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July 11, 2023

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 […]

Mike Randle

NFL Fantasy

July 11, 2023

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 […]

Mike Randle

NFL Fantasy

July 11, 2023

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 […]

Mike Randle

NFL Fantasy

July 11, 2023

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 […]

Scott Spratt

NFL Fantasy

July 10, 2023

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 […]

Nelson Sousa

NFL Fantasy

July 10, 2023

Sleepers, Busts and Bold Predictions: The 2023 Jacksonville Jaguars

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 […]

Dan Fornek

NFL Fantasy

July 10, 2023

Should you draft Tua Tagovailoa or Dak Prescott in 2023: Fantasy Crossroads

We shift our attention to the quarterback position as we continue our Fantasy Crossroads series.    Tua Tagovailoa and Dak Prescott both missed time last year, and while Tua was outstanding when on the field, Dak didn’t exactly have his best season. Both quarterbacks are being drafted as low-end QB1 options in fantasy this season, […]

Adam Pfeifer

NFL Fantasy

July 10, 2023

Fantasy Football Mock Drafts: Drafting for 2023, Ignoring 2022

Last week, I wrote about some of the worst fantasy draft picks over the last decade. And at running back at least, the common bond was the fantasy football community overdrafting running backs who had only had a single breakout year and expecting that to continue.  I have not (yet?) done the same exercise for […]

Daniel Kelley

NFL Fantasy

July 10, 2023

2023 Scott Fish Bowl — SFB13 Rankings

The Scott Fish Bowl 13 — or #SFB13 on Twitter — has arrived! It’s a massive tournament, so ADP and rankings largely go out the window once drafts go live, but it’s never a bad idea to have general guidelines.  This is the largest, most popular redraft fantasy football contest in the world. Fantasy analysts […]

Tyler Loechner

NFL Fantasy

July 9, 2023

2023 Fantasy Coaching & Coordinator Breakdown: Cincinnati Bengals

(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 Cincinnati Bengals.) Follow along with the entire Coaches and Coordinators series […]

Adam Pfeifer

NFL Fantasy

July 8, 2023

Second-Year Scouting Report: Isiah Pacheco

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 […]

Adam Pfeifer

NFL Fantasy

July 8, 2023

Top 10 Most Consistent RBs 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 RBs from 2022.   As you’ll learn from this series, explosiveness (or volatility) is a more desirable trait than […]

Tyler Loechner

NFL Fantasy

July 7, 2023

NFL Splits Tool: The Post-Russ Seahawks

With most of the significant offseason movements in the rear-view mirror, it’s time to look forward to the upcoming league year and start preparing for our 2023 fantasy football drafts. In this series, I’ll be using the FTN Fantasy Splits Tool to look at how changes in environment and situations have impacted teams and players in the past. The […]

Sam Choudhury

NFL Fantasy

July 7, 2023

2023 Fantasy Coaching & Coordinator Breakdown: Washington Commanders

(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 Washington Commanders.) Follow along with the whole coaches and coordinators series! […]

Adam Pfeifer

NFL Fantasy

July 7, 2023

Sleepers, Busts and Bold Predictions: The 2023 Minnesota Vikings

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 […]

Daniel Kelley

NFL Fantasy

July 6, 2023

Second-Year Scouting Report: Chris Olave

As the calendar turns to July, there are fewer than 70 days until 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 […]

Mike Randle

NFL Fantasy

July 6, 2023

Meaney’s Targets: 2 to Draft in Fantasy Football 2023 (7/6)

Welcome to the first edition “Meaney’s Targets.” 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 of […]

Chris Meaney

NFL Fantasy

July 6, 2023

Pope’s Pick 6: Top TEs in the 2025 Draft

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 football thoughts in quick-hit form. Today, we flash another year into the future and address the tight end position and who you need to watch ahead of the 2025 NFL Draft. […]

Jeremy Popielarz

NFL Fantasy

July 6, 2023

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.   There is […]

Scott Spratt

NFL Fantasy

July 5, 2023

2023 NFL Team Offseason Roundup: Denver Broncos

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 to have a full […]

Sam Choudhury

NFL Fantasy

July 5, 2023

2023 Fantasy Coaching & Coordinator Breakdown: New York Giants

(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 York Giants.) Follow along with the whole coaches and coordinators […]

Adam Pfeifer

NFL Fantasy

July 5, 2023

2023 NFL Team Offseason Roundup: Carolina Panthers

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 […]

Mike Randle

NFL Fantasy

July 5, 2023

Dynasty Stock Watch: Fantasy News to Monitor (July 5)

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.   Dynasty startups are in […]

Jeremy Popielarz

NFL Fantasy

July 5, 2023

Draft Disasters: The Worst Fantasy Picks of the Last Decade

The saying goes that you can’t win your fantasy football league in the first round, but you can lose it. There are some (me included) who would argue the first half of that, but you aren’t gonna find many people arguing against the latter. If your first-round — or any super-early pick — craters, your […]

Daniel Kelley

NFL Fantasy

July 5, 2023

Sleepers, Busts and Bold Predictions: The 2023 Baltimore Ravens

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 […]

Michael Dolan

NFL Fantasy

July 4, 2023

Fantasy Football Draft Debates: Trevor Lawrence

Here at FTN, our team of rankers provide you with some of the best fantasy football rankers in the business. As you prepare for the 2023 season, you can check out our rankings page to find how our analysts sort out all the players for the coming NFL season.   It’s presented as an average, […]

FTN Staff

NFL Fantasy

July 4, 2023

Second-Year Scouting Report: Cade Otton

June 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 […]

Nick Makowitz

NFL Fantasy

July 4, 2023

Top 10 Most Explosive RBs 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 RBs from 2022.   As you’ll learn from this series, explosiveness (or volatility) is a more desirable trait than […]

Tyler Loechner

NFL Fantasy

July 4, 2023

2023 Fantasy Football Draft Strategy: ADP Rumblings (7/4)

It is officially July, which is also known as the last month of the year when we will be without NFL or college football. Here at FTN, we will continue our offseason ADP analysis with the season just around the corner.   The number of people drafting best ball teams on Underdog continues to rise […]

Dan Fornek

NFL Fantasy

July 3, 2023

Should you draft Keenan Allen or Deebo Samuel in 2023: Fantasy Crossroads

Our Fantasy Crossroads series continues with two veteran wide receivers who are coming off the board in the third round of fantasy drafts. Can Keenan Allen stay healthy after missing ample time in 2022? Will Deebo Samuel get back to his league-altering 2021 form? And which wideout should you draft in 2023?   You know […]

Adam Pfeifer

NFL Fantasy

July 3, 2023

Sleepers, Busts and Bold Predictions: The 2023 Los Angeles Chargers

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 […]

Dan Fornek

NFL Fantasy

July 1, 2023

2023 NFL Team Offseason Roundup: Los Angeles Chargers

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 to have a full […]

Sam Choudhury