Kevin Szafraniec

Full-time Cat Dad, Sneakerhead, Record Collector, LOTR Fanboy, and Jeopardy Enthusiast. Fantasy football writer and beatmaker in my free time. Follow me on X and Bluesky @thecatdadff

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Week 4 WR Advanced Stats: The Carousel Continues With Multiple Star Wideouts Returning While Others are Exiting

Kevin Szafraniec uses RotoViz’s Advanced Stats Explorer to uncover under-the-radar trends at the wide receiver position from the first four weeks of the 2025 NFL season. When it comes to the NFL, we have to take the sweet with the sour. Week 4 saw Chris Godwin, Xavier Worthy, and Jordan Addison all return to lineups and claim prominent roles right off the bat. Sadly, we also…...

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Waiting is the Hardest Part: Delayed Gratification Could Be the Best Course of Action in Your 2025 Franchise League Football College Draft

Kevin Szafraniec outlines the strategies he will be looking to employ in his inaugural college drafts for rosters across the Franchise League Football platform this season. One of the unique and exciting features of Franchise League Football (FLF) is the ability to stash one college player who will represent a low-cost player for multiple years once he reaches the NFL. Each year, there is a…...

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Week 5 Waivers: Injuries are Opening Doors . . . Who Will Take Advantage?

Kevin Szafraniec highlights the best players available on waivers in 50% or more of ESPN and Yahoo leagues heading into Week 5. Significant injuries continue to make their mark on the 2025 NFL season, with Malik Nabers and Tyreek Hill being the most notable players who are now likely out for the remainder of the season. As if that were not enough, fantasy managers now…...

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Week 4 Monday Review: Little Giants Across the NFL Earn Their Time in the Spotlight

Kevin Szafraniec discusses the biggest storylines of Week 4 with the help of RotoViz’s industry-leading suite of tools, and most notably the Monday Review Tool.  For those who are unfamiliar, Little Giants is a cinematic masterpiece, released circa 1994. It is a classic underdog story featuring two titans of the screen, Rick Moranis and Ed O’Neill. In the film, Moranis leads an overlooked band of…...

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Week 3 WR Advanced Stats: Jaxon Smith-Njigba and Puka Nacua are in a League of Their Own

Kevin Szafraniec uses RotoViz’s Advanced Stats Explorer to uncover under-the-radar trends at the wide receiver position from the first three weeks of the 2025 NFL season. The 2025 season has gotten off to a strange start for some of the NFL’s top wide receivers. But for Puka Nacua and Jaxon Smith-Njigba, their stars have continued to rise following massive 2024 seasons. And the crazy thing is,…...

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What’s Wrong With Bo Nix? Breaking Down The Denver Quarterback’s Slow Start to the 2025 Season

After Bo Nix kicked off his career by finishing as fantasy’s QB8 in 2024, the table was set for him to take his game to the next level in Year 2. Nix possesses the combination of passing and rushing ability that has been known to make fantasy managers drool. But just in case another offseason of growth was not enough, the Broncos upgraded their backfield…...

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Week 4 Waivers: How is Bhayshul Tuten Still Available in Over 50% of ESPN Leagues?

Kevin Szafraniec highlights the best players available on waivers in 50% or more of ESPN and Yahoo leagues heading into Week 4. The fact that Bhayshul Tuten is still available in the majority of ESPN leagues is a crazy oversight by the fantasy managers playing on that platform. But their loss can be your gain. So how much should you be willing to bid on…...

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Week 3 Monday Review: Big Plays on Special Teams and Defense Rule the Day

Kevin Szafraniec breaks down the biggest fantasy storylines from an NFL Week 3 that featured plenty of standout performances on defense and special teams. I know, I know. Fantasy football is all about offense. So why highlight the defensive side of the ball? Well, because heading into Monday night’s game between the Lions and the Ravens, we have already seen five defensive touchdowns, four special…...

