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August 12, 2022

2022 Fantasy Coaching & Coordinator Breakdown: Indianapolis Colts

The Colts are coming off an up-and-down 2021 season where they looked at points like a legitimate AFC contender. However, there were also stretches where they didn’t, which is why they found themselves out of the playoffs. Frank Reich enters his fifth season as the head coach, while the Colts will have a new defensive […]

Adam Pfeifer

NFL Fantasy

August 12, 2022

NFL Wide Receiver Rankings 2022

These are the WR rankings for 2022. There will be three sections. First off are the top 30 receivers in football heading into 2022, but then we’ll follow that with bounceback veterans — players with top-30 potential looking for a rebound — and young guys to keep an eye on — players looking to take […]

Bryon Cook

NFL Fantasy

August 12, 2022

Deja Vu: Who is This Year’s Leonard Fournette 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 Fantasy

August 12, 2022

Worst Fantasy Football Draft Pick by Round: 2022

Fantasy football draft season has arrived, and it’s time to mark your 2022 cheat sheets with your favorite targets in each round — and cross off the names you should avoid at cost.   This article will review the worst picks in each round for your fantasy football draft strategy in 2022. Average draft position […]

Tyler Loechner

NFL Fantasy

August 11, 2022

Fantasy Football Mock Drafts: A 12-Team PPR Mock Before the Season

Michael Dolan

NFL Fantasy

August 11, 2022

2022 Late-Season Hammers 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

August 11, 2022

Best Fantasy Football Draft Pick by Round: 2022

Fantasy football draft season has arrived, and it’s time to mark your 2022 cheat sheets with your favorite targets in each round. You’ve come to the right spot. This article will review the best picks in each round for your fantasy football draft strategy in 2022. Average draft position data comes from FTN’s Underdog ADP […]

Tyler Loechner

NFL Fantasy

August 11, 2022

Scott Spratt’s Top 20 Fantasy Football TE Rankings and Stats 2022

My preseason ranking annotations find their end at tight end. And while uncrowded top tiers led me to a chalky top 10 at the position, possibilities for increased target shares and better touchdown fortune have catapulted a few of my TE2 preferences to five or more spots ahead of their average draft positions.   You […]

Scott Spratt

NFL Fantasy

August 11, 2022

Second-Year Scouting Report: Khalil Herbert

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

August 10, 2022

Fantasy Football Draft Strategy: Capitalizing on Host Site ADP Discrepancies

Many of us often forget what a small bubble fantasy football Twitter is. There are certainly even folks reading this who aren’t active there and don’t have the time to scroll and keep up with all the takes. According to a FSGA study in 2021, over 40 million individuals in the United States play fantasy […]

Vlad Sedler

NFL Fantasy

August 10, 2022

2022 Fantasy Coaching & Coordinator Breakdown: Cincinnati Bengals

The Cincinnati Bengals had a magical 2021 season, coming up just a few plays short of a Super Bowl victory. Entering the 2022 campaign, the regime in Cincinnati is mostly the same, while the offense made some key additions this offseason, potentially making this unit even more productive.    Let’s look at how the team’s […]

Adam Pfeifer

NFL Fantasy

August 10, 2022

NFL Cornerback Rankings 2022

These are the top 30 CB rankings heading into the start of the 2022 NFL season. This takes into account both slot cornerbacks and inside cornerbacks, rather than splitting them into separate categories.   The guys that generally rank higher have shown an ability to excel in both aspects of man and zone coverage as […]

Bryon Cook

NFL Fantasy

August 10, 2022

Fantasy Football Draft Strategy: ADP Rumblings (8/10)

ADP data keeps rolling in meaning we have new trends to track as we get closer and closer to fantasy football draft season. The Hall of Fame game has passed and this weekend we get to enjoy a full slate of preseason games, meaning ADP is going to move rapidly and with reckless abandon.   […]

Dan Fornek

NFL Fantasy

August 9, 2022

Second-Year Scouting Report: Kenneth Gainwell

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

August 9, 2022

2022 Early-Season Producers 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

August 9, 2022

Scott Spratt’s Top 20 Fantasy Football QB Rankings and Stats 2022

My annotated fantasy rankings series continues on Day 2 with quarterbacks. And as rushing has become a bigger and bigger part of the modern position, you will find that rushing touchdown luck plays as much a part of my preferences versus ADP at this position as it did for running backs.   You can find […]

Scott Spratt

NFL Fantasy

August 8, 2022

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 Fantasy

August 8, 2022

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

August 8, 2022

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 Fantasy

August 8, 2022

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 Fantasy

August 8, 2022

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 Fantasy

August 7, 2022

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

August 7, 2022

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

August 6, 2022

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

August 6, 2022

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

August 6, 2022

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

August 6, 2022

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 Fantasy

August 6, 2022

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

August 5, 2022

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

August 4, 2022

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

August 4, 2022

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 Fantasy

August 4, 2022

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