The Late-Round Fantasy Football Podcast

Are we looking at Saquon Barkley's value incorrectly? Should teams be trading back in rookie drafts this season? Can Julio Jones match DeAndre Hopkins' output in 2018? Those questions -- and more -- are answered on this week's Late-Round Podcast mailbag episode.See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

After building fantasy football projections for the 2018 season, JJ looks at some low-key insights he discovered through the process. Some topics include A.J. Green's potential to rebound, the Saints pass-to-run tendencies, and a few late-round wide receivers who should have a high floor production-wise.See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

On this week's Late-Round Podcast mailbag episode, JJ looks at Alvin Kamara's outlook given Mark Ingram's injury, analyzes the Indianapolis Colts' backfield, and wonders if there's a Kareem Hunt in this year's draft class. He goes over much more, of course, too.See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

When looking at the upcoming fantasy football season, owners tend to overreact to things that happened during the previous season. Episode 127 of The Late-Round Podcast explains why that's a bad idea through the use of recent running back and wide receiver data. The truth is, 2017 was somewhat of an outlier.See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Is Mike Evans going to be overdrafted in fantasy football this year? How should we utilize draft capital when projecting rookies? Which Green Bay rookie wide receiver should fantasy owners be targeting in rookie drafts? Those questions -- and many more -- are answered on this week's mailbag episode.See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

The NFL Draft is an event where teams show their hand. You're able to see what franchises are attempting to do with their team building, and that can help tremendously when projecting player performance for fantasy football. On Episode 125 of The Late-Round Podcast, JJ examines some NFL Draft takeaways through reading between the lines.See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

During the first round of this year's NFL Draft, the Giants​ selected Saquon Barkley with the second overall selection. The team's general manager, Dave Gettleman, later said that the notion of positional value is a "crock." On Episode 124 of The Late-Round Podcast, JJ explains why that's completely untrue, and he shows how we even see positional value at play in our fantasy football leagues.See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Rotoworld's Evan Silva joins the show to talk about this year's wide receiver class. In the episode, JJ and Evan look at the top players in the class, talk through the value of a slot receiver, examine how teams will handle the position in the first round, and much more.See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

What's the optimal way to select a keeper in fantasy football? Is Doug Baldwin going to have a monster 2018 season? Those questions -- and plenty more -- are answered on this week's Late-Round Podcast mailbag episode.See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

There's a lot of hype surrounding this year's running back draft class, but how good is it? Is it better than last year's? On Episode 121 of The Late-Round Podcast, JJ sits down with Eliot Crist to talk about the evaluation of this year's class, what's important at the position in today's NFL, and so much more.See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Is Josh Allen an obvious bust? Will Spencer Ware dig into Kareem Hunt's workload next year? Why do fantasy football analysts seem to rank players in an upcoming season based on previous season results? Those questions -- and plenty more -- are answered on this week's mailbag episode.See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

In preparation for the NFL Draft, JJ brings on numberFire analyst Jim Sannes to talk about this year's quarterback class. Find out which passers are statistically superior, and which quarterbacks are entering the league with red flags.See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

With Brandin Cooks in Los Angeles, how should fantasy owners value him in redraft and dynasty formats? Are analysts misusing the term "regression" in the fantasy football space? Should you trade Le'Veon Bell for Saquon Barkley in your dynasty league? All of those questions -- and a ton more -- are answered on this week's mailbag episode.See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Last week, JJ examined a handful of players you should be selling in your dynasty leagues. On Episode 117 of The Late-Round Podcast, he looks at the other side of the spectrum, giving recommendations on players you should be looking to buy.See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

On this week's mailbag episode of The Late-Round Podcast, JJ explains his draft strategy in a league with eight flex spots, talks about why the "contract year" narrative is garbage, and much, much more.See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

If you play in a dynasty fantasy football league, you know the season never ends. On this episode of The Late-Round Podcast, JJ examines a handful of players you should be looking to sell in order to gain a maximum return on your investment.​See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

On this week's Late-Round Podcast mailbag, JJ examines the worth of a quarterback in dynasty formats, looks at whether or not the Browns should take two quarterbacks in the first round of the NFL Draft, and much, much more.See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Dynasty fantasy football owners use rookie picks as a form of currency in their league, but exactly how valuable are they? On this episode of The Late-Round Podcast, JJ examines that question through the use of historical data.See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

With a crazy week of movement around the NFL, how has the fantasy football landscape changed? How should we value the players who switched teams, like Sammy Watkins and Allen Robinson? JJ examines the impact on this episode of The Late-Round Podcast.See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

On Episode 111 of The Late-Round Podcast, JJ is joined by Ryan McDowell of DynastyLeagueFootball.com and the Dynasty Command Center to talk about all things dynasty fantasy football. The two start things off by explaining the basics to newcomers, and then they dig a little deeper into strategy and rookie pick valuation.See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Should we be worried about Saquon Barkley's potential if he gets drafted by Cleveland? How should we be valuing Kenyan Drake and Sammy Watkins moving forward? Those questions -- and plenty more -- are answered on this week's mailbag show.See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

The NFL Combine is done, but did anything change? On this episode of The Late-Round Podcast, JJ looks at running backs and wide receivers who saw their draft stock rise and fall after a week in Indianapolis.See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

On this week's mailbag show, JJ examines the importance of the NFL Combine, explains where Saquon Barkley should be drafted, talks through some dynasty strategy, and more.See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

As we get ready for the NFL Combine, which running backs should we be watching for fantasy football purposes? On this episode of The Late-Round Podcast, JJ looks at this year's class and notes which players produced like NFL studs during their final college season.See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

