WR/CB Matchups to Target and Downgrade - Divisional Round

Welcome to the Divisional Round edition of WR/CB Matchup chart. Most season-long fantasy leagues are over, but there are still plenty of opportunities to play other types of contests in the playoffs. Divisional Round games are extremely important in most fantasy playoff formats and drafts. This article can help you identify advantageous matchups and make […]

WR/CB Matchups to Target and Downgrade - Wild Card Round

Welcome to the Wild Card edition of WR/CB Matchup chart. Most season-long fantasy leagues are over, but there are still plenty of opportunities to play other types of contests in the playoffs. Wild Card games are extremely important in most fantasy playoff formats and drafts. This article can help you identify advantageous matchups and draft […]

WR/CB Matchups to Target and Downgrade - Week 18

Welcome to Week 18 of the WR/CB Matchup chart. Most season-long fantasy leagues are over, but there are still plenty of opportunities to play other types of contests in Week 18. The most important factor in Week 18 is which teams are playing their starters less than normal. Make sure to stay on top of […]

WR/CB Matchups to Target and Downgrade - Week 17

Welcome to Week 17 of the WR/CB Matchup chart. If you're reading this article, there's a good chance you've made it to the fantasy championship. Hopefully, this article has helped you throughout the year. The chart typically becomes more predictive as the season goes on, and many of the predictions made in this article the […]

WR/CB Matchups to Target and Downgrade - Week 16

Welcome to Week 16 of the WR/CB Matchup chart. The chart typically becomes more predictive as the season goes on, and many of the predictions made in this article the past two weeks turned out to be correct. Keep in mind that late season trend can impact matchups as non-contending teams look toward player evaluation […]

WR/CB Matchups to Target and Downgrade - Week 15

Welcome to Week 15 of the WR/CB Matchup chart. The chart typically becomes more predictive as the season goes on, and many of the predictions made in this article the past two weeks turned out to be correct. Keep in mind that late season trends can impact matchups as non-contending teams look toward player evaluation […]

WR/CB Matchups to Target and Downgrade - Week 14

Welcome to Week 14 of the WR/CB Matchup chart. The chart typically becomes more predictive as the season goes on, and most of the predictions made in this article last week turned out to be correct. Keep in mind that late season trends can impact matchups as non-contending teams look toward player evaluation and draft […]

WR/CB Matchups to Target and Downgrade - Week 13

Welcome to Week 13 of the WR/CB Matchup chart. The chart typically becomes more predictive as the season goes on, and late season trends can impact matchups as non-contending teams look toward player evaluation and draft slot. Another huge factor in WR/CB Matchups is health, as injured CB groups can be taken advantage of. As […]

WR/CB Matchups to Target and Downgrade - Week 12

Welcome to Week 12 of the WR/CB Matchup chart. On this Thanksgiving weekend, make sure to prioritize the things that really matter in life. Your fantasy matchup is far more important than family, so prepare accordingly. The WR/CB Matchup chart typically becomes more predictive as the season goes on. Another huge factor in WR/CB Matchups […]

WR/CB Matchups to Target and Downgrade - Week 11

Welcome to Week 11 of the WR/CB Matchup chart. As the year goes on, the PPGA metric will become more and more predictive. Another important data point to be aware of is the injury report. Defenses missing key secondary pieces are far more susceptible to giving up ceiling games than units that are healthy. Offensive […]

WR/CB Matchups to Target and Downgrade - Week 10

Welcome to Week 10 of the WR/CB Matchup chart. As the year goes on, the PPGA metric will become more and more predictive. Another important data point to be aware of is the injury report. Defenses missing key secondary pieces are far more susceptible to giving up ceiling games than units that are healthy. Offensive […]

WR/CB Matchups to Target and Downgrade - Week 9

Welcome to Week 9 of the WR/CB Matchup chart. As the year goes on, the PPGA metric will become more and more predictive. Another important data point to be aware of is the injury report. Defenses missing key secondary pieces are far more susceptible to giving up ceiling games than units that are healthy. Offensive […]

WR/CB Matchups to Target and Downgrade - Week 8

Welcome to Week 8 of the WR/CB Matchup chart. As the year goes on, the PPGA metric will become more and more predictive. Another important data point to be aware of is the injury report. Defenses missing key secondary pieces are far more susceptible to giving up ceiling games than units that are healthy. Offensive […]

WR/CB Matchups to Target and Downgrade - Week 7

Welcome to Week 7 of the WR/CB Matchup chart. As the year goes on, the PPGA metric will become more and more predictive. Another important data point to be aware of is the injury report. Defenses missing key secondary pieces are far more susceptible to giving up ceiling games than units that are healthy. Offensive […]

WR/CB Matchups to Target and Downgrade - Fantasy Football Week 6

Welcome to Week 6 of the WR/CB Matchup chart. As the year goes on, the PPGA metric will become more and more predictive. Last week, this article highlighted a lot of good matchups that resulted in big performances and some tough matchups that resulted in duds. Last week's article gave matchup boosts to Gabe Davis, […]

