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Alvin Kamara, Travis Etienne Jr. are Saints' new 'one-two punch'
Travis Etienne scored 14.66 PPG in 2025 while Alvin Kamara sputtered to 9.15 PPG. Everyone knew the New Orleans Saints needed more from their backfield. Turns out, the answer was pairing the fading star with the back who just erupted.
ScrimmageLab
Jul 22, 2026
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Fantasy football mock draft: Non-PPR formats benefit ball carriers such as Derrick Henry
Non-PPR drafts do not reward the prettiest player profile; they reward the back who keeps getting handed the ball near the finish line. Derrick Henry banked 307 carries, 1,595 rushing yards, and 16 rushing touchdowns in 2025 for the…
ScrimmageLab
Jul 21, 2026
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Eagles' Saquon Barkley, family OK after attempted home burglary
An attempted home burglary put football in its proper place: Saquon Barkley and his family are OK, and every fantasy question comes second.
ScrimmageLab
Jul 20, 2026
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Fantasy football buzz: Why drafting Jonathan Taylor carries risk
Jonathan Taylor scored 21.31 PPG in 2025, well above his 17.62 PPG in 2024. The fantasy market will see the eruption. The risk is hiding inside what it took to produce it.
ScrimmageLab
Jul 18, 2026
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Cowboys' George Pickens to play on $27.3M tag as deadline passes
The deadline is gone. George Pickens is set to play for the Dallas Cowboys on a $27.3 million tag, turning a contract question into a football question: what comes after a season with 93 catches, 1,429 receiving yards, and 9 receiving…
ScrimmageLab
Jul 17, 2026
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De'Von Achane: You can have 'em: Six big-name players I'll be passing on in drafts
Draft season is here. Prices are hardening. Time to stop paying for names.
ScrimmageLab
Jul 16, 2026
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Ja'Marr Chase: Execs, coaches, scouts rank top NFL wide receivers for 2026
Ja'Marr Chase drew 185 targets in 2025, caught 125 passes, and still watched his fantasy scoring crater from 23.71 PPG in 2024 to 19.6 PPG in 2025. More work. Fewer points. That contradiction is the entire case for keeping the Cincinnati…
ScrimmageLab
Jul 15, 2026
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Fowler: Rams' Jackson could still face discipline from NFL
Lamar Jackson fell from 24.71 PPG in 2024 to 17.07 PPG in 2025, and any NFL discipline risk would land on a fantasy profile that already took a real hit.
ScrimmageLab
Jul 14, 2026
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How Josh Allen has surpassed Patrick Mahomes in NFL QB rankings
Josh Allen posted 23.82 PPG in 2025, while Patrick Mahomes finished at 21.19 PPG. The old quarterback hierarchy can keep its trophies; for fantasy football, the answer has already changed.
ScrimmageLab
Jul 13, 2026
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Is Mike Evans worth the risk in fantasy?
Mike Evans went from a 2024 receiver who piled up 1,096 receiving yards and 12 touchdowns to a 2025 player with 368 receiving yards and 3 touchdowns. The name still carries weight. The recent production does not.
ScrimmageLab
Jul 12, 2026
editorial
How high should Cam Skattebo be drafted?
Cam Skattebo posted 15.96 PPG in 2025, and the problem is that fantasy managers can make that number say almost anything they want. It can sell a breakout. It can sell a workload monster. It can sell a pass-catching safety valve. The…
ScrimmageLab
Jul 11, 2026
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Puka Nacua: Will Mike LaFleur bring Rams' style of offense to the Cardinals?
Puka Nacua jumped from 17.88 PPG in 2024 to 23.82 PPG in 2025, while the Arizona Cardinals went from 8 wins to 3 wins. That is the whole question hiding inside this article: can a Rams-flavored passing tree give Arizona the clean, bankable…
ScrimmageLab
Jul 10, 2026
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Why does Brock Bowers have potential for a career season in 2026?
Brock Bowers already delivered 15.45 PPG in 2024, then still held 14.68 PPG in 2025 while the Las Vegas Raiders fell from 4 wins to 3 wins. That is the career-season case hiding in plain sight: the team around him sputtered, the passing…
ScrimmageLab
Jul 10, 2026
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Drake Maye makes surprise cameo at Noah Kahan's Boston show
The surprise cameo is fun; the fantasy story is that Drake Maye spiked from 13.32 PPG in 2024 to 20.42 PPG in 2025.
ScrimmageLab
Jul 9, 2026
editorial
Amon-Ra St. Brown, longtime girlfriend Brooklyn Adams announce engagement
The engagement is announced, and the fantasy price is still the fantasy price. Time to separate the life news from the draft room.
ScrimmageLab
Jul 8, 2026
editorial
Emmitt Smith manifested rushing record long before first SB TD
DeVonta Smith scored 12.04 PPG in 2025 after 14.14 PPG in 2024, even while his catches, yards, and targets all moved the other way.
