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Carl Granderson Recovers Fumble On TNF
New Orleans Saints edge rusher Carl Granderson made six tackles and recovered a fumble in the Saints' 24-31 loss to the Jacksonville Jaguars on Thursday Night Football. His tackle figure, including five solos, was healthy for a defensive lineman, and his fumble recovery will put him comfortably into double-digits in many IDP scoring formats. But […]
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Foyesade Oluokun Scores First Career Touchdown In TNF Win
Jacksonville Jaguars linebacker Foyesade Oluokun had a dominant performance in the Jaguars' 31-24 win over the New Orleans Saints on Thursday Night Football. Oluokun racked up tackles, making nine solos and five assists, and an interception he returned for a touchdown. In the third quarter, with the Jaguars up 17-9 and the Saints deep in […]
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Montez Sweat Has Prime Matchup In Week 7
Washington Commanders defensive end Montez Sweat has a prime matchup in Week 7 against the New York Giants, one of the worst pass-blocking teams in the league. The Giants are allowing an average of 5.5 sacks per game. The Commanders are averaging 3.2 sacks per game, the eighth-most. Sweat is leading the team with 4.5 […]
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IDP Waiver Wire Pickups for Week 7 - Fantasy Football Streamers and Free Agent Adds
Vikings linebacker Jordan Hicks led Week 6 in fantasy IDP scoring in what was a down week. Hicks made 10 tackles, a fumble recovery, an interception, and scored a touchdown. He has scored double-digit fantasy points in each of the past five games. He'd be a strong addition if he's on your league's waiver wire, […]
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Is Jeff Wilson Jr. A Good Fantasy Football Pickup for Week 7? Waiver Wire Outlook
The Miami Dolphins have been dominating on offense this season and are on pace to possibly break some records with how often they are putting points on the board. The Fins are the No. 1 highest-scoring offense, and that has led to them having multiple players make the top ten scoring lists for fantasy football. […]
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Is Jaylen Warren A Good Fantasy Football Pickup for Week 7? Waiver Wire Outlook
Pittsburgh Steelers running back Jaylen Warren was a popular handcuff in fantasy drafts this season. The second-year man from Oklahoma State was expected by some to overtake Najee Harris as Pittsburgh's RB1. In his rookie season, he averaged 4.9 yards per carry, and some thought he looked like a better runner than Harris. Those predictions […]
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Is Geno Smith Injured or Healthy? Fantasy Football Injury Update
Seattle Seahawks quarterback Geno Smith has continued his career resurgence that began last season. Smith has the ninth-highest PFF passing grade. He has completed 68.3% of his pass attempts and thrown five touchdowns to just one interception while leading the Seahawks to a 3-1 record. But Smith left his last game on Monday Night Football […]
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IDP Waiver Wire Pickups for Week 6 - Fantasy Football Streamers and Free Agent Adds
Week 6 is coming up, and there are going to be some exciting games and intense defensive matchups. The Cleveland Browns, the NFL's No. 1 defense, face the San Francisco 49ers, the No. 2 offense. Something has to give. The Buffalo Bills defense, which is No. 1 in sack rate, faces the team that is […]
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Cole Holcomb Is A Quality Start in Tackle-Heavy IDP Leagues
Pittsburgh Steelers linebacker Cole Holcomb has a favorable matchup against a run-heavy Baltimore Ravens team. The Ravens run the ball about 35 times a game, slightly less than the league-leading Philadelphia Eagles. Holcomb has excelled against the run, making 10 solo tackles and only missing 5.0% of his attempted tackles on run plays. Overall, he […]
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Alim McNeill A Possible Sleeper in Week 5
Detroit Lions defensive tackle Alim McNeill is a quality sleeper candidate in a favorable Week 5 matchup against the Carolina Panthers. McNeill, a 2021 third-round draft pick, has broken out, making a sack in each of the past two games. His two sacks tie his career high. He is averaging 29 pass rush snaps per […]
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Aidan Hutchinson Has Favorable Matchup in Week 5
Detroit Lions edge rusher Aidan Hutchinson has a favorable matchup against the Carolina Panthers in Week 5, in which he will attempt to record multiple sacks for the third straight game. The Panthers have allowed pressure on 28% of their passing plays, the sixth-highest rate, and the Lions have created pressure on 34% of pass […]
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Josh Uche Must Step Up In Week 5
New England Patriots edge rusher Josh Uche must step up in a Week 5 matchup against the New Orleans Saints in the absence of Patriots sack leader Matt Judon. Judon will have surgery to address a biceps injury he suffered in Week 4. Uche has played well as the Patriots' pass rush specialist. He has […]
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Start ‘Em, Sit ‘Em Picks for Fantasy Football Week 5: Josh Reynolds, Tank Dell, and Raheem Mostert
Week 5 is coming. It is the first week in which some teams will have a bye. Fantasy managers must make tough start 'em, sit 'em decisions. Let's consider Josh Reynolds, Tank Dell, and Raheem Mostert. Reynolds is facing another cat team, the Panthers, but one that has been considerably less successful than the Lions. […]
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NFL Betting Picks for Week 5 - Best Bets, Expert Odds and Predictions
The first week of bye weeks is here. That means we are one-fourth of the way through the season. Let's look at what has changed this early on. For the fourth straight year since 2020, total offense is down. Teams are gaining just 330.6 yards per game versus 359.0 four years ago. For a while […]
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Jaelan Phillips Logs Limited Practice on Wednesday
Miami Dolphins edge rusher Jaelan Phillips (oblique) logged a limited practice on Wednesday. That's an improvement from last week when Phillips missed all of the Dolphins' practices and was inactive for the Week 4 game against Buffalo. Phillips also missed Week 2 and only played 29 snaps in Week 3. If he can play in […]
