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Win the Waiver Wire: 11 Priority Pickups and 8 Stashes for Week 2 – The Update
Bjorn Yang-Vaernet
September 13, 2022
Bjorn Yang Vaernet examines which players on the waiver wire are worth prioritizing for Week 2 and highlights others to preemptively stash. Welcome back to Week 1 of the football season — Christmas in September. The joy of waking up and spending all day watching football on the couch is unparalleled. It also means the chaos of the NFL begins. In Week 1, several prominent…...
12 Key Fantasy Situations That Will Make or Break Your Draft
Bjorn Yang-Vaernet
September 5, 2022
Bjorn Yang-Vaernet digs deeper into the fantasy landscape of 12 team situations that have the opportunity to crater or elevate a draft. One thing I like about fantasy football is the amount of uncertainty and educated guessing that happens with every player and team. However, sometimes drafters can overrate the certainty of an outcome and it can be beneficial to take a step back and…...
4 Structural Guidelines to Double Your Finals Advance Rate in Best Ball Mania III After a 2RB-2WR Start
Bjorn Yang-Vaernet
August 21, 2022
Bjorn Yang-Vaernet explores how to turn the high floor, low ceiling 2RB-2WR start in Underdog best ball tournaments into a high floor and ceiling roster by following four structural guidelines. One thing that fascinates me is how much dedicated fantasy football players largely remain inside their own little bubble. RotoViz readers know about some of the proven but underutilized best ball roster builds — Zero RB,…...
The Unconventional Round 3 or 4 Anchor Running Back Build is in Play for 2022
Bjorn Yang-Vaernet
August 12, 2022
Bjorn Yang-Vaernet explores the Round 3/4 anchor running back strategy and explains why 2022 might be the best year to utilize this roster construction. Several times on Stealing Bananas, Ben Gretch and Shawn Siegele have promoted the idea of conducting an anchor running back build using an RB after Rounds 1 or 2.((Anchor RB refers to picking one RB early to “anchor” the team and…...
Round-By-Round RV TriFlex Dynasty Startup Analysis: Loading Up on Wide Receivers in Rounds 6 to 10
Bjorn Yang-Vaernet
August 1, 2022
Bjorn Yang-Vaernet goes over his round-by-round strategy and picks for Rounds 6 through 10 in a post-NFL draft RotoViz TriFlex Dynasty league. This article is a continuation of my first article documenting my pre-draft strategy and pick analysis of Rounds 1 through 5 of an FFPC RotoViz TriFlex Dynasty league that I recently completed. In order to get caught up with how the team stands…...
Round-By-Round RV TriFlex Dynasty Startup Analysis: Building the Foundation for Sustained Dynasty Success
Bjorn Yang-Vaernet
July 7, 2022
Bjorn Yang-Vaernet goes over his round-by-round strategy and picks for Rounds 1 through 5 in a post-NFL draft RotoViz TriFlex Dynasty league. I recently completed a RotoViz TriFlex dynasty league startup draft on FFPC. Although I have completed startup drafts on other platforms, this league type appealed to me for its emphasis on skill rather than luck. For example, instead of multiple head-to-head playoff rounds,…...
Davante Adams, Franchise Tags, and The Top Free Agent WRs With Their Ideal Landing Spots
Bjorn Yang-Vaernet
March 8, 2022
Bjorn Yang-Vaernet examines the profiles of the top wide receiver free agents and gives each an ideal landing spot for fantasy production. This class of free agent wide receivers might be one of the most injury-plagued classes that I can remember. It turned what seemed to be a really good cohort one year ago into one filled with a lot of uncertainty. Look at the…...
Rashod Bateman Heads into Year 2 with a Wide Range of Potential Outcomes
Bjorn Yang-Vaernet
February 3, 2022
Bjorn Yang-Vaernet reviews Rashod Bateman’s rookie season through the lens of comparable Year 1 wide receivers and shares a very-early 2022 outlook. The 2021 WR draft class felt short. I mean, literally short. Rashod Bateman is listed at 6 feet 1 inch and he was tied for the tallest WR drafted in Round 1 of the NFL Draft. This set up an unusual dynamic where…...
