draft strategy
The WR Touchdown Bounce-Back Bets Hiding in Plain Sight
Touchdowns are the easiest stat to overreact to and the hardest one to draft cleanly. One receiver scores four times and looks boring. Another scores eight times on a thinner role and suddenly gets treated like the better bet. That is how fantasy managers end…
ScrimmageLab
Jul 8, 2026
rookie spotlight
Rookie Camp Signals That Actually Matter for Fantasy
A source-locked look at the rookie notes that actually changed fantasy outlooks, from Kenyon Sadiq’s camp timeline to KC Concepcion’s manufactured-touch path.
ScrimmageLab
May 29, 2026
draft strategy
2026 Fantasy Football Sleepers and League Winners: The Fully Vetted ScrimmageLab List
By Glenn Dalbey · ScrimmageLab Research
ScrimmageLab
May 25, 2026
draft strategy
The 2008 Draft Class Owns the Fantasy Crown
ScrimmageLab ranked fantasy-position draft classes from 2000-2021. The 2008 class leads the sample with 36,577.3 total PPR fantasy points, 63 fantasy picks, 22 starters, and 7 stars.
ScrimmageLab
May 4, 2026
draft strategy
2026 NFL Draft Preview: Pittsburgh's Board Says Defense First
The 2026 NFL Draft starts Thursday, April 23 in Pittsburgh. ScrimmageLab data says the Steelers board points to EDGE, DB, and OL before fantasy managers force a skill-player story.
ScrimmageLab
May 4, 2026
stat deep dive
Trust Target Share, Not Touchdown Smoke
In ScrimmageLab's 2015-2025 year-over-year sample, WR target share autocorrelates at 0.649 while touchdown rate fails the stability test. Volume is the signal; TDs are the smoke.
ScrimmageLab
Apr 17, 2026
stat deep dive
The Contract-Year Bump Is Mostly Smoke
ScrimmageLab's contract-year file found 1057 paired seasons and a -0.38 PPG contract-year change, not a breakout bump. The real draft tax is paying for a story the data does not support.
ScrimmageLab
Apr 16, 2026
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