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Scott Spratt is joined by FTN colleague Jeremy Popielarz to discuss the top running back, wide receiver, and tight end prospects for the 2023 NFL draft. They debate whether Bijan Robinson is a generational prospect or propped up by a thinner than usual running back class, how to balance the receiving value of smaller backs like Jahmyr Gibbs and Devon Achane with the potential workload advantages of bigger backs like Zach Charbonnet, how to rank the top receiver prospects, whether the smaller receivers like Jordan Addison and Zay Flowers are as valuable in fantasy as their likely real NFL draft value, whether it helps or hurts Dalton Kincaid's fantasy value that he is maybe too small to block in-line, and much more.Follow Scott on Twitter @Scott_Spratt—⬇ Promo code "SPRATT" for 20% off!

Scott Spratt is joined by writer and draft expert Derrik Klassen of Bleacher Report and The New York Times to discuss the top quarterback prospects for the 2023 NFL draft (2:24). They get into whether C.J. Stroud is propped up by easy, wide-open throws at Ohio State and whether his rushing outburst against Georgia points to more running in the NFL (3:30), whether Bryce Young is too slight to avoid injuries or too short to work the middle of the field (12:11), whether Anthony Richardson is as physically gifted as his reputation and whether his historically low college completion rate and single season as a starter are concerning (22:23), and whether Will Levis can blame his leg injury and a mess of a Kentucky offense for his step back in 2022 and whether his older age limits his pro ceiling (33:03). Finally, Derrik explains who he believes should be the No. 1 pick and why he doesn't expect the Panthers to make that pick (42:30).Follow Scott on Twitter @Scott_Spratt—⬇ Promo code "SPRATT" for 20% off!

Fantasy Football Hall of Famer Scott Pianowski of Yahoo! Sports joins FTN's Scott Spratt to debate the most interesting fantasy storylines from the Eagles-Chiefs Super Bowl. They touch on the malleability of the Eagles offense and whether the Chiefs defense will lead to more passing than running, whether Chris Jones can disrupt Jalen Hurts like he did Joe Burrow, how the Eagles' schedule affects our perceptions of their defense, and whether Isiah Pacheco or Jerick McKinnon is the better receiving over bet.Follow Scott on Twitter @Scott_Spratt

The Ringer's Danny Kelly joins Scott Spratt to discuss the most interesting fantasy storylines of the Conference Championship games. They dig into the potential impacts of Jalen Hurts' shoulder and Patrick Mahomes' ankle injuries, question whether Brock Purdy benefited from an easy schedule before the divsional round, decide who the Chiefs' No. 1 running back and rwide eceiver are, and much more.Follow Scott on Twitter @Scott_Spratt

Scott Spratt from FTN Fantasy previews the divisional round with the biggest fantasy storylines like whether first-half or second-half Trevor Lawrence will show up in Kansas City, whether Daniel Jones will continue to run wild on the Eagles, whether Joe Burrow can survive the loss of three starting offensive linemen, whether this Brock Purdy is here to stay, and more.Celebrate the regular season with "22 from '22: Surprising Stat Leaders from the NFL Season": https://www.ftnfantasy.com/articles/FTN/83032/22-from-22-surprising-stat-leaders-from-the-nfl-season (free)Follow Scott on Twitter @Scott_Spratt

SiriusXM Radio host and FTN colleague Jeff Ratcliffe joins Scott Spratt to discuss the most interesting fantasy storylines of Wild Card weekend. They debate whether George Kittle can continue his recent touchdown barrage, if Travis Etienne can finally score some touchdowns against the Chargers, whether Tyreek HIll and Jaylen Waddle can elevate Skylar Thompson, whether an improved Ravens defense can limit Joe Burrow and Ja'Marr Chase, whether the matchup considerations favor Tom Brady's Bucs over the Dak Prescott's Cowboys, and more.Follow Scott on Twitter @Scott_Spratt

