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December 21, 2024
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Bjorn Yang-Vaernet
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Jamal Agnew Has Taken Over the Laviska Shenault Role — Wide Receiver Usage Trends and Takeaways: Week 9
Bjorn Yang-Vaernet
November 4, 2021
In this weekly article, Bjorn Yang-Vaernet uses the Advanced Stat Explorer and other Rotoviz tools to dive deep into wide receiver usage trends. Usage is key for making waiver wire adds, start/sit decisions, and finding the next blow-up WR in DFS. In lieu of a traditional introduction, I wanted to give a shoutout to Calvin Ridley for prioritizing his mental health and taking a break…...
Mike Evans and the Cincinnati Offense are Ready for Takeoff: Wide Receiver Usage Trends and Takeaways: Week 8
Bjorn Yang-Vaernet
October 28, 2021
In this weekly article, Bjorn Yang-Vaernet will use the Advanced Stat Explorer and other Rotoviz tools to dive deep into wide receiver usage trends. Usage is key for making waiver wire adds, start/sit decisions, and finding the next blow-up WR in DFS. Bye weeks are in full swing and WR-heavy drafters should start to gain momentum in these upcoming weeks. While many opponents will be…...
Why I’m Optimistic on Darnell Mooney and My Concerns on 2 Elite Wide Receivers: Wide Receiver Usage Trends and Takeaways: Week 7
Bjorn Yang-Vaernet
October 21, 2021
In this weekly article, Bjorn Yang-Vaernet uses the Advanced Stat Explorer and other RotoViz tools to dive deep into wide receiver usage trends. Usage is key for making waiver wire adds, start/sit decisions, and finding the next blow-up WR in DFS. Writing this article each week is a fun deep dive into all the WR situations throughout the league. Finding the players that should break…...
Why Marquise Brown is No Mirage and 3 Rookie Wide Receivers With Rising Utilization: Wide Receiver Usage Trends and Takeaways: Week 6
Bjorn Yang-Vaernet
October 14, 2021
In this weekly article, Bjorn Yang-Vaernet uses the Advanced Stat Explorer and other Rotoviz tools to dive deep into wide receiver usage trends. Usage is key for making waiver wire adds, start/sit decisions, and finding the next blow-up WR in DFS. The game of fantasy football is amazing when things break right and super tilting when it breaks wrong. Tyler Lockett vs. the Rams in…...
Calvin Ridley and 3 Other Wide Receivers Who Could Be Next to Score 30 Fantasy Points — Wide Receiver Usage Trends and Takeaways: Week 5
Bjorn Yang-Vaernet
October 7, 2021
In this weekly article, Bjorn Yang-Vaernet uses the Advanced Stat Explorer and other RotoViz tools to dive deep into wide receiver usage trends. Usage is key for making waiver wire adds, start/sit decisions, and finding the next blow-up WR in DFS. This week was the first real huge week for wide receivers. Four players scored more than 30 PPR fantasy points: Tyreek Hill – 47.6…...
Is Cooper Kupp’s Production Sustainable? Plus 2 Second Year WRs to Buy Low — Wide Receiver Usage Trends and Takeaways: Week 4
Bjorn Yang-Vaernet
September 30, 2021
In this weekly article, Bjorn Yang-Vaernet will use the Advanced Stat Explorer and other RotoViz tools to dive deep into wide receiver usage trends. Usage is key for making waiver wire adds, start/sit decisions, and finding the next blow-up WR in DFS. Week 3 is in the books and another unpredictable week with injuries ensued. During best ball season, the RotoViz team explained the historically…...
What to Make of Rondale Moore and 2 Under the Radar Pass Offenses — Wide Receiver Usage Trends and Takeaways: Week 3
Bjorn Yang-Vaernet
September 23, 2021
In this weekly article, Bjorn Yang-Vaernet uses the Advanced Stat Explorer and other RotoViz tools to dive deep into wide receiver usage trends. Usage is key for making waiver wire adds, start/sit decisions, and finding the next blow-up WR in DFS. Week 2 is in the books and the craziness of the NFL continues. Tons of big performances, injuries, and more importantly, another round of…...
