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.
All your leaguemates have been cobbling away at their fantasy rosters since the draft, and during Week 1. Hoping you followed a lot of my Five Lists of Five: Week 1 edition calls; we had a gangbusters week here. But you’re likely headed into an opponent whose done a little more upkeep and maintenance and […]
September 13, 2025
Death Valley will light up on Saturday night as LSU and Florida clash in their SEC opener, the 72nd meeting in a rivalry deadlocked at 34–34–3. Florida stunned LSU last season 27–16 in Gainesville, but Baton Rouge has not been kind to the Gators—just two wins here in the last two decades. Both teams open […]
September 13, 2025
Morgantown always sharpens its edges when Pittsburgh rolls in, and the renewal of the Backyard Brawl brings an atmosphere thick with animosity. The rivalry traces back over a century, and even after the conference split, the venom never faded. Last year’s 17–6 slugfest in Pittsburgh showed how ugly this series can get when defenses set […]
September 13, 2025
Columbia welcomes an unfamiliar visitor on Saturday as Missouri faces Louisiana for the first time. The Tigers enter ranked No. 25 after throttling Central Arkansas and outlasting Kansas in the Border War, a 2–0 start that’s vaulted them into September with momentum. The Ragin’ Cajuns come in 1–1, rebounding from a stumble against Rice with […]
September 13, 2025
Jonesboro heat and a 4 p.m. kickoff put No. 14 Iowa State in a dangerous letdown window. The Cyclones just survived Iowa in the Cy-Hawk rivalry, but now they walk into Centennial Bank Stadium as 21.5-point favorites with every expectation to roll. The last time they faced Arkansas State, it ended 52-7 in Ames. This […]
September 13, 2025
Veterans Memorial Stadium stages a choice Group of Five matinee: Memphis rolls in 2–0 off a 38–16 road thumping of Georgia State, while Troy returns home 1–1 after leading Clemson 16–3 before the Tigers’ second-half surge flipped a 27–16 loss. The programs met last year in Memphis, a 38–17 Tigers win; this time the scene […]
September 13, 2025
Atlanta’s Bobby Dodd Stadium becomes the proving ground Saturday, and the tension is thick. Clemson has owned this series with nine straight wins, but the 2025 Tigers arrive flawed. Their offense sits 109th nationally in scoring at 18.5 points per game, and the rushing attack ranks 128th with only 75.5 yards per contest. Cade Klubnik, […]
September 13, 2025
Sample sizes are about to go from small to slightly-less-small. Schematic anomalies might become patterns of behavior, for better or worse. And, always, the injury reaper with his scythe raised high, the primetime moonlight glancing off the blade. As an aggregate repository of players, the fantasy football pool limps into Week 2, a bit—no? Injuries […]
September 12, 2025
Sample sizes are about to go from small to slightly-less-small. Schematic anomalies might become patterns of behavior, for better or worse. And, always, the injury reaper with his scythe raised high, the primetime moonlight glancing off the blade. As an aggregate repository of players, the fantasy football pool limps into Week 2, a bit—no? Injuries […]
September 12, 2025
Sample sizes are about to go from small to slightly-less-small. Schematic anomalies might become patterns of behavior, for better or worse. And, always, the injury reaper with his scythe raised high, the primetime moonlight glancing off the blade. As an aggregate repository of players, the fantasy football pool limps into Week 2, a bit—no? Injuries […]
September 12, 2025
Sample sizes are about to go from small to slightly-less-small. Schematic anomalies might become patterns of behavior, for better or worse. And, always, the injury reaper with his scythe raised high, the primetime moonlight glancing off the blade. As an aggregate repository of players, the fantasy football pool limps into Week 2, a bit—no? Injuries […]
September 12, 2025