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Fantasy football mock draft: Jonathan Taylor leads RB-heavy first round in 10-team PPR
The NFL draft is in the rearview mirror, which means the countdown to the 2022 fantasy football season has officially begun. To celebrate the occasion, our ESPN Fantasy staff held its first mock draft. More people play on ESPN than anywhere else. Join or create a league in the No. 1 Fantasy Football game! Sign […]
Continue readingMike Clay’s fantasy football 2022 rankings
NOTE: The rankings below are for PPR formats. Latest update: March 30 More people play on ESPN than anywhere else. Join or create a league in the No. 1 Fantasy Football game! Sign up for free >> 1. Josh Allen, BUF 2. Patrick Mahomes, KC 3. Justin Herbert, LAC 4. Lamar Jackson, BAL 5. Tom […]
Continue readingFantasy football rankings: The 192 players who should be rostered in 2022
Yes, the next fantasy season is many months away and the below rankings will be impacted in a significant way by retirements, free agency, the draft, coaching changes and much more. Nonetheless, we need to start somewhere, so below is the first run of “The 192” for 2022. Why 192? Fantasy leagues come in all […]
Continue readingVon Miller, DeAndre Hopkins among Rams-Cards players honoring Demaryius Thomas during Monday Night Football
The NFL community was rocked last week by the news of the sudden death of former Denver Broncos wide receiver Demaryius Thomas. The 10-year veteran, who announced his retirement from the NFL in June, would have turned 34 on Christmas. Preliminary reports, according to police, suggested Thomas’ death might have resulted from a medical issue. […]
Continue readingHow good is your NFL coach on fourth-down calls? We rank all 32
The NFL is about to set a record for most fourth-down attempts in a season. Again. Coaches are on pace to dial up 838 fourth-down tries in 2021, up from 780 the year prior. (Even if this were a 16-game season, they’d be on track for a 788 attempts.) It will mark the fourth consecutive […]
Continue readingA 70-yard field goal? How ‘big hitters’ could make the NFL record a moving target
ENGLEWOOD, Colo. — Matt Prater stood on the doorstep of history, trying to find some calm. He could see his breath pushing through the face mask of his helmet on a day that was meat-locker cold, moments from attempting something that had never been done before in an NFL game. On Dec. 8, 2013, in […]
Continue readingJacksonville Jaguars’ Jamal Agnew scores TD on 109-yard kick-six after Arizona Cardinals’ Matt Prater misses 68-yard FG attempt
JACKSONVILLE, Fla. — Jaguars kick returner Jamal Agnew now has one of the longest possible plays in NFL history. Agnew returned Matt Prater‘s missed 68-yard field goal attempt for a 109-yard touchdown to give the Jaguars a 13-7 lead over the Arizona Cardinals as the first half ended at TIAA Bank Field. Prater held the […]
Continue readingBaltimore Ravens’ Justin Tucker wins game against Detroit Lions on record 66-yard FG
DETROIT — As soon as Baltimore Ravens kicker Justin Tucker hit the ball, he veered left hoping he would not come up short like he did on a couple of 65-yarders in pregame warm-ups. But, after the ball bounced high off the crossbar and through the uprights, Tucker sprinted down the field, where he was […]
Continue readingFantasy football rankings: The 192 players who should be rostered
We’re closing in on the start of the 2021 NFL regular season and fantasy football, which means it’s time for one last run of The 192. What is The 192? Fantasy leagues come in all shapes in sizes, but many have settled into the vicinity of 12 teams and 16 roster spots. The 192 is […]
Continue readingFantasy football 12-team, PPR mock draft: QBs going early
How did it work out for the four managers who selected a QB in the fifth round of this week’s 12-team PPR mock draft? Take a look at the results below and judge for yourself. The participants this week, in order of draft position, were: fantasy analyst Daniel Dopp, NFL Nation’s Mike Triplett, fantasy editor […]
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