Eight weeks into the NFL season, and almost nothing looks quite the way we imagined it back in August. Thankfully, we did get a few things right. Jahmyr Gibbs has opposing coordinators questioning their life choices, and Jaxon Smith-Njigba is putting up numbers that belong in a video game. On the other hand, Mike Gesicki
By Lou BrunsonPublished On: November 4th, 2026Categories: Dynasty, Fantasy 101, Fantasy Football, Featured, NFL, Redraft, Rookie, Storyline, Strategy, Trending0 Comments on The NFL Numbers Game Week 8: The Stats You Need to KnowTags: A.J. Brown, Antonio Williams, ashton jeanty, bijan robinson, Blake Corum, Bo Nix, braelon allen, Breece Hall, Brevyn Spann-Ford, bryce young, bucky irving, Carson Wentz, ceedee lamb, Christian Watson, D.J. Moore, Dandre swift, demario douglas, Denzel Boston, derrick henry, DeVonta Smith, Efton Chism, Eli Raridon, Emanuel Wilson, Garnder Minshew, Greg Dulcich, harold fannin, hunter henry, J.J. McCarthy, j.k. dobbins, Jacoby Brissett, Jadarian Price, Jahmyr Gibbs, Jake Ferguson, Jaxon Smith-Njigba, jaylen warren, Jonah Coleman, Jonathan Taylor, Justin Jefferson, K.C. Concepcion, Kenneth Walker, kyle monangai, Kyle Williams, kyler murray, Kyren Williams, Ladd McConkey, lamar jackson, Mack Hollins, Makai Lemon, mason taylor, Max Brosmer, Michael Wilson, Mike Gesicki, mike washington, ollie gordon, puka nacua, rashod bateman, RJ Harvey, Romeo Doubs, Sam LaPorta, stefon diggs, Tee Higgins, Terry McLaurin, tony pollard, trevor lawrence, Trey McBride, Treylon Burks, tyler huntley, Zach Charbonnet, Zay Flowers
National TE Day was Sunday, which means tight ends got their one day in the spotlight. Some made the most of it, some had other plans, and at least one performance has me asking questions. The NFL never misses an opportunity to make things weird. Nick Muse had a career day, Mason Taylor showed up,
By Lou BrunsonPublished On: October 28th, 2026Categories: Dynasty, Fantasy 101, Fantasy Football, Featured, NFL, Redraft, Rookie, Storyline, Strategy, Trending0 Comments on The NFL Numbers Game Week 7: The Stats You Need to KnowTags: Aaron Rodgers, baker mayfield, Blake Corum, Bo Nix, Brock Purdy, bucky irving, Carnell Tate, Christian McCaffrey, Dandre swift, daniel jones, darren waller, de'von achane, Deebo Samuel, derrick henry, deshaun watson, elic ayomanor, J.J. McCarthy, Jahmyr Gibbs, jameis winston, james cook, Javonte Williams, Jaxon Smith-Njigba, Jaxson Dart, jaylen warren, Joe Burrow, Jonathan Taylor, Josh Jacobs, Justin Jefferson, K.C. Concepcion, Kaleb Johnson, kendre miller, Kenneth Walker, kyle monangai, Kyren Williams, lamar jackson, Malik Nabers, Malik willis, marshawn lloyd, Marvin Harrison Jr., mason taylor, Mike Evans, Nick Muse, Nico Collins, ollie gordon, pierre strong, rhamondre stevenson, Rico Dowdle, roschon johnson, Sam LaPorta, saquon barkley, seth mcgowan, tank dell, Tetairoa McMillan, travis etienne, tre tucker, TreVeyon Henderson, Tyler Shough, wandale robinson, Zonovan Knight
Step right up, fantasy managers. Week 7 of Fire & Ice: Fantasy Football Risers & Fallers is here, and we've got some calls to make. Who's ready for their close-up, and who's about to get voted off the island? The fantasy football world has no shortage of hot takes, questionable rankings, and players who refuse to
