Best Bets Today – Feb. 19, 2025
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WR vs. CB Matchups NFL DFS Breakdown – Week 18
Every week in this article, I’ll be highlighting my favorite WR/CB matchups in DFS with the help of our WR/CB matchup tool at FTN Daily. I’ll be looking at the best plays on the slate while also digging into some receivers with massive upside that could go overlooked. Top Matchups – WR/CB for Week 18 […]
Derek Brown
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2022 NFL Draft Rankings
It’s never too early to look ahead, and with the NFL season halfway over, it’s time to start looking in earnest at the outlook for the 2022 NFL Draft. We’re building our big board for 2022 NFL Draft position rankings now, breaking down the top prospects for next year’s draft in order so you can […]
FTN Staff
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Primetime Fantasy Football: Rd2 in ADP + RB market
Matthew Davis
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Way-too-early mock draft – 2022 NFL Draft
If you know anything about me, you probably realized years ago that I am obsessed with the NFL draft. It’s my Super Bowl. Since 2019, I am No. 3 in total FantasyPros mock draft points and the only person to finish in the top 20 each year. I don’t mean to brag. Rather, I mean […]
Matthew Freedman
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NFL Draft Winners and Losers — Fantasy Value Shifts for the Veterans
Every year, the majority of the focus coming out of the NFL Draft, for both fantasy football and real life, lies with the players drafted. With 250-some careers are started over a three-day span, that makes sense. But for every career that starts, another has to end, and for every new full-time job acquired, someone […]
Daniel Kelley
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2021 NFL Draft Day 2 Fantasy Football Recap
Day 2 of the 2021 NFL Draft delivered a number of interesting picks for fantasy football purposes with 19 skill position players coming off the board. Of course, there were some surprises along the way, and some of these picks have the potential to drastically alter the fantasy football landscape. Let’s break down fantasy football […]
Jeff Ratcliffe
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Texans nab QB Davis Mills, Fantasy Impact
The Buccaneers took QB Kyle Trask to end the second round of the 2021 NFL Draft, and that kicked off a quarterback run, with QBs going in three out of four picks — the Vikings took Kellen Mond, and then the Houston Texans selected Stanford QB Davis Mills. (Follow along with every pick in the […]
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Vikings grab QB Kellen Mond, Fantasy Impact
The Minnesota Vikings might not need a quarterback for 2021, but they grabbed one to look down the road with their third-round pick in the 2021 NFL Draft, selecting Texas A&M QB Kellen Mond. (Follow along with every pick in the FTN Draft Tracker.) Mond played all four years for the Aggies, totaling 9,661 passing […]
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Buccaneers pick QB Kyle Trask, Fantasy Impact
The Tampa Bay Buccaneers have the oldest quarterback in football, so they grabbed a potential replacement at the end of the second round of the 2021 NFL Draft in Florida QB Kyle Trask. (Check out the FTN Kyle Trask scouting report here.) Trask was a Heisman finalist in 2020, when he threw for 4,283 yards […]
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Panthers nab WR Terrace Marshall, Fantasy Impact
The Carolina Panthers land another receiving option in the second round of the 2021 NFL Draft, selecting LSU WR Terrace Marshall with the No. 59 overall pick. (Check out the FTN Terrace Marshall scouting report here.) Marshall is reunited with his ex-WR coach in LSU, Joe Brady, who is the Carolina offensive coordinator now. Marshall had […]
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Rams select WR Tutu Atwell, Fantasy Impact
The Los Angeles Rams didn’t get to pick until the 57th overall pick in the 2021 NFL Draft, getting to relax in their draft beach house on Day 1. In the second round Friday, they selected Louisville WR Tutu Atwell. (Follow along with every pick in the FTN Draft Tracker.) Atwell, who had a 1,304-yard, […]
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Seahawks select D’Wayne Eskridge, Fantasy Impact
