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FTN's Jeremy Popielarz looks at the 2025 big board from a fantasy football perspective.

FTN's Jeremy Popielarz examines the dynasty landscape post-2024 NFL draft.

Last Updated: 4/3/2024   Over the last three years, Ladd McConkey has been a modest producer for the Bulldogs, totaling over 1,600 receiving yards and 14 touchdowns. The biggest issue is his lack of volume, with a career-high 58 receptions in one season (in 2022). In 2023, he battled injuries that limited his production to […]

The NFL Draft is quickly approaching. As we go, increasing rumors and pro days sculpt our opinions on all the top names in the draft and unmuddy the waters. We have already seen plenty of teams begin to set themselves up to make a push for one of the top-tier quarterbacks, while others will have […]

Last Updated: 3/26/2024   After transferring from Texas Tech, Ja’Lynn Polk started slowly after dislocating his clavicle in his first game with the Huskies, forcing him to miss a majority of the 2021 campaign. He bounced back in 2022 with a modest 694 yards and 6 touchdowns. This past season, he stepped into the spotlight […]

Last Updated: 3/19/2024   Jalen McMillan burst onto the scene in 2022, leading the Pac 12 with 9 receiving touchdowns and putting up 1,098 receiving yards, third in the conference. Unfortunately, after a hot start to 2023, he suffered a left knee injury that forced him to miss games and hindered him all season. His […]

Last Updated: 3/15/2024   Rome Odunze is fresh off a season of 1,640 receiving yards, tops in the NCAA and a Washington single-season record. This was his second straight 1,000-yard season, making him only the second Husky to accomplish this feat. His 92 receptions were the second most in Washington history and led the Pac-12. […]

Last Updated: 3/10/2024 J.J. McCarthy is one of the most polarizing players in this draft class. In two full seasons as the Michigan starter, he produced back-to-back 2,700+ passing yard seasons and threw 22 touchdowns each season. He added a modest 632 rushing yards and 10 touchdowns in his career. However, never taking over the […]

The NFL Combine is now complete for the skill position players, and it’s time to digest what we saw. It was an impressive weekend filled with many star performances, including a record-setting 40-yard dash from Xavier Worthy, but it also contained some disappointing performances as well. Let’a take a look at a few risers and […]

Last Updated: 2/27/2024   There is nothing not to like after Marvin Harrison Jr. He comes from an NFL bloodline, and his technical side of the game is polished. He is coming off back-to-back 1,200-receiving-yard seasons, including a Big Ten-leading 1,211 in 2023. He led the Big Ten with 14 receiving touchdowns each of the […]

With the NFL Combine starting next week, it’s time to take a peek at a few players who could surprise the masses. For many of the over 300 prospects invited this is one of the most important weeks in the draft process, the one-on-one interviews and interaction are second to none.   When it comes […]

Last Updated: 2/21/2024   Devontez Walker has had a turbulent and uphill climb to get to this point in his career. He started with a commitment to NC Central, but an ACL injury and the pandemic year caused him to transfer to Kent State. He had two impressive years there, earning first-team All-MAC Honors in […]

The NFL offseason is in full swing, and the NFL Combine is upon us. Obviously, it’s a pivotal week for many of the incoming rookies, with some looking to cement their draft stock and others looking to shoot up draft boards.   With that, we have to take a look at the over 300 prospects […]

With March 13 on the horizon, we need to take a break from rookie content to peek at just how strong this free-agent class is this year. As dynasty managers, staying ahead of the curve is vital, so understanding who could see a value spike or decline after free agency is pivotal to sustained success.  […]

Last Updated: 2/16/2024   As a true freshman, Drake Maye saw almost no action for North Carolina, but he exploded in 2022, leading the ACC in passing yards (4,321), completions (342) and passing touchdowns (38). We saw him take a step back statistically in 2023 after UNC lost multiple pieces of his supporting cast to […]

Last Updated: 2/8/2024   Over the last five seasons, Jayden Daniels has battled his way to become one of the top names in the draft. By the time he was done, he had eclipsed 12,000 passing yards and 3,000 rushing, becoming the only player to do so in their college career. His Heisman campaign in […]

Last Updated: 2/2/2024   It was a slow start to Jamari Thrash’s college career, taking three years to top 500 yards receiving. However, in 2022, he broke out with a Sun Belt-leading 1,122 receiving yards and seven scores on 61 receptions for Georgia State. Prior to the start of this season, Thrash transferred to Louisville, […]