CeeDee Lamb is Worth the Hype and Clarity on Murky Situations – Wide Receiver Usage Trends and Takeaways: Week 1
Bjorn Yang-Vaernet
September 16, 2021
In this weekly article, Bjorn Yang-Vaernet uses the Advanced Stat Explorer and other RotoViz tools to dive deep into wide receiver usage trends. Usage is key for making waiver wire adds, start/sit decisions, and finding the next blow-up WR in DFS. Week 1 was awesome: a full slate of games with more than two-quarters of starters playing. More importantly, after months of debating who the…...
How Best Ball Drafters Continue to Sabotage Themselves and How You Can Capitalize On Their Mistakes With a WR-TE Start
Bjorn Yang-Vaernet
September 3, 2021
Bjorn Yang-Vaernet explores how best ball drafters sabotage themselves by taking too many running backs and how to build a roster after a WR/TE start I recently drafted in my home redraft league. I started off with Travis Kelce and by the time it came back to my pick in Round 2, so many running backs were taken that I ended up with Stefon Diggs.((My…...
3 RBs With Asymmetric Upside to Pull Together a WR-Heavy Roster Build
Bjorn Yang-Vaernet
August 24, 2021
Bjorn Yang-Vaernet shares three RBs with asymmetric upside that complement WR-heavy roster builds in best ball. In my article last week, I wrote about how to make the most of a late-round draft pick by starting with back-to-back wide receivers. Drafters that followed the structural guidelines within that piece will likely have one, or possibly two, running backs heading into Round 9. In this article,…...
Less Than 1% of Drafters Follow These 2 Guidelines to Turn a WR-WR Start into a Roster That Can Beat Christian McCaffrey Teams
Bjorn Yang-Vaernet
August 17, 2021
Bjorn Yang-Vaernet explores how two structural guidelines can turn a late-round draft pick into a roster that can rival any Christian McCaffrey team. During the past two months, Shawn Siegele put out a number of articles detailing how to make the best of a late-round draft pick in best ball. One of the key tenets of his argument is picking the elite wide receivers. It…...
How to Press the Advantage of Your Travis Kelce Teams: 99% of Drafters Ignore These 3 Simple Steps That Will Double Your Expected Win Rates
Bjorn Yang-Vaernet
August 14, 2021
Bjorn Yang-Vaernet explains the three roster-building guidelines to follow after drafting Travis Kelce and running back in the first two rounds to more than double your baseline win rate. In the 2019 season when Christian McCaffrey had the legendary 448.4 PPR fantasy point season, best ball managers that had him on their team won an insane 36.9% of the time. Considering 8.3% is the baseline…...
Avoid the High Bust Rates of Round 1 RBs: Why Drafting Travis Kelce in Round 1 is Smart And 3 Complimentary RBs to Target in Round 2
Bjorn Yang-Vaernet
August 3, 2021
Bjorn Yang-Vaernet makes the case for why drafting Travis Kelce early in Round 1 can not only lead to a higher floor, but a better ceiling in 2021 best ball. In the Stealing Banana’s episode “Is Modified Zero RB Part of the Zero RB Universe?” (31:00 min), Ben Gretch and Shawn Siegele talked about the questions surrounding the running backs in Round 1 going after…...
Why You Should Fade the Elite Mobile QBs in Best Ball: Historical Win Rates Show the Opportunity Cost of Missing the QB Window
Bjorn Yang-Vaernet
July 24, 2021
Are the best mobile QBs worth their draft price in best ball drafts? Bjorn Yang-Vaernet examines historical win rates to determine which elite QBs to be overweight and underweight on in 2021. The fantasy football draft has similarities to the stock market. The players are similar to stocks in that one can craft the portfolio of players that you believe in most. However, everything comes…...
Give Your Best Ball Win Rates an Easy Boost with the Optimal Approach to Stacking Mobile Quarterbacks
Bjorn Yang-Vaernet
July 6, 2021
Is stacking always the right play in best ball leagues? What if your quarterback picks get much of their fantasy production on the ground, rather than in the passing game? Bjorn Yang-Vaernet explains how to approach stacking with mobile quarterbacks and provides some easy tactics that can give your win rates a significant boost. Blanket rules are pervasive in the fantasy football industry. Wait on…...
