As we enter our first week of waivers for most home leagues, I want to lay out the format for the waivers article before we get into the players to target. In order for a player to be labeled as a possible waiver addition, they must have an ownership of 50% or less on either Yahoo or ESPN. On the opposite end, if a player…...

Before you all start, I know. I know tight end fantasy production in Week 1 was not good. It was undeniably the opposite of good. Only five TEs managed to hit double-digit PPR points. That’s a terrible start to the season. But the good news is most TEs sucked in the season’s opening week, be they “elite” or speculative roster additions. Things can, and will,…...

Marvin Harrison Jr. was the first wide receiver selected in the 2024 draft, going to the Arizona Cardinals with the fourth pick. That’s the earliest a WR has been taken since 2015, when Amari Cooper was the Raiders’ fourth overall pick. No receiver had been taken earlier since 2007 (Calvin Johnson). Given the draft capital spent on him, it would be reasonable to expect him…...

In many ways, Week 1 of the 2024 NFL season underwhelmed. That is, unless you are a veteran running back. Or a rushing quarterback, for that matter. With many of the league’s passing offenses sputtering out of the gate, Week 1 really was all about the running game. After consulting the Monday Review tool, we can see that only two 300-yard passers emerged up to…...

In preparation for this season’s weekly dive into the advanced stats at the wide receiver position, we are going to look back at how players at the position fared from 2019 through 2023 using the Advanced Stats Explorer. After analyzing five separate seasons and 1,144 individual performances, we should have a pretty good idea of how our favorite players stack up as we make our…...

As we read fantasy articles or listen to our favorite podcasts, analysts will often reference advanced statistics to strengthen an argument. While context can generally help us decipher whether the statistic is good or bad in relation to other players, there are many times that we can be left to wonder how good or bad the referenced statistic really is. In preparation for this season’s…...

As we read fantasy articles or listen to our favorite podcasts, analysts will often reference advanced statistics to strengthen an argument. While context can generally help us decipher whether the statistic is good or bad in relation to other players, there are many times that we can be left to wonder how good or bad the referenced statistic really is. In preparation for this season’s…...

Welcome to Going Deep! This weekly article will make use of charting data, advanced metrics, and other RotoViz tools — specifically the Passing Game Matchup Rater — to help readers better understand the challenges facing wide receivers and tight ends in the coming week. As my process makes heavy use of the Matchup Rater, I’d highly recommend that you set aside half an hour to…...

I sincerely hope that everyone took adequate precautions to shore up their tight end spot during your drafts of recent weeks. It is, in my opinion (and only mine, probably) one of the most important positions in fantasy sports. But if you lack a viable option — maybe you punted the position to take another running back or a backup quarterback, for some reason —…...

As we read fantasy articles or listen to our favorite podcasts, often analysts will reference advanced statistics to strengthen an argument. While context can generally help us decipher whether the statistic is good or bad in relation to other players, there are many times that we can be left to wonder how good or bad the referenced statistic really is. In preparation for this season’s…...

Dave Caban discusses the RotoViz Weekly Game Level Similarity Projections, explaining how these projections are created, their powerful impact, and how to effectively incorporate them into your in-season management. Long-time readers are undoubtedly familiar with RotoViz’s Game Level Similarity Projection (GLSP) process but for those of you that are new to the site, this post will walk you through the process and give some guidance…...

Week 2 of the Playoffs also brings Part 2 of the FFPC Playoff Challenge. The rules are a little different, and the prizes are a little smaller, but the games are more important and arguably less predictable. The Divisional Round Playoff Challenge differs from the original version in that it only includes eight roster spots. There are only eight teams remaining in the playoffs, so…...

The Wrong Read has had many lives — first as a reflection on insights from the RotoViz podcasts; then as a freeform space for exploring a variety of metrics and strategies. It will likely continue in that latter function, but at least for now — in season — it’s an in-depth matchup lookahead article. Each week I’ll gather advanced stats from our tools — mainly…...

The Wrong Read has had many lives — first as a reflection on insights from the RotoViz podcasts; then as a freeform space for exploring a variety of metrics and strategies. It will likely continue in that latter function, but at least for now — in season — it’s an in-depth matchup lookahead article. Each week I’ll gather advanced stats from our tools — mainly…...