Unexpected Boom Performances: Fantasy Football Risers Include Julio Jones, Juwan Johnson, Justice Hill, and more

Happy New Year everybody, and to those who closed out their fantasy season on top, congratulations. This season was a tumultuous one with injuries to notable players sprouting up every week. If you made it through unscathed, there’s a decent shot you finished with a first-place trophy. As most weeks have been this season, Week […]

Unexpected Boom Performances: Fantasy Football Risers Include Jared Goff, Terry McLaurin, James Cook, and more

As is with most starts to the fantasy football playoffs, Week 15 was a little bananas. There were fewer devastating injuries than normal, but the play was just bizarre in a lot of cases. Players we hadn’t heard from in weeks showed out while stable roster anchors disappeared at the worst possible time. This is […]

Unexpected Boom Performances: Fantasy Football Risers Include David Njoku, Chase Brown, Odell Beckham Jr., and more

Finally, the fantasy football regular season is over and it’s time we enter crunch time, the fantasy playoffs. This season has been very up and down, as it feels like nearly every fantasy manager has been directly or indirectly affected by injuries this year. As if this season couldn’t let us roll into the playoffs […]

Unexpected Boom Performances: Fantasy Football Risers Include Alec Pierce, Ezekiel Elliott, Dameon Pierce, and more

The carousel of injuries continues during this 2023 season. This is said every year, but it feels like there have been more injuries than normal this season. I’m not going to list every nick and bruise suffered by star players this week, but just know there were more than enough. Outside of the injuries though, […]

Unexpected Boom Performances: Fantasy Football Risers Include Jordan Love, Rashee Rice, Christian Watson, and more

Happy Week 13 and hope everybody had a wonderful Thanksgiving. Luckily, some games managed to come close to the food quality with some entertaining matchups that went down to the wire. However, as is customary with most weeks this season, there were also a few dreadful matchups. To anyone who had the misfortune of watching […]

Unexpected Boom Performances: Fantasy Football Risers Include Tommy DeVito, Khalil Shakir, Darius Slayton, and more

Injuries, injuries, and even more injuries. If you partake in fantasy football, there’s a decent chance you had some sort of injury affect your roster directly or indirectly. This year has been on one with the amount of season-enders to relevant players, so here’s to hoping the guys hurt today aren’t out for too long. […]

Unexpected Boom Performances: Fantasy Football Risers Include Devin Singletary, Brandin Cooks, Brian Robinson Jr., and more

Prior to Week 10, some people were concerned about the upcoming matchups. With the Kansas City Chiefs, Miami Dolphins, Philadelphia Eagles, and Los Angeles Rams on bye, the active teams would have to pick up the slack. Unfortunately, the concerns were warranted, as many games had sloppy play. At least, that’s how they started. After […]

Unexpected Boom Performances: Fantasy Football Risers Include Keaton Mitchell, C.J. Stroud, Joshua Dobbs, and more

The year of the backup quarterback continued in Week 9 as numerous second-stringers found a way to the field. However, that doesn’t mean the quality of play was necessarily bad in any way. In fact, one of the best games of the day was a faceoff between a quarterback making his first start of the […]

Unexpected Boom Performances: Fantasy Football Risers Include Will Levis, DeAndre Hopkins, Trey McBride, Jahan Dotson, more

As it has been with most weeks during the 2023 NFL season, Week 8 was an interesting one. There were obviously some entertaining games, but the story of the day was the amount of notable quarterbacks that went down. Kirk Cousins, Matthew Stafford, Tyrod Taylor, Kenny Pickett, and Desmond Ridder all exited their games with […]

Unexpected Boom Performances: Fantasy Football Risers Include D'Onta Foreman, Gardner Minshew, Gus Edwards, and more

Thank goodness some watchable football was made available. After a low-scoring Week 6 plagued by countless injuries to notable players, Week 7 made up for it with a slate that had some solid variety, even with six teams on bye. There were shootouts, defensive battles, blowouts, and many close games that went down to the […]

