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2022 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. […]
Jeff Ratcliffe
NFL
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2022 Fantasy Coaching & Coordinator Breakdown: Los Angeles Chargers
You can legitimately make the argument that the 2022 Los Angeles Chargers have the best roster in the NFL. It should lead to the first playoff appearance of Justin Herbert’s young career, especially with the defense set to vastly improve. The Chargers have an aggressive head coach and an experienced offensive coordinator, but what […]
Adam Pfeifer
NFL
Fantasy
NFL Quarterback Rankings 2022
Below are the 2022 NFL QB rankings as it pertains to projected starters. There does include a few interesting QB battles that will make the list go to 36 players. These players will be grouped in different tiers. (Check out my other player rankings so far: Cornerback | Wide Receivers | Tight Ends | Running Backs | […]
Bryon Cook
NFL
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Second-Year Scouting Report: Elijah Mitchell
Rookies get all the attention. They’re the flashy new piece that could be anything. And then a class of rookies comes through and they’re old news, replaced by the next flashy, new thing. But last year’s rookies aren’t gone, and in many cases, they’re going to be even better than the exciting new pieces that […]
Nick Makowitz
NFL
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Scott Spratt’s Top 40 Fantasy Football RB Rankings and Stats 2022
As the new player on the FTN fantasy football campus, I’m late to the rankings party for the 2022 season. And in what I can only assume is a hazing ritual that I somehow forced on myself, I am pulling back the curtain on my rankings by sharing the stats that motivated my choices for […]
Scott Spratt
NFL
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Pope’s Pick 6: Wide Receiver Rooms to Avoid in Fantasy Football
With all the high-powered offenses emerging throughout the league, more and more wide receivers are becoming fantasy viable. On the flip side, there are still those teams that struggle to produce any viable options. Avoiding these players can help you significantly, especially in PPR formats. With that in mind, I have compiled a list […]
Jeremy Popielarz
NFL
Fantasy
Second-Year Scouting Report: DeVonta Smith
Rookies get all the attention. They’re the flashy new piece that could be anything. And then a class of rookies comes through and they’re old news, replaced by the next flashy, new thing. But last year’s rookies aren’t gone, and in many cases, they’re going to be even better than the exciting new pieces that […]
Nick Makowitz
NFL
Fantasy
2022 Fantasy Coaching & Coordinator Breakdown: Seattle Seahawks
Things continue to change in Seattle. Russell Wilson, the greatest player in Seahawks franchise history, is no longer with the team, while the defense has seemingly taken a step back each of the last five or six seasons. What will the Seahawks look like in 2022? Let’s take a look at how the team’s […]
Adam Pfeifer
NFL
Fantasy
Pope’s Pick 6: Running Back Rooms to Avoid in Fantasy Football
Welcome to Pope’s Pick 6. Twice a week I’ll be bringing you a quick look at my fantasy football thoughts in quick-hit form. Today: Running back rooms I’m not even bothering with in fantasy football this season. “Running back by committee” — The four most dreaded words when it comes to running back fantasy […]
Jeremy Popielarz
NFL
Fantasy
Biggest ADP Discrepancies in Best Ball Fantasy Football
Underdog Fantasy has launched the largest best ball tournament in history, featuring 451,200 entries and $10 million in total prizes. 30% of the prize pool will be split among three entries, including $2 million to first, $1 million to second and $1 million to the highest-scoring team in the regular season (Weeks 1-14). Drafts consist […]
Sam Choudhury
NFL
Fantasy
Deja Vu: Who is This Year’s Ja’Marr Chase in Fantasy Football?
When it comes to fantasy football, using the past to predict the future is something I love to do, especially when it comes to taking an analytical approach. While nothing is a perfect science when it comes to predicting sports, we know that if we can find someone in our drafts to repeat the success […]
Kyle Murray
NFL
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Second-Year Scouting Report: Trey Lance
There’s nothing quite like the allure of a promising NFL rookie. Their unproven nature oftentimes leads to ADPs being inflated with optimism, but that same optimism tends to vanish if the player doesn’t produce right out of the gates. This volatility is stressful for many, but it presents a golden opportunity for the savvy fantasy […]
Michael Dolan
NFL
Fantasy
Fantasy Football Crossroads: Justin Jefferson vs. Christian McCaffrey
Last week in this space, we debated Cooper Kupp and Justin Jefferson, with the Minnesota wideout getting the edge for me. And because Jefferson is ahead of Kupp for me this season, can an argument be made for him ahead of Panthers running back Christian McCaffrey? Let’s talk game theory this week: It’s draft […]
Adam Pfeifer
NFL
Fantasy
Fantasy Football Draft Strategy — How to Approach TE Premium Drafts
TE premium is a budding fantasy football league format that’s growing in popularity — and if you’re looking for a draft strategy, you’ve come to the right place. The primary purpose behind TE premium leagues is to make TEs more relevant in fantasy football by giving them extra points for standard stats like receptions […]
Tyler Loechner
NFL
Fantasy
2022 Fantasy Coaching & Coordinator Breakdown: Arizona Cardinals
The Arizona Cardinals got off to a scorching start to the 2021 season, going 7-0 before accumulating injuries caused the team to ultimately finish 11-6. Arizona has flirted with greatness but has not been able to sustain it over the course of a full season. What should we expect from this team and its […]
Adam Pfeifer
NFL
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Second-Year Scouting Report: Michael Carter
Rookies get all the attention. They’re the flashy new piece that could be anything. And then a class of rookies comes through and they’re old news, replaced by the next flashy, new thing. But last year’s rookies aren’t gone, and in many cases, they’re going to be even better than the exciting new pieces that […]
Jeremy Popielarz
NFL
Fantasy
NFL Splits Tool: How Did the Darren Waller Injury Impact the Raiders Offense?