Ja’Marr Chase Had a Rookie Season That Was Eerily Similar to Julio Jones’
Bjorn Yang-Vaernet
January 25, 2022
Bjorn Yang-Vaernet reviews Ja’Marr Chase’s rookie season through the lens of comparable Year 1 wide receivers and shares a very early 2022 outlook. Ja’Marr Chase entered the 2021 draft as one of the most well-rounded, bulletproof wide receiver prospects. Travis May had Chase as the WR1 of the 2021 and 2020 rookie classes and mentioned he could be the “best receiver prospect to enter the…...
CeeDee Lamb is Primed to Explode in the Playoffs and 3 Correlated Wide Receiver Pairings for DFS—Wide Receiver Usage Trends and Takeaways: Week 18
Bjorn Yang-Vaernet
January 6, 2022
In this weekly article, Bjorn Yang-Vaernet uses the Advanced Stat Explorer and other RotoViz tools to dive deep into wide receiver usage trends. Usage is key for making waiver wire adds, start/sit decisions, and finding the next blow-up WR in DFS. Happy new year! Welcome to the final installment of the WR usage and takeaways article for the 2021 season. I had a lot of…...
The Impressive Returns of Antonio Brown and Jaylen Waddle—Wide Receiver Usage Trends and Takeaways: Week 17
Bjorn Yang-Vaernet
December 30, 2021
In this weekly article, Bjorn Yang-Vaernet uses the Advanced Stat Explorer and other RotoViz tools to dive deep into wide receiver usage trends. Usage is key for making waiver wire adds, start/sit decisions, and finding the next blow-up WR in DFS. It is finally championship weekend for most leagues! Congratulations on those who made it to the final round and for those who didn’t, let’s…...
Should Terry McLaurin and Chase Claypool Stay in Lineups? Wide Receiver Usage Trends and Takeaways: Week 16
Bjorn Yang-Vaernet
December 23, 2021
In this weekly article, Bjorn Yang-Vaernet uses the Advanced Stat Explorer and other RotoViz tools to dive deep into wide receiver usage trends. Usage is key for making waiver wire adds, start/sit decisions, and finding the next blow-up WR in DFS. Happy holidays everyone! With so many moving parts each week from injuries to COVID-19 infections, many of us are digging deep into our benches…....
The Deebo Samuel Role Change and 3 Rookie Wide Receivers That Can Help Immediately—Wide Receiver Usage Trends and Takeaways: Week 15
Bjorn Yang-Vaernet
December 16, 2021
In this weekly article, Bjorn Yang-Vaernet uses the Advanced Stat Explorer and other RotoViz tools to dive deep into wide receiver usage trends. Usage is key for making waiver wire adds, start/sit decisions, and finding the next blow-up WR in DFS. Welcome to playoff week! This is the first week of playoffs for many leagues and the first round for large field best ball tournaments…....
The Decline of Brandin Cooks and the Ascent of 2 Wide Receivers in Condensed Offenses—Wide Receiver Usage Trends and Takeaways: Week 14
Bjorn Yang-Vaernet
December 10, 2021
In this weekly article, Bjorn Yang-Vaernet uses the Advanced Stat Explorer and other RotoViz tools to dive deep into wide receiver usage trends. Usage is key for making waiver wire adds, start/sit decisions, and finding the next blow-up WR in DFS. Week 14 is going to be a good one. It is the first week of playoffs for some. For others, it can impact getting…...
These 4 Second Year Wide Receivers Could Lead You to a Playoff Berth—Wide Receiver Usage Trends and Takeaways: Week 13
Bjorn Yang-Vaernet
December 2, 2021
In this weekly article, Bjorn Yang-Vaernet uses the Advanced Stat Explorer and other RotoViz tools to dive deep into wide receiver usage trends. Usage is key for making waiver wire adds, start/sit decisions, and finding the next blow-up WR in DFS. As highlighted in many articles around the site this week, the running back position got decimated last weekend. Christian McCaffrey is out for the…...
