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Why You Should Fade the Elite Mobile QBs in Best Ball: Historical Win Rates Show the Opportunity Cost of Missing the QB Window
Bjorn Yang-Vaernet
July 24, 2021
Are the best mobile QBs worth their draft price in best ball drafts? Bjorn Yang-Vaernet examines historical win rates to determine which elite QBs to be overweight and underweight on in 2021. The fantasy football draft has similarities to the stock market. The players are similar to stocks in that one can craft the portfolio of players that you believe in most. However, everything comes…...
5 Reasons Clyde Edwards-Helaire Is Poised to be This Year’s 20% Win Rate Running Back
Shawn Siegele
July 24, 2021
Shawn Siegele breaks down the five reasons Clyde Edwards-Helaire is poised to become a 20% win rate back in 2021. Over the last four years, nine different backs have hit the 20% win rate level in FFPC best ball. Given the rhetoric around early-round RB, it may be a surprise to discover that only two of those backs were drafted in Round 1. That’s one…...
Constructing A Zero RB Monster In An FPPC Best Ball Slim Draft
Tim Talmadge
July 23, 2021
Last week, Shawn Siegele and friend of RotoViz Sal Stefanile co-drafted and live-streamed an FPPC best ball slim draft. You can watch the replay here. I hopped in for a little fun and while it didn’t go fully to plan, I ended up with a squad Shawn labeled “a pure RotoViz branded team.” It’s absolutely true because the strategy was mostly formed by our best…...
The Undervalued RB Prospect Who Looks a Lot Like Antonio Gibson – Plus 12 Key Players to Watch in Our Pac-12 Devy Preview
Stefan Lako
July 22, 2021
Stefan Lako breaks down the a running back sleeper with the potential to be a star. In our Pac-12 preview, he breaks down 12 more key devy players who could dictate the future of your devy squad. With a look at the quarterback, running back, and wide receiver positions, Stefan helps you understand their athletic and production profiles, tells you where they rank now in…...
Could 2021’s Nyheim Hines Come From The Rams Backfield?
Tim Talmadge
July 22, 2021
In 2021, Nyheim Hines had an ADP outside the top 150. His team had just drafted one of the best college running backs in history, and drafters were wary that he might lose the pass-catching role he’d come to enjoy. Furthermore, it looked like he was the third running back on the team’s depth chart, behind the rookie Jonathan Taylor and the incumbent Marlon Mack. But…...
Darrell Henderson’s Value Jumps to a Top-24 RB in the Wake of the Cam Akers Injury
Monty Phan
July 21, 2021
Back in April, before the NFL Draft, Shawn Siegele and I drafted a team together in one of the new RotoViz TriFlex FFPC dynasty leagues that had just launched. After drafting our first running back, Chuba Hubbard, in the 10th round, and our second RB, Tony Pollard, in the 12th, we waited until the 15th round to draft our third RB: Darrell Henderson. You probably…...
Looking For A Robert Woods Type Of Value? This Discounted Offense Is Perfect For Rounding Out Your Roster
Sam Wallace
July 21, 2021
In the final installment of a three-part series, Sam Wallace highlights a potentially underrated wide receiver room, a cheap, high-volume running back, and one of his favorite values at quarterback. Fantasy managers naturally want to roster the best possible players. However, fundamental economic principles remind us that there are a scarce number of elite players, and we have to make choices. Simply put, we can’t…...
Stuck With a Terrible Draft Slot? This Evidence-Based Plan Flips the Script to Create Silly Win Rates
Shawn Siegele
July 20, 2021
Stuck with an unfavorable draft slot? Shawn Siegele details the aggressive tactics that allow you to take control of your 2021 fantasy drafts early and put the rest of your league on the defensive. This weekend Colm Kelly and I were joined by special guest Blair Andrews for a bonus episode of RotoViz Overtime. We take aim at the FFPC $100,000 best ball tournament and…...
Predicting Future NFL Success for Wide Receivers: The Adjusted Production Index
Travis May
July 20, 2021
This may seem obvious, but predicting the NFL Draft pick by pick is truly impossible. And that’s not what we’re trying to do here. But when it comes to fantasy football, we like to see wide receivers drafted in Rounds 1-3 of the NFL Draft. Those receivers typically produce fantasy points at a much higher rate than those drafted later or not at all. Makes…...
