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NFL Fantasy
Best NFL Draft Picks of the Last Decade
FTN's Daniel Kelley goes team-by-team to identify each franchise's best draft pick of the last 10 years.
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Daniel Kelley
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NFL Fantasy
Mike Randle’s 2024 NFL Mock Draft 3.0
FTN's Mike Randle offers up his first-round mock draft heading into next week's 2024 NFL Draft.
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Mike Randle
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NFL Fantasy
2024 NFL Draft Wish List: AFC West
FTN's Adam Pfeifer looks at the best option and top fits for the teams in the AFC West in this year's NFL Draft.
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Adam Pfeifer
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NFL Fantasy
Fantasy Football Ideal Landing Spots in the Draft: Running Back
FTN's Dan Fornek looks at the ideal landing spots for the top rookie running backs in fantasy football heading into the NFL Draft.
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Dan Fornek
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MLB Fantasy
Whitestone’s Waiver Watch: NFBC Main Event (4/15)
FTN's Todd Whitestone goes through some of the most notable moves in the NFBC Main Event's FAAB period and reviews the moves made by some of fantasy baseball's top managers.
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Todd Whitestone
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NFL Fantasy
Fantasy Football Ideal Landing Spots: Quarterback
FTN's Dan Fornek looks at the top landing spots for rookie quarterbacks in fantasy football entering the 2024 season.
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Dan Fornek
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MLB Fantasy
Trust the Gut: Fantasy Baseball FAAB Guide (Week 4)
FTN's Vlad Sedler provides an overview of how to approach FAAB ahead of Week 4 of the fantasy baseball season.
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Vlad Sedler
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MLB Fantasy
Drops & Disasters: Fantasy Baseball Roster Moves (4/14)
FTN's Mike Mager continues his Drops & Disasters series, highlighting players to move on from during the fantasy baseball season.
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Mike Mager
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NFL Fantasy
Best Ball 2024: Late Round QB is Back
FTN's Tyler Loechner looks at viable late-round quarterbacks who could propel your best ball teams to the top of the leaderboard in 2024.
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Tyler Loechner
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NFL Fantasy
Statistical Scouting: Player Comps for the 2024 NFL Draft Prospects (RB)
The 2024 running back draft class may not have a Bijan Robinson or a Jahmyr Gibbs. But for the savvy fantasy player, the lack of attention and consensus could be beneficial. Especially in the middle rounds, the draft order will likely reflect blocking and special teams proficiency as much as the fantasy-friendlier receiving and touchdown […]
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Scott Spratt
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NFL Fantasy
2024 NFL Draft Wish List: NFC South
The NFC South was probably the least exciting division in football last year, but it’s definitely on the rise. Tampa Bay is coming off an NFC Divisional Round appearance and managed to retain their key free agents. And, of course, the Atlanta Falcons made the splash of free agency when they signed Kirk Cousins to […]
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Adam Pfeifer
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NHL Bets Fantasy
2024 NHL Stanley Cup Playoff Bracket Challenge
The 2024 NHL Stanley Cup Playoffs are upon us, and it’s time to put your hockey knowledge to the test with the NHL Stanley Cup Playoffs Bracket Challenge. This contest is just like March Madness, but for the NHL playoffs. Try your hand at predicting the outcome of the entire playoffs and compete against friends. Let’s […]
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Chris Meaney
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MLB Fantasy
Crossovers & Cross-Offs: Trending Fantasy Baseball Performers (4/10)
While we’re only around two weeks into the 2024 regular season, it’s never too early to dive into data for players who are off to hot or cold starts to the season. Are the performances for real? Fluky? Should you buy in? Be concerned? Hopefully, all those questions will be answered in this weekly column […]
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Eric Cross
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NFL Fantasy
Bust TEs for Fantasy Football in 2024
In fantasy football, when you draft running backs and wide receivers, you draft a bunch. A couple of guys to start, guys who can flex, backups, handcuffs. But at tight end, you rarely draft more than one and almost never more than two. And that means drafting the wrong tight end can kill you. You […]
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Daniel Kelley
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NFL Fantasy
2024 NFL Draft Wish List: AFC South
The AFC South was quietly one of the most fun divisions in football last year. Both the Houston Texans and Indianapolis Colts surprised many in 2023, and while the Jacksonville Jaguars and Tennessee Titans disappointed, there is still plenty to be excited about. The Jaguars still have Trevor Lawrence, while the Titans made a ton […]
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Adam Pfeifer
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MLB Fantasy
Trust the Gut: NFBC Cutline FAAB (April 9)
  TUESDAY 4:10pm ET UPDATE Added a certain AL East outfielder to that table (towards the top) Added a certain NL Central OF who hit 2 HR today (they count!) Removed Aaron Ashby (sent to minors today) —– NFBC’s Best Ball Cutline contest only has three points of manager control – the draft and the […]
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Vlad Sedler
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CFB NFL Fantasy
2024 NFL Draft Scouting Report: Ladd McConkey
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 […]
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Jeremy Popielarz
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NFL Fantasy
Jeff Ratcliffe’s 2024 NFL Mock Draft 3.0
We’re now just under three weeks away from the NFL Draft, so let’s dive into another mock draft. A lot has changed from when I did Mock Draft 2.0, so let’s put the pieces together based on what we’ve learned.    Of course, mock drafts are an exercise in futility, as it’s essentially impossible to […]
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Jeff Ratcliffe
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MLB Fantasy
Whitestone’s Waiver Watch: NFBC Main Event (4/8)
April Showers MLB Counter: 5.9% of the season complete   There’s no sense dwelling here over the poor April weather or the rash of high-profile injuries. You’ve gotten your updates elsewhere so we’ll all have to soldier on as best we can. Just remember that as of this morning less than 6% of the season […]
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Todd Whitestone
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MLB Fantasy
Fantasy Baseball Weekly Hitting Planner (April 8)
FTN Data Weekly Projections Week 3, week of April 8 Sort by Position Players, Pitchers, NFBC (page for Player IDs) Sort Position Players by scoring period: MON-SUN, MON-THURS, FRI-SUN —- Welcome to my weekly fantasy baseball hitting planner! I’ll delve into every team’s weekly schedule, analyzing news, lineup trends, team tendencies, park factors and more. […]
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Lucas Biery
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NFL Fantasy
Sleeper TEs for Fantasy Football in 2024
Last year was one of the best years for “sleeper” tight ends in fantasy football in recent record. The top two scorers (Sam LaPorta and Evan Engram) were drafted 13th and eighth, respectively, at the position, the first time in at least a decade that neither of the top two were drafted in the top […]
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Daniel Kelley
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NFL Fantasy
Is Justin Herbert a QB Value in Best Ball Right Now?
