Kevin Szafraniec

Full-time Cat Dad, Sneakerhead, Record Collector, LOTR Fanboy, and Jeopardy Enthusiast. Fantasy football writer and beatmaker in my free time. Follow me on X and Bluesky @thecatdadff

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Week 1 Monday Review: The Good, the Bad, and the Ugly

Kevin Szafraniec breaks down the highs, lows, and everything in between from Week 1 of the 2025 NFL season. We’re back! Every week in this space throughout the season, I will be breaking down the best and worst from Sunday’s NFL action with the help of the Monday Review Tool. Teams across the NFL still looked a bit rusty to kick off the 2025 season,…...

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Well . . . That Escalated Quickly: Will the Chargers Continue Their Pass-Happy Ways All Season?

Kevin Szafraniec breaks down the Week 1 performance of Justin Herbert and the Chargers’ passing game and explains whether fantasy managers should expect the pass-heavy play calling to continue all season. The stigma that has lingered around Greg Roman and Jim Harbaugh since they first worked together in San Francisco over a decade ago is that neither of them wants to pass the ball, ever…....

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Going Contrarian Against the Contrarians: Searching for Value in a Franchise League Football Auction With the RotoViz Community

Kevin Szafraniec details the strategies he attempted to employ in a RotoViz Listener League auction on Franchise League Football. Even before writing for RotoViz, I had taken part in multiple listener leagues over the years. Given that we all shared a similar mindset, these drafts were always some of the wildest of the season. In many instances, ADP was thrown out the window, seeing huge…...

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Fortune Favors the Bold: 10 Predictions that Could Alter the Course of the 2025 Fantasy Season

Kevin Szafraniec gives his 10 bold predictions that could shape the 2025 fantasy season. I have found that laying out bold predictions can be equal parts exhilarating and anxiety-inducing. On one hand, planting your flag against the market and coming out on top can be one of the best feelings in the world. On the other hand, knowing that there is a strong chance that…...

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If You’re Not Having Fun, You’re Doing It Wrong: My Favorite and Least Favorite Player in Every Round of 2025 Fantasy Drafts

Kevin Szafraniec combs through 2025 ADP and highlights his favorite and least favorite picks in every round of drafts. When we play fantasy football, we should be having fun, plain and simple. However, sometimes this idea can be lost (I’m talking to myself here) as we search for edges in the darkest pockets of analytics and fantasy football analysis. But at the end of the…...

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How Much Does Receiving Production Matter for Elite RBs in the Half-PPR Scoring of Yahoo Home Leagues?

Kevin Szafraniec questions whether the half-PPR scoring in Yahoo leagues should change how we view the running back landscape and identifies areas of the draft where fantasy managers should be targeting and avoiding the position. Over the years, I would have generally started any roster construction series by outlining how fantasy managers should be building out their wide receiver corps. While WR depth is certainly…...

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Finding the Right Pockets of the Draft to Mine for WR Value Could Be the Key to Bringing Home Championships in Yahoo Leagues

Kevin Szafraniec identifies the pockets in Yahoo ADP that allow fantasy managers to supercharge their wide receiver rooms while also picking up elite options at quarterback and tight end. Over the years, I would have generally started any roster construction series by outlining how fantasy managers should be building out their wide receiver corps. While WR depth is certainly one of the core principles of…...

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The Half-PPR Scoring and Short Benches in Yahoo Home Leagues Could Significantly Alter the Way We Attack the Tight End Position

Kevin Szafraniec outlines how Yahoo’s default settings can alter the way we choose to address the tight end position in our home leagues and why finding a difference maker becomes that much more important. Over the years, I would have generally started any roster construction series by outlining how fantasy managers should be building out their wide receiver corps. While WR depth is certainly one…...