The Broncos Offense Is Loaded: Why You’ll Find League Winners at RB, WR, and TE Despite Poor QB Play
Sam Wallace
July 19, 2021
In the second of a three-part series, Sam Wallace highlights an emerging offense so loaded it could provide fantasy football league-winners at RB, WR, and TE in 2021. Going against the grain is not an uncommon approach in fantasy football. While many fantasy managers work within the confines of the consensus, many also embark on their own path, looking to uncover unique values, intriguing sleepers,…...
Offensive Line Continuity Shake-Ups Entering NFL Training Camp
Thomas Emerick
July 19, 2021
The offensive line continuity prospects of several NFL teams will enter the kiln come training camp. Fortunately, enough is in place to provide an outlook on 2021 fantasy football impact by tracing from the trenches to offensive production over the years. I’ll concede and even emphasize that OL continuity isn’t a first-order factor. However, you will see that the best and most consistent offenses usually…...
The 2021 First Round Is All About Jonathan Taylor: Why He Matters and What You Should Do About It
Shawn Siegele
July 16, 2021
Shawn Siegele breaks down why Jonathan Taylor makes such a good target in 2021 and explains why understanding Taylor helps develop your strategy for the entire first round. Ben Gretch and I were discussing the potential Fall of the Uber-Backs on a recent episode of Stealing Bananas, and we got an excellent listener question wanting to know why I was so high on Taylor. Doesn’t…...
These 2 Advanced Quarterback Metrics Predict Draft Capital and Fantasy Success with Stunning Accuracy
Travis May
July 16, 2021
What makes a quarterback good? And can we truly predict which quarterback prospects will be good once they make the leap from college to the NFL? It seems there is more disagreement on top quarterback prospects than any other position group each year. And yet every year, one (or more) of the top quarterback prospects ends up being a bust. Why is that? And how…...
2021 Offers the Rare Chance to Start With an RB and Grab the Discount on 3 WR Legends
Michael Hitchcock
July 15, 2021
Want to start your draft with an elite running back and still land so much wide receiver firepower that your league mates are crying for mercy? Michael Hitchcock explains why 2021 offers the rare opportunity to draft an all-world team at the receiver position. Single-Elite-RB is all the rage in 2021, but it’s a strategy with plenty of risks, including missing out on elite WRs…...
The WR Dead Zone Will Plague Rosters in 2021 – Here’s How to Beat It
John Psilas
July 14, 2021
The wide receiver dead zone is destroying best ball teams in 2021, but even savvy drafters are often taking the wrong kinds of risks to solve the problem. John Psilas dives into the RotoViz tools and unveils an evidence-based, counterintuitive solution to ramp up win rates. The presence of a running back dead zone has finally penetrated the fantasy consciousness in 2021, but drafters are…...
Stefon Diggs, Cole Beasley, and Why Fantasy Football Doesn’t Have to Be That Hard: An Introduction to Some New (and Old) Advanced Wide Receiver Metrics
Blair Andrews
July 13, 2021
Blair Andrews examines some new advanced metrics in a massive correlation matrix. Should we still be focusing on the same statistics when predicting wide receiver performance? At RotoViz, we always aim to have the most advanced and predictive fantasy metrics in the industry. This means not only having access to many different metrics but also teasing out which metrics give us actual signal, and which…...
The Buccaneers’ Blitzkrieg Is Tricky in Fantasy – 2 WR Targets and 1 Controversial Fade in Tampa
Robert Lorge
July 12, 2021
Rob Lorge takes you through the outlook for the Buccaneers wide receivers, using the Range of Outcomes tool, our projections, and the RotoViz rankings to help you create exposure to upside while avoiding unnecessary risk. The Tampa Bay receivers may be the most difficult group for fantasy managers to decipher in 2021. While the Bengals, Cowboys, and Steelers all have similar three-headed monsters, the Buccaneers…...
