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Aaron Jones - Week 1 Fantasy Football Start 'Em, Sit 'Em Picks
BALLER MOVE: Start in 10-Team Leagues POSITIONAL VALUE: RB2 ANALYSIS: For the first time, we get to see what running back Aaron Jones can do outside of Green Bay, as the former Packer moved to NFC North rival Minnesota this offseason. 5 Players Set to Outperform Their Average Draft Position in Fantasy Football -Joe Mixon […]
Justin Carter 3 months agoBrock Bowers - Week 1 Fantasy Football Start 'Em, Sit 'Em Picks
BALLER MOVE: Start in 14-Team Leagues POSITIONAL VALUE: High-End TE2 ANALYSIS: Las Vegas Raiders tight end Brock Bowers enters the NFL as one of the most pro-ready players at his position in recent memory, but that doesn't mean he should instantly be considered a top fantasy option, especially as he's currently dealing with a foot […]
Justin Carter 3 months agoCaleb Williams - Week 1 Fantasy Football Start 'Em, Sit 'Em Picks
BALLER MOVE: Start in 14-Team Leagues POSITIONAL VALUE: High-End QB2 ANALYSIS: Caleb Williams has never taken a snap in a regular-season NFL game. Even with that limitation, he's ranked as a borderline QB1 option heading into Week 1 of the 2024 NFL season. While there are 12-15 quarterbacks who can be ranked in front of […]
Justin Carter 3 months agoJaxon Smith-Njigba - Week 1 Fantasy Football Start 'Em, Sit 'Em Picks
BALLER MOVE: Start in 14-Team Leagues POSITIONAL VALUE: WR4 ANALYSIS: Jaxon Smith-Njigba didn't have the greatest rookie campaign, but he has plenty of room for growth in 2024 and could surpass Tyler Lockett in the pecking order fairly quickly for Seattle. As a rookie, Smith-Njigba was targeted 93 times, catching 63 passes for 628 yards […]
Justin Carter 3 months agoJaylen Waddle - Week 1 Fantasy Football Start 'Em, Sit 'Em Picks
BALLER MOVE: Start in All Leagues POSITIONAL VALUE: WR2 ANALYSIS: While it can be tough sometimes to expect consistency from Miami Dolphins wide receiver Jaylen Waddle by the nature of his role as the No. 2 receiver in Miami, his ceiling makes him a strong WR2 play in fantasy leagues, assuming he is healthy enough […]
Justin Carter 3 months agoBrandon Aiyuk - Week 1 Fantasy Football Start 'Em, Sit 'Em Picks
BALLER MOVE: Start in 10-Team Leagues POSITIONAL VALUE: WR2 ANALYSIS: The long offseason for Brandon Aiyuk is almost over and it looks like it will end with Aiyuk in the same place he started it: San Francisco. After months of trade rumors, Aiyuk remains a 49er heading into the team's Week 1 meeting with the […]
Justin Carter 3 months agoLuke McCaffrey (WR, WAS): 2024 Fantasy Football Draft Values
BALLER MOVE: Target Around ~155 Overall CURRENT ADP: ~220 ANALYSIS: The wide receiver position for the Washington Commanders is largely a mystery entering the 2024 season. Terry McLaurin is the clear No. 1 guy, but the situation behind him is wide open, especially after Jahan Dotson was traded. Watch all of Luke McCaffrey's preseason targets here⬇️ […]
Justin Carter 3 months agoTop Candidates to Dethrone Bijan Robinson as the RB1 in Dynasty Fantasy Football
Heading into the 2024 NFL season, Atlanta Falcons running back Bijan Robinson is the consensus No. 1 dynasty running back after a rookie season that saw him finish with 1,463 scrimmage yards and eight touchdowns. But anything can happen in the NFL. Injuries can derail a player's trajectory, or a player could just fail to […]
Justin Carter 3 months agoMichael Wilson (WR, ARI): 2024 Fantasy Football Draft Values
BALLER MOVE: Target Around ~155 Overall CURRENT ADP: ~165 ANALYSIS: Arizona Cardinals wide receiver Michael Wilson is an intriguing value option in 2024 fantasy football drafts. Rookie wide receiver Marvin Harrison Jr. is going to get most of the attention when discussing the Cardinals receivers, but this receiver room is wide open beyond the Ohio State […]
Justin Carter 3 months agoDyami Brown (WR, WAS): 2024 Fantasy Football Draft Values
BALLER MOVE: Target Around ~185 Overall CURRENT ADP: ~240 ANALYSIS: Washington Commanders wide receiver Dyami Brown stands to have a strong 2024 campaign after the team traded away Jahan Dotson to the Philadelphia Eagles. Brown has a chance to see extensive snaps for Washington in 2024. Terry McLaurin is the clear No. 1 receiver in Washington, […]
