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10 Players to Sell in Fantasy Football Dynasty Leagues
As the dust of free agency begins to settle, we find ourselves in a dead period from now until the NFL draft. Rookie fever is in the air, and dynasty leagues are gearing up for their rookie drafts. The rookie draft is a great way to add youth and upside while rejuvenating your roster […]
Sam Choudhury
NFL
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10 Players to Target in Dynasty No Matter Your Window
There is always a flow of player movement during the NFL offseason. That is true in dynasty fantasy football offseason as well — it’s one of the reasons so many players enjoy this format. As we draw closer to the NFL Draft and your league’s rookie drafts, it’s time to start assessing your roster. The […]
Jeremy Popielarz
NFL
Fantasy
The Candidates to Be the Overall RB1 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. Now it’s time to review which RBs have […]
Tyler Loechner
NFL
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So You Got Traded: The Fantasy Football Values of the Offseason’s Top Traded Players
The 2022 NFL offseason resembled that of a Madden franchise. We saw trade after trade after trade, unlike anything we’ve ever seen from a football offseason. And so many of these moves featured some of the top players in all of fantasy football. Today, we’re taking a look at fallout of the trades. So […]
Adam Pfeifer
NFL
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Fantasy Quiz of the Day: Most Fantasy Points, QBs Under 6 Feet Tall
It’s hard to be a (relatively) short NFL quarterback. Big athletes on both sides, some of them trying to knock you down, all of them hard to see over – it’s no wonder teams want their signal callers to be of at least above-average height. In fact, since the 1970 merger, only one quarterback listed […]
Daniel Kelley
NFL
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Fantasy Quiz of the Day: Most Top-12 PPR Finishes, Last 2 Years
A top-12 weekly fantasy finish isn’t the be all, end all of fantasy relevance, but it’s an excellent shorthand. A lot of relatively anonymous players can do it once, but doing it over and over really tells you something. If you lead your position in top-12 weekly finishes, odds are you had one of the […]
Daniel Kelley
NFL
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Best Ball 2022: The Top Stacks to Target in 2022
“Josh, give me some stacks to target in my 2022 best ball drafts already.” This is that article. The Game Plan I’m going to keep it simple: Highlight an impressive stack from 2021 and provide its Underdog Fantasy best ball win rate Determine which 2022 stack looks most similar to the 2021 version Rinse […]
Josh Larky
NFL
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Fantasy Football Rankings for the USFL
The USFL is almost here, and that means the chance for some more fantasy football. If you’re thinking of starting an USFL fantasy football league, we have you covered here at FTN. To be clear, alternative pro football leagues don’t necessarily have the best track record, given the AAF’s complete flame out in 2019 […]
Jeff Ratcliffe
NFL
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Fantasy Quiz of the Day: The Longest Touchdowns of the 2021 Season
The longest two touchdowns of the 2021 NFL season were both scored by the same guy, and they were scored in consecutive weeks. Do you remember the hype after those two touchdowns? For a few days, that player was super famous, despite being in his fifth season and having all of 5 career touchdowns before […]
Daniel Kelley
NFL
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Best Ball 2022: The Art of the Stack in Fantasy Football
Stacking — pairing your QB with one or more of his skill position players — is imperative in best ball drafts, both 12-person and tournaments. If you’re on the fence about stacking, or are curious to explore how stacking actually affects win rates in big money best ball tournaments, you found the right article. […]
Josh Larky
NFL
Fantasy
The Candidates to Be the Overall QB1 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. And owning the overall QB1 is often as good as it gets, as QBs typically score more points than any other position in […]
Tyler Loechner
NFL
Fantasy
2022 Fantasy Football Breakout Candidates
One of the key player types to look out for in fantasy football drafts is the breakout. If you can get an ascending talent before his value spikes, you can get a prime return on your draft investment. Whether the breakout year comes from a veteran who finally finds the right situation or a […]
Adam Pfeifer
NFL
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Fantasy Quiz of the Day: Every Team’s Week 1 Starting QB, Last 8 Years
Today’s quiz if a big one: Can you name every team’s Week 1 starting quarterback over the last eight years? Obviously, the starting quarterback is the most important position, so getting every name on this list should be easy, right? In some cases, yes! Five teams have had the same Week 1 start in every […]
Daniel Kelley
NFL
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2022 NFL Mock Draft: Fantasy Reaction to the Picks
FTN’s very own Jeff Ratcliffe dropped his first-round 2022 NFL mock draft Monday. Obviously, who goes where throughout the entire draft goes a long way to shaping the league, but today we’re here to focus on the fantasy football side of things. Using Jeff’s mock, we can start to imagine what some of these players’ […]
Jeremy Popielarz
NFL
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Jeff Ratcliffe’s 2022 NFL Mock Draft 1.0
With just over two weeks until the 2022 NFL Draft, it’s time to unveil my first mock draft of the year. As you read through the picks, keep in mind that my focus isn’t to get each pick correct. Rather, I treated this like an academic exercise where I aim to address team needs […]
Jeff Ratcliffe
NFL
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Fantasy Quiz of the Day: Best Fantasy Seasons By Age
Aging curves are crazy in football these days. The best season ever for a 21-year-old came in 2017; the best season ever for a 44-year-old came in 2021. Players of all types are succeeding younger than ever these days, and players – well, one specific player, who you will definitely guess – is totally breaking […]
