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100 Questions: NFC West
(Knowing the right question to ask is as important as knowing the answer. In 100 Questions, FTN’s Daniel Kelley identifies the key fantasy football questions to ask heading into the 2021 NFL season. Today: The NFC West.) Four divisions have a team with a wins over/under of at least 11 on DraftKings Sportsbook. The NFC West […]
Daniel Kelley
NFL
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Fantasy Football ADP – Draft Justin Jefferson or DK Metcalf?
(All summer, Adam Pfeifer will be putting the tightest fantasy football picks under the microscope in our ADP Decisions series.) Ranking wide receivers for dynasty purposes can be tough because there are so many incredible young wideouts in the NFL right now. And two of the best are DK Metcalf of the Seattle Seahawks and Justin […]
Adam Pfeifer
NFL
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Fantasy coaching & coordinator breakdown: MIN
(FTN’s Derek Brown and Matt Jones are going team-by-team to look at the coaching tendencies of every team and how that matters for fantasy football in 2021. Follow the whole coaching/coordinators series.) A critical point projecting players for fantasy football is forecasting their roles and the overall context of the team philosophies on both sides […]
Derek Brown
NFL
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Fantasy Football Stat of the Day: RBs when ahead or behind
(Leading up to the 2021 NFL season, FTN’s Tyler Loechner will dive into the fantasy football numbers to bring you his Fantasy Stat of the Day, five days a week.) Gamescript is one of the most important things to pay attention to in fantasy football. Some of it is obvious: If a team is winning, they are […]
Tyler Loechner
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5 Rookies I Love for Fantasy Football 2021
Every year, we see rookies make their mark on the fantasy football landscape. Often, these guys are some of the bigger names of their respective classes, like Jonathan Taylor last season. This year, the fantasy playing public has high expectations for the likes of Najee Harris, Kyle Pitts and Ja’Marr Chase. But we also see […]
Jeff Ratcliffe
NFL
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100 Questions: NFC South
(Knowing the right question to ask is as important as knowing the answer. In 100 Questions, FTN’s Daniel Kelley identifies the key fantasy football questions to ask heading into the 2021 NFL season. Today: The NFC South.) The NFC South was born in 2002. Famously, from that point until 2012, the division never had a repeat […]
Daniel Kelley
NFL
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Booms, Busts, Breakouts & Bets: San Francisco 49ers
As the mercury rises and we inch closer to training camp openings, our resident fantasy football aficionados, Brad Evans and Derek Brown, profile their favorite Booms, Busts, Breakouts and Bets for every NFL team. Giddy up, gamers. Today’s topic: The Golden Gate Gold Miners. (Sign up for underdog fantasy and get $25 with promo code FTN) […]
Derek Brown
NFL
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Fantasy coaching & coordinator breakdown:CHI
A critical point projecting players for fantasy football is forecasting their roles and the overall context of the team philosophies on both sides of the ball. Entering my second year of this series, we’re going to explore the nuts and bolts of each team to give you actionable takeaways for your fantasy football leagues and […]
Derek Brown
NFL
Fantasy
10 upside WRs to draft in 2021
In the immortal words of Vince Lombardi: “Winning isn’t everything. Upside is everything.” Or something like that. As I mention in my recent article on my 2021 fantasy football rankings, I place a premium on upside: “When I play fantasy, I don’t want just to make the playoffs. I want to win the league. And that […]
Matthew Freedman
NFL
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Fantasy Football Stat of the Day: The fourth-quarter pass-catchers
(Leading up to the 2021 NFL season, FTN’s Tyler Loechner will dive into the fantasy football numbers to bring you his Fantasy Stat of the Day, five days a week.) Wednesday, we took a look at which QBs threw the most TDs in the fourth quarter of games last season. Names like Kirk Cousins and Ben Roethlisberger […]
Tyler Loechner
NFL
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100 Questions: NFC North
(Knowing the right question to ask is as important as knowing the answer. In 100 Questions, FTN’s Daniel Kelley identifies the key fantasy football questions to ask heading into the 2021 NFL season. Today: The NFC North.) I’m writing this Tuesday, which means I’m writing this after Aaron Rodgers reported to training camp, which means I’m […]
Daniel Kelley
NFL
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Fantasy Football Multiverse: Detroit Lions
(FTN’s Matt Jones is going team-by-team to investigate some of the biggest fantasy issues around the NFL for the 2021 fantasy football season. Follow the whole Fantasy Football Multiverse series.) The idea of the multiverse is fascinating to me. You change one small thing in one timeline and it breaks off and affects things down the […]
