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by Armando Marsal Double or Nothing - Eli ManningDouble or Nothing - Eli Manning
by Armando Marsal
Double or Nothing Eli Manning By: Armando Marsal It never fails, as a fantasy analyst there are going to be times where I will be wrong about a player. Last season was no different, as I was pretty pumped about certain players that did not quite pan out as I expected. One player in particular...
by John Laub 2018 CFF Wide Receiver Profiles part II2018 CFF Wide Receiver Profiles part II
by John Laub
CFF Wide ReceiverRankings 2018 part II                              College Fantasy Football         8. Kelvin Harmon, North Carolina State The distribution of passes in th...
by John Laub 2018 CFF Wide Receiver Profiles2018 CFF Wide Receiver Profiles
by John Laub
CFF Wide ReceiverRankings 2018                              College Fantasy Football       Summa Cum Laude 1. David Sills, V, West Virginia At Morgantown, QB Will Grier and WR D...
by Michael Valverde ESPN ADP Running backs (RB)ESPN ADP Running backs (RB)
by Michael Valverde
Its only early June, but it is a great time to pick apart average draft position (ADP). The ADP gives potential draftees an overhead look on when they should pull the trigger during their draft. If Player X continues to go in the early third round, then expect about the same selection range in you...
by John Laub 2018 CFF Running Back Profiles part II2018 CFF Running Back Profiles part II
by John Laub
CFF Running BackRankings 2018 part II                            College Fantasy Football       8. AJ Dillon, Boston College Coming out of high school, Rivals.com ranked AJ Dillon as t...
by John Laub 2018 CFF Running Back Profiles2018 CFF Running Back Profiles
by John Laub
CFF Running BackRankings 2018                              College Fantasy Football     Summa Cum Laude 1. Devin Singletary, Florida Atlantic When I finished my projections for CFF la...
by John Laub 2018 CFF Quarterback Profiles2018 CFF Quarterback Profiles
by John Laub
CFF Quarterback Rankings 2018         College Fantasy Football       Summa Cum Laude 1. Khalil Tate, Arizona In the desert, Coach Kevin Sumlin takes over a high-flying offense and Khalil Tate commands one of the most exciting units in...
by John Laub 2018 CFF Post-Draft Analysis2018 CFF Post-Draft Analysis
by John Laub
2018 Summa Cum Laude Mock Draft: Post-Draft Analysis    Draft Date: June 14, 2018       For teachers, there are not many better feelings than hitting Submit: Final Grades for the year in PowerSchool. I finished my fifteenth year in an urban school s...
by Michael Valverde ESPN QB ADP CritiqueESPN QB ADP Critique
by Michael Valverde
Its only early June, but it is a great time to pick apart average draft position (ADP). The ADP gives potential draftees an overhead look on when they should pull the trigger during their draft. If Player X continues to go in the early third round, then expect about the same selection range in your ...
by John Laub Fantasy Freshmen: 2018 Post-Draft Rankings Part IIFantasy Freshmen: 2018 Post-Draft Rankings Part II
by John Laub
Distinguished Fantasy Freshmen:          2018 Post-Draft Rankings Part II       7. WR D.J. Moore, Carolina Panthers  When did quarterback Cam Newton last complete passes to a 1,000-yard receiver? In 2014, Kelvin Benjamin recorded ...
by Jen Ryan Post 2018 Draft ADP FallersPost 2018 Draft ADP Fallers
by Jen Ryan
Yesterday, we took a look at the ten players with the largest best ball ADP spikes in the week following the 2018 NFL Draft (if you missed it, you can check it out here: https://www.footballdiehards.com/fantasy-football-columns/html/Post-2018-Draft-ADP-Risers.cfm). Analyzing players whose price is o...
