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Fantasy Football Draft Strategy: ADP Rumblings (4/27)
Over the course of the offseason, fantasy football average draft positions are going to continue to change. So every few weeks here at FTN Fantasy, we will take a look at what stands out. And with the NFL Draft just a little over a day away, so much more is going to change, so let’s […]
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Adam Pfeifer
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Fantasy Quiz of the Day: Every Team’s Active Receiving Leader
In our offseason of wide receiver upheaval around the NFL, a lot of active team leaders in receiving yards find themselves on different teams heading into the 2022 season. The active career leader in receiving yards for seven different franchises (so far?) appear to have played their last season for the team they are leading […]
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Daniel Kelley
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2022 NFL Draft: Rookies Who Need a Patient Hand in Fantasy
One of the reasons fantasy football rookie drafts are so exciting is because they give us hope. The allure of drafting the next Justin Jefferson or Ja’Marr Chase and adding an immediate star to your roster is intoxicating, but more often than not this isn’t how it shakes out.   It typically takes time before […]
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Michael Dolan
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2022 NFL Draft: Rookies Set for an Immediate Fantasy Impact
Going from college to the NFL is the biggest step you can make in football. That’s why players often take time to be productive when going from one to the other. But the special few are stars right away.   Last year, two rookies — Najee Harris and Ja’Marr Chase — finished top five at […]
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Sam Choudhury
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Fantasy Quiz of the Day: Every Team’s Active Rushing Leader
Even in our modern “running backs don’t matter” landscape, some backs rack up some major yardage for their teams. Six active players have at least 5,000 rushing yards for a single team, including one player over 11,000. So let’s test your memory. Today’s Quiz of the Day asks how many teams’ active rushing leaders you […]
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Daniel Kelley
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Dynasty Values That Will Change in the NFL Draft
We are just a few days away from the 2022 NFL Draft, and that means we’re a few days away from starting to get real clarity on this year’s rookie class. This will help us predict just what their fantasy value could be moving forward.    Of course, the rookies of 2022 aren’t the only […]
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Jeremy Popielarz
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Jeff Ratcliffe’s 2022 NFL Mock Draft 2.0
It’s NFL Draft week. The 2022 draft kicks off in just a few days, and this year’s selection meeting figures to be one of the most intriguing we’ve seen in recent memory. It’s time to unveil my final mock draft of the year.    As you read through the picks, keep in mind that my […]
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Jeff Ratcliffe
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Fantasy Quiz of the Day: Best Fantasy Rookie Seasons for an Undrafted Free Agent, Last 10 Years
You’d always rather be drafted than not in the NFL, but sliding through the seven rounds without hearing your name called isn’t a death knell. In the last decade, 19 players at the skill positions have put up at least 100 PPR points as a rookie despite not getting drafted, including some of the game’s […]
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Daniel Kelley
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2022 NFL Draft Wish List: AFC East
With the NFL Draft right around the corner, FTN is taking a moment to look at each division one at a time. We’re going team-by-team to identify the biggest needs and moves the franchises should be looking at before or during the draft, which starts April 28.   The Buffalo Bills have won this division […]
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Adam Pfeifer
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Dynasty rookie WR rankings 2022
Our 2022 pre-draft dynasty fantasy football rookie rankings continue today with a look at wide receiver. This year’s crop is a fascinating bunch with some slam dunks at the top and a ton of potential long-term fantasy depth. Wide receiver can take a little time to develop in the NFL, but often we do see […]
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Jeff Ratcliffe
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Dynasty rookie RB rankings 2022
Our 2022 pre-draft fantasy football dynasty rookie rankings continue today with a look at running back. This year’s class doesn’t quite have a standout at the top like we’ve saw last year in Najee Harris, but Breece Hall isn’t that far off. There’s also some interesting depth that could mean a number of these players […]
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Jeff Ratcliffe
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Dynasty rookie TE rankings 2022
Our pre-draft 2022 dynasty fantasy football rookie rankings continue today with a look at tight end. This isn’t the best class we’ve seen in recent memory, but there are some intriguing names on the list. Let’s be clear that players like Kyle Pitts do not come around very often, and there is no player of […]
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Jeff Ratcliffe
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Dynasty rookie QB rankings 2022
With the 2022 NFL Draft rapidly approaching, it’s time to get a lay of the land with some dynasty fantasy football rookie rankings. Today we’ll attack quarterback. This year’s class is an interesting group that is headlined by upside in Malik Willis.   Quarterbacks tend to offer some of the most value in dynasty rookie […]
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Jeff Ratcliffe
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2022 NFL Draft Wish List: AFC North
With the NFL Draft right around the corner, FTN is taking a moment to look at each division one at a time. We’re going team-by-team to identify the biggest needs and moves the franchises should be looking at before or during the draft, which starts April 28.   The AFC North is suddenly one of […]
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Adam Pfeifer
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Fantasy Quiz of the Day: Best Fantasy Rookie Seasons for a Day 3 Pick, Last 10 Years
It might be harder to find immediate fantasy contributors on Day 3 of the NFL Draft, but it is by no means impossible. The Cowboys found their franchise quarterback in the fourth round in 2016. A fifth-round receiver in 2016 just got traded for a massive haul a few weeks ago. One from 2015 is […]
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Daniel Kelley
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Fantasy Football Mock Drafts: A Rookie Mock Before the NFL Draft
The NFL Draft is less than a week away. Here at FTN, we have been preparing in a ton of ways.  One way has been a pre-draft rookie mock to get a feel of where players are going and how they are being valued. Of course, a lot is going to change once landing spots […]
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Adam Pfeifer
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2022 NFL Draft Wish List: AFC South
With the NFL Draft right around the corner, FTN is taking a moment to look at each division one at a time. We’re going team-by-team to identify the biggest needs and moves the franchises should be looking at before or during the draft, which starts April 28.   As we continue our series, we turn […]
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Jeremy Popielarz
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The Candidates to Be the Overall TE1 in 2022
Rostering the highest-scoring player at a position feels a lot like having a superpower in fantasy leagues. You just know that player is going to deliver for your fantasy squad every week. We’ve taken a look at the top candidates to be overall fantasy QB1 in 2022, and the WR1 candidates too. And I still […]
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Tyler Loechner
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2022 NFL Draft Wish List: AFC West
With the NFL Draft right around the corner, FTN is taking a moment to look at each division one at a time. We’re going team-by-team to identify the biggest needs and moves the franchises should be looking at before or during the draft, which starts April 28.   The AFC West is shaping up to […]
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Josh Larky
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Fantasy Quiz of the Day: Best Fantasy Rookie Seasons for a Day 2 Pick, Last 10 Years
The first round of the NFL Draft gets the headlines, but there is plenty of fantasy value to be found after that. Day 2 Friday brings us the second and third rounds of this year’s draft, and there have been a world of fantasy stars found in the second and third rounds of recent drafts, […]
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Daniel Kelley
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Fantasy Quiz of the Day: Which Teams Have Picked First Overall in the 2000s?