By Optimus StaffPublished On: October 24th, 2026Categories: Dynasty, Fantasy 101, Fantasy Football, Featured, NFL, Redraft, Rookie, Storyline, Strategy, TrendingComments Off on Fire & Ice: Fantasy Football Risers & Fallers For Week 7Tags: Aaron Rodgers, baker mayfield, Bo Nix, braelon allen, Breece Hall, Brock Purdy, bucky irving, cam skattebo, Courtland Sutton, D.K. Metcalf, Dameon Pierce, De'Zhaun Stribling, Deebo Samuel, demario douglas, devin singletary, Dontayvion Wicks, Drake London, Emeka Egbuka, Garrett Wilson, george kittle, George Pickens, Germie Bernard, J.J. McCarthy, jaleel mclaughlin, jameis winston, jared goff, Jaylen Waddle, josh allen, juwan johnson, KC Concepcion, Kenny Gainwell, Khalil Shakir, luther burden, Malik Nabers, Malik Washington, Michael Pittman, Mike Evans, pat bryant, Rico Dowdle, Ryan Flournoy, T. J. Hockenson, travis kelce, Trey McBride, tyler higbee, Tyler Shough, wandale robinson, Zay Flowers
Five weeks into the season, and I’m starting to think the NFL enjoys our pain. Josh Allen is a high-end RB2. Matthew Stafford has apparently decided that throwing the ball 50+ times a game is a fun new hobby. The Vikings are turning opposing quarterbacks into pumpkins. And the Browns are averaging fewer than 275
By Lou BrunsonPublished On: October 14th, 2026Categories: Dynasty, Fantasy 101, Fantasy Football, Featured, Redraft, Storyline, Strategy, TrendingComments Off on The NFL Numbers Game Week 5: The Stats You Need to KnowTags: aaron jones, Aaron Rodgers, Brenton Strange, Brian Thomas, bucky irving, cam ward, ceedee lamb, Charlie Kolar, Dak Prescott, daniel jones, de'von achane, derrick henry, Drake London, Drake Maye, dylan laube, Efton Chism, Fernando Mendoza, George Pickens, Jacory Croskey-Merritt, jalen hurts, jameis winston, Jameson Williams, Jaylen Waddle, jaylen wright, Jaylin Noel, Joe Burrow, josh allen, Josh Downs, Keaton Mitchell, keenan allen, Kenneth Gainwell, Kenyon Sadiq, kyle monangai, lamar jackson, Laquon Treadwell, luther burden, Malik Nabers, Marvin Harrison, matthew stafford, michael penix, Michael Wilson, Mike Evans, mike washington, Nico Collins, ollie gordon, Omarion Hampton, RJ Harvey, Rome Odunze, Sam Darnold, saquon barkley, sean tucker, Tre Harris, Trey McBride, Tyler Shough, Tyler Warren
Apparently I've been accused of sounding like AI. Which is honestly devastating. Not because I'm offended, but because I have spent an embarrassing amount of time staring at football stats, arguing with myself about whether a 25% target share is actually interesting, and coming up with increasingly stupid puns for player names. If that's AI,
By Lou BrunsonPublished On: September 30th, 2026Categories: Fantasy 101, Fantasy Football, Featured, NFL, Redraft, Rookie, Storyline, Strategy, TrendingComments Off on The NFL Numbers Game Week 3: The Stats You Need to KnowTags: A.J. Brown, Alec Pierce, Alvin Kamara, Amon-Ra St. Brown, bijan robinson, Blake Corum, braelon allen, Breece Hall, Brian Robinson, Brock Bowers, Brock Purdy, Brycen Tremayne, bucky irving, C.J. Donaldson, C.J. Stroud, cam skattebo, Case Keenum, ceedee lamb, Christian Gonzalez, Christian Watson, cooper rush, Courtland Sutton, D.K. Metcalf, Dak Prescott, darren waller, davante adams, demario douglas, devin singletary, Drake London, Emanuel Wilson, george holani, harold fannin, hunter henry, Isaiah Davis, J.J. McCarthy, j.k. dobbins, Jacoby Brissett, Jadarian Price, Jalen Coker, james cook, Jaxon Smith-Njigba, Jaylen