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It can be difficult to evaluate the tight end position for fantasy football, as it is the most volatile in the game. There are only a handful of consistent fantasy producers, making it hard to stream the position as well. As usual, there is a list of players to consider, while there are others to […]

The Tennessee Titans are dealing with injuries to their top two wide receivers ahead of Week 4, and that could be a major problem for the Titans and for fantasy football players. Julio Jones is currently getting treatment on a leg injury and is up in the air for the matchup against the New York […]

Wide receiver is one of the least stressful positions to plug in players at, given the relative predictability of targets and the dominance of the aerial attack in the modern NFL. Still, the volatile nature of the receiver position makes finding a third receiver to plug in at flex and identifying the boom player of […]

Heading into Week 4 of the 2021 NFL season, the running position has once again been one of the hardest to predict the top performers at. Mid-to-late round picks like Cordarrelle Patterson and Kareem Hunt have vaulted into the top 10 scoring backs on the year, seemingly out of nowhere, while several studs taken near […]

Things are just starting to get interesting in the NFL regular season as a few teams sit at a perfect 3-0 while others will now begin attempting to rebound from winless 0-3 starts — in addition to everything in the middle as well. Along with that, plenty of fantasy football decisions are starting to matter […]

The NFL season is heading into Week 4, and fantasy football is fully underway. Week 3 had some key players go down, which will affect the decisions fantasy owners make going forward. The most significant injuries were to Carolina Panthers star running back Christian McCaffery and Tennessee Titans star receiver A.J. Brown. Fantasy owners will […]

Three weeks into your fantasy football season is much too early to be panicking about your teams – but you certainly should have a good idea of what kind of team you have going forward. Improving your roster through valuable waiver wire pickups is going to be key moving forward, as it will help plug […]

And just like that, we are now in Week 3 of the 2021 NFL season. With that said, it’s time to check in on some of the key injury reports to help you make that crucial fantasy football decisions ahead of Sunday’s games. QBs Dolphins’ Tua Tagovailoa (Out): Tagovailoa will not be on the field […]

The fantasy football community is in mourning following the news of Mike Tagliere’s passing. The popular fantasy football personality succumbed to COVID-19 on Saturday, his wife, Tabbie, revealed via Twitter. I am heartbroken to tell everyone that @MikeTagliereNFLpassed away peacefully last night. We are so thankful for your support and prayers over these past weeks. […]

Week 3 of the 2021 NFL regular season will take off Thursday night with a matchup between the undefeated Carolina Panthers, who seem to be enjoying their new quarterback (more about him later), and the Houston Texans. Not a lot is going Houston’s way over the past several months, including its Week 2 loss to […]

The tight end position is one of the most intriguing aspects of fantasy football. It seems to consist of players who provide massive production, or next to nothing. It’s time to continue our fantasy series with a fantasy football Week 3 start ’em sit ’em evaluation. If you have Travis Kelce or Darren Waller then […]

Fantasy football is in full swing as Week 3 is right around the corner. The wide receiver position is stacked with talent right now, which makes it the easiest to find replacements off the waiver wire. It’s time to continue our fantasy series with a fantasy football Week 3 start ’em sit ’em evaluation. There […]

Fantasy football is fully underway as Week 3 of the NFL season is quickly approaching. The running back position is one of the most important, as they have the ability to gain points through the ground and air. It’s time to continue our fantasy series with a fantasy football Week 3 start ’em sit ’em […]

We are in the midst of the 2021 NFL season which means fantasy football is in full swing. It was an interesting Week 2, as many players didn’t perform to their usual level. Most of these players will bounce back, but some may never recover. It’s time to continue our fantasy football series with our […]

The 2021-22 NFL regular season is now well underway while the first two weeks of this year’s slate have been absolutely electric. With seemingly every game producing some sort of rewatchable highlight, with just about every primetime game becoming must-watch television, it will incredibly difficult for Week 3 to keep up this time around. In […]

Another week and another waiver wire pickups period for you to attack to help improve your fantasy football teams. Being two weeks into the 2021 NFL season, more and more target shares and snap counts are known for all offensive players, helping paint a clearer picture of who you should and should not target moving […]

The Washington Football Team are preparing for an all-NFC East showdown against the New York Giants at home Thursday night. If you’re not a fan of either team, you might still have a heavy interest in this game for a number of betting — and fantasy reasons. And if you’re concerned about the status of […]

Fantasy football is in full swing, with the second week of the NFL season kicking off on Thursday night. The tight end position can be a huge advantage if you play the right guy, as it’s a position that quickly gets muddled in fantasy football. It’s time to continue our Week 2 start ’em sit […]

Fantasy football is in full swing as we head into Week 2 of the NFL season. The wide receiver position is stacked this year, making it the easiest position to stream. Starting superstar players is always necessary, but you could give yourself an advantage playing a nice streaming option in the FLEX spot as well. […]

