Prop God’s NFL Playbook: Week 12
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MLB
Fantasy
Whitestone’s Waiver Watch: NFBC Main Event (4/1)
It’s a brand new baseball season, and for fantasy managers it’s time to see what type of stats result from those draft plans. For those playing in fantasy baseball’s premier contest, the NFBC Main Event, it’s also the start of a long six-month grind. In the Main Event this year, there are 57 15-team […]
Todd Whitestone
NFL
Fantasy
Jeremy Popielarz’ 2024 NFL Mock Draft
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 […]
Jeremy Popielarz
NFL
Fantasy
Sleeper WRs for Fantasy Football in 2024
Here at FTN, we continue to prepare for the 2024 season by analyzing the different sleepers and busts heading into the 2024 season. So far, we have broken down the quarterback sleepers and busts as well as the running back sleepers and busts. Next up are the wide receivers. Below, you’ll find a list […]
Dan Fornek
NHL
Fantasy
Fantasy Hockey Waiver Wire Rankings (3/31)
Welcome to the Week 26 Fantasy Hockey Waiver Wire article here at FTN Fantasy. In head-to-head formats, this is either your semifinal matchup or it’s championship week of your fantasy hockey playoffs. For those playing in roto leagues, there are only 18 days left in the regular season. Below you’ll see some of the best […]
Chris Meaney
MLB
Fantasy
Drops & Disasters: Fantasy Baseball Roster Moves (3/31)
This is the inaugural article on drops and disasters. Because this is the first big FAAB weekend, there will be a lot of attention on potential pickups and bids, and rightfully so. For every FAAB string, however, there also must be a drop, and this is where fantasy managers need to be careful. In my introductory […]
Mike Mager
MLB
Fantasy
Trust the Gut: Fantasy Baseball FAAB Guide (Week 2)
Sunday Update Let’s get right down to the nitty gritty – y’all want to talk closers. Here are my thoughts: Kevin Ginkel (ARI) Three punchouts in a non-save opp today for Ginkel. Paul Sewald is out for at least three weeks and he might not have a job to come back to. I do think […]
Vlad Sedler
NFL
Fantasy
2 RBs Age 30+ to Still Target in Best Ball 2024
It’s well known that as running backs near (or pass) age 30, they are beyond their prime for fantasy football. But there are still RBs worth chasing as they approach this dreaded age. Here are two “old” RBs to target in best ball in 2024. I initially wanted to do this article as RBs […]
Tyler Loechner
MLB
Fantasy
Drops & Disasters: Fantasy Baseball Roster Moves (3/29)
Fantasy baseball drafting season has concluded. With the start of meaningful MLB games, important considerations that have occupied an outsized portion of our collective consciousness – positional ranks, tiers and targets, sleepers and busts, and ADPs and AAVs – are fading into the deepest recesses of our minds. Now, the real grind begins. We […]
Mike Mager
NFL
Fantasy
2024 NFL Draft Wish List: NFC East
Our NFL Draft wish list series continues with the NFC East, a division that has been dominated by the Philadelphia Eagles and Dallas Cowboys as of late. Meanwhile, the Washington Commanders and New York Giants are still looking for their franchise quarterbacks. Perhaps this season. (Check out the NFL Draft Wish List series: AFC East | […]
Adam Pfeifer
NFL
Fantasy
Mike Randle’s 2024 NFL Mock Draft 2.0
It is time. The 2024 NFL Draft is less than one month away, and we continue to analyze team needs and potential landing spots for players. Gathering information and trying to predict the first round is one of my favorite exercises of the sports year. This season brings even more uncertainty, as there are as many […]
Mike Randle
MLB
Fantasy
Gut’s Guys and FOMO — Vlad Sedler’s Top Player Exposures for Fantasy Baseball 2024
Opening Day of the baseball season is finally here, which means we bid adieu to the best part of the season – draft season! These last four months of researching, creating/maintaining projections and multiple sets of rankings, and of course, drafting, has been quite grueling. Now let the fun begin, and let’s play ball! […]
Vlad Sedler
MLB
Fantasy
2024 MLB Season Preview — Staff Predictions and Awards
The 2024 Major League Baseball season starts Thursday (other than the Seoul series, but thankfully this is the last time we’ll have to include that caveat), so the FTN team (and a few visitors!) wanted to get our picks on the record. Today, we’re running through our picks for division winners, awards, and some key […]
FTN Staff
NFL
Fantasy
Bust RBs for Fantasy Football in 2024
Getting a fantasy football draft pick wrong can be damning, no matter when in the draft it happens. Getting it wrong early can ruin your whole season, but even getting it wrong later makes your job that much harder. In that department, arguably the worst position to get wrong is running back. It’s a […]
Daniel Kelley
NFL
Fantasy
2024 NFL Draft Wish List: AFC East
As March winds to a close, even more focus is on April’s NFL Draft. With free agency behind us, we are starting to paint a clearer picture of exactly what positions teams will be looking to address come draft day. Like we did last year, we will run through all eight divisions in the NFL, […]
Adam Pfeifer
NFL
Fantasy
2024 NFL Draft Wish List: AFC East
As March winds to a close, even more focus is on April’s NFL Draft. With free agency behind us, we are starting to paint a clearer picture of exactly what positions teams will be looking to address come draft day. Like we did last year, we will run through all eight divisions in the NFL, […]
Adam Pfeifer
MLB
Fantasy
Crossed Up: 2024 Prospect Bold Predictions
It’s hard to believe spring training is almost over and “domestic” opening day for Major League Baseball is right around the corner. At this point, many of you are done drafting or just have one or two more drafts to go. So, with that in mind, let’s shift away from normal draft prep and have […]
