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The 2021 Backfield Dominator Ratings Uncover 3 Sleepers and 1 Surprising Superstar in the Making

Every year there are college running backs whose counting stats underrate (or overrate) their true ability. This is especially true following the 2020 season, in which many teams played only a handful of games. Among the most powerful adjustments we can make in order to correct for the problem of counting stats is to use the Backfield Dominator Rating (BDR). If you’ve forgotten or perhaps…...

The Prospect Workout Explorer is Here and It Boasts A Bevy of Super Useful Features

D.K. Metcalf turned heads and raised his draft stock at the 2018 NFL combine by displaying an incredible mixture of straight-line speed, leaping ability, and strength. He posted a 4.33 forty-yard dash, a broad jump of 134 inches, a vertical leap of 40.5 inches, and 27 reps on the bench press. I can tell you that those numbers are insane, but with no context, it’s…...

2021 Superflex Dynasty Mock: Round 5 is the Time of Reckoning For Dynasty Managers

Sam Wallace breaks down Round 5 of a 2021 Superflex dynasty startup and explains why this is the round that truly separates dynasty managers as a massive tier break looms large. In the Dynasty Draft-Off series, Shawn Siegele and I are in a pitched battle to see who can build the best startup rosters. We’ll alternate picks with each of us responsible for six squads…....

6 Years In And Freak Score Is Still Finding You Touchdowns

Freak Score is our home grown size adjusted speed metric that uses height, weight, and speed to project the TD-scoring potential for NFL prospects. Unlike many other measures for an NFL prospect’s size/athleticism profile, the Freak Score incorporates player height. Since its inception 6 years ago the NFL has seen a great many changing trends, but the Freak Score has remained a top predictor. The Freak…...

Dynasty Draft Navigator 1.0

Curtis Patrick emerges from the Command Center with a new reference tool for your next dynasty SuperFlex TE Premium startup draft — the Dynasty Draft Navigator. When you essentially never stop staring at the same information, it can be difficult to stay sharp. This is especially true of dynasty rankings, tiers, and other value tools. I plan on entering two or three new dynasty startups this…...

Jalen Reagor’s Rookie Campaign Was Disappointing, But You’re Probably Too Low on Him in 2021

Wide receiver is a position that the Philadelphia Eagles have struggled to get production from in recent years. You have to go back to 2014 for the last time an Eagles wideout — Jeremy Maclin — crested 1,000 receiving yards. But they have certainly tried to find playmakers at the WR spot over the years. A year after re-acquiring DeSean Jackson and drafting J.J. Arcega-Whiteside, neither of…...

Improvements to Breakout Age Make It Even More Effective in Locating Wide Receiver Gems

It’s rookie season again in the NFL analytics community and the fights are already starting at the wide receiver position. Be prepared to stumble into many arguments over how Jaylen Waddle failed to breakout or how it took Devonta Smith until his fourth and senior season to achieve his breakout all while we are forced to use Ja’Marr Chase’s age-adjusted production from 2019 due to…...

A.J. Dillon Might Not Be the Next Derrick Henry, but His Comps Suggest We Haven’t Seen His Ceiling Yet

Last week, as part of the RotoViz Rookie Review Series, I took a look at Rams running back Cam Akers and some of his closest rookie comps according to the RotoViz Screener. For this week’s article, I take a look at yet another running back, but one who saw significantly less work than Akers did in 2020. The Green Bay Packers had a controversial rookie draft class. Coming off…...

Tyler Johnson Is Primed To See His Value Go Nuclear In The Coming Year

This offseason, many of the finest at RotoViz will be highlighting a slew of 2020 rookies using the lens of one of the single most powerful tools in the industry: The RotoViz Screener. We’ll be breaking down their rookie seasons, seeing how they fared when stacked up against their historical comps, and identifying how those comps performed in their second season. Here are a few…...

