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, we took a quick walkthrough of…...

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 2 is in the books, and the NFL has once again delivered some wild games which saw multiple teams make huge comeback wins:…...

We’re back for the Week 2 installment of running back advanced stats. Each week, I’ll use the Advanced Stats Explorer to examine the underlying metrics of notable rushers.   Metrics like yards before and after contact, evasion rate, stuff rate, and designed gap rate tell us how a running back is using his blockers, how effective that blocking is, and how effective that RB is at making would-be tacklers…...

Streaming D/STs in fantasy football is the way to go. At what other position could a top-five pick by ADP like the Colts be unusable by Week 3? And unless you’re in a tremendously deep league, there’s really no room on your roster to be holding multiple D/STs waiting one of them to play the Jets. Projections this early in the year are also difficult, given 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. 2 Players to Buy Kyle Pitts The player I…...

Welcome to 2022’s third edition of 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…...

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…...

Bjorn Yang-Vaernet examines which players on the waiver wire are worth prioritizing for Week 3 and highlights others to preemptively stash. With the season in its early stages, it is still hard to deduce what is a trend and what is just noise. However, armed with another weekly data point, it becomes that much easier to understand what to trust.  With respect to the waiver…...

Get an early start on your preparation for the upcoming week with the RotoViz Monday Review tool. Every week in 1 Big Thing, Blair Andrews uses the tool for a deep dive into an interesting and potentially actionable development from the last week of fantasy football. Chris Olave and Air Yards Records Since 2009 — when air yards began to be tracked — there have…...

Shawn Siegele checks in on historic wide receiver performances, discusses the Trey Lance injury, and ranks the tight end position for the rest of the season. The agony and the ecstasy were on full display in a Week 2 of historic wide receiver performances. Six WRs gained at least 75 yards with two touchdowns, and five of them came in the early wave of games…....

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, let’s take a quick walkthrough of…...

Shawn Siegele looks at all the best trade opportunities at the RB position and dives into the trendy names on next week’s waiver wire. I’ve really enjoyed our RB content this week. Bjorn Yang-Vaernet got you off to a fast start with the Winning the Waiver Wire, Blair Andrews helped you understand all 32 depth charts with the Zero RB Watch, and Corbin Young spotlighted…...

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 1 was a great start to the year: finally, a full slate of regular season NFL football. More importantly, after months of debating…...

And we’re back with the weekly installment of running back advanced stats. Last season, I examined the leaders in yards before and after contact, with the top backs in broken plus missed tackle rate. I used the Advanced Stats Explorer to analyze the underlying metrics of notable rushers.  Metrics like yards before and after contact, evasion rate, stuff rate, and designed gap rate tell us how a running…...

Welcome to 2022’s second edition of 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…...

Shawn Siegele looks at the sterling Week 1 from first-round wide receivers and breaks down his rest-of-season rankings for the top 25. In the context of Cooper Kupp’s epic 2021 season, it may be surprising that the two receivers with the highest target averages over the last two years were Davante Adams and Diontae Johnson. All three hit for at least 12 targets in Week…...

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…...