Week 15 Tight End Waiver Wire Pickups and Adds: Austin Seferian-Jenkins, Zach Miller and Tyler Kroft
Unless you are in a fantasy football league that does not believe in a postseason and goes by cumulative point totals (which is silly), your league is in the thick of the playoffs and hopefully your squad qualified for them. This is not the time to make a boneheaded Leon Lett-like decision if you are... Read More
FAAB Auction Bidding - Week 15 NFL Waiver Wire Targets: Kirk Cousins, Tim Hightower and Ted Ginn
So Week 14 is now pretty much in the books and we have a few serious injuries that shake things up a little. Thomas Rawls broke his ankle and will miss the remainder of the year. Andy Dalton seems to have broken the thumb on his throwing hand and will be out for the rest... Read More
Week 15 Deeper Sleepers: The Race for Tim Hightower and Which Seahawks Back to Own
If you're still actively looking for research on sleepers for fantasy football, congrats on making this far and you have a deep league. Hopefully your team was set at QB/TE because Brian Hoyer and Luke Willson were dreadful, while Shaun Draughn was average at best. I apologize for the poor calls and accept all rotten tomatoes... Read More
Week 14 Running Back Depth Charts: Bilal Powell, David Johnson, Tim Hightower and More
With the better half of the league's running backs watching football from wheelchairs and hospital beds, there were not many stellar RB performances in Week 13. Only one man eclipsed 20 standard fantasy points and nobody scored more than one touchdown. At this point in the season, most backfield situations have been sured up, leaving... Read More
RotoBaller Radio Podcast - Week Fourteen (14) Waiver Wire Sleepers & Analysis
RotoBaller is very excited about the launch of our very own radio station. You can now find our new shows on BlogTalkRadio live or on demand, and on iTunes under podcasts. Every Tuesday night, RotoBaller co-founder Real Talk Raph and co-host Anthony Aniano will be discussing the hottest waiver wire pickups, free agent sleepers and fantasy football injury news... Read More
Week 14 Deeper NFL Sleepers: Gems for the Playoffs
We are here. If you're reading this, you've made the playoffs in your fantasy league and are gearing up for a first-round matchup or preparing for a bye. Regardless, congratulations. Same rules as always - in this column we will be looking at NFL players owned in 25% or less of Fleaflicker leagues. These players can... Read More
Week 14 Tight End Waiver Wire Pickups & Adds: Luke Willson, Will Tye and Clive Walford
Week 14 is the last week of the regular season in many fantasy leagues, while it could also be the opening round of the playoffs in other leagues depending on the postseason structure. So this is not the time to make a fantasy lineup mistake. If you still haven’t plugged the gaping hole left behind... Read More
Week 14 Running Backs - Waiver Wire Pickups & Adds: White, Draughn and Andrews Lead the Way
Each week, this article will aim to highlight running backs that you should consider targeting on your league's waiver wire. I've split these players up into three tiers from most desirable to most desperate. Additionally, I've included players at the bottom of this list that I would be comfortable cutting as I don't see them... Read More
FAAB Auction Bidding - Week 14 NFL Waiver Wire Targets
So Week 13 has come and gone with no real major injuries causing any little owned player to leap out as the "must-add" as we head into the playoff season. Allen Hurns is slated to return next week so Rashad Greene isn't too interesting, and Dontrelle Inman had a very scary looking neck injury but... Read More
Week 13 Running Back Depth Charts: Alfred Blue, Boom Herron, C.J. Anderson and More
As we near the conclusion of the fantasy football regular season, the running back pool has run thin amid a flurry of injuries and committees. Those of you wise and fortunate enough to have brandished top waiver wire priorities will have a shot to grab meaningful RB pieces to help propel your team over the... Read More
Week 13 Deeper Sleepers - Playoff Drive: Dontrelle Inman, Scott Chandler, Brock Osweiler and More
We are almost at the regular season finish line. Every year I cannot wait for football to start, then the season comes to a close and I'm wondering where the heck the time went. Same rules as always - in this column we will be looking at NFL players owned in 25% or less of Fleaflicker... Read More
Week 13 Tight End Waiver Wire Pickups and Adds: Scott Chandler, Kyle Rudolph and Coby Fleener
Week 12 was the most disastrous week for tight ends in the NFL this season. The body count was sky-high and littered with elite names. Seattle’s Jimmy Graham is out for the season with a knee injury, New England's Rob Gronkowski is week-to-week with his own knee injury according to ESPN and Cincinnati’s Tyler Eifert’s status is unknown... Read More
FAAB Auction Bidding - Week 13 NFL Waiver Wire Targets: Tyrod Taylor, Dontrelle Inman, DeVante Parker & More!
