RosterWatch Week 4 Matchup Tool Now Available

alex bylineWelcome back.

This is a proprietary weekly tool provided by RosterWatch for our PRO community.

It is designed to be a decision-making tool for gauging the defensive opponents your fantasy players face. If you are new to this, our time-tested and most popular flagship in-season tool, the instructions for use couldn’t be simpler, and can be found below.

RW PRO users can download the matchup tool (or access the online tool for use) in the downloads section of their profile by clicking HERE.

DO NOT RELY ON “FANTASY POINTS AGAINST” as your primary indicator for player matchups ever again. It is a flawed metric, as you’ll see, which will cause you heartache and struggle.

The rankings represented here are derived via a proprietary algorithm which takes into account not only standard “fantasy points against” metrics, but also (and most importantly) weighted averages and medians of separate individual player and defensive-unit scouting grades for members of the 2019 unit that will be run-stopping, pass-rushing, or covering against the position in question, along with other analytic trends including projected game-script, game-flow, Vegas indicators, volume of total snaps and much, much, more.

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INSTRUCTIONS:

To use the tool, think about your fantasy player.

Let’s say you own Chargers RB Austin Ekeler, and would like to see how he matches up against the defense he faces this week.

First, look down the list and find the Chargers (Ekelers’s team). You will see that the Chargers’ opponent (OPP) is the Dolphins in Week 4, and there are four color-coded cells in the horizontal columns marked “OPP vs. QBs,” “OPP vs. RBs,” “OPP vs. WRs” and “OPP vs. TEs.”

These are the OPPONENT’S (in this case the Dolphins’) OFFICIAL ROSTERWATCH MATCHUP RANKINGS AGAINST THESE GIVEN POSITIONS.

They are not the rankings for the CHARGERS, but rather, for the OPPONENT THEY FACE IN THIS GIVEN WEEK (the DOLPHINS). In the “OPP vs. RBs” cell for the Chargers, you’ll notice a big, blue ‘No. 1’. This means Ekeler faces our best possible matchup for opposing RBs in Week 4 (the Dolphins). This is a great indicator for owners of Ekeler, and is a positive one for those thinking of rostering any of the Chargers runners including Justin Jackson in DFS contests.

Repeat the same process for other players on your roster as you are trying to decide which players to start and which to sit in season-long leagues. Also use it to identify which upside-plays to roster in DFS contests based on matchup.

With the launch of the online tool, you can now sort by any column: vegas line, over/under, and matchup ranks vs. each position for easy reference. The Vegas lines are updated hourly for your reference and research.

“1″ is the best (easiest) matchup, “32″ is the worst (toughest).

COLOR-CODES
(you like blue matchups best)

BLUE: Best Matchups
LIGHT BLUE: Borderline Top Matchups
WHITE: Neutral Matchups
LIGHT RED: Borderline Bottom Matchups
RED: Worst Matchups

++RW Proprietary Algorithm

87 Comments

  1. ↓ Post By FF_Hookem

    Few TE questions, if you don’t mind:
    (1) Does the Vannett trade increase Dissly’s FAAB$ recommendation on the WWCS above 9-10%?
    (2) Vance McDonald – droppable or stash?
    (3) Hockenson droppable for Dissly/Witten/Knox? Detroit’s offensive game plan can be so frustrating haha

    Thanks!

    1. ↓ Post By woo.jonathanwoo

      1. I’ll defer to the masters on this one.
      2. I think McDonald is droppable.
      3. I think Hockenson is also droppable, at least surely for Dissly.

  2. ↓ Post By rickymurawski@gmail.com

    FULL PPR
    My team: Rivers,Mark Ingram,Rex Burkhead,DeAndre Hopkins,Amari Cooper,Darren Waller, Christian Kirk.
    Bench Sony Michel,Courtland Sutton,Tyreek Hill,Mecole Hardman, Kyler Murray, Matt Bredia.

    I Need another RB1 got offered Nick Chubb for Deandre Hopkins do I make the trade?

    1. ↓ Post By woo.jonathanwoo

      I don’t think so.

  3. ↓ Post By gurpindersdeol@gmail.com

    Drop MVS for Tevin Coleman? Full PPR. My RBs are Kamara, Fournette, Carson, and Mattison.

