One MANS Opinion with Jeff Mans

It is that time of year again when Jeff Mans takes all his offseason work and “puts it on tape” for one team that is going to be the biggest surprise of the NFL and fantasy football season. After a recap of his previous five years of surprise teams, he breaks down the small list of teams that didn’t quite make the cut for 2025 but are worth keeping an eye on.  Finally, he announces the team he is...

Jeff Mans is back with an episode almost entirely devoted to something few basic fantasy football players think about: Draft Position. Suppose you have ever wondered what the best draft pick position to select from in your fantasy drafts is; then this is the episode for you. First, Jeff takes us through the first two rounds of selections according to average draft position (ADP) and asks which pla...

This week’s episode is stacked with the latest from around the NFL and fantasy football.  Jeff Mans begins with some news around NFL minicamps, including a new running back in New Orleans, the Bengals restarting contract talks with sack leader Trey Hendrickson, and a trial date for Vikings WR Jordan Addison. Mans has also uncovered the new fantasy lovechild in the NFL, a player that, no matter how...

Jeff Mans did not intend to record the longest solo episode in One Mans Opinion history, but that is exactly what happened this week. He covers a ton of angles, including Aaron Rodgers signing with the Pittsburgh Steelers and JK Dobbins signing with the Denver Broncos. He touches on Nick Chubb joining the Houston Texans as well as some of the holdouts happening around NFL minicamps this week. Jeff...

Back from a week on the beach, Jeff Mans is ready to go and is unveiling his 2025 Fantasy Football Draft Guide to the world on Fantasy Guru dot com. Mans dives into everything that will be available in the guide this year and also discusses his welcome message that has a very special dedication in it this year. He gives the background on why three rookie running backs made this year's cover and br...

Jeff Mans is live on tape from the beach house, and not even a good ole-fashioned family vacation can stop him from taking care of the One Mans Opinion Listeners this week. Jeff is in full dynasty fantasy football mode as he discusses a few of his current drafts, including a startup dynasty draft that he had to go way against the grain to build his squad. In that spirit, Mans counts down his top 1...

The 2025 NFL schedule was released last week, and Jeff Mans has a few thoughts pertaining to this year and the future of the NFL regular season, pertaining to fantasy football, to begin the show this week. Mans also sounds off on the ongoing Ryan Clark and RGIII feud, which, in his opinion, is nothing more than an extension of the WNBA broadcast race-baiting that is running wild. Jeff has some ver...

The NBA Draft Lottery has Jeff Mans hot and bothered this week, and he reviews the last forty years of lotteries and uncovers that the “1% chance happenings” actually occur about 27.5% of the time in the NBA. The rest of this week’s episode is spent on the NFL rookie class as Mans opens up his rookie OTA notebook and reveals some initial impressions on players like Cam Ward, Jaylin Noel, RJ Harvey...

Now that the 2025 NFL Draft has concluded, we can put all the incoming rookies together and rank them for our fantasy football purposes. Jeff Mans goes over his rookie rankings position by position and reveals the players he is higher and lower on than most other players. Jeff also discusses the importance of remaining true to your convictions and reminds us that in fantasy sports, DFS, and sports...

The second episode this week is all about grading all 257 picks in the 2025 NFL Draft and assigning each team a grade for the job well or not so well done. Jeff Mans uses his prospect formula that you’ve heard the past few weeks to assign values to the best #1 overall picks and the best & worst values of the last five years, to grade all 32 NFL teams' picks this year. Not only does he review t...

Jeff Mans could not wait to do a recap from the 2025 NFL Draft so he is recording this episode immediately after its conclusion. Obviously the biggest story from the draft was the historic fall of Colorado QB Shedeur Sanders who many thought would be a first-round pick and wound up being drafted in the fifth round. Mans dives deep into what was behind this freefall and whether it was talent, race,...

It is officially NFL Draft week, and Jeff Mans is like a kid in a candy store with all of the player profiles and analysis he is spilling this week. This is a very straightforward episode as Jeff Mans goes through all 32 first-round picks of the 2025 NFL Draft and does two simultaneous drafts. The first one is what he would do if he were in charge of each NFL team. The second mock draft is what mo...

