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NFL Fantasy
Booms, Busts, Breakouts & Bets
NFL free agency is mostly done. The draft is behind us. Fantasy football attentions now turn toward the season to come. Draft season is still weeks away, but we’re into fantasy football prep season. And to that end, over the summer, FTN’s own Brad Evans and Derek Brown are going team-by-team, identifying some of the […]
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FTN Staff
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NFL Fantasy
Same Faces, New Places: The fantasy stock of the TEs who changed teams
There are rarely many great tight ends that hit the free agent market, which may be a symptom of the fact that there aren’t many great TEs in the league to begin with, and the ones that are the best always re-sign with their original team. 2021 was a little bit different in that two […]
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Tyler Loechner
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NFL Fantasy
Rookie Dynasty mock draft
Dynasty rookie draft season is here! This glorious time of the year ignites the NFL general manager inside us all. Now that we have teams tied to this prospect class let’s roll through a one-quarterback (PPR) dynasty rookie mock draft and see how it all sifts out.  Rookie Dynasty Mock Draft – Round 1 1.01: […]
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Derek Brown
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NFL Fantasy
Year One Impact Rookies: Tight End
Every NFL season, there are a handful of top-flight rookies who help shape fantasy football seasons. Each draft class offers the promise of league-winning type players. Over the last four years, on average, more three rookies per season have finished inside the top 50 in total fantasy points scored. We’ve covered rookies from this class […]
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Derek Brown
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NFL Fantasy
Jeff Ratcliffe’s My Guys – Fantasy Football 2021
With the NFL Draft in the rearview mirror, we’ve been rolling up our sleeves and digging into all of the landing spots this past week. Every year we see players who get a boost in fantasy football value thanks to a favorable landing spot and vice versa. Throughout the predraft process, I had my eye […]
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Jeff Ratcliffe
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NFL Fantasy
Same Faces, New Places: The fantasy stock of the WRs who changed teams
There was a ton of WR movement during the 2021 NFL free agency period. And it wasn’t just small pieces moving around — 2021 was one of the most active free agencies for big-name WRs in recent memory.  The Lions were gutted of their WR talent with Kenny Golladay and Marvin Jones both finding new […]
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Tyler Loechner
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NFL Fantasy
Late round dynasty rookie draft targets
It’s dynasty rookie draft season! This glorious time of year is like Christmas, and your birthday rolled into one. It comes around once a year and involves unwrapping shiny new gifts that you’ll cherish forever. Sometimes the best presents are buried deep beneath the Christmas tree or left for last at the birthday table. The […]
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Derek Brown
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NFL Fantasy
Year One Impact Rookies: Wide receiver
Every NFL season, there are a handful of top-flight rookies that help shape fantasy football seasons. Each draft class offers the promise of league-winning type players. Over the last four years, on average, over three rookies per season have finished inside the top 50 in total fantasy points scored. We’re going to cover rookies from […]
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Derek Brown
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NFL Fantasy
Fantasy Football Rookies: Who is this year’s James Robinson?
