Draft Sharks - Fantasy Football Podcast

If you paid any attention to the recent  Draft Sharks Invitational  drafts, then you saw 60 sharp, experienced fantasy football players battle for a $2,000 top prize. The superflex, TE-premium, best-ball format -- on top of the tournament aspect -- left lots of room for varying strategies. And we saw competitors take very different approaches. We checked in afterward with several drafters who diff...

​You're not drafting Tyler Lockett early enough. ​You're probably not paying enough attention to some young 49ers wideouts. And you just might be overvaluing some big-name Cardinals. The final division in our previous series hits on all that plus much more ... including the Rams' post-Todd Gurley, post-Brandin Cooks offense. Here's the rundown: Arizona Cardinals ... 1:34 Los Angeles Rams ... 19:26...

​The ​Broncos got a new OC, paid up for a new RB starter and renovated their WR corps. The Chiefs snagged the NFL Draft's 1st RB at the end of Round 1. The Raiders were probably better in 2019 than you realize. And the Chargers let Melvin Gordon and Philip Rivers leave town. Which players from each AFC West team are set to help you win a fantasy title, and which exciting young talent is a must-avo...

​Who are the real pros when you fill a fantasy football draft room with people who get paid to give fantasy advice and others who have piled up a bunch of money by winning large contests? That's what we're trying to sort out with this Draft Sharks Invitational. Friday night brought the 5th and final draft of the 60-player, best-ball, superflex tournament. And just like the previous 4, it featured...

​The 4th night of the  Draft Sharks Invitational  featured not only a veteran group of fantasy industry pros and some big-money high-stakes winners. It gave us a drafter waiting until Round 11 to take his 1st QB. It gave us several teams passing on stacks that seemed to be served up. And it gave us  plenty more to talk about . Here's your draft lineup for League 4: Kimra Schleicher T.J. Hernandez...

The 3rd draft of the Draft Sharks Invitational again featured a varying set of strategies, including a Mike Beers' "zero RB" approach that he called his "zero-est" to date. We stayed on the stream until he selected his first RB ... in Round 12. You can find all the  25-round roster builds here , and listen as we track the first half of the draft. Here are your competitors for Night 3: Mike Porreca...

The Draft Sharks Invitational saw League #2  make its selections  Tuesday night. ​Listen in as we track the first 12 rounds and the varied team builds. Here are your competitors: Pat Thorman Adam Krautwurst Rich Hribar Peter Overzet Noah Ruddell Dan Williamson Mike Schopp Patrick Daugherty Mitch Carl Mike Tagliere Jake Ciely Connor Allen Check out all the details on the  DS Invitational here , and...

​League 1 of the 60-player Draft Sharks Invitational has  made its picks , and we were there tracking the start. Let's check out the different strategies applied as this group of experienced drafters tries to build a 25-man roster to take the top prize in this superflex, TE-premium contest. Here are your drafters for League 1: Matt Thomson John Daigle Graham Barfield Jared Smola Austin Martin Tod...

This offseason brought a new coaching staff to the Carolina Panthers, a new star RB to the Atlanta Falcons and some aging QB to the Tampa Bay Buccaneers. We're digging into what Tom Brady means for the Bucs, what you should expect from Teddy Bridgewater's Panthers, how the Falcons help Todd Gurley and why it's so pleasant to project Saints and then pick them in your fantasy football draft. Here's...

​Is Deshaun Watson about to regress after the Texans traded away 1 of the league's best wideouts? Are the Titans about to regress as a group after their 2nd-half surge in 2019? Are the Colts headed the other way now that they have a new QB? And are the Jaguars ... well, worth paying attention to at all? It's time to mine the AFC South for players to target or avoid in our fantasy football drafts....

​​High-stakes fantasy football is the same basic game ... but a whole different animal. You still want to put together the best team and make the best decisions all season. But now there's big money on the line, magnifying every decision. You're drafting against some of the most serious fantasy players in the world. And you're competing with not only your league, but also trying to win a tournamen...

​The Bears are about to hit us with a QB battle that doesn't matter ... but a pair of WRs who do. The Lions want to run the ball more, but are also getting Matthew Stafford back after 1 of the most productive stretches of his career. The Packers spent the offseason seeking surprisingly little help for their aging QB. And the Vikings lost their OC but might not look any different. Let's spin around...

