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Carson Wentz is one of the fifteen NFL players you should keep your eyes in the late rounds of your fantasy football drat in 2017. Photo credit: CSN Philly 2017 Fantasy Football - 15 Sleepers  This is a list of my favorite 2017 fantasy football sleepers - underrated players who are going way later than they should. The Average Draft Position (ADP) is found on FantasyFootballCalculator.com.  The past two years of Fantasy Football Sleepers have been a mixed bag. For 2015, three of my top six sleepers were Dion Lewis, Jordan Reed and Cam Newton. On the flip side, however, I was way wrong on Kendall Wright, Stevie Johnson and Breshad Perriman. As for last season, I nailed Michael Thomas, Spencer Ware, Robert Kelley, Kenneth Dixon. Some whiffs, however, were Tajae Sharpe, DeAndre Washington, Devin Funchess and Devontae Booker.   Joe Williams, RB, 49ers. ADP: 12.02.  Joe Williams was a fourth-round pick in the 2017 NFL Draft, but would've gone earlier h...

5 Quick Tips For Week 1 NFL Fantasy Football.  Let the games begin! But first, there are few things to keep in mind before setting your Week 1 Fantasy Football roster. by  +Rodney Fisher 1. Throw Out Preseason Many owners will make the mistake of looking at the preseason stats to find the diamond-in-the-rough player, but this is the regular season guys. Most good teams with established QBs run one-page of offensive plays during the preseason in order to not show their hand. Preseason games don't count, and niether do the stats from them. 2. Injury Report Doesn't Mean Much If you think Alshon Jeffery or Julian Edelman are not going to play Week 1 then you should go ahead and tank the rest of the season. Dez Bryant did not play the entire preseason due to a "hamstring", so does that mean to be careful about playing him? Get real guys. The stars are going to play. 3. Play Your Big Players During Week 1 there are no bye weeks, so play all of your star ...

The top players are going to get drafted in every league early. Experienced NFL Fantasy Football owners know that bragging rights are won and lost in the late rounds. In the fantasy football, injuries and bye weeks are inevitable for every owner throughout a long season. NTXGAME and DraftKings have teamed up to give you the right GM touch you need to build a winning roster.    Markus Wheaton - WR While Martavis Bryant is getting all the attention in the pass-happy Steelers offense, people are going to overlook his counterpart on the other side Markus Wheaton. He has really come on this offseason and has the speed to take the top off any secondary. Virgil Green - TE Owen Daniels' big fantasy numbers are a thing of the past due to injuries. Virgil Green is his backup in Denver and we all know Peyton Manning will throw to sure handed reciever  in any situation. Jameis Winston - QB Normally, you can not trust a rookie QB, but Winston has ran for a...

Aaron Rodgers gets a top ranking among all offensive players. The fantasy football season is quickly approaching. Many are getting ready to find out their draft position and formulate their strategy for success. We may not be able to guarantee you the #1 pick, but we can give you the player rankings for the upcoming season by position. QB Aaron Rodgers  Andrew Luck Peyton Manning Tom Brady Ben Roethlisberger Russell Wilson Matt Ryan Tony Romo Cam Newton Drew Brees Matthew Stafford Ryan Tannehill Philip Rivers Eli Manning Carson Palmer Joe Flacco Teddy Bridgewater Sam Bradford Andy Dalton Colin Kaepernick Jay Cutler Derek Carr Nick Foles Alex Smith Robert Griffin III RB Adrian Peterson Le'Veon Bell Jamaal Charles Eddie Lacy Marshawn Lynch Matt Forte Jeremy Hill C.J. Anderson LeSean McCoy DeMarco Murray Justin Forsett Mark Ingram Alfred Morris Frank Gore Lamar Miller Carlos Hyde Andre Ellington Melvin Gordon Jose...

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Eddie Lacy great this week for fantasy lineup. Photo credit NFL  by Michael Candiloro of Sipi Sports Don't set your NFL Fantasy Football lineup without it! RB Back 'em! Eddie Lacy  vs.  Chicago Bears :  Lacy is getting his groove on in the stat sheets lately, scoring 56.20 combined fantasy points over the last four weeks. He should continue to thrive on Monday night against the  Bears , who have surrendered more fantasy points to opposing running backs than any other team in the entire league since Week 5. 

Robert Griffin III, back'em or bench'em? Photo credit NFL  by Michael Candiloro of Sipi Sports Before you set for NFL fantasy football lineup, check with guys from Sipi Sports. It could be the difference to win big, or lose big.

