Tyler Loechner's Articles

Every fantasy football player loves finding diamonds in the rough, so let’s keep it simple and go team-by-team with the most underrated fantasy players each one hast to offer.   We covered the AFC’s most underrated fantasy players Tuesday. Today, we’re taking a look at every NFC team. Want more draft day prep? Check out […]

Every fantasy football player loves finding diamonds in the rough, so let’s keep it simple and go team-by-team with the most underrated fantasy players each one hast to offer.   Up first: The AFC. Want more draft day prep? Check out our 2022 cheat sheets for everything you need to know, our our top 100 […]

Fantasy football draft season has arrived, and it’s time to mark your 2022 cheat sheets with your favorite targets in each round — and cross off the names you should avoid at cost.   This article will review the worst picks in each round for your fantasy football draft strategy in 2022. Average draft position […]

Fantasy football draft season has arrived, and it’s time to mark your 2022 cheat sheets with your favorite targets in each round. You’ve come to the right spot. This article will review the best picks in each round for your fantasy football draft strategy in 2022. Average draft position data comes from FTN’s Underdog ADP […]

TE premium is a budding fantasy football league format that’s growing in popularity — and if you’re looking for a draft strategy, you’ve come to the right place.   The primary purpose behind TE premium leagues is to make TEs more relevant in fantasy football by giving them extra points for standard stats like receptions […]

Touchdowns lead to the biggest point swings in both real and fantasy football, but the box scores don’t always tell the full story. TDs are high-variance, which can lead to some players scoring significantly more than expected (see below) or significantly less (see Wednesday’s article).   So which players are expected to see regression (e.g., […]

Touchdowns lead to the biggest point swings in both real and fantasy football, but the box scores don’t always tell the full story. TDs are high-variance, and because they don’t happen that often, a player falling on the wrong side of variance can fall pretty far behind in the TD department through little to no […]

We’re continuing our run through the positions with a look at which players perform best when favored or when playing as the underdog.   Today, we’re taking a look at tight ends. We’ve already seen which RBs performed best when favored and when playing as the underdog, as well as the best WRs when favored and when underdogs. Yesterday, […]

We’re continuing our run through the positions with a look at which players perform best when favored or when playing as the underdog.   This week, we’re taking a look at QBs. We’ve already seen which RBs performed best when favored and when playing as the underdog, as well as the best WRs when favored and when underdogs. The […]

Last week, we took a look at which RBs performed best when favored and when playing as the underdog.   This week, we’re putting WRs under the microscope (check out the best WRs when favored here). Here’s the overall lay of the land: 2021 WRs (min. 3 targets in a game) Fantasy PPG Favored 8.4 […]

Last week, we took a look at which RBs performed best when favored and when playing as the underdog.   This week, we’re putting WRs under the microscope. Here’s the overall lay of the land: 2021 WRs (min. 3 targets in a game) Fantasy PPG Favored 8.4 Underdogs 7.6 As we saw with RBs, wideouts […]

The Scott Fish Bowl 12 — or #SFB12 on Twitter — has arrived. This is the largest, most popular redraft fantasy football contest in the world. Fantasy analysts and fans are grouped up to duke it out over the course of the season. And all proceeds go to charity. Shout out to the legend Scott […]

Wednesday, we took a look at the best RBs in fantasy football when their team is favored. Today, we’re flipping the script and taking a look at the top RBs when playing as the underdog. Some of the names on this list will surprise you.   Here are the key high-level stats before we get […]

Running backs are supposed to do better in fantasy football when favored, right? Well — they are. And they do. I took a look at the last 10 years and found that RBs playing on the favored team score roughly 14% more fantasy points per game — or 1.4 points per game.   RBs: 2012-2021 […]

We’re continuing our series with a look at the most and least consistent players in fantasy football last year. We’ve already reviewed WRs (most consistent here, most volatile here), RBs (most consistent here, most volatile here), and QBs (check that out here). Today, we’re taking a look at the least and most consistent TEs from […]

We’re continuing our series with a look at the most and least consistent players in fantasy football last year. We’ve already reviewed WRs (most consistent here, most volatile here) and RBs (most consistent here, most volatile here). Today, we’re taking a look at the least and most consistent QBs from last year.  Continuing with the […]

