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.
Fridays are for Five Lists of Five here at DKNetwork, and we’re approaching the home stretch of the fantasy football regular season. Christian McCaffrey makes his big return; uncertainty surrounds high-profile players like Michael Pittman, Dak Prescott, Trevor Lawrence, potentially Tyreek Hill—the list goes on. We need fantasy football stashes. Fantasy football streamers. Now more […]
November 8, 2024
Fridays are for Five Lists of Five here at DKNetwork, and we’re approaching the home stretch of the fantasy football regular season. Christian McCaffrey makes his big return; uncertainty surrounds high-profile players like Chris Olave, A.J. Brown, Ceedee Lamb, Dak Prescott, Trevor Lawrence—the list goes on. We need fantasy football stashes. Fantasy football streamers. Now […]
November 8, 2024
Fridays are for Five Lists of Five here at DKNetwork, and we’re approaching the home stretch of the fantasy football regular season. Christian McCaffrey makes his big return; uncertainty surrounds high-profile players like Chris Olave, A.J. Brown, Ceedee Lamb, Dak Prescott, Trevor Lawrence—the list goes on. We need fantasy football stashes. Fantasy football streamers. Now […]
November 8, 2024
Fridays are for Five Lists of Five here at DKNetwork, and we’re approaching the home stretch of the fantasy football regular season. Christian McCaffrey makes his big return; uncertainty surrounds high-profile players like Chris Olave, A.J. Brown, Drake London, Dak Prescott, Trevor Lawrence—the list goes on. We need fantasy football stashes. Fantasy football streamers. Now […]
November 8, 2024
Earlier this week, the Los Angeles Chargers opened the 21-day window for Gus Edwards to return to practice. Edwards injured his ankle in Week 4, and landed on IR soon after that. In his stead, the Chargers have been rotating J.K. Dobbins, Kimani Vidal, and Hasaan Haskins in the backfield. The month of our discontent […]
November 7, 2024
Often muffled beneath the pyrotechnic noise of the NFL and the bells and whistles of the NBA is the advent of the college basketball season, which began, this year, on Monday, November 4th. It’s time to start thinking about dark horse contenders and sleeper teams to make it to the Final Four, and perhaps win […]
November 7, 2024
After another two-for-four week last week. Still chasing the ever-elusive perfect slip. What say we head into the first double-digit Week of the NFL season with a four-for-four start/sit in mind? Start ‘Em Arizona Cardinals D/ST (vs. New York Jets; 55.0% rostered) Everything about this Cardinals team seems to be poised to make a run […]
November 7, 2024
Feels unlikely as all heck, but here we are, Week 10 of the 2024 NFL season, and we’re already seeing teams making business decisions for 2025 and beyond. Trevor Lawrence has a banged up shoulder and might not play the rest of the year. Dak Prescott’s hamstring injury might have trickle-down effects on the other […]
November 7, 2024
Come on now. It’s Week 10. You know how I do here at DKN for the fantasy football waiver rush! We kick off the week with a battery of droppable players so as to make space for guys whose value has taken a turn for the moon over the weekend. As always, if you’re interested […]
November 5, 2024
Mix a helping of major-market splash with a slight sprinkle of head coach/superstar controversy, and you’ve got yourself a recipe for the 2024 Houston Rockets. Their superstar center, Alperen Sengun, and Jalen Green & co. face Jalen Brunson and the New York Knicks at home tonight. Houston fans and Sengun backers everywhere are furrowing their […]
November 4, 2024
UPDATE 5:37 p.m. ET: James Conner has returned to the game. He seems to have avoided any injury whatsoever. As the second quarter was winding down in the Week 9 game against the Bears, James Conner seemed to injure himself on a goal line carry. This occurred on a Cardinals drive in which he was […]
November 3, 2024