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Waiting on QB Isn’t Necessary (or Even Advisable) If You Want to Crush Your Yahoo League in 2025

Kevin Szafraniec breaks down the quarterback position into tiers using Yahoo ADP and explains why 2025 could represent the perfect ADP environment to add an elite option to your roster. Over the years, I would have generally started any roster construction series by outlining how fantasy managers should be building out their wide receiver corps. While WR depth is certainly one of the core principles…...

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To Catch a Falling Knife: Should We Be Taking Shots on 2025’s 13 Biggest Preseason Fallers?

Kevin Szafraniec breaks down the circumstances that have led to the preseason’s biggest drops in ADP and explains whether fantasy managers should still be looking to add each player to redraft rosters at their current price. Earlier in the week, we looked at the preseason’s biggest ADP risers and broke down the cases for buying and selling each. Now it is time to head to…...

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Are They Worth the Hype? Buying or Selling the 12 Biggest ADP Risers of the 2025 Preseason

Kevin Szafraniec looks at the 12 biggest risers in redraft ADP since the beginning of the preseason and breaks down whether fantasy managers should be buying or selling them at their current prices. As the preseason heats up every year, we see training camp buzz lead to ADP explosions across fantasy football. While there are generally legitimate reasons for the buzz, sometimes the hype goes…...

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Drawing a Late Draft Slot Allows for a Fast Start in 2025 Redraft Leagues, But There Are Still Plenty of Pitfalls to Avoid If We Want to Build a Super Team

Kevin Szafraniec explains why drawing a late slot in the draft order gives fantasy managers an ideal opportunity to build a firm foundation in 2025 redraft leagues while also presenting some tough decisions as their drafts progress. Each passing year brings fantasy managers a new ADP landscape to navigate in their redraft leagues. While there are generally some tactics that carry over year over year,…...

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Opportunity to Add Elite Talent at the Onesie Positions Could Make Drawing a Mid-Round Draft Slot Optimal for 2025 Redraft Leagues

Kevin Szafraniec explains how fantasy managers who draw a mid-round draft slot in their redraft leagues can build a super team by adding elite talent at the onesie positions. Each passing year brings fantasy managers a new ADP landscape to navigate in their redraft leagues. While there are generally some tactics that carry over year over year, an ever-evolving player pool guarantees that no two…...

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You Got Through Round 1 . . . Now What? How to Navigate Your 2025 Redraft League From an Early Draft Slot

Kevin Szafraniec details the strategies that fantasy managers who draw an early draft slot in their redraft leagues should implement in order to bring home championships in 2025. Each passing year brings fantasy managers a new ADP landscape to navigate in their redraft leagues. While there are generally some tactics that carry over year-over-year, an ever-evolving player pool guarantees that no two seasons will ever…...

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16 Final-Round Targets Who Have the Potential to Become Weekly Staples in 2025 Redraft Lineups

Kevin Szafraniec examines the 2025 ADP landscape and highlights players at each position who can be selected in the final round of drafts and have the potential to become weekly starters in 2025 redraft lineups. There is no feeling quite like hitting on a player in the late rounds who ends up becoming a staple in your weekly starting lineup. Given that redraft leagues offer…...

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The Do Not Draft List: 12 Players Who Won’t Be On My 2025 Redraft Rosters, and 13 Others On the Bubble

Kevin Szafraniec highlights 12 players who represent landmines for redraft rosters at almost any cost, plus 13 other players who aren’t far behind them. It always feels better to be an optimist than a pessimist. But sometimes there is no helping a bad situation. Unfortunately, this can apply to fantasy football, or more specifically, fantasy football ADP. The rise of best ball has allowed us…...

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The Concentrated Player Pool in FastDraft’s Flex 4 Contest Leads to a Wealth of Low-Owned Player Targets Ready to Lead Your Team to Victory

Kevin Szafraniec discusses why the unique format of FastDraft’s Flex 4 contest has quickly become one of his favorite ways to play best ball. The tournament’s innovative structure leads to unique strategies to exploit the contest’s early edges. As a fantasy manager who is always looking for fresh and exciting ways to play the game I love, the Flex 4 contest on the FastDraft app…...