Brandon Aiyuk’s Rookie Comps Suggest a Breakout Is Coming, but Are There Enough Targets to Go Around in San Francisco?

Back in March 2020, a revered and much-respected writer for RotoViz[1]This writer looks a bit like me, and even lives in my house. wrote that Arizona State wide receiver Brandon Aiyuk could be the Deebo Samuel of the 2020 NFL Draft. As if to amplify this comparison, the same team that drafted Samuel in 2019, the San Francisco 49ers, took the plunge and spent the…...

A Late Season Surge Has Drafters High on Cam Akers in 2021, but What Do His Comps Suggest?

The Rams drafted running back Cam Akers in the second round of the 2020 NFL Draft in hopes of replacing former stud Todd Gurley. Often viewed as a solid athlete whose production was capped by a poor supporting cast at Florida State, Akers entered his rookie season with a ceiling some thought was yet to be realized. A strong finish to the season that resulted in two playoff…...

Using Regression Tree Analysis To Understand WR Profiles and the 2021 Prospects

Ja’Marr Chase has been lauded by many as one of the best wide receiver prospects to enter the NFL in recent memory. With a ranking of 19 in the current RotoViz Dynasty Rankings, he’s our top prospect from the 2021 class. Why are we, and many others, so optimistic about his future? It’s pretty simple. He’s projected as an early Round 1 pick, made an…...

Superflex Dynasty Startup: Using Scenario-Based Drafting to Load Your Team With Impact Upside

Shawn Siegele shows you how to bake in upside and draft a dynasty team with exploding long-term trade value as he explores the most important round of a superflex startup. Sam Wallace and I are involved in a duel to the fantasy death as we draft against each other in a dynasty superflex mock. We alternate picks. He gets six teams, I get six, and…...

Justin Jefferson’s Rookie Comps Are Elite, but Is There Value at His Current Price?

Before the 2020 NFL Draft, many NFL analysts, pundits, and prognosticators believed the Philadelphia Eagles would spend their first-round pick on a wide receiver. A large chunk of this group also believed that the player they would choose would be LSU WR Justin Jefferson. The Minnesota Vikings were also sure of this, as evidenced by their joy when the Eagles instead selected TCU speedster, Jalen…...

2021 Superflex Dynasty Mock: Round 4 is the Sweet Spot for Trading Back in Dynasty Startups

Sam Wallace breaks down Round 4 of a 2021 Superflex dynasty startup and explains why this is the perfect round to target if you are looking to trade back. In the Dynasty Draft-Off series, Shawn Siegele and I are in a pitched battle to see who can build the best startup rosters. We’ll alternate picks with each of us responsible for six squads. We’re not…...

Clyde Edwards-Helaire Disappointed in 2020, But His Rookie Comps Include Second-Year Breakout Stars

One of the goals of the fantasy manager is to obtain players who form part of potent offenses. So when the Kansas City Chiefs spent a first-round draft pick on LSU running back Clyde Edwards-Helaire last year, hopes were understandably high that the player would be an asset to fantasy managers as early as his rookie season. While he had his moments, there seemed to…...

Dynasty Workshop: How to Win Early Dynasty Startup Drafts Every Year

In the RotoViz Dynasty Workshop Series, dynasty fantasy football maven Curtis Patrick shares all the tips and tricks you need to make 2021 a winning season. In this edition, he shares a proven strategy you can use to win early dynasty startup drafts every year. Dynasty Workshop: How to Win Your Early Startup Draft Every Year Last season, I helped you build the perfect core in your…...

J.K. Dobbins Could Be the Next Nick Chubb, but Is That Enough to Make Him a Good Value?

When the NFL’s most prolific rushing attack adds an explosive rookie running back with an early-round draft pick, people have the right to get excited. This was certainly the case in 2020 when the Baltimore Ravens selected J.K. Dobbins in the second round of the NFL Draft. Dobbins had his moments in his first season. But just how good a year was it? Dobbins is…...

