The Fantasy Alchemist

2023 Season Recap with Awards for: Fantasy MVP Biggest Draft Bust Rookie of the Year Waiver Claim of the Year Comeback Player of the Year Breakout Player of the Year Game Performance of the Year Best Draft Value Most Underappreciated Asset The 'What If' Moment of the Season The 'Tell em to Stay Murph' Moment of the Year The 'He Can't Keep Getting Away With This' Player of the Year Follow the show on Twitter @FFAlchemistPod Email us [email protected]

RBs with season-high usage. Rookies to stash in dynasty. Underappreciated veterans. Plus more from the last week of the NFL regular season. Find us on Twitter @FFAlchemistPod Email us at [email protected]

Surprising players contributing in the Fantasy Championship! Highly regarded players letting you down Joe Flacco resurgence Zamir (Zeus) White outproducing Josh Jacobs Plus more

George Pickens fools gold game Major concern with Stefon Diggs Breece Hall Takes Flight! What to make of Amari Cooper's last month Will the real Travis Etienne please stand up Plus more!

Why you should start Joe Flacco Ty Chandler new RB1 in Minnesota Should I start Tee Higgins? Plus more start recommendations for Week 16

RBs with concerning snap share The changing Cleveland Browns Rookie WRs winning fantasy championships Worst time for Diontae Johnson TD regression RB with the best utilization of the season! Plus more

Target this NFL team for starting options in week 15. RB with high PPR upside WRs with high utilization but poor recent success Recommended QB start outside the weekly top 10

Zeke Elliott RB1? Why you should continue to start Zach Moss Which team is a fantasy goldmine for the playoffs The best stack in fantasy football this year The goat is a fantasy bust Plus more observations and trends from around the NFL / Fantasy Football

Targeting strong rushing backfields in committees, relying on rookie WRs to make the playoff push, and the lowest weekly ranked player ever you shouldn't be afraid to start!

Ceedee's historic 6-game run, how high should Nico Collins be ranked with Tank Dell out the rest of the year, concerning Austin Ekeler trend, the return of Achane, the most underappreciated asset in fantasy this year, and the best rookie season for a TE ever! And more...

6 teams on bye with 1 game to go for the playoffs! Recommended start at QB and TE outside the week 13 top 10. Plus 3 these three rookie WRs!

Steelers without Matt Canada. Bengals without Joe Burrow. Coming around on Jordan Love. The Zay Jones conundrum. DK Metcalf career low success rate. RBs with stock up, veteran WRs with stock down. Rookie WR on the verge of a breakout? Plus more...

Targeting RB handcuffs Best QB / WR Stack on Waiver Wire Number 1 Waiver Target across all positions

The return of Kyren Wiliams. Backfields to monitor the health of ahead of week 12. Don't shy away from these young WRs in week 12. TE dart throw of the week in Thanksgiving game.

Fantasy fallout of Mark Andrews and Joe Burrow injuries from Thursday night. The best NFL team for all of Fantasy Football is not who we thought it would be. Welcome back Justin Fields and DJ Moore. The fall of a King! Top 10 fantasy RBs from the same team! Plus more.

Rookie RB and Rookie WR below 50% rostered you can take off waivers and into your starting lineups for week 12! Thoughts on Ravens receiving options following Mark Andrews injury. Plus more...

Should I start the returning Justin Fields or Kyler Murray? Only WR outside top 35 with week winning upside. What to do with the Miami backfield if De'Von Achane plays. Plus more start recommendations for QBs & TEs outside the top 10 and RBs & WRs outside the top 20 in the week 11 rankings.

Fantasy implications for Deshaun Watson out and Justin Fields back. Kyler Murray returns and how high should Trey McBride be ranked rest of season? Ravens due for significant regression. What has happened to Trevor Lawrence? RBs you can trust in your lineups and WRs you can't.

QBs on the Waiver Wire preferred rest of season over some preseason top 10 QBs. RB target from waiver wire to starting lineup! 7th year pro having his best year. TE recommendation as the top waiver target for all position groups.

Should you start Kyler Murray. WRs undervalued due to missing previous games. WR/TE with upgrades at QB. A RB who benefits for fantasy purposes due to backfield injuries.

Joy over Houston, Frustration over Baltimore, Anger over Atlanta. Jonathan Taylor is back. Rachaad White elevates to RB1. Fallout of Minnesota injuries. Concern with Alvin Kamara. And more discussed on this episode.

Kyler Murray returning. Caution or Aggressive with Keaton Mitchell? How to rank TE targets for waiver claims.

QB starting options outside the top 10. 2 WRs playing each other with shootout potential. WR outside top 30 that continues to be under ranked. Deeper league TE recommendation. RB ranked outside top 25 who is their teams new RB1.

Impact of Kirk Cousins and Matthew Stafford injuries. WR dependent on returning QBs. RBs trending up, RBs trending down. Young TEs breaking out. The conundrum that is Diontae Johnson. RB with elite route participation (not who you think).

A TE1 rest of season free in 90% of leagues! Replacement QB recommendations. Players to stash ahead of NFL trade deadline. Rookie WRs that need to rostered in more than half of leagues.