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Patrick Mahomes Is Inevitable: Is 2025 the Year of the Chiefs’ Offensive Resurrection?

In the final installment of Kevin Szafraniec’s 2025 team preview series, he discusses what the chances are for Patrick Mahomes and the Chiefs to reclaim their spot as one of the NFL’s elite offenses and which players could be the biggest fantasy winners in the latest iteration of Kansas City’s offensive evolution. It feels like it has been longer than two seasons since we saw…...

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Caleb Williams Needs More Than a Coaching Change to Turn Things Around in Chicago, But There May Still Be Hidden Value in the Bears’ Offense

Kevin Szafraniec breaks down how the arrival of Ben Johnson in Chicago will alter the Bears’ approach in 2025 and explains why it may be wise to temper expectations for a wholesale turnaround from Caleb Williams and company in Year 1. When it comes to coaching hires, Chicago’s signing of former Lions’ offensive coordinator Ben Johnson was about as big as they get. Last offseason,…...

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Malik Nabers’ Superstar Ascension Is Unstoppable: Why Even the Giants’ Offensive Struggles Can’t Prevent 2025’s Most Explosive WR Breakout

Kevin Szafraniec details the steps the Giants have taken this offseason to turn the franchise around and explains why not even continued struggles on offense can slow down Malik Nabers’ ascension to superstar status. Brian Daboll’s tenure as the Giants’ head coach started off with a promising debut in 2022, finishing the season with a winning record and making a trip to the divisional round…...

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Week 1 Monday Review: The Good, the Bad, and the Ugly

Kevin Szafraniec breaks down the highs, lows, and everything in between from Week 1 of the 2025 NFL season. We’re back! Every week in this space throughout the season, I will be breaking down the best and worst from Sunday’s NFL action with the help of the Monday Review Tool. Teams across the NFL still looked a bit rusty to kick off the 2025 season,…...

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Well . . . That Escalated Quickly: Will the Chargers Continue Their Pass-Happy Ways All Season?

Kevin Szafraniec breaks down the Week 1 performance of Justin Herbert and the Chargers’ passing game and explains whether fantasy managers should expect the pass-heavy play calling to continue all season. The stigma that has lingered around Greg Roman and Jim Harbaugh since they first worked together in San Francisco over a decade ago is that neither of them wants to pass the ball, ever…....

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Going Contrarian Against the Contrarians: Searching for Value in a Franchise League Football Auction With the RotoViz Community

Kevin Szafraniec details the strategies he attempted to employ in a RotoViz Listener League auction on Franchise League Football. Even before writing for RotoViz, I had taken part in multiple listener leagues over the years. Given that we all shared a similar mindset, these drafts were always some of the wildest of the season. In many instances, ADP was thrown out the window, seeing huge…...

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Fortune Favors the Bold: 10 Predictions that Could Alter the Course of the 2025 Fantasy Season

Kevin Szafraniec gives his 10 bold predictions that could shape the 2025 fantasy season. I have found that laying out bold predictions can be equal parts exhilarating and anxiety-inducing. On one hand, planting your flag against the market and coming out on top can be one of the best feelings in the world. On the other hand, knowing that there is a strong chance that…...

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If You’re Not Having Fun, You’re Doing It Wrong: My Favorite and Least Favorite Player in Every Round of 2025 Fantasy Drafts

Kevin Szafraniec combs through 2025 ADP and highlights his favorite and least favorite picks in every round of drafts. When we play fantasy football, we should be having fun, plain and simple. However, sometimes this idea can be lost (I’m talking to myself here) as we search for edges in the darkest pockets of analytics and fantasy football analysis. But at the end of the…...

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How Much Does Receiving Production Matter for Elite RBs in the Half-PPR Scoring of Yahoo Home Leagues?

Kevin Szafraniec questions whether the half-PPR scoring in Yahoo leagues should change how we view the running back landscape and identifies areas of the draft where fantasy managers should be targeting and avoiding the position. Over the years, I would have generally started any roster construction series by outlining how fantasy managers should be building out their wide receiver corps. While WR depth is certainly…...