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Week 2 WR Advanced Stats: Was Wan’Dale Robinson’s New Role Against Dallas a Sign of Things to Come or Simply an Aberration?

Kevin Szafraniec uses RotoViz’s Advanced Stats Explorer to uncover under-the-radar trends at the wide receiver position from Week 2 of the 2025 NFL season. The offensive explosion that was Week 2 of the 2025 NFL season led to plenty of wide receiver scoring. And it wasn’t just the stars who put on a show, as Wan’Dale Robinson, Troy Franklin, and Hunter Renfrow all finished as WR1s…....

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Week 3 Waivers: A Rash of QB Injuries Could Lead to Uncharacteristic Heavy Bidding at the Position, Plus Last Call on a League-Winning RB

Kevin Szafraniec highlights the best players available on waivers in 50% or more of ESPN and Yahoo leagues heading into Week 3. A string of quarterback injuries was one of the biggest storylines in Week 2. For a position that usually doesn’t get a ton of attention in this space, perhaps this is the week when the right QB pickup will trump all other needs…....

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Week 2 Monday Review: An Offensive Explosion Makes Up for 2025’s Lackluster Opening Weekend

Kevin Szafraniec breaks down the biggest fantasy headlines from Week 2 of the NFL season with the help of RotoViz’s suite of industry-leading tools. Saying that teams around the NFL were able to shake off the rust in Week 2 may be the understatement of the year. During Sunday’s early slate, the lowest combined point total was 40 between the Bills and the Jets. Six…...

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Three’s Company: Are Liam Coen and Jacksonville’s Three-Headed Backfield About to Take Over the NFL?

Kevin Szafraniec breaks down how the Jaguars’ trade of Tank Bigsby to the Eagles could affect the backfields in Jacksonville and Philadelphia moving forward. Back in June, there were consistent rumblings that Travis Etienne could find himself in a new home for the 2025 season. The Jaguars had just selected two running backs in the NFL Draft, and Tank Bigsby was coming off a sophomore…...

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Week 1 WR Advanced Stats: Is Kayshon Boutte About to Turn Into a Star Before Our Very Eyes?

Kevin Szafraniec uses RotoViz’s Advanced Stats Explorer to uncover under-the-radar trends at the wide receiver position from Week 1 of the 2025 NFL season. Here at RotoViz, we make no apologies for our love of the wide receiver position. That is why writing this article is one of the highlights of my week during the NFL season. Every week, we will dive deep into the…...

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Week 2 Waivers: Harold Fannin Jr. is the Future . . . and the Future is Now!

Kevin Szafraniec outlines the best waiver wire pickups for fantasy leagues heading into Week 2 of the 2025 NFL season. The in-season content is back in full swing as we get ready to head into Week 2 of the 2025 NFL season. While there were not necessarily any Week 1 explosions a la Puka Nacua circa 2023, the opening weekend of NFL action did provide…...

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Week 1 Monday Review: The Good, the Bad, and the Ugly

Kevin Szafraniec breaks down the highs, lows, and everything in between from Week 1 of the 2025 NFL season. We’re back! Every week in this space throughout the season, I will be breaking down the best and worst from Sunday’s NFL action with the help of the Monday Review Tool. Teams across the NFL still looked a bit rusty to kick off the 2025 season,…...

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Well . . . That Escalated Quickly: Will the Chargers Continue Their Pass-Happy Ways All Season?

Kevin Szafraniec breaks down the Week 1 performance of Justin Herbert and the Chargers’ passing game and explains whether fantasy managers should expect the pass-heavy play calling to continue all season. The stigma that has lingered around Greg Roman and Jim Harbaugh since they first worked together in San Francisco over a decade ago is that neither of them wants to pass the ball, ever…....

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Going Contrarian Against the Contrarians: Searching for Value in a Franchise League Football Auction With the RotoViz Community

Kevin Szafraniec details the strategies he attempted to employ in a RotoViz Listener League auction on Franchise League Football. Even before writing for RotoViz, I had taken part in multiple listener leagues over the years. Given that we all shared a similar mindset, these drafts were always some of the wildest of the season. In many instances, ADP was thrown out the window, seeing huge…...

