The Ringer Fantasy Football Show

We break down the sudden trade rumors surrounding Allen Robinson, Odell Beckham Jr., and Zach Ertz before discussing the biggest bounceback and drop-off candidates by drafting our favorite and least favorite players at each position. We finish the show with some Week 1 bad beats. Trade Rumors (2:53) Bounceback Draft (5:57) Drop-off Draft (30:44) Bad Beats (46:37) Hosts: Danny Heifetz, Danny Kelly,...

Football is finally back, and we break down the headlines from the weekend, including Cam Newton’s promising fantasy start, the Bucs' disappointment, and how the lack of preseason affected fantasy scores. Then, we get into the top scorers of the week, discuss rookie running backs, and recommend our top waiver wire adds heading into Week 2. Headlines (6:43) Top Scorers (20:00) Waiver Wire Adds (49:...

We preview the Chiefs-Texans game, give our Super Bowl and MVP picks, and offer up our gut fantasy predictions for Week 1 before closing the show with a listener-submitted question. Keenan Allen (12:20) Aaron Rodgers (14:30) Kyler Murray (18:40) Jared Goff (24:54) Rookie RBs (27:31) Jaguars defense (29:40) Zach Ertz (34:09) Travis Kelce and George Kittle (37:08) Zane Gonzalez (38:28) Hosts: Danny...

We talk about Alvin Kamara's and Dalvin Cook’s contract situations, brief you on COVID-19's impact on NFL rules and fantasy football team management, break down roster cut downs, discuss injury updates, answer listener questions, and more. Alvin Kamara and Dalvin Cook (4:53) COVID-19 rules update (9:36) Roster updates (15:57) For last-second draft advice, check out The Ringer Fantasy Football Draf...

We discuss Leonard Fournette signing with the Buccaneers and give a quick training camp injury update before highlighting some of the underdiscussed players from the preseason and giving our thoughts as we head into the last few days of draft season. QB Carson Wentz, Eagles (17:43) QB Drew Brees, Saints (19:57) QB Russell Wilson, Seahawks (23:53) TE Noah Fant, Broncos (26:51) TE Eric Ebron, Steele...

We discuss Leonard Fournette getting cut from the Jaguars, the recent rumor of Alvin Kamara on the Saints' trading block, and highlight our favorite players from each round of a 12-team draft before answering our first listener question! Round 1 (19:31) Round 2 (23:39) Round 3 (27:43) Round 4 (29:59) Round 5 (33:18) Round 6 (40:17) Round 7 (44:14) Round 8 (46:14)  Round 9 (48:39) Round 10 (50:33)...

15 Bold Predictions for 2020 + ‘Hard Knocks’ Episode 3 We recap Episode 3 of ‘Hard Knocks’ and catch up on the latest news from training camp before offering up each of our five boldest predictions for the 2020 fantasy football season. ‘Hard Knocks’ (3:49) Training Camp Update (8:03) Bold Predictions:  Tom Brady (13:09) Davante Adams (18:25) Mike Evans (20:27) Aaron Jones (23:33) Cam Akers (25:23)...

We discuss the latest news from training camps before breaking down the players who have risen in our top 150 rankings the most in the past month. Check out The Ringer Fantasy Football Guide for more player rankings, tiers, and mock drafts. RB Clyde-Edwards Helaire, Chiefs (18:06) RB James Conner, Steelers (20:05) WR Marquise Brown, Ravens (21:53) WR Will Fuller, Texans (25:16) WR Michael Gallup,...

We break down our favorite moments from Episode 2 of ‘Hard Knocks’, provide fantasy player updates from around the league now that training camp is officially underway, highlight some new sleepers who are gaining steam, and introduce a new segment about all of the football-adjacent news around the league called “Anti-Lytics”. Hard Knocks (1:19) Training Camp News (12:05) New Sleepers (43:27) Anti-...

We dive deep into the ESPN and Yahoo draft experience and outline ways to gain an advantage on both platforms, including general strategies to follow and specific players to target. Check out The Ringer Fantasy Football Guide for our updated top 150, positional tiers, expert mock drafts, and more. Hosts: Danny Heifetz, Danny Kelly, and Craig Horlbeck. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcas...

We recap our favorite moments from the first episode of 'Hard Knocks' (00:00) before we break down snake, auction, and dynasty drafts and offer up our tips and tricks to come out on top.  'Hard Knocks' (1:24) Snake drafts (13:52) Auction drafts (30:14) Dynasty drafts (45:12) Check out The Ringer Fantasy Football Guide for our updated top 150, positional tiers, expert mock drafts, and more. Hosts:...

