: Which RB2s to Avoid Drafting for Fantasy Football
The gap between the top running back on an NFL team and the No. 2 running back on a team has shrunk significantly over the years, largely because teams aren't running their starters into the ground anymore. (Or, well...usually aren't.) But while No. 2 backs have become relevant fantasy players across the league, there are... Read More
NFL Coaching Matters: 2022 Minnesota Vikings Offense and Coaching Staff Preview
After every NFL season, NFL teams take the time to evaluate not only the players but also the coaching staff and front office as well. While many teams choose to retain the same head coach, offensive coordinator, and defensive coordinator, a few other teams opt to go in a new direction with their coaching staff.... Read More
Fantasy Football Rankings for FFPC Leagues - Tight End Premium Scoring
Fantasy football players are always looking for new challenges. Unique scoring formats can provide the nifty twist they may be seeking. That is exactly what you will find in the Fantasy Football Players Championship (FFPC). Tight end premium scoring, where the TEs are awarded 1.5 points per reception, is the distinctive and compelling norm. Other... Read More
Is Baker Mayfield Going To Be Starting QB for Carolina? Fantasy Football Impact
After an offseason full of turmoil for Baker Mayfield, he was finally traded from the Cleveland Browns to the Carolina Panthers. This is a trade that has been rumored for several weeks and certainly makes sense for both teams. It also provides Mayfield with the fresh start he desperately wanted, in a new organization that... Read More
Pierre Camus' 2022 Dynasty Players To Sell (Premium Content)
All other Premium Tools can be accessed on the premium dashboard. As fun as it is to acquire assets in dynasty leagues, in order to get, you have to give. Often, the player you want to get rid of is the same player nobody else wants to touch. The best player to sell in dynasty... Read More
Waste of Talent? NFL Rookies in Bad Landing Spots for Fantasy Football
Performing well in the NFL is quite a difficult task. Now, imagine trying to perform well in your first ever season in the NFL. Simply put, it ain't easy, folks. Historically, most rookies take a while to establish themselves at the NFL level regardless of their prospect pedigree. Now, between Justin Jefferson, Ja'Marr Chase, Justin Herbert,... Read More