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Fortune Favors the Bold: 10 Predictions that Could Alter the Course of the 2025 Fantasy Season

Kevin Szafraniec gives his 10 bold predictions that could shape the 2025 fantasy season. I have found that laying out bold predictions can be equal parts exhilarating and anxiety-inducing. On one hand, planting your flag against the market and coming out on top can be one of the best feelings in the world. On the other hand, knowing that there is a strong chance that…...

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If You’re Not Having Fun, You’re Doing It Wrong: My Favorite and Least Favorite Player in Every Round of 2025 Fantasy Drafts

Kevin Szafraniec combs through 2025 ADP and highlights his favorite and least favorite picks in every round of drafts. When we play fantasy football, we should be having fun, plain and simple. However, sometimes this idea can be lost (I’m talking to myself here) as we search for edges in the darkest pockets of analytics and fantasy football analysis. But at the end of the…...

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How Much Does Receiving Production Matter for Elite RBs in the Half-PPR Scoring of Yahoo Home Leagues?

Kevin Szafraniec questions whether the half-PPR scoring in Yahoo leagues should change how we view the running back landscape and identifies areas of the draft where fantasy managers should be targeting and avoiding the position. Over the years, I would have generally started any roster construction series by outlining how fantasy managers should be building out their wide receiver corps. While WR depth is certainly…...

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Week 4 WR Advanced Stats: The Carousel Continues With Multiple Star Wideouts Returning While Others are Exiting

Kevin Szafraniec uses RotoViz’s Advanced Stats Explorer to uncover under-the-radar trends at the wide receiver position from the first four weeks of the 2025 NFL season. When it comes to the NFL, we have to take the sweet with the sour. Week 4 saw Chris Godwin, Xavier Worthy, and Jordan Addison all return to lineups and claim prominent roles right off the bat. Sadly, we also…...

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Waiting is the Hardest Part: Delayed Gratification Could Be the Best Course of Action in Your 2025 Franchise League Football College Draft

Kevin Szafraniec outlines the strategies he will be looking to employ in his inaugural college drafts for rosters across the Franchise League Football platform this season. One of the unique and exciting features of Franchise League Football (FLF) is the ability to stash one college player who will represent a low-cost player for multiple years once he reaches the NFL. Each year, there is a…...

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Week 5 Waivers: Injuries are Opening Doors . . . Who Will Take Advantage?

Kevin Szafraniec highlights the best players available on waivers in 50% or more of ESPN and Yahoo leagues heading into Week 5. Significant injuries continue to make their mark on the 2025 NFL season, with Malik Nabers and Tyreek Hill being the most notable players who are now likely out for the remainder of the season. As if that were not enough, fantasy managers now…...

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Week 4 Monday Review: Little Giants Across the NFL Earn Their Time in the Spotlight

Kevin Szafraniec discusses the biggest storylines of Week 4 with the help of RotoViz’s industry-leading suite of tools, and most notably the Monday Review Tool.  For those who are unfamiliar, Little Giants is a cinematic masterpiece, released circa 1994. It is a classic underdog story featuring two titans of the screen, Rick Moranis and Ed O’Neill. In the film, Moranis leads an overlooked band of…...

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Week 3 WR Advanced Stats: Jaxon Smith-Njigba and Puka Nacua are in a League of Their Own

Kevin Szafraniec uses RotoViz’s Advanced Stats Explorer to uncover under-the-radar trends at the wide receiver position from the first three weeks of the 2025 NFL season. The 2025 season has gotten off to a strange start for some of the NFL’s top wide receivers. But for Puka Nacua and Jaxon Smith-Njigba, their stars have continued to rise following massive 2024 seasons. And the crazy thing is,…...

