Derek Brown's Articles

Every week during the NFL season, I’ll be diving into 10 must-know stats for fantasy football to help pull back the curtain in various ways. Highlighting game scripts, matchups, defensive plans of attack, and much more, this article will help you set your lineups in daily fantasy and your season-long leagues. 1. The Las Vegas Raiders […]

With another week of fantasy football in the rearview, quarterback streamers are back. Every week, I’ll lay out streaming options for the quarterback position that are viable alternatives considering their matchup that week. Last week’s streamer results: Baker Mayfield QB21, 15.2 fantasy points Ryan Fitzpatrick QB10, 23.3 fantasy points Nick Foles QB24, 12.8 fantasy points […]

With the everchanging NFL landscape because of COVID-19, this week we have an unexpected two games to tune in for the Monday night capper of Week 4. Let’s dive into the matchups' deep end for DFS while also taking a small peek at Thursday night’s action. The pace, playcalling, and OL/DL matchups for this game […]

As the fantasy football season rolls on, situations change quickly week to week. Whether injuries, totals, game scripts, etc. the NFL landscape is constantly evolving. To help diagnose those changes weekly for fantasy football, I’ll highlight them using our amazing NFL Splits tool. Let’s get to the top five for Week 4. Lamar Jackson, QB, […]

Diagnosing offensive and defensive line matchups weekly can offer a massive edge for fantasy football and daily fantasy lineups. An offense line's ability to keep their quarterback upright and open holes for their running backs is imperative. Diving further into the subcategories that help us capture ceiling weeks can be the difference between setting your […]

Diagnosing offensive and defensive line matchups weekly can offer a massive edge for fantasy football and daily fantasy lineups. An offense line's ability to keep their quarterback upright and open holes for their running backs is imperative. Diving further into the subcategories that help us capture ceiling weeks can be the difference between setting your […]

All roads to fantasy football championships are paved by volume. The foundation of that volume is pace or how many plays are run in a given game. That can vary widely from team to team and the context of the perspective game. Every week I'll take a swan dive into the deep end of the […]

Every week during the NFL season, I’ll be diving into 10 must-know advanced stats for fantasy football to help pull back the curtain in various ways. Highlighting gamescripts, matchups, defensive plans of attack and much more, this article will help you set your lineups in daily fantasy and your season-long leagues. After a week dominated […]

Every week during the NFL season, I’ll be diving into 10 must-know advanced stats for fantasy football to help pull back the curtain in various ways. Highlighting gamescripts, matchups, defensive plans of attack and much more, this article will help you set your lineups in daily fantasy and your season-long leagues. After a week dominated […]

With another week of fantasy football in the rearview, quarterback streamers are back. Every week, I’ll lay out streaming options for the quarterback position that are viable alternatives considering their matchup that week. Last week’s streamer results Gardner Minshew QB31, 10.2 fantasy points Justin Herbert QB19, 15.7 fantasy points Mitchell Trubisky QB26, 12.6 fantasy points […]

Week 3 caps off Monday night with what could be one of the top regular-season NFL games of the year, with the Kansas City Chiefs traveling to Baltimore to take on the Ravens in a game that promises plenty of DFS intrigue. Let’s dive into the matchups' deep end in this game while also taking […]

As the fantasy football season rolls on, situations change quickly week to week. Whether injuries, totals, game scripts, etc. the NFL landscape is constantly evolving. To help diagnose those changes weekly for fantasy football, I’ll highlight them using our amazing NFL Splits tool. Let’s get to the top five for Week 3. Golden Tate, WR, […]

Diagnosing offensive and defensive line matchups weekly can offer a massive edge for fantasy football and daily fantasy lineups. An offense line's ability to keep their quarterback upright and open holes for their running backs is imperative. Diving further into the subcategories that help us capture ceiling weeks can be the difference between setting your […]

Diagnosing offensive and defensive line matchups weekly can offer a massive edge for fantasy football and daily fantasy lineups. An offense line's ability to keep their quarterback upright and open holes for their running backs is imperative. Diving further into the subcategories that help us capture ceiling weeks can be the difference between setting your […]

All roads to fantasy football championships are paved by volume. The foundation of that volume is pace, or how many plays are run in a given game. That can vary widely from team to team and the context of the perspective game. Every week I'll take a swan dive into the deep end of the […]

Every week during the NFL season, I’ll be diving into 10 must-know advanced stats for fantasy football to help pull back the curtain in various ways. Highlighting gamescripts, matchups, defensive plans of attack and much more, this article will help you set your lineups in daily fantasy and your season-long leagues. After a week dominated […]

