NFL Draft

I’m a big fan of democracy. In fact, when I was just a few days old, my dad wrote me in against an uncontested U.S. Senator he refused to vote for; you could say I’ve been a product of the electoral process since birth.That’s why I decided to let you, the people, vote to determine the order we would pick apart the top prospects for the 2019 NFL Draft here on Fantrax.You collectively determined that you wanted to know about the running backs first and foremost, so we are here to run down the top targets for dynasty or…

Life as an undrafted free agent has no guarantees. You could never get signed by a team. You could blow out a knee and be cut immediately. You could outperform a draftee in camp, but still get let go because the team has money invested in the other guy. The success stories for undrafted players are few and far between. That does not mean we can ignore these players in dynasty football leagues.Still, every year someone emerges from the rough to become an undrafted diamond – a player the league should have noticed but…

The first round of the NFL draft took place on Thursday night, and it lived up to the hype. For the first time in history, four quarterbacks were taken within the first 10 picks. Interestingly enough, all of the skill players chosen were taken either at the beginning of the round or toward the end. Time will tell which NFL franchises enhanced their long-term outlook, but what we really want to know is where these skill players fall in the 2018 fantasy football pecking order. With that in mind, let’s take a look at the…

While many Americans are vigorously completing spring chores and planning summer activities, fantasy football zealots are ecstatic about the upcoming NFL Draft. The DFSDudes, Chris and John, asked two fantastic football minds, Phil Backert and Ken Zalis, to partake in a mock draft. The results are below, along with analysis and insight on the selections.#1 Cleveland Browns: QB Josh Rosen, UCLAThe Browns have failed so miserably to acquire a franchise quarterback during the past 20 years (Tim Couch 1999, Brady…

As an educator, one of my favorite pastimes is reading different perspectives throughout history, and as a football fanatic the NFL Draft consumes my offseasons. Twitter allows me to combine both indulgences. For 32 years, I have studied the prospects and watched the draft unfold on TV. I always mocked the entire first round and kept track of how many land in my projected spot.In preparation for this year’s draft, I wrote 11 burning questions and polled Twitter fans for different viewpoints. It is not a scientific poll,…