Shawn Siegele continues the discount series with a look at two wide receivers to target if you miss out on Stefon Diggs. For years we’ve been saying Stefon Diggs was the discount Antonio Brown. His 2020 campaign proved us right . . . or something about stopped clocks at the very least. Diggs scored 20.5 PPG last season, and he was even better once fully…...

Shawn Siegele goes through the Zero RB Top 15 Countdown and explains how he’s targeting these backs in real drafts. I’m often asked about the mistakes people make when trying to execute Zero RB. Here are the two biggest: Not drafting enough WRs. Not taking enough risk at RB. During the Countdown, we investigated the resumes of the 15 targets and explained why they were…...

The hit rate for players in the final few rounds is extremely low, but that doesn’t make them less important for your overall build. Conor O’Driscoll explains how to take advantage of your last picks and provides key player targets for the end of your draft. RotoViz spends a lot of time on late-round tactics and player selection. Zachary Krueger recently wrote about the importance…...

I don’t care if you are in 100 expert leagues, the one you want to absolutely crush is still that first “home” league you joined with your local friends and family.  No one wants to come into the office after a close loss to your raucous coworker. Which type of draft do you care about more? — Troy King ⚔️?? (@TKingMode) August 22, 2021 If…...

Colm Kelly and I participated in an FFPC Main Event draft on Saturday afternoon. With many big drafts in all kinds of leagues going on this evening, I wanted to relate a few of the biggest takeaways. I’m also going to add the Draft Strategy Series and Zero RB Countdown links here for anyone who missed them this morning. Plus, if you’re drafting in a…...

Shawn Siegele looks at five late-round RBs who could jump seven rounds in the next week or be 60% FAAB acquisitions in Week 2 .  The Zero RB Countdown is in the books for another year, but it’s never too early to start building out our RB depth. As you prepare for your draft tonight, check out the Draft Strategy Series, grab a cup of…...

Shawn has used his RB target list to win 13 leagues at the Main Event level or higher and finish in the top 50 of national tournaments on more than 15 occasions. That includes a 1-2 finish in the NFFC Primetime in 2013 and finishes of No. 12 and No. 31 in the 2020 FFPC Main Event.  Unleash the full power of Zero RB with…...

Shawn has used his Zero RB targets to win hundreds of thousands of dollars in high stakes drafts. But you don’t have to use them in a Zero RB draft strategy. Drafting league-crushing running backs is the fastest way to win regardless of preferred start. Unleash the full power of Zero RB with the list that has given you inexpensive monster performances on a yearly…...

Welcome to the 2021 Zero RB target list where we help you find inexpensive RBs to destroy your league. The list isn’t just for Zero RB owners. You can use the list to construct a Zero RB squad, to fill out your Single-Elite-RB roster, or to build Flex upside into an RB-heavy start. Zero RB wins at the highest levels. Shawn has used his RB…...

Shawn Siegele offers four hyperfragile draft plans for the risk-seeking, $500k-loving drafter. We spend a lot of time explaining why Zero RB works, debunking the narrative that WR is deep in a way that lets you avoid it early, and building a variety of draft plans to take advantage of the dominance. But we’re also here for our non-Zero RB subscribers. Recently, I used the…...

In Must-Draft Running Backs for 2021 – Part 2, Curtis Patrick shares his 2021 fantasy running backs who won’t cost you a top-50 pick — but could win you a fantasy football championship.  In 2019, Curtis gave you Austin Ekeler long before anyone else had solved the Chargers backfield riddle. In 2020, he put you on Kareem Hunt when he was still being drafted at RB30…...

Curtis Patrick shares his 2021 fantasy running backs who won’t cost you a top-36 pick — but could win you a fantasy football championship.  In 2019, Curtis gave you Austin Ekeler long before anyone else had solved the Chargers backfield riddle. In 2020, he put you on Kareem Hunt when he was still being drafted at RB30 by ADP. Who’s up in 2021? Must-Draft Running Backs…...

Shawn Siegele looks at five heavily discounted RBs who were much better than advertised in 2020. Dave Caban has just finished the new Advanced Stats Explorer which provides a wealth of charting data for our 2021 subs. Accuracy percentages for QBs from clean and pressured pockets Broken tackles, yards after contact, and evasion rates for RBs A wealth of route data for WRs and TEs,…...

Sam Wallace identifies his favorite wide receiver targets in the fifth and sixth rounds based on current redraft ADP. As I wrap up my WR Target Series, it’s important to note the various emerging themes. The focus has been on roster construction through the lens of single quarterback redraft leagues, and different tiers and styles of players have surfaced. In Part 1, I outlined a…...

Shawn Siegele looks at four potentially undervalued foundation backs and judges whether human or machine is right. One of my favorite things about the RotoViz tools is the way they allow you to ask different questions and come at player value from different angles. When we use the Projection Machine, we can use the data on team tendencies, player histories, and teammate competition to craft…...

If you are like me, you would have multiple tight end spots in your standard redraft teams. Most people are not like me, however, and would almost happily kiss goodbye to the most volatile spot in all of the fantasy sports. Most leagues insist on starting at least one, however, and that should suffice for now. When to target a TE in your drafts can…...