Almost incredibly, we are onto Week 3. Injuries are starting to play a part in lineup decisions, with several starting quarterbacks suffering injuries last week. But we are not here to talk about QBs. Our job today is to give you some idea of reinforcements at the tight end spot. I have three names for you that I would slide into my lineups this week,…...

Kevin Szafraniec highlights the best players available on waivers in 50% or more of ESPN and Yahoo leagues heading into Week 3. A string of quarterback injuries was one of the biggest storylines in Week 2. For a position that usually doesn’t get a ton of attention in this space, perhaps this is the week when the right QB pickup will trump all other needs…....

Kevin Szafraniec breaks down the biggest fantasy headlines from Week 2 of the NFL season with the help of RotoViz’s suite of industry-leading tools. Saying that teams around the NFL were able to shake off the rust in Week 2 may be the understatement of the year. During Sunday’s early slate, the lowest combined point total was 40 between the Bills and the Jets. Six…...

Thomas Emerick launches his weekly offensive line continuity series and reveals how these crucial trench battles could give you the perfect buy-low opportunities in Week 2. Each week this column will update offensive line continuity totals and starting lineups for every team while highlighting a few developments that could impact fantasy outcomes. There’s no better time than September to text league mates and move players,…...

Kevin Szafraniec breaks down how the Jaguars’ trade of Tank Bigsby to the Eagles could affect the backfields in Jacksonville and Philadelphia moving forward. Back in June, there were consistent rumblings that Travis Etienne could find himself in a new home for the 2025 season. The Jaguars had just selected two running backs in the NFL Draft, and Tank Bigsby was coming off a sophomore…...

It’s been a couple of seasons, but we’re back with the running back advanced stats for Week 1. The format of this article could evolve as the season progresses, since we will examine more than just the best and worst in various advanced metrics. We’ll utilize the Advanced Stats Explorer and other tools to analyze notable players that we want to buy or sell. Specifically,…...

Kevin Szafraniec uses RotoViz’s Advanced Stats Explorer to uncover under-the-radar trends at the wide receiver position from Week 1 of the 2025 NFL season. Here at RotoViz, we make no apologies for our love of the wide receiver position. That is why writing this article is one of the highlights of my week during the NFL season. Every week, we will dive deep into the…...

This is the first installment of a weekly series where RotoViz writers react to something they saw from the last week of NFL action that took them completely by surprise. They will then follow on with their predictions for something they DO expect to see in the coming week of action. Week 1 of the 2025 season saw some weird stuff, so there should be…...

My in-season article this year will be The Banana Stand, a piece that shape shifts throughout the year to hopefully bring you whatever’s most relevant that week. The effort will combine observations from watching every NFL game with insights from the RotoViz tools and advanced stats from Sports Info Solutions. In today’s exercise, I’ll break down the Week 1 performance for the top-100 NFL players…...

Week 1 of the season is always weird. This year was no exception. For the first time since Week 15 of the 2018 season, precisely zero tight ends managed 16 PPR points in a game. This was despite four players commanding target shares in excess of 27%! Week 1 also saw injuries to key players, with George Kittle and Brock Bowers both picking up knocks…....

Kevin Szafraniec outlines the best waiver wire pickups for fantasy leagues heading into Week 2 of the 2025 NFL season. The in-season content is back in full swing as we get ready to head into Week 2 of the 2025 NFL season. While there were not necessarily any Week 1 explosions a la Puka Nacua circa 2023, the opening weekend of NFL action did provide…...

Don’t cry for me, I’m already dead. — Barney Gumble (A Star Is Burns) That, friends, is how you learn that the RotoViz Report is taking a hiatus this season. In its stead, we present this column that hopes to capture some of the charm, irreverent tone, and a good-faith attempt at fantasy analysis. Optimistically, we’re able to bring you harder-hitting analysis as we get…...

Kevin Szafraniec breaks down the highs, lows, and everything in between from Week 1 of the 2025 NFL season. We’re back! Every week in this space throughout the season, I will be breaking down the best and worst from Sunday’s NFL action with the help of the Monday Review Tool. Teams across the NFL still looked a bit rusty to kick off the 2025 season,…...

Kevin Szafraniec breaks down the Week 1 performance of Justin Herbert and the Chargers’ passing game and explains whether fantasy managers should expect the pass-heavy play calling to continue all season. The stigma that has lingered around Greg Roman and Jim Harbaugh since they first worked together in San Francisco over a decade ago is that neither of them wants to pass the ball, ever…....

Ross Durham offers the top daily tournament and defensive streaming options for Week 1. Where are the best bargains on daily lineups and waiver wires?

We are back again, folks. If you didn’t land a Brock Bowers or a Trey McBride, and if you didn’t snap up David Njoku in the early double-digit rounds, then this is the weekly piece for you. You are probably wondering if all hope is lost at the tight end spot without a legit stud at the position. Well, it is not, and I am…...