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Jun 02, 2024

Fantasy football cheat sheet: Sleepers, busts, injuries in 2023

That’s right, friends: NFL football is nearly here, and that means so many things, including … FANTASY FOOTBALL DRAFT SEASON! WOO! So if you’re gearing up for you draft, you’re going to need to read

That’s right, friends: NFL football is nearly here, and that means so many things, including … FANTASY FOOTBALL DRAFT SEASON! WOO!

So if you’re gearing up for you draft, you’re going to need to read all the takes to form the perfect cheat sheet. We’re here to help with that — as usual, we’ve put together a robust set of posts covering all things fantasy football in 2023, and now this is the place where we dump it all in one handy place.

Here’s what we’ve put together, from sleepers to busts to fun stuff (last-place punishments) and everything in between.

Enjoy, and good luck:

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Including “Here’s to You, Bijan Robinson.”

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We’ve got our annual list of one bust per team (Russell Wilson) and one sleeper per team (Daniel Jones!)

Also, for that time in the draft when you’re panicking over your final picks: Nine late-round sleepers.

Bonus: One keeper candidate per team.

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We’ve got each position divided into tiers:

Also: Rookie tiers!

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We made a case for who should go first … and Justin Jefferson might be the right call.

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Our DO NOT DRAFT list features some names (Derrick Henry!) you should avoid at all cost.

And then there’s the DO DRAFT list of players you should absolutely target

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We went position by position to talk about how to approach each one.

And then there’s our guide on how to approach each first-round slot.

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Some names who will explode in 2023.

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Some noteworthy injuries to keep track of.

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Will this change if Jonathan Taylor finds a new home?

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