The fantasy community faces a conundrum: Almost everyone believes in the individual talents of Mike Evans, Chris Godwin, and O.J. Howard — but they can’t all possibly be fantasy relevant in 2019, right?  I am here to say that those three can all have elite seasons. Yes … even with Jameis Winston, the turnover king. Where does my confidence come from? My confidence comes from…...

“You pay for this, but they give you that.” That classic Neil Young lyric came to mind as I was researching this year’s “Why Buy?” series. We’re often so confident of what we’re going to get when we spend that sixth-round pick on the next big thing, but in reality, we rarely know what we’re buying. The solution? Pay less. That’s the concept behind our…...

Shawn Siegele discusses the fifth-year WR breakout candidates who could rescue the late rounds of your fantasy draft. We focus on WR breakouts by class because you’re looking for very different indicators depending on the amount of experience your candidates possess. This year I’ve done the WR Breakout Series in two-parts. In Part 1, I released the updated 2019 version of the historical WR Breakout…...

“You pay for this, but they give you that.” That classic Neil Young lyric came to mind as I was researching this year’s “Why Buy?” series. We’re often so confident of what we’re going to get when we spend that sixth-round pick on the next big thing, but in reality, we rarely know what we’re buying. The solution? Pay less. That’s the concept behind our…...

After watching Avengers: Endgame, I couldn’t stop thinking about the multiverse. Then, my mind drifted to the Projection Machine, which acts as a fantasy football time machine. Every little tweak in the timeline of fantasy football can have a wide range of repercussions that echo across the league. So, in this series, I’ll dial up that Projection Machine to examine players who could experience big…...

After watching Avengers: Endgame, I couldn’t stop thinking about the multiverse. Then, my mind drifted to the Projection Machine, which acts as a fantasy football time machine. Every little tweak in the timeline of fantasy football can have a wide range of repercussions that echo across the league. So, in this series, I’ll dial up that Projection Machine to examine players who could experience big…...

On Saturday evening, Andrew Luck shocked the sporting world by announcing his retirement. This news took everyone off guard, throwing active fantasy drafts into a frenzy as everyone scrambled to revise fantasy projections for the Colts’ skill position players. In the wake of Saturday’s news, Matt Jones published an excellent piece explaining why T.Y. Hilton is still a redraft buy even without Luck. Now, it’s…...

After watching Avengers: Endgame, I couldn’t stop thinking about the multiverse. Then my mind drifted to the Projection Machine, which acts as a fantasy football time machine. Every little tweak in the timeline of fantasy football can have a wide range of repercussions that echo across the league. So, in this series, I’ll dial up that Projection Machine to examine players who could experience big…...

In early August, I participated in a 12-team “expert” auction coordinated by the good folks at The Huddle of USA Today Sports. Given the ever-changing nature of the fantasy football landscape, the results of this auction hold less meaning today than they did at the time. Nonetheless, let’s review my approach to this auction and hit upon some general strategy points.((Before we get into the specifics, I am…...

After watching Avengers: Endgame, I couldn’t stop thinking about the multiverse. Then, my mind drifted to the Projection Machine, which acts as a fantasy football time machine. Every little tweak in the timeline of fantasy football can have a wide range of repercussions that echo across the league. So, in this series, I’ll dial up that Projection Machine to examine players who could experience big…...

You know that feeling when you finish a draft and can’t find any mistakes? Everything just falls perfectly in line with your plan and you wouldn’t change anything. Today we’ll be taking a look at one such perfect auction draft in a PPR league As was the case in the most recent edition of the Perfect Draft series where we looked at Superflex, I will…...

Welcome to the 58th installment of The Wrong Read. Last offseason I wrote about the advantage that drafting a rookie running back in the proper range can give you. Few players outperform ADP-based expectations more frequently or to a greater degree than rookie RBs going in Rounds 9-12. Today we update our numbers with 2018 data and look at the issue from a slightly different…...

With the peak of redraft season on our doorstep, both high-volume and casual players will be partaking in the yearly madness of both live and online drafts against the full spectrum of ability levels and sobriety. Whether you’re participating in one league and playing for fun or participating in many and are highly competitive, it’s always more fun to win. To help the winning process,…...