The Athletic Fantasy Football Podcast

Nando and Eric discuss the ‘Zero WR’ or ‘Robust RB’ strategy, Stefon Diggs’ value in Buffalo, the possibility of an A.J. Green bounce back, and more. Rundown 4:30 Dissecting ‘Zero WR’ (Robust RB) As a Strategy 13:22 Dede Westbrook: Post-Hype Sleeper? 16:02 The Case for Stefon Diggs 19:55 Buying Growth From Josh Allen? 26:45 Is This a ‘Prove It’ Year for OBJ? 31:47 Optimal RB Roster Foundations for...

The wide receiver position is as deep as ever, but some of the same issues that plague drafters year after year still pervade the position. Namely, the fantasy community is too high on some guys, and too low on others. Michael Beller, Jake Ciely and Brandon Funston dive into both groups, and don't necessarily agree on every single receiver, on this episode of The Athletic Fantasy Football Podcast....

Nando and Emory discuss the possibility of Mecole Hardman becoming more than a deep threat in the Chiefs’ offense, big changes taking place in Miami, the impact of the pandemic on the 2021 draft class, and more. Rundown 6:42 Mecole Hardman: More Than a Deep Threat? 11:09 Chase Edmonds: A Nando Guy & An Emory Guy 20:15 Jordan Howard and Analysts & Fanalysts 24:47 Is Pass-Catching a Learned...

We're approaching the beginning of the heart of draft season, and we've covered snake draft and auction strategy on The Athletic Fantasy Football Podcast. On this episode, we add SuperFlex league strategy to our plate. Michael Beller and Jake Ciely get into the intricacies of SuperFlex drafts, namely how your approach at the quarterback position must change. The guys also discuss Washington's back...

Nando Di Fino and Eric Moody begin to build a better sleeper in fantasy football in their first episode of 2020. They discuss David Montgomery, Terry McLaurin, Henry Ruggs, their level of concern about rookies this year, and more! Rundown 2:53 Get to Know Eric Moody 6:24 Buying In For a David Montgomery Breakout? 12:36 Is Terry McLaurin Underrated? 14:50 Explaining True Catch Rate & Cushion 22...

Beller, Jake and Brandon are still on FLEX Leagues duty, taking a look at Jake's performance in the 12-team auction. Early buys of Michael Thomas and Travis Kelce sent Jake off his pregame plan, which leads to a discussion on auction best practices. Where's the love for Chris Carson? Should we be afraid of Tyrod Taylor, as it relates to Keenan Allen? Is there any sense in paying up for the elite q...

Nando Di Fino and Emory Hunt kick off their first episode together in 2020 and discuss an overlooked rookie in Las Vegas, a deeper sleeper in New Orleans, and why Emory is all-in for a Dwayne Haskins breakout this season. Rundown 1:05 Reintroducing Emory Hunt 10:11 An Argument for Lynn Bowden in Las Vegas 15:56 Searching for Sleepers in New Orleans 21:02 Unique Considerations for 2020 24:52 Love f...

Welcome to The Athletic Fantasy Football Podcast. It's all the fantasy football podcasts you've come to know and love at The Athletic, under the same umbrella. On our first episode, Michael Beller, Jake Ciely and Brandon Funston look back at Brandon's participation in this weekend's FLEX Leagues snake draft, using that to discuss the following topics: Is the Clyde Edwards-Helaire hype out of contr...

Rundown 1:13 Unique 2020 Fantasy League Adjustments 8:04 Opt-Outs; Changes in Green Bay WR Corps Without Funchess? 11:40 James Conner Is Playing in 2020 15:50 Alshon Jeffery to PUP List 22:31 Tua Without Limitations & Miami’s ‘Open’ QB Competition 28:05 Elway Tempering Expectations for Denver’s Offense? 32:56 Dalvin Cook vs. Alvin Kamara as No. 4 RB 39:17 Jake’s Case Against Tight End Premium...

