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For his part, Bolton said at his pro day that he believes he's more than capable of being an impact player at the professional level—and that he might just be worthy of a look late in the first round of the 2021 draft.

The Class of 2021 admittedly isn't a great one where safeties are concerned. But there is one young prospect at the position who cracked the list of top 20 prospects overall -- Trevon Moehrig of TCU.

Landing spot is always a big factor in the IDP prospects of a young pass-rusher, but this year that importance has been magnified all the more. There isn't a big gap in talent between the top three or four edge-rushers in the Class of 2021. Where those top prospects start their NFL careers will go a long way toward determining which one is the top rookie IDP at the position in both dynasty and redraft formats.

Jaelan Phillips has displayed the talent and potential to be a difference-maker in the NFL. But given the steep learning curve that even the best pass-rushers often experience when making the jump to the pros, there's always a measure of risk in drafting first-year players at the position.

Zaven Collins' potential and talent are undeniable—he has the strength, quickness, and athleticism to play inside and outside in both three and four-man fronts. But while that versatility should drive up demand for his services come draft day, it can also present a dilemma for IDP managers.

Last year, there was absolutely no question who the top edge-rusher prospect was in the Class of 2020. It was Chase Young‘s world, and everyone else was just living in it. It was much the same case in 2019 with ...

For dynasty IDP managers, Detroit would be a fine landing spot for Micah Parsons — the team’s off-ball linebacker situations is, um, ungood. But Parsons has the talent and ability to be a difference-maker on defense regardless of where he lands.

John Lanfranca prepares you for the start of the NFL season. He releases his first football wager of the season and gives you one more season long player prop to exploit. What other games are the best targets for potential ...

The time has come. Amidst a backdrop of a global pandemic named Covid-19, the NFL commences this Thursday. Get your lineups in. Here goes nothing! Damn the torpedoes, full speed ahead.

Turn on the tape and Tyler Boyd finds a way to be wide open a lot and he can make contested catches which makes it easy to target him for a rookie quarterback with no game experience. His current ADP (WR32) continues to makes no sense.

B.J. Goodson’s no world-beater in coverage, and his IDP value may well carry an expiration date in 2020. But the 27-year-old has shown the ability to fill up the stat sheet when healthy in the past. So long as he’s starting, Goodson should be rostered in IDP leagues.

So why is the 4th overall pick in the 2017 NFL draft appearing here? Because the Jaguars just cut him. Not traded him. Not locked into intense contract negotiations. Straight. Up. Released. Him.

Here are the results from this seasons Great White Shark League Draft. Great White is the pinnacle of our leagues, comprised only of multiple Championship players that have played there way to the very top. Once again, it was a very competitive draft.

Perhaps the most interesting thing that we’ve heard from a variety of drafters is how many people are out on Alvin Kamara. Yes, that Alvin Kamara. A guy who is cemented as a top five pick in the vast majority of drafts is being faded by many.

If you're circling back around for a RB2 (or even RB1) in Round 3, there are several options to choose from. Among those are a handful of veteran backs who demonstrated top-10 fantasy upside in the past.

In his final seven games as a rookie, Slayton absolutely exploded, nabbing 31 catches for 467 yards and five touchdowns. These are hard numbers to ignore, and left simply with that, and the budding relationship with Daniel Jones, and you have enough of a reason to invest in him long term.

Christian McCaffrey is amazingly like another player from the way-back machine. Marshall Faulk from 2000 and 2001 with the one exception is that Christian McCaffrey scores more points! History does not repeat but it rhymes.

In a recent mock draft I participated in, I drafted Atlanta Falcons quarterback Matt Ryan in the 10th round. It was one of those drafts where Kansas City’s Patrick Mahomes and Baltimore’s Lamar Jackson come off the board, and then a staring contest ensues ...

John Lanfranca discusses some of the latest training camp news and how to react to it. Should you be reacting differently to reports on rookies vs veteran players? What is the best format to take a shot on the upside ...

Lamar Jackson and then Pat Mahomes? Mahomes first, then Jackson? It doesn't much matter, it's those two and then everyone else.

