The Ringer Fantasy Football Show

We move through each round of a 12 team half PPR draft and determine our favorite picks at their current average draft position. We finish the show with a few listener emails.  (1:14) - R1: Justin Jefferson, WR (5:14) - R2: Saquon Barkely, RB (8:08) - R3: Kyle Pitts, TE (10:53) - R4: Mike Williams, WR (15:05) - R5: Courtland Sutton, WR (18:17) - R6: Michael Thomas, WR (22:24) - R7: Adam Thielen, W...

We are back to break down more players we think will define the 2022 season as explained using quotes from the movie ‘Step Brothers.' Check out The Ringer’s Fantasy Football Draft Guide for rankings, tiers, sleepers, and more! Email us! mailto:ringerfantasyfootball@gmail.com. Hosts: Danny Heifetz, Danny Kelly, and Craig Horlbeck Producer: Craig Horlbeck Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podc...

We answer listener questions about taking Justin Jefferson first overall in the draft, which 2nd round running back will make the leap, the best strategies for an auction draft, how to conceive of the best way to determine draft order, and more. We also settle the great Häagen-Dazs debate, and more. (0:47) - Should you take Justin Jefferson 1st overall? (5:33) - Which RB2 will make the leap? (7:53...

We recap Week 2 of the preseason by highlighting all of the fantasy-relevant players who helped or hurt their draft stock over the weekend. We finish the show by reading a listener email, holding Fantasy Court, and play America’s favorite game, Two Truths, One Lie. (1:25) - Tom Brady, Bucs (8:27) - Kenny Pickett, Steelers (13:56) - Ken Walker III, Seahawks (19:55) - Antonio Gibson, Commanders (25:...

Every year there are players that we don’t really want on our teams, but we have to rank them. Today, we discuss those players. We finish the show by reading a few listener emails. (3:07) - Derrick Henry, Titans (6:45) - Cam Akers, Rams (12:52) - Nick Chubb, Browns (20:37) - JK Dobbins, Ravens (21:54) - Josh Jacobs, Raiders (25:36) - Antonio Gibson, Commanders (29:46) - Damien Harris, Patriots (38...

The summer is winding down, fantasy football is heating up, and people are starting to fall in love with their sleepers. But sometimes, people get a little too excited about their guy. We’re here to temper those expectations. (3:05 - Javonte Williams, Broncos (8:33) - Kadarius Toney, Giants (12:10) - Brandon Aiyuk, 49ers (20:58) - JuJu Smith-Schuster, Chiefs (29:10) - Eli Mitchell, 49ers (34:42) -...

We react to all of the standout and disappointing performances from Week 1 of preseason and determine whether or not we are buying the narrative. We finish the show with a return to America’s favorite game, Two Truths, One Lie. (1:32) - Jonathan Taylor, Colts (7:59) - Zach Wilson, Jets (13:14) - Breece Hall, Jets (15:36) - Saquon Barkley, Giants (20:17) - Kenny Pickett/George Pickens, Steelers (26...

We run through the tentpole guys we are drafting in the early to middle rounds that we love building our teams around this year. We finish with another edition of Fantasy Court. (1:37) - CeeDee Lamb, Cowboys (5:57) - Dalvin Cook, Vikings (10:40) - Saquon Barkley, Giants (17:31) - Aaron Jones, Packers (18:26) - Leonard Fournette, Bucs (25:16) - Adam Thielen, Vikings (30:32) - Michael Pittman Jr., C...

We discuss our favorite late-round players who can get you a massive return on your investment. We finish the show by reading a few listener emails. (2:18) - RB Kenneth Gainwell, Eagles (9:05) - WR Jalen Tolbert, Cowboys (14:11) - QB Trey Lance, 49ers (22:43) - WR Chris Olave, Saints (29:33) - WR Kadarius Toney, Giants (39:16) - RB James Cook, Bills (42:57) - Handcuffs (49:04) - Emails Check out T...

We run through the top stories from around the league and determine who is rising and falling in our draft rankings after the second week of training camp. We finish the show with another edition of Fantasy Court.  (1:05) - Mike Evans and Chris Godwin (5:30) - Steelers QBs and Najee Harris (11:29) - Josh Jacobs (15:41) - David Montgomery and Khalil Herbert (22:52) - Brandon Aiyuk (28:29) - Kareem...

We discuss the concern around Matthews Stafford’s elbow injury before running through our current running back tiers and re-sorting them live on the pod, based on our analysis and news from around training camp. We finish up by reading a listener email. (2:07) - Matthew Stafford's Arm Injury (8:57) - Tier 1: Jonathan Taylor, Christian McCaffrey (10:21) - Tier 2: Najee Harris, Austin Ekeler, Derric...

We break down who we think will be the key players of the 2022 fantasy football season, as explained by quotes from the movie ‘Superbad’. We finish the show by reading a listener email. Check out The Ringer’s Fantasy Football Draft Guide for rankings, tiers, sleepers, and more! Email us! ringerfantasyfootball@gmail.com. Hosts: Danny Heifetz, Danny Kelly, and Craig Horlbeck Producer: Craig Horlbeck...

