Fantasy Football Guides
Everything you need to know — from how the waiver wire works to draft day strategy.
Basics
Waiver Wire 101: How to Win on Waivers Every Week
Everything you need to know about how waiver wires work — priority systems, FAAB, claim timing, and what separates a good pickup from a great one.
Read guide →Reading Injury Reports: What to Actually Do
A breakdown of the official injury designations with their real play rates, how to read practice reports across the week, and what action to take when a starter goes out.
Read guide →Snap Counts, Target Share, and Usage Data: The Numbers That Predict Fantasy Points
Box scores tell you what happened. Usage data tells you what happens next. A practical guide to the three numbers worth checking every Monday.
Read guide →Bye Week Management: How to Survive the Middle of the Season
Bye weeks knock out every NFL team once a season — and sloppy managers lose winnable games to them. A planning framework that costs you nothing.
Read guide →Strategy
FAAB Bidding Strategy: Spend Smart, Not Fast
Most managers either blow their FAAB budget in Week 1 or hoard it until it's too late. Here's how to calibrate your bids across the full season.
Read guide →Start/Sit Decisions: A Framework for Every Week
Start/sit decisions cause more anxiety than they deserve. Here's a repeatable framework for making the right call — and knowing when to trust your gut.
Read guide →Trade Value Analysis: When to Buy and When to Sell
Trade value is about the future, not the past. A guide to reading buy-low and sell-high signals, and how to structure deals that actually get accepted.
Read guide →Streaming Defenses and Kickers: Stop Wasting Roster Spots
Holding one defense all season is a losing strategy, and the data proves it. How to play matchups at D/ST and kicker — for free.
Read guide →Superflex and 2-QB Strategy: How Quarterback Scarcity Changes Everything
In superflex leagues, the quarterback math flips — but the winning approach isn't "draft QBs early and often." Here's what the data actually supports.
Read guide →Draft
Draft Strategy: Building a Championship Roster
The draft sets the foundation for your entire season. A framework for positional value by round, the handcuff principle, and how to nail your final picks.
Read guide →Understanding ADP: How to Turn Draft Position Data Into Value
ADP tells you what the market believes about every player. Learning to read it — and disagree with it selectively — is the core skill of drafting well.
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