Kevin Szafraniec

Lead Writer and Full-time Cat Dad. Sneakerhead, Record Collector, Beatmaker, Lord of the Rings Superfan, and Jeopardy Enthusiast in my free time. Follow me on X and Bluesky @thecatdadff

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You Can’t Choose Your Draft Slot, But Everything Else Is Up to You: Maximizing Historical Data From the Best Ball Win Rate Explorer

Kevin Szafraniec uses historical data from RotoViz’s Best Ball Win Rate Explorer to help uncover actionable insights for drafters to implement in their 2026 FFPC Best Ball Tournament drafts. Examining the past is a good way to get an understanding of what may happen in the future. When it comes to best ball tournaments, the fantasy community is still trying to figure out the entire…...

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Injuries From 2025 Are Creating Buying Opportunities on Elite Talents in the Early Rounds of 2026 Drafts: Making the Most of Recency Bias, Part 3

Kevin Szafraniec highlights seven players going in the early rounds of best ball drafts who disappointed in 2025 but whose current ADPs may be an overcorrection. Everything in fantasy football is cost-related. Theoretically, any player can turn into an ADP value if their price drops low enough. As is the case every year, 2026’s best ball environment has no shortage of players whose ADPs have…...

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Don’t Let Sam LaPorta’s Down 2025 Scare You Off of Him in the Middle Rounds: Making the Most of Recency Bias, Part 2

Kevin Szafraniec highlights eight players going in the middle rounds of best ball drafts that disappointed in 2025 but whose current ADPs may be an overcorrection. Everything in fantasy football is cost-related. Theoretically, any player can turn into an ADP value if their price drops low enough. As is the case every year, 2026’s best ball environment has no shortage of players whose ADPs have…...

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9 Late-Round Best Ball Targets Whose 2026 ADPs Have Experienced an Overcorrection: Making the Most of Recency Bias, Part 1

Kevin Szafraniec highlights nine players going in the late rounds of best ball drafts who disappointed in 2025 but whose current ADPs may be an overcorrection. Everything in fantasy football is cost-related. Theoretically, any player can turn into an ADP value if their price drops low enough. As is the case every year, 2026’s best ball environment has no shortage of players whose ADPs have…...

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T.J. Hockenson Has One Final Chance to Prove He is Still Elite: Veteran TE Fallout from the 2026 NFL Draft

Kevin Szafraniec takes a look at the veteran tight ends whose fantasy value increased at the conclusion of the 2026 NFL Draft, as well as some players at the position whose outlook just got a bit murkier. Once the NFL Draft concludes each year, we have a fairly clear picture of how each team’s roster will shape up for the upcoming season. Sometimes the pieces…...

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Josh Downs Finally Has a Clear Pathway to a Full-Time Role: Veteran WR Fallout from the 2026 NFL Draft

Kevin Szafraniec takes a look at the veteran wide receivers whose fantasy value increased at the conclusion of the 2026 NFL Draft, as well as some wideouts whose outlook just got a bit murkier. Once the NFL Draft concludes each year, we have a fairly clear picture of how each team’s roster will shape up for the upcoming season. Sometimes the pieces come together perfectly;…...

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Chase Brown is Primed for Another Massive Fantasy Season: Veteran RB Fallout from the 2026 NFL Draft

Kevin Szafraniec takes a look at the veteran running backs whose fantasy value increased at the conclusion of the 2026 NFL Draft, as well as some runners whose outlook just got a bit murkier. Once the NFL Draft concludes each year, we have a fairly clear picture of how each team’s roster will shape up for the upcoming season. Sometimes the pieces come together perfectly;…...

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Winning the Analytics War with Humility, Part 2; Plus a Few Final Post-Draft Thoughts

In Part 2, Jesse Cohen applies the lesson from Part 1 to the 2026 draft class and shares a few other contrarian post-draft thoughts. Winning the Analytics Wars, Part 1 Recap In Part 1, we reached a limited but important finding: For Tier 1-3 QBs and WRs in the RotoViz rookie rankings that have skeptical NFL.com grades (<6.40), the bust rate jumps from about 25%…...

