We saved the best for last. Here’s the 2016 pre-NFL draft RotoViz rookie wide receiver rankings. Like running back, we’re going 30 deep here. Based on 17 rankers, and 30 points for a first-place vote, the maximum point total is 510. Included for your reference is the most recent Rotoviz Scouting Index (RSI) rankings, so you can see where we differ from the scouting community…....

After knocking out quarterback and tight end, we’re moving on to the more interesting positions. Here’s the RotoViz 2016 pre-NFL draft rookie running back rankings. Unlike QB and TE, where we only went 10 deep, we’re going 30 deep at RB. Each of our 16 participants ranked each running back, and then each was given a score: 30 points for a first place vote down…...

Continuing our pre-NFL draft rookie rankings, here’s where we stand on the tight end prospects. Maximum possible score was 160; see the previous article on quarterback rankings for an update on methodology and rankers. There’s not really much to say about this TE class, other than that we compiled our rankings before news of Tyler Higbee’s arrest broke. That will probably knock him down in, and maybe…...

We’ve been busy working our spreadsheets preparing for the draft. This weekend we compared results and came up with our pre-draft NFL rookie rankings. Up first, quarterbacks. The table shows you each QB’s score, which was calculated in a similar manner as the RotoViz Scouting Index. We ranked the top 10 QBs, so a first place vote garnered the player 10 points, and a 10th…...

Play the Draft currently projects Leonte Carroo at pick 57.4. That’s midway between the second-round picks of the Green Bay Packers and Pittsburgh Steelers. If Carroo were indeed drafted by either team, you could throw current dynasty rookie ADP out the window. Let’s just run through some of the potential fallout. Most sources don’t expect Carroo to be drafted that highly. The RotoViz Scouting Index for…...

Here’s an NFL draft projection that the scouts and the public both agree on: Derrick Henry to the New York Giants. That could shake up dynasty fantasy football rookie drafts. Play the Draft has Henry projected at pick 40 overall, as does the RotoViz Scouting Index. So does a second round running back really affect rookie drafts that much? Some of that depends on the landing…...

There’s only so much shaking up that the top wide receiver in rookie dynasty football drafts can do. But Laquon Treadwell landing with the Atlanta Falcons would definitely register on the ADP richter scale. The most appealing part of speculating Treadwell to the Falcons is that it’s definitely possible. Play the Draft is currently projecting Treadwell at 15.6, and the Falcons draft at pick 17…....

The Box Score Scout App is one of the most powerful tools in the RotoViz arsenal, so let’s take a few minutes to explore not only what it does, but why it does it so well…. Membership Required You must be a member to access this content.View Membership LevelsAlready a member? Log in here...

To complete this exercise, I used the final RotoViz Scouting Index player rankings to generate an NFL mock draft…. Membership Required You must be a member to access this content.View Membership LevelsAlready a member? Log in here...

Following the Martavis Bryant suspension, every fantasy site and podcast I follow has had something to say about him. And it sounds a lot like what many are still saying about Josh Gordon. Usually it goes something like this:… Membership Required You must be a member to access this content.View Membership LevelsAlready a member? Log in here...

Quick news and notes about the Philadelphia Eagles, rookie running backs, and drafting quarterbacks. Rueben Randle Says he’ll be starting for the Eagles this year. He’s probably right. NAME OFF TRGS TRGMS reEP reFPOE reFPOEPT Rueben Randle NYG 90 0.146 131.65 53.45 0.59 Jordan Matthews PHI 128 0.206 184.75 47.95 0.37 Josh Huff PHI 40 0.074 58.66 17.54 0.44 Nelson Agholor PHI 44 0.088 62.71…...

With pro days mostly finished and the draft about three weeks away, this is probably the final iteration of the RotoViz Scouting Index. Let’s take a look at the final scouting ranks. Quarterbacks Jared Goff has been the top quarterback all along. Carson Wentz has bullied his way up the rankings, while Paxton Lynch has fallen off a bit. The scouts also don’t see much difference between Dak Prescott, Christian…...

Yesterday I ran an experiment comparing Play the Draft’s current projections against a mashup of the RotoViz Scouting Index & historical NFL draft trends. Today I’ll look at some of the players about whom the two sources disagree the most. Quarterback Name Pos PTD Draft Hx Draft Diff Dak Prescott QB 110 73.40 36.60 Christian Hackenberg QB 65 132.40 -67.40 Compared to Play the Draft…...

Here at the RotoViz lab, we’re always experimenting with new ways of combining disparate bits of information into something new and meaningful. Sometimes the results are more interesting than actionable, but still worth sharing. Here’s an attempt to project the NFL draft – and identify discrepancies in the values of incoming rookies – using data from Play the Draft and the Rookie Scouting Index. Here’s what…...

We’re always looking for dynasty fantasy football sleepers. Here are three players whose acquisition cost is very low, but might have decent 2016 upside. Brandon LaFell Is reportedly close to a deal with the Bengals. Newsflash: Cincinnati has a whole bunch of vacated targets. Newsflash part II: LaFell was horribly inefficient last year (-0.21 per target). But other than his rookie year of 2010, LaFell…...

Welcome to the RotoViz version of a Big Board. Here you’ll find the ninth iteration of composite NFL draft rankings from six different scouting websites. We collate the rankings, turn them into scores, and track the changes. As we work through pro days, let’s see who’s moving up and moving down. Quarterbacks Results for those ranked at five or more of the six sites we…...

The flip side of my previous article. Using the same method, I’m comparing the trade value of dynasty wide receivers to their 2016 PPR projections, this time looking for cheap players to add…. Membership Required You must be a member to access this content.View Membership LevelsAlready a member? Log in here...

The Dynasty App includes empirically derived trade values for each player. I plotted these against each player’s 2016 projection in an effort to find value discrepancies…. Membership Required You must be a member to access this content.View Membership LevelsAlready a member? Log in here...

When I wrote about Matt Forte’s top-five upside, I created projections for the rest of the Jets skill players. I thought I’d share those today. Along the way, I’ll show you how we create projections at RotoViz…. Membership Required You must be a member to access this content.View Membership LevelsAlready a member? Log in here...

I wrote that Matt Forte would be a top-10 running back in 2016 – and then the Jets promptly signed Bilal Powell and Khiry Robinson. Should we worry? No worries. I don’t think the presence of either affects Forte’s 2016 outlook. Let’s dispel the fears and come up with a projection for the Jets running backs. First let’s clear up the concerns about how the other backs might threaten Forte…....