Last Updated: 1/29/2024   Jacob Cowing started his career at UTEP, where he amassed an impressive 2,595 receiving yards and 13 scores. After an impressive 1,354-yard season in 2021, Cowing transferred to Arizona, where he spent the last two years producing 1,882 receiving yards and 20 scores. This past season his 13 receiving touchdowns tied […]

The Reese’s Senior Bowl arrives next week, with practices starting Tuesday and running until Saturday’s game. Over the past few seasons, we have seen some of the best talents in the draft go through Mobile, this year they gave juniors eligibility to attend the game opening up the talent pool. This will allow them to […]

Last Updated: 1/25/2024   Xavier Worthy started his college career in 2021 with a bang — his 12 receiving touchdowns led the Big-12, while his 981 receiving yards were third. Worthy saw a dip in 2022 statistically, arguably more due to the quarterback carousel than him. He did bounce back for his first 1,000-yard season […]

The Reese’s Senior Bowl arrives next week, with practices starting Tuesday and running until Saturday’s game. Over the past few seasons, we have seen some of the best talents in the draft go through Mobile, this year they gave juniors eligibility to attend the game opening up the talent pool. This will allow them to […]

The Reese’s Senior Bowl arrives next week, with practices starting Tuesday and running until Saturday’s game. Over the past few seasons, we have seen some of the best talents in the draft go through Mobile, this year they gave juniors eligibility to attend the game opening up the talent pool. This will allow them to […]

The Reese’s Senior Bowl arrives next week, with practices starting Tuesday and running until Saturday’s game. Over the past few seasons, we have seen some of the best talents in the draft go through Mobile, this year they gave juniors eligibility to attend the game opening up the talent pool. This will allow them to […]

Last Updated: 1/17/2024   Adonai Mitchell burst onto the scene as a freshman in 2021, posting over 400 yards and 4 scores, but he suffered a setback as a sophomore, as an ankle injury forced him to miss most of the year for Georgia. He transferred to Texas for his junior year where he exploded […]

With 2023 in the rearview mirror, we have to get into the nitty-gritty of the dynasty offseason, when fantasy football championships are won. One of these key moves is stashing players who could see a significant role increase in the coming year. Every year, players emerge from out of the shadows to become weekly fantasy […]

Last Updated: 1/12/2024   After transferring from Arizona State, Johnny Wilson exploded for nearly 900 yards and five scores for the Seminoles in 2022, bringing his name to the front end of the 2024 class. Unfortunately for Wilson, injuries and the addition of Keon Coleman combined to give him struggles in 2023, and he only […]

With the fantasy football and dynasty offseason upon us, it is time to get real, the time for those tough roster decisions is here. Arguably the most critical discussions can be on which players to stash or hold with anticipation of a turnaround. Last week I covered a few second-year players to stash, so today […]

Last Updated: 1/2/2024   Keon Coleman transferred to Florida State in hopes of improving his draft stock and notoriety, and he did just that. He set a career-high with 11 touchdowns despite having fewer receptions and yards than 2022, all while playing alongside classmate Johnny Wilson.  Coleman possesses a lengthy frame standing 6-foot-4, 210 pounds […]

The offseason is rapidly approaching, and we as dynasty managers will have some tough decisions ahead of us via trades or roster cuts, I am here to help with that. Today, I am highlighting a few second-year players who may not have fully broken out but may be on the cusp of it headed into […]

Last Updated: 12/22/2023   Troy Franklin is entering the draft coming off a record year at Oregon where he set the single-season receiving touchdown record with 14 — no surprise, as he led the Pac-12 in receiving touchdowns the last two seasons. In addition, his 1,383 receiving yards this year are also a single-season record […]

The fantasy football playoffs are here, and with that can come a stale moment in many dynasty leagues as managers begin to check out. Even if you missed the playoffs, don’t become complacent with your roster and sit out the waiver runs. There is still work to be done. Today, I am offering a few […]

Last Updated: 12/19/2023   One of the biggest risers this season has been Xavier Legette after battling multiple injury-riddle seasons where he was unable to establish himself as a consistent producer. This year was only his second season with double-digit receptions and his first 1,000-yard season – his 1,255 yards were second in the SEC […]