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.
I didn’t think it’d be someone named Bill Murray who’d be a primary driving force behind my pleas to get you to buy low on Rome Odunze in season-long fantasy. But it’s been a weird season, and Bill Murray—the 27-year-old lineman who had an outstanding preseason for the Bears—stepped in for an injured Tevin Jenkins […]
October 10, 2024
Sure wasn’t hard to hear the collective scowls of D’Andre Swift owners all afternoon on Sunday, was it? In what was easily Swift’s second-best performance in a Bears uniform, he watched Roschon Johnson finish off two touchdown drives during which Swift’s production was essential. Bummer, I know. Especially as someone who called D’Andre Swift a […]
October 9, 2024
So! I got the Colts defense all the way wrong last week for our fantasy football lineups, mine included. My apologies. You’d have been better off streaming the Bears. My explanation is only this: Trevor Lawrence faced pressure from the Colts pass rush on only 5.3% of his dropbacks. That is some out-of-their-shoes play from […]
October 9, 2024
It’s no secret that those of us who aren’t rostering Darnell Mooney in our season-long fantasy leagues are desperate to find the next big—consistently big—thing on the waiver wire. It’s also no secret that I’ve been closely eyeing LA Rams rookie wideout Jordan Whittington over the last few weeks, and evaluating his opportunities as a […]
October 9, 2024
We’re back to make more business decisions ahead of Week 6. And it’s only getting more excruciating seeing names we all were once so excited about become less-and-less valuable. Been a bit of a brutal year, yeah? Once again, if you’re curious as to who I might recommend picking up to fill the slots, check […]
October 7, 2024
Not easily! We are, after all, talking about one of the league’s most explosive, game-breaking offensive skill weapons in De’Von Achane. He left the Dolphins’ Week 5 contest against the Patriots after being evaluated for a concussion. He took a sideline hit that knocked him out of the game. The Dolphins offense hasn’t been as […]
October 7, 2024
UPDATE 1:49 p.m.: De’Von Achane has been ruled out with a concussion and will not return to Week 5’s game against the New England Patriots. UPDATE 1:40 p.m.: The team released a statement that De’Von Achane is being evaluated for a concussion, and is questionable to return to today’s game against the New England Patriots. […]
October 6, 2024
Last week, he grabbed eight passes on 11 targets for 83 yards, and carried the ball twice on the ground for fourteen yards. A prolific day, to be sure, but Shaheed played the Falcons defense in Week 4. We just watched them get shredded by Baker Mayfield and the Buccaneers’ passing offense on Thursday. It’s […]
October 5, 2024
As far as it relates to the Chicago Bears’ offensive weapons, it feels like four weeks of the season has been a rather excruciating lifetime. Not least of which for folks who drafted DJ Moore and Rome Odunze, respectively. Even with offseason acquisition Keenan Allen in the fold, it felt like Moore and Odunze had […]
October 5, 2024
There are plenty of fantasy managers out there who stashed Justice Hill with the hope of—and every intent to—starting him in Week 5 against the Cincinnati Bengals. He’s been one of the most added fantasy commodity off the waiver wire, even though he’s clearly second on the depth chart to resurgent superstar Derrick Henry. And […]
October 4, 2024
Fridays are for Five Lists of Five! And it’s Week 5! Hot dog. Synchronicity, baby. We’re full of good energy this weekend. And we’re going to go win. Because, honestly—all I want is for you to be better than your friends. You’re going to be surrounded by them on Sunday, probably. How sweet would it […]
October 4, 2024