Week 5 was disappointing for RB sleepers. Jerick McKinnon turned in a wildly inefficient performance. Kenneth Dixon played sparingly. Orleans Darkwa flopped, and Wendell Smallwood returned to the bench…. Membership Required You must be a member to access this content.View Membership LevelsAlready a member? Log in here...

I had a first quarter review planned for this week, and even wrote a thousand words on the topic, but … let’s look at something more interesting…. Membership Required You must be a member to access this content.View Membership LevelsAlready a member? Log in here...

I’m changing the format slightly this week so that readers can examine all of the RBs together and compare both weekly and full-season EP numbers for rushing and receiving. You can still sort by individual backfield…. Membership Required You must be a member to access this content.View Membership LevelsAlready a member? Log in here...

The NFL can be a strange place. Joe Flacco completed 21 straight passes at one point in his battle with Jacksonville but finished the day with only 3.1 adjusted yards per attempt…. Membership Required You must be a member to access this content.View Membership LevelsAlready a member? Log in here...

The goal of the Ultimate Zero RB Watch List is to help owners keep track of depth charts and workloads, but it’s also to provide material that could be helpful in making start/sit decisions and formulating trade offers for all owners, even those who select a running back early…. Membership Required You must be a member to access this content.View Membership LevelsAlready a member? Log...

Things took a turn for the worse across the fantasy landscape in Week 2 with John Solis suggesting a particularly apocalyptic view…. Membership Required You must be a member to access this content.View Membership LevelsAlready a member? Log in here...

Before Week 1 we examined the depth chart for every team, including practice squad players. Before Week 2, we used the Snap Report app to examine snaps and opportunities…. Membership Required You must be a member to access this content.View Membership LevelsAlready a member? Log in here...

I hope everyone enjoyed the first weekend as much as I did. From 10 AM Sunday morning to 2:30 AM that night, I watched 14 hours of football, did eight miles on the treadmill, and consumed more than enough wings and ice cream to still be at a calorie surplus.((The miles, wings, and ice cream all occurred simultaneously with the football watching. The missing hours represent a break for a…...

Last week I detailed the RB depth chart for every NFL team, including those backs stashed on various practice squads. This week we’ll use the Snap Report app to look at workloads for Game 1. Outside of Chris Ivory‘s illness, running backs escaped the first week unscathed…. Membership Required You must be a member to access this content.View Membership LevelsAlready a member? Log in here...

We’re one game into the 2016 season and already have some actionable information…. Membership Required You must be a member to access this content.View Membership LevelsAlready a member? Log in here...

One of my in-season articles this year will be keeping track of RB movement. For the first installment, I’ve looked at the depth chart for all 32 teams and tried to form a complete picture of each roster…. Membership Required You must be a member to access this content.View Membership LevelsAlready a member? Log in here...

It was one highlight in a training camp filled with them between Flacco and Wallace. Over the course of three weeks, Flacco has connected with Wallace over the middle for first downs and in the red zone for scores. “Mike is awesome,” Flacco said. “I think he is going to be a really big hit for us.” – Jamison Hensley, ESPN… Membership Required You must be...

One of my in-season features for 2016 will be an Ultimate Zero RB Watch List to help keep track of RB movement. Keep in mind as you peruse our final list of draft day targets that grinding waivers is at least as important…. Membership Required You must be a member to access this content.View Membership LevelsAlready a member? Log in here...

A few days ago I was tweaking my projections in the Projection Machine and finally came to terms with the fact that DeAndre Hopkins is a borderline first-round pick in 2016 despite the wide receiver craze…. Membership Required You must be a member to access this content.View Membership LevelsAlready a member? Log in here...

We often hear that late season performance is more important than early season performance, but one trait of elite high stakes players is an emphasis on starting fast. If you play in any serious league, making the playoffs is the key…. Membership Required You must be a member to access this content.View Membership LevelsAlready a member? Log in here...

We often hear that late season performance is more important than early season performance, but one trait of elite high stakes players is an emphasis on starting fast. If you play in any serious league, making the playoffs is the key. … Membership Required You must be a member to access this content.View Membership LevelsAlready a member? Log in here...

Earlier this summer, we looked at the Top 15 Zero RB candidates in a three-part series. At the advent of training camp, I published an update with four slots changing hands. We’ve now seen two preseason games, and fantasy drafts have shifted into high gear…. Membership Required You must be a member to access this content.View Membership LevelsAlready a member? Log in here...

After providing the Hitchhiker’s Guide to the Zero RB Galaxy for PPR aficionados and looking at how to Build the Ultimate Standard lineup, half-PPR leagues have become the topic of the moment on the message boards…. Membership Required You must be a member to access this content.View Membership LevelsAlready a member? Log in here...

Last week we had the Third Annual Apex Experts League draft with a Who’s Who of the top minds in fantasy football analysis, and it was crazy. Drafters were desperate not to be left behind at the wide receiver position. Due to the unexpected turn of events, it provided a great lens through which to examine a couple of the more common criticisms from Zero…...

Targets are the lifeblood of fantasy scoring, but many of our predictions about volume are fragile. It’s difficult to argue with Jacob Rickrode’s thesis that The Same WRs Finish Top 24 Every Single Year…. Membership Required You must be a member to access this content.View Membership LevelsAlready a member? Log in here...