Despite Big Ben, Chase Claypool Can Coexist with Diontae Johnson: Wide Receiver Usage Trends and Takeaways – Week 12
Bjorn Yang-Vaernet
November 26, 2021
In this weekly article, Bjorn Yang-Vaernet uses the Advanced Stat Explorer and other RotoViz tools to dive deep into wide receiver usage trends. Usage is key for making waiver wire adds, start/sit decisions, and finding the next blow-up WR in DFS. Happy Thanksgiving everyone! I will keep this intro short and sweet, as most probably want to spend time with their family during the start…...
Target These 3 Wide Receivers in the Chiefs vs. Cowboys Game—Wide Receiver Usage Trends and Takeaways: Week 11
Bjorn Yang-Vaernet
November 18, 2021
In this weekly article, Bjorn Yang-Vaernet uses the Advanced Stat Explorer and other RotoViz tools to dive deep into wide receiver usage trends. Usage is key for making waiver wire adds, start/sit decisions, and finding the next blow-up WR in DFS. We are reaching the point in the season that Scott Hanson would call “The Witching Hour.” These last three or four weeks are crucial…...
Is Mike Williams a Buy Low? Plus Examining the Bills WRs after Losing to the Jaguars—Wide Receiver Usage Trends and Takeaways: Week 10
Bjorn Yang-Vaernet
November 11, 2021
In this weekly article, Bjorn Yang-Vaernet uses the Advanced Stat Explorer and other RotoViz tools to dive deep into wide receiver usage trends. Usage is key for making waiver wire adds, start/sit decisions, and finding the next blow-up WR in DFS. What a weird Week 9. As Murphy’s Law states: “Anything that can go wrong, will go wrong.” A few of the unexpected outcomes of…...
Jamal Agnew Has Taken Over the Laviska Shenault Role — Wide Receiver Usage Trends and Takeaways: Week 9
Bjorn Yang-Vaernet
November 4, 2021
In this weekly article, Bjorn Yang-Vaernet uses the Advanced Stat Explorer and other Rotoviz tools to dive deep into wide receiver usage trends. Usage is key for making waiver wire adds, start/sit decisions, and finding the next blow-up WR in DFS. In lieu of a traditional introduction, I wanted to give a shoutout to Calvin Ridley for prioritizing his mental health and taking a break…...
Mike Evans and the Cincinnati Offense are Ready for Takeoff: Wide Receiver Usage Trends and Takeaways: Week 8
Bjorn Yang-Vaernet
October 28, 2021
In this weekly article, Bjorn Yang-Vaernet will use the Advanced Stat Explorer and other Rotoviz tools to dive deep into wide receiver usage trends. Usage is key for making waiver wire adds, start/sit decisions, and finding the next blow-up WR in DFS. Bye weeks are in full swing and WR-heavy drafters should start to gain momentum in these upcoming weeks. While many opponents will be…...
Win the Waiver Wire: 11 Priority Pickups and 8 Stashes for Week 2 – The Update
Bjorn Yang-Vaernet
September 13, 2022
Bjorn Yang Vaernet examines which players on the waiver wire are worth prioritizing for Week 2 and highlights others to preemptively stash. Welcome back to Week 1 of the football season — Christmas in September. The joy of waking up and spending all day watching football on the couch is unparalleled. It also means the chaos of the NFL begins. In Week 1, several prominent…...
12 Key Fantasy Situations That Will Make or Break Your Draft
Bjorn Yang-Vaernet
September 5, 2022
Bjorn Yang-Vaernet digs deeper into the fantasy landscape of 12 team situations that have the opportunity to crater or elevate a draft. One thing I like about fantasy football is the amount of uncertainty and educated guessing that happens with every player and team. However, sometimes drafters can overrate the certainty of an outcome and it can be beneficial to take a step back and…...
4 Structural Guidelines to Double Your Finals Advance Rate in Best Ball Mania III After a 2RB-2WR Start
Bjorn Yang-Vaernet
August 21, 2022
Bjorn Yang-Vaernet explores how to turn the high floor, low ceiling 2RB-2WR start in Underdog best ball tournaments into a high floor and ceiling roster by following four structural guidelines. One thing that fascinates me is how much dedicated fantasy football players largely remain inside their own little bubble. RotoViz readers know about some of the proven but underutilized best ball roster builds — Zero RB,…...