Scott Spratt of FTN Fantasy previews the 3-ish most interesting fantasy games of Week 18. He starts by running through his ranking changes for players like Dak Prescott, Ezekiel Elliott, and Mike Evans because of the playoff seed-clinching scenarios of their teams that could entice them to rest their starters. He then examines the run vs. pass incentives of the Packers and Jaguars in their divisional matchups against the Lions and Titans and explains whether you should start Jared Goff on the road in Green Bay.You can find Scott's Week 18 rankings at: https://www.ftnfantasy.com/nfl/rankingsYou can read Scott's Week 18 start and sit advice at: https://www.ftnfantasy.com/articles/FTN/81408/fantasy-football-startsit-week-18Follow Scott on Twitter @Scott_Spratt

Scott Spratt of FTN Fantasy recaps the 2022 season with his 5 biggest lessons from the 2022 waiver wire. Those lessons touch on the in-season rebounds of players like Joe Mixon, Devin Singletary, Jerick McKinnon, and AJ Dillon, connect dots between Justin Fields and Jalen Hurts, and explain why Chris Olave, Garrett Wilson, and Jahan Dotson should never have been available on waiver wires in the first place.Follow Scott on Twitter @Scott_Spratt

Scott Spratt of FTN Fantasy previews the 3 most interesting fantasy games of Week 17. He explains why Tyreek Hill and Jaylen Waddle are fine with Teddy Bridgewater but why Raheem Mostert at Jeff Wilson could struggle at the Patriots. He explains how Mac Jones has been much better at home than on the road and tries to identify a receiver to benefit. He explains how the location of the Vikings-Packers game changes who he would start in fantasy. And he debates whether the Lions passing or rushing offense is the better fantasy option against the Bears.You can find Scott's Week 17 rankings at: https://www.ftnfantasy.com/nfl/rankingsYou can read Scott's Week 17 start and sit advice at: https://www.ftnfantasy.com/articles/FTN/80574/fantasy-football-startsit-week-17Follow Scott on Twitter @Scott_Spratt

Scott Spratt of FTN Fantasy plays "blue chip" or "wire fraud" with the Week 17 waiver wire candidates. Those players include Tyler Allgeier, Gardner Minshew, Brock Purdy, Baker Mayfield, Tyler Higbee, Jahan Dotson, Greg Dortch, Rashid Shaheed, and Jeff Wilson.Follow Scott on Twitter @Scott_Spratt

Scott Spratt of FTN Fantasy previews the 3 most interesting fantasy games of Week 16. He explains how to handle your start/sit decisions in the extreme cold and wind in Chicago for the Bills-Bears game plus the bad weather all over the country. He explains why you should start Isiah Pacheco over Jerick McKinnon despite the latter's recent touchdown outburst and why Marquise Goodwin may not be a slum-dunk start with Tyler Lockett out. And he discusses which Eagles receivers could lose with the switch from Jalen Hurts to Gardner Minshew at quarterback.You can find Scott's Week 16 rankings at: https://www.ftnfantasy.com/nfl/rankingsYou can read Scott's Week 16 start and sit advice at: https://www.ftnfantasy.com/articles/FTN/79874/fantasy-football-startsit-week-16Follow Scott on Twitter @Scott_Spratt

Scott Spratt of FTN Fantasy plays "blue chip" or "wire fraud" with the Week 16 waiver wire candidates. Those players include Zack Moss, Jerick McKinnon, Tyler Allgeier, Rashid Shaheed, Marquise Goodwin, Brock Purdy, and Chigoziem Okonkwo.Follow Scott on Twitter @Scott_Spratt

Scott Spratt of FTN Fantasy previews the 5 most interesting fantasy games of Week 15. He considers whether you should bench Tua Tagovailoa in cold weather in Buffalo or Jared Goff on the road in New York, questions Zonovan Knight's RB2 status with the improvements the Lions have shown in run defense, explains his skepticism of an Evan Engram encore, and much more.You can find Scott's Week 15 rankings at: https://www.ftnfantasy.com/nfl/rankingsYou can read Scott's Week 15 start and sit advice at: https://www.ftnfantasy.com/articles/FTN/78872/fantasy-football-startsit-week-15Follow Scott on Twitter @Scott_Spratt

