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Ja’Marr Chase had two catches for 26 yards in Week 1. Chase, the nearly unanimous WR1 in this year’s fantasy drafts, produced 3.6 half-PPR fantasy points in his first game of the season. As far as I’m aware, no one … read more »

Continue Reading Fantasy Football Rankings, Tiers & Start/Sit Advice (Week 2)

Isn’t it great to have the NFL and fantasy football back in our lives? The excitement of close games. Our players scoring touchdowns. Great catches. Big runs. Nachos. Wings. Brock Bowers is hurt. George Kittle is hurt. Drake London is … read more »

Continue Reading Fantasy Football Waiver Wire Advice: Pickups to Target, Stash & Drop (Week 2)

Hallelujah, the NFL regular season is finally here. The offseason always seems to last an eternity. It’s fun to analyze and debate player value in the spring and summer months, but we’re all craving actual football games and new data … read more »

Continue Reading Fantasy Football Rankings, Tiers & Start/Sit Advice (Week 1)

It’s important to get more than your fair share of the right players in fantasy drafts. But it’s even more important to avoid the wrong players in fantasy drafts. Our draft picks are precious; we don’t want to squander them … read more »

Continue Reading 12 Players to Avoid (2025 Fantasy Football)

The FantasyPros 2025 Fantasy Football Draft Kit also includes a robust essay on my 2025 draft strategy for redraft leagues, along with thoughts on some of my favorite targets. But you have places to go, people to meet, things to … read more »

Continue Reading Fantasy Football Draft Cheat Sheet: Strategy & Advice (2025)

As the noted philosopher Ted “The Million Dollar Man” DiBiase once said, “Every man has his price.” Fantasy football gamers should espouse a similar philosophy: Every player has his price. A player might be overpriced at his average draft position … read more »

Continue Reading 12 Must-Have Players (2025 Fantasy Football)

The preparation for your perfect 2025 fantasy football draft begins now. Have a battle plan when you show up for your in-person draft or fire up the laptop for your online draft. But don’t make it a rigid plan. Fantasy … read more »

Continue Reading Perfect Fantasy Football Draft: Strategy, Advice & Targets (2025)

We’ve made it through the preseason. Next stop: Real football. FantasyPros analysts Mike Maher, Derek Brown, Andrew Erickson and Pat Fitzmaurice conclude a series of preseason roundtables by discussing the Colts’ quarterback decision, favorite injury stashes, last-minute advice for fantasy … read more »

Continue Reading Fantasy Football Roundtable: Draft Advice, Injury Stashes, Value Risers

Before we turn our attention to the NFL regular season, let’s examine the developments from the final week of the preseason that are worth remembering during your fantasy drafts. Fantasy Football Draft Kit 2025 Fantasy Football Expert Rankings Fantasy Football … read more »

Continue Reading 11 Fantasy Football Takeaways from NFL Preseason Week 3

You have fantasy football drafts coming up? Me, too! Something like 10 of them by the end of the month. There are a lot of players I won’t take in any of those drafts unless their prices unexpectedly plummet. Some … read more »

Continue Reading 9 Fantasy Football Players Fitz Avoids (2025)