Fantasy Football Today

With the NFL Draft in less than a week, we're breaking down everything you need to know about the wide receiver prospects! Starting with a fun hypothetical, if the Eagles move up to draft Ceedee Lamb, how early would we draft Lamb in 2020? (0:55) ... Does Lamb have the most long-term upside, or is Jeudy's Fantasy ceiling higher? (7:30) ... Comparing 2019 and 2020 rookie WRs (14:55): how does Lamb'...

Today we are deep-diving into the first half studs from 2019 to find draft day value. The consensus QB pick is Matthew Stafford, who was on pace to finish as QB4 through 9 weeks. Is Stafford the best late-round QB to target? (3:00) ... We review other quarterbacks who dominated in early 2019 (11:45), including Russell Wilson, who has a shot at QB1... Moving on to RBs (21:25), what do David Johnson...

Finally we get to draft some rookies, even if we don't know which NFL teams they'll be on. Today we discuss our 0.5 PPR mock draft after we reflect on the XFL (3:25) which might be finished after a half season. What would we like to see the NFL borrow from the XFL? ... Getting into the mock draft, let's take a look at when the rookie RBs (5:00) and WRs (12:00) were selected. Is there a scenario in...

After Jamey gave his thoughts on the Brandin Cooks trade on yesterday's show, now it's time for Ben, Heath and Dave to weigh in on the winners and losers (2:40). Why can't Cooks go back to being a steady Top 15 Fantasy WR? And of course we get into a Will Fuller discussion ... It's our first edition of Phone Call Friday (17:45)! We get to hear from our listeners and take their questions ... Let's...

Houston has acquired Brandin Cooks! Whose Fantasy value is most affected by this trade? Is it Deshaun Watson? Is it Will Fuller? Cooper Kupp? Is it Cooks himself? We talk about all of the players who are impacted in this deal and we wonder what Cooks has left in the tank at this point.  'Fantasy Football Today' is available on Apple Podcasts, Spotify, Stitcher, Google Podcasts, Castbox and whereve...

Steamin' Willie Beamen at QB? Kathy Ireland's Lucy Draper at Kicker? Becky "Ice Box" O'Shea at LB? It's time to assemble the best fictional football teams ever! It's a Fantasy Football Today/Pick Six Podcast crossover and we've got a four-person draft consisting of Will Brinson, Jamey Eisenberg, Sean Wagner-McGough and Adam Aizer. We are drafting coaches, offensive players, defensive players and s...

We'll tell you about our 12-team, PPR SuperFlex mock draft and how to approach QB in this format, but first we've got some business to take care. We react to Sammy Watkins restructuring his contract (2:51), talk about Eric Ebron (5:30), reveal some players who have barely seen the NFL field that we are hopeful for in 2020 (10:58) and debate the value of the SF RBs (14:00) ... Getting into the mock...

Big show today as we look ahead to the NFL Draft and discuss what to look for when you're trying to find the next Calvin Ridley or Michael Gallup. First, let's review some news and notes (2:00). We talk about the new NFL postseason format and some noteworthy quotes about Tom Brady and Drew Brees ... Is Tyrod Taylor basically just Josh Allen with less hype (6:45)? We discuss! Then we give you a sco...

Tight Ends weren't affected all that much by the NFL Draft, but perhaps Hayden Hurst and Darren Waller were. We answer some questions related to the draft to kick things off (2:15) ... Getting into the consensus rankings (13:13), who are #3-5 in the rankings? Is Waller in there? Is Tyler Higbee (21:41)? And then we move on to the next group (27:12) as Ben makes a case for Evan Engram as a Top 5 gu...

Today we give you some of our favorite bounce back candidates for 2020. Heath will discuss Le'Veon Bell and Juju Smith-Schuster (4:00). We mostly focus on Bell as we discuss his upside, whether he'll get the same workload he received in 2019 and why Ben is mostly avoiding him in drafts ... Ben makes the case for a couple of WRs who are creeping up in age but can still be productive (18:00). How mu...

We're showing a little love to non-PPR today as we review our latest mock draft, but first we read an email comparing Alvin Kamara to Austin Ekeler (2:00). And then we debate: Kamara vs. Derrick Henry in non-PPR (5:30) ... A quick look at some news and notes (14:55) with a note about Melvin Gordon's workload, and then we get into the draft. We compare where Michael Thomas was drafted in non-PPR vs...

Reacting to the latest news as Breshad Perriman joins the Jets and Robby Anderson joins the Panthers. Does this affect D.J. Moore at all? We do some rankings debates (2:48) to tell you how we feel about these WRs. And more news from around the NFL (11:24). A lot of WRs are on the move ... Heath tells us who is rising (17:15) and falling (24:00) in his Dynasty WR rankings. Adam Thielen is a Top 12...