OFFICIAL RINGER TOP 200 RANKINGS AND TIERS OUT NOW Training camp is officially underway, so we run through the biggest stories from around the league, including Deshaun Watson’s suspension, D.K. Metcalf and Deebo Samuel’s extensions, injuries to the Cowboys receiving corps, and more before running through the most hyped-up players after the first week of camp. Email us! ringerfantasyfootball@gmail...

OFFICIAL RINGER TOP 200 RANKINGS AND TIERS OUT NOW We run through our current wide receiver tiers and discuss how we are going to re-sort them live on the pod, based on our analysis and news from around training camp. We finish up by reading some listener emails. Email us! ringerfantasyfootball@gmail.com. Hosts: Danny Heifetz, Danny Kelly, and Craig Horlbeck Producer: Craig Horlbeck Learn more abo...

We run through our official sleepers for the 2022 season and bucket them into three categories: Light sleepers, classic sleepers, and deep sleepers. Then, we run through some news from around the league, including Kyler Murray’s video-game-related contract stipulation, and read a listener email. (3:51) - Light sleepers (22:43) - Classic sleepers (43:29) - Deep sleepers (63:48) - News (76:14) - Ema...

We run through our official tight end rankings, and unveil our tiers for the 2022 season. Within each tier, we discuss who we are most confident in, and who might not be worth the draft capital.  Check out The Ringer’s Fantasy Football Draft Guide! Email us! ringerfantasyfootball@gmail.com. Hosts: Danny Heifetz, Danny Kelly, and Craig Horlbeck Producer: Craig Horlbeck Learn more about your ad choi...

We leave every fantasy football season with many lessons learned, but after a long offseason, we often fail to recall those crucial former takeaways as we gear up for our next fantasy draft. Luckily, we knew this would happen and have seen the movie ‘Memento’. We run through the past lessons we learned by deciphering the fantasy tattoos we left on ourselves after the 2021 season. (1:42) - News (11...

We spend so much time talking about players, sleepers, the sexy guys with upside—we’re going to do the opposite—we’re going to put together the All-Boring Team, a.k.a. the most boring fantasy team possible that could still win your league. These players will not turn any heads during your draft, but they will after you win your league. Check out The Ringer’s Fantasy Football Draft Guide! Email us!...

The overwhelming majority of elite fantasy receivers come from real-life playoff teams, or teams that are at least in the playoff hunt. So, a good way to find a breakout WR is to try and figure out which team could make a surprise playoff run. Ja’Marr Chase was going in the sixth round of fantasy drafts last year, and after a surprising run by the Bengals he ended the year as a top-4 player at the...

We discuss the news of Cleveland trading Baker Mayfield to the Panthers, and how this will affect Carolina’s season. Then, we run through each of our quarterback tiers and focus on who we are most fearful will burn us this year. We finish the show by reading a listener email. (00:53) - Baker traded to Carolina (10:48) - QB tiers (52:28) - Listener email Check out The Ringer’s Fantasy Football Draf...

We run through our six favorite boom/bust players and focus on what their season could look like if they boom. We finish the show by answering a listener email. Check out 'The Ringer’s' Fantasy Football Draft Guide! Email us! ringerfantasyfootball@gmail.com. Hosts: Danny Heifetz, Danny Kelly, and Craig Horlbeck Producer: Craig Horlbeck Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adc...

We take a look at the fantasy impact of the new head coaches in the NFL. We run through each team by order of which we are most interested in, and forecast if their offense will get better or worse. (3:49) - Broncos (12:43) - Giants (17:33) - Raiders (25:20) - Dolphins (32:21) - Vikings (37:24) - Jaguars (43:41) - Patriots (46:32) - Lightning round: Saints, Bucs, Bears, Texans  Check out The Ringe...

We check in on all of the NFL players on new teams this upcoming season, and highlight the sleepers who could exceed their current fantasy expectations in 2022. Later, we answer a few listener questions. Check out The Ringer’s Fantasy Football Draft Guide! Email us! ringerfantasyfootball@gmail.com Hosts: Danny Heifetz, Danny Kelly, and Craig Horlbeck Producer: Craig Horlbeck Learn more about your...

We take a look at the QB, RB, WR, and TE positions and debate how we feel about each as we head into fantasy football draft season. We look at the scarcity, depth, and potential value of each group to help understand where and when to select someone during your draft. (1:30) — QB (8:44) — RB (22:26) — WR (29:33) — TE Check out The Ringer’s Fantasy Football Draft Guide! Email us: ringerfantasyfootb...

We are BACK from summer vacation to revisit all of the fantasy football storylines we missed over the past month. We start with the news of Rob Gronkowski retiring from football, whether we think he'll return, and where he sits among the all-time tight ends. Then, we show-and-tell our favorite media stories from the fantasy football offseason, including Leonard Fournette and Najee Harris showing u...