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Waiver Wire Rankings - Fantasy Football Week 5
How Cordarrelle Patterson Is Winning Leagues
We are entering Week 5 and Cordarelle Patterson has started the season off strong. He has been one of the best waiver wire acquisitions of the season to this point. Is this legit? Should we expect continued success moving forward or is this just all smoke? The idea here is to dive into the usage... Read More
FAAB Bidding - Week 5 Waiver Wire Targets
Joining our famous waiver wire pickups list, and our weekly waiver wire columns by position, this column focuses on suggested waiver wire bidding percentages for fantasy football owners in leagues using a Free Agent Budget (FAB). Week 4 produced fireworks and saw plenty of widely available players step up into the spotlight. What will you... Read More
Week 5 Waiver Wire Pickups & Adds
We are coming off the most exciting week of football so far in 2021 with plenty of scoreboards lighting up and games going down to the wire. Will the waiver wire be just as exciting in Week 5? Let's find out. This column will identify the most relevant waiver wire targets at every position with... Read More
Michael Florio's Week 5 Deeper-League Waiver Wire Adds
The waiver wire had been pretty thin to open the season, especially in deep leagues. Sure, there were weeks with one big piece to grab, but the chances are that in a 16-team league or deeper, people went very aggressive on that player, perhaps even spending all their FAAB on someone like Elijah Mitchell or... Read More
Running Back Waiver Wire Pickups - Week 5
The matchups of Week 4 delivered a blend of favorable and unwanted developments for managers. This included the return of Dalvin Cook and Darrell Henderson into their teams’ starting lineups. We also witnessed Chuba Hubbard’s first game as Carolina's primary back, while New England progressed through their first contest without James White operating as their... Read More
Wide Receiver Waiver Wire Pickups - Week 5
Another week of NFL action is behind us and like every week so far, the waiver wire is significantly more bare than it's been in past seasons. Below, you'll find some wideouts that you should be targeting on the waiver wire ahead of Week 5. Not all options are the same. Some players may be... Read More
Tight End Waiver Wire Pickups - Week 5
2021’s first soap-opera storyline at the tight end position has forced fantasy footballers to scramble like Jalen Hurts. Rob Gronkowski’s ribs have caused a lot of pain for fantasy managers who have been left searching frantically for a replacement. For those fantasy players who did not have the foresight to have a suitable backup on their... Read More
Quarterback Waiver Wire Pickups - Week 5
Through three weeks it seemed like defenses had the advantage in the NFL. However, Week 4 gave fantasy managers hope that the explosive offenses we saw for much of 2020 could get back on track again. 13 teams scored at least 27 points in Week 4 and 11 games went over a 40 point total.... Read More
IDP Leagues - Waiver Wire Pickups for Week 5
As is always the case, fantasy football is a war of attrition. You start the year healthy and optimistic, only to face Week 5 without six of your key starters. It can be completely backbreaking when you lose a major contributor like Cam Akers in the preseason, and it can be just as bad when... Read More
Waiver Wire Express - Week 5 Lightning Round
Week 4 was a high-scoring affair and I'm sure some of you are seeking reinforcements despite dropping 150! Keep one foot on the ground and don't burn down the roster if you're above average in Total Points. The matchup variance will even out. That said, there are some key additions available in plenty of leagues.... Read More
Josh Gordon: Are We Doing This Again?
Josh Gordon is the fantasy football equivalent of this Grand Theft Auto meme. We know he's unlikely to have an impact on your fantasy season. We know he's unlikely to ever get close to his peak of 2013 again. We know there's a better chance he doesn't finish the season than there is of him being... Read More
High-Upside Bench Stashes: Week 4
The arrival of Week 4 in the NFL has teams beginning to reveal their play calling tendencies. While the data continues to pile up, putting too much stock into a coaching scheme and ignoring opponent matchups and the potential for injuries often results in talented players available on league waiver wires. Understanding which of these... Read More
Pivot Plays and Post-Waiver Pickups: Week 4
The post-waiver pickups have probably not been as prevalent during the first three weeks of the NFL season in fantasy football leagues. I feel like the 2021 season has been light on “questionable” injury tags and last-minute Sunday morning scratches. Just because things have been easier than usual on fantasy football general managers early on... Read More
Week 4 Kicker Streamers and Starts - 2021 Fantasy Tiers, Rankings
What a week for the kickers! We saw Justin Tucker make the longest kick in the history of the NFL and for a game-winner, no less. 66 yards off the crossbar, just insane. If that wasn't enough, Mason Crosby gave us another game-winner. This time from 51 yards out. Kickers, truly are the perfect example... Read More
Week 4 Defense (DEF) Streamers and Starts - 2021 Fantasy Tiers, Rankings
