The Lions traded D’Andre Swift to the Philadelphia Eagles for a meaningless move in Round 7 and a fourth-round pick a million years from now (or 2025). Even for a one-year rental that feels a bit . . . light. At one point late last season, Jerry Jones was criticizing the Eagles for going all-in on the 2022 season. This was one of the weirder…...

Israel Abanikanda goes to the New York Jets with the 143rd pick in the 2023 NFL draft. Even if the Breece Hall injury provides a small window at the beginning of the season, this is a disaster for Abanikanda. Well, this one hurts. Abanikanda was pretty easily the most exciting running back in this draft not named Bijan Robinson or Jahmyr Gibbs. You don’t normally…...

The gang did a fantastic job on Day 2, rising to the occasion when a run on tight ends had the NFL fighting to grab elderly players who look more like UDFAs. But also, relevant players! Ben Gretch and I had a blast breaking down the draft live on Stealing Bananas. Today will be more relaxed, but we’ll be bringing you some notes throughout the…...

Shawn Siegele breaks down the battle between two controversial RB prospects who could go on Day 2 and explains why it’s easy to get caught up in a specific aspect of their profiles when the full picture is both more interesting and more complicated. There’s more than one way to be a good NFL running back. That’s the fun part of evaluating prospects. It’s not…...

Last night, Blair Andrews, Dave Caban, and I put together our live fantasy reactions. The full writing team will be involved on Day 2, and I’ll be doing a live Stealing Bananas show with Ben Gretch. That’s a good place to start in our draft breakdowns, but I also wanted to add my initial projection for Round 1 of rookie drafts next week. Before the…...

With the draft now less than a week away, Shawn Siegele provides advanced stats for every rookie ranked No. 25 to 36 in his dynasty superflex rankings. This series has been even more fun than I anticipated, which is exactly what you’re hoping for when you set out (and definitely not always the case). In Part 1 of the Rookie Rankings Series, I debated the value…...

In Part 1 of the Rookie Rankings Series, I broke down my current top 12 with the draft just a week away. Although several surprises popped up in the first round, I saved the biggest riser to kick off Round 2. In this series, I’m using the first three rounds of a hypothetical rookie draft as a framework for ranking players and dividing them into…...

Shawn Siegele breaks down the 2023 rookie landscape ahead of the NFL draft and explains why he’s departing from the mainstream with three of his early selections. If you’ve been listening to our NFL draft series on RotoViz Overtime with fantastic guests like Travis May and Patrick Kerrane (with more heavy hitters to come), you know I’ve been teasing this series where I dive into…...

The rookie class starts to come into focus after another thrilling NFL combine. Shawn Siegele projects the first round of 2023 superflex drafts. If you’re anything like me, the combine has your dynasty juices really flowing and you’re making a flurry of trades ahead of the upcoming NFL draft. My co-managers and I executed a couple of blockbusters in the FFPC’s RotoViz TriFlex format over…...

Shawn Siegele looks at the WR Freak Scores for a 2023 class that could really use some quality sleepers. The 2023 NFL draft sports a bevy of dynamic small receivers. But does it offer game-breaking alphas? Two of the three stars opted not to run a 40 but left us with a mouthwatering sample of their potential star power. Quentin Johnston jumped 40.5 inches in…...

Shawn Siegele profiles three intriguing 2023 rookie prospects who could emerge as league-winning selections for drafters who don’t have an early first-round pick. The RotoViz Rookie Rankings Summit took place last Saturday night. As we get close to publication of Vol. 1 for the 2023 RotoViz Rookie Guide, it’s hard not to get caught up in rookie fever. This class has been the focus of…...