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Last year Steve and I were both 50+% exposure to TE Sam LaPorta. That obviously paid off big time. But we were high on the Late Round TE build last year in general and targeted tight ends like Jake Ferguson, Luke Musgrave, Hunter Henry, and Trey McBride. We of course missed on some late-round tight … More »

As we get into the heart of Best Ball season, we still have several teams where their wide receiver depth chart of the first couple of positions is very “murky” at best. This can lead to some clear values and inefficiencies to take advantage of, as well as some guys to maybe stay away from. … More »

Check out Steve’s Underdog Fantasy Best Ball Rankings!    Intro: Finishing strong in best ball drafts is important too, but I think what’s more important is how you start and the first 10 rounds of your best ball drafts. This is where you lay the foundation for your strategy (Hero RB, Zero RB, Elite QB, … More »

Dallas Cowboys backfield: Ezekiel Elliott (ADP: 128) and Rico Dowdle (ADP: 141.5) Though he’s seen his ADP rise considerably since the start of the bestball season, Elliott is still going too low in drafts. The Cowboys have one of the best offenses in the league and Elliott is likely to be both the goalline back … More »

Check out Steve’s Underdog Fantasy Best Ball Rankings!  Last week I wrote about the top 10 teams I’m targeting most in Best Ball drafts at various price points. Last month I wrote about Best Ball Playoff schedules and which teams I liked best. Now I want to combine it all together for teams that pair … More »

Buffalo Bills Number 2 RB: Ray Davis (ADP- 157.7) vs Ty Johnson (ADP- 216) The Bills drafted Ray Davis in the 4th round and he’s seen his ADP settle in this 12th-13th round range, with the assumption that he’s the clear back-up and potentially goalline guy to James Cook. The problem with that is it’s … More »

Check out Steve’s Underdog Fantasy Best Ball Rankings!  Finding the right offenses to stack in best ball drafts is key to success, which goes for various price points throughout the draft. Last year, if you had a lot of access to 49ers, Dolphins, Cowboys, Ravens, and Lions stacks, you probably had a successful best ball … More »

One of the toughest teams to evaluate heading into this Best Ball draft season is the Cleveland Browns, and in particular their passing game. Based purely on rankings it appears that there is clear value on WR Amari Cooper and TE David Njoku. Is that really the case though, as there are assumptions in those … More »

QB Russell Wilson, ADP- 209.6 (QB32): It is absolutely wild that Justin Fields who is not projected to start still is going ahead of Wilson, who is projected to start for the Steelers. Now I do think there is a worry that Fields comes in some goalline sets and takes away some scoring chances. Overall … More »

Check out Steve’s Underdog Fantasy Best Ball Rankings!  Last year, most of my best ball builds were late-round TE builds. Now it helped that I had 50% TE Sam LaPorta! But I was high on various other late-round tight ends and would always draft three late. Some others panned out well like Jake Ferguson or … More »

Check out Steve’s Underdog Fantasy Best Ball Rankings!    Check out Steve’s Player’s Undervalued article here!   WR Zay Flowers- WR 25, ADP 37.9 Flowers definitely checks some boxes for us. He has almost no competition to be the Ravens’ top wide receiver, he had a productive rookie season, he showed spike week potential, and … More »

Check out Steve’s Underdog Fantasy Best Ball Rankings!    Part 1 – Weather/Dome Implications Part 2 – High Game Totals   Now that we have the NFL Schedule, we have information on bye weeks, strength of schedule (when played), and of course, the best ball playoff schedule (Weeks 15-17). As we discussed Fanspeak Network’s Sibling … More »