Locked On Fantasy Football – Daily NFL Fantasy Football Podcast

 NFL.com's Michelle Magdziuk takes a look at he list of fantasy football's most disrespected players when it comes to 2026 redraft rankings, including two stars from the NFC West. Michelle starts by backing reliable Rams running back Kyren Williams before getting into her favorite steady 49ers QB, Brock Purdy. Find out why wide receivers Tee Higgins and Justin Jefferson also make the cut, along wi...

Sporting News' Vinnie Iyer and NFL.com's Michelle Magdziuk give their initial reads on the fantasy production potential of three top-20 hard-to-rank tight ends for 2026. Travis Kelce is returning to the Chiefs after two "down" seasons by his lofty elite Hall of Fame standards, but should he still be a top-12 TE at age 36? After making their swift early decisions for the Kansas City star, Vinnie an...

Sporting News' Vinnie Iyer and NFL.com's Michelle Magdziuk celebrate April Fools' Day by telling you which players are a joke at their current high early ranking, picking a quarterback, running back and wide receiver each. Find out why the Chargers' Justin Herbert and Bengals' Joe Burrow have flashy, inflated costs in the top eight at QB. After getting into two overrated young recent first-round W...

Sporting News' Vinnie Iyer and NFL.com's Michelle Magdziuk give their initial reads on the fantasy production potential of three top-20 hard-to-rank wide receivers for 2026. Assuming A.J. Brown remains an Eagle, will he bounce back into more consistent top scoring in a new offensive scheme? Staying green, Garrett Wilson is trying to recover well to thrive in the new Jets' offense, but can he final...

Sporting News' Vinnie Iyer and NFL.com's Michelle Magdziuk give their initial reads on the fantasy production potential of three top-20 hard-to-rank running backs for 2026. Is Saquon Barkley underrated or overrated following a down season from his dominant 2024 for the Eagles? Can you trust TreVeyon Henderson to break away from Rhamondre Stevenson in the Patriots' backfield? And what to make of th...

SportingNews.com's Vinnie Iyer breaks down his six favorite fantasy football breakout stars to redefine the 2026 season, led by the Bears' new top inside wide receiver and the Browns' second-year running back. Find out why he's rolling with Luther Burden III to live up to big slot production expectations in Chicago iin Year 2 and expecting Quinshon Judkins to do the same and pick up where he left...

Sporting News' Vinnie Iyer and NFL.com's Michelle Magdziuk give their initial reads on the fantasy production potential of three borderline top-12 quarterbacks. Is the Cowboys' Dak Prescott underrated or overrated ranked just outside the top 10 despite nothing changing in Dallas? Vinnie and Michelle debate that and then go through the same exercise with the 49ers' Brock Purdy and the Broncos' Bo N...

Sporting News' Vinnie Iyer and NFL.com's Michelle Magdziuk name 10 players most likely to spike up in fantasy production in 2026, making them undervalued early in drafts. Starting with Chiefs new starting running back Kenneth Walker III and Chargers backfield rival Omarion Hampton and two wide receivers who moved via trades — D.J. Moore and Michael Pittman Jr. — get the scoop on biggest boom playe...

Sporting News' Vinnie Iyer and NFL.com's Michelle Magdziuk take a look at 10 players who are most likely to see a big dropoff in fantasy production from last season, including a Cowboys WR, Colts RB, Patriots QB and a Rams' passing combination. Find out why Michelle is down on George Pickens and Jonathan Taylor as yielding the same elite production from 2025, while Vinnie is most concerned with Dr...

Cam Skattebo and Tony Pollard headline the NFL’s riskiest starters ahead of the 2026 NFL Draft — are fantasy managers about to see their investments torpedoed? NFL.com's Michelle Magdziuk breaks down which running backs, wide receivers, tight ends, and  quarterbacks are most likely to lose their jobs to elite rookies, also including players such as Rachaad White, Chuba Hubbard, Rashee Rice, Xavier...

NFL.com's Michelle Magdziuk breaks down her six favorite fantasy football breakout stars to redefine the 2026 season. Find out why Saints quarterback Tyler Shough and Jaguars running back Bhayshul Tuten top the list, as Michelle highlights two second-year talents poised for top-tier fantasy QB and RB production, analyzing their rising roles, key stats, and improvements in supporting casts. Wide re...

Sporting News' Vinnie Iyer and NFL.com's Michelle Magdziuk put out their annual list of make-or-break and last-chance players to watch for needed breakout production in 2026, led by hyped wide receivers from the Cardinals and Packers. In the backfield, find out why Super Bowl 59 MVP Kenneth Walker III is under the spotlight going to the Chiefs, while this might be the needed time for the Raiders'...

Sporting News' Vinnie Iyer and NFL.com's Michelle Magdziuk go NCAA Tournament style to whittle down the 32 NFL offenses into the best final four for overall fantasy production in 2026. WANT MORE DAILY FANTASY FOOTBALL CONTENT? Follow & Subscribe to the Podcast on these platforms 🎧 Apple Podcast: https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/locked-on-fantasy-football-daily-nfl-fantasy-football/id11441533...