Looking For That Buffalo Bills Type Of Offensive Ascension? This Discounted Offense Is Primed To Make the Jump
Sam Wallace
July 10, 2021
In the first of a three-part series, Sam Wallace highlights an undervalued offense that could be the Buffalo Bills of the 2021 season. It’s common knowledge that high-scoring NFL teams can produce a lot of league-winning fantasy assets. The Green Bay Packers led the league in scoring last season (31.8 points/game), and anyone who owned Aaron Rodgers, Davante Adams, or Aaron Jones can vouch for…...
Second-Year Wide Receivers Are Still the Most Overpowered Cheat Code in Fantasy Football: 2 Simple Thresholds Reveal the Top Breakout Candidates
Corbin Young
July 10, 2021
Corbin Young uses the RotoViz tools and a couple of simple metrics to find the top Year 2 wide receiver breakout candidates for 2021. Last season, we enjoyed several talented rookie wide receivers in Tee Higgins, Justin Jefferson, CeeDee Lamb, Chase Claypool, and Brandon Aiyuk. But we know that Year 2 is when receivers truly shine. Given how strong last year’s rookie class turned out…...
These 3 Tight Ends Are Seeing Their Prices Fall, But Have They Become Value Picks Yet?
Neil Dutton
July 9, 2021
I recently wrote about five tight ends who were experiencing an uptick in popularity with drafters over at the FFPC. I won’t rehash my findings for you here. What with time being in short supply as we continue on our journey through life. But I would suggest having a glance at it. In the interest of balance, I thought it only fair to have a…...
Why You Should Fade the Elite Mobile QBs in Best Ball: Historical Win Rates Show the Opportunity Cost of Missing the QB Window
Bjorn Yang-Vaernet
July 24, 2021
Are the best mobile QBs worth their draft price in best ball drafts? Bjorn Yang-Vaernet examines historical win rates to determine which elite QBs to be overweight and underweight on in 2021. The fantasy football draft has similarities to the stock market. The players are similar to stocks in that one can craft the portfolio of players that you believe in most. However, everything comes…...
5 Reasons Clyde Edwards-Helaire Is Poised to be This Year’s 20% Win Rate Running Back
Shawn Siegele
July 24, 2021
Shawn Siegele breaks down the five reasons Clyde Edwards-Helaire is poised to become a 20% win rate back in 2021. Over the last four years, nine different backs have hit the 20% win rate level in FFPC best ball. Given the rhetoric around early-round RB, it may be a surprise to discover that only two of those backs were drafted in Round 1. That’s one…...
Constructing A Zero RB Monster In An FPPC Best Ball Slim Draft
Tim Talmadge
July 23, 2021
Last week, Shawn Siegele and friend of RotoViz Sal Stefanile co-drafted and live-streamed an FPPC best ball slim draft. You can watch the replay here. I hopped in for a little fun and while it didn’t go fully to plan, I ended up with a squad Shawn labeled “a pure RotoViz branded team.” It’s absolutely true because the strategy was mostly formed by our best…...
The Undervalued RB Prospect Who Looks a Lot Like Antonio Gibson – Plus 12 Key Players to Watch in Our Pac-12 Devy Preview
Stefan Lako
July 22, 2021
Stefan Lako breaks down the a running back sleeper with the potential to be a star. In our Pac-12 preview, he breaks down 12 more key devy players who could dictate the future of your devy squad. With a look at the quarterback, running back, and wide receiver positions, Stefan helps you understand their athletic and production profiles, tells you where they rank now in…...
Could 2021’s Nyheim Hines Come From The Rams Backfield?
Tim Talmadge
July 22, 2021
In 2021, Nyheim Hines had an ADP outside the top 150. His team had just drafted one of the best college running backs in history, and drafters were wary that he might lose the pass-catching role he’d come to enjoy. Furthermore, it looked like he was the third running back on the team’s depth chart, behind the rookie Jonathan Taylor and the incumbent Marlon Mack. But…...
Darrell Henderson’s Value Jumps to a Top-24 RB in the Wake of the Cam Akers Injury
Monty Phan
July 21, 2021
Back in April, before the NFL Draft, Shawn Siegele and I drafted a team together in one of the new RotoViz TriFlex FFPC dynasty leagues that had just launched. After drafting our first running back, Chuba Hubbard, in the 10th round, and our second RB, Tony Pollard, in the 12th, we waited until the 15th round to draft our third RB: Darrell Henderson. You probably…...