Jamal Agnew Has Taken Over the Laviska Shenault Role — Wide Receiver Usage Trends and Takeaways: Week 9
Bjorn Yang-Vaernet
November 4, 2021
In this weekly article, Bjorn Yang-Vaernet uses the Advanced Stat Explorer and other Rotoviz tools to dive deep into wide receiver usage trends. Usage is key for making waiver wire adds, start/sit decisions, and finding the next blow-up WR in DFS. In lieu of a traditional introduction, I wanted to give a shoutout to Calvin Ridley for prioritizing his mental health and taking a break…...
Mike Evans and the Cincinnati Offense are Ready for Takeoff: Wide Receiver Usage Trends and Takeaways: Week 8
Bjorn Yang-Vaernet
October 28, 2021
In this weekly article, Bjorn Yang-Vaernet will use the Advanced Stat Explorer and other Rotoviz tools to dive deep into wide receiver usage trends. Usage is key for making waiver wire adds, start/sit decisions, and finding the next blow-up WR in DFS. Bye weeks are in full swing and WR-heavy drafters should start to gain momentum in these upcoming weeks. While many opponents will be…...
Why I’m Optimistic on Darnell Mooney and My Concerns on 2 Elite Wide Receivers: Wide Receiver Usage Trends and Takeaways: Week 7
Bjorn Yang-Vaernet
October 21, 2021
In this weekly article, Bjorn Yang-Vaernet uses the Advanced Stat Explorer and other RotoViz tools to dive deep into wide receiver usage trends. Usage is key for making waiver wire adds, start/sit decisions, and finding the next blow-up WR in DFS. Writing this article each week is a fun deep dive into all the WR situations throughout the league. Finding the players that should break…...
Why Marquise Brown is No Mirage and 3 Rookie Wide Receivers With Rising Utilization: Wide Receiver Usage Trends and Takeaways: Week 6
Bjorn Yang-Vaernet
October 14, 2021
In this weekly article, Bjorn Yang-Vaernet uses the Advanced Stat Explorer and other Rotoviz tools to dive deep into wide receiver usage trends. Usage is key for making waiver wire adds, start/sit decisions, and finding the next blow-up WR in DFS. The game of fantasy football is amazing when things break right and super tilting when it breaks wrong. Tyler Lockett vs. the Rams in…...
Calvin Ridley and 3 Other Wide Receivers Who Could Be Next to Score 30 Fantasy Points — Wide Receiver Usage Trends and Takeaways: Week 5
Bjorn Yang-Vaernet
October 7, 2021
In this weekly article, Bjorn Yang-Vaernet uses the Advanced Stat Explorer and other RotoViz tools to dive deep into wide receiver usage trends. Usage is key for making waiver wire adds, start/sit decisions, and finding the next blow-up WR in DFS. This week was the first real huge week for wide receivers. Four players scored more than 30 PPR fantasy points: Tyreek Hill – 47.6…...
Is Cooper Kupp’s Production Sustainable? Plus 2 Second Year WRs to Buy Low — Wide Receiver Usage Trends and Takeaways: Week 4
Bjorn Yang-Vaernet
September 30, 2021
In this weekly article, Bjorn Yang-Vaernet will use the Advanced Stat Explorer and other RotoViz tools to dive deep into wide receiver usage trends. Usage is key for making waiver wire adds, start/sit decisions, and finding the next blow-up WR in DFS. Week 3 is in the books and another unpredictable week with injuries ensued. During best ball season, the RotoViz team explained the historically…...
What to Make of Rondale Moore and 2 Under the Radar Pass Offenses — Wide Receiver Usage Trends and Takeaways: Week 3
Bjorn Yang-Vaernet
September 23, 2021
In this weekly article, Bjorn Yang-Vaernet uses the Advanced Stat Explorer and other RotoViz tools to dive deep into wide receiver usage trends. Usage is key for making waiver wire adds, start/sit decisions, and finding the next blow-up WR in DFS. Week 2 is in the books and the craziness of the NFL continues. Tons of big performances, injuries, and more importantly, another round of…...