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What’s Wrong With Bo Nix? Breaking Down The Denver Quarterback’s Slow Start to the 2025 Season

After Bo Nix kicked off his career by finishing as fantasy’s QB8 in 2024, the table was set for him to take his game to the next level in Year 2. Nix possesses the combination of passing and rushing ability that has been known to make fantasy managers drool. But just in case another offseason of growth was not enough, the Broncos upgraded their backfield…...

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Week 4 Waivers: How is Bhayshul Tuten Still Available in Over 50% of ESPN Leagues?

Kevin Szafraniec highlights the best players available on waivers in 50% or more of ESPN and Yahoo leagues heading into Week 4. The fact that Bhayshul Tuten is still available in the majority of ESPN leagues is a crazy oversight by the fantasy managers playing on that platform. But their loss can be your gain. So how much should you be willing to bid on…...

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Week 3 Monday Review: Big Plays on Special Teams and Defense Rule the Day

Kevin Szafraniec breaks down the biggest fantasy storylines from an NFL Week 3 that featured plenty of standout performances on defense and special teams. I know, I know. Fantasy football is all about offense. So why highlight the defensive side of the ball? Well, because heading into Monday night’s game between the Lions and the Ravens, we have already seen five defensive touchdowns, four special…...

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Week 2 WR Advanced Stats: Was Wan’Dale Robinson’s New Role Against Dallas a Sign of Things to Come or Simply an Aberration?

Kevin Szafraniec uses RotoViz’s Advanced Stats Explorer to uncover under-the-radar trends at the wide receiver position from Week 2 of the 2025 NFL season. The offensive explosion that was Week 2 of the 2025 NFL season led to plenty of wide receiver scoring. And it wasn’t just the stars who put on a show, as Wan’Dale Robinson, Troy Franklin, and Hunter Renfrow all finished as WR1s…....

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Week 3 Waivers: A Rash of QB Injuries Could Lead to Uncharacteristic Heavy Bidding at the Position, Plus Last Call on a League-Winning RB

Kevin Szafraniec highlights the best players available on waivers in 50% or more of ESPN and Yahoo leagues heading into Week 3. A string of quarterback injuries was one of the biggest storylines in Week 2. For a position that usually doesn’t get a ton of attention in this space, perhaps this is the week when the right QB pickup will trump all other needs…....

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Week 2 Monday Review: An Offensive Explosion Makes Up for 2025’s Lackluster Opening Weekend

Kevin Szafraniec breaks down the biggest fantasy headlines from Week 2 of the NFL season with the help of RotoViz’s suite of industry-leading tools. Saying that teams around the NFL were able to shake off the rust in Week 2 may be the understatement of the year. During Sunday’s early slate, the lowest combined point total was 40 between the Bills and the Jets. Six…...

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Three’s Company: Are Liam Coen and Jacksonville’s Three-Headed Backfield About to Take Over the NFL?

Kevin Szafraniec breaks down how the Jaguars’ trade of Tank Bigsby to the Eagles could affect the backfields in Jacksonville and Philadelphia moving forward. Back in June, there were consistent rumblings that Travis Etienne could find himself in a new home for the 2025 season. The Jaguars had just selected two running backs in the NFL Draft, and Tank Bigsby was coming off a sophomore…...

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Week 1 WR Advanced Stats: Is Kayshon Boutte About to Turn Into a Star Before Our Very Eyes?

Kevin Szafraniec uses RotoViz’s Advanced Stats Explorer to uncover under-the-radar trends at the wide receiver position from Week 1 of the 2025 NFL season. Here at RotoViz, we make no apologies for our love of the wide receiver position. That is why writing this article is one of the highlights of my week during the NFL season. Every week, we will dive deep into the…...

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Week 2 Waivers: Harold Fannin Jr. is the Future . . . and the Future is Now!

Kevin Szafraniec outlines the best waiver wire pickups for fantasy leagues heading into Week 2 of the 2025 NFL season. The in-season content is back in full swing as we get ready to head into Week 2 of the 2025 NFL season. While there were not necessarily any Week 1 explosions a la Puka Nacua circa 2023, the opening weekend of NFL action did provide…...

