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August 16, 2022

NFL Tight End Rankings 2022

These are my top 15 tight ends in the game today entering the 2022 NFL season. Tight end has become one of the most revolutionary positions in the NFL. Gone are the days of the true blocking tight end. Now teams are looking for big, athletic guys who are strong enough to knock an edge […]

Bryon Cook

NFL Fantasy

August 15, 2022

Running Back Handcuff Strategy for 2022 Fantasy Football

Running back handcuffing is an essential strategy in fantasy football drafts given the nature of the position. Simply put, top running backs touch the ball a lot and take a pounding. As such, they’re more prone to injury than the other skill positions. Handcuffing as a way we can protect our top investments.   If […]

Jeff Ratcliffe

NFL Fantasy

August 15, 2022

Fantasy Football Mock Drafts: Drafting for 2022, Ignoring 2021

We’re all subject to recency bias, in life as in fantasy football. If you remember this time a year ago, Ja’Marr Chase was falling down draft boards as a result of his supposed stone hands, while Marquez Callaway was skyrocketing because of a shallow depth chart and an impressive preseason. That led to this poll: […]

Daniel Kelley

NFL Fantasy

August 15, 2022

Buyer Beware: Low-Floor Quarterbacks and Running Backs

Upside is king in fantasy football, but plenty of managers like to mix in high-floor options to limit their team’s risk. But, what is a high-floor option? Are those players always as safe as they seem?    Here, I’ll explain why the floor for these quarterbacks and running backs might actually be a lot lower […]

Nick Makowitz

NFL Fantasy

August 14, 2022

2022 Fantasy Coaching & Coordinator Breakdown: Buffalo Bills

The Buffalo Bills went from one of the least exciting teams in the NFL to a powerhouse in both real football and fantasy football. Tremendous coaching, incredible personnel moves and breakout players have helped the Bills ascend into the elite tier of teams. But entering the 2022 season, the Bills have a change in offensive […]

Adam Pfeifer

NFL Fantasy

August 14, 2022

Pope’s Pick 6: End-of-Draft Fantasy Football Targets (WR/TE)

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: Wide receivers and tight end to target in the last round of drafts this season.   That means I’m looking at players with an ADP over 225 who could make an […]

Jeremy Popielarz

NFL Fantasy

August 14, 2022

Second-Year Scouting Report: Chuba Hubbard

After several weeks of articles, we have finally reached the end of our second-year spotlights here at FTN. What better way to wrap up the series with everyone’s favorite 2021 rookie running back… Chuba Hubbard.   Let’s take a look at how Hubbard’s debut season went, and what we can look for out of him […]

Dan Fornek

NFL Fantasy

August 13, 2022

Pope’s Pick 6: End-of-Draft Fantasy Football Targets (QB/RB)

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: Quarterbacks and running backs to target in the last round of drafts this season.   That means I’m looking at players with an ADP over 225 who could make an impact […]

Jeremy Popielarz

NFL Fantasy

August 13, 2022

Second-Year Scouting Report: Terrace Marshall

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 12, 2022

Fantasy Football Crossroads: Justin Herbert vs. Patrick Mahomes

Patrick Mahomes has been maybe the league’s best quarterback for a few years now, but Justin Herbert could make a case to supplant him as soon as this season. But which elite signal caller should lead your fantasy football rosters for 2022? The consistent, elite Mahomes or the ascending Herbert?   Let’s find out which […]

Adam Pfeifer

NFL Fantasy

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

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

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