Mike Evans

We’ve reached the 2026 NFL preseason, meaning it’s the official start of redraft fantasy football season. Everyone knows practice makes perfect, and there is no better way to practice than running a fantasy football mock draft with the FantasyPros Mock … read more »

When you hear the word ‘bust’ in fantasy circles, it doesn’t necessarily mean you shouldn’t draft a player. But maybe don’t draft them where everyone else is. Below are a few quarterbacks whose current ranking appears higher than where they’ll … read more »

When preparing for your fantasy football drafts, knowing which players to target and which to avoid is important. The amount of information available can be overwhelming, so a great way to condense the data and determine players to draft and … read more »

The NFL season will be upon us before you know it. Teams are already a week into training camp. It’s time to seriously lock in to your fantasy football research. It’s best to get in as many fantasy football mock … read more »

In my latest 12-team PPR fantasy football mock draft, I tried my luck drafting from a later spot, landing on pick No. 8. The way the board fell, I pretty much implemented a Hero RB build by drafting one running … read more »

Fantasy football isn’t just won by landing on a “league winner” or getting some good value picks in your draft. You also need to spot the landmines and dodge the players that are overvalued. With training camp clips going viral … read more »

When preparing for your fantasy football drafts, knowing which players to target and which to avoid is important. The amount of information available can be overwhelming, so a great way to condense the data and determine players to draft and … read more »

When preparing for your fantasy football drafts, knowing which players to target and which to avoid is important. The amount of information available can be overwhelming, so a great way to condense the data and determine players to draft and … read more »

Before the season, hundreds of analysts submit their positional rankings to FantasyPros, predicting where players will finish for fantasy at the end of the season. After the season (and a lot of math), they release whose rankings were the closest … read more »

It’s hard to believe the NFL is back. Sure, it’s just the Hall of Fame game, but it’s an NFL game nonetheless. Here, I conducted a 12-team fantasy football mock draft with half-PPR scoring from the sixth overall pick Fantasy … read more »

Everyone loves a good stack, whether it comes in the form of pancakes, $100 bills, or fantasy football. Stacking in fantasy football is where you draft multiple players from the same NFL roster. The reasoning behind stacking is to put … read more »

When preparing for your fantasy football drafts, knowing which players to target and which to avoid is important. The amount of information available can be overwhelming, so a great way to condense the data and determine players to draft and … read more »

Looking at ADP in fantasy football is important for understanding a player’s value. Our Featured Pros highlight the high-upside targets they believe have the potential to dramatically outperform their draft cost and become difference-makers in 2026. Fantasy Football Research & … read more »

When preparing for your fantasy football draft, it’s important to have a sense of where players are getting drafted. This is known as their average draft position (or ADP). Unlike traditional ADP, our Real-Time ADP quickly detects changes in a … read more »

The 2026 fantasy football season is here. And that means it’s time to start circling player targets on the draft board. August. LFG. Knowing who to target within your rankings/tiers is one of the most important aspects of completing a … read more »

Wyatt Earp and his crew did not bring butter knives to the O.K. Corral for their showdown against the Clanton-McLaury gang. If you play in a fantasy football league that requires you to start three wide receivers every week, and … read more »

The NFL Hall of Fame game between the Carolina Panthers and Arizona Cardinals is approaching, and with that, so is the new NFL season. Ahead of this game, I conducted a 12-team fantasy football mock draft with PPR scoring, from … read more »

Every year, a handful of fantasy football rookie wide receivers land in the right situation, flash the right traits in camp, or simply offer enough draft-day discount to be worth a bench stash. Below are the incoming 2026 rookie receivers … read more »

There are always a handful of players whose ceiling, role, and consistency make them worth selecting ahead of their average draft position. Our Featured Pros break down the 2026 fantasy football draft picks they’re willing to select a round early … read more »

We hear quite a bit about the Zero RB strategy during fantasy football draft season. It is a popular strategy in which one punts the running back position for the first several rounds while loading up at wide receiver and … read more »

Our analysts broke down 12 wide receivers across three tiers of upside, from early-round alphas who can outperform their draft slot, to mid-round names primed for a scheme-driven breakout, to true late-round fantasy football sleepers. All rankings referenced are half-PPR. … read more »

For this fantasy football mock draft, we shifted gears to Superflex. It’s also PPR scoring, which let me implement a modified Zero RB strategy. Obviously, in Superflex leagues you can start up to two quarterbacks, which will have them flying … read more »

Two groups worth knowing before your fantasy football draft: The incoming 2026 rookie class receivers our experts are already buzzing about, and a handful of Year 2 receivers whose rookie seasons didn’t show much but whose profiles still have our … read more »

Talent assessment is central to fantasy football. Which players are good, less good, or bad? We study it. We debate it. Talent assessment is the crux of the annual preparation for our drafts. Assessing the talent of quarterbacks is relatively … read more »

Shortly after graduating from college, with no immediate prospects in my chosen field of journalism, I took a job selling cars. I hated it and was terrible at it. I was never a big car guy, so I had no … read more »

When preparing for your fantasy football drafts, knowing which players to target and which to avoid is important. The amount of information available can be overwhelming, so a great way to condense the data and determine players to draft and … read more »

We’ll have you covered with our dynasty rookie draft rankings and advice to help you dominate your leagues. Here’s a look at a dynasty rookie mock draft using our free draft simulator. We dive into a few of the picks … read more »

NFL Training Camps have only been open a few days, and there have already been a few fantasy football-relevant happenings. Unfortunately, this time of year the news is usually not great for players or fantasy managers who roster said players. … read more »

When preparing for your fantasy football drafts, knowing which players to target and which to avoid is important. The amount of information available can be overwhelming, so a great way to condense the data and determine players to draft and … read more »

NFL training camps are underway and in their infancy stage, but we have some news and injuries to discuss and how it is already impacting the rankings. Yes, I know we’re early in the process and we shouldn’t overreact in … read more »

Here are the late-round fantasy football draft steals that our Featured Pros think are worth targeting to help turn a good draft into a great one. Fantasy Football Research & Advice Fantasy Football Expert Rankings 2026 Fantasy Football Draft Kit … read more »

NFL training camp officially kicked off on July 17TH when the Seattle Seahawks reported, and with that, we’ve begun getting reports from around the league. These reports include touchdowns in practice, who’s getting reps, what coaches and players are saying … read more »

When preparing for your fantasy football drafts, knowing which players to target and which to avoid is important. The amount of information available can be overwhelming, so a great way to condense the data and determine players to draft and … read more »

In fantasy football, hitting on a breakout wide receiver can swing a league. But what exactly defines a breakout? For this article, we’re identifying breakout WR1s as players who have never finished a season as a top-12 wide receiver in … read more »

As we get closer to the 2026 NFL season, it’s a good idea to think about players to avoid in your fantasy football drafts. These are landmines that could sink your chances at winning a championship. In this article, we’re … read more »

When preparing for your fantasy football drafts, knowing which players to target and which to avoid is important. The amount of information available can be overwhelming, so a great way to condense the data and determine players to draft and … read more »

When preparing for your fantasy football drafts, knowing which players to target and which to avoid is important. The amount of information available can be overwhelming, so a great way to condense the data and determine players to draft and … read more »

Superflex drafts completely change the way you have to approach the board, since there is a high demand for quarterbacks early and often. When you’re picking from the 1.01, every decision has a ripple effect throughout the rest of your … read more »

Finding value is one of the easiest ways to build a winning fantasy football roster, and Expert Consensus Rankings (ECR) can help you spot players the public is overlooking. These are the best fantasy football value picks for 2026, highlighting … read more »