Corbin Young uses the Advanced Stat Explorer, NFL Stat Explorer, and Stealing Signals tool to examine the running back advanced stats. After noting two North Carolina running backs popped in the running back advanced stats, Michael Carter exploded on Sunday against the Bengals as the No. 1 ranked running back heading into Monday night. With two weeks of data in Carter’s favor, we’ll look at what the…...

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 breaks down the key RB developments in the NFC heading into Week 9. It was a tough week for NFC stars, with Alvin Kamara, Ezekiel Elliott, and Dalvin Cook all underperforming. At least Kamara found the end zone in his battle with the Buccaneers’ tough run defense. Breakout star D’Andre Swift also struggled. The Zero RB stars had no such trouble with Cordarrelle…...

Another week in the books as the 2021 NFL season hits the halfway mark. There were a host of decent performances from lesser tight ends a week ago. which is always good to see. We lost Robert Tonyan to a season-ending injury last week, while Dawson Knox continues to be hampered by his own injury. There are also four teams on a bye this week,…...

Get an early start on your preparation for the upcoming week with the RotoViz Monday Review tool. In this weekly article, Blair Andrews reviews some of the most interesting observations from the tool and the last week in fantasy football. Week 8 brought with it a number of depressing injuries and inactives. Derrick Henry is probably lost for the season. Calvin Ridley is stepping away…...

Where will fantasy football go in 2021 after Derrick Henry’s injury? Week 8 was a mixed bag for the RotoViz-style teams, with D’Andre Swift finally getting caught up in garbage time that got too out of hand, and some of our favorite receivers posting mediocre lines. The good was still very good. T.J. Hockenson exploded back to relevance, A.J. Brown re-established himself as a top-five…...

In this edition of Win the Waiver Wire, Sam Wallace shares his top waiver targets for Week 9 in seasonal fantasy football leagues. This week was relatively relaxed as far as teams on bye. Several thrilling matchups graced the early slate on Sunday, and an unheralded quarterback from Western Kentucky made an unforgettable debut for the New York Jets. As we delve into the heart…...

Welcome to Going Deep! This weekly article will use charting data, advanced metrics, and other RotoViz tools to help its 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…...

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… Membership Required You must be a member to access this content.View Membership LevelsAlready...

In this weekly article, Bjorn Yang-Vaernet will use 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. Bye weeks are in full swing and WR-heavy drafters should start to gain momentum in these upcoming weeks. While many opponents will be…...

Week 7 kicked off with D’Ernest Johnson smashing on Thursday night. According to the Advanced Stats Explorer, Johnson averaged 4.05 yards after contact with a 23% evasion rate. Sure, that’ll regress with more attempts, but the Broncos’ defense stuffed Johnson on only 5% of his runs in Week 7. He likely won weeks for fantasy managers. Last week’s theme involved rookies and second-year backs popping…...

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…....

Blair Andrews assesses the permanence of the Falcons’ transition to rational coaching, questions whether Antonio Gibson will ever be a true three-down workhorse, and suggests that Khalil Herbert may have earned himself an even bigger role than we expected. 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…...

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…...

National Tight Ends Day has been and gone and provided us with some fun and games last week. There were big games for players we had all but forgotten about. TEs who we hoped would come good came good. And a lot of touchdowns were scored. Sadly, the deeds of last week have pushed some of our favorite streamers past the 50% ownership, making them…...

Shawn Siegele breaks down the underdog heroics from D’Ernest Johnson, looks forward to Javonte Williams’ breakout, and locates the next 10 cheap RBs to buy. D’Ernest Johnson was the latest Zero RB fill-in option to win a week, leading the NFL with 146 rushing yards. He was a difficult decision in free agency, given the potential that he would only get a single start. Nick…...

Blair Andrews marvels at some record-breaking performances, including by the new dynasty WR1 — or maybe the No. 1 player overall.  With many of the stars on bye in Week 7, it was up to some up-and-comers to carry the torches for our fantasy squads. A few of them delivered in a big way, while a few left us wishing we had earlier rookie picks…...

Shawn Siegele praises the consistent week-winning performances from D’Andre Swift and Ja’Marr Chase, provides a deep bye-week option at wide receiver, and uses the Monday Review tool to locate and discuss the best buy-lows. Week 7 was another huge week for the RotoViz draft plan, which emphasized loading up on WRs . . . and D’Andre Swift. Last week, I mentioned that his receiving Expected…...

In this edition of Win the Waiver Wire, Sam Wallace shares his top waiver targets for Week 8 in seasonal fantasy football leagues. Congratulations! You survived one of the worst bye weeks in recent memory. Bye weeks still remain in the weeks to come, and it’s worth looking for players who are dropped because of those bye weeks. Stay diligent in your waiver wire claims…...

Welcome to Going Deep! This weekly article will use charting data, advanced metrics, and other RotoViz tools to help its 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…...