For one last week, NFL fantasy researcher Joel Smyth identifies important stats and trends to inform fantasy decisions ahead of your championship matchup. These won't be your basic, elementary stats, but rather deep and unique insights to give you an edge over your friends (and enemies).
Here are eight notable nuggets ahead of Week 17 of the 2023 NFL season.
Your fantasy draft happened at least a few months ago. The time for determining starts and sits by where you drafted players is long gone. Last season, exactly four of the top-12 drafted players at each position finished inside the top-12 at said position during Championship Week. The other two-thirds of each position's top-12 were taken later in drafts (or found on waivers). Loyalty should be at an all-time low for running backs in particular, as just three drafted on average inside the top-12 this season are currently RB1s in points per game on the year.
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