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Drake London Is a Target Share Monster, But Is That Enough to Make Him a Value in Atlanta’s Offense? The Best and Worst Picks on the Atlanta Falcons
Kevin Szafraniec
August 12, 2026
Kevin Szafraniec kicks off his deep dive into the NFC South by identifying the best and worst picks on the Atlanta Falcons’ roster in 2026 best ball drafts. Even with the turnover we’ve seen in the Falcons’ front office this offseason, we all know which players will drive the Atlanta offense in 2026. Bijan Robinson, Drake London, and Kyle Pitts are the only Falcons being selected…...
Bill’s Still Not Just the Science Guy: The Dynasty Dealbook Reflects on the Pendulum of Fantasy Villainy
Jesse Cohen
August 12, 2026
Consistent success in dynasty requires persistent replenishment of value. In this series, Jesse Cohen will spotlight unique opportunities and trade ideas for RV-influenced dynasty managers aiming to keep their Permanent Championship Windows open. Back to the Start Around this time last year we introduced the Dynasty Dealbook: Operationally, the goal is to leverage your leaguemates’ short-term sentiments — maybe they are (over)reacting to what they saw…...
Drafters are Right to Be Pushing Trevor Lawrence Up the Board — The August ADP Heat Check: QB Edition
Kevin Szafraniec
August 11, 2026
Kevin Szafraniec explains whether fantasy managers should be buying or selling the biggest quarterback risers and fallers in FFPC redraft contests over the past two months. In the previous two iterations of this series, we focused on FFPC best ball ADP. With redraft season in full swing, we’ll now turn our attention to the biggest ADP risers and fallers from the FFPC’s Main Event and…...
Range of Outcomes: 2026 Updates and the Tool That Brought Me Out of “Retirement”
Dave Caban
August 11, 2026
Dave Caban returns to RotoViz armed with a new version of the Range of Outcomes tool — a perennial favorite that’s consistently given readers a sharper read on risk and reward than ADP or a typical projection ever could. Consider it the “one thing” that could drag him out of “retirement.” The last time I published an article on RotoViz was in December 2024. Life…...
The Green Dot, Vol. 2: Using VORP to Reinforce Positional Value and Win the Flex in IDP Leagues
Mat Irby
August 10, 2026
Previously on The Green Dot, I started from the . . . well, the start. I am a relative novice to IDP, and I decided to research it live and in person, hoping to share insights into my fantasy football process and teach myself some useful things that will help me expand my skill set, all at once. COME PLAY WITH US Also, I’ve picked up eight…...
Is the Market’s Growing Skepticism of Trey McBride Warranted? The August ADP Heat Check: TE Edition
Kevin Szafraniec
August 10, 2026
Kevin Szafraniec explains whether fantasy managers should be buying or selling the biggest tight end risers and fallers in FFPC redraft contests over the past two months. In the previous two iterations of this series, we focused on FFPC best ball ADP. With redraft season in full swing, we’ll now turn our attention to the biggest ADP risers and fallers from the FFPC’s Main Event…...
The Untimelies, Part III: Why the Board Flexes to Us in Startups
Jesse Cohen
August 8, 2026
And unexpectedly answers drop into my lap, a little hail of ice and wisdom, of solved problems. — Nietzsche, The Case of Wagner, §1 Round 1-9 Recap As Blair covered in Part I and Part II, the first nine rounds of our quad-managed FFPC RotoViz Triflex Empire Startup went pretty well. We drafted eight skill-position players worth at least a first per the Consensus RotoViz…...
Keep Doubting Tetairoa McMillan . . . I’ll Happily Take the Discount — The August ADP Heat Check: WR Edition
Kevin Szafraniec
August 7, 2026
Kevin Szafraniec explains whether fantasy managers should be buying or selling the biggest wide receiver risers and fallers in FFPC redraft contests over the past two months. In the previous two iterations of this series, we focused on FFPC best ball ADP. With redraft season in full swing, we’ll now turn our attention to the biggest ADP risers and fallers from the FFPC’s Main Event…...
Sorting Through Small-Gap Backfields: The Seahawks, Titans, and Commanders
Corbin Young
August 7, 2026
With NFL training camps ramping up, we’ll want to keep tabs on the running backs in these crowded or small-gap backfields for fantasy football purposes. In the past, we’ve covered several small-gap backfields to identify value in these murky situations. The idea comes from Jack Miller’s research on the win and hit rates for big or small gap backs, and from similar research by Charlie Kleinheksel before that. First, let’s define our terms:…...
