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Tyler Johnson Is Primed To See His Value Go Nuclear In The Coming Year
Sam Wallace
March 1, 2021
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?
Neil Dutton
March 1, 2021
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…...
Best Ball Workshop: Playing DEF Correctly in FFPC Leagues Is Like Adding Another Star to Your Roster
Shawn Siegele
February 26, 2021
Shawn Siegele shows you how to gain a big advantage in your FFPC Classic best ball league just by making some simple decisions on defense. The rhetoric around fantasy leagues increasingly focuses on hitting a high win-rate player early and trying to land a sleeper. Of course, this helps. And I’m (very) biased, but I think RotoViz is your leading source of those hits. Last…...
A Late Season Surge Has Drafters High on Cam Akers in 2021, but What Do His Comps Suggest?
Zachary Krueger
February 26, 2021
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
Dave Caban
February 25, 2021
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
February 23, 2021
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?
Neil Dutton
February 22, 2021
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
February 21, 2021
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
Neil Dutton
February 19, 2021
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…...
FA Marlon Mack Has an Enticing ADP, But What Should We Expect in His Comeback from an Achilles Injury?
Jeffrey E. Budoff, MD
February 19, 2021
Are Achilles tendon tears still devastating injuries for running backs? Dr. Jeffrey E. Budoff answers this question and tells us what it means for Marlon Mack. Traditionally, Achilles tendon tears have been a devastating injury for NFL running backs, robbing them of the speed and burst necessary to play at a competitive level. The Achilles tendon is like a tightly tensioned rope that transmits the…...
Best Ball Workshop: This Roster Hack Provides FFPC Win Rates Equal to Owning Derrick Henry
Shawn Siegele
February 18, 2021
Want your best ball teams to start with baked-in win rates equivalent to owning Derrick Henry in a record-setting season? Shawn Siegele uses the FFPC Roster Construction Explorer to show you how. Last year Henry rushed 378 times and averaged a career high 5.4 yards per carry. His elite combination of rushing volume and explosiveness produced the NFL’s fourth 2,000-yard rushing season of the last…...
You’re Probably Targeting Upside and Safety in the Wrong Parts of Your Draft … And Killing Your Best Ball Win Rates – The Wrong Read, No. 67
Blair Andrews
February 16, 2021
The previous Wrong Read looked at best ball win rates as a function of age and experience. The surprising finding is that at almost every position, younger and less experienced players underperform. Two factors combine to make this the case. First, the optionality profile of best ball leagues makes them less ideal for players with a wide range of outcomes than traditional redraft leagues. If…...
Dynasty Workshop: How to Win Early Dynasty Startup Drafts Every Year
Curtis Patrick
February 13, 2021
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?
Neil Dutton
February 12, 2021
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…...
Can You Play Teammates Like Kittle, Aiyuk, and Samuel Together? The Historical Results Will Surprise
Shawn Siegele
February 11, 2021
Just how many of your stars can come from the same NFL team? Shawn Siegele uses the Best Ball Win Rate Explorer to examine the results of drafting multiple wide receivers and stacking them with a tight end. Yesterday, Blair Andrews and I were a couple of picks away from making our selection at 11.11 in an FFPC Superflex, and Deebo Samuel was a screaming…...
Is James Robinson Destined to Follow in Leonard Fournette’s Footsteps?
Neil Dutton
February 11, 2021
The Jacksonville Jaguars were expected to struggle offensively in 2020. However, the prospect of their lead running back capturing a massive opportunity share made that player something of a dark horse fantasy pick. These hopes seemed to have been dashed somewhat when the player expected to fill the role, namely Leonard Fournette, was released just prior to the season. But the prophecy ended up coming…...
How We Used the FFPC Best Ball Command Center to Land 10 Big Values in the First 17 Rounds
Shawn Siegele
February 10, 2021
Because of the fantastic tools at RotoViz and articles like those Sam Wallace highlighted yesterday, Shawn was able to turn a handful of FFPC Main Event teams into more than $10,000 last year. Today, he’ll demonstrate how to turn some of these tools to profit in your own leagues. In the previous edition of the Best Ball Workshop, we talked about using the RCE to…...
