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FTN's Michael Dolan ranks all 32 pass-catching units in the NFL ahead of the 2024 fantasy football season.

With NFL free agency largely in the rear view mirror for 2024, now is the perfect time for the savvy NFL fan or dynasty manager to look ahead to the 2025 class. We saw a ton of changes at the running back position in 2024, and if we peek into our crystal ball and look […]

It’s important to have a core set of beliefs in anything, fantasy football included. Just as important, though, is a willingness to reevaluate those beliefs when presented with new information. That’s what we’ll be doing this week, looking at what changed and what we learned for fantasy football in the 2023 NFL season that we […]

The fantasy football season has finally concluded, which means it’s time to look back on some of the usage trends that shaped the season. Rather than looking strictly at Week 17 usage data, for the final installment of this season’s usage report, I’m looking at the No. 1 usage trend that emerged for each team […]

Roles are always changing and evolving in the NFL, even as we near the end of the fantasy football season. As we head into Week 17, the final week of the fantasy season, it’s worth seeing whose usage is exciting or concerning for our purposes. In this report, I identify the No. 1 utilization stat […]

We’re 15 weeks into the fantasy football season, and we can really start looking at some actual trends in our usage data to evaluate our favorite fantasy football players. We all know the NFL changes quickly and players’ roles are far from set in stone, but looking at who’s on the field and who’s getting […]

We’re 14 weeks into the fantasy season, and now we can really start looking at some actual trends in our usage data to evaluate our favorite fantasy football players. We all know the NFL changes quickly and players’ roles are far from set in stone, but looking at who’s on the field and who’s getting […]

We’re 13 weeks into the fantasy football season, and now we can really start looking at some actual trends in our usage data to evaluate our favorite fantasy football players. We all know the NFL changes quickly and players’ roles are far from set in stone, but looking at who’s on the field and who’s […]

We’re 12 weeks into the fantasy football season, and now we can really start looking at some actual trends in our usage data to evaluate our favorite fantasy football players. We all know the NFL changes quickly and players’ roles are far from set in stone, but looking at who’s on the field and who’s […]

We’re 11 weeks into the fantasy football season, and now we can really start looking at some actual trends in our usage data to evaluate our favorite fantasy football players. We all know the NFL changes quickly and players’ roles are far from set in stone, but looking at who’s on the field and who’s […]

We’re 10 weeks into the fantasy football season, and now we can really start looking at some actual trends in our usage data to evaluate our favorite fantasy players. We all know the NFL changes quickly and players’ roles are far from set in stone, but looking at who’s on the field and who’s getting […]

We’re nine weeks into the fantasy season, and now we can really start looking at some actual trends in our usage data to evaluate our favorite fantasy football players. We all know the NFL changes quickly and players’ roles are far from set in stone, but looking at who’s on the field and who’s getting […]

We’re eight weeks into the fantasy season, and now we can really start looking at some actual trends in our usage data to evaluate our favorite fantasy football players. We all know the NFL changes quickly and players’ roles are far from set in stone, but looking at who’s on the field and who’s getting […]

We’re seven weeks into the fantasy season, and now we can really start looking at some actual trends in our usage data to evaluate our favorite fantasy football players. We all know the NFL changes quickly and players’ roles are far from set in stone.    But looking at who’s on the field and who’s […]

We’re six weeks into the fantasy season, and now we can really start looking at some actual trends in our usage data to evaluate our favorite fantasy football players. We all know the NFL changes quickly and players’ roles are far from set in stone, but looking at who’s on the field and who’s getting […]

We’re five weeks into the fantasy football season, and now we can really start looking at some actual trends in our usage data to evaluate our favorite fantasy players. We all know the NFL changes quickly and players’ roles are far from set in stone, but looking at who’s on the field and who’s getting […]

We’re four weeks into the fantasy season, and now we can really start looking at some actual trends in our usage data to evaluate our favorite fantasy football players. We all know the NFL changes quickly and players’ roles are far from set in stone, but looking at who’s on the field and who’s getting […]

We’re three weeks into the fantasy season, and now we can really start looking at some actual trends in our usage data to evaluate our favorite fantasy football players. We all know the NFL changes quickly and players’ roles are far from set in stone, but looking at who’s on the field and who’s getting […]

With two weeks of football under our belts, we can now start looking at (slightly) larger sample sizes to evaluate usage rates for our favorite fantasy football players. While many Week 1 stat lines now look like flukes, there were a few surprises that now look sustainable with two weeks’ worth of data.  We all […]

One of the most important things we can study in fantasy football isn’t the actual production players logged, but instead looking at their role in a given offense. Different stats prove valuable for different positions, but snap counts, carries, and targets are a few key metrics I like to look at to help determine which […]

The NFL preseason is finally over, which means it’s time to get excited about real football coming our way. Before we set our sights on the games that really matter though, it’s important to recap what we learned for fantasy football this offseason and use that information to prepare for the upcoming year.  Check out […]

The NFL preseason is finally over, which means it’s time to get excited about real football coming our way. Before we set our sights on the games that really matter though, it’s important to recap what we learned for fantasy football this offseason and use that information to prepare for the upcoming year.    AFC […]

Nailing a fantasy football draft is about more than just finding good players. It’s about finding good value.  Every year, certain players are grossly undervalued by fantasy managers because there’s another, flashier option who’s garnering all the headlines. It could be a No. 2 wide receiver who’s drafted later than a similarly talented No. 1, […]

Every pick you make in fantasy football comes with some level of risk – even your first rounders. These risks come in various shapes and sizes, and some of the more common ones include risk of injury, supporting cast concerns, and worries about a player’s age (either too young or too old).    The experts […]

Every pick you make in fantasy football comes with some level of risk – even your first rounders. These risks come in various shapes and sizes, and some of the more common ones include risk of injury, supporting cast concerns, and worries about a player’s age (either too young or too old).   The experts […]

Every pick you make in fantasy football comes with some level of risk – even your first rounders. These risks come in various shapes and sizes, and some of the more common ones include risk of injury, supporting cast concerns, and worries about a player’s age (either too young or too old).    The experts […]

Every pick you make in fantasy football comes with some level of risk – even your first-rounders. These risks come in various shapes and sizes, and some of the more common ones include risk of injury, supporting cast concerns, and worries about a player’s age (either too young or too old).    The experts at […]

Let me start off by saying — and I can not stress this enough — this article is not intended to outline an optimal draft strategy. Instead, this piece is a reminder that at the end of the day, fantasy football should be fun.    Sometimes for the sake of fun it’s acceptable to throw logic […]

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 […]

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 […]