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Breakout Hunting: Is Zay Flowers a Sleeping Giant?
Over recent years, we've seen mid-round WR breakouts win leagues. Our job today is to find the next one. Can Zay Flowers join this list? (Click here to skip the intro) The Breakout Factors I recently analyzed the breakouts above, identifying four factors that contributed to many of
Hunting for Mid-Round WR Breakouts: Four Breakout Factors
Successfully finding mid-round WR breakouts is one of the simplest ways to win a fantasy league. Over the years, we've had true league-winning breakouts from WRs going in the mid rounds—Stefon Diggs' 2020 and Cooper Kupp's 2021 being he most recent. We've
The Rashee Rice Fallout: Legal Details, an Inevitable Suspension, and the Resulting Fantasy Impact
On March 30, 2024, two black sports cars tore up Central Expressway in Dallas at 119 MPH — a Chevrolet Corvette and a Lamborghini Urus — when a silver Malibu in the far left lane was suddenly caught between them. One car clipped the Malibu’s left flank, the other struck its
Overlooked Stats: Chain Chasing at Tight End
In fantasy football, gaining an edge means going beyond rankings and uncovering predictive stats that go overlooked. Legacy stats like receptions, yards, and past PPR output are solid but are also low-hanging fruit. Every bushy-haired grandpa with a fantasy football magazine who enters your draft room uses these. That means
Overlooked Stats: Being Prioritized in an Offense, as It Turns Out, May Be Meaningful
In fantasy football, gaining an edge means going beyond rankings and uncovering predictive stats that go overlooked. Legacy stats like receptions, yards, and past PPR output are solid but are also low-hanging fruit. Every bushy-haired grandpa with a fantasy football magazine who enters your draft room uses these. That means
Which Tight Ends Got That PAPR?
A couple of summers ago, I wrote about tight end dart throws, and as part of that research, created a new stat called Play Action Participation Ratio, or PAPR. PAPR is simply a TE's route participation on play action dropbacks divided by their overall route participation. The resulting
Overlooked Stats: Eight Running Backs Who Hold the Skeleton Key to Legendary Upside
In fantasy football, gaining an edge means going beyond rankings and uncovering predictive stats that go overlooked. Legacy stats like receptions, yards, and past PPR output are solid but are also low-hanging fruit. Every bushy-haired grandpa with a fantasy football magazine who enters your draft room uses these. That means
Overlooked Stats: Six Chunk-Play Artists Who Could Be a Life Raft if You Miss Out on the Top-Tier Quarterbacks
In fantasy football, gaining an edge means going beyond rankings and uncovering predictive stats that go overlooked. Legacy stats like receptions, yards, and past PPR output are solid but are also low-hanging fruit. Every bushy-haired grandpa with a fantasy football magazine who enters your draft room uses these. That means