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Taking the Super out of Superflex: Draft Strategies for a Rookie QB Class Lacking Top-End Talent

Almost a year ago, I looked at FFPC superflex rookie drafts going back to 2020 and examined them with this in mind: What if the goal all along was to fade early-round QBs? Well, I was all set to do the same analysis of the 2026 class, but, in case you missed it, only two first-round QBs were selected in last weekend’s reality draft, so…...

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7 UDFA Dart Throws Who Offer Dynasty Managers Major Upside as End-of-Bench Stashes

Kevin Szafraniec discusses his seven favorite undrafted free agents from the 2026 rookie class and outlines the paths each could take to become a viable fantasy asset. Adding undrafted free agents to our fantasy rosters can be a risky proposition even in the best draft classes. By now, we all know that the 2026 draft class is anything but. Still, there are a handful of…...

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Once You’ve Exhausted All Trade-Out Possibilities, This Is How You Crush Your Rookie Draft

Shawn Siegele breaks down the movement post-NFL draft and provides his 2026 dynasty superflex rookie rankings. The pre-draft version of the rankings included detailed player blurbs on my top-40 prospects. In today’s exercise, I extend the rankings to a full four-round dynasty SF draft. Beyond those names, I discuss an additional 12 players, including a few priority UDFAs, who might be interesting to deep-league managers…...

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Contrarian Draft Thoughts: The Dynasty Dealbook Reacts to Days 2 and 3 of the NFL Draft

Consistent success in dynasty requires persistent replenishment of value. In the Dynasty Dealbook series, Jesse Cohen spotlights unique opportunities and trade ideas for RV-influenced dynasty managers aiming to keep their Permanent Championship Windows open. More Contrarian Reactions And so ends, by all accounts, a weird draft. But hey, there may still be some edges to be had…. Membership Required You must be a member to...

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The RotoViz Review: The Draft Can Change Everything … or Absolutely Nothing

The RotoViz staff highlights three teams whose fantasy future got significantly brighter during the 2026 NFL Draft, three other franchises that failed to hit the mark, and one team whose fate is yet to be determined. The 2026 NFL Draft is now in the books. It is somewhat difficult to find words to properly describe what we have witnessed since Thursday night. Surprise landing spots,…...

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Day 3 Landing Spots: Instant Reactions From the 2026 NFL Draft

Kevin Szafraniec gives his instant reactions to the landing spots of the 2026 rookie class and discusses how each player’s new home will affect their fantasy value.  Leading up to the 2026 NFL Draft, I wrote a six-part series detailing what landing on each NFL team could mean for this year’s crop of rookie running backs, wide receivers, and tight ends. The criteria that I…...

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How Does the Draft Change Our Outlook on the 2026 Running Back Class? Post-Draft RB Prospect Lab Scores – Live Updates

I will be updating the Prospect Lab scores with the post-draft model results as picks come in (or shortly thereafter). Stay tuned to this space for live updates, or check here for the WR scores. And make sure you are also monitoring Kevin’s live updates in his Landing Spot Instant Reactions article. The Running Back Prospect Lab is one of my favorite tools on the…...

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How Much Does Draft Position Matter for the 2026 Wide Receiver Class? Post-Draft WR Prospect Lab Scores – Live Updates

I will be updating the Prospect Lab scores with the post-draft model results as picks come in (or shortly thereafter). Stay tuned to this space for live updates, or check here for updated RB scores. And make sure you are also monitoring Kevin’s live updates in his Landing Spot Instant Reactions article. The Wide Receiver Prospect Lab has been one of the most reliable tools for…...

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Day 2 Landing Spots: Instant Reactions From the 2026 NFL Draft

Kevin Szafraniec gives his instant reactions to the landing spots of the 2026 rookie class and discusses how each player’s new home will affect their fantasy value.  Leading up to the 2026 NFL Draft, I wrote a six-part series detailing what landing on each NFL team could mean for this year’s crop of rookie running backs, wide receivers, and tight ends. The criteria that I…...