Talking Bears and Browns backfield, Tee Higgins back to form, Rookie WRs, and a TE ranked outside the top 10 who is primed for a breakout performance.

Never underestimate a man trying to impress a girl he likes... Also: Alvin Kamara is PPR King! Difficult fantasy backfields (Rams, Bears, Vikings, Falcons). The Jordan Addison breakout happened! Veteran WR to target in trade now. National TE day spotlight.

QB you should claim even if you don't need one. A backup RB with multiple paths to RB1 status in the 2nd half of the season. Rookie WR fever. 3 starting TE options, all below 50% owned.

Start Prime Time Cousins? Bears RB unit performs better without Justin Field. 5 WR recommendations including two rookie desperation plays. Which TE is primed for a breakout game in week 7?

Elite QBs not producing elite fantasy numbers. WRs to trust and avoid in Starting Lineups. Backfields moving towards committees. Young TEs on the rise. Trade targets ahead of week 7.

Rookies on the rise! Which 49ers RB to prioritize. 2 TEs taking over as their teams TE1. RB backfields and players to target due to injuries.

QB who's week 6 ranking is twice as high as his fantasy ranking. RB with elite usage who is due for fantasy success. Two WRs outside top 35 who are putting up WR2 production.

A post-hype sleeper generating WR2 numbers. The return of Cooper Kupp, Bengals offense, and Breece Hall. Buy now RB opportunities. A pair of RB1 with concerning usage trends.

Only 1 RB waiver wire target, who is it? Why you should roster Chargers Quentin Johnston. Sneaky WR add that provides rushing upside. TE streaming options.

RB outside the Top 20 primed for a monster week! WR to start on Thursday night. Which Jaguars WR should I start? WR outside 30 who is yielding WR2 production.

Key fantasy observations and trends from week 4 of the NFL season. Talking Lions, Jaguars, Dolphins, Bills, Vikings, Bears, Texans, Bengals, Rams, Saints, Eagles, Chiefs, Chargers, and Cowboys.

QB replacement option for Joe Burrow. Top20 WR free in two-thirds of ESPN leagues. Is Jameson Williams a priority add? 1 TE to Target and 1 TE to Avoid. Which Broncos RB should I target?

Start this rookie TE on Thursday. What WR outside the top 40 is about to break out? RBs outside the top 20 with favorable matchups. 2 QBs outside the Top 10 playing each other in a high scoring, competitive game.

Talking age bias against elite WRs, concerns with Titans, Commanders, and Seahawks rushing, concerns with Falcons passing, what's next for Devon Achane, and TEs on the rise.

Who should I replace Justin Fields with? How much FAAB should I use on Devon Achane? Who is the next breakout at RB that I should target? Which player with less than 1% roster ship should I add to my bench?

Why I'm not concerned about Cam Akers if I have Alexander Mattison. Plus 8 recommendations for RBs outside the top 20, WRs outside the top 25, and TEs outside the top 10 that you would should be starting in week 3.

Key observations discussed: Is Jordan Love for real? Is Justin Fields a bust? What do I do with the Burrow and Chase? The Phenomenal Puka Who to Not Overreact to Who to be Worried About

Who is the priority add of the week? How much FAAB should you spend? Two sneaky RB adds to monitor. A TE1 free in two out of three leagues! The Fantasy Alchemist discusses ahead of week 3 waiver claims.

Fantasy Forensic will be a special research based podcast. I’ll aim to do a data dive into a topic or theme throughout the season and more so in the offseason. But for the first Fantasy Forensic, I’m going to start with a simple concept. You see I think most of us had a really miserable first week of the 2023 season because so many top players and teams underperformed from a fantasy standpoint. And I’ve heard it bandied about that ‘Scoring Was Down’. But was that true, how true was it, and if it was true, why did it happen. Should we be concerned about week 2? These are all reasonable questions we ask ourselves following a week like week 1 where so many things didn’t go the way we anticipated.

Players you should not be afraid to start in week 2. These are players ranked outside the Top 20 at their respective positions who should be in your starting consideration this week.

32 Observations related to a player or teams stat that have implications for the fantasy football season. Covering all 32 teams following week 1 of the NFL season.

With a frustrating week 1 behind us, we can now turn our attention to how we can improve our teams going into week 2. There are a number of players who you drafted, even drafted highly, that did not produce in week Conversely, there were several players who were not drafted at all and smashed in week 1. Some are worth prioritizing for your waiver claims, while others are not. That’s the focus on this episode. Waiver wire targets for week 2 of the NFL season.

For week 1, you may feel you have to start your highest drafted players but you don't! Here are 5 players for week 1 of the NFL season you should elevate from your bench into starting!

Travis Kelce Injury Emergency Podcast. What to do with the following questions? 1) Should I try to trade for him? 2) Who should I replace him with? 2) Should I roster or play his backup Noah Gray? 3) Should I play any Chiefs RB/WR/TE in Week 1?

As fantasy analysts there is still a fair amount of ambiguity that go into our preseason projections. We then use those projections to build our analysis and recommendations. But once we get real regular season game data we may need to go back and revise our expectations. Because of that, these are the things I will be closely monitoring in week 1 of the NFL season... Chiefs WR usage Eagles RB usage Low volume pass offenses such as Bears and Saints Snap share of teams top RBs