WR/CB Matchups to Target and Downgrade - Week 5

Welcome to Week 5 of the WR/CB Matchup chart. As the year goes on, the PPGA metric will become more and more predictive. Results from a small sample usually tell more about how talented a CB's opponents have been rather than the difficulty of the matchup going forward. It is not advised to use this […]

WR/CB Matchups to Target and Downgrade - Week 4

Welcome to Week 4 of the WR/CB Matchup chart. As the year goes on, the PPGA metric will become more and more predictive. Results from a small sample like one or two weeks usually tell more about how talented a CB's opponent was rather than the difficulty of the matchup going forward. It is not […]

WR/CB Matchups to Target and Downgrade - Week 3

Welcome to Week 3 of the WR/CB Matchup chart. As the year goes on, the PPGA metric will become more and more predictive. Results from a small sample like one or two weeks usually tell more about how talented a CB's opponent was rather than the difficulty of the matchup going forward. It is not […]

WR/CB Matchups to Target and Downgrade - Week 2

Week 1 is in the books, and fantasy managers are adjusting their strategies after the first game. The Week 2 version of the WR/CB Matchup Chart has the added "PPGA" (Points Per Game Against) column with the Week 1 point assigned to each matchup. The process for assigning points to a specific matchup has to […]

WR/CB Matchups to Target and Downgrade - Week 1

The NFL season is finally here, and I'm excited to share the completely free WR/CB Matchup Chart for the third straight year. During the past two seasons, I have tweaked my process to make the chart more user-friendly and predictive, but NFL teams are moving receivers around more than ever in today's game. It is […]

Andrew Lalama's Bold Predictions For The 2022 Fantasy Football Season

Understanding the math behind fantasy football can be a huge advantage. Using past statistics, player profiles, and team tendencies can absolutely help fantasy managers identify +EV draft picks and roster construction strategies. However, many arguments for or against players use past stats in a misleading or unimportant context due to incredibly small samples. Some arguments […]

Sammy Watkins (WR, GB) - 2022 Fantasy Football Draft Values

BALLER MOVE: Target Around ~180 Overall CURRENT ADP: ~210 ANALYSIS: Allen Lazard is the first Packer receiver off the board in fantasy drafts, but his seventh-round ADP is way too pricey for me. I expect Sammy Watkins to start on the outside and flourish with a change of scenery. How's this for a narrative? Aaron Rodgers […]

Jahan Dotson (WR, WAS) - 2022 Fantasy Football Draft Values

BALLER MOVE: Target Around ~123 Overall CURRENT ADP: ~153 ANALYSIS:  It's been proven that rookie receivers can be outstanding bets to finish the season strong and smash their ADP during the second half of the year. Look no further than Amon-Ra St. Brown last year and Justin Jefferson in 2020. Identifying potential rookie WR second-half […]

Jerry Jeudy (WR, DEN) - 2022 Fantasy Football Draft Values

BALLER MOVE: Target Around ~60 Overall CURRENT ADP: ~66 ANALYSIS: Jerry Jeudy was an outstanding collegiate player who earned first-round draft capital and had a solid rookie season, displaying explosiveness and terrific route-running en route to 856 yards on just 52 catches, good for 16.5 yards per catch. Last year, he suffered a high ankle […]

2022 Best Ball Strategy - Week 17 WR/CB Matchups to Target and Downgrade

Best Ball is taking the fantasy world by storm. For those unfamiliar, Best Ball contests like the FFPC Best Ball Tourney and Best Ball Mania III on Underdog Fantasy allow you to draft an entire roster of players at any point in the offseason and have that team compete in a large field tournament to […]

2022 NFL Draft Review - Player Grades and Projections

For the past 10 years I've written a long NFL draft review with career predictions for hundreds of prospects. Over the past five, I changed my article to giving each player a career prediction grade, outlined in this pick value study. (5) – All-Pro: Starter who will perform at an elite level at his position. […]

2022 NFL Draft Mock - Round Two Draft Pick Predictions

The first round is in the books, but night two of the NFL Draft is just as important. There are a lot of talented players still on the board, and day two produces building-block pieces every year. With just one QB off the board, it will be fascinating to see where the next tier of QBs […]

Final 2022 NFL Draft Mock - Round One Draft Pick Predictions

The NFL Draft is just hours away, as teams prepare to make franchise-altering decisions in constructing their rosters. While the Super Bowl is the ultimate sports spectacle, no event is more important to reaching that goal than the NFL Draft. The World Champion Los Angeles Rams famously traded for Matthew Stafford and Jalen Ramsey, but […]

2022 NFL Draft - Top 50 Rookie Rankings

The 2022 NFL Draft is a week away, and draft rumors are heating up. This article will take a look at my top 50 draft prospects in this class, after a close review of film and analytics. The 2022 class doesn't have a single prospect I'd consider generational and the QB group lacks a clear-cut […]

NFL Draft Projections - Top Rookie Running Back Landing Spots

Rookie RB production has been a key to fantasy football for years now. Most recently, Najee Harris burst onto the scene and had a very productive rookie year that ended with a huge performance in the fantasy playoffs. I was not shy about recommending Harris in re-draft leagues last year, and hopefully that advice helped […]