CeeDee Lamb is Worth the Hype and Clarity on Murky Situations – Wide Receiver Usage Trends and Takeaways: Week 1
Bjorn Yang-Vaernet
September 16, 2021
In this weekly article, Bjorn Yang-Vaernet uses the Advanced Stat Explorer and other RotoViz tools to dive deep into wide receiver usage trends. Usage is key for making waiver wire adds, start/sit decisions, and finding the next blow-up WR in DFS. Week 1 was awesome: a full slate of games with more than two-quarters of starters playing. More importantly, after months of debating who the…...
How Best Ball Drafters Continue to Sabotage Themselves and How You Can Capitalize On Their Mistakes With a WR-TE Start
Bjorn Yang-Vaernet
September 3, 2021
Bjorn Yang-Vaernet explores how best ball drafters sabotage themselves by taking too many running backs and how to build a roster after a WR/TE start I recently drafted in my home redraft league. I started off with Travis Kelce and by the time it came back to my pick in Round 2, so many running backs were taken that I ended up with Stefon Diggs.((My…...
3 RBs With Asymmetric Upside to Pull Together a WR-Heavy Roster Build
Bjorn Yang-Vaernet
August 24, 2021
Bjorn Yang-Vaernet shares three RBs with asymmetric upside that complement WR-heavy roster builds in best ball. In my article last week, I wrote about how to make the most of a late-round draft pick by starting with back-to-back wide receivers. Drafters that followed the structural guidelines within that piece will likely have one, or possibly two, running backs heading into Round 9. In this article,…...
Less Than 1% of Drafters Follow These 2 Guidelines to Turn a WR-WR Start into a Roster That Can Beat Christian McCaffrey Teams
Bjorn Yang-Vaernet
August 17, 2021
Bjorn Yang-Vaernet explores how two structural guidelines can turn a late-round draft pick into a roster that can rival any Christian McCaffrey team. During the past two months, Shawn Siegele put out a number of articles detailing how to make the best of a late-round draft pick in best ball. One of the key tenets of his argument is picking the elite wide receivers. It…...
How to Press the Advantage of Your Travis Kelce Teams: 99% of Drafters Ignore These 3 Simple Steps That Will Double Your Expected Win Rates
Bjorn Yang-Vaernet
August 14, 2021
Bjorn Yang-Vaernet explains the three roster-building guidelines to follow after drafting Travis Kelce and running back in the first two rounds to more than double your baseline win rate. In the 2019 season when Christian McCaffrey had the legendary 448.4 PPR fantasy point season, best ball managers that had him on their team won an insane 36.9% of the time. Considering 8.3% is the baseline…...
Avoid the High Bust Rates of Round 1 RBs: Why Drafting Travis Kelce in Round 1 is Smart And 3 Complimentary RBs to Target in Round 2
Bjorn Yang-Vaernet
August 3, 2021
Bjorn Yang-Vaernet makes the case for why drafting Travis Kelce early in Round 1 can not only lead to a higher floor, but a better ceiling in 2021 best ball. In the Stealing Banana’s episode “Is Modified Zero RB Part of the Zero RB Universe?” (31:00 min), Ben Gretch and Shawn Siegele talked about the questions surrounding the running backs in Round 1 going after…...
Why You Should Fade the Elite Mobile QBs in Best Ball: Historical Win Rates Show the Opportunity Cost of Missing the QB Window
Bjorn Yang-Vaernet
July 24, 2021
Are the best mobile QBs worth their draft price in best ball drafts? Bjorn Yang-Vaernet examines historical win rates to determine which elite QBs to be overweight and underweight on in 2021. The fantasy football draft has similarities to the stock market. The players are similar to stocks in that one can craft the portfolio of players that you believe in most. However, everything comes…...
Give Your Best Ball Win Rates an Easy Boost with the Optimal Approach to Stacking Mobile Quarterbacks
Bjorn Yang-Vaernet
July 6, 2021
Is stacking always the right play in best ball leagues? What if your quarterback picks get much of their fantasy production on the ground, rather than in the passing game? Bjorn Yang-Vaernet explains how to approach stacking with mobile quarterbacks and provides some easy tactics that can give your win rates a significant boost. Blanket rules are pervasive in the fantasy football industry. Wait on…...