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Contrarian Draft Thoughts: The Dynasty Dealbook Reacts to Day 1 of the NFL Draft

Consistent success in dynasty requires persistent replenishment of value. In the Dynasty Dealbook series, Jesse Cohen spotlights unique opportunities and trade ideas for RV-influenced dynasty managers aiming to keep their Permanent Championship Windows open. Contrarian Reactions For a fulsome write-up of last night’s festivities, see Kevin’s Landing Spot Instant Reactions From the 2026 NFL Draft. Here are some additional thoughts that may not fully align…...

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Day 1 Landing Spots: Instant Reactions From the 2026 NFL Draft

Kevin Szafraniec gives his instant reactions to the landing spots of the 2026 rookie class and discusses how each player’s new home will affect their fantasy value.  Leading up to the 2026 NFL Draft, I wrote a six-part series detailing what landing on each NFL team could mean for this year’s crop of rookie running backs, wide receivers, and tight ends. The criteria that I…...

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The Surprising Stars of the 2026 Wide Receiver Class: Pre-Draft WR Prospect Lab Scores

The Wide Receiver Prospect Lab has been one of the most reliable tools for evaluating rookie receivers for years. Like its RB counterpart, it uses a linear model to predict early-career fantasy performance based on key college metrics. The beauty of this approach lies in its simplicity — by focusing on a few critical variables, the model avoids both overfitting and overreliance on a single…...

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You Can’t Choose Your Draft Slot, But Everything Else Is Up to You: Maximizing Historical Data From the Best Ball Win Rate Explorer

Kevin Szafraniec uses historical data from RotoViz’s Best Ball Win Rate Explorer to help uncover actionable insights for drafters to implement in their 2026 FFPC Best Ball Tournament drafts. Examining the past is a good way to get an understanding of what may happen in the future. When it comes to best ball tournaments, the fantasy community is still trying to figure out the entire…...

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Injuries From 2025 Are Creating Buying Opportunities on Elite Talents in the Early Rounds of 2026 Drafts: Making the Most of Recency Bias, Part 3

Kevin Szafraniec highlights seven players going in the early rounds of best ball drafts who disappointed in 2025 but whose current ADPs may be an overcorrection. Everything in fantasy football is cost-related. Theoretically, any player can turn into an ADP value if their price drops low enough. As is the case every year, 2026’s best ball environment has no shortage of players whose ADPs have…...

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Don’t Let Sam LaPorta’s Down 2025 Scare You Off of Him in the Middle Rounds: Making the Most of Recency Bias, Part 2

Kevin Szafraniec highlights eight players going in the middle rounds of best ball drafts that disappointed in 2025 but whose current ADPs may be an overcorrection. Everything in fantasy football is cost-related. Theoretically, any player can turn into an ADP value if their price drops low enough. As is the case every year, 2026’s best ball environment has no shortage of players whose ADPs have…...

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9 Late-Round Best Ball Targets Whose 2026 ADPs Have Experienced an Overcorrection: Making the Most of Recency Bias, Part 1

Kevin Szafraniec highlights nine players going in the late rounds of best ball drafts who disappointed in 2025 but whose current ADPs may be an overcorrection. Everything in fantasy football is cost-related. Theoretically, any player can turn into an ADP value if their price drops low enough. As is the case every year, 2026’s best ball environment has no shortage of players whose ADPs have…...

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T.J. Hockenson Has One Final Chance to Prove He is Still Elite: Veteran TE Fallout from the 2026 NFL Draft

Kevin Szafraniec takes a look at the veteran tight ends whose fantasy value increased at the conclusion of the 2026 NFL Draft, as well as some players at the position whose outlook just got a bit murkier. Once the NFL Draft concludes each year, we have a fairly clear picture of how each team’s roster will shape up for the upcoming season. Sometimes the pieces…...