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Week 1 Monday Review: The Good, the Bad, and the Ugly

Kevin Szafraniec breaks down the highs, lows, and everything in between from Week 1 of the 2025 NFL season. We’re back! Every week in this space throughout the season, I will be breaking down the best and worst from Sunday’s NFL action with the help of the Monday Review Tool. Teams across the NFL still looked a bit rusty to kick off the 2025 season,…...

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Well . . . That Escalated Quickly: Will the Chargers Continue Their Pass-Happy Ways All Season?

Kevin Szafraniec breaks down the Week 1 performance of Justin Herbert and the Chargers’ passing game and explains whether fantasy managers should expect the pass-heavy play calling to continue all season. The stigma that has lingered around Greg Roman and Jim Harbaugh since they first worked together in San Francisco over a decade ago is that neither of them wants to pass the ball, ever…....

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Going Contrarian Against the Contrarians: Searching for Value in a Franchise League Football Auction With the RotoViz Community

Kevin Szafraniec details the strategies he attempted to employ in a RotoViz Listener League auction on Franchise League Football. Even before writing for RotoViz, I had taken part in multiple listener leagues over the years. Given that we all shared a similar mindset, these drafts were always some of the wildest of the season. In many instances, ADP was thrown out the window, seeing huge…...

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Fortune Favors the Bold: 10 Predictions that Could Alter the Course of the 2025 Fantasy Season

Kevin Szafraniec gives his 10 bold predictions that could shape the 2025 fantasy season. I have found that laying out bold predictions can be equal parts exhilarating and anxiety-inducing. On one hand, planting your flag against the market and coming out on top can be one of the best feelings in the world. On the other hand, knowing that there is a strong chance that…...

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If You’re Not Having Fun, You’re Doing It Wrong: My Favorite and Least Favorite Player in Every Round of 2025 Fantasy Drafts

Kevin Szafraniec combs through 2025 ADP and highlights his favorite and least favorite picks in every round of drafts. When we play fantasy football, we should be having fun, plain and simple. However, sometimes this idea can be lost (I’m talking to myself here) as we search for edges in the darkest pockets of analytics and fantasy football analysis. But at the end of the…...

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How Much Does Receiving Production Matter for Elite RBs in the Half-PPR Scoring of Yahoo Home Leagues?

Kevin Szafraniec questions whether the half-PPR scoring in Yahoo leagues should change how we view the running back landscape and identifies areas of the draft where fantasy managers should be targeting and avoiding the position. Over the years, I would have generally started any roster construction series by outlining how fantasy managers should be building out their wide receiver corps. While WR depth is certainly…...

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Week 4 WR Advanced Stats: The Carousel Continues With Multiple Star Wideouts Returning While Others are Exiting

Kevin Szafraniec uses RotoViz’s Advanced Stats Explorer to uncover under-the-radar trends at the wide receiver position from the first four weeks of the 2025 NFL season. When it comes to the NFL, we have to take the sweet with the sour. Week 4 saw Chris Godwin, Xavier Worthy, and Jordan Addison all return to lineups and claim prominent roles right off the bat. Sadly, we also…...

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Waiting is the Hardest Part: Delayed Gratification Could Be the Best Course of Action in Your 2025 Franchise League Football College Draft

Kevin Szafraniec outlines the strategies he will be looking to employ in his inaugural college drafts for rosters across the Franchise League Football platform this season. One of the unique and exciting features of Franchise League Football (FLF) is the ability to stash one college player who will represent a low-cost player for multiple years once he reaches the NFL. Each year, there is a…...

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Week 5 Waivers: Injuries are Opening Doors . . . Who Will Take Advantage?

Kevin Szafraniec highlights the best players available on waivers in 50% or more of ESPN and Yahoo leagues heading into Week 5. Significant injuries continue to make their mark on the 2025 NFL season, with Malik Nabers and Tyreek Hill being the most notable players who are now likely out for the remainder of the season. As if that were not enough, fantasy managers now…...

