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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.
The NFL’s most explosive players over the last five seasons
Every franchise continues to seek as many explosive-generators as possible, but certain talents stand above the rest. Over the last five seasons, these 10 players are responsible for the most such all-around gains.
Fantasy Football: Using defensive volume and game-script tendencies to target favorable 2026 matchups
While raw yardage totals often mask underlying defensive vulnerabilities, charting specific play-volume baselines and localized script rates exposes true systemic flaws. By isolating snaps when offenses are forced into high-volume or pass-heavy scripts, this analytical framework profiles the most exploitable matchups ahead of the 2026 season.
Minnesota Vikings 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 Minnesota Vikings.
Green Bay Packers 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 Green Bay Packers.
Fantasy Football: 3 running back league winners for 2026
Securing true league-winning upside at the running back position requires isolating dynamic individual talent operating within elite structural volume. By utilizing proprietary PFF metrics, backfield depth transitions, and historical box counts, this strategic overview highlights three running backs positioned to dramatically shatter their current draft-day costs.
Ranking the NFL’s 10 best head coaches entering the 2026 season
Although head coaches aren’t the players executing on the field or wholeheartedly overseeing roster construction, their power remains transformative. From installing league-shifting schematics to finding ways to overcome injuries, a resonant coach is one of the best tools any organization can wield.
Projecting 2026 fantasy volume through neutral-situation pass rates
While raw seasonal passing stats are frequently skewed by late-game blowouts and desperation game scripts, neutral-situation play-calling exposes a coaching staff’s true schematic identity. By isolating snaps when the score is within three points outside of two-minute warnings, this analytical review evaluates leaguewide volume baselines ahead of the 2026 season.
Fantasy Football: 3 wide receivers to avoid in 2026
Offseason fantasy football boards are frequently driven by past box score production rather than localized reality, leading to inflated market values for elite targets. Utilizing PFF grades, shifting coaching alignments and baseline health projections, this overview isolates three high-profile wide receivers carrying massive risk ahead of the 2026 season.
Detroit Lions 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 Detroit Lions.
Chicago Bears 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 Chicago Bears.
Myles Garrett vs. Jared Verse: Breaking down one of the NFL’s biggest trade gambles
The Cleveland Browns traded Myles Garrett to the Los Angeles Rams on Monday in exchange for a 2027 first-round pick, a 2028 second-round pick, a 2029 third-round pick and, crucially, 25-year-old edge defender Jared Verse.
Washington Commanders All-PFF Team: The best players of the past 20 years
Celebrating 20 years of grading, PFF has assembled the ultimate modern-era franchise roster for the Washington Commanders. Using a data-backed framework that weighs elite operational peak performance against multi-year longevity, this all-star lineup spans from the 2006 roster to the present day.
Philadelphia Eagles All-PFF Team: The best players of the past 20 years
Celebrating 20 years of grading, PFF has assembled the ultimate modern-era franchise roster for the Philadelphia Eagles. Using a data-backed framework that weighs elite operational peak performance against multi-year longevity, this all-star lineup spans from the 2006 roster to the present day.
2026 Fantasy Football Rankings: Superflex top 200
With post-draft rosters largely finalized, the 2026 Superflex fantasy football landscape demands an aggressive blueprint built around high-floor quarterback premium values. Leveraging advanced PFF player tracking and historical grading tiers, this comprehensive top 200 PPR big board isolates foundational dual-threat passers from volatile skill-position commodities.
How new Patriots WR A.J. Brown can unlock another dimension in New England’s offense
With the long-awaited trade now complete, Bradley Locker breaks down how A.J. Brown can help unlock another element to Drake Maye and the Patriots' offense.
Los Angeles Rams land Myles Garrett in blockbuster trade with Cleveland Browns
In one of the most stunning blockbuster transactions in modern NFL history, the Los Angeles Rams are finalizing a trade to acquire two-time Defensive Player of the Year Myles Garrett from the Cleveland Browns. PFF advanced stats and charting histories break down the massive implications of the deal, which sends standout young edge rusher Jared Verse and a 2027 first-round draft pick to Cleveland.
Fantasy Football 2026: Top 60 Dynasty Rookie 1QB Rankings
PFF’s 2026 dynasty rookie rankings break down the top 60 players in 1QB formats, factoring in draft capital, landing spot and projected opportunity.
New York Giants All-PFF Team: The best players of the past 20 years
In celebration of 20 years of advanced tracking and charting database history, PFF has assembled the ultimate modern-era franchise roster for the New York Giants. Using a seasonal grading baseline that values elite operational efficiency alongside multi-year longevity, this deep dive spans from the 2006 roster to the present day.
Dallas Cowboys All-PFF Team: The best players of the past 20 years
To celebrate 20 years of comprehensive charting data, PFF has constructed the ultimate modern franchise roster for the Dallas Cowboys. Utilizing a normalized grading system that perfectly balances peak dominance with structural longevity, this all-star lineup spans from the 2006 season to the present day.
Fantasy Football 2026: How play action, pre-snap motion, and RPO rates define 2026 fantasy value
As defensive coordinators continue to adapt to spread formations, forward-thinking play-callers are leaning into heavy pre-snap motion and play action to create mathematical mismatches. This data-driven study tracks the shifting leaguewide efficiency baselines across play-action extensions, motion resets, and declining RPO usage.
2026 College Football: The 5 most dangerous YAC receivers
Creating explosive gains in space remains a primary benchmark for modern passing offenses, making yards after the catch (YAC) a vital scouting metric in college football. Leveraging premium PFF tracking data, this analysis profiles the five most dangerous returning wide receivers after the catch ahead of the 2026 season.
Ranking the most valuable non-first-round NFL Draft picks since 2016
Over the last decade, selections outside of the first round have conjured a number of names who have way outplayed their draft slot. Let’s rank the 20 best such candidates, weighing a combination of draft position, cumulative performance and longevity.
2026 Regression Candidates: 8 quarterbacks who will likely throw more interceptions than last year
While raw box score numbers often define early offseason quarterback evaluations, PFF advanced stats uncover hidden turnover variance set to shift the 2026 landscape. By isolating interceptable throw rates from pure circumstantial luck, this analytical study projects eight quarterbacks bound for higher interception totals in 2026.
10 NFL players who could become first-time All-Pros in 2026
The 2025 NFL season saw players like Matthew Stafford, Bijan Robinson and Devin Lloyd garner their first career All-Pro berths. These 10 names could follow suit in 2026.
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