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100 Questions: Fantasy Football 2023 (AFC North)
(As we head toward training camp and the start of preseason, our own Daniel Kelley is asking — and attempting to answer — the most pressing questions around fantasy football for 2023. This is 100 Questions.)   AFC North Per DraftKings Sportsbook’s win total over/unders for 2023, the AFC North has (a) the highest team total […]
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Daniel Kelley
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2023 Fantasy Football Quarterback Strength of Schedule
Last week, I covered the running backs projected for easier and harder schedules in 2023. This week, I’ll do the same for quarterbacks. To predict those fantasy schedule differences, I calculated a weighted average of each quarterback’s opponent Expected Points Added per pass play from 2022. I estimated a weighted average of their opponent EPA […]
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Scott Spratt
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Should you draft Darren Waller or Dallas Goedert in 2023: Fantasy Crossroads
We return to the tight end position in our Fantasy Crossroads series.   This is a really interesting matchup of NFC East tight ends. Dallas Goedert has been as efficient as any tight end in the league in every area of the field except the end zone. Darren Waller, meanwhile, has struggled to stay on […]
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Adam Pfeifer
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100 Questions: The Pressing Fantasy Football Issues Entering 2023
Remember Ask Jeeves? It was my favorite search engine, because I enjoyed performing my searches by typing an actual question. (I know nothing and assume it was a sad little rudimentary AI that just keyed in on certain words, but whatever.) Anyway, I like to know the question before I get the answer. That’s true […]
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Daniel Kelley
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Sleepers, Busts and Bold Predictions: The 2023 Buffalo Bills
Welcome to Sleepers, Busts and Bold Predictions for the 2023 fantasy football season. All summer, our analysts, two at a time, will preview all 32 NFL teams for the upcoming season. We’ll pick a pair of sleepers, a pair of busts and a pair of bold predictions. Sometimes they’ll be the same pick! Sometimes they […]
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Sam Choudhury
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DeAndre Hopkins Signs with Tennessee Titans, Fantasy Reaction
One of the dominoes have finally fallen. DeAndre Hopkins is signing with the Tennessee Titans, per multiple reports. The deal is for two years at $26 million with incentives.   The Titans now have a big-time weapon at the wide receiver position for quarterback Ryan Tannehill. Tennessee has long been known for its ground game […]
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Adam Young
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2023 Fantasy Coaching & Coordinator Breakdown: Pittsburgh Steelers
(Welcome to the FTN Fantasy NFL Coaching & Coordinator Series. All summer, our Adam Pfeifer will be looking at every team’s coaching staff through a fantasy football lens, to see what means what and how a fantasy manager can capitalize on it. Today: The Pittsburgh Steelers.) Follow along with the entire Coaches and Coordinators series […]
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Adam Pfeifer
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Second-Year Scouting Report: Tyquan Thornton
Every year, rookie fever emerges, and the previous class gets pushed aside by the shiny new NFL toys. This usually results in a rookie surge of ADP, which opens up pockets of value, especially with players from the previous class who may not be as established as long-time veterans in the league. This happens even […]
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Dan Fornek
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Fantasy Football Training Camp Battles: Wide Receiver
The NFL season is getting closer and closer, as we begin to approach the start of training camp. This is a critical point in the offseason with new information continuing to cycle throughout the next couple weeks. It’s important to differentiate news from noise during this period while paying attention to what teams are telling […]
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Sam Choudhury
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2023 NFL Team Offseason Roundup: Cincinnati Bengals
It’s time to look ahead to the 2023 NFL season! Follow along with all our fantasy football team offseason roundups here. It’s been a very busy NFL offseason, with free agent signings, coaching changes and several new players entering the league via the NFL Draft. As we prepare for the 2023 fantasy football season, it’s critical […]
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Mike Randle
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2023 Fantasy Coaching & Coordinator Breakdown: Cleveland Browns
(Welcome to the FTN Fantasy NFL Coaching & Coordinator Series. All summer, our Adam Pfeifer will be looking at every team’s coaching staff through a fantasy football lens, to see what means what and how a fantasy manager can capitalize on it. Today: The Cleveland Browns.) Follow along with the entire Coaches and Coordinators series […]