How High Should You Reach for Tee Higgins? His Rookie Comps Have the Answer
Sam Wallace
February 9, 2021
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. If you need any…...
2021 Rookie Scouting Index V1: 1 RB and 2 WRs Are Being Massively Undervalued
Dave Caban
February 8, 2021
Each year, in the run-up to the NFL draft, we produce the RotoViz Scouting Index (RSI). The RSI aggregates and compiles NFL prospect rankings from a variety of more traditional scouting outlets. This accomplishes a few things: It saves time. No need to check rankings on several sites; we’ve done the work. It reveals the general consensus. No need to guess which players are held…...
2021 Dynasty Startup Strategy: These Are the 3 Pillars for Building Your Superflex Juggernaut
Shawn Siegele
February 4, 2021
Shawn Siegele breaks down Round 3 of a 2021 superflex dynasty startup and explains why this is where you’ll win or lose your draft. Sam Wallace and I are in a pitched battle for dynasty supremacy in our Dynasty Draft-Off. We each get six teams, and it’s brutal trying to grab values in all of them with Sam vacuuming up good players in between all…...
Tyler Johnson Is Primed To See His Value Go Nuclear In The Coming Year
Sam Wallace
March 1, 2021
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?
Neil Dutton
March 1, 2021
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…...
Best Ball Workshop: Playing DEF Correctly in FFPC Leagues Is Like Adding Another Star to Your Roster
Shawn Siegele
February 26, 2021
Shawn Siegele shows you how to gain a big advantage in your FFPC Classic best ball league just by making some simple decisions on defense. The rhetoric around fantasy leagues increasingly focuses on hitting a high win-rate player early and trying to land a sleeper. Of course, this helps. And I’m (very) biased, but I think RotoViz is your leading source of those hits. Last…...
A Late Season Surge Has Drafters High on Cam Akers in 2021, but What Do His Comps Suggest?
Zachary Krueger
February 26, 2021
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
Dave Caban
February 25, 2021
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
February 23, 2021
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?
Neil Dutton
February 22, 2021
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
February 21, 2021
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
Neil Dutton
February 19, 2021
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…...
FA Marlon Mack Has an Enticing ADP, But What Should We Expect in His Comeback from an Achilles Injury?
Jeffrey E. Budoff, MD
February 19, 2021
Are Achilles tendon tears still devastating injuries for running backs? Dr. Jeffrey E. Budoff answers this question and tells us what it means for Marlon Mack. Traditionally, Achilles tendon tears have been a devastating injury for NFL running backs, robbing them of the speed and burst necessary to play at a competitive level. The Achilles tendon is like a tightly tensioned rope that transmits the…...
Best Ball Workshop: This Roster Hack Provides FFPC Win Rates Equal to Owning Derrick Henry
Shawn Siegele
February 18, 2021
Want your best ball teams to start with baked-in win rates equivalent to owning Derrick Henry in a record-setting season? Shawn Siegele uses the FFPC Roster Construction Explorer to show you how. Last year Henry rushed 378 times and averaged a career high 5.4 yards per carry. His elite combination of rushing volume and explosiveness produced the NFL’s fourth 2,000-yard rushing season of the last…...
You’re Probably Targeting Upside and Safety in the Wrong Parts of Your Draft … And Killing Your Best Ball Win Rates – The Wrong Read, No. 67
Blair Andrews
February 16, 2021
The previous Wrong Read looked at best ball win rates as a function of age and experience. The surprising finding is that at almost every position, younger and less experienced players underperform. Two factors combine to make this the case. First, the optionality profile of best ball leagues makes them less ideal for players with a wide range of outcomes than traditional redraft leagues. If…...
Dynasty Workshop: How to Win Early Dynasty Startup Drafts Every Year
Curtis Patrick
February 13, 2021
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?
