Dan Fornek's Articles

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 […]

Our ADP analysis continues at FTN. In recent weeks, we have focused on players that were seen as valued (or overpriced) based on the current ADP trends on Underdog Fantasy. However, this week the article will go in a different direction.   Now that draft season is in full swing (at least on Underdog), this […]

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 […]

June is underway. and we are getting closer and closer to the 2023 regular season. Best ball leagues have been drafting for months now and they are getting more popular now that we understand landing spots for veteran free agents and rookies.   Every year, rookie fever emerges and the previous class gets pushed aside […]

Fantasy football drafts are just around the corner as we enter the dog days of summer. That means that more and more fantasy drafts are taking place (especially on sites like Underdog Fantasy), which is making ADP more and more clear. As more data comes in, we will get a better picture of players moving […]

Now that we have released our NFL backfield rankings (shout out to Scott Spratt for the excellent work), we can start diving into the different backfields in the NFL to determine which handcuffs to target with fantasy football seasons around the corner.   The premise of this article is relatively simple: We are working to identify […]

Training camp is just around the corner, which means that fantasy drafts will be starting up again soon (unless you’re a degenerate like me who has been drafting since mid-April). As more drafts startup, that means we can start analyzing average draft position trends to identify players who are going too high, too low, or […]

The conclusion of the 2023 NFL Draft and the start of rookie camps give us a natural opportunity to begin assessing NFL rosters to start preparing for the upcoming fantasy football season. While there aren’t really any leagues that account for offensive line play (yet!), understanding the teams that have a solid unit in the […]

The NFL offseason is flying by. The first wave of free agency has completed, teams have addressed needs through the NFL Draft, and rookie minicamps are officially underway. In no time, teams will be reporting for training camp and we will be able to enjoy football once again.    In the coming months, teams will […]

The biggest signings of the 2023 free agent class have taken place, and the 2023 NFL Draft is just around the corner. This means it is the perfect time to look ahead to the 2024 free agent class to start assessing the talent that is going to be available to teams next season in the […]

The worst part of fantasy football is drafting a team that you feel good about, only to have your season derailed by injury. It is even worse when the players who get hurt are premium picks in your league’s fantasy draft.   It is extremely easy to get caught up in the excitement of the […]

It seems like the 2022 football season just ended, but free agency period is already almost here, with the new league year beginning next Wednesday. Teams are assessing their needs and getting ready to address them with veterans to get more clarity about what they need to target in the NFL draft.   The highlight […]

On Monday, I released an article for FTNFantasy looking at the players who can have a bounceback season in 2023. Unfortunately, for all the players that can rebound, there are plenty of players who will continue on a downward trend.   Whether it’s due to age or injury, there comes a certain point where the players […]