The 2021 Backfield Dominator Ratings Uncover 3 Sleepers and 1 Surprising Superstar in the Making

Every year there are college running backs whose counting stats underrate (or overrate) their true ability. This is especially true following the 2020 season, in which many teams played only a handful of games. Among the most powerful adjustments we can make in order to correct for the problem of counting stats is to use the Backfield Dominator Rating (BDR). If you’ve forgotten or perhaps…...

The Prospect Workout Explorer is Here and It Boasts A Bevy of Super Useful Features

D.K. Metcalf turned heads and raised his draft stock at the 2018 NFL combine by displaying an incredible mixture of straight-line speed, leaping ability, and strength. He posted a 4.33 forty-yard dash, a broad jump of 134 inches, a vertical leap of 40.5 inches, and 27 reps on the bench press. I can tell you that those numbers are insane, but with no context, it’s…...

2021 Superflex Dynasty Mock: Round 5 is the Time of Reckoning For Dynasty Managers

Sam Wallace breaks down Round 5 of a 2021 Superflex dynasty startup and explains why this is the round that truly separates dynasty managers as a massive tier break looms large. In the Dynasty Draft-Off series, Shawn Siegele and I are in a pitched battle to see who can build the best startup rosters. We’ll alternate picks with each of us responsible for six squads…....

6 Years In And Freak Score Is Still Finding You Touchdowns

Freak Score is our home grown size adjusted speed metric that uses height, weight, and speed to project the TD-scoring potential for NFL prospects. Unlike many other measures for an NFL prospect’s size/athleticism profile, the Freak Score incorporates player height. Since its inception 6 years ago the NFL has seen a great many changing trends, but the Freak Score has remained a top predictor. The Freak…...

Dynasty Draft Navigator 1.0

Curtis Patrick emerges from the Command Center with a new reference tool for your next dynasty SuperFlex TE Premium startup draft — the Dynasty Draft Navigator. When you essentially never stop staring at the same information, it can be difficult to stay sharp. This is especially true of dynasty rankings, tiers, and other value tools. I plan on entering two or three new dynasty startups this…...

Jalen Reagor’s Rookie Campaign Was Disappointing, But You’re Probably Too Low on Him in 2021

Wide receiver is a position that the Philadelphia Eagles have struggled to get production from in recent years. You have to go back to 2014 for the last time an Eagles wideout — Jeremy Maclin — crested 1,000 receiving yards. But they have certainly tried to find playmakers at the WR spot over the years. A year after re-acquiring DeSean Jackson and drafting J.J. Arcega-Whiteside, neither of…...

Improvements to Breakout Age Make It Even More Effective in Locating Wide Receiver Gems

It’s rookie season again in the NFL analytics community and the fights are already starting at the wide receiver position. Be prepared to stumble into many arguments over how Jaylen Waddle failed to breakout or how it took Devonta Smith until his fourth and senior season to achieve his breakout all while we are forced to use Ja’Marr Chase’s age-adjusted production from 2019 due to…...

A.J. Dillon Might Not Be the Next Derrick Henry, but His Comps Suggest We Haven’t Seen His Ceiling Yet

Last week, as part of the RotoViz Rookie Review Series, I took a look at Rams running back Cam Akers and some of his closest rookie comps according to the RotoViz Screener. For this week’s article, I take a look at yet another running back, but one who saw significantly less work than Akers did in 2020. The Green Bay Packers had a controversial rookie draft class. Coming off…...

Tyler Johnson Is Primed To See His Value Go Nuclear In The Coming Year

This offseason, many of the finest at RotoViz will be highlighting a slew of 2020 rookies using the lens of one of the single most powerful tools in the industry: The RotoViz Screener. We’ll be breaking down their rookie seasons, seeing how they fared when stacked up against their historical comps, and identifying how those comps performed in their second season. Here are a few…...