Just because you go undrafted doesn’t mean you can’t make an impact in the NFL. Just last year, we saw the quintessential example with James Robinson going from relative unknown to fantasy football darling in the span of a few weeks in September. One of the biggest fantasy surprises in recent memory, Robinson went on […]
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Jeff Ratcliffe
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NFL Fantasy
Rookie React: Javonte Williams may just be this year’s Jonathan Taylor
Mercifully, the poking, prodding and Wonderlic-ing has ceased. With player destinations finally set, this wannabe soothsayer forges ahead previewing what newly drafted contributors could accomplish in their fresh digs for fantasy/betting audiences. Today’s rookie under the microscope: Javonte Williams. Current fantasy ADP: 58.13, RB26  Current player props: +3300 to win OROY (DraftKings)  Javonte Williams Fantasy […]
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Brad Evans
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NFL Fantasy
Same Faces, New Places: The fantasy stock of the RBs who changed teams
There was a decent amount of RB movement during the 2021 offseason, but there were no major names involved with most players signing one- or two-year deals. Mike Davis capitalized on his moderately successful stint as Christian McCaffrey’s fill-in by joining the Falcons, Phillip Lindsay goes from backing up one old RB to another, and […]
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Tyler Loechner
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NFL Fantasy
Fantasy football winners after the 2021 NFL Draft
Every year the NFL Draft brings hope and promise to veterans and rookies alike. The clearest insight we gain into the thought processes for NFL front offices is during free agency and the draft. After reading the tea leaves for all of these transactions, there are clear winners that have a path to prominence for […]
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Derek Brown
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NFL Fantasy
Year One Impact Rookies: Running back
Every NFL season, there are a handful of top-flight rookies who help shape fantasy football seasons. Each draft class offers the promise of league-winning type players. Over the last four years, on average, over three rookies per season have finished inside the top 50 in total fantasy points scored. We’re going to dive into rookies […]
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Derek Brown
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NFL Fantasy
Rookie React Series – NFL Fantasy Rookies ADP, Bets, and Props
We know who the 2021 NFL rookies are. We know where they’ll play. Now we need to figure out: How good will they be for fantasy football? FTN’s Brad Evans presents “Rookie React,” a player-by-player look at each of this year’s notable fantasy rookies, putting the players and their teams under the microscope to determine […]
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Brad Evans
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NFL Fantasy
Same Faces, New Places: The fantasy stock of the QBs who changed teams
It’s not just an exciting group of rookie QBs that are shaking up the NFL. There was also a ton of movement at the QB position during the offseason. Jared Goff and Matthew Stafford swapped teams, Sam Darnold and Carson Wentz have been given second chances with new franchises, and Ryan Fitzpatrick is continuing his […]
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Tyler Loechner
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NFL Fantasy
Year One Impact Rookies: Quarterback
Every NFL season there are a handful of top-flight rookies that help shape fantasy football seasons. Each draft class offers the promise of league-winning type players. Over the last four years, on average, over three rookies per season have finished inside the top 50 in total fantasy points scored. We’re going to dive into rookies from […]
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Derek Brown
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NFL Fantasy
Rookie React: YAC monster Chase to rise quickly along the Ohio
Mercifully, the poking, prodding and Wonderlic-ing has ceased. With player destinations finally set, this wannabe soothsayer forges ahead previewing what newly drafted contributors could accomplish in their fresh digs for fantasy/betting audiences. Today’s rookie under the microscope: Ja'Marr Chase. Current fantasy ADP (PPR): 53.58, WR23 Current player props: Offensive ROY (+1100, DraftKings)  Upsides: Physicality. Tackle […]
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Brad Evans
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NFL Fantasy
Remaining free agents who could offer fantasy football value
We’re now past the NFL Draft, which means we’re also past NFL free agency. If you’re a football player and you’re not on an NFL roster right now, the odds of you being a real fantasy contributor this season are slim. But they aren’t zero. Last year, Cam Newton, Carlos Hyde and Jordan Reed were […]
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Daniel Kelley
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NFL Fantasy
Rookie React: Fields feel good story for Chicago, fantasy fans
Mercifully, the poking, prodding and Wonderlic-ing has ceased. With player destinations finally set, this wannabe soothsayer forges ahead previewing what newly drafted contributors could accomplish in their fresh digs for fantasy/betting audiences. Today’s rookie under the microscope: QB Justin Fields. Current fantasy ADP: 152.6, QB20  Current futures/props: OROY +500 (DraftKings) Upsides: Please, don’t spew the […]
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Brad Evans
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NFL Fantasy
Rookie React: Harris could flex Le’Veon-like muscle promptly in PIT
Mercifully, the poking, prodding and Wonderlic-ing has ceased. With player destinations finally set, this wannabe soothsayer forges ahead previewing what newly drafted contributors could accomplish in their fresh digs for fantasy/betting audiences. Today’s rookie under the microscope: Najee Harris. Current fantasy ADP (.5 PPR): RB19, 33.20 Current player props: 900.5 rush yards (PointsBet), 925.5 rush […]
