Best Fantasy Football Websites

Our list of the best fantasy football websites

We know you are seeking as much great info as you can find.  Now more than ever there are a ton of great fantasy resources available, both free and with a subscription.  The challenge is sifting through all of the noise to find the quality content.  That’s where we come in.  We weed out the noise so you don’t have to.  Below we list some of the best fantasy football websites around. We may not have every worthy resource listed below – there will always be some good sites we’ll miss. But if it’s on this list, it won’t suck.

These sites were selected for their excellent fantasy football news, tools and content. None of these sites have paid us a dime, or have enlisted any link agreements in order to be listed. Regardless of the type of fantasy football you like to play; dynasty, redraft, IDP, auction, devy or daily, there’s something here for everyone. So check out our list of the best fantasy football websites below, and keep checking in as we continually update this list.

General Fantasy Football News & Analysis Sites

4For4
A high quality site with a ton of good info, both free and subscription, 4for4 is known for their highly accurate in-season & redraft rankings.  They have proven their ranking prowess by winning numerous accuracy contests. They also offer some fantastic DFS tools to help you make the most out of your money.  Easily one of the best fantasy football websites around!

The Athletic
Offering a wide range of sports content, including NFL and Fantasy Football analysis, The Athletic has rapidly become one of the premier sports news and analysis sites in the industry. The price of admission is well worth the high quality content and excellent content customization capabilities.

Fantasy Pros
Fantasy Pros is a truly unique offering in a market filled with numerous similar sites.  FantasyPros aggregates experts rankings from all over the industry.  This aggregated data is then used as the basis for several really slick tools to help you with your draft, waiver wire and weekly lineup’s. As a bonus, they also rate the accuracy of all the ranking experts so you can know who really knows their stuff.  Mostly free, but the My Playbook feature is worth every penny.

Footballguys
One of the largest, non-major media outlet, best fantasy football sites around.  They provide year round information and analysis. So much in-season content it’s almost overwhelming.  Lots of good writers and some great tools as well, football guys offers mostly free content during the off-season but goes mostly subscription in-season.  Be sure to sign up for their newsletter, it’s an excellent way to stay on top of fantasy football news.

Pro Football Focus
PFF provides both regular NFL analysis as well as Fantasy analysis.  Lots of content, both redraft and dynastyP/keeper articles, with some terrific writers and great insights.  They offer player grades and a fantasy package that includes a fantasy draft guide, tools, and articles to help you do your own research.

The Fantasy Footballers
What started as a podcast has developed into one of the best redraft fantasy sites on the web. Entertaining, educational, and informative, Andy, Mike, and Jason always make it worth your time.

Matt Waldman’S RSP
Matt Waldman’s annual Rookie Scouting Portfolio is a tremendous resource, usually released around the time of the NFL draft.  For the remainder of the year, we can enjoy Matt’s insight on his blog.  His analysis is reasoned, thorough and enlightening.

Fantasy Points
One of the newer sites on the list, but with some huge names in the industry on their team, you can trust their experience to help you win. Offering season-long, DFS, and sports betting content and tools.

Establish The Run
Establish The Run is a subscription site created by Evan Silva and Adam Levitan with the goal of giving subscribers the most intelligent football analysis on the internet. Featuring some of the best analysts in the industry, they aim to help their subscribers better understand the NFL, with an emphasis on providing timely and accurate insights that will help subscribers better digest what has happened and predict what will happen next.

Reception Perception
Matt Harmon has been evaluating wide receivers, quantifying route running, and telling you who is good before everyone else with his exclusive charting data since 2014. You won’t find this unique data or superior research on wide receivers anywhere.

NumberFire
While NumberFire is not strictly speaking a fantasy site – they position themselves as “next generation sports analytics platform” – they do provide a solid some very solid, analytics driven fantasy content. Covering the NFL, NBA, MLB and more, with a range of free and premium tools, projections and services, numberfire is a site you should have on your list of regular visits.

NBC Sports / Rotoworld
Another one of the largest fantasy sites around.  They deal with way more than just fantasy football, but their fantasy football content is among the best.  Their daily news feed and player profiles can’t be beat. Be sure to check out their app for iPhone and Android.

