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Josh Gross
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NFL DFS Picks and Plays for Preseason Week 2 (Friday Slate)
NFL preseason Week 1 is in the books, so in the spirit of Bill Belichick, “We’re on to Week 2.” Friday brings a two-game DFS slate featuring the Panthers at the Giants and the Bengals at the Falcons. The $15 GPP is $25k up top, with two $10 Showdown Specials providing $15K each in a […]
Mike Randle
NFL
Fantasy
The Fantasy Pessimist: How Could the Top Fantasy TEs of 2023 Fail?
Every pick you make in fantasy football comes with some level of risk – even your first rounders. These risks come in various shapes and sizes, and some of the more common ones include risk of injury, supporting cast concerns, and worries about a player’s age (either too young or too old). The experts […]
Michael Dolan
NFL
Fantasy
Fantasy Football 2023: Training Camp Roundup (8/18)
Training camps provide our first look into NFL players and teams as we prepare for the upcoming fantasy football season. Information will now begin to flood our social media timelines, leaving us to determine the subsequent fantasy impact. It’s a matter of knowing which information matters, and which should be ignored. So each day […]
Sam Choudhury
NFL
Fantasy
Scott Spratt’s Top 20 Fantasy Football QB Rankings and Stats 2023
My annotated fantasy rankings series continues today with quarterbacks, where the Joe Burrow versus Justin Herbert debate remains close thanks to expected touchdown regression. You can find my complete rankings and those of every FTN fantasy ranker here. The listed ADPs are from Yahoo!, which uses half PPR default scoring. Check out the full series: […]
Scott Spratt
NFL
Fantasy
Meaney’s Targets: 3 to Draft in Fantasy Football 2023 (8/17)
Welcome to the sixth edition of the series “Meaney’s Targets” here at FTN Fantasy. The goal of these articles is to highlight my favorite targets in fantasy football drafts. Each week I’ll check in with three players I’ve been drafting in most of my leagues and my reasoning behind it. We’ve now hit Rounds […]
Chris Meaney
NFL
Bets
2023 NFL Team Betting Preview: Houston Texans
With the start of the 2023 NFL and fantasy football season around the corner, I will be going team by team recapping notable moves in the offseason, projecting their outlook for the upcoming league year. I’ll be using the FTN Prop Shop Tool to pick out my favorite bets with the best line available, today covering the Houston Texans. Stay up to date on the action placed […]
FTN Staff
NFL
Fantasy
Defenses to Target and Fade in Drafts in Fantasy Football 2023
One of the biggest mistakes you can make on fantasy football draft day is blindly drafting a team defense based on whatever rankings or draft board you’re using. Sure, that defense may be the top-ranked when you’re up, but you’re overlooking a massive factor that will impact their fantasy football production: their Week 1 opponent. […]
Jeff Ratcliffe
NFL
Fantasy
Fantasy Football 2023: Training Camp Roundup (8/17)
Training camps provide our first look into NFL players and teams as we prepare for the upcoming fantasy football season. Information will now begin to flood our social media timelines, leaving us to determine the subsequent fantasy impact. It’s a matter of knowing which information matters, and which should be ignored. So each day […]
Adam Pfeifer
NFL
DFS
NFL DFS Picks and Plays for Preseason Week 2 (Thursday Slate)
NFL preseason Week 1 is in the books, so in the spirit of Bill Belichick, “We’re on to Week 2.” Thursday brings a one-game DFS slate featuring the Cleveland Browns traveling to Philadelphia to battle the Eagles. The $10 GPP is $25k up top, so it’s worth taking a deep look at the matchup. I […]
Mike Randle
NFL
Fantasy
Pope’s Pick 6: Small-School Prospects to Watch
Welcome to Pope’s Pick 6. Once a week until the start of the season I’ll be bringing you a quick look at my college/devy fantasy football thoughts in quick-hit form. This week, we address a few small-school prospects who could emerge as potential top-tier assets this season. Kurtis Rourke, QB, Ohio Kurtis Rourke is […]
Jeremy Popielarz
NFL
Fantasy
Second-Year Scouting Report: Romeo Doubs
