Hello folks! I am beyond excited to be writing my first column for Fantasy Guru. If you are wondering who the heck I am, I have been in working in the industry since 2010. Previously, my work could be found on Football Diehards, Yahoo, the DraftKings Playbook, and in multiple other formats. I enjoy combining […]
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Dynasty Strategy: Advanced Tactics III
There’s a few very important concepts I use as building blocks, that once explained, will make the success probability charts and other concepts easier to apply strategy-wise. Dynasty leagues have a plethora of concepts and ideas that CAN work, but having a strong grasp of how the wheel is turning can create awareness for why things are […]
Reviewing Red Zone Efficiency of Running Backs in 2018
I’m a staunch believer in targets and touches being the priority for everything we should be focusing on when forecasting future fantasy production. Volume drives fantasy production. We’ve seen plenty of inefficient players bumble their way to a top fantasy finish due to volume, but it’s rare that efficiency can top volume. Last year’s prime […]
Future NFL Draft Prospects: June 4
The NFL is built upon what college football provides. Every year, there’s a focus on incoming rookies and players who are going to make impacts for their new teams, but where did those players come from? What did they look like as underclassmen in college? How productive were they? The goal of this article is […]
Bestball Late Round Targets
Following ADP can help you get started in the early rounds, but sometimes it’s the late-round dart throws that you take that can help differentiate your roster from the competition. These are generally players that have a couple question marks surrounding them — playing time, role, depth chart, target volume, etc. — but can often […]
Bestball Players To Target & Players To Fade
After doing enough bestball drafts, you learn to get a sense of where players are going and which direction their ADP is trending. Exploiting value is the name of the game here. For example, we’ve been hearing all offseason that Todd Gurley may be entering the 2019 season with some leftover health concerns. That shouldn’t […]
Bestball Roster Construction
When it comes to bestball leagues, every little edge adds up. If you’re a mass bestball drafter like me (100-plus leagues), we use these drafts to gain a pulse on ADP as it shifts throughout the offseason and to bring in some additional cheddar on the side. One of the easiest things you can do […]
Where to Play Bestball?
Entering 2019, there are now more sites than ever that are offering bestball leagues to join. Between league size, payout structure, roster construction, etc. there’s a bestball league to fit almost any user’s need and style of play. In this article, we’ll go over the more popular sites identifying key elements that differentiate them as […]
Intro To Bestball Fantasy Football & FAQ
Bestball has seemingly become the offseason drug of choice for both draft addicts and DFS players, alike. You will see slews of articles, tweets, blurbs, etc. outlining roster construction, strategies, targets, and fades. But for those who have never delved into the format, it begs the question… “What exactly is Bestball?” Bestball is a format […]
2019 Top 48 Overall Rankings
Here are the 2019 Fantasy Football Top 48 Overall Rankings (1/2 Point PPR) RANK PLAYER POS TEAM 1 Saquon Barkley RB Giants 2 Ezekiel Elliott RB Cowboys 3 Alvin Kamara RB Saints 4 Christian McCaffrey RB Panthers 5 DeAndre Hopkins WR Texans 6 Davante Adams WR Packers 7 Michael Thomas WR Saints 8 Julio Jones […]