Let's begin with some Buy or Sell (1:50). Rookie RBs, Juju Smith-Schuster, Marlon Mack, Julio Jones and Brandin Cooks are discussed. Are Jones and Cooks in decline? And we run through the news and notes (10:00). Does the Cowboys offense lose a lot without their starting Center? Also, how about that Rams logo? ... We read a bunch of your Dynasty tweets (15:00) and discuss the values of Keenan Allen...

After having a weekend to think about it, have we changed our minds about any of the free agents? Adam would like to be more optimistic about Melvin Gordon (5:00) but he might be alone on that. How are we feeling about Odell Beckham right now (14:00)? And we play "Value Up, Down or the Same" (18:00) for Emmanuel Sanders, Michael Thomas, Eric Ebron and more ... Let's talk about the Tight End positi...

We react to Todd Gurley and Melvin Gordon going to the Falcons and Broncos, respectively. Who do we like better? How do they compare to David Johnson? How involved will they be near the goal line and in the passing game?  'Fantasy Football Today' is available on Apple Podcasts, Spotify, Stitcher, Castbox, Bullhorn and wherever else you listen to podcasts. Follow our FFT team on Twitter: @FFToday ,...

The most dominant player in Fantasy in 2017 and 2018 has been released. What does Todd Gurley have left in the tank? What will the Rams offense look like going forward? Is this good news or bad news for Jared Goff? And are we excited about Darrell Henderson?  'Fantasy Football Today' is available on Apple Podcasts, Spotify, Stitcher, Castbox, Bullhorn and wherever else you listen to podcasts. Foll...

If Tyrod Taylor is indeed the Chargers QB in 2020, what does that do to Keenan Allen, Mike Williams, Austin Ekeler and Hunter Henry? And if Nick Foles is in fact the Bears QB in 2020 (14:00), what does that mean for everyone on JAC and CHI? And we've got more news and notes from around the NFL (19:40) ... Which players are on the rise (29:15)? We look at who Dave, Jamey and Heath have moved up in...

With Hall of Fame QBs changing teams, the NFL and Fantasy landscapes have changed quite a bit. Today we review the big news from Tuesday and discuss how the coronavirus may impact free agents who are changing teams (3:32) as they won't be able to work with coaches for the foreseeable future. Then let's get into whose value is changing (7:05) as we discuss D.J. Moore, Tom Brady, Julian Edelman, O.J...

Which player is impacted the most by Tom Brady's move to Tampa Bay? Is Brady done or is he being underestimated? Does O.J. Howard have a chance to be great now? And do the Bucs WRs lose any value? We also talk a little bit about Philip Rivers and the Colts, with a big episode coming tomorrow morning to cover all of Tuesday's news. 'Fantasy Football Today' is available on Apple Podcasts, Spotify, S...

Stefon Diggs traded to the Bills! Does this crush his Fantasy value? How much does it help Josh Allen? Is Allen ahead of Deshaun Watson in the rankings? ... More from Day One of free agency as we look at some of the winners (8:48) including Calvin Ridley and Kenyan Drake. Any reason why Drake should NOT be a first round pick? Then let's focus on some losers (22:33) as Austin Hooper goes to a crowd...

A blockbuster trade has the Fantasy community buzzing. We discuss it from all angles. Kyler Murray or Deshaun Watson this season? Will Fuller or David Johnson? DeAndre Hopkins or Travis Kelce? Can Johnson do what no other HOU RB has done under Bill O'Brien?  'Fantasy Football Today' is available on Apple Podcasts, Spotify, Stitcher, Castbox, Bullhorn and wherever else you listen to podcasts. Follo...

Which players in the NFC East (1:25) and NFC West (3:32) have the most to gain or lose when free agency starts and the NFL Draft gets underway? We'll focus on PHI and ARI to answer those questions before getting into some news items (8:35) with yet another Tom Brady story! ... NFC East team needs: WAS (13:40), DAL (19:05), PHI (23:14), NYG (27:50). Do the Redskins need a QB? How much would we down...

Tua Tagovailoa has been medically cleared. Which team will take him in the NFL Draft (3:05)? We run through that news item and a few others before talking about Tom Brady again (6:15)! What impact could warmer weather have on his Fantasy production? ... NFC North teams needs: GB (9:50), DET (14:00), CHI (18:15), MIN (23:00). We know GB needs WR help, but what scenario could actually hurt Davante A...

With Joe Burrow set to become the next CIN QB, we look back at what the #1 overall pick QBs have done in the last 20 years (2:00) and we look at how WRs have done with those QBs (6:55). What will it mean for A.J. Green this season? Also, how do you pronounce Ben Gretch's last name (11:15)? ... News and notes! We react to Austin Ekeler's new contract (14:00). Should he be drafted in Round 1 in PPR?...

Our XFL crew is here to preview Week 5 as Dave and Ben Gretch are joined by SportsLine's R.J. White and Football Gameplan's Emory Hunt. We start with one player who broke out last week (1:30) before R.J. and Emory reveal their best bets (5:00) ... We go through the slate position-by-position, with chalk, contrarian and under-the-radar picks at QB (7:05), RB (12:00), and WR (19:15) ... We end with...