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.
Luther Burden III arrived in Chicago with a college résumé that still carries heat, if not weight. The knock on Burden was always playing time, but the hype around him was always about his otherworldly efficiency as a Tiger at Missouri. Mizzou asked him to be both spark and ballast, and he answered with volume, […]
October 15, 2025
Welcome back to my regularly-scheduled Week 7 NFL programming, in which the Los Angeles Rams’ WR1 (formerly known as Cooper Kupp) is injured and I go digging down Stafford’s depth chart (formerly populated with Demarcus Robinson, Tyler Johnson, etc.). Sure, we could talk about Tutu Atwell. But that’d feel discordant. Continuity year-over-year is important. And […]
October 15, 2025
Oft-returned highlight-reel-in-green-and-gold Christian Watson is due to return to the field for the Packers soon; despite all the injuries, he still brings size that warps cushions and speed that tilts safeties. Six-four, 208, legit 4.36—he alters geometry before the ball leaves the quarterback’s hand. Green Bay just stamped belief with a one-year, $13.25 million extension […]
October 15, 2025
After a massive win against the Cowboys in Week 6, Carolina will take any continued jolts in the right direction. Week 7 might see another piece fall into place. Jalen Coker, who’s missed the first six games of the season with a nasty quad strain, slips back into the script. I expect the plan to […]
October 15, 2025
The Gulf air feels alive again. Fog rolls off Mobile Bay and hangs over Hancock Whitney Stadium like breath before a fight. South Alabama, bruised but unbowed, finally gets a night game that matters. Arkansas State drifts in at 1–4, hunting for oxygen, clinging to the notion that rhythm can disguise limitation. Both teams share […]
October 14, 2025
Tuesday night heat settles over Lynchburg like static, the blue-gray hills glowing behind Williams Stadium’s glass. Liberty’s season feels fragile, the air thick with that hum that comes before a turn. The Flames, 1–4 and desperate, need something real at home. New Mexico State, 3–2 and confident after a turbulent month, brings speed, tempo, and […]
October 14, 2025
The second leg of tonight’s primetime double-header drags this prince of a WR1 into a vice where coverage discipline meets a rolling pass rush. Washington squeezes yardage with top-three volume suppression and turns drops into panic throws with a 40% heat rate. Chicago’s protection sits 23rd, so Odunze’s night will hinge on how often the […]
October 13, 2025
Primetime frames a ground-tilting matchup where Washington’s identity meets Chicago’s contradictions. The Bears clamp situationally on third down, yet they spring leaks early and wide, and those leaks invite quarterback legs to punish space. Washington’s design marries zone looks, motion, and keepers, and Daniels supplies the accelerator. Given the matchup, there’s plenty of prop value […]
October 13, 2025
Buffalo will dictate pace against Atlanta with sustained, methodical drives, and that keeps the running back involved in both structure and scramble. The Falcons rush at 39.5% and sit in Cover-3 on 49.5% of snaps, a combo that pushes the ball to flats, angles, and screens when quarterbacks won’t hold it. That’s exactly where James […]
October 13, 2025
Atlanta will funnel targets to Drake London as the primary outlet against Buffalo’s rush and rotating zones. The Bills mute explosives, allow 16.6 PPR to WR1s, and squeeze opponents to 55.4 plays, turning this matchup into a volume test more than a shot-play contest. With play-action digs, isolation curls, and third-down slants, London’s route menu […]
October 13, 2025
Khalil Shakir walks into the softest lanes on the field tonight, the exact creases Atlanta’s zone concedes. The Falcons live in Cover-3 on 49.5% of snaps and bring 39.5% pressure, while Shakir has churned 3.47 yards per route in those windows. Buffalo will layer play-action crossers, dagger, and slot fades to pry those seams as […]
October 13, 2025