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David Gautieri & guest Jakob Sanderson discuss their 2026 Dynasty Rookie Draft takes (pre-NFL Draft). 3:00 - Debating WR1 22:45 - Makai Lemon still Tier 1? 26:00 - Level of concern for Kenyon Sadiq 38:30 - Stowers' range of outcomes 57:30 - Oscar Delp is Brenton Strange 1:00:00 - TE Sleepers 1:02:00 - "Maybe he just really loved Catholicism" 1:15:00 - Deep Sleepers 1:19:00 - 90-s...

David Gautieri & guest Dwain McFarland discuss Dwain's fantasy football projections process & how he applies that information to his rankings. 11:30 - Working back-to-front 21:30 - TreVeyon Henderson vs Omarion Hampton 24:30 - Median projections vs 2nd-half upside 27:30 - RD2-5 RB ALIVE-Zone??? 29:30 - Breece Hall: Smash or Pass? 34:45 - Tyler Warren "The Jayden Daniels of TE'...

David Gautieri & Andrew Cooper team up to discuss their TE processes & evaluate the position for the 2025 fantasy season. 4:30 - "The Process" 17:15 - Blocking is bad 23:30 - Weighting RAS Score 27:15 - College Production Matters 39:45 - AJ Barner a GOOD thing for Elijah Arroyo? 50:00 - Respect PFF !! 55:00 - Bowers in RD2? Yay or Nay? 1:09:00 - Debating Trey McBride 1:15:00 - La...

David Gautieri attempts to break the record for world's spottiest podcast while putting guest Corey Buschlen (aka @FootballStock) through Wi-Fi Hell. Luckily, after a few thousand edits, we've been able to re-capture a great conversation regarding 2025's best & worst fantasy football picks. 5:15 - Taking stands in the first 2 rounds? 13:00 - Which position in RD3? 20:15 - Onesies E...

David Gautieri (@GuruFFWrld) & guest Ryan Heath (@RyanJ_Heath) discuss Ryan's latest article "The Anatomy of a League-Winner." 8:30 Defining a "League-Winner" 11:15 Positional Distribution 13:30 RB/RB/WR/WR vs WR/WR/RB/RB 21:00 League-Winning RB's 23:00 WR Dead-Zone 30:00 "Guaranteeing" a League-Winner 35:00 Late-Round QB still viable 37:45 2025 TE Strateg...

Doctor of Physical Therapy Jeff Mueller joins David Gautieri to discuss injury topics in the fantasy football space, as well as player-specific injury assessments for 2025. 3:00 - Discussing "injury-proneness" 4:30 - Recurring Injuries 9:30 - Overrated/Underrated Injuries 12:15 - Multi-ligament Tears 22:00 - Is Cooper Kupp washed? 28:00 - BUY Chris Olave? 31:15 - Fat Deebo 36:00 - Nick C...

David Gautieri & guest Kevin Coleman (@Daboys_22) discuss relevant 2025 Draft topics & how they apply to rookie drafts. 3:15 - Matthew Golden a trap? 7:15 - Quinshon Judkins good? 12:30 - Cam Ward worth the 1.03? 20:00 - BUY Dak Prescott 21:00 - Tyler Warren talking points 27:30 - Jeanty or Hampton/Hendo + 2026 1? 31:45 - Beware of Kaleb Johnson 38:00 - Favorite Sleepers 54:00 - 90-second...

David & guest Jakob Sanderson discuss bestball topics & player-takes. 4:45 - Asymmetrical Upside 12:30 - Approaching Stacks 27:00 - Justin Herbert conundrum 37:30 - QB/RB stacks 39:30 - Adam Thielen debate (seriously) 45:30 - Bowers/Njoku/Ferguson 57:00 - Seeking Leverage 1:09:00 - Drafting "optimally"

David & guest Andrew Cooper (@CoopAFiasco) discuss the 2024 TE landscape. 3:30 - Jake Ferguson Scooby Doo reveal 22:30 - Who's TE1? Top tier worth paying up for? 32:00 - Not the year for punting TE? 36:00 - Kyle Pitts a trap? 45:00 - Kincaid/Knox splits 51:00 - Engram/Kirk splits 55:30 - Njoku/Watson splits 1:04:00 - Arthur Smith (dare we say) a good thing? 1:09:30 - Bowers viable in redra...

David & Best Ball Mania Champion Liam Murphy discuss 2024 strategy & player-takes. 7:00 - Stacking (1? 2? 3? 4?) pass-catchers 12:00 - How important is "uniqueness" in BBM? 18:00 - Discussing last year's BBM winner 24:45 - WK17 Strategy 30:45 - Targeting low-owned players 45:00 - Flag-plants (& knowing when not to) 1:00:00 - Elite TE's for the Win

David Gautieri & Ryan Heath discuss some advanced statistics & their applications. 2:00 (Un)catchable targets 7:30 Diontae Johnson SZN? 15:30 How to Use 1D/RR 17:00 Jayden Reed CAN, but WILL he? 22:00 “Big Play Merchants” 24:45 Thoughts on Jordan Addison 29:30 Josh Gordon Patriots Trivia 35:00 MTF/touch 39:00 *Whispers* maybe Arthur Smith is a good thing 47:00 Achane/Spears fit YR2 breakou...