ScrimmageLab
Jul 6, 2026
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Fantasy football buzz: Why Loveland has the highest ceiling in Chicago
Colston Loveland banked 11.67 PPG in 2025, and the interesting part is not that he mattered — it is that his profile already sits between two louder Chicago Bears receivers.
ScrimmageLab
Jul 4, 2026
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Why Trey McBride stands alone among fantasy TEs
Trey McBride jumped from 15.24 PPG in 2024 to 18.58 PPG in 2025 while the Arizona Cardinals cratered from 8 wins to 3 wins. Both things are true at the same time. That is the whole case.
ScrimmageLab
Jul 3, 2026
editorial
Can CeeDee Lamb return to fantasy stardom?
CeeDee Lamb scored 15.45 PPG in 2025, and the panic is louder than the actual profile. Look: that is not a dead player. That is a fantasy receiver who still banked on volume, still popped for 117 targets, and still cleared 1077 rec_yds…
ScrimmageLab
Jul 2, 2026
editorial
Is Jonathan Taylor due for fantasy regression next season?
Jonathan Taylor just banked 21.31 PPG in 2025 after posting 17.62 PPG in 2024, and the regression question is not some fake contrarian bit.
ScrimmageLab
Jul 1, 2026
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Martin: Caleb Williams is loving Year 2 under Ben Johnson
Caleb Williams went from 14.62 PPG in 2024 to 19.42 PPG in 2025, and the Chicago Bears stopped looking like a team trying to survive its quarterback development plan.
ScrimmageLab
Jun 29, 2026
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Fantasy football buzz: Egbuka among six players on the move in Bowen's preseason rankings
Emeka Egbuka drew 127 targets in 2025, and that is the cleanest verified reason his preseason buzz should not be brushed off as rookie helium.
ScrimmageLab
Jun 27, 2026
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Michael Wilson: Cardinals still have 3 key players with unresolved contracts
Michael Wilson jumped from 7.78 PPG in 2024 to 12.98 PPG in 2025, and the Arizona Cardinals still have a contract question sitting on the table.
ScrimmageLab
Jun 26, 2026
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Fantasy football: Ashton Jeanty, Omarion Hampton among players who will benefit from new coaches
The Las Vegas Raiders went 3-14 in 2025 and still had Ashton Jeanty sitting at 14.42 PPG in 2025. That is the whole argument hiding in plain sight. Bad team. Useful back. New coach bump candidate, full stop.
ScrimmageLab
Jun 25, 2026
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What's Zay Flowers' value to Ravens? Lamar Jackson weighs in
Zay Flowers scored 14.31 PPG in 2025, and the Baltimore Ravens still limped to 8 wins and 9 losses. Both things can be true at the same time.
ScrimmageLab
Jun 24, 2026
editorial
TreVeyon Henderson: Four players to trade for, four to trade away in dynasty leagues
TreVeyon Henderson posted 10.58 PPG in 2025, and dynasty managers are already trying to turn that into a clean yes-or-no answer.
ScrimmageLab
Jun 23, 2026
editorial
Chris Olave: Saints' Tyler Shough plans summer retreat, asks Drew Brees' advice
Chris Olave jumped from 9.59 PPG in 2024 to 16.81 PPG in 2025, and that is the stat that matters before anyone gets carried away with summer-quarterback chemistry.
ScrimmageLab
Jun 22, 2026
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Daniels still has 'long way to go' to master Commanders' offense
Jayden Daniels fell from 21.01 PPG in 2024 to 16.75 PPG in 2025. That is the whole alarm bell. Short. Loud. Not complicated.
ScrimmageLab
Jun 21, 2026
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George Pickens: Which NFL breakouts, nosedives will continue in 2026 season?
George Pickens jumped from 12.27 PPG in 2024 to 17.17 PPG in 2025, while Brian Thomas cratered from 16.47 PPG in 2024 to 9.93 PPG in 2025. Same position. Opposite arrows. The fantasy market is about to decide which one was signal and which…
ScrimmageLab
Jun 20, 2026
editorial
Lions' Jahmyr Gibbs training with MMA legend Rafael Cordeiro
Jahmyr Gibbs scored 21.69 PPG in 2024 and 21.58 PPG in 2025, which is the kind of flatline fantasy managers should actually want from a running back training with MMA legend Rafael Cordeiro.
ScrimmageLab
Jun 19, 2026
editorial
Falcons' Bijan Robinson opens up on his relationship with Vinícius Júnior
Bijan Robinson scored 21.81 PPG in 2025, and the Vinícius Júnior friendship angle does not change the fantasy math.
ScrimmageLab
Jun 18, 2026
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Chargers' Ladd McConkey expects to be ready for training camp
Ladd McConkey banked 110 targets, caught 69 passes, and turned them into 821 receiving yards in 2025. The calf question matters. The player matters more.
