The Deepest Dive - TE Sleepers in 16+ Team Leagues
Can you name every fantasy league you played in last season? Probably not. But can you think of their average structure? The most probable question is yes because most leagues are often comprised of eight to 12 teams with 15 roster spots each and use the now-standard PPR format of scoring. That is not always the... Read More
Stack 'Em: Teams and Players with Favorable Early Schedules
As fantasy football managers and DFS players, it is easy to get caught up in all the noise that is out there. But looking at the season quantitatively and logically helps too. Seeing what teams and what players have the best chance to succeed with a favorable early schedule makes a little sense too. What... Read More
DraftKings USFL DFS Lineup Picks for Week 9: Daily Fantasy Football Advice
Week 9 of the USFL season is here. The season is quickly nearing its end. The Stallions still lead the league with an 8-0 record and are the clear team to beat at this point, though the Generals are just behind them at 7-1. Those teams should continue to pace the league this week, as... Read More
DraftKings USFL DFS Lineup Picks for Week 8: Daily Fantasy Football Advice
Week 8 of the USFL season is here. This is one of two weeks this season where the teams won't be at Protective Stadium in Birmingham, with the teams instead heading to a different part of the city to play at Legion Field. With just 10 weeks in the USFL season, the playoff battle is... Read More
Competitive Receiving Corps to Fade in 2022 Fantasy Drafts
We're talking about fantasy football here, and in fantasy, football volume is the key to rostering and fielding a winning team. While everything boils down to that concept, seeking volume calls for looking deeper than just the name and reputation of players. Put a wide receiver or tight end in a stacked offense (one featuring... Read More
2022 Target Bounceback Candidates - Tight End
In the NFL and fantasy football, things can change as easily as the snap of a finger from campaign to campaign. One season, somebody breaks a record, and the next they are fighting for targets and struggling to produce. Based on game script, chemistry, and availability of weapons, targets can fluctuate for pass-catchers. In a... Read More
Cheap But Good QB-WR-TE Stacks in Redraft
When it comes to daily fantasy football, stacking players from the same team and offense on concrete weeks is a sound strategy. That is why elite DFS folks out there use that plan on a weekly basis. Data shows how around 80% of the best DFS results come from squads that stacked at least two... Read More
2022 Target Regression Candidates - Tight End
In the NFL and fantasy football, things can change as easily as the snap of a finger from campaign to campaign. One season, somebody breaks a record, and the next, they are fighting for targets and struggling to produce. Based on the game script, chemistry, and availability of weapons, targets can fluctuate for pass-catchers. In... Read More
Early 2022 Fantasy Football Predictions from The King - His Risers and Fallers
It is three months before I make my official and annual bold predictions for the upcoming fantasy football season, but there are a lot of subjects and topics I am starting to put a lot of stock in as my outlooks for the 2022 campaign begin to take shape. I do change my mind on... Read More
DraftKings USFL DFS Lineup Picks for Week 7: Daily Fantasy Football Advice
The seventh week of the USFL is here. As always, RotoBaller has you covered with some daily fantasy picks. With injuries all around the league and changes at key positions, what should we expect this week in USFL action? Who will be the Panthers quarterback? Will it be Luis Perez or Kyle Lauletta starting for... Read More
Late-Round NFL Rookie Draft Picks to Target: Fantasy Football Dynasty Discounts
As soon as the NFL Draft winds down, dynasty leagues kick into action. Many rookie drafts have already begun and some, including FFPC leagues, have already wrapped up. There are plenty of other leagues that prefer to wait until rookie mini-camps end or training camps approach in order to have more time to prepare. That... Read More
Fantasy Football Tight End ADP Risers: NFL Draft Reaction
Once again, I am going to re-introduce the concept of ADP, which you may already be familiar with. 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 draft and get a player... Read More
Early 2022 Fantasy Football Best Ball Rankings and Analysis by The King
Fantasy football players are already participating in fantasy football best ball drafts. If you are feeling confident about your early projections for the 2022 season, drafting a best ball team is a great way to start getting involved well ahead of the start of the upcoming season. Not only can you prove that the evaluations... Read More
Trey McBride NFL Rookie Profile - Fantasy Football Tight End Outlook
The Arizona Cardinals used their 55th pick in the 2022 NFL Draft on Trey McBride, tight end out of Colorado State. He was the consensus No. 1 tight end among draft experts and analysts and that's the way the actual draft played out, which from a fantasy perspective, is always a good thing. Fantasy managers,... Read More
Fantasy Football Tight End ADP Fallers: NFL Draft Reaction
I am going to start this column by introducing the concept of ADP, which I'm pretty sure you are already familiar with. Just in case you're not, 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... Read More
