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.
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
We’re back with more draft-order-spot-specific fantasy advice here at DraftKings Network. Because—feel that on the wind? The most popular drafting weekend of the year is approaching. Fantasy football is so back. Right now, as you read this, someone in your league is getting cute and thinking the No. 6 spot in a 12-team PPR league […]
August 29, 2024
According to Las Vegas Raiders beat writer Vincent Bonsignore, Raiders HC Antonio Pierce is optimistic their rookie tight end Brock Bowers ($4,500), whom they selected with the thirteenth overall pick in the 2024 NFL Draft, will be ready to play Week 1 against the Los Angeles Chargers. Many people thought it was a nothingburger when […]
August 29, 2024
The biggest fantasy football draft weekend of the year is nigh. There’s a bite in the air. In leagues all across the globe, someone is fired up to grab a twelve-pack of pumpkin beer for the draft. Someone is still scrambling for their team name, and it’s not going to be any good anyways. Someone […]
August 28, 2024
So, yes—not only am I a fan of the LA Chargers, which I mentioned in the NFL Best Bets: Los Angeles Chargers Predictions on DraftKings Sportsbook piece you can find on DraftKings Network, but I’m also a fan of the LA Rams. Maybe I’m just a fan of all SoFi Stadium inhabitants? Who knows! Really, […]
August 26, 2024
May we, one and all, officially rejoice: the threat of preseason tragedy to our favorite players, our Fantasy rosters, and our plans for contented weekend football viewing has all come to an end. As of last night, the NFL preseason is mercifully concluded. 2024’s preseason generated a lot of intrigue as August slogged on. Everyone […]
August 26, 2024
Full disclosure: I’m a not-so-small Chargers fan. As in, perhaps I once moved novels by Dostoevsky and Marilynne Robinson off a wall shelf to put a shadowbox of a Justin Herbert Funko Pop!, which still remains there while the books gather dust under the eaves. As in, it’s entirely possible that I have a Ladd […]
August 25, 2024
Fantasy managers—especially those who’ve already drafted and invested in Bengals superstar wideout Ja’Marr Chase—and Cincinnati fans can both breathe a small sigh of relief. Chase returned to practice today for the first time since training camp began weeks and weeks ago. He’d been holding out for a contract extension, hoping to get paid somewhere in […]
August 25, 2024