One of the most important indicators of future success for NFL prospects is draft position. If you’re skeptical of that fact, check this out. While where a player goes on draft day isn’t the be-all and end-all of their career, historical trends suggest the earlier a player is drafted, the higher their likelihood of NFL […]
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Stay Woke: Don’t Sleep on These 10 Late-Round Future Fantasy Assets
Ryan Clifford Here are 10 Late-Round Sleepers for your Fantasy Football team! QB Jordan Ta’amu, Ole Miss 6’2” 212 lbs It’s an age-old debate, and a decent question to ask, really. Did the chicken come from the egg? Or the egg from the chicken? Throughout the draft process, heaps of adoration have been showered upon […]
Draft Age, Draft Position and RB Fantasy Production
Previously, I wrote how the age of RBs when they were drafted affected their future fantasy success. That piece was a follow-up on Russell Clay’s interesting article on running back and wide receiver draft position and the “probability“1 of fantasy success. He defined RB “success” as over 1000 yards from scrimmage (YFS). Now, I’m going […]
Offensive Identities 2018, Part I
With the draft upon us and most of free agency done, it’s time to look at the offensive identities of this year’s teams. Before I get to the 2019 coaches individually, what offenses they ran in their current and previous jobs, and what players will benefit or suffer from that identity, I want to take […]
Fantasy Football Elite Podcast: NFL Draft Special Part 1
Join Jeff Mans & Russell Clay as they breakdown the 2019 NFL Draft!
Fantasy Football Elite Podcast: NFL Draft Special Part 2
Jeff Mans & Russell Clay are back for part 2 of their 2019 NFL Draft Special!
2019 Best Ball Values: Volume 14
As we enter the offseason, there’s a new format that’s emerged over the last couple of seasons which has caught the attention of many. In fact, it’s the preferred way to play for a lot of fantasy football enthusiasts. Best Ball. Between DRAFT, Fanball (BestBall10s) and a few other established sites, there’s plenty of variety and fun to […]
Future NFL Draft Prospects: Apr. 23
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 […]
2019 NFL Mock Draft
At this time of the year, everyone has mock drafts, so why not me? WHY NOT ME. There’s an incredible amount of speculation around where these players will go, and once the draft starts, chaos will ensue, but there’s certainly value in this practice. If for nothing else, determining team needs and where teams will […]
Draft Age and RB Fantasy Production
Russell Clay has an interesting article on running back and wide receiver draft position and the “probability“1 of fantasy success. He defines “success” as over 1000 yards from scrimmage (YFS). I took his success metric and methodology and applied it to the age of RBs when they were drafted2 to see if that was also […]