Neil Dutton
February 12, 2021
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…...
Can You Play Teammates Like Kittle, Aiyuk, and Samuel Together? The Historical Results Will Surprise
Shawn Siegele
February 11, 2021
Just how many of your stars can come from the same NFL team? Shawn Siegele uses the Best Ball Win Rate Explorer to examine the results of drafting multiple wide receivers and stacking them with a tight end. Yesterday, Blair Andrews and I were a couple of picks away from making our selection at 11.11 in an FFPC Superflex, and Deebo Samuel was a screaming…...
Is James Robinson Destined to Follow in Leonard Fournette’s Footsteps?
Neil Dutton
February 11, 2021
The Jacksonville Jaguars were expected to struggle offensively in 2020. However, the prospect of their lead running back capturing a massive opportunity share made that player something of a dark horse fantasy pick. These hopes seemed to have been dashed somewhat when the player expected to fill the role, namely Leonard Fournette, was released just prior to the season. But the prophecy ended up coming…...
How We Used the FFPC Best Ball Command Center to Land 10 Big Values in the First 17 Rounds
Shawn Siegele
February 10, 2021
Because of the fantastic tools at RotoViz and articles like those Sam Wallace highlighted yesterday, Shawn was able to turn a handful of FFPC Main Event teams into more than $10,000 last year. Today, he’ll demonstrate how to turn some of these tools to profit in your own leagues. In the previous edition of the Best Ball Workshop, we talked about using the RCE to…...
How High Should You Reach for Tee Higgins? His Rookie Comps Have the Answer
Sam Wallace
February 9, 2021
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. If you need any…...
2021 Rookie Scouting Index V1: 1 RB and 2 WRs Are Being Massively Undervalued
Dave Caban
February 8, 2021
Each year, in the run-up to the NFL draft, we produce the RotoViz Scouting Index (RSI). The RSI aggregates and compiles NFL prospect rankings from a variety of more traditional scouting outlets. This accomplishes a few things: It saves time. No need to check rankings on several sites; we’ve done the work. It reveals the general consensus. No need to guess which players are held…...
2021 Dynasty Startup Strategy: These Are the 3 Pillars for Building Your Superflex Juggernaut
Shawn Siegele
February 4, 2021
Shawn Siegele breaks down Round 3 of a 2021 superflex dynasty startup and explains why this is where you’ll win or lose your draft. Sam Wallace and I are in a pitched battle for dynasty supremacy in our Dynasty Draft-Off. We each get six teams, and it’s brutal trying to grab values in all of them with Sam vacuuming up good players in between all…...
Tyler Johnson Is Primed To See His Value Go Nuclear In The Coming Year
Sam Wallace
March 1, 2021
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?
Neil Dutton
March 1, 2021
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…...
Best Ball Workshop: Playing DEF Correctly in FFPC Leagues Is Like Adding Another Star to Your Roster
Shawn Siegele
February 26, 2021
Shawn Siegele shows you how to gain a big advantage in your FFPC Classic best ball league just by making some simple decisions on defense. The rhetoric around fantasy leagues increasingly focuses on hitting a high win-rate player early and trying to land a sleeper. Of course, this helps. And I’m (very) biased, but I think RotoViz is your leading source of those hits. Last…...
A Late Season Surge Has Drafters High on Cam Akers in 2021, but What Do His Comps Suggest?
Zachary Krueger
February 26, 2021
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
Dave Caban
February 25, 2021
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
February 23, 2021
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?
Neil Dutton
February 22, 2021
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
February 21, 2021
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
Neil Dutton
February 19, 2021
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…...
FA Marlon Mack Has an Enticing ADP, But What Should We Expect in His Comeback from an Achilles Injury?
