2022 Dynasty Fantasy Football Rookie Mock Draft: Picking in the Middle (Slots 5-8)
This mock review is a follow-up to part one, which examined strategies when drafting from an early slot in dynasty rookie drafts. In this piece, we'll focus on the middle draft slots. Rather than simply putting out a mock and rationalizing the picks one round at a time, I'll examine each team based on how... Read More
How Every NFL Rookie Wide Receiver Impacts Their Offense for Fantasy Football (Round 2)
Each year we see a handful of incoming rookie WRs finish as a WR2 or better in fantasy football. While the best rookies are typically those who are drafted in the first round (Odell Beckham Jr., Justin Jefferson, Ja’Marr Chase), there are also numerous recent examples of Day 2 and 3 picks who also had... Read More
How Every Rookie WR Impacts their Depth Chart in 2022 Fantasy Football (Round 1 Picks)
Each year we see a handful of incoming rookie WRs finish as a WR2 or better in fantasy football. While the best rookies are typically those who are drafted in the first round (Odell Beckham Jr., Justin Jefferson, Ja’Mar Chase), there are also numerous recent examples of Day 2 and 3 picks who also had... Read More
Projecting the 2022 QB Class in Dynasty
Truly, no position in any sport trumps the value of the quarterback position in football. After all, there is a reason that the Most Valuable Player (MVP) award is reserved for quarterbacks; a team, historically, can only go as far as the play of their quarterback allows. Thus, in every NFL Draft, the focus centers around... Read More
Late-Round NFL Rookie Draft Picks to Target: Fantasy Football Dynasty Discounts
As soon as the NFL Draft winds down, dynasty leagues kick into action. Many rookie drafts have already begun and some, including FFPC leagues, have already wrapped up. There are plenty of other leagues that prefer to wait until rookie mini-camps end or training camps approach in order to have more time to prepare. That... Read More
Dynasty Rookie and Free Agent Draft Review - The King's FFPC Best Ball Breakdown
There are two types of popular fantasy drafts that participants are engaging in right now, as players build their rosters in both dynasty and best ball formats. In the Fantasy Football Players Championship (FFPC), I combined the best of both league types in my dynasty best ball league, which also includes a Superflex position. The league... Read More
UDFA Wide Receiver Rookies To Watch for Dynasty Fantasy Football
With the NFL Draft in the rearview mirror, it's time to dig into the huge list of players who weren't drafted and figure out if any of them have fantasy value. Last season, we didn't see a ton of NFL production from undrafted players, though there have been notable UDFAs who became valuable NFL players... Read More
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.... Read More
UDFA Running Back Rookies To Watch for Dynasty Fantasy Football
With the NFL Draft in the rearview mirror, it's time to dig into the huge list of players who weren't drafted and figure out if any of them have fantasy value. Last season, we didn't see a ton of NFL production from undrafted players, though there have been notable UDFAs who became valuable NFL players... Read More
Fantasy Football Dynasty Rookie Values - Who To Target in FFPC Rookie Drafts?
