Rough Draft Research Dynasty Podcast

Season five of Rough Draft Research is here! Join us as we profile some of the 2025 rookies participating in this year's Senior Bowl, including Xavier Restrepo, Jayden Higgins, Tai Felton, Marcus Yarns, Jarquez Hunter, Brashard Smith, Harold Fannin Jr., and Jalen Milroe. 

A breakdown of the top scorers on the defensive side of the ball for IDP leagues. Then a look at the 2024 All-Rookie team and how they stand up against previous rookie classes. 

With the fantasy playoffs in the rearview mirror, it's time to take our final look at the 2024 rookie class. Who has improved from their midseason tier ranking? Who fell off after a hard start? Secondly, we discuss the top 12 finishers at each position and whether or not their ADP from the preseason lines up. 

With the 2024 fantasy season done, it is time to look back at all our preseason predictions and expectations. What did we get right? How about what we majorly fumbled? Come find out now. 

As we look ahead to the future of dynasty leagues, the College Football Playoffs start this week. We will give you one name to watch for each of the 12 playoff teams including some defensive players for those IDP players out there. 

The crucible of the fantasy season is here, the playoffs! This week let's cover our favorite starts, sits, and cuts for the playoffs as we try to help you claim the championship in your home league! 

We are back! Hope you all had a wonderful Thanksgiving and are preparing for your league's playoff runs! This week, we are looking at some surprising players on playoff rosters, and some players who disappointed potentially causing you to miss out this year. For good measure lets throw in some IDP league-winning waiver pick ups. 

This week we look into the future a bit, trying to figure out what might happen in the 2025 NFL Draft. Which teams in the NFL are primed to be looking for skill position help in April? Who are the top prospects currently in line to help them? 

With a large portion of the season finished, it's time to decide where the 2024 rookie class stacks against each other. The rookie tier list is here! Where do your favorite rookies fall? We also look at the bottom five offenses over the last few years and how they tried to fix their offense's woes in the draft. 

This week we journey back through the tunnel of love. Spread the love specifically. How are the league's best teams spreading the rock between their star players? Which QBs are making as big of an impact in the rushing game as the air attack? Lastly, how did the trade deadline shake up the NFL?  

We are halfway through the season, so it is time to check in on our Best Ball Redraft Dream teams! Which team has been doing the best? Which has been ravaged by injury? 

The sequel no one wanted! The injury plague continues to ravage the 2024 NFL season. Who can you rely on to get you through the weeks while your stars are missing? We dive in this week! 

In additon to the Rookie Round Up and Box Score Boomers, this week we reflect on a few teams performances as we begin to reach the mid point of the season. How have they fare and who has been contributing to fantasy success? Perhaps most importantly we try to project if this success will continue or start to fall off. 

With a quarter of the season complete, we discuss the average draft position of the top 12 players at each position. Who is a surprise? Who is failing to live up to the hype during the preseason? As always we have the Rookie Round Up and the Box score Boomers to look forward to as well. 

This week we discuss some interesting stats from the 2024 fantasy season. How are the WRs/QBs stacking up against last years crop? Then we look ahead to week five and what games we are most excited about. 

This week we bring back a Rough Draft Research classic with our running back longevity episode. When is the perfect time to move on from your veteran running backs? We attempt to answer that question. After we discuss some defensive trends that you can take advantage of. 

The dreaed injury bug has made its way back into the NFL this week. With many superstar names on the sideline, we try to find out who you can rely on to fill your roster voids. IDP fantasy also makes a return this week, with our first IDP moment and waiver wire additons of the year! 

Week one of the NFL season is complete, its good to be back! This week, we'll be covering a variety of topics such as the performance of the 2024 draft class in their NFL debut during the Rookie Round Up. Additionally, we'll analyze the top 12 scoring QBs from week one and question whether their numbers are sustainable. Our new segment, "Damn, that's interesting" will show...

Week one is finally upon us. First, we share our thoughts on the first game of the NFL season. Then we discuss what we are most excited about for each week one matchup. 

It’s top 12 In N’ out this week, which means we must decide which players currently projected in the top 12 of their position will disappoint and miss the mark. But if they must be replaced by one of our nominees from outside the top 15 projected players. Who may be gearing up for a championship season, let’s find out.

Welcome back to Rough Draft Research’s annual Redraft Spectacular. In this episode we forget the dynasty leagues we call home and discuss the world of redrafts. Join us as we mock draft of perfect redraft lineups and discuss our hard pass candidates for each round. 

This week we return to the 2024 rookie class and discuss one rookie we like better than their current ADP.  Additionally, we plant our flags on five rookie who we believed are guaranteed to have NFL success. Finally, we discuss three sleepers from the rookie class as well as three potential busts. 

The final episode of the 2024 divisional breakdowns is here! We conclude in the frozen tundra and the NFC North. Will JJ McCarthy or Sam Darnold start more games for the Minnesota Vikings? Can the Detroit offense remain as elite as last season? Who will emerge as the Packers WR1? Will Caleb Williams contribute to immediate success for the Chicago Bears? 

Only two divisions left in the Rough Draft Research 2024 divisional breakdown. We head to the north for the always physical and hard-fought AFC North. Can Lamar expand on an MVP season? Will the new look Steelers QB room lead to a more exciting offense? Will the return of Joe Burrow return the Bengals to the upper echelon of NFL teams? Will Nick Chubb be able to return and help the Browns reach th...

The 2024 NFL season is fast approaching as we approach the end of our divisional breakdowns. Three divisions left as this week we tackle the NFC East. Can Jayden Daniels make an immediate impact for the Commanders? How will the quiet Dallas offseason affect their in-season performance? Can a new home in Philly revitalize Saqoun Barkley? Will Daniel Jones's return from energy be enough to spar...