Last week, we reviewed the most consistent (and most volatile) WRs in fantasy football. This week, we’re putting the microscope on RBs. Similar to what we found in our WR research, being consistent as an RB does not mean you’re automatically a great fantasy option. In fact, for RBs, the opposite appears to be true […]

Last week, we reviewed the most consistent (and most volatile) WRs in fantasy football. This week, we’re putting the microscope on RBs. Similar to what we found in our WR research, being consistent as an RB does not mean you’re automatically a great fantasy option. In fact, for RBs, the opposite appears to be true […]

We took a look at the top 10 most consistent WRs in fantasy football Tuesday, and now we’re looking on the other side of the coin to identify the top 10 most volatile WRs. A quick note: Once you start looking at this list, you’ll realize “volatile” is not a bad thing. At all.    […]

“Consistency is key!” is something you’ve probably heard or thought while playing fantasy football. If you have a roster full of predictable players, it feels a lot safer, and you know you’ll always have a fighting chance. But is consistency overrated in fantasy football? Generally speaking: Yes — because its usual cost is a ceiling. […]

Tyler Loechner and Josh Larky continue with the 2022 Sleepers, Busts, and Bets series to preview all 32 NFL teams for the upcoming year. Next up: The Seattle Seahawks.   Tyler and Josh will list their picks with confidence in “The Answers,” then expand upon their picks with more detailed reasoning in “The Explanation.” Follow […]

Tyler Loechner and Josh Larky continue with the 2022 Sleepers, Busts and Bets series to preview all 32 NFL teams for the upcoming year. Next up: The Atlanta Falcons.   Tyler and Josh will list their picks with confidence in “The Answers,” then expand upon their picks with more detailed reasoning in “The Explanation.” Follow […]

Tyler Loechner and Josh Larky continue with the 2022 Sleepers, Busts, and Bets series to preview all 32 NFL teams for the upcoming year. Next up: The Carolina Panthers.   Tyler and Josh will list their picks with confidence in “The Answers,” then expand upon their picks with more detailed reasoning in “The Explanation.” Follow […]

The 2022 PGA Championship tees off this week, and it’s time to look at betting odds and current favorites to win. From May 19 to 22, golfers will compete to be crowed the champion. Tiger Woods is in the field, but defending champion Phil Mickelson is not.   This page examines the field at the […]

Tyler Loechner and Josh Larky continue with the 2022 Sleepers, Busts, and Bets series to preview all 32 NFL teams for the upcoming year. Next up: The Houston Texans.   Tyler and Josh will list their picks with confidence in “The Answers,” then expand upon their picks with more detailed reasoning in “The Explanation.” Follow […]

Tyler Loechner and Josh Larky continue with the 2022 Sleepers, Busts, and Bets series to preview all 32 NFL teams for the upcoming year. Next up: The Detroit Lions.   Tyler and Josh will list their picks with confidence in “The Answers,” then expand upon their picks with more detailed reasoning in “The Explanation.” (Follow […]

The 2022 NFL offseason has been unlike any we’ve had in recent years. The QB movement alone was arguably the most insane we’ve ever seen — and certainly within the last decade.    But not all of it was good. And now that we’ve made it through free agency and the draft, it’s time to […]

The 2022 NFL offseason has been unlike any we’ve had in recent years. The QB movement alone was arguably the most insane we’ve ever seen — and certainly within the last decade.  But now that we’ve made it through free agency and the draft, where is the dust settling? Today, we’re taking a look at […]

The 2022 NFL Draft has arrived, which means it’s time to take an updated look at vacated opportunities around the league. We did this right before free agency, but obviously all of those moves shook everything up. And while there is really no longer a “clean” way to do vacated opportunities (players switching from Team […]

Rostering the highest-scoring player at a position feels a lot like having a superpower in fantasy leagues. You just know that player is going to deliver for your fantasy squad every week. We’ve taken a look at the top candidates to be overall fantasy QB1 in 2022, and the WR1 candidates too. And I still […]

With the NFL Draft right around the corner, FTN is taking a moment to look at each division one at a time. We’re going team-by-team to identify biggest needs and moves the franchises should be looking at before or during the draft, which starts April 28.   Today we visit the NFC East, which featured […]

Rostering the highest-scoring player at a position feels a lot like having a superpower in fantasy leagues. You just know that player is going to deliver for your fantasy squad every week. We’ve taken a look at the top candidates to be overall fantasy QB1 in 2022, and the WR1 candidates too. Now it’s time […]