In fantasy football drafts, knowing who to dodge is just as crucial as picking the right stars. A couple of bad calls can throw your whole season off track. Here’s my list of players I’m steering clear of based on their current Yahoo ADP in a 10-team league. Round 1: Jonathan Taylor, RB, Indianapolis Colts Anthony Richardson poses a legitimate …

Jan 2, 2023; Arlington, Texas, USA; A view of the USC Trojans helmets and Cotton Bowl logo during the game between the USC Trojans and the Tulane Green Wave in the 2023 Cotton Bowl at AT&T Stadium. Mandatory Credit: Jerome Miron-USA TODAY Sports LSU will face USC for just the third time in program history on Sunday night. The two …

Fantasy football discourse relies heavily on a long list of overused and terrible terms, none of which is worse than “league-winner.” Just an absolutely dreadful thing we all commonly say, usually in reference to players who are definitely not gonna be the singular reason anyone wins a league. In any given season, there are generally only two to five players …

LSU coach Brian Kelly said putting QR codes on helmets “just doesn’t feel collegiate for me,” Wednesday on the SEC teleconference. Last week, Oklahoma State announced it would use QR codes on its helmets which will direct fans to the general name, image and likeness fund for the team. Kelly and other coaches on the teleconference were asked about the …

Report: Williams ‘not playing around’ with 49ers amid contract holdout originally appeared on NBC Sports Bay Area Trent Williams means business. The NFL world certainly has come to realize that about the star left tackle on the field, but off the field, it’s no different as he seeks a reworked contract with the 49ers. Williams wants to be “paid-paid” like …

Aug. 28—CHAMPAIGN — Chris Wilkerson was already on staff at San Jose State, moving up from defensive ends coach to defensive coordinator, when Barry Lunney Jr. was hired in 2003 as the Spartans’ co-offensive coordinator and quarterbacks coach. The overlap in their careers, though, was brief. Fitz Hill resigned as San Jose State’s coach after the 2004 season, with Wilkerson …

The Dallas Cowboys are adding another notable veteran to their running back room.  Former Pro Bowler Dalvin Cook is signing with the Cowboys following his visit with the team, his agency announced Wednesday. Cook traveled to Dallas on Monday night to visit the club, NFL Media previously reported. The star running back and four-time Pro Bowler is coming off the …

How unheralded McCollum elbowed his way onto Eagles’ roster originally appeared on NBC Sports Philadelphia It was a play that never happened. But it sure helped Tristin McCollum’s bid for a roster spot with the Eagles. Early in the first quarter of the Eagles’ preseason finale against the Vikings at the Linc Saturday, McCollum picked off a Jaren Hall deep …

Aug. 28—CHAMPAIGN — When Bret Bielema leads his Illinois football team onto the Memorial Stadium turf Thursday night, it will be the 16th time as a head coach. If, as Bill Shakespeare wrote, what’s past is prologue, then Bielema and Illinois will walk off the field with a win against Eastern Illinois. In Bielema’s previous openers, his teams at Wisconsin, …

The Bengals and Ravens are tied at the top of the board at +145 to win the AFC North division title. Baltimore opened as the favorite in March at +110, while Cincinnati was slightly behind at +160. Now, the teams are in a dead heat. Last season, the Ravens won the division for the first time since 2019, but the …

Louis Rees-Zammit had two carries for one yard and one reception for three yards on his debut [Getty Images] Louis Rees-Zammit may not have earned a spot on the Kansas City Chiefs’ regular-season roster, but his NFL dream is far from over. On Tuesday, the 23-year-old was waived by the back-to-back Super Bowl champions, as they cut their season roster …

We made it. The official start of the 2024 college football season is here. Week 0 was just an appetizer, though it was a tasty one with Georgia Tech’s upset win and Montana State’s wild comeback against New Mexico. Things really get going this weekend, however, as there are three matchups between teams ranked in the AP Top 25. There …

Davis scored 20 touchdowns over 12 games at Kentucky last season, and he projects to take over the big-back role in Buffalo. The Bills gave 33-year-old Latavius Murray the 12th-most RB carries inside the five last season despite Josh Allen stealing 14 of them. Starter James Cook, meanwhile, was given just two carries inside the five after Week 4. Murray, …

Tennessee football coaches plan to rotate wide receivers this season. Their reasoning makes a bold statement about the Vols’ expectations, but it’s delivered in a subtle way. They plan to make the College Football Playoff. First, wide receivers coach Kelsey Pope said it when mulling a substitution plan for slot receiver Squirrel White. “With his frame, maybe you want to …

As I parsed through Yahoo’s ADP looking for the perfect make-or-break candidates for this fantasy football season, several high-risk, early-round running backs stuck out like sore thumbs. You could argue that a quarterback like Anthony Richardson is a make-or-break candidate given his ADP and limited experience, but rushing upside gives him a solid floor and ensures he’ll finish as a …