As the draft slowdown around the world, it's time to take a look at some of the early options for waiver wire pickups before the first week of the season. Maybe you won't go for these players right now, but they are worth keeping in mind as we move along in the year. Wide Receivers Nate Burleson - ESPN Yahoo Percentage Owned 25% 25% While Nate Burleson hasn't been the player he once was in Minnesota, he cle ...

Let's get the ball rolling as another season of fantasy football is alive and well, and our week one running back rankings are ready to go. Below I have a listing of our top 40 running backs for the first week of the season, and will have updates on these rankings by the weekend. Arian Foster Ready After All? Texans beat writer John McClain wrote a glowing piece for fantasy owners with Arian Foster as the e ...

Last season was a horrible disappointment for Beanie Wells as a late preseason knee injury forced him out of action to begin the season and contributed to a lack of success on the field. With the addition of Ryan Williams in the second round of this years' draft, many fantasy owners have written off Wells as a potential top twenty fantasy back of the future, but I'm not ready to give way to that thinking. W ...

What a year it was for Texans running back Arian Foster as he was clearly the top runner in the NFL and the hands down MVP of fantasy football leagues. While Foster is technically a free agent this off-season the Texans have right to him as a Exclusive-Rights Free Agent (ERFA) because he's only played in the league for two years. That basically means that Foster can't negotiate a contract with anyone other ...

Click Here >> Current Weekly Rankings, Waivers, Start - Sit It's championship weekend and hopefully your fantasy football team wasn't snake bitten by injury or ineffective play. While we still suggest (like just about all fantasy sites) that you stick with the players that have gotten you this far, it is still good to look at all your options. Running Backs Derrick Ward @ Broncos: For those of you tha ...

The Tampa Bay Buccaneers may have found a gem in second year running back Kareem Huggins. Huggins has already passed veteran Derrick Ward (may be cut) on the depth chart and is a possible threat to Cadillac Williams fantasy value. Audio: 2010 Fantasy Football: Kareem Huggins & Cadillac Williams In RBBC? In the second week of the preseason, Huggins got time with the first team offense and posted eight ca ...

Take a listen to the podcast on this page for our recent thoughts on how current news has changed our opinion of their fantasy value. The top story for this update is the failure of Devin Thomas as he is now running with the third string. Some had hopes of Thomas turning things around this year with Donovan McNabb on the team but it doesn't look good now. Audio: Draft Board Updates, Part Six | 2010 NFL Fant ...

Click Here for the Latest News About Your Favorite Fantasy Players 2009 Fantasy Year In Review: Derrick Ward came over in free agency last offseason from the Giants and was expected to fight for the starting job. By the start of the season, it was made clear that Cadillac Williams would be the teams starter and Ward would be his backup. On the season Ward only totaled 115 carries and a 3.6 yard per carry av ...

After the NFL draft, teams crank up their rookie and OTA (organized team activities) camps in May and June to get their players prepped for the up coming 2010 season. This time of year can be often over looked by many a fantasy football owner but at this time, young stars and unknown names come out and impress their coaches to challenge for future starting jobs come September. Below we have the Tampa Bay Bu ...

If Buccaneers head coach Raheem Morris manages his running game the way he did at the end of last season, Cadillac Williams and Derrick Ward will be in a committee.  This wouldn't be a surprise as Tampa had success towards the end of the year using both runners together. While Williams had a nice comeback last season after all his injury problems over the years', he wasn't the same feature back from his roo ...