The Unconventional Round 3 or 4 Anchor Running Back Build is in Play for 2022
Bjorn Yang-Vaernet
August 12, 2022
Bjorn Yang-Vaernet explores the Round 3/4 anchor running back strategy and explains why 2022 might be the best year to utilize this roster construction. Several times on Stealing Bananas, Ben Gretch and Shawn Siegele have promoted the idea of conducting an anchor running back build using an RB after Rounds 1 or 2.((Anchor RB refers to picking one RB early to “anchor” the team and…...
Round-By-Round RV TriFlex Dynasty Startup Analysis: Loading Up on Wide Receivers in Rounds 6 to 10
Bjorn Yang-Vaernet
August 1, 2022
Bjorn Yang-Vaernet goes over his round-by-round strategy and picks for Rounds 6 through 10 in a post-NFL draft RotoViz TriFlex Dynasty league. This article is a continuation of my first article documenting my pre-draft strategy and pick analysis of Rounds 1 through 5 of an FFPC RotoViz TriFlex Dynasty league that I recently completed. In order to get caught up with how the team stands…...
Round-By-Round RV TriFlex Dynasty Startup Analysis: Building the Foundation for Sustained Dynasty Success
Bjorn Yang-Vaernet
July 7, 2022
Bjorn Yang-Vaernet goes over his round-by-round strategy and picks for Rounds 1 through 5 in a post-NFL draft RotoViz TriFlex Dynasty league. I recently completed a RotoViz TriFlex dynasty league startup draft on FFPC. Although I have completed startup drafts on other platforms, this league type appealed to me for its emphasis on skill rather than luck. For example, instead of multiple head-to-head playoff rounds,…...
Davante Adams, Franchise Tags, and The Top Free Agent WRs With Their Ideal Landing Spots
Bjorn Yang-Vaernet
March 8, 2022
Bjorn Yang-Vaernet examines the profiles of the top wide receiver free agents and gives each an ideal landing spot for fantasy production. This class of free agent wide receivers might be one of the most injury-plagued classes that I can remember. It turned what seemed to be a really good cohort one year ago into one filled with a lot of uncertainty. Look at the…...
Rashod Bateman Heads into Year 2 with a Wide Range of Potential Outcomes
Bjorn Yang-Vaernet
February 3, 2022
Bjorn Yang-Vaernet reviews Rashod Bateman’s rookie season through the lens of comparable Year 1 wide receivers and shares a very-early 2022 outlook. The 2021 WR draft class felt short. I mean, literally short. Rashod Bateman is listed at 6 feet 1 inch and he was tied for the tallest WR drafted in Round 1 of the NFL Draft. This set up an unusual dynamic where…...
Ja’Marr Chase Had a Rookie Season That Was Eerily Similar to Julio Jones’
Bjorn Yang-Vaernet
January 25, 2022
Bjorn Yang-Vaernet reviews Ja’Marr Chase’s rookie season through the lens of comparable Year 1 wide receivers and shares a very early 2022 outlook. Ja’Marr Chase entered the 2021 draft as one of the most well-rounded, bulletproof wide receiver prospects. Travis May had Chase as the WR1 of the 2021 and 2020 rookie classes and mentioned he could be the “best receiver prospect to enter the…...
CeeDee Lamb is Primed to Explode in the Playoffs and 3 Correlated Wide Receiver Pairings for DFS—Wide Receiver Usage Trends and Takeaways: Week 18
Bjorn Yang-Vaernet
January 6, 2022
In this weekly article, Bjorn Yang-Vaernet uses the Advanced Stat Explorer and other RotoViz tools to dive deep into wide receiver usage trends. Usage is key for making waiver wire adds, start/sit decisions, and finding the next blow-up WR in DFS. Happy new year! Welcome to the final installment of the WR usage and takeaways article for the 2021 season. I had a lot of…...