We're starting to hit our groove a bit here with seven of the top-10 defenses correct for Week 3. The more games we get under our belt, the more we begin to see legitimate trends emerge, and the more we need to re-evaluate our expectations for certain teams that we had coming into the season.... Read More
Week 4 Waiver Wire Pickups & Adds
We had a clear frontrunner for top waiver priority and FAB burner this week before Sunday even began. Christian McCaffrey is expected to miss time with a hamstring injury suffered Thursday night, which means rookie Chuba Hubbard will be added everywhere by frustrated C-Mac stakeholders or sniped by others looking to spite their league mates.... Read More
FAAB Bidding - Week 4 Waiver Wire Targets
Joining our famous waiver wire pickups list, and our weekly waiver wire columns by position, this column focuses on suggested waiver wire bidding percentages for fantasy football owners in leagues using a Free Agent Budget (FAB). We'll get to the action in a bit, but first I am compelled to speak on something more serious.... Read More
Waiver Wire Rankings - Fantasy Football Week 4
Each week at RotoBaller we provide you with various fantasy football waiver wire articles to help you decide which free agent players to pickup off waivers. Our amazing team of analysts here whip them up as early in the week as possible, and update them as more news is announced. To kick things off each... Read More
Michael Florio's Deeper-League Waiver Wire Adds
Welcome back you deeper league players. This is a safe place for you. There will be no judgement here just because you are looking to pickup players that some of your friends may never had heard of. For those of you who are not familiar, this is not an article for the casual players, but... Read More
Running Back Waiver Wire Pickups - Week 4
After three weeks of the regular season, many of you have already contended with the absence of a player that you had projected to be your team's primary back. Any managers who embraced the opportunity to seize Christian McCaffrey and Dalvin Cook at the onset of their drafts have now been added to that unwanted list. Other backs who... Read More
Wide Receiver Waiver Wire Pickups - Week 4
Another week of NFL action is behind us. The Bucs lost. The Chiefs lost. Mike Williams continued his breakout season. The Steelers were forced to throw the football to Chase Claypool 15 times. Sports! Below, you'll find some wideouts that you should be targeting on the waiver wire ahead of Week 4. Not all options... Read More
Tight End Waiver Wire Pickups - Week 4
Fantasy football’s top tight ends remain unscathed through three weeks of the NFL regular season. Travis Kelce, Rob Gronkowski, T.J. Hockenson and Darren Waller have all been producing for the fantasy GMs that drafted them. Fantasy managers have not had to worry yet about injuries, COVID cancellations or byes decimating their rosters at the tight end... Read More
Quarterback Waiver Wire Pickups- Week 4
Another week of NFL football is almost in the books and once again scoring was held relatively in check. Only six teams were able to able to surpass 30 points scored across the league despite several matchups that should have had shootout conditions. Through three weeks, it would seem that defenses benefitted from the return... Read More
IDP Leagues - Waiver Wire Pickups for Week 4
Take one look at the fantasy football corner of any social media platform, and you’ll find no shortage of people who have the entire NFL figured out after just one or two games. Two weeks ago, people on Reddit might have told you, “Toss Aaron Rodgers like you would any rotten cheese." This week, your... Read More
Waiver Wire Express - Week 4 Lightning Round
We routinely gather in this space for a rapid reaction waiver piece so you can get a jump on the action to come, but I'd like you to take a moment and think of Mike Tagliere and his family first. In case you missed it, a titan of our industry passed away this weekend. Tags... Read More
High-Upside Bench Stashes: Week 3
There are numerous high-upside bench stashes to prioritize on league waiver wires entering Week 3. Injuries are ramping up already, and players we expected would sit and develop are instead nearing roles that include opportunities to contribute within their respective offense. Whether a rookie or a veteran in a reasonable situation, please take advantage of... Read More
Week 3 Defense (DEF) Streamers and Starts - 2021 Fantasy Tiers, Rankings
We had some great games in Week 2 and some surprising DST scores for defense. We also had some games impacted by late-week injury designations, like Carolina moving into the top-10 when we learned about eight New Orleans coaches missing Sunday's game. As always, make sure you bookmark the link to the rankings GoogleSheet, so... Read More
Pivot Plays and Post-Waiver Pickups: Week 3
There are more “questionable” players on the NFL injury report than questionable “healthy” options on a fast food menu. As the games pile up, so do the injuries. This makes the life of a fantasy football general manager more difficult than a mask salesman at an anti-vaccine convention. Because the players on their rosters will... Read More
Week 3 Kicker Streamers and Starts - 2021 Fantasy Tiers, Rankings
Hopefully y'all read this article last week because you would've gotten a "leg-up" on your competition. Yes, I am going to try and make it 17 straight weeks with a terrible kicker pun to start each article. To be fair, I'll try not to use any duplicates. In all seriousness, last week my four streamers... Read More