FootballDiehards
One of the best, most established fantasy resources you’ll find. The guys at footballdiehards not only bring you great content all year long, but they produce some of the best fantasy football magazines on the shelves.  Cheatsheets, Rankings and an award winning Draft Kit & FlashUpdate which offers their subscribers intense, up-to-date, Fantasy-specific news and intelligence.

FFToday
FFToday provides some terrific draft and lineup tools, as well as rankings, analysis and articles on all styles and formats of fantasy leagues.  Sign up for a free membership to get customized player advice.  Another one of the most established and respected sites around.

Pro Football Reference
If you like to do any research on NFL player stats, this is the site for you. A comprehensive resource for NFL player performance data, completely free and pretty awesome. Also a college football reference version as well!

Pro Football Talk (PFT)
A terrific place to get breaking news and opinion on recent NFL activity.  Florio and crew are edgy and often unconventional.

Rookie & Draft Analysis Sites

OurLads.com
Excellent, completely free NFL draft analysis site. Very intensely focused on the draft and free agent prospects. Good off-season content and analysis. Another great site for the dynasty coach.

DraftCountdown.com
Year-round content focused solely on the NFL Draft, including rankings, mock drafts, grades, reports, and notes.

Football’s Future
Providing solid, in-depth NFL Rookie Draft analysis, this is one of the best free news sites you’ll find. Good evaluation of up and coming talent – a perfect tool for the serious dynasty league coach.

Dynasty-Friendly League Commissioner Platforms

My Fantasy League
If you are looking for the best league host experience for traditional dynasty leagues, then look no further than My Fantasy League (MFL). They offer the most options of any league host for configuring and customizing your league, and provide the best customer service and support in the industry. In a poll of our readers, 80% indicated they host their dynasty leagues on MFL. It’s hard to beat that type of recommendation and support.

SafeLeagues
SafeLeagues is a commissioner service that runs competitive empire, dynasty, and redraft leagues. These leagues are run by DLF’s own Ryan McDowell and Scott Fish, creator of the Scott Fish Bowl, the largest fantasy football tournament in the industry. They are backed by LeagueSafe, the most trusted name in the industry for guaranteed league funds management. And hosted on the MyFantasyLeague platform, the most popular platform for everyday dynasty leagues. If you are looking to join a well-run, safe dynasty league, look no further than SafeLeagues.

RT Sports
RealTime Sports offers a highly customizable fantasy football league management service, perfect for complex dynasty leagues. RTS gives you extensive league options, a rock solid interface and terrific mobile app for running and participating any nearly any type of fantasy football league you can imagine.

Sleeper
A cutting-edge fantasy football platforms, offering a mobile-centric platform focusing on the social side of fantasy. They are completely free, fresh, and constantly updating their platform to offer more customization as the landscape of fantasy leagues change.

Reality Sports Online
If you are looking to elevate your game to the next level, and enter into a more intense and realistic team management experience, then you need to check out Reality Sports Online. RSO offers a truly unique dynasty league experience. It’s a realistic and engaging online general manager experience, simulating the front office operations of a professional sports franchise through a powerful and sophisticated platform.

FleaFlicker
If you are looking for a completely free league host that supports dynasty leagues, FleaFlicker is a terrific choice. This free league hosting service has grown in popularity in recent years, and offers customized league rules, live scoring, and extensive support for keeper & dynasty leagues. You can trade future draft picks up to three years in advance, select as many keepers as you’d like, and create trades with as many owners as you want in the league — a true dynasty GM experience. Not bad for a completely free service!

ESPN
They offer both free and pay leagues. Nice interface, lots of custom features.  Both pay and free leagues offer live scoring, a great league smack/chat room, and other nice extras.

Fanball
Rising from the ashes, this once great site has returned to the fantasy landscape. In their new incarnation they will be focusing more on DFS, offering a unique experience and opportunity to play against similarly experienced daily fantasy football players.

LeagueSafe
If you are tired of dealing with the hassle of collecting and managing league funds, you need to give LeagueSafe a look. They are the industry leading resource for securely managing league funds and ensuring payout to all league members. An excellent service for any fantasy football league with prize pools.

 

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