The Impressive Returns of Antonio Brown and Jaylen Waddle—Wide Receiver Usage Trends and Takeaways: Week 17
Bjorn Yang-Vaernet
December 30, 2021
In this weekly article, Bjorn Yang-Vaernet uses the Advanced Stat Explorer and other RotoViz tools to dive deep into wide receiver usage trends. Usage is key for making waiver wire adds, start/sit decisions, and finding the next blow-up WR in DFS. It is finally championship weekend for most leagues! Congratulations on those who made it to the final round and for those who didn’t, let’s…...
Should Terry McLaurin and Chase Claypool Stay in Lineups? Wide Receiver Usage Trends and Takeaways: Week 16
Bjorn Yang-Vaernet
December 23, 2021
In this weekly article, Bjorn Yang-Vaernet uses the Advanced Stat Explorer and other RotoViz tools to dive deep into wide receiver usage trends. Usage is key for making waiver wire adds, start/sit decisions, and finding the next blow-up WR in DFS. Happy holidays everyone! With so many moving parts each week from injuries to COVID-19 infections, many of us are digging deep into our benches…....
The Deebo Samuel Role Change and 3 Rookie Wide Receivers That Can Help Immediately—Wide Receiver Usage Trends and Takeaways: Week 15
Bjorn Yang-Vaernet
December 16, 2021
In this weekly article, Bjorn Yang-Vaernet uses the Advanced Stat Explorer and other RotoViz tools to dive deep into wide receiver usage trends. Usage is key for making waiver wire adds, start/sit decisions, and finding the next blow-up WR in DFS. Welcome to playoff week! This is the first week of playoffs for many leagues and the first round for large field best ball tournaments…....
The Decline of Brandin Cooks and the Ascent of 2 Wide Receivers in Condensed Offenses—Wide Receiver Usage Trends and Takeaways: Week 14
Bjorn Yang-Vaernet
December 10, 2021
In this weekly article, Bjorn Yang-Vaernet uses the Advanced Stat Explorer and other RotoViz tools to dive deep into wide receiver usage trends. Usage is key for making waiver wire adds, start/sit decisions, and finding the next blow-up WR in DFS. Week 14 is going to be a good one. It is the first week of playoffs for some. For others, it can impact getting…...
These 4 Second Year Wide Receivers Could Lead You to a Playoff Berth—Wide Receiver Usage Trends and Takeaways: Week 13
Bjorn Yang-Vaernet
December 2, 2021
In this weekly article, Bjorn Yang-Vaernet uses the Advanced Stat Explorer and other RotoViz tools to dive deep into wide receiver usage trends. Usage is key for making waiver wire adds, start/sit decisions, and finding the next blow-up WR in DFS. As highlighted in many articles around the site this week, the running back position got decimated last weekend. Christian McCaffrey is out for the…...
Despite Big Ben, Chase Claypool Can Coexist with Diontae Johnson: Wide Receiver Usage Trends and Takeaways – Week 12
Bjorn Yang-Vaernet
November 26, 2021
In this weekly article, Bjorn Yang-Vaernet uses the Advanced Stat Explorer and other RotoViz tools to dive deep into wide receiver usage trends. Usage is key for making waiver wire adds, start/sit decisions, and finding the next blow-up WR in DFS. Happy Thanksgiving everyone! I will keep this intro short and sweet, as most probably want to spend time with their family during the start…...
Target These 3 Wide Receivers in the Chiefs vs. Cowboys Game—Wide Receiver Usage Trends and Takeaways: Week 11
Bjorn Yang-Vaernet
November 18, 2021
In this weekly article, Bjorn Yang-Vaernet uses the Advanced Stat Explorer and other RotoViz tools to dive deep into wide receiver usage trends. Usage is key for making waiver wire adds, start/sit decisions, and finding the next blow-up WR in DFS. We are reaching the point in the season that Scott Hanson would call “The Witching Hour.” These last three or four weeks are crucial…...
Is Mike Williams a Buy Low? Plus Examining the Bills WRs after Losing to the Jaguars—Wide Receiver Usage Trends and Takeaways: Week 10
Bjorn Yang-Vaernet
November 11, 2021
In this weekly article, Bjorn Yang-Vaernet uses the Advanced Stat Explorer and other RotoViz tools to dive deep into wide receiver usage trends. Usage is key for making waiver wire adds, start/sit decisions, and finding the next blow-up WR in DFS. What a weird Week 9. As Murphy’s Law states: “Anything that can go wrong, will go wrong.” A few of the unexpected outcomes of…...
