Just when it looked like the topsy turvy 2021 season couldn’t get any wilder, the Houston Texans upset Tennessee on the same weekend that Jonathan Taylor and Austin Ekeler combined for nine touchdowns. I have to say I’m grateful for all of it – the good teams and the bad, the high weeks and the low, getting to watch football and write about it on…...

In this edition of Win the Waiver Wire, Sam Wallace shares his top waiver targets for Week 12 in seasonal fantasy football leagues. Fantasy football continues to frustrate and excite, and it’s the greatest thing in the world. The Titans went from being the class of the AFC to dropping an ugly one in Week 11. Matt LaFleur lost to an NFC North opponent for…...

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. For a better understanding of the information contained…...

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. Running Back Red Zone Opportunity…...

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…....

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. We are reaching the point in the season that Scott Hanson would call “The Witching Hour.” These last three or four weeks are crucial…...

Week 10 was dominated by backup running backs in D’Ernest Johnson, Rhamondre Stevenson, and A.J. Dillon. These backs produced as RB1s given the opportunity, and the running back advanced stats back that up. This week we’re once again lowering the rush attempts thresholds to find some hidden gems that might not be getting the volume they deserve based on their advanced peripherals. Metrics like yards…...

Blair Andrews speculates on when the tide will finally shift in Denver’s backfield, asks whether Jonathan Taylor’s workload is sustainable, and suggests that D’Ernest Johnson might have a permanent role in the Browns’ backfield. 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…...

It was not a great week for tight ends in Week 10. For the first time in quite some time, only ten players between Thursday and Sunday night managed to hit double digits in fantasy points. Both Mike Gesicki and T.J. Hockenson failed to score a single point. This week truly was a time to test the souls of fantasy managers. But the week has…...

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…...

Shawn Siegele looks at the changing running back landscape in the NFC, including the disappointing Cordarrelle Patterson injury and an out-of-fashion runner who could be ready to leap back to RB1 status. The biggest NFC storylines from Week 10 focused on injuries to Patterson and Aaron Jones. Neither back appears to be out for the long term, although any missed opportunity at this juncture has…...

Blair Andrews examines the big weekend from star QBs, discusses the Darrel Williams emergence, and explains why a young WR may be about to take off. Week 10 was another good week for Zero-RB drafters, as Rhamondre Stevenson and A.J. Dillon exploded in relief of injured starters. Shawn Siegele has the details on their week-winning performances. Several other developments that might be just as important…...

Week 10 offered another crazy mix of fireworks, upsets, and blowouts. We also got a return to normal with Kansas City and Buffalo cresting 40 points and the Detroit Lions demonstrating that sometimes you have to walk before you can run. It was another great week for our priority early RBs, with Jonathan Taylor and D’Andre Swift again looking like stars (although a late drop…...

In this edition of Win the Waiver Wire, Sam Wallace shares his top waiver targets for Week 11 in seasonal fantasy football leagues. Fantasy football is more enjoyable when Cam Newton is playing, and he made a grand entrance back into the league this week. The Packers got Aaron Rodgers back, Dallas bounced back after a tough Week 9, and the defending champions looked outmatched…...

Sammy Choudhury provides an overview of the most important injury and player status notes for the Week 10 main slate.  Wherever there is change and uncertainty, there is opportunity. Week 10 of the NFL season has many situations to monitor that will be critical in constructing your DFS lineup. This article provides a quick look at news and notes from around the league for all…...

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. For a better understanding of the information contained…...

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. Running Back Red Zone Opportunity…...

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…....

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. What a weird Week 9. As Murphy’s Law states: “Anything that can go wrong, will go wrong.” A few of the unexpected outcomes of…...

In the first week without Derrick Henry, the Titans split the touches between Jeremy McNichols, D’Onta Foreman, and the ageless Adrian Peterson. Foreman and McNichols looked better on film and the running back advanced stats back it up. 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,…...