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Finding the Right Pockets of the Draft to Mine for WR Value Could Be the Key to Bringing Home Championships in Yahoo Leagues

Kevin Szafraniec identifies the pockets in Yahoo ADP that allow fantasy managers to supercharge their wide receiver rooms while also picking up elite options at quarterback and tight end. Over the years, I would have generally started any roster construction series by outlining how fantasy managers should be building out their wide receiver corps. While WR depth is certainly one of the core principles of…...

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The Half-PPR Scoring and Short Benches in Yahoo Home Leagues Could Significantly Alter the Way We Attack the Tight End Position

Kevin Szafraniec outlines how Yahoo’s default settings can alter the way we choose to address the tight end position in our home leagues and why finding a difference maker becomes that much more important. Over the years, I would have generally started any roster construction series by outlining how fantasy managers should be building out their wide receiver corps. While WR depth is certainly one…...

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Waiting on QB Isn’t Necessary (or Even Advisable) If You Want to Crush Your Yahoo League in 2025

Kevin Szafraniec breaks down the quarterback position into tiers using Yahoo ADP and explains why 2025 could represent the perfect ADP environment to add an elite option to your roster. Over the years, I would have generally started any roster construction series by outlining how fantasy managers should be building out their wide receiver corps. While WR depth is certainly one of the core principles…...

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To Catch a Falling Knife: Should We Be Taking Shots on 2025’s 13 Biggest Preseason Fallers?

Kevin Szafraniec breaks down the circumstances that have led to the preseason’s biggest drops in ADP and explains whether fantasy managers should still be looking to add each player to redraft rosters at their current price. Earlier in the week, we looked at the preseason’s biggest ADP risers and broke down the cases for buying and selling each. Now it is time to head to…...

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Are They Worth the Hype? Buying or Selling the 12 Biggest ADP Risers of the 2025 Preseason

Kevin Szafraniec looks at the 12 biggest risers in redraft ADP since the beginning of the preseason and breaks down whether fantasy managers should be buying or selling them at their current prices. As the preseason heats up every year, we see training camp buzz lead to ADP explosions across fantasy football. While there are generally legitimate reasons for the buzz, sometimes the hype goes…...

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Drawing a Late Draft Slot Allows for a Fast Start in 2025 Redraft Leagues, But There Are Still Plenty of Pitfalls to Avoid If We Want to Build a Super Team

Kevin Szafraniec explains why drawing a late slot in the draft order gives fantasy managers an ideal opportunity to build a firm foundation in 2025 redraft leagues while also presenting some tough decisions as their drafts progress. Each passing year brings fantasy managers a new ADP landscape to navigate in their redraft leagues. While there are generally some tactics that carry over year over year,…...

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Opportunity to Add Elite Talent at the Onesie Positions Could Make Drawing a Mid-Round Draft Slot Optimal for 2025 Redraft Leagues

Kevin Szafraniec explains how fantasy managers who draw a mid-round draft slot in their redraft leagues can build a super team by adding elite talent at the onesie positions. Each passing year brings fantasy managers a new ADP landscape to navigate in their redraft leagues. While there are generally some tactics that carry over year over year, an ever-evolving player pool guarantees that no two…...

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You Got Through Round 1 . . . Now What? How to Navigate Your 2025 Redraft League From an Early Draft Slot

Kevin Szafraniec details the strategies that fantasy managers who draw an early draft slot in their redraft leagues should implement in order to bring home championships in 2025. Each passing year brings fantasy managers a new ADP landscape to navigate in their redraft leagues. While there are generally some tactics that carry over year-over-year, an ever-evolving player pool guarantees that no two seasons will ever…...