Jamal Agnew Has Taken Over the Laviska Shenault Role — Wide Receiver Usage Trends and Takeaways: Week 9
Bjorn Yang-Vaernet
November 4, 2021
In this weekly article, Bjorn Yang-Vaernet uses the Advanced Stat Explorer and other Rotoviz tools to dive deep into wide receiver usage trends. Usage is key for making waiver wire adds, start/sit decisions, and finding the next blow-up WR in DFS. In lieu of a traditional introduction, I wanted to give a shoutout to Calvin Ridley for prioritizing his mental health and taking a break…...
Mike Evans and the Cincinnati Offense are Ready for Takeoff: Wide Receiver Usage Trends and Takeaways: Week 8
Bjorn Yang-Vaernet
October 28, 2021
In this weekly article, Bjorn Yang-Vaernet will use the Advanced Stat Explorer and other Rotoviz tools to dive deep into wide receiver usage trends. Usage is key for making waiver wire adds, start/sit decisions, and finding the next blow-up WR in DFS. Bye weeks are in full swing and WR-heavy drafters should start to gain momentum in these upcoming weeks. While many opponents will be…...
Win the Waiver Wire: 11 Priority Pickups and 8 Stashes for Week 2 – The Update
Bjorn Yang-Vaernet
September 13, 2022
Bjorn Yang Vaernet examines which players on the waiver wire are worth prioritizing for Week 2 and highlights others to preemptively stash. Welcome back to Week 1 of the football season — Christmas in September. The joy of waking up and spending all day watching football on the couch is unparalleled. It also means the chaos of the NFL begins. In Week 1, several prominent…...
12 Key Fantasy Situations That Will Make or Break Your Draft
Bjorn Yang-Vaernet
September 5, 2022
Bjorn Yang-Vaernet digs deeper into the fantasy landscape of 12 team situations that have the opportunity to crater or elevate a draft. One thing I like about fantasy football is the amount of uncertainty and educated guessing that happens with every player and team. However, sometimes drafters can overrate the certainty of an outcome and it can be beneficial to take a step back and…...
4 Structural Guidelines to Double Your Finals Advance Rate in Best Ball Mania III After a 2RB-2WR Start
Bjorn Yang-Vaernet
August 21, 2022
Bjorn Yang-Vaernet explores how to turn the high floor, low ceiling 2RB-2WR start in Underdog best ball tournaments into a high floor and ceiling roster by following four structural guidelines. One thing that fascinates me is how much dedicated fantasy football players largely remain inside their own little bubble. RotoViz readers know about some of the proven but underutilized best ball roster builds — Zero RB,…...
The Unconventional Round 3 or 4 Anchor Running Back Build is in Play for 2022
Bjorn Yang-Vaernet
August 12, 2022
Bjorn Yang-Vaernet explores the Round 3/4 anchor running back strategy and explains why 2022 might be the best year to utilize this roster construction. Several times on Stealing Bananas, Ben Gretch and Shawn Siegele have promoted the idea of conducting an anchor running back build using an RB after Rounds 1 or 2.((Anchor RB refers to picking one RB early to “anchor” the team and…...
Round-By-Round RV TriFlex Dynasty Startup Analysis: Loading Up on Wide Receivers in Rounds 6 to 10
Bjorn Yang-Vaernet
August 1, 2022
Bjorn Yang-Vaernet goes over his round-by-round strategy and picks for Rounds 6 through 10 in a post-NFL draft RotoViz TriFlex Dynasty league. This article is a continuation of my first article documenting my pre-draft strategy and pick analysis of Rounds 1 through 5 of an FFPC RotoViz TriFlex Dynasty league that I recently completed. In order to get caught up with how the team stands…...