Sporting News' Vinnie Iyer and NFL.com's Michelle Magdziuk break down the complete fantasy football fallout of Jaylen Waddle being traded from the Dolphins to Broncos, including the impact on QBs Bo Nix and Malik Willis. In Denver, Waddle is the clear No. 2 behind Courtland Sutton, but Vinnie and Michelle tell you what that means for the value and all the wideouts on his new team. After speculatin...

Sporting News' Vinnie Iyer and NFL.com's Michelle Magdziuk give you updates on the most fantasy football-impactful offseason offensive NFL storylines, including updates on A.J. Brown & Brandon Aiyuk trade rumors. Get the scoop on whether the Patriots or another team will trade of the Eagles' top wide receiver and whether the Commanders are still the best bet to get Aiyuk from the 49ers. Also in Ph...

Sporting News' Vinnie Iyer and NFL.com's Michelle Magdziuk react to the Vikings signing former Cardinals QB Kyler Murray and the impact it will have on his production and on the scoring of Justin Jefferson and the rest of Minnesota's receivers. Vinnie and Michelle break down Murray's path back to starting status over J.J. McCarthy and why that already puts him back in QB1 consideration inside the...

Sporting News' Vinnie Iyer and NFL.com's Michelle Magdziuk break down who the players most hurt by their teams' moves in NFL free agency, led by Packers QB Jordan Love and Jets WR Garrett Wilson. While Love loses some key weapons and just as important, offensive linemen, Wilson is stuck on a team that is clueless about upgrading the passing game and bringing back Geno Smith. Then find out why a mo...

Sporting News' Vinnie Iyer and NFL.com's Michelle Magdziuk break down the biggest beneficiaries of other moves in NFL free agency, led by Falcons running back Bijan Robinson. Robinson gets a boost from the offensive scheme with Tua Tagovailoa being more of a checkdown QB and also no longer having to share the backfield with Tyler Allgeier. Meanwhile, Brock Purdy is also a winner for landing new to...

Sporting News' Vinnie Iyer and NFL.com's Michelle Magdziuk break down the fantasy football impact of wide receiver moves in NFL free agency, led by Mike Evans going to the 49ers and Michael Pittman Jr. being traded to the Steelers. Evans ends up becoming a key new target for Brock Purdy in San Francisco, while Pittman can be a game-changer in a different way for Pittsburgh. Vinnie and Michelle the...

Sporting News' Vinnie Iyer and NFL.com's Michelle Magdziuk break down the fantasy football impact of running backs moving in NFL free agency, led by Kenneth Walker III (Chiefs) and Travis Etienne Jr. (Saints). Find out which of the two backs has a higher ceiling and floor based on the current situations in Kansas City and New Orleans, with the latter team still needing to clear Alvin Kamara. Also,...

Sporting News' Vinnie Iyer and NFL.com's Michelle Magdziuk break down the fantasy football ripple effects of D.J. Moore being traded to help the Bills offense and the Bears' offense losing a wide receiver. For Buffalo, Josh Allen once again gets a durable bona fide No. 1 outside target with intermediate-to-deep upside, setting up Moore to have a big spike in production in his reunion with offensiv...

Sporting News' Vinnie Iyer and NFL.com's Michelle Magdziuk give their fantasy football reactions to the latest, biggest NFL free agency news of Kyler Murray being released and Daniel Jones and Breece Hall getting tagged. While Vinnie feels like Murray and the New York Jets still look like a good fit, Michelle disagrees about it being a good landing spot for the former Cardinals QB with the Minneso...

Sporting News' Vinnie Iyer and NFL.com's Michelle Magdziuk celebrate March 3 (3/3) by looking at the best early options to draft No. 3 overall at running back, wide receiver, tight end and quarterback in fantasy football for 2026. At RB, Bijan Robinson and Jahmyr Gibbs are the surefire top-2, but the co-hosts discuss whether someone other than Christian McCaffrey is a good bet for the third. At wi...

Sporting News' Vinnie Iyer breaks down the fantasy football impact of the David Montgomery trade on the Texans and Lions, including how much this boosts the elite RB value of Jahmyr Gibbs. Vinnie looks at whether this can boost Montgomery back to top-15 status as the leader of the Houston backfield ahead of second-year man Woody Marks, while Gibbs is left in Detroit with little behind to compete f...

Sporting News' Vinnie Iyer and NFL.com's Michelle Magdziuk break down all the quarterbacks who could be on the move this offseason, including Kyler Murray and Justin Fields, and predict the starters for QB-neediest teams. Kyler Murray wants out of the Cardinals, but is leaving Arizona the best bet and could he go to the Jets to replace Fields? Meanwhile, is anyone interested in giving Fields anoth...