Dan Fornek's Articles

FTN’s positional rankings keep on rolling as we enter the midpoint of the NFL season. So far, the FTN team has broken down offensive line ranks, defensive line ranks, pass catching units, backfields and linebacking groups. This week, we will be looking at all of the secondaries in the NFL and ranking them at the […]

The linebacker position can look very different on a team-by-team basis in today’s NFL. Some teams utilize outside linebackers to generate pressure or drop in coverage. Others use two or three off-ball linebackers, opting to go with bigger defensive linemen to control the line of scrimmage.   Through six weeks, there have been clear examples […]

Scoring is down in the NFL this season, which means that defenses must be playing exceptionally well. The key to any good defense is the ability to get after the passer. Consistent pressure on quarterbacks helps the secondary and keeps teams from finding a rhythm and stringing together chunk plays down the field.   Six […]

Special teams in the NFL can be a fickle thing. Kickers and punters are seemingly unstoppable for years at a time, but then will suddenly fall off out of the blue. Some kickers are stellar in one season but then can’t hit a field goal the next year. Additionally, the NFL rules are designed to […]

During the offseason, FTN ranked the starting offensive line groups in the NFL heading into the 2023 season. Now that we have six weeks of data, we can revisit those rankings based on actionable data and game film.   Below you will find a midseason ranking update for all 32 offensive lines a third of the […]

Week 6 was extremely underwhelming for fantasy football, with 21 teams scoring 20 points or fewer. If that wasn’t bad enough, there will be six teams on bye in Week 7, with many teams featuring key fantasy contributors.   While there weren’t many standout performers in Week 6, there were still some important trends to […]

Believe it or not, we are nearly a third of the way through the NFL season. The fantasy playoffs aren’t as far away as it seems, which means fantasy managers must take stock of their rosters, evaluate positions to upgrade and make the changes necessary to push for a spot in the fantasy playoffs.   […]

Week 4 saw more impressive performances from plenty of players across the NFL despite the general struggles from quarterbacks across the league. There were just five quarterbacks who eclipsed 300 passing yards in Week 4 and just four quarterbacks with more than two passing touchdowns.   However, more players are seeing their roles grow or […]

Three weeks are nearly in the books, and we are starting to get a feel for which players we can trust and which players we can cut loose in fantasy. Every week is an opportunity to learn with a constant stream of data points to help fantasy managers adjust on the fly.   There were […]

Streaming DSTs in fantasy football is a popular practice that allows fantasy managers the ability to fade defense during the draft to put together a comprehensive group of skill position players. Finding the right defenses at the start of the season (when data is skewed by a single good or bad performance) can be difficult. […]

Thankfully, offensive football rebounded after a terrible Week 1. Plenty of teams that were underwhelming to start the season had a strong showing in Week 2, while some teams (looking at you Chicago Bears) continued to be bad.   Regardless, each week provides us with more information to analyze. The fantasy managers who can sift […]

The NFL season is finally here. And now that we have seen nearly every team in action, it is time to start planting flags and posting hot takes based on the most limited sample size possible. Despite the need to overreact to everything we saw in one game, some very useful things can be gleaned once […]

Teams have cut down to their 53-man rosters and NFL action is less than a week away. At the start of the offseason, I went through all 32 teams to assess their biggest need heading into free agency and the draft. This article will focus on how well each team filled their biggest needs throughout […]

The preseason is over, teams have cut their rosters down to 53 and the NFL season is officially on the horizon. Teams have had months to build out their roster and make the improvements they needed to be competitive for the 2023 season. This article is a callback to early in the offseason when each […]

The NFL preseason has officially come to a close, and NFL teams are beginning the process of cutting down to 53 players. We are less than two weeks until kickoff at the start of the NFL season.   ADP has never been more fluid than at this time of the offseason. Injuries are popping up […]

Two NFL preseason weeks have come and gone, and we are starting to get a clear picture of which players will have fantasy football value during the 2023 NFL season. While the preseason typically features limited reps for starters in watered-down versions of the offense, important information can be gleaned based on who plays, who […]