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16 Final-Round Targets Who Have the Potential to Become Weekly Staples in 2025 Redraft Lineups

Kevin Szafraniec examines the 2025 ADP landscape and highlights players at each position who can be selected in the final round of drafts and have the potential to become weekly starters in 2025 redraft lineups. There is no feeling quite like hitting on a player in the late rounds who ends up becoming a staple in your weekly starting lineup. Given that redraft leagues offer…...

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The Do Not Draft List: 12 Players Who Won’t Be On My 2025 Redraft Rosters, and 13 Others On the Bubble

Kevin Szafraniec highlights 12 players who represent landmines for redraft rosters at almost any cost, plus 13 other players who aren’t far behind them. It always feels better to be an optimist than a pessimist. But sometimes there is no helping a bad situation. Unfortunately, this can apply to fantasy football, or more specifically, fantasy football ADP. The rise of best ball has allowed us…...

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The Concentrated Player Pool in FastDraft’s Flex 4 Contest Leads to a Wealth of Low-Owned Player Targets Ready to Lead Your Team to Victory

Kevin Szafraniec discusses why the unique format of FastDraft’s Flex 4 contest has quickly become one of his favorite ways to play best ball. The tournament’s innovative structure leads to unique strategies to exploit the contest’s early edges. As a fantasy manager who is always looking for fresh and exciting ways to play the game I love, the Flex 4 contest on the FastDraft app…...

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Patrick Mahomes Is Inevitable: Is 2025 the Year of the Chiefs’ Offensive Resurrection?

In the final installment of Kevin Szafraniec’s 2025 team preview series, he discusses what the chances are for Patrick Mahomes and the Chiefs to reclaim their spot as one of the NFL’s elite offenses and which players could be the biggest fantasy winners in the latest iteration of Kansas City’s offensive evolution. It feels like it has been longer than two seasons since we saw…...

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Caleb Williams Needs More Than a Coaching Change to Turn Things Around in Chicago, But There May Still Be Hidden Value in the Bears’ Offense

Kevin Szafraniec breaks down how the arrival of Ben Johnson in Chicago will alter the Bears’ approach in 2025 and explains why it may be wise to temper expectations for a wholesale turnaround from Caleb Williams and company in Year 1. When it comes to coaching hires, Chicago’s signing of former Lions’ offensive coordinator Ben Johnson was about as big as they get. Last offseason,…...

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Malik Nabers’ Superstar Ascension Is Unstoppable: Why Even the Giants’ Offensive Struggles Can’t Prevent 2025’s Most Explosive WR Breakout

Kevin Szafraniec details the steps the Giants have taken this offseason to turn the franchise around and explains why not even continued struggles on offense can slow down Malik Nabers’ ascension to superstar status. Brian Daboll’s tenure as the Giants’ head coach started off with a promising debut in 2022, finishing the season with a winning record and making a trip to the divisional round…...

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Week 1 Monday Review: The Good, the Bad, and the Ugly

Kevin Szafraniec breaks down the highs, lows, and everything in between from Week 1 of the 2025 NFL season. We’re back! Every week in this space throughout the season, I will be breaking down the best and worst from Sunday’s NFL action with the help of the Monday Review Tool. Teams across the NFL still looked a bit rusty to kick off the 2025 season,…...

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Well . . . That Escalated Quickly: Will the Chargers Continue Their Pass-Happy Ways All Season?

Kevin Szafraniec breaks down the Week 1 performance of Justin Herbert and the Chargers’ passing game and explains whether fantasy managers should expect the pass-heavy play calling to continue all season. The stigma that has lingered around Greg Roman and Jim Harbaugh since they first worked together in San Francisco over a decade ago is that neither of them wants to pass the ball, ever…....

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Going Contrarian Against the Contrarians: Searching for Value in a Franchise League Football Auction With the RotoViz Community

Kevin Szafraniec details the strategies he attempted to employ in a RotoViz Listener League auction on Franchise League Football. Even before writing for RotoViz, I had taken part in multiple listener leagues over the years. Given that we all shared a similar mindset, these drafts were always some of the wildest of the season. In many instances, ADP was thrown out the window, seeing huge…...