Daniel Kelley
NFL
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ADP Roundup for 2022 Fantasy Football
While we are still only in April, and the NFL Draft hasn’t even happened yet, that doesn’t mean fantasy drafts aren’t in full swing. Plenty of best ball teams are being drafted, and while it may seem far too early, who cares? Fantasy drafts are fun, and because it is so early, there are […]
Adam Pfeifer
NFL
Fantasy
Dynasty 101: How to Build Your Roster
One of the hardest things to do in dynasty fantasy football is to construct the “perfect roster.” Of course, perfect may not exist, but there are a few guidelines that are good to follow. One of the best parts of dynasty fantasy football is that you can mold your roster how every you wish, building […]
Jeremy Popielarz
NFL
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Fantasy Quiz of the Day: Every Active Player with a No. 1 Fantasy Finish
Famously, over the last 19 years, there have been 19 different players finish as the RB1 in PPR leagues. But it’s worth noting that repeating as the top scorer at any position is a tough game. We had the same QB1 in 2020-2021, the first time a player has gone back-to-back since Daunte Culpepper in […]
Daniel Kelley
NFL
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Dynasty 101: How to Get Started in Dynasty Fantasy Football
Are you tired of waiting for the next football season to begin? Do you wish that fantasy football never had to end? Well, you’re in luck. I’d like to introduce you to dynasty fantasy football — a fantasy format that is active all year-round, with no offseason. Played it before? Or new and not sure […]
Sam Choudhury
NFL
Fantasy
Best Ball 101: Breaking Down the Strategy and Approach
“I hate fantasy drafts.” — Said no one ever. Best ball is the fastest growing format in fantasy football, because 100% of your time is spent drafting. If you’re brand new to best ball, you’ll find the next two sections helpful. If you already have experience with best ball on Underdog Fantasy, scroll down to […]
Josh Larky
NFL
Fantasy
Fantasy Quiz of the Day: Most Career Touchdowns, Active Players
Yardage is a big deal, but nothing matters more for fantasy football than touchdowns. So today’s Quiz of the Day wonders how many of the top touchdown scorers among active players you can name. We have the top 25 active touchdown scorers – rushing scores and receiving combined – in today’s quiz, and your only […]
Daniel Kelley
NFL
Fantasy
Fantasy Quiz of the Day: Most PPR Points By Decade
Leading your position in fantasy scoring in a season makes you good. Leading it for an entire decade makes you a legend. Today, we’re going all the way back to 1980 and asking for the top fantasy scorer for each decade by position. No, we aren’t doing 2020-2021 here. The most recent decade gets expanded, […]
Daniel Kelley
NFL
Fantasy
Best Ball Late-Round Targets: Wide Receiver/Tight End
It’s early April, the 2022 NFL Draft is still weeks away, but Best Ball season is still in full swing. If you like to draft early — and plenty of people do — odds are you like doing it so you can be early to the best values. (Be sure to check out Josh Larky’s […]
Tyler Loechner
NFL
Fantasy
Fantasy Quiz of the Day: Most Rushing Yards in 2021 (Non-QB/RB)
There were 166 players who rushed for at least 50 yards in the 2021 NFL season. Of those 166, 153 played either quarterback or running back. That leaves 13 players – all wide receivers – who hit the 50-yard mark from one of the not-traditionally-a-ball-carrier position. At the top we have some big names who […]
Daniel Kelley
NFL
Fantasy
Best Ball Late-Round Targets: Quarterback/Running Back
It’s early April, the 2022 NFL Draft is still weeks away, but best ball season is still in full swing around fantasy. If you like to draft early — and plenty of people do — odds are you like doing it so you can be early to the best values. (Be sure to check out […]
Tyler Loechner
NFL
Fantasy
Fantasy Quiz of the Day: Most PPR Points in NFL History
All we want in this game of ours is points. Obviously, the longer you play, the more you score, but still, today’s Quiz of the Day is simple: Who has given us the most points of all time? There are no surprise names on this list. It’s just a matter of remembering all 20. Can […]
Daniel Kelley
NFL
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8 Best Ball Targets for Fantasy Football 2022
When participating in best ball drafts in April — nearly five months prior to the start of the NFL season — player ADP is wildly inefficient. That gives us an opportunity. Below, I’m breaking down eight players I’m heavily targeting in my 2022 drafts. More important than the players themselves though, is my process. I […]
Josh Larky
NFL
Fantasy
Fantasy Football Second-Year Breakouts for 2022
As the 2022 fantasy season begins to approach, much of our attention is on dynasty rookie drafts. But the fantasy community has a bad habit of only looking at what’s new. We agonized over our evaluations of last year’s rookie class, and now that there’s a new crop of rookies to analyze, we’ve moved on. […]
Jeremy Popielarz
NFL
Fantasy
The Perception/Production Gap in Fantasy Football: WR/TE
Generally speaking, we want to pretend we are purely objective in fantasy football, that we perform the cold calculations and make the best choices and toss fandom to the wind. There are obviously exceptions to that, but the general point is that if you can look back at your season and see that all of […]
Daniel Kelley
NFL
Fantasy
The Perception/Production Gap in Fantasy Football: QB/RB
Generally speaking, we want to pretend we are purely objective in fantasy football, that we perform the cold calculations and make the best choices and toss fandom to the wind. There are obviously exceptions to that, but the general point is that if you can look back at your season and see that all of […]
Daniel Kelley
NFL
Fantasy
Fantasy Quiz of the Day: Most Games with 10+ Targets Since 2000
Getting 10 targets in a game once shows a player has some fantasy upside. Doing it over and over makes a player a star. In NFL history, 35 players have at least 50 10-target games. (The best is Larry Fitzgerald, who somehow has 22 more than anyone else. Only three players are within 30 of […]
Daniel Kelley