    Thanks RW!

    1. ↓ Post By Trashman

      I don’t think you need him

  4. ↓ Post By jeffrey.degyansky@gmail.com

    Who would you pick in a full point ppr if you needed two?

    Adam Thielen, Terry Mclaurin, Aaron Jones, or Tyler Boyd.

      1. ↓ Post By jeffrey.degyansky@gmail.com

        Thanks Trashman!

  5. ↓ Post By Pablackbird

    Rb WW question (full ppr): by rb’s are David Johnson, DHenry, Damian Williams, Duke and Justice Hill. Would you dump Hill for any of Hyde, Penny, Jamaal Williams,Mattison or RonJones. If so, who would you prioritize? Off to a poor 0-3 start. Thanks guys

    1. ↓ Post By Trashman

      Any of them right now. Penny Jones hyde Williams mattison

  6. ↓ Post By w_vinson@bellsouth.net

    RW, I need help. I’m a PRO member. I’m in a 14 team standard non ppr 6 pt TD league. I have the following QB’s: Rudolph; Darnold & Cam. The league is roster limited so i have to carry at least 2 or 3 at the max. Should I just go ahead and drop Cam. There is no one on waives except for Gardner Minschew and Bridgewater. I’m sthinking about just streeaming between Darnold and Rudolph for the rest of the year and dropping Cam completely.

    1. ↓ Post By Trashman

      I prefer minchew to Rudolph right now. I’m fine dropping cam. I don’t carry more than 2 qb and rarely even that

  7. ↓ Post By rahulkaul641@gmail.com

    QB: Stafford
    RB: Fournette, Chubb, Coleman, Jordan Howard, Rex Burkhead
    WR: Julio, Juju, Fitz, Jarvis, Curtis Samuel, Desean
    TE: Kittle, Hockenson

    Should I trade Fournette and Tevin for Mixon and Mattison

    0.5 PPR

  8. ↓ Post By fasttimes

    RBs are Conner, Michel, Gallman, Josh Jacobs and Jaylen Samuel

    i have hockenson.

    should i trade Jacobs for Evan Engram?

    1. ↓ Post By Trashman

      I’d be trying to unload gallman

  9. ↓ Post By sdboor

    Waiver wire feast
    It is an 8 team PPR so lots on Waiver
    PPR

    My RB
    McCaffrey, Fournette, Gurley, Henry, McCoy

    Available are: melvGordon, Gallman, CThompson, Singletary, Brieda

    Should I pick up MGordon – for ROS and maybe Gallman?
    Drop McCoy. ? Henry too

    Trying to accumulate the bests in each position
    We all make the playoffs

    1. ↓ Post By Trashman

      I’d def add Gordon

  10. ↓ Post By Chief58

    PPR. Burkhead worth the add. Would be dropping Justice Hill? Bench depth.

    Thanks

  11. ↓ Post By tiger1978

    I was offered Daniel jones for scary terry in a dynasty 1 point ppr. My current wr are Hilton, Tate, Anthony Miller, Boykin, and Ross (trying to pick up Dorset) my current qbs are rivers, Carr, and Rudolph. Does this trade make long term since?

    1. ↓ Post By Trashman

      I don’t think so. Your wr situation seems tenuous. Jones has one game under his belt.

  12. ↓ Post By drew.g.summitt@wmich.edu

    No defense rankings this week?

  13. ↓ Post By Kwillee@hotmail.com

    I have Cooks, Freeman, Ingram and M Gordon. Guy who has Ekler just lost Saquon and is thin at rb. Would you trade Freeman for Ekler and maybe try and get a little more like some wr depth?

  14. ↓ Post By Kwillee@hotmail.com

    LOL…. they just announced Gordon is back but won’t play this week. So should I just wait one more week and hang onto Freeman or??

    1. ↓ Post By Kwillee@hotmail.com

      I am thinking Freeman for Eckler and Waller… Thoughts?