When 2023 best ball drafts came to a close, Justin Herbert was being drafted as QB7 and within the top 50 players overall. This year, he’s down to QB14 – 115th overall in Underdog ADP.   The slide is justified. He lost Keenan Allen and Mike Williams, but has he officially become a value? Let’s take a […]
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Tyler Loechner
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MLB Fantasy
Drops & Disasters: Fantasy Baseball Roster Moves (4/7)
With the first full week of MLB games completed, and many crushing injuries to address, this should be a busy FAAB weekend. Fantasy managers will be evaluating potential acquisitions, ranking targets within FAAB strings and deciding how much to bid on each player. While doing so, managers would be advised to give due consideration to […]
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Mike Mager
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NFL Fantasy
Best Ball ADP Changes: Everyone Impacted by the Stefon Diggs Trade
Today we’re going to take a look at the immediate best ball average draft position (ADP) impact of the eight key players impacted by the massive Stefon Diggs trade to Houston. This includes Stefon Diggs (duh), C.J. Stroud, Nico Collins, Tank Dell, Josh Allen, Dalton Kincaid, Curtis Samuel and Khalil Shakir.   All data and screenshots […]
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Tyler Loechner
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MLB Fantasy
Trust the Gut: Fantasy Baseball FAAB Guide (Week 3)
SUNDAY UPDATE A brutal week we’d like to forget but its effects will resonate with us for a long time. Nothing to stew on though as doing so takes up unnecessary energy we can be using for our FAAB decisions. There’s no replacing Spencer Strider. STARTING PITCHERS There will be some Main Events where the […]
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Vlad Sedler
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NFL Fantasy
The Aging Curve: How to Approach Over-30 Options in Fantasy Football
In 2015, Calvin Johnson, Adrian Peterson and Matt Forte all played at their typical fantasy levels in their age-30 seasons, and Danny Woodhead and Gary Barnidge had career years in their age-30 year as well. As a result, flex players 30 and older had their only season with over 7,000 cumulative PPR points since 2005. […]
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Daniel Kelley
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MLB Fantasy
Small Ball: Fantasy Baseball Game Theory: Week 1 Overreactions
The wait was grueling, but we’re finally into the MLB regular season. No more draft talk. No more draft strategy. If you’re reading this, you’ve accumulated a week’s worth of statistics on your fantasy baseball teams. I’m sure our reactions to that sample will be perfectly rational (shrugs shoulders).   I always get a kick […]
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Adam Young
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NFL Fantasy
2024 NFL Draft Wish List: NFC North
Both the Chicago Bears (duh) and Minnesota Vikings will be looking for their franchise quarterbacks in this year’s NFL draft. Meanwhile, the Detroit Lions and Green Bay Packers are looking to build on their successful 2023 campaigns. Let’s take a look at how these teams need to address the draft this year. (Check out the […]
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Adam Pfeifer
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NFL Fantasy
Fantasy Fallout of Texans’ Massive Trade for Stefon Diggs
After rumors about a move had been floating just under the surface for much of the offseason, the Buffalo Bills made the huge move Wednesday, sending veteran WR Stefon Diggs to the Houston Texans in a deal that involved multiple picks, primarily a 2025 second-rounder coming to the Bills. The full trade, per ESPN’s Adam […]
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Daniel Kelley
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MLB Fantasy
Crossed Up: 6 Hitters to Target for Dynasty Contenders
In the blink of an eye, the 2023/2024 MLB offseason is over, and spring training has come and gone as well. Now the grind is on for the next six months as we work toward winning championships or improving our dynasty teams from the previous season. But while the offseason is over and the 2024 […]
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Eric Cross
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NFL Fantasy
Bust WRs for Fantasy Football in 2024
So far this offseason, the FTN Fantasy crew has been busy at work preparing fantasy managers for the upcoming NFL season. On top of excellent NFL prospect breakdowns, there have been plenty of articles written about veteran players who fantasy managers will need to know come fantasy draft season.   You can check out articles […]
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Dan Fornek
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NFL Fantasy
2024 NFL Draft Wish List: AFC North
The AFC North is arguably the best division in all of football. We obviously saw how dominant the Baltimore Ravens were last season, but it won’t be easy for them to repeat as division champions. Joe Burrow will be back for the Cincinnati Bengals, and the Pittsburgh Steelers and Cleveland Browns have two of the […]
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Adam Pfeifer