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Is the tush push losing its edge? Analyzing NFL sneak success since 2022
The tush push has become one of the NFL's most controversial plays, but has it remained wildly effective? Daire Carragher digs into the data.
Fantasy Football: 3 wide receiver league-winners for 2026
Finding value at wide receiver is about more than identifying talented players. It requires pinpointing situations where talent, opportunity and cost align. These three wide receivers check all three boxes and have the potential to dramatically outperform their current ADPs in 2026.
The data behind the NFL’s kick return revolution
The NFL's change to the dynamic kickoff provided immediate dividends. Bradley Locker details the uptick in kick returns and examines the relationship between returns on both offenses and defenses.
Cincinnati Bengals 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 Cincinnati Bengals.
Baltimore Ravens 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 Baltimore Ravens.
Fantasy Football: 3 players to avoid in 2026
Fantasy football managers often draft players based on last season's production, but projecting future performance requires identifying risks before they become costly mistakes. Three players currently being selected aggressively in 2026 fantasy football drafts carry more downside than many managers may realize.
Building the NFL’s all-seventh-round team entering the 2026 season
History has shown that value can be found toward the tail end of the draft. While these late draftees may have felt as though they’re playing catch up with their earlier-drafted counterparts, they've become some of the league's best at their positions.
5 long NFL team droughts that could end in 2026
Recent streaks have come to an end across the last few NFL seasons. Could these five teams be the next to cross off overdue accomplishments?
Fantasy Football 2026: Must-draft players in best ball
Maximizing value via the average draft position (ADP) at one’s draft pick spot is critical for achieving apex outcomes in best ball formats. While some player profiles are imperfect, their upside, ideally coupled with a reliable floor, qualifies them as must-draft fantasy football assets.
New York Jets 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 York Jets.
New England Patriots 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 England Patriots.
2026 Fantasy Football Rankings: Half-PPR Rankings
PFF's 2026 Fantasy Football Half-PPR Rankings provide a comprehensive draft resource for fantasy managers preparing for the upcoming season. Half-PPR scoring strikes a balance between traditional and full-PPR formats, increasing the importance of both efficiency and volume across all positions. These rankings help identify the top overall players, positional tiers and key draft values to target throughout fantasy football draft season.
College Football 2026: Who could be this year’s Fernando Mendoza?
Fernando Mendoza's meteoric rise from transfer quarterback to Heisman Trophy winner, national champion and No. 1 overall NFL Draft pick has created a blueprint that several quarterbacks hope to follow in 2026. This analysis highlights six transfer portal additions who possess the combination of talent, supporting cast and team context needed to make a similar leap.
Miami Dolphins 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 Miami Dolphins.
Buffalo Bills 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 Buffalo Bills.
Fantasy Football 2026: Top 60 Dynasty Rookie TE Premium Rankings
The 2026 NFL Draft has reshaped the dynasty landscape, providing elite landing spots for top prospects while leaving many others in crowded depth charts. We use PFF's proprietary grades and advanced metrics to rank the Top 60 rookies for TE Premium Superflex formats.
Best environments for 2026 fantasy football purposes, Part 2
In the second part of his offensive breakdown, Nic Bodiford looks at other NFL teams that may yield strong fantasy football environments in 2026.
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.