Last night, Curtis Patrick held the inaugural rookie draft for the Black Crown Dynasty League live on zoom. It was a raucous and festive occasion with many of my favorite writers in the dynasty community – T.J. Calkins, Ryan McDowell, Patrick Kerrane, J.J. Zachariason, Rich Hribar, Matthew Freedman, Scott Barrett, Tyler Buecher, Danny Kelly, and John Daigle. This is a Superflex, TE Premium league with…...

Shawn Siegele goes through the last five rookie drafts and explores what each draft would look like if it took place today. It’s always fun to go back and ask the question What if? It can also help us calibrate our expectations for the future. What should be the core of our dynasty startup teams? What is the hit rate for rookie picks? How well…...

Startup drafts can get long and tedious once you hit a certain point. The eight-hour timer between picks, the endless negotiating and postering for every selection, and the seemingly fewer options the deeper you go. You may find yourself taking guys to keep things moving after a while. Here’s something that we all know to be true but often find hard to remember and put…...

As the dust has settled following the NFL Draft and the bulk of free agency, we can start to project how we think players and offenses will look heading into next season. It’s a tedious exercise, and much can (and likely will) change between now and the fall. However, it provides a chance to uncover some potential values that can be acquired below cost. Last…...

The 2020 NFL Draft created more carnage than usual at the RB position. Teams selected 10 running backs in the first 100 picks, more than any other draft in the last five years. And it’s not like there were a lot of wide open jobs. Only the Miami Dolphins – who didn’t select an early RB but traded for Matt Breida – appeared to have…...

In Fantasy Football Sleepers 2020, Curtis Patrick unveils a handful of veteran late-round picks to target in dynasty startup drafts and best ball drafts. In this two-part miniseries, I’ll review a handful of players who have huge ceilings in 2020 but aren’t being drafted like it. In this first installment, I’m shining the spotlight on discounted veterans. There are multiple levels of “sleepers” and people…...

The 2020 rookie draft season is the craziest in recent memory. Player values were scrambled by an entertaining reality event. Generational prospect Jonathan Taylor fell to No. 41 overall and landed with a team that has both an established young starter and one of the better receiving backs. By contrast, Clyde Edwards-Helaire was the first back off the board into a dream landing spot. The…...

The offseason never fails to produce intriguing storylines. Teams release established assets to free up cap space or make room for incoming rookies. High profile players are traded to new teams, and the fantasy community does its best to determine who benefits and who is looking like the odd man out.  One more prominent player who transitioned to a new offense this offseason was Robby…...

As teams around the league begin to feature a more pass-heavy approach on offense, more wide receivers are becoming relevant for fantasy owners. It’s been talked about how the wide receiver position is the deepest it’s ever been, both with current players extending their careers and talented rookies coming in each spring. The challenge for fantasy owners is identifying the best value for their investment…....

In Part 3 of the WR Prospect Lab rankings, Shawn Siegele provides eight key fliers to stash at the end of rookie drafts. With rookie drafts in full effect and owners starting to get comfortable with the high-profile selections, it’s time to discuss the best sleeper and flier options for rebuilders and deep league owners. We’ve previously discussed the upset No. 1 receiver among the…...

Hello and welcome to the final post-NFL-Draft installment of my annual Top 100 Rookies series! If you’re new to the series, every year I put together 100 rookies entering the NFL and rank them based on the impact I believe they’ll have for fantasy football purposes (of course). So no, this is not a “how good this player will be for real football game impact”…...

We are officially into the month of May, and the 2020 NFL Draft is firmly behind us. Now that we’ve had a decent length of time to get over the shock and surprise of a few picks, I wanted to circle back and provide some insight into what I believe in having been one of the more surprising picks in the first round, besides the…...

With the NFL Draft behind us, most dynasty leagues are shifting into rookie draft mode. And as most dynasty players will tell you, the best time to make a trade is when you’re sitting on the clock so this a near-optimum time to acquire slightly more proven assets. Since there are few better opportunities to capitalize on an owner’s appetite for the unproven, I’m going…...

This is Part 2 of the opportunity grades for the rookies receiving significant draft capital from last weekend’s NFL Draft. The first piece covered the quarterback, running back and tight end positions. This piece is solely dedicated to the high-end and deep wide receiver class. I’ll grade opportunity for all 15 wide receivers selected in the first two days, along with a couple of honorable…...