The Ringer Fantasy Football Show

We start by discussing the recent report that Ravens RB Gus Edwards tore his ACL and evaluate the Ravens’ banged-up backfield. Later in the episode we find out that the Ravens signed RB Devonta Freeman, and we debate whether you should add Freeman or Le’Veon Bell to your fantasy team. Then we get into our favorite player props to bet for Week 1, and finally we introduce the Bad QB League on FanDue...

Introducing our new Wednesday show, ‘Power Hour,’ in which we'll power rank one fantasy football topic each week and argue over the order. This week, we are ranking the biggest questions we’ve been talking about all offseason that we need answered in Week 1. We finish the show by answering some listener questions. Power Hour (4:24) Listener Emails (36:26) Check out The Ringer's 2021 Fantasy Footba...

Welcome to the second annual Take Purge. All NFL season and fantasy football–related takes, including things you don’t actually believe, will be legal for 60 continuous minutes. All rational thought, logic, and professional credibility will be suspended.  Check out The Ringer's 2021 Fantasy Football Draft Guide here. Email us the takes you must purge! ringerfantasyfootball@gmail.com Hosts: Danny H...

We preview the 2021 NFL season by offering up our favorite season-long player prop bets of the year. QB Matt Stafford, Rams (2:00) QB Kyler Murray, Cardinals (5:16) WR Amari Cooper, Cowboys (7:21) WR CeeDee Lamb, Cowboys (8:49) WR Keenan Allen, Chargers (10:32) WR Justin Jefferson, Vikings (12:23) WR Terry McLaurin, Washington (16:16) WR Tyler Lockett, Seahawks (17:03) WR Antonio Brown, Bucs (19:3...

We are joined by Bill Simmons to discuss the Patriots releasing Cam Newton and what a Mac Jones–led Patriots offense will look like before running through the 10 players you should be avoiding this season in drafts in a segment called It’s Not You, It’s Me. Later, we answer a few listener emails. Check out The Ringer's 2021 Fantasy Football Draft Guide here. Email us at ringerfantasyfootball@gmail...

We start with some injury news around the league, including J.K. Dobbins’s recent season-ending injury, and where you should now draft Gus Edwards. Then, NFL Network and Fox NFL Insider Peter Schrager joins the show to help us update our list of sleepers for the 2021 season. Finally, we answer a few listener emails with Peter.  News: RB J.K. Dobbins, Ravens (1:50) WR T.Y. Hilton, Colts (6:58) Slee...

Now in the heat of draft season, we open the mailbag once again to answer questions about draft strategy, underdiscussed players, stacking, superflex leagues, fantasy court, and more. We also introduce a new segment to the show, called League Rescue. Check out The Ringer's 2021 Fantasy Football Draft Guide here. Email us at ringerfantasyfootball@gmail.com. Hosts: Danny Heifetz, Danny Kelly, and Cr...

We run through the biggest news around training camp, including Sony Michel’s trade to the Rams, Travis Etienne’s season-ending injury, Jameis Winston’s stellar Week 2 performance, and the effect Teddy Bridgewater will have on the Broncos after being named the starter. Then we dive deep into the ESPN and Yahoo draft experiences and outline ways to gain an advantage on both platforms. RB Travis Eti...

As draft season heats up, we break down our updated top targets for the 2021 season.  RB Najee Harris, Steelers (1:52) RB Antonio Gibson, Washington (4:33) TE Tyler Higbee, Rams (8:00) QB Justin Fields, Bears (9:46) WR Robert Woods, Rams (13:43) RB Mike Davis, Falcons (15:40) RB Aaron Jones, Packers (21:16) WR CeeDee Lamb, Cowboys (24:04) WR Tee Higgins, Bengals (30:40) WR Jerry Jeudy, Broncos (33...

We start with a quick training camp injury update before highlighting the most under-discussed fantasy players from the preseason—or, as we call them, Average Joes—and determining how we feel about them, as explained by the movie ‘Dodgeball.’ RB Josh Jacobs, Raiders (6:52) WR Henry Ruggs and Ryan Edwards, Raiders (12:18) RB Joe Mixon, Bengals (18:29) WR Calvin Ridley, Falcons (23:26) WR Brandin Co...

We have updated our top-150 rankings, which you can find here, so we are going to run through the players we’ve dropped and are down on as we enter peak draft season. RB Derrick Henry, Titans (2:19) RB Jonathan Taylor, Colts (7:56) WR Kenny Golladay, Giants (11:03) WR Mike Evans, Bucs (20:21) WRs A.J. Brown, Titans, and D.K. Metcalf, Seahawks (25:48) WR Curtis Samuel, Washington (30:12) WR Rashod...

We go over everything we learned from Week 1 of preseason and determine how it’s changing our thinking, including the rookie QB debuts, the RBs and WRs who stood out, injury updates, and dynasty players to trade for or trade away. Finally, we read a particularly regretful listener email about Santa Claus. QB watch (5:09) Preseason winners (35:40) Injury updates (50:40) Dynasty trade targets (52:37...

As draft season approaches, we open up the mailbag to answer questions on bye weeks in Week 14, college allegiances, when to take QBs in two-QB leagues, best late-round QBs to draft, the most fun yet least helpful player to have vs. the least fun yet most helpful player to have, James Conner’s sneaky value, auction draft strategies, when tell your kids about Santa Claus, how to use ADP to your adv...

