Rico Dowdle

When the zero RB fantasy football draft strategy first came into focus, it was hotter than your favorite TikTok trend ever was. The strategy, consisting of drafting your first running back in round six or later, is highly correlated to … read more »

Our fantasy football analysts went through the top 50 running backs on FantasyPros ECR, broken into five tiers, and each picked one back per tier they disagree with, whether that disagreement runs too high or too low. Here’s the full … 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 »

In just a few short weeks, the 2026-2027 NFL season will be kicking off. With that in mind, I conducted a 10-team fantasy football mock draft with some twists: Superflex and PPR scoring. Fantasy Football Research & Advice Fantasy Football … read more »

Would Zero-RB have been a less controversial fantasy football strategy with better branding? What if it had been called Pass Catcher Onslaught or Catch-a-Palooza? There are few things in fantasy football more satisfying than having a stud running back anchoring … 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 »

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 »

For this fantasy football mock draft, I’ll be drafting from an early position in a 12-team half-PPR league. Last time out, I broke down my Zero RB strategy, so I figured this would be the perfect opportunity to put that … read more »

Fantasy football is easy if you pick the right players. But to improve your odds of picking the right players, you need to avoid picking the wrong players. Here are some of the players I’m bypassing in my 2026 drafts. … 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 2026 fantasy football season is just a few months away. It’s NEVER too early to start prepping. What better way to do that than by practicing with our free mock draft simulator? Beyond our tools, we’ll also have you … read more »

While everyone wants to talk about the first few rounds of their fantasy football drafts, the middle rounds are where you can win your league. Finding mid-round running backs who outperform their average draft position gives fantasy players a massive … read more »

Before the start of every season, several NFL players are massively hyped up by the fantasy football community. In many cases, some fall short of that hype, but others meet or even exceed the preseason hype. Below are five players … read more »

Seven backfields, seven different flavors of uncertainty. Our analysts broke down the running back situations most likely to shape how fantasy football drafts actually play out this year, from clean two-man battles to genuine three-headed messes. 2026 Fantasy Football Expert … read more »

The fantasy football landscape is constantly changing, but one thing has remained fairly constant over the years: There’s nothing more valuable than a true RB1. And the best way to get even more value out of an RB1 is to … read more »

We’re getting into the thick of fantasy football draft prep, so we’re going to name my Never Again Team. These are frustrating players who I’m not going to draft, at least for this season. I’ll go through each position as … read more »

As we approach preseason, it’s a good time to think about which running backs we’re fading in fantasy football. These are players with expensive price tags that make it tough to invest, especially when you consider their risk profile. I’m … read more »

Running back is the position where late-round value swings fantasy football seasons. Below are our favorite late-round targets, backs whose current ADP is running behind their expert consensus rank, meaning the field is letting them fall further than the rankings … read more »