Waddle, jaylen wright, josh allen, Josh Downs, Justin Jefferson, Keaton Mitchell, kendre miller, Kenneth Gainwell, Kyle Pitts, kyler murray, Kyren Williams, lamar jackson, Mack Hollins, Makai Lemon, Matthew Golden, michael penix, Michael Pittman, Mike Gesicki, Najee harris, ollie gordon, Omarion Hampton, Parker Washington, Peyton Manning, r.j. harvey, roman wilson, Ryan Flournoy, Sam LaPorta, stefon diggs, Terry McLaurin, tom brady, travis etienne, travis kelce, Tyler Badie, Tyler Warren, Tyrone Tracy, wandale robinson, Xavier Hutchinson
The waiver wire is starting to look a little different. We're three weeks into the season, the first round of bye weeks is right around the corner, and suddenly those end-of-the-bench roster spots are looking a lot more important. The Panthers and Chiefs will be off in Week 5, followed by the Bengals, Lions, Dolphins,
By Optimus StaffPublished On: September 28th, 2026Categories: Fantasy 101, Fantasy Football, Featured, NFL, Redraft, Rookie, Storyline, Strategy, Trending, waiver wireComments Off on Week 4 Waiver Wire Adds For Your 2026 Fantasy Football TeamTags: A.J. Brown, Adonai Mitchell, AJ Barner, Alec Pierce, Arizona Cardinals, Austin Ekeler, baker mayfield, bijan robinson, braelon allen, Breece Hall, Brian Robinson, bryce young, Brycen Tremayne, bucky irving, Buffalo Bills, carolina panthers, chad ryland, Chris Bell, daniel jones, darren waller, de'von achane, deshaun watson, Dominic Zvada, Drake London, Drake Maye, Emmett Johnson, Geno Smith, green bay packers, Jacoby Brissett, Jalen Coker, Jalon Daniels, jaylen wright, joe flacco, Jordan Addison, Keaton Mitchell, keenan allen, kendre miller, Kenneth Gainwell, Kenyon Sadiq, Kirk Cousins, Konata Mumpfield, kyler murray, Malik Washington, Marcus Mariota, mason taylor, matt gay, michael penix, New York Giants, ollie gordon, Omar Cooper, Omarion Hampton, pat freiermuth, roman wilson, Ryan Flournoy, Sam Darnold, spencer shrader, Ted Hurst, terrance ferguson, Tetairoa McMillan, will reichard, Zach Ertz
This weekly series features Senior Analyst Nate Polvogt diving into fantasy football post-waiver wire additions flying under the radar in your leagues and tackling intriguing situations in the NFL landscape that could shape your roster decisions heading into the week. Two weeks down, 15 to go, for fantasy football purposes, anyway, and it's been a
By Nate PolvogtPublished On: September 24th, 2026Categories: Featured, Redraft, waiver wireComments Off on Week 3 Waiver Wire Stashes: Jameis Winston, Emanuel WilsonTags: Alvin Kamara, baker mayfield, bijan robinson, bucky irving, C.J. Stroud, cam skattebo, Chris Godwin, Chris Olave, dalton schultz, Drake London, Emanuel Wilson, Emeka Egbuka, isaiah likely, Jadarian Price, jameis winston, Jaxson Dart, Jayden Higgins, Jeremiyah Love, Kyle Pitts, malachi fields, Malik Nabers, Michael Penix Jr., Nico Collins, Ted Hurst, travis etienne, tyler allgeier, Tyler Shough, Xavier Hutchinson
One week down, and somehow we already know everything, right? At least that's what fantasy Bluesky/Twitter would have you believe… Week 1 is always a little chaotic. We get surprise breakouts, disappointing debuts, weird game scripts (thanks Australia), unexpected usage, and approximately 53 people ready to declare that a player they loved all offseason is