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Josh Downs Finally Has a Clear Pathway to a Full-Time Role: Veteran WR Fallout from the 2026 NFL Draft

Kevin Szafraniec takes a look at the veteran wide receivers whose fantasy value increased at the conclusion of the 2026 NFL Draft, as well as some wideouts whose outlook just got a bit murkier. Once the NFL Draft concludes each year, we have a fairly clear picture of how each team’s roster will shape up for the upcoming season. Sometimes the pieces come together perfectly;…...

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Chase Brown is Primed for Another Massive Fantasy Season: Veteran RB Fallout from the 2026 NFL Draft

Kevin Szafraniec takes a look at the veteran running backs whose fantasy value increased at the conclusion of the 2026 NFL Draft, as well as some runners whose outlook just got a bit murkier. Once the NFL Draft concludes each year, we have a fairly clear picture of how each team’s roster will shape up for the upcoming season. Sometimes the pieces come together perfectly;…...

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Winning the Analytics War with Humility, Part 2; Plus a Few Final Post-Draft Thoughts

In Part 2, Jesse Cohen applies the lesson from Part 1 to the 2026 draft class and shares a few other contrarian post-draft thoughts. Winning the Analytics Wars, Part 1 Recap In Part 1, we reached a limited but important finding: For Tier 1-3 QBs and WRs in the RotoViz rookie rankings that have skeptical NFL.com grades (<6.40), the bust rate jumps from about 25%…...

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Taking the Super out of Superflex: Draft Strategies for a Rookie QB Class Lacking Top-End Talent

Almost a year ago, I looked at FFPC superflex rookie drafts going back to 2020 and examined them with this in mind: What if the goal all along was to fade early-round QBs? Well, I was all set to do the same analysis of the 2026 class, but, in case you missed it, only two first-round QBs were selected in last weekend’s reality draft, so…...

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7 UDFA Dart Throws Who Offer Dynasty Managers Major Upside as End-of-Bench Stashes

Kevin Szafraniec discusses his seven favorite undrafted free agents from the 2026 rookie class and outlines the paths each could take to become a viable fantasy asset. Adding undrafted free agents to our fantasy rosters can be a risky proposition even in the best draft classes. By now, we all know that the 2026 draft class is anything but. Still, there are a handful of…...

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Once You’ve Exhausted All Trade-Out Possibilities, This Is How You Crush Your Rookie Draft

Shawn Siegele breaks down the movement post-NFL draft and provides his 2026 dynasty superflex rookie rankings. The pre-draft version of the rankings included detailed player blurbs on my top-40 prospects. In today’s exercise, I extend the rankings to a full four-round dynasty SF draft. Beyond those names, I discuss an additional 12 players, including a few priority UDFAs, who might be interesting to deep-league managers…...

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Contrarian Draft Thoughts: The Dynasty Dealbook Reacts to Days 2 and 3 of the NFL Draft

Consistent success in dynasty requires persistent replenishment of value. In the Dynasty Dealbook series, Jesse Cohen spotlights unique opportunities and trade ideas for RV-influenced dynasty managers aiming to keep their Permanent Championship Windows open. More Contrarian Reactions And so ends, by all accounts, a weird draft. But hey, there may still be some edges to be had…. Membership Required You must be a member to...

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The RotoViz Review: The Draft Can Change Everything … or Absolutely Nothing

The RotoViz staff highlights three teams whose fantasy future got significantly brighter during the 2026 NFL Draft, three other franchises that failed to hit the mark, and one team whose fate is yet to be determined. The 2026 NFL Draft is now in the books. It is somewhat difficult to find words to properly describe what we have witnessed since Thursday night. Surprise landing spots,…...

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Day 3 Landing Spots: Instant Reactions From the 2026 NFL Draft

Kevin Szafraniec gives his instant reactions to the landing spots of the 2026 rookie class and discusses how each player’s new home will affect their fantasy value.  Leading up to the 2026 NFL Draft, I wrote a six-part series detailing what landing on each NFL team could mean for this year’s crop of rookie running backs, wide receivers, and tight ends. The criteria that I…...

