Nic Bodiford

49ers running back Kaelon Black is among the players warranting flex fantasy football starts in Week 2 given favorable matchups.

Detroit Lions receiver Jameson Williams is one of three wide receivers with a prime fantasy football matchup to target in Week 2.

The Houston Texans and Tampa Bay Buccaneers are two teams whose rushing attacks could yield favorable fantasy football results based on their Week 2 matchups.

Nic Bodiford identifies passing games that could find strong outputs in Week 2, including the Los Angeles Rams and the Buffalo Bills.

The Chicago Bears and Jacksonville Jaguars' offensive environments have produced encouraging results for their fantasy football options.

The best fantasy football offensive environments combine efficient play calling with schemes that can concentrate touches among established starters. Play action and motion produced efficiency gains across the NFL in 2025, while heavier personnel packages reduced the number of wide receivers on the field. The Rams, Bears, Chargers and several other offenses stand out entering the 2026 fantasy football season.

Raiders receiver Tre Tucker and Chargers receiver Quentin Johnston could be positioned for big outputs in Week 1, making them candidates to occupy fantasy managers' flex slots.

Tampa Bay Buccaneers receiver Chris Godwin and Jacksonville Jaguars wideout Parker Washington could be poised to take advantage of prime coverage opportunities in Week 1.

The Philadelphia Eagles and Los Angeles Chargers could exploit weak run defenses in Week 1, setting up their running backs and quarterbacks for fantasy success.

The Pittsburgh Steelers and Las Vegas Raiders profile as two offenses that could thrive through the air in Week 1 against weaker Falcons and Dolphins defenses, respectively.

Nic Bodiford pinpoints 23 waiver wire targets ahead of the 2026 fantasy football season, including Packers running back MarShawn Lloyd and Browns receiver KC Concepcion.

Fantasy football strength of schedule favors Harold Fannin Jr., Sam LaPorta and Kyle Pitts entering the 2026 season. All three tight ends rank among the six most favorable schedules at the position according to PFF’s strength of schedule metric. PFF Grades and Advanced Stats also highlight favorable usage and playoff matchups for the trio.

Fantasy football strength of schedule favors Joe Burrow, Jalen Hurts and Jared Goff entering the 2026 season. PFF’s strength of schedule metric projects Cincinnati, Philadelphia and Detroit to face the three softest schedules for quarterbacks. PFF Grades and Advanced Stats also highlight how schematic changes could raise the passing ceilings of all three quarterbacks.

The NFL’s 2026 preseason is over. Although teams attempt to keep actionable information under wraps, derivable usage trends and tactics are still present.

The 2026 NFL season’s Week 1 slate is fast approaching. While some fantasy-relevant players have successfully rehabbed their training camp injuries and can be relied upon in fantasy football lineups this week, others require close monitoring.

While many roles across the NFL have already been determined, some teams enter Week 1 with a potential in-house competition looming.

The NFL’s running back landscape shifted during and immediately after teams were forced to trim active rosters down to 53 players, and the league dolled out punitive measures. While some high-upside backup running backs benefitted, others tumbled out of re-draft-relevance.

While established stars warrant early-round draft capital, fantasy managers can find impactful starters in the late rounds that often begin the season as a forgotten bench stash. The article below breaks down five must-draft bench stash players who could return standalone fantasy value on a weekly basis this year.

The article below details three 2026 RB1 candidates in both half-point-per-reception (half-PPR) and PPR scoring formats available in Rounds 2-5. 

The article below breaks down three must-draft TE1 candidates, available via early, middle and late rounds in both half-point-per-reception (half-PPR) and PPR scoring formats.