Week 12 wasn't all that crazy as far as big names going down is concerned. That said, there are still plenty of guys who available in over half of leagues that easily qualify as being helpful. And as always, handcuffs are a big thing at this point in the year. Do note that this is... Read More
Week 12 Deeper Sleepers: Stacking Texans and Dealing With the Injury Bug
Did you enjoy the quick reprieve of mostly-injury-free football we experienced in Week 10? Good, because Week 11 was a bloodbath. We saw four high-end running backs go down (Devonta Freeman, Charcandrick West, Justin Forsett, Marshawn Lynch) along with Ryan Fitzpatrick and Zach Ertz leaving with concussions. Same rules as always - in this column we will... Read More
Week 12 Running back Depth Charts: Thomas Rawls, Eddie Lacy, Buck Allen and More
Now that all of the NFL bye weeks are in the past, it's time to get serious and look at the big picture for the remaining weeks of the regular season. Believe it or not, there is more than a handful of capable waiver wire options available across multiple league formats. The AFC East, for... Read More
Week 11 NFL Recap: Injuries, Breakout Performers & Game by Game Analysis
After eleven weeks of NFL action we’re dangerously close to the fantasy playoffs. By now you’re likely either in it or mathematically eliminated so I would assume that you’re still fighting for a playoff spot if you’re reading this. You’re going to see some playoff analysis sprinkled into the game-by-game breakdowns alongside the usual injury... Read More
FAAB Auction Bidding - Week 12 NFL Waiver Wire Targets: Thomas Rawls, Buck Allen, Jameis Winston & More
While Week 8 was still the biggest fantasy football graveyard week for injuries, Week 11 was certainly no picnic either (and Monday Night Football has yet to go, bubble wrap your players). Pickups become more of the handcuff variety as most people who are going to break out or get a chance to break out,... Read More
Week 12 Tight End Waiver Wire Pickups & Adds: Brent Celek, Vernon Davis and Zach Miller
There are no more byes to worry about, boys and girls. All healthy tight ends will be on the field this week and ready to rack up yards and touchdowns for their fantasy owners. So combing your league’s waiver wire for a decent tight end is probably not as necessary as it has been over... Read More
Week 12 QB Waiver Wire Streamers: Jameis Winston, Brock Osweiler, Johnny Manziel
In Week 11, all three of my waiver wire streamers from last week's column reached double digits, but none of them really went off. I felt like Ryan Fitzpatrick really didn’t play well at all but he saved his day with a rushing score. On the opposite end, Alex Smith had a great game with... Read More
Week 12 Kicker (K) Streamers and Starts: 2015 Fantasy Tiers & Rankings
It's Week 12 RotoBallers and we're obsessing over place kickers again! Yes, that’s right – kickers. After all, points are points, and even though kickers are very difficult to predict for fantasy points week to week, having the right one in your Week 12 lineup could be a difference maker. We're here to give you... Read More
Thursday Night Matchups Preview: Allen Hurns and Allen Robinson Look to Thrive Against Titans
There's nothing better than starting your fantasy week before you get to Sunday, and if you own Allen Hurns or Allen Robinson, chances are you're likely to do just that this week. The Jacksonville Jaguars are only 3-6 this year, but in the down AFC South that puts them only one game out of first... Read More
Wide Receivers Waiver Wire for Week 11: Amendola, Williams, Crowder and More
Ah, fantasy football. Don't you just love it? Sometimes you can do all the research in the world, study matchups for hours, look at who's hot or cold and who's injured, when really the player you were looking for was sitting on the waiver wire, just waiting to be claimed. Case in point, let's look... Read More
Week 11 Deeper Sleepers - The Brock Oswiler Era and Why You Should Consider Justin Perillo
Welcome back RotoBallers. Same rules as always - in this column we will be looking at NFL players owned in 25% or less of Fleaflicker leagues. These players can be sneaky fantasy football lineup sleepers for Week 11, as you consider adding players off the waiver wire and optimizing your fantasy football lineups. Week 10 was a... Read More
Week 10 NFL Recap: Injuries, Breakout Performers & Game by Game Analysis
The most recent slate of NFL action had a bunch of bizarre developments across the board. In fact, I would go as far as to say that fantasy aside, week ten might have been the most telling week of the year thus far as it pertains to the real life outcomes of the season. That... Read More
Tight Ends Waiver Wire - Week 11 Pickups and Adds: Ertz, Gillmore and Celek
The final week of teams being on bye is here, and fantasy owners are celebrating like Rex Ryan did when his Buffalo Bills beat the New York Jets last Thursday. Two of the biggest tight end surprises in fantasy football this season, New Orleans’ Benjamin Watson and Cleveland’s Gary Barnidge, are the top two tight... Read More
Week 11 Cut List - Seven Fantasy Duds You Can Ditch: Manning, Tannehill and Lacy
We all know the feeling - you draft a guy with a ton of upside, knowing you're taking a real risk, in hopes that he will be an explosive force all season long. Year after year, more than a handful of players fail to live up to the hype. Here's a list of declining stars... Read More
FAAB Auction Bidding - Week 11 NFL Waiver Wire Targets: Danny Amendola, Matt Jones, Tyrod Taylor & More
With each passing week of the NFL season, the waiver wire options are going to get thinner and thinner. Pickups become more of the handcuff variety as most people who are going to break out or get a chance to break out, have done so. Injuries really are the biggest source of pickups. It becomes... Read More
Week 10 RB Depth Charts: James White, Latavius Murray, DeAngelo Williams, Matt Forte & More
Week 9 shall be dubbed the week of the handcuff. Two of the top three scorers this week were backup running backs just a week ago, thrust into prominence by injury or other circumstances. On the contrary some of the top scoring backs from this season took a step backwards in Week 9, particularly a... Read More
RotoBaller Radio is On @ 9:30 PM – Week Ten (10) Waiver Wire Pickups & Injury Updates
RotoBaller co-founder Real Talk Raph (@RealTalkRaph) will be talking all things fantasy football tonight at 9:30 PM EST with co-host and fantasy football expert Anthony Aniano (@AAnianoFantasy), Tuesday November 10th, to prepare for Week 10 and discuss top waiver wire pickups and injury updates. They will be answering all of your fantasy football live on the air, so get... Read More
Week 9 NFL Recap: Injuries & Game by Game Analysis
Now that we’ve gone beyond the halfway point of the NFL season, the 2015 fantasy playoffs are coming in hot. I would imagine that if you’re reading this week’s recap you’re likely still in the thick of playoff contention so congratulations are in order as well. Given the plethora of injuries this year on top... Read More