With not much left in the way of big offseason events that will change teams’ futures, our eyes can truly turn toward the season to come, preparing for fantasy football drafts and looking forward to what we need to know for success in 2022. With that in mind, all summer long, I’ll be using our FTN […]
Sam Choudhury
NFL
Fantasy
100 Questions: The Pressing Fantasy Football Issues Entering 2022 — NFC West
(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 2022. This is 100 Questions.) This is more an oddity than anything else, but I find it fascinating: Over the last 18 years, someone from […]
Daniel Kelley
NFL
Fantasy
2022 Fantasy Football Draft Strategy Guide
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 these strategies in their drafts. Part of that may be the fault of many of us in the fantasy industry, as it’s rare to find a comprehensive guide on how to use […]
Jeff Ratcliffe
NFL
Fantasy
Nelson Sousa’s Fantasy Football Bold Predictions for 2022
Preseason NFL action starts Thursday with the Hall of Fame game between the Raiders and Jaguars. That means the start of the regular season is getting ever closer, and that means it’s time for some bold predictions for the 2022 fantasy football season. Looking for my coaching session, rankings and more? Click here to sign […]
Nelson Sousa
NFL
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Fantasy Football Draft Strategy: Optimizing Kentucky Derby Style Draft Preferences
One of the most popular mid-stakes national fantasy football contests out there is NFFC’s RotoWire Online Championship (OC). It’s a 12-team redraft that utilizes PPR scoring and a couple other unique features: third-round reversal and KDS. Third-round reversal simply changes the direction of the snake draft after the second round (person picking 1.01/2.12 gets […]
Vlad Sedler
NFL
Fantasy
100 Questions: The Pressing Fantasy Football Issues Entering 2022 — NFC South
(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 2022. This is 100 Questions.) Here’s a fun bit of trivia: Of the teams in the NFC South, the one that has gone the longest […]
Daniel Kelley
NFL
Fantasy
Second-Year Scouting Report: Elijah Moore
Rookies get all the attention. They’re the flashy new piece that could be anything. And then a class of rookies comes through and they’re old news, replaced by the next flashy, new thing. But last year’s rookies aren’t gone, and in many cases, they’re going to be even better than the exciting new pieces that […]
Nick Makowitz
NFL
Fantasy
Fantasy Football Draft Strategy: ADP Rumblings (8/3)
Over the past month, I have been breaking down different ADP trends biweekly to identify players that I like at their current NFC ADP as values. With training camp underway, this article will be shifting to a weekly update of ADP. The NFL season is underway which means there is just more drafting volume, with […]
Dan Fornek
NFL
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2022 Fantasy Coaching & Coordinator Breakdown: Dallas Cowboys
Per usual, there was a ton of hype surrounding the 2021 Dallas Cowboys. And for a while, the hype was warranted, as the Cowboys scored a ton of points, made plenty of plays on defense and finished with a 12-5 record. The season did not end the way they wanted but with a returning coaching […]
Adam Pfeifer
NFL
Fantasy
100 Questions: The Pressing Fantasy Football Issues Entering 2022 — NFC 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 2022. This is 100 Questions.) The smallest gap between first and second place in the NFC North in the last five years was 3 games, […]
Daniel Kelley
NFL
Fantasy
Jeff Ratcliffe’s 2022 Fantasy Football Draft Day Checklist
Dwight Schrute said it best: “Keep it simple stupid.” That’s a mantra for fantasy football drafts. Instead of developing an overly elaborate plan for your drafts, making things as simple as possible is the path to success. On draft day, we don’t want to overthink. We want to react to what the board is giving […]
Jeff Ratcliffe
NFL
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Second-Year Scouting Report: Davis Mills
We continue to roll through the second-year players at FTN, as training camps get underway and fantasy drafts quickly approach. Fantasy managers tend to inflate the value of rookies because they are the shiny new toys with unknown possibilities at the NFL level, which tends to lead to discounts on second-year players before we’ve seen […]
Dan Fornek
NFL
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2022 Fantasy Coaching & Coordinator Breakdown: Cleveland Browns
The Cleveland Browns dealt with a ton of injuries over the course of the 2021 season, and entering the 2022 campaign, there are some interesting changes. The coaching staff is still basically the same, with Kevin Stefanski, Alex Van Pelt and Joe Woods all back for their third season together. Sign up for an […]
Adam Pfeifer
NFL
Fantasy
Pope’s Pick 6: Wide Receivers to Watch in Training Camp
Football is back folks! As all the teams are reporting to training camp, it’s only a matter of time before we are setting those Week 1 lineups. With that also comes a draft season, and soon enough all of us will be on the clock somewhere. With that in mind, this week’s Pope’s Pick Six […]
Jeremy Popielarz
NFL
Fantasy
Second-Year Scouting Report: Rondale Moore
Rookies get all the attention. They’re the flashy new piece that could be anything. And then a class of rookies comes through and they’re old news, replaced by the next flashy, new thing. But last year’s rookies aren’t gone, and in many cases, they’re going to be even better than the exciting new pieces that […]
Nick Makowitz
NFL
Fantasy
Pope’s Pick 6: RBs to Watch in Training Camp
Welcome to Pope’s Pick 6. Twice a week I’ll be bringing you a quick look at my fantasy football thoughts in quick-hit form. Today: Running backs I’m watching closely in training camp. Football is back. As all the teams are reporting to training camp, it’s only a matter of time before we are setting […]
Jeremy Popielarz