Bjorn Yang Vaernet examines which players on the waiver wire are worth prioritizing for Week 2 and highlights others to preemptively stash. Welcome back to Week 1 of the football season — Christmas in September. The joy of waking up and spending all day watching football on the couch is unparalleled. It also means the chaos of the NFL begins. In Week 1, several prominent…...

Shawn Siegele looks at the key RB performances of Week 1, profiles the risers and fallers, and gives his rest-of-season rankings for the RB1 tier. It’s only one week. This is the mantra we hear after Week 1 every season, and it’s good to remember. For Packers fans, it helps to think back to the 38-3 drubbing they suffered at the hands of New Orleans to…...

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. Week 1 Target Share Leaders The Week 1 target share leaders were your usual suspects: Justin Jefferson, Cooper Kupp,…...

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, I’ve recorded a tutorial that…...

Welcome to 2022’s first 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…...

It’s here. Week 1 of the 2022 NFL season has arrived. You may have noticed. I hope you have because the new season means a new fantasy season. And with that comes a brand new season of my bringing you all the stats you need to know about tight ends in fantasy. Happy to see you back. In Week 1, I will keep it simple…...

Hi RotoViz Readers. Good luck with your DFS entries this week. The WR/CB Matchups and Advanced Pass Defense data is free again this week. If you’re a potential new subscriber, this gives you a look at some of the information available in your subscription. We’ll have all of this and much more for 2022. If you’re new to the sheet, you can check out this article for a better understanding…...

Hi RotoViz Readers. Good luck with your DFS entries this week, and check out the FFPC Playoff 2 contest if you’re looking for a fantasy fix. The WR/CB Matchups and Advanced Pass Defense data is free again this week. If you’re a potential new subscriber, this gives you a look at some of the information available in your subscription. We’ll have all of this and much more…...

In this short RotoViz series, Zachary Krueger looks at fantasy playoff tactics and helps you think through scenarios that could pay off in second-chance tournaments. Shawn Siegele and I used the RotoViz best ball tools to build a couple of FFPC Tournament teams for my best ball series this summer. Although we didn’t win the big money like several other RV squads, one of our…...

Hi RotoViz Readers. I hope you’ve had a chance to enter into a playoff challenge or two and are fired up for the playoffs! The WR/CB Matchups and Advanced Pass Defense data is free again this week. If you’re a potential new subscriber, this gives you a look at some of the information available in your subscription. We’ll have all of this and much more…...

Corbin Young looks back at the season-long leaders in various running back advanced stats. He also looks ahead to the NFL playoffs to determine which RBs can take their teams deep into the bracket, and deliver NFL Playoff Contest titles for fantasy managers.  Metrics like yards before and after contact, evasion rate, stuff rate, and designed gap rate tell you a lot about how an…...

Hi RotoViz Readers. I hope that you had a successful 2021 campaign and brought home a couple of trophies! I won’t have analysis this week, but all of the WR/CB Matchups and Advanced Pass Defense data is free. If you’re a potential new subscriber, this gives you a look at some of the information available in your subscription. We’ll have all of this and much…...

Blair Andrews looks back at Week 17 and the fantasy playoffs to see what RB performances were true difference makers, and looks ahead to Week 18 with some notes for DFS players. 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…...

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 new year! Welcome to the final installment of the WR usage and takeaways article for the 2021 season. I had a lot of…...

In the weekly running back advanced stats article, Corbin Young examines Rashaad Penny, plus the late-season surges from Devin Singletary and Rhamondre Stevenson. 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 RB is at making would-be tacklers…...

Shawn Siegele looks at the league-winning and heartbreaking performances from championship weekend. Yesterday I featured Devin Singletary as part of the 2021 Zero RB Awards, but I also promised a look at Week 17 for anyone still playing or for those checking in as part of their DFS prep. A lot will change throughout the week as we get COVID reports and a better handle…...