To improve as a fantasy owner, it’s important to reflect on your process. Review your analysis and see which players that you were targeting succeeded, which failed, and most importantly, why. Here are the results from last season to help us learn which players outperformed the market as 2023’s fantasy football MVPs. To determine the value of each player last season, it’s important to evaluate players in direct comparison with their position, not by comparing their total points. For instance, Jared Goff is very likely to outscore Brandon Aiyuk – but that doesn’t mean he should be drafted highe ..read more

Performing well at the NFL combine does not at all mean automatic success at the NFL level. But it can help shape the decisions of NFL talent evaluators and decision-makers, which heavily influences major variables in a prospect’s profile: draft capital and landing spot. Here are three 2024 NFL Combine winners that need to be on your radar during both your dynasty rookie drafts and one-year redraft fantasy football leagues. Xavier Worthy While many prospects put on impressive performances as 2024 NFL Combine winners, one shined above the rest: Another look at Xavier Worthy’s record 4.21 run ..read more

The dominos have begun to fall as two former star veteran running backs signed with teams yesterday. Here is a look at how some of the new running back timeshares affect the fantasy football prospects of the involved players. Ezekiel Elliott to the Patriots The Patriots signed Ezekiel Elliott for “up to” $6 million. This is a favorable outcome for Rhamondre Stevenson. Stevenson simply wasn’t going to play 90% of the snaps. It’s not for a lack of talent, but most NFL backfields have devolved into timeshares as teams don’t want to overload their stars. When evaluating running backs, we want play ..read more

When drafting fantasy teams, many owners use simple fantasy football rankings when they should be using fantasy tiers. While there is nothing wrong with targeting particular players, it can be difficult to execute that strategy if your preferred targets keep getting taken right before your selection. Thinking of fantasy rankings in groups of players, or “tiers” – where you target a certain cohort of closely-ranked players – gives you much more flexibility in executing your draft strategy. How To Use Fantasy Football Tiers When drafting using fantasy football tiers, you want to pay attention to ..read more

Many drafters like selecting their wide receivers early, which leads to a necessity to draft running backs late. Here are three of my favorite running backs being selected after the first 10 rounds in Apex drafts. The average draft position (ADP) is aggregated from the Apex one-year drafts. Devon Achane, ADP 117.9 Targeting uncertain situations has always been a fun way to play fantasy football. How is the Dolphins’ backfield going to play out? We don’t have a crystal ball, but there are plenty of clues. Raheem Mostert is 31 years old and is coming off a career-high 181 rushing attempts last s ..read more

Justin Fields is quickly becoming one of the most polarizing fantasy football selections of the 2023 drafting season. Will he become the next rushing quarterback to take the “passing leap” a la Lamar Jackson, Josh Allen, and Jalen Hurts? While there are real passing volume concerns after witnessing the Bears’ 2022 offense, there are plenty of reasons for excitement including his performance as a college prospect, the Bears’ 2023 offseason additions, and certain positive regression of the Bears’ offensive balance. Justin Fields: A Special College Quarterback With so many comparisons to the care ..read more

Drafting running backs has become a little different than it was in prior years. With running backs being selected later, owners need to be smart as to when they choose to detour away from drafting wide receivers. Here are five running backs that are worth targeting after the first 30 picks. I’ll be referencing Apex’s ADP in this article. Editor’s note: Looking to win cash playing fantasy football? You’re in the right place! Apex Fantasy Leagues is the best place to play football for money with multiple different formats and price points. Take a look at our lobby to see which leagues inte ..read more

One of the best ways to find discounts on star players is to seek out talented, heavily-used post-hype sleepers who were in undesirable situations the previous year. Whether it be awful quarterback play, injury, or simply bad luck that caused a down season, we want to go back to the well for players with good profiles. Regression to the mean is a nearly universal law: we pay attention to players who are due for negative regression, and we must also look for players due for positive regression. In this article last year, we told you to draft Saquon Barkley in the 2nd round, A.J. Brown in the 3r ..read more

Every offseason it seems that there are glowing reports for every player. Each player is in “the best shape of their life” and “going to have the best season of their career”. Obviously, we need to take these July puff pieces with a grain of salt. However, there are still actionable reports that we need to pay attention to. Estimated Reading Time: 5 Minutes Below are some of the most intriguing minicamp reports. Brandon Aiyuk: Just Looks Different FB Kyle Juszczyk had the following to say about Brandon Aiyuk: “I thought, ‘Oh, that’s BA? Wow. He moves different now,'” Juszczyk shared. “I told ..read more

As you know from my evergreen content, I’m a bit of a fantasy ageist. It’s nothing against the individual players who I grow to love – football is simply a young man’s game, and father time is undefeated. Entering his age-29 season and yet still with a significant price tag in 2023 fantasy drafts, Derrick Henry provokes an intriguing superstar versus age discussion. Estimated Reading Time: 5 Minutes Volume of Work Many have theorized that a drop-off in production should be measured by volume, not age. Pro Football Focus dove into much of this research in an excellent piece of work. They noted ..read more