Week 9 is here, and between the quarterback carousel happening around the league and the usual midseason chaos, setting a lineup isn't getting any easier. Still, there are opportunities to be found if you know where to look. Ryan Flournoy could be on the verge of a much bigger role in Dallas, Isaiah Likely has
By Optimus StaffPublished On: November 7th, 2026Categories: Dynasty, Fantasy 101, Fantasy Football, Featured, NFL, Redraft, Storyline, Strategy, Trending0 Comments on Fire & Ice: Fantasy Football Risers & Fallers For Week 9Tags: Adonai Mitchell, Chuba Hubbard, DeForest Buckner, demario douglas, Drake London, gardner minshew, Garrett Wilson, Geno Smith, George Pickens, isaiah likely, Ja'Marr Chase, Jake Ferguson, Jalen Coker, Jaxon Smith-Njigba, joe milton, Josh Jacobs, Justin Jefferson, Makai Lemon, Michael Wilson, Parker Washington, Patrick Surtain, Quenton Nelson, Ryan Flournoy, Trey McBride
We're officially at the point in the fantasy football season where desperation starts to look a whole lot like strategy. Bye weeks are piling up, injuries are testing everyone's patience, and suddenly you're talking yourself into starting players you wouldn't have even considered drafting two months ago. Ah, the joys of fantasy football. But Week
By Optimus StaffPublished On: October 26th, 2026Categories: Fantasy 101, Fantasy Football, Featured, NFL, Redraft, Rookie, Storyline, Strategy, Trending, waiver wireComments Off on Week 8 Waiver Wire Adds For Your 2026 Fantasy Football TeamTags: Andrew Szmyt, Bam Knight, Bo Nix, braelon allen, Breece Hall, Brenton Strange, caleb douglas, caleb williams, cam ward, Cario Santos, cincinnati bengals, colby parkinson, daniel jones, demario douglas, deshaun watson, devin singletary, DeVonta Smith, Drake Maye, Dylan Sampson, Efton Chism, Elijah Higgins, Fernando Mendoza, Garrett Wilson, Geno Smith, green bay packers, j.k. dobbins, Jacksonville Jaguars, Jacoby Brissett, Jaxson Dart, Jayden Daniels, Jeremiyah Love, Jonah Coleman, Jonathan Taylor, Jordyn Tyson, Kaelon Black, kendrick bourne, Kenyon Sadiq, kimani vidal, Konata Mumpfield, Kyle Pitts, lamar jackson, las vegas raiders, Makai Lemon, Malik willis, Marvin Harrison Jr., mason taylor, michael mayer, michael penix, nick folk, Omar Cooper Jr., Sam Darnold, Savion Williams, seth mcgowan, tampa bay buccaneers, Tanner McKee, tory horton, Trey McBride, Troy Franklin, tyler allgeier, Tyler Bass, Tyrone Tracy, wil lutz
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
Week 6 gave us plenty to talk about, with some familiar faces stepping up, a few unexpected names getting involved, and some big target totals that didn’t exactly translate into big fantasy performances. Green Bay’s receiving corps is getting interesting, Kansas City is still trying to make things work with a depleted group, and a
By Lou BrunsonPublished On: October 21st, 2026Categories: Dynasty, Fantasy 101, Fantasy Football, Featured, NFL, Redraft, Rookie, Storyline, Strategy, TrendingComments Off on The NFL Numbers Game Week 6: The Stats You Need to KnowTags: A.J. Brown, Adonai Mitchell, Alvin Kamara, ashton jeanty, audric estime, bhayshul tuten, bijan robinson, Blake Corum, Bo Nix, Brevyn Spann-Ford, Brock Purdy, C.J. Donaldson, caleb williams, cam skattebo, cam ward, Carnell Tate, Christian Watson, Colston Loveland, D.K. Metcalf, Dallas Goedert, Dalton Kincaid, Darnell Mooney, Darnell Washington, demario douglas, DeVonta Smith, Dylan Sampson, Emeka Egbuka, Garrett Wilson, Germie Bernard, hunter henry, J.J. McCarthy, ja'kobi lane, Jahmyr Gibbs, Jake Ferguson, jaleel mclaughlin, Jalen Coker, jaylen warren, Jonathan Taylor, Kalif Raymond, KeAndre Lambert-Smith, kendre miller, kendrick bourne, Kenneth Walker, Ladd McConkey, luther burden, Marvin Harrison Jr., Matthew Golden, Mike Evans, Najee harris, Omar Cooper, Quinshon Judkins, rachaad white, Raheim Sanders, Rashee Rice, rashod bateman, Rico Dowdle, roman wilson, Rome Odunze, Sam Darnold, Tanner McKee, Tetairoa McMillan, Tyquan Thornton, Tyrone Tracy, Xavier Worthy, Zay Flowers
Four weeks into the season, and I think we've officially reached the point where I'm just accepting things. Michael Wilson is a target hog. Chris Olave is apparently never coming off the field. Sam LaPorta is back in the conversation. Tyson Bagent made the Bears offense make sense. The Chargers running back room is a
