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Week 2 Start ’Em, Sit ’Em Fantasy Running Backs

Backs we think will perform better or worse than their expected statistical range due to favorable or unfavorable matchups.

Sports Illustrated · Sep 16

The Alice In Chains Fantasy Football Draft Goes Completely Off The Rails

If you’ve been following Michael Fabiano's draft advice, you’ll be shocked by some of his decisions.

Sports Illustrated · Sep 4

Albert Breer’s Takeaways: How the Rams Could Deploy Aaron Donald This Season

L.A. will be tempted to overuse its returning 35-year-old. Plus, a closer look into Aaron Rodgers’s and Mike McCarthy’s relationship.

Sports Illustrated · Aug 31

Chris Godwin Jr., Quentin Johnston Among Fantasy Football ADP Bargains

Ten players who, based on their average draft position, stand out as solid targets in fantasy drafts.

Sports Illustrated · Jul 3

Ranking the Five Best Running Back Duos in the NFL Ahead of the 2026 Season

The run game is enjoying a return to prominence after seventeen players rushed for 1,000 or more yards in 2025.

Sports Illustrated · Jul 2

2026 Fantasy Football Mock Draft 5.0: Ja'Marr Chase Moves Ahead of Puka Nacua

Our latest 10-round mock draft has plenty of changes throughout, including in the first round.

Sports Illustrated · Jun 26

Bijan Robinson Tops Updated Fantasy Running Back Rankings

Coming out of the 2026 NFL draft, the dynamic Falcons back leads Christian McCaffrey, Jonathan Taylor and others in our top-80 RB ranks.

Sports Illustrated · May 5

Ranking the Top 50 NFL Free-Agent Signings of 2026

With most of the league’s best available players now off the market, it has become clear which offseason deals will likely pay dividends and which may fall flat.

Sports Illustrated · Apr 2

Fab’s One-Man, Five-Round Fantasy Football Mock Draft 3.0 for 2026

The 2026 NFL offseason has been filled with huge coaching changes, blockbuster trades, and big-time free-agent signings that will alter the future, good or bad,

Sports Illustrated · Mar 20

The Eight Most Improved Teams Heading Into the 2026 NFL Draft

A handful of teams made meaningful additions in the first wave of free agency, potentially kick-starting turnaround seasons.

Sports Illustrated · Mar 19