Jamal Agnew Has Taken Over the Laviska Shenault Role — Wide Receiver Usage Trends and Takeaways: Week 9
Bjorn Yang-Vaernet
November 4, 2021
In this weekly article, Bjorn Yang-Vaernet uses the Advanced Stat Explorer and other Rotoviz tools to dive deep into wide receiver usage trends. Usage is key for making waiver wire adds, start/sit decisions, and finding the next blow-up WR in DFS. In lieu of a traditional introduction, I wanted to give a shoutout to Calvin Ridley for prioritizing his mental health and taking a break…...
Mike Evans and the Cincinnati Offense are Ready for Takeoff: Wide Receiver Usage Trends and Takeaways: Week 8
Bjorn Yang-Vaernet
October 28, 2021
In this weekly article, Bjorn Yang-Vaernet will use the Advanced Stat Explorer and other Rotoviz tools to dive deep into wide receiver usage trends. Usage is key for making waiver wire adds, start/sit decisions, and finding the next blow-up WR in DFS. Bye weeks are in full swing and WR-heavy drafters should start to gain momentum in these upcoming weeks. While many opponents will be…...
Why I’m Optimistic on Darnell Mooney and My Concerns on 2 Elite Wide Receivers: Wide Receiver Usage Trends and Takeaways: Week 7
Bjorn Yang-Vaernet
October 21, 2021
In this weekly article, Bjorn Yang-Vaernet uses the Advanced Stat Explorer and other RotoViz tools to dive deep into wide receiver usage trends. Usage is key for making waiver wire adds, start/sit decisions, and finding the next blow-up WR in DFS. Writing this article each week is a fun deep dive into all the WR situations throughout the league. Finding the players that should break…...
Why Marquise Brown is No Mirage and 3 Rookie Wide Receivers With Rising Utilization: Wide Receiver Usage Trends and Takeaways: Week 6
Bjorn Yang-Vaernet
October 14, 2021
In this weekly article, Bjorn Yang-Vaernet uses the Advanced Stat Explorer and other Rotoviz tools to dive deep into wide receiver usage trends. Usage is key for making waiver wire adds, start/sit decisions, and finding the next blow-up WR in DFS. The game of fantasy football is amazing when things break right and super tilting when it breaks wrong. Tyler Lockett vs. the Rams in…...
Calvin Ridley and 3 Other Wide Receivers Who Could Be Next to Score 30 Fantasy Points — Wide Receiver Usage Trends and Takeaways: Week 5
Bjorn Yang-Vaernet
October 7, 2021
In this weekly article, Bjorn Yang-Vaernet uses the Advanced Stat Explorer and other RotoViz tools to dive deep into wide receiver usage trends. Usage is key for making waiver wire adds, start/sit decisions, and finding the next blow-up WR in DFS. This week was the first real huge week for wide receivers. Four players scored more than 30 PPR fantasy points: Tyreek Hill – 47.6…...
Is Cooper Kupp’s Production Sustainable? Plus 2 Second Year WRs to Buy Low — Wide Receiver Usage Trends and Takeaways: Week 4
Bjorn Yang-Vaernet
September 30, 2021
In this weekly article, Bjorn Yang-Vaernet will use the Advanced Stat Explorer and other RotoViz tools to dive deep into wide receiver usage trends. Usage is key for making waiver wire adds, start/sit decisions, and finding the next blow-up WR in DFS. Week 3 is in the books and another unpredictable week with injuries ensued. During best ball season, the RotoViz team explained the historically…...
What to Make of Rondale Moore and 2 Under the Radar Pass Offenses — Wide Receiver Usage Trends and Takeaways: Week 3
Bjorn Yang-Vaernet
September 23, 2021
In this weekly article, Bjorn Yang-Vaernet uses the Advanced Stat Explorer and other RotoViz tools to dive deep into wide receiver usage trends. Usage is key for making waiver wire adds, start/sit decisions, and finding the next blow-up WR in DFS. Week 2 is in the books and the craziness of the NFL continues. Tons of big performances, injuries, and more importantly, another round of…...
