by Zak Drapeau Sportz Nation - 9/29/2026 Photo Credits to Shawn Dowd via Rochester Democrat And Chronicle Super Bowl or Bust 1. Buffalo Bills 3-0 -- For the 3rd week in a row the Bills are the #1 team on my list. Josh Allen had one of his worst games in years this weekend and they still found a way to win and that says a lot about their team and defense. 2. Kansas City Chiefs 3-0 /\ 1 The Chiefs' win in Miami isn't by itself impressive but after 3 weeks it's clear that this

by Zak Drapeau and Matt Hylen Sportz Nation - 9/24/2026 Quarterbacks Start 'Em Photo Credits to Brynn Anderson via Associated Press Bryce Young at CLE Just as everyone suspected, Bryce Young has been a top-3 fantasy quarterback to start the season. In all seriousness, Young has been spectacular thus far, putting together two very nice performances to start off 2026. With the Browns defense good on paper but yet to show that on the field, this high-powered offense Carolina is

by Zak Drapeau Sportz Nation - 9/22/2026 Tier 1 1. Buffalo Bills 2-0 -- Last Week: 41-31 Win vs DET The best offense in the league and best player through 2 weeks are the Bills and Josh Allen. Their defense has allowed 31 points in both games so there's definitely room to improve there but as long as they have Josh Allen this team is going to be close to impossible to beat. 2. Los Angeles Rams 1-1 /\ 2 Last Week: 28-6 Win vs NYG That was more like it for the Rams. After the

by Zak Drapeau Sportz Nation - 9/19/2026 Photo Credits to Justin K. Aller via Getty Images Carolina Panthers @ Atlanta Falcons (CAR -2.5) The Falcons plan to start Cooper Rush again, meanwhile the Panthers' offense looked great last week and should easily do it again. This may be the easiest bet of the week. Prediction: Panthers -2.5 Pittsburgh Steelers @ New England Patriots (NE -5) A great defense in Pittsburgh against a Patriots team with decent-to-good offense and defense

by Zak Drapeau Sportz Nation - 9/18/2026 Photo Credits to Robert F. Bukaty via Associated Press For their 2026 home opener, the Patriots will host the Steelers Sunday afternoon. Losing their first game of the season in true heartbreaking fashion, the Pats lost to the Seahawks in Seattle by a score of 13-10 and the Steelers come into this game 1-0 after beating the Falcons at home, 20-13. Pats-Seahawks Takeaways The Patriots season opener was a morale defeat as much as it was

by Zak Drapeau Sportz Nation - 9/15/2026 Quarterbacks Photo Credits to Troy Hull via The Charlotte Post Bryce Young I know the Panthers just let up 59 points to the Bears but their offense looked like the best version we've seen in years. Young's 32.03 points saw 4 total TDs, 361 yards through the air and only 1 turnover. The Panthers have given Young a better O-line and more weapons to throw to and I don't think he will keep this up all season but he's clearly a Top-20 QB in

by Zak Drapeau Sportz Nation - 9/15/2026 Photo Credits to Alamy Stock Photo 1. Buffalo Bills /\ 1 Last Week: 36-31 Win at HOU The Bills defense didn't look great in allowing 274 passing yards to CJ Stroud but the offense was spectacular. Josh Allen is already in MVP talks especially with DJ Moore as his new top receiver and when it came down to the 4th Quarter, this team just knows how to win big games. 2. Baltimore Ravens /\ 3 Last Week: 41-23 Win at IND A lot of people w

by Zak Drapeau Sportz Nation - 9/12/2026 Photo Credits to Jonathan Jones via Getty Images New Orleans Saints @ Detroit Lions (Lions -7) This game has one of the largest spreads of the weekend and that comes from the better team over the past few years being at home; the Detroit Lions. After a down year in 2025, the Lions will look to get back to their "trench-heavy" style of play on both sides of the ball against a Saints team that are more of a pass heavy team. The Saints ha

by Zak Drapeau Sportz Nation - 9/1/2026 Photo Credits to Williams Navarro via Imagn Images Above Everyone Else 1. Los Angeles Rams ESPN Rank: 1 Super Bowl Odds: +500 Key to Season: Not underperforming The Rams added Myles Garrett, Trent McDuffie and Aaron Donald on the defensive end while keeping their offensive talent and adding Kliff Kingsbury as assistant Head Coach for a little extra fire power in the passing game. They were already one of the favorites before their histo

by Zak Drapeau Sportz Nation - 8/28/2026 10. Wyatt Young 6'0" 195 lbs. Oklahoma St Pro Comparison John Metchie 2025 Overview Young went from an okay freshman season to an absolute breakout year in 2025 at North Texas and one of the best slot receivers in all of FBS. Young didn't truly gain WR1 favor until Week 6 but once he did he was unguardable. He had 5 games over 100 yards in a 6 week period including 9-190-1 and 8-295-2 performances against admittedly weaker teams in Cha

