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
A cold wind blows, a shiver skitters up your spine, and the faint, fetid smell of an open grave tickles your nose. Spooky season? No, it's the bye weeks arriving, and the death and rotting you're experiencing are your early September fantasy drafts and rosters quickly rotting. We know this is the time of year
By Optimus StaffPublished On: October 9th, 2026Categories: Fantasy 101, Fantasy Football, Featured, NFL, Redraft, Rookie, Storyline, TrendingComments Off on Fire & Ice: Fantasy Football Risers & Fallers For Week 5Tags: Antonio Williams, Ashton Dulin, Austin Ekeler, Bo Nix, braelon allen, Brock Bowers, calvin ridley, Carnell Tate, Christian Gonzalez, Colston Loveland, daniel jones, de'von achane, Deebo Samuel, Denzel Boston, deshaun watson, devaughn vele, Dohnte Meyers, Geno Smith, Ja'Marr Chase, Jacory Croskey-Merritt, jameis winston, Jaxon Smith-Njigba, Jayden Daniels, Joe Burrow, Josh Downs, Kaytron Allen, KC Concepcion, keenan allen, Kirk Cousins, Laquon Treadwell, luther burden, Malik Washington, ollie gordon, rachaad white, roman wilson, Rome Odunze, Terry McLaurin, wandale robinson
Winter is here, and with it, Week 15, where the fantasy landscape has officially frozen over, and every matchup feels like life-or-death. The regular season is behind us, the weak have fallen, and only the playoff contenders remain standing in the snowstorm. This is where legends are made. This is where lineups crumble under the
By Optimus StaffPublished On: December 12th, 2025Categories: Dynasty, Fantasy 101, Fantasy Football, Featured, NFL, Redraft, Storyline, Strategy, TrendingComments Off on Higher or Lower? Fantasy Football Players We’re Backing or Fading in Week 15Tags: A.J. Brown, Brady Cook, Breece Hall, cam akers, Christian Watson, Deebo Samuel, Devin Neal, DeVonta Smith, Dontayvion Wicks, Jaxon Smith-Njigba, Jayden Daniels, jaylen wright, jaylin lane, jordan love, Josh Jacobs, Kenneth Walker, kenny pickett, kimani vidal, Marcus Mariota, Myles Gaskin, Omarion Hampton, Philip Rivers, Rashee Rice, Riley Leonard, Romeo Doubs, saquon barkley, Terry McLaurin, travis etienne, Treylon Burks, tyrod taylor, Zach Charbonnet, Zach Ertz
Welcome back, one and all. If you are confused as to why I am welcoming you back, stop what you are doing and go check out Part 1 of this series. Now, without further ado... (Click the play button above for the full experience) *X files music plays in the distance* Have you ever wondered
By Optimus StaffPublished On: November 13th, 2025Categories: Fantasy 101, Fantasy Football, Featured, NFL, Redraft, Storyline, Strategy, TrendingComments Off on The Schedule Conspiracy: Who’s Got the Secret Path to the Championship (Part 2)Tags: AJ Barner, Brenton Strange, Brian Thomas, bucky irving, David Montgomery, Deebo Samuel, Drake Maye, emari demercado, hunter henry, Hunter Long, j.k. dobbins, Jahmyr Gibbs, james cook, Javonte Williams, Jayden Daniels, Kyle Pitts, lamar jackson, Marcus Mariota, Mark andrews, michael carter, michael penix, rachaad white, RJ Harvey, sean tucker, Terry McLaurin, Travis Hunter, trevor lawrence, Trey Benson, Zach Ertz, Zonovan Knight
Welcome to Week 10 of Angles & Leverage! It's the first week we've had this season, some truly uneasy lineup decisions this week, especially in DFS. I can't believe I was scouring stone-minimum wide receivers with actual intent to start one of them. It was gross! Four more teams are on bye this week, including
