Odell Beckham was primed to go absolutely nuts. He had never averaged fewer than 75.5 yards per game in a season and had consistently been an elite WR1 when healthy. And he did it with Eli Manning at quarterback. Now that
I seem to have become obsessed with correlation matrices, so I’m just going to lean into it. Below you’ll find a correlation matrix with many of our favorite WR prospect evaluation metrics. This is admittedly a simplistic way to look
If you spend any time reading RotoViz, eventually you’ll hear us talking about expected points. Expected points (EP) are the number of fantasy points that a target or carry should score based on game situation — down, distance, and field
Author’s Note, August 2, 2019: so this piece can be used for research, I’ve changed the title and updated the piece with findings for 22-year old rookies since the year 2000. This piece originally posted on June 17, 2019 and featured only
In the second installment of the DRAFT NFL Best Ball Roster Construction Guide, Michael Dubner finds a structural advantage using the 2-QB, 2-TE draft strategy. In my previous article, we found the one instance where the 3-QB, 3-TE Roster construction may provide a structural
So far in the Best Ball Workshop we’ve focused on the onesie positions: quarterback, tight end, and defense. And while there are some big reveals coming at running back and wide receiver, it makes sense to stop here for a
Whether you’re new to the TE-premium format, or a grizzled veteran of hundreds of FFPC best ball leagues, knowing how to attack the quarterback position is crucial. Where did last year’s winning FFPC best ball teams draft their QBs? Can
Welcome to the 55th installment of The Wrong Read. We love breakouts at RotoViz. We want to target wide receiver prospects who break out in college, and especially those who break out early. The question then becomes, what should we
Yahoo! DFS is coming and they’re offering some really interesting contests for PGA DFS. It’s definitely a similar game to what we’ve become accustomed to from other sites, but there are a few tweaks. Let’s take a look at how
Quarterbacks and tight ends are often overlooked in NFL Best Ball drafts, but Michael Dubner uses the RotoViz DRAFT Roster Construction Explorer to find a structural edge at these positions. Savvy season-long fantasy football drafters have routinely gained an edge using the Late
What are the pros and cons of combine data, how should it be used, and what can athletic profiles tell us? Dave Caban uses the RotoViz Combine Explorer to answer these questions. The NFL scouting combine will always have
The Fanball Roster Construction Explorer allows you to pull back the curtain and experiment with the most and least successful roster constructions over the past four years. Quarterback tactics are often overlooked in best ball, but that oversight has led
Travis Kelce was one of three tight ends with gaudy numbers and a similarly impressive win rate in 2018. The TE position often gets lost in the shuffle due to its status as a lower-scoring, “onesie” position, but compelling evidence
Whether you’re new to the TE-premium format, or a grizzled veteran of hundreds of FFPC best ball leagues, knowing how to attack the tight end position is crucial. Where did last year’s winning FFPC best ball teams draft their TEs?
Welcome to the 53rd installment of The Wrong Read. Does draft age really matter for wide receiver prospects? The truth may surprise you — at least if you’ve been following this column for a little while. As Karl Popper put
Welcome to the 52nd installment of The Wrong Read. Based on the number of articles appearing in this “weekly” series, one year has passed since we started. Strangely it’s taken about 16 months to get here. The thing is, time
This post will provide the resources you need to be a successful auction drafter and run you through the thought processes employed while dominating an expert auction.
Welcome to the 46th installment of the “The Wrong Read.” RotoViz writers have been profiling a lot of intriguing bounceback candidates. But there are a lot of players who underperformed expectations last year that we haven’t talked about, and a
This article introduces Historical Distribution Scores. It breaks down what they are, how they are calculated, and why they are relevant when considering a player’s range of outcomes. Articles focusing on each position and the calculated scores will be posted
In the coming weeks, I’ll be posting player specific projections for the 2018 season. Though these projections will be presented at an individual level, they will be built using a top-down approach.
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