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.
Every week, I’m going to be checking in on the hangar of high-flying, fantasy-relevant pass-catchers to evaluate growing trends in opportunity volume. I’m calling it my High-Flying Hangar series. You can check out my twitter, @dansby_edits, for weekly stat threads for pass-catchers and other fantasy-/betting-relevant players. As for this series: We all know that a […]
September 12, 2024
Alright—enough of the doom-mongering. We’ve slogged our way through the devastating injury reports from Week 1 for the past two days. Yet again, it seems like we’re watching marquee names drop like flies to knee injuries to begin the season. Alas! Let’s pivot. Sunday had its share of absolutely electric moments. It proffered us a […]
September 10, 2024
Here at DKN, we’re not just focused on the DFS and the season-long fantasy implications of a given NFL week. We’re also keeping a close eye on how performances each week affect the market for futures bets at DraftKings Sportsbook. To wit, I’m going to be tracking all the shifts in the Rookie of the […]
September 10, 2024
What would a beginning of a journey be without a tantalizing preview of what awaits at the end? A few hours before the kickoff of the 2024 NFL season, the NFL, Roc Nation and Apple Music collectively announced that legendary Pulitzer-prize-winning rapper Kendrick Lamar will helm this year’s Super Bowl Halftime Show in New Orleans. Oliver Schusser, Apple’s VP of […]
September 8, 2024
I was never going to begin this article with: “It’s showtime!” But, in fairness, we’re pretty close to it. Beetlejuice Beetlejuice, the legacy sequel to the 1988 Tim Burton cult darling, Beetlejuice, releases in theaters tomorrow. Just a tidy 36 years after the original! Many Beetlejuice diehards are as circumspect as they are excited. Sure, […]
September 5, 2024
I’m a firm and unwavering believer that the sticking quality of an at-home sports experience is directly correlated with the performance and pedigree of its broadcasting team. How could it not? The men and women behind the mic are responsible for articulating some of the greatest moments in sports history to audiences of millions. Think […]
September 4, 2024
The rest of the world is huddled away in rooms drafting season-long fantasy football teams that will disappoint and infuriate them. Not us, though! We fantasy baseball fans are prepping to add exciting, young, September call-ups to both our DraftKings DFS lineups and our season-long rosters. Heck—we might even find some potential keepers if any […]
September 1, 2024
Who doesn’t love a shiny new toy on the biggest fantasy football draft weekend of the year? My stance on that is, more or less: don’t threaten me with a good time. I’m a known sucker for rookies, and I think that’s just fine! I like getting excited about new things. I want to see […]
August 30, 2024
What’s more fun than, immediately after your draft ends, going right to the waiver wire and marking free agents for your watchlist? The answer, of course, is nothing. Because not single a thing is more fun than the quantum possibility of just how much an unowned player can benefit your fantasy roster. It’s what we […]
August 30, 2024
This is the big one, right? All the marbles. A byline on which I’m staking my name. We’re in the business of winning crowns here at DraftKings, DraftKings Sportsbook, and DK Network. And I’ve got five players on the draft board who are eager to help place one on your head. The elite collective of […]
August 30, 2024
The biggest fantasy draft weekend of the year is upon us, and here at DK Network, we’re all about winning. DFS, futures bets, and even season-long fantasy football—you name it. We’re in the business of helping champions get crowned across the board. With that in mind, I’ve gone ahead and narrowed the middle rounds of […]
August 30, 2024