Is a Changing of the Guard in the Carolina Backfield Imminent? The August ADP Heat Check: RB Edition
Kevin Szafraniec
August 6, 2026
Kevin Szafraniec explains whether fantasy managers should be buying or selling the biggest running back risers and fallers in FFPC redraft contests over the past two months. In the previous two iterations of this series, we focused on FFPC best ball ADP. With redraft season in full swing, we’ll now turn our attention to the biggest ADP risers and fallers from the FFPC’s Main Event…...
Ripping Off the Guardrails: Recency Be Damned . . . We’re Going Zero-RB!
Kevin Szafraniec
August 5, 2026
Kevin Szafraniec details a recent team he drafted with Colm Kelly, where the duo stuck to a strict zero-RB build in the FFPC Best Ball Tournament. Over the past few months, the RotoViz staff has dedicated considerable time to analyzing the current best ball landscape. Throughout our research, one concept has stood out above all others when looking at the past two years of best…...
Not Catchable but Still a Catch: the 2026 Masked Profiles List
Jesse Cohen
August 5, 2026
Jesse Cohen takes a deep dive into the trends surrounding catchable target rate over/under expectation to uncover “masked profiles” — players who underperformed last year but may be poised for a breakout. Masked Profiles Recap In Not Catchable but Still a Catch? Finding “Masked Profiles” for 2025, we leveraged the Advanced Stats Explorer to identify a group of buy-low targets ripe for positive regression. That…...
Can Derrick Henry Continue to Defy Father Time in Baltimore’s New Offense? The Best and Worst Picks on the Baltimore Ravens
Kevin Szafraniec
August 4, 2026
Kevin Szafraniec wraps up his deep dive into the AFC North by identifying the best and worst picks on the Baltimore Ravens’ roster in 2026 best ball drafts. Little went right in Baltimore last year, as the team missed the playoffs for only the second time in the past eight seasons. The down year resulted in the team parting ways with John Harbaugh, the most…...
If Opportunity Knocks, Can These 2 Second-Year Backs Answer the Call? The Cost of Optimism, Part 3
Omar Pierre
August 4, 2026
Omar Pierre continues his examination of second-year running backs going in the middle rounds that the market might be underestimating. But are the projected roles still too uncertain to be worth investing in? In the first two parts of this series, we identified enticing second-year backs and whether the market was adequately pricing in the potential for a year-two leap. Three Highly Priced Year 2…...
Are Jaylen Warren and Rico Dowdle About to Become the Next Tony Pollard and Ezekiel Elliott? The Best and Worst Picks on the Pittsburgh Steelers
Kevin Szafraniec
August 3, 2026
Kevin Szafraniec continues his deep dive into the AFC North by identifying the best and worst picks on the Pittsburgh Steelers’ roster in 2026 best ball drafts. For the past seven years, we have gotten largely uninspiring play from the Steelers offense. Looking at current draft boards, it would appear that fantasy managers are failing to realize how much turnover has taken place in Pittsburgh…...
Can Quinshon Judkins’ Talent Make Him a Fantasy Value in the Factory of Sadness? The Best and Worst Picks on the Cleveland Browns
Kevin Szafraniec
July 31, 2026
Kevin Szafraniec continues his deep dive into the AFC North by identifying the best and worst picks on the Cleveland Browns’ roster in 2026 best ball drafts. For those of us who have spent the majority of our lives as residents of Northeast Ohio, the Factory of Sadness is very real. Even in the best of times, Browns fans still find themselves waiting for someone…...
2026 FFPC Best Ball Tournament Blueprint
Shawn Siegele
July 30, 2026
Shawn Siegele breaks down the way recent trends in NFL injury results and rookie performance could influence your 2026 decisions in best ball tournaments. A few years ago, Colm Kelly and I drafted a RotoViz Overtime team with Blair Andrews that finished second in the FFPC Best Ball Tournament. We were edged at the line by good friend and best ball guru Conor O’Driscoll. Our…...