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Week 4 Monday Review: Little Giants Across the NFL Earn Their Time in the Spotlight

Kevin Szafraniec discusses the biggest storylines of Week 4 with the help of RotoViz’s industry-leading suite of tools, and most notably the Monday Review Tool.  For those who are unfamiliar, Little Giants is a cinematic masterpiece, released circa 1994. It is a classic underdog story featuring two titans of the screen, Rick Moranis and Ed O’Neill. In the film, Moranis leads an overlooked band of…...

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Week 3 WR Advanced Stats: Jaxon Smith-Njigba and Puka Nacua are in a League of Their Own

Kevin Szafraniec uses RotoViz’s Advanced Stats Explorer to uncover under-the-radar trends at the wide receiver position from the first three weeks of the 2025 NFL season. The 2025 season has gotten off to a strange start for some of the NFL’s top wide receivers. But for Puka Nacua and Jaxon Smith-Njigba, their stars have continued to rise following massive 2024 seasons. And the crazy thing is,…...

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What’s Wrong With Bo Nix? Breaking Down The Denver Quarterback’s Slow Start to the 2025 Season

After Bo Nix kicked off his career by finishing as fantasy’s QB8 in 2024, the table was set for him to take his game to the next level in Year 2. Nix possesses the combination of passing and rushing ability that has been known to make fantasy managers drool. But just in case another offseason of growth was not enough, the Broncos upgraded their backfield…...

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Week 4 Waivers: How is Bhayshul Tuten Still Available in Over 50% of ESPN Leagues?

Kevin Szafraniec highlights the best players available on waivers in 50% or more of ESPN and Yahoo leagues heading into Week 4. The fact that Bhayshul Tuten is still available in the majority of ESPN leagues is a crazy oversight by the fantasy managers playing on that platform. But their loss can be your gain. So how much should you be willing to bid on…...

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Week 3 Monday Review: Big Plays on Special Teams and Defense Rule the Day

Kevin Szafraniec breaks down the biggest fantasy storylines from an NFL Week 3 that featured plenty of standout performances on defense and special teams. I know, I know. Fantasy football is all about offense. So why highlight the defensive side of the ball? Well, because heading into Monday night’s game between the Lions and the Ravens, we have already seen five defensive touchdowns, four special…...

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Week 2 WR Advanced Stats: Was Wan’Dale Robinson’s New Role Against Dallas a Sign of Things to Come or Simply an Aberration?

Kevin Szafraniec uses RotoViz’s Advanced Stats Explorer to uncover under-the-radar trends at the wide receiver position from Week 2 of the 2025 NFL season. The offensive explosion that was Week 2 of the 2025 NFL season led to plenty of wide receiver scoring. And it wasn’t just the stars who put on a show, as Wan’Dale Robinson, Troy Franklin, and Hunter Renfrow all finished as WR1s…....

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Week 3 Waivers: A Rash of QB Injuries Could Lead to Uncharacteristic Heavy Bidding at the Position, Plus Last Call on a League-Winning RB

Kevin Szafraniec highlights the best players available on waivers in 50% or more of ESPN and Yahoo leagues heading into Week 3. A string of quarterback injuries was one of the biggest storylines in Week 2. For a position that usually doesn’t get a ton of attention in this space, perhaps this is the week when the right QB pickup will trump all other needs…....

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Week 2 Monday Review: An Offensive Explosion Makes Up for 2025’s Lackluster Opening Weekend

Kevin Szafraniec breaks down the biggest fantasy headlines from Week 2 of the NFL season with the help of RotoViz’s suite of industry-leading tools. Saying that teams around the NFL were able to shake off the rust in Week 2 may be the understatement of the year. During Sunday’s early slate, the lowest combined point total was 40 between the Bills and the Jets. Six…...