  15. ↓ Post By sdboor

    Godwin questionable and if he does not go I only have Royce Freeman and Rashad Penny sitting on my bench and both are questionable
    PPR
    My RB (I play 3-4) McCaffrey, DalvCook, Breida, Hyde, RoyceFreeman, RPenny

    Should I drop Penny and/or Hyde to pick up 1 or more of
    Darrel Williams, TyJohnson, ron Jones, MalcBrown, AP, Jaylen Samuels

  16. ↓ Post By sdboor

    In another league
    I have McCaffrey, Fournette, Gurley and DHenry

    Gallman DWilliams TyWillimas Singletary and CThompson sitting out there

    Drop Henry for one of these? PPR

    1. ↓ Post By Kwillee@hotmail.com

      Hell No!

  17. ↓ Post By dankc2

    Standard league:
    My RB’s are Chubb, Fournette, Ingram, A Jones, Gallman and M Gordan.
    My WR’s: Watkins, Kirk and Riley
    Other teams WR’s: Allen, Cooper, M Thomas, Gollawday and M. Brown.
    His RB’s are Michel, Gore and Brown

    What would be reasonable to offer for one of his WR’s

    1. ↓ Post By Trashman

      i’d ship gallman while i can. he might take him for brown or golladay. or he might take gallman and jones for one of them.

      1. ↓ Post By dankc2

        what can I offer for Allen?

  18. ↓ Post By General Soreness

    Thanks to your wonderful Draft Cheat Sheet, I’m sitting at 3-0, in 2nd place in my 10 team league. Now I saw that an inpatient owner dropped Melvin Gordon yesterday. I have the #1 waiver priority so he’ll be joining David Johnson, Lev Bell, David Montgomery, Chris Thompson, & Frank Gore on my team

    1. ↓ Post By General Soreness

      Rest of my team:
      QB-Dak Prescott
      WR-Keenan Allen, Robert Woods, Tyler Lockett, Robbie Anderson, Sutton
      TE-Mark Andrews
      K-Gostkowski
      Packers D
      Thinking of packaging one of those RBs w/ Woods(?)
      for a superstar WR.
      What do you think?

      1. ↓ Post By General Soreness

        1/2 PPR
        QB-RB-RB-WR-WR-TE-FLEX(R,W,T)-K-DEF

        Or should I just keep my roster as is?

      2. ↓ Post By Trashman

        you could use a 3rd stud, though i do think woods will have a positive regression. i might try moving woods and gore

  19. ↓ Post By Chizzard

    1 pt PPR.. I can start 2 out of the 3.
    Godwin, Golladay, Fournette.

    1. ↓ Post By Trashman

      well godwin may sit, so that may be your answer. if not, i’d still sit a questionable godwin

  20. ↓ Post By bigbarret

    IN a standard I am currently starting at RB Dalvin Cook and Zeke. Thanks to the cheat sheet I have Ingram on my bench. I am starting Edelman and Allen Robinson as my starting 2 and 3 recievers, I can trade Ingram and Edelman for Philip Lindsay and Brandon Cooks. Worth it to upgrade my receivers at the cost of depth at RB? Let me know.

  21. ↓ Post By LukeTakesShip

    Where’s the trade cast at? Gets later and later every year

    1. ↓ Post By Baron VonIronCock

      ask and ye shall receive

  22. ↓ Post By jtkrat011

    Tradecast hit home to this squad.

    14 team, 0.5 PPR. 0-3 in larger part to my Packers.
    QB – Rodgers
    RB – Ingram
    RB – Sony
    WR – Adams
    WR – Keenan
    TE – OJ Howard
    1 FLEX – McLaurin, Samuels, Singletary, Penny, and Preston Williams, Latavius.

    Would you do Sony and McLaurin for Josh Jacobs? Offered Samuels and this was countered.

    Ingram for Kerryon and R Woods enough? Nothing else really enticing gaining traction.

    1. ↓ Post By Baron VonIronCock

      based on the cast, I would !

  23. ↓ Post By AbnerLofton

    .5 PPR

    Would you consolidate Mixon into Jacobs and JGordon? Or shoot a little higher?

