Shawn Siegele uses the Best Ball Win Rates tool to hand out awards to the top performances in six categories.  Each week I’ve been using our Best Ball tools to evaluate a different fantasy position. We’ve already begun grading the Best Ball Workshop, a series of how-to strategy articles built on the insights from Mike Beers’ Roster Construction Explorer. Today we pause to hand out some…...

Shawn Siegele breaks down the quarterback position in best ball and looks at the results from Patrick Mahomes, Lamar Jackson, and Josh Allen in three different ADP windows. Lesson 3 of the Best Ball Workshop focused on the QB position. The takeaway: QB is more important than you think and easy to exploit. Was that the case again in 2019? To answer that question, let’s…...

Shawn Siegele breaks down the AFC running back committees ahead of Week 16, including the impact of returning bell cows Josh Jacobs and James Conner. The RotoViz Screener and NFL Stat Explorer provide a smorgasbord of data as we dive into the advanced stats for every team. Much of our focus is on how RBs score their points. We use expected points (EP) and fantasy points over expectation (FPOE)…...

Shawn Siegele looks at all the top wide receiver performances from Week 15, including big games from Breshad Perriman, Terry McLaurin, and DeVante Parker. The 2019 fantasy semifinals included plenty of shootouts. Thirteen WRs scored 20 or more points. Julio Jones and Chris Conley combined for 36 in the final stanza alone as they led their squads to improbable comebacks. The Week 15 fantasy points over…...

Shawn Siegele uses the Best Ball Win Rates tool to examine the wide receiver position. He explains why early-round WR dominance is still holding in 2019 and looks at recent risers like Allen Robinson, Robby Anderson, and Robert Woods. Best Ball Workshop – The Key Lesson Using the insights from Mike Beers’ Roster Construction Explorer, the key lessons from the 2019 Best Ball Workshop were clear:…...

Shawn Siegele profiles Aaron Jones’ roller coaster season, examines Raheem Mostert’s breakout, and weighs in on Boston Scott’s opportunity – a look at the NFC running back committees ahead of Week 15. The RotoViz Screener and NFL Stat Explorer provide a smorgasbord of data as we dive into the advanced stats for every team. Much of our focus is on how RBs score their points. We use expected points…...

Shawn Siegele looks at all the top wide receiver performances from Week 14, including big games from A.J. Brown, Emmanuel Sanders, and Calvin Ridley. Overall, it was a humorous, low-volume week for the fantasy points over expectation (FPOE) leaderboard. Four of the top-seven finishes came from players with a single catch on two or fewer targets. Olamide Zaccheaus and Rico Gafford were catching their first…...

Shawn Siegele uses the Best Ball Win Rates tool to examine the best and worst best-ball performances at the RB position, including standout results from Christian McCaffrey, Austin Ekeler, and Leonard Fournette. Over the past month we’ve detailed the running backs, wide receivers, and tight ends, while also evaluating our structural approach to the 2019 season. Today we start over with the RB position and…...

Shawn Siegele profiles Austin Ekeler’s stardom, Devin Singletary’s breakout, and Darwin Thompson’s opportunity in his look at the AFC running back committees ahead of Week 14. The RotoViz Screener and NFL Stat Explorer provide a smorgasbord of data as we dive into the advanced stats for every team. Much of our focus is on how RBs score their points. We use expected points (EP) and fantasy points over…...

Shawn Siegele looks at all the top wide receiver performances from Week 13, including surprising explosions from Kenny Golladay, James Washington, and Courtland Sutton. The Lions, Steelers, and Broncos collectively moved to their third quarterback options for the 2019 season. The results were far better than expected. David Blough, Devlin Hodges, and Drew Lock breathed life into moribund offenses and each placed a WR on…...

In a Thanksgiving week Backfield Battles Edition, Shawn Siegele looks at Rashaad Penny’s dream opportunity and details the NFC running back committees ahead of Week 13. The RotoViz Screener and NFL Stat Explorer provide a smorgasbord of data as we dive into the advanced stats for every team. Much of the focus is on how RBs score their points. We use expected points (EP) and fantasy points over expectation…...

Shawn Siegele looks at all of the top wide receiver performances from Week 12, including big games from Chris Godwin, Jarvis Landry, and D.J. Moore. In this week of giving thanks, I find myself grateful for the blessing of being involved with such a great team here at RotoViz and among such a wonderful community that stretches to our subscribers, our slack members, our podcast…...

Shawn Siegele explores the BestBall win rates for key players in the MFL10 of Death, including a breathtaking squad with Mark Andrews, Darren Waller, and D.J. Chark. He looks back at his own draft and evaluates whether the lessons from the Best Ball Workshop have allowed him to continue his winning ways. Each week in my adventures down the rabbit hole of the Best Ball Win…...

Jack Miller has done an excellent job this season using the Strength of Schedule Streaming tool to help you buy players before they benefited from easier schedules. In this companion piece, Shawn Siegele suggests a few sell options to boost your lineup for the fantasy football playoffs. It’s Always Hard to Sell – Let’s Make It A Little Easier I have a particular fondness for the SoS…...

Shawn Siegele looks at a rare receiving explosion from Mark Ingram, a clockwork receiving explosion from Austin Ekeler, and emerging opportunity in Indianapolis as he details the running back workloads for every AFC backfield ahead of Week 12. Our goal with the Zero RB Watch List is to help you locate RB breakouts and waiver adds before they happen, but this column isn’t just for…...

Shawn Siegele looks at all of the top wide receiver performances from Week 11, including big games from Stefon Diggs, Calvin Ridley, and John Brown. WR Fantasy Points Over Expectation Leaderboard – Week 11 Stefon Diggs In the midst of a brutal stretch where he has the most difficult WR schedule in football, Diggs ignited a Vikings second-half comeback with 121 yards and a score…...

Shawn Siegele explores the BestBall win rates for tight ends, breaks down heroic seasons from Austin Hooper, Mark Andrews, and Darren Waller, and examines the superstar with a shocking difference in win rate between the FFPC and BestBall10s. Each week in my adventures down the rabbit hole of the Best Ball Win Rates tool, I like to choose a specific position or question for closer examination…....

Jack Miller has done an excellent job this season using the Strength of Schedule Streaming tool to help you buy players before they benefited from easier schedules. In this companion piece, Shawn Siegele suggests a few sell options to help close those key fantasy football trades. It’s Always Hard to Sell – Let’s Make It A Little Easier I have a particular fondness for the SoS Streamer as…...