Ahmad Bradshaw is 29 years old, he broke his leg last season, he’s suspended for Week 1, and he’s not currently on an NFL roster. Despite all that, if he’s on your dynasty league’s waiver wire you need to pick him up. Let me explain why he’s a must-add. First, let’s dismiss those negatives. It’s true that Bradshaw is 29, which puts him at risk of…...

If you look at the top 25 running backs[1]Excluding Adrian Peterson and the rookies by ADP according to the Best Ball ADP App in the Game Splits App, every single RB scored more fantasy points in wins than in losses in 2014. That’s how important winning is to RB success. With that in mind, I decided to combine the information from the Game Splits App and the betting lines…...

The first overall pick in 2015 fantasy football drafts should be a wide receiver. But even if you disagree with me on that, someone has to be the first WR drafted. I think you can make a case for five different WRs to be the first WR off the board. Today, I make the case for Demaryius Thomas. The Knocks Against Thomas I mostly want…...

In the aftermath of Arian Foster’s groin injury, everyone’s trying to figure out what it means for the rest of Texans. A lot of the focus is on the running back situation or DeAndre Hopkins. But I think someone else may be the main beneficiary of Foster’s injury: rookie wide receiver Jaelen Strong. Less Rushing, More Passing Last season the Houston Texans ran the ball on 52 percent of…...

Earlier this offseason I wrote an article where I made the case for Allen Robinson as 2015’s breakout wide receiver. At the time, Robinson’s ADP was in the sixth round of redraft leagues, but it’s risen since, with Robinson now going towards the end of the fifth round. Many people are concerned about or suspect that his ADP will rise even higher if there’s positive hype in…...

Fantasy football drafts are all about value, and that’s especially true of auction drafts. By combining our composite projections, which you can find in the Cheat Sheet Calculator and Best Ball ADP apps, and My Fantasy League’s average auction values I was able to boil value down into a single number. Without further ado, here are the best auction values at running back: The table is pretty…...

I’d been planning on writing an article titled, “Is Terrelle Pryor Already the Browns Best Receiver?” pretty much since the day they signed him. It was meant to be half serious, half in jest. But now this: #Browns WR Terrelle Pryor said he's so familiar with OC John DeFilippo's playbook that younger WRs on team are asking him questions. — Nate Ulrich (@ByNateUlrich) July 30,…...

Fantasy football drafts are all about value, and that’s especially true of auction drafts. By combining our composite projections, which you can find in the Cheat Sheet Calculator and Best Ball ADP apps, and My Fantasy League’s average auction values I was able to boil value down into a single number. Without further ado, here are the best auction values at wide receiver: The table is pretty…...

Fantasy football drafts are all about value, and that’s especially true of auction drafts. By combining our composite projections, which you can find in the Cheat Sheet Calculator and Best Ball ADP apps, and My Fantasy League’s average auction values I was able to boil value down into a single number. Without further ado, here are the best auction values at tight end: The table is pretty…...

Fantasy football drafts are all about value, and that’s especially true of auction drafts. By combining our composite projections, which you can find in the Cheat Sheet Calculator and Best Ball ADP apps, and My Fantasy League’s average auction values I was able to boil value down into a single number. Without further ado, here are the best auction values at quarterback: The table is pretty straightforward…....

We’ve published a few pieces this offseason on how Marques Colston is a value in redraft leagues. But despite being 32 years old, I think Colston actually makes a good dynasty trade target as well. Opportunity The reason all this occurred to me is that I was looking through some data and it struck me that as recently as 2012 Colston finished as the wide receiver 12…...

Earlier this offseason, Jacob Rickrode found that only around one in four rookies drafted in the second round of rookie drafts succeed. Success in this case meaning a top 24 finish for a running back or wide receiver or a top 12 finish for a quarterback or tight end.((As the sample in question plays more seasons over time, I think we can expect that hit rate…...

Mark Ingram has long been a punchline. Now that his rookie contract is over we can safely say the Saints’ decision to draft him was a mistake. But neither of those things matter now. What does matter is that Ingram is cheaper than he should be, and is shaping up to be a potential league-winner in 2015. He may have been a punchline before, but here’s…...

Earlier this offseason, Jacob Rickrode wrote a great piece arguing for Andrew Luck as the first overall pick in dynasty startup drafts. I had always been pretty firmly opposed to it on principle, but the piece certainly warmed me to the idea. But I still don’t think Andrew Luck should be the first pick in dynasty drafts. To help me explain, I’ve enlisted the help of four other QBs: Aaron…...

Martavis Bryant was an iffy prospect. He was kind of old, he had bad raw and market share production, and he was drafted in the fourth round of the NFL Draft. I think if you were being optimistic when trying to predict his NFL success you would have pointed to his 4.42 forty time and 22.2 yards per reception as indicators of big play ability or…...

The first overall pick in 2015 fantasy football drafts should be a wide receiver. But even if you disagree with me on that, someone has to be the first WR drafted. I think you can make a case for six different WRs to be the first WR off the board. Today, I make the case for Odell Beckham Jr. The Knocks Against Beckham I mostly…...

At this time last year, Toby Gerhart and Ben Tate were two of the hottest names in fantasy football. The results weren’t great. Gerhart and Tate both spiked in value because free agency transformed them from perceived-to-be-talented backups to perceived-to-be-talented starters. It might actually be more accurate to say if you kept Gerhart and Tate on your dynasty team your results weren’t great. If you traded them for a…...

The first overall pick in 2015 fantasy football drafts should be a wide receiver. But even if you disagree with me on that, someone has to be the first WR drafted. I think you can make a case for six different WRs to be the first WR off the board. Today, I make the case for Dez Bryant. The Knocks Against Bryant I mostly want…...

In one of RotoViz’s most popular articles, Shawn Siegele explains his dominant Zero RB drafting strategy. Zero RB is a strategy that is often used in your typical snake drafts, but there is no reason it can’t apply just as well to an auction draft. In fact, I think it even has some advantages specific to the auction format. Here is why and how you…...

The first overall pick in 2015 fantasy football drafts should be a wide receiver. But even if you disagree with me on that, someone has to be the first WR drafted. I think you can make a case for six different WRs to be the first WR off the board. Today, I make the case for Antonio Brown. The Knocks Against Brown I mostly want to…...