For the final regular season edition of 'Stat Nerd Thursday' we decided to open up the Yahoo Fantasy vault and share the internal stats and date that tells the story of the 2023 fantasy football season. Matt Harmon and Dalton Del Don use Yahoo Fantasy's internal stats to answer some of the biggest questions of the season:
Who were the true league winners? Who were the heroes of the waiver wire this season? Who out-kicked their preseason rankings? Who did the complete opposite and busted in 2023? Which position in the draft had the most success this year? Which draft strategy in the first two rounds was the best, which was the worst?
The two go through all the data and stats to see what lessons we can learn and take into next year:
1:40 - Who's playing QB this weekend?!
2:52 - Programming note: Two pods a week starting next week
3:10 - Final Stat Nerd Thursday: Deep dive on internal Yahoo fantasy data
3:55 - League Winners: Here are the top 14 players on championship teams
4:57 - Lessons to learn from Kyren Williams + Puka Nacua
11:26 - QB 'league winners': Josh Allen + Jalen Hurts
15:43 - Lessons to learn from Rachaad White and RB dead zone
19:11 - The 10 most added players on the Waiver Wire this season
22:23 - Top 5 players of first place teams (regular season)
25:50 - These are the players that severely out kicked their pre-season rankings
44:31 - Here are the top 10 players on last place teams
48:59 - Players that severely underperformed preseason rankings
56:46 - Which draft position was the best to have in 2023?
57:21 - Which draft strategy in first two rounds was best in 2023?
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Week 16 Pickups: Injury updates, Dotson on fire & waiver wire etiquette
Week 15 Recap: McKinnon is the answer in KC, Trevor Lawrence is making a leap & takeaways from Saturday
Week 15 Fantasy Preview: Bad week for QBs, Jeff Driskel as the new Taysom Hill & a big week for Ekeler
Stat Nerd Thursday: Kittle needs more targets, Chubb & Saquon are slowing down
Ekeler’s Edge: The Chargers’ offensive identity, rest vs. rust & A.J. Brown on joining the Eagles
Week 15 Pickups: Injury updates, Mariota benched for Ridder & Herbert shines vs. Tua
Week 14 Recap: Lions deep at WR, Saquon struggles again & Purdy stars in 1st start
Week 14 Fantasy Preview: Derrick Henry health questions, Brock Purdy debate & the return of MANdrews
Stat Nerd Thursday: Tom Brady isn’t washed, Derrick Henry’s wearing down & Brock Purdy’s big opportunity
Ekeler’s Edge: Moving past the Raiders game, Herbert’s growth & CeeDee Lamb stops by
Week 14 Pickups: Late bye weeks, lots of injuries & Cowboys/Colts recap
Week 13 Recap: Jimmy G out for the season, Davante Adams’ dream role & the value of rookie WRs
Week 13 Fantasy Preview: Dak is playing his best football, Tua faces a big test & D’Andre Swift’s role isn’t changing
Stat Nerd Thursday: Michael Gallup heating up, Deebo’s usage, Hollywood Brown is back & BUF/NE preview
Ekeler’s Edge: Reliving the 2-pt conversion, Austin’s diet & Josh Allen on Bills Mafia
Week 13 Pickups: The return of Ja’Marr Chase, J.K. Dobbins & Deshaun Watson
Week 12 Recap: Josh Jacobs dominates, Mike White completes the Jets and Trevor Lawrence’s defining moment
Week 12 Fantasy Preview: New QBs for the Jets & Panthers, Rachaad White’s coming out party & Isiah Pacheco SZN
Ekeler’s Edge: Jonathan Taylor & Thanksgiving games preview
Week 12 Pickups: Broncos waive Melvin Gordon, Chargers/Chiefs recap and Cordarrelle Patterson appreciation
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