Courtland Sutton's a good bet to lead a Broncos team that added a pair of receivers in this year's draft in targets this year, and there's a very real possibly he'll blow the doors off his high-end WR3 asking price.

John Lanfranca discusses how it can become detrimental to your fantasy squad if you put too much stock in previous year’s season-end rankings. A potential value on the last place finisher in the NFC North betting market. And several late-round ...

Our Analysis Draft series continues with our Staff II Draft. This one is a best-ball draft, 12 teams, 20 rounds, where it's all about drafting a team that will not only last 17 weeks but can score in bunches too.

There is one word in fantasy football that looms above all others as the most important in the game. One concept that is the most critical. One notion that is the most vital to fantasy success. In fantasy football, there’s nothing more important than value.

FanEx is the first experts league ever, starting out of the fantasy football news group before there even were web sites. The draft content was a source for many young fantasy upstarts both in and out of the industry back in the early-mid 90's -- the league continues to this day. We'll be posting the analysis draft here this year.

Say the name “Sammy Watkins” to many fantasy managers, and you’ll get a dirty look. As he showed though, with an explosion of nine catches, 198 yards and three touchdowns in the season opener last year, he’s capable of posting an absolutely gonzo stat line from time to time.

We're opening up our Analysis Mock Draft season with a number of analysis drafts from our staff in various formats. To open, we're starting traditional with a standard 12-teamer, full point PPR with a Flex.

After playing in all 16 games eight consecutive seasons from 2011 to 2018, Stafford missed half of the 2019 campaign with a back injury. However, before Stafford got hurt the 32-year-old was quietly peeling off one of the better seasons of his career.

After Ben Roethlisberger was lost for the season, the Steelers’ entire passing game became as unappealing as anchovies on a fudge sundae. The sky is still the limit for Smith-Schuster..

In Episode 2 of the Fantasy Sharks Weekly Podcast, John Lanfranca will reveal ten important stats to know, each correlating to a player he is bullish on for the 2020 season. What do these stats really tell us? And do ...

It’s a long ways off but we’ve run some numbers and wanted to share an overview of where the best position is to be this year in a standard fantasy 12-team snake-draft. We’ve done analysis in the past on season ...

We’ll follow up with the all-important rookies for dynasty leagues list, but for redraft leagues we’ve put this together for you. Each player is assigned a value that we calculate using our evaluation algorithm, which produces a players expected fantasy ...

In a move that shocked no one, the Bengals got their franchise QB. While it is not enough to immediately make A.J. Green & Joe Mixon first round picks in fantasy drafts, their value has gone up a bit. As far as Andy Dalton's future, he should only be drafted by people who also got Burrow, just in case Burrow gets hurt.

The Bengals got their guy on the offensive side of the ball and now they can make out like bandits and get one of the best O-Line prospects in the draft to help protect him. Isaiah Wilson can immediately slide in to replace Cody Glenn and will be just as good as Glenn was.

While I do not have to sit in an airport to get to the NFL draft this year, I did still sketch out two rounds, here is Round 1. Keep in mind, these are picks based on rumors, where players have made visits and other general information based on team needs. Enjoy!

Red Zone statistics can be a valuable tool if used correctly.  Obviously, the teams with better offenses will have more opportunities and we can use this data to exploit certain match-ups or identify players that could be overlooked while looking ...

Chris Carson averaged over 4.6 yards per carry in his first two seasons in the NFL and his fantasy performances last year were impressive. He finished as the RB15 for the year, but over the course of the last six weeks, he was the RB11 and won a lot of people leagues in Weeks 12-16 where he was the RB5.

As recently as 2017, Ansah was a Top 12 IDP option among defensive linemen in Fantasy Sharks Default IDP Scoring. That sort of upside is very rarely available in DL4 territory on draft day.

The NFL is a wildly successful business. It consists of 32 teams that all have positive revenue and operating income in the millions. How many businesses can say that? Everyone is a winner in this business model.

If there is any knock on Sony Michel in this game, it’s that he failed to score from the 1-yard line, and fullback James Develin scored on the next play -- a familiar sight for anyone who rostered Michel last year. Develin will most likely continue to vulture some touchdowns in the regular season, but you shouldn’t let that turn you off from Michel.