The Playbook
Fantasy football rankings, waiver-wire targets, start/sit calls, and pick’em strategy — fresh analysis every week from the DaqsPickEm crew.
Team Recaps
Gilmer 64, Kilgore 50: We Won the House. We Did Not Defend It.
411 rushing yards, Zade Taylor’s best night of the year, and payback for 66-6. Also 50 points surrendered to a team that had scored seven all season.
Week 1 Rankings
Week 1 RB Rankings: The Tiers That Actually Matter Sunday
Ignore the top-30 lists that all round to the same number. Here's how Sunday's running back slate actually breaks tier by tier — plus the traps you're overthinking.
🔥 HOT Previews
Gilmer vs. Kilgore: Defend the House
Jeff Traylor never lost a district game inside this stadium. Four visiting teams won here last season. Friday is Gilmer's first home game of 2026.
Week 1 Start/Sit
Week 1 Start/Sit: The Calls Your League-Winners Are Making Right Now
Kickoff’s already in the books. Sunday’s slate is where the actual season begins — and where every panic-drafter learns whether their Round 3 was a value or a trap.
🔥 HOT Week 1 Pick'em
NFL Week 1 Preview: What the Experts Are Picking — and Where Our Model Fights Back
ESPN and Pete Prisco set the market. The sharps push a line. Our AI model picks a fight with both. Your Wednesday cheat sheet before Thursday kickoff.
Week 1 Waiver Wire
Week 1 Waiver Wire: 8 Pre-Kickoff Pickups Before Your League Notices
Season kicks off Wednesday night. Your league is about to spend the next three days panic-adding names it already had access to. Get here first.
Week 1 ITFFL
The Week One Overreaction Trap: Why ITFFL Overpays Early
Seven of the twelve biggest FAAB bids in ITFFL history landed in weeks 1 through 3 — the exact moment the league knows the least. Here is what happened to the teams that paid.
Team Recaps
UTSA 45, UTRGV 16: McCown and the Big Plays Announce Themselves
Owen McCown hits 22-of-27 for 275 and three scores in the Alamodome opener, but 11 penalties for 115 yards preview the work still to do.
Team Recaps
Oklahoma Buries UTEP 51-0: A Home Opener That Answered the Easy Questions
The Sooners rolled UTEP in Norman with a first-quarter avalanche, a Sategna two-way night, and a pitch-black shutout — but Michigan is next.
Team Recaps
Into the Jungle: Emporia State Punks #10 Pittsburg State 21-10
The Hornets walked into Carnie Smith Stadium against a top-ten Gorillas team and walked out with a road MIAA opener and a 2-0 record. The defense did most of the talking.
🔥 HOT Team Recaps
Gilmer 54, Chapel Hill 31: Buckeyes Get Right, But the Scoreboard Is Doing Some Work
Three non-offensive touchdowns and a plus-three turnover night carried it. Eighty-three points allowed in two games did not go away.
Week 1 Hot Takes
Christian McCaffrey Is a Bust This Year. Yes, I Know Where You Drafted Him.
Everyone in your league drafted CMC in the first round. Everyone is about to be sad. Here’s the case for fading the most decorated back in fantasy before kickoff week.
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