Fantasy football analysis is typically devoted to players that are likely to have an immediate impact. But to paraphrase Rod Serling, there is another land, whose boundaries are that of imagination…. Membership Required You must be a member to access this content.View Membership LevelsAlready a member? Log in here...

Once again, we find ourselves looking at players who have suddenly become about as popular as a gastrointestinal accident while wearing a wetsuit. The best-ball community has soured on these players in the last four weeks, and I’m here to tell you why…. Membership Required You must be a member to access this content.View Membership LevelsAlready a member? Log in here...

Fantasy football analysis is typically devoted to players that are likely to have an immediate impact. But to paraphrase Rod Serling, there is another land, whose boundaries are that of imagination…. Membership Required You must be a member to access this content.View Membership LevelsAlready a member? Log in here...

The months of May and June are filled with Rookie Derangement Syndrome. The shiny new toys of the incoming rookie class are often inflated in value, and fantasy gamers consistently choose them over more proven veterans, even veterans that they previously loved. One strong example of this is Eric Ebron, who continues to be overlooked in the face of the 2017 rookie TE class. The reality…...

Fantasy football analysis is typically devoted to players that are likely to have an immediate impact. But to paraphrase Rod Serling, there is another land, whose boundaries are that of imagination…. Membership Required You must be a member to access this content.View Membership LevelsAlready a member? Log in here...

Following my award winning piece championing rookies that my fellow scribes are down on, it seems only fair that I turn my gaze in the opposite direction. To that end, here are players of whom I am less than enamored with, at least in relation to my colleagues here at RotoViz…. Membership Required You must be a member to access this content.View Membership LevelsAlready a...

Now that the draft is over I’m excited to report that I’ve finished my air yards model for NFL receivers…. Membership Required You must be a member to access this content.View Membership LevelsAlready a member? Log in here...

Fantasy football analysis is typically devoted to players that are likely to have an immediate impact. But to paraphrase Rod Serling, there is another land, whose boundaries are that of imagination…. Membership Required You must be a member to access this content.View Membership LevelsAlready a member? Log in here...

War! Since the publication of the RotoViz Rookie Rankings, the RotoViz Slack channel is filled with attacks against writers by other writers. There are heroes on both sides. Evil is everywhere…well, not really. But it is evident that certain writers have stronger feelings towards some players than others…. Membership Required You must be a member to access this content.View Membership LevelsAlready a member? Log in...

RotoViz extensively covered the NFL draft with QB and TE models as well as multiple RB and WR models. During draft week, 24 writers penned 59 draft reactions. This week we released our rookie rankings. Twenty-two writers and dynasty owners ranked 60-plus rookies. This is a look at four rookies you should target in the first two rounds. Part 2 will focus on how to…...

Now that the draft is over I’m excited to report that I’ve finished my air yards model for NFL receivers. Well-validated models are the best and most unbiased forecast of NFL receiver production there is.((The air yards model combined four separate machine learning models into one ensemble model. The models used included a Bayesian neural net, a nearest neighbors algorithm, a random forest algorithm and a…...

Editor’s Note: John Lapinski won the 2017 RotoViz Writing Contest. His winning entry is here; the following version has been updated to reflect the NFL draft. If you’d like to write for RotoViz, we have a standing offer for new writers…. Membership Required You must be a member to access this content.View Membership LevelsAlready a member? Log in here...

Earlier this offseason I looked at which teams got lucky in 2016 from a sabermetrics perspective regarding won-loss record. Using each team’s Pythagorean win percentage, we can use their 2017 schedules to give an estimate of wins for each team in 2017…. Membership Required You must be a member to access this content.View Membership LevelsAlready a member? Log in here...

Going into the 2016 season, me and my RotoViz Report podcast co-host Anthony Amico were on an island, given our love for Jay Ajayi as a value in the middle rounds…. Membership Required You must be a member to access this content.View Membership LevelsAlready a member? Log in here...

I first read about yards before contact or “vision yards” in this article by Zero RB inventor Shawn Siegele. He explained that while it’s useful to see which running backs had the best blocking, it also helps to identify which backs got more than what was blocked on average…. Membership Required You must be a member to access this content.View Membership LevelsAlready a member? Log...

Not since Greg Bell suited up for the 1990 Raiders a year after scoring 15 rushing touchdowns for the Rams has a single-season rushing touchdown leader played for a different team the next season. Sadly, Bell’s landmark is now consigned to history, after the Eagles signed former Patriots running back LeGarrette Blount to a one-year deal…. Membership Required You must be a member to access...

Now that the draft is over I’m excited to report that I’ve finished my air yards model for NFL receivers…. Membership Required You must be a member to access this content.View Membership LevelsAlready a member? Log in here...