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Adam Pfeifer
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Draft Sensations: The Best Fantasy Picks of the Last Decade
Last week, we looked at the worst draft picks of the last decade. Peyton Manning, Jordy Nelson, freaking Eddie Lacy. Guys who went early in your fantasy football drafts and not only played poorly, but played a lot, so you couldn’t even get the benefit of benching them. In short, they were the guys who, […]
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Daniel Kelley
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Sleepers, Busts and Bold Predictions: The 2023 Dallas Cowboys
Welcome to Sleepers, Busts and Bold Predictions for the 2023 fantasy football season. All summer, our analysts, two at a time, will preview all 32 NFL teams for the upcoming season. We’ll pick a pair of sleepers, a pair of busts and a pair of bold predictions. Sometimes they’ll be the same pick! Sometimes they […]
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Dan Fornek
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Three You’re Too Low On: Fantasy Draft Targets (7/13)
Our fantasy football rankers are some of the best in the business, but that doesn’t mean they always agree. Each Thursday, one of our rankers will highlight some names he’s most above the staff consensus on and explain why you should either be targeting those players in your 2023 drafts. In his piece “three you’re too […]
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Tyler Loechner
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Top 10 Most Consistent WRs for Fantasy Football in 2022
Welcome to FTN’s series of the most explosive and consistent players in fantasy football from 2022 — and what it means for their 2023 outlook. Today’s piece will take a look at the 10 most consistent WRs from 2022. As you’ll learn from this series, explosiveness (or volatility) is a more desirable trait than consistency […]
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Tyler Loechner
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Meaney’s Targets: 3 to Draft in Fantasy Football 2023 (7/13)
Welcome to “Meaney’s Targets” here at FTN Fantasy. The goal of these articles is to highlight my favorite targets in fantasy football drafts. Each week I’ll check in with two or three players I’ve been drafting in most of my leagues and my reasoning behind it. Since we’re still two months away from the start […]
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Chris Meaney
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Fantasy Football Training Camp Battles: Tight End
The NFL season is getting closer and closer, as we begin to approach the start of training camp. This is a critical point in the offseason with new information continuing to cycle throughout the next couple weeks. It’s important to differentiate news from noise during this period while paying attention to what teams are telling […]
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Sam Choudhury
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2023 NFL Team Offseason Roundup: Baltimore Ravens
It’s time to look ahead to the 2023 NFL season! Follow along with all our fantasy football team offseason roundups here. It’s been a very busy NFL offseason, with free agent signings, coaching changes and several new players entering the league via the NFL Draft. As we prepare for the 2023 Fantasy Football season, it’s critical […]
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Mike Randle
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Second-Year Scouting Report: Jahan Dotson
It’s now July, and we’re getting closer and closer to the 2023 regular season. Best ball leagues have been drafting for months now and they are getting more popular now that we understand landing spots for veteran free agents and rookies.   Every year, rookie fever emerges and the previous class gets pushed aside by […]
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Adam Pfeifer
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Pope’s Pick 6: Sleepers Devy Quarterbacks
Welcome to Pope’s Pick 6. Once a week until the start of the season I’ll be bringing you a quick look at my college/devy fantasy football thoughts in quick-hit form. This week, we address a few sleeper quarterbacks for 2023 who could emerge as potential top-tier assets.    KJ Jefferson, Arkansas  KJ Jefferson stands 6-foot-3, […]
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Jeremy Popielarz
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Fantasy Football Training Camp Battles: Running Back
The NFL season is getting closer and closer, as we begin to approach the start of training camp. This is a critical point in the offseason with new information continuing to cycle throughout the next couple weeks. It’s important to differentiate news from noise during this period while paying attention to what teams are telling us based […]
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Sam Choudhury
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2023 Fantasy Coaching & Coordinator Breakdown: Baltimore Ravens
