Dan Johnson has been an editor, writer, and analyst for DraftKings and DraftKings Network since 2024. He’s previously held editorial posts at The Paris Review, Macmillan Publishers, Bedford/St. Martin’s Press, ASSIGNMENT Magazine, and FantasySixPack. You can find his various editorial work & writing (sports-related and non-) at all of the above.
Week 7 arrives with velocity and quirks: an early 9:30 a.m. ET London curtain-raiser at Wembley—Rams–Jaguars—that compresses routines and expands fantasy windows, especially with Puka Nacua and Rob Havenstein ruled out, funneling first reads toward Davante Adams in a condensed script. The slate breathes differently stateside, too: Chiefs–Raiders carries a double-digit spread (KC -12.5, total […]
October 17, 2025
Week 7 arrives with velocity and quirks: an early 9:30 a.m. ET London curtain-raiser at Wembley—Rams–Jaguars—that compresses routines and expands fantasy windows, especially with Puka Nacua and Rob Havenstein ruled out, funneling first reads toward Davante Adams in a condensed script. The slate breathes differently stateside, too: Chiefs–Raiders carries a double-digit spread (KC -12.5, total […]
October 17, 2025
Week 7 arrives with velocity and quirks: an early 9:30 a.m. ET London curtain-raiser at Wembley—Rams–Jaguars—that compresses routines and expands fantasy windows, especially with Puka Nacua and Rob Havenstein ruled out, funneling first reads toward Davante Adams in a condensed script. The slate breathes differently stateside, too: Chiefs–Raiders carries a double-digit spread (KC -12.5, total […]
October 17, 2025
Berkeley will glow under late light, and the styles will grind rather than blaze. California arrives sturdy at 4-2. North Carolina staggers at 2-3 with three lopsided losses by 34, 25, and 28. The scoreboard total sits at 47.5, and every recent North Carolina data point whispers restraint. The last three Tar Heel games averaged […]
October 17, 2025
Huntington Bank Stadium lights buzz, and the air tastes like metal and rain. Nebraska arrives ranked at No. 25, 5–1 and surging. Minnesota stands 4–2, perfect at home at 4–0, and clinging to five straight wins in this series. The $5 Bits of Broken Chair glints in the tunnel, a rivalry trinket that grows heavier […]
October 17, 2025
East Carolina sits 3–3 and 1–1 in the American, slotted mid-pack after a road stumble at Tulane and a bye to reset; the Pirates return to Dowdy–Ficklen needing a conference foothold and riding a defense that’s kept them in every game. Tulsa arrives 2–4 and 0–3 in league play, battered by a rugged opening slate […]
October 16, 2025
Oronde Gadsden II might just be the unlikely pressure valve the Chargers’ offense didn’t know it quite had. Syracuse trained him as a jumbo receiver with soft hands and sturdy balance; the Chargers drafted him on Day 3 to win space on schedule, choosing route craft and catch radius over an in-line mauler and signaling […]
October 15, 2025
Week 7 at tight end is about consolidation—roles hardening, usage concentrating, and a few depth-chart tremors creating real leverage. David Njoku is hurt (DNP Wednesday, knee), which nudges Harold Fannin Jr. into true every-down territory—route rate up, first-read share up, red-zone equity up. George Kittle’s return is looming, a reminder that one elite re-entry can […]
October 15, 2025
Week 7 is about separation—teams separating into who they are, and fantasy managers separating signal from noise. Offensive lines are banged up, pass rush win rates spike as rotations deepen, and QB play bifurcates: the rhythm throwers who beat the blitz with answers, and the creators who buy time and tax zone rules. That’s why […]
October 15, 2025
Missouri State arrives with sharper air production, Middle Tennessee with speed and the ache of missed red-zone finishes. Both rank outside the top 90 in third-down conversion and live on tempo to disguise imbalance. The Bears throw for 261.8 yards per game, the Blue Raiders for 229.6, and each offense needs rhythm more than explosion. […]
October 15, 2025
Burgess–Snow Field crackles under the midweek lights, red and blue banners snapping against a warm October breeze. Jacksonville State tilts the turf with split-flow zone and quarterback keepers, tempo spiking after every first down as the Gamecocks hunt light boxes. Delaware counters with layered RPOs and rhythm throws that knife the seams, then stretches the […]
October 15, 2025