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With the 2013 NFL Draft just over two months away, let’s look at the 2013 NFL fantasy football landscape with an early slate of running back rankings. 1. Adrian Peterson (Minnesota Vikings): An injury that could threaten the career of most NFL running backs was shrugged off like a hangnail. [...]

It’s almost time to say goodbye to 2012 and the NFL regular season and welcome in the New Year and 2013 NFL Playoffs.  But before we do, let’s present the top NFL fantasy football sleepers for Week 17. QB Russell Wilson (Seattle Seahawks): The No. 75 overall pick in the [...]

Once considered a quality No. 2 option for fantasy football teams, Denarius Moore has fallen on hard times.  The Oakland Raiders second-year wide receiver hasn’t even been a flex-play option as of late.   From Week 2-10, Moore, 23, averaged 71.9 yards per game with five TDs in eight games. [...]

Who are the top fantasy football sleepers for NFL Week 6?  GridironGrit.com’s Ryan Lester has the answers. QB Christian Ponder (Minnesota Vikings): Ponder continues to showcase his incandescent potential with a solid second season.  He’s had multiple touchdown passes in three of the past four games and has only tossed two [...]

GridironGrit.com Fantasy Football Analyst Ryan Lester lends his NFL Week 3 Fantasy Football Start ‘Em and Sit ‘Em advice. Quarterbacks Start ‘Em: Joe Flacco threw for 306 yards and two touchdowns in the AFC Championship Game last season against the New England Patriots and nearly threw his third for a [...]

Just hours away from the start of the highly-anticipated 2012 NFL regular season, it’s time to reveal my fantasy football quarterback rankings for Week 1′s action.   1. Matthew Stafford (Detroit Lions) Stafford should pick up where he left off with a favorable matchup in the Motor City against St. [...]

Expectations for Denver Broncos wide receiver Demaryius Thomas and Eric Decker immediately increased with the addition of star signal-caller Peyton Manning over the offseason. Coming off a solid second season, will Thomas join the ranks of third-year receiver breakouts? The 6-3, 229-pound wide out showed signs of great things to [...]

Kansas City Chiefs star running back Jamaal Charles exploded onto the scene in his second season with 1,120 rushing yards (1,417 total yards) and eight touchdowns in 2009. He followed his breakout season with another monster year in 2010, racking up 1,467 rushing yards (with 468 yards on 45 receptions) [...]

Once upon a time last season Dallas Cowboys star up-and-coming running back DeMarco Murray not only looked the part of a first-round fantasy pick, but had the makings of a Top 5 (perhaps even Top 3) selection. Then came the injury bug.  Given his exponential potential, do you consider Murray [...]

Rookie running backs haven’t exactly been tearing things up in the NFL in recent years. First-year backs have a lot to learn, specifically when it comes to pass protection, and it can be a tall task asking them to learn their position at the highest level, as well as figuring [...]