by Zak Drapeau Sportz Nation - 8/27/2026 Welcome to Draft Season! Technically the new draft season starts the day after the NFL Draft but with the College Football season set to kick off tomorrow and the NFL season only 2 weeks away, I'm using this timeline to start my official Draft Content for the 2027 season. Draft content will start with this Mock Draft but as my content showed last year, I will be again prioritizing player evaluations and team makeup over Mock Draft exer

by Zak Drapeau Sportz Nation - 8/19/2026 We are 3 weeks away from the start of the 2026 season and if it's anything like last year, the only thing we know for sure is that making predictions like this are almost useless and more often wrong than not. Just to make my case, let's look at my predictions for the 2025 season that I made the same time last year: MVP - Baker Mayfield Super Bowl MVP - Lamar Jackson Coach of the Year - Todd Bowles Comeback POY - Christian McCaffrey OP

by Zak Drapeau Sportz Nation - 8/18/2026 Photo Credits to Al Bello via Getty Images Tier 1: Guarantees 1. Josh Allen 2. Lamar Jackson _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ Tier 2: Good but Not Great 3. Joe Burrow 4. Jalen Hurts 5. Justin Herbert 6. Caleb Williams 7. Dak Prescott 8. Bo Nix Tier 3: Bust Year Incoming 9. Jayden Daniels 10. Drake Maye _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ Tier 4: League Winners/ Steals 11. Kyler Murray 12. Jared Goff _ _

by Zak Drapeau Sportz Nation - 8/9/2026 Photo Credits to Todd Kirkland via Getty Images 10. Bijan Robinson Falcons Running Back Last Year's Rank: 24 Bijan spent 2 days as the highest-paid RB in NFL history and it was well-deserved. Robinson had just under 2,300 yards of total offense this season along with 11 TDs all while rushing for 5.1 yards per carry. Robinson's true value and reason he cracks the Top-10 list is his dual threat ability. Robinson's 287 carries and 79 catc

by Zak Drapeau Sportz Nation - 6/14/2026 Photo Credits to Eric Hartline via Imagn Images 80. Jalen Hurts Eagles Quarterback Last Year's Rank: 35 The Eagles offense is under transition after the departure of A.J. Brown and the replacement of Kevin Patullo for the new OC Sean Mannion. Hurts had a statistical better season in passing the ball but all around some what of a disappointment as the team's offense severely regressed from the 2024 Super Bowl group. Hurts has shown tha

by Zak Drapeau Sportz Nation - 6/7/26 90. Cedric Gray Titans Linebacker Last Year's Rank: Not Ranked Gray is one of the most underrated players coming into the season and likely one of the least known. His reputation has definitely been hindered by being in Tennessee but the work speaks for itself. After a shoulder injury caused him to miss the first 10 games of his 2024 rookie season, he was never 100% until the offseason. When he came back healthy for 2025, he instantly be

by Zak Drapeau Sportz Nation - 6/2/2026 Photo Credits to Mark Konezny via Imagn Images It's FINALLY happened Patriots fans, A.J. Brown is now the new Patriots, no. 1 receiver. After the June 1st distinction of the new season, the Eagles have traded their 28-year old receiver for a 2027, 5th-round pick and 2028, 1st-round pick. After 4 seasons in Philadelphia including a win at Super Bowl LIX, Brown and his team had mutually decided to part ways after Brown became cryptic on s

by Zak Drapeau Sportz Nation - 5/24/2026 Photo Credits to Kevin Richardson via Baltimore Sun/Tribune News Services via Getty Images 100. Olaivavega Ioane Ravens Guard Last Year's Rank: Unranked And we start the Top 100 Players of 2026 with an immediate hot take as I have rookie Guard Vega Ioane with the #100 spot. As the clear #1 Guard in the 2026 NFL Draft and being drafted by one of the best running offenses in the league, I'm confident that Vega belongs on this list and I

by Zak Drapeau Sportz Nation - 5/28/2026 Photo Credits to Bill Streicher via Imagn Images Who is A.J. Brown? A.J. Brown is a supremely talented Wide Receiver who has proven he can be a #1 option on a Super Bowl winning team. 6 seasons over 1,000 yards in 7 years and at his peak 3 years ago, was around 100 catches, 1,500 yards and 10 TDs. He started his career on the Tennessee Titans from 2019 to 2021. In his tenure as a Titan his per season averages were 14 games, 62 catches,

by Zak Drapeau Sportz Nation - 5/21/2026 *All odds courtesy of FanDuel Sportsbook TM as of 5/21 Most Valueable Player Photo by Michael Owens via Getty Images Joe Burrow (+950) 2026 is Burrow's year I can feel it. The Bengals' investments on defense seem to have paid off with one of the better rosters on paper heading into the season. We've seen what Joe Burrow can do with an average roster but this may be the first time we get to see what he can do surrounded by a pretty good