We're in Week 5, with a quartet of byes that includes the Atlanta Falcons, Chicago Bears, Green Bay Packers, and Pittsburgh Steelers. We have a handful of data points under our belt through the season's first four weeks, which give us some clarity and insight into what these teams are doing this season. We're no
By Kevin TompkinsPublished On: October 4th, 2025Categories: DFS/Betting, Dynasty, Fantasy 101, Fantasy Football, Featured, NFL, Redraft, Storyline, Strategy, TrendingComments Off on NFL Week 5 Fantasy Football Angles and LeverageTags: A.J. Brown, Adonai Mitchell, Alec Pierce, Alvin Kamara, Amon-Ra St. Brown, ashton jeanty, baker mayfield, braelon allen, Brashard Smith, Breece Hall, Brenton Strange, Brian Thomas, Brock Bowers, cade otton, cam skattebo, cedric tillman, ceedee lamb, chase brown, Chris Godwin, Chris Olave, chris rodriguez, Chuba Hubbard, Cooper Kupp, Courtland Sutton, Dalton Kincaid, daniel jones, Darius Slayton, darren waller, David Montgomery, David Njoku, de'von achane, Deebo Samuel, dillon gabriel, Drake Maye, emari demercado, Emeka Egbuka, Garrett Wilson, George Pickens, Harold Fanning, hunter henry, Isaiah Bond, Isaiah Davis, Ja'Marr Chase, Ja'Tavion Sanders, Jahmyr Gibbs, Jake Ferguson, Jakobi Meyers, Jalen Tolbert, james cook, Jameson Williams, Jaren Goff, Javonte Williams, Jaxon Smith-Njigba, Jaxson Dart, Jayden Daniels, Jaydon Blue, Jaylen Waddle, Jerick McKinnon, Jerry Jeudy, joe flacco, Jonathan Taylor, Jordan Addison, Jordan Mason, josh allen, Josh Downs, justin fields, Justin Jefferson, juwan johnson, keenan allen, Kenneth Walker, Khalil Shakir, Kyle Pitts, kyler murray, Ladd McConkey, Malik Nabers, Malik Washington, Marvin Harrison, michael carter, Michael Pittman, miles sanders, nick chubb, nick westbrook-ikhine, Nico Collins, Omarion Hampton, Parker Washington, Patrick Surtain, Quentin Johnston, Quinshon Judkins, rachaad white, Rashee Rice, Rashid Shaheed, rhamondre stevenson, Rico Dowdle, Sam Darnold, Sam LaPorta, saquon barkley, sean tucker, stefon diggs, Sterling Shepard, T. J. Hockenson, Tee Higgins, Terry McLaurin, Tetairoa McMillan, Tim Tebow, tom brady, Tommy Tremble, tony pollard, Travis Hunter, travis kelce, tre tucker, TreVeyon Henderson, trevor etienne, trevor lawrence, Trey McBride, Troy Franklin, tucker kraft, Tyler Warren, Tyreek Hill, wandale robinson, Willis McGahee, Woody Marks, Xavier Worthy, Zach Charbonnet, Zach Ertz
We've got a veritable harvest of bountiful waiver wire options for you this week. With the bye weeks here – not on the way, they're here – it means a lot more players are rosterable. We've got quarterbacks, running backs, and wide receivers galore! There are tight ends and kickers and yes, even more. Ok,
By Optimus StaffPublished On: September 29th, 2025Categories: Dynasty, Fantasy 101, Fantasy Football, Featured, NFL, Redraft, Rookie, Storyline, Strategy, Trending, waiver wireComments Off on Week 5 Waiver Wire Adds For Your 2025 Fantasy Football TeamTags: 2025 Fantasy Football, Alvin Kamara, Bill Croskey-Merritt, brandon mcmanus, Brashard Smith, Brenton Strange, Brock Bowers, Brycen Tremayne, cam skattebo, Carson Wentz, chris rodriguez, cleveland browns, D.J. Moore, Darius Slayton, Drake Maye, Emanuel Wilson, Featured, Geno Smith, hunter henry, indianapolis colts, Isiah Pacheco, J.J. McCarthy, Jacory Croskey-Merritt, Jalen Coker, Jalin Hyatt, Jaxson Dart, jeremy mcnichols, Jerick McKinnon, joe mixon, jordan love, Josh Jacobs, ka'imi fairbairn, Kareem Hunt, kendre miller, luther burden, Malik Nabers, nick chubb, olamide zaccheaus, Rome Odunze, Sam Darnold, Tetairoa McMillan, Theo Johnson, trevor lawrence, Trey McBride, Waiver Wire Week 5, wandale robinson, Woody Marks
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. This article was inspired by JJ Zachariason's Monday Dumps, so shout out to him and make sure to check him out! Week 4