The 2022 NFL Draft is mere hours away from starting, with the Jacksonville Jaguars selecting first overall for the second year in a row. As fate would have it, since the turn of the century, exactly half of the league’s 32 teams have picked first overall in the draft, which means exactly half of the […]
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Daniel Kelley
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2022 NFL Draft Wish List: NFC East
With the NFL Draft right around the corner, FTN is taking a moment to look at each division one at a time. We’re going team-by-team to identify biggest needs and moves the franchises should be looking at before or during the draft, which starts April 28.   Today we visit the NFC East, which featured […]
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Tyler Loechner
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Dynasty 101: The Rookie Draft
So you just finished your first season of dynasty fantasy football. Hopefully you read Jeremy Popielarz’ article on how to build your roster and your first season was a huge success. However, if you missed his article and things didn’t go as well as you’d hoped, nailing your first rookie draft will go a long […]
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Michael Dolan
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Fantasy Quiz of the Day: The Last 25 No. 1 Overall Draft Picks
We’re only a day away from the start of the 2022 NFL Draft. There’s more mystery about who will go No. 1 overall than there has been in several drafts, but whoever it is will get added to an illustrious list that includes 50 Pro-Bowlers and 14 Hall of Famers. Lot of big names, right? […]
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Daniel Kelley
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The Candidates to Be the Overall WR1 in 2022
Rostering the highest-scoring player at a position feels a lot like having a superpower in fantasy leagues. You just know that player is going to deliver for your fantasy squad every week. We’ve taken a look at the top candidates to be overall fantasy QB1 in 2022, and the WR1 candidates too. Now it’s time […]
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Tyler Loechner
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2022 NFL Draft Wish List: NFC North
With the NFL Draft right around the corner, FTN is taking a moment to look at each division one at a time. We’re going team-by-team to identify biggest needs and moves the franchises should be looking at before or during the draft, which starts April 28. Today we visit the NFC North, which has been […]
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Tyler Loechner
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Fantasy Quiz of the Day: Most Rookie Fantasy Points for Each Draft Slot, 2012-2021
Teams and fans alike envision their first-round picks in the NFL Draft coming in right away and producing in a big way. Sometimes they do! And of course, sometimes they don’t. In the last 10 years, for example, no one picked ninth overall at a fantasy position has put up more than, ahem, -0.8 PPR […]
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Daniel Kelley
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2022 NFL Draft Wish List: NFC South
With the NFL Draft right around the corner, FTN is taking a moment to look at each division one at a time. We’re going team-by-team to identify biggest needs and moves the franchises should be looking at before or during the draft, which starts April 28.   Today we visit the NFC South, which saw […]
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Jeremy Popielarz
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NFL Offseason Winners and Losers: Offensive Line
The NFL offseason has finally slowed down as teams shift their focus to improving through the draft. From a fantasy perspective, one of the most important positions that receive very little attention is the offensive line group. Yes, offensive linemen don’t do the most important thing for fantasy managers, which is score points. However, 45% […]
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Dan Fornek
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Fantasy Quiz of the Day: Most 2021 Fantasy Points for Each Power-5 School
With the 2022 NFL Draft this week, this week’s slate of quizzes will all be draft-related in some way. That start with today, and our look at the top fantasy performers from 2021 for each Power-5 school. Fun fact: Neither of 2021’s top two fantasy performers (Cooper Kupp and Josh Allen) played for a Power-5 […]
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Daniel Kelley
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Best Ball Fades for the 2022 Fantasy Football Season
In fantasy football, the best teams are usually carried by 2-3 players vastly outperforming their average draft position. The same is true in best ball. I doubt those who drafted Cooper Kupp in the fourth round last year were far “better” drafters than average, yet teams with Cooper Kupp advanced at three times the average […]
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Josh Larky
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2022 NFL Draft Wish List: NFC West
With the NFL Draft right around the corner, FTN is taking a moment to look at each division one at a time. We’re going team-by-team to identify biggest needs and moves the franchises should be looking at before or during the draft, which starts April 28.   First on the plate is the NFC West, […]
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Jeremy Popielarz