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How Does the Draft Change Our Outlook on the 2026 Running Back Class? Post-Draft RB Prospect Lab Scores – Live Updates

I will be updating the Prospect Lab scores with the post-draft model results as picks come in (or shortly thereafter). Stay tuned to this space for live updates, or check here for the WR scores. And make sure you are also monitoring Kevin’s live updates in his Landing Spot Instant Reactions article. The Running Back Prospect Lab is one of my favorite tools on the…...

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How Much Does Draft Position Matter for the 2026 Wide Receiver Class? Post-Draft WR Prospect Lab Scores – Live Updates

I will be updating the Prospect Lab scores with the post-draft model results as picks come in (or shortly thereafter). Stay tuned to this space for live updates, or check here for updated RB scores. And make sure you are also monitoring Kevin’s live updates in his Landing Spot Instant Reactions article. The Wide Receiver Prospect Lab has been one of the most reliable tools for…...

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Day 2 Landing Spots: Instant Reactions From the 2026 NFL Draft

Kevin Szafraniec gives his instant reactions to the landing spots of the 2026 rookie class and discusses how each player’s new home will affect their fantasy value.  Leading up to the 2026 NFL Draft, I wrote a six-part series detailing what landing on each NFL team could mean for this year’s crop of rookie running backs, wide receivers, and tight ends. The criteria that I…...

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Contrarian Draft Thoughts: The Dynasty Dealbook Reacts to Day 1 of the NFL Draft

Consistent success in dynasty requires persistent replenishment of value. In the Dynasty Dealbook series, Jesse Cohen spotlights unique opportunities and trade ideas for RV-influenced dynasty managers aiming to keep their Permanent Championship Windows open. Contrarian Reactions For a fulsome write-up of last night’s festivities, see Kevin’s Landing Spot Instant Reactions From the 2026 NFL Draft. Here are some additional thoughts that may not fully align…...

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Day 1 Landing Spots: Instant Reactions From the 2026 NFL Draft

Kevin Szafraniec gives his instant reactions to the landing spots of the 2026 rookie class and discusses how each player’s new home will affect their fantasy value.  Leading up to the 2026 NFL Draft, I wrote a six-part series detailing what landing on each NFL team could mean for this year’s crop of rookie running backs, wide receivers, and tight ends. The criteria that I…...

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The Surprising Stars of the 2026 Wide Receiver Class: Pre-Draft WR Prospect Lab Scores

The Wide Receiver Prospect Lab has been one of the most reliable tools for evaluating rookie receivers for years. Like its RB counterpart, it uses a linear model to predict early-career fantasy performance based on key college metrics. The beauty of this approach lies in its simplicity — by focusing on a few critical variables, the model avoids both overfitting and overreliance on a single…...

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You Can’t Choose Your Draft Slot, But Everything Else Is Up to You: Maximizing Historical Data From the Best Ball Win Rate Explorer

Kevin Szafraniec uses historical data from RotoViz’s Best Ball Win Rate Explorer to help uncover actionable insights for drafters to implement in their 2026 FFPC Best Ball Tournament drafts. Examining the past is a good way to get an understanding of what may happen in the future. When it comes to best ball tournaments, the fantasy community is still trying to figure out the entire…...

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Injuries From 2025 Are Creating Buying Opportunities on Elite Talents in the Early Rounds of 2026 Drafts: Making the Most of Recency Bias, Part 3

Kevin Szafraniec highlights seven players going in the early rounds of best ball drafts who disappointed in 2025 but whose current ADPs may be an overcorrection. Everything in fantasy football is cost-related. Theoretically, any player can turn into an ADP value if their price drops low enough. As is the case every year, 2026’s best ball environment has no shortage of players whose ADPs have…...

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Don’t Let Sam LaPorta’s Down 2025 Scare You Off of Him in the Middle Rounds: Making the Most of Recency Bias, Part 2

Kevin Szafraniec highlights eight players going in the middle rounds of best ball drafts that disappointed in 2025 but whose current ADPs may be an overcorrection. Everything in fantasy football is cost-related. Theoretically, any player can turn into an ADP value if their price drops low enough. As is the case every year, 2026’s best ball environment has no shortage of players whose ADPs have…...