By Carly MangerPublished On: September 29th, 2025Categories: Dynasty, Fantasy 101, Fantasy Football, Featured, NFL, Redraft, Rookie, Storyline, Strategy, Trending, Unpacking The NFLComments Off on Unpacking the NFL Week 4: The Stats You Need NowTags: A.J. Brown, aaron jones, Alvin Kamara, Amon-Ra St. Brown, ashton jeanty, bhayshul tuten, bijan robinson, Brian Robinson, Brian Thomas, bucky irving, cam ward, ceedee lamb, Chris Godwin, Christian McCaffrey, Chuba Hubbad, cole kmet', Colston Loveland, Cooper Kupp, D.K. Metcalf, Dalton Kincaid, Darius Slayton, Deebo Samuel, derrick henry, DeVonta Smith, Drake London, Drake Maye, elic ayomanor, emari demercado, Emeka Egbuka, George Pickens, hunter henry, Ja'Tavion Sanders, Jahmyr Gibbs, Jake Ferguson, jalen hurts, james cook, Jaxon Smith-Njigba, Jaxson Dart, joe flacco, joe mixon, Jonathan Taylor, Jordan Addison, Jordan Mason, josh allen, justice hill, kendre miller, Kenneth Gainwell, Kenneth Walker, lamar jackson, Malik Nabers, Marvin Harrison, Najee harris, Omarion Hampton, Patrick Mahomes, puka nacua, Quentin Johnston, Quinshon Judkins, rhamondre stevenson, Rico Dowdle, Rome Odunze, Romeo Doubs, stefon diggs, Terry McLaurin, Tetairoa McMillan, Theo Johnson, Tommy Tremble, travis etienne, TreVeyon Henderson, trevor etienne, Trey Benson, Trey McBride, tyler allgeier, Tyler Warren, wandale robinson, Woody Marks, Xavier Worthy, Zach Charbonnet, zavier scott
We're in Week 4, and we have a few data points under our belt, which give us some insight into what these teams are doing this season. We're no longer guessing with utilization and using what we have at our disposal to make informed decisions. In this ongoing series, I will take every game and
By Kevin TompkinsPublished On: September 27th, 2025Categories: DFS/Betting, Dynasty, Fantasy 101, Fantasy Football, Featured, NFL, Redraft, Rookie, Storyline, Strategy, TrendingComments Off on NFL Week 4 Fantasy Football Angles and LeverageTags: Aaron Rodgers, Adonai Mitchell, aj brown, Alec Pierce, Alvin Kamara, Amon-Ra St. Brown, baker mayfield, bijan robinson, Breece Hall, bucky irving, cam skattebo, Carson Wentz, ceedee lamb, chase brown, Chris Godwin, Chris Olave, chris rodriguez, Christian Gonzalez, Christian Kirk, Chuba Hubbard, Courtland Sutton, Dallas Goedert, Darius Slayton, Darnell Mooney, David Montgomery, David Njoku, de'von achane, derrick henry, devin singletary, DeVonta Smith, dillon gabriel, DK Metcalf, Drake London, Drake Maye, elic ayomanor, Emeka Egbuka, Evan Engram, Garrett Wilson, George Pickens, harold fannin, hassan haskins, hunter henry, Ja'Marr Chase, Ja'Tavion Sanders, Jacory Croskey-Merritt, Jahmyr Gibbs, Jake Ferguson, jalen hurts, james cook, jared goff, Javonte Williams, Jaxson Dart, Jayden Daniels, Jaylen Waddle, jaylen warren, jaylin lane, jeremy mcnichols, Jerry Jeudy, jk dobbins, joe flacco, john bates, Jordan Addison, Jordan Mason, josh allen, Josh Jacobs, justin fields, Justin Jefferson, juwan johnson, keenan allen, Kenneth Gainwell, Keon Coleman, Khalil Shakir, kimani vidal, Kyle Pitts, Ladd McConkey, Malik Nabers, Malik Washington, matt milano, Mike Evans, nick chubb, Nico Colins, Noah Brown, ollie gordon, Omarion Hampton, Oronde Gadsden, Quentin Johnston, Quinshon Judkins, raheem mostert, ray davis, rhamondre stevenson, Sam LaPorta, Samaje Perine, saquon barkley, stefon diggs, Sterling Shepard, Tahj Brooks, Tee Higgins, Terry McLaurin, Tet McMillan, Tetairoa McMillan, Theo Johnson, tj hockenson, TreVeyon Henderson, Tyreek Hill, tyrod taylor, Tyrone Tracy, wandale robinson, Will Dissly, Woody Marks, Xavier Hutchinson, Xavier Legette, Zach Ertz
We're not going to block any kicks here, we promise. We've left all that trauma behind us. We might, however, block you from spending too much on the wrong waiver wire bids. After all, it's as much about the waiver wire bids you don't make as it is about the waiver wire bids you do