On this week's mailbag episode, JJ looks at a handful of fantasy football questions that are dynasty slanted, and he also answers whether or not the Steelers​​ should be looking to sign Le'Veon Bell​ to a big contract.See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

The NFL Combine is quickly approaching, which means fantasy football owners need to get acclimated to this year's prospects. On Episode 105 of The Late-Round Podcast, JJ analyzes this year's class of wide receivers, noting which ones produced like studs at the college level.See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

On this week's mailbag episode, JJ quickly talks through dynasty startup auction strategy, looks at the most impactful defensive positions based on expected points, analyzes a keeper decision, and much more.See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

What's the real value of an NFL running back? With the use of numberFire's Net Expected Points metric, host JJ Zachariason explains why many are still overrating the position in the NFL.See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Should fantasy football owners be prioritizing streaming options off the waiver wire each week over running backs and wide receivers? How should owners factor in opportunity cost when making keeper selections? Should the Eagles​ trade Nick Foles​? Those questions -- and more -- are answered on this week's mailbag episode.See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Doug Pederson is being called the gutsiest play-caller in Super Bowl history, but so many of his decisions came down to smart mathematical thinking. Host JJ Zachariason explains why this year's Super Bowl was a huge win for analytics.See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

On this 100th episode of The Late-Round Podcast, JJ analyzes (rants about?) the Alex Smith​ trade that went down this week, talks through his approach to a rookie auction draft, and much more.See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

A couple of weeks ago, host JJ Zachariason analyzed his biggest misses of the 2017 fantasy football season, hoping to find some answers surrounding why he missed and the process that led to the mistakes. On Episode 99, he looks at the other side of the equation, showing how he was able to nail some draft selections and in-season moves this year.See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

This week's mailbag episode features questions surrounding the Green Bay Packers backfield, selecting keepers, making your fantasy football leagues more enjoyable, and more.See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

On this week's mailbag episode, host JJ Zachariason looks at coaching mistakes made in the divisional round, breakout candidates for the 2018 fantasy football season, and much more.See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

With Nick Foles, Case Keenum, and Blake Bortles headlining conference championship week in the NFL, there's a lot of talk about the importance of passing in today's game. Have things changed? On Episode 96 of The Late-Round Podcast, host JJ Zachariason looks at whether or not the NFL is still a pass-first league.See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

How do coaching changes impact fantasy football? How can we use numberFire's efficiency metrics for running backs to help us next year in fantasy football? Those questions -- and more -- are answered on this week's mailbag episode.See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

It's impossible to nail every pick during a fantasy football season, but instead of just ignoring what went wrong, it's good to take a look back and see why things didn't go the way you originally thought. On this episode of The Late-Round Podcast, host JJ Zachariason digs into a handful of players he missed on this year, and looks at whether or not the mistakes could've been avoided through better process.See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

The fantasy football season is over, but that doesn't mean fantasy football talk has to end. On this week's mailbag episode, JJ looks at whether or not owners should go with a zero wide receiver approach in 2018 due to the increase in viable running backs, analyzes some interesting league structures, and much more.See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

The fantasy football season may be over, but there are still a lot of contests to play during the NFL playoffs. On Episode 92, host JJ Zachariason looks at teams you may want to target and avoid depending on your fantasy football playoff format, digging into numberFire's unique metrics.​See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Are narratives something fantasy football owners should worry about? What are some things we've learned through the 2017 fantasy football season? Who's a strong late-round quarterback candidate for 2018? Those questions -- and more -- are answered on this week's mailbag episode.See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

It's championship week, which means making sound start-sit choices has never been more important. Should you be playing Joe Flacco if you're in desperate need of quarterback help? Is Robert Woods a safe option? What about Jamaal Williams​? Those players -- and many, many more -- are analyzed on this week's start-sit episode.See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

It's championship week across fantasy football leagues, which means it's the last 15 Transactions podcast of the year. On this week's episode, host JJ Zachariason shifts the focus to looking strictly at players you should be adding and dropping.See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Can a lack of diversification in draft strategy and player selection across multiple fantasy football teams really get you into trouble? Should you switch your starting quarterback if your opponent has his top wide receiver? Those questions -- and plenty more -- are answered on this week's mailbag episode.See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

With your season on the line, which players should you be starting and sitting this week in fantasy football? Host JJ Zachariason digs in as he looks at Jimmy Garoppolo, Alex Smith, Latavius Murray, and T.Y. Hilton, just to name a few.See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

On this week's 15 Transactions episode, host JJ Zachariason looks at a quarterback replacement for Carson Wentz​ owners, some defenses to target off the waiver wire for both Weeks 15 and 16, and lots more.See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

With the fantasy football playoffs starting this week for a lot of leagues, should you be altering your approach at all? That question -- and many more -- is analyzed on this week's Late-Round Podcast mailbag episode.See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

What should fantasy football owners do with Russell Wilson​ this week? What about Cam Newton​? Those two players -- and tons more -- are analyzed in this week's Late-Round Podcast start-sit episode.See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

On this week's 15 Transactions episode, host JJ Zachariason looks at some quarterback streamers you can look to for a playoff victory, wonders why the Titans​ aren't using Derrick Henry​ more, analyzes Josh Gordon's situation in Cleveland​, and much more.See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Is game script more important than matchups when determining who to start and sit in fantasy football? Are fantasy owners cheating when they decide to lose a game on purpose in order to face weaker competition in the playoffs? Those questions -- and plenty more -- are answered on this week's mailbag episode.See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

It's the final week of the regular season for most fantasy football leagues, so your start-sit choices are more important than ever. On this week's start-sit show, host JJ Zachariason digs into some deeper quarterback plays who may hit, analyzes a couple of big-name running backs you may want to sit, and much more.See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.