There are a lot of ways to win in dynasty. Some dynasty owners will plan on losing the first few years while building “dream team” rosters. Others tend to overly focus on youth and/or highly touted rookies. There’s also the “get your guy” owner who will undoubtedly reach for a player often rounds ahead of ADP. You can almost bank on there being at…...

  Having the top pick in a high-stakes dynasty league is typically a double-edged sword: According to recent history, the consensus pick at the 1.01 has at times in their careers been valued as among the most coveted assets in fantasy. But, unless you traded for that pick, having it means you likely spent hundreds (and in some cases, thousands) of dollars to buy into…...

  When the Chiefs traded up in the 2019 second round, the RotoViz draft room was abuzz. Kansas City was obviously moving up to select the replacement for Tyreek Hill. This was the pick that was going to make a fantasy hero. The Chiefs love athleticism in their draft picks, and they’re trying to replace the fastest man in the NFL, so it seemed obvious…...

  Dynasty fantasy football startup drafts are in season, and that means it’s time to talk dynasty draft strategy. I’ll be covering a number of different topics to ensure you’re as prepared as is humanly possible, including roster construction techniques, snake draft versus auction draft strategy, players to target, and players to avoid. Players I’m Avoiding in Dynasty Startup Drafts in 2019 Let’s begin with…...

  The 2018 class started out like most previous classes with four rookies finishing inside the PPR top-12 QBs/TEs or top-24 RBs/WRs. The 2010 class was the only class in this series to have less than four, which was the average per year. It’s interesting to note that two of those, Nick Chubb and Phillip Lindsay, weren’t starters at the beginning of the season. This…...

  The Arizona Cardinals selected Andy Isabella No. 62 overall in the 2019 NFL draft. The UMass star was the eighth wide receiver off the board in the reality event, and yet he’s only the No. 10 WR in rookie drafts. Still, that’s hardly the kind of gap to get worked up over unless there’s something else going on. What is it about the diminutive…...

  If you’ve been following Jacob Rickrode’s fantastic series on Rookie Hit Rates, you know that the hits fall off dramatically throughout the first round and the subsequent rounds are barren hellscapes. I offered a couple of methods for profiting from this in 5 Ways to Attack Your Rookie Drafts, but I’m also just like everyone else who plays fantasy football: I want to play…....

  With the NFL draft in the books, rookie draft season is upon us. Shawn Siegele examines Round 2 from a couple of experts drafts. He breaks down all of the picks, providing advanced stats and player commentary, as well as helping you access our rookie rankings, prospect tools, and draft research. Round 2 Evaluating the picks from two conferences in the same league is…...

  Shawn Siegele provides five different methods for attacking 2019 rookie drafts, including a look at the areas to prioritize, the positions to target, and how to orchestrate trades. If you’ve read Jacob Rickrode’s fantastic series on Rookie Hit Rates, then you know just how much risk your rookie draft entails. The best way to manage that risk is through understanding player profiles. Michael Dubner…...

  After exploring the Box Score Scout’s player comparisons for first-round picks in the 2019 NFL Draft last week, we’ll do the same for fantasy football relevant players drafted in the second round. The media’s bold player comparisons for first-round NFL Draft picks are generally acceptable, since first-round picks are usually high quality prospects. However, as we get into Day 2 of the NFL Draft,…...

  Every year it seems there are new and better ways to sift through the sea of information on all the NFL rookies. And over the years RotoViz has been a huge part of this, providing the fantasy football world with all sorts of fun, meaningful metrics that help us all make better decisions in our player analysis. Recently, our very own Blair Andrews wrote…...

  The 2017 Draft class looks stacked. Patrick Mahomes and Christian McCaffrey have already finished No. 1 at their positions. Alvin Kamara already has as many 300-plus PPR seasons as Adrian Peterson has had in his entire career. George Kittle owns the TE receiving yardage record and JuJu Smith-Schuster has the most receptions for a WR under the age of 23 years old. If only every…...

  The 2019 NFL draft was a disappointment for three out of four offensive skill positions. Just two running backs in the first two rounds and multiple wide receivers slipped further than anyone expected. Three quarterbacks were drafted in the first round, but one of them was Daniel Jones, so does that really count? There was one position that didn’t let us down though. Tight…...

  With the NFL draft in the books, rookie draft season is upon us. Today, Shawn Siegele examines Round 1 from a couple of experts drafts. He’ll break down all of the picks, providing advanced stats and player commentary, as well as helping you access our rookie rankings, prospect tools, and draft research. Round 1 Evaluating the picks from two conferences in the same league…...

  Now that the 2019 NFL Draft is in the rearview mirror, it’s never too early to start analyzing how the incoming rookie class will fare from a fantasy football perspective. The quarterback position is one that’s been devalued in traditional single-quarterback fantasy scoring formats, but with Superflex and 2QB formats starting to become more and more popular, there’s an increased need for analysis at…...

  There is an almost everpresent desire for immediate success in the NFL, with many pinning unrealistic hopes and expectations on players that may well succeed in the league if allowed time to develop. The recent success, relatively speaking, of rookie skill players, has only served to heighten these expectations. While positions like quarterback and tight end used to be afforded the luxury of a…...

With the 2019 NFL Draft come and gone, it’s time to re-evaluate and readjust our positions on some of our most-prized prospects by taking a look at three rookie running backs to fade in dynasty drafts. This class has neither the ceiling nor the depth of the 2018 class, which should push up RBs who found themselves drafted into situations where they might be able…...

  With the NFL Draft in the books, it’s time to turn our attention to dynasty league rookie drafts. Some wide receivers landed in perfect situations while others fell further than expected. With receivers like Hakeem Butler and Kelvin Harmon slipping to Day 3, rookie draft position is in flux. However, some names were called before they were expected and landed with teams that could provide immediate…...

  With the 2019 NFL Draft come and gone, it’s time to re-evaluate and readjust our positions on some of our most-prized prospects by taking a look at three rookie RBs to target in dynasty drafts. Make no mistake — this class has neither the ceiling nor the depth of the 2018 class, but at least they’ll be cheaper, and that’s just how we like…...