Kevin Szafraniec uses RotoViz’s Advanced Stats Explorer to uncover under-the-radar trends at the wide receiver position from the first three weeks of the 2025 NFL season. The 2025 season has gotten off to a strange start for some of the NFL’s top wide receivers. But for Puka Nacua and Jaxon Smith-Njigba, their stars have continued to rise following massive 2024 seasons. And the crazy thing is,…...

Last week saw a ton of movement on the offensive line continuity front, especially with franchise left tackles making their season debut. We also saw plenty of disruptions up front for teams, including two units that were forced to replace multiple longtime starters. This weekly column evaluates how all this shakes out and fantasy impact moving forward, with a premium on offensive line continuity. Check…...

After Bo Nix kicked off his career by finishing as fantasy’s QB8 in 2024, the table was set for him to take his game to the next level in Year 2. Nix possesses the combination of passing and rushing ability that has been known to make fantasy managers drool. But just in case another offseason of growth was not enough, the Broncos upgraded their backfield…...

In this week’s edition of The Banana Stand, Shawn Siegele dives into the quarterback position and provides ROS rankings ahead of Week 4. A lot of extremely encouraging fantasy developments as we transition from Week 3 to Week 4. Zero RB candidate and priority target Cam Skattebo already looks like a league-winner. Zero RB candidate and target Trey Benson benefits from the sad injury to…...

Ross Durham offers the top daily tournament and defensive streaming options for Week 4. Which D/STs can we count on in Week 4 and beyond?

Week 4 already? Where does the time go? We have no time to discuss the passage of time, however. You are here because you need help at tight end this week. Well, never fear, dead reader. I have three names for you that I would slide into my lineups this week, and they are widely available. They can do a job for you. Trust me…....

Kevin Szafraniec highlights the best players available on waivers in 50% or more of ESPN and Yahoo leagues heading into Week 4. The fact that Bhayshul Tuten is still available in the majority of ESPN leagues is a crazy oversight by the fantasy managers playing on that platform. But their loss can be your gain. So how much should you be willing to bid on…...

Kevin Szafraniec breaks down the biggest fantasy storylines from an NFL Week 3 that featured plenty of standout performances on defense and special teams. I know, I know. Fantasy football is all about offense. So why highlight the defensive side of the ball? Well, because heading into Monday night’s game between the Lions and the Ravens, we have already seen five defensive touchdowns, four special…...

Who would have guessed reading and writing would pay off? — Homer Simpson (Mr. Lisa Goes to Washington) In an attempt to confuse you, the reader, and the editors, the RotoViz Report is somehow being delivered to you on Monday. … Membership Required You must be a member to access this content.View Membership LevelsAlready a member? Log in here...

One of my favorite ways to prep for the upcoming week of football games is to use the GLSP tool. Those projections use sophisticated modeling techniques to find a range of outcomes, and as such they do a better job of capturing the inherent uncertainty of weekly projections than many other systems. But they aren’t perfect: they are blind to a few factors, such as…...

Thomas Emerick breaks down how offensive line continuity impacts fantasy performance heading into Week 3 and reveals which lineup changes could boost (or blow up) your quarterback and running back selections. This column finally gets to sink its teeth into week-over-week changes on offensive lines and the potential fantasy impact. Continuity will remain the central focus, keeping in mind which linemen have been an integral…...

It’s been a couple of seasons, but we’re back with the running back advanced stats for Week 2. The format of this article could evolve as the season progresses, since we will examine more than just the best and worst in various advanced metrics. After Week 1, the narratives and performances shifted in a different direction, especially for the rookie running backs. We’ll utilize the Advanced Stats…...

Kevin Szafraniec uses RotoViz’s Advanced Stats Explorer to uncover under-the-radar trends at the wide receiver position from Week 2 of the 2025 NFL season. The offensive explosion that was Week 2 of the 2025 NFL season led to plenty of wide receiver scoring. And it wasn’t just the stars who put on a show, as Wan’Dale Robinson, Troy Franklin, and Hunter Renfrow all finished as WR1s…....

Ross Durham offers the top daily tournament and defensive streaming options for Week 3. Which backup QBs should we be targeting?

In The Banana Stand, Shawn Siegele explores the RB position and makes some controversial predictions ahead of Week 3. After two weeks, what matters more? The depressing early-season workloads for TreVeyon Henderson and R.J. Harvey or the surprisingly early incursions from Cam Skattebo and Bhayshul Tuten. We’ll look at all of that and more in today’s exercise where I categorize every backfield by workload and…...

Call 1-600-DOCTORB; the B is for bargain. — Dr. Nick Riviera (Homer’s Triple Bypass) While it would have been funnier to announce that the podcast was finished and the only RotoViz Report for the 2025 season was one lousy column, the truth is I’m just a bit late this week. Let’s get to it…. Membership Required You must be a member to access this content.View...

Almost incredibly, we are onto Week 3. Injuries are starting to play a part in lineup decisions, with several starting quarterbacks suffering injuries last week. But we are not here to talk about QBs. Our job today is to give you some idea of reinforcements at the tight end spot. I have three names for you that I would slide into my lineups this week,…...

Kevin Szafraniec highlights the best players available on waivers in 50% or more of ESPN and Yahoo leagues heading into Week 3. A string of quarterback injuries was one of the biggest storylines in Week 2. For a position that usually doesn’t get a ton of attention in this space, perhaps this is the week when the right QB pickup will trump all other needs…....