Round-By-Round RV TriFlex Dynasty Startup Analysis: Building the Foundation for Sustained Dynasty Success
Bjorn Yang-Vaernet
July 7, 2022
Bjorn Yang-Vaernet goes over his round-by-round strategy and picks for Rounds 1 through 5 in a post-NFL draft RotoViz TriFlex Dynasty league. I recently completed a RotoViz TriFlex dynasty league startup draft on FFPC. Although I have completed startup drafts on other platforms, this league type appealed to me for its emphasis on skill rather than luck. For example, instead of multiple head-to-head playoff rounds,…...
Davante Adams, Franchise Tags, and The Top Free Agent WRs With Their Ideal Landing Spots
Bjorn Yang-Vaernet
March 8, 2022
Bjorn Yang-Vaernet examines the profiles of the top wide receiver free agents and gives each an ideal landing spot for fantasy production. This class of free agent wide receivers might be one of the most injury-plagued classes that I can remember. It turned what seemed to be a really good cohort one year ago into one filled with a lot of uncertainty. Look at the…...
Rashod Bateman Heads into Year 2 with a Wide Range of Potential Outcomes
Bjorn Yang-Vaernet
February 3, 2022
Bjorn Yang-Vaernet reviews Rashod Bateman’s rookie season through the lens of comparable Year 1 wide receivers and shares a very-early 2022 outlook. The 2021 WR draft class felt short. I mean, literally short. Rashod Bateman is listed at 6 feet 1 inch and he was tied for the tallest WR drafted in Round 1 of the NFL Draft. This set up an unusual dynamic where…...
Ja’Marr Chase Had a Rookie Season That Was Eerily Similar to Julio Jones’
Bjorn Yang-Vaernet
January 25, 2022
Bjorn Yang-Vaernet reviews Ja’Marr Chase’s rookie season through the lens of comparable Year 1 wide receivers and shares a very early 2022 outlook. Ja’Marr Chase entered the 2021 draft as one of the most well-rounded, bulletproof wide receiver prospects. Travis May had Chase as the WR1 of the 2021 and 2020 rookie classes and mentioned he could be the “best receiver prospect to enter the…...
CeeDee Lamb is Primed to Explode in the Playoffs and 3 Correlated Wide Receiver Pairings for DFS—Wide Receiver Usage Trends and Takeaways: Week 18
Bjorn Yang-Vaernet
January 6, 2022
In this weekly article, Bjorn Yang-Vaernet uses the Advanced Stat Explorer and other RotoViz tools to dive deep into wide receiver usage trends. Usage is key for making waiver wire adds, start/sit decisions, and finding the next blow-up WR in DFS. Happy new year! Welcome to the final installment of the WR usage and takeaways article for the 2021 season. I had a lot of…...
The Impressive Returns of Antonio Brown and Jaylen Waddle—Wide Receiver Usage Trends and Takeaways: Week 17
Bjorn Yang-Vaernet
December 30, 2021
In this weekly article, Bjorn Yang-Vaernet uses the Advanced Stat Explorer and other RotoViz tools to dive deep into wide receiver usage trends. Usage is key for making waiver wire adds, start/sit decisions, and finding the next blow-up WR in DFS. It is finally championship weekend for most leagues! Congratulations on those who made it to the final round and for those who didn’t, let’s…...
Should Terry McLaurin and Chase Claypool Stay in Lineups? Wide Receiver Usage Trends and Takeaways: Week 16
Bjorn Yang-Vaernet
December 23, 2021
In this weekly article, Bjorn Yang-Vaernet uses the Advanced Stat Explorer and other RotoViz tools to dive deep into wide receiver usage trends. Usage is key for making waiver wire adds, start/sit decisions, and finding the next blow-up WR in DFS. Happy holidays everyone! With so many moving parts each week from injuries to COVID-19 infections, many of us are digging deep into our benches…....
The Deebo Samuel Role Change and 3 Rookie Wide Receivers That Can Help Immediately—Wide Receiver Usage Trends and Takeaways: Week 15
Bjorn Yang-Vaernet
December 16, 2021
In this weekly article, Bjorn Yang-Vaernet uses the Advanced Stat Explorer and other RotoViz tools to dive deep into wide receiver usage trends. Usage is key for making waiver wire adds, start/sit decisions, and finding the next blow-up WR in DFS. Welcome to playoff week! This is the first week of playoffs for many leagues and the first round for large field best ball tournaments…....
