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It’s officially draft season and prospects from all over the country are attending all-star games over the next month. This past Saturday the 71st edition of the Reese’s Senior Bowl was played. From small school hopefuls to big school studs, this game puts everyone on a level playing field, so they can showcase their talents. The North squad was able to get the victory over the South squad by a score of 34-17. Now let’s take a look at this year’s stars and how they performed.
No surprises here. The three top tier defensive ends are as talented as they are tenacious. Danielle Hunter lead all defensive ends in 2019, with Cameron Heyward and Joey Bosa nipping at his heels. Hunter and Bosa are only 24 years old, while Heyward is the grown man of the bunch at 30. Looking forward, I expect the two young superstar pass rushers (Bosa and Hunter) to consistently lead the league in IDP production for the next few years, barring injury.
Over Brown’s first eight games, he averaged just 8.0 points in half PPR scoring. This put him outside the top 40 for wide receivers. Over his second eight games, he averaged 15.9 points per game. That was good enough to rank him third among WRs in points per game over that period. His cumulative line in games 1-8 was 22 receptions on 34 targets for 348 yards and three touchdowns. In games 9-16, Brown put up 30 receptions on 50 targets for 703 yards and five touchdowns.
Good to see you all back! For those of you who haven’t yet read my first installment, check it out here. In this installment, I’ll try to shed some light on which of my specific roster builds did the best and worst. Finally, we will close with some of my highest rostered players (whether good or bad outcome). I should clarify what I mean by “roster build” before moving on to the next part in my reflection. I’m referring to how many players I rostered at each position. At Draft.com, you have 18 players to form your roster with. My thoughts going into the season was that I’d want to load up at RB and WR, and draft enough QB/TE to ensure the squads wouldn’t tank because of injury or bye week problems. In each build, I had between two and four QBs, five and seven RBs, six and eight WRs, two and three TEs. Let’s take a look at how many of these builds ended up in the money! (GIANT DISCLAIMER REGARDING SAMPLE SIZE ISSUES- Having only played 30 entries, some of the following builds will only have a few data points, so don’t take as gospel.) As you can see from above, my most profitable configurations included six WRs, six RBs, three QBs, and three TEs(3/6/6/3). In total, that combo was “in the money” 80% of the time (four out of five entries placed, and one in fifth place), and first place 20% of the time (one out of five). Too bad I didn’t have a crystal ball, because […]
Royce See – Interview Sam Houston State Bearkats #32 Linebacker Twitter: JUICE KING❄️⚡️™ (@RoyceSee16) | Twitter Played at Shepherd High School in Shepherd, Texas Royce played 50 career games for Sam Houston State, making 34 starts He registered 201 tackles, 112 solos, 25½ tackles for a loss, 10½ sacks, six forced fumbles, five fumble recoveries, four interceptions, and 13 pass breakups 1st Team Linebacker All-Southland Conference for 2019 This week’s interview is with a super talented and versatile linebacker Royce See of Sam Houston State. The senior linebacker was gracious enough to give us a few minutes and discuss his football career, beginning from his Pee Wee days through his college career. Let’s dive right into the interview. Who introduced you to the game of football? I was introduced to the game by my father and my cousin at a very young age. About the same time, I learned to walk, I was already playing with a football. Why did you choose Sam Houston State Bearkats to further your football career? From the time I took my first visit to Sam Houston State, it felt like home. Being in that environment and be able to come to a top FCS program to compete for championships was something I wanted to be a part of. What’s the one thing you need to improve most about your game? I would say my pad level when shedding blocks against offensive linemen is something I’m focusing on. A few times, I would get high when creating separation from blocks, but as I learned to […]
The good news for fantasy gamers is that many Panthers carry the preferred position designations of the 4-3 defense that the team ran in 2018. In 2019, regular contributors like Kawann Short, Gerald McCoy, Mario Addison, Bruce Irvin, Brian Burns, and Marquis Haynes all carried position designations inconsistent with the Panthers’ 3-4 alignment on MyFantasyLeague.com. This article contemplates how Phil Snow’s Temple and Baylor defensive schemes if implemented in Charlotte, would translate to IDP fantasy football.
This will be a two-part article that will cover players that had half a good season in 2019. In part one, I’ll talk about players who excelled in the first half of the season but not the second half. In part two, I’ll do the reverse. I’ll also avoid discussing players I touched on in my busts and values article, so these will be all new players for me. Let’s jump right in.
It’s officially draft season, and prospects from all over the country are attending all-star games over the next month. Up first is the 95th edition of the East-West Shrine Bowl. This game has showcased stars such as Ricky Jackson, Steve Atwater, Pat Tillman, Mean Joe Greene, Alan Paige, and Dick Butkus. From small school hopefuls to big school studs, this game puts everyone on a level playing field, so they can showcase their talents. The East squad was able to get the victory over the west squad by a score of 31-27. Now let’s take a look at this year’s stars and how they performed.