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by Rodney Fisher 2013 Fantasy Football Rankings Defense Why not save the rest for last? Drafting the right defense may seem like the best function of auto-draft, but some research could make the difference. You should look for defenses and special teams that can score points. Do they have a speedy return guy? Do they have some studs in the secondary or can the frontline cause turnovers? Another strategy is to look at the division the defense will play in. If you can hit on a defense that plays against poor offensive competition or young quarterbacks, you may have your diamond in the rough. Here is our rankings for defense/special teams:

by Rodney Fisher 2013 Fantasy Football Rankings TE. Photo credit NFL  The tight end position has become the secret weapon for fantasy league winners. The players at the position have become more versatile with the routes that they can run. If you get a TE that gets a lot of targets from the quarterback against the right defense, you can get an easy "W" in a head-to-head league. Look for red zone threats when you make your selection in the draft. Here is our rankings for TE:

by Rodney Fisher 2013 Fantasy Football Rankings: QB. Photo credit NFL  Quarterbacks seem to wake up and throw 4,000 yards in a season. The difference between each will be the amount of touchdowns they can score. When you add in the duel threat athletes like RGIII or Colin Kaepernick, the position on your fantasy team can be critical to finishing first or worst. Here is our rankings for QBs:

2013 Fantasy Football Rankings WR. Photo credit NFL  by Rodney Fisher The wide receiver position is deep this season. There are always going to be the big names at the top of the list, but don't be surprised if there are some sleepers. The NFL has become a more pass oriented league and most defenses lack a good secondary. This year we took a close look at the WRs that finished the season well and stand to benefit from stabilty in the offensive huddle. Here are the top WRs:

2013 Fantasy Football Rankings - RBs. Photo credit NFL  by Rodney Fisher NFL fantasy football has become the game within the game for sports fans. We get to not only root for our teams, but we spend our Sunday's flipping to every other game or, if you are more advanced, your watching multiple games at once. As leagues and fantasy GMs become more complex in preparation for the upcoming season we felt we needed to play our part. Our annual fantasy football rankings report is ready to go. We start off with the most important position in this year's fantasy football draft, running back.

Aaron Rodgers ranks 2nd on NFL Fantasy QB Rankings. Photo credit NFL by Arif Hasan Quarterback is the most prolific position in fantasy football, although likely not the most important. Even so, having a mediocre quarterback can ruin many fantasy football seasons, especially if he's drafted too early. With quarterbacks being drafted higher than ever, it's critical that fantasy football owners understand how to rank their quarterbacks and what produces the best results. After spending hours constructing expected point values for the top quarterbacks in the league, it's easier to rely on expert opinions than it is to construct the tables yourself.

Jay Cutler on your Fantasy Football roster? by Arif Hasan The most consistent and potent position in any fantasy roster is the quarterback. While the quarterback might not be the most important position you’ll end up drafting, screwing up your starting quarterback situation will come back to haunt you. Many fantasy owners decide to wait until the fifth or sixth round until they consider a quarterback. That has merit—fifth overall scoring quarterback Peyton Manning was selected in the fifth round on average , and starting quality quarterbacks Tony Romo and Ben Roethlisberger were drafted later.

by Arif Hasan Drafting first in any fantasy redraft is usually simple. For some time, the easy pick was LaDanian Tomlinson. After that, it was Adrian Peterson. Last year, Peterson’s injury scared drafters off and he was picked 18th in average fantasy drafts., but this year he’s being picked first in every draft once again. There’s no mystery that Adrian Peterson will be ( and should be ) the first player off the board. But that’s no help the owners in second and third, who have much weightier choices to make.

by Arif Hasan Mike Williams. Photo credit BucsNation Fantasy owners tend not to win or lose because they made the right choice in the first or second round. It’s usually the mid- to late-rounds (along with smart strategic decisions) that distinguish a playoff contender from a toilet bowl honoree, and that’s where a fantasy favorite term gets thrown around—the sleeper. Sleepers are generally those that are projected to be drafted late (say, the 50th wide receiver or the 12th quarterback) who are expected to outperform their projection significantly (to become around the 25th best receiver or 8th best quarterback).

Russell Wilson. Photo credit NFL  All things considered, it is hard to imagine Russell Wilson having a better season than he did in 2012. After being selected and considered a career backup by many in the NFL, he started for the Seahawks and led them to the playoffs. Now, Wilson is not sneaking up on anyone. The question is, can he excel even more in year two?

by Arif Hasan Da'Norris Searcy. Photo credit BuffaloBills.com When putting together a fantasy team in an IDP league, it’s not unwise to dip into the same well twice. While grabbing a receiver and a quarterback from the same team can multiply the impact of variability, having two IDP players from the same team can often produce the opposite effect—if they are both high performers, one will likely make up for the missed production of another, and smooth out spikes and troughs in production. Shared IDP players will produce stability.

by Arif Hasan Nigel Bradham of Buffalo Bills. Photo credit NFL  When selecting a player in IDP, fans often forget that the quality of the player matters a lot less than their box score. In an ideal fantasy league, that’s not the case, but there isn’t an ideal fantasy league. One way to get the jump on your friends in these leagues is to identify players who have the system rigged in their favor. A study by Pro Football Focus found that six teams are much more likely to award a pass defensed on a particular play when at home (Baltimore, Buffalo, Cincinnati, Detroit, New York (Jets), Philadelphia, San Francisco and Seattle), and of those six teams, Buffalo also awards more solo tackles and assisted tackles. Baltimore, Philadelphia and San Francisco are also more likely to award a solo tackle instead of an assist. Buffalo also has an opportunity to play against fantasy friendly teams like the Patriots, the Jets and the Browns.