This is what I wrote about Justin Hunter before he was arrested for felonious assault: I do think that his athletic profile means that if he ever did hit, the upside could be high. But the overwhelming majority of evidence that we have right now says that he isn’t good. Despite that athletic profile he didn’t really dominate in college (which may have been related…...

Bishop Sankey From TheTennessean.com: “He was the first running back chosen in the 2014 draft and the 54th overall selection, but Sankey did not explode onto the scene for the Titans last year. He averaged 3.7 yards on his 152 carries and his longest run was for just 22 yards. Sankey contributed a bit in the passing game with 18 catches for 133 yards, but…...

I’ve been using the various RotoViz apps to research RBs as I prepare for my first serious drafts of 2015. One of the biggest surprises is the way in which our Projection Machine rankings are down on Eddie Lacy. Frequent readers will know that I was not a big fan of Lacy heading into the 2013 Draft. I was wrong. Being responsive to new information…...

This series started by introducing a new way of looking at weekly risk and then focused on WR1s.  Now the spotlight is on the WR2s. Within the WR2 tier, there are only three players who have played more than one season with their current team, and Julian Edelman is the only player who has been with his team for more than two years. For more…...

Earlier this offseason, Jacob Rickrode wrote a great piece arguing for Andrew Luck as the first overall pick in dynasty startup drafts. I had always been pretty firmly opposed to it on principle, but the piece certainly warmed me to the idea. But I still don’t think Andrew Luck should be the first pick in dynasty drafts. To help me explain, I’ve enlisted the help of four other QBs: Aaron…...

Have you ever played a certain wide receiver because of the quarterback your opponent was starting? Have you ever picked up a defense or tight end off waivers not because you need one, but because your opponent’s top option was on a bye week? Do you often fade players that are likely to be highly owned in DFS tournaments? If you in any way take…...

What does it mean to wait on quarterback in a superflex league? Simply by virtue of the roster requirements, it is unlikely to mean the same thing in superflex that it does in a traditional one-quarterback league. It does not mean QB5 is on the board until pick 60 and QB15 until pick 122, like we are seeing in MFL10 drafts this year. Last week,…...

In a week’s time two of our writers, Kevin Cole and AJ Bessette, will face off against a slew of fantasy experts and high stakes players in the FFPC/Fantasy Mojo Pros vs. Joes competition. I chose Kevin and AJ to represent RotoViz for a couple of reasons. First, they both play the higher buy-in levels of the MFL10 contest, so they have some relevant game…...

I’m not saying Mark Sanchez will win you free money in your MFL10 leagues this year, but I am saying it’s possible. Hear me out.[1]Hat tip to commenter Joseph Rupp, who suggested this article back in June. At the end of May, Eagles’ coach Chip Kelly said Sanchez and Sam Bradford would have an open competition for the starting job this year: Q. In the…...

We’ve spent a lot of time prognosticating this offseason. We’re still confident in most of our calls. Some…not so much. As training camp approaches, our staff took some time for quiet reflection and identified the calls we’re most afraid will be wrong. Martavis Bryant Some part of my trepidation over my Martavis Bryant article from earlier in the off-season is inherent to a player like…...

Martavis Bryant was an iffy prospect. He was kind of old, he had bad raw and market share production, and he was drafted in the fourth round of the NFL Draft. I think if you were being optimistic when trying to predict his NFL success you would have pointed to his 4.42 forty time and 22.2 yards per reception as indicators of big play ability or…...

Cleveland Running Backs From ClevelandBrowns.com: “The hot hand. Offensive coordinator John DeFilippo has made it clear there won’t be an exact science for how carries are distributed. As an example, if West were to rush for big yards In the first half of Week 1’s game against the Jets, the Browns may lean toward featuring him prominently during the second half.” “The hot hand approach”…...

From NJ.com Position-specific fieldwork follows later in the day. For Williams this includes an emphasis on catching passes, something he didn’t do much at Boston College and in high school. He did it sparingly during an up-and-down rookie season with the Giants (18 catches). Almost the entire 90-minute or so of fieldwork on Thursday afternoon focused on catching the football. “A lot of pass catching,”…...

The first overall pick in 2015 fantasy football drafts should be a wide receiver. But even if you disagree with me on that, someone has to be the first WR drafted. I think you can make a case for six different WRs to be the first WR off the board. Today, I make the case for Odell Beckham Jr. The Knocks Against Beckham I mostly…...

From Sports Business Daily: Patriots QB Tom Brady “intends to challenge his four-game suspension in federal court if NFL commissioner Roger Goodell doesn’t completely wipe out the punishment,” according to a report and sources cited by Ben Volin of the BOSTON GLOBE. Goodell is “expected to announce the outcome of the appeal before the Patriots begin training camp” on July 30, although “exactly when remains murky.”…...

Jordan Matthews has been a prominent topic of discussion leading up to drafts in 2015. As of today, his ADP is in the mid fourth round at wide receiver 17 overall. Some in the fantasy football community are quite pessimistic on his outlook, feeling he may be significantly overvalued given his image as a “big slot receiver” that is a tier below other second year players. However, I feel he is a prime…...

From Matt Williamson of ESPN on CJ Spiller: “I think he’s a better player at his best than Sproles,” Williamson said. “I think his highs could be very, very high. You look at his best year two or three years ago with the Bills, he had an insane yards-per-carry. He’s a big play waiting to happen. When he’s at his best, he’s very, very good. “But…...