Factoid
Third-round tight ends
27 May
, 2019
I expect Graham will be their tight end this season, but I would be shocked if he’s still around in 2020...
Miles Sanders
25 May
, 2019
In the Mock Auction earlier in the week, Sanders went for $13. That’s almost as much as James White and Tarik Cohen, and with this being a PPR league, that’s simply ridiculous...
James Washington
24 May
, 2019
Washington has a year in the offense and working with Ben Roethlisberger, so there's that...
Third-down backs
20 May
, 2019
If you’ve a running back who’s going to catch 70-plus passes, and you’re using PPR scoring, those guys are going to have some value, even if they’re only being sprinkled into the running game...
The #5 receiver
19 May
, 2019
For the first four, I like DeAndre Hopkins, Davante Adams, Michael Thomas and JuJu Smith-Schuster. I don’t think the order matters a lot. It can be debated, with a case made for any of them...
Offensive line play
19 May
, 2019
Another important statistic is quarterback hits -- not only sacks, but the number of times the quarterback is hit even on plays where he's able to get rid of the football...
Miles Sanders / 2nd-round running backs
18 May
, 2019
Since 2000, there have been 46 other running backs selected in the second round of the draft...
Antonio Brown
16 May
, 2019
As a head coach or offensive coordinator, Gruden has coached 14 1,000-yard receivers...
Cardinals wideouts
16 May
, 2019
Larry Fitzgerald will turn 36 before the start of next season. He's a Hall of Famer, no question...
Will Fuller
14 May
, 2019
Those guys have played 11 games together. Fuller has caught 45 passes for 782 yards and 11 touchdowns in those games, averaging 17.4 per catch...
Hollywood Brown
12 May
, 2019
They had a lot of success last year using Jackson as a runner, but he doesn’t seem to be close to being a viable passer yet...
Rookie tacklers
12 May
, 2019
Darius Leonard was the standout, winning Defensive Rookie of the Year and leading the NFL in tackles...
Post-Gronk Pats
11 May
, 2019
Watson has some nominal receiving ability. He had a 61-catch season for the Ravens two years ago...
Wins and fantasy defenses
11 May
, 2019
A couple of years ago I took a deep dive into the data. It was compelling, although maybe not as much as I expected. But 2018 was.
The long-term numbers I looked at were only slightly favorable...
A.J. Brown and D.K. Metcalf
9 May
, 2019
Metcalf generated a lot more hype the last couple of months, due to his huge combine performance and huge physique (you're probably seen the shirtless picture, which drew enough attention that Pete...