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.
Week 2 marks the advent of season-long fantasy managers evaluating juicy matchups to possibly exploit. This, of course, is instead of rolling with your studs. Ex. If you’ve got A.J. Brown going against Sauce Gardner, you may have doubts about whether or not Brown could perform to his highest level, given the difficult matchup. Every […]
September 13, 2024
Gosh, I don’t know what gets me more excited about Friday the 13th: all the literary associations of the numerology as it pertains to ancient texts and lore, or the absolute suggestion of brutal, scream-happy gore that this day evokes. I want to talk about the cultural legacy of Friday the 13th, specifically as it […]
September 13, 2024
Week 2 marks the advent of season-long fantasy managers evaluating juicy matchups to possibly exploit. This, of course, is instead of simply rolling with your studs no matter your player’s opponent. However, if you’ve got A.J. Brown going against Sauce Gardner, you may have doubts about whether or not Brown could perform to his highest […]
September 13, 2024
Week 2 marks the advent of season-long fantasy managers evaluating juicy matchups to possibly exploit. This, of course, is instead of rolling with your studs. Ex. If you’ve got A.J. Brown going against Sauce Gardner, you may have doubts about whether or not Brown could perform to his highest level, given the difficult matchup. Every […]
September 13, 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
UPDATE: Tyler Lockett ($5,400) (thigh) will officially be active for the Seahawks season-opener against the Broncos. Lockett battled a thigh injury throughout the week and was listed as questionable. However, he’s officially got the green light to play ahead of the game’s start. Lockett has been a staple in the Seahawks offense in the nine […]
September 6, 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