Should You Use AI (Artificial Intelligence) in Fantasy Football? Can it actually help you win games — maybe even a championship? Last year, I partnered with Greg Kellogg, an FSWA Hall of Famer, to put it to the test in a head-to-head battle against AI. The only problem: we didn’t track the results. (Lesson learned — humans forget, algorithms don’t.) In 2025, we’re doing it right. We’ll be tracking results weekly, documenting everything, and sharing it with you. By the end of the season, you’ll finally have the answer to the question every fantasy manager quietly asks themselves: To AI, or Not To AI? Each week, I’ll be joined by Sir Whittington (Google AI’s alter ego) and KROG. We’ll each be assigned three random players — because the biggest fantasy headaches almost always come down to your flex spot. How It Works One WR or RB ranked outside the top 24 One TE ranked outside the top 12 Our mission: pick the guy who can beat his projection and make us look smart Your mission: decide whether to trust me, or the algorithm that also recommends socks after you shop for lawn chairs And here’s the twist — the “winner” each week is not the player who scores the most points. The highest score is actually the losing outcome. Lowest season-long score wins the title. Speaking of title if you are in your fantasy playoff congrats. Here are the results from Week 15.

Week 16 Results:

RB Tyrone Tracy-9.8 points

WR Jordan Addison-4.6 points

TE Mark Andrews-4.4 points

Our yearly total reads as follows:

Sir Whittington-38 points

KROG-48

Tipp-36

Sir Whittington’s Response:

FFantasy football is often sold as a game of bold decisions and league-winning heroics. In reality, it’s usually about avoiding disaster while pretending you meant to start that guy all along. This week’s trio fits firmly into that category: dependable enough to trust, flawed enough to keep you humble, and just useful enough to stop you from throwing your phone across the room.

Let’s begin with Colston Loveland, a tight end who won’t dominate headlines but might quietly keep your matchup afloat. Loveland has carved out a steady PPR floor thanks to consistent targets, the fantasy equivalent of always getting a seat on the train, not luxurious, but appreciated. With injuries thinning the depth chart around him, his role should expand, whether the game plan intended it or not. The matchup against San Francisco is about as forgiving as British weather, but Loveland’s athleticism and red-zone usage give him legitimate TE2 upside. You won’t celebrate his points, but you’ll notice when they’re missing.

Next up is Tyler Allgeier, who continues to exist in that peculiar fantasy space known as “extremely useful, as long as Bijan Robinson doesn’t notice.” Allgeier brings strong touchdown equity into a favourable matchup against the Rams, particularly if Atlanta manages to control the game script. He has a knack for appearing near the goal line like a man who’s wandered into the wrong queue but decided to stay anyway. That said, the timeshare limits his volume, making him far more dependent on touchdowns than receptions. In PPR formats, he’s the fantasy equivalent of ordering dessert without knowing if dinner’s been paid for, risky, but sometimes rewarding.

Then there’s Mack Hollins, a player whose fantasy relevance arrives only after several others have unfortunately departed. Injuries have increased his involvement, giving him sneaky volume against a Jets secondary that can be beaten on occasion. Hollins is not subtle. He needs a big play or a touchdown to matter, and he brings the kind of volatility that makes you check the box score far more often than you should. His ceiling is modest, his floor is invisible, and yet here we are, considering him anyway. Fantasy football does that to people.

Bottom line: Loveland is the safe, sensible option; Allgeier is the hopeful touchdown chase; Hollins is the dart throw you justify with phrases like “matchup-based upside.” None are league-winners, but all can keep your season alive, and sometimes, that’s victory enough.

KROG’S Response:

Actually, we shut down Krog for the remainder of the season. Krog’s picks were no good. Perhaps he will need to recalibrate over the offseason.

Tipp’s Response:

Only Kenny Loggins could say it better: THIS IS IT! Fantasy championships have approached faster than you can say HO! HO! HO! Decisions we make this week can haunt us for months, maybe even years, or you can be basking in the glory as you reign on top of the mountain.

Colston Loveland has averaged 5.2 targets over his last five games and boasts a 66.7% catch rate inside the five-yard line this season. That’s great news with the Bears facing the 49ers in Championship Week. San Francisco will be without Fred Warner and has already allowed nine touchdowns to tight ends this year. With Rome Odunze also expected to miss this week, Loveland is in another prime spot to deliver double-digit fantasy points this week. In his last five games, he’s averaging just under ten points at 9.94. Bottom line: Loveland is a reliable TE option this week and has a strong chance to hit double-digit fantasy points in a favorable matchup.

Tyler Allgeier has provided very little for his managers over the past three weeks. The only thing consistent has been his carries—but since Week 10, his workload has fluctuated between odd and even weeks. Week 17 brings another challenge: the L.A. Rams present the fourth-toughest matchup for opposing running backs, and he’s still sharing the backfield with Bijan Robinson. Bottom line: Allgeier is a risky play this week, best left on the bench in fantasy championship matchups.

Mack Hollins has tiptoed onto the scene the last couple of weeks, seeing nine targets in Week 16 and eight in Week 15, respectively. He’s typically the 4th or 5th option in the Patriots’ balanced offense, which makes him hard to rely on most weeks—especially in Championship Week.  Bottom line: Hollins is a high-risk, boom-or-bust option this week and should only be considered if you need a desperation flex.

Week 17 Breakdown:

Sir Whittington:

  1. TE Colston Loveland
  2. RB Tyler Allgeier
  3. WR Mack Hollins

KROG: disqualified

Tipp:

  1. TE Colston Loveland
  2. RB Tyler Allgeier
  3. WR Mack Hollins