We often hear that late season performance is more important than early season performance, but one trait of elite high stakes players is an emphasis on starting fast. If you play in any serious league, making the playoffs is the key. … Membership Required You must be a member to access this content.View Membership LevelsAlready a member? Log in here...

Earlier this summer, we looked at the Top 15 Zero RB candidates in a three-part series. At the advent of training camp, I published an update with four slots changing hands. We’ve now seen two preseason games, and fantasy drafts have shifted into high gear…. Membership Required You must be a member to access this content.View Membership LevelsAlready a member? Log in here...

After providing the Hitchhiker’s Guide to the Zero RB Galaxy for PPR aficionados and looking at how to Build the Ultimate Standard lineup, half-PPR leagues have become the topic of the moment on the message boards…. Membership Required You must be a member to access this content.View Membership LevelsAlready a member? Log in here...

Last week we had the Third Annual Apex Experts League draft with a Who’s Who of the top minds in fantasy football analysis, and it was crazy. Drafters were desperate not to be left behind at the wide receiver position. Due to the unexpected turn of events, it provided a great lens through which to examine a couple of the more common criticisms from Zero…...

Targets are the lifeblood of fantasy scoring, but many of our predictions about volume are fragile. It’s difficult to argue with Jacob Rickrode’s thesis that The Same WRs Finish Top 24 Every Single Year…. Membership Required You must be a member to access this content.View Membership LevelsAlready a member? Log in here...

The 7 Breakout WRs You Must Own in 2016 featured a couple of surprising inclusions and two shocking omissions. One of those players I desperately wanted to add but could not. DeVante Parker…. Membership Required You must be a member to access this content.View Membership LevelsAlready a member? Log in here...

I’ve written at length about the Top 15 RBs to Target if you employ a Zero RB strategy in 2016. One of the fundamental tenets is to emphasize pass-catching backs who could become bell cows with injury or under performance from the starter. It’s perhaps easy to forget that this can also work the other way…. Membership Required You must be a member to access...

Breakout performances win fantasy titles. In fantasy football, the biggest risk you can take is playing it safe. There’s a big difference, however, between taking informed risks and indiscriminately investing in unproven players…. Membership Required You must be a member to access this content.View Membership LevelsAlready a member? Log in here...

What strategy should I use in 10-team standard leagues? Can you use Zero RB without PPR?… Membership Required You must be a member to access this content.View Membership LevelsAlready a member? Log in here...

Earlier this offseason I published my annual list of the Top 15 RBs to target if you plan to avoid the RB position entirely for the first five to eight rounds. In 2015 that list included league-winning players like Devonta Freeman at No. 2 and Doug Martin at No. 4, as well as hitting on some playoff stars like David Johnson at No. 7…. Membership...

When cobbling together a fantasy lineup, you want to draft good players, but you also want to buy as many touches as you can. The owner who buys the most touches will probably win. In many cases these opportunity plays are straightforward. Your brother-in-law is going to win your league because he owns Matt Jones…. Membership Required You must be a member to access this...

It’s almost impossible not to like Danny Woodhead. He’s one of my favorite reality players, and it’s with no small amount of disappointment that I’m not targeting him in fantasy this season…. Membership Required You must be a member to access this content.View Membership LevelsAlready a member? Log in here...

With the 2014 wide receiver class looking like one of the best in history and the depressing 2016 class still lending itself to Rookie Derangement, it’s easy to forget about 2015’s ultra-athletic prospects. Athleticism tends to be an overrated element of WR evaluation, but drafters are always on the lookout for upside players who might fall through the ADP cracks…. Membership Required You must be...

The list of Top 15 Zero RB candidates had a big year in 2015. The Top 5 included league-winners Devonta Freeman and Doug Martin. It also contained serviceable pass-catching backs Duke Johnson and Charles Sims. David Johnson clocked in at No. 7…. Membership Required You must be a member to access this content.View Membership LevelsAlready a member? Log in here...

Devin Funchess stands 6 feet 4 inches and weighs 232 pounds. Dorial Green-Beckham can look down on his fellow monster from a height of 6 feet 5 inches. He weighs in at 237 pounds…. Membership Required You must be a member to access this content.View Membership LevelsAlready a member? Log in here...

Earlier this summer Justin Winn provided an excellent breakdown of his Projection Machine outlook for the San Diego Chargers fantasy positions. Danny Woodhead is projected for 77 receptions compared to only 29 for Melvin Gordon. Those numbers feel right, but do they properly represent the range of outcomes? Let’s use the RotoViz Screener to get a sense of what we can expect in terms of RB receptions based…...

If the Washington backfield stays status quo through training camp, Matt Jones will be one of the least accomplished running backs to ever enter a season as an unquestioned NFL starter…. Membership Required You must be a member to access this content.View Membership LevelsAlready a member? Log in here...

The Indianapolis passing game is probably going to give us league-winners due to volume and opportunity. The Colts play fast, and they lost 161 targets in free agency. Andrew Luck will be throwing to an uncluttered depth chart. In fact, we could see multiple league-winners in the Colts passing game . . . and Donte Moncrief still not be among them…. Membership Required You must be a...

The list of Top 15 Zero RB candidates had a big year in 2015. The Top 5 included league-winners Devonta Freeman and Doug Martin. It also contained serviceable pass-catching backs Duke Johnson and Charles Sims. David Johnson clocked in at No. 7…. Membership Required You must be a member to access this content.View Membership LevelsAlready a member? Log in here...