Brandon Aiyuk’s Rookie Comps Suggest a Breakout Is Coming, but Are There Enough Targets to Go Around in San Francisco?

Back in March 2020, a revered and much-respected writer for RotoViz[1]This writer looks a bit like me, and even lives in my house. wrote that Arizona State wide receiver Brandon Aiyuk could be the Deebo Samuel of the 2020 NFL Draft. As if to amplify this comparison, the same team that drafted Samuel in 2019, the San Francisco 49ers, took the plunge and spent the…...

A Late Season Surge Has Drafters High on Cam Akers in 2021, but What Do His Comps Suggest?

The Rams drafted running back Cam Akers in the second round of the 2020 NFL Draft in hopes of replacing former stud Todd Gurley. Often viewed as a solid athlete whose production was capped by a poor supporting cast at Florida State, Akers entered his rookie season with a ceiling some thought was yet to be realized. A strong finish to the season that resulted in two playoff…...

Using Regression Tree Analysis To Understand WR Profiles and the 2021 Prospects

Ja’Marr Chase has been lauded by many as one of the best wide receiver prospects to enter the NFL in recent memory. With a ranking of 19 in the current RotoViz Dynasty Rankings, he’s our top prospect from the 2021 class. Why are we, and many others, so optimistic about his future? It’s pretty simple. He’s projected as an early Round 1 pick, made an…...

Superflex Dynasty Startup: Using Scenario-Based Drafting to Load Your Team With Impact Upside

Shawn Siegele shows you how to bake in upside and draft a dynasty team with exploding long-term trade value as he explores the most important round of a superflex startup. Sam Wallace and I are involved in a duel to the fantasy death as we draft against each other in a dynasty superflex mock. We alternate picks. He gets six teams, I get six, and…...

Justin Jefferson’s Rookie Comps Are Elite, but Is There Value at His Current Price?

Before the 2020 NFL Draft, many NFL analysts, pundits, and prognosticators believed the Philadelphia Eagles would spend their first-round pick on a wide receiver. A large chunk of this group also believed that the player they would choose would be LSU WR Justin Jefferson. The Minnesota Vikings were also sure of this, as evidenced by their joy when the Eagles instead selected TCU speedster, Jalen…...

2021 Superflex Dynasty Mock: Round 4 is the Sweet Spot for Trading Back in Dynasty Startups

Sam Wallace breaks down Round 4 of a 2021 Superflex dynasty startup and explains why this is the perfect round to target if you are looking to trade back. In the Dynasty Draft-Off series, Shawn Siegele and I are in a pitched battle to see who can build the best startup rosters. We’ll alternate picks with each of us responsible for six squads. We’re not…...

Clyde Edwards-Helaire Disappointed in 2020, But His Rookie Comps Include Second-Year Breakout Stars

One of the goals of the fantasy manager is to obtain players who form part of potent offenses. So when the Kansas City Chiefs spent a first-round draft pick on LSU running back Clyde Edwards-Helaire last year, hopes were understandably high that the player would be an asset to fantasy managers as early as his rookie season. While he had his moments, there seemed to…...

Dynasty Workshop: How to Win Early Dynasty Startup Drafts Every Year

In the RotoViz Dynasty Workshop Series, dynasty fantasy football maven Curtis Patrick shares all the tips and tricks you need to make 2021 a winning season. In this edition, he shares a proven strategy you can use to win early dynasty startup drafts every year. Dynasty Workshop: How to Win Your Early Startup Draft Every Year Last season, I helped you build the perfect core in your…...

J.K. Dobbins Could Be the Next Nick Chubb, but Is That Enough to Make Him a Good Value?

When the NFL’s most prolific rushing attack adds an explosive rookie running back with an early-round draft pick, people have the right to get excited. This was certainly the case in 2020 when the Baltimore Ravens selected J.K. Dobbins in the second round of the NFL Draft. Dobbins had his moments in his first season. But just how good a year was it? Dobbins is…...

