Full disclosure: I have not always embraced the concept of bold predictions. I have spent over a decade crafting player rankings, both draft and weekly in-season, using probability and the “Most likely outcomes” as the foundation of those rankings. Rankings seek to combine potential player floors and ceilings, avoiding “hot…
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Tight End Rankings and Draft Strategy
We are just weeks away from Week 1 of the NFL season, and all of the fantasy goodness that comes with that! To help you better prepare for your coming drafts, I broke down how I will be approaching each position on draft day. This four-part series features redraft rankings,…
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Wide Receiver Rankings and Draft Strategy
It’s here! The preseason is underway and with that, it is finally time for traditional redraft season. To help you better prepare for your drafts, I will be breaking down how I will be approaching each position on draft day. This four-part series will feature redraft rankings, targets, fades, sleepers,…
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“Win the Trade” Mentality Takes the Fun Out of Fantasy Football
With real games not all that far away, let’s take a targeting shot right at the helmet earhole of a fantasy football problem: ridiculous trade offers. I play in a lot of leagues – looking like about 25 this year. The vast majority of those are dynasty leagues. Just when…
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Running Back Rankings and Draft Strategy
We made it! Training camps have opened, preseason football games are a few short weeks away, and redraft leagues are beginning to fill. To help you prepare for the upcoming draft season, I will be breaking down how I will be approaching each position on draft day. This four-part series…
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Quarterback Rankings and Draft Strategy
NFL fans rejoice as we head into July. Training camps will be opening soon, preseason football games not long after that, and redraft leagues are beginning to fill. To help you prepare for the upcoming draft season, I will be breaking down how I will be approaching each position on draft…
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Dynasty Rookie Drafts: A Little Bit of Chalk, a Whole Lot of ‘Get Your Guy’
Before draft dynasty rookie drafts began, I predicted that 2026 could bring us a whole lot of fun, a ton of craziness in 2026. On one hand, I was right. On the other, through June, it has been more like a crazy cake with some chalk icing. Like Raiders RB…
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2026 Sleepers: The Breakfast Club
Welcome to my third annual Sleepers article. Every fantasy football podcast and website publishes a sleeper list each year. So why am I doing one for a third straight season? Because I’m delusional. Just like everyone else, I like to think I’m smarter than all the analysts. As it turns…
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The Year of the Kicker
I have never seen this before. I’ve played or managed online fantasy sports for over 30 years. Never seen this. Maybe for the first time ever, it’s worth your while to draft a kicker before your last couple rounds. That’s because, for the first time in my memory, The Wonk…
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Rankings to the Left of Me, Jokers to the Right
The 1970s Stealers Wheel song “Stuck in the Middle with You” starts out like this: “Well, I don’t know why I came here tonightI’ve got the feeling that something ain’t rightI’m so scared in case I fall off my chairAnd I’m wondering how I’ll get down the stairs Clowns to…