Looking For A Robert Woods Type Of Value? This Discounted Offense Is Perfect For Rounding Out Your Roster
Sam Wallace
July 21, 2021
In the final installment of a three-part series, Sam Wallace highlights a potentially underrated wide receiver room, a cheap, high-volume running back, and one of his favorite values at quarterback. Fantasy managers naturally want to roster the best possible players. However, fundamental economic principles remind us that there are a scarce number of elite players, and we have to make choices. Simply put, we can’t…...
Stuck With a Terrible Draft Slot? This Evidence-Based Plan Flips the Script to Create Silly Win Rates
Shawn Siegele
July 20, 2021
Stuck with an unfavorable draft slot? Shawn Siegele details the aggressive tactics that allow you to take control of your 2021 fantasy drafts early and put the rest of your league on the defensive. This weekend Colm Kelly and I were joined by special guest Blair Andrews for a bonus episode of RotoViz Overtime. We take aim at the FFPC $100,000 best ball tournament and…...
Predicting Future NFL Success for Wide Receivers: The Adjusted Production Index
Travis May
July 20, 2021
This may seem obvious, but predicting the NFL Draft pick by pick is truly impossible. And that’s not what we’re trying to do here. But when it comes to fantasy football, we like to see wide receivers drafted in Rounds 1-3 of the NFL Draft. Those receivers typically produce fantasy points at a much higher rate than those drafted later or not at all. Makes…...
The Broncos Offense Is Loaded: Why You’ll Find League Winners at RB, WR, and TE Despite Poor QB Play
Sam Wallace
July 19, 2021
In the second of a three-part series, Sam Wallace highlights an emerging offense so loaded it could provide fantasy football league-winners at RB, WR, and TE in 2021. Going against the grain is not an uncommon approach in fantasy football. While many fantasy managers work within the confines of the consensus, many also embark on their own path, looking to uncover unique values, intriguing sleepers,…...
Offensive Line Continuity Shake-Ups Entering NFL Training Camp
Thomas Emerick
July 19, 2021
The offensive line continuity prospects of several NFL teams will enter the kiln come training camp. Fortunately, enough is in place to provide an outlook on 2021 fantasy football impact by tracing from the trenches to offensive production over the years. I’ll concede and even emphasize that OL continuity isn’t a first-order factor. However, you will see that the best and most consistent offenses usually…...
The 2021 First Round Is All About Jonathan Taylor: Why He Matters and What You Should Do About It
Shawn Siegele
July 16, 2021
Shawn Siegele breaks down why Jonathan Taylor makes such a good target in 2021 and explains why understanding Taylor helps develop your strategy for the entire first round. Ben Gretch and I were discussing the potential Fall of the Uber-Backs on a recent episode of Stealing Bananas, and we got an excellent listener question wanting to know why I was so high on Taylor. Doesn’t…...
These 2 Advanced Quarterback Metrics Predict Draft Capital and Fantasy Success with Stunning Accuracy
Travis May
July 16, 2021
What makes a quarterback good? And can we truly predict which quarterback prospects will be good once they make the leap from college to the NFL? It seems there is more disagreement on top quarterback prospects than any other position group each year. And yet every year, one (or more) of the top quarterback prospects ends up being a bust. Why is that? And how…...
2021 Offers the Rare Chance to Start With an RB and Grab the Discount on 3 WR Legends
Michael Hitchcock
July 15, 2021
Want to start your draft with an elite running back and still land so much wide receiver firepower that your league mates are crying for mercy? Michael Hitchcock explains why 2021 offers the rare opportunity to draft an all-world team at the receiver position. Single-Elite-RB is all the rage in 2021, but it’s a strategy with plenty of risks, including missing out on elite WRs…...
The WR Dead Zone Will Plague Rosters in 2021 – Here’s How to Beat It
John Psilas
July 14, 2021
The wide receiver dead zone is destroying best ball teams in 2021, but even savvy drafters are often taking the wrong kinds of risks to solve the problem. John Psilas dives into the RotoViz tools and unveils an evidence-based, counterintuitive solution to ramp up win rates. The presence of a running back dead zone has finally penetrated the fantasy consciousness in 2021, but drafters are…...
