Author: Kyle Francis

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2020 CFF Rankings: Franchise Wide Receivers

I dislike making rankings. My brain isn’t wired to think in terms of numerical lists, but I understand how desirable and popular rankings are. As such, I’m going to include a bit of commentary and context into my rankings of each position group. In this final of four installments, I’ll cover the wide receivers.

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2020 CFF Rankings: Franchise Running Backs

I dislike making rankings. My brain isn’t wired to think in terms of numerical lists, but I understand how desirable and popular rankings are. As such, I’m going to include a bit of commentary and context into my rankings of each position group. In this third of four installments, I’ll cover the running backs.

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2020 CFF Rankings: Franchise Tight Ends

I dislike making rankings. My brain isn’t wired to think in terms of numerical lists, but I understand how desirable and popular rankings are. As such, I’m going to include a bit of commentary and context into each position group’s rankings. In this second of four installments, I’ll cover the tight ends.

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BAG MAN: August 28, 2020

I recently read Steven Pressfield’s book, Gates of Fire, which detailed the Spartan exploits in battle. Here are two quotes that more poetically detail my thoughts on this relationship,

“The hardship of the exercises is intended less to strengthen the back than to toughen the mind. The Spartans say that any army may win while it still has its legs under it; the real test comes when all strength is fled, and the men must produce victory on will alone.”

“Habit will be your champion. When you train the mind to think one way and one way only, when you refuse to allow it to think in another, that will produce great strength in battle.”

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2020 CFF Ranks: Franchise Quarterbacks

I dislike making rankings. My brain isn’t wired to think in terms of numerical lists, but I understand how desirable and popular rankings are. As such, I’m going to include a bit of commentary and context into my rankings of each position group. In this first of four installments, I’ll cover the quarterbacks.

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BAG MAN: August 21, 2020

Who’s an underrated flex player on a CUSA / Sun Belt team who has some upside in fantasy this season? @Wvschorn

Here are five skill guys that I think could have big seasons. 

BJ Emmons, FAU, RB
Marcus Williams, App State, RB
JJ Holloman, FIU, WR
Sterling Palmer, FIU, TE
Isaiah LIkely, Coastal Carolina, TE

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Franchise Guys: 2022 Eligible

We see people planting flags on Twitter every day. We see discussions about who was first on a player every draft season. We all have our favorite players. That’s part of the reason we play Devy. It’s easy to fall in love with a player AFTER he proves himself as one of the top talents at his position, but I like to pick My Guys early, usually as they are making the transition from high school to college. Watching as many incoming freshmen as we do for our annual Devy Watch publication gives us an incredible head start on each class and helps us find guys we are willing to pound the table for earlier than normal.

Listed below – by position – are My Guys in the 2022 draft-eligible class. This is a mix of players that highly value in Devy formats, players that I’ve targeted in CFF, or generally enjoy watching them play. 

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