Antonio Brown’s decision to force himself out of Pittsburgh leaves a gaping 150-plus target void among the Steelers receiving corps. Under head coach Mike Tomlin, Pittsburgh has consistently ranked among the league’s most pass-heavy offenses, so we know those targets are going to be redistributed somehow. JuJu Smith-Schuster is the obvious lock to assume Brown’s previous WR1 role. But who will receive the lion’s share…...

A couple of days ago, we discussed a quick hack for finding the top breakout WRs. Yesterday, we noted that some of the biggest FFPC risers are on a collision course with the RB Priority Window. What if we could use these two pieces of information to supercharge our RB breakout picks? Another Metric That Suggests You Will Profit By Selecting Good Players We’ll begin…...

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…...

We’re kicking off week two semi-NFL football, and fantasy football Twitter is full of reminders that it’s only preseason. Twitter timelines are dominated with warnings of what we should and should not buy into for the coming fantasy football season – here are our preseason takeaways from the Thursday night slate. The games: PHI @ JAX, NYJ @ ATL, CIN @ WAS, OAK @ ARI…...

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…...

Tight end is arguably the most interesting fantasy position as 2019 fake-football draft season ramps up. Do you snag one of the three elite options — Travis Kelce, Zach Ertz, or George Kittle? Do you take one from the next tier — Evan Engram or O.J. Howard — or do you punt the position entirely? If you do punt at TE this year — which, according to math, about half of…...

Kenyan Drake sustained a right foot injury during practice on Tuesday, August 13, and was seen in in a walking boot on Wednesday. In Drake’s absence, Kalen Ballage has an expanded opportunity for first-team reps and has already been making waves on social media. Kalen Ballage is coming.pic.twitter.com/5S8ECruhTM — FFcouchcoach ⚖️ (@FFcouchcoach) August 14, 2019 Ballage has been a trendy Year 2 breakout candidate, and his…...

Frequent readers are familiar with my wide receiver breakout obsession. We know second-year WRs are among the best buys in all of fantasy football, and we also have a quick hack for separating the breakouts from the busts. By contrast, rookie WRs have not been a good play in this regard. FFPC champion and high-stakes expert Monty Phan avoids them in his team constructions, and…...

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 swings…...

“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? Simple — pay less. That’s the concept…...

We spend a lot of time on breakout wide receivers. Selecting the right candidates can launch you into contention for $500,000. By contrast, grabbing members of the all-hype team will cost you a crucial pick in the middle rounds. I recently did a deep dive into the history of second-year WR breakouts, and my look at the second-year WR model will be published next week…....

Exactly one week ago, I highlighted Tony Pollard as the Cowboys RB to target in redraft if Ezekiel Elliott‘s holdout continues. Not only that, but I also emphasized that Pollard likely has standalone value even if/when Elliott returns to the team. The Pollard Hype Train Has Officially Left the Station As of August 7 — when that article was published — Pollard’s ADP sat around 200 overall. But,…...

As a group, RotoViz takes pride in teeing up this year’s late-round league winners for you. Last year, it was guys like Phillip Lindsay and James Conner at running back. Deep sleepers at WR are a little harder to find, but we did tell you to watch out for Curtis Samuel, and he flirted with WR4 numbers. Oh, and we told you to select Tyler Boyd in the last round of every…...

“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 for the same upside. That’s…...

Most fantasy analysis is devoted to sorting the order of players likely to have an immediate impact, but every year there are a handful of overlooked deep sleepers who emerge to fill a starting role in redraft. Last year, it was guys like Phillip Lindsay and James Conner at running back. Deep sleepers at WR are a little harder to find, but we did tell you to watch out for Curtis Samuel,…...

The RotoViz gang reassembled last week for Part 2 of our four-part mock draft series. You can read the Part 1 recap here. Like last time, it was a PPR mock with otherwise standard Yahoo! scoring and roster settings (start one quarterback, two running backs, two wide receivers, one tight end, one defense, and one kicker). All teams were required to fill their starting lineups…....

This is the third article in a multi-part series on how to attack the high-stakes Main Event, the flagship contest of the Fantasy Football Players Championship that pits 2,400 teams against each other in a race for the $500,000 grand prize. In the FFPC Strategy Sessions, we learn from one of the best, the 2017 regular season Main Event points champion, Monty Phan. Last time,…...

The hype train pulled into Tampa, Florida this spring, and it’s official. Tickets are sold out. Standing room only. I’m fully on board for 2019, and I’m here to make my case that this could be the year that Mike Evans finishes as the No. 1 wide receiver in fantasy. The 2019 Bucs May Be Underrated Despite Tampa Bay’s success over the last several years…...

In the Steelers’ first preseason game against the Tampa Bay Buccaneers, James Washington reminded everyone of the physical skills that made him a second-round draft pick in the 2018 NFL Draft. James Washington ??? pic.twitter.com/9ltceznMJn — Boone Pickens State © (@BPSTATE_) August 9, 2019 It’s no surprise that Washington’s ADP is on the rise, and it’s likely to hit the 100-overall mark by the time…...