Stefon Diggs, Cole Beasley, and Why Fantasy Football Doesn’t Have to Be That Hard: An Introduction to Some New (and Old) Advanced Wide Receiver Metrics
Blair Andrews
July 13, 2021
Blair Andrews examines some new advanced metrics in a massive correlation matrix. Should we still be focusing on the same statistics when predicting wide receiver performance? At RotoViz, we always aim to have the most advanced and predictive fantasy metrics in the industry. This means not only having access to many different metrics but also teasing out which metrics give us actual signal, and which…...
The Buccaneers’ Blitzkrieg Is Tricky in Fantasy – 2 WR Targets and 1 Controversial Fade in Tampa
Robert Lorge
July 12, 2021
Rob Lorge takes you through the outlook for the Buccaneers wide receivers, using the Range of Outcomes tool, our projections, and the RotoViz rankings to help you create exposure to upside while avoiding unnecessary risk. The Tampa Bay receivers may be the most difficult group for fantasy managers to decipher in 2021. While the Bengals, Cowboys, and Steelers all have similar three-headed monsters, the Buccaneers…...
Looking For That Buffalo Bills Type Of Offensive Ascension? This Discounted Offense Is Primed To Make the Jump
Sam Wallace
July 10, 2021
In the first of a three-part series, Sam Wallace highlights an undervalued offense that could be the Buffalo Bills of the 2021 season. It’s common knowledge that high-scoring NFL teams can produce a lot of league-winning fantasy assets. The Green Bay Packers led the league in scoring last season (31.8 points/game), and anyone who owned Aaron Rodgers, Davante Adams, or Aaron Jones can vouch for…...
Second-Year Wide Receivers Are Still the Most Overpowered Cheat Code in Fantasy Football: 2 Simple Thresholds Reveal the Top Breakout Candidates
Corbin Young
July 10, 2021
Corbin Young uses the RotoViz tools and a couple of simple metrics to find the top Year 2 wide receiver breakout candidates for 2021. Last season, we enjoyed several talented rookie wide receivers in Tee Higgins, Justin Jefferson, CeeDee Lamb, Chase Claypool, and Brandon Aiyuk. But we know that Year 2 is when receivers truly shine. Given how strong last year’s rookie class turned out…...
These 3 Tight Ends Are Seeing Their Prices Fall, But Have They Become Value Picks Yet?
Neil Dutton
July 9, 2021
I recently wrote about five tight ends who were experiencing an uptick in popularity with drafters over at the FFPC. I won’t rehash my findings for you here. What with time being in short supply as we continue on our journey through life. But I would suggest having a glance at it. In the interest of balance, I thought it only fair to have a…...
Why You Should Fade the Elite Mobile QBs in Best Ball: Historical Win Rates Show the Opportunity Cost of Missing the QB Window
Bjorn Yang-Vaernet
July 24, 2021
Are the best mobile QBs worth their draft price in best ball drafts? Bjorn Yang-Vaernet examines historical win rates to determine which elite QBs to be overweight and underweight on in 2021. The fantasy football draft has similarities to the stock market. The players are similar to stocks in that one can craft the portfolio of players that you believe in most. However, everything comes…...
5 Reasons Clyde Edwards-Helaire Is Poised to be This Year’s 20% Win Rate Running Back
Shawn Siegele
July 24, 2021
Shawn Siegele breaks down the five reasons Clyde Edwards-Helaire is poised to become a 20% win rate back in 2021. Over the last four years, nine different backs have hit the 20% win rate level in FFPC best ball. Given the rhetoric around early-round RB, it may be a surprise to discover that only two of those backs were drafted in Round 1. That’s one…...
Constructing A Zero RB Monster In An FPPC Best Ball Slim Draft
Tim Talmadge
July 23, 2021
Last week, Shawn Siegele and friend of RotoViz Sal Stefanile co-drafted and live-streamed an FPPC best ball slim draft. You can watch the replay here. I hopped in for a little fun and while it didn’t go fully to plan, I ended up with a squad Shawn labeled “a pure RotoViz branded team.” It’s absolutely true because the strategy was mostly formed by our best…...