Mining the waiver wire for your Week 2 pickups certainly is how you should continue to build your fantasy football lineup – but keeping an eye on the players you already have on your roster and managing them is just as important. And after the kind of week the group of rosterable running backs had, […]

The 2021-22 NFL regular season is officially underway with Week 1 now a thing of the past as Week 2 quickly creeps up on the schedule. With the New York Giants and Washington Football Team slated to battle it out on this week’s installment of Thursday Night Football, Week 2 will have quite a bit […]

The NFL season is here and there is nothing quite like fantasy football. Well, Week 1 had its fair share of injuries as always and there should be quite a bit of movement across the fantasy football landscape going forward. Injuries are a huge part of every sport, but in Week 1 there were some […]

The best time of year is finally upon us – the time of worrying about how our fantasy football rosters are going to underwhelm and disappoint on a weekly basis. But fear not, going through your waiver wires can be the saving grace for putting up a bad week. All of the below players are […]

The San Francisco 49ers squeaked out a win on Sunday against the Detroit Lions and Trey Lance threw his first career pass– which was also a touchdown pass. But, despite the win, the 49ers were hit with some big injury news. Running back Raheem Mostert left the game early, and on Monday it was revealed […]

New York Giants star running back Saquon Barkley has been sidelined since September of last year after a devastating ACL injury ended his season prematurely. After a full year of recovery, this superstar player will be back in action, which was music to the ears of many fantasy players. His numbers, especially in the first […]

Typically, rookie wideouts that are not selected in the first round of the NFL draft enter into their first training camp with mediocre expectations at best, especially with other established veteran options in front of them. But with the kind of firepower that head coach Kliff Kingsbury requires for the Arizona Cardinals, it is fair […]

The Tennessee Titans kick off their season on Sunday and hope to make a deeper playoff run than last year. After a busy offseason, this franchise has set themselves up as the early favorite in the AFC South. Their Week 1 matchup against the Arizona Cardinals will provide a glimpse into what we can expect […]

On top of adding quarterback Zach Wilson and running back Michael Carter in this year’s NFL Draft, the New York Jets went out and grabbed a high-profile wide receiver in Elijah Moore to hopefully improve their stable of pass-catchers. As Moore enters the league out of Ole Miss, he joins a team that is devoid […]

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The NFL regular season is almost here, and it’s time for fantasy owners to draft their team. Every season has overvalued fantasy football quarterbacks and overrated fantasy football quarterbacks. We have to look through a specific prism, too, and specifically drill deep for overvalued ADP fantasy football quarterbacks. Lots of players get drafted based on […]

Even with running backs and wide receivers receiving most of the attention in the early portion of fantasy football drafts, tight ends should never be neglected — especially this time around. In addition to the usual suspects at this position like San Francisco 49ers tight end George Kittle, Kansas City Chiefs tight end Travis Kelce, […]

Baltimore Ravens running back J.K. Dobbins suffered a knee injury in Saturday’s preseason contest against the Washington Football Team, and he’s going to miss the entire season with a torn ACL. https://twitter.com/PFF_Fantasy/status/1431746743339667457 The Ravens will undoubtedly miss Dobbins, who was expected to be the team’s leading running back in 2021. As a rookie, Dobbins rushed […]

Following up a breakout 2019 season in which he finished third among all wide receivers in yardage and second in fantasy points, Chris Godwin had a somewhat disappointing 2020. Hampered by injuries, the Tampa Bay Buccaneers Pro Bowler finished at season’s end as the WR31 in 12 games played. However, a look just a little […]

Given that the pool of running backs with a guaranteed consistent workload is so shallow, missing on one of your first RB picks in fantasy drafts can make the position a thorn in your lineup’s side for the entire year. Because of this, we often see running back ADPs creep higher than warranted, given their […]

Despite what felt like, at times, a disappointing debut season with the Arizona Cardinals, Deandre Hopkins still finished as 2020’s WR4 in fantasy football (PPR scoring). In one of the league’s most talented offenses, led by franchise QB Kyler Murray, Hopkins proved to be the alpha in the receiver room, and provided both several huge […]

The NFL season is just around the corner which means it’s time to evaluate the top fantasy football quarterback busts of 2021. When it comes to the quarterback position, it can be a huge advantage to have an elite option, especially if they are a dual-threat quarterback. Even so, streaming the position is a perfectly […]

The NFL season is right around the corner which means it’s time to evaluate the fantasy football wide receiver busts for 2021. There are a plethora of receivers available this season that could be great plays this year, so avoiding any potential busts should be a top priority. When it comes down to it, most […]

The NFL season is nearly among us which means it’s time to evaluate the top five fantasy football running back busts in 2021. Multiple factors can categorize a player as a fantasy football bust. It could come down to draft capital, lack of talent surrounding the player, or too much talent in the backup role. […]

Running backs are a dime a dozen in the NFL, but the better ones are tougher to come across. With the kind of workload this positional group undergoes each and every game, it makes longevity hard for the vast majority of players that fill this group. When considering the impact RB turnover can have on […]