The injury report was the star of Week 3. From new injuries (De'Von Achane, Breece Hall, and more) to those predetermined to miss the weekend, there’s bound to be plenty of waiver wire movement. Now that the calendar is turning to October, dead-weight disappointments on your roster could get chopped. Below are this week's risers […]

Week 1 brought us the highest-scoring opening weekend in NFL history. Week 2 was much, much uglier. Between bad weather and sloppy play, Week 2 was a slog, especially the opening half of the early window on Sunday. When all was said and done, there were more risers than fallers, but some very notable names […]

Think of the NBA's greatest players. You're picturing plenty of the best scorers, aren't you? But scoring points is only a fraction of the fantasy basketball equation in category leagues. We need stats in eight other categories to field competitive teams. Although some of these players may still be elite bucket-getters, they fill the stat […]

Welcome to the Wednesday after Week 1, the time to victory-lap your initially successful sleepers and breakouts while panicking about the busts. Week 1 is a time to watch for usage and opportunities. Some risers, like Chuba Hubbard, triumphed over position competition. Some fallers, like Travis Etienne Jr., were nowhere close to a bellcow title. […]

BALLER MOVE: Sit in most leagues POSITIONAL VALUE: Low-end RB3 ANALYSIS: So, that was a bit of a surprise. Entering Week 1, there were hints that rookie Kaelon Black was second on San Francisco's running back depth chart, but that wasn't fully confirmed until Jordan James was a healthy scratch. Black not only won the […]

Constructing a 9-category fantasy basketball roster is an abstract puzzle that requires a lot of planning both during the draft and afterwards. The edges are your first few rounds. After that, play to your star players' strengths. Punt a category, maybe two. No roster will be perfect, but remember that you just need to win […]

Basketball efficiency is quite the tightrope. But failing to pay attention to efficiency statistics such as field goal percentage, free throw percentage, and turnovers can have dire consequences in category leagues. The rim-running centers rarely miss from point-blank range. The turnovers are generally low, too, but most are poor shooters at the charity stripe. The […]

Let's start this article with an immediate peek behind the curtain. My must-draft, my guys, league-winners, whatever vernacular you use, have changed again and again. Rough draft after rough draft. And it's not because of indecisiveness. The rash of preseason injuries -- from Emeka Egbuka's toe to Luther Burden III's groin to Tucker Kraft's snap […]

What could go wrong? That's the question we should ask ourselves before selecting any player in fantasy drafts. Those concerns become amplified in the middle rounds. With the safest bets already off the board, fantasy managers have to take calculated risks among an imperfect player pool. In this series of articles, we'll weigh the pros […]

The Arizona running back depth chart has undergone quite the facelift this summer. Michael Carter led the Cardinals with 333 rushing yards last season. The runner-ups? Emari Demercado (312) and Bam Knight (269). Those names make it abundantly clear why the Cardinals led the league in pass attempts last season. Third-overall pick Jeremiyah Love appeared […]

Looking for a high-upside wide receiver in the third or fourth rounds? From DeVonta Smith to Tetairoa McMillan, there are a handful of pass-catchers who could fit the bill. What about the fifth and sixth rounds? Same problem. DJ Moore, the Bears wideouts, Mike Evans, and more. How do you choose? Let's sort through some […]

You can lose a draft in the first couple of rounds by selecting this year's Brian Thomas Jr. You can't win a draft with those early picks. The middle rounds are where you can win the draft. Hit on those picks, and you'll have a complete, championship-contending lineup. Miss, and you'll be scrambling to find […]

Every fantasy football prospect comes with some degree of risk. It could be a significant injury history, a low-scoring offense, or workload uncertainty. The top players in the draft carry little risk. That risk-reward balance starts to shift in the middle rounds. Managers have to sort through players with noticeable flaws and decide which players […]

Even the players atop the consensus fantasy football rankings carry concerns, from durability issues to weak supporting casts. That's especially true once the draft reaches the middle rounds. The lower-risk stars have already been selected. It's then time to weigh upside against imperfections. In this series of articles, we'll weigh the pros and cons of […]

Even the best prospects in fantasy football have downsides, whether it's injury concerns, a below-average offense, or competition for playing time. The middle rounds are when the scale begins to tip in the risks' favor. The players with minimal risk are off the board, and it's time to select from the imperfect bunch. In this […]

