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Best environments for 2026 fantasy football purposes, Part 1
Fantasy managers who are able to identify coaches’ positive outlier tactics amid shifting league trends can exploit them to their advantage in drafts. This article identifies the top-three NFL offenses that are expected to employ positive outlier tactics.
6 NFL coaches on the hot seat entering 2026
As coaches begin outlining their visions for the 2026 season, some face more pressure than others. Indeed, these six leaders don’t have much room for error as they confront a pivotal campaign.
Fantasy Football: 3 running back sleepers for 2026
Unearthing league-winning value in the double-digit rounds requires pinpointing efficient backfield depth charts primed for substantial role expansion. Utilizing PFF advanced rushing metrics, scheme compatibility charts, and offensive line renovations, this strategic overview profiles three late-round running backs sliding under draft boards.
College Football: The 5 best returning ball hawks in 2026
Some cornerbacks and safeties consistently find the football better than others. Some of these players possess the innate gift of reading opposing quarterbacks, while others are fantastic at anticipating route breaks and making a play at the catch point. No matter what, college football’s top ball hawks have a knack for turning targets into takeaways.
NFL quarterbacks who received the most help from supporting casts in 2025
Since PFF grades players independent of their surroundings, we can use several measures to discover which quarterbacks fetched the most assistance from their teammates last season.
Ranking the best NFL teams to not win a Super Bowl over the last 20 years
Blending advanced PFF metrics (which date back to 2006) with more basic stats, it’s becoming growingly possible to revisit history. With a revisionist point of reference, it’s tough to believe that these 10 teams never won the Lombardi Trophy during their indelible seasons. In many ways, though, that makes them immortalized.
Evaluating first-read efficiency and 2026 volume projections
As defensive playcallers dial up high-frequency pressure packages out of base and nickel personnel, offensive coordinators are countering by deploying hyper-efficient quick-passing game plans. By isolating first-read throws released in under 2.5 seconds, this data-backed study evaluates leaguewide efficiency metrics and structural volume shifts.
NFL players who have increased their grade three years in a row
While developmental leaps in the NFL are rarely linear, a select group of twenty-one players has bucked the league-wide regression trend by securing higher performance metrics for three consecutive seasons.
Tampa Bay Buccaneers All-PFF Team: The best players of the past 20 years
As part of PFF's celebration of 20 years of NFL data, we're building an All-Star team for every franchise, highlighting the best players at each position from the PFF era. This installment turns to the Tampa Bay Buccaneers.
New Orleans Saints All-PFF Team: The best players of the past 20 years
As part of PFF's celebration of 20 years of NFL data, we're building an All-Star team for every franchise, highlighting the best players at each position from the PFF era. This installment turns to the New Orleans Saints.
Fantasy Football: 3 must-draft players for 2026
While no player has emerged as a true must-draft this early in the offseason — and likely won’t until ADP stabilizes — the three names below are players I’m consistently drafting, even if it means reaching slightly ahead of ADP. They’re the kind of players I’m comfortable selecting regardless of how my roster is taking shape.
Ranking the most and least accurate quarterback seasons in PFF history
Which quarterbacks have assembled the best and worst seasonal figures in each PFF charting category since 2015, as well as last year? Let’s break everything down in an attempt to identify the most and least accurate passers in a league year.
Carolina Panthers All-PFF Team: The best players of the past 20 years
As part of PFF's celebration of 20 years of NFL data, we're building an All-Star team for every franchise, highlighting the best players at each position from the PFF era. This installment turns to the Carolina Panthers.
Atlanta Falcons All-PFF Team: The best players of the past 20 years
As part of PFF's celebration of 20 years of NFL data, we're building an All-Star team for every franchise, highlighting the best players at each position from the PFF era. This installment turns to the Atlanta Falcons.
Fantasy Football Rankings 2026: Top-100 tiered wide receivers
Nathan Jahnke reveals his top 100 wide receivers, broken up by tiers, for the 2026 fantasy football season.
College Football: 8 best returning pass-rushers for the 2026 season
Daire Carragher ranks the eight best returning pass-rushers for the 2026 college football season, headlined by Texas' Colin Simmons.
6 other superstar NFL trade candidates following the Myles Garrett deal
These six NFL standouts aren't likely to be moved anytime soon, but recent history suggests that a trade isn't impossible.
Ranking the 5 best 2023 NFL Draft classes by three-year PFF grade
Weighing snap shares, PFF grades and instant analysis, Daire Carragher ranks the five best draft classes from 2023.
Fantasy Football: Emerging blitz trends and scheme rates
As defensive coordinators aggressively respond to modern heavy offensive strategies, leaguewide pass-rush metrics show a significant spike in targeted base and nickel pressure packages. By isolating three years of premium charting history from the PFF database, this tactical study evaluates emerging trends in pressure efficiency and structural coverage adjustments.
Fantasy Football: Tracking base, nickel and dime trends to exploit 2026 fantasy matchups
As NFL offenses increasingly lean into heavier personnel packages, defensive coordinators are aggressively moving away from standard nickel designs to revive traditional base alignments.
Seattle Seahawks All-PFF Team: The best players of the past 20 years
As part of PFF's celebration of 20 years of NFL data, we're building an All-Star team for every franchise, highlighting the best players at each position from the PFF era. This installment turns to the Seattle Seahawks.
San Francisco 49ers All-PFF Team: The best players of the past 20 years
As part of PFF's celebration of 20 years of NFL data, we're building an All-Star team for every franchise, highlighting the best players at each position from the PFF era. This installment turns to the San Francisco 49ers.
2026 Fantasy Football Rankings: Dynasty 1QB Top 200
These Top 200 rankings for single-QB PPR leagues combine PFF's grades with advanced volume metrics to help you value veterans against incoming rookies.
Los Angeles Rams All-PFF Team: The best players of the past 20 years
As part of PFF's celebration of 20 years of NFL data, we're building an All-Star team for every franchise, highlighting the best players at each position from the PFF era. This installment turns to the Los Angeles Rams.
Arizona Cardinals All-PFF Team: The best players of the past 20 years
As part of PFF's celebration of 20 years of NFL data, we're building an All-Star team for every franchise, highlighting the best players at each position from the PFF era. This installment turns to the Arizona Cardinals.