By Kevin TompkinsPublished On: November 8th, 2025Categories: DFS/Betting, Fantasy 101, Fantasy Football, Featured, NFL, Redraft, Storyline, Strategy, TrendingComments Off on NFL Week 10 Fantasy Football Angles & LeverageTags: A.J. Brown, aaron jones, AJ Terrell, Alec Pierce, Alvin Kamara, Amon-Ra St. Brown, bhayshul tuten, bijan robinson, Breece Hall, Brian Thomas, Brock Purdy, bucky irving, C.J. Stroud, caleb williams, cedric tillman, Chris Olave, chris rodriguez, Christian Kirk, Christian McCaffrey, Christian Watson, Colston Loveland, D.J. Moore, D.K. Metcalf, Dallas Goedert, Dalton Kincaid, dalton schultz, Dandre swift, daniel jones, davante adams, David Njoku, Davis Mills, de'von achane, Deebo Samuel, demario douglas, derrick henry, devaughn vele, devin singletary, DeVonta Smith, Drake London, Drake Maye, emari demercado, Emeka Egbuka, Garrett Wilson, Greg Dulcich, harold fannin, hunter henry, Isaiah Davis, J.J. McCarthy, Jacoby Brissett, Jacory Croskey-Merritt, Jahmyr Gibbs, Jakobi Meyers, jalen hurts, james cook, Jameson Williams, Jared Cook, jared goff, Jaret Patterson, Jaxon Smith-Njigba, Jaxson Dart, Jayden Daniels, Jaylen Waddle, jaylen warren, jeremy mcnichols, Joe Alt, Jonathan Taylor, Jordan Addison, Jordan Mason, josh allen, Josh Downs, Josh Jacobs, julian hill, justin fields, justin herbert, juwan johnson, Kayshon Boutte, keenan allen, Kenneth Gainwell, Kenneth Walker, Khalil Shakir, kimani vidal, kyle monangai, Kyle Pitts, Kyle Williams, Kyren Williams, lamar jackson, Luke Musgrave, mac jones, Mack Hollins, Marcus Mariota, Mark andrews, Marvin Harrison, matt milano, matthew stafford, Michael Pittman, nick chubb, Nico Collins, Oronde Gadsden, Parker Washington, puka nacua, Quinnen Williams, Quinshon Judkins, rachaad white, Rashawn Slater, Rashid Shaheed, Ray-Ray McCloud, Ricky Pearsall, Rico Dowdle, Rome Odunze, Romeo Doubs, Sam Darnold, Sam LaPorta, saquon barkley, Sauce Gardner, sean tucker, T. J. Hockenson, Tanner Connor, Terry McLaurin, Tetairoa McMillan, tez johnson, Theo Johnson, travis etienne, Trey McBride, tucker kraft, Tyler Warren, tyrod taylor, Tyrone Tracy, wandale robinson, Woody Marks, Xavier Hutchinson, Zach Charbonnet, Zay Flowers
Welcome to Week 7 of Angles & Leverage! Two more teams are on bye this week, and they are teams that NEED it in the worst way: the Baltimore Ravens and Buffalo Bills. Still, that leaves us with 15 games, one of which has already been played. If the Steelers/Bengals game was any indication of
By Kevin TompkinsPublished On: October 18th, 2025Categories: DFS/Betting, Dynasty, Fantasy 101, Fantasy Football, Featured, NFL, Redraft, Storyline, StrategyComments Off on NFL Week 7 Fantasy Football Angles & LeverageTags: A.J. Brown, AJ Barner, Alvin Kamara, Amon-Ra St. Brown, ashton jeanty, baker mayfield, bijan robinson, Breece Hall, Brian Thomas, Brock Bowers, Brock Purdy, cade otton, caleb williams, calvin ridley, cam skattebo, ceedee lamb, Chris Godwin, Chris Moore, Chris Olave, Christian McCaffrey, Chuba Hubbard, cole kmet', Colston Loveland, Courtland Sutton, D.J. Moore, Dak Prescott, Dallas Goedert, Dalton Kincaid, Dandre swift, darren waller, davante adams, David Mon, Dawson Knox, de'von achane, Deebo Samuel, devin singletary, dillon gabriel, Drake London, Drake Maye, elic ayomanor, elijah arroyo, Emeka Egbuka, Evan Engram, Fred Warner, Garrett Wilson, george kittle, George Pickens, harold fannin, hassan haskins, hunter henry, Isiah Pacheco, j.k. dobbins, Jacoby Brissett, Jacory Croskey-Merritt, Jahmyr Gibbs, Jake Ferguson, Jakobi Meyers, jalen hurts, Jameson Williams, jared goff, Jauan Jennings, Javonte Williams, Jaxon Smith-Njigba, Jaxson Dart, Jayden Daniels, Jayden Higgins, Jaylen Waddle, Jerry Jeudy, Jonathan Taylor, Jordan Addison, jordan whittington, Josh Downs, Josh Jacobs, Justin Jefferson, Kameron Johnson, keenan allen, kendre