Mid-Round Wide Receiver Draft Values for Fantasy Football (2024)

Fantasy football season is less than a month away, meaning if you haven't already, it's time to dig for fantasy draft sleepers. Hitting on top stars in the early rounds and collecting cheap fliers in the late rounds is key for success, but there's an argument to be made that the middle rounds are where […]

Late-Round Draft Values: Tight Ends for Fantasy Football (2024)

After you reach a certain tier for tight ends in fantasy football, there isn't a drastic difference from the No. 10 to the No. 20 ranked tight end. If you punt the position, it's all about finding that upside and taking a chance once you reach the late rounds of fantasy football drafts. Fantasy managers […]

Mid-Round Running Back Draft Values for Fantasy Football (2024)

The middle rounds of fantasy drafts are vital, and fantasy managers want to select players with upside who can provide tremendous value in return. Managers can afford to take some risks on a variety of different players, including forgotten veterans, players returning from injuries, or even skilled players with potential playing time concerns. In this […]

Mid-Round Quarterback Draft Values for Fantasy Football (2024)

We're hitting August in style with tons of 2024 fantasy football draft preparation, including several options for those unsure how or when to attack the quarterback position. We used to take QBs early before shifting to a dominant philosophy of waiting until the late rounds for a signal-caller, but why focus on the extremes? As […]

Late-Round Wide Receiver League Winners for Fantasy Football (2024)

The 2024 NFL season is inching closer, and fantasy draft season has begun! Everyone knows it's important to nail early-round picks, but fantasy managers separate their squads from the pack by taking high-upside fliers in the later rounds. It's essential to have at least a handful of high-upside targets at each position heading into your […]

Mid-Round Rookie Sleepers: Fantasy Football Drafts Targets (2024)

The middle rounds of fantasy football drafts fall between the highlight-reel early picks and the late-round fliers, with several fantasy managers opting for safety and consistency. However, rookies beyond the cream of the crop can slip in redraft formats and provide quiet upside between known players. Many steer clear of rookies in redraft since they're […]

Running Back Sleepers and Undervalued Picks for 2024 Fantasy Football

The word "sleeper" is tossed around often in the fantasy football community. So much so that players sometimes lose the sleeper label by the time many leagues conduct their drafts. Fantasy managers are always looking for the next sleeper running back in drafts, especially those who opt to dive headfirst into a "Zero RB" draft […]

Eight Must-Have Fantasy Football Kickers for 2024 Drafts

Some fantasy football managers prefer to wait on kickers until the late draft rounds. However, a reliable option at kicker can provide consistent points each week. Instead of streaming kickers, invest in a proven one. It will boost your team's score. These kickers often play for high-scoring offenses. That gives them more chances to score […]

Fantasy Football Running Backs To Target for 2024 Best Ball Drafts

Crafting best ball teams is a bit different than selecting a normal redraft squad. Rosters are usually much deeper in best ball formats and there is usually no roster management throughout the season. Draft your team, sit back, and relax as the system will put the players with the best stats each week into your […]

Boom or Bust: Three Player Predictions for Fantasy Football Quarterbacks (2024)

2023 was a wild year for quarterbacks. We saw it all last year: outcasts rising to become heroes, aging gunslingers having one last dance at the top, and rising superstars missing significant time due to injury. I am, of course, referring to Baker Mayfield, Matthew Stafford, and Joe Burrow, respectively. These three former first-overall-pick QBs […]

Boom or Bust: Three Fantasy Football Player Predictions for Running Backs

The start of the NFL season is rapidly approaching. That means that we are in the heart of fantasy football draft season. We already have some preseason games in the books, which gives us some insight as to how teams might want to use certain players. The running back position can be tricky in fantasy. […]

Popular Fantasy Football Bust Candidates Who Will Exceed Expectations

In every fantasy football season, certain players are labeled as potential busts—those who are projected to underperform relative to their draft position. These players often come with red flags, whether it’s a history of injuries, a new and uncertain team situation, or competition within their roster. However, it’s important to remember that fantasy football is […]

Second-Year Fantasy Football Breakouts For 2024 - Anthony Richardson, Chase Brown, Dalton Kincaid, more

Every NFL season, we see second-year players break out. Those breakout players also become consistent fantasy football options throughout the season, which was certainly the case in 2023. Last year, those players included Kyren Williams, James Cook, Rachaad White, and Jake Ferguson. All four players broke out in a big way in Year 2 and became reliable fantasy options. […]

Best Early-Season TE Matchups - Fantasy Football Strength of Schedule Analysis

The fantasy TE position can be a tough nut to crack once you miss out on the elite options. We need all the help we can get when choosing the best action plan for our middle and later-round TEs. We may be witnessing a changing of the guard with a highly talented young crop of […]

Second-Year Fantasy Football Players Who Will Surge: If At First You Don't Succeed

For many years, fantasy football players tried their best to avoid rookies in drafts. Recently, we have seen more rookies make an impact in Year 1. Players like Ja’Marr Chase, Ezekiel Elliott, and Saquon Barkley have all finished in the top five at their positions. Just last year, we saw C.J. Stroud and Puka Nacua […]

