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NFL Fantasy
NFL FAAB Strategy for Week 1
Welcome to FAAB Whisperer, my high-stakes FAAB projection piece. This weekly column will serve as a supplement of our traditional FAAB column, but with its own spin. Specifically, for the many of you who play higher stakes at NFFC and FFPC. The basis for our weekly bid review will the $350 NFFC Online Championship (OC). […]
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Vlad Sedler
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NFL Fantasy
Splits tool update for Week 1 – Fantasy football players to watch
As the fantasy football season progresses, we’ll go through and use our FTN Fantasy splits tool to look for team- and player-level trends to help us through our fantasy season. As we head into Week 1, we can look at some splits from last year to identify matchups or waiver pickups we should be targeting.  Thursday […]
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Matt Jones
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NFL Fantasy
Fantasy Football Trade Value Chart – Week 1
Welcome to FTN’s Week 1 fantasy football trade value chart, where we provide you with relative values for every relevant fantasy player for the rest of the season to help you make a trade. The trade value chart is based on a 12-team league that starts 1 QB, 2 RBs, 3 WRs, 1 TE and […]
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Tyler Loechner
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NFL Fantasy
Streaming QBs for Week 1 in fantasy football
The fantasy football season is upon us. Each week, I’ll bring to you viable quarterbacks to stream in your standard 12-team fantasy football leagues where you only start one quarterback. I used to be adamant on only rostering one quarterback. Things have changed with COVID-19 protocols, creating a chance that a player could miss the […]
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Matthew Davis
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NFL Fantasy
MagicSportsGuide: Previewing the AFC East for 2021
With the start of the 2021 NFL and fantasy football season fast approaching, our own Kevin Adams is going division by division to preview every team in the league from a DFS and betting perspective. Strategy, pace, personnel and more — he’s hitting the season from every angle to help you get ready to put […]
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Kevin Adams
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NFL Fantasy
Fantasy football waiver wire targets for Week 1
Every Monday during the NFL season, I am going to be presenting you with my top three waiver wire claims to prioritize for your fantasy football teams. I will also include a shortlist of other options. These are players worth consideration if your team is in a bind, but not ones that take priority over […]
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Joe Metz
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NFL Fantasy
Matchups to target for Week 1 in fantasy football
It is always interesting when a new season starts, and that’s true for NFL and fantasy football alike. Things are going to change, but at the moment, all we have is last year’s numbers. Plenty of defenses that struggled last year are still going to struggle and we can try to project that forward ahead […]
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Adam Pfeifer
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NFL Fantasy
Fantasy football stats to know for Week 1
Week 1 is here. Week 1 is here. Week 1 is here. Nope. It doesn’t matter how many times I say it, it doesn’t get old. Every Monday here at FTN Fantasy, I will be providing fantasy football stats to know ahead of the week to help set the tone for your research and preparation.  […]
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Adam Pfeifer
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NFL Fantasy
Free $20,000 DraftKings Contest for Week 1
What is better than free money? You have a chance at DraftKings Sportsbook each and every week this NFL season. Any user that has a DK Sportsbook account is able to enter a weekly free contest for cash prizes. Let’s take a look at how to enter this contest, what the prizes look like, who […]
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FTN Staff
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NFL Fantasy
ADP Decisions: Draft Laviska Shenault or Jerry Jeudy?
(All summer, Adam Pfeifer will be putting the tightest fantasy football picks under the microscope in our ADP Decisions series.) The sophomore receivers are so, so exciting this season. Two burgeoning stars in this league are Jerry Jeudy of the Denver Broncos and Laviska Shenault of the Jacksonville Jaguars. Both wideouts have insane skill sets and […]
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Adam Pfeifer
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NFL Fantasy
Fantasy Football Multiverse: Houston Texans
(FTN’s Matt Jones is going team-by-team to investigate some of the biggest fantasy issues around the NFL for the 2021 fantasy football season. Follow the whole Fantasy Football Multiverse series.) The idea of the multiverse is fascinating to me. You change one small thing in one timeline and it breaks off and affects things down the road […]
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Matt Jones
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NFL Fantasy
Fantasy Football Multiverse: Indianapolis Colts
(FTN’s Matt Jones is going team-by-team to investigate some of the biggest fantasy issues around the NFL for the 2021 fantasy football season. Follow the whole Fantasy Football Multiverse series.) The idea of the multiverse is fascinating to me. You change one small thing in one timeline and it breaks off and affects things down the road […]
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Matt Jones
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NFL Fantasy
Fantasy Football ADP – Draft Gus Edwards or Damien Harris?
