As the 2015 season passes the quarter pole, let’s take a look at red zone opportunities and see if there are any exploitable trends. Data from Pro Football Reference Takeaways Cincinnati leads the league in red zone plays per game, and is among the most run-heavy red zone teams. Keep the faith on Jeremy Hill. Narrowing the focus and looking at just runs within the 10-yard line,…...

Fantasy football news and analysis, featuring Andrew Luck, Jameis Winston, Chris Johnson, DeAndre Hopkins, and more. Christine Michael I guess there’s a chance Dallas involves Michael more often in the future. But it’s been 29 days since he arrived in Dallas, and he’s only managed to be active for a single game. The obsession with Michael probably needs to end. If he were still around, Freud…...

Each week his season, a group of RotoViz writers writers will offer their DraftKings Play of the Week…....

Fantasy football news from week 3, including Roddy White, Andre Johnson, Cincinnati running backs, and more. Dorial Green-Beckham Zero, two, three. That’s DGB’s targets by week. Harry Douglas is soaking up a lot of targets, but has been very inefficient with them. Justin Hunter hasn’t done much to impress with his work either. DGB made the most of his week 3 workload, and is still a recommended…...

After the first three games of the season, some trends are starting to emerge. Which players have been the most consistent so far? Early Season Consistency Tight End At the tight end position, four players have posted 10 or more PPR points in all three games: Rob Gronkowski, Jason Witten, Jordan Reed, and Eric Ebron.  The first two names aren’t a surprise, but the second two probably are. Reed…...

Each week his season, a group of RotoViz writers writers will offer their Play of the Week. We’re tracking the value of our recommendations, using a DraftKings Millionaire Maker lineup metric, but we think these picks will also be valuable for seasonal leagues as well. For all the details about the thought process behind our picks, check the intro article. The goal is simple: recommend a…...

In the News RotoViz recently earned a pair of mentions in different outlets. 14TeamMocker got a shoutout on NFL.com related to his advocacy on behalf of the fantasy prospects of Leonard Hankerson. Taking a quick look at the Fantasy Efficiency App, we see that Hankerson is comfortably ahead of Roddy White by any measure. NAME OFF TRGS TRGMS reEP reFPOE reFPOEPT Julio Jones ATL 26 0.325 37.16 24.44 0.94…...

Fantasy Football news and notes from week 2, featuring Rishard Matthews, Giovani Bernard, Amari Cooper, and more. Rishard Matthews For the second straight game, Matthews outplayed Kenny Stills. Matthews is up to 10 catches for 149 yards and a touchdown vs. just three for 20 for Stills. Presumably Miami has heard “If it ain’t broke, don’t fix it,” and will continue rolling with Matthews. I’m looking to…...

Each week his season, a group of RotoViz writers writers will offer their Play of the Week. We’re tracking the value of our recommendations, using a DraftKings Millionaire Maker lineup metric, but we think these picks will also be valuable for seasonal leagues as well. For all the details about the thought process behind our picks, check the intro article. The goal is simple: recommend a…...

Fantasy football news from week 1, featuring Chris Johnson, Jay Cutler, Brandon Coleman, Tavon Austin, Arian Foster, Allen Hurns, Sammy Watkins, Karlos Williams, and Ameer Abdullah. Chris Johnson I know, David Johnson is the much sexier pick up in light of Andre Ellington’s injury. And I absolutely think that David Johnson has a higher ceiling than Chris Johnson. But I wouldn’t be in a big rush to…...

Each week his season, a group of RotoViz writers writers will offer their Play of the Week. We’re tracking the value of our recommendations, using a DraftKings Millionaire Maker lineup metric, but we think these picks will also be valuable for seasonal leagues as well. For all the details about the thought process behind our picks, check the intro article. The goal is simple: recommend a…...

This season, a group of RotoViz writers will submit their Play of the Week (POTW), which we’ll share with you each Friday afternoon. We hope these recommended plays will help not only your DFS lineups, but your regular fantasy lineups as well. That’s right – our best ideas, each week, straight to you. So, what’s a Play of the Week? A POTW is a player…...

Fantasy football news, featuring Ameer Abdullah and the NY Jets. Ameer Abdullah Over the weekend, Rotoworld suggested that the release of Jeremy Ross would make Abdullah Detroit’s primary returner. If your league doesn’t score return yardage, I wouldn’t be a fan of that move. Going back to 1995, here are the seasonal and per-game PPR fantasy points for rookie running backs, drafted in the first or…...

Dallas Running Backs This offseason has seen no shortage of coverage of the Cowboys’ backfield. For a while, it’s seemed that Joseph Randle would be the back to own. But now that Dallas has acquired Christine Michael, things are murky once again. Let’s take a look at the concerns presented by each running back, and plot a course of action. Joseph Randle Let’s do a little timeline,…...

Here’s a quick exercise using the Draft Optimizer App. This powerful tool lets you quickly plan draft strategies for any fantasy football format, like the standard Yahoo configuration used by many friends and family leagues. The App will generate the best targets for your draft slot. What’s more, you can pre-select or blacklist certain players that you either really want – or don’t want – on your…...

As the preseason winds down and final fantasy drafts are in full swing, here are some interesting fantasy football news items. Quincy Enunwa Is running ahead of Jeremy Kerley in Jets’ camp. He could be the ultimate lottery ticket. In addition to being ahead of Kerley, Rotoworld suggests the loss of Jace Amaro could lead to more opportunity for Enunwa. I’m not sure about that, but it’s possible. Mock…...

Fantasy football news and notes, covering Zach Zenner, Cody Latimer, Darren McFadden, Harry Douglas, and more. Zach Zenner Is leading the NFL in preseason rushing. Here are the undrafted running backs with the most total rushing yards or yards/game over the past five preseasons. Year Player Team Draft Att Att/G Yds Avg Yds/G TD 2010 Chris Ivory NO 260 41 10.2 146 3.6 36.5 1 2011 Armond Smith CLE…...

Here’s the final installment of my latest series, wherein I compare my wide receiver rankings to the rest of the RotoViz writers, and identify three players I like more than they do. Devin Funchess My Projection: WR 17 Staff Projection: WR 32 Lo and behold, Ron Rivera recently had this to say: “The thing we’re waiting for is for Devin (Funchess) to be healthy and…...

Continuing my look at players I’ve projected more favorably than my RotoViz colleagues. For this installment I took a look at my running back rankings, and identified three players I like more than the general consensus. Tre Mason My Projection: RB 28 Staff Projection: RB 43 Mason’s recent ADP – RB36 – falls in between my projection and our composite projection, and might actually be…...

Emmanuel Sanders Has missed 19 days of practice…....