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NFL Fantasy

March 3, 2022

Fantasy Quiz of the Day: Every Team’s Passing TD Leaders, Last 10 Years

Nothing’s more important in football than finding the end zone. So we should remember everyone who does it most often for their teams, right? Let’s see how many of each team’s top three in TD passes in the last 10 years we can remember. Sometimes we have a guy with 317 touchdowns! Sometimes we have […]

Daniel Kelley

NFL Fantasy

March 3, 2022

5 Teams Set to Improve in Fantasy in 2022

The 2020 Tampa Bay Buccaneers won the Super Bowl by being (a) one of the best teams in the league, but also (b) one of the healthiest teams in the league. The team famously re-signed basically everyone, and in 2021, they repeated (a), but by the end (b) had fallen apart like … well, one […]

Daniel Kelley

NFL Fantasy

March 3, 2022

Fantasy Quiz of the Day: The 100-Point Fantasy Seasons, Last 10 Years

Scoring 100 PPR points in a season isn’t a huge feat. In a 16-game season, that’s only 6.3 points per game. So would you be surprised to learn that only 22 players at any position have scored that in at least nine of the last 10 seasons? Getting there once is (relatively) easy. Getting there […]

Daniel Kelley

MLB Fantasy

March 3, 2022

Is the Juice Worth the Squeeze? Frank Schwindel vs. Miguel Sanó

Each and every fantasy baseball season, there are baseball players who end up returning a higher fantasy baseball profit (r$) than a player selected much earlier in fantasy baseball drafts. This weekly segment will try to identify players who grade out with a similar profile, range of outcomes and/or projection while having a lower ADP. […]

Matthew Davis

NFL Fantasy

March 3, 2022

Fantasy Quiz of the Day: Every Team’s Receiving TD Leaders, Last 10 Years

Nothing’s more important in football than finding the end zone. So we should remember everyone who does it most often for their teams, right? Let’s see how many of each team’s top three in TD receptions in the last 10 years we can remember. We wrap up this miniseries of TD scorers with the receiving […]

Daniel Kelley

NFL Fantasy

March 2, 2022

What Changed in 2021: Wide Receivers

Our “What Changed” series continues with the wide receiver position. Honestly, I could have discussed so many different wideouts, as a lot did change, especially among superstar receivers. But let’s take a look at three pass-catchers who, in one way or another, were impacted over the course of the 2021 season.  (Keep up with the […]

Adam Pfeifer

NFL Fantasy

March 2, 2022

Fantasy Quiz of the Day: Every Game of 250+ Rushing Yards

In Week 17 of the 2020 NFL season, someone ran for 250 yards … and somehow didn’t even lead the league in rushing that week. (I’m not going to tell you who, that’d be a spoiler.) That little fact has always blown my mind. Imagine running for the 13th-most yards in a game ever, and […]

Daniel Kelley

NFL Fantasy

March 2, 2022

Fantasy Quiz of the Day: Most Fantasy PPG in a Season, Last 10 Years

Ten years is a long time. Do you think you can name all of the top 25 single-season fantasy PPG leaders in that time? With no games played minimum (that might be a clue to one of them!), who put up the most PPR points per game in a year since 2012? Take our quiz […]

Daniel Kelley

NFL Fantasy

March 2, 2022

5 Teams Set to Decline in Fantasy in 2022

The 2020 Tampa Bay Buccaneers won the Super Bowl by being (a) one of the best teams in the league, but also (b) one of the healthiest teams in the league. The team famously re-signed basically everyone, and in 2021, they repeated (a), but by the end (b) had fallen apart like … well, one […]

Daniel Kelley

MLB Fantasy

March 1, 2022

The Prospect Vault: Fantasy Baseball’s Top 100 Prospects of 2022

With football season now a distant memory and weather starting to warm, much of the fantasy community’s attention has turned to MLB. While there is already an unfathomable amount of content available for your consumption here at FTN Fantasy on the known quantities of big-league talent, we’re going to aim to do something different here. […]