miller, kendrick bourne, kimani vidal, Kyle Pitts, kyler murray, Kyren Williams, Ladd McConkey, mac jones, Marvin Harrison, mason taylor, Matthew Golden, michael mayer, Michael Pittman, Mike Evans, nick chubb, Nico Collins, Oronde Gadsden, Patrick Mahomes, puka nacua, Quentin Johnston, Quinshon Judkins, Quinyon Mitchell, rachaad white, Rashee Rice, Rashid Shaheed, rhamondre stevenson, Rico Dowdle, RJ Harvey, Rome Odunze, Romeo Doubs, Sam LaPorta, saquon barkley, Sauce Gardner, stefon diggs, Sterling Shepard, Terry McLaurin, Tetairoa McMillan, tez johnson, tony pollard, Travis Hunter, TreVeyon Henderson, Trey McBride, tucker kraft, tutu atwell, tyjae spears, Tyler Warren, van jefferson, Woody Marks, Xavier Worthy, Zach Ertz, zack moss
I am back for another week of Unpacking the NFL. If you are new here, I will be posting a stat/takeaway dump every Monday*, unpacking different players and situations around the league. *Due to unforeseen circumstances, Week 6's edition has come to you on Tuesday. But hey, at least now I can include both Monday
By Carly MangerPublished On: October 14th, 2025Categories: Dynasty, Fantasy 101, Fantasy Football, Featured, NFL, Redraft, Rookie, Storyline, Strategy, Trending, Unpacking The NFLComments Off on Unpacking the NFL Week 6: The Stats You Need NowTags: A.J. Brown, Alvin Kamara, ashton jeanty, bijan robinson, Bill Croskey-Merritt, Brian Thomas, Brock Bowers, bucky irving, cade otton, caleb williams, calvin ridley, cam skattebo, ceedee lamb, Chris Godwin, Chris Olave, Christian McCaffrey, Courtland Sutton, D.J. Moore, D.K. Metcalf, Dallas Goedert, dalvin cook, Dandre swift, daniel jones, darren waller, davante adams, David Montgomery, David Njoku, de'von achane, Deebo Samuel, demario douglas, derrick henry, dillon gabriel, Drake London, Drake Maye, Emeka Egbuka, Evan Engram, Foster Moreau, Garrett Wilson, Geno Smith, George Pickens, harold fannin, hassan haskins, Ja'Marr Chase, Jacory Croskey-Merritt, Jahmyr Gibbs, Javonte Williams, Jaxon Smith, Jaxson Dart, Jaylen Waddle, jaylen warren, joe flacco, Jonathan Taylor, Josh Jacobs, Josh Palmer, justin fields, juwan johnson, Kameron Johnson, Kayshon Boutte, keenan allen, kendre miller, kendrick bourne, Kenneth Gainwell, Kenneth Walker, kimani vidal, lamar jackson, luther burden, Marshall Faulk, mason taylor, Matthew Golden, michael carter, michael mayer, Michael Pittman, Mike Evans, olamide zaccheaus, Oronde Gadsden, puka nacua, Quentin Johnston, Quinshon Judkins, Rashee Rice, Rashid Shaheed, rhamondre stevenson, Rico Dowdle, Roger Craig, Rome Odunze, Romeo Doubs, Sam LaPorta, saquon barkley, stefon diggs, taysom hill, Tee Higgins, Tetairoa McMillan, tez johnson, Travis Hunter, travis kelce, TreVeyon Henderson, Trey McBride, Troy Franklin, tucker kraft, Tyler Warren, Tyreek Hill, Tyrone Tracy, van jefferson, Zach Charbonnet, Zonovan Knight
It's Week 6, and there are only two teams on bye: the Houston Texans and Minnesota Vikings. Enough time has gone by this season that we're starting to know what these teams are in 2025. Like the Colts, it's much more than a hot start at this point; they're AFC contenders. There's a lot of