Host David Gautieri & guest Rich (@DynastyIsland) discuss players with RD7/8/9 startup ADP's. 7:15 - Bryce Young a SELL? Or underrated? 12:30 - BUY Rashee Rice? & Jayden Reed? 17:30 - Zack Moss > D’Andre Swift IN DYNASTY!?!? 28:00 - Drafting a QB3 in dynasty startups 32:00 - Sorting Kittle, Engram, Njoku, Ferguson 39:30 - RB1dre Stevenson 51:45 - Penix’s dynasty outlook

David Gautieri & guest @FFSnoog discuss whether players with ADP's in RD4/5/6 are undervalued or overvalued. 5:00 – Tua overvalued? 9:30 – Kincaid’s ceiling? 22:00 – Opportunity cost of RD2 RB's v Achane 27:00 – Devonta Smith a ___ percentile talent? 30:00 – DJ Moore yum or yuck? 44:00 – Pitts, Andrews, Kelce 47:00 – Fade JJ McCarthy 51:00 – Zay Flowers PPR $$$ 55:00 – RD6 too early fo...

Host David Gautieri & guest Dynasty Dad discuss Top-36 dynasty ADP, whether each player in that range is overvalued/undervalued/properly valued, as well as additional startup strategies. 5:00 - Using ADP, KTC, FantasyCalc 9:30 - Stroud overvalued? 15:15 - Building around QB's? 20:00 - Anthony Richardson range of outcomes 25:00 - Fade Justin Herbert at your own risk 29:00 - Kyler v Richards...

David & Bestball Expert James Brimacombe discuss 2024 strategy & player-takes. 3:00 - Bestball "Rules" 7:30 - Exposure Limits 12:00 - Closing-line Value 15:00 - Avoiding "Zeros" 22:30 - Best Time to Draft 24:00 - Drafting Rookies 37:00 - 3RB starts 38:45 - Punting TE 45:00 - "Ideal" Roster Construction 49:00 - Same-bye 2QB builds

David & guest Jakob Sanderson discuss 2024 rookie prospects, philosophical strategies, & more. 2:15 – Ranking QB’s in SF 13:00 – Odunze “can’t miss?” 18:30 – Adonai v Ladd 22:00 – Ceiling v Floor philosophy 36:00 – Fading Penix 44:30 – Late-round RB-targets 1:02:30 – Building a team w/ only rookie picks 1:12:30 – Infinite rebuilds 1:18:00 – 90-second rapid-fire 1:19:30 – JSN debate

David & guest Angelo play a game of True or False regarding 2024 rookies. 3:00 - Odunze same tier as MHJ/Nabers? 9:00 - Nabers = CeeDee? 11:00 - BTJ > JSN? 13:45 - Worthy too small for a WR1? 21:30 - Why Javon Baker? 26:30 - Baker > Mitchell? 36:30 - Developmental injuries 41:30 - Ronald Jones comp (oh no) 51:00 - James Robinson comp (oh yea) 57:00 - 90-second rapid-fire

David Gautieri & guest Kevin Coleman discuss the 2024 rookie RB class, some flawed WR prospects, & some deeper sleepers. 3:30 - Devy the next "niche" to go mainstream? 5:00 - Rookie RB1 flag-plant 10:30 - MarShawn Lloyd fan-club 15:00 - Benson's "red flag" 18:30 - Elusiveness Rating 23:30 - Late-round RB-targets 32:30 - Mitchell v Worthy 40:00 - Fade Coleman? Legett...

David & Scott define dynasty "leverage" & discuss various examples. 6:00 - Defining Dynasty "Leverage" 13:45 - Ageism in Dynasty 19:00 - Collecting future 1's 27:00 - Process > Players 39:00 - Trading multiple years out 44:00 - WORP 53:00 - Leveraging the Fantasy Playoffs 57:00 - NO TRADE DEADLINES

David discusses bestball strategies in detail with Bestball Mania 2 Champion Liam Murphy (@ChessLiam). 4:30 - Drafting suspended players 16:00 - 6WR builds 28:30 - "Small" stacks 33:45 - Projected points 36:15 - Same bye builds 42:00 - Biggest edge left 49:30 - Recreating the winning build

David & guest Ron Stewart discuss a few simple bestball strategies & go over player-takes for the most undervalued/overvalued at each position (QB/RB/WR/TE). 2:30 - Bestball tips for Beginners 9:00 - The 2 Justins 16:30 - THE post-hype RB 20:45 - Quentin Johnston in redraft? 26:30 - Kyle Pitts conundrum 38:30 - Sanders a trap? 43:45 - Pickens debate

David Gautieri & guest John Bauer (aka @TheBauerClub) discuss Dynasty Do's & Dont's, & the "perfect" startup strategy. 2:30 - Knowing Your League Settings 6:45 - Just Hit Decline 8:00 - Building Relationships 11:30 - Leveraging Others' Needs 17:00 - Going "All-In" 20:45 - Trading With a Purpose 25:30 - Worst Mistake You Can Make 28:00 - The "Perfect...

David & guest Andrew Cooper discuss their TE processes & player-takes. 3:30 - Defining a TE Process 21:00 - Kyle Pitts in redraft? 30:00 - Yin & Yang Strategy 36:45 - Hock a SELL? 50:00 - Kittle debate 57:30 - Rookie TE's 1:09:00 - Dulcich v Chig

David & Josh play true or false & discuss player-takes for the 2023 season. 2:30 - Chig a top-8 TE? 7:45 - Perine outscores Javonte? 10:45 - Pitts a better pick than London? 17:30 - Deshaun Watson bounces back? 22:30 - Charb a threat to Walker's starting role? 27:45 - Most likely top-12 finish with an ADP outside the top-24 34:45 - Best bestball pick with an ADP 200+ 46:00 - 90-second...

David Gautieri & guest Dynasty Zoltan discuss 5 trades Zoltan has made & why, as well as numerous dynasty trade strategies. (1:30) Avoiding the Treadmill of Mediocrity (7:30-14:45) Christian Watson Debate (16:00) Capitalizing on micro-windows (23:00) Rostering 3 Elite QB's (26:00) Crafting multi-player deals (31:00) 90-second Rapid-fire