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Marvin Mims

23 Rookie Wide Receiver Analytics Spotlight Series: Marvin “Meh”ms

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Marvin Mims burst onto the scene as a freshman at Oklahoma with a stellar season of 610 yards and nine touchdowns. This put him squarely into the conversation as one of the top wide receivers in the 2023 draft class. Mims is a big play threat. His 20.1 yards per reception were the third most in the country for 2023. For PPR formats, he is not the most desirable archetype of a wide receiver. His reception totals are relatively low and this can lead to inconsistency in his game-to-game performance. In dynasty best ball formats he is of more interest.

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Josh Downs WR North Carolina NFL Draft Scouting Report

’23 Rookie WR Analytics Spotlight Series: Josh Downs is That Dude

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When analyzing wide receiver prospects, analysts such as myself, like to check boxes when a player eclipses a designated threshold for a certain metric. No prospect in this class checked more of these boxes across all metrics than Josh Downs. Downs was an uber-producer during his time at Chapel Hill. When Sam Howell or Drake Maye needed a big play, Downs was the unquestioned target. In this article, I will take you through the numbers and display why you should be targeting Josh Downs in your dynasty rookie drafts.

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Plant the Flag: Baker Mayfield is Flying High into 2019

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If [profiler]Baker Mayfield[/profiler] woke up feeling dangerous last season, he’s going to wake up tomorrow feeling like the baddest man on the planet following the news that [profiler]Odell Beckham Jr.[/profiler] has been traded to the Cleveland Browns. In a move that sent social media into a melting pot of hot takes, ecstatic Browns fans, and despairing Giants fans, the

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Free Agency Impact: Oakland Raiders Add Doug Martin/Jordy Nelson

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Doug Martin It’s a little early to really know what [profiler]Doug Martin[/profiler]’s impact will be on the Oakland Raiders. At this point, we don’t know how they’re going to approach their RB situation given that they’re now rostering 4 of them: Martin, Marshawn Lynch, DeAndre Washington, and Jalen Richard. One direction that the Raiders could

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Miami Dolphins Free Agency: Landry Out, Wilson/Amendola In

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When Ryan Tannehill returns in 2018, he will no longer have his #1 wide receiver to throw to. [profiler]Jarvis Landry[/profiler], who was traded to the Cleveland Browns for a 2018 fourth round pick and 2019 fifth round pick, will now catch passes for the Dog Pound next season. This leaves a major void in the

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Know When to Hold ’em: Buying or Selling 2017’s Biggest Disappointments

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Just like ol’ Kenny Rogers has been telling every poker player in the world for the past 40 years, You gotta know when to hold ‘em . . . and know when to fold ‘em. Sure, it’s a trope, but it’s perhaps even truer in Fantasy Football than it is in Five Card Stud. Unlike

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Alex Smith Goes To Washington

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Late in the day, on January 30th, the news started rolling in that Washington had dealt [profiler]Kendall Fuller[/profiler] and a third-round pick for Chiefs QB [profiler]Alex Smith[/profiler]. Word is that the Browns and Broncos were trying to get in on a deal for Smith, but he ended up in Washington. What does this trade mean

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Breaking Running Backs

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This article is one of four articles that will focus on the relationship between fantasy success and NFL success. This study has been an interest of mine for some time now. I have often wondered if there was any connection between fantasy success and NFL success at each position. I also wondered if maybe I

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