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Three’s Company: Are Liam Coen and Jacksonville’s Three-Headed Backfield About to Take Over the NFL?

Kevin Szafraniec breaks down how the Jaguars’ trade of Tank Bigsby to the Eagles could affect the backfields in Jacksonville and Philadelphia moving forward. Back in June, there were consistent rumblings that Travis Etienne could find himself in a new home for the 2025 season. The Jaguars had just selected two running backs in the NFL Draft, and Tank Bigsby was coming off a sophomore…...

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Week 1 WR Advanced Stats: Is Kayshon Boutte About to Turn Into a Star Before Our Very Eyes?

Kevin Szafraniec uses RotoViz’s Advanced Stats Explorer to uncover under-the-radar trends at the wide receiver position from Week 1 of the 2025 NFL season. Here at RotoViz, we make no apologies for our love of the wide receiver position. That is why writing this article is one of the highlights of my week during the NFL season. Every week, we will dive deep into the…...

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Week 2 Waivers: Harold Fannin Jr. is the Future . . . and the Future is Now!

Kevin Szafraniec outlines the best waiver wire pickups for fantasy leagues heading into Week 2 of the 2025 NFL season. The in-season content is back in full swing as we get ready to head into Week 2 of the 2025 NFL season. While there were not necessarily any Week 1 explosions a la Puka Nacua circa 2023, the opening weekend of NFL action did provide…...

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Week 1 Monday Review: The Good, the Bad, and the Ugly

Kevin Szafraniec breaks down the highs, lows, and everything in between from Week 1 of the 2025 NFL season. We’re back! Every week in this space throughout the season, I will be breaking down the best and worst from Sunday’s NFL action with the help of the Monday Review Tool. Teams across the NFL still looked a bit rusty to kick off the 2025 season,…...

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Well . . . That Escalated Quickly: Will the Chargers Continue Their Pass-Happy Ways All Season?

Kevin Szafraniec breaks down the Week 1 performance of Justin Herbert and the Chargers’ passing game and explains whether fantasy managers should expect the pass-heavy play calling to continue all season. The stigma that has lingered around Greg Roman and Jim Harbaugh since they first worked together in San Francisco over a decade ago is that neither of them wants to pass the ball, ever…....

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Going Contrarian Against the Contrarians: Searching for Value in a Franchise League Football Auction With the RotoViz Community

Kevin Szafraniec details the strategies he attempted to employ in a RotoViz Listener League auction on Franchise League Football. Even before writing for RotoViz, I had taken part in multiple listener leagues over the years. Given that we all shared a similar mindset, these drafts were always some of the wildest of the season. In many instances, ADP was thrown out the window, seeing huge…...

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Fortune Favors the Bold: 10 Predictions that Could Alter the Course of the 2025 Fantasy Season

Kevin Szafraniec gives his 10 bold predictions that could shape the 2025 fantasy season. I have found that laying out bold predictions can be equal parts exhilarating and anxiety-inducing. On one hand, planting your flag against the market and coming out on top can be one of the best feelings in the world. On the other hand, knowing that there is a strong chance that…...

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If You’re Not Having Fun, You’re Doing It Wrong: My Favorite and Least Favorite Player in Every Round of 2025 Fantasy Drafts

Kevin Szafraniec combs through 2025 ADP and highlights his favorite and least favorite picks in every round of drafts. When we play fantasy football, we should be having fun, plain and simple. However, sometimes this idea can be lost (I’m talking to myself here) as we search for edges in the darkest pockets of analytics and fantasy football analysis. But at the end of the…...

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How Much Does Receiving Production Matter for Elite RBs in the Half-PPR Scoring of Yahoo Home Leagues?

Kevin Szafraniec questions whether the half-PPR scoring in Yahoo leagues should change how we view the running back landscape and identifies areas of the draft where fantasy managers should be targeting and avoiding the position. Over the years, I would have generally started any roster construction series by outlining how fantasy managers should be building out their wide receiver corps. While WR depth is certainly…...

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