This article is an entirely different type of piece from my usual content. Here, we’re just going to focus on a single player, Rashaad Penny. He’s been a polarizing prospect from the beginning and has been the subject of intense dynasty debate before he even entered the NFL.
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Shedding light on some of the undervalued and overlooked dynasty sleepers this offseason. Certain players fall off the map during the season and others we forget about once it comes to an end. But, over here at Dynasty Football Factory we always keep our eyes on the prize.
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Historically, there has been a strong narrative in the football community about QB size despite players like Russell Wilson and Kyler Murray balling out on Sundays. The QB size debate begins with how tall a QB is and if it affects their ability to make reads of the defense on passing plays. There has been a lot of discussion around QB hand size and its correlation to QB performance in cold-weather games. Analysts have even studied QB weight and how it translates to their durability in the NFL. So I decided to use my newly released college prospect database and explore BMI and QB performance. Before going any further, there needs to be a brief overview of BMI. BMI compares an individual’s weight to their height and it’s used to describe their level of body fat or thickness. The index was derived from the works of the Belgian thinker, Adolphe Quetelet.
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In this piece, I’ll walk you through three “fake-outs.” These are players that broke out or had strong seasons in 2019 that I do not expect to maintain that level of performance going forward. Therefore, you could call each of these guys a dynasty “sell-high.”
Here, we’re going to look at landing spots. Specifically, what are the best landing spots for a running back in the 2020 NFL Draft, or perhaps for a free agent running back? I’ll be focusing on each team’s current running backs, cap space, and NFL Draft capital.
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Cornerback is usually the worst defensive position in fantasy football, yet Ryan was the highest-scoring non-linebacker in 2019. As the 8th ranked IDP player according to FantasyPros, Ryan was the only non-linebacker in the top-10. Ryan is also one of only three non-linebackers in the top-20 IDP players this season, both of the others being safeties. If you want to go down to where Humphrey is, you’d have to go all the way down to 51st. In other words, when it comes to cornerbacks, Ryan was in a class of his own this season.
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The first installment of the wide receiver faceoff series. The premise is simple. Take two players who have posted similar production and hold similar value, and determine who the preferable dynasty asset is moving forward. First up: DeKaylin Zecharius Metcalf vs. Terry “F1” McLaurin
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While creating my 2020 WR Model, I found a few under the radar players not getting much love currently, but I believe these players 100% deserve your attention leading up to and after the NFL draft. These players all have elements that both analytic nuts and film grinders should be able to appreciate. They all “broke-out” their sophomore year, and have good traits seen on film. When a player checks both of those boxes, I am officially intrigued. Keep reading to see my breakdowns of these potential sleepers.
My goal for this piece is to lay out my personal experience with building depth at the wide receiver position over the last few seasons. I have come to find that targeting wide receivers who are the second options on certain teams have allowed me to bank up significant depth and afforded me opportunities to make moves for other positions.
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In this article, I’m going to walk you through three players that had a down season in 2019, but who I expect to either bounce back or breakout in 2020. For variety’s sake, I’ve decided to look at a running back, wide receiver, and tight end. Also, I’ve picked three very different types of players to explore the different ways to buy at this time in the offseason.
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#1: Evaluate Your Current Leagues and Your 2020 Plan
In simple terms, what this means is that before you manage your rosters and conduct trades, you should make sure that you’re committed to the league for the 2020 cycle. There is no shame in leaving a league for any reason. Those reasons can range from being overstretched in too many leagues, to not enjoying the league, to wanting to play leagues at a different level of buy-in, be that lower or higher.
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Dynasty never ends and that is one of many things that makes it great. Sleeper has a section called “Trending Up and Trending Down”. I find it interesting what people are trending on since we are now at the beginning of the non-scoring season for all players. This is the first part of a series that I am going to continue throughout the off-season. Sleeper supports many different types of leagues so it’s unknown what people’s motivations are for their roster moves. Let’s take a look at who’s trending: Trending Up (Being added to rosters) Mike Weber–Kansas City Chiefs RB (Practice Squad) I had to double-check this was the same Mike Weber drafted by the Dallas Cowboys this year. Weber had a fair share of hype coming out of college but then was outshined in the preseason by fellow rookie Tony Pollard. After being cut and making his way through waivers, Weber appeared on the Cowboys’ practice squad before Week 1. He has now signed with the Chiefs and could see some playoff experience if there are injures. People are adding anyone who may play running back for the Chiefs, hoping to catch lightning in the bottle. Weber could be that lightning with a change of scenery. In his three years at Ohio St, he ran for nearly 6 yards a carry and was averaging 5.5 yards per reception as well. The Chiefs utilized both LeSean McCoy and Damien Williams on the ground and in the receiving game. McCoy is a free agent following this season. Williams, while on a
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I’ve been a Hooper fan for a couple of years now. He’s improved every season and 2018 proved to me that he’d broken out. Austin Hooper’s appeal during the draft season was where he was being drafted. Hooper had around 10 ADP which made him the 11th TE taken on average. This was crazy to me considering he finished the 2018 season as the TE6 securing 71 receptions on 81 targets for 660 yards and four touchdowns. Well, he sure didn’t disappoint, Hooper once again finished as the TE6. He caught 75 of 97 targets 787 yards and six touchdowns while starting just 10 games due to a knee injury.
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I am going to touch on a few players that I think you should make moves on, either trading away or trading for, before the NFL Draft. These are players who I believe will have significant value changes once their team completes the draft. Looking ahead and capitalizing on values in the offseason can set your team up for success come next fall.
Pre-Draft Roster Moves: Part 1 Read More »
While watching film it is easy to see the speed and burst that Ruggs has, but it is another thing to also hear the announcers say “the fastest man on the field” and “the fastest guy on the Alabama team.” This big-play-potential wide receiver has decided to forgo his senior season at Alabama and make a name for himself in the big leagues. Let’s dive into it.
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Josh Allen ends the season as your fantasy QB6 but he only averaged 18.6 FPPG. That’s only significant because you can find quarterbacks later in your drafts who could produce more this year. The good news is he threw for 1,000 more yards than his rookie year and doubled his touchdowns from 10 to 20 this year. He also decreased his interception percentage from 3.8 to 2.0. Allen is only in his second year and has plenty of room for improvement.
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