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Athlon Sports   Dec 4th, 5:57pm ET
Whether it be due to injuries, late-season byes, and/or changing roles, fantasy managers must dig deeper on their benches and into the waiver wire. These sleepers are not automatic starts in most leagues, but they have the matchups, usage trends, and game...
Athlon Sports   Dec 2nd, 9:18pm ET
Week 14 quarterback rankings bring back the bye-week headache. Merely days after having all teams on the docket, we lose passers from the Carolina Panthers, New England Patriots, San Francisco 49ers and New York Giants on bye as the fantasy playoffs loom....
Athlon Sports   Dec 2nd, 9:17pm ET
Week 14 bye weeks mean four backfields vanish with the Carolina Panthers, New England Patriots, San Francisco 49ers and New York Giants on hiatus. That’s Christian McCaffrey, TreVeyon Henderson, Rhamondre Stevenson, Rico Dowdle, Chuba Hubbard, Tyrone...
Athlon Sports   Dec 2nd, 9:16pm ET
Week 14 bye weeks rob us of four receiving corps, namely those belonging to the Carolina Panthers, New England Patriots, San Francisco 49ers and New York Giants. This translates to losing Tetairoa McMillan, Stefon Diggs, Jauan Jennings, and Wan'Dale Robinson...
Athlon Sports   Dec 2nd, 9:16pm ET
Week 14 bye weeks mean four tight end rooms vanish, with the Carolina Panthers, New England Patriots, San Francisco 49ers and New York Giants on their respective breaks. We'll be without Hunter Henry, George Kittle and Theo Johnson one week away from the fantasy...
Athlon Sports   Dec 2nd, 9:15pm ET
Week 14 fantasy kicker rankings get tighter fast with the Carolina Panthers, New England Patriots, San Francisco 49ers and New York Giants all on bye. On top of that, a few active kickers are coming off nagging leg issues and shaky performances ... like kicking...
Athlon Sports   Dec 2nd, 9:15pm ET
Week 14 fantasy defense/special teams rankings will be without the Carolina Panthers, New England Patriots, San Francisco 49ers and New York Giants, but only the Pats offer weekly fantasy utility. After nearly three months, a lot of rosters look different...
Athlon Sports   Dec 2nd, 2:44pm ET
We want to hear from you! With the postseason looming, who is your choice for fantasy football's Most Valuable Player Award this season? You get one vote to answer: Which player carried teams by changing losses to wins on a weekly basis? Voting ends before...
Athlon Sports   Nov 30th, 9:18pm ET
In the majority of fantasy football leagues, Week 14 is the regular-season finale. Most managers still working the wire at this point in the year are in contention and largely have solidified their rosters. However, we get one last week of byes to navigate....
Athlon Sports   Nov 27th, 11:20pm ET
Due to having three Thanksgiving Day games and a Black Friday contest, in addition to Sunday Night and Monday Night Football, we're on the thinner side for the Sunday slate. However, we also don't have any bye weeks robbing us of talent. This week's build...
Athlon Sports   Nov 26th, 9:36pm ET
With no teams on bye in Week 13, fantasy football GMs have greater choices but also tougher decisions. These under-the-radar options are based on matchup advantages, usage potential, and/or blossoming roles that can return functional fantasy production. Once...
Athlon Sports   Nov 26th, 4:55pm ET
Daily fantasy players find themselves with several intriguing and flexible lineup builds, but we've settled on one for the best blend of finishing in the money. Thanksgiving Day DFS action will have a lot of chalkiness with familiar faces, partially because...
Athlon Sports   Nov 25th, 4:14pm ET
Week 13 quarterback rankings leave no shortage of useful options with zero teams on bye and only low-tier injury concerns. Pittsburgh's Aaron Rodgers is slated to return, and it appears Joe Burrow will indeed start for the Cincinnati Bengals. Washington Commanders...
Athlon Sports   Nov 25th, 4:13pm ET
Week 13 running back rankings finally give us every backfield in play. Although a handful of injuries require attention, it's a pretty clean bill of health for this late in the year. Josh Jacobs is still working back from a knee contusion for the Green Bay...
Athlon Sports   Nov 25th, 4:09pm ET
Week 13 wide receiver rankings finally give you the full deck ... no byes, all 32 offenses in play. That sounds great, but it also means tougher decisions instead of just plugging in whoever is active. First-world fantasy problems! At the same time, several...
Athlon Sports   Nov 25th, 4:07pm ET
Week 13 tight end rankings continue to be top-heavy from week to week. With no byes, you have the full pool of healthy players at your disposal. While Sam LaPorta and Tucker Kraft are off the board, we still have value plays in Brenton Strange, Juwan Johnson,...
Athlon Sports   Nov 25th, 4:06pm ET
Week 13 fantasy kicker rankings are all about stability ... and that’s tough when jobs keep changing. On a plus note, all 32 teams are active, so you finally have a full slate, but several situations are in flux after recent moves and injuries. The San...
Athlon Sports   Nov 25th, 4:04pm ET
Week 13 fantasy defense rankings get a lot more interesting with all 32 teams back on the board as there are no byes this week. After 12 weeks of attrition, we’re juggling risk-reward matchups against backup quarterbacks vs. safer, more grounded units....
Athlon Sports   Nov 23rd, 11:48pm ET
Week 13 offers simplicity: No teams on bye make it easier to field a lineup, provided injuries haven't hampered your team to a catastrophic degree. In that event, you probably aren't even reading about fantasy football waive wire recommendations this late...
Athlon Sports   Nov 21st, 8:53pm ET
The Week 12 main slate gives a fantastic opportunity for the rare triple stack from an AFC powerhouse. Another strong theme in this week's build plans: the ability to leverage injuries in our favor throughout the remainder of the lineup. I have assembled a...