NFL Draft

IDP Draft Profile: DB/LB/Athlete Jabrill Peppers, Michigan

The title of this article may just be the best way to sum up, Jabrill Peppers game, an electrifying athlete. If you have the chance to watch his high school highlights, he dominated using that awe-inspiring athleticism and went on to be rated #2 overall in the “ESPN top 300” rankings only behind none other […]

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IDP Draft Profile: Edge T.J. Watt, Wisconsin

Measurables Age: 22 Class: Junior Ht: 6’4″ Wt: 252 Arm: 33 1/8″ Combine Results 40 yd dash: 4.69 sec Bench Press: 21 reps Vertical Jump: 37″ Broad Jump: 128″ 3 Cone: 6.79 sec Other SPARQ: 140.4 SPARQ NFL Percentile: 94.0 Awards: 1st Team All-Big Ten (2016), 2nd team All -AP (2016) Games Watched: LSU, Ohio

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Dynasty Draft Profile: WR Amba Etta-Tawo, Syracuse

Amba Etta-Tawo Senior / 6’1″ / 208 – Syracuse via Maryland Games Watched: 2016: Louisville, UConn, Notre Dame, South Florida, Virginia Tech The Skinny: Amba Etta-Tawo burst onto the scene in 2016 after not much fanfare while playing at Maryland. He is a crisp route-runner and a dynamic playmaker. The former high school sprinter amassed

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IDP Draft Profile: LB Duke Riley, LSU

Here’s a writer’s secret for you: It can be very hard to write an objective scouting report on your draft crush. Believe me, I will do my best, though. You may be wondering why Duke Riley is my draft crush. After all, he’s a fairly under-the-radar weakside linebacker that probably won’t get drafted until Day-2.

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Draft Profile: QB Joshua Dobbs, Tennessee

Here we are again; everybody loves to talk about and dream about the potential of the “mobile” quarterback. One of the biggest reasons for the constant hype is some of the recent success stories we have seen. Russell Wilson has far outplayed even the loftiest of expectations for Seattle. Marcus Mariota is off to a

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8 In-The-Box: Scouting Beyond Power Five Schools

Join the expert panel from DynastyFootballFactory.com as we tackle all the hot button topics from the world of IDP, Devy, Start/sit, Non-PPR, PPR and everything in between. We stack the box every week with all the answers for your dynasty minds. You will find the answers inside with DFF’s 8 IN-THE-BOX What is the most

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Draft Profile: WR Amara Darboh Michigan

Amara Darboh Senior / 6’2″ / 215 – Michigan Games Watched: 2016: Illinois, Ohio State 2015: Utah, Northwestern The Skinny:  Amara Darboh is a tough, down and dirty WR. He engages contact with the ball in his hands. Darboh is also a very willing blocker who stays on his blocks or continues to find someone to hit

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2016 Rookie Redraft (Including IDP): Rounds 3 & 4

Every year, around April, NFL writers create articles focused on “Redrafting the 20XX NFL Draft”. In these articles, writers reorder NFL draft selections based on hindsight, to highlight the best possible player each team could have selected in that draft. Using these parameters, I decided to do the same thing for the 2016 Fantasy Football

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Where are the Best (and Worst) Landing Spots for Leonard Fournette?

  A few days ago I came across a thought provoking and interesting article about LSU’s Leonard Fournette written by Graham Barfield. @GrahamBarfield on fantasyguru.com. You can find the article in its entirety here: https://www.fantasyguru.com/articles/yards-created-fournettes-2015-and-2016 I took many things away from this article, and it made me wonder how scheme dependent Fournette might be at the next

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NFL Draft Breakdown: Houston Texans

With the NFL draft only a few weeks away, analysts have been churning out mock drafts everywhere you look. Every year, draft day trades play havoc with teams’ draft boards. These trades may push players down who weren’t expected to be available at later draft slots. When these falling players mesh with pressing positional needs

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An Interview with DE Alexander Little

Alexander Little is a defensive end who played at Orange Coast College (Junior College in Costa Mesa, California) at the end of his college football career. He has recently been drafted into the “Rivals Professional Football League” with aspirations of cracking an NFL or CFL roster for the 2017 season. I had the opportunity to

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IDP Draft Profile: LB Kendell Beckwith, LSU

Kendell Beckwith – Senior / 6’2 / 243 – LSU Games Watched:  2016 Mississippi St., Wisconsin, Southern Miss 2015 Mississippi St., Florida, Auburn, Alabama The Skinny: Beckwith was asked to spy Dak Prescott (after Prescott ran for 105 yards vs LSU in 2014). Beckwith held Prescott to minus 19 yards on 10 carries in their 2015 matchup

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IDP Draft Profile: LB Folarin Orimolade, Dartmouth

Folarin Orimolade Dartmouth LB First impressions The Big Green had one of the Ivy Leagues best defensive players in the league. Explosive is my first impression of him. Guy’s a game changer. His impressive jump off the ball helped him earn the “Bushnell Award” which is given to the defensive player of the year, in

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“In the Player Pit” with James Hanmore

So, a couple of months back, I ran an article on Jackson State defensive end Keontre Anderson (http://factorysports.wpengine.com/fcs-spotlight-de-interview-keontre-anderson-jackson-state/). During my interview with him, he mentioned Javancy Jones (@TheRealJavJones) as the best player he had played alongside. So I decided to look into Jones a bit further. What I saw was not disappointing. This is a big,

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IDP Draft Profile: S Justin Evans, Texas A&M

Justin “The Eraser” Evans – Senior / 6’0″ / 199 – Texas A&M Games Watched: 2016 – Alabama, LSU, UCLA. 2015 – Alabama, Arizona State, Ole Miss, South Carolina Skinny: He is a little small to play in-the-box at the NFL level. He often tackles too high (or above the belt). This allows the ball

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IDP Draft Profile: DB Eddie Jackson, Alabama

The Alabama defense is always stocked with high-end NFL draft prospects, and 2016 was no exception. Jonathan Allen, Reuben Foster and Tim Williams highlighted the best front-seven in college football. While Minkah Fitzpatrick, Marlon Humphrey and Eddie Jackson (@EJackson_4) headlined a scary defensive backfield. Jackson, the former 4-star from Lauderdale Lakes Florida, is headed for

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