Shawn Siegele uses the Advanced Team Stats Explorer to peek behind the curtain and provide a little texture to running back performances. He breaks down a few key late-week injury updates and looks ahead to find the next Saquon Barkley – for good or bad. After a couple of thrilling weeks for RB acquisitions, the crickets are back out ahead of Week 14. Kenneth Walker…...

Welcome to Going Deep! This weekly article will make use of charting data, advanced metrics, and other RotoViz tools, specifically the newly released Passing Game Matchup Rater, to help readers better understand the challenges facing wide receivers and tight ends in the coming week. As this article will leverage a great deal of information from the Passing Game Matchup Rater (PGMR), we took a quick walkthrough of the…...

We’re back for the Week 14 installment of running back advanced stats. Each week, I’ll use the Advanced Stats Explorer to examine the underlying metrics of notable rushers. I’m also including routes run and receiving data to provide a more complete picture of a player’s usage and skills.  Metrics like yards before and after contact, evasion rate, stuff rate, and designed gap rate tell us how a running back…...

In this weekly article, Ryan Ramsarran uses the Advanced Stat Explorer and other RotoViz tools to dive deep into wide receiver usage trends. Usage is key for making waiver wire adds, start/sit decisions, and finding the next blow-up WR in DFS. Week 13 is in the books, and it was filled with some upsets and offensive showcases. Between Dallas scoring 54 points, the Bengals upsetting…...

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 Zero RB owners. We’re just as focused on the high-profile backs. Understanding workloads is key to making tough redraft and dynasty trades. The RotoViz Screener and NFL Stat Explorer provide a smorgasbord of data as we dive into…...

Welcome back to the GLSP review. In this weekly article, we’ll use the RotoViz GSLP projections to identify streaming options at the quarterback position. We’ll also look at running backs and wide receivers that make compelling cases for flex consideration. If you’re new to the site or unfamiliar with the GLSP process, please read through the link below before making use of GLSP this season. Game Level…...

As the Cleveland Browns D/ST (then 32nd-ranked) demonstrated in Week 13 with their three-touchdown outing, finding the right matchups for the final weeks of the fantasy season is more important than ever. As fantasy squads lock in their rosters for the playoffs, the teams who are last to the table streaming D/ST options will be at a significant disadvantage versus the teams who grabbed the…...

Angad Uppal uses the Strength of Schedule Streaming App and other RotoViz tools to find the top buy-low opportunities. Your leaguemates may be souring on these players, but their fantasy fortunes may be about to turn around. The app also helps us identify trendy players with difficult upcoming schedules that you can cash in on now. As the fantasy playoffs are approaching quickly, let’s look…...

Drake London led all players in target share in Week 13. His 12 looks accounted for 50% of the Falcons’ targets. Not only that, his 20 expected points accounted for half of the Falcons’ total receiving EP, and over 37% of the Falcons’ total non-passing EP (receiving plus rushing). It’s only London’s second game of the season with at least 20 EP. However, it’s the seventh time…...

We were bound to get there eventually. But here we are, Week 14, and finally even I am ready to throw my hands into the air with consternation. The tight end position has reached the “Got a pulse? Get him into your lineup!” stage, and I can’t say I enjoy that. I mean, just look at your leading scorers last week. Cade Otton was the…...

Bjorn Yang-Vaernet examines which players on the waiver wire are worth prioritizing for Week 14 and highlights others to stash preemptively. As Scott Hanson says on NFL RedZone, it’s the “witching hour.” Fantasy playoffs are just around the corner — next week for leagues that utilize two-week playoff rounds and Week 15 for leagues that use one week. The season is on the line for…...

Travis Kelce finally grants a reprieve to the rest of the fantasy universe, as young WRs blow up in Week 13. In a fully free article to celebrate the most fun week of the fantasy season, Shawn Siegele dives into some of the biggest storylines from a scintillating Sunday. Running backs from the first two rounds have performed admirably through the first 12 weeks of…...

Seamus Carr brings you all the biggest storylines from Week 13, including the return of an elite running back and a young wide receiver making his case for Offensive Rookie of the Year.  Lions Reign Over Disappointing Jaguars Coming off an impressive win versus Baltimore which felt like a signature moment to date for Trevor Lawrence, the Jaguars were expected to come to Detroit and…...

Shawn Siegele tells you how to play the hot RB pickups in Week 13 and explains why James Cook won’t be the only sleeper to hit. While Week 12 belonged to Josh Jacobs, plenty of additional moves shook up the fantasy landscape, none bigger than the injury to Travis Etienne. After back-to-back RB2 performances in Weeks 5 and 6, Etienne finally jumped to a full…...

Welcome to Going Deep! This weekly article will make use of charting data, advanced metrics, and other RotoViz tools, specifically the newly released Passing Game Matchup Rater, to help readers better understand the challenges facing wide receivers and tight ends in the coming week. As this article will leverage a great deal of information from the Passing Game Matchup Rater (PGMR), we took a quick walkthrough of the…...

In this weekly article, Ryan Ramsarran uses the Advanced Stat Explorer and other RotoViz tools to dive deep into wide receiver usage trends. Usage is key for making waiver wire adds, start/sit decisions, and finding the next blow-up WR in DFS. Week 12 is in the books, and we were treated to a full slate of games as no teams were on bye. Hopefully, everyone…...

Angad Uppal uses the Strength of Schedule Streaming App and other RotoViz tools to find the top buy-low opportunities. Your leaguemates may be souring on these players, but their fantasy fortunes may be about to turn around. The app also helps us identify trendy players with difficult upcoming schedules that you can cash in on now. As the fantasy playoffs are approaching quickly, let’s look…...

We’re back for the Week 13 installment of running back advanced stats. Each week, I’ll use the Advanced Stats Explorer to examine the underlying metrics of notable rushers. I’m also including routes run and receiving data to provide a more complete picture of a player’s usage and skills.  Metrics like yards before and after contact, evasion rate, stuff rate, and designed gap rate tell us how a…...

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 Zero RB owners. We’re just as focused on the high-profile backs. Understanding workloads is key to making tough redraft and dynasty trades. The RotoViz Screener and NFL Stat Explorer provide a smorgasbord of data as we dive into…...