Faraz's 2024 Preseason Week 1 Takeaways
Nico Collins and Stefon Diggs were the Texans’ two WRs in – you guessed it – their 2-WR sets. Tank Dell was on the field for 3-WR sets,...
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Faraz Siddiqi
Jun 201 min read
Brian Robinson or Austin Ekeler for 2024?
Let’s talk about the Commanders backfield. You have Brian Robinson Jr. and Austin Ekeler, and it’s almost certain that this is almost a...
Upper Hand Staff
Feb 273 min read
Top Pending Free Agent RBs Will Not Receive Franchise Tags, Will Hit Market
Tony Pollard, Austin Ekeler, Josh Jacobs, Saquon Barkley, and Derrick Henry will not receive their teams’ respective franchise tags in...
Tyler Alexander
Jan 87 min read
Tyler's 2023 Fantasy Football Awards
It's that time of the year to reflect on the hours and hours of research, debating, excitement, and frustration (especially if you had...
Tyler Alexander
Nov 15, 20233 min read
2023's Top Trade Deadline Targets for a Late-Season Playoff Push
Are you sitting comfortably at 7-3 or better (or at least in a spot where you essentially have a playoff berth locked up)? Yes? Check out...
Upper Hand Staff
Sep 29, 20231 min read
Austin Ekeler Doubtful for Week 4 vs Raiders
Ekeler has not played a game since his 26-point PPR performance in Week 1 and will not see the field again until Week 6 at the earliest,...
Upper Hand Staff
Sep 21, 20231 min read
Austin Ekeler Continues to Miss Practice, Potential to Miss Week 3
The star fantasy running back seems to be in clear danger of missing his second game in as many weeks, leaving his fantasy managers...
Upper Hand Staff
Sep 16, 20231 min read
Austin Ekeler Officially Ruled Out for Week 2
Not much to be analyzed here. With Ekeler out, Josh Kelley becomes a must-start in almost every league and format, especially given the...
Upper Hand Staff
Sep 14, 20231 min read
Austin Ekeler Misses Practice for Second Straight Day
While he still has one more day to log at least a limited practice ahead of the Chargers Week 2 game against the Titans, it‘s trending...
Tyler Alexander
Sep 12, 20235 min read
Week 2 Trade Bait
Trading is the quickest way to take your team from sitting on the bubble of a playoff berth to a championship contender, or vice-versa if...
Upper Hand Staff
Sep 11, 20231 min read
Austin Ekeler Picks Up Ankle Injury in Week 1
Here’s some interesting news coming out of Los Angeles. After splitting carries exactly in half with RB Josh Kelley, Austin Ekeler is...
Zach Rizzuto
Aug 28, 20234 min read
Zach's Tiered RB Rankings
Tier 1: Workhorses with RB1 Overall Upside Christian McCaffrey: The ultimate weapon at running back on one of the best offenses in the...
Faraz Siddiqi
Jul 20, 20233 min read
Is Austin Ekeler a Bust?
I haven’t drafted a whole lot of Austin Ekeler this year. At the price that he’s going, I’m drafting way more of the top 4 WRs, and CMC....
Tyler Alexander
Jun 17, 20234 min read
32 in 32: Los Angeles Chargers
In our “32 in 32” series, we are highlighting three of the most notable fantasy football players for each team, covering all 32 teams in...
Faraz Siddiqi
Feb 6, 20232 min read
2023 Dynasty Buys and Sells
Upper Hand's Buys & Sells: Chris Godwin (WR - Tampa Bay Buccaneers) - BUY Tom Brady didn’t play well last year, but Chris Godwin was...
Faraz Siddiqi
Jan 25, 20231 min read
Evaluating Which RB To Draft Using Analytics Since 2010
I analyzed the top 50 RB fantasy seasons since 2010. Here’s what I found out: Draft Capital Matters. Since 2010, 9/50 (18%) of the top RB...
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