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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Underdog Battle Royale Week 9 Rankings

Quarterbacks: Jalen Hurts Dak Prescott Lamar Jackson Sam Howell Derek Carr Gardner Minshew II Sleepers: C.J. Stroud, Geno Smith, Baker Mayfield, Daniel Jones, Mac Jones This is definitely a week I don't mind prioritizing QB as it really falls off pretty quickly. I think there are three QB tiers this week. The first is pretty…

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Underdog Battle Royale Rankings Week 8

Quarterbacks: Patrick Mahomes Lamar Jackson Jalen Hurts Tua Tagovailoa Trevor Lawrence Dak Prescott Sleepers: Joe Burrow, C.J. Stroud, Kirk Cousins, Brock Purdy, Matt Stafford, Gardner Minshew I see QBs in this slate basically in two main camps. Mahomes thru Tagovailoa, and then everyone else. In the first tier of four QBs, there is a great…

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Underdog Battle Royale Rankings Week 7

Quarterbacks: Patrick Mahomes Josh Allen Justin Herbert Jared Goff Lamar Jackson Matthew Stafford Sleepers: Geno Smith, Sam Howell, Desmond Ridder, Tyrod Taylor, Jordan Love This is a slate that could be opposite from last week where there weren't any scores that really separated. I could see one or two 30+ point games from the top-6,…

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Underdog Battle Royale Rankings Week 6

Quarterbacks: Justin Fields Tua Tagovailoa Kirk Cousins Joe Burrow Jalen Hurts Matt Stafford Sleepers: Trevor Lawrence, Jared Goff, Geno Smith, Sam Howell, Gardner Minshew It's tough to recommend Justin Fields as QB1 given the natural inefficiencies in his game and the Bears offense as a whole, but he's coming off two great games fantasy-wise and…

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Underdog Battle Royale Rankings Week 5

Quarterbacks: Patrick Mahomes Jalen Hurts Kirk Cousins Lamar Jackson Tua Tagovailoa C.J. Stroud Sleepers: Anthony Richardson, Jared Goff, Matt Stafford, Joe Burrow I think there is some clear value on Battle Royale drafts right now at the QB position with how Kirk Cousins is being undervalued. He's currently being the 6th QB selected, despite finishing…

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Underdog Battle Royale Rankings Week 4

Quarterbacks: Justin Herbert Josh Allen Tua Tagovailoa Kirk Cousins Jalen Hurts Joe Burrow Sleepers: Brock Purdy, Russell Wilson, Dak Prescott, Lamar Jackson, Andy Dalton (assuming Bryce Young is out), Matt Stafford Don't overthink this Justin Herbert, Josh Allen, Tua Tagovailoa, and Kirk Cousins all stand out. They are the top targets for sure and it…

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Underdog Battle Royale Week 3 Rankings

Quarterbacks: Patrick Mahomes Justin Herbert Lamar Jackson Josh Allen Kirk Cousins Dak Prescott Sleepers: Tua Tagovailoa, Trevor Lawrence, Jared Goff, Geno Smith, Russell Wilson   This feels like another particularly strong QB week, as many of the top offenses are facing some of the worst defenses. The concern with many of them is that they…

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Underdog Battle Royale Week 2 Rankings

Quarterbacks: Justin Herbert Patrick Mahomes Josh Allen Trevor Lawrence Joe Burrow Lamar Jackson Sleepers- Jared Goff, Justin Fields, Daniel Jones, Brock Purdy, Geno Smith It's easy to like the quarterbacks from the Chiefs/Jaguars and Ravens/Bengals game, but Justin Herbert is my top QB this week. The Titans are a pass funnel defense, and the Chargers…

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Underdog Battle Royale Week 1 Primer

Not only is Underdog Fantasy the premier Best Ball and Pick'ems platform, but it also has a fun way to attack each slate from a weekly DFS perspective with their weekly Battle Royale contests that cover the NFL main slate (1 pm and 4 pm games) each week. Instead of a salary cap format, you…

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Steve’s Top 10 Must Have Best Ball Players

Here is a look at the top 10 guys I'm trying to get in drafts this year in Best Ball, ranked according to their Underdog ADP: 1 . RB Tony Pollard - Pollard finished as RB7 last year despite basically not playing the final two games of the season. In addition, the Cowboys let Elliott…

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