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Fantasy Quiz of the Day: Most Years Between First and Last 1,000-Yard Rushing Season
Frank Gore announced Sunday that he was signing a one-day contract with the San Francisco 49ers so he could retire as a member of the team he played 10 years for. Gore last played for the Jets in 2020 at the age of 37. He first ran for 1,000 yards (1,695) as a second-year player […]
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Daniel Kelley
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Sleeper WR Candidates for 2022 Fantasy Football
Every year, wide receiver is one of the deepest positions in fantasy football. Considering most team runs three-wide sets often, there are nearly 100 legitimate WR candidates for your fantasy squad every year. Hitting big on a later-round pick (see Deebo Samuel last year), or even scooping up an underrated player (like Cooper Kupp) can […]
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Tyler Loechner
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The Biggest Pre-/Post-Bye Changes in Fantasy Football 2021
Whenever you hear about a team making significant halftime adjustments, you get a former player tut-tutting about how there really isn’t that much time, and really it’s just about taping you up and getting back out there, and any real adjustments are minor. In a sense, adjustments over an NFL team’s bye week are the […]
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Daniel Kelley
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Fantasy Football’s One-Game Wonders of 2021
In fantasy football, your end-of-season total is your end-of-season total. If one player puts up 16 points per game over 17 games and another puts up 34 per game but only plays in eight games, well, they had the same total for the season. (Shout out the Tweet Of Great Debate.) But we don’t play […]
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Daniel Kelley
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Looking Ahead to the 2023 NFL Free Agency Class
Yes, I know we are still in the midst of all of the 2022 NFL free agency madness. But before you know it, we will be talking about the free agent class for 2023. And for anyone in dynasty leagues, keeping tabs on the upcoming free agents is legitimately something that you need to be […]
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Adam Pfeifer
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Revisiting the Fantasy Football Rookie Class of 2021
All eyes are on the 2022 rookie class right now (related: check out Jeff Ratcliffe’s rookie rankings here) — but we wanted to take a second to revisit last year’s rookie class. How did we view them back then? What has changed in the last year? Let’s dive right into last year’s rooks.   How […]
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Tyler Loechner
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Fantasy Quiz of the Day: Most Consecutive Years of 1,000+ Rushing Yards
In Thursday’s Quiz of the Day, we asked how many of the all-time longest streaks of 1,000 receiving yards you could name. Most of them were expired streaks, but there were two active ones on there (Mike Evans and Travis Kelce, so there are some spoilers if you haven’t taken that quiz yet). That’s not […]
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Daniel Kelley
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Bust RB Candidates for 2022 Fantasy Football
You can’t win your fantasy football league during the draft, but you can lose it. Avoiding potential busts is crucial to any fantasy success, as it can be very difficult to recover from disappointing player performances. It is obviously early, but let’s take a look at some potential bust candidates at the running back position […]
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Adam Pfeifer
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Fantasy Quiz of the Day: Most Consecutive Years of 1,000+ Receiving Yards
You probably know that Mike Evans holds the all-time record for most consecutive seasons with 1,000-plus receiving yards to start a career, making it to eight in 2021 and looking to extend it in 2022. But how does that streak rank all-time? Spoiler alert: It ranks pretty well. You’re welcome for one of the answers […]
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Daniel Kelley
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Why You’re Wrong About Tyreek Hill’s Usage in Miami
The internet is wrong. Shocking, I know. But in the wake of the blockbuster trade that sent Tyreek Hill to the Miami Dolphins, many had the same take. It went something like this: “Hill is going to take the top off the defense and be used as a downfield threat for Tua Tagovailoa and the […]
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Jeff Ratcliffe
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Who Should Be the First Overall Pick in a Dynasty Startup?