Justin Carter 3 months agoZay Flowers (WR, BAL): 2024 Fantasy Football Draft Outlook
BALLER MOVE: Target Around ~60 Overall CURRENT ADP: ~60 ANALYSIS: Baltimore Ravens wide receiver Zay Flowers enters 2024 with plenty of fantasy upside, though the team's addition of running back Derrick Henry suggests a strong focus on the run game this season. That could impact Flowers, but he still should see 100-plus targets again in 2024. […]
Justin Carter 3 months agoNFL Backup Quarterback Power Rankings from 1-32
No position in football matters more than the quarterback does. Since that's the case, it creates a sizable gap between the starters and backups across the league. Teams can have multiple high-end players at pretty much every position, but not at QB. Every NFL team enters the season hoping to never have to turn to […]
Justin Carter 3 months ago11 Fantasy Football Wide Receivers With Target Hog Potential
For a wide receiver to be good in fantasy, they must get the football. Duh, right? But you know what I mean: the more targets a player receives, the more opportunities exist for them to score points in fantasy. Sometimes, you get players who are their team's No. 1 receiver, which leads to a high […]
Justin Carter 3 months agoNASCAR Truck Series DFS: DraftKings Lineup Picks for Milwaukee LiUNA! 175 (8/25/24)
While the Cup Series and Xfinity Series spent the weekend in Daytona, the NASCAR Craftsman Truck Series is in Milwaukee for the LiUNA! 175. This is the first race of the playoffs for the Truck Series. There are 10 drivers remaining in the race for the title. In order of where they sit in the […]
Justin Carter 3 months agoFormula 1 Dutch Grand Prix DFS: DraftKings Daily Fantasy F1 Lineup Picks
Formula 1 returns from the summer break this weekend for the Dutch Grand Prix. This race returned to the schedule in 2021 after a decades-long absence, with Max Verstappen winning all three times so far. Verstappen starts second on Sunday, but his Red Bull trailed Lando Norris's McLaren majorly in speed during qualifying. Verstappen remains […]
Justin Carter 3 months agoCoke Zero Sugar 400: DraftKings, FanDuel NASCAR Daily Fantasy Lineup Picks
The NASCAR Cup Series is in Daytona this weekend for the Coke Zero Sugar 400. This superspeedway race is bound to be full of chaos, making DFS contests a lot more of a mystery than usual. With major wrecks bound to be part of the night's proceedings, you want to go with a much larger […]
Justin Carter 3 months agoNASCAR Xfinity Series: DraftKings DFS Preview for Daytona Wawa 250 (8/23/24)
The NASCAR Xfinity Series is in Daytona on Friday night for the Wawa 250. Daytona is always a wild ride, making DFS contests this weekend a bit of an enigma. Diversity should be the name of the game. Don't go overweight on any particular driver, as anything can happen. For example, Austin Hill won the […]
Justin Carter 3 months ago2024 College Football - Top 15 Preseason Quarterback Rankings
Another season of college football is upon us, and while the quarterback group this year feels like it has collectively taken a bit of a step back from 2023, there are still several really good QBs across the college game. That includes big names like Georgia's Carson Beck and Alabama's Jalen Milroe, but also less […]
Justin Carter 3 months agoPreseason Heisman Watchlist - 2024 College Football Outlook
The Heisman field feels pretty wide open heading into the 2024 season, with several quarterbacks looking to break through the rest of the names and take the trophy. Last year, LSU quarterback Jayden Daniels won the award after having preseason odds of +1100. That ranked behind only Caleb Williams and Drake Maye in last year's […]
Justin Carter 3 months agoFireKeepers Casino 400: DraftKings, FanDuel NASCAR Daily Fantasy Lineup Picks
The NASCAR Cup Series is in Michigan this weekend for the Firekeepers Casino 400. Last year, Chris Buescher led 52 laps and won this race while Martin Truex Jr. finished in second place. Last weekend, Austin Dillon seemingly stole a playoff bid on the final lap of the Cook Out 400, wrecking Joey Logano and […]