The 2021 Backfield Dominator Ratings Uncover 3 Sleepers and 1 Surprising Superstar in the Making

Every year there are college running backs whose counting stats underrate (or overrate) their true ability. This is especially true following the 2020 season, in which many teams played only a handful of games. Among the most powerful adjustments we can make in order to correct for the problem of counting stats is to use the Backfield Dominator Rating (BDR). If you’ve forgotten or perhaps…...

The Prospect Workout Explorer is Here and It Boasts A Bevy of Super Useful Features

D.K. Metcalf turned heads and raised his draft stock at the 2018 NFL combine by displaying an incredible mixture of straight-line speed, leaping ability, and strength. He posted a 4.33 forty-yard dash, a broad jump of 134 inches, a vertical leap of 40.5 inches, and 27 reps on the bench press. I can tell you that those numbers are insane, but with no context, it’s…...

2021 Superflex Dynasty Mock: Round 5 is the Time of Reckoning For Dynasty Managers

Sam Wallace breaks down Round 5 of a 2021 Superflex dynasty startup and explains why this is the round that truly separates dynasty managers as a massive tier break looms large. In the Dynasty Draft-Off series, Shawn Siegele and I are in a pitched battle to see who can build the best startup rosters. We’ll alternate picks with each of us responsible for six squads…....

6 Years In And Freak Score Is Still Finding You Touchdowns

Freak Score is our home grown size adjusted speed metric that uses height, weight, and speed to project the TD-scoring potential for NFL prospects. Unlike many other measures for an NFL prospect’s size/athleticism profile, the Freak Score incorporates player height. Since its inception 6 years ago the NFL has seen a great many changing trends, but the Freak Score has remained a top predictor. The Freak…...

Dynasty Draft Navigator 1.0

Curtis Patrick emerges from the Command Center with a new reference tool for your next dynasty SuperFlex TE Premium startup draft — the Dynasty Draft Navigator. When you essentially never stop staring at the same information, it can be difficult to stay sharp. This is especially true of dynasty rankings, tiers, and other value tools. I plan on entering two or three new dynasty startups this…...

Jalen Reagor’s Rookie Campaign Was Disappointing, But You’re Probably Too Low on Him in 2021

Wide receiver is a position that the Philadelphia Eagles have struggled to get production from in recent years. You have to go back to 2014 for the last time an Eagles wideout — Jeremy Maclin — crested 1,000 receiving yards. But they have certainly tried to find playmakers at the WR spot over the years. A year after re-acquiring DeSean Jackson and drafting J.J. Arcega-Whiteside, neither of…...

Improvements to Breakout Age Make It Even More Effective in Locating Wide Receiver Gems

It’s rookie season again in the NFL analytics community and the fights are already starting at the wide receiver position. Be prepared to stumble into many arguments over how Jaylen Waddle failed to breakout or how it took Devonta Smith until his fourth and senior season to achieve his breakout all while we are forced to use Ja’Marr Chase’s age-adjusted production from 2019 due to…...

A.J. Dillon Might Not Be the Next Derrick Henry, but His Comps Suggest We Haven’t Seen His Ceiling Yet

Last week, as part of the RotoViz Rookie Review Series, I took a look at Rams running back Cam Akers and some of his closest rookie comps according to the RotoViz Screener. For this week’s article, I take a look at yet another running back, but one who saw significantly less work than Akers did in 2020. The Green Bay Packers had a controversial rookie draft class. Coming off…...

Tyler Johnson Is Primed To See His Value Go Nuclear In The Coming Year

This offseason, many of the finest at RotoViz will be highlighting a slew of 2020 rookies using the lens of one of the single most powerful tools in the industry: The RotoViz Screener. We’ll be breaking down their rookie seasons, seeing how they fared when stacked up against their historical comps, and identifying how those comps performed in their second season. Here are a few…...