This is a super-sized episode this week, everybody, so buckle up. Before Jeff Mans breaks down the 2025 NFL Draft, he discusses the ongoing saga at the University of Tennessee, where now former QB Nico Iamaleava held himself out of spring practices in order to leverage more NIL money out of the school. Despite the move backfiring on him (for now), Mans warns that this is the new norm in college sp...

This week’s episode is all business, and Jeff Mans dives right into his instant takeaways from the National Championship Game between Florida and Houton and his overall NCAA Tournament feelings. Jeff is having a tough time getting into baseball this season and wonders aloud if he is alone or if others are feeling this, too. Then he discusses his newest project: finding the greatest #1 overall pick...

Another robust podcast this week as Jeff Mans dissects the start of the 2025 MLB regular season, including his thoughts on the controversial “Torpedo Bats” that the Yankees are using to outslug the entire league. He also has some advice for anybody dealing with anxiety and/or stress, which includes an important message about knowing your own self-worth. He was reminded of this while spending time...

The 2025 MLB regular season is here, and Jeff Mans is putting it on tape with his very bold (some) and very boring (others) predictions for this baseball season. He picks every division winner, wild card teams, and this year's World Series winner. Jeff also recaps a boring but productive first two rounds of the NCAA Tournament that saw very few upsets, though he did squeak out some profits on his...

It’s one of if not the best sports weeks of the entire year, and Jeff Mans is covering it all. Despite feeling a little under the weather, Mans is toughing it out to break down every single game of the 2025 NCAA Tournament, giving out his favorite teams, players, upsets, trends, and bets for all of the madness. He even puts it on tape with his predictions for the Final Four and the 2025 NCAA Baske...

The 2025 NFL new league year has begun, and the free agency period got off to a roaring start. This week's episode is breaking down all of the moves that were made and some of the ones that weren’t over the first couple of days. He reminds everybody that we need to look beyond just the skill position players in order to find the moves that are going to provide the best results once the regular sea...

A brand new season begins this week on One Mans Opinion. Jeff Mans gives us a preview of all that is coming on the podcast this year, including an epiphany he had while on a “staycation” last week. He also discloses a very serious and scary situation that has been developing and was one of the reasons for the time off last week. Mans talks about the lack of interest in seasonal fantasy baseball th...

The final episode of season five is spraying to all fields. First on the list, Jeff Mans reviews his first-ever courtside NBA experience, which included several VIP perks but also a once-in-a-lifetime opportunity to look “behind the curtain” of how an NBA team operates in the game. Next up Mans previews the upcoming NFL free agency scene by giving out some of the biggest team needs and counting do...

Super Bowl 59 is in the books, and Jeff Mans has so many takeaways that it was hard to fit them all into a one-hour show this week. The ascending of Jalen Hurts, the premature demise of Patrick Mahomes, the hatred of Travis Kelce, the tolerance of Nick Siriani, and the power of influencers in the sports betting market are just some of the topics he hits today. Mans also has a strong message for al...

The great strategies Winston Churchill once said that the further backward you look, the further forward you can see. Who knew that the former Prime Minister of the United Kingdom was talking about fantasy football when he said that? OK, maybe not, but the saying applies here, too, and Jeff Mans proves it in this week's Super Bowl preview episode. This week, Mans looks back on every Super Bowl tea...

This week, it is back to sports for Jeff Mans as he recaps an incredible weekend in the NFL with his AFC & NFC Championship Game takeaways. No, the NFL isn’t rigged, nor did the referees take a Super Bowl appearance away from Josh Allen and the Buffalo Bills. Jeff breaks down how some bad calls did go against the Bills as it does with most Kansas City opponents but if the ball is in your hands...

My brother was a giant. Maybe not in stature, but in our family and to all who knew him, his kindness, warmth, and love meant everything. I have nor will I ever know a soul that had to endure more pain, ridicule, or harassment than my brother David. But for those who let him into our hearts, he was the kindest, most gentle ally we could ever want. I have been given many gifts in life, and I’ve nev...

Jeff Mans is back and playoff-ready as the NFL season hits its high note. Jeff recalls his last couple of weeks with some holiday takeaways and his opinions on some of the hottest sports stories since the last episode. Between the fantasy football championships, the holidays, and family visiting from Chicago, it's been a very busy time, but he keeps it all in perspective as a new chapter begins. M...