The Late-Round Fantasy Football Podcast

JJ talks about the Packers offense, Jacory Croskey-Merritt, quarterback predictability, and more on the first 10 Trends episode of the season.   Order the Late-Round Draft Guide on LateRound.com, and make sure to sign up for the free newsletter. See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

The weekly 15 Transactions episode is back and better than ever. JJ talks about moves you can make before Week 1 begins, including a sneaky running back add that isn't getting enough attention.   Order the Late-Round Draft Guide on LateRound.com, and make sure to sign up for the free newsletter. See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

JJ quickly discusses what to expect from the podcast during the 2025 season, including a new addition to the rotation. See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Who should you target in the Houston backfield? Is there ever a time to reach for players during a positional run in a draft? Who does the Adam Thielen trade help most in Carolina? JJ answers those questions -- and more -- on this week's mailbag episode.   Order the Late-Round Draft Guide on LateRound.com, and make sure to sign up for the free newsletter. See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy in...

It's the Season 2 finale of Becoming a Best Ball Bro, where JJ shares his (mostly) final exposures for the $15M Millionaire contest over on DraftKings. He talks with Rich about a big miss in his portfolio, and there's one backfield where he's very one-sided. Oh, and his top wide receiver? It might shock you.   Order the Late-Round Draft Guide on LateRound.com, and make sure to sign up for the free...

JJ goes over 10 bold predictions that he's making for the 2025 fantasy football season.   Order the Late-Round Draft Guide on LateRound.com, and make sure to sign up for the free newsletter. See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Andy Holloway of the Fantasy Footballers joins the show to talk about the success of the Fantasy Footballers Podcast, how he's sorting through various ambiguous backfields, his favorite draft strategies for 2025, and so much more.    Order the Late-Round Draft Guide on LateRound.com, and make sure to sign up for the free newsletter. See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

JJ and Rich kick off the show and have a short talk about things happening in the best ball world before 4for4 Fantasy Football's Connor Allen joins. Conner explains how he approaches the Milly Maker this late during draft season, how he handles hyped players, whether he cares about the preseason, and so much more.   Order the Late-Round Draft Guide on LateRound.com, and make sure to sign up for t...

To better prepare for your fantasy football drafts -- and to get on the same page -- JJ looks at the players who've risen and fallen most in his rankings over the last couple of months.   Order the Late-Round Draft Guide on LateRound.com, and make sure to sign up for the free newsletter. See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

On this week's mailbag episode, JJ talks through auction draft strategy, Keenan Allen's fantasy football value, a surprising player he's mostly avoiding this year, and more.   Order the Late-Round Draft Guide on LateRound.com, and make sure to sign up for the free newsletter. See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

JJ and Rich discuss the biggest training camp average draft position risers before best ball aficionado Tod Burros joins the show. Tod talks about his new approach to best ball drafting, how he differentiates from the field, the importance of bye weeks, and so much more.   Order the Late-Round Draft Guide on LateRound.com, and make sure to sign up for the free newsletter. See omnystudio.com/listen...

JJ chats with Establish the Run's Evan Silva about 10 different players they're avoiding -- at cost -- in fantasy football drafts this season.   Order the Late-Round Draft Guide on LateRound.com, and make sure to sign up for the free newsletter. See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

JJ is joined by RotoViz's Shawn Siegele to talk about the changing fantasy football landscape, the importance of elite tight ends, wide receiver average draft position, and so much more.   Order the Late-Round Draft Guide on LateRound.com, and make sure to sign up for the free newsletter. See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Has the hype gotten out of control with Jacory Croskey-Merritt? JJ and Rich discuss that -- and more -- to kick off the show. Then, Matthew Betz of the Fantasy Footballers joins to talk about how his draft approach changes in August, elite tight ends, top stacks, and so much more.     Order the Late-Round Draft Guide on LateRound.com, and make sure to sign up for the free newsletter. See omnystudi...

JJ is joined by Sharp Football Analysis' Rich Hribar to give you 10 players you should be looking to target in fantasy football drafts this season.   Order the Late-Round Draft Guide on LateRound.com, and make sure to sign up for the free newsletter. See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

On this week's mailbag episode, JJ looks into Jordan Mason's value, Elijah Arroyo's interesting situation, TJ Hockenson's ceiling, and more.   Order the Late-Round Draft Guide on LateRound.com, and make sure to sign up for the free newsletter. See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

JJ and Rich discuss some market movement -- specifically with the Jacksonville backfield -- before Davis Mattek joins the show. Davis answers questions about transitioning from season-long to best ball, his optimal tight end strategy, top stacks, and so much more.     Order the Late-Round Draft Guide on LateRound.com, and make sure to sign up for the free newsletter. See omnystudio.com/listener fo...

You want your fantasy football teams to get off to a hot start, and picking players with strong early-season schedules can help with that. On Episode 1003, JJ talks through a handful of rushing and passing attacks that you might want to reevaluate based on their early-season matchups.   Order the Late-Round Draft Guide on LateRound.com, and make sure to sign up for the free newsletter. See omnystu...

Andrew Cooper of Fantasy Alarm joins the show to chat about how Reddit changed his entire career, his process for finding breakout tight ends, 2025 fantasy football draft strategy, and so much more.   Order the Late-Round Draft Guide on LateRound.com, and make sure to sign up for the free newsletter. See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

JJ and Rich kick off the show with some talk around the potential suspensions that are about to be handed out to Rashee Rice, Jordan Addison, and Quinshon Judkins. Then, Establish the Run's Adam Levitan joins JJ to talk about elite tight ends, his favorite stacks, drafting in chaotic draft rooms, and much more.   Order the Late-Round Draft Guide on LateRound.com, and make sure to sign up for the f...

Which players -- and teams -- are likely to see a decline in production this year based solely on regression? How about the guys who are bound to see an uptick? JJ digs in on Episode 1002.   Order the Late-Round Draft Guide on LateRound.com, and make sure to sign up for the free newsletter. See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Should you use sportsbook prop lines for your season-long drafts? Is Isiah Pacheco an obvious value? How should we think about the Cleveland backfield with the Quinshon Judkins news? JJ answers those questions -- and more -- on this week's mailbag episode.   Order the Late-Round Draft Guide on LateRound.com, and make sure to sign up for the free newsletter. See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy...

JJ and Rich kick off the show discussing the wild and constantly-changing quarterback landscape on DraftKings before Late-Round Fantasy Football's COO, David Kitchen, joins the show. Kitchen discusses the evolution of the best ball game, his love for elite tight ends, game selection, and so much more.   Order the Late-Round Draft Guide on LateRound.com, and make sure to sign up for the free newsle...

The fantasy football season-long market is getting smarter, and rookie evaluations have shifted as a result. On Episode 1000, JJ looks at whether or not you should be changing the way you draft first-year players in your season-long leagues given the increased intelligence of the market.   Order the Late-Round Draft Guide on LateRound.com, and make sure to sign up for the free newsletter. See omny...

Jakob Sanderson of the Dynasty Points Podcast, ADP Chasing, and his substack, Thinking About Thinking, joins the show to talk a whole lot of game theory with JJ. The two chat about the running back dead zone, market inefficiencies, wide receiver archetypes to fade, and so much more.   Order the Late-Round Draft Guide on LateRound.com, and make sure to sign up for the free newsletter. See omnystudi...