By Kevin TompkinsPublished On: October 11th, 2025Categories: DFS/Betting, Dynasty, Fantasy 101, Fantasy Football, Featured, NFL, Redraft, Storyline, StrategyComments Off on NFL Week 6 Fantasy Football Angles and LeverageTags: Alvin Kamara, Amon-Ra St. Brown, antonio gibson, ashton jeanty, baker mayfield, bhayshul tuten, bijan robinson, Bo Nix, Breece Hall, Brian Thomas, Brock Bowers, bucky irving, cade otton, calvin ridley, cam ward, chase brown, Chris Godwin, Chris Olave, Christian Gonzalez, Christian McCaffrey, Chuba Hubbard, Cooper Kupp, cooper rush, Courtland Sutton, D.J. Reed, D.K. Metcalf, Dak Prescott, Dalton Kincaid, Dandre swift, daniel jones, Darnell Mooney, darren waller, davante adams, David Montgomery, David Njoku, Dawson Knox, de'von achane, Deebo Samuel, derrick henry, dillon gabriel, Drake London, Drake Maye, emari demercado, Emeka Egbuka, Garrett Wilson, George Pickens, hassan haskins, hunter henry, j.k. dobbins, Ja'Marr Chase, Jackson Hawes, Jacory Croskey-Merritt, Jahmyr Gibbs, Jake Ferguson, Jakobi Meyers, Jalen Coker, Jalen Tolbert, james cook, Jameson Williams, jared goff, Jauan Jennings, Javonte Williams, Jaxon Smith-Njigba, Jayden Daniels, Jaylen Waddle, jaylen warren, joe flacco, Jonathan Taylor, jordan love, josh allen, Josh Downs, Josh Jacobs, justin fields, justin herbert, juwan johnson, Kareem Hunt, keenan allen, kendre miller, kendrick bourne, Kenneth Gainwell, Kenneth Walker, Khalil Shakir, kimani vidal, Kyle Pitts, kyler murray, Kyren Williams, Ladd McConkey, Malik Washington, Mark andrews, Marvin Harrison, Matthew Golden, matthew stafford, michael carter, michael mayer, Michael Pittman, Mike Evans, Omarion Hampton, Patrick Mahomes, Patrick Surtain, puka nacua, Quentin Johnston, Quinshon Judkins, rachaad white, rhamondre stevenson, Ricky Pearsall, Rico Dowdle, Rome Odunze, Romeo Doubs, Ryan Flournoy, Sam LaPorta, Samaje Perine, stefon diggs, Sterling Shepard, Terrion Arnold, Terry McLaurin, Tetairoa McMillan, tony pollard, tory horton, travis etienne, travis kelce, tre tucker, TreVeyon Henderson, trevor lawrence, Trey McBride, tua tagovailoa, tucker kraft, Tyler Warren, Xavier Worthy, Zach Charbonnet, Zay Flowers
I am back for another week of Unpacking the NFL. If you are new here, I will be posting a stat/takeaway dump every Monday, unpacking different players and situations around the league. Week 5 did not disappoint. We had upsets, blowouts, breakouts, and a few "what just happened?" moments (I am looking at you, Arizona) that
By Carly MangerPublished On: October 6th, 2025Categories: Dynasty, Fantasy 101, Fantasy Football, Featured, NFL, Redraft, Rookie, Storyline, Strategy, Trending, Unpacking The NFLComments Off on Unpacking the NFL Week 5: The Stats You Need NowTags: A.J. Brown, Aidan O'Connell, AJ Barner, Alvin Kamara, antonio gibson, baker mayfield, Blake Corum, braelon allen, Breece Hall, Brock Bowers, Brock Purdy, bucky irving, calvin ridley, cam skattebo, ceedee lamb, chase brown, Chris Godwin, Chris Olave, Christian McCaffrey, Chuba Hubbard, Cooper Kupp, Courtland Sutton, Dalton Kincaid, dalton schultz, darren waller, Daryl Johnston, davante adams, David Montgomery, David Njoku, Deebo Samuel, derrick henry, DeVonta Smith, dillon gabriel, emari demercado, Emeka Egbuka, Emmitt Smith, Geno Smith, george kittle, harold fannin, j.k. dobbins, Ja'Marr Chase, Jacory Croskey-Merritt, Jahmyr Gibbs, Jake Browning, Jake Ferguson, Jake Tonges, Jalen Nailor, james cook, Jauan Jennings, Javonte Williams, joe flacco, Jonathan Taylor, jonnu smith, Jordan Addison, juwan johnson, keenan allen, kendre miller, kendrick bourne, Kenneth Walker, kenny pickett, Kyren Williams, Ladd McConkey, lamar jackson, mac jones, Malik Nabers, Malik Washington, mason taylor, michael carter, Mike Evans, Nico Collins, Patrick Surtain, puka nacua, Quentin Johnston, Quinshon Judkins, rachaad white, Randy Moss, Rashid Shaheed, rhamondre stevenson, Ricky Pearsall, Rico Dowdle, RJ Harvey, Ryan Flournoy, Sam Darnold, Sam LaPorta, Samaje Perine, saquon barkley, stefon diggs, Tee Higgins, Terry McLaurin, Theo Johnson, Trey Benson, Troy Franklin, Tyler Warren, Tyrone Tracy, wandale robinson, Woody Marks, Xavier Hutchinson, Zach Charbonnet
