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Fantasy Football Free Agents in Dynasty Leagues
With March 13 on the horizon, we need to take a break from rookie content to peek at just how strong this free-agent class is this year. As dynasty managers, staying ahead of the curve is vital, so understanding who could see a value spike or decline after free agency is pivotal to sustained success. […]
Jeremy Popielarz
NFL
Fantasy
Best Ball Drafts: What We’ve Learned So Far in 2024
The week after Super Bowl LVIII is the official end of the 2023 NFL season, but it also signals the start of 2024 best ball drafting! Underdog Fantasy immediately posted two 2024 Pre-Draft Best Ball contests: The Big Board and The Little Board. Both are the standard best ball format with 20 players on each […]
Mike Randle
NFL
Fantasy
2024 NFL Draft: First Round and Full Draft Order
The 2023 NFL season is now complete, the Kansas City Chiefs have hoisted the Lombardi Trophy, and now we can all turn our attentions to the 2024 NFL Draft. In addition to finishing off the season, last week’s Super Bowl gave us the last piece of information we needed for our draft prep: The final […]
FTN Staff
NFL
Fantasy
Potential Injury Discounts in 2024 Fantasy Football
You draft a player in the middle to late rounds of your fantasy football draft, they appear to be a league-winner and suddenly they go down with an injury. Just like that, their season is over and you’re left wondering what if. There’s nothing worse. Except wet socks. Or stepping on a pile of Legos. […]
Adam Pfeifer
NFL
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Who Should Be 1.01 in 2024 Fantasy Football Drafts?
Each year at FTN, I’m tasked with identifying who should be the 1.01 in next year’s (2024) fantasy football drafts. In 2022, I picked Christian McCaffrey (correct). In 2023, I picked CMC again (correct again). So who is it going to be in 2024? Well, probably CMC again … but let’s make the case for […]
Tyler Loechner
NFL
Fantasy
QB Carousel – Who Will Start for All 32 NFL Teams in Week 1 2024?
This offseason, there are somewhere between two and five quarterbacks in this year’s NFL Draft who could start in Week 1 for whatever team they land on. There are somewhere between two and five quarterbacks on the trade/free agent market who could say the same. And there are somewhere between 10 and 15 teams that […]
FTN Staff
CFB
NFL
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2024 NFL Draft Scouting Report: Drake Maye
Last Updated: 2/16/2024 As a true freshman, Drake Maye saw almost no action for North Carolina, but he exploded in 2022, leading the ACC in passing yards (4,321), completions (342) and passing touchdowns (38). We saw him take a step back statistically in 2023 after UNC lost multiple pieces of his supporting cast to […]
Jeremy Popielarz
NFL
Fantasy
2024 NFL Free Agent Rankings: Top 75 Players Available
The 2023 NFL season has officially come to an end, which means it is time to look ahead to 2024 — starting with the top NFL free agent players available. Teams will start evaluating their rosters and analyzing the free agents to see which holes they can fill on their roster ahead of the 2024 […]
Dan Fornek
NFL
Fantasy
Mike Randle’s 2024 NFL Mock Draft 1.0
It is time. The 2024 NFL Draft is a little over two months away, and it’s time to start analyzing 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 […]
Mike Randle
NFL
Fantasy
What We Learned in 2023 for Fantasy Football: IDP Leagues
Before we start drafting defensive players for our 2024 fantasy football teams, we pause to look back at the 2023 season to see what lessons can be learned. Whether you finished first, last or somewhere in between, I think we can all become a better fantasy managers by digging into our successes and failures […]
Leo McNeeley
NFL
Fantasy
2024 NFL Offseason Fantasy Football Wish List: NFC
With the Super Bowl in the rearview, it’s time to turn our attention to the 2024 NFL and fantasy football season. (No I’m not letting the season breathe, this is way more fun.) Every offseason, my first exercise is trying to sketch out an idea of what the offseason might look like. Obviously there’s more […]
