The Raiders’ offensive line profiled as a sneak-back-to-average unit heading into the season, derailed largely by events involving Kolton Miller and Jackson Powers-Johnson. Miller’s long been one of the league’s underrated elite left tackles, while Powers-Johnson really came along down the stretch in 2024. JPJ’s handling in August and September is still a bit murky as to the why: What were offensive coordinator Chip Kelly and Pete’s son, offensive…...

We’re back with the running back advanced stats from Week 11. We’ve regularly examined the running back leaders (and laggards) in yards after contact and evasion rate to identify players and backfields to target or avoid. There’s more to running back fantasy points than the advanced stats, including their usage and efficiency, which provides important context, especially when in a committee. We’ll use the Advanced Stats Explorer and…...

Kevin Szafraniec uses RotoViz’s Advanced Stats Explorer to uncover under-the-radar trends at the wide receiver position from the first 11 weeks of the 2025 NFL season. It feels pretty safe to say that Michael Wilson’s overall WR1 finish in Week 11 was one of the most unexpected performances of the season up to this point. Sure, Marvin Harrison Jr. was out for the week, but there…...

Shawn Siegele ranks every team in the NFL and provides a deep breakdown for fantasy managers and reality enthusiasts alike. Apologies for getting the Banana Stand out a day late this week. My Week 12 concept ended up being a two-parter, and even splitting it resulted in a bigger project than I anticipated. Having closed on the dynasty trade deadline — updated rankings are ready…...

At this point in the season, you should probably be rostering two D/STs at a time, and with the way players are dropping onto IR, you probably have the roster space. Rostering two defenses helps you beat the bidding wars by being a week early, lets you hold elite D/STs through their bad matchups, and allows you to prep for the fantasy playoffs. Each week…...

Kevin Szafraniec highlights the best players available on waivers in 50% or more of ESPN and Yahoo leagues heading into Week 12. Following some big performances from backup running backs in Week 11, there are plenty of zero-RB options to choose from on the waiver wire this week. Unfortunately, not a single one comes without extenuating circumstances attached, which makes targeting the right back more…...

The fantasy season is drawing toward its inexorable conclusion. But there are still plenty of games to play and opportunities for tight ends to emerge as heroes in your quest for titles. Here are three players that you can consider slotting into your lineups to help you in your pursuit of silverware this week. Players available in at least 50% of ESPN leagues. Stats do…...

Kevin Szafraniec discusses the biggest storylines of Week 11 with the help of RotoViz’s industry-leading suite of tools, most notably the Monday Review Tool. In a week when fantasy scoring was mostly down, Sunday’s action was not without its high points. Nine of the 13 games on the slate were decided by one score, with five of those matchups ultimately culminating in walk-off field goals…....

Kevin Szafraniec highlights some of the biggest NFL storylines of the week, as seen through the eyes of RotoViz’s staff and our industry-leading suite of tools. Trade deadlines are coming up quickly in fantasy leagues across all platforms and formats. Whether we are trying to stock up for a playoff run or — in the case of our dynasty rosters — perpetuate our permanent championship…...

The Bucs’ OL cavalry has fully arrived. Baker Mayfield ran for his life in the early weeks without OTs Tristan Wirfs and Luke Goedeke, but the former returned in October and the latter this past Sunday. However, Mayfield’s rushing production has vanished, which might also be attributed to his knee and oblique injuries. Wirfs is a stud, and Goedeke’s reliably above-average, while utility lineman Charlie Heck landed…...

Kevin Szafraniec uses RotoViz’s Advanced Stats Explorer to uncover under-the-radar trends at the wide receiver position from the first 10 weeks of the 2025 NFL season. I tried. I really did. But as much as I wanted to believe that J.J. McCarthy could turn around his early-season struggles, he is a tough watch. After a breakout game in Week 10, Jalen Nailor definitely isn’t complaining. However,…...

We’re back with the running back advanced stats from Week 9. We’ve regularly examined the running back leaders (and laggards) in yards after contact and evasion rate to identify players and backfields to target or avoid. There’s more to running back fantasy points than the advanced stats, including their usage and efficiency, which provides important context, especially when in a committee. We’ll use the Advanced Stats Explorer and…...

Streaming D/STs is about more than chasing QB injuries, but if that’s all you focus on, you still might beat the field. Because backup QBs (and other high-leverage positions) are such a target for us, we find ourselves in the distasteful position of profiting off the real pain of our favorite players. So, before we start sifting through the bad news from Week 10 to…...

Kevin Szafraniec highlights the best players available on waivers in 50% or more of ESPN and Yahoo leagues heading into Week 11. Tez Johnson has been on a bit of an emotional rollercoaster over the past year. He was one of the primary playmakers on an Oregon team that sat atop the college football standings for the majority of the year before falling in the…...

We lost another good one in Week 10, with Dalton Kincaid picking up a hamstring injury that leaves him “week to week”. Ah, the joys of playing fantasy football. So maybe you’re a Kincaid manager and you need a helping hand filling your tight end spot this week. Or perhaps you need help filling that spot period. Here are three players that you can consider…...