FTN's Scott Spratt is joined by scouting expert Derrik Klassen of Football Outsiders and The New York Times to play "blue chip" or "wire fraud" with the Week 15 waiver wire candidates. Those players include Evan Engram, Chigoziem Okonkwo, Jerick McKinnon, DJ Chark, Elijah Moore, Donovan Peoples-Jones, Baker Mayfield, and Desmond Ridder.Follow Scott on Twitter @Scott_Spratt

Scott Spratt of FTN Fantasy previews the 5 most interesting fantasy games of Week 14. He considers whether Mike White could repeat his 3-interception performance against the Bills from 2021, whether James Cook passed Devin Singletary on the Bills depth chart, whether Jared Goff or Russell Wilson are startable in plus matchups with 6 teams on bye, and much more.You can find Scott's Week 14 rankings at: https://www.ftnfantasy.com/nfl/rankingsYou can read Scott's Week 14 start and sit advice at: https://www.ftnfantasy.com/articles/FTN/77796/fantasy-football-startsit-week-14Follow Scott on Twitter @Scott_Spratt

Scott Spratt is joined by his FTN colleague Adam Pfeiffer to play "blue chip" or "wire fraud" with the Week 14 waiver wire candidates. Those players include Tyler Huntley, James Cook, Zonovan Knight, Cam Akers, DeeJay Dallas, Chase Claypool, and Jameson Williams.Follow Scott on Twitter @Scott_Spratt

Scott Spratt of FTN Fantasy previews the 5 most interesting fantasy games of Week 13. He tries to make sense of the 49ers backfield, explains why poor touchdown luck and home/road splits point to big days for Trevor Lawrence and Jared Goff in Detroit, asks if Isiah Pacheco is a top 20 running back, explains why Dameon Pierce definitely still is a top 20 running back, and more.You can find Scott's Week 13 rankings at: https://www.ftnfantasy.com/nfl/rankingsYou can read Scott's Week 13 start and sit advice at: https://www.ftnfantasy.com/articles/FTN/76868/fantasy-football-startsit-week-13Follow Scott on Twitter @Scott_Spratt

Scott Spratt welcomes John Daigle from 4for4 to play "blue chip" or "wire fraud" with the Week 13 waiver wire candidates. Those players include a trio of Jets in Mike White, Elijah Moore, and Zonovan Knight plus Kyren Williams, Treylon Burks, Skyy Moore, Ty Davis-Price, and Jordan Love.Follow Scott on Twitter @Scott_Spratt

Scott Spratt of FTN Fantasy discusses the Week 12 waiver wire candidates as blue chip fantasy players or wire frauds. Those players include Skyy Moore, Josh Palmer, Samaje Perine, Latavius Murray, Rachaad White, Treylon Burks, Demarcus Robinson, and Donovan Peoples-Jones.Follow Scott on Twitter @Scott_Spratt

Scott Spratt of FTN Fantasy previews the 5 most interesting fantasy games of Week 11. He explains why Kadarius Toney may not yet be an every-week flex option, why Elijah Mitchell may have more games with 10 or more carries, why Tony Pollard will likely suffer in fantasy for Ezekiel Elliott's return, why Dak Prescott could struggle on the road even in the dome in Minnesota, and much more.You can find Scott's Week 11 rankings at: https://www.ftnfantasy.com/nfl/rankingsYou can read Scott's Week 11 start and sit advice at: https://www.ftnfantasy.com/articles/FTN/74790/fantasy-football-startsit-week-11Follow Scott on Twitter @Scott_Spratt

