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Stop Diversifying Your Picks. Start Diversifying Your Teams.
As the best ball community continues to advance in its understanding of strategy, portfolio diversification is garnering more attention. However, the best way to implement a properly diversified portfolio is still being debated. Some drafters in the discourse prefer concentrating their bets; when correct on a player take, they want
Brock Bowers, YAC King—Rookie TEs Tiers 1-3
Tier 1 - YAC King Brock Bowers At a Glance Brock Bowers is smaller than you'd expect from a high-end TE prospect and we don't know for sure how athletic he is. But that doesn't change the fact that he's one of
Xavier Legette and Learning to Live a Little—WRs Tiers 6-7
Don’t Overthink Marvin Harrison Jr.—Rookie WRs Tiers 1-4Pat Kerrane profiles the top 4 WRs in the 2024 class, Marvin Harrison Jr., Malik Nabers, Rome Odunze, and Brian Thomas for best ball and dynasty.Legendary UpsidePat KerraneTake the Leap with Troy Franklin—Rookie WRs Tier 5Pat Kerrane profiles Adonai
Braelon Allen on the Back of a Hurricane—Rookie RB Tiers 3-8
In my first rookie RB article, I covered the top four RBs in the class. In this article, I dive into some interesting dart throws. Tier 3 - Boom/Bust Braelon Allen At a Glance Braelon Allen was productive at an extremely young age and has the potential to be
Take the Leap with Troy Franklin—Rookie WRs Tier 5
My first rookie WR article covered four WRs, each in his own tier. This article covers five WRs... all in one tier. Getting these bets right could be the key to this class. Tier 5 - Boom/Bust Troy Franklin At a Glance Troy Franklin operated as an outside vertical
Don't Overthink Marvin Harrison Jr.—Rookie WRs Tiers 1-4
An Ode to High Floor WRs In evaluating prospects over the years, I've become more focused on identifying player traits. At the QB and RB positions, an understanding of player traits can help us prioritize fantasy-friendly skill sets. If we can get that part of the eval right
Jonathon Brooks is Worth the Risk—Rookie RB Tiers 1-2
Diamonds in the Rough The 2024 running back class is weak. There's no getting around that. But this running back class isn't terrible. Like most classes, it lacks a Bijan Robinson-level star. It also lacks a Jamyr Gibbs-level upside swing. But the class has two prospects
Dreaming on J.J. McCarthy—Rookie QBs Tiers 3-4
Last week, I covered Tiers 1-2 of the rookie QB class, as well as some thoughts on how to play the position in fantasy. In this post I'll cover Tiers 3-4. Drake Maye’s Superstar Ceiling—Rookie QBs Tiers 1-2Pat Kerrane profiles Caleb Williams, Drake Maye, and Jayden