Tyler Loechner's Articles

In the last 10 years, 14 sets of teammates have finished as PPR WR1s in the same year. Last year featured Tyreek Hill and Jaylen Waddle from Miami and A.J. Brown and DeVonta Smith from Philadelphia.   Which duos have the best chance of accomplishing the same? Today I’m highlighting my top eight duos who […]

The 2023 NFL free agency period is around the corner, which means we’ll get to see plenty of familiar faces land in new places. We’re going around the block position-by-position to pick out the best possible landing spots. Up today: Tight ends.    The fantasy fallout is always a mystery. Some landing spots will be […]

The 2023 NFL free agency period is around the corner, which means we’ll get to see plenty of familiar faces land in new places.   The fantasy fallout is always a mystery. Some landing spots will be great, some will be terrible. When a player leaves one team and lands on another, it also opens […]

Call me old, but I liked the era of WR divas (in a fun way). Chad Johnson donning the golden jacket as a celebration. TO being TO. The Joe Horn cell phone. (Antonio Brown doesn’t count as “in a fun way.”)   But the years have made WRs slightly less fun — or have they? […]

When everything came to a close, the 2022 NFL season ended with no major shock — the best QB in football, Patrick Mahomes, hoisting the Lombardi.   But when you take a step back and look at the big picture, you realized quite a bit changed on the quarterback front this year for fantasy football. […]

Last year, I was tasked with identifying the 1.01 of 2022 drafts in February. I pinpointed Christian McCaffrey as the guy, and boy oh boy did that end up leading to some interesting conversations all offseason.   After playing every game in 2022, will drafters still be so scared of CMC? Is he even still […]

The 2022 fantasy football season is in the books, and after a day to let it marinate, it’s time to get right back into the action with an early 2023 fantasy football mock draft.   12 FTN Network people got together for a 0.5-PPR mock draft on Sleeper. You needed 1 QB, 2 RBs, 3 […]

Football fans have been blessed with some legendary players over the last 10 years at all positions. Perhaps the best of the bunch have been the tight ends, where we saw Rob Gronkowski quickly rise to dominance in the early 2010s and Travis Kelce put up shockingly consistent big numbers since 2016. But which player […]

Tuesday, we took a look at the best possible fantasy football draft for 2022. That team would have run the table.   The team we’re looking at today? The complete opposite. Have a look at the worst possible squad you could have drafted in 2022: Sign up for an FTN subscription today! Worst Pick in […]

Nailing your fantasy football draft is easier said than done, but with the benefit of hindsight, we can take a look back at what the perfect 2022 fantasy draft would have looked like.   Spoiler alert: Your roster would have been absolutely loaded. Sign up for an FTN subscription today! Best Pick in Round 1: […]

The Fantasy Football Players Championship Playoff Challenge is back for the 2022-2023 NFL season. The main event is a $200 entry fee with a top prize of $500,000 and $1.4 million in total prize money.    You can take a look at the official rules and scoring settings here, but the primary thing to know […]

The 2022 fantasy football season has reached its end, and it’s time to celebrate the winners (and highlight some losers) with the fantasy awards for the 2022 season.   2022 Fantasy MVP: Austin Ekeler, Los Angeles Chargers Austin Ekeler finished Weeks 1-17 with 2.29 fantasy wins added, edging out Justin Jefferson for the crown of […]

The fantasy football playoffs have arrived, and our friends at Underdog offer a bunch of NFL playoff contests to give you a chance to win big. These best ball playoff tournaments feature a starting lineup of 1 QB, 1 RB, 2 WR/TE flex spots and 1 RB/WR/TE flex spot. There are 5 bench spots, too. […]

Underdog Best Ball Playoff contests for the 2022-2023 season are underway, and it’s time for a strategy refresher.   This piece will run through everything you need to know about fantasy football best ball playoffs, and the top teams to stack for the playoffs. These best ball playoff tournaments feature a starting lineup of 1 […]

Week 17 of the 2022 NFL season has arrived, and it’s time to set our fantasy football lineups.   As always, lineup decisions are the hardest part of your life as a fantasy manager, and you’ll want to consult as many factors as possible to help you make those choices. Since you’re reading this article, […]

Week 16 of the 2022 NFL season has arrived, and it’s time to set our fantasy football lineups.   As always, lineup decisions are the hardest part of your life as a fantasy manager, and you’ll want to consult as many factors as possible to help you make those choices. Since you’re reading this article, […]