Scott Spratt welcomes his FTN colleague Chris Meaney to help identify which of the Week 11 waiver wire candidates are blue chip fantasy players and which are wire frauds. Those players include Christian Watson, Rachaad White, Cole Kmet, Isiah Pacheco, Kadarius Toney, Parris Campbell, Donovan Peoples-Jones, and Elijah Mitchell.Follow Scott on Twitter @Scott_Spratt

Scott Spratt of FTN Fantasy previews the 5 most interesting fantasy games of Week 10. He identifies the players you may want to sit with the potential bad weather in Buffalo and with Josh Allen a risk to not play, explains his Jaguars love against the Chiefs, debates the winners and losers of the 49ers returning to full strength, and more.You can find Scott's Week 10 rankings at: https://www.ftnfantasy.com/nfl/rankingsYou can read Scott's Week 10 start and sit advice at: https://www.ftnfantasy.com/articles/FTN/72477/fantasy-football-startsit-week-10Follow Scott on Twitter @Scott_Spratt

Scott Spratt and his FTN colleague Jeremy Popielarz debate the Week 10 waiver wire candidates as blue chip fantasy players or wire frauds. Those players include Jeff Wilson, Terrace Marshall, Josh Palmer, Rondale Moore, Justin Fields, George Pickens, and Greg Dulcich.Follow Scott on Twitter @Scott_Spratt

Scott Spratt of FTN Fantasy previews the 5 most interesting fantasy games of Week 9. He explains how difficult recent passing schedules bode well for Aaron Rodgers, Trevor Lawrence, and Derek Carr bounce-backs this week, declares his winners and losers from the T.J. Hockenson, Nyheim Hines, and Jeff Wilson trades, and considers whether Justin Fields can be a QB1 with Chase Claypool.You can find Scott's Week 9 rankings at: https://www.ftnfantasy.com/nfl/rankingsYou can read Scott's Week 9 start and sit advice at: https://www.ftnfantasy.com/articles/FTN/70668/fantasy-football-startsit-week-9Follow Scott on Twitter @Scott_Spratt

Scott Spratt of FTN Fantasy discusses the Week 9 waiver wire candidates as blue chip fantasy players or wire frauds. Those players include Rondale Moore, Josh Palmer, Latavius Murray, Greg Dulcich, Ronnie Rivers, Isiah Pacheco, and Kadarius Toneyl.Follow Scott on Twitter @Scott_Spratt

Scott Spratt of FTN Fantasy previews the 5 most interesting fantasy games of Week 8. He makes his case for an AJ Dillon contrarian play in Buffalo, considers which Bills skill player could see his target share drop in such a crowded receiver room, offers a warning for Christian McCaffrey's role with the 49ers, finds more optimism for Tua Tagovailoa, and more.You can find Scott's Week 8 rankings at: https://www.ftnfantasy.com/nfl/rankingsYou can read Scott's Week 8 start and sit advice at: https://www.ftnfantasy.com/articles/FTN/69606/fantasy-football-start-sit-week-8Follow Scott on Twitter @Scott_Spratt

Scott Spratt and his FTN colleague Nelson Sousa debate the Week 8 waiver wire candidates as blue chip fantasy players or wire frauds. Those players include Gus Edwards, D'Onta Foreman, Michael Carter, Isiah Pacheco, Mecole Hardman, Wan'Dale Robinson, and Parris Campbell.Follow Scott on Twitter @Scott_Spratt

Scott Spratt of FTN Fantasy previews the 5 most interesting fantasy games of Week 7. He explains why Jared Goff is trending down and the Cowboys are trending up with Dak Prescott back and in a plus Lions matchup, explains why Brandon Aiyuk is a sell-high candidate, tries to make sense of the Broncos backfield, and more.You can find Scott's Week 7 rankings at: https://www.ftnfantasy.com/nfl/rankingsYou can read Scott's Week 7 start and sit advice at: https://www.ftnfantasy.com/articles/FTN/68546/fantasy-football-startsit-week-7Follow Scott on Twitter @Scott_Spratt

