The Athletic Fantasy Football Podcast

New host Chris Welsh joins the show! Jake, Brandon and Welsh prepare for the final draft weekend by picking one topic from the end of preseason to keep your eye on. Plus, the biggest news from the final preseason weekend. Time codes: Brian Robinson/Antonio Gibson - 5:38 JK Dobbins - 11:44 Geno Smith/Tyler Lockett/DK Metcalf - 15:36 Najee Harris - 20:46 Jake on Rookie RB's - 25:36 Breece Hall/Micha...

High stakes Hall of Famer Chris Vaccaro and Fantasy Managing Editor Nando Di Fino try to put this ridiculous "RB dead zone" buzz to rest. They investigate the RBs in that 5th-to-8th round ADP range and analyze several backs with upside who shouldn't be overlooked. Players discussed this episode include JK Dobbins, Antonio Gibson, Elijah Mitchell, Cordarrelle Patterson, Devin Singletary and more. H...

The Athletic NFL beat writers have spent the last month at training camp. In other words, you aren't going to find many people who know their teams better than they do. We picked out five guys getting hyped up by our beat writers, and then debated them from a fantasy perspective on this episode of The Athletic Fantasy Football Podcast. Plus, a TAFFP stalwart says goodbye... Follow Beller on Twitte...

Every summer right around this time, you realize that there are a handful of players you haven't talked about much for one reason or another. Welp, we're going to rectify that on this episode of The Athletic Fantasy Football Podcast with another round of In, Out, or No Doubt! Beller, Jake and Funston discuss Alvin Kamara, CeeDee Lamb and more. Follow Beller on Twitter: @MBeller Follow Jake on Twit...

The hype machine always gets pumping in training camp. Some players justify the hype in the regular season, while others prove to be nothing more than a summer mirage. Beller, Jake and Funston discuss six of this summer's hype-machine darlings on this episode of The Athletic Fantasy Football Podcast. Follow Beller on Twitter: @MBeller Follow Jake on Twitter: @allinkid Follow Funston on Twitter: @B...

Does this or that development matter? It's the key question of training camp, at least from a fantasy football perspective. Beller, Jake and Funston take a look at five situations where the question applies on this episode of The Athletic Fantasy Football Podcast. Follow Beller on Twitter: @MBeller Follow Jake on Twitter: @allinkid Follow Funston on Twitter: @BrandonFunston Subscribe to The Athlet...

We all have players who confound us every year. Players we just can't figure out. Beller, Jake and Funston dig into six such players who fit that mold on this episode of The Athletic Fantasy Football Podcast. Follow Beller on Twitter: @MBeller Follow Jake on Twitter: @allinkid Follow Funston on Twitter: @BrandonFunston Subscribe to The Athletic Fantasy Football Podcast... Apple: https://bit.ly/TAF...

Alec Pierce the highest-scoring rookie receiver? Trey Lance a top-seven fantasy quarterback? That's right, we've got hot takes. Here they are in The Hot Take Episode of The Athletic Fantasy Football Podcast. Follow Beller on Twitter: @MBeller Follow Jake on Twitter: @allinkid Follow Funston on Twitter: @BrandonFunston Subscribe to The Athletic Fantasy Football Podcast... Apple: https://bit.ly/TAFF...

Ah yes, the dreaded RB Dead Zone. Much discussed, explored at a fantasy manager's peril. Or so the conventional wisdom would have you believe. Beller and Jake wade into the RB Dead Zone on this episode of The Athletic Fantasy Football Podcast. Follow Beller on Twitter: @MBeller Follow Jake on Twitter: @allinkid Follow Funston on Twitter: @BrandonFunston Subscribe to The Athletic Fantasy Football P...

In both of the last two seasons, the essential receiver—Stefon Diggs in 2020 and Cooper Kupp in 2021—had a mid-round ADP. Beller and Jake discuss a handful of guys from that group on this episode of The Athletic Fantasy Football Podcast. Follow Beller on Twitter: @MBeller Follow Jake on Twitter: @allinkid Follow Funston on Twitter: @BrandonFunston Subscribe to The Athletic Fantasy Football Podcast...

Beller, Jake and Funston hit on quarterback, running back and wide receiver in this round of debates, helping you focus on what matters and filter out what doesn't on draft day. Follow Beller on Twitter: @MBeller Follow Jake on Twitter: @allinkid Follow Funston on Twitter: @BrandonFunston Subscribe to The Athletic Fantasy Football Podcast... Apple: https://bit.ly/TAFFPapple Spotify: https://bit.ly...

Beller, Jake and Funston get back to In, Out, or No Doubt! on this episode of The Athletic Fantasy Football Podcast. The guys discuss real-life RB2s, kicking around the fantasy football merits of Tony Pollard, A.J. Dillon, Rhamondre Stevenson, and the like. Follow Beller on Twitter: @MBeller Follow Jake on Twitter: @allinkid Follow Funston on Twitter: @BrandonFunston Subscribe to The Athletic Fant...

