It's the end of June, which means beat reporters are getting ready to dismantle any dynasty buy-low candidates value-savvy dynasty fantasy football managers have identified over the course of the offseason. You know how it goes: a few highlights are posted of a player practicing in shorts and a pinnie.
It's that time of year again - time to start building out the first version of my redraft player rankings. Over the years of doing this, I have found a process that works for me, and it starts with tiering out each of my position groups. [of_sfb_ad] Draft RB Rankings Tiers I find cutoffs at
The old adage for rookie TEs is that they typically take three years before they break out for fantasy football. However, since 2021, Kyle Pitts, Sam LaPorta, Coleston Loveland, Tyler Warren, and Harold Fannin have put up TE1-caliber seasons in their rookie years. 2026 Fantasy Football Rookie TE Landing Spots Outlook For our purposes today,
Every year, rookie running backs win leagues. Some earn the job outright, others capitalize on injuries and a few emerge down the stretch when fantasy championships are on the line. Regardless of how it happens, rookie backs routinely deliver league-winning value. Despite that history, the 2026 running back class is being met with skepticism, creating
Welcome back to Fantasy Football ADP Trends, everyone and my apologies for the delay. Here's a look at some players I find interesting (complimentary) and interesting (derogatory) based on their current Average Draft Position (ADP). Fantasy Football ADP Trends [of_newsletter_ad] QB ADP Trends The difference in ADP between Joe Burrow (QB3) and Dak Prescott (QB8)
With mandatory NFL camps beginning to kick off, we'll all be eager to hear which NFL rookies are standing out in pass-catching drills, and our eyes will be drawn to the WRs making impressive catches in one-on-one drills against defensive backs. This year's rookie class has five guys who are capable of contributing to fantasy
The winning SFB16 draft strategy comes down to three moves: draft falling pocket passers as elite values in the two superflex spots, use big-play and big-game bonuses only as tiebreakers, and never force RB or TE since there's no positional scarcity. Take what the board gives you and build a fast-starting roster to survive the
Redraft fantasy is as much about avoiding the wrong players as it is about picking the right ones. The list of early-round busts who were highly regarded going into a season is long, and I am sure each of you reading this has experienced the disappointment of an early-round pick not living up to the
What is the point of players you take in the later rounds of your 2026 fantasy drafts? To me, it's all about finding high-risk, high-reward players. Sure, you can draft someone who is a decent value, but what is the upside of a small win that late in a redraft? With the waiver wire, any
Our motto at Optimus Fantasy is "we stay ready, so you don't have to get ready." In that spirit, we're delving into all the relevant draft strategies for your season-long fantasy football leagues in our 2026 Draft Strategy series. In this second installment, analyst Walker Kelly runs headlong into the popular Hero RB draft strategy,