Will 2026 Be the Year We Get a Record-Setting Season From Ja’Marr Chase and Joe Burrow? The Best and Worst Picks on the Cincinnati Bengals
Kevin Szafraniec
July 30, 2026
Kevin Szafraniec kicks off his deep dive into the AFC North by identifying the best and worst picks on the Cincinnati Bengals’ roster in 2026 best ball drafts. Oh, what could have been. This seems like the mantra fantasy managers recite every season when daydreaming about the potential of the Cincinnati Bengals’ offense. After the team reached the Super Bowl in the first year of…...
Is a Healthy Jayden Daniels In the Conversation for the Top Quarterback in 2026 Fantasy Drafts? The Best and Worst Picks on the Washington Commanders
Kevin Szafraniec
July 29, 2026
Kevin Szafraniec wraps up his deep dive into the NFC East by identifying the best and worst picks on the Washington Commanders’ roster in 2026 best ball drafts. The Commanders entered 2025 with high expectations after reaching the NFC Conference Championship game the previous season, thanks in large part to the arm and legs of rookie phenom Jayden Daniels. In an effort to maximize their…...
Is Saquon Barkley Poised for a Bounceback in 2026? The Best and Worst Picks on the Philadelphia Eagles
Kevin Szafraniec
July 28, 2026
Kevin Szafraniec continues his deep dive into the NFC East by identifying the best and worst picks on the Philadelphia Eagles’ roster in 2026 best ball drafts. With all of the negative attention the Eagles received last season, it’s easy to forget that they still posted an 11-6 record on their way to a second straight NFC East title. Coming off a convincing Super Bowl…...
Drake London Is a Target Share Monster, But Is That Enough to Make Him a Value in Atlanta’s Offense? The Best and Worst Picks on the Atlanta Falcons
Kevin Szafraniec
August 12, 2026
Kevin Szafraniec kicks off his deep dive into the NFC South by identifying the best and worst picks on the Atlanta Falcons’ roster in 2026 best ball drafts. Even with the turnover we’ve seen in the Falcons’ front office this offseason, we all know which players will drive the Atlanta offense in 2026. Bijan Robinson, Drake London, and Kyle Pitts are the only Falcons being selected…...
Bill’s Still Not Just the Science Guy: The Dynasty Dealbook Reflects on the Pendulum of Fantasy Villainy
Jesse Cohen
August 12, 2026
Consistent success in dynasty requires persistent replenishment of value. In this series, Jesse Cohen will spotlight unique opportunities and trade ideas for RV-influenced dynasty managers aiming to keep their Permanent Championship Windows open. Back to the Start Around this time last year we introduced the Dynasty Dealbook: Operationally, the goal is to leverage your leaguemates’ short-term sentiments — maybe they are (over)reacting to what they saw…...
Drafters are Right to Be Pushing Trevor Lawrence Up the Board — The August ADP Heat Check: QB Edition
Kevin Szafraniec
August 11, 2026
Kevin Szafraniec explains whether fantasy managers should be buying or selling the biggest quarterback risers and fallers in FFPC redraft contests over the past two months. In the previous two iterations of this series, we focused on FFPC best ball ADP. With redraft season in full swing, we’ll now turn our attention to the biggest ADP risers and fallers from the FFPC’s Main Event and…...
Range of Outcomes: 2026 Updates and the Tool That Brought Me Out of “Retirement”
Dave Caban
August 11, 2026
Dave Caban returns to RotoViz armed with a new version of the Range of Outcomes tool — a perennial favorite that’s consistently given readers a sharper read on risk and reward than ADP or a typical projection ever could. Consider it the “one thing” that could drag him out of “retirement.” The last time I published an article on RotoViz was in December 2024. Life…...
The Green Dot, Vol. 2: Using VORP to Reinforce Positional Value and Win the Flex in IDP Leagues
Mat Irby
August 10, 2026
Previously on The Green Dot, I started from the . . . well, the start. I am a relative novice to IDP, and I decided to research it live and in person, hoping to share insights into my fantasy football process and teach myself some useful things that will help me expand my skill set, all at once. COME PLAY WITH US Also, I’ve picked up eight…...
Is the Market’s Growing Skepticism of Trey McBride Warranted? The August ADP Heat Check: TE Edition
Kevin Szafraniec
August 10, 2026
Kevin Szafraniec explains whether fantasy managers should be buying or selling the biggest tight end risers and fallers in FFPC redraft contests over the past two months. In the previous two iterations of this series, we focused on FFPC best ball ADP. With redraft season in full swing, we’ll now turn our attention to the biggest ADP risers and fallers from the FFPC’s Main Event…...