August is underway, and we’re getting closer and closer to the 2023 regular season. Best ball leagues have been drafting for months now and they are getting more popular now that we understand landing spots for veteran free agents and rookies. Every year, rookie fever emerges, and the previous class gets pushed aside by […]
Nick Makowitz
NFL
Fantasy
RBs to Draft in Fantasy Football If You Go WR Early in 2023
There are many paths you can take in a fantasy football draft. I recently broke these down and you can check them out in the “Roadmap” fantasy football draft strategy article. If you end up going running back heavy in the early rounds, you’ll need to have a plan of attack in place for wide […]
Jeff Ratcliffe
NFL
Bets
2023 NFL Team Betting Preview: Tennessee Titans
With the start of the 2023 NFL and fantasy football season around the corner, I will be going team by team recapping notable moves in the offseason, projecting their outlook for the upcoming league year. I’ll be using the FTN Prop Shop Tool to pick out my favorite bets with the best line available, today covering […]
FTN Staff
NFL
Bets
Football Futures: James Cook in 2023
The Buffalo Bills are again a Super Bowl contender, balancing a high-powered offense with one of the NFL’s best defenses. While today’s best offensive attacks are predicated on high-volume passing, the importance of a quality RB1 still remains. This year, Buffalo will give that role to last year’s second-round pick, James Cook. Cook has […]
FTN Staff
NFL
Fantasy
Dynasty Stock Watch: Fantasy News to Monitor (August 16)
Welcome to the Dynasty Stock Watch, a weekly article where I address the changes in the dynasty fantasy football landscape. This will help us as managers stay current on the most recent headlines, while also allowing us to look at player and team trends to stay ahead of the curve. Today, I’m looking at […]
Jeremy Popielarz
NFL
DFS
Tips for Playing 2023 NFFC Cutline Best Ball
The NFFC Cutline Championship is a unique fantasy football contest with an overall prize of $75,000 and an entry fee of $175. You won’t have to set your lineup as the automated scoring system will generate the optimal lineup for you, just like any other best ball competition you’re used to. However, you set your […]
Matthew Davis
NFL
Fantasy
Fantasy Football 2023: Training Camp Roundup (8/16)
Training camps provide our first look into NFL players and teams as we prepare for the upcoming fantasy football season. Information will now begin to flood our social media timelines, leaving us to determine the subsequent fantasy impact. It’s a matter of knowing which information matters, and which should be ignored. So each day […]
Mike Randle
NFL
Fantasy
The Fantasy Pessimist: How Could the Top Fantasy WRs of 2023 Fail?
Every pick you make in fantasy football comes with some level of risk – even your first rounders. These risks come in various shapes and sizes, and some of the more common ones include risk of injury, supporting cast concerns, and worries about a player’s age (either too young or too old). The experts […]
Michael Dolan
NFL
Fantasy
The 10 Key Fantasy Football Stats for the 2023 Season
A year ago at this time, if you knew that Jamaal Williams would end the season with 17 rushing touchdowns, or even 28 inside-the-5 carries (8 more than any other player, 12 more than any other running back), you would have known a lot about the season. Yes, you’d have known Williams would be a […]
Daniel Kelley
NFL
Fantasy
Scott Spratt’s Top 40 Fantasy Football RB Rankings and Stats 2023
Bijan Robinson and Tony Pollard are two of the most exciting backs in football. But that doesn’t make them fantasy football values at their average draft positions. This article explains my top 40 running back rankings with an advanced stat for each player. You can research those stats and more on FTN’s various tools and […]
Scott Spratt
NFL
Fantasy
Second-Year Scouting Report: Khalil Shakir
We are now just 23 days away from the start of the 2023 NFL season. On Thursday, Sept. 7, we will all be enjoying the Thursday night kickoff matchup between the Detroit Lions and Kansas City Chiefs. Best ball season is in full swing and redraft leagues preparations are now on the immediate horizon. […]
Mike Randle
NFL
Fantasy
WRs to Draft in Fantasy Football If You Go RB Early in 2023