The Seattle Seahawks didn’t select on Day 1 of the 2021 NFL Draft, not getting their first pick until No. 56 overall. With that pick, they grabbed a wide receiver, selecting Western Michigan’s D'Wayne Eskridge. Eskridge played five years at Western Michigan, going for 811 scrimmage yards and 8 touchdowns as a fifth-year senior in […]
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Steelers take TE Pat Freiermuth, Fantasy Impact
The Pittsburgh Steelers nabbed an in-state tight end in the second round of the 2021 NFL Draft Friday, picking Penn State TE Pat Freiermuth with the No. 55 pick. (Check out the FTN Pat Freiermuth scouting report here.) Freiermuth won the 2020 Kwalick-Clark Award, given to the No. 1 tight end of the year in the […]
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Cardinals select WR Rondale Moore, Fantasy Impact
The Arizona Cardinals added some receiving help in the second round of the 2021 NFL Draft Friday, selecting Purdue WR Rondale Moore. (Check out the FTN Rondale Moore scouting report here.) Moore won the Paul Hornung Award as college football’s most versatile player in 2018. He was a monster as a Purdue freshman, going for […]
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Broncos trade up for Javonte Williams, Fantasy Impact
The Denver Broncos traded up Saturday to go earlier in the second round of the 2021 NFL Draft, using the pick to select UNC RB Javonte Williams. (Check out the FTN Javonte Williams scouting report here.) Williams was a second-team All-American for North Carolina in 2020. He ran for 1,140 yards and had another 305 […]
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Jets add Elijah Moore, Fantasy Impact
The New York Jets gave their new quarterback Zach Wilson a brand new target with their second-round pick of the 2021 NFL Draft Saturday, selecting Ole Miss WR Elijah Moore. (Check out the FTN Elijah Moore scouting report here.) Moore was a consensus All-American in 2020 at Mississippi. He had 1,193 receiving yards and 8 […]
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2021 NFL Draft Day 1 Fantasy Football Recap
Round 1 of the 2021 NFL Draft is in the books, and there’s a lot to unpack for fantasy football purposes. For each of the skill position players drafted, let’s take a look at both their redraft and dynasty fantasy football outlooks along with giving an initial 2021 fantasy football projection and my current fantasy […]
Jeff Ratcliffe
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Ravens land their receiver, draft Rashod Bateman, Fantasy Impact
The Baltimore Ravens seemed destined to take a wide receiver in the first round of the 2021 NFL Draft, especially after they added a second first-round pick in a trade last week, and that came to fruition Thursday when the team selected Minnesota WR Rashod Bateman with Pick No. 27. (Check out the FTN Rashod […]
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Jags surprise with Travis Etienne, Fantasy Impact
The Jacksonville Jaguars made a shocking second pick Thursday in the 2021 NFL Draft, selecting Clemson RB Travis Etienne with their second first-round pick of the draft. (Check out the FTN Travis Etienne scouting report here.) The pick comes as a surprise after the Jaguars had James Robinson put up a huge rookie year in […]
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Steelers get their RB in Najee Harris, Fantasy Impact
The Pittsburgh Steelers were long rumored to be going running back in the first round of the 2021 NFL Draft, and that came to fruition Thursday, with the team landing on Alabama RB Najee Harris with the No. 24 pick. (Check out the FTN Najee Harris scouting report here.) Harris was the 2020 Doak Walker […]
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Giants land Kadarius Toney, Fantasy Impact
After trading out of the No. 11 pick, allowing the Chicago Bears to select Justin Fields, the New York Giants landed a wide receiver at Pick No. 20 of the 2021 NFL Draft, selecting Florida WR Kadarius Toney. (Check out the FTN Kadarius Toney scouting report here.) Toney made the second-team All-SEC team in 2020, […]
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Patriots get their QB in Mac Jones, Fantasy Impact