The Untimelies, Part III: Why the Board Flexes to Us in Startups
Jesse Cohen
August 8, 2026
And unexpectedly answers drop into my lap, a little hail of ice and wisdom, of solved problems. — Nietzsche, The Case of Wagner, §1 Round 1-9 Recap As Blair covered in Part I and Part II, the first nine rounds of our quad-managed FFPC RotoViz Triflex Empire Startup went pretty well. We drafted eight skill-position players worth at least a first per the Consensus RotoViz…...
Keep Doubting Tetairoa McMillan . . . I’ll Happily Take the Discount — The August ADP Heat Check: WR Edition
Kevin Szafraniec
August 7, 2026
Kevin Szafraniec explains whether fantasy managers should be buying or selling the biggest wide receiver risers and fallers in FFPC redraft contests over the past two months. In the previous two iterations of this series, we focused on FFPC best ball ADP. With redraft season in full swing, we’ll now turn our attention to the biggest ADP risers and fallers from the FFPC’s Main Event…...
Sorting Through Small-Gap Backfields: The Seahawks, Titans, and Commanders
Corbin Young
August 7, 2026
With NFL training camps ramping up, we’ll want to keep tabs on the running backs in these crowded or small-gap backfields for fantasy football purposes. In the past, we’ve covered several small-gap backfields to identify value in these murky situations. The idea comes from Jack Miller’s research on the win and hit rates for big or small gap backs, and from similar research by Charlie Kleinheksel before that. First, let’s define our terms:…...
Is a Changing of the Guard in the Carolina Backfield Imminent? The August ADP Heat Check: RB Edition
Kevin Szafraniec
August 6, 2026
Kevin Szafraniec explains whether fantasy managers should be buying or selling the biggest running back risers and fallers in FFPC redraft contests over the past two months. In the previous two iterations of this series, we focused on FFPC best ball ADP. With redraft season in full swing, we’ll now turn our attention to the biggest ADP risers and fallers from the FFPC’s Main Event…...
Ripping Off the Guardrails: Recency Be Damned . . . We’re Going Zero-RB!
Kevin Szafraniec
August 5, 2026
Kevin Szafraniec details a recent team he drafted with Colm Kelly, where the duo stuck to a strict zero-RB build in the FFPC Best Ball Tournament. Over the past few months, the RotoViz staff has dedicated considerable time to analyzing the current best ball landscape. Throughout our research, one concept has stood out above all others when looking at the past two years of best…...
Not Catchable but Still a Catch: the 2026 Masked Profiles List
Jesse Cohen
August 5, 2026
Jesse Cohen takes a deep dive into the trends surrounding catchable target rate over/under expectation to uncover “masked profiles” — players who underperformed last year but may be poised for a breakout. Masked Profiles Recap In Not Catchable but Still a Catch? Finding “Masked Profiles” for 2025, we leveraged the Advanced Stats Explorer to identify a group of buy-low targets ripe for positive regression. That…...
Can Derrick Henry Continue to Defy Father Time in Baltimore’s New Offense? The Best and Worst Picks on the Baltimore Ravens
Kevin Szafraniec
August 4, 2026
Kevin Szafraniec wraps up his deep dive into the AFC North by identifying the best and worst picks on the Baltimore Ravens’ roster in 2026 best ball drafts. Little went right in Baltimore last year, as the team missed the playoffs for only the second time in the past eight seasons. The down year resulted in the team parting ways with John Harbaugh, the most…...
If Opportunity Knocks, Can These 2 Second-Year Backs Answer the Call? The Cost of Optimism, Part 3
Omar Pierre
August 4, 2026
Omar Pierre continues his examination of second-year running backs going in the middle rounds that the market might be underestimating. But are the projected roles still too uncertain to be worth investing in? In the first two parts of this series, we identified enticing second-year backs and whether the market was adequately pricing in the potential for a year-two leap. Three Highly Priced Year 2…...