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Brad Evans
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NFL Fantasy
3 TEs primed for a fantasy breakout in 2021
No position is slower to change in fantasy football than tight end. It takes years for the best to be dethroned, and new challengers emerge every season. This year will be no different. Travis Kelce and George Kittle still reign supreme — with Darren Waller wedging his way into the room — while there are […]
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Tyler Loechner
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NFL Fantasy
5 WRs to buy in dynasty entering the NFL Draft
In fantasy football, NFL draft day doesn’t alter WR fantasy value quite as much as RB value, but it can definitely stir the pot. Saturday, we went through three RBs you should buy in dynasty before the draft shakes up values. Today, we’ll be looking at five WRs to make offers on ASAP. These five […]
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Tyler Loechner
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NFL Fantasy
3 RBs to buy in dynasty entering the NFL Draft
The 2021 NFL Draft is drawing closer, which means we’re days away from fantasy football dynasty trade values going through some serious changes. From a fantasy perspective, you can argue that no position sees a more dramatic shift in player value during the draft than RBs. Only a select, elite few RBs have bulletproof fantasy […]
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Tyler Loechner
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NFL Fantasy
2021 NFL Mock Draft 3.0 – Atlanta Falcons trade up to No. 8 overall
April here and the NFL Draft is rapidly approaching, so it’s time for another NFL mock draft. This is the third iteration of mocks from yours truly, and a lot has changed since Mock Draft 2.0. NFL free agency has reshuffled the deck on a lot of rosters, so let’s take a look at how […]
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Jeff Ratcliffe
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NFL Fantasy
NFL free agency winners and losers for fantasy
With the first wave of the 2021 NFL free agency period winding down, it’s a good time to take stock of all of the biggest moves that have the potential to impact the fantasy football landscape. Here are the winners and losers from all the moves that have gone down so far in NFL free […]
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Jeff Ratcliffe
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NFL Fantasy
Best and worst fantasy football landing spots for Hunter Henry
After weeks of waiting, the NFL free agency period is now knocking at the door. Fasten your seatbelts because things are about to get wild. With a bountiful crop of free agents set to hit the market, these dominoes will shape the 2021 NFL landscape. Hunter Henry burst onto the NFL scene with an extremely […]
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Derek Brown
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NFL Fantasy
Best and worst fantasy football landing spots for Curtis Samuel
After weeks of waiting, the NFL free agency period is now knocking at the door. Fasten your seatbelts because things are about to get wild. With a bountiful crop of free agents set to hit the market, these dominoes will shape the 2021 NFL landscape. After languishing in Carolina as a misused chess piece for […]
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Derek Brown
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NFL Fantasy
Best and worst fantasy football landing spots for Corey Davis
After weeks of waiting, the NFL free agency period is now knocking at the door. Fasten your seatbelts, because things are about to get wild. With a bountiful crop of free agents set to hit the market, these dominoes will shape the 2021 NFL landscape. Corey Davis enters the free-agent market after popping in his […]
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Derek Brown
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NFL Fantasy
2021 NFL franchise tag winners and losers
The 2021 NFL franchise tag deadline has past, and we saw plenty of action in the final hours with nine players receiving the franchise tag. Teams can use a tag to tender a player on a one-year deal that equals the average salary of top five players at the position over the last five years […]
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Jeff Ratcliffe
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NFL Fantasy
Best and worst fantasy football landing spots for Jonnu Smith
After weeks of waiting, the NFL free agency period is now knocking at the door. Fasten your seatbelts, because things are about to get wild. With a bountiful crop of free agents set to hit the market, these dominoes will shape the 2021 NFL landscape. The immensely talented and arguably criminally underutilized Jonnu Smith is […]
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Derek Brown
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NFL Fantasy
Best and worst fantasy football landing spots for Aaron Jones
After weeks of waiting, the NFL free agency period is now knocking at the door. Fasten your seatbelts because things are about to get wild. With a bountiful crop of free agents set to hit the market, these dominoes will shape the 2021 NFL landscape. One of the league’s best and brightest, Aaron Jones, will […]
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Derek Brown
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NFL Fantasy
Fantasy football offseason wish list: NFC West
The NFL offseason is already underway, with three of the biggest names at the quarterback position already moved (or slated to move when the new league year starts). For fantasy football, it’s already been a ground-shaking offseason, and it’s only March. For us as fantasy football fanatics, as we gear up for franchise tags, free […]
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Daniel Kelley