Gary Davenport

Columbus

"The Godfather of IDP." NFL Analyst at B/R. Fantasy Football and IDP Analyst everywhere else. Two-time FSWA Football Writer of the Year

Articles

1 Player Each NFL Team Should Consider Trading Before the 2025 Season

3 days ago | bleacherreport.com | Gary Davenport

It used to be that trades were a relative rarity in the NFL-at least those involving bigger names. Well, the NFL still isn't the NBA, where earth-shattering deals seemingly happen every week. But there has been no shortage of trades this offseason, whether it was quarterback Geno Smith landing in Las Vegas, wide receiver Deebo Samuel going to Washington or fellow wideout DK Metcalf joining the Pittsburgh Steelers.
Best Remaining 2024 NFL Free Agents Available Entering June

6 days ago | bleacherreport.com | Gary Davenport

Even by the standards of this column, Von Miller is old-he's 36 and was released by the Buffalo Bills in the offseason in a cap-cutting move. However, while he may be getting older, he's not finished-and while he acknowledged to reporters that it feels weird to be teamless heading into the summer, he also made it clear he has every intention of playing in 2025:"Offseason's been a little bit longer than I expected it to be, but that's just how it's supposed to be.
Fantasy Football's Biggest Sleepers, Busts and Breakouts for Early Summer Drafts

1 week ago | bleacherreport.com | Gary Davenport

Summertime is here. Kids are out of school, grills are alit and s'mores are being assembled. Summer also brings with it the ramping up of fantasy football draft season. For many, draft day may still be a ways off, but savvy managers have already started researching which players to target and who to avoid. However, drafts in the annual Scott Fish Bowl are less than a month away, many best-ball enthusiasts are already drafting away and some season-long managers just can't wait for August to arrive.
Overvalued or Undervalued? Gauging Fantasy Football Stock for 10 Divisive Players

1 week ago | bleacherreport.com | Gary Davenport

It's Memorial Day weekend. Across America, grills are lighting. Swimming pools are opening. Schools are closing. It's the unofficial start of summer. That means different things for different people. But for fantasy football fanatics, summer means that draft season is coming. It's not here yet-although mega-leagues like the Scott Fish Bowl will be firing up before you know it.
Picking the NFL's All-Underrated Team for 2025

2 weeks ago | bleacherreport.com | Gary Davenport

It's not as though most kickers are rockstars, but if McLaughlin was he'd be on tour constantly-the 29-year-old has been on more NFL rosters (seven) than he has years of service (six). But last year in Tampa everything clicked-he missed just two of 32 field goal attempts, and both of those were outside 50 yards. He also hit 96.4 percent of his extra point tries.
6 Players Fantasy Managers Should Target in Trades Before Their Stock Explodes

2 weeks ago | bleacherreport.com | Gary Davenport

Chris Olave, WR, New Orleans Saints4 of 6 The 2024 season was a major bummer for New Orleans Saints wide receiver Chris Olave-the former Ohio State star missed over half the season, caught just 32 passes for 400 yards, scored a single touchdown and averaged a career-low 12.5 yards per catch. Now, Olave heads into his fourth professional season playing for arguably the worst team in the NFL-a team that will likely be trotting out a rookie quarterback in Tyler Shough.
CMC's rebound path and more fantasy football takeaways from the 2025 NFL schedule release

3 weeks ago | nytimes.com | Gary Davenport

Welcome to the NFL, where even something as innocuous as the 2025 schedule release becomes a made-for-TV event. It's not surprising. The NFL scouting combine used to be a sleepy weekend in Indianapolis. There was a time when the NFL Draft looked like it was held in the conference room at a Holiday Inn. Now, the combine is a full-blown brouhaha. The draft is a traveling circus attended by hundreds of thousands of fans in a different city every year.
The Biggest Winners and Losers of the 2025 NFL Schedule Release

3 weeks ago | bleacherreport.com | Gary Davenport

In the NFL, everything is an event. The scouting combine is a multi-day made-for-TV brouhaha. The draft has become as much traveling show as selection of players, drawing thousands of spectators to different cities across the U.S. and millions of viewers on television. Even the NFL schedule release is a three-hour television show-one that draws more eyes than playoff games in some other sports. And on Wednesday night, the 2025 slate was released.
Ranking the 6 Worst Decisions of the 2025 NFL Offseason

3 weeks ago | ourcommunitynow.com | Gary Davenport

3. The Pittsburgh Steelers Pursuit of QB Aaron Rodgers Yep. That’s right. We’re bagging on a move that technically hasn’t happened yet. The Pittsburgh Steelers have been waiting on Aaron Rodgers to make a decision about playing in 2025 for weeks now. Folks are attempting to discern Rodgers’ plans from any kernel of information, with the latest being Rodgers joining a Pittsburgh-area golf club .
Ranking the 6 Worst Decisions of the 2025 NFL Offseason

3 weeks ago | bleacherreport.com | Gary Davenport

If you watched Patrick Mahomes take a beating in Super Bowl LIX, then you had to know the offensive line would be a priority in the offseason. But a sense of urgency can lead even the best NFL general managers to make questionable decisions-like handing $15 million a season to a tackle who has made all of 12 starts over four seasons. For his part, while speaking to reporters, Chiefs general manager Brett Veach said that he thinks Jaylon Moore will be an asset on the offensive line in Kansas City.