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Should I Drop Chigoziem Okonkwo In Week 5? Fantasy Football Outlook
Tennessee Titans tight end Chigoziem Okonkwo had an amazing breakout in the second half of his rookie season last year. From Week 9 of 2022 through Week 18, Okonkwo scored double-digit PPR points four times. Over that period, he finished as the overall TE10, and he finished as high as TE3 in Week 14. Okonkwo […]
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Should I Drop Dalvin Cook In Week 5? Fantasy Football Outlook
Dalvin Cook had run for over 1,000 yards four straight times before this season began. When he signed with the New York Jets, it seemed like the Jets were going to have a dynamic offense with Cook, Breece Hall, Garrett Wilson, and Aaron Rodgers. Unfortunately, Rodgers went down with a season-ending injury on his first […]
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Should I Drop Brandin Cooks In Week 5? Fantasy Football Outlook
Brandin Cooks has been a 1,000-yard receiver for four different teams. When he joined the Dallas Cowboys, there was optimism that he could add another receiving threat to a team that desperately needed production out of its WR2. But it was not to be. Cooks has only caught eight passes for 66 yards in the […]
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Is Zach Charbonnet A Good Fantasy Football Pickup For Week 5? Waiver Wire Outlook
Seattle Seahawks running back Zach Charbonnet was a popular handcuff in fantasy drafts this summer. The UCLA star was a jack of all trades running the ball. He was drafted by the Seahawks in round three of the 2023 NFL Draft even though they already had Kenneth Walker III. He is still available on the […]
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Week 5 NFL Running Back Power Rankings: All 32 Starting NFL RBs
We are almost a quarter of the way through the 2023 NFL season, and we have some surprises at the running back position. Cardinals running back James Conner is tied with rookie sensation Bijan Robinson for No. 3 in rushing yards. There's another rookie who is within 10 yards of Bijan, but it's not the […]
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IDP Waiver Wire Pickups for Week 5 - Fantasy Football Streamers and Free Agent Adds
A quarter of the way through the 2023 NFL season, the leaders for IDP scoring are (in order): T.J. Watt, Zaire Franklin, Jessie Bates III, Khalil Mack, and Dax Hill. Wait, go back a minute. Who was that last one? Khalil Mack. Wasn't he a bust in 2022? Didn't he make just one tackle in Week […]
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Should I Start Jakobi Meyers in Week 4? WR Fantasy Football Rankings Analysis
Leaving New England to join the Las Vegas Raiders has been good for Jakobi Meyers' fantasy production in the early going in 2023. Meyers is averaging 83.0 yards per game, about 30 more yards than he averaged in his past three seasons as a Patriot. He has scored two touchdowns and been targeted at least […]
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Should I Start Nico Collins in Week 4? WR Fantasy Football Rankings Analysis
Houston Texans wide receiver Nico Collins was selected in the third round of the 2021 NFL Draft, but it took him some time to get going fantasy-wise. In 2023, however, he is off to a fast start. He combined for over 220 yards in the first two games of the season. Through three weeks, he […]
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Should I Start Tank Dell in Week 4? WR Fantasy Football Rankings Analysis
Tank Dell led the NCAA in receiving yards in 2022, and it didn't take long for him to get going in the NFL. In the past two weeks, the Houston Texans rookie has caught 12 passes for 217 yards. He's the WR7, tied with Tyreek Hill, in that span. The Texans' rookie quarterback, C.J. Stroud, […]
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Is Jameson Williams Returning From Suspension? Should I Pick Up and Stash Williams For Fantasy Football?
Detroit Lions wide receiver Jameson Williams was a highly touted draft prospect the Lions took No. 12 overall in the 2022 NFL Draft. Unfortunately, Williams missed the start of his rookie season as he was recovering from an ACL injury he had suffered in college. Even when he did start playing, he didn't get off […]
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Should I Start Puka Nacua in Week 4? WR Fantasy Football Rankings Analysis
Puka Nacua has easily been one of the best late-round sleepers of the 2023 season so far. The fifth-round draft pick out of BYU exploded for ten catches and 119 yards in Week 1. He finishes as the WR9 in just his first career game. He exceeded both totals in Week 2 to finish as […]
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Is Justice Hill Injured or Healthy? Should I Start Hill for Week 4 Fantasy Football?
Baltimore Ravens running back Justice Hill has been a contributor when the Ravens' starting running backs are injured, which is a frequent occurrence. In Week 2, Hill rushed for 41 yards on 11 carries and caught three passes for 12 yards after J.K. Dobbins tore his Achilles in Week 1. However, Hill was inactive in […]
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James Bradberry Has the Best Cornerback Matchup of Week 4
Philadelphia Eagles cornerback James Bradberry has the best individual matchup of Week 4, according to PFF's WR/CB Matchup Chart. Bradberry is projected to line up across from Curtis Samuel for most of the Eagles' matchup against the Washington Commanders, but Bradberry also has favorable matchups against the other Washington receivers. Bradberry has only allowed a […]
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Kyzir White Is a Solid Start in Week 4
Arizona Cardinals linebacker Kyzir White is one of the top ten IDP linebackers through three weeks of 2023, and he is a solid start in Week 4 against the San Francisco 49ers. The 49ers are a run-heavy team with 33.7 rush attempts per game, sixth-most in the league. White is a strong tackler against the […]
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Danielle Hunter Looks To Extend Sack Streak
Minnesota Vikings edge rusher Danielle Hunter has made at least one sack in each of the past four games going back to last season's playoffs. Hunter ranks No. 2 with five sacks, and he has a good chance to extend his streak to five weeks in this Week 4 matchup against the Carolina Panthers. The […]
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