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Zach Thompson

Zach Thompson

Zach has been part of the DraftKings team since 2017 and covers baseball, basketball, golf, football and any other sport that offers DFS fun. He has been playing fantasy sports since box scores were only available in the newspaper the following day. Even though he grew up almost 8,000 miles away in Guam, he is a diehard Boston sports fan but will take a fantasy value play wherever he can get it, even if it’s from the Yankees.

Latest articles from Zach Thompson

2025 Fantasy Football PPR Rankings — Start, Sit RB Week 2

2025 Fantasy Football PPR Rankings — Start, Sit RB Week 2

NFL•NFL

Week 1 of the NFL season is just about wrapped up, so as we get hyped for Week 2, we’ve seen how most teams are going to approach their backfield in 2025. While there are some exciting new players in the mix for some teams, figuring out how teams are approaching their timeshares will continue […]

September 8, 2025

2025 Fantasy Football PPR Rankings — Start, Sit TE Week 2

2025 Fantasy Football PPR Rankings — Start, Sit TE Week 2

NFL•NFL

Week 1 at the tight end position was a wild one! Are you ready for more in Week 2? Tight end is always an important spot to figure out, and since teams use the position in different ways, players have a wide variance of production. In this post, you can find my top 15 TE […]

September 8, 2025

2025 Fantasy Football Week 2 QB Rankings: Quarterbacks to start, sit

2025 Fantasy Football Week 2 QB Rankings: Quarterbacks to start, sit

NFL•NFL

The NFL season got off to a great start in Week 1, with some offenses already looking like they’re in midseason form, while others stumbled badly out of the gate. Whether you won or lost in Week 1, it’s time to start getting ready for a big Week 2! It’s another full week with all […]

September 8, 2025

DraftKings Fantasy Football Millionaire Winning Lineup Breakdown: Week 1 2025

DraftKings Fantasy Football Millionaire Winning Lineup Breakdown: Week 1 2025

The 2025 NFL Regular Season got off to a great start with some great games and dramatic conclusions. While some of the games went as expected, a few had major plot twists. It was a great week of DFS fantasy football to start the season with, and DraftKings offered a full slate of great contests, […]

September 8, 2025

Start Caleb Williams or T.J. Hockenson as your Captain’s Pick for Monday Night Football Week 1 2025

Start Caleb Williams or T.J. Hockenson as your Captain’s Pick for Monday Night Football Week 1 2025

Week 1 of the NFL Regular Season wraps up with an NFC North contest Monday night. The Chicago Bears will start a new era under new head coach Ben Johnson by hosting the Minnesota Vikings, who are starting a new era of their own with J.J. McCarthy under center. The matchup is the focus of […]

September 8, 2025

Best fantasy football waiver wire pickups for Week 2

Best fantasy football waiver wire pickups for Week 2

Whether Week 1 went according to your fantasy football script or went totally off the rails, the fantasy football season is just getting underway, so there is plenty of time for adjustments. As you look to put your team in a place to trend in the right direction, the key to success is finding the […]

September 7, 2025

Start Derrick Henry or Khalil Shakir as your Captain’s Pick for Sunday Night Football Week 1 2025

Start Derrick Henry or Khalil Shakir as your Captain’s Pick for Sunday Night Football Week 1 2025

The first Sunday of the NFL regular season builds up to a few key matchups, including a great Sunday Night Football showdown between the Baltimore Ravens and the Buffalo Bills. The matchup is the focus of some big DFS showdown contests, including the NFL $1.25M Sunday Night Showdown [$300K to 1st] (BAL @ BUF). As […]

September 7, 2025

MLB Best Bets: Top Home Run Props for Sunday 9/7/25

MLB Best Bets: Top Home Run Props for Sunday 9/7/25

Zach Thompson details his top home run props for Sunday afternoon, spotlighting Gavin Sheets, Jo Adell, and Trevor Story.

September 7, 2025

San Francisco Giants at St. Louis Cardinals prediction, pick for Saturday 9/6/25

San Francisco Giants at St. Louis Cardinals prediction, pick for Saturday 9/6/25

Zach Thompson gives you a preview, prediction and pick for Saturday's game between the San Francisco Giants and St. Louis Cardinals.

September 6, 2025

Top five fantasy football sleeper tight ends to start in NFL Week 1

Top five fantasy football sleeper tight ends to start in NFL Week 1

If you're searching for fantasy football sleepers, check out these five TEs who could see increased opportunities this week.

September 6, 2025

Top five fantasy football sleeper wide receivers to start in NFL Week 1

Top five fantasy football sleeper wide receivers to start in NFL Week 1

The NFL is BACK! After a couple of great primetime games to get the juices flowing, the first full slate of the new season kicks off on Sunday at 1:00 p.m. ET on DraftKings. In this weekly post on DraftKings Network, I’ll be diving into the main slate and hunting for the top fantasy football […]

September 6, 2025