John Metchie III

When I was a senior at the University of Wisconsin-Madison, four friends and I shared a dilapidated house on Dayton Street that wouldn’t have passed any earnest inspection. We used to throw semi-regular keggers. We’d charge people a few bucks … read more »

I couldn’t have had my finger further from the pulse in last week’s bold predictions piece. Sadly, I went 0-3, dropping my season ledger to 11-28 (.282). Week 14 is a perfect time to rebound with the following three bold … read more »

The Week 14 NFL DFS main slate has 11 games. The following players are in my player pool for the main slate. Additionally, the Sunday Night Football showdown slate suggestions are featured. The Monday Night Football players will be updated … read more »

Week 14 is here, which means fantasy football managers everywhere are doing the same delicate dance: Pretending they’re calm while frantically refreshing injury reports and wondering why their most reliable starter suddenly turned into a decorative bench piece. With the … read more »

Can you smell it? Can you? A familiar scent lingers in the air. One that evokes memories of soul-wrenching defeat and the absolute jubilation of victory. The seal broken, and the packaging tape immediately split in two. The Fantasy Football … read more »

Start em or sit em? Fantasy football start or sit decisions can be excruciating. While it feels great to make the right call and cruise to fantasy glory, it hurts just as much when you have someone erupt while on … read more »

Can it really be the end of the regular season in fantasy football already? Time flies when you’re trying to build a playoff resume. For some of you, this is a do-or-die week: Win and advance, or lose and miss … read more »

With Week 13 almost behind us — the New England Patriots and New York Giants still have to play on Monday Night Football — it’s time to look ahead to Week 14 and which players we should look to pick … read more »

Below is a look at who is rising and who is falling in dynasty fantasy football after Week 13. Fantasy Football Waiver Wire Pickups Dynasty Fantasy Football Expert Rankings Fantasy Football Start/Sit Advice Fantasy Football Trade Tools Dynasty Fantasy Football … read more »

With the injury to Amon-Ra St. Brown, fantasy football managers are left with a potential void on their roster. Let’s check out the extent of the injury and players you can target on your fantasy football waiver wire this week. … read more »

Maybe it’s because we have so many extra games to choose from (I hope you all had an excellent Thanksgiving), but this feels like one of the more exciting sets of early fantasy football waiver wire options we have had … read more »

Welcome to Week 13, and welcome to Quick Grades, your weekly companion for start/sit clarity. We’ve combined consensus rankings and projections with The Primer’s matchup analysis to assign letter grades for every fantasy-relevant player, then added concise notes to illuminate … read more »

The players below are the ones I’m looking at for GPP considerations this week. Salaries marked with an * indicate a strong value in pricing difference on FanDuel. DFS Lineup Optimizer DFS Cheat Sheets DFS Picks & Advice Projected Roster … read more »

One last big fantasy football waiver wire push before the fantasy playoffs. Whether you’re playing for positioning or just pride, these games still matter a whole lot, and every roster transaction you make is vitally important. While your league mates … read more »

Let’s take a look at whose fantasy football stock went up or down after Week 12’s performances as we head into Week 13. Let’s dive into this week’s risers and fallers. Fantasy Football Waiver Wire Pickups Weekly Fantasy Football Expert … read more »

Shake off the turkey coma. Forget about the Christmas shopping sales. Block the verbal spat with that drunk in-law at Thanksgiving from your mind. It’s time to lock in. The fantasy football playoffs are almost here. Playoff spots are won … read more »

The NFL Week 13 DFS main slate has 10 games this week because there were three on Thanksgiving, one on Black Friday and there will be Sunday Night Football and Monday Night Football games. The following players are in my … read more »

Let’s take a look at some of the players with the largest standard deviation between high and low expert ranks in FantasyPros’ expert consensus rankings (ECR). Which players are the safest starts, and who poses the biggest risk to your … read more »

The NFL Week 13 DFS main slate has some ugly contests and a decided lack of no-brainer game-stacking options, which makes for a fun slate. The first suggested game stack has a low total and a somewhat large spread. The … read more »

Analyzing NFL air yards for fantasy football is a valuable exercise for prognosticating what might be coming for certain receivers. If a wide receiver saw a tremendous number of air yards but fell entirely short on receiving yards and receptions, … read more »

Welcome back! Week 12 is in the books, and we’re changing things up a bit — both this week and for the rest of the 2025 fantasy football season. With most trade deadlines in the rear view window, the focus … read more »

Thanksgiving week is upon us. It’s hard to beat the combination of family, food, and football. We hope you enjoy the family and the food. Now, let’s dig into some fantasy football. The analysts at FantasyPros agree that, as a … read more »

Welcome to the Thanksgiving Week edition of the fantasy football therapy and complaint desk. As always, I am answering some of the questions that fantasy football managers are asking in the FantasyPros Discord server. There are several interesting scenarios that … read more »

Below is a look at who is rising and who is falling in dynasty fantasy football after Week 12. Fantasy Football Waiver Wire Pickups Dynasty Fantasy Football Expert Rankings Fantasy Football Start/Sit Advice Fantasy Football Trade Tools Dynasty Fantasy Football … read more »

With the injury to Tee Higgins, fantasy football managers are left with a potential void on their roster. Let’s check out the extent of the injury and players you can target on your fantasy football waiver wire this week. And … read more »

Honestly, this week’s early fantasy football waiver wire options are pretty uninspiring. We’ve got a few receivers who have taken over as top options for some of the league’s worst teams… and that’s about it. There were no major injuries, … read more »

Welcome to Week 12, and welcome to Quick Grades, your weekly companion for start/sit clarity. We’ve combined consensus rankings and projections with The Primer’s matchup analysis to assign letter grades for every fantasy-relevant player, then added concise notes to illuminate … read more »

For Week 12 in the NFL, I wanted to open the Primer differently. Usually, I wax poetic about injuries, make jokes, or pick some other humorous topic to ramble about. With the holidays upcoming, I wanted to change the flavor … read more »