It’s safe to say DataForce’s annual Experts Charity league is one of the strongest fantasy football competitions anywhere. Our own Fantasy Sports writer Matthew Hill assembled this cast of superstar drafters way back in 2016, and it’s stayed pretty much intact over the years. The 2026 draft finished a few days back, and our…
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Eight Takeaways From the Experts Draft
One week into the DataForce Fantasy Football Experts Charity Draft, and we’re seeing some interesting moves. Coming from a guy who sees tons of draft boards, here are eight takeaways from the Experts. 1 Brock Bowers gets selected ahead of Trey McBride–that’s standard operating procedure at this point–but in the…
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Fantasy Football Experts Draft for Charity
Monday, July 27 kicks off DataForce’s annual Experts Charity League! Originally the brainchild of Fantasy Sports Writer Matthew Hill, who remains the primary organizer of the annual event, the Experts League at DataForce boasts some of the strongest talent in the industry. It has donated to charities in their names for…
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Best Draft Spots of 2025
What’s the best draft position in a normal, 12-team, serpentine fantasy football draft? Do you want to pick early or late? In the middle of the round or near the turn? The Theory: Why the #1 Pick Should Be Best Statistical analysis will insist that usually, the best draft spot is #1 overall. This is because, given the normal…
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Best Fantasy Football Team Names of 2025
Whether you won or lost, it’s all over now, so let’s look back with a smile. Here are our favorite fantasy team names of 2025, as selected by an internal vote by DataForce Fantasy Football staff. Naming your fantasy team is all part of the fun, am I right? Share…
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2026 Playoff Fantasy Football Primer
The 2025 fantasy football season has come to an end. Trophies have changed hands, payouts have been made, trash has been talked. And for those of us with fantasy football withdrawals, the next season seems so very far away. Luckily there is a cure. Playoff fantasy football features all of…
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Why Are Fantasy Football Playoff Leagues So Much Fun?
Admit it. Last night, your star running back scored 30 points for your fantasy team. But you can’t remember whether his NFL team won the game. Some days, you have trouble remembering which team he plays for. Has fantasy football changed the way we watch the NFL on the telly?…
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Ten Tips For Guillotine Leagues
Guillotine leagues are the hot new rage in fantasy football. These are survival leagues, where the lowest-scoring team each week is eliminated, and all their players land on waivers for the wolves (remaining teams) to fight over. At DataForce, a guillotine league lasts all 17 weeks. In a typical 12-team…
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Contender League Strategy
Editor’s note: This article was first published on August 6, 2024. It’s been reprinted and updated so that it could be moved here to DataForce’s blog. I’ve seen it all. As I can’t play in these leagues, but watching them up close and hearing from the contestants, I know what…
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My Overview of the DataForce Charity Draft
By Joe DykenFantasy NerdsFollow: @ffnerd Editor’s note: Joe Dyken, founder of Fantasy Nerds, joined our experts cast this year, and contributed an additional commentary about the DataForce Charity draft. His analysis published here. I thought that CMC would be there at 1.9, but I was thrilled to see Jahmyr Gibbs still available. First…