Unexpected Boom Performances: Fantasy Football Risers Include Jameson Williams, Rashid Shaheed, Michael Mayer, and more

Sunday Bloody Sunday. Every year, there’s usually a week of the season when it seems like a multitude of players have some sort of injury. This was that week. Whether it was role players or mega-stars, a ton of players got nicked in some form or another during Week 6.  Along with the injuries, another […]

Unexpected Boom Performances: Fantasy Football Risers Include Zack Moss, Desmond Ridder, Tyjae Spears, and more

Week 5 was an interesting one. There were some huge performances from the usual boom players, some big outings from some players that have mostly disappointed so far, and a lot of quarterbacks putting up solid numbers. In this article, it’d be boring to run through the players we all expect to perform well. So […]

Unexpected Boom Performances: Fantasy Football Risers Include Jaleel McLaughlin, Cole Kmet, Michael Wilson, and more

Offense, offense, offense. If you’re like most NFL fans and you enjoy high-scoring, heart-pounding, jaw-dropping NFL action, then hopefully you didn’t miss Week 4. We’re only four weeks into the season, but in terms of overall entertainment, this one is going to be hard to beat. With many close games and large point totals, there […]

Unexpected Boom Performances: Fantasy Football Risers Include De'Von Achane, Sam LaPorta, Tank Dell, and more

If you enjoy blowouts, Week 3 was the week for you. While there were some great close games that had entertaining endings, there were some truly spectacular blowouts that happened this week. One of those was actually the fourth game in NFL history where a team scored 70 points and the first instance of one […]

Unexpected Boom Performances: Fantasy Football Risers Include Brian Robinson Jr., Josh Reynolds, Jayden Reed, and more

Week 2 of the NFL season is in the book and it was certainly an upgrade over the lackluster Week 1. With plenty of exciting moments, including overtime victories, a Hail Mary touchdown, and surprising rookie performances, you can safely say that this was an exciting week of football. Within this exciting slate of games, […]

Unexpected Boom Performances: Fantasy Football Risers Include Kyren Williams, Jakobi Meyers, Kendrick Bourne, more

After much anticipation for the start of a new NFL year, the 2023 season failed to come out of the gates hot. Rather, it got off to a slow crawl filled with some brutal offensive play, bad weather, and unfortunate injuries.  Luckily, there were a few entertaining matchups in the later slate that saved us […]

Fantasy Football Values: Players With Disappointing Numbers Worth Reconsidering In 2023

When the time comes around to gear up for fantasy football season, one of the most celebrated pastimes is enthusiasts firing off takes about who will show out and who won't. To back up those hot takes, many use player performances from the previous season. While that is a critical piece of the puzzle, exclusively […]

Unexpected Boom Performances: Week 17 Fantasy Football Reactions for Mike Evans, Jarrett Stidham, Daniel Jones, and more

The 2022 fantasy season had a gripping finale for the majority of leagues that end in Week 17. Numerous household names on championship rosters completely flopped while players we haven’t had notable performances from all season decided to show out in the most pivotal fantasy week of the season. Whether it was a player with […]

Unexpected Boom Performances: Week 16 Fantasy Football Reactions for Cam Akers, Shane Zylstra, Kendrick Bourne, and more

Week 16 was definitely an interesting one. With the holiday weather being a major concern for many games around the league, there was bound to be some interesting offensive play and fantasy outputs. Hopefully, you made it out of Week 16 and are gearing up for the time of the season when fantasy champions are […]

Unexpected Boom Performances: Week 15 Fantasy Football Reactions for K.J. Osborn, Russell Gage, Tyler Allgeier, and more

The first week of the fantasy playoffs was definitely an interesting one. With injuries to star players and no-names snagging touchdowns, fantasy managers that moved on to the next round should feel thankful that they made it past this unpredictable week.  For a week that included football on a Saturday, three overtime games, and the […]

Unexpected Boom Performances: Week 14 Fantasy Football Reactions for Evan Engram, Jerick McKinnon, Chris Moore, and more