(All summer, Adam Pfeifer will be putting the tightest fantasy football picks under the microscope in our ADP Decisions series.) Our ADP Decisions series rolls on with two running backs who are climbing up draft boards over the last week. Gus Edwards and Damien Harris actually project very similarly when you break everything down and that […]
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Adam Pfeifer
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NFL Fantasy
5 players to trade for after your fantasy football draft 2021
Trading is one of the most exciting parts of the fantasy football season, but many wait until the season starts to begin moving players. That doesn’t always have to be the case, as there are angles to take for making trades immediately after your drafts. There are buy-low candidates even before the season starts, as […]
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Joe Metz
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NFL Fantasy
When do I draft defenses in fantasy football?
Earlier this week I went over when you should draft a kicker in fantasy football. Now we’re going to pivot and talk about a position that is one step above the kicker: defense. I mentioned in the kicker article that you don’t exactly need to draft a kicker if you don’t have to. This is not […]
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Dom Cintorino
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NFL Fantasy
Fantasy Football Multiverse: Washington Football Team
(FTN’s Matt Jones is going team-by-team to investigate some of the biggest fantasy issues around the NFL for the 2021 fantasy football season. Follow the whole Fantasy Football Multiverse series.) The idea of the multiverse is fascinating to me. You change one small thing in one timeline and it breaks off and affects things down the road […]
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Matt Jones
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NFL Fantasy
ADP outliers to draft on ESPN or Yahoo in fantasy football 2021
After an offseason filled with best ball drafting with razor-sharp ADP, we have arrived to redraft fantasy football season. Week 1 is upon us, and this weekend will be the busiest on the calendar for home league drafts to commence. Opening up your ESPN or Yahoo fantasy football app is exhilarating, especially as you begin […]
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Derek Brown
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NFL Fantasy
Fantasy Football Cheat Sheets – 2021
Fantasy football draft season is here with the NFL beginning on Thursday. There are just a few days left to draft your fantasy football teams, so it’s time to get prepared with your fantasy football cheat sheets for 2021. Whether you are playing in PPR leagues, non-PPR leagues, superflex, 2QB, half PPR or another variation, […]
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Jeff Ratcliffe
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NFL Fantasy
RBs to draft if you go WR early – Fantasy Football 2021
The best fantasy football draft strategy is a flexible approach. Going into a draft with just one strategy in mind isn’t going to provide you with long-term success. In the early rounds, you really need to take what the board is giving you.  Sometimes, that will mean a balanced roster in the early rounds where […]
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Jeff Ratcliffe
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NFL Fantasy
WRs to draft if you go RB early – Fantasy Football 2021
The best fantasy football draft strategy is a flexible approach. Going into a draft with just one strategy in mind isn’t going to provide you with long-term success. In the early rounds, you really need to take what the board is giving you.  Sometimes, that will mean a balanced roster in the early rounds where […]
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Jeff Ratcliffe
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NFL Fantasy
Top 100 Half PPR Rankings – Fantasy Football 2021
There is one final stretch of fantasy football drafts until the 2021 fantasy football season. To get you prepared for your 2021 fantasy football drafts, I put together a set of top-100 fantasy football rankings for 0.5 PPR scoring. Want to go deeper than 100? We have you covered. Our 2021 fantasy football rankings have […]
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Jeff Ratcliffe
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NFL Fantasy
Jeff Ratcliffe’s 2021 Fantasy Football Draft Plan
Before I started working in the fantasy industry, I was a good fantasy player. Good, but not great. Sure, I did all the research before my drafts and stayed on top of news – which was no small feat back in the late-90s and early-2000s – but there was something missing. Something wrong. Something off. […]
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Jeff Ratcliffe
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NFL Fantasy
Fantasy Football Multiverse: Tennessee Titans
(FTN’s Matt Jones is going team-by-team to investigate some of the biggest fantasy issues around the NFL for the 2021 fantasy football season. Follow the whole Fantasy Football Multiverse series.) The idea of the multiverse is fascinating to me. You change one small thing in one timeline and it breaks off and affects things down the road […]
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Matt Jones
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NFL Fantasy
Fantasy Football ADP – Draft Tee Higgins or Kenny Golladay?
