Fantasy Football Rookie Draft Values - Later-Round Dynasty Discounts Include Theo Johnson, Brenden Rice, Javon Baker, more

The beautiful thing about dynasty leagues is that their rookie drafts mimic the real-world NFL Draft. Each year, many young prospects enter the league full of hope that they can win Super Bowls and earn gold jackets. Likewise, dynasty managers are hopeful that these rookies can lead their squads to some fantasy football titles. There […]

Fantasy Football League Winners - Best Ball Draft Targets (2024)

Fantasy football best ball drafts continue to build momentum as an entertaining way to play fantasy football. As the hype around drafting teams grows throughout the preseason, the appetite for more BB contests continues to grow without putting more in-season management on drafters' plates. Best ball is a format where you draft a team and […]

Fantasy Football ADP Values on CBS - Undervalued, Overvalued Draft Picks

With the first week of the preseason wrapped up, it's time to turn our attention to preparing for redraft leagues. Most experts recommend waiting until just before the season starts to draft, allowing you to avoid missing out on significant preseason injuries and to stay updated on crucial training camp developments that can impact ADP. […]

WR Fantasy Football Draft Sleepers for 2024 - Joshua Palmer, Rashid Shaheed, Demario Douglas, more

What's a sleeper anyway? Generally speaking, it's a player who's either lesser-known or undervalued by the market. It could be a guy people aren't thinking about for a variety of reasons. However, each one of these guys highlighted in this article offers some upside at a relatively cheap acquisition cost. They're not going to command […]

Fantasy Football ADP Values on ESPN - Undervalued, Overvalued Draft Picks

Every fantasy football platform has its own ADP that is largely dictated by the different user bases on each platform. ESPN is the largest fantasy football platform that draws casual and highly experienced players. Luckily, ESPN publishes an up-to-date live draft trend page during every fantasy football draft season. This page allows managers to study […]

Fantasy Football ADP Values on Yahoo - Undervalued, Overvalued Draft Picks

The 2024 NFL Hall of Fame Game between the Chicago Bears and Houston Texans is nearly here. Many fantasy football redraft leagues will have their draft over the next few weeks. Therefore, now is the time to start preparing for your redraft leagues, whether they are home leagues with a bunch of friends or competitive […]

Sneaky Bench Pickups: After The Draft Waiver Wire Stashes Include Jordan Mason, Ray Davis, Greg Dulcich, Quentin Johnston, Dyami Brown, more

Mastering the waiver wire is a crucial skill that can lead you to a fantasy football championship. It's not just about strategically placing your FAAB budget on specific players but also about knowing when to stash players. This dual strategy keeps you engaged and focused on your ultimate goal of winning a fantasy championship. As […]

Later-Round Fantasy Football Sleepers To Outperform ADP - Bryce Young, Bucky Irving, Taysom Hill, more

It's that time of the year again. The NFL preseason is now over and we're all patiently waiting for opening night, as we will see Lamar Jackson and the Ravens take on Patrick Mahomes and the defending back-to-back Super Bowl champion Kansas City Chiefs. Of course, this means that fantasy football drafts are not that […]

Late-Round Tight Ends: Fantasy Football Values With TE1 Upside - Jake Ferguson, Evan Engram, more

In the unpredictable world of fantasy football, securing a reliable tight end can be a game-changer for your team. This year specifically, I found it to be the deepest position in fantasy, and this is the season when you can wait until a late-round tight end with top-5 potential falls into your lap. While the […]

Fantasy Football Wide Receiver Sleepers - Four Late-Round WR Draft Targets (2024)

As the season draws near, best ball drafts continue to dominate the fantasy football community. Although these drafts have been going on for months, people are now using them to help prep for their redraft leagues. I know I have personally entered a few “Sit and Go” leagues that have drafted substantially different from the […]

Deeper Running Back Fantasy Football Sleepers for 2024

One of the best parts of playing fantasy football is finding potential sleepers in your draft. The second you hear a league mate exclaim “Who?!” immediately after your pick, you know you’ve done something right. Due to the natural fragility of the position, it's even more important if you can find sleepers at running back. […]

Tight End Fantasy Football Draft Sleepers, Studs and Busts

The 2024 NFL regular season is almost here. That means fantasy football players are rushing to wrap up their last few drafts. Fantasy players can build a league-winning roster using multiple draft strategies. However, they must draft studs, find sleepers, and avoid bust candidates with whichever strategy they use. Let’s look at two tight-end studs […]

Wide Receiver Fantasy Football Draft Sleepers, Studs and Busts

The 2024 NFL preseason is in the rearview mirror, meaning fantasy football draft season is here! Fantasy players can build a league-winning roster using several draft strategies. However, every strategy requires fantasy players to find studs, draft sleepers, and avoid bust candidates. Let’s look at two wide receiver studs fantasy players should draft, two sleepers […]

Third-Year Must Haves - Fantasy Football Breakout Targets Include Drake London, Isiah Pacheco, more