Daniel Kelley
NFL
Fantasy
2024 NFL Offseason Fantasy Football Wish List: AFC
With the Super Bowl in the rearview, it’s time to turn our attention to the 2024 NFL and fantasy football season. (No I’m not letting the season breathe, this is way more fun.) Every offseason, my first exercise is trying to sketch out an idea of what the offseason might look like. Obviously there’s more […]
Daniel Kelley
NFL
Fantasy
Super Bowl Betting Breakdown
There’s no better time to get some sports betting action in than the NFL playoffs, and the Super Bowl is officially here. Whether it’s sides and totals or player props, we have you covered here at FTN with our NFL betting models and NFL player props tool. But before we put some wagers in play, […]
Jeff Ratcliffe
CFB
NFL
Fantasy
2024 NFL Draft Scouting Report: Jayden Daniels
Last Updated: 2/8/2024 Over the last five seasons, Jayden Daniels has battled his way to become one of the top names in the draft. By the time he was done, he had eclipsed 12,000 passing yards and 3,000 rushing, becoming the only player to do so in their college career. His Heisman campaign in […]
Jeremy Popielarz
NFL
Fantasy
Top Takeaways from the NFL Coaching Cycle
The fantasy football offseason can be even more exciting than the actual season. Each team starts anew, with dreams of a better record and legitimate run at the NFL playoffs. As we approach Super Bowl LVIII, it’s time to take stock in the first “shoe to drop” on the 2024 fantasy season: head coaching changes. […]
Mike Randle
NFL
Fantasy
The Fantasy Football One-Hit Wonders of 2023
Today is wet blanket day. There are plenty of players who, this time a year ago, were afterthoughts or worse in fantasy football, but who are now big names based on their 2023 performance. Some of them were breakouts, guys who are now set up to be long-term contributors. But some aren’t. There are one-year […]
Daniel Kelley
CFB
NFL
Fantasy
2024 NFL Draft Scouting Report: Jamari Thrash
Last Updated: 2/2/2024 It was a slow start to Jamari Thrash’s college career, taking three years to top 500 yards receiving. However, in 2022, he broke out with a Sun Belt-leading 1,122 receiving yards and seven scores on 61 receptions for Georgia State. Prior to the start of this season, Thrash transferred to Louisville, […]
Jeremy Popielarz
NFL
Fantasy
NFL Splits Tool, Super Bowl: Situations to Monitor
The FTN Fantasy Splits Tool rolls along in the postseason, where I’ll be looking at how changes in environment and situations have impacted teams/players in the past, projecting their outlook in the playoffs. Most of the content will be centered around injuries, thanks to our new partnership with Dr. David Chao and Sports Injury Central. For those […]
Sam Choudhury
NFL
Fantasy
The Relationship Between DVOA and Fantasy Football Value at the End of 2023
In late September, I took an early look at the relationship between DVOA and fantasy football value. We know DVOA is useful for all forms of football analysis — including fantasy — but where can we use it the most? Today, we’re revisiting the topic now that we have a full season of data at […]
Tyler Loechner
NFL
Fantasy
Jeff Ratcliffe’s 2024 NFL Mock Draft 1.0
We may still be in the NFL postseason, but NFL Draft season is officially here. So, let’s break out the abacus and do the first mock draft of the year. Mock drafts are an exercise in futility. It’s essentially impossible to get even remotely close to correct on all your picks. Instead of worrying about […]
Jeff Ratcliffe
CFB
NFL
Fantasy
2024 NFL Draft Scouting Report: Jacob Cowing
Last Updated: 1/29/2024 Jacob Cowing started his career at UTEP, where he amassed an impressive 2,595 receiving yards and 13 scores. After an impressive 1,354-yard season in 2021, Cowing transferred to Arizona, where he spent the last two years producing 1,882 receiving yards and 20 scores. This past season his 13 receiving touchdowns tied […]
Jeremy Popielarz
NFL
Fantasy
The Most Irrelevant Touchdowns of 2023
