The Ringer NFL Draft Show

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 Etienne and James Robinson, Jaguars (2:27) RB Sony Michel, Rams (11:58) QB Jameis Winston, Saints (20:28) RB Damien Harris, Patriots (29:00) QB Teddy Bridgewater, Broncos (35:22) ESPN vs. Yahoo Draft Strategy (40:54) Listener Emails (59:02) Check out The Ringer's 2021 Fantasy Football Draft Guide here. Email us at [email protected]. Hosts: Danny Heifetz, Danny Kelly, and Craig Horlbeck Producer: Craig Horlbeck Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

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 (33:55) WR Robby Anderson, Panthers (37:11) WR Keenan Allen and Mike Williams, Chargers (39:31) WR Marvin Jones, Jaguars (43:07) TE T.J. Hockenson, Lions (46:48) WR Corey Davis, Jets (47:51) WR Elijah Moore, Jets (49:20) Antonio Brown, Bucs (51:57) Check out The Ringer's 2021 Fantasy Football Draft Guide here. Email us at [email protected]. Hosts: Danny Heifetz, Danny Kelly, and Craig Horlbeck Producer: Craig Horlbeck Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

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 Cooks, Texans (28:36) RB Ronald Jones, Bucs (33:46) WR Corey Davis, Titans (37:16) QB Ryan Tannehill, Titans (42:55) RB Nick Chubb, Browns (45:33) QB Ryan Fitzpatrick, Washington (52:59) Check out The Ringer’s 2021 Fantasy Football Draft Guide here. Email us at [email protected]. Hosts: Danny Heifetz, Danny Kelly, and Craig Horlbeck Producer: Craig Horlbeck Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

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 Bateman, Ravens (33:37) TE Dallas Goedert, Eagles (35:18) WR Jalen Reagor, Eagles (38:03) Denzel Mims ate bad salmon (40:22) Listener emails (45:12) Check out The Ringer's 2021 Fantasy Football Draft Guide here. Email us at [email protected]. Hosts: Danny Heifetz, Danny Kelly, and Craig Horlbeck Producer: Craig Horlbeck Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

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) We ruined Santa Claus for a kid (65:08) Check out our UPDATED rankings on The Ringer's 2021 Fantasy Football Draft Guide here. Email us at [email protected]. Hosts: Danny Heifetz, Danny Kelly, and Craig Horlbeck Producer: Craig Horlbeck Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

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 advantage, and more Check out The Ringer's 2021 Fantasy Football Draft Guide here. Email us at [email protected]. Hosts: Danny Heifetz, Danny Kelly, and Craig Horlbeck Producer: Craig Horlbeck Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

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 (67:32) Broncos (69:23) Check out The Ringer's 2021