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8/29/23

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Ultimate 2023 NFL Fantasy Football Guide

This compilation is your one-stop shop for fantasy football rankings, draft strategy, and general prep for the 2023 NFL Season. 

Make sure you join our FREE Discord channel. Start-sit and trade advice in-season, along with player prop betting picks, can all be found within. We will host some listener leagues soon, and joining Discord is the best way to draft with your favorite The 33rd Team analysts.

Core Articles

>>Downloadable PDF Cheat Sheet is FREE, color-coded and contains our Top 160 fantasy rankings (with players to target/fade), positional rankings, top 12 kickers, and top 12 fantasy defenses. 

Analyst: Josh Larky

>>Fantasy Football Game Plan, a quick-hitting strategy guide to help you take advantage of our fantasy rankings. From players to target and fade to how to quickly and efficiently execute different high-level strategies to sample drafts, this article can be read in just seven minutes. 

Analyst: Larky

>>Top 160 Fantasy Rankings with detailed write-ups for every single player. If you have a question about the Cheat Sheet, this should provide you with the context behind the rankings. 

Analyst: Larky

>>Top 15 Fantasy Defenses, with a list of all the matchups to target. Factors include offensive line, quarterback play, and teams expected to be significant underdogs in the betting markets. 

Analyst: Ryan Reynolds

>>11 Fantasy Football Sleepers to target late in your fantasy drafts. 

Analysts: Larky and Reynolds

Advice for Specific Platforms

>>Win your leagues hosted on ESPN with round-by-round players to target, along with a sample draft showing off a build we recommend. 

Analysts: Larky and Reynolds

>>Win your leagues hosted on Sleeper with round-by-round players to target and a sample draft showing off a build we recommend. 

Analysts: Larky and Reynolds

>>Win your leagues hosted on Yahoo with round-by-round players to target, along with a sample draft showing off a build we recommend. 

Analysts: Larky and Reynolds

Projections

Data scientist Ben Wolby walks you through his player projections, going division by division. Each day, another article will be added to this section.

>>AFC West Projections

>>AFC North Projections

Wide Receiver Insights

Successful DFS player Jordan Vanek blends hardcore coding and data analysis with his scout school background, helping you understand which receivers are set up for big fantasy seasons.

>>5 Early-Round WR Flag Plants to draft in fantasy football. 

>>5 Late-Round WR Flag Plants to draft in fantasy football. 

Preseason Takeaways

>>Week 1 Preseason Takeaways and the fantasy impact of these games. 

Analysts: Mark Garcia (Hilow) and Nic Bodiford

>>Week 2 Top 6 Takeaways and the fantasy impact of these games. 

Analysts: Garcia and Bodiford 

>>Week 3 Top 6 Takeaways and the fantasy impact of these games. 

Analysts: Garcia and Bodiford

Podcasts

Fantasy and Betting Show with Josh Larky and Ryan Reynolds

Larky and Reynolds blend their decades of experience with fantasy, betting, analytics, and football to provide actionable insights for our flagship podcast.

>>Top 160 Rankings Podcast

>>Fantasy Targets/Fades with guest Dave Kluge

>>Fantasy Football Advice with guest Alex Caruso

5th Down Fantasy with Alex Caruso and Ben Wolby

Caruso is the smooth host and analyst, while Wolby is the seasoned data scientist. Together, they produce a rapid-fire weekly podcast to help you dominate your fantasy leagues.

>>Late-Round Sleepers

>>My Guys, the players Caruso and Wolby are most enthusiastic about

>>Breakouts, Sleepers, and Busts


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