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It’s time. After 14 weeks of navigating injuries and waiver-wire additions, the fantasy playoffs are here (for most leagues). For those getting ready to make a championship push, it is time to make those last-minute roster tweaks to put together the strongest team possible. Part of that process is clearing out players who won’t be […]

Week 13 offered just a taste of bye weeks before the fantasy playoffs with two teams out of action. Unfortunately, fantasy managers looking for that last push to the playoffs will have to find a way to navigate six different teams on bye this week. That not only has a dramatic impact on traditional fantasy […]

Week 12 of the NFL season provided a nice break from bye weeks, but we are back on track heading into the fantasy playoffs. There are still eight teams in the NFL that have yet to have a week off, including six looming in Week 14. Proactively hitting the waiver wire will likely make a […]

The fantasy playoffs are on the horizon, and it’s time to start setting up your roster for a championship run or overhaul your bench to make that last push for a playoff spot. Week 12 provided a reprieve from bye weeks, but they will be back again in both Weeks 13 and 14. This article […]

Week 12 gives fantasy managers a one-week reprieve from navigating through bye weeks. All 32 teams will be playing football this week, including a three-game slate on Thursday during Thanksgiving.   It’s time to make that final playoff push in fantasy leagues for a spot in the playoffs. Consider the names on this list as […]

Defenses continue to play at a high level during the 2022 season, leading to a constant flow of strong IDP performances that fantasy managers can use to supplement their scoring or utilize for bye-week fill-ins. There will once again be four teams on bye in Week 11, so some of the names in this article […]

Week 10 is nearly in the books, and fantasy managers continue to navigate low-scoring offenses, major injuries and bye weeks as they work toward a championship. We will once again have four teams missing in Week 11, including offensive players from the Jaguars, Dolphins, Seahawks and Buccaneers.   This article will be published bi-weekly throughout […]

We are past the halfway point of the 2022 NFL season, and we are starting to get a clear glimpse of the playoff seedings and which teams are starting to shift into focusing on the 2023 NFL Draft. We survived the first massive wave of bye weeks, but Week 10 will still be missing some […]

Strong defensive play continues to be the calling card of the 2022 season. 16 different players finished Week 8 with double-digit tackles, led by Buffalo’s Tremaine Edmunds with 16. Additionally, seven different players registered multiple sacks.   The challenge in Week 9 will be going from a week that had only two teams on bye […]

Week 8 has nearly finished, and the bye weeks keep on coming. Fantasy managers were missing some big names from the Chiefs and Chargers this week but will be forced to navigate Week 9 with players from six different teams getting a week off. That could lead to some difficult bench decisions during this upcoming […]

Seven weeks are in the books, and scoring continues to be down across the NFL. That sucks for traditional fantasy players, but for the IDP crowd, it means that there are plenty of viable options in leagues as players get injured and teams go on bye.   Week 8 will have only two teams on […]

The NFL season rolls on and the bye weeks aren’t getting any easier to navigate. IDP managers will likely enter Week 7 with a high number of voids to fill at defensive line and linebacker thanks to bye weeks from Philadelphia, Buffalo, Minnesota and the LA Rams.   Most fantasy managers will want to hold […]

Week 6 is nearly in the books, and it is time to start navigating bye weeks in fantasy football. Thankfully, we can use these bye weeks to jettison players off our roster that just aren’t working out this year.   This article will be published bi-weekly throughout the 2022 season. As always, recommendations in this […]

Week 5 of the NFL season is in the books, and now fantasy football managers will have to have bye weeks to contend with. That’s enough of a problem in regular fantasy leagues, but it poses an even bigger issue in IDP formats. If you’ve got a producing defensive lineman, linebacker, or defensive back slotted […]

Defensive production continues to stand out in the 2022 season. Twenty players logged double-digit total tackles in Week 4, highlighted by Foyesade Oluokun’s 16 tackles in Jacksonville’s water-logged matchup against the Eagles. Additionally, five different players logged at least 2.0 sacks, and three players finished with two interceptions.   Are any of these performances sustainable? […]