Fantasy football managers understand that players often take a few years to develop into star performers. Third-year players may experience breakout seasons due to coaching and personnel changes, injuries, and increased playing opportunities. For example, Nico Collins took a giant leap forward in his third year. In 2023, he was drafted as WR56 in PPR […]

Sneaky Fantasy Football Bench Stashes: Later-Round Draft Values (2024)

For as much time as fantasy football players spend analyzing the top players available in drafts, it’s equally important to examine the names going toward the end of drafts. It’s an area many gamers neglect as they feel players selected toward the back half of drafts are more “dart throw” type picks. While this is […]

Fantasy Football Discounted Veteran Running Backs to Target in 2024

Every fantasy manager wants to draft the young, explosive running backs. Bijan Robinson, Breece Hall, Jahmyr Gibbs, and De'Von Achane are all currently going within the first 22 picks of fantasy drafts. Robinson and Hall are usually going later in the first round, while Gibbs and Achane are going somewhere in the second round. Sometimes, though, there are discounted running […]

Fantasy Football Draft Outlooks - Running Backs Who Will Bounce Back In 2024

In a previous article, I mentioned how the number of rushing attempts and efficiency declined in the 2023 season. Even though QBs struggled in 2023, every team still passed more than it ran. Naturally, this caused multiple high-quality RBs to have poor seasons, whether it was a lack of volume, efficiency, or both. But now […]

Later-Round Zero RB Fantasy Football Draft Values

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 […]

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

Draft season for redraft fantasy football leagues is here. Team pecking orders are coming into clearer view. Mostly ignoring the results, we have seen which players are out there with the first-team offense, which WRs are staying on the field consistently in two-WR sets, and which WRs are getting more time in the slot. With […]

Sneaky WR1 Candidates - Fantasy Football Draft Values for Wide Receivers

Wide receivers are simply owning the first round of fantasy drafts this year. Seven wideouts have an ADP inside the top 12, and youngsters like Garrett Wilson have crept into the back end of Round 1. Most drafts also see some combination of CeeDee Lamb, Tyreek Hill, Justin Jefferson, and Ja'Marr Chase all go within the […]

Fantasy Football Breakout WRs You Must Roster - Later-Round ADP Value Picks

Breakout players are exciting in fantasy football. They come out of seemingly nowhere and produce huge numbers for your team. Nico Collins, C.J. Stroud, and Puka Nacua were breakout stars in 2023. None of those players were expected to be fantasy-relevant in 2023. The breakout was also not predictable for those players. Fantasy football is […]

Running Back Fantasy Football Draft Sleepers, Studs and Busts

With the 2024 NFL regular season almost here, fantasy players are knee-deep in fantasy football drafts. While there are several different draft strategies, the most important thing fantasy players need to do during their draft is to select studs, find sleepers, and avoid bust candidates. Let’s look at two running back studs fantasy players should […]

Finding Running Back Breakouts for Fantasy Football: Vacated Red-Zone Touches

Ask any fantasy football player: What's the fastest way to rack up points? For running backs, getting the high-value touches inside the red zone (or, even better, inside the 5-yard line) leads to easy scores. Touchdowns lead to quick fantasy points. It's not rocket science, nor a new advanced metric to try and predict the […]

Later-Round Running Back Fliers for Fantasy Football Drafts

Finding value in the later rounds of fantasy football drafts can be the key to building a championship roster, especially when it comes to running backs. As the top-tier options fly off the board early, savvy managers know that hidden gems often emerge from the depths of the draft. These late-round running back fliers can […]

Second-Year Wide Receiver Fantasy Football Risers

In fantasy football, identifying potential breakout stars can give you a powerful edge over your competition. As we look ahead to the 2024 season, several second-year wide receivers are destined to make a notable impact. Jaxon Smith-Njigba, Demario Douglas, and Zay Flowers are three names every fantasy manager should have on their radar. These players […]

Five Undervalued Fantasy Football Tight Ends For 2024

Since most fantasy formats play with one tight end, finding value is hard. This is especially true in a tight-end premium format like FFPC, where the position is prioritized based on the additional scoring bonus for tight-end receptions. In the 2024 fantasy football landscape, we have some high-end options in the first two rounds, then […]

"My Guys" For 2024 Fantasy Football - Thunder Dan's Favorite Draft Picks

The preseason is over and now we have about 10 more days to wait for the start of the regular season. The number of fantasy drafts is increasing by the day and the anticipation for the 2024 fantasy football season is reaching a fever pitch. This article will be another installment of the "My Guys" […]

Best Early-Season D/ST Matchups - Fantasy Football Strength of Schedule Analysis

The NFL regular season is so close now we can smell it. We can taste it. We excitedly look at the rosters we may have already drafted, and impatiently await our last few drafts. We are on the precipice of the annual transition from draft season to the actual fantasy football season, with Week 1 […]

Finding Wide Receiver Breakouts for Fantasy Football: Vacated Air Yards

Every NFL team called more pass plays than runs in 2023. Even the Baltimore Ravens, who won games by an average of 11 points and roster the most elusive quarterback in the league. For fantasy football, this provides us with a unique look at vacated air yards and targets from the year prior. Did a […]