Finding league-winning value at wide receiver is all about identifying talented players before the rest of your league catches on. Half of this year's ADP top four -- Puka Nacua and Amon-Ra St. Brown -- were once considered deep sleepers. Are the sleeper names on this list going to become All-Pro wide receivers and recurring […]

It's the dog days of the NFL offseason -- a time to hypothesize on hot takes that seem impossible until they happen. You may laugh now and think, "No way that happens!" I hope to be prophetic. Regardless, in this article, we're swinging for the fences with predictions. Here are four bold predictions that will […]

Great or late. It's the tight end drafting strategy to follow. Take 2025, for example. Trey McBride, Brock Bowers, and George Kittle were the consensus top three. The trio finished the year with the highest point-per-game averages. Of the next group (Sam LaPorta, Travis Kelce, T.J. Hockenson, Mark Andrews, Evan Engram, and David Njoku), only […]

As summer rolls on and the fantasy football draft season nears, every player is in the "best shape of their lives," and every camp video posted to social media is just confirmation of your previous bias. So, let's back up a bit and look at the spring shifts that shook up the running back landscape. […]

Nearly all of the offseason dominoes have fallen. The NFL Draft has come and gone. Free agency, outside of a few stragglers, is finished. The trade market is still open, but mostly quiet at this time (with one notable, anticipated trade looming). That means we can accurately gauge dynasty stocks throughout the NFL. Which wide […]

The 2026 NFL Draft class was already viewed as a weaker crop for fantasy football - and then the selections made it worse. Several first-rounders landed on bottom-tier offenses, one running back heard his name called on day two, and teams prioritized primary blocking tight ends over the receiving counterparts. Nope. Don't like that. While […]

Every dynasty fantasy football manager has been there. A franchise is on the clock, and you're sweating the selection. Sometimes it's because you roster the veteran wide receiver and want less target competition for your guy. Other times, you love the prospect but hate the potential marriage between him and the team. The latter is […]

Sometime in your life, probably multiple times, you'll hear someone mutter the phrase "Age is just a number." For the man deadlifting his personal best in his 40s, sure, that mindset can apply. For players in the National Football League, it doesn't. Father Time will catch up to our favorite players, and decisions will have […]

You get a Sleeper notification on your phone. A trade has been made in your dynasty league. As the league page loads, you wonder what it could be. Did someone pull off a blockbuster for Jaxon Smith-Njigba? Did a bottom-feeder commit to a rebuild and part ways with Christian McCaffrey? Oh, he traded for Chris […]

It's easy to fall in love with breakout seasons, hot streaks, and big-time production. With every high comes an inevitable low, so selling a player at the right time can help you avoid the fall and sustain a winning roster in your dynasty fantasy football league. Sell-high players are guys whose current value is better […]

How do you maximize dynasty fantasy football trade value in the offseason? Things change at a much slower pace than the regular season, but there are significant calendar events that you can time out to get the best return. Free agency begins on March 11th. The NFL Draft follows on April 23rd. For some players, […]

For the dynasty fantasy football managers who picked Colston Loveland over Tyler Warren, the first two months of the season felt like a repeated kick in the shin. Now? Well, now it's not so cut and dry. Overreactions are swift in fantasy football. It's more amplified in dynasty when the rookie you didn't pick becomes […]

In your best Mugatu voice, say it with me: "Tanking, it's so hot right now!" Take a stroll through NBA X, and there's far more conversation about the teams that aren't trying to win, compared to the teams atop the standings. The 2026 NBA Draft is generational, with at least three (or four or five, […]

The NFL offseason is coming, and sometimes, your dynasty roster could use a little addition by subtraction. Pending free agents have the opportunity to secure a new contract and switch teams. But the fantasy production isn't always greener on the other side, We've been publishing dynasty fantasy football articles non-stop, including trade candidates, rookie mock […]

The NFL offseason is coming. However, there's no offseason in dynasty fantasy football -- and we've been publishing dynasty fantasy football articles non-stop including trade candidates, rookie mock drafts, constantly-updated dynasty rankings and more. In fact, this is the favorite time of the year for many dynasty managers. It's time to put on the GM […]