Matt Jones
NFL
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Stock Watch: Fantasy Football ADP Movement (7/28)
Welcome to the third edition of Stock Watch where I take a look at the latest fantasy football ADP movement. The goal here is to identify which players have rising and falling ADPs in fantasy football as we inch closer to the NFL season. I’m looking at NFFC high-stakes drafts that have taken place over […]
Chris Meaney
NFL
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Fantasy coaching & coordinator breakdown: GB
A critical point projecting players for fantasy football is forecasting their roles and the overall context of the team philosophies on both sides of the ball. Entering my second year of this series, we’re going to explore the nuts and bolts of each team to give you actionable takeaways for your fantasy football leagues and […]
Derek Brown
NFL
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Fantasy Football Rankings – Top 10 RB in 2021
With training camps open across the league, excitement is in the air and fantasy football drafts are starting to heat up. My fantasy football rankings can be found at FTN Fantasy. There are others who’ve contributed as well to help split the tie if there is one. They are updated daily so be sure to […]
Chris Meaney
NFL
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5 fantasy football draft strategy tips
Fantasy football draft strategy doesn’t need to be complex. The goal on draft day is pretty simple: Out-draft your opponents and put together the best team possible. While there’s certainly a lot to think about in a fantasy draft, there are a few key things to keep in mind as we head into the heart […]
Jeff Ratcliffe
NFL
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Fantasy coaching & coordinator breakdown: PHI
(FTN’s Derek Brown and Matt Jones are going team-by-team to look at the coaching tendencies of every team and how that matters for fantasy football in 2021. Follow the whole coaching/coordinators series.) A critical point projecting players for fantasy football is forecasting their roles and the overall context of the team philosophies on both sides of […]
Derek Brown
NFL
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100 Questions: NFC East
(Knowing the right question to ask is as important as knowing the answer. In 100 Questions, FTN’s Daniel Kelley identifies the key fantasy football questions to ask heading into the 2021 NFL season. Today: The NFC East.) Under the NFL’s current alignment, there have been 36 instances of a division collectively finishing under .500 and […]
Daniel Kelley
NFL
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Fantasy Football Stat of the Day: The fourth-quarter QBs
(Leading up to the 2021 NFL season, FTN’s Tyler Loechner will dive into the fantasy football numbers to bring you his Fantasy Stat of the Day, five days a week.) You’re never really out of it in a fantasy football contest. Well, that’s not true. Sometimes you really are done for. But if your players still have […]
Tyler Loechner
NFL
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2021 Fantasy Football Cornerback Rankings
Training camps are in full swing around the NFL and football is on the horizon. With that in mind, I wanted to take a detailed look at all of the cornerback units around the NFL. Cornerback play is something we pay close attention to in fantasy football and DFS, as knowing the intricacies of these […]
Jeff Ratcliffe
NFL
Fantasy
10 upside RBs to draft in 2021
As I mention in my recent article on my 2021 fantasy football rankings, I place a premium on upside: When I play fantasy, I don’t want just to make the playoffs. I want to win the league. And that requires capturing some ceiling performances from a few players. If you want to win in fantasy, […]
Matthew Freedman
NFL
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2021 NFFC Auction Draft review
This was my first auction draft of the season, as I usually do a couple of these online, but I’m back to doing a live one in New York at NFFC. It’s going to be a $1,400 entry fee, so I need to make sure that I’m prepared for anything. But like most auctions, each […]
Nelson Sousa
NFL
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Booms, Busts, Breakouts & Bets: Arizona Cardinals
As the mercury rises and we inch closer to the football season, our resident fantasy football aficionados, Brad Evans and Derek Brown, profile their favorite Booms, Busts, Breakouts and Bets for every NFL team. Giddy up, gamers. Today’s topic: The Desert Birds. (Sign up for underdog fantasy and get $25 with promo code FTN) Fantasy Football […]
Derek Brown
NFL
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Fantasy Football Stat of the Day: Long-TD scorers at RB
(Leading up to the 2021 NFL season, FTN’s Tyler Loechner will dive into the fantasy football numbers to bring you his Fantasy Stat of the Day, five days a week.) Yesterday, we took a look at the WRs with the longest average TD length in 2020. Today’s Stat of the Day piece will take a look at […]
Tyler Loechner
NFL
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Fantasy Football ADP – Draft Antonio Gibson or Najee Harris?