CeeDee Lamb is Worth the Hype and Clarity on Murky Situations – Wide Receiver Usage Trends and Takeaways: Week 1
Bjorn Yang-Vaernet
September 16, 2021
In this weekly article, Bjorn Yang-Vaernet uses the Advanced Stat Explorer and other RotoViz tools to dive deep into wide receiver usage trends. Usage is key for making waiver wire adds, start/sit decisions, and finding the next blow-up WR in DFS. Week 1 was awesome: a full slate of games with more than two-quarters of starters playing. More importantly, after months of debating who the…...
How Best Ball Drafters Continue to Sabotage Themselves and How You Can Capitalize On Their Mistakes With a WR-TE Start
Bjorn Yang-Vaernet
September 3, 2021
Bjorn Yang-Vaernet explores how best ball drafters sabotage themselves by taking too many running backs and how to build a roster after a WR/TE start I recently drafted in my home redraft league. I started off with Travis Kelce and by the time it came back to my pick in Round 2, so many running backs were taken that I ended up with Stefon Diggs.((My…...
3 RBs With Asymmetric Upside to Pull Together a WR-Heavy Roster Build
Bjorn Yang-Vaernet
August 24, 2021
Bjorn Yang-Vaernet shares three RBs with asymmetric upside that complement WR-heavy roster builds in best ball. In my article last week, I wrote about how to make the most of a late-round draft pick by starting with back-to-back wide receivers. Drafters that followed the structural guidelines within that piece will likely have one, or possibly two, running backs heading into Round 9. In this article,…...
Less Than 1% of Drafters Follow These 2 Guidelines to Turn a WR-WR Start into a Roster That Can Beat Christian McCaffrey Teams
Bjorn Yang-Vaernet
August 17, 2021
Bjorn Yang-Vaernet explores how two structural guidelines can turn a late-round draft pick into a roster that can rival any Christian McCaffrey team. During the past two months, Shawn Siegele put out a number of articles detailing how to make the best of a late-round draft pick in best ball. One of the key tenets of his argument is picking the elite wide receivers. It…...
How to Press the Advantage of Your Travis Kelce Teams: 99% of Drafters Ignore These 3 Simple Steps That Will Double Your Expected Win Rates
Bjorn Yang-Vaernet
August 14, 2021
Bjorn Yang-Vaernet explains the three roster-building guidelines to follow after drafting Travis Kelce and running back in the first two rounds to more than double your baseline win rate. In the 2019 season when Christian McCaffrey had the legendary 448.4 PPR fantasy point season, best ball managers that had him on their team won an insane 36.9% of the time. Considering 8.3% is the baseline…...
Avoid the High Bust Rates of Round 1 RBs: Why Drafting Travis Kelce in Round 1 is Smart And 3 Complimentary RBs to Target in Round 2
Bjorn Yang-Vaernet
August 3, 2021
Bjorn Yang-Vaernet makes the case for why drafting Travis Kelce early in Round 1 can not only lead to a higher floor, but a better ceiling in 2021 best ball. In the Stealing Banana’s episode “Is Modified Zero RB Part of the Zero RB Universe?” (31:00 min), Ben Gretch and Shawn Siegele talked about the questions surrounding the running backs in Round 1 going after…...
Why You Should Fade the Elite Mobile QBs in Best Ball: Historical Win Rates Show the Opportunity Cost of Missing the QB Window
Bjorn Yang-Vaernet
July 24, 2021
Are the best mobile QBs worth their draft price in best ball drafts? Bjorn Yang-Vaernet examines historical win rates to determine which elite QBs to be overweight and underweight on in 2021. The fantasy football draft has similarities to the stock market. The players are similar to stocks in that one can craft the portfolio of players that you believe in most. However, everything comes…...
Give Your Best Ball Win Rates an Easy Boost with the Optimal Approach to Stacking Mobile Quarterbacks
Bjorn Yang-Vaernet
July 6, 2021
Is stacking always the right play in best ball leagues? What if your quarterback picks get much of their fantasy production on the ground, rather than in the passing game? Bjorn Yang-Vaernet explains how to approach stacking with mobile quarterbacks and provides some easy tactics that can give your win rates a significant boost. Blanket rules are pervasive in the fantasy football industry. Wait on…...
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