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What Is Going On With Quinshon Judkins and Joe Mixon?
In today's Fantasy Life Newsletter, presented by Premier National Sports, we're diving into the curious cases of Quinshon Judkins and Joe Mixon, Dwain's league-winning RBs, and more.
In today's Fantasy Life Newsletter, presented by Premier National Sports:
When you think about it, we're all a bunch of magicians around this time of year.
We take the seemingly mundane and turn it into something else. Take Shedeur Sanders' preseason debut, for example. The performance of a fifth-round rookie started a social media inferno. And what he did was on the field for us to see. Now consider two RBs with issues keeping them off the field.Ā
Quinshon Judkins, the lone unsigned second-rounder drafted by Cleveland, won't face any formal charges. Some think we'll see the former Buckeye in Week 1. However, Kendall and Adam spoke with Browns beat reporter Zac Jackson of The Athletic yesterday, and the rookie still has some hurdles to clear.
"He's missed all of training camp. He's not going to play in September."
Judkins profiles as the best early-down and short-yardage option for Cleveland. But availability might be his worst ability until we know more. The Texans have a similar problem.
Joe Mixon has yet to practice after reports of him in a walking boot surfaced in the summer. The lack of insight has folks pulling him from their boards. Meanwhile, Dwain and Freedman have been practicing alchemy to weave the news into our projections.
Regardless of your position, our draft strategies should balance risk and reward. My process has been to draft complementary RBs to insulate my roster with our rankings and tiers as a guide. And while none of this is exact science, you can see the crew will be grabbing every piece of information to turn every nugget into something you can use during your drafts.
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Editorsā Picks
We had preseason games last night, and YOU might have a draft today ā¦ or this weekend ā¦ or soon! And weāve got you covered. Use our Fantasy Life cheat sheets on draft day and catch up on the following content that we donāt want you to miss.
BONUS: Donāt forget to check out our upgraded Air Yards tool.
Guillotine Leaguesā¢ Mailbag
When David Montgomery doesnāt score, does he get you chopped? Paul Charchian answers questions to help fantasy managers avoid the blade.
Optimize DST Scoring
Bonus points for blocking a potential game-winning FG? Letās go! Chris Allen presents different options to boost DST points for your league.
Fantasy Football Roundtable
RB handcuffs, overvalued, and undervalued players. Mark Drumheller, Geoff Ulrich, and Sam Wallace go around the horn to cover these topics.
Month of Mock: Our Last Five Mock Drafts
Itās August, and to help you out with your draft prep, weāve been running mock drafts all month (literally every ā¦ single ā¦ day). And itās not just the same ones!
Weāre playing with the settings to see if we can get as close as possible to your draft. While your league may be covered by our mock drafts, the best way to make sure is to do your own mock draft using Draft Champion, presented by Gopuffāour free mock draft simulator.
Just line it up with your settings and start mocking.
Speaking of mocking, here are our last five mock drafts:
Keep checking back on fantasylife.com, because weāll keep doing mock drafts all August. ā¬ļø
Running Backs With League-Winning Upside
What defines a league winner? Often, itās a pick well after the first roundāsometimes in the double digitsāthat pays off during the fantasy playoffs. How about those picks still taken early(ish) and still deliver?
Dwain McFarland puts a bullseye on six running backs who could overdeliver on their draft capital and become fantasy football league winners, even though several of them are going in the first three rounds.
Most of these players have flashed, especially at the end of last season, and could lead your roster to a title. ā¤µļø
Around the Watercooler
The latest NFL news and fantasy football analysis from our merry band of football nerds:
š Whatās too early to draft Brock Bowers? Jake Ciely joins the show to discuss this and more.
š Want some Green Kegs and Spam? Canāt make up these team names.
š Dwain is joined by Lord Reebs to discuss late-career wide receivers who can break out.
š„ ICYMI: Ianās Tiers are must-read: QB, RB, WR, and TE.
šø Itās a FLASH SALE!
šÆ Draft Nico Collins. Thank us later.
š Pro draft day tip from cooterdoodle.
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