Beller, Jake and Funston are back on the TAFFP debate stage, throwing down over the following decisions fantasy managers may be faced with on draft day... James Conner vs. Leonard Fournette Gabriel Davis vs. Courtland Sutton DK Metcalf vs. Brandin Cooks Follow Beller on Twitter: @MBeller Follow Jake on Twitter: @allinkid Follow Funston on Twitter: @BrandonFunston Subscribe to The Athletic Fantasy...

It's time for another round of In, Out, or No Doubt! on The Athletic Fantasy Football Podcast. This time around, Beller, Jake and Funston discuss some of last year's bums and whether they believe a rebound season is in the cards. Follow Beller on Twitter: @MBeller Follow Jake on Twitter: @allinkid Follow Funston on Twitter: @BrandonFunston Subscribe to The Athletic Fantasy Football Podcast... Appl...

Rarely in a fantasy football draft is there an obvious right or an obvious wrong. Picking the correct direction, then, could make all the difference in your season. Beller, Jake and Funston engage in a little debate club action on this episode of The Athletic Fantasy Football Podcast, taking opposite sides of decisions that many fantasy managers could face on Draft Day. Follow Beller on Twitter: @...

It's Tuesday, which means it's In, Out or No Doubt! Day on The Athletic Fantasy Football Podcast. On this episode, Beller, Jake and Funston consider old faces in new places, including Russell Wilson, Amari Cooper and Juju Smith-Schuster. Follow Beller on Twitter: @MBeller Follow Jake on Twitter: @allinkid Follow Funston on Twitter: @BrandonFunston Subscribe to The Athletic Fantasy Football Podcast...

Fun facts are more than just fun. They can also help us get to the bottom of what a player's fantasy value should be. That's exactly what Beller, Funston and Jake do with five mystery (not for long) players on this episode of The Athletic Fantasy Football Podcast. Follow Beller on Twitter: @MBeller Follow Jake on Twitter: @allinkid Follow Funston on Twitter: @BrandonFunston Subscribe to The Athlet...

Welcome to the first installment of In, Out, or No Doubt!, where we get player-agnostic and price-obsessed. If you're "In," you want the player at ADP. If you're "Out," you don't. If you're "No Doubt!," you not only want him, but will be willing to reach for him. On this episode, Beller, Jake and Funston discuss this season's potential new stars, including Javonte Williams, Kyle Pitts and Michael...

Our eighth and final division preview covers the AFC North. Could the Bengals be the best offense in football? What do we make of J.K. Dobbins? Is Nick Chubb the most predictable back in the league? Is there upward mobility for Diontae Johnson? Beller, Jake and Funston answer those questions, and a whole lot more, on this episode of The Athletic Fantasy Football Podcast. Follow Beller on Twitter:...

The guys are all-in on an Allen Robinson rebound, somewhat divided on Elijah Mitchell, throwing their hands up at the Seattle quarterback situation, and ready to believe in James Conner. Beller, Jake and Funston break down the NFC West on this episode of The Athletic Fantasy Football Podcast. Follow Beller on Twitter: @MBeller Follow Jake on Twitter: @allinkid Follow Funston on Twitter: @BrandonFu...

Davante Adams is gone, the song remains the same in Minnesota, and the Lions—yes, the Lions!—seem fun and interesting. Oh, and the Bears are here, too. Beller, Jake and Funston dive into the NFC North on this episode of The Athletic Fantasy Football Podcast. Follow Beller on Twitter: @MBeller Follow Jake on Twitter: @allinkid Follow Funston on Twitter: @BrandonFunston Subscribe to The Athletic Fan...

Can Derrick Henry keep things rolling in Tennessee? What's the Matt Ryan effect in Indy? We're all cool giving Trevor Lawrence a mulligan for last year, right? And does Houston have the most hilarious backfield in the league? Beller, Jake and Funston discuss all that, and a whole lot more, on the AFC South preview edition of The Athletic Fantasy Football Podcast. Follow Beller on Twitter: @MBeller...

Our division-by-division preview series takes us this week to the NFC East, where the Cowboys and Eagles are pretty clearly battling for superiority. Beller, Jake and Brandon get into all the pertinent fantasy discussions in the division, including Dak's QB1 status, the Saquon question, the new-look Eagles, the Wentz Effect in DC, and a whole lot more. Follow Beller on Twitter: @MBeller Follow Jak...

Business as usual in Tampa? Making sense of the Saints. To CMC, nor not CMC. More than meets the eye in Atlanta? Beller, Jake and Funston get into all that on this episode of The Athletic Fantasy Football Podcast. Follow Beller on Twitter: @MBeller Follow Jake on Twitter: @allinkid Follow Funston on Twitter: @BrandonFunston Subscribe to The Athletic Fantasy Football Podcast... Apple: https://bit.l...

Do the Dolphins have the widest range of fantasy outcomes in the league? Are the Patriots the most boring fantasy team in years? Is Josh Allen about to be QB1 for the third straight year? Are the Jets sneaky fun? Beller, Jake and Funston answer those questions and more on this episode of The Athletic Fantasy Football Podcast. Follow Beller on Twitter: @MBeller Follow Jake on Twitter: @allinkid Fol...