This division boasts the dominant fantasy QB of 2019 (Lamar Jackson), plus longtime stalwart Ben Roethlisberger and (former?) fantasy darling Baker Mayfield. Yet our favorite value at the position just might be the other guy. There are RB situations and potential 1st-round studs to sort out, rebound candidates at receiver for at least ​3 of the teams and perhaps even a couple of sneaky TEs. Here's...

​​The NFC East promises to look a lot different in 2020. Three of the 4 teams have new coaches, though Dallas retained its breakout young OC from last season. Daniel Jones spent his rookie year building optimism while Dwayne Haskins looked like a bust. Where do their outlooks belong for the coming season? And which of the young stud RBs and WRs should you be targeting in your 2020 fantasy football...

​ We're closing in on the start of training camps, so it's time to preview every team in the league. We're starting this 8-part series with a spin through the AFC East. The Bills acquired a new stud receiver. The Dolphins drafted their QB of the future (and now?). The Jets sport some young talent but might not be able to overcome their poor coaching decision. And the Patriots are about to go witho...

We ​​just finished the DS Invitational superflex dynasty startup draft on MyFFPC.com. On today's show, we talk to all the owners we could corral to learn strategies, in-draft adjustments, reactions to the format and the picks and even how some plan to operate going forward. We hit on a lot of players, every position, some differences between dynasty and redraft and even some waiver strategy. It's...

We're a couple of weeks past releasing our  2020 fantasy football projections , and we've had more than a month for the NFL Draft to change plenty in the way we're drafting. So this looks like a good time for an ADP check. How much are RB dominating the the start? Who's going way too early at each position? Which late WRs could win your league? And which TE is just being drafted stupidly? Here's t...

We have ranked the  IDP rookies ​​ and broken down the class  here on the podcast . On this show,  Mike Woellert  of 4for4.com joins me to add some context to these rookies. We'll talk about who looks ready to contribute right away and where they fit in the overall dynasty rankings. And we'll look beyond the rookies to pick out some sleepers and sell-high candidates for 2020 and beyond. Here's the...

​ We had our annual projections party Wednesday, which means you can now find our official  2020 fantasy football rankings ! But just because we've got 1 set of projections doesn't mean that we agree on every player. On today's show, we're recapping some of our key arguments from the projections party and hitting on some other players where we come out MUCH different than consensus. Let's tackle i...

​It's fantasy football projections time around here, which has Jared busy ahead of next week's release. So I'm taking this opportunity to talk IDPs, and I'm bringing in one of my favorite people from the industry to do so with me. Footballguys' Sigmund Bloom comes on to talk Chase Young vs. Patrick Queen at the top of the rookie IDP board, Patrick Queen vs. the other LBs, an exciting class of safe...

​​The NFL Draft is now behind us. You can find our  dynasty rookie rankings  (plus  IDPs ) on the site. And we're busy on 2020 fantasy football projections as draft season quickly approaches. Today, we'll look into which rookies we might have higher or lower than other places, and we'll talk about the situations around the league most impacted by NFL Draft picks. Here's the rundown: Rookies we're...

​QBs flew off the board early and to expected destinations in Round 1 of the NFL Draft. Do Joe Burrow and Tua Tagovailoa remain the clear top 2 for fantasy, though?​ We have trouble agreeing on that. There's no disagreement on Clyde Edwards-Helaire's cushy fantasy landing, though. And this vaunted WR class showed out on Thursday night. Who's outlook brightened and whose got murkier? Here's the run...

Let's wrap up our dynasty prospect preview series with the QBs and tight ends. The quarterback class features more fantasy intrigue than the 2019 passers did, including a high-upside option that appears headed for Day 2 of the NFL Draft. The TE class looks about as exciting as a bottle of sleeping pills, but we're pouring out some upside even there.  Here's the rundown ...  Jared's sleeper receive...

​ Is this a strong RB class or merely a top-heavy group? It's easy to love Jonathan Taylor (unless you're trying too hard to not). D'Andre Swift and J.K. Dobbins should be easy picks in dynasty rookie drafts as well. But is Clyde Edwards-Helaire a shoo-in for fantasy production? Is Cam Akers about to be better off in the pros than he was in college? And who are the upside guys beyond that group? L...

​ This year's receiver class could be one of the best in a long time. Jared's been digging deep into the group, just like he does every year. So we're looking at his early top 10, but also discussing some others who could move up and some wideouts who could be steals later in your dynasty rookie draft. We'll talk CeeDee Lamb and Jerry Jeudy, but also many others. ​Check out all of our  dynasty pro...