(Welcome to the FTN Fantasy NFL Coaching & Coordinator Series. All summer, our Adam Pfeifer will be looking at every team’s coaching staff through a fantasy football lens, to see what means what and how a fantasy manager can capitalize on it. Today: The Baltimore Ravens.)   Baltimore Ravens Head Coach: John Harbaugh Ravens head […]
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Adam Pfeifer
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Dynasty Stock Watch: Fantasy News to Monitor (July 12)
Welcome to the Dynasty Stock Watch, a weekly article where I address the changes in the dynasty fantasy football landscape. This will help us as managers stay current on the most recent headlines, while also allowing us to look at player and team trends to stay ahead of the curve.   This week I am […]
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Jeremy Popielarz
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Sleepers, Busts and Bold Predictions: The 2023 New York Giants
Welcome to Sleepers, Busts and Bold Predictions for the 2023 fantasy football season. All summer, our analysts, two at a time, will preview all 32 NFL teams for the upcoming season. We’ll pick a pair of sleepers, a pair of busts and a pair of bold predictions. Sometimes they’ll be the same pick! Sometimes they […]
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Daniel Kelley
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Three You’re Too High On: Fantasy Draft Avoids
Our fantasy football rankers are some of the best in the business, but that doesn’t mean they always agree. Each Thursday, one of our rankers will highlight some names he’s furthest from the staff consensus on and explain why you should either be targeting those players or steering clear in your 2023 drafts.   I can’t […]
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Mike Randle
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Top 10 Most Explosive WRs for Fantasy Football in 2022
Welcome to FTN’s series of the most explosive and consistent players in fantasy football from 2022 — and what it means for their 2023 outlook. Today’s piece will take a look at the 10 most explosive WRs from 2022. As you’ll learn from this series, explosiveness (or volatility) is a more desirable trait than consistency […]
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Tyler Loechner
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Fantasy Football Training Camp Battles: Quarterback
The NFL season is getting closer as we begin to approach the start of training camp. This is a critical point in the offseason with new information continuing to cycle throughout the next couple weeks. It’s important to differentiate news from noise during this period while paying attention to what teams are telling us based […]
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Sam Choudhury
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Second-Year Scouting Report: Desmond Ridder
We are now just 58 days away from the start of the 2023 NFL season. We are exactly 63 days away from the Thursday night kickoff matchup between the Detroit Lions and Kansas City Chiefs.   Best ball season is in full swing, and redraft leagues will begin shortly. As more and more fantasy managers […]
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Mike Randle
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2023 NFL Team Offseason Roundup: Pittsburgh Steelers
It’s time to look ahead to the 2023 NFL season! Follow along with all our fantasy football team offseason roundups here. It’s been a very busy NFL offseason, with free agent signings, coaching change, and several new players entering the league via the NFL Draft. As we prepare for the 2023 fantasy football season, it’s critical […]
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Mike Randle
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2023 NFL Team Offseason Roundup: Tampa Bay Buccaneers
It’s time to look ahead to the 2023 NFL season! Follow along with all our fantasy football team offseason roundups here. It’s been a very busy NFL offseason, with free agent signings, coaching change, and several new players entering the league via the NFL Draft. As we prepare for the 2023 fantasy football season, it’s critical […]
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Mike Randle
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2023 Fantasy Football Running Back Strength of Schedule
Team win total bettors have leaned on projected schedule differences for decades now. But it can be difficult to sort out the schedule’s impact on fantasy football, especially for running backs with their different roles and uneven opportunities from week to week.   Fortunately, FTN’s new Expected Points Added model can help. EPA evaluates plays […]
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Scott Spratt
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Fantasy Football 2023: Who is This Year’s Josh Jacobs?
Every year, a player emerges from under the radar to have a big fantasy season. And every following year, we as fantasy players look for that special unicorn who can propel us to victory in our leagues. The problem is it’s easier said than done. Trying to find the next Cooper Kupp was a fool’s errand […]
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Nelson Sousa