Daniel Kelley's Articles

There are any number of factors that can change a player’s usage — and therefore his fantasy output — over the course of an NFL season. An injury, a good matchup, the position of the moon and stars, it all comes into play. But the single biggest inflection point of any NFL team’s season is […]

(FTN Fantasy is reacting to all the big fantasy news of the offseason! Follow along in our transaction tracker.) The New York Jets finally added a big-time No. 2 receiver Tuesday, signing former Chargers WR Mike Williams to a reported one-year, $15 million deal. Williams heads to the Jets after his release last week from […]

There are at least another eight months of “World Series champion Texas Rangers,” and as a long-suffering Rangers fan, I’m going to soak up those eight months of the 2024 MLB season like mad. The Rangers might win again! They also might win 70 games. Either way, I don’t care, because I remember jumping around […]

There are at least another eight months of “World Series champion Texas Rangers,” and as a long-suffering Rangers fan, I’m going to soak up those eight months of the 2024 MLB season like mad. The Rangers might win again! They also might win 70 games. Either way, I don’t care, because I remember jumping around […]

The dust has started to settle in the free agent marketplace. There are still a handful of big names out there, but for the most part, we know where the notable veterans will find themselves in 2024, and we can start looking at the outlook for our fantasy football roster.   Today, we’re looking at […]

There are at least another eight months of “World Series champion Texas Rangers,” and as a long-suffering Rangers fan, I’m going to soak up those eight months of the 2024 MLB season like mad. The Rangers might win again! They also might win 70 games. Either way, I don’t care, because I remember jumping around […]

There are at least another eight months of “World Series champion Texas Rangers,” and as a long-suffering Rangers fan, I’m going to soak up those eight months of the 2024 MLB season like mad. The Rangers might win again! They also might win 70 games. Either way, I don’t care, because I remember jumping around […]

(FTN Fantasy is reacting to all the big fantasy news of the offseason! Follow along in our transaction tracker.) A day after trading away their 2023 starter, the Pittsburgh Steelers have added a different former first-round quarterback to serve as backup in 2024, acquiring Justin Fields from the Bears. The Steelers are reportedly giving the […]

(FTN Fantasy is reacting to all the big fantasy news of the offseason! Follow along in our transaction tracker.) There was never much question about whether the defending Super Bowl champion Chiefs would be adding a receiver this offseason. It might have taken a day or two longer than expected, but they did finally land […]

(FTN Fantasy is reacting to all the big fantasy news of the offseason! Follow along in our transaction tracker.) After the Chargers cut Mike Williams and restructured Joey Bosa and Khalil Mack this week, the thought was that they were set from a cap perspective and wouldn’t be shedding anymore big contracts. Instead, the team […]

(FTN Fantasy is reacting to all the big fantasy news of the offseason! Follow along in our transaction tracker.) After three seasons in Washington, WR Curtis Samuel is on the move again, signing a reported three-year deal worth up to $30 million with the Buffalo Bills. Samuel, who turns 28 in August, is the Bills’ […]

(FTN Fantasy is reacting to all the big fantasy news of the offseason! Follow along in our transaction tracker.) The Titans made a splash a few hours after the new league year officially started Wednesday, signing former Falcons and Jaguars receiver Calvin Ridley to a reported four-year deal worth up to $92 million, with $50 […]

Many teachers let you drop your lowest test score when factoring your final grade, so one outlier doesn’t color the impression of your entire experience. Today, we apply that to fantasy football. In the beginning, we looked at fantasy point total for the season. Because it’s a season-long game, right? Ten points in Week 1 […]

(FTN Fantasy is reacting to all the big fantasy news of the offseason! Follow along in our transaction tracker.) When the free agent market started to take form, football fans all over the place tried to pair Derrick Henry and the Baltimore Ravens. And that came to pass Tuesday, with Henry agreeing to terms with […]

(FTN Fantasy is reacting to all the big fantasy news of the offseason! Follow along in our transaction tracker.) A day after signing Zack Moss and expressing a plan to release longtime starting running back Joe Mixon, the Cincinnati Bengals reversed course Tuesday, instead trading Mixon to the Houston Texans.    Mixon has been a […]

(FTN Fantasy is reacting to all the big fantasy news of the offseason! Follow along in our transaction tracker.) Aaron Jones‘ unemployment didn’t last long. Barely half a day after the Green Bay Packers cut him loose in the wake of the Josh Jacobs signing, Jones found a new home Tuesday morning, staying in the […]