By Lou BrunsonPublished On: October 7th, 2026Categories: Featured, RedraftComments Off on The NFL Numbers Game Week 4: The Stats You Need to KnowTags: A.J. Brown, Alec Pierce, Antonio Williams, Ashton Dulin, Athan Kaliakmanis, baker mayfield, bijan robinson, braelon allen, Brock Bowers, bryce young, C.J. Stroud, cade otton, cam skattebo, Carnell Tate, ceedee lamb, Chris Olave, Christian McCaffrey, Colston Loveland, cooper rush, D.J. Moore, Dallas Goedert, Dalton Kincaid, Darius Cooper, Darnell Washington, davante adams, derrick henry, DeVonta Smith, Dohnte Meyers, Dylan Sampson, Garrett Wilson, Geno Smith, isaiah likely, Ja'Marr Chase, Jahmyr Gibbs, Jalon Daniels, Jameson Williams, Javonte Williams, Jaxon Smith-Njigba, Jaylen Waddle, jordan love, josh allen, Josh Downs, Justin Jefferson, Keaton Mitchell, keenan allen, Keon Coleman, kimani vidal, kyler murray, Kyren Williams, lamar jackson, Laquon Treadwell, luther burden, Malik Nabers, Marcus Mariota, michael mayer, michael penix, Michael Pittman, Michael Wilson, Nick Foles, Noah Gray, Omarion Hampton, puka nacua, Quinshon Judkins, r.j. harvey, Rashee Rice, rhamondre stevenson, roman wilson, Rome Odunze, Ryan Tannehill, Sam LaPorta, stefon diggs, T. J. Hockenson, travis kelce, TreVeyon Henderson, trevor lawrence, tucker kraft, tyler huntley, Tyler Warren, Tyquan Thornton, tyson bagent, wandale robinson, Zay Flowers
Two weeks down, and suddenly we're starting to see some things take shape. Jahmyr Gibbs is getting WR2-level targets. Kenneth Walker is getting an absurd workload. Aaron Rodgers is somehow throwing the ball less efficiently than Cam Ward. And somewhere in Atlanta, Kyle Pitts is wondering why he bothered getting dressed. Meanwhile, rookies are making
By Lou BrunsonPublished On: September 21st, 2026Categories: Featured, RedraftComments Off on The NFL Numbers Game Week 2: The Stats You Need to KnowTags: A.J. Brown, aaron jones, Aaron Rodgers, Adonai Mitchell, Antonio Williams, ashton jeanty, austin hooper, baker mayfield, Brenen Thompson, bryce young, C.J. Stroud, caleb douglas, caleb williams, Calvin Johnson, cam ward, Carnell Tate, ceedee lamb, chase brown, chris brooks, Chris Olave, Christian McCaffrey, Colston Loveland, D.J. Moore, Dalton Kincaid, David Montgomery, Demond Claiborne, Denzel Boston, deshaun watson, devaughn vele, Drake Maye, Dyami Brown, Dylan Sampson, Emanuel Wilson, Erick All, Garrett Wilson, george kittle, hunter henry, Ja'Marr Chase, Jadarian Price, Jahmyr Gibbs, Jake Ferguson, Jakobi Meyers, Jameson Williams, Jaxon Smith-Njigba, Jayden Daniels, Jaylen Waddle, Jonathan Taylor, Jordan Addison, Jordan Mason, Josh Downs, Kaelon Black, Kaleb Johnson, Kalif Raymond, Kenneth Walker, Keon Coleman, Kyle Pitts, Ladd McConkey, lamar jackson, luther burden, Malik Washington, Marcus Mariota, marshawn lloyd, Marvin Harrison Jr., Mike Gesicki, mike washington, Oronde Gadsden, Parker Washington, pat bryant, Quinshon Judkins, Quintin Morris, rachaad white, rashod bateman, Rome Odunze, Romeo Doubs, Ryan Flournoy, sam roush, saquon barkley, stefon diggs, Tank Bigsby, Tee Higgins, Terry McLaurin, travis kelce, tyler allgeier, Tyler Shough, tyson bagent, wandale robinson, Will Shipley, Woody Marks, Zay Flowers
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
After the fireworks die down and the hot dogs have been eaten, I feel a hunger. It's a hunger to dominate my college buddies and work friends in my fantasy drafts. If you are reading this, you are also probably quite peckish. Let's feast on some mock drafts! 2026 Non-PPR Fantasy Football Mock Draft Today,
By Dave FantasyPublished On: July 11th, 2026Categories: Fantasy FootballComments Off on 2026 Standard Fantasy Football Mock Draft: 12-Team, Picking SeventhTags: A.J. Brown, Alec Pierce, bijan robinson, Chris Olave, Garrett Wilson, Jadarian Price, Jahmyr Gibbs, james cook, Jaxon Smith-Njigba, Jaxson Dart, Jonathan Taylor, Kenneth Walker III, Kenyon Sadiq, Quinshon Judkins, rachaad white, TreVeyon Henderson, tucker kraft, tyjae spears
Welcome to the fourth 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 6th, 2026Categories: 2026 Team Previews, FeaturedComments Off on New York Jets Fantasy 2026: Reading the Offseason Tea LeavesTags: braelon allen, Breece Hall, Cade Klubnik, Garrett Wilson, Geno Smith, Kenyon Sadiq, mason taylor, Omar Cooper Jr.
By Cam TemplarPublished On: June 29th, 2026Categories: Dynasty, Fantasy Football, FeaturedComments Off on Dynasty Buy-Low Candidates Before Training CampTags: aaron jones, Brady Cook, Brock Purdy, Cade Klubnik, Christian McCaffrey, David Montgomery, Garrett Wilson, Geno Smith, george kittle, isaiah likely, jk dobbins, jonathan brooks, josh allen, justin fields, lamar jackson, mac jones, Mark andrews, Mike Evans, Patrick Mahomes, Ricky Pearsall, tom brady, tony pollard, Travis Hunter, tyrod taylor, Woody Marks