    My team:
    QB: Kyler. Bench: J Allen

    WR: Godwin, Kirk Bench: Jeffery, Hardman

    RB: Saquon (hurt), Chubb Bench: McCoy, Tevin Coleman, Gallman

    TE: Kittle Bench: Waller

    Flex: Mixon

    His Team:

    WRs:Hopkins, MThomas, Gordon, Marvin Jones
    RBs:Freeman, Jacobs, Hyde, Howard, Lat Murray, Ito
    TE:Hooper

    1. ↓ Post By Trashman

      i’d move gallman while i can. he might take him straight up for jones or maybe even gordon

  24. ↓ Post By gutsman004

    Love the TradeCast. My favorite pods during the year. Just submitted two trades in my standard league: Ingram and Thielen for Dalvin Cook and Thielen and Miles Sanders for Julio. Would be happy with either trade but really hope I can get Dalvin.

    1. ↓ Post By Baron VonIronCock

      I am a lookin’, and I am a likin’

  25. ↓ Post By pak3chris

    Looking for some advice here. 2QB league .5ppr. Banged up. Started 3-0 thanks mostly to my QBs!

    QBs Mahomes, Jackson, Brees (IR slot)
    RBs Barkley, Henry, K Johnson, Michel, M Brown
    WRs T Hill, Juju, AJ Green, MVS, Tate, Hardman, R Anderson
    TEs Engram, Waller

    Been trying to trade Waller. Best offer I have is Devonta Freeman. Do I trade or hold? Could start Waller or Michel at flex until Barkley or AJ Green comes back. I think I’m in a good position with Tate, AJG, and Hill coming back in the next weeks. Thoughts or recommendations?

    1. ↓ Post By Baron VonIronCock

      wow tough spot bruh
      freeman for waller is fair
      freeman just doesn’t look right though
      youre carrying three guys who are out for 6 weeks or so, that is a bad thing!
      3 spots on your team where you don’t have starters every week,

      Can you trade one of the 3 injured studs for anything ?
      Hill is trending up
      Maybe you can trade hill and hardman for adams ?

  26. ↓ Post By Pop Rocks

    Trade question. I’m thinking of trading Gallman to the Barkley owner.

    Give: Gallman and John Ross
    Receive: Josh Jacobs

    my rbs: david johnson, Fournette, royce freeman, Ryquell Armstead
    wrs: Odell, Robert woods, Keenan Allen, Chris Godwin, AJ Green.

    Thanks!!!

    1. ↓ Post By rickymurawski@gmail.com

      Josh Jacobs was one of the RB’s to target this week on the tradecast!!

      1. ↓ Post By Pop Rocks

        Thanks!!! That’s why I’m asking if this is buying low enough.

  27. ↓ Post By Pop Rocks

    Daniel Jones or Carson Wentz?

    They are back to back in the rankings and my gut is saying Daniel Jones, but I can see a shootout happening Thursday night.

    1. ↓ Post By Baron VonIronCock

      GB def is looking sharp man
      but for me, id rather lose with wentz than jones ( I would just sleep better knowing I played the better guy)

  28. ↓ Post By rickymurawski@gmail.com

    Listened to the Tradecast!! Im definitely interested in moving Mark Ingram and Amari Cooper. I know most of the people to target this week but I dont wanna give up Ingram and short myself at RB. My team is as follows.
    Rivers,Ingram,Burkhead,Hopkins,Amari Cooper,Darren Waller,Christian Kirk.
    Bench: Kyler Murray,Matt Bredia,Sony Michel,Mecole Hardman,Tyreek Hill Cortland Sutton.
    Who should I offer in hopes to try and get Fournette or Devante Adams.

    1. ↓ Post By rickymurawski@gmail.com

      Or even Josh Jacobs

    2. ↓ Post By Baron VonIronCock

      based on the cast, it sounded like Michel was more of an urgent sell than ingram

      Sony and hardman might get you fournette and something on the side…

      1. ↓ Post By rickymurawski@gmail.com

        Hes my thing I really cant let Ingram my only RB1 for a Top WR because ill ultimately be weak at RB thats the predicament im in right now.

        1. ↓ Post By rickymurawski@gmail.com

          If I could get the person to trade me Fournette for Sutton and Sony I would then in return offer Ingram for Devante Adams and maybe another low end WR for Depth. But idk I wanna get some more advice.

