In this weekly article, Bjorn Yang-Vaernet 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. Happy holidays everyone! With so many moving parts each week from injuries to COVID-19 infections, many of us are digging deep into our benches…....

Blair Andrews tries to console fantasy managers who must rely on Saquon Barkley for the fantasy semifinals and offers condolences to those who must rely on Ezekiel Elliott, if there are any of you left. 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…....

Corbin Young dives into the running back advanced stats to find the leading rushers in Week 15, including Jonathan Taylor, Craig Reynolds, Jeff Wilson, D’Onta Foreman, and Duke Johnson. Metrics like yards before and after contact, evasion rate, stuff rate, and designed gap rate tell you a lot about how an RB is using his blockers, how effective that blocking is, and how effective that…...

Shawn Siegele examines the breakout performances, star turns, and crazy misses from one of the most bizarre fantasy semifinal weekends ever. Happy holidays to the RotoViz community. I feel a special gratitude for all of our readers and listeners this time of year, and I hope you’re set for a safe and happy holiday season. We’ve all got shopping to do, rescheduled games to watch,…...

Week 15, which started about three weeks ago, was still ongoing at the time composing this piece. But while the league seemed to take a rest from scoring fantasy points as a whole, we saw some epic performances from the tight end position. Travis Kelce ripped the Chargers apart to the tune of 41.1 PPR points. Mark Andrews caught ten balls for more than 100…...

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, as well as 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 Similarity…...

In a wild, weird Week 15, fantasy sleepers came out of the woodwork and joined the star tight ends at the top of the leaderboard. It was another big Zero RB week with Duke Johnson and Jeff Wilson joining the unstoppable, borderline inhuman Jonathan Taylor as RB week-winners. It was a big Zero RB week, but not the right Zero RB week for many tournament…...

In this edition of Win the Waiver Wire, Sam Wallace shares his top waiver targets for Week 16 in seasonal fantasy football leagues. Congratulations on advancing to the next round of your fantasy playoffs! Hopefully, you still have something to play for regardless of how this week went. With constant changes in the league due to Covid-19 protocols, having flexibility on your roster has become…...

Welcome to Going Deep! This weekly article will use charting data, advanced metrics, and other RotoViz tools to help readers better understand the challenges facing wide receivers and tight ends in the coming week. This week’s Going Deep Worksheet can be found at the end of the article and includes data from all games played in 2021 with one change this week — average threshold…...

This season, Zachary Krueger will use the RotoViz Screener to evaluate player red-zone opportunity. Understanding how teams deploy their red-zone personnel and who they give red-zone opportunities to can offer a valuable edge over your opponents. This weekly Red Zone Report aims to give you that exact edge…. Membership Required You must be a member to access this content.View Membership LevelsAlready a member? Log in...

In this weekly article, Bjorn Yang-Vaernet 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. Welcome to playoff week! This is the first week of playoffs for many leagues and the first round for large field best ball tournaments…....

Corbin Young looks at the leaders in advanced running back stats, including a RotoViz favorite and an unknown back from Kutztown University. He highlights some studs and deeper options from Week 14 to help you in the playoffs. Metrics like yards before and after contact, evasion rate, stuff rate, and designed gap rate tell you a lot about how an RB is using his blockers,…...

Blair Andrews wonders why the Denver Broncos coaches didn’t get the memo about Javonte Williams’ breakout and asks whether Najee Harris truly has the profile of an elite running back. 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…...

Conor O’Driscoll uses the RotoViz suite of tools to identify opportunities to buy low on players likely to post strong fantasy performances, and to help you see red flags before your opponents notice. The Strength of Schedule (SOS) Streaming App is particularly useful for this as it allows us to see which players have the easiest or most difficult upcoming schedules, a potentially league-winning edge…....