Every week during the NFL season, I’ll be diving into 10 must-know advanced stats for fantasy football to help pull back the curtain in various ways. Highlighting gamescripts, matchups, defensive plans of attack and much more, this article will help you set your lineups in daily fantasy and your season-long leagues. After a week dominated […]

Last Sunday was unpredictable from start to finish. Many games unfolded in weird ways, with the landscape draped with injuries. The process was there, but unfortunately, the results were not. This week it’s back to the think tank to turn bad fortunes around. Every week I’ll lay out streaming options for the quarterback position that […]

Monday night’s fantasy football and DFS action offers some interesting matchup edges and appeal. Any game that involves Taysom Hill on a showdown slate can incite rage or jubilation depending on your lineup. With Michael Thomas out and multiple injuries on the Raiders’ side that can affect this game, the fallout of these will be […]

As the fantasy football season rolls on situations change quickly week to week. Whether injuries, totals, game scripts, etc. the NFL landscape is constantly evolving. To help diagnose those changes weekly for fantasy football, I’ll highlight them using our amazing split tool. Let’s get to the top three for Week 2. Aaron Jones, RB, Green […]

Diagnosing offensive and defensive line matchups weekly can offer a massive edge for fantasy football and daily fantasy lineups. An offense line's ability to keep their quarterback upright and open holes for their running backs is imperative. Diving further into the subcategories that help us capture ceiling weeks can be the difference between setting your […]

All roads to fantasy football championships are paved by volume. The foundation of that volume is pace, or how many plays are run in a given game. That can vary widely from team to team and the context of the perspective game. Every week, I'll take a swan dive into the deep end of the […]

Every week during the NFL season, I’ll be diving into 10 must-know advanced stats for fantasy football to help pull back the curtain in various ways. Highlighting gamescripts, matchups, defensive plans of attack and much more, this article will help you set your lineups in daily fantasy and your season-long leagues. With Week 1, a […]

Every week during the NFL season, I’ll be diving into 10 must-know advanced stats for fantasy football to help pull back the curtain in various ways. Highlighting gamescripts, matchups, defensive plans of attack and much more, this article will help you set your lineups in daily fantasy and your season-long leagues. With Week 1, a […]

Now, with Week 1 in the rearview mirror for fantasy football draft capital and offseason, lust needs to be thrown out the window. This is now a week-to-week affair, and “starting your studs” can be a negative expected value proposition. Every week, I’ll lay out streaming options for the quarterback position who are viable alternatives considering […]

The NFL is back, and the glorious tradition of a Week 1 Monday night doubleheader continues this week for fantasy football. These matchups are interesting ones for fantasy football and DFS on multiple levels. Let’s dive into the matchups' deep end in these two games while also taking a small peek at Thursday night’s action. […]

As the fantasy football season rolls on, situations change quickly week to week. Whether injuries, totals, gamescripts, etc. the NFL landscape is constantly evolving. To help diagnose those changes weekly for fantasy football I’ll highlight them using our amazing FTN Fantasy splits tool. Let’s get to the top five for Week 1.  Terry McLaurin, WR, […]

As the fantasy football season rolls on, situations change quickly week to week. Whether injuries, totals, gamescripts, etc. the NFL landscape is constantly evolving. To help diagnose those changes weekly for fantasy football I’ll highlight them using our amazing FTN Fantasy splits tool. Let’s get to the top five for Week 1.  Terry McLaurin, WR, […]

Diagnosing offensive and defensive line matchups weekly can offer a massive edge for fantasy football and daily fantasy lineups. An offense line's ability to keep their quarterback upright and open holes for their running backs is imperative. Diving further into the subcategories that help us capture ceiling weeks can be the difference between setting your […]

The path to points in fantasy football is paved by volume. The foundation of that volume is pace or how many plays are run in a given game. That can vary widely from team to team and the context of the perspective game. Every week, I'll take a swan dive into the deep end of […]

Every week during the NFL season, I’ll be diving into 10 must-know advanced stats for fantasy football to help pull back the curtain in various ways. Highlighting gamescripts, matchups, defensive plans of attack and much more, this article will help you set your lineups in daily fantasy and your season-long leagues. After months of holding […]

Every week during the NFL season, I’ll be diving into 10 must-know advanced stats for fantasy football to help pull back the curtain in various ways. Highlighting gamescripts, matchups, defensive plans of attack and much more, this article will help you set your lineups in daily fantasy and your season-long leagues. After months of holding […]