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By Chet Gresham – @ChetGresham Follow @walterfootball for updates. 2017 Fantasy Football – Risers and Fallers Post-Draft Risers and Fallers – Quarterbacks, Wide Receivers and Tight Ends – 5/3 Post-Draft Risers and Fallers – Running Backs – 5/2 Post-Free Agency Risers and Fallers – 4/18

By Chet Gresham – @ChetGresham Follow @walterfootball for updates. Risers Leonard Fournette, Jaguars This one was inevitable since whatever team picked him would use him as its lead back, so “riser” might not be the best term, but he’s firmly in the running for offensive rookie of the season with the workload he is likely…

By Chet Gresham – @ChetGresham Follow @walterfootball for updates. Risers Carson Wentz, QB, Eagles Wentz gets a huge boon in his fantasy value after the Eagles’ acquisition of both Torrey Smith and Alshon Jeffery via free agency. Add those two to Jordan Matthews and Zach Ertz, and you have one of the deepest receiving groups…

By Chet Gresham – @ChetGresham Follow @walterfootball for updates. Let’s take a look at Round 1 of the 2017 NFL Draft in terms of fantasy football possibilities. We’ll focus on the offensive players, which there were 11. Mitchell Trubisky, QB, Chicago Bears (Pick No. 2 from 49ers) The first big surprise of the night came…

By Chet Gresham – @ChetGresham Follow @walterfootball for updates. and 2. Brandon Marshall and Odell Beckham Jr., Giants. Amazingly the top-two red-zone-target accumulators over the past two seasons are now on the same team! Brandon Marshall and Odell Beckham Jr. led the way with 44 and 42 red-zone targets, catching a combined 24 touchdowns. Those…

By Chet Gresham – @ChetGresham Follow @walterfootball for updates. 2016, like most seasons, was a weird one for fantasy football, but seven quarterbacks from last season’s Top 12 did return to the Top 12 this year, while five were replaced. This is about average from year to year, but the changes are always interesting to…

By Chet Gresham – @ChetGresham Follow @walterfootball for updates. When you look at the top fantasy wide receivers from 2016, you’ll see a lot of familiar faces, which is why the best wide receivers are usually safe picks each season. Nothing stays the same in the NFL, but a great wide receiver has a much…

By Chet Gresham – @ChetGresham Follow @walterfootball for updates. March 13 Updates Washington has signed Kirk Cousins to a 1-year deal worth $23.9 million. This would allow the Redskins to trade him, but at this point, it looks like he’ll be back for 2017 and then we’ll go through all this again next season. The…

By Chet Gresham – @ChetGresham Follow @walterfootball for updates. Adrian Peterson, RB, FA Peterson tore his meniscus early in 2016 and then tried to return late in the season, but tried to return too quickly. It appears Peterson’s robotic frame is finally beginning to breakdown. He will be 32 soon and likely will need to…

By Chet Gresham – @ChetGresham Follow @walterfootball for updates. Running backs made a big return to the top of the fantasy point producers in 2016, with seven backs outscoring the top fantasy wide receivers. In 2015, Antonio Brown and Julio Jones both outscored all the running backs in the league. Of course in PPR leagues…