By Optimus StaffPublished On: September 19th, 2026Categories: Fantasy 101, Fantasy Football, Featured, NFL, Redraft, Storyline, Strategy, TrendingComments Off on Fire & Ice: Fantasy Football Risers & Fallers For Week 2Tags: baker mayfield, bucky irving, C.J. Stroud, chase brown, dalton schultz, Dandre swift, de'von achane, deshaun watson, harold fannin, Jayden Higgins, Jaylen Waddle, justin herbert, Keaton Mitchell, Kenneth Gainwell, Nico Collins, Omarion Hampton
Week 1 is in the books, which means we have exactly one week's worth of data to confidently overreact to. Perfect. The 2026 opening week gave us some truly ridiculous numbers: 86 plays in New Orleans, eight touchdowns in Chicago, Derrick Henry apparently refusing to acknowledge that Father Time exists, and enough RB timeshare discourse
By Optimus StaffPublished On: September 15th, 2026Categories: Featured, RedraftComments Off on The NFL Numbers Game Week 1: The Stats You Need to KnowTags: A.J. Brown, Aaron Rodgers, Alec Pierce, Amon-Ra St. Brown, Antonio Williams, ashton jeanty, baker mayfield, Beaux Collins, bhayshul tuten, bijan robinson, Blake Corum, braelon allen, Breece Hall, Brenton Strange, Brevyn Spann-Ford, Brian Robinson, Brian Thomas, Brock Bowers, bucky irving, cade otton, caleb douglas, calvin ridley, Carnell Tate, Carson Wentz, chase brown, Chris Bell, chris brooks, Chris Olave, chris rodriguez, Christian McCaffrey, Chuba Hubbard, Colston Loveland, cooper rush, D.J. Moore, D.K. Metcalf, Dallas Goedert, dalton schultz, Dandre swift, daniel jones, Darius Slayton, David Montgomery, demario douglas, Denzel Boston, derrick henry, deshaun watson, devaughn vele, DeVonta Smith, Dontayvion Wicks, Drake London, Emanuel Wilson, Emeka Egbuka, Garrett Wilson, Geno Smith, george holani, george kittle, harold fannin, isaiah hodgins, isaiah likely, J.J. McCarthy, Ja'Marr Chase, Jacory Croskey-Merritt, Jadarian Price, Jahmyr Gibbs, Jake Ferguson, Jalen Coker, Jalen Nailor, Jameson Williams, Javonte Williams, Jaxon Smith-Njigba, Jaxson Dart, Jayden Higgins, jaylen warren, Jeremiyah Love, Jerry Jeudy, Jonathan Taylor, Josh Downs, Josh Jacobs, Justin Jefferson, juwan johnson, K.C. Concepcion, Kaelon Black, Kalif Raymond, Keaton Mitchell, keenan allen, kendre miller, Kenneth Gainwell, Keon Coleman, Khalil Shakir, kyle monangai, Kyle Pitts, kyler murray, Kyren Williams, Ladd McConkey, lamar jackson, luther burden, Mack Hollins, Makai Lemon, malachi fields, Malik Washington, Marcus Allen, marshawn lloyd, mike washington, Nico Collins, noah fant, Omarion Hampton, Parker Washington, rachaad white, Ray-Ray McCloud, Rico Dowdle, Rome Odunze, Samaje Perine, saquon barkley, Tank Bigsby, Terry McLaurin, Tetairoa McMillan, Theo Johnson, Tommy Tremble, travis etienne, Trey McBride, Tyler Warren, wandale robinson, Woody Marks, Zay Flowers
Welcome to the fifteenth part of a thirty-two-part series: Reading the NFL Offseason Tea Leaves. Fantasy football tasseography is deeply rooted in predicting future fantasy fortunes. Some of the team tea cups we'll be looking into may be larger than others. The smallest of cups may have the most alluring blends of offensive weaponry, or
By Cam TemplarPublished On: July 17th, 2026Categories: 2026 Team PreviewsComments Off on Tampa Bay Buccaneers Fantasy 2026: Reading the Offseason Tea LeavesTags: baker mayfield, bucky irving, cade otton, Chris Godwin, Emeka Egbuka, Jalen McMillan, Kenneth Gainwell, Mike Evans, sean tucker, Ted Hurst