The 2021 season is in the books, and it’s time to kick off the new year. After only a week-plus of free agency, 2022 has become arguably the most active offseason in NFL history. Players are constantly shuffling around the league as teams prepare for the NFL draft. We’re still a ways off from standard […]
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Sam Choudhury
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Tyreek Hill to Dolphins in Trade with Huge Fantasy Impact
The most compelling offseason in NFL history got even more compelling Wednesday, as the Kansas City Chiefs are trading Tyreek Hill to the Miami Dolphins in exchange for five draft picks that include a first- and second-round pick in the 2022 NFL draft. That’s a hefty haul for the Chiefs, but they’re now left without […]
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Jeff Ratcliffe
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Fantasy Quiz of the Day: Longest Active Streaks of 15 PPR Points Per Game
Our Quiz of the Day Tuesday offered up a generous threshold for relevance in fantasy football – averaging 10 PPR points per game. It’s not easy, but it’s attainable enough that 145 players did it a year ago. Bumping up the threshold, though, makes it more exclusive. Last year, there were still 58 players who […]
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Daniel Kelley
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Bust QB Candidates for 2022 Fantasy Football
Monday, we wrote about QB Sleepers for 2022. This time, we’re looking at the other end of the stick to identify QB busts for 2022. In truth, fantasy QBs this year can be put into four buckets: Weekly Starter Weekly Streamer (some with upside to become Weekly Starters) The Abyss   (Check out more: QB Sleepers | RB […]
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Tyler Loechner
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Fantasy Quiz of the Day: Longest Active Streaks of 10 PPR Points Per Game
Just about any NFL player can put up 10 PPR points in a game. It’s not a high bar to clear. Even averaging that over a whole season isn’t that big an ask – 145 different players averaged 10 PPR points per game in 2021, from Cooper Kupp at 25.85 to Brandon Aiyuk at 10.02. […]
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Daniel Kelley
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Colts swing trade with Falcons for QB Matt Ryan
The most active offseason in the history of the NFL continued on Monday with the Atlanta Falcons trading Matt Ryan to the Indianapolis Colts in exchange for a third-round pick. The Falcons then went and inked Marcus Mariota to a two-year deal. (Follow along with all of the big free agency reactions here!) Despite rumblings […]
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Jeff Ratcliffe
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Fantasy Quiz of the Day: 10 Years of NFL Standings
Anyone can tell you the Packers and Buccaneers had two of the best records in the NFL last year, the Jaguars and Lions two of the worst. 2021 is fresh on our memories. But can you remember which teams have fared the best and worst over the last 10 years? Today’s Quiz of the Day […]
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Daniel Kelley
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Sleeper QB Candidates for 2022 Fantasy Football
Everyone loves a good sleeper QB pick who pops off in fantasy football. Last year, it was Jalen Hurts (and somehow Tom Brady, if we’re going based on ADP).We’re always on the hunt for a good sleeper QB because waiting on a QB on draft day is still a popular strategy.Below, we’ll run through some […]
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Tyler Loechner
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Fantasy Football Winners and Losers of Free Agency (So Far)
There are still some big names out there unsigned, but with one week of 2022 NFL free agency in the books, let’s take a quick look at the winners and losers so far. (We’re including all the trade activity as part of the free agency period, as well.)   Winners Derek Carr, QB, Las Vegas […]
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Tyler Loechner
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Dynasty Dart Throws: Wide Receivers/Tight Ends
Trying to piece together a dynasty fantasy football team is fun but can also be a bit of a challenge. It is very difficult to trade for some of the top players in the league, but some of the best moves you can make are the less exciting ones. Trading for overlooked players who could […]
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Adam Pfeifer
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Dynasty Dart Throws to Target: QB/RB
Trying to piece together a dynasty fantasy football team is fun but can also be a bit of a challenge. It is very difficult to trade for some of the top players in the league but some of the best moves you can make are the less exciting ones. Trading for overlooked players who could […]
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Adam Pfeifer
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JuJu Smith-Schuster an Intriguing Fantasy Option in Kansas City
