Welcome to my 3rd annual Rookie Draft article. Meatloaf (yup, Meatloaf) comes to mind when thinking about this set of rookies. Not because of a mix of meat in a pan, baked with ketchup on top served with peas and mashed potatoes, but the musician Meatloaf. The Song, “Two out…
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Post-NFL Draft Rookie Rankings
While ranking rookies prior to the NFL Draft has never been an exact science, this year’s early rookie rankings were crafted with a seemingly higher than normal amount of uncertainty. We thought we had a pretty good idea who the top three wide receivers were, but in what order? Who…
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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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Pre-NFL Draft Rookie Pick Values
The word is out. The 2026 rookie class is suspect, and the 2027 class is looking like it has the potential to be generational, one that changes the fantasy football landscape for years to come. Long gone are the days of trading an early second for a future first to…
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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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Rookie Drafts: The Most Wonderful Time of the Year
Welcome to my second (now annual) rookie draft article. This year has a clear theme: The Year of the Running Back. While there are plenty of other players worth drafting, running backs dominate the early rounds—depth seems to extend to around pick 2.06. A Parks and Rec-Inspired Rant I’m a big…
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2025 Pre-Draft Rookie Running Back Rankings
If you have been or are planning on taking part in an early best ball draft, be carefulwhen building your running back corps; running back depth charts are fragile. The 2025 runningback class is as deep as it is talented. Starters will be replaced, committees will have new leadbacks, elite…