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 Jay Green dives into the polarizing Robust RB draft strategy, guiding

Welcome to a new series of articles here at Optimus Fantasy: ADP Trends! Every other week, I'll take a look at some notable changes in average draft position (ADP) and give my input on what this means for drafts. Let's get right into it! Fantasy Football ADP Trends - Omarion Not Where He's Post To

You're on the clock in your rookie draft. You're sweating, weighing need vs. talent vs. positional scarcity… you make your pick. You take a deep breath, knowing you got The Guy. It doesn't even matter where you took him. It could be the 1.01, it could be the 3.07, and no matter where you took

Last time, I showed you that every position has a curve. You know, those fun roller-coaster-shaped things that mimic players' careers. You have the adrenaline junkie running backs that peak early and fall fast. Then there are the kiddie ride wide receivers who have a broad prime. And quarterbacks have a slope that your grandparents

Now that I've defined Tiers and Eras, you're ready for the next building block. If you have no idea what I am talking about, please check out Vol. 1 (click here) before reading on. Careers have a shape. You know this if you've been a football fan for any length of time; of course, you've

It has been said that the beginning is the very best place to start. Well, like most things, the GUTS model didn't start at one point, so nailing down a beginning is difficult. But I'm choosing this as a beginning. I know, I can hear it now, "Lou, that's a nice little acronym, but how

I hear it every year. "Man, this class isn't great, so I'm trying to move my current picks into next year's draft class. Haven't you heard? It's loaded!" Or, "Oh man, I'm trying to buy everything I can this year. Next year's class doesn't look so hot, so I don't mind burning those picks to

Welcome to the 2026 NFL Combine review that definitely, maybe, possibly means… something? The NFL Combine has definitely been waning in popularity with players. More and more players are opting out of parts of testing, if not testing altogether. Please don't ask me to quote the source, but I heard a stat that said something