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Ready for the NFL Scouting Combine? We’ve been running 40s, though “running” is kind. Here is some great content we don’t want you to miss …

Combine Sleepers

Get to know the name Ted Hurst. Coach Gene Clemons uncovers some of the sleepers to watch at the NFL Scouting Combine.

Bama QB Falling Down Ranks?

Is Ty Simpson really a first-rounder? Matthew Freedman highlights the prospects rising and falling down the NFL Draft rankings pre-Combine.

NFL Team Needs

What does your team need? Ian Hartitz is a little more than halfway through plowing through the team needs for all 32 NFL teams, so catch up here.

Dynasty Stock Watch: Snap Up This QB ASAP

Reclamation projects have become the new thing at the QB position. Sam Darnold. Geno Smith. Baker Mayfield. It seems like annually there is at least one QB who had seemingly been relegated to clipboard status get an opportunity and run with it. Could Malik Willis be that guy after he resurrected his career with some fantastic performances in backup duty in Green Bay?

Sam Wallace advised that it may be time to trade for Willis sooner rather than later in Dynasty, because the price is going up as soon as he signs with a new team:

Regardless of where he ends up, he's going to be competing for a starting job and fantasy managers are starting to take notice. If you have Willis on your roster, I would hold him tight. If you don't, and can snag a potential Week 1 starter as your QB3 (fringe QB2 if you're truly desperate in a SF format) before the signing inevitably comes, that would be awesome.

There are other risers, and a pair of fallers, who need your attention in trade talks this offseason. Sam breaks them down here. ⤵️

Dynasty Notebook: How to Approach the Combine

The Underwear Olympics are taking the baton from the Winter Olympics this week, and we’re ready for people running, cutting and jumping after seeing athletes bundled up in the cold and snow. Yes, we’re talking about the start of the NFL Scouting Combine, which kicks off with workouts on Feb. 26. Get ready to freak out over large people running really fast.

That information can be helpful for the savvy Dynasty player, who can use rookie hype to their advantage in trade talks in the coming months. Jake Trowbridge mentioned just that in his Dynasty Notebook:

There is plenty of useful information to be gleaned from this event. Knowing exactly how fast these rookies can run and how high they can jump provides drafters with useful tiebreaking information when we’re staring two otherwise similar prospects in the face. When two guys have very comparable profiles and college production, sometimes a dazzling three-cone drill is all that separates them.

But the combine can very easily create cautionary tales about overdrafting players based on one single piece of information. Players who have otherwise flown under the radar can make a name for themselves and soar up draft boards. Sometimes it’s warranted. But occasionally it leads to trouble.

Jake doesn’t stop at combine talk. He also dives into free agency talk and has some advice on how to approach trades this time of year. ⤵️

Around the Watercooler

The latest fantasy and NFL gossip, news, memes and more from our merry band of football nerds …

💔 Our hearts go out to the family, friends and teammates of Rondale Moore, who passed away last night at age 25.

💪 Who are the QB prospects to watch beyond Fernando Mendoza? Keep an eye on Cole Payton at the combine.

🔮 How does the first round of a mock draft look today? Dwain has answers.

🤔 ICYMI: Which WR could go first out of a talented rookie class? Start spreading the news.

🤩 Which QB is bouncing back in 2026? Quite the star-studded list.

🤠 This Cowboy is coming back. Who’s next?

👨🏼‍🍳 Why did Frank Reich come out of “retirement” to return to the NFL pressure cooker in NY?

🥵 Remember this in the late rounds of your drafts in the summer. Lesson learned?