The Undervalued RB Prospect Who Looks a Lot Like Antonio Gibson – Plus 12 Key Players to Watch in Our Pac-12 Devy Preview
Stefan Lako
July 22, 2021
Stefan Lako breaks down the a running back sleeper with the potential to be a star. In our Pac-12 preview, he breaks down 12 more key devy players who could dictate the future of your devy squad. With a look at the quarterback, running back, and wide receiver positions, Stefan helps you understand their athletic and production profiles, tells you where they rank now in…...
Could 2021’s Nyheim Hines Come From The Rams Backfield?
Tim Talmadge
July 22, 2021
In 2021, Nyheim Hines had an ADP outside the top 150. His team had just drafted one of the best college running backs in history, and drafters were wary that he might lose the pass-catching role he’d come to enjoy. Furthermore, it looked like he was the third running back on the team’s depth chart, behind the rookie Jonathan Taylor and the incumbent Marlon Mack. But…...
Darrell Henderson’s Value Jumps to a Top-24 RB in the Wake of the Cam Akers Injury
Monty Phan
July 21, 2021
Back in April, before the NFL Draft, Shawn Siegele and I drafted a team together in one of the new RotoViz TriFlex FFPC dynasty leagues that had just launched. After drafting our first running back, Chuba Hubbard, in the 10th round, and our second RB, Tony Pollard, in the 12th, we waited until the 15th round to draft our third RB: Darrell Henderson. You probably…...
Looking For A Robert Woods Type Of Value? This Discounted Offense Is Perfect For Rounding Out Your Roster
Sam Wallace
July 21, 2021
In the final installment of a three-part series, Sam Wallace highlights a potentially underrated wide receiver room, a cheap, high-volume running back, and one of his favorite values at quarterback. Fantasy managers naturally want to roster the best possible players. However, fundamental economic principles remind us that there are a scarce number of elite players, and we have to make choices. Simply put, we can’t…...
Stuck With a Terrible Draft Slot? This Evidence-Based Plan Flips the Script to Create Silly Win Rates
Shawn Siegele
July 20, 2021
Stuck with an unfavorable draft slot? Shawn Siegele details the aggressive tactics that allow you to take control of your 2021 fantasy drafts early and put the rest of your league on the defensive. This weekend Colm Kelly and I were joined by special guest Blair Andrews for a bonus episode of RotoViz Overtime. We take aim at the FFPC $100,000 best ball tournament and…...
Predicting Future NFL Success for Wide Receivers: The Adjusted Production Index
Travis May
July 20, 2021
This may seem obvious, but predicting the NFL Draft pick by pick is truly impossible. And that’s not what we’re trying to do here. But when it comes to fantasy football, we like to see wide receivers drafted in Rounds 1-3 of the NFL Draft. Those receivers typically produce fantasy points at a much higher rate than those drafted later or not at all. Makes…...
The Broncos Offense Is Loaded: Why You’ll Find League Winners at RB, WR, and TE Despite Poor QB Play
Sam Wallace
July 19, 2021
In the second of a three-part series, Sam Wallace highlights an emerging offense so loaded it could provide fantasy football league-winners at RB, WR, and TE in 2021. Going against the grain is not an uncommon approach in fantasy football. While many fantasy managers work within the confines of the consensus, many also embark on their own path, looking to uncover unique values, intriguing sleepers,…...
Offensive Line Continuity Shake-Ups Entering NFL Training Camp
Thomas Emerick
July 19, 2021
The offensive line continuity prospects of several NFL teams will enter the kiln come training camp. Fortunately, enough is in place to provide an outlook on 2021 fantasy football impact by tracing from the trenches to offensive production over the years. I’ll concede and even emphasize that OL continuity isn’t a first-order factor. However, you will see that the best and most consistent offenses usually…...
The 2021 First Round Is All About Jonathan Taylor: Why He Matters and What You Should Do About It
Shawn Siegele
July 16, 2021
Shawn Siegele breaks down why Jonathan Taylor makes such a good target in 2021 and explains why understanding Taylor helps develop your strategy for the entire first round. Ben Gretch and I were discussing the potential Fall of the Uber-Backs on a recent episode of Stealing Bananas, and we got an excellent listener question wanting to know why I was so high on Taylor. Doesn’t…...