The Decline of Brandin Cooks and the Ascent of 2 Wide Receivers in Condensed Offenses—Wide Receiver Usage Trends and Takeaways: Week 14
Bjorn Yang-Vaernet
December 10, 2021
In this weekly article, Bjorn Yang-Vaernet uses the Advanced Stat Explorer and other RotoViz tools to dive deep into wide receiver usage trends. Usage is key for making waiver wire adds, start/sit decisions, and finding the next blow-up WR in DFS. Week 14 is going to be a good one. It is the first week of playoffs for some. For others, it can impact getting…...
These 4 Second Year Wide Receivers Could Lead You to a Playoff Berth—Wide Receiver Usage Trends and Takeaways: Week 13
Bjorn Yang-Vaernet
December 2, 2021
In this weekly article, Bjorn Yang-Vaernet uses the Advanced Stat Explorer and other RotoViz tools to dive deep into wide receiver usage trends. Usage is key for making waiver wire adds, start/sit decisions, and finding the next blow-up WR in DFS. As highlighted in many articles around the site this week, the running back position got decimated last weekend. Christian McCaffrey is out for the…...
Despite Big Ben, Chase Claypool Can Coexist with Diontae Johnson: Wide Receiver Usage Trends and Takeaways – Week 12
Bjorn Yang-Vaernet
November 26, 2021
In this weekly article, Bjorn Yang-Vaernet uses the Advanced Stat Explorer and other RotoViz tools to dive deep into wide receiver usage trends. Usage is key for making waiver wire adds, start/sit decisions, and finding the next blow-up WR in DFS. Happy Thanksgiving everyone! I will keep this intro short and sweet, as most probably want to spend time with their family during the start…...
Target These 3 Wide Receivers in the Chiefs vs. Cowboys Game—Wide Receiver Usage Trends and Takeaways: Week 11
Bjorn Yang-Vaernet
November 18, 2021
In this weekly article, Bjorn Yang-Vaernet uses the Advanced Stat Explorer and other RotoViz tools to dive deep into wide receiver usage trends. Usage is key for making waiver wire adds, start/sit decisions, and finding the next blow-up WR in DFS. We are reaching the point in the season that Scott Hanson would call “The Witching Hour.” These last three or four weeks are crucial…...
Is Mike Williams a Buy Low? Plus Examining the Bills WRs after Losing to the Jaguars—Wide Receiver Usage Trends and Takeaways: Week 10
Bjorn Yang-Vaernet
November 11, 2021
In this weekly article, Bjorn Yang-Vaernet uses the Advanced Stat Explorer and other RotoViz tools to dive deep into wide receiver usage trends. Usage is key for making waiver wire adds, start/sit decisions, and finding the next blow-up WR in DFS. What a weird Week 9. As Murphy’s Law states: “Anything that can go wrong, will go wrong.” A few of the unexpected outcomes of…...
Jamal Agnew Has Taken Over the Laviska Shenault Role — Wide Receiver Usage Trends and Takeaways: Week 9
Bjorn Yang-Vaernet
November 4, 2021
In this weekly article, Bjorn Yang-Vaernet uses the Advanced Stat Explorer and other Rotoviz tools to dive deep into wide receiver usage trends. Usage is key for making waiver wire adds, start/sit decisions, and finding the next blow-up WR in DFS. In lieu of a traditional introduction, I wanted to give a shoutout to Calvin Ridley for prioritizing his mental health and taking a break…...
Mike Evans and the Cincinnati Offense are Ready for Takeoff: Wide Receiver Usage Trends and Takeaways: Week 8
Bjorn Yang-Vaernet
October 28, 2021
In this weekly article, Bjorn Yang-Vaernet will use the Advanced Stat Explorer and other Rotoviz tools to dive deep into wide receiver usage trends. Usage is key for making waiver wire adds, start/sit decisions, and finding the next blow-up WR in DFS. Bye weeks are in full swing and WR-heavy drafters should start to gain momentum in these upcoming weeks. While many opponents will be…...
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