Last year about this time, I challenged myself to ask the question about fantasy players: do I believe something, or can I prove it? The idea remains pretty simple, that its nearly impossible to really prove something about a guy only two weeks in, and that if you can somehow prove it now, it's imperative to act on it. In my previewing the year columns, I suggested some guys I believed could really see a breakout given their offenses: players including OJ Howard, Tyrod Taylor, and Tyler Boyd[...]

Cincinnati Bengals quarterback Andy Dalton said that wide receiver Tyler Boyd is "so good." "He understands running routes. He's versatile. You can move him around. He's had a lot of production in the slot and we've been able to move him around too." Boyd has nine catches on 14 targets for 117 yards and a touchdown through the first three weeks, so he's clearly become Dalton's second target behind A.J. Green. Boyd is likely still available in a lot of leagues, so pick him up if you need help [...]

Your wide receivers remain essential components toward accomplishing your unwavering goal of securing a league championship. As the season unfolds, it is crucial for you to utilize the tools that you have available, in order to maintain an extensive level of knowledge regarding the number of opportunities that are being provided to your wide receivers - both in terms of their snap counts and how often they are being targeted by their quarterbacks. Each week, this article will examine these sp[...]

Welcome, one and all, to the weekly piece that puts my rankings under the microscope and gives me a chance to explain myself against the Expert Consensus Rankings (ECR) found on FantasyPros. My hope is to help you understand why I'm significantly higher or lower on players than the expert crowd. I'll be examining my own ranks against the ECR on a position-by-position basis, as the overall and flex tabs can simply get insane with every position folded in with the others. I focus on QB, RB, WR,[...]

As an addendum to our famous Waiver Wire pickups list, we now present suggested percentages for fantasy football owners in leagues using a Free Agent Acquisition Budget (FAAB). As a caveat, these prices do not by any means indicate how much these players will go for. Each league values players differently and will continue to do so. These auction values are here to provide a baseline to understand roughly how much you ~should~ be spending on a particular player. If you want to go wild and blo[...]

It's time to start prepping for Week 3 waiver wire additions and I have you covered for wide receivers. As I was looking up players to add for this article, I was shocked to see some of the names that are still not at least 50% owned in fantasy leagues. A couple of them will be gone very soon, so this could be your last chance to grab them. I split this article into a few different sections. Waiver wire priorities will range from players you should try to add with some urgency all the way to [...]

It's time to start prepping for Week 3 waiver wire additions and I have you covered for wide receivers. As I was looking up players to add for this article, I was shocked to see some of the names that are still not at least 50% owned in fantasy leagues. A couple of them will be gone very soon, so this could be your last chance to grab them. I split this article into a few different sections. Waiver wire priorities will range from players you should try to add with some urgency all the way to [...]

Up is down, black is white, cats and dogs are living together. Ryan Fitzpatrick is the best QB in football (OK, behind Pat Mahomes) and Blake Bortles doubled Aaron Rodgers in fantasy points this week. Also, Joe Mixon, Devonta Freeman, and Leonard Fournette are sidelined by injuries while Le'Veon Bell continues to sideline himself. Also, the fifth-string receiver on Kansas City seems to carry more value than LeSean McCoy and Josh Gordon is suddenly looking for a new team. The waiver wire has neve[...]

There's always some degree of insanity at the outset of a new football season, but 2018 feels like quite the beast in this regard. We've got players being thrust into the spotlight due to injuries and sheer force of will -- some are new names, some very familiar -- but how can you keep up with it all? Well, in the interest of getting you the most timely information, consider this the waiver wire lightning round heading into Week 3. This column is published early every week and then updated on[...]

Welcome to Week 2 RotoBallers. Below are our updated Week 2 PPR rankings for fantasy football, including some running notes on relevant injuries and rankings updates: Josh Gordon is out, and is expected to be released/traded Devonta Freeman (knee) has been ruled out Leonard Fournette (hamstring) is not expected to play Will Fuller will play in Week 2 after missing Week 1 Marcus Mariota (elbow) is looking iffy to play Davante Adams, Aaron Rodgers are both active Ben Roet[...]