Now that the NFL Draft has concluded, we are officially into the dreaded purgatory period until the season kicks off. From the date of this writing we are 116 days out, but who's counting? The good news for many across the dynasty landscape is that rookie drafts have begun. If you missed part 1 of... Read More
Justin Fields Dynasty Price Check for Fantasy Football
Chicago Bears quarterback Justin Fields was a popular dynasty pick as a rookie. Regarded my many as the No. 2 quarterback in last year's class, he wound up being the fourth QB drafted after Trevor Lawrence, Zach Wilson and Trey Lance. Fields started 10 games as a rookie, completing 58.9% of his passes for 1,870... Read More
Fantasy Football Value Picks and Targets for FFPC Dynasty Startup Drafts
Dynasty drafts are underway in Fantasy Football Players Championship (FFPC). It is a very busy time of year in dynasty leagues even though we are still two months away from the opening of NFL training camps. You can join a startup FFPC dynasty league now, and receive a $25 discount off your first team through... Read More
Michael Pittman Jr. Dynasty Price Check for Fantasy Football
The son of former NFL running back Michael Pittman Sr. (who won Super Bowl 37 as a member of the Tampa Bay Buccaneers), junior made waves at USC before heading to the NFL where he was taken in the second round (34th overall) of the 2020 Draft by the Indianapolis Colts in the same draft... Read More
NFL Draft Losers - Fantasy Football Fallers for Dynasty Leagues
With the NFL Draft over, it's time to start thinking about how the results of the draft impact your dynasty rosters. Today, we have a look at who "lost" the draft from a dynasty perspective. Some of these are veteran players whose teams drafted obvious replacements for them. Some are young players who are in... Read More
Fantasy Football Dynasty Rookie Draft Results and Analysis by Michael Florio
The NFL Draft is always a great time. We get to see players' dreams come true, while teams make decisions that will shape their future, as well as the fantasy landscape, for years to come. After the dust settles and the GMs are done making their selections, that's when fantasy players go to work. Of... Read More
2022 Fantasy Football Rookie Mock Draft - Dynasty Leagues (Superflex)
With the NFL Draft now come and gone, the rookie draft season for existing dynasty leagues is now in full swing. Will you trade up for your guy or try to trade back to try and gain additional picks? Do you stand pat and play the board or even possibly trade your pick on the... Read More
NFL Draft Winners - Fantasy Football Risers for Dynasty Leagues
With the NFL Draft over, it's time to start thinking about how the results of the draft impact your dynasty rosters, starting with a look at who "won" the draft from a dynasty perspective. Some of these are veteran players whose teams didn't draft obvious replacements for them. Some are young players who are in... Read More
Re-Ranking the 2022 NFL Rookie Wide Receiver Class for Fantasy Football
This year's rookie wide receiver class was one of the most hyped ones in recent memory and the draft itself proved that, as 17 were taken in the first two rounds of the NFL Draft. Now that we have landing spots for the top rookies, it's time to think about how those landing spots impact... Read More
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... Read More
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... Read More
Updated 2022 Fantasy Football Rookie Rankings (Pre-NFL Draft) - Treylon Burks, Kenneth Walker, Chris Olave, Isaiah Spiller
Welcome back RotoBallers! The 2022 NFL Draft is just around the corner, and below you'll find our team's updated 2022 fantasy football rookie rankings -- the pre-NFL Draft edition. Since these rookie rankings are being published before the 2022 NFL Draft, be sure to check back often as we lead up to the 2022 NFL season.... Read More
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... Read More
Breaking Down the 2022 NFL Draft Wide Receiver Class for Fantasy Football
It is officially NFL Draft week! The months of speculation, rumors, and all the fantasy implications that we try our best to figure out will finally all come to an end. The landing spots will soon be known and the NFL will tell us how they value these players. But before that, there is enough... Read More
Updated 2022 NFL Rookie Dynasty Rankings for Fantasy Football (Pre-NFL Draft)
Speed or size? College production or growth potential? These are some of the questions that go into the evaluation process for incoming rookies at skill positions but there's more to the story. Certain players may fit an offensive system better and some may show a greater understanding of the game than what shows up on... Read More
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... Read More
2022 NFL Draft Mock - Round 1 Predictions
The 2021 NFL season is in the books, which means draft season is officially here. I have scouted over 50 of the top-rated prospects so far and will be working on many more up until draft night. My first goal was to do enough work on the top prospects to feel confident in producing a... Read More
The Ultimate 2022 NFL "Mock" Draft (Every Team Wins!)
I've done it. Through extensive research and sheer will, I've created the most accurate 2022 Mock Draft on the entire internet. Thousands of mocks have tried and failed, but with my almost supernatural intuition, I have accurately predicted this year's first round. Unbelievably, this mock draft will not only turn out 100% accurate but it... Read More
Tee Higgins Dynasty Price Check for Fantasy Football
The NFL offseason keeps churning ahead and we are officially less than a month away from the NFL draft. When rookie fever is sweeping through the fantasy community, it becomes very easy to ignore solid veteran production in favor of shiny new toys. One player who is seemingly falling by the wayside is third-year player... Read More
Trading Up, Staying Put, and Moving Down in a Dynasty Startup Draft
Before you head into a dynasty startup draft, it's important to have a set strategy beforehand, or at least to be flexible in case something completely unexpected happens which makes your plans fall apart. In this article, we will go over three different approaches to drafting which involve: trading up, staying put, or moving down in... Read More