RotoViz Dynasty Coordinator Curtis Patrick begins his series on 2019’s key dynasty fantasy football performers with the provocative call to sell Lamar Jackson.  2019 has been one of the crazier fantasy seasons I can remember. The quarterback position has been like an old episode of the Oprah Winfrey Show – “You get a start, and you get a start, and YOU get a start too!” Not…...

If you checked out my article on Terry McLaurin a few weeks ago (and by the way, this is the perfect time to be sending offers for the breakout deep threat), you’ll remember I discussed the idea of aDOT adjusted RACR as part of my profile on McLaurin. If not, here’s a brief refresher. Receiver air conversion rate (RACR), a metric created by Josh Hermsmeyer,…...

Terry McLaurin is one of the hottest names in dynasty. After starting his career at an Odell Beckham like pace, his trade value has skyrocketed. McLaurin was an under-hyped third-round rookie, so I want to add some context to his production to help assess his dynasty value. Below is a review of McLaurin’s fantasy performance, prospect profile, and finally, how to approach his dynasty value…....

Chris Godwin is running extremely hot. He leads all WRs in fantasy points over expectation (FPOE) and is second in FPOE per game. He’s first in PPR per game among WRs, but just 11th in expected (EP) points per game. As you can see above, Godwin’s WOPR — his weighted market share of the passing offense — ranks just 24th among WRs. This highlights two red…...

Off-Season Darling In FFPC startups immediately following the NFL draft, David Montgomery was typically drafted in the fifth round, and sometime fell as far as the late sixth. In rookie drafts he was consistently taken in the early-to-mid first, foreshadowing the enthusiasm that would eventually drive up his ADP in startups. By the end of the summer Montgomery was a staple of the dynasty top…...

Two weeks ago I wrote up Dalvin Cook as a dynasty sell. My argument boiled down to the following three points: His offense limits his PPR value. His 2019 production has been driven by efficiency, not workload. The enthusiasm for Cook means that when shopping him even the most coveted players in dynasty are on the table. Today I want to revisit Cook, because the…...

Dalvin Cook has had himself quite a start to the season. He’s the No. 2 RB in PPR points and leads the league in rushing. These results are seen as proof that he’s this year’s Christian McCaffrey, ie. an immensely talented RB who’s finally become an elite workhorse. But while Cook is undoubtedly a special talent, he’s one of the easiest sells in fantasy at…...

Every year I try and remind myself that the NFL season is a chaotic swirl of colors, injuries and the unbelievable. And then I try to predict it anyway. But then Sammy Watkins and John Ross combine for over 171 points in the first two weeks of the season. And chaos swirls on. Let’s try and make sense of the madness for your dynasty teams…...

You already know the obvious rookie stars from Week 1. Marquise Brown and Terry McLaurin were en fuego, propelling the savvy (desperate) owners who started them Week 1 to big scores. Other high profile names have been scrutinized ad infinitum at this point, with the primetime performance by David Montgomery under the microscope and numerous analyses of Miles Sanders and the Eagles’ backfield split. There…...

Week 1 provides a huge influx of extremely valuable information to fantasy owners. But that information is also filled with noise. Using the RotoViz Screener and NFL Stat Explorer, I’m cutting through the noise to deliver dynasty advice on seven RBs.[1]This is largely applicable to redraft as well, although my final recommendations will have a dynasty focus. As a quick refresher, EP stands for Expected…...

Back in June I started a series looking at the dynasty value for top-40 wide receivers in our 2019 RotoViz redraft rankings. The idea behind this analysis is to imagine that our redraft rankings are exactly correct, and then consider how each WR’s projected finish is likely to affect his dynasty value in 2020. Here are the original articles: Part 1: Strong Sells at WR…...

Back in June I started a series looking at the dynasty value for top-40 wide receivers in our 2019 RotoViz redraft rankings. The idea behind this analysis is to imagine that our redraft rankings are exactly correct, and then consider how each WR’s projected finish is likely to affect his dynasty value in 2020. Here are the original articles: Part 1: Strong Sells at WR…...

Back in June I started a series looking at the dynasty value the WRs we had ranked in the top 40 for 2019 redraft leagues. The idea behind this analysis is to imagine that our redraft ranking is exactly correct, and then consider how this finish is likely to affect the WR’s dynasty value in 2020. Here are the original articles: Part 1: Strong Sells…...

Back in June I started a series looking at the dynasty value the WRs we had ranked in the top 40 for 2019 redraft leagues. The idea behind this analysis is to imagine that our redraft ranking is exactly correct, and then consider how this finish is likely to affect the WR’s dynasty value in 2020. Here are the original articles: Part 1: Strong Sells…...

Back in June I started a series looking at the dynasty value the WRs we had ranked in the top 40 for 2019 redraft leagues. The idea behind this analysis is to imagine that our redraft ranking is exactly correct, and then consider how this finish is likely to affect the WR’s dynasty value in 2020. Here are the original articles: Part 1: Strong Sells…...

Late August is peak re-draft season, but it’s also an underrated time for dynasty. With everyone binging fantasy news and projections, and therefore fully engaged, it can be a great time to work out a trade. Below are five players who are perfect targets at the present moment. D.J. Moore Right after the NFL draft I traded Phillip Lindsay and the 1.12 for Moore. Since…...

Kyler Murray’s 2018 season at Oklahoma was one for the record books. Stepping in for No. 1 overall pick Baker Mayfield, Murray led the highest-scoring offense in the nation (48.4 PPG), and led the Sooners to the College Football Playoff before falling to Alabama. Murray’s 4,361 passing yards and 42 passing touchdowns were both the third-most in 2018, and helped Murray win the Heisman Trophy. His…...

Green Bay presents a peculiar dilemma for drafters. Aaron Jones is slightly overpriced as the lead back in a committee at RB16, which typically opens up value for the secondary back. However, drafters have no real confidence in how the RB2 situation is going to shake out, driving Jamaal Williams’ ADP all the way down to RB66. Add in Williams’ balky hamstring, and plenty of…...