Dynasty Rookie and Free Agent Draft Review - The King's FFPC Best Ball Breakdown
There are two types of popular fantasy drafts that participants are engaging in right now, as players build their rosters in both dynasty and best ball formats. In the Fantasy Football Players Championship (FFPC), I combined the best of both league types in my dynasty best ball league, which also includes a Superflex position. The league... Read More
DraftKings USFL DFS Lineup Picks for Week 6: Daily Fantasy Football Advice
The sixth week of the USFL is here. And as always, RotoBaller has you covered with some daily fantasy picks. In this article I will be providing you with daily fantasy football USFL DFS picks on DraftKings for Week 6 of the USFL season. These lineups can vary from higher-priced players and elite options to... Read More
NFL Schedule Winners and Losers for Fantasy Football
The NFL schedule release is always an event that creates a lot of excitement. For starters, it means we’re all one step closer to football. For those of us in keeper and dynasty leagues, who doesn’t immediately go check your schedule to determine where your bye weeks line up against your opponents and what players... Read More
UDFA Wide Receiver Rookies To Watch for Dynasty Fantasy Football
With the NFL Draft in the rearview mirror, it's time to dig into the huge list of players who weren't drafted and figure out if any of them have fantasy value. Last season, we didn't see a ton of NFL production from undrafted players, though there have been notable UDFAs who became valuable NFL players... Read More
Early Best Ball Draft Strategies for Fantasy Football - How To Build Winning Teams
We have officially hit the preseason lull before the next NFL season. Teams have made their big first-wave free agent signings and the NFL draft has concluded. Unfortunately, we still have four months until meaningful NFL action. Thankfully, there are still plenty of outlets to stay involved with fantasy football even with the lack of... Read More
2022 NFL Draft Review - Player Grades and Projections
For the past 10 years I've written a long NFL draft review with career predictions for hundreds of prospects. Over the past five, I changed my article to giving each player a career prediction grade, outlined in this pick value study. (5) – All-Pro: Starter who will perform at an elite level at his position.... Read More
RotoBaller Staff PPR Mock Draft: Post-NFL Draft Risers and Fallers
Before this year's NFL Draft, I offered a couple of one-man mock drafts to give you an idea of where rookies may fall in your local dynasty and re-draft leagues. Now that we are past the Draft, the staff here at RotoBaller got together to do a mock to see where fantasy football rookies place... Read More
Fantasy Football Dynasty Rookie Values - Who To Target in FFPC Rookie Drafts?
Now that the NFL Draft has concluded, we are officially into the dreaded purgatory period until the season kicks off. From the date of this writing we are 116 days out, but who's counting? The good news for many across the dynasty landscape is that rookie drafts have begun. If you missed part 1 of... Read More
Tight End Yardage Regression Candidates for Fantasy Football
While touchdowns are the most coveted play outcome for tight ends in fantasy football, total receiving yards must be taken into serious consideration when deciding who to draft for the position. It is true that receivers have to work harder to rack up yards, and that they don't have an overly great value at only... Read More
Fantasy Football Value Picks and Targets for FFPC Dynasty Startup Drafts
Dynasty drafts are underway in Fantasy Football Players Championship (FFPC). It is a very busy time of year in dynasty leagues even though we are still two months away from the opening of NFL training camps. You can join a startup FFPC dynasty league now, and receive a $25 discount off your first team through... Read More
DraftKings USFL DFS Lineup Picks for Week 5: Daily Fantasy Football Advice
The fifth week of the USFL is here. And as always, RotoBaller has you covered with some daily fantasy picks. In this article I will be providing you with daily fantasy football USFL DFS picks on DraftKings for Week 5 of the USFL season. These lineups can vary from higher-priced players and elite options to... Read More
Tight End Yardage Bounceback Candidates for Fantasy Football Drafts
While touchdowns are the most coveted play outcome for tight ends in fantasy football, total receiving yards must be taken into serious consideration when deciding who to draft for the position. It is true that receivers have to work harder to rack up yards, and that they don't have an overly great value at only... Read More
NFL Free Agent Fallers for Fantasy Football - Old Faces, New Places
There is no way to describe the average NFL front office. Each franchise has its own set of rules, follows different parameters when evaluating players, and builds its roster in a very particular way. Even with a clear mindset, an organization's principles might be tweaked in order to accommodate players into the salary cap, for... Read More
NFL Free Agent Risers for Fantasy Football - Old Faces, New Places
There is no way to describe the average NFL front office. Each franchise has its own set of rules, follows different parameters when evaluating players, and builds its roster in a very particular way. Even with a clear mindset, an organization's principles might be tweaked in order to accommodate players into the salary cap, for... Read More