Four weeks have come and gone, and it’s time to start making moves to win fantasy leagues. There are plenty of inferences that can be drawn from the different play-calling tendencies, and we have now seen player usage data in a larger sample size.   This article will continue to be published bi-weekly throughout the […]

Three weeks are in the books, and offensive production remains down throughout the league. That is leading to some very impressive defensive performances, which is exactly what we love to see in IDP formats.    Twenty-four different players finished Week 3 with at least 10 total tackles, led by a 16-tackle (and one interception) performance […]

We are officially two weeks into the 2022 fantasy football season, and we can start to see trends in how teams are utilizing their players on defense. We also have started to see the players who can make a big impact from a defensive perspective in fantasy leagues.   22 different players registered double-digit total […]

After (nearly) two weeks of the regular season, we can finally end the honeymoon period with our fantasy drafts and take honest stock of our fantasy rosters. It is time to start churning the back end of our rosters and moving players we drafted for players who have shown the ability to contribute fantasy points […]

Week 1 of the NFL regular season has come and gone, and we finally have some game film and actionable data to work with in fantasy football. NFL offenses across the board struggled in their first game action, which led to some great defensive performances.   More importantly, we finally got a good look at […]

After months of waiting, the NFL season is finally upon us. From a fantasy football standpoint, now is the time to dig in, especially if you play in leagues with IDP settings. If you’re here, you already understand the fun and appeal of playing in leagues with defensive players. You also understand the importance of […]

Now that the preseason is over and teams have made their final cuts, it makes sense to take a look back at the quarterback, running back, wide receiver and tight end training camp battles I wrote about earlier this preseason.   It is worth noting that there are still several competitions that aren’t set in stone with the […]

It can be hard to prep for fantasy football during training camp and the preseason. Things happen every day that might be a huge deal for fantasy … or might be no deal at all. Sometimes we can figure it out, but sometimes it’s just a matter of paying attention to what happens to know […]

The fantasy season is just around the corner, and it’s time to start really digging into ADP. Fantasy drafters have been pumping out drafts left and right, which means we are getting a full picture of the edges that can be found in drafts.   As the preseason comes to a close, plenty of value […]

It can be hard to prep for fantasy football during training camp and the preseason. Things happen every day that might be a huge deal for fantasy … or might be no deal at all. Sometimes we can figure it out, but sometimes it’s just a matter of paying attention to what happens to know […]

The NFL season is right around the corner. Every team will have one more preseason game to evaluate their players and a week to finalize and cut down their rosters. We are just two weeks away from the kickoff of the NFL season, which means fantasy drafts are going to be ramping up like crazy […]

It can be hard to prep for fantasy football during training camp and the preseason. Things happen every day that might be a huge deal for fantasy … or might be no deal at all. Sometimes we can figure it out, but sometimes it’s just a matter of paying attention to what happens to know […]

All 32 NFL teams officially have a preseason game under their belts, which means that fantasy football ADP is moving quickly in all directions. Fantasy managers and NFL fans have now seen players making noise in camp take their first snaps in-game action, leading to huge spikes, especially with players who were later-round draft picks. […]

After several weeks of articles, we have finally reached the end of our second-year spotlights here at FTN. What better way to wrap up the series with everyone’s favorite 2021 rookie running back… Chuba Hubbard.   Let’s take a look at how Hubbard’s debut season went, and what we can look for out of him […]

ADP data keeps rolling in meaning we have new trends to track as we get closer and closer to fantasy football draft season. The Hall of Fame game has passed and this weekend we get to enjoy a full slate of preseason games, meaning ADP is going to move rapidly and with reckless abandon.   […]

Over the past month, I have been breaking down different ADP trends biweekly to identify players that I like at their current NFC ADP as values. With training camp underway, this article will be shifting to a weekly update of ADP. The NFL season is underway which means there is just more drafting volume, with […]

We continue to roll through the second-year players at FTN, as training camps get underway and fantasy drafts quickly approach. Fantasy managers tend to inflate the value of rookies because they are the shiny new toys with unknown possibilities at the NFL level, which tends to lead to discounts on second-year players before we’ve seen […]