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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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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The Wonk Gets a Makeover!
It’s not fair, I know. We’re already on cuteness overload from The Wonk, and now he gets his own stylist? Yes, lots is happening in Wonk World. The Wonk is DataForce Fantasy Football’s handy little helper for: And he’s good at his job. But he just got a whole lot…
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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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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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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…
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Making Moves, Pre–NFL Draft Style
I can’t believe the NFL Draft is coming like a freight train. All the hoopla is almost over—the real action happens in just a few days! No more tomfoolery from NFL teams. No more mock drafts to pore over. As NFL content consumers, we tend to view mock drafts as…
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Here We Go – An Outlook on the 2026 FF Season
Ah, the new fantasy football league year, so sweet and full of hope. This is my March Madness! In some ways the new league year reminds me of the Talking Heads song from 1980, “Once in a Lifetime”, where the line, “Same as it ever was” is repeated over and…
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Late-Round Targets for Early Best Ball
The 2025-2026 NFL season wrapped up earlier this month with the crowning of the Seattle Seahawks as Super Bowl champions. For football junkies, the Super Bowl conclusion ushers in a time of mourning, as it will be over half a year before meaningful games will once again be played. However,…