Earlier this year, we introduced Fantasy Wins Added and the Fantasy Gradebook — two concepts that I hope revolutionize the way we value players in fantasy football and measure success.   With Week 15 in the books, let’s take a look at the leaders. You can access the full Fantasy Gradebook and Fantasy Wins Added tool here, available […]

Week 15 of the 2022 NFL season has arrived, and it’s time to set our fantasy football lineups.   As always, lineup decisions are the hardest part of your life as a fantasy manager, and you’ll want to consult as many factors as possible to help you make those choices. Since you’re reading this article, […]

Earlier this year, we introduced Fantasy Wins Added and the Fantasy Gradebook — two concepts that I hope revolutionize the way we value players in fantasy football and measure success.   With Week 14 in the books, let’s take a look at the leaders. You can access the full Fantasy Gradebook and Fantasy Wins Added tool here, available […]

Welcome to FTN’s Week 15 fantasy football trade value chart for the 2022 NFL season. Each week, we’ll update the chart to provide you with values for every relevant fantasy player to help you make smarter trades.   The trade value chart is based on a 12-team league that starts 1 QB, 2 RBs, 3 WRs, […]

Week 14 of the 2022 NFL season has arrived, and it’s time to set our fantasy football lineups.   As always, lineup decisions are the hardest part of your life as a fantasy manager, and you’ll want to consult as many factors as possible to help you make those choices. Since you’re reading this article, […]

Earlier this year, we introduced Fantasy Wins Added and the Fantasy Gradebook — two concepts that I hope revolutionize the way we value players in fantasy football and measure success.   With Week 13 in the books, let’s take a look at the leaders. You can access the full Fantasy Gradebook and Fantasy Wins Added tool here, available […]

Do you like player props? Of course you do. Do you live in a state where you can’t play props? PrizePicks is for you, available in 30 states and Canada. If you’re looking for some action without drafting a full team, or playing through a full season, PrizePicks may be one of your new best […]

Week 13 of the 2022 NFL season has arrived, and it’s time to set our fantasy football lineups. As always, lineup decisions are the hardest part of your life as a fantasy manager, and you’ll want to consult as many factors as possible to help you make those choices.   Since you’re reading this article, […]

Earlier this year, we introduced Fantasy Wins Added and the Fantasy Gradebook — two concepts that I hope revolutionize the way we value players in fantasy football and measure success.   With Week 12 in the books, let’s take a look at the leaders. You can access the full Fantasy Gradebook and Fantasy Wins Added tool here, available […]

Welcome to FTN’s Week 13 fantasy football trade value chart for the 2022 NFL season. Each week, we’ll update the chart to provide you with values for every relevant fantasy player to help you make smarter trades.   The trade value chart is based on a 12-team league that starts 1 QB, 2 RBs, 3 WRs, […]

Week 12 of the 2022 NFL season has arrived, and it’s time to set our fantasy football lineups. As always, lineup decisions are the hardest part of your life as a fantasy manager, and you’ll want to consult as many factors as possible to help you make those choices.   Since you’re reading this article, […]

Earlier this year, we introduced Fantasy Wins Added and the Fantasy Gradebook — two concepts that I hope revolutionize the way we value players in fantasy football and measure success.   With Week 11 in the books, let’s take a look at the leaders. You can access the full Fantasy Gradebook and Fantasy Wins Added tool here, available […]

Welcome to FTN’s Week 12 fantasy football trade value chart for the 2022 NFL season. Each week, we’ll update the chart to provide you with values for every relevant fantasy player to help you make smarter trades.   The trade value chart is based on a 12-team league that starts 1 QB, 2 RBs, 3 WRs, […]

Week 11 of the 2022 NFL season has arrived, and it’s time to set our fantasy football lineups. As always, lineup decisions are the hardest part of your life as a fantasy manager, and you’ll want to consult as many factors as possible to help you make those choices.   Since you’re reading this article, […]

Earlier this year, we introduced Fantasy Wins Added and the Fantasy Gradebook — two concepts that I hope revolutionize the way we value players in fantasy football and measure success.   With Week 10 in the books, let’s take a look at the leaders. You can access the full Fantasy Gradebook and Fantasy Wins Added tool here, available […]

Welcome to FTN’s Week 11 fantasy football trade value chart for the 2022 NFL season. Each week, we’ll update the chart to provide you with values for every relevant fantasy player to help you make smarter trades.   The trade value chart is based on a 12-team league that starts 1 QB, 2 RBs, 3 WRs, […]