(All summer, Adam Pfeifer will be putting the tightest fantasy football picks under the microscope in our ADP Decisions series.) The NFL has a ton of very good young running backs. I mean, just look at the draft class from just last season, which consisted of Jonathan Taylor, D’Andre Swift, Clyde Edwards-Helaire and Washington’s Antonio Gibson, […]
Adam Pfeifer
NFL
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When to draft in fantasy football: QB edition
When should you draft a quarterback? It’s the question people ask constantly when starting out. “They score the most points, right? So, I should go after one early.” While that’s a factual statement, it doesn’t factor in the complexities of building a roster that can compete. In fact, it actually makes sense to think about […]
Matt Jones
NFL
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Evaluating fantasy football exposure for managers in many leagues
As a player who does a lot of teams in fantasy football, I always take the time to look back and evaluate draft boards and also look at my player shares. In this exercise, what I’m looking for is to make sure I am not overexposed to players in the early rounds. I’m also looking […]
Nelson Sousa
NFL
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Fantasy coaching & coordinator breakdown: DAL
(FTN’s Derek Brown and Matt Jones are going team-by-team to look at the coaching tendencies of every team and how that matters for fantasy football in 2021. Follow the whole coaching/coordinators series.) A critical point projecting players for fantasy football is forecasting their roles and the overall context of the team philosophies on both sides of […]
Derek Brown
NFL
Fantasy
Booms, Busts, Breakouts & Bets: Los Angeles Rams
As the mercury rises and we inch closer to training camp openings, our resident fantasy football aficionados, Brad Evans and Derek Brown, profile their favorite Booms, Busts, Breakouts and Bets for every NFL team. Giddy up, gamers. Today’s topic: Hollywood’s Starlets. (Sign up for underdog fantasy and get $25 with promo code FTN) Fantasy Football Booms […]
Derek Brown
NFL
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Fantasy Football ADP – Draft Travis Etienne or Javonte Williams?
(All summer, Adam Pfeifer will be putting the tightest fantasy football picks under the microscope in our ADP Decisions series.) Rookies? Rookies. For the first time in this ADP series, we will discuss two players who haven’t played a single snap in the NFL. Javonte Williams and Travis Etienne are both extremely talented running backs who […]
Adam Pfeifer
NFL
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Fantasy Football Stat of the Day: The long-TD scorers
(Leading up to the 2021 NFL season, FTN’s Tyler Loechner will dive into the fantasy football numbers to bring you his Fantasy Stat of the Day, five days a week.) Not all TDs are created equal. Davante Adams was able to rack up the fantasy points with his plethora of 1- and 2-yard scores in 2020, but […]
Tyler Loechner
NFL
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100 Questions: The important fantasy football answers around the AFC West
(Knowing the right question to ask is as important as knowing the answer. In 100 Questions, FTN’s Daniel Kelley identifies the key fantasy football questions to ask heading into the 2021 NFL season. Today: The AFC West.) Under Patrick Mahomes, the Kansas City Chiefs have won three straight division titles. But overall, the Chiefs have […]
Daniel Kelley