Khalil Shakir

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 »

Arguably, the most frustrating thing in fantasy football is seeing someone in your starting lineup struggle that week. Therefore, the logic behind this article is simple – identify fantasy football lineup landmines. These are players you’re leaning towards starting this … read more »

The game with the highest total on Sunday’s NFL DFS main slate is one of the suggested game stacks. It will justifiably be chalky. However, the second suggested game stack could fly under the radar and is appealing. The Week … 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 »

The current week of NFL DFS is always my favorite week. The slate is clean, and we are not forced to deal with our draft day mistakes as we do in managed seasonal leagues. It is all about honing in … 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 »

The NFL Week 13 slate saw all four underdogs win outright on Thanksgiving and Black Friday. We may be in store for more upsets during Sunday’s slate, which means there’s big value in targeting select stacks in NFL DFS contests … 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 »

I entered last week with a 10-23 record on my bold predictions for the year, good for a .303 batting average. I whiffed on my first two bold predictions in Week 12, but Adonai Mitchell narrowly saved my bacon, finishing … 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 »

Remember to double-check your fantasy lineups early this week. With Thanksgiving, we have three games on Thursday and one extra game on Black Friday — don’t get distracted by the turkey and leave Ja’Marr Chase on your bench after his … 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 »

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 »

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 »

With just a few weeks left until the playoffs begin in most fantasy football leagues, it’s more important than ever to set your best possible lineup every week. To make sure you do this, it’s important to consider matchups, and … read more »

Welcome back! Week 11 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 wrapping up, the focus now shifts to … read more »

If you’ve been saving your FAAB money all fantasy football season, this is probably the week to spend it — or at least a good chunk of it in your fantasy football leagues. Injuries have propelled some widely available running … read more »

Can someone please unplug Week 11, wait a few minutes and then plug it back in to see what happens? Perhaps it is like a router that isn’t working right. We need a reset. A do-over. A mulligan. There is … read more »

Below is a look at who is rising and who is falling in dynasty fantasy football after Week 11. Fantasy Football Waiver Wire Pickups Dynasty Fantasy Football Expert Rankings Fantasy Football Start/Sit Advice Fantasy Football Trade Tools Dynasty Fantasy Football … read more »

Welcome to Week 11, 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 »