(All summer, Adam Pfeifer will be putting the tightest fantasy football picks under the microscope in our ADP Decisions series.) Fantasy football drafts are happening at a frenetic pace, as the NFL season is just six days away. This is a huge weekend for drafts, and many have questions about players ranked very close to each […]
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Adam Pfeifer
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NFL Fantasy
How does a fantasy football draft look after drafting a TE in Round 1?
So, you’ve decided you’re going to take Travis Kelce in Round 1 of your fantasy football draft if he’s available when you’re on the clock. What next? This article will help guide you through what your draft strategy options are after taking the plunge on a TE in the first round, including some real-life examples […]
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Tyler Loechner
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NFL Fantasy
The Ideal Fantasy Football Draft for 2021
If you have been limbering up for fantasy football draft season with mock drafts or a few best ball drafts at Drafters, you already know that every draft is a different animal. Depending on your draft spot, your league scoring, and the tendencies of your league mates, each draft can proceed quite differently. With that […]
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Derek Brown
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NFL Fantasy
Top Offensive Line Situations in 2021
Offensive line play never grabs the headlines it deserves, but it’s an integral part of discussing fantasy football. From the highly talked about first-round picks to late-round sleepers to the top fantasy quarterbacks, offensive line play can make or break all of these draft picks. Today we’re going to discuss the top offensive lines in […]
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Derek Brown
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NFL Fantasy
Fantasy Football Multiverse: Tampa Bay Buccaneers
(FTN’s Matt Jones is going team-by-team to investigate some of the biggest fantasy issues around the NFL for the 2021 fantasy football season. Follow the whole Fantasy Football Multiverse series.) The idea of the multiverse is fascinating to me. You change one small thing in one timeline and it breaks off and affects things down the road […]
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Matt Jones
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NFL Fantasy
MagicSportsGuide: Previewing the AFC North for 2021
With the start of the 2021 NFL and fantasy football season fast approaching, our own Kevin Adams is going division by division to preview every team in the league from a DFS and betting perspective. Strategy, pace, personnel and more — he’s hitting the season from every angle to help you get ready to put […]
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Kevin Adams
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NFL Fantasy
5 gut predictions for fantasy football 2021
The beauty and allure of fantasy football is in the experience.  From prospecting NFL draft arrivals in the spring, to research and “draft SZN” in the summer, to the wild ups and downs of regular season fall, to the end results – whether feast or famine – come wintertime, we love it and take it […]
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Vlad Sedler
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NFL Fantasy
2021 fantasy football tiers: Tight end
Tight end tiers are an important weapon in your fantasy football arsenal. Instead of the rigid approach of fantasy football rankings, tiers allow you more flexibility on draft day, which is key to dominating your opponents. With a tier-based approach, you can see how each player stacks up at his respective position.  Tight end is […]
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Jeff Ratcliffe
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NFL Fantasy
Fantasy Football ADP – Draft Robby Anderson or Chase Claypool?
(All summer, Adam Pfeifer will be putting the tightest fantasy football picks under the microscope in our ADP Decisions series.) We continue our ADP series with a look at two receivers who are being drafted as WR3s receivers in fantasy. Robby Anderson is coming off a career year in Carolina, while Chase Claypool is coming off […]
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Adam Pfeifer