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Fortune Favors the Bold: 10 Predictions that Could Alter the Course of the 2025 Fantasy Season

Kevin Szafraniec gives his 10 bold predictions that could shape the 2025 fantasy season. I have found that laying out bold predictions can be equal parts exhilarating and anxiety-inducing. On one hand, planting your flag against the market and coming out on top can be one of the best feelings in the world. On the other hand, knowing that there is a strong chance that…...

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If You’re Not Having Fun, You’re Doing It Wrong: My Favorite and Least Favorite Player in Every Round of 2025 Fantasy Drafts

Kevin Szafraniec combs through 2025 ADP and highlights his favorite and least favorite picks in every round of drafts. When we play fantasy football, we should be having fun, plain and simple. However, sometimes this idea can be lost (I’m talking to myself here) as we search for edges in the darkest pockets of analytics and fantasy football analysis. But at the end of the…...

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How Much Does Receiving Production Matter for Elite RBs in the Half-PPR Scoring of Yahoo Home Leagues?

Kevin Szafraniec questions whether the half-PPR scoring in Yahoo leagues should change how we view the running back landscape and identifies areas of the draft where fantasy managers should be targeting and avoiding the position. Over the years, I would have generally started any roster construction series by outlining how fantasy managers should be building out their wide receiver corps. While WR depth is certainly…...

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Finding the Right Pockets of the Draft to Mine for WR Value Could Be the Key to Bringing Home Championships in Yahoo Leagues

Kevin Szafraniec identifies the pockets in Yahoo ADP that allow fantasy managers to supercharge their wide receiver rooms while also picking up elite options at quarterback and tight end. Over the years, I would have generally started any roster construction series by outlining how fantasy managers should be building out their wide receiver corps. While WR depth is certainly one of the core principles of…...

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The Half-PPR Scoring and Short Benches in Yahoo Home Leagues Could Significantly Alter the Way We Attack the Tight End Position

Kevin Szafraniec outlines how Yahoo’s default settings can alter the way we choose to address the tight end position in our home leagues and why finding a difference maker becomes that much more important. Over the years, I would have generally started any roster construction series by outlining how fantasy managers should be building out their wide receiver corps. While WR depth is certainly one…...

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Waiting on QB Isn’t Necessary (or Even Advisable) If You Want to Crush Your Yahoo League in 2025

Kevin Szafraniec breaks down the quarterback position into tiers using Yahoo ADP and explains why 2025 could represent the perfect ADP environment to add an elite option to your roster. Over the years, I would have generally started any roster construction series by outlining how fantasy managers should be building out their wide receiver corps. While WR depth is certainly one of the core principles…...

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To Catch a Falling Knife: Should We Be Taking Shots on 2025’s 13 Biggest Preseason Fallers?

Kevin Szafraniec breaks down the circumstances that have led to the preseason’s biggest drops in ADP and explains whether fantasy managers should still be looking to add each player to redraft rosters at their current price. Earlier in the week, we looked at the preseason’s biggest ADP risers and broke down the cases for buying and selling each. Now it is time to head to…...

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Are They Worth the Hype? Buying or Selling the 12 Biggest ADP Risers of the 2025 Preseason

Kevin Szafraniec looks at the 12 biggest risers in redraft ADP since the beginning of the preseason and breaks down whether fantasy managers should be buying or selling them at their current prices. As the preseason heats up every year, we see training camp buzz lead to ADP explosions across fantasy football. While there are generally legitimate reasons for the buzz, sometimes the hype goes…...

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Drawing a Late Draft Slot Allows for a Fast Start in 2025 Redraft Leagues, But There Are Still Plenty of Pitfalls to Avoid If We Want to Build a Super Team

Kevin Szafraniec explains why drawing a late slot in the draft order gives fantasy managers an ideal opportunity to build a firm foundation in 2025 redraft leagues while also presenting some tough decisions as their drafts progress. Each passing year brings fantasy managers a new ADP landscape to navigate in their redraft leagues. While there are generally some tactics that carry over year over year,…...