The AFC West continues to be the league’s most compelling division in NFL free agency, as the Kansas City Chiefs got into the mix and signed JuJu Smith-Schuster to a one-year, $10.75 million contract Friday. Still just 25 years old, Smith-Schuster will get a chance to prove it in one of the league’s most explosive […]
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Jeff Ratcliffe
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Deshaun Watson Trade Rocks Browns’ Fantasy Outlook
Finally. The Deshaun Watson trade saga is over. Watson shocked nearly everyone Friday afternoon, waiving his no-trade clause for the Cleveland Browns after it had been widely reported that the Browns were out of the mix. Watson and the Browns agreed to a massive five-year pact worth a reported $230 million. The entire contract is […]
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Jeff Ratcliffe
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Breakout Offenses for Fantasy Football in 2022
One of the most overlooked strategies in fantasy football is to draft players from good teams, or at least players on good offenses. It sounds simple, but it’s harder than it sounds. The trickle-down effect of more yardage, opportunities and TDs eventually reaches the secondary and tertiary weapons in an offense as well, resulting in […]
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Tyler Loechner
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Fantasy Quiz of the Day: Each Team’s Most Recent 4,000-Yard Passer
In Thursday’s Quiz of the Day, we asked whether you could name every team’s most recent 1,000-yard receiver. It wasn’t the easiest task in the world, but at the same time, every team has had at least one 1,000-yard receiver since 2015, and everyone but the Jets has gotten there since 2018. So the names […]
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Daniel Kelley
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Allen Robinson Lands in Los Angeles in a Surprise, Fantasy Impact
It seems every year we get a big head-scratcher in NFL free agency, and we now have the leader in the clubhouse for 2022 after Allen Robinson signed with the Los Angeles Rams Thursday. The deal is a reported three-year pact worth $46.5 million. At $15.5 million per year, that’s well south of the $18 […]
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Jeff Ratcliffe
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Davante Adams Trade Rocks Las Vegas, Green Bay Offseasons
Just when we thought we’ve seen it all with this NFL offseason, the Packers and Raiders went and sent a seismic shockwave through the NFL. Green Bay is trading all-world WR Davante Adams to Las Vegas in exchange for two 2022 picks. For his trouble, Adams is getting a massive five-year, $141.25 million contract. (Follow […]
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Jeff Ratcliffe
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Fantasy Quiz of the Day: Each Team’s Most Recent 1,000-Yard Receiver
It’s easier to go for 1,000 receiving yards these days than 1,000 rushing yards. Last year, 26 players cracked 1,000 receiving yards, compared to only seven on the ground. Over the last five years, those numbers are 109 and 50, respectively. So naming the most recent 1,000-yard receiver for each franchise should be easy for […]
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Daniel Kelley
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Beware the Over-30 Fantasy Football Option
Intellectually, as a fantasy football player, you probably already downgrade flex options past their 30th birthday. It’s ingrained in us — players drop off as they age, 30 is the kiss of death, all that. Let me tell you right now that however much you downgrade the older players, it probably isn’t enough.   Obviously, […]
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Daniel Kelley
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Teammates Who Could Both be Fantasy WR1s in 2022
During the 2021 season, both Keenan Allen (WR11) and Mike Williams (WR12) finished as WR1 options for fantasy football. They were the only pair of teammates to accomplish that feat in 2021, but we have seen at least one pair finish as top-12 wide receivers in three of the last four seasons. There is a […]
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Adam Pfeifer
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Fantasy Quiz of the Day: Each Team’s Most Recent 1,000-Yard Rusher
Rushing for 1,000 yards in a season doesn’t guarantee you had a dominant fantasy season, but it gets you a lot of the way there. So you’d think it would be easy to remember the last player to do it for each team, right? Let’s find out. Can you identify the last 1,000-yard rusher for […]
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Daniel Kelley
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Russell Gage Is a High-Upside No. 3 WR in Tampa
What once looked like a bleak future for the Tampa Bay Buccaneers has turned around quite dramatically over the last week. Following Tom Brady’s unretirement, the team was able to re-sign C Ryan Jensen and CB Carlton Davis. Tampa then bolstered their wide receiver corps Tuesday with the addition of former Falcons WR Russell Gage, […]
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Jeff Ratcliffe