Kevin Szafraniec highlights the best players available on waivers in 50% or more of ESPN and Yahoo leagues heading into Week 15. Following a long layoff due to a broken collarbone, Jayden Reed finally made his return to the field in Week 14. His presence has been sorely missed in a Green Bay passing attack that has been relying on Christian Watson to carry the…...

Kevin Szafraniec discusses the biggest storylines of Week 14 with the help of RotoViz’s industry-leading suite of tools, most notably the Monday Review Tool. Last week in The Banana Stand, Shawn Siegele predicted the outcome of every remaining regular season game and then ranked the top half of the league on a team-by-team basis. Across the NFL on Sunday, a handful of the league’s elite…...

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. In this week’s installment of The Banana Stand, Shawn Siegele continued his exercise of ranking every team in the NFL by looking at the top half of the league while also predicting the outcome of every regular-season game through…...

Kevin Szafraniec uses RotoViz’s Advanced Stats Explorer to uncover under-the-radar trends at the wide receiver position from the first 13 weeks of the 2025 NFL season. It’s been a rough season for Terry McLaurin in 2025. After leveraging a huge contract extension by sitting out the majority of training camp, he has only been on the field for five games this season due to a litany…...

Kevin Szafraniec highlights the best players available on waivers in 50% or more of ESPN and Yahoo leagues heading into Week 14. The Texans’ usage of their two rookie wide receivers was maddening to start the year. While Jaylin Noel is still struggling to find the field despite flashing when given opportunities, at least we have seen Jayden Higgins finally assert himself as the team’s…...

Kevin Szafraniec discusses the biggest storylines of Week 13 with the help of RotoViz’s industry-leading suite of tools, most notably the Monday Review Tool. Anyone looking over the NFL’s 11-game slate for Sunday prior to kickoff would have been forgiven for feeling slightly underwhelmed. After being treated to some fireworks on Thursday and Friday, schedule makers must have thought that fans needed a break from…...

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. This week, NFL fans were definitely grateful to have four premium matchups to tune into over the holiday. While none of the matchups featured an epic comeback in the closing minutes, each game offered an opportunity for some RotoViz…...

Kevin Szafraniec uses RotoViz’s Advanced Stats Explorer to uncover under-the-radar trends at the wide receiver position from the first 12 weeks of the 2025 NFL season. All the way back in Week 2, I examined Wan’Dale Robinson’s evolving role in the Giants’ offense. Since then, a lot has changed around him — the season-ending injury to Malik Nabers, the elevation of Jaxson Dart into the starting…...

Kevin Szafraniec highlights the best players available on waivers in 50% or more of ESPN and Yahoo leagues heading into Week 13. As fantasy seasons wind down every year and non-contenders begin to lose interest, without fail there will always be emerging players who fly under the radar because many fantasy managers simply aren’t paying attention. Now that we are coming down the stretch of…...

Kevin Szafraniec discusses the biggest storylines of Week 12 with the help of RotoViz’s industry-leading suite of tools, most notably the Monday Review Tool. The further we get into the 2025 NFL season, the more it seems that the league’s top players are one-upping each other in each passing week. After Brock Bowers returned from injury in Week 9 to set a season high with…...

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. Sadly, major injuries have felt like an underlying theme of the 2025 fantasy season. But just as NFL franchises do, fantasy managers must adopt a next-man-up approach as they navigate the highs and lows of each season. In today’s…...

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…...

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…...

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…...

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,…...

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…...

Kevin Szafraniec discusses the biggest storylines of Week 10 with the help of RotoViz’s industry-leading suite of tools, most notably the Monday Review Tool. One week after Brock Bowers’ 43.3 PPR points set the 2025 season high in fantasy scoring, we have a new king upon the throne. Jonathan Taylor absolutely dismantled the Falcons in Berlin, willing his team to victory with 49.6 PPR points…....

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. Following a week when it seemed like almost all of Chicago’s players were hits for fantasy managers, the Bears were featured prominently across the site this week. But then again, playing against the Bengals’ defense will do that. As…...

Kevin Szafraniec uses RotoViz’s Advanced Stats Explorer to uncover under-the-radar trends at the wide receiver position from the first nine weeks of the 2025 NFL season. Earlier this summer, I touted Amon-Ra St. Brown as fantasy’s most undervalued superstar after he found himself firmly rooted in the second round following two straight seasons scoring as a top-three fantasy wide receiver. Maybe part of the problem is…...