Are Jaylen Warren and Rico Dowdle About to Become the Next Tony Pollard and Ezekiel Elliott? The Best and Worst Picks on the Pittsburgh Steelers
Kevin Szafraniec
August 3, 2026
Kevin Szafraniec continues his deep dive into the AFC North by identifying the best and worst picks on the Pittsburgh Steelers’ roster in 2026 best ball drafts. For the past seven years, we have gotten largely uninspiring play from the Steelers offense. Looking at current draft boards, it would appear that fantasy managers are failing to realize how much turnover has taken place in Pittsburgh…...
Can Quinshon Judkins’ Talent Make Him a Fantasy Value in the Factory of Sadness? The Best and Worst Picks on the Cleveland Browns
Kevin Szafraniec
July 31, 2026
Kevin Szafraniec continues his deep dive into the AFC North by identifying the best and worst picks on the Cleveland Browns’ roster in 2026 best ball drafts. For those of us who have spent the majority of our lives as residents of Northeast Ohio, the Factory of Sadness is very real. Even in the best of times, Browns fans still find themselves waiting for someone…...
2026 FFPC Best Ball Tournament Blueprint
Shawn Siegele
July 30, 2026
Shawn Siegele breaks down the way recent trends in NFL injury results and rookie performance could influence your 2026 decisions in best ball tournaments. A few years ago, Colm Kelly and I drafted a RotoViz Overtime team with Blair Andrews that finished second in the FFPC Best Ball Tournament. We were edged at the line by good friend and best ball guru Conor O’Driscoll. Our…...
Will 2026 Be the Year We Get a Record-Setting Season From Ja’Marr Chase and Joe Burrow? The Best and Worst Picks on the Cincinnati Bengals
Kevin Szafraniec
July 30, 2026
Kevin Szafraniec kicks off his deep dive into the AFC North by identifying the best and worst picks on the Cincinnati Bengals’ roster in 2026 best ball drafts. Oh, what could have been. This seems like the mantra fantasy managers recite every season when daydreaming about the potential of the Cincinnati Bengals’ offense. After the team reached the Super Bowl in the first year of…...
Is a Healthy Jayden Daniels In the Conversation for the Top Quarterback in 2026 Fantasy Drafts? The Best and Worst Picks on the Washington Commanders
Kevin Szafraniec
July 29, 2026
Kevin Szafraniec wraps up his deep dive into the NFC East by identifying the best and worst picks on the Washington Commanders’ roster in 2026 best ball drafts. The Commanders entered 2025 with high expectations after reaching the NFC Conference Championship game the previous season, thanks in large part to the arm and legs of rookie phenom Jayden Daniels. In an effort to maximize their…...
Is Saquon Barkley Poised for a Bounceback in 2026? The Best and Worst Picks on the Philadelphia Eagles
Kevin Szafraniec
July 28, 2026
Kevin Szafraniec continues his deep dive into the NFC East by identifying the best and worst picks on the Philadelphia Eagles’ roster in 2026 best ball drafts. With all of the negative attention the Eagles received last season, it’s easy to forget that they still posted an 11-6 record on their way to a second straight NFC East title. Coming off a convincing Super Bowl…...
Drake London Is a Target Share Monster, But Is That Enough to Make Him a Value in Atlanta’s Offense? The Best and Worst Picks on the Atlanta Falcons
Kevin Szafraniec
August 12, 2026
Kevin Szafraniec kicks off his deep dive into the NFC South by identifying the best and worst picks on the Atlanta Falcons’ roster in 2026 best ball drafts. Even with the turnover we’ve seen in the Falcons’ front office this offseason, we all know which players will drive the Atlanta offense in 2026. Bijan Robinson, Drake London, and Kyle Pitts are the only Falcons being selected…...
Bill’s Still Not Just the Science Guy: The Dynasty Dealbook Reflects on the Pendulum of Fantasy Villainy
Jesse Cohen
August 12, 2026
Consistent success in dynasty requires persistent replenishment of value. In this series, Jesse Cohen will spotlight unique opportunities and trade ideas for RV-influenced dynasty managers aiming to keep their Permanent Championship Windows open. Back to the Start Around this time last year we introduced the Dynasty Dealbook: Operationally, the goal is to leverage your leaguemates’ short-term sentiments — maybe they are (over)reacting to what they saw…...
Drafters are Right to Be Pushing Trevor Lawrence Up the Board — The August ADP Heat Check: QB Edition
Kevin Szafraniec
August 11, 2026
Kevin Szafraniec explains whether fantasy managers should be buying or selling the biggest quarterback risers and fallers in FFPC redraft contests over the past two months. In the previous two iterations of this series, we focused on FFPC best ball ADP. With redraft season in full swing, we’ll now turn our attention to the biggest ADP risers and fallers from the FFPC’s Main Event and…...
