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.
In Week 8, only three defensive units logged over 10.0 FPTs. Even for a position as paltry as this, that’s a tough slate. Given the relativity, I’m going to grade our week last week on a curve, but not by much. We’ll still be ruthless and shrewd with regards to the defenses we feel, for […]
October 31, 2024
It’s not quite Halloween as of this writing, and it might not be at the time of your reading—nonetheless, Happy Halloween! May your holiday be/have been filled with plenty of Spooky Nerds Gummy Clusters & Ropes, which are my Halloween candy of the year. As for the best horror movie of 2024—’tis the season, after […]
October 30, 2024
With all the major injuries mounting—and all the random salaciousness with Anthony Richardson’s benching, the Diontae Johnson trade—it’s getting harder and harder to cut fantasy assets with potential value. Any one of them could be a league-winner, maybe. Who represents a fantasy football drop for NFL Week 9? But still, nonetheless, many of us will […]
October 29, 2024
It’s not quite the best day of the year, but it’s certainly one of the more eccentrically-joyous ones for sports fans! Today is indeed a Sports Equinox, in which we get nationally-televised, major market games in all four major leagues (MLB, NFL, NHL, and NBA) in one night. So I got to thinking, what better […]
October 28, 2024
UPDATE 4:44 p.m. ET: Chris Olave has left the blue medical tent and returned to the game. He was evaluated for a concussion and cleared to return to the game. This is obviously a huge sigh of relief, seeing as Olave’s history with concussions. For now, Saints fans can breathe. Midway through the first quarter […]
October 27, 2024
UPDATE: 10/28 1:04 p.m. ET: According to ESPN’s Jeremy Fowler, Brian Thomas could miss 2-4 weeks with a chest/rib injury. The timeline remains a bit murky, as Thomas Jr. is headed for tests to determine the severity of the injury. We should know more later Monday. However, whichever way you look at it, and no […]
October 27, 2024
Late in the fourth quarter, Stefon Diggs appeared to suffer a non-contact lower-body injury on an in-route cut. He fell to the ground, was immediately seen to by the Texans medical staff, and helped to the sideline. His stay in the blue medical tent was a brief one. Trainers immediately took him to the sideline. […]
October 27, 2024
UPDATE 6:24 p.m. ET: Love will undergo tests on Monday, but there’s optimism the injury isn’t a serious one, per NFL Network’s Tom Pelissero. UPDATE 3:18 p.m. ET: Jordan Love is officially questionable to return with a groin injury. Just after the third quarter began in the game between the Green Bay Packers and the […]
October 27, 2024
UPDATE 9:14 p.m. ET: Christian Kirk broke his collarbone and is done for the season, per Jordan Schultz of Fox Sports. UPDATE: Christian Kirk also left the game with an apparent arm injury and was quickly ruled out for the game. Kirk had tallied a pair of receptions for 59 yards before the injury. He […]
October 27, 2024
UPDATE 2:24 p.m. ET: The New England Patriots announced that they’ve ruled Drake Maye (head) out for the remainder of today’s game against the New York Jets. Jacoby Brissett will helm the offense in his stead. Seeing as Brissett was the starting quarterback for six weeks this season, he should be familiar with the playbook, […]
October 27, 2024
News broke Saturday afternoon that the Dallas Cowboys intend to elevate veteran running back Dalvin Cook to their 53-man active roster, according to Tom Pelissero. He’ll see his first game action of 2024 on Sunday Night Football against the San Francisco 49ers. The Cowboys backfield, but for Rico Dowdle, has been a bit of a […]
October 26, 2024