Scott Spratt and Howard Bender of Fantasy Alarm and SiriusXM Radio riff on the fantasy relevance of Robbie Anderson on the Cardinals and then play "blue chip" or "wire fraud" with an expanded eight Week 7 waiver wire candidates: Tyquan Thornton, Brian Robinson, Daniel Bellinger, Wan'Dale Robinson, Kyren Williams, Jameson Williams, Alec Pierce, and Mike Gesicki.Follow Scott on Twitter @Scott_Spratt

Scott Spratt of FTN Fantasy previews the 5 most interesting fantasy games of Week 6. He reflects on Gabe Davis' big Week 5 and digs into the Bills-Chiefs rematch, discusses whether Eno Benjamin can benefit from a plus Seahawks matchup and whether Breece Hall is an RB1, and more.You can find Scott's Week 6 rankings at: https://www.ftnfantasy.com/nfl/rankingsYou can read Scott's Week 6 start and sit advice at: https://www.ftnfantasy.com/articles/FTN/67411/fantasy-football-startsit-week-6Follow Scott on Twitter @Scott_Spratt

Scott Spratt and FSWA Hall of Famer Scott Pianowski of Yahoo! Sports play "blue chip" or "wire fraud" with an expanded eight Week 6 waiver wire candidates: Ken Walker, Taysom Hill, Raheem Mostert, Brian Robinson, Jakobi Meyers, Khalil Shakir, Eno Benjamin, and Geno Smith.Follow Scott on Twitter @Scott_Spratt

Scott Spratt of FTN Fantasy previews the 5 most interesting fantasy games of Week 5. He digs into the touchdown luck driving Derek Carr's slow start and Clyde Edwards-Helaire's fast start to the season, explains a weird trend with Ja'Marr Chase and Tee Higgins, offers hope for Kyle Pitts, predicts what Kenny Pickett will mean for the Steelers skill players, and much more.You can find Scott's Week 5 rankings at: https://www.ftnfantasy.com/nfl/rankingsYou can read Scott's Week 5 start and sit advice at: https://www.ftnfantasy.com/articles/FTN/66391/fantasy-football-startsit-week-5Follow Scott on Twitter @Scott_Spratt

Scott Spratt and his FTN Fantasy colleague Vlad Sedler play "blue chip" or "wire fraud" with seven Week 5 waiver wire candidates: Tyler Allgeier, Mike Boone, Jared Goff, Geno Smith, Kenny Pickett, Michael Gallup, and Brian Robinson.Follow Scott on Twitter @Scott_Spratt

Scott Spratt of FTN Fantasy previews the 5 most interesting fantasy games of Week 4. He offers his thoughts on the fantasy impact of Tropical Storm Ian on the east coast games, whether the Bills and Eagles have too many mouths to feed, whether Tom Brady and Russell Wilson can bounce back, if Jamaal Williams is an RB2 this week, and much more.You can find Scott's Week 4 rankings at: https://www.ftnfantasy.com/nfl/rankingsYou can read Scott's Week 4 start and sit advice at: https://www.ftnfantasy.com/articles/FTN/65226/fantasy-football-startsit-week-4Follow Scott on Twitter @Scott_Spratt

Scott Spratt and his FTN Fantasy colleague Adam Pfeiffer play "blue chip" or "wire fraud" with seven Week 4 waiver wire candidates: Jamaal Williams, Alexander Mattison, Khalil Herbert, Trevor Lawrence, DeVante Parker, Romeo Doubs, and David Njoku.Follow Scott on Twitter @Scott_Spratt