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9 Late-Round Best Ball Targets Whose 2026 ADPs Have Experienced an Overcorrection: Making the Most of Recency Bias, Part 1

Kevin Szafraniec highlights nine players going in the late rounds of best ball drafts who disappointed in 2025 but whose current ADPs may be an overcorrection. Everything in fantasy football is cost-related. Theoretically, any player can turn into an ADP value if their price drops low enough. As is the case every year, 2026’s best ball environment has no shortage of players whose ADPs have…...

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T.J. Hockenson Has One Final Chance to Prove He is Still Elite: Veteran TE Fallout from the 2026 NFL Draft

Kevin Szafraniec takes a look at the veteran tight ends whose fantasy value increased at the conclusion of the 2026 NFL Draft, as well as some players at the position whose outlook just got a bit murkier. Once the NFL Draft concludes each year, we have a fairly clear picture of how each team’s roster will shape up for the upcoming season. Sometimes the pieces…...

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Josh Downs Finally Has a Clear Pathway to a Full-Time Role: Veteran WR Fallout from the 2026 NFL Draft

Kevin Szafraniec takes a look at the veteran wide receivers whose fantasy value increased at the conclusion of the 2026 NFL Draft, as well as some wideouts whose outlook just got a bit murkier. Once the NFL Draft concludes each year, we have a fairly clear picture of how each team’s roster will shape up for the upcoming season. Sometimes the pieces come together perfectly;…...

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Chase Brown is Primed for Another Massive Fantasy Season: Veteran RB Fallout from the 2026 NFL Draft

Kevin Szafraniec takes a look at the veteran running backs whose fantasy value increased at the conclusion of the 2026 NFL Draft, as well as some runners whose outlook just got a bit murkier. Once the NFL Draft concludes each year, we have a fairly clear picture of how each team’s roster will shape up for the upcoming season. Sometimes the pieces come together perfectly;…...

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Winning the Analytics War with Humility, Part 2; Plus a Few Final Post-Draft Thoughts

In Part 2, Jesse Cohen applies the lesson from Part 1 to the 2026 draft class and shares a few other contrarian post-draft thoughts. Winning the Analytics Wars, Part 1 Recap In Part 1, we reached a limited but important finding: For Tier 1-3 QBs and WRs in the RotoViz rookie rankings that have skeptical NFL.com grades (<6.40), the bust rate jumps from about 25%…...

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Taking the Super out of Superflex: Draft Strategies for a Rookie QB Class Lacking Top-End Talent

Almost a year ago, I looked at FFPC superflex rookie drafts going back to 2020 and examined them with this in mind: What if the goal all along was to fade early-round QBs? Well, I was all set to do the same analysis of the 2026 class, but, in case you missed it, only two first-round QBs were selected in last weekend’s reality draft, so…...

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7 UDFA Dart Throws Who Offer Dynasty Managers Major Upside as End-of-Bench Stashes

Kevin Szafraniec discusses his seven favorite undrafted free agents from the 2026 rookie class and outlines the paths each could take to become a viable fantasy asset. Adding undrafted free agents to our fantasy rosters can be a risky proposition even in the best draft classes. By now, we all know that the 2026 draft class is anything but. Still, there are a handful of…...

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Once You’ve Exhausted All Trade-Out Possibilities, This Is How You Crush Your Rookie Draft

Shawn Siegele breaks down the movement post-NFL draft and provides his 2026 dynasty superflex rookie rankings. The pre-draft version of the rankings included detailed player blurbs on my top-40 prospects. In today’s exercise, I extend the rankings to a full four-round dynasty SF draft. Beyond those names, I discuss an additional 12 players, including a few priority UDFAs, who might be interesting to deep-league managers…...