Jake Kucheck

NFL Fantasy

March 1, 2022

Fantasy Quiz of the Day: Most Fantasy Points Since 2000

We’ve been looking at 2021 for most of these Fantasy Football Quiz of the Day tests, but today let’s broaden our horizons – how well can you remember the top fantasy performers dating back to the Year 2000?  Take our quiz and see how well you do! (Want to play every Fantasy Football Quiz of […]

Daniel Kelley

NFL Fantasy

March 1, 2022

What Changed in 2021: Running Backs

On Monday we took a look at some changes from the quarterback position over the course of the 2021 season. The running back position is up next, a position that is always changing year over year.  Let’s take a look at what stood out from this past season, shall we?   Cordarrelle Patterson becomes an […]

Adam Pfeifer

NFL Fantasy

February 28, 2022

Pre-Combine Rookie Rankings 2022

The NFL Scouting Combine is here, so it’s time to set our first big board for 2022 rookie fantasy football rankings. Keep in mind that we’re still very early in the process. A lot can change in these rankings between now and the NFL Draft, and things may even change during the Combine. However, it’s […]

Jeff Ratcliffe

NFL Fantasy

February 28, 2022

What Changed in 2021: Quarterbacks

No year in football is the same. Unless, of course, you’re a New York Jets fan.  But for the most part, things are changing each season in the NFL, especially when it comes to fantasy football. Knowing what changes year after year is important, but it is even more important to understand why those changes […]

Adam Pfeifer

NFL Fantasy

February 28, 2022

Fantasy Quiz of the Day: Top-12 PPR Finishers at Each Position

There were 48 top-12 finishers in PPR scoring in 2021 – 12 quarterbacks, 12 running backs, 12 wide receivers, 12 tight ends. How many of them can you name? Take our quiz and see how well you do! (Want to play every Fantasy Football Quiz of the Day? Click here!)      

Daniel Kelley

NFL Fantasy

February 28, 2022

What to Watch for at the NFL Scouting Combine

The NFL combine is always a bittersweet time. On the one hand, it’s a reminder that new blood is about to be added to the NFL talent pool. On the other hand, it means we’re still far, far away from watching football again.   The 2022 NFL Scouting Combine will go from March 1-7. NFL […]

Tyler Loechner

MLB Fantasy

February 26, 2022

NFBC Positional Tiers – Starting Pitchers, Part 2

This is the sixth part of my special preseason series breaking down each position by tiers for the NFBC. This series is a deeper view into the underpinnings of VDP (Vlad’s Draft Positions). As I write each week’s piece, it will help me fine-tune and adjust VDP to an optimal setting as we head into […]

Vlad Sedler

NFL Fantasy

February 26, 2022

The Perfect Fantasy Football Draft from 2021

Hindsight is a beautiful thing. Of course we knew the Bengals would be good this year! Allen Robinson finally succumbing to bad QBs? Duh!  With the 2021 Almanac in hand, what happens if we go full Biff? How good of a fantasy football team could we have drafted back in August? Let’s find out. We’ll […]

Tyler Loechner

NFL Fantasy

February 25, 2022

Fantasy Quiz of the Day: Weekly TE1 Finishes in 2021

How well do you remember the fantasy football season that just finished? Can you name every tight end who finished a week as the TE1 in PPR fantasy scoring? Can you prove it? Take our quiz and see how many of the 18 weeks you can fill out. (Want to play every Fantasy Football Quiz […]

Daniel Kelley

NFL Fantasy

February 24, 2022

Fantasy Quiz of the Day: Weekly WR1 Finishes in 2021

How well do you remember the fantasy football season that just finished? Can you name every wide receiver who finished a week as the WR1 in PPR fantasy scoring? Can you prove it? Take our quiz and see how many of the 18 weeks you can fill out. (Want to play every Fantasy Football Quiz […]

Daniel Kelley

NFL Fantasy

February 24, 2022

Fantasy Winners and Losers of the NFL Coaching Moves

The NFL head coaching carousel spins every offseason, with new faces in new places. These hires can impact the players we love and the offenses we target in fantasy football drafts. Before diving into early best ball drafts or dynasty startups, let’s take a peek at some winners and losers from the fallout of head […]