Scott Spratt of FTN Fantasy previews the 5 most interesting fantasy games of Week 3. He offers his thoughts on a potential Year 3 Tua Tagovailoa breakout and whether the Bills pass defense will prevent an encore of last week, whether the Packers have two top 20 RBs in Aaron Jones and AJ Dillon, how concerned you should be for Tom Brady and Russell Wilson, and more.You can find Scott's Week 3 rankings at: https://www.ftnfantasy.com/nfl/rankingsYou can read Scott's Week 3 start and sit advice at: https://www.ftnfantasy.com/articles/FTN/64087/fantasy-football-startsit-week-3Follow Scott on Twitter @Scott_Spratt

Scott Spratt calls on Football Outsiders and The New York Times writer Derrik Klassen for his film analyst expertise for the Week 3 waiver wire, which includes an exciting trio of rookie receivers in Garrett Wilson, Jahan Dotson, and Chris Olave. They also play "blue chip" or "wire fraud" with Raheem Mostert, Darrel Williams, Ty Davis-Price, and Tyler Higbee.Follow Scott on Twitter @Scott_Spratt

Scott Spratt of FTN Fantasy previews the 5 most interesting fantasy games of Week 2. He offers his thoughts on Tom Brady's historically bad results against the Saints, Alvin Kamara's injury status, the Ravens run defense, Kirk Cousins' improvements under Kevin O'Connell, the not A.J. Brown Eagles receivers, potential Matthew Stafford and Allen Robinson bounce-backs, and more.You can find Scott's Week 2 rankings at: https://www.ftnfantasy.com/nfl/rankingsYou can read Scott's Week 2 start and sit advice at: https://www.ftnfantasy.com/articles/FTN/63053/fantasy-football-startsit-week-2Follow Scott on Twitter @Scott_Spratt

Scott Spratt and FTN Fantasy's Tyler Loechner play blue chip or wire fraud with 7 potential waiver wire pick-ups for Week 2: Jeff Wilson, Jaylen Warren, Jahan Dotson, Jarvis Landry, Josh Palmer, Kyle Philips, and Robert Tonyan.Follow Scott on Twitter @Scott_Spratt

Scott Spratt welcomes The Ringer's Danny Kelly to preview the 5 most interesting games from Week 1, 2022. They debate offensive line injuries and Zeke vs. Pollard for Bucs-Cowboys, new Packers receivers and Kevin O'Connell for Packers-Vikings, new Chiefs receivers and the DeAndre Hopkins loss for Chiefs-Cardinals, Mike McDaniel and Rhamondre Stevenson for Patriots-Dolphins, and the Year 2 Trevor Lawrence breakout potential and Antonio GIbson for Jaguars-Commanders.You can find Scott's Week 1 rankings at: https://www.ftnfantasy.com/nfl/rankingsPlus Scott's Week 1 Pace and Playcalling report: https://www.ftndaily.com/articles/FTN/61814/pace-and-playcalling-report-week-1And Week 1 Start/Sit advice: https://www.ftnfantasy.com/articles/FTN/61952/fantasy-football-startsit-week-1

Scott Spratt is flying solo to explain his new metrics XTRA and Stolen Touchdowns and detail how the former makes it easy for fantasy and DFS players to target and avoid the correct defensive matchups and how the latter identifies players like Matthew Stafford, Aaron Rodgers, Damien Harris, and James Conner as players likely to score fewer touchdowns in 2022.Sign up at http://www.FTNFantasy.com/pricing Promo Code: "Spratt" saves 20% offCheck out the fantasy football rankings here: https://www.ftnfantasy.com/nfl/rankings

Scott Spratt is joined by his FTN Fantasy colleague Vlad Sedler to debate their biggest PPR ranking disagreements, which include Aaron Rodgers and Tua Tagovailoa at quarterback, Najee Harris, Saquon Barkley, David Montgomery, and Travis Etienne at running back, Keenan Allen, Allen Robinson, DK Metcalf, and Amari Cooper at wide receiver, and Robert Tonyan and Cole Kmet at tight end.Sign up at http://www.FTNFantasy.com/pricing Promo Code: "Spratt" saves 20% offCheck out the fantasy football rankings here: https://www.ftnfantasy.com/nfl/rankings