Brandon Aiyuk’s Rookie Comps Suggest a Breakout Is Coming, but Are There Enough Targets to Go Around in San Francisco?

Back in March 2020, a revered and much-respected writer for RotoViz[1]This writer looks a bit like me, and even lives in my house. wrote that Arizona State wide receiver Brandon Aiyuk could be the Deebo Samuel of the 2020 NFL Draft. As if to amplify this comparison, the same team that drafted Samuel in 2019, the San Francisco 49ers, took the plunge and spent the…...

A Late Season Surge Has Drafters High on Cam Akers in 2021, but What Do His Comps Suggest?

The Rams drafted running back Cam Akers in the second round of the 2020 NFL Draft in hopes of replacing former stud Todd Gurley. Often viewed as a solid athlete whose production was capped by a poor supporting cast at Florida State, Akers entered his rookie season with a ceiling some thought was yet to be realized. A strong finish to the season that resulted in two playoff…...

Using Regression Tree Analysis To Understand WR Profiles and the 2021 Prospects

Ja’Marr Chase has been lauded by many as one of the best wide receiver prospects to enter the NFL in recent memory. With a ranking of 19 in the current RotoViz Dynasty Rankings, he’s our top prospect from the 2021 class. Why are we, and many others, so optimistic about his future? It’s pretty simple. He’s projected as an early Round 1 pick, made an…...

Superflex Dynasty Startup: Using Scenario-Based Drafting to Load Your Team With Impact Upside

Shawn Siegele shows you how to bake in upside and draft a dynasty team with exploding long-term trade value as he explores the most important round of a superflex startup. Sam Wallace and I are involved in a duel to the fantasy death as we draft against each other in a dynasty superflex mock. We alternate picks. He gets six teams, I get six, and…...

Justin Jefferson’s Rookie Comps Are Elite, but Is There Value at His Current Price?

Before the 2020 NFL Draft, many NFL analysts, pundits, and prognosticators believed the Philadelphia Eagles would spend their first-round pick on a wide receiver. A large chunk of this group also believed that the player they would choose would be LSU WR Justin Jefferson. The Minnesota Vikings were also sure of this, as evidenced by their joy when the Eagles instead selected TCU speedster, Jalen…...

2021 Superflex Dynasty Mock: Round 4 is the Sweet Spot for Trading Back in Dynasty Startups

Sam Wallace breaks down Round 4 of a 2021 Superflex dynasty startup and explains why this is the perfect round to target if you are looking to trade back. In the Dynasty Draft-Off series, Shawn Siegele and I are in a pitched battle to see who can build the best startup rosters. We’ll alternate picks with each of us responsible for six squads. We’re not…...

Clyde Edwards-Helaire Disappointed in 2020, But His Rookie Comps Include Second-Year Breakout Stars

One of the goals of the fantasy manager is to obtain players who form part of potent offenses. So when the Kansas City Chiefs spent a first-round draft pick on LSU running back Clyde Edwards-Helaire last year, hopes were understandably high that the player would be an asset to fantasy managers as early as his rookie season. While he had his moments, there seemed to…...

Dynasty Workshop: How to Win Early Dynasty Startup Drafts Every Year

In the RotoViz Dynasty Workshop Series, dynasty fantasy football maven Curtis Patrick shares all the tips and tricks you need to make 2021 a winning season. In this edition, he shares a proven strategy you can use to win early dynasty startup drafts every year. Dynasty Workshop: How to Win Your Early Startup Draft Every Year Last season, I helped you build the perfect core in your…...

J.K. Dobbins Could Be the Next Nick Chubb, but Is That Enough to Make Him a Good Value?

When the NFL’s most prolific rushing attack adds an explosive rookie running back with an early-round draft pick, people have the right to get excited. This was certainly the case in 2020 when the Baltimore Ravens selected J.K. Dobbins in the second round of the NFL Draft. Dobbins had his moments in his first season. But just how good a year was it? Dobbins is…...

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