Fanspeak: Draft

Every best ball draft season, I write monthly articles about my fades and top targets. For the Pre-Draft Big Board contests, I have players that I have ranked much higher or much lower than their current ADP.   So here are my top 10 players whose ADP is too high (Overvalued) in my opinion. I … More »

Every best ball draft season, I write monthly articles about my fades and top targets. For the Pre-Draft Big Board contests, I have players that I have ranked much higher or much lower than their current ADP.   So here are my top 10 players whose ADP is too low, (Undervalued) in my opinion. I … More »

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 … More »

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 … More »

We just taped a show on the Fanspeak Network about the Bull case for WR/CB/Unicorn Travis Hunter. So it made sense to put an article here on Fanspeak.com about this very polarizing topic as well.   We are IN on the risk/reward best ball Underdog Fantasy Big Board draft pick of WR/CB Travis Hunter. Let’s … More »

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 … More »

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, … More »

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 … More »

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 … More »

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 … More »

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 … More »

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 … More »