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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Fantasy Football Experts Break Down Their 2026 Drafts
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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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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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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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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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…
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Running Back Rankings and Draft Strategy
Training camps are underway and preseason games are on the horizon. With that, fantasy football draft season is here. To help you prepare, this four-part series will feature redraft rankings, targets, fades, sleepers, and overall strategy for each of the positions (QB, RB, WR, TE). The series began with Quarterback and…
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Running Back Rankings & More
Fantasy Sports Writer Matthew Hill is back with Running Back Rankings and Draft Strategy! Spoiler: Saquon Barkley tops the list this year. Matthew presents not just his rankings, but also his suggested targets, fades, sleepers and overall strategy based on Average Draft Position. Matthew’s quarterback rankings are here. Wide receivers…