Jeffrey E. Budoff, MD
February 19, 2021
Are Achilles tendon tears still devastating injuries for running backs? Dr. Jeffrey E. Budoff answers this question and tells us what it means for Marlon Mack. Traditionally, Achilles tendon tears have been a devastating injury for NFL running backs, robbing them of the speed and burst necessary to play at a competitive level. The Achilles tendon is like a tightly tensioned rope that transmits the…...
Best Ball Workshop: This Roster Hack Provides FFPC Win Rates Equal to Owning Derrick Henry
Shawn Siegele
February 18, 2021
Want your best ball teams to start with baked-in win rates equivalent to owning Derrick Henry in a record-setting season? Shawn Siegele uses the FFPC Roster Construction Explorer to show you how. Last year Henry rushed 378 times and averaged a career high 5.4 yards per carry. His elite combination of rushing volume and explosiveness produced the NFL’s fourth 2,000-yard rushing season of the last…...
You’re Probably Targeting Upside and Safety in the Wrong Parts of Your Draft … And Killing Your Best Ball Win Rates – The Wrong Read, No. 67
Blair Andrews
February 16, 2021
The previous Wrong Read looked at best ball win rates as a function of age and experience. The surprising finding is that at almost every position, younger and less experienced players underperform. Two factors combine to make this the case. First, the optionality profile of best ball leagues makes them less ideal for players with a wide range of outcomes than traditional redraft leagues. If…...
Dynasty Workshop: How to Win Early Dynasty Startup Drafts Every Year
Curtis Patrick
February 13, 2021
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?
Neil Dutton
February 12, 2021
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…...
Can You Play Teammates Like Kittle, Aiyuk, and Samuel Together? The Historical Results Will Surprise
Shawn Siegele
February 11, 2021
Just how many of your stars can come from the same NFL team? Shawn Siegele uses the Best Ball Win Rate Explorer to examine the results of drafting multiple wide receivers and stacking them with a tight end. Yesterday, Blair Andrews and I were a couple of picks away from making our selection at 11.11 in an FFPC Superflex, and Deebo Samuel was a screaming…...
Is James Robinson Destined to Follow in Leonard Fournette’s Footsteps?
Neil Dutton
February 11, 2021
The Jacksonville Jaguars were expected to struggle offensively in 2020. However, the prospect of their lead running back capturing a massive opportunity share made that player something of a dark horse fantasy pick. These hopes seemed to have been dashed somewhat when the player expected to fill the role, namely Leonard Fournette, was released just prior to the season. But the prophecy ended up coming…...
How We Used the FFPC Best Ball Command Center to Land 10 Big Values in the First 17 Rounds
Shawn Siegele
February 10, 2021
Because of the fantastic tools at RotoViz and articles like those Sam Wallace highlighted yesterday, Shawn was able to turn a handful of FFPC Main Event teams into more than $10,000 last year. Today, he’ll demonstrate how to turn some of these tools to profit in your own leagues. In the previous edition of the Best Ball Workshop, we talked about using the RCE to…...
How High Should You Reach for Tee Higgins? His Rookie Comps Have the Answer
Sam Wallace
February 9, 2021
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. If you need any…...
2021 Rookie Scouting Index V1: 1 RB and 2 WRs Are Being Massively Undervalued
Dave Caban
February 8, 2021
Each year, in the run-up to the NFL draft, we produce the RotoViz Scouting Index (RSI). The RSI aggregates and compiles NFL prospect rankings from a variety of more traditional scouting outlets. This accomplishes a few things: It saves time. No need to check rankings on several sites; we’ve done the work. It reveals the general consensus. No need to guess which players are held…...
2021 Dynasty Startup Strategy: These Are the 3 Pillars for Building Your Superflex Juggernaut
Shawn Siegele
February 4, 2021
Shawn Siegele breaks down Round 3 of a 2021 superflex dynasty startup and explains why this is where you’ll win or lose your draft. Sam Wallace and I are in a pitched battle for dynasty supremacy in our Dynasty Draft-Off. We each get six teams, and it’s brutal trying to grab values in all of them with Sam vacuuming up good players in between all…...
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