Sideline IQ
An AI co-pilot for casual CFL fantasy players that turns raw roster moves (releases, trades, signings) into weekly lineup, waiver-wire, and trade-advice suggestions.
CFL fantasy players in Canada who play across multiple teams each week
- Real-time push alerts for transactions affecting your fantasy roster (releases like Dejon Allen-style moves)
- Weekly lineup optimizer that factors in news, injuries and bye weeks
- Trade-block simulator that scores fairness based on current and projected stats
- Waiver-wire shortlist ranked by your league's scoring settings
CFL.ca now ships fantasy in-house and runs an active transaction wire; the audience explicitly trending on Google Trends (BC Lions roster news) shows fans care about every roster churn, but no mainstream tool turns that churn into fantasy decisions.
The 'dejon allen' Google Trends claim returned zero search results to corroborate it; CFL is a niche Canadian sport and while CFL.ca launched an official season-long fantasy in 2026, it remains a much smaller pool than NFL fantasy.CFL officially launches season-long fantasy game - 3DownNation ↗CFL Fantasy Weekly - CFL.ca ↗
CFL.ca already partners with DailyRoto to ship weekly rankings, projections and start/sit advice; RotoWire covers CFL DFS, Fantasy Cruncher sells a CFL premium subscription, Onside Fantasy publishes weekly waiver wire content, and News Hub Fantasy runs free CFL leagues — leaving only the narrow 'transaction-churn -> AI suggestions' niche truly open.CFL Fantasy Weekly - CFL.ca ↗Fantasy Cruncher Premium Upgrade CFL - Monthly ↗2026 CFL Fantasy Football News & Injuries - RotoWire ↗CFL Waiver Wire - Week 2 - by Benjamin Kramer ↗
Evidence is mixed: Fantasy Cruncher monetizes CFL premium and RotoWire has paid tiers, but News Hub Fantasy explicitly advertises 'free to play, no subscriptions, no premium tier,' and the CFL audience is small (~10M Canadian fans) limiting ARPU.Fantasy Cruncher Premium Upgrade CFL - Monthly ↗
CFL has been stable since 1958, just announced a new official app and revitalized websites, and launched its first season-long fantasy game in 2026 — real signs of investment, though growth is bounded by Canada's small market.CFL announces plans for new app, revitalized websites, season-long fantasy - 3DownNation ↗CFL officially launches season-long fantasy game - 3DownNation ↗
Build is straightforward: CFL transaction data (releases, trades, signings) is publicly reported, fantasy.cfl.ca exposes official stats/projections, and an LLM-based co-pilot wrapping these signals is well within reach — though CFL API depth is thin compared to NFL.CFL Fantasy Weekly - CFL.ca ↗