Justin Carter 3 months agoNASCAR Xfinity Series: DraftKings DFS Preview for Michigan Cabo Wabo 250 (8/17/24)
The NASCAR Xfinity Series is back after a long Olympic break with the Cabo Wabo 250 at Michigan International Speedway. It's been almost a month since the series last hit the track for the Pennzoil 250 back on July 20, a race that was won by Riley Herbst. He and his Stewart Haas Racing teammate […]
Justin Carter 3 months agoEvery Quarterback With Overall QB1 Upside for Fantasy Football - Lamar Jackson, Josh Allen, more
The most important position on the football field is quarterback, but that isn't always true about fantasy football. Quarterback is important, but not everyone is clamoring to take the top guy every year. Part of that is because of the strength of the position around the NFL. You don't have to use a first- or […]
Justin Carter 3 months agoTop Five Dark Horse Heisman Candidates For The 2024 College Football Season
There probably isn't an award in sports that's more iconic than the Heisman Trophy. I mean, who hasn't struck a Heisman pose after a key moment in life? Entering this season, players like Oregon quarterback Dillon Gabriel and Texas QB Quinn Ewers are among the favorites, but the favorites don't always win an award like […]
Justin Carter 3 months agoCook Out 400: DraftKings, FanDuel NASCAR Daily Fantasy Lineup Picks
The NASCAR Cup Series is in Richmond this weekend for the Cook Out 400. This marks a return to racing after two weeks off for the Olympics. It's been great to watch the Olympics, but I also really missed watching NASCAR racing. The last time we were at Richmond was back in March. Martin Truex […]
Justin Carter 3 months agoNASCAR Truck Series DFS: DraftKings Lineup Picks for Richmond Clean Harbors 250 (8/10/24)
The NASCAR Craftsman Truck Series is back in action this weekend at Richmond Raceway for the Clean Harbors 250. The racing world took the past two weeks off for the Paris Olympics, but NASCAR ramps back up on Saturday with this race, followed by the Cup Series returning on Sunday. Entering this race, Christian Eckes […]
Justin Carter 3 months agoNFL Power Rankings: Top 10 Kickers in 2024
People don't talk enough about kickers. I mean, they talk about them when they miss kicks or they talk about the elites of the elite like Justin Tucker, but there really isn't enough discussion about how different kickers rank compared to their peers. We're going to change that here by power-ranking the top 10 NFL […]
Justin Carter 4 months agoEarly Round 2024 Fantasy Football Picks With Bust Potential
05The early rounds of a fantasy football draft are a chance to draft your heavy hitters; the players who can bring your fantasy team directly to glory. While working the waiver wire throughout the season is what ultimately ends up being most responsible for success, you still need a player or two who can deliver […]
Justin Carter 4 months agoFantasy Football Handcuff Running Back Rankings - Top 10 Backup Running Backs To Stash
Everyone loves to rank things, right? Yes! Then let's rank things. Specifically, let's rank the backup running backs around the NFL. One note on the methodology here: things change fast in the NFL. As of right now, these players all look to be second on their team's depth chart, but training camp and the preseason […]
Justin Carter 4 months agoPredicting Key Training Camp Position Battle Winners: 2024 Fantasy Football Outlook
NFL training camp has arrived, and the preseason is just around the corner. While we know plenty already about who will start at various positions around the league, there are always battles for certain starting spots during this time of year. Sometimes it's because a new player comes in to challenge for a starting role. […]
Justin Carter 4 months agoFive Risky Fantasy Football Rookie Buys Worth Gambling On In 2024
There are some rookies this year who fantasy football managers know they can trust, like Caleb Williams and Marvin Harrison Jr. There are also plenty of guys taken late in the NFL Draft or signed as UDFAs who fantasy managers know they can't trust. But what about that middle, those risky rookies whose 2024 value […]
Justin Carter 4 months ago