  29. ↓ Post By Chad Westgerdes

    (8) Team Dynasty League Trade

    My Team: (3-0)

    WR: Hopkins, Allen, Kupp, Lockett, Watkins, Boyd, Anderson
    RB: Fournette, Ekeler, Gordon, Sanders, Damien, Singletary, C Thompson, Mostert

    Offer: Freeman and Sanders, 2020 Rd 3, 2021 Rd 1, 2021, Rd 2

    For: Kupp & Ekeler

    I want to counter offer and switch Freeman for Cook but not sure how to restructure around it
    as Cook is really the only one on his roster I’m interested in. Freeman scares me for Dynasty

    I believe he really wants Ekeler as he has talked about aquiring him before.

      1. ↓ Post By Chad Westgerdes

        Ekeler and my ’21 2nd round for Freeman and his ’21 1st?

        That’s def in my favor, and I think he’ll go for it

  30. ↓ Post By NickyMar

    1/2 PPR- Need two: Mecole Hardman, Alshon Jeffrey, Peyton Barber, DK Metcalf

  31. ↓ Post By Incognito

    A.J Green was just dropped — Is he worth picking up? He is a free agent next year so why would he want to come back too soon?
    Also would you pick up Capt Kirk and drop John Brown or Curtis Samuals?

    thanks

    1. ↓ Post By Trashman

      he’s definitely worth having. i could lose samuels for kirk

  32. ↓ Post By jrcs851315

    Would you try to trade Latavius Murray to the Kamara owner for someone like Greg Olson or Rashad Penny?

    1. ↓ Post By Trashman

      not happening for olsen, maybe penny though.

  33. ↓ Post By Gtb275

    Was offered Allen Robinson to give up Kerryon Johnson in a PPR superflex league. The rest of my flex roster is Juju, Godwin, Ertz, Engram, Kupp, Woods, Marquis Brown, and others. Just confirming that this is a “NO”

  34. ↓ Post By Dapeach

    This tool is awesome.
    the matchup tool is outstanding.

    I have lineup dilemma.
    14 team PPR
    Deshaun of the Dead – Team Name
    I have to start a TE we can do 1 RB and 3 WR or 2 RB.
    I have Vance McDonald at TE now
    Picked up Jack Doyle as option but Vernon Davis is on waivers.
    Should I drop Doyle for Davis and then start him over McDonald?

    Also WR
    Have Boyd and Kirk in now with MVS and Demarcus Robinson on Bench. Any recommended changes there?
    Thanks again.

    1. ↓ Post By Trashman

      i would. if you need upside i’d go with d rob. you’re pretty safe right now though in a ppr

  35. ↓ Post By Woodsy44

    Was offered Kittle and R. Anderson for Hooper and Josh Gordon. I am deep at WR.

    Do you like it?

    Thanks,

  36. ↓ Post By Trashman

    only if you don’t start gordon

    1. ↓ Post By Woodsy44

      right now I’m starting Juju, Edelman and McLaurin /Gordon . Plus I have Valdez-Scantling, Chark and Metcalf.

      Thanks

  37. ↓ Post By Dapeach

    Thanks trashman!!

  38. ↓ Post By Mr_hamms@yahoo.com

    Need Input Nation,

    Qb Start:
    Carson Wentz vs GB or Kyler Murray vs SEA?

    Thanks

      1. ↓ Post By Mr_hamms@yahoo.com

        Preciate it Alex

  39. ↓ Post By paulfleck@aol.com

    Recovering Alshon or red hot DJ Chark this week in full PPR?

  40. ↓ Post By Alex Dunlap

    I personally say Chark but our model says Alshon.

  41. ↓ Post By kyle.langen@gmail.com

    WR3 for the week, kirk, DK, or john ross?

  42. ↓ Post By jrcs851315

    Knox is ranked higher on the cheat sheet than Vernon Davis but Davis is ranked higher this week. Do you see Knox as a high upside longer term pickup?

  43. ↓ Post By w_vinson@bellsouth.net

    RW

    Should I drop Cam? I have Darnold and Rudolph. I need a tight end because I have Herndon and Mcdonald. Only thing out there is Everett, Braite and Ozumah. I can drop newton or Mcdonald to pick up a TE. What do you think?

    AMW 1-2
    14 tm redraft standard non ppr

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