Rundown 1:06 The Effects of a Canceled Preseason 4:04 Outsize Impact on the Giants and Panthers 11:00 Sean McVay and "That RB Committee Thing" 14:48 Is T.Y. Hilton Undervalued? 17:55 What's Going on in Houston? 21:29 How Many QBs Go Before Deshaun Watson? 23:56 Jake Illustrates Why Everyone Should Play Superflex 27:09 RB ADP: Who's Too High? 37:37 Who's Too Low? 43:25 Interesting Handcuffs Follow...

Rundown 1:02 Brad's Increasing Twitter Influence 6:25 Raheem Mostert's Situation in San Francisco 11:37 Kelvin Harmon Tears ACL; WR Depth in Washington 16:12 Scott Fish Bowl Takeaways; Corey Davis & Devin Funchess 26:25 Jalen Reagor & Eagles Wide Receivers 30:39 Empty Stadiums & Fake Crowd Noise 36:16 Highest Bust Potential Among Top-12 Quarterbacks 41:58 Most Upside Outside Top-12 Qua...

Rundown 1:24 SFBX Details & Fantasy Cares 5:24 How Big Did Scott Expect This To Become? 6:30 This Year's Unique Scoring System 9:12 Strategy For a League This Size 13:11 The Difficulty of Predicting Runs & Reading the Room 18:45 Adjusting Wide Receivers in SFBX 22:38 Mahomes' New Megadeal 26:20 Impact on Other KC Players in Dynasty Leagues 33:12 A Big Jump Coming From Damien Williams? 40:2...

Rundown 1:06 Will We See Opt-Outs From NFL Players? 7:18 Cam Newton Signs with the Patriots 11:32 Concerns About New England's Offensive Weapons 18:17 QB Toss-Ups; Ranking Cam 22:34 Jordan Howard's Goal-Line Role in Miami 28:04 Hollywood Brown Entering Year 2 34:38 In or Out on Evan Engram? 36:30 The New Bengals Follow Jake on Twitter: @allinkid Follow Brad on Twitter: @BradZiegler Get 30% off a s...

Rundown 1:55 Deebo Samuel's Foot Injury 7:41 Will Jalen Hurd's Opportunity Make Him a Top-25 WR? 14:39 A Not Bold Prediction For Jalen Reagor 19:05 Dak Prescott Signs Franchise Tender 26:18 Teddy Bridgewater as a Top-10 QB? 32:52 Will Phillip Lindsay Outscore Melvin Gordon? 36:04 Derrick Henry's Chances for 20+ Rushing TDs 38:45 Adam Thielen as a Top-5 WR? Follow Jake on Twitter: @allinkid Follow...

Rundown 1:08 Early Pushback From Brad on Jake's Rankings 7:17 Top WR in Seattle: Tyler Lockett vs. D.K. Metcalf 11:25 Terry McLaurin Helium 15:04 Are People Forgetting About Preston Williams? 18:24 Concerns About Cooper Kupp 22:51 The Rams' Crowded Backfield 25:35 Joshua Kelley vs. Justin Jackson 32:26 Impact of Brandon Brooks' Injury on the Philly Running Game 36:31 Year 2 Expectations for David...

Rundown 1:23 We Still Love Chris Meaney 2:55 Buying Todd Gurley in Redraft Leagues? 7:08 Gardner Minshew's Impact Leonard Fournette's Role 11:47 Is Hayden Hurst a Top-10 Tight End? 18:44 Making Sense of the Patriots 25:50 Is Philip Rivers an Upgrade in Indy? 31:12 Can Jack Doyle Recapture His 2017 Form? 35:44 Expectations for Raheem Mostert 41:58 Why Is Chris Carson at RB20? Follow Jake on Twitter...

2:10 MLB rants! 24:30 Breakout wide receivers: Terry McLaurin 32:50 Will Antonio Gibson have any redraft value this season? 37:00 DeSean Jackson, Alshon Jeffery & Jalen Reagor 40:00 In or out on Miles Sanders? 43:40 First six rounds of the NFFC Online Championship Draft: Reaches, steals and strategy 52:00 Does Devonta Freeman have anything left? 56:25 Carlos Hyde joins the Seahawks; Does this...