Eric Cross
MLB
Fantasy
Crossed Up: 2024 Prospect Bold Predictions
It’s hard to believe spring training is almost over and “domestic” opening day for Major League Baseball is right around the corner. At this point, many of you are done drafting or just have one or two more drafts to go. So, with that in mind, let’s shift away from normal draft prep and have […]
Eric Cross
CFB
NFL
Fantasy
2024 NFL Draft Scouting Report: Ja’Lynn Polk
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 […]
Jeremy Popielarz
MLB
Fantasy
The Shohei Ohtani Situation: What We Know, What We Don’t, What Comes Next
The first Dodgers season for outfielder/DH Shohei Ohtani got off to a completely unpredictable start last week, with news coming down that his longtime interpreter, Ippei Mizuhara, had been caught up in a gambling investigation that apparently showed that he had paid some or all of his debts using Ohtani’s money. There is a […]
Daniel Kelley
NFL
Fantasy
Looking Ahead to the 2025 NFL Free Agency Class
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 […]
Michael Dolan
NFL
Fantasy
Sleeper RBs for Fantasy Football in 2024
If at this time a year ago, you had known that Christian McCaffrey would be the top fantasy football running back of 2023, that information would have been valuable, but it wouldn’t have changed your fantasy league that much. If instead you had known that Kyren Williams would be the RB7 (and RB2 per game), […]
Daniel Kelley
MLB
Fantasy
Fantasy Baseball Spring Training Roundup (3/25)
Spring training is a wild time for fantasy baseball players, as we see considerable overreactions to tiny sample sizes, changes in player value due to velocity jumps or drops and other big swings. So as we head toward the start of the 2024 MLB season, we’re going to go around all the news from […]
Lucas Biery
NFL
Fantasy
5 Elite QBs That Saw ADP Plummet in Best Ball
The quarterback collapse is upon us. QBs are getting drafted much later in early 2024 best ball drafts compared to 2023. And it’s creating some serious value on the board. Or is it? The premise of this article is simple: Are the elite QBs falling down draft boards falling too far? Should you be taking […]
Tyler Loechner
NHL
Fantasy
Fantasy Hockey Waiver Wire Rankings (3/24)
Welcome to the Week 25 Fantasy Hockey Waiver Wire article here at FTN Fantasy. That means it’s fantasy hockey playoffs for those playing in head-to-head formats. If you’re lucky enough to have a bye, congratulations, but don’t sit back this week. Plan ahead and set yourself up for success next week. You should be looking […]
Chris Meaney
MLB
Fantasy
Trust the Gut: Fantasy Baseball FAAB Guide (Week 1)
Welcome to FTN’s weekly free agent bidding (FAAB) strategy column, Trust the Gut. This article will be published every Saturday of the fantasy baseball season, and I will usually release an update/addendum to Trust the Gut on Sundays, two hours before NFBC’s 10 p.m. ET lock period. The goal of the article is to […]
Vlad Sedler
NFL
Fantasy
3 Veteran RBs Who Might Lose Their Jobs During the NFL Draft
It happens every year. Some veteran RB is looking good in best ball drafts before the NFL Draft, but then their team spends some serious draft capital at the position and, suddenly, they aren’t looking so hot anymore. There are a handful of RBs who are likely to go on Day 2 this year – […]
Tyler Loechner
MLB
Fantasy
Fantasy Baseball Bullpen Report
I hope you enjoyed the Year of the Stable Closer in 2023, because so far this spring there’s been an onslaught of injuries that have wrecked some of the game’s top options for saves. Devin Williams, Jhoan Duran, Jordan Romano, David Bednar and Kenley Jansen have all suffered ailments of varying severity this spring, creating […]
Robert Orr
NFL
Fantasy
The Biggest Pre-/Post-Bye Changes in Fantasy Football 2023
There are any number of factors that can change a player’s usage — and therefore his fantasy output — over the course of an NFL season. An injury, a good matchup, the position of the moon and stars, it all comes into play. But the single biggest inflection point of any NFL team’s season is […]
Daniel Kelley
MLB
Fantasy
Small Ball: Fantasy Baseball Game Theory: Targets at ADP
Last week, I wrote an intro about my go-to breakfast place, Amy’s Omelette House. In case you missed it, I urge you to check it out. If you’re too lazy to do that (trust me, I understand), I’ll give you the Cliff’s Notes version and how it relates to this week’s topic. Amy’s has over […]
Adam Young
NFL
Fantasy
Post-Hype Sleepers for 2024 Fantasy Football
It’s an annual tradition — fantasy football drafters get so excited about a player, the hype is building over the course of the offseason, but for whatever reason, it doesn’t pan out. Entering the following season, the instinct is to stay as far away from that player in fantasy drafts. But should it be? […]
Adam Pfeifer
MLB
Fantasy
Fantasy Baseball Spring Training Roundup (3/21)
Spring training is a wild time for fantasy baseball players, as we see considerable overreactions to tiny sample sizes, changes in player value due to velocity jumps or drops and other big swings. So as we head toward the start of the 2024 MLB season, we’re going to go around all the news from […]
Jake Kucheck
MLB
Fantasy
Trust the Gut: Fantasy Baseball FAAB Primer for 2024
FAAB stands for “Free Agent Acquisition Budget (or Bidding).” It is the process of adding new hitters and pitchers to our fantasy baseball rosters in exchange for hitters and pitchers we have chosen to drop. Most fantasy sites, including NFBC, run FAAB once a week, Sundays, and use a blind bidding protocol. Over the last decade, […]
Vlad Sedler