These 2 Advanced Quarterback Metrics Predict Draft Capital and Fantasy Success with Stunning Accuracy
Travis May
July 16, 2021
What makes a quarterback good? And can we truly predict which quarterback prospects will be good once they make the leap from college to the NFL? It seems there is more disagreement on top quarterback prospects than any other position group each year. And yet every year, one (or more) of the top quarterback prospects ends up being a bust. Why is that? And how…...
2021 Offers the Rare Chance to Start With an RB and Grab the Discount on 3 WR Legends
Michael Hitchcock
July 15, 2021
Want to start your draft with an elite running back and still land so much wide receiver firepower that your league mates are crying for mercy? Michael Hitchcock explains why 2021 offers the rare opportunity to draft an all-world team at the receiver position. Single-Elite-RB is all the rage in 2021, but it’s a strategy with plenty of risks, including missing out on elite WRs…...
The WR Dead Zone Will Plague Rosters in 2021 – Here’s How to Beat It
John Psilas
July 14, 2021
The wide receiver dead zone is destroying best ball teams in 2021, but even savvy drafters are often taking the wrong kinds of risks to solve the problem. John Psilas dives into the RotoViz tools and unveils an evidence-based, counterintuitive solution to ramp up win rates. The presence of a running back dead zone has finally penetrated the fantasy consciousness in 2021, but drafters are…...
Stefon Diggs, Cole Beasley, and Why Fantasy Football Doesn’t Have to Be That Hard: An Introduction to Some New (and Old) Advanced Wide Receiver Metrics
Blair Andrews
July 13, 2021
Blair Andrews examines some new advanced metrics in a massive correlation matrix. Should we still be focusing on the same statistics when predicting wide receiver performance? At RotoViz, we always aim to have the most advanced and predictive fantasy metrics in the industry. This means not only having access to many different metrics but also teasing out which metrics give us actual signal, and which…...
The Buccaneers’ Blitzkrieg Is Tricky in Fantasy – 2 WR Targets and 1 Controversial Fade in Tampa
Robert Lorge
July 12, 2021
Rob Lorge takes you through the outlook for the Buccaneers wide receivers, using the Range of Outcomes tool, our projections, and the RotoViz rankings to help you create exposure to upside while avoiding unnecessary risk. The Tampa Bay receivers may be the most difficult group for fantasy managers to decipher in 2021. While the Bengals, Cowboys, and Steelers all have similar three-headed monsters, the Buccaneers…...
Looking For That Buffalo Bills Type Of Offensive Ascension? This Discounted Offense Is Primed To Make the Jump
Sam Wallace
July 10, 2021
In the first of a three-part series, Sam Wallace highlights an undervalued offense that could be the Buffalo Bills of the 2021 season. It’s common knowledge that high-scoring NFL teams can produce a lot of league-winning fantasy assets. The Green Bay Packers led the league in scoring last season (31.8 points/game), and anyone who owned Aaron Rodgers, Davante Adams, or Aaron Jones can vouch for…...
Second-Year Wide Receivers Are Still the Most Overpowered Cheat Code in Fantasy Football: 2 Simple Thresholds Reveal the Top Breakout Candidates
Corbin Young
July 10, 2021
Corbin Young uses the RotoViz tools and a couple of simple metrics to find the top Year 2 wide receiver breakout candidates for 2021. Last season, we enjoyed several talented rookie wide receivers in Tee Higgins, Justin Jefferson, CeeDee Lamb, Chase Claypool, and Brandon Aiyuk. But we know that Year 2 is when receivers truly shine. Given how strong last year’s rookie class turned out…...
These 3 Tight Ends Are Seeing Their Prices Fall, But Have They Become Value Picks Yet?
Neil Dutton
July 9, 2021
I recently wrote about five tight ends who were experiencing an uptick in popularity with drafters over at the FFPC. I won’t rehash my findings for you here. What with time being in short supply as we continue on our journey through life. But I would suggest having a glance at it. In the interest of balance, I thought it only fair to have a…...
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