Steve Shoup

Steve Shoup grew up and lives in Northern VA. He is a diehard Washington fan, but is more realistic than his sister Megan.

He grew up following the NFL Draft since he was a kid and then became obsessed with the NFL offseason. So much so that he created Fanspeak’s On the Clock mock draft simulator and Manage the Cap free agency simulator. His love for the NFL offseason fed right into his love for fantasy football.

Steve has decades of experience with Redraft fantasy leagues. He also has several years of experience with Dynasty fantasy leagues as well. More recently he has studied and actively played in NFL Best Ball fantasy leagues. Steve also plays NFL DFS and has several wins and top 10 finishes in tournaments on DraftKings over the past 9 years.

He will be writing about the NFL Draft, Free Agency, Fantasy Football (Redraft and Dynasty), Best Ball, and NFL DFS year around. You can follow Steve on Twitter @steveospeak.

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Post-Combine Rookie Rankings: WR and TE

Right as Underdog Big Board season kicked off, I released rookie rankings for QB, RB, WR, and TE. See below from late January: 2025 Pre-Draft NFL Rookie Rankings: QB and TE 2025 Pre-Draft Rookie Rankings Running Backs 2025 Pre-Draft Rookie WR Rankings Now that we are further into the pre-Draft process and the NFL…

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Post-Combine Rookie Rankings: QB and RB

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Running Back Free Agents and How to Value them for Best Ball

How are you handling the running back free agents or cut/trade candidates? With murky situations for these RBs, this is how I'm handling each player. RB Free Agents: Aaron Jones: Jones is coming off a 17-game season, during which he had over 1,500 combined yards and 7 TDs for the Vikings. He got banged…

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Mid-to-Late Round Tight End Builds in Best Ball are Undervalued

As we are a couple weeks into the Pre-Draft Best Ball season, one of the clearest early values is waiting on tight ends. With so much uncertainty in these early drafts, you can wait on the TE position without much risk. Focus your first 8-10-round picks on building a core of the higher scoring positions,…

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2025 Pre-Draft Rookie WR Rankings

1. Tetairoa McMillan, Arizona McMillian is the best pure receiver in this class, with excellent size and good route-running ability and speed. He absolutely can be a team's number 1 X WR, and despite dealing with poor QB play this past season, he continued to dominate at Arizona. His upside is Mike Evans, but even…

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2025 Pre-Draft Rookie Rankings Running Backs

1. Ashton Jeanty, Boise State Jeanty's numbers are off the charts, and his skillset and work ethic absolutely match that. He's shorter (probably under 5'10"), but he's all muscle and has the elite burst, vision and contact balance you want in a back. Throughout his college career he's shown himself to be an excellent receiving…

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2025 Pre-Draft NFL Rookie Rankings: QB and TE

Quarterbacks: 1. Cameron Ward, Miami: Ward is likely the top QB taken in the draft and should be a top 5 pick. He has a good arm and solid mobility and has really developed as a more accurate passer. Of any QB in this class, he has the best chance to start from day 1…

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Underdog Battle Royale Championship game Rankings

Quarterbacks: Josh Allen Jalen Hurts Jayden Daniels Patrick Mahomes Running backs: Saquon Barkley James Cook Brian Robinson Jr. Austin Ekeler Kareem Hunt Isiah Pacheco Sleepers: Ty Johnson, Ray Davis, Kenneth Gainwell, Jeremy McNichols Wide Receivers: Xavier Worthy Terry McLaurin Khalil Shakir A.J. Brown DeVonta Smith Keon Coleman Hollywood Brown Dyami Brown Olamide Zaccheaus DeAndre Hopkins…

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Underdog Battle Royale Divisional Round Rankings

Quarterbacks: Josh Allen Jayden Daniels Lamar Jackson Jared Goff Patrick Mahomes Sleepers: Jalen Hurts, C.J. Stroud, Matthew Stroud Running backs: Saquon Barkley Derrick Henry Jahmyr Gibbs Kyren Williams James Cook David Montgomery Isiah Pacheco Joe Mixon Sleepers: Austin Ekeler, Kareem Hunt, Justice Hill, Ty Johnson, Brian Robinson Jr., Kenneth Gainwell Wide Receivers: Amon-Ra St. Brown…

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Underdog Playoff Battle Royale – Main Slate Wild Card Round

Quarterbacks: Josh Allen Jayden Daniels Baker Mayfield Lamar Jackson Sam Darnold Justin Herbert Sleepers: Jalen Hurts, Bo Nix, Matthew Stafford, Jordan Love, Russell Wilson, C.J. Stroud Running backs: Saquon Barkley Bucky Irving Derrick Henry James Cook Josh Jacobs Kyren Williams J.K. Dobbins Joe Mixon Najee Harris Aaron Jones Sleepers: Brian Robinson Jr., Jaylen Warren, Austin…

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