Derek Brown

NFL Fantasy

February 23, 2022

3 Prospects to Watch ahead of the NFL Combine

Every year, some prospects help their draft stock by blowing up the combine. They rise up the board and surpass the consensus expectations regarding their status. We need to keep our eyes on three prospects who fit that bill this year as we enter the 2022 NFL draft cycle.    Calvin Austin, WR, Memphis Tigers […]

Derek Brown

NFL Fantasy

February 23, 2022

The Fantasy Football One-Hit Wonders of 2021

Every fantasy football season, we see players rise from obscurity and crush whatever expectations we had for them. This rapid ascension can be the birth of a long-standing fantasy asset or the passing of a fantasy point comet that will never return to our lineups. Looking back on the 2021 season, there are a few […]

Derek Brown

NFL Fantasy

February 23, 2022

Is Trey Lance a fantasy football QB1 if he starts in 2022?

Has there ever been a QB the fantasy football community has hyped up more — before they’ve truly been a starter — than Trey Lance? Last season — as a backup rookie QB — the fantasy world still drafted him in the 10th round in the tail-end QB1 range, right around Joe Burrow. The most […]

Tyler Loechner

NFL Fantasy

February 23, 2022

Fantasy Quiz of the Day: Weekly RB1 Finishes in 2021

How well do you remember the fantasy football season that just finished? Can you name every running back who finished as week as the RB1 in PPR fantasy scoring? Can you prove it? Take our quiz and see how many of the 18 weeks you can fill out. (Want to play every Fantasy Football Quiz […]

Daniel Kelley

NFL Fantasy

February 22, 2022

Fantasy Quiz of the Day: Weekly QB1 Finishes in 2021

How well do you remember the fantasy football season that just finished? Can you name every quarterback who finished as week as the QB1 in fantasy scoring? Can you prove it? Take our quiz and see how many of the 18 weeks you can fill out. (Want to play every Fantasy Football Quiz of the […]

Daniel Kelley

NFL Fantasy

February 22, 2022

Fantasy football non-bounceback candidates for 2022

In my last installment, I discussed a few players who should see their fantasy football output increase back to previous norms in 2022. Today, we will highlight a slew of players it’s time to cut bait with, avoid in drafts next year, or simply tread lightly with caution. Identifying players with difficult roads to resuming […]

Derek Brown

NFL Fantasy

February 21, 2022

Fantasy Football Rookie QB Tiers 1.0

The 2022 NFL Draft features a very interesting crop of rookie quarterbacks. While there’s certainly the potential for future fantasy football standouts in this bunch, this year’s class does not rival some of the recent groups of signal-callers to enter the league. At the same time, we’re not talking about a 2013 draft class of […]

Jeff Ratcliffe

NFL Fantasy

February 21, 2022

Fantasy football bounceback candidates for 2022

Now it’s time to discuss some players who hurt us in 2021. Whether it was a mid-round fantasy football draft selection that flopped or an early-round player who didn’t put your team over the top, every year there’s more than a handful of players who disappoint. With that in mind and with our focus now […]

Derek Brown

MLB Fantasy

February 21, 2022

Kup’s Closers: Interactive Chart

Welcome to an interactive tool to support Kup’s Closer Corner!   The closer landscape is ever-changing, and quickly. We’ve gone through divisional previews for what we saw in the closer market, and how to accumulate fantasy baseball saves. On a consistent basis, we will update the chart as this plays out. Hopefully, the owners get […]

Matt Kupferle

MLB Fantasy

February 21, 2022

Is the Juice Worth the Squeeze? Austin Meadows vs. Ian Happ

Each and every fantasy baseball season, there are baseball players who end up returning a higher fantasy baseball profit (r$) than a player selected much earlier in fantasy baseball drafts. This weekly segment will try to identify players who grade out with a similar profile, range of outcomes and/or projection while having a lower ADP. […]

Matthew Davis

NFL Fantasy

February 21, 2022

Dynasty report: Top 10 Combine sleepers

The NFL Combine giveth draft capital, and it taketh away. Every year a host of small school or “sleeper” players get the post-combine rocket fuel. In the 2022 NFL Draft class, there’s a long list of them, but here are 10 who stand out.    Calvin Austin, WR, Memphis Tigers Currently, per Grindingthemocks.com, Calvin Austin doesn’t […]

Derek Brown