The National Football League season kicks off Thursday, Sept. 6, but it’s already primetime for fantasy football leagues.
Twitter shared some data on the players, experts and fantasy football sites that are generating the most buzz on its platform.
Most-mentioned No. 1 overall picks (players paired in tweets with terms referring to the first pick):
- Todd Gurley
- Le’Veon Bell
- Ezekiel Elliott
- David Johnson
- Saquon Barkley
The most-mentioned players overall were:
- Gurley
- Antonio Brown
- Josh Gordon
- Aaron Rodgers
- Rob Gronkowski
Rookies generating the most fantasy buzz are:
- Barkley
- Royce Freeman
- Derrius Guice
- Ronald Jones
- Rashaad Penny
Most-tweeted-about sleepers (mentioned in tweets with terms like sleeper and breakout):
- Chris Godwin
- Freeman
- Patrick Mahomes
- Corey Clement
- Corey Davis
Most-mentioned fantasy football experts:
- Field Yates
- Evan Silva
- Matthew Berry
- Brad Evans
- J.J.
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