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Opportunity to Add Elite Talent at the Onesie Positions Could Make Drawing a Mid-Round Draft Slot Optimal for 2025 Redraft Leagues

Kevin Szafraniec explains how fantasy managers who draw a mid-round draft slot in their redraft leagues can build a super team by adding elite talent at the onesie positions. Each passing year brings fantasy managers a new ADP landscape to navigate in their redraft leagues. While there are generally some tactics that carry over year over year, an ever-evolving player pool guarantees that no two…...

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You Got Through Round 1 . . . Now What? How to Navigate Your 2025 Redraft League From an Early Draft Slot

Kevin Szafraniec details the strategies that fantasy managers who draw an early draft slot in their redraft leagues should implement in order to bring home championships in 2025. Each passing year brings fantasy managers a new ADP landscape to navigate in their redraft leagues. While there are generally some tactics that carry over year-over-year, an ever-evolving player pool guarantees that no two seasons will ever…...

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16 Final-Round Targets Who Have the Potential to Become Weekly Staples in 2025 Redraft Lineups

Kevin Szafraniec examines the 2025 ADP landscape and highlights players at each position who can be selected in the final round of drafts and have the potential to become weekly starters in 2025 redraft lineups. There is no feeling quite like hitting on a player in the late rounds who ends up becoming a staple in your weekly starting lineup. Given that redraft leagues offer…...

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The Do Not Draft List: 12 Players Who Won’t Be On My 2025 Redraft Rosters, and 13 Others On the Bubble

Kevin Szafraniec highlights 12 players who represent landmines for redraft rosters at almost any cost, plus 13 other players who aren’t far behind them. It always feels better to be an optimist than a pessimist. But sometimes there is no helping a bad situation. Unfortunately, this can apply to fantasy football, or more specifically, fantasy football ADP. The rise of best ball has allowed us…...

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The Concentrated Player Pool in FastDraft’s Flex 4 Contest Leads to a Wealth of Low-Owned Player Targets Ready to Lead Your Team to Victory

Kevin Szafraniec discusses why the unique format of FastDraft’s Flex 4 contest has quickly become one of his favorite ways to play best ball. The tournament’s innovative structure leads to unique strategies to exploit the contest’s early edges. As a fantasy manager who is always looking for fresh and exciting ways to play the game I love, the Flex 4 contest on the FastDraft app…...

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Patrick Mahomes Is Inevitable: Is 2025 the Year of the Chiefs’ Offensive Resurrection?

In the final installment of Kevin Szafraniec’s 2025 team preview series, he discusses what the chances are for Patrick Mahomes and the Chiefs to reclaim their spot as one of the NFL’s elite offenses and which players could be the biggest fantasy winners in the latest iteration of Kansas City’s offensive evolution. It feels like it has been longer than two seasons since we saw…...

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Caleb Williams Needs More Than a Coaching Change to Turn Things Around in Chicago, But There May Still Be Hidden Value in the Bears’ Offense

Kevin Szafraniec breaks down how the arrival of Ben Johnson in Chicago will alter the Bears’ approach in 2025 and explains why it may be wise to temper expectations for a wholesale turnaround from Caleb Williams and company in Year 1. When it comes to coaching hires, Chicago’s signing of former Lions’ offensive coordinator Ben Johnson was about as big as they get. Last offseason,…...

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Malik Nabers’ Superstar Ascension Is Unstoppable: Why Even the Giants’ Offensive Struggles Can’t Prevent 2025’s Most Explosive WR Breakout

Kevin Szafraniec details the steps the Giants have taken this offseason to turn the franchise around and explains why not even continued struggles on offense can slow down Malik Nabers’ ascension to superstar status. Brian Daboll’s tenure as the Giants’ head coach started off with a promising debut in 2022, finishing the season with a winning record and making a trip to the divisional round…...

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