We determine if we are buying or selling the most popular training camp narratives through quotes from the movie ‘Anchorman.’ Texans (2:38) Bengals (3:58) Colts (10:33) QB Tua Tagovailoa, Dolphins (14:51) Cowboys (20:10) Jaguars (23:03) 49ers (27:57) QB Jalen Hurts, Eagles (35:33) HC Dan Campbell, Lions (40:06) Saquon Barkley, Giants (42:45) Falcons (48:55) Rams (55:46) Saints (65:22) Patriots (67...

We begin with some injury news from the weekend, including Dak Prescott’s shoulder, Amari Cooper’s foot, Justin Jefferson’s shoulder, and more. Then we talk about the running back dead zone, and why a specific crop of running backs should be avoided each season. News: QB Dak Prescott, Cowboys (4:16) WR Amari Cooper, Cowboys (7:35) WR Justin Jefferson, Vikings (9:23) RB Saquon Barkley, Giants (21:5...

We start with news of Joe Burrow’s not fully recovered knee and the Kenny Golladay hamstring situation in New York. Note: We recorded this before the report that Saquon Barkley might miss the first two weeks of the season. Then we introduce a segment called “Name Brand Off Brand.” You know how sometimes the off-brand product is just as good as the name brand for half the price? We look at the play...

We run through the biggest risers and fallers of training camp as explained by quotes from the movie ‘Happy Gilmore.' RB Jonathan Taylor, Colts (2:53) RB Antonio Gibson, Washington (6:41) HC Dan Campbell, Lions (10:13) RB D’Andre Swift, Lions (15:44) WR CeeDee Lamb, Cowboys (18:20) WR Randall Cobb, Packers (24:14) RB Sony Michel, Patriots (30:17) QB Tua Tagovailoa, Dolphins (32:54) WR Will Fuller,...

With training camp underway, we kick off the week by running through all of the major injuries so far, including Carson Wentz requiring surgery on his foot, DeVonta Smith missing multiple weeks with a knee sprain, and Dak Prescott’s sore shoulder. Then we run through the players getting the most training camp hype and decide if we are buying it or not. Finally, Craig’s brother, Scott, drops by to...

We run through our favorite late-round sleepers of the 2021 season. WR Rondale Moore, Cardinals (2:29) WR Darnell Mooney, Bears (9:05) RB Devontae Booker, Giants (12:36) RB Darrynton Evans, Titans (15:03) RB Giovani Bernard, Bucs (18:08) WR Randall Cobb, Packers (25:21) WR Mecole Hardman, Chiefs (28:48) WR Elijah Moore, Jets (32:51) QB Zach Wilson, Jets (35:34) WR Gabriel Davis, Bills (42:28) WR M...

We continue our discussion of the main characters of the 2021 fantasy football season—this time explained by quotes from the movie ‘Talladega Nights: The Ballad of Ricky Bobby’ QB Aaron Rodgers, Packers (1:52) WR Davante Adams, Packers (14:19) RB Saquon Barkley, Giants (16:49) RB Derrick Henry, Titans (20:40) RB Najee Harris, Steelers (25:49) The Old QBs (34:16) Kyler Murray, Cardinals (39:36) Our...

We start with some news from the week, including Ian Rapoport’s report that Aaron Rodgers plans to play for Green Bay this season, as well as Michael Thomas’s recent ankle surgery and how far we have dropped him in our rankings. Then, we perform a séance to communicate with the players who are dead to us from last season and decide whether they deserve resurrecting for the 2021 season. QB Aaron Ro...

We break down the players who put up big numbers in small sample sizes in 2020 and predict whether or not those performances can carry into the next season. TE Kyle Pitts, Falcons (3:35) RB Antonio Gibson, WFT (13:26) RB Jonathan Taylor, Colts (21:10) RB David Montgomery, Bears (28:24) WR CeeDee Lamb, Cowboys (36:59) WR Chase Claypool, Steelers (42:00) WR Ja’Marr Chase/Tee Higgins, Bengals (50:40)...

We address the devastating Cam Akers injury news and how it will affect the Rams offense, and then give our thoughts on new Rams starting RB Darrell Henderson before discussing the main characters of the 2021 fantasy season—as explained by quotes from the movie 'Forgetting Sarah Marshall.' RB Cam Akers, Rams (1:25) QB Lamar Jackson, Ravens (12:34) QB Aaron Rodgers, Packers (16:56) WR Michael Thoma...

We are joined by The Ringer’s Kevin Clark to offer up our boldest predictions for the 2021 fantasy football season. We answered listener questions about the upcoming season in the first part of our conversation, which is available on 'The Ringer NFL Show.' Be sure to check out The Ringer’s 2021 Fantasy Football Draft Guide here! Email us at ringerfantasyfootball@gmail.com. Hosts: Danny Heifetz, Da...

We rank our top sleeper picks for the 2021 NFL season. WR Jerry Jeudy, Broncos (1:08) WR Mike Williams, Chargers (9:07) QBs Jalen Hurts, Eagles, and Justin Fields, Bears (15:55) RB AJ Dillon, Packers (21:44) RB Mike “Funk” Davis, Falcons (26:28) WR Jarvis Landry, Browns (33:50) WR Henry Ruggs III, Raiders (40:57) WR Robby Anderson, Panthers (46:56) TE Tyler Higbee, Rams (53:02) TE Adam Trautman, S...