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Contrarian Draft Thoughts: The Dynasty Dealbook Reacts to Days 2 and 3 of the NFL Draft

Consistent success in dynasty requires persistent replenishment of value. In the Dynasty Dealbook series, Jesse Cohen spotlights unique opportunities and trade ideas for RV-influenced dynasty managers aiming to keep their Permanent Championship Windows open. More Contrarian Reactions And so ends, by all accounts, a weird draft. But hey, there may still be some edges to be had…. Membership Required You must be a member to...

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The RotoViz Review: The Draft Can Change Everything … or Absolutely Nothing

The RotoViz staff highlights three teams whose fantasy future got significantly brighter during the 2026 NFL Draft, three other franchises that failed to hit the mark, and one team whose fate is yet to be determined. The 2026 NFL Draft is now in the books. It is somewhat difficult to find words to properly describe what we have witnessed since Thursday night. Surprise landing spots,…...

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Day 3 Landing Spots: Instant Reactions From the 2026 NFL Draft

Kevin Szafraniec gives his instant reactions to the landing spots of the 2026 rookie class and discusses how each player’s new home will affect their fantasy value.  Leading up to the 2026 NFL Draft, I wrote a six-part series detailing what landing on each NFL team could mean for this year’s crop of rookie running backs, wide receivers, and tight ends. The criteria that I…...

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How Does the Draft Change Our Outlook on the 2026 Running Back Class? Post-Draft RB Prospect Lab Scores – Live Updates

I will be updating the Prospect Lab scores with the post-draft model results as picks come in (or shortly thereafter). Stay tuned to this space for live updates, or check here for the WR scores. And make sure you are also monitoring Kevin’s live updates in his Landing Spot Instant Reactions article. The Running Back Prospect Lab is one of my favorite tools on the…...

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How Much Does Draft Position Matter for the 2026 Wide Receiver Class? Post-Draft WR Prospect Lab Scores – Live Updates

I will be updating the Prospect Lab scores with the post-draft model results as picks come in (or shortly thereafter). Stay tuned to this space for live updates, or check here for updated RB scores. And make sure you are also monitoring Kevin’s live updates in his Landing Spot Instant Reactions article. The Wide Receiver Prospect Lab has been one of the most reliable tools for…...

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Day 2 Landing Spots: Instant Reactions From the 2026 NFL Draft

Kevin Szafraniec gives his instant reactions to the landing spots of the 2026 rookie class and discusses how each player’s new home will affect their fantasy value.  Leading up to the 2026 NFL Draft, I wrote a six-part series detailing what landing on each NFL team could mean for this year’s crop of rookie running backs, wide receivers, and tight ends. The criteria that I…...

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Contrarian Draft Thoughts: The Dynasty Dealbook Reacts to Day 1 of the NFL Draft

Consistent success in dynasty requires persistent replenishment of value. In the Dynasty Dealbook series, Jesse Cohen spotlights unique opportunities and trade ideas for RV-influenced dynasty managers aiming to keep their Permanent Championship Windows open. Contrarian Reactions For a fulsome write-up of last night’s festivities, see Kevin’s Landing Spot Instant Reactions From the 2026 NFL Draft. Here are some additional thoughts that may not fully align…...

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Day 1 Landing Spots: Instant Reactions From the 2026 NFL Draft

Kevin Szafraniec gives his instant reactions to the landing spots of the 2026 rookie class and discusses how each player’s new home will affect their fantasy value.  Leading up to the 2026 NFL Draft, I wrote a six-part series detailing what landing on each NFL team could mean for this year’s crop of rookie running backs, wide receivers, and tight ends. The criteria that I…...

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The Surprising Stars of the 2026 Wide Receiver Class: Pre-Draft WR Prospect Lab Scores

The Wide Receiver Prospect Lab has been one of the most reliable tools for evaluating rookie receivers for years. Like its RB counterpart, it uses a linear model to predict early-career fantasy performance based on key college metrics. The beauty of this approach lies in its simplicity — by focusing on a few critical variables, the model avoids both overfitting and overreliance on a single…...

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