Not every running back has the fortune of signing a big second contract like Ezekiel Elliott did last year. In fact, many teams have adopted the popular notion that #runningbacksdontmatter. Instead of investing heavily in the position, they bring in a new young rookie to become the heir apparent. With the 2020 NFL Draft behind us and a clear outlook of which teams prioritized the…...

Hello and welcome to the second post-NFL Draft installment of my annual Top 100 Rookies series! If you’re new to the series, every year I put together 100 rookies entering the NFL and rank them based on the impact I believe they’ll have for fantasy football purposes (of course). So no, this is not a “how good this player will be for real football game…...

Hello and welcome to the first post-NFL-Draft installment of my annual Top 100 Rookies series! If you’re new to the series, every year I put together 100 rookies entering the NFL and rank them based on the impact I believe they’ll have for fantasy football purposes (of course). So no, this is not a “how good this player will be for real football game impact”…...

Dave Caban uses the RB Prospect Lab and Box Score Scout sims to further evaluate 2020 RB prospects.  Over the weekend, I published a set of updated rookie RB rankings that accounted for the results of Rounds 1 through 3. With the draft now behind us, and draft position available, let’s use the RB Prospect Lab and Box Score Scout sims to get a better…...

The NFL Draft shook up a number of depth charts. Many veterans whose roles looked secure now have questionable futures. But on the flip side, many veterans whose futures were in doubt leading up to the draft dodged a bullet. Several teams were expected to add to their depth charts at various positions, but many chose not to. Which players had the biggest wins because…...

Shawn Siegele projects the first three rounds of 2020 rookie mocks with live updates as players are selected in the 2020 NFL Draft. Where will the top prospects go in rookie drafts? That’s the question on everyone’s mind as the 2020 NFL draft gets ready to kick off. My three-round rookie mock looks at where I expect the market to end up after owners get…...

Day 2 offers your best opportunity to beat the draft at wide receiver. Shawn Siegele updates the WR Prospect Lab Rankings with a look at the second- and third-round receivers who could define your rookie draft. The second round started with a bang at WR with Tee Higgins and Michael Pittman Jr. going at No. 33 and No. 34. Were they the best picks in…...

Dave Caban considers the landing spots of the rookie running backs drafted in Rounds 1 through 3 and adjusts his rankings. The Kansas City Chiefs were the first team to select a running back in the 2020 NFL draft when they reached on Clyde Edwards-Helaire with the last pick of Round 1. Buzz surrounding Edwards-Helaire had been building leading up to the draft but the…...

Finally. It seems to have taken almost forever, but we finally had something sports-related that could bring us together. In a time filled with uncertainty, and a distinct lack of sports, the NFL Draft provided us the cup of water in the desert, just enough to keep going. It’s been an exciting first two days of the NFL Draft. Questions have been answered, and there…...

With the 12th pick in the 2020 NFL Draft, the Las Vegas Raiders selected Henry Ruggs III and got the wide receiver ball rolling. In total, six WRs were drafted. Since 2010, 32 WRs have been drafted in Round 1. Of these 32 pass catchers, 43% (14) managed to score more than 10 points per game (PPG) in their rookie season. This group averaged 13.8…...

Clyde Edwards-Helaire was drafted 32nd overall by the Kansas City Chiefs and was the first running back selected in the 2020 NFL Draft. Originally, Edwards-Helaire graded out as potentially the next Aaron Jones in the RB Prospect Lab, but his updated comps provide even more reasons for optimism. Dalvin Cook is a very interesting comparable for Edwards-Helaire, given that both players tested quite poorly, but were…...

Day 1 always has a big impact on rookie drafts. How should it change your plans? Shawn Siegele explores the updated WR Prospect Lab Scores for the six first-round selections at wide receiver. The WR run started a little later than expected but was on in full force by the end of the night. CeeDee Lamb and Jerry Jeudy, the top receivers in our dynasty…...

It’s just so perfect when things come together like this. The fantasy football deities have blessed us by placing two fantastic wide receiver prospects in situations that will allow them to showcase their skills immediately. In case you didn’t know — and I really hope you did know if you’re reading this — Round 1 of the NFL Draft was yesterday. People have been hyping…...

The early portions of 2020 rookie drafts are expected to be filled with exciting running backs. But the outlooks for our favorite backs depend a lot on which teams draft them. One straightforward way to determine which landing spots are best is to look at which teams have the most available opportunity. In what follows, I’ll explore vacated RB expected points (EP) to find the…...

At this point, it’s clear that college production is more important than athleticism for wide receiver prospects. In The Wrong Read No. 60, Blair Andrews used a correlation matrix to show which stats are related to performance at the next level. Predictably, he found that production metrics like Dominator Rating (DR), breakout age, and yards per team attempt (YPTA) are most closely tied to NFL…...

The 2020 class of running backs has several prospects that excite fantasy owners. Surprisingly, the scouting community is less enthusiastic. Many mock drafts do not have a single RB being picked in the first round. Many of our favorite backs figure to be Day 3 selections. However, we know the NFL Draft is not an efficient market for extrapolating fantasy value. In the first volume…...

One of the biggest second-half storylines last year was the Tennessee Titans’ run to the AFC Championship Game. We’ve all heard how impressive Ryan Tannehill was when he became the full-time starter (noted in the chart below) and how Derrick Henry bulldozed his way to a rushing title. The A.J. Brown truthers (myself included) have been out in full force this offseason and expectations are…...

Shawn Siegele looks at his favorite deep sleepers in the 2020 NFL draft, picking a running back, wide receiver, and tight end who could each emerge from deep in Day 3. Locating sleepers is among the most fun elements of fantasy football. When you hit on players like Aaron Jones or Stefon Diggs, it completely revitalizes your dynasty team at a fraction of the normal…...

Two years ago, Baker Mayfield became the first former walk-on to be selected first overall in the NFL Draft. Last year, Kyler Murray went from a future pro baseball player who also happened to be pretty good at football to the first overall pick in the NFL Draft. And this year, Jalen Hurts went from the guy who was benched for Tua Tagovailoa on the…...