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Each week I’ll list the best widely available free agents for fantasy football — I define “widely available” as being owned in around half of all ESPN or Yahoo leagues — and some guys who are probably better off in the free agent pool than collecting dust on your roster. Follow me on Twitter @UTEddieBrown if you have questions throughout the week. Here’s my best bets off the waiver wire for Week 2: ADD QB Carson Wentz, Commanders (ESPN: 17%; Yahoo: 14%): Patrick Mahomes and Josh… Source link

In this edition of the Yahoo Fantasy Football Forecast, Matt Harmon and Scott Pianowski discuss Barkley’s monster performance against the Titans, including how he may go down as one of the top fantasy running backs this season. Video Transcript [AUDIO LOGO] MATT HARMON: Saquon Barkley looks incredible. His receiving usage, first and foremost– runs, 23 routes, which led the team; 33.3% target share, that led the team. He was– there were awesome highlight moments from Saquon Barkley. He looked… Source link

ProFootball Talk on NBC Sports Matt Rhule: Browns should have been penalized on spike before winning field goal Panthers coach Matt Rhule says the Browns got away with a penalty on the play before their game-winning field goal today. With the clock running and seconds ticking off, Browns quarterback Jacoby Brissett spiked the ball to stop the clock. But Brissett appeared to be briefly considering a fake spike, and he briefly looked up [more] Source link

Digital ticketing systems aren’t working all over the country at multiple college football stadiums this weekend. The schools have called it a “nationwide outage” that is preventing fans from accessing their tickets on mobile devices. Currently, the schools which have admitted their systems aren’t working include: Michigan, Georgia Tech, Oklahoma, Oklahoma State, Nebraska, Arizona, Purdue, UCLA, James Madison, Bowling Green, Washington, William & Mary and Miami (OH). The company at the heart… Source link

Week 1 always gives off conflicting vibes. We’re so sure of our fantasy rosters after the draft we can’t wait for Thursday Night Football to kick off the season. However, I know I’m not the only one staring at my lineup before lock, wondering who to start. It’s the reaping-and-sowing meme personified. But I’m here to help —or at least, give you someone else to blame for a few days. I’ll be spotlighting TNF throughout the year in this weekly column. Specifically, I’ll highlight… Source link

Georgia picked up where it left off at the end of the 2021 college football season on Saturday. Yeah, the Bulldogs had 15 players taken in the NFL draft and five in the first round after beating Alabama for the national title in January. But it was clear in Georgia’s 49-3 win over Oregon that there are plenty of capable replacements on the roster and that the offense could be even better in 2022. Jalen Carter commanded double teams on the defensive line and looks poised to make headlines… Source link

The College Football Playoff is finally going to expand. After months of inaction, the playoff committee said Friday that it is set to expand the four-team playoff to 12 teams in 2026. According to multiple reports, it’s not out of the realm of possibility the playoff could expand to 12 teams in either 2024 or 2025. The College Football Playoff has been four teams since it was introduced ahead of the 2014 season. If it doesn’t expand before 2026 and remains at four for the next four seasons,… Source link

Week 1 of the 2022 college football season is here. And what better way to start the season than with some predictions that will undoubtedly be imperfect? Here are the conference champion and College Football Playoff predictions from our Yahoo Sports college football staff with insight from Nick Bromberg and Sam Cooper on their playoff picks below. Yahoo Sports’ 2022 college football predictions. College Football Playoff predictions Nick Bromberg: I realize that we had Clemson ahead of Utah in… Source link

In this edition of the Yahoo Fantasy Football Forecast, Dalton Del Don explains why the Buffalo wide receiver has more fantasy value over the Tampa Bay wideout. Video Transcript [AUDIO LOGO] MATT HARMON: Will any Tampa Bay wide receiver outscore Mike Evans? DALTON DEL DON: So I don’t know about that. Probably not. But I do have some shade to throw your guy, Mike Evans. I know you’ve been drafting him aggressively. This is where you really go crazy on me. But just for the content, I officially… Source link

The first Sunday of the 2022 NFL regular season begins with a loaded daily fantasy football main slate that has a ton of big games. Our Week 1 Yahoo DFS tournament lineup doesn’t take too many big swings, but mixed in with the high-floor studs are a few value sleeper picks who could go off and provide this lineup with the differentiation we need to take home some cash. Before we discuss our strategy and picks for Week 1, remember that you only have a $200 budget to work with for Yahoo DFS,… Source link