This first edition of Devy Watch takes a look at the early bowl games – games taking place before Christmas. The fun starts Saturday, December 17th with five games between 10 unranked teams. Just because the competition won’t be the best that we will see over the next month doesn’t mean that we shouldn’t watch. […]
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The 2016 college football season introduced us to a bulldozer of a running back out of Texas. D’onta Foreman literally burst between the tackles and into the record books, becoming the first 1,000 yard rusher in a season at Texas since Jamaal Charles. With his recent announcement to enter the 2017 NFL draft, the question
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With Round 1 in the books now it’s time to turn our attention to Round 2 of DFFs initial 2017 rookie mock draft. As with the first round selections the name of the writer who made the selection is right next to the pick itself, so if you agree or disagree please feel free to reach
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Just as in the NFL, the optimal way to build your fantasy team is through the draft. It is never too early to start researching the next batch of players that can help you rebuild your moribund franchise or help you maintain your standing as a top dog in your league. To that end, I
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Have you ever looked at a set of player rankings and drafted the top available player without knowing anything about him? We’ve all done it at some point. Was that pick a success? If so, were you happy or did you breathe a sigh of nervous relief? I bet it was the latter, right? Did
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If you’re reading this article, you’ve found the first article in DFF’s brand new Devy section. Today is part one of your introduction to Devy and our aim is to introduce you to the Devy league format. In the near future, we’ll debut part two of your introduction to Devy titled: Scouting 101. We will
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The preparation for rookie drafts is an exhaustive process for dynasty owners. We watch college games the year prior, tune into the combine, read articles and then try and gather insights, from a far, about players’ work ethics. Long story short, good dynasty players are constantly looking for new ways to evaluate and predict success
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The time between the NFL combine and NFL draft is an exciting one for Dynasty Fantasy Footballers. This period of time between these events is littered with contrary suggestions and speculations as to how to interpret workouts and the information we have from prospects’ collegiate careers. For example, you’ll see articles about how great Will
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More Mendy or D-Mart? In most 2016 fantasy football rookie drafts, sniping season has begun. So it seems like an excellent time to feature one of this classes best rookie runners and snipe targets, Denver runner Devontae Booker. He is a versatile athlete that excels rushing, catching and when necessary, throwing the ball (one for
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After the third and final day of the NFL Draft, there were still fireworks left with the Browns investing heavily in wide receiver, a third runner added to the Seahawks, and a surprise thumper in Chicago. Here is a quick look at some of the fantasy relevant players unearthed this past Saturday. Players get listed
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After the second day of the NFL Draft, dynasty fantasy owners now have more questions, than answers, concerning the Houston wide receivers outside of Nuk, such as; who will be the quarterback for the Jets, are there any more former Buckeyes to draft and will there be a running back by committee in Seattle? I
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With the first day of the 2016 NFL Draft completed, there are a few complicated positional situations: the revamped Dallas backfield, Washington receiving corps and who is the Broncos starting QB in 2016? Here are some of my quick observations after five hours of sleep, done in order of selection: QB Jared Goff, Rams –
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Each year college football keeps separating further and further from the NFL, in terms of their use of a traditional tight end. As a result, it is becoming a thing of the past at the collegiate level. In college football today, we have seen the rise of the tweeners, aka, those athletes that are a
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The New Iron Fist? In the 2016 NFL Draft rookie class, the defensive line/pass rusher corps is full of possibilities. In fact, one of the most exciting of them is former Oklahoma State Cowboy defender, Emmanuel Ogbah. The junior averaged just under a sack a game this past season (12.5 sacks in 13 games), forcing
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The 2016 NFL Drafts class of defensive linemen is certainly one for the ages, stocked full of some amazing talents. Perhaps one of the lesser known defenders is former Gator Jonathan Bullard. The senior had seven games with five or more tackles and always finished with two solo tackles or more. While he isn’t the
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While the 2016 NFL Combine raised the profiles of some potential dynasty fantasy players, it also caused many to question former Razorback running back Alex Collins’ positioning in this year’s rookie class. The back did not look explosive at Indianapolis, but how much is that testing offering the vitals needed in determining his real game
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Hunter Henry, a native of Little Rock, Arkansas, was pegged a 4-star recruit coming out of high school and received a total of 23 offers, from colleges across the nation, who were positioning for his signature. Ultimately, his decision to commit to Arkansas likely came as no surprise, to those close to him, as his
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One Year Wonder? This year’s NFL Draft class has its share of electrifying defenders. One of the biggest question marks is former Clemson edge rusher, Kevin Dodd. While his level of play was outstanding this past season, he only has one year of starting experience and production. Then when competing at the Combine, Dodd injured
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Is it All in the Hands? Every 2016 NFL Draft prospect has a story to tell, but some are more fantasy relevant and interesting than others. This former UMass receiver got invited to both the East-West Shrine Game and the Senior Bowl, but failed to make much of an impact in either, due to suffering
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It goes without saying that the NFL is an extremely exciting organization. Millions upon millions of fans spend countless hours focusing on the league, their players, etc., whether games are being played or not. In my opinion, this can be directly attributed to their efficiency and execution of proper planning and structural organization. The organizers
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