2:00 NFL schedule release; How much stock can you put in the strength of schedule? 8:25 Games we have circled on our calendars 14:30 Week 1 lines 18:50 MLB proposal to the MLBPA; Is this a glimpse into what the NFL could face? 31:56 Joe Judge plans to run Jason Garrett's Cowboys offense with the Giants 35:30 Colts call Marlon Mack, Jonathan Taylor a "1-1 punch" - Buy or Sell? 44:15 Jake loves this...

  3:30 The Athletic Mock Draft 5:30 Antonio Gibson, Lynn Bowden & Bryan Edwards 14:45 The best case scenario for Devin Duvernay 18:00 Antonio Gandy-Golden's ideal landing spot; Is it time to buy Washington's offense? 27:15 Ronald Jones' timeline leading up to Tampa Bay selecting Ke’Shawn Vaughn; Is Jones' job safe and what's Vaughn's ceiling with Tom Brady? 33:00 Zack Moss vs. Devin Singletary...

7:00 Does Tee Higgins have any redraft appeal? 9:20 The Colts add Michael Pittman & Jonathan Taylor 14:30 The WR position is as deep this season as ever 16:30 Is Clyde Edwards-Helaire still pick 1.01 in dynasty leagues? 20:00 Can Laviska Shenault be the No. 2 in Jacksonville this season? 23:20 Drew Lock has no excuses; Noah Fant & Courtland Sutton's value 28:30 Chase Claypool, Van Jefferso...

1:50 Clyde Edwards-Helaire's outlook with the Kansas City Chiefs 11:00 Where does CEH rank among running backs in 2020 redraft leagues? 15:00 Projected touches for Edwards-Helaire 16:40 CEH's value in a dynasty league; 1.01? What's the asking price? 21:00 Can Henry Ruggs be a fringe WR1 or will he be too boom or bust in 2020? What does the addition do for Josh Jacobs? 31:15 Jalen Reagor vs. Justin...

4:00 Rob Gronkowski's value in Tampa Bay; Where does he rank among tight ends? 11:00 What does the Gronk trade do for Mike Evans and Chris Godwin? 12:00 Will Gronk be worth a middle-round pick? 13:45 Dynasty leagues; Should you be allowed to draft Gronkowski in a current slow draft or should he be placed in the rookie draft? 21:00 Are Buccaneers legit Super Bowl contenders? What do they need? 30:2...

5:50 How fantasy relevant will Joe Burrow be in year 1? 15:30 Does Tua Tagovailoa have a higher ceiling than Burrow and should we have concerns about his hip? 22:00 Should Justin Herbert be the second QB taken off the draft board or is he being overrated? 28:10 Plenty of love for Jalen Hurts 35:45 Jordan Love's downfall 40:25 Can Jake Fromm be a starting QB in the NFL? 45:25 Jacob Eason, Jake Luto...

1:20 Virtual NFL draft: A how-to-draft-from-home guide for NFL GM's 7:30 Highest ceiling and No. 1 WR in a rookie draft: CeeDee Lamb or Jerry Jeudy? Does Henry Ruggs belong in Tier 1? 23:30 Over/Under 5.5 WR's taken in the first round; Who should be the fourth wideout taken off the board? 25:30 Brad's love for Bryan Edwards, the sudden rise of Chase Claypool and potential change to TE 34:30 Justin...

6:30 D'Andre Swift: Does it matter which team he lands on? 11:30 Jonathan Taylor: Dynasty value 16:30 J.K Dobbins: Could Dobbins be the best rookie RB in fantasy in 2020? 22:10 Cam Akers: Does he belong in tier 1? 27:50 Clyde Edwards-Helaire; Is size a concern? 34:00 A.J. Dillon: Player comp 36:30 Zack Moss: Does Moss have RB1 potential? 41:00 Anthony McFarland: Is his landing spot crucial for his...