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NFL Fantasy
High-Stakes Fantasy Draft Strategy: 2023 Fantasy League Winner
Finding the piece that can make your season is one of the keys to any successful fantasy football venture. Getting players who return draft-day value at every pick is a great way to have a fine season, maybe contend for the fantasy playoffs. But to win your title, especially in the big, high-stakes leagues, you […]
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Nelson Sousa
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NFL Fantasy
Fantasy Football 2023: Bold Predictions for Every Tier
Imagine three different fantasy football things all called “bold predictions.” They’re previewing the 2023 NFL season and promise bold predictions, but what does that mean?   The first says “Lamar Jackson finishes as the QB1.” Sure, that’s kind of bold, it counts. If Jackson finishes as the QB1, that person gets the credit, but if […]
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Daniel Kelley
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NFL Fantasy
Should you draft David Njoku or Evan Engram in 2023: Fantasy Crossroads
All summer long, I’m taking a look at the fantasy landscape heading into 2023 and helping drafters make some of the toughest decisions. If two players are close to one another in ADP, who should you choose? That’s the plan here. This is Fantasy Crossroads.   Our Fantasy Crossroads series continues with a look at […]
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Adam Pfeifer
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NFL Fantasy
‘Golden Zone’ WRs: Finding This Year’s Cooper Kupp
The Golden Zone is the ADP range of fantasy football’s fourth and fifth rounds (37-60 overall), and it has been a bevy of fantasy goodness at the wide receiver position for many years. The Golden Zone is where Amon-Ra St. Brown (WR7) and Jaylen Waddle (WR8) were drafted from last season, and it’s where I […]
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Vlad Sedler
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NFL Fantasy
Fantasy Football 2023: Training Camp Roundup (8/14)
Training camps provide our first look into NFL players and teams as we prepare for the upcoming fantasy football season. Information will now begin to flood our social media timelines, leaving us to determine the subsequent fantasy impact. It’s a matter of knowing which information matters, and which should be ignored.   So each day […]
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Mike Randle
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NFL Fantasy
2023 Fantasy Coaching & Coordinator Breakdown: Atlanta Falcons
(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 Atlanta Falcons.) Follow along with the whole Coaches and Coordinators series […]
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Adam Pfeifer
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NFL Fantasy
Second-Year Scouting Report: Daniel Bellinger
Best ball season is in full swing, and redraft leagues preparations have intensified. As more and more fantasy managers begin drafting, this year’s rookies start to gain momentum. As the rookies gain attention, the sophomore class from last season starts to become overshadowed.    Taking advantage of the prioritization of rookies over established veterans is […]
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Dan Fornek
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NFL Fantasy
2023 Fantasy Coaching & Coordinator Breakdown: New Orleans Saints
(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 New Orleans Saints.) Follow along with the whole Coaches and Coordinators […]
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Adam Pfeifer
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NFL Fantasy
The Fantasy Pessimist: How Could the Top Fantasy RBs of 2023 Fail?
Every pick you make in fantasy football comes with some level of risk – even your first rounders. These risks come in various shapes and sizes, and some of the more common ones include risk of injury, supporting cast concerns, and worries about a player’s age (either too young or too old).    The experts […]
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Michael Dolan
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NFL Fantasy
Second-Year Scouting Report: Jaylen Warren
August is underway, 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 the shiny new NFL […]
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Sam Choudhury
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NFL Fantasy
Fantasy Football 2023: Training Camp Roundup (8/11)
Training camps provide our first look into NFL players and teams as we prepare for the upcoming fantasy football season. Information will now begin to flood our social media timelines, leaving us to determine the subsequent fantasy impact. It’s a matter of knowing which information matters, and which should be ignored.   So each day […]
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Sam Choudhury
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NFL Fantasy
Meaney’s Targets: 3 to Draft in Fantasy Football 2023 (8/10)
Welcome to the fifth edition of the series “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 three players I’ve been drafting in most of my leagues and my reasoning behind it.   We’ve now hit Rounds […]
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Chris Meaney
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NFL Fantasy
Running Back Handcuff Strategy for 2023 Fantasy Football
Running back handcuffing is an essential strategy in fantasy football drafts given the nature of the position. Simply put, top running backs touch the ball a lot and take a pounding. As such, they’re more prone to injury than the other skill positions. Like opening an insurance policy, handcuffing is a way we can protect […]
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Jeff Ratcliffe
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NFL Fantasy
Three You’re Too Low On: Fantasy Draft Targets (8/10)
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. The goal here […]
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Mike Randle
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NFL Fantasy
Fantasy Football 2023: Training Camp Roundup (8/3)
Training camps provide our first look into NFL players and teams as we prepare for the upcoming fantasy football season. Information will now begin to flood our social media timelines, leaving us to determine the subsequent fantasy impact. It’s a matter of knowing which information matters, and which should be ignored.   So each day […]
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Adam Pfeifer
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NFL Fantasy
Pope’s Pick 6: Senior Prospects to Watch
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 senior prospects who could emerge as potential top-tier assets this season.    Jayden Daniels, QB, LSU With one of […]
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Jeremy Popielarz
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NFL Fantasy
The Roadmap: Winning Fantasy Football Draft Strategy
Fantasy football draft strategy is widely discussed at this time of year, yet many fantasy drafters either don’t know or simply don’t use strategies in their drafts. Many of us in the fantasy industry are at fault here, as it’s rare to find a comprehensive guide on how to use the multitude of fantasy draft […]
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Jeff Ratcliffe
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NFL Fantasy
2023 Fantasy Coaching & Coordinator Breakdown: Carolina Panthers
(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 Carolina Panthers.) Follow along with the whole Coaches and Coordinators series […]
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Adam Pfeifer
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NFL Fantasy
The Fantasy Pessimist: How Could the Top Fantasy QBs of 2023 Fail?