Range of Outcomes: 2026 Updates and the Tool That Brought Me Out of “Retirement”
Dave Caban
August 11, 2026
Dave Caban returns to RotoViz armed with a new version of the Range of Outcomes tool — a perennial favorite that’s consistently given readers a sharper read on risk and reward than ADP or a typical projection ever could. Consider it the “one thing” that could drag him out of “retirement.” The last time I published an article on RotoViz was in December 2024. Life…...
The Green Dot, Vol. 2: Using VORP to Reinforce Positional Value and Win the Flex in IDP Leagues
Mat Irby
August 10, 2026
Previously on The Green Dot, I started from the . . . well, the start. I am a relative novice to IDP, and I decided to research it live and in person, hoping to share insights into my fantasy football process and teach myself some useful things that will help me expand my skill set, all at once. COME PLAY WITH US Also, I’ve picked up eight…...
Is the Market’s Growing Skepticism of Trey McBride Warranted? The August ADP Heat Check: TE Edition
Kevin Szafraniec
August 10, 2026
Kevin Szafraniec explains whether fantasy managers should be buying or selling the biggest tight end risers and fallers in FFPC redraft contests over the past two months. In the previous two iterations of this series, we focused on FFPC best ball ADP. With redraft season in full swing, we’ll now turn our attention to the biggest ADP risers and fallers from the FFPC’s Main Event…...
The Untimelies, Part III: Why the Board Flexes to Us in Startups
Jesse Cohen
August 8, 2026
And unexpectedly answers drop into my lap, a little hail of ice and wisdom, of solved problems. — Nietzsche, The Case of Wagner, §1 Round 1-9 Recap As Blair covered in Part I and Part II, the first nine rounds of our quad-managed FFPC RotoViz Triflex Empire Startup went pretty well. We drafted eight skill-position players worth at least a first per the Consensus RotoViz…...
Keep Doubting Tetairoa McMillan . . . I’ll Happily Take the Discount — The August ADP Heat Check: WR Edition
Kevin Szafraniec
August 7, 2026
Kevin Szafraniec explains whether fantasy managers should be buying or selling the biggest wide receiver risers and fallers in FFPC redraft contests over the past two months. In the previous two iterations of this series, we focused on FFPC best ball ADP. With redraft season in full swing, we’ll now turn our attention to the biggest ADP risers and fallers from the FFPC’s Main Event…...
Sorting Through Small-Gap Backfields: The Seahawks, Titans, and Commanders
Corbin Young
August 7, 2026
With NFL training camps ramping up, we’ll want to keep tabs on the running backs in these crowded or small-gap backfields for fantasy football purposes. In the past, we’ve covered several small-gap backfields to identify value in these murky situations. The idea comes from Jack Miller’s research on the win and hit rates for big or small gap backs, and from similar research by Charlie Kleinheksel before that. First, let’s define our terms:…...
Is a Changing of the Guard in the Carolina Backfield Imminent? The August ADP Heat Check: RB Edition
Kevin Szafraniec
August 6, 2026
Kevin Szafraniec explains whether fantasy managers should be buying or selling the biggest running back risers and fallers in FFPC redraft contests over the past two months. In the previous two iterations of this series, we focused on FFPC best ball ADP. With redraft season in full swing, we’ll now turn our attention to the biggest ADP risers and fallers from the FFPC’s Main Event…...
Ripping Off the Guardrails: Recency Be Damned . . . We’re Going Zero-RB!
Kevin Szafraniec
August 5, 2026
Kevin Szafraniec details a recent team he drafted with Colm Kelly, where the duo stuck to a strict zero-RB build in the FFPC Best Ball Tournament. Over the past few months, the RotoViz staff has dedicated considerable time to analyzing the current best ball landscape. Throughout our research, one concept has stood out above all others when looking at the past two years of best…...
Not Catchable but Still a Catch: the 2026 Masked Profiles List
Jesse Cohen
August 5, 2026
Jesse Cohen takes a deep dive into the trends surrounding catchable target rate over/under expectation to uncover “masked profiles” — players who underperformed last year but may be poised for a breakout. Masked Profiles Recap In Not Catchable but Still a Catch? Finding “Masked Profiles” for 2025, we leveraged the Advanced Stats Explorer to identify a group of buy-low targets ripe for positive regression. That…...