We break down the players we don’t like at their current draft value in 2020. RB Leonard Fournette, Jaguars (5:12) QBs Lamar Jackson, Ravens/Patrick Mahomes, Chiefs (8:22) WR DeAndre Hopkins, Cardinals (11:27) RB Sony Michel, Patriots (14:03) RB Le’Veon Bell, Jets (16:52) RB Derrick Henry, Titans (19:10) WR Cooper Kupp, Rams (22:53) WR Deebo Samuel, 49ers (26:59) WR Courtland Sutton, Broncos (29:0...

We talk through our quarterback and tight end tiers and point out the players we like the most, and the players who should be relegated to the tier below. QB Tiers Tier 1 (5:31) Tier 2 (6:45) Tier 3 (13:11) Tier 4 (17:30) Tier 5 (23:55) Tight End Tiers Tier 1 (32:32) Tier 2 (33:08) Tier 3 (35:07) Tier 4 (41:21) Tier 5 (49:47) Check out The Ringer Fantasy Football Guide for a closer look at our tie...

We talk through our wide receiver tiers and point out the players we like the most and the ones who should be relegated to the tier below. Tier 1 (6:24) Tier 2 (7:32) Tier 3 (8:55) Tier 4 (17:01) Tier 5 (25:01) Tier 6 (30:18) Tier 7 (37:07) Tier 8 (43:31) Tier 9 (48:27) Check out The Ringer's Fantasy Football Guide for a closer look at our tiers, rankings, and more. Hosts: Danny Heifetz, Danny Kel...

We talk through our running back tiers and point out the players we like the most, and the ones who should be relegated to the tier below. Tier 1 (8:30) Tier 2 (9:37) Tier 3 (12:51) Tier 4 (15:04) Tier 5 (27:11) Tier 6 (32:58) Tier 7 (38:03) Tier 8 (44:49) Tier 9 (47:11) Check out the Ringer Fantasy Football Guide for a closer look at our tiers, rankings, and more. Hosts: Danny Heifetz, Danny Kell...

We nominate the players who are set up for a bounceback or a bust season and tell you which side of the coin we land on. WR JuJu Smith-Schuster and RB James Conner, Steelers (3:16) WR Odell Beckham, Browns and QB Baker Mayfield, Browns (9:16) QB Jared Goff, Rams (15:26) QB Matt Ryan, Falcons (18:16) RB David Johnson, Texans (20:42) RB Le’Veon Bell, Jets (24:55) QB Aaron Rodgers, Packers (30:44) QB...

We break down their top sleepers for the 2020 fantasy season. WR Steven Sims, Washington (4:14) TE Chris Herndon, Jets (7:43) TE Jace Sternberger, Packers (13:31) TE Gerald Everett, Rams (15:51) RB Tarik Cohen, Bears (18:04) WR Preston Williams, Dolphins (22:22) RB Nyheim Hines, Colts (25:37) WR Golden Tate, Giants (28:50) WR Jalen Hurd, 49ers (32:38) WR James Washington and Diontae Johnson, Steel...

The Ringer’s Danny Heifetz, Danny Kelly, and Craig Horlbeck welcome you back to ‘The Ringer Fantasy Football Show’ to break down their top draft targets for the 2020 season.  Don’t forget to check out The Ringer Fantasy Football Draft Guide for top 150 rankings, expert mock drafts, auction values, top targets, and much more. -Allen Robinson (3:21) -Kenyan Drake (6:46) -Robert Woods (10:10) -Damien...

The Ringer’s Danny Heifetz, Danny Kelly, and Craig Horlbeck debut ‘The Ringer Fantasy Football Show’ with a refresher on some of the players on new teams in 2020 and how we expect them to perform this year. -Tom Brady (10:13) -Rob Gronkowski (15:08) -Cam Newton (21:00) -Todd Gurley (28:01) -DeAndre Hopkins (36:25) -Kenyan Drake (42:20) -David Johnson (45:35) -Melvin Gordon (51:35) -Stefon Diggs (5...

Danny Heifetz, Danny Kelly, and Craig Horlbeck will guide you through your fantasy football season, providing analysis on both big-picture conversations like weekly matchups, trades, and daily fantasy, as well as the subtleties that will make the difference in your league. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices