Fantasy

By Chet Gresham – @ChetGresham Follow @walterfootball for updates. Many a season has been won by a dark horse coming into the light mid-season and tearing up your fantasy league, so when you are stocking up on late-round fliers, you need to do your research and pick as if you are selecting your first-rounder. For…

By Chet Gresham Below are my fantasy playoff rankings for Daily Fantasy Football purposes. Go here for Walt’s FanDuel picks, which were posted Wednesday evening. Updated 1/15 QB | RB | WR | TE | DEF 2015 Fantasy Football Week 19 Rankings: Quarterbacks Cam Newton, CAR — At this point, there’s no reason to choose…

By Chet Gresham – @ChetGresham Follow @walterfootball for updates. Fantasy football is fun. That statement is true most of the time and the reason the game has grown exponentially, but if you are just getting into the game, it can be a bit overwhelming in the beginning. I’m going to take you through some of…

By Chet Gresham – @ChetGresham Follow @walterfootball for updates. In every draft I enter, I always go straight to my queue and add my guys. It’s a way to keep a focus on the players I really want versus the players I’m picking just because they fell too far in the draft. I will draft…

By Chet Gresham – @ChetGresham Follow @walterfootball for updates. In leagues with just one quarterback starting, which encompasses the majority of leagues, you can safely wait on a quarterback until later in drafts. Of course, when someone you feel strongly drops into the fifth or sixth round, I can understand grabbing him, but I still…

By Chet Gresham – @ChetGresham Follow @walterfootball for updates. When drafting running backs this season, we can feel somewhat certain that many people will be scared away from drafting them early due to last year’s running back-ocalypse. Let’s take a quick look at the Top-20 ADP running backs from last season and see how they…

By Chet Gresham – @ChetGresham Follow @walterfootball for updates. Ed. Note: Chet takes a look at the performance of quarterbacks in 2015 against their ADPs and advises us on the ups – and downs – of notable signal-callers for the 2016 fantasy season. ADPPlayerFinishPlayer 1Andrew Luck1Cam Newton 2Aaron Rodgers2Tom Brady 3Russell Wilson3Russell Wilson 4Peyton Manning4Blake…

By Chet Gresham – @ChetGresham Follow @walterfootball for updates. Jared Goff, QB, Rams The Rams traded up to pick Goff, and with the quarterbacks currently on their roster, there’s no reason he won’t get the nod come Week 1. The trouble, even in 2QB leagues, is that the Rams will focus on running the ball…

By Chet Gresham – @ChetGresham Follow @walterfootball for updates. Hunter Henry, TE, Chargers Henry was the best tight end in the 2016 NFL Draft, and the Chargers needed a replacement for Ladarius Green this season and Antonio Gates next season. For fantasy, that puts Henry behind the Gates-ball this year, but in dynasty, Henry looks…

By Chet Gresham – @ChetGresham Follow @walterfootball for updates. Kenyan Drake, RB, Dolphins Jay Ajayi has dodged numerous bullets this offseason, and this one looks like it will just cause a minor flesh wound, as Drake is a passing-down specialist and won’t compete for early down work. Passing-down work is usually tough for rookies since…