The second bye-mageddon of the year came at the most inopportune time for the fantasy season, Week 14. For fantasy managers aiming to punch their tickets to the playoffs, having numerous impactful players on bye was a worst-case scenario at this point in the year.  However, even with so many playmakers unavailable, there were plenty […]

Unexpected Boom Performances: Week 13 Fantasy Football Reactions for A.J. Dillon, Cam Akers, Alec Pierce, and more

Week 13 was a wild one filled with huge performances from stars, and injuries to them as well. You either came out of this week smiling ear to ear, or cursing the fantasy gods for bad injury luck.  With this crazy week, there were some unexpected performances from some players that haven’t been heard from […]

Unexpected Boom Performances: Week 12 Fantasy Football Reactions for Mike White, Brian Robinson, Zonovan Knight, and more

Week 12 was an interesting one, with plenty of drama and unexpected outcomes that turned the fortunes of fantasy managers in differing directions. Whether it was the two separate game-winning two-point conversions, the two separate overtime victories, or the resurgence of Sam Darnold, the zany nature of this week definitely impacted your fantasy matchup in […]

Unexpected Boom Performances: Week 11 Fantasy Football Reactions for Samaje Perine, Jamaal Williams, Joshua Palmer, and more

Well, the odd 2022 season continues. After Week 10, which had a slew of entertaining matchups, it only felt right to see some of the weirdest football of the season in Week 11. Numerous field goals, sloppy play, and strange stat lines headlined an odd day of football.  When a game with almost no offensive […]

Unexpected Boom Performances: Week 10 Fantasy Football Reactions for Christian Watson, Parris Campbell, Kadarius Toney

Week 10 was an interesting one. It was highly entertaining, and fans had the pleasure of watching numerous games that went down to the wire and had unexpected outcomes. Whether it was Vikings vs. Bills or Cowboys vs. Packers, viewers were receiving their fair share of dopamine from all of these exciting matchups.  Throughout all […]

Unexpected Boom Performances: Week 9 Fantasy Football Reactions for Joe Mixon, Cole Kmet, Cade Otton, and more

Week 9 of the 2022 NFL season was a bit top-heavy as far as fantasy performances go. After Week 8, where it felt like every star player was having their scoring output of the season, things seemed to slow down as just a few players took all the points for themselves.  The stars came out […]

Unexpected Boom Performances: Week 8 Fantasy Football Reactions for D'Onta Foreman, Tyler Conklin, Justin Fields, and more

Finally! After a few weeks of dreadful football, Week 8 provided fans with high-flying entertainment that resulted in some massive scoring performances. One of the more popular storylines surrounding the 2022 NFL season has been that league-wide scoring has been way down from previous years. However, this week was different as points spiked heavily and […]

Unexpected Boom Performances: Week 7 Fantasy Football Reactions for Parris Campbell, Tyler Boyd, Mecole Hardman, and more

Week 7 had to be one of the toughest weeks for fantasy managers in recent memory. There were some really good offenses on byes this week (Buffalo, Minnesota, Philadelphia) that left managers having to roll out players off their bench or go ransacking the waiver wire for scraps. And then once the games started, it […]

Unexpected Boom Performances: Week 6 Fantasy Football Reactions for Kenyan Drake, Deon Jackson, Chase Claypool, Matt Ryan

Go home Week 6, you’re drunk. After a few weeks of mostly conventional fantasy football, this was the week where everything went haywire. Throughout all of the matchups, it seemed like almost every touchdown was scored by someone nobody had heard of or a player from seasons past. We’ve been blessed so far with some […]

Unexpected Boom Performances: Week 5 Fantasy Football Reactions for Taysom Hill, Khalil Shakir, Dyami Brown and more

Week 5 of the NFL season continued the early season trend of improbable performances throughout the league. From practice squad players to gadget quarterbacks, there were certainly some unexpected big fantasy performances from players that nobody would’ve expected. I mean, you all definitely had Taysom in your lineup this weekend, right? After another week of […]