(FTN Fantasy is reacting to all the big fantasy news of the offseason! Follow along in our transaction tracker.) The Cincinnati Bengals turned the page at running back Monday, agreeing to terms with former Colts running back Zack Moss and releasing longtime starter Joe Mixon. Moss joins Cincinnati on a two-year, $8 million deal.   […]

(FTN Fantasy is reacting to all the big fantasy news of the offseason! Follow along in our transaction tracker.) Coming off the least efficient season of his career, now-former Los Angeles Chargers RB Austin Ekeler reportedly agreed to terms with the Washington Commanders Monday on a two-year deal worth up to $11.43 million.   Ekeler, […]

(FTN Fantasy is reacting to all the big fantasy news of the offseason! Follow along in our transaction tracker.) Fresh off a career-best 810 rushing yards and 13 touchdowns in 2023, former Baltimore Ravens running back Gus Edwards agreed Monday to sign with the Los Angeles Chargers on a two-year deal. Edwards goes from John […]

(FTN Fantasy is reacting to all the big fantasy news of the offseason! Follow along in our transaction tracker.) The wild opening day of the NFL’s legal tampering period continued Monday, with Antonio Gibson leaving the Washington Commanders to sign with the New England Patriots. He’ll likely serve as the backup to Rhamondre Stevenson in […]

(FTN Fantasy is reacting to all the big fantasy news of the offseason! Follow along in our transaction tracker.) In news that comes as no big surprise, QB Baker Mayfield reportedly agreed to terms Sunday to remain in Tampa Bay, signing a three-year deal worth up to $115 million. Mayfield’s 2023 season rejuvenated a sagging […]

If there was any suspense left about whether the New England Patriots’ 2024 starting quarterback is on the roster, it all but evaporated Sunday with news that the team has agreed to trade Mac Jones to the Jacksonville Jaguars in exchange for a reported sixth-round pick. Jones, the team’s first-round pick (15th overall) in the […]

Drafting players, setting lineups, working the waiver wire … it’s all hard. But the hardest part of the fantasy baseball season might be the first part: Your team name.   You want to be interesting. You don’t want to be too esoteric. You don’t want to have the default (my brother-in-law’s team name has been […]

A year ago at this time, I attempted to name the five teams most likely to decline in overall fantasy performance in 2023. I went 3-for-5, hitting on the Jaguars, Giants and Eagles but missing on the Lions and Dolphins.   Pop quiz: What was the most important part of the preceding paragraph? Answer: The […]

There are so many things that go into building a Major League Baseball team. Even if you started with a full system of players you had drafted and signed, there would still be coaching them up, trades, free agency. There are so many ways of acquiring players who are already pros. But what if there […]

A year ago at this time, I attempted to name the five teams most likely to improve in overall fantasy performance in 2023. I went 4-for-5, hitting on the Rams, Ravens, Cowboys and (barely) the Titans but missing on the Buccaneers.   Pop quiz: What was the most important part of the preceding paragraph? Answer: […]

With the Super Bowl in the rearview, it’s time to turn our attention to the 2024 NFL and fantasy football season. (No I’m not letting the season breathe, this is way more fun.)  Every offseason, my first exercise is trying to sketch out an idea of what the offseason might look like. Obviously there’s more […]

With the Super Bowl in the rearview, it’s time to turn our attention to the 2024 NFL and fantasy football season. (No I’m not letting the season breathe, this is way more fun.)  Every offseason, my first exercise is trying to sketch out an idea of what the offseason might look like. Obviously there’s more […]

All NFL season long, you can bet on spreads, over/unders, player props and so many more things. But it’s in the Super Bowl that the real fun begins.   The Super Bowl is the biggest betting showcase every year, with more props and more lines available than any other single game. But sportsbooks also go […]

Today is wet blanket day. There are plenty of players who, this time a year ago, were afterthoughts or worse in fantasy football, but who are now big names based on their 2023 performance. Some of them were breakouts, guys who are now set up to be long-term contributors. But some aren’t. There are one-year […]

Every touchdown is important. Points for the team. Excitement for the fans. Dollars in his bank account. There’s no such thing as a meaningless touchdown in the NFL. They’re all important. But that doesn’t mean they are all equally important.   I might argue that the most important touchdown of the NFL regular season was […]

It’s important to have a core set of beliefs in anything, fantasy football included. Just as important, though, is a willingness to reevaluate those beliefs when presented with new information. That’s what we’ll be doing this week, looking at what changed and what we learned for fantasy football in the 2023 NFL season that we […]