With the college bowl season in full swing and I continue to dig deep into my draft prep, I thought I would take the time to go over some of the potential prospects at the interior defensive line position. This is one of the most crucial but unpraised positions in football. They do the heavy lifting to open things up for the rest of the defense. Keep in mind, this is just who I have watched to this point so far. As I watch more game film and prospects, I will update this list accordingly.
It’s time to wrap up the 2019 IDP fantasy season by discussing some key takeaways from the year. In this series, we will analyze trends, highlight star performers, identify risers and fallers, and project sleepers for the 2020 season at each IDP position group. In this article, we’ll focus on defensive tackles. So, without further ado, let’s wrap up the 2019 NFL regular season at defensive tackle!
Fantasy football without the grind of setting a bunch of lineups? That has to be the dream. This past offseason I decided to try some paid best ball contests to see if I could make myself a more well-rounded fantasy player. At DFF, we believe that every aspect of fantasy football bleeds into the others, and thus, I had my motivation to jump in. Plus…it certainly didn’t hurt that drafting is an addiction. Being new to the format, I decided to track all the data I possibly could on my performance/selections. This way, I could maybe help or inspire others who may be new to the format in the future.
In part one of this article, I chose five players from the top 50 in ADP that I considered to be busts in 2019. In part two, I will select five players from ADP between 51-150. When choosing my busts, I will try to avoid players that missed a few games but were otherwise successful when they played, so you haven’t and won’t see Saquon Barkley or Alvin Kamara type players on the list. Injuries are hard to predict, so it’s better to look at guys who flopped even when they were on the field. Similar to the values section, the individual players are important, but general trends and strategy advice will also be included below. As in part one, Yahoo’s final half PPR ADP is the source for the below ADP numbers.
In my previous two-part article, I looked at the 10 best draft values from the 2019 redraft season and how much they impacted fantasy teams. Also, I predicted the future and examined whether those players would live up to the same performance in 2020 and whether they would return good value in 2020. However, as most fantasy owners know, identifying busts is just as crucial to success and failure in fantasy football as picking players on the rise. In this two-part article, I will name the 10 biggest busts from the 2019 redraft season. In part one, I will choose five players from the top 50 in ADP, and in part two, I will select five players from ADP between 51-150.
In this two-part article, I’m taking a look at the 10 best draft values from the 2019 redraft season. I started by choosing five players from the top 50 in ADP in part one, found here, and now I’ll pick five players from the rest of the draft in part two. As in part one, I will be using Yahoo’s final half PPR ADP. In addition to revisiting how these players performed in 2019, I will also briefly touch on what I expect going forward into 2020. I’ll limit eligible players to the top 150 and might examine the best waiver wire wonders in a future piece.
With college bowl season in full swing and I continue to dig deep into my draft prep, I thought I would take the time to go over some of the potential prospects at the linebacker position. Keep in mind, this is just who I have watched to this point so far. As I watch more game film and prospects, I will update this list accordingly.
In this two-part article, I’ll take a look at the 10 best draft values from the 2019 redraft season. I’ll start by choosing five players from the top 50 in ADP in part one and then pick five players from the rest of the draft in part two.
On the eve of Wild Card Weekend, I’ll provide a quick break down of all the players I think you can consider in your DraftKings lineups for the full four-game slate. You can also use it accordingly for the two-game slates if you’re playing those as well. On a slate like this, build yourself a narrative about how you believe the games will go. More often than not, there’s no need to get super-weird and roster an entire lineup of off-the-board plays. It’s more beneficial to build a lineup with upside and then identify a few players that you believe are in far better spots than the rest of the field based on your narrative. On small playoff slates, rostering just one very low-owned player or fading a chalky one you don’t like can jump you over huge chunks of the field in GPPs. Quarterbacks Top Tier Drew Brees ($6,600): For me, it’s death, taxes, and rostering Drew Brees at home. He’ll likely be the highest owned quarterback on the slate and I’ll still have more than the average. Since Week 1 of 2018, Brees has made 13 starts at home and is averaging over 27.5 DraftKings points per game over this span. He’s too cheap for what he brings in this spot. Middle Tier Russell Wilson ($6,800): Were he not priced higher than Brees, he might have made the upper tier. But as it is, he’s hard to pay up for. The argument here is that with a decimated backfield and injuries mounting on the defensive side of the […]
It’s always fun to look back over your old teams to determine what went right and what went wrong. In this article, you can see the results of a zero-RB team from beginning to end.
Twelve writers and editors from Dynasty Football Factory played in a redraft league together this year. There was no money on the line, just an opportunity to give our readers some more content and advice. The season is over, and now is the best time to reflect on the strategies to improve for next year.
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