The New England Patriots landed the last of the top-tier quarterbacks in the first round of the 2021 NFL Draft Thursday, hanging back at 15th and landing Alabama QB Mac Jones. (Check out the FTN Mac Jones scouting report here.) Jones took over for Tua Tagovailoa in 2019. He started all of 2020 and threw […]
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Bears trade up for Justin Fields, Fantasy Impact
The Chicago Bears landed their quarterback, trading up with the New York Giants for the No. 11 overall pick in the 2021 NFL Draft to select QB Justin Fields. (Check out the FTN Justin Fields scouting report here.) Fields played with Georgia in 2018 then landed with the Buckeyes for 2019 and 2020. He was […]
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Eagles land their receiver in DeVonta Smith, Fantasy Impact
The Philadelphia Eagles added some desperately needed receiver help in the first round of the 2021 NFL Draft Thursday, trading up to the Cowboys’ No. 10 pick to draft Alabama WR DeVonta Smith. (Check out the FTN DeVonta Smith scouting report here.) Smith, the 2020 Heisman Trophy winner, had 1,856 receiving yards and 23 touchdowns […]
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Dolphins add receiver help with Jaylen Waddle, Fantasy Impact
After trading out of No. 3 and then trading back up to No. 6, the Miami Dolphins added receiving help in the first round of the 2021 NFL Draft Thursday, selecting WR Jaylen Waddle out of Alabama. (Check out the FTN Jaylen Waddle scouting report here.) Waddle was the SEC Freshman of the Year in […]
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Bengals reunite Joe Burrow and Ja’Marr Chase, Fantasy Impact
After three quarterbacks and a tight end went off the board to start the 2021 NFL Draft, the Cincinnati Bengals went for another offensive weapon at No. 5, drafting WR Ja’Marr Chase out of LSU. (Check out the FTN Ja’Marr Chase scouting report here.) Chase teams back up with his ex-LSU teammate QB Joe Burrow […]
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Falcons select TE Kyle Pitts, Fantasy Impact
The NFL Draft finally saw a non-quarterback go off the board Thursday at the No. 4 overall pick, with the Atlanta Falcons opting for Florida TE Kyle Pitts. (Check out the FTN Kyle Pitts scouting report here.) Pitts, a unanimous All-American in 2020 and the John Mackey Award winner for the nation’s top tight end, […]
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49ers land on Trey Lance, Fantasy Impact
Maybe the most intriguing NFL Draft pick in a long time was finally realized Thursday when the San Francisco 49ers selected North Dakota St. QB Trey Lance third overall. (Check out the FTN Trey Lance scouting report here.) The 49ers traded up from the 12th overall pick to get the third pick from Miami earlier […]
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Jets take Zach Wilson at No. 2, Fantasy Impact
Once the Jets’ designs on an 0-16 campaign ended late in the 2020 season, the team’s eyes moved past Trevor Lawrence, ultimately landing on BYU QB Zach Wilson, who the team took second overall in the first round of the 2021 NFL Draft Thursday. The #Jets pick is and it’s #BYU QB Zach Wilson. Now, […]
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Trevor Lawrence to Jaguars, Fantasy Impact
The pick that has been known for — depending on how you want to define it — a few weeks, a few months or a few years finally happened Thursday, with Clemson QB Trevor Lawrence going first overall in the 2021 NFL Draft to the Jacksonville Jaguars. (Check out the FTN Trevor Lawrence scouting report […]
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2021 NFL Draft – Fantasy News, Team Needs, Mock Drafts
After the Super Bowl, the most popular event of the NFL offseason is the NFL Draft. With the draft having such an effect on NFL team building, fantasy football, sports betting and more, it is one of the most important parts of the NFL season. Here is a look at our NFL Draft hub, where […]
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Eliot Crist's final first-round mock for the 2021 NFL Draft
Draft day is finally here. It has been a long road, but it is in fact finally here. No new information should come out prior to the draft and what does is likely smoke. It’s time for my final mock draft of what I think is going to happen on the day of the first […]
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