Every team was in action this past weekend with the NFL preseason under full swing. While preseason information isn’t the most reliable for many players, we can glean some important data points that can inform fantasy football drafting. At the very least, “meaningful” NFL snaps can cause big movement in ADP as fantasy managers react […]

Best ball season is in full swing, and redraft leagues preparations have intensified. As more and more fantasy managers begin drafting, this year’s rookies start to gain momentum. As the rookies gain attention, the sophomore class from last season starts to become overshadowed.    Taking advantage of the prioritization of rookies over established veterans is […]

We finally got our first preseason action last week in the Hall of Fame Game between the Cleveland Browns and New York Jets. Things will start heating up in fantasy football now with a full slate of preseason action on the horizon this weekend.   More and more highlights and beat writer reports are popping […]

NFL training camps are officially underway, and the 2023 season is just around the corner. Expect fantasy football ADP to swing wildly over the coming weeks thanks to highlight videos on Twitter (the term Twitter will be grandfathered into my articles) and news reports of injuries and running back holdouts that circulate on the news […]

NFL training camps are starting to get underway, and the season is just a few weeks from starting. That means that you can expect to see weekly ADP rumblings as fantasy football news and highlights start to emerge from teams on social media, which historically can cause wild swings in ADP.   This article will […]

Every year, rookie fever emerges, and the previous class gets pushed aside by the shiny new NFL toys. This usually results in a rookie surge of ADP, which opens up pockets of value, especially with players from the previous class who may not be as established as long-time veterans in the league. This happens even […]

Welcome to Sleepers, Busts and Bold Predictions for the 2023 fantasy football season. All summer, our analysts, two at a time, will preview all 32 NFL teams for the upcoming season. We’ll pick a pair of sleepers, a pair of busts and a pair of bold predictions. Sometimes they’ll be the same pick! Sometimes they […]

NFL training camps are around the corner and fantasy drafts are in full swing. We continue our ADP analysis at FTN, looking for players to target or fade based on draft data throughout the summer.   This article will focus on some of the players to target or avoid in fantasy drafts based on Underdog […]

Every year, rookie fever emerges, and the previous class gets pushed aside by the shiny new NFL toys. This usually results in a rookie surge of ADP, which opens up pockets of value, especially with players from the previous class who may not be as established as long-time veterans in the league. This happens even […]

Welcome to Sleepers, Busts and Bold Predictions for the 2023 fantasy football season. All summer, our analysts, two at a time, will preview all 32 NFL teams for the upcoming season. We’ll pick a pair of sleepers, a pair of busts and a pair of bold predictions. Sometimes they’ll be the same pick! Sometimes they […]

Welcome to Sleepers, Busts and Bold Predictions for the 2023 fantasy football season. All summer, our analysts, two at a time, will preview all 32 NFL teams for the upcoming season. We’ll pick a pair of sleepers, a pair of busts and a pair of bold predictions. Sometimes they’ll be the same pick! Sometimes they […]

It is officially July, which is also known as the last month of the year when we will be without NFL or college football. Here at FTN, we will continue our offseason ADP analysis with the season just around the corner.   The number of people drafting best ball teams on Underdog continues to rise […]

Welcome to Sleepers, Busts and Bold Predictions for the 2023 fantasy football season. All summer, our analysts, two at a time, will preview all 32 NFL teams for the upcoming season. We’ll pick a pair of sleepers, a pair of busts and a pair of bold predictions. Sometimes they’ll be the same pick! Sometimes they […]

Every year, rookie fever emerges, and the previous class gets pushed aside by the shiny new NFL toys. This usually results in a rookie surge of ADP, which opens up pockets of value, especially with players from the previous class who may not be as established as long-time veterans in the league. This happens even […]

Each week that passes brings us closer to the NFL season. While best ball drafts have been going strong for months, redraft league drafts will be just around the corner.   Every year, rookie fever emerges, and the previous class gets pushed aside by the shiny new NFL toys. This usually results in a rookie […]

Welcome to Sleepers, Busts and Bold Predictions for the 2023 fantasy football season. All summer, our analysts, two at a time, will preview all 32 NFL teams for the upcoming season. We’ll pick a pair of sleepers, a pair of busts and a pair of bold predictions. Sometimes they’ll be the same pick! Sometimes they […]