#fantasy-football

#fantasy-football

The Falcons laid an absolute egg in Charlotte territory, getting pulverized 30-0 in a game where they looked woefully unprepared. Atlanta got out played and out coached. As you would imagine, just about all of their players (but not quite all) were complete disappointments in fantasy football this week. It was difficult picking a "fantasy dud" just because there were so many great options.

xTD stands for expected touchdowns. It is a statistic that weighs every carry/target and converts the data into one number that indicates a player's scoring opportunity. For example, if a player has an xTD of 3.0, it means that a statistically league-average player who saw the same number of carries/targets in the same area of the field would have scored three touchdowns.

Welcome to Week 1 of the 2025 NFL season and our weekly PPR fantasy football superflex rankings. We know many of you compete in superflex formats that invite/covet second quarterbacks in starting lineups, and these rankings account for that. It might look odd to see the lowest-ranked fantasy passers ahead of typical RB2 and WR2 options, but the potential scoring impact demands it. If your league is a standard flex, rankings without QBs appear toward the bottom. Regardless, good luck this week!

We have you covered with everything you need to know. Our NFL Nation reporters take you inside the locker room with the best thing they heard this week, and ESPN Research provides a key stat to know and a betting nugget for each contest. Plus, analytics writer Seth Walder makes a bold prediction for each matchup, and fantasy analyst Eric Moody shares fantasy football intel.

After scoring two touchdowns in the preseason, Henderson is becoming a popular pick in fantasy football drafts.

No one needs more stress in their lives. Strange as it may sound, among the more anxiety-inducing parts of the fantasy football experience centers around one's draft position. Whether it's fretting that your most desired player won't be there by the time you get to pick, the bother of not knowing your slot until an hour beforehand (as is the case in ESPN default leagues), or the fear that you'll pick the inevitable "first-rounder who is a bust" and be openly ridiculed by your counterparts, we collectively exhaust far too much energy sweating this particular topic.

Selecting Las Vegas Raiders rookie Ashton Jeanty at No. 5 overall was a mild surprise in a 12-team PPR fantasy football mock draft, where he typically ranks at pick 13.3.

Nix closed out 2024 as fantasy's overall QB7, averaging 18.7 fantasy points per effort, with significant contributions from both passing and rushing play.

ESPN Fantasy introduces Gridiron Gauntlet, a tournament designed to crown the best fantasy football manager for the season, offering a chance to make history.

I've played fantasy football since around 1998, with my first quarterback being Gus Frerotte. I've learned numerous strategies through various league formats over the years.

Adobe's partnership with the Premier League signals a significant convergence of generative AI, creative software, and fan culture, empowering 1.8 billion football fans to remix and design.