Author: @Cjacksondraft

Gameweek 20 means that we’re one match away from the start of a double gameweek for Tottenham and West Ham (WARNING: Spurs and the Hammers will BLANK in GW21), but first, there are Boxing Day matches. As always, try to make sure you can field a full XI in your Draft Fantasy squads, and look to some of these players for the future. If you can stash some of these players on your bench, this might help you start planning. Pablo Zabaleta and Aaron Cresswell, DEF, West Ham These two Hammer defenders get top billing this week because of...

The fixtures keep coming! Here’s to wishing all the Draft Fantasy managers out there have been able to field a full XI every week. While not all of these five are guaranteed starts during the busy festive period, they do offer substantial upside if you can fit them in your team. Oh, and consider yourself warned that Yannick Bolasie is likely to feature again in this list for GW20. Ilkay Gündogan, MID, Manchester City The German Gündogan was a surprising star in the 4-1 dismantling of Tottenham last weekend. It might yet be premature to get too excited about...

Gameweek 16 was a good week for many previously advertised waiver wire picks, Christian Benteke notwithstanding. Yet many players are still not being recognized for their potential, so this column will have the unique opportunity to promote four players who have been celebrated previously. Charlie Austin, FWD, Southampton Last time he was in this column, he was warming up; now he’s on fire. Charlie Austin (16% owned) has four goals in his last three starts, and even though he is not considered the fittest of strikers, Mauricio Pellegrino would be hard-pressed to leave him out of the next few...

Game Week 16 will continue to rotate with congested fixtures, but this may be an easier window to predict than previous weeks as Champions League qualifying is assured for all English clubs except Liverpool, and the Manchester derby is expected to be near full strength, minus Paul Pogba, who is suspended. Here are some other players to consider for the chasers, the prospectors, and Draft Fantasy explorers. Dominic Calvert-Lewin, FWD, Everton The young Englishman was upstaged by Wayne Rooney before the weekend, but he was the star against Huddersfield on Saturday. Rooney will still play, but not in a...

Game Week 14 comes on the heels of the last Premier League matches, and managing rotation will be the key for managers. Your most trustworthy defenders may be rested, and even the most prolific scorers can’t play every minute. Here are some players that might help you in for the midweek fixtures, and hopefully beyond. Marcos Rojo, DEF, Manchester United Marcos Rojo’s return may have gone slightly under the radar with Zlatan stealing all the headlines. However, Zlatan must compete for minutes, and Jose Mourinho seems content to let Rojo reclaim his spot in defense, even if that means...

The Waiver Wire must go on, but it continues to be stretched thin as the must-haves (Leroy Sane, Pascal Gross, Phil Jones, Antonio Rudiger, and Davinson Sanchez) are already taken in many competitive leagues. Nevertheless, the powers that be continue to slowly shift, albeit more at a glacial pace rather than sudden and exciting quakes. Here are the latest players who have edged themselves into consideration. Demarai Gray, MID, Leicester Claude Puel gave Leicester the new-manager-bump, and his new squad dispatched Everton who are still searching for their new boss. The uber-talented Gray (just 1% owned) has been starved...

Have you been paying attention to the ebbs and flows? Take Michy Batshuayi, for instance. His stock was up when Alvaro Morata pulled his hamstring, and then it went back down with his abysmal start two weeks ago. Then, when it seemed all hope was lost, Michy roared back with a game-winning performance versus Watford. Several times already this season, the Draft Fantasy manager to get the real reward was the one who picked up a player the second time. Here are a few who might fall into that category, and who hopefully will bolster your line up in...

At this point in the season, the waiver wire is likely becoming empty of real talent, so many managers will be better off waiting for their luck to change for their early Draft Fantasy picks who still haven’t produced (looking at you, Alexis Sanchez, Eden Hazard, and Roberto Firmino). Of recent selections, Michy Batshuayi stands as a swing a miss, but several others have lived up to expectations. Here are a few players who might still be left and could at least be used at spot starts or prospective pickups. Richarlison, FWD, Watford Take The Boot Room‘s word for...

The Waiver Wire article comes before the international break, so you have to wait two weeks until GW8 and monitor playing time and injury news for all the traveling players. But there are already a few names to consider picking up early. Michy Batshuayi, FWD, Chelsea There are conflicting reports on how long Alvaro Morata will be out injured for Antonio Conte’s team, but no matter how it plays out, Michy Batshuayi is among the most intriguing handcuffs in the league. He has held virtually no value in draft to this point, but he did score in both Champions...