Every touchdown is important. Points for the team. Excitement for the fans. Dollars in his bank account. There’s no such thing as a meaningless touchdown in the NFL. They’re all important. But that doesn’t mean they are all equally important. I might argue that the most important touchdown of the NFL regular season was […]
Daniel Kelley
NFL
Fantasy
2024 Fantasy Football Storylines
This year’s Super Bowl matchup is set, with Patrick Mahomes leading the Kansas City Chiefs to their fourth Super Bowl in the past five years against the San Francisco 49ers. As we take a collective breath during the two-week buildup to Super Bowl LVIII, it’s the perfect time to take a look at next year’s […]
Mike Randle
NFL
Fantasy
NFL Splits Tool, Conference Championships: Situations to Monitor
The FTN Fantasy Splits Tool rolls along in the postseason, where I’ll be looking at how changes in environment and situations have impacted teams/players in the past, projecting their outlook in the playoffs. Most of the content will be centered around injuries, thanks to our new partnership with Dr. David Chao and Sports Injury Central. For those […]
Sam Choudhury
NFL
Fantasy
Conference Championship Round Betting Breakdown
There’s no better time to get some sports betting action in than the NFL playoffs. Conference Championship round bets abound on this weekend’s card. Whether it’s sides and totals or player props, we have you covered here at FTN with our NFL betting models and NFL player props tool. But before we put some wagers […]
Jeff Ratcliffe
NFL
Fantasy
2024 Senior Bowl Position Preview: Tight Ends
The Reese’s Senior Bowl arrives next week, with practices starting Tuesday and running until Saturday’s game. Over the past few seasons, we have seen some of the best talents in the draft go through Mobile, this year they gave juniors eligibility to attend the game opening up the talent pool. This will allow them to […]
Jeremy Popielarz
NFL
Fantasy
The Worst Fantasy Football Draft from 2023
For many people, the fantasy football draft is the best part of fantasy football. But just as easily as the draft can lead to a memorable season, it can lead to a forgettable one. That said, let’s see what the worst possible fantasy football draft from 2023 would have looked like. Sign up for […]
Nick Makowitz
NFL
Fantasy
Conference Championship Weekend Keys to Victory
We have two incredible NFL matchups this weekend for the Conference Championships. We get the No. 1 seed Baltimore Ravens hosting the No. 3 seed Kansas City Chiefs in the AFC Championship and the No. 1 seed San Francisco 49ers hosting the No. 3 seed Detroit Lions in the NFC title game. These were clearly […]
Mike Randle
CFB
NFL
Fantasy
2024 NFL Draft Scouting Report: Xavier Worthy
Last Updated: 1/25/2024 Xavier Worthy started his college career in 2021 with a bang — his 12 receiving touchdowns led the Big-12, while his 981 receiving yards were third. Worthy saw a dip in 2022 statistically, arguably more due to the quarterback carousel than him. He did bounce back for his first 1,000-yard season […]
Jeremy Popielarz
NFL
Fantasy
2024 Senior Bowl Position Preview: Wide Receivers
The Reese’s Senior Bowl arrives next week, with practices starting Tuesday and running until Saturday’s game. Over the past few seasons, we have seen some of the best talents in the draft go through Mobile, this year they gave juniors eligibility to attend the game opening up the talent pool. This will allow them to […]
Jeremy Popielarz
NFL
Fantasy
23 from ’23: Surprising Stat Leaders from the NFL Season
The 2023 season offered plenty of surprises in its traditional metrics. Jordan Love threw for 4,159 more yards and 32 more touchdowns than the man he replaced in Green Bay, Aaron Rodgers. The 31-year-old Raheem Mostert led the league with 21 touchdowns, two more than he scored from ages 22 to 30. And fifth-round rookie […]
Scott Spratt
NFL
Fantasy
2024 Senior Bowl Position Preview: Running Backs
The Reese’s Senior Bowl arrives next week, with practices starting Tuesday and running until Saturday’s game. Over the past few seasons, we have seen some of the best talents in the draft go through Mobile, this year they gave juniors eligibility to attend the game opening up the talent pool. This will allow them to […]
Jeremy Popielarz