by John Laub Fantasy Freshmen: 2018 Post-Draft RankingsFantasy Freshmen: 2018 Post-Draft Rankings
by John Laub
Distinguished Fantasy Freshmen:      2018 Post-Draft Rankings Even after 34 years observing the NFL Draft and five seasons writing player profiles for FootballDiehards.com, I seek new insights, multiple perspectives and reflect on my process, which allow me t...
by Evan Tarracciano 2018 top 10 NFL Draft Selections2018 top 10 NFL Draft Selections
by Evan Tarracciano
Speaking candidly, posting a mock draft is simply sharing your assumptions with others. No one truly knows how the first round will shake out, which players GMs favor or look down upon, etc. It is a guessing game. Additionally, it is near impossible to predict trades, which will have a cascading eff...
by John Laub 2018 NFL Mock Draft Alpha2018 NFL Mock Draft Alpha
by John Laub
2018 Mock Draft: Alpha       by the Gridiron Scholar     While many Americans are enjoying the spring and opening to the baseball season, it is NFL Draft season for many football diehards like myself. I have studied the prospects for the past seven mont...
by Jen Ryan Best Ball ADP Variance 3/26/18Best Ball ADP Variance 3/26/18
by Jen Ryan
Best ball leagues are up and running and the lobby is full of sharks and degenerates who just cant get enough fantasy football at this time of the year. As more and more leagues start filling up (81 completed drafts so far on FanBall!) ADP becomes more and more clear. While we have started to sett...
by John Laub Under-the-Radar NFL Draft Prospects Part IIUnder-the-Radar NFL Draft Prospects Part II
by John Laub
Under-the-Radar Prospects: Part II           2018 NFL Draft   QB Kyle Lauletta, Richmond Spiders (FCS) A football family member: Father played at the Naval academy. A redshirt senior who set school records for passing touchdowns in a season with...
by John Laub Under-the-Radar NFL Draft ProspectsUnder-the-Radar NFL Draft Prospects
by John Laub
Under-the-Radar Prospects               2018 NFL Draft   QB Mason Rudolph, Oklahoma State An alluring archetypal signal caller who might sneak into the first round of the Draft. Started every Cowboys’ contest since the el...
by John Laub Dynasty Rookie Mock DraftDynasty Rookie Mock Draft
by John Laub
Dynasty Rookie Mock Draft       March 2018     While the majority of the country is obsessed with March Madness and Opening Day of the MLB season, fantasy football diehards are ecstatic about the upcoming NFL Draft in April. And Dynasty zealots are g...
by Jake Schwanitz NFL Draft Sleepers 2018NFL Draft Sleepers 2018
by Jake Schwanitz
Everyone loves to talk sleepers. Heres a double dose for you. Sleepers in Aprils NFL Draft that could become sleepers for the 2018 fantasy football season. John Kelly, RB, Tennessee Alvin Kamara burst into the spotlight last season proving that he was criminally underutilized in Butch Jones mess...
by Armando Marsal Returning From A Season-Ending Injury: Wide Receiver Edition 2018Returning From A Season-Ending Injury: Wide Receiver Edition 2018
by Armando Marsal
If you have been playing fantasy football for many years, one of the biggest fears is losing one of your top picks and/or players to an injury. The thing is that injuries are part of the game and there is no way to predict them. Last season, there were multiple notable players that went down with a ...
by John Laub 2018 NFL Tight End Prospects2018 NFL Tight End Prospects
by John Laub
2018 Tight End Prospects                Targeting the Tight Ends     Last year’s class of prospects delivered one of the best rookie campaigns, Evan Engram, by a tight. Furthermore, fellow first-rounders, O.J. Howard a...
by Bobby Gomes NBA Cash Games March 6 2018NBA Cash Games March 6 2018
by Bobby Gomes
NBA Cash Games Tuesday, March 6th My plays are strictly cash game lineup plays. They will usually be the highest owned players on the slate, but in cash that is a good thing. Threw in a couple tournament pivots as well. Main Plays 1) Eric Gordon, Houston Rockets - $4,900 Eric Gordon und...