In this article, Jesse Cohen shares his dirty secret and sees if it survives the analytical sunlight. In the Analytics Wars, There’s Safety in Numbers The divide between film- and analytics-based prospecting has been narrowing, but remains an essential part of our dynasty DNA: Years ago it was fashionable to argue about whether NFL prospect scouting should rely on film-based evaluation, or on the analytics…...

Rookie RV writer Jesse Cohen recaps the results of his 2025 columns and shares a few thoughts going into 2026. Rookie Season Recap: Masked Profiles and Dynasty Dealbook Masked Profiles In my debut article for RotoViz, I leveraged the Advanced Stats Explorer to identify a group of buy-low targets with masked profiles. That cohort, which had an aggregate -176.1 FPOE in 2024, finished the 2025…...

Consistent success in dynasty requires persistent replenishment of value. In this series, Jesse Cohen spotlights unique opportunities and trade ideas for RV-influenced dynasty managers aiming to keep their Permanent Championship Windows open. A Few Final Opportunities With a few deadlines still unexpired, we have a final chance to strengthen our dynasty portfolios via trade. So the Dealbook is back one last time in 2025 —…...

Consistent success in dynasty requires persistent replenishment of value. In this series, Jesse Cohen spotlights unique opportunities and trade ideas for RV-influenced dynasty managers aiming to keep their Permanent Championship Windows open. Trade Deadlines Make Trade Headlines It’s an exciting time of year for dynasty managers, and RotoViz has got you covered. Check out The Banana Stand: 4 Contrarian Trade Strategies, this week’s episodes of…...

With the FFPC dynasty trade deadline just over a week away, Shawn Siegele shares four contrarian trade tactics to help take your squad to the next level. Two weeks ago, I wrote about TreVeyon Henderson’s impending breakout and predicted three other unheralded backs would also help decide fantasy leagues down the stretch. Make sure to check that out while the Henderson explosion has you fired…...

Consistent success in dynasty requires persistent replenishment of value. In this series, Jesse Cohen spotlights unique opportunities and trade ideas for RV-influenced dynasty managers aiming to keep their Permanent Championship Windows open. Three Letters, One Name E-T-N! E-T-N! It was a common cry for the RotoViz faithful circa 2022 and 2023. Then we sold all our shares. Whoopsie, made a oopsie? It sure felt that…...

Shawn Siegele redrafts and then ranks every rookie class of the last decade, including a deeper dive into the fortunes of 2025 rookies. Conducted after Week 10 a year ago, this exercise was among my favorites of the 2024 calendar. It’ll consist of two basic parts: I’ll re-draft each of the last 10 rookie classes, profiling risers and fallers, and breaking down the differences between…...

Consistent success in dynasty requires persistent replenishment of value. In this series, Jesse Cohen spotlights unique opportunities and trade ideas for RV-influenced dynasty managers aiming to keep their Permanent Championship Windows open. Roving Gangs of Teenagers We live in a great neighborhood. But if they don’t get their candy on Halloween, the “roving gangs of teenagers” my wife fears may strike. Last year they introduced…...