There are many paths you can take in a fantasy football draft. I recently broke these down and you can check them out in the “Roadmap” fantasy football draft strategy article. If you end up going running back heavy in the early rounds, you’ll need to have a plan of attack in place for wide […]
Jeff Ratcliffe
NFL
Fantasy
Three You’re Too High On: Fantasy Draft Avoids (8/15)
Our fantasy football rankers are some of the best in the business, but that doesn’t mean they always agree. Each Tuesday, one of our rankers will highlight some names he’s furthest from the staff consensus on and explain why you should either be targeting those players or steering clear in your 2023 drafts. One of […]
Adam Pfeifer
NFL
Fantasy
Fantasy Football 2023: Training Camp Roundup (8/15)
It can be hard to prep for fantasy football during training camp and the preseason. Things happen every day that might be a huge deal for fantasy … or might be no deal at all. Sometimes we can figure it out, but sometimes it’s just a matter of paying attention to what happens to […]
Tyler Loechner
NFL
Fantasy
2023 Fantasy Football Draft Strategy: ADP Rumblings (8/15)
Every team was in action this past weekend with the NFL preseason under full swing. While preseason information isn’t the most reliable for many players, we can glean some important data points that can inform fantasy football drafting. At the very least, “meaningful” NFL snaps can cause big movement in ADP as fantasy managers react […]
Dan Fornek
NFL
Fantasy
Dalvin Cook Lands With Jets, Fantasy Reaction
Only a few hours after Ezekiel Elliott found a new job, former Minnesota Vikings RB Dalvin Cook did so as well, reportedly signing a one-year deal with the New York Jets, per ESPN’s Adam Schefter. Cook, who turned 28 Thursday, spent his first six career seasons with the Vikings before the team cut him […]
Daniel Kelley
NFL
Fantasy
Ezekiel Elliott Signs with Patriots, Fantasy Reaction
Another running back free agency domino finally fell Monday with the news that longtime Dallas Cowboys RB Ezekiel Elliott agreed to terms on a one-year deal with the New England Patriots. The 28-year-old Elliott heads to New England after spending his first seven years with the Cowboys, during which he had four 1,000-yard seasons […]
Daniel Kelley
NFL
DFS
Best Ball Breakdown: Mid- and Late-Round Running Backs
The fantasy landscape has flipped on its head this season, with running backs getting pushed down the board later than ever, coinciding with wide receivers continuing to rise. This phenomenon is even more prevalent in best ball, where most starting lineups require at least three wide receivers and just two running backs. Drafters have […]
Sam Choudhury
NFL
Fantasy
High-Stakes Fantasy Draft Strategy: 2023 Fantasy League Winner
Finding the piece that can make your season is one of the keys to any successful fantasy football venture. Getting players who return draft-day value at every pick is a great way to have a fine season, maybe contend for the fantasy playoffs. But to win your title, especially in the big, high-stakes leagues, you […]
Nelson Sousa
NFL
Fantasy
Fantasy Football 2023: Bold Predictions for Every Tier
Imagine three different fantasy football things all called “bold predictions.” They’re previewing the 2023 NFL season and promise bold predictions, but what does that mean? The first says “Lamar Jackson finishes as the QB1.” Sure, that’s kind of bold, it counts. If Jackson finishes as the QB1, that person gets the credit, but if […]
Daniel Kelley
NFL
Fantasy
Should you draft David Njoku or Evan Engram in 2023: Fantasy Crossroads
All summer long, I’m taking a look at the fantasy landscape heading into 2023 and helping drafters make some of the toughest decisions. If two players are close to one another in ADP, who should you choose? That’s the plan here. This is Fantasy Crossroads. Our Fantasy Crossroads series continues with a look at […]
Adam Pfeifer
NFL
Fantasy
‘Golden Zone’ WRs: Finding This Year’s Cooper Kupp
The Golden Zone is the ADP range of fantasy football’s fourth and fifth rounds (37-60 overall), and it has been a bevy of fantasy goodness at the wide receiver position for many years. The Golden Zone is where Amon-Ra St. Brown (WR7) and Jaylen Waddle (WR8) were drafted from last season, and it’s where I […]
Vlad Sedler