Can Derrick Henry Continue to Defy Father Time in Baltimore’s New Offense? The Best and Worst Picks on the Baltimore Ravens
Kevin Szafraniec
August 4, 2026
Kevin Szafraniec wraps up his deep dive into the AFC North by identifying the best and worst picks on the Baltimore Ravens’ roster in 2026 best ball drafts. Little went right in Baltimore last year, as the team missed the playoffs for only the second time in the past eight seasons. The down year resulted in the team parting ways with John Harbaugh, the most…...
If Opportunity Knocks, Can These 2 Second-Year Backs Answer the Call? The Cost of Optimism, Part 3
Omar Pierre
August 4, 2026
Omar Pierre continues his examination of second-year running backs going in the middle rounds that the market might be underestimating. But are the projected roles still too uncertain to be worth investing in? In the first two parts of this series, we identified enticing second-year backs and whether the market was adequately pricing in the potential for a year-two leap. Three Highly Priced Year 2…...
Are Jaylen Warren and Rico Dowdle About to Become the Next Tony Pollard and Ezekiel Elliott? The Best and Worst Picks on the Pittsburgh Steelers
Kevin Szafraniec
August 3, 2026
Kevin Szafraniec continues his deep dive into the AFC North by identifying the best and worst picks on the Pittsburgh Steelers’ roster in 2026 best ball drafts. For the past seven years, we have gotten largely uninspiring play from the Steelers offense. Looking at current draft boards, it would appear that fantasy managers are failing to realize how much turnover has taken place in Pittsburgh…...
Can Quinshon Judkins’ Talent Make Him a Fantasy Value in the Factory of Sadness? The Best and Worst Picks on the Cleveland Browns
Kevin Szafraniec
July 31, 2026
Kevin Szafraniec continues his deep dive into the AFC North by identifying the best and worst picks on the Cleveland Browns’ roster in 2026 best ball drafts. For those of us who have spent the majority of our lives as residents of Northeast Ohio, the Factory of Sadness is very real. Even in the best of times, Browns fans still find themselves waiting for someone…...
2026 FFPC Best Ball Tournament Blueprint
Shawn Siegele
July 30, 2026
Shawn Siegele breaks down the way recent trends in NFL injury results and rookie performance could influence your 2026 decisions in best ball tournaments. A few years ago, Colm Kelly and I drafted a RotoViz Overtime team with Blair Andrews that finished second in the FFPC Best Ball Tournament. We were edged at the line by good friend and best ball guru Conor O’Driscoll. Our…...
Will 2026 Be the Year We Get a Record-Setting Season From Ja’Marr Chase and Joe Burrow? The Best and Worst Picks on the Cincinnati Bengals
Kevin Szafraniec
July 30, 2026
Kevin Szafraniec kicks off his deep dive into the AFC North by identifying the best and worst picks on the Cincinnati Bengals’ roster in 2026 best ball drafts. Oh, what could have been. This seems like the mantra fantasy managers recite every season when daydreaming about the potential of the Cincinnati Bengals’ offense. After the team reached the Super Bowl in the first year of…...
Is a Healthy Jayden Daniels In the Conversation for the Top Quarterback in 2026 Fantasy Drafts? The Best and Worst Picks on the Washington Commanders
Kevin Szafraniec
July 29, 2026
Kevin Szafraniec wraps up his deep dive into the NFC East by identifying the best and worst picks on the Washington Commanders’ roster in 2026 best ball drafts. The Commanders entered 2025 with high expectations after reaching the NFC Conference Championship game the previous season, thanks in large part to the arm and legs of rookie phenom Jayden Daniels. In an effort to maximize their…...
Is Saquon Barkley Poised for a Bounceback in 2026? The Best and Worst Picks on the Philadelphia Eagles
Kevin Szafraniec
July 28, 2026
Kevin Szafraniec continues his deep dive into the NFC East by identifying the best and worst picks on the Philadelphia Eagles’ roster in 2026 best ball drafts. With all of the negative attention the Eagles received last season, it’s easy to forget that they still posted an 11-6 record on their way to a second straight NFC East title. Coming off a convincing Super Bowl…...
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