By Optimus StaffPublished On: September 22nd, 2025Categories: Dynasty, Fantasy Football, Featured, NFL, Redraft, Trending, waiver wireComments Off on Week 4 Waiver Wire Adds For Your 2025 Fantasy Football TeamTags: 2025 Fantasy Football, Atlanta Falcons, calvin ridley, cam skattebo, cam ward, Carson Wentz, Cooper Kupp, davante adams, devin singletary, Dylan Sampson, elic ayomanor, Emari Demarcado, fantasy football, Geno Smith, hunter henry, hunter renfrow, J.J. McCarthy, Jalen Coker, James Connor, Jaxon Smith-Njigba, Khalil Mack, Kyren Williams, Los Angeles Chargers, matthew stafford, michael penix, Oronde Gadsden, puka nacua, Quinshon Judkins, Spender Shrader, Tetairoa McMillan, tory horton, trevor lawrence, Trey Benson, tua tagovailoa, Tyler Lockett, Tyrone Tracy, van jefferson, Washington Commanders, Week 4 Waiver Wire, Will Dissly, will reichard, Xavier Legette
Rankings are great; they give us a great starting point for making lineup decisions. But they're also just one data point. Experts also have substantial differences in how they view player values compared to the consensus ranks. It's all a gamble in the end. Here at Optimus Fantasy, we want you to feel confident about
By Optimus StaffPublished On: September 5th, 2025Categories: DFS/Betting, Dynasty, Fantasy 101, Fantasy Football, Featured, NFL, Redraft, Rookie, Strategy, Trending, WR RankingsComments Off on Higher or Lower? Fantasy Football Players We’re Backing or Fading in Week 1Tags: adam thielen, caleb williams, Chuba Hubbard, daniel jones, derek Stingley, hunter henry, Jalen Coker, James Connor, Jonathan Taylor, Josh Downs, Kenneth Walker, nick chubb, Omarion Hampton, Rico Dowdle, Sam Darnold, Terry McLaurin, Tetairoa M, Travis Hunter, Trey Benson, Zach Charbonnet
Welcome to the AFC East version of Optimus Fantasy's Team Previews! Today, we're looking at the New England Patriots. In order to best know where we're going, we often need to study where we've been. With that in mind, I will cover what the team looked like in 2024, fantasy significant changes to philosophy and
By Lou BrunsonPublished On: August 14th, 2025Categories: 2025 team previews, Draft, Dynasty, Fantasy 101, Fantasy Football, Featured, NFL, Redraft, TrendingComments Off on New England Patriots Fantasy Football Preview 2025 | Draft Guide & AnalysisTags: andres borregales, antonio gibson, demario douglas, Drake Maye, hunter henry, joey slye, Josh Jacobs, Kayshon Boutte, kendrick bourne, Kyle Williams, rhamondre stevenson, stefon diggs, TreVeyon Henderson, Will Campbell
If you like winning, come back every week for under-the-radar fantasy waiver wire pickups to keep you in contention until the final contest. We leave no stone unturned to ensure we give you the BEST chance to win week in and week out. Let's get to it with our Week 12 waiver wire pickups. It's
By Nate PolvogtPublished On: November 19th, 2024Categories: Fantasy Football, Featured, NFL, waiver wireComments Off on Week 12 Waiver Wire Pickups | Fantasy FootballTags: Aaron Rodgers, Blake Corum, Bo Nix, Dandre swift, DeAndre Hopkins, demario douglas, Derek Carr, devaughn vele, Drake Maye, gardner minshew, hunter henry, jameis winston, james conner, Jayden Daniels, kendrick bourne, Kyren Williams, nick westbrok-ikhine, roschon johnson, thomas brown, Trey Benson, will levis
If you like winning, come back every week for under-the-radar fantasy waiver wire pickups to keep you in contention until the final contest. We leave no stone unturned to ensure we give you the BEST chance to win week in and week out. Let's get to it with our Week 3 waiver wire pickups. ~ Check
By Nate PolvogtPublished On: September 17th, 2024Categories: Fantasy Football, Redraft, Strategy, waiver wireComments Off on Week 3 Fantasy Football Waiver Wire Pickups | QB, RB, WR, TE + D/STTags: amari cooper, andy dalton, anthony richardson, austin hooper, baker mayfield, baltimore ravens, Bo Nix, bryce young, cam akers, chicago bears, cleveland browns, Cooper Kupp, demarcus robinson, denver broncos, deshaun watson, elijah moore, fantasy football, houston texans, hunter henry, indianapolis colts, Jayden Daniels, Jaylen Waddle, jaylen wright, jeff wilson, Jerry Jeudy, joe mixon, jonnu smith, jordan whittington, justin fields, las vegas raiders, los angeles rams, maxx crosby, miami dolphins, new england patriots, raheem mostert, skylar thompson, stefon diggs, tampa bay buccaneers, tua tagovailoa, tutu atwell, tyler huntley, tyler johnson, Tyreek Hill, waiver wire