ScrimmageLab
Jun 17, 2026
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Calvin Johnson sees Puka Nacua as top threat to receiving mark
Puka Nacua just banked 2,047 rec_yds, 153 rec, and 208 targets in 2025, so the receiving-record conversation is no longer cute offseason noise.
ScrimmageLab
Jun 16, 2026
editorial
Former NFL defensive lineman Aldon Smith dies at age 36
DeVonta Smith's scoring cratered from 14.14 PPG in 2024 to 12.04 PPG in 2025, even while his receiving yardage popped from 1023 to 1078.
ScrimmageLab
Jun 15, 2026
editorial
MSG fits the plot for Taylor Swift-Travis Kelce wedding
Travis Kelce slipped from 12.21 PPG in 2024 to 11.36 PPG in 2025, which is the fantasy part of the Taylor Swift wedding plot that actually matters.
ScrimmageLab
Jun 14, 2026
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Travis Kelce joins Taylor Swift for Songwriters Hall of Fame induction
Travis Kelce scored 12.21 PPG in 2024 and 11.36 PPG in 2025, which is the whole fantasy story hiding under the Songwriters Hall of Fame headline.
ScrimmageLab
Jun 13, 2026
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Bears' Caleb Williams eyes taking leadership to next level this season
The Bears went from 5 wins in 2024 to 11 wins in 2025, and Caleb Williams went from 14.62 PPG in 2024 to 19.42 PPG in 2025. That is the leadership story. Not a quote. Not a slogan. Production dragged the room with it.
ScrimmageLab
Jun 13, 2026
editorial
Jefferson says decision on Vikings starting QB 'coach's call'
Justin Jefferson’s fantasy scoring cratered from 18.24 PPG in 2024 to 11.85 PPG in 2025. That is the whole story hiding behind Justin Jefferson calling the Minnesota Vikings starting quarterback decision a coach’s call.
ScrimmageLab
Jun 13, 2026
editorial
Nico Collins' raise puts Texans' WR in line with booming market
Nico Collins fell from 17.78 PPG in 2024 to 14.46 PPG in 2025, and the raise still makes sense.
ScrimmageLab
Jun 6, 2026
editorial
Cowboys expect George Pickens to be at June minicamp
George Pickens jumped from 12.27 PPG in 2024 to 17.17 PPG in 2025, and now the Dallas Cowboys expect him at June minicamp.
ScrimmageLab
Jun 4, 2026
editorial
Ja'Marr Chase says Bengals face higher expectations due to defensive improvements
Ja'Marr Chase went from 23.71 PPG in 2024 to 19.6 PPG in 2025, and the bigger story is that the fantasy floor still did not crater.
ScrimmageLab
Jun 3, 2026
editorial
A.J. Brown reveals he's always owned a Patriots rug, even as an Eagle
A.J. Brown enters New England Patriots life with 1028 receiving yards, 81 receptions, 128 targets, and one Patriots rug that apparently never left the house.
ScrimmageLab
Jun 2, 2026
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Don't believe the player: McCaffrey will see fewer touches in 2026
Christian McCaffrey banked 337 rush attempts, 143 targets, and 113 receptions in 2025. The player may say the workload is coming back. The data says the San Francisco 49ers would be playing with matches if they tried it again.
ScrimmageLab
Jun 1, 2026
editorial
Christian McCaffrey workload managed in practice, not games
Christian McCaffrey went from 11.95 PPG in 2024 to 24.13 PPG in 2025. That is the whole argument hiding in plain sight. The San Francisco 49ers can manage the practice week all they want, but the fantasy case did not crater when the games…
ScrimmageLab
May 31, 2026
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Puka Nacua says he's 'grateful' to Rams for support after lawsuit
Puka Nacua jumped from 17.88 PPG in 2024 to 23.82 PPG in 2025, which is the whole fantasy argument before the lawsuit headline even gets a vote.
ScrimmageLab
May 30, 2026
editorial
Aaron Rodgers Re-Ups With Pittsburgh. The Pittman and Metcalf Math Already Shifted
Rodgers signed a 1yr/$25M re-up with Pittsburgh. The news cycle says it buoys Pickens — but Pickens is on Dallas. The actual beneficiaries are Pittman, Metcalf, and Freiermuth.
ScrimmageLab
May 19, 2026
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When the New Coach Brings His Old Playbook: What Stefanski Means for the Falcons
Kevin Stefanski's documented Cleveland tendencies — heavy first-down run, conservative red zone, fourth-down go-for-it bias — are about to be transplanted to Atlanta. What that does to Bijan, London, and Pitts.
ScrimmageLab
May 19, 2026
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Trent Williams Extended, Bradley Chubb Signed: What the Contract Data Actually Says
The Williams extension is real. The Chubb Bills deal is real too, but it is a signing, not an extension. ScrimmageLab contract data says the veteran-payday story needs caution, not hype.
ScrimmageLab
May 4, 2026
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