Every pick you make in fantasy football comes with some level of risk – even your first-rounders. These risks come in various shapes and sizes, and some of the more common ones include risk of injury, supporting cast concerns, and worries about a player’s age (either too young or too old).    The experts at […]
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Michael Dolan
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NFL Fantasy
Fantasy Football 2023: Training Camp Roundup (8/9)
Training camps provide our first look into NFL players and teams as we prepare for the upcoming fantasy football season. Information will now begin to flood our social media timelines, leaving us to determine the subsequent fantasy impact. It’s a matter of knowing which information matters, and which should be ignored.   So each day […]
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Mike Randle
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NFL Fantasy
Dynasty Stock Watch: Fantasy News to Monitor (August 9)
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.   Today, I’m looking at […]
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Jeremy Popielarz
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NFL Fantasy
The Longest-Tenured Player on Every NFL Roster
In the last few years, we’ve had some really old football players end really long tenures with teams. Tom Brady, of course. Aaron Rodgers. Derek Carr. But of the five longest-tenured players a year ago, only one (more on him later) is still there now. On one hand, it’s all very “Why the Oldest Person […]
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Daniel Kelley
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NFL Fantasy
Second-Year Scouting Report: Brian Robinson
We are now just 30 days away from the start of the 2023 NFL season. Thursday, Sept. 7, we will all be enjoying the Thursday night kickoff matchup between the Detroit Lions and Kansas City Chiefs.   Best ball season is in full swing, and redraft leagues preparations have intensified. As more and more fantasy […]
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Mike Randle
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NFL Fantasy
Best Fantasy Football Draft Pick by Round: 2023
Ahhh … can you smell that? Fantasy football draft season is in the air, and it’s time to once again mark your 2023 cheat sheets with your favorite targets in each round.   This article will review the best picks in each round for your fantasy football draft strategy in 2023. Average draft position data […]
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Tyler Loechner
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NFL Fantasy
2023 Fantasy Football Auction Draft Strategy
Auction drafts aren’t as common as their snake draft counterparts in fantasy football, but it’s an exciting format that every fantasy football player should try. Where snake drafts are checkers, auction drafts are chess. Auctions have a much more nuanced strategy and give you the possibility for a wider set of outcomes for your rosters.  […]
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Jeff Ratcliffe
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CFB NFL Fantasy
2024 NFL Draft Scouting Report: Will Shipley
Last Updated: 8/8/2023     Will Shipley is a versatile running back ascending to stardom for the Tigers, with over 2,200 yards and 26 touchdowns from scrimmage in his first two seasons. His 1,182 rushing yards and 15 rushing touchdowns in 2022 were both second in the ACC.  Shipley is a dynamic playmaker who can […]
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Jeremy Popielarz
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NFL Fantasy
Three You’re Too High On: Fantasy Draft Avoids (8/8)
Our fantasy football rankers are some of the best in the business, but that doesn’t mean they always agree. Each Tuesday, 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. Football is here, […]
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Jeremy Popielarz
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NFL Fantasy
2023 Fantasy Football Draft Strategy: ADP Rumblings (8/8)
We finally got our first preseason action last week in the Hall of Fame Game between the Cleveland Browns and New York Jets. Things will start heating up in fantasy football now with a full slate of preseason action on the horizon this weekend.   More and more highlights and beat writer reports are popping […]
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Dan Fornek
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NFL Fantasy
Fantasy Football 2023: Training Camp Roundup (8/8)
It can be hard to prep for fantasy football during training camp and the preseason. Things happen every day that might be a huge deal for fantasy … or might be no deal at all.    Sometimes we can figure it out, but sometimes it’s just a matter of paying attention to what happens to […]
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Tyler Loechner
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NFL Fantasy
Nelson Sousa’s Fantasy Football Bold Predictions for 2023
The NFL preseason is just about underway. That means the start of the regular season is getting closer, so it’s time for some bold predictions for the 2023 fantasy football season.   Remember, what we’re after today is bold predictions. That means these are predictions of extreme outcomes, which means I do not expect to hit […]
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Nelson Sousa
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NFL Fantasy
Should you draft Jalen Hurts, Patrick Mahomes or Josh Allen in 2023: Fantasy Crossroads
Who is the QB1 in fantasy football? Whether you draft Patrick Mahomes, Jalen Hurts or Josh Allen, you truly can’t go wrong. All three quarterbacks provide a fantastic combination of passing and rushing upside, while all three are also unsurprisingly in elite offenses.    So on the latest edition of Fantasy Crossroads, we break down […]
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Adam Pfeifer
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NFL Fantasy
Fantasy Football 2023: Training Camp Roundup (8/7)
Training camps provide our first look into NFL players and teams as we prepare for the upcoming fantasy football season. Information will now begin to flood our social media timelines, leaving us to determine the subsequent fantasy impact. It’s a matter of knowing which information matters and which should be ignored.   So each day […]
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Mike Randle