Sneaky Fantasy Football Rookies - Dynasty League Stashes

The 2024 NFL Draft was held more than three months ago, and like every year, a plethora of young talent is injected into the league. While rookies like Caleb Williams, Marvin Harrison Jr., Brock Bowers, and Jayden Daniels are already household names, many other players will make an impact in the pros. These rookies could […]

Must-Have Middle-Round Picks for Fantasy Football Drafts - Tyjae Spears, Pat Freiermuth, more

In fantasy football, we often discuss early-round players or late-round sleepers to draft, but hardly ever consider those all-important middle-round picks. In fantasy terms, we define middle-round picks as the ones made in Rounds 8-12 in a 12-team league. That means we're using Underdog ADPs of 96 to 144 at this stage as we are […]

Boom or Bust: Fantasy Football Tight Ends Value Picks for Best Ball Drafts

Crafting best ball teams is a bit different than selecting a normal redraft team. Rosters are usually much deeper in best ball formats and there is usually no roster management throughout the season. Draft your team and let it ride as the system will put the players with the best stats each week into your […]

Tight End Breakout Candidates for Fantasy Football Drafts (2024)

There is never a better time to talk about ADPs than right before your fantasy football draft, and I am not talking about automatic data processing. You know Detroit’s Sam LaPorta is going to be awesome. That is why he is the consensus TE1 on most fantasy draft lists. You know Kansas City’s Travis Kelce […]

Five Wide Receiver Sleepers - Fantasy Football ADP Values for Drafts

Wide receivers are in high demand in 2024 fantasy football drafts. They are coming off draft boards early and often. With the NFL moving away from traditional bell-cow running backs, it’s easy to see why fantasy players are gravitating toward receivers. Even with so many pass-catchers being taken early in drafts, there are still values […]

Undervalued PPR Targets for Fantasy Football Drafts: Alvin Kamara, Chris Godwin, Jake Ferguson, more

Most fantasy football managers either play in half-PPR or full-PPR leagues. That means drafting running backs, wide receivers, or tight ends who will catch a lot of passes is big. If you play in a PPR league and the tight end you draft catches 100 passes, that is an extra 100 points for your fantasy […]

When Should I Draft T.J. Hockenson in 2024 Fantasy Football Drafts?

Minnesota Vikings tight end T.J. Hockenson completed his best season in the NFL after tallying career-highs in receptions (95) and receiving yards (960) last season. He added five touchdowns, the second-highest total in five NFL seasons. However, he could have finished his first 1,000-yard season if not for the torn ACL and MCL injury he […]

2024 Fantasy Football Breakout Candidate: Will Levis

Finding breakout players in drafts is what every fantasy football manager sets out to accomplish. After all, who wouldn't want to add an undervalued gem to their roster? Anyone who accurately forecasted that Los Angeles Rams running back Kyren Williams would burst onto the scene last year reaped extensive benefits. Nailing such predictions boosts both […]

Three Fantasy Football Quarterback Sleepers and ADP Values (2024)

In fantasy football drafts, there are multiple tiers of quarterbacks to target. Every manager wants to draft the best ones (Josh Allen, Jalen Hurts, Patrick Mahomes, and Lamar Jackson), but it will come at a significant price. All four of these signal-callers are going within the first four rounds of fantasy drafts.  Then, the next […]

Four Overhyped Sleeper Candidates for Fantasy Football - Stop that Hype Train!

One week of preseason down, and we already have some massive fantasy risers and fallers. Although it’s always important to keep a level head, this is the first “real” action from which we can draw conclusions. Without being in the locker rooms, it’s hard to know exactly what’s going on with depth charts, target shares, […]

Zero RB Fantasy Football Middle-Round Running Back Draft Targets

Draft strategies like zero running back (Zero RB) can generate uncomfortable conversations and implicit biases. Like any draft strategy, we should consider scoring and roster formats. The idea behind it relates to being anti-fragile when drafting a team. Shawn Siegele referenced the anti-fragile framework and Zero RB as something beyond resilience and improves or grows […]

Five Running Back Sleepers - Fantasy Football ADP Values for Drafts

We have officially entered August and that means we are just weeks away from the start of the 2024 NFL season. Soon we’ll be making waiver claims, contemplating trade offers, and sweating start/sit decisions. We are officially in grind mode. During our draft preparation, we must take some time to identify potential sleepers. It’s especially […]

Four Late-Round NFL Rookie Sleepers For Fantasy Football Drafts - Jalen McMillan, Kimani Vidal, more

Playing fantasy football is full of good and bad experiences, but one of the best feelings any fantasy manager can experience is seeing one of their late-round rookie sleepers hit and become a key part of their fantasy team. Sure, the probability of that happening is unlikely. You might need to play fantasy football for […]

Fantasy Football Running Back Sleepers and Busts - Draft Targets, Avoids (2024)

It's becoming harder and harder to trust running backs in fantasy football. Very few have a workhorse role anymore, and most get hurt as well. Last season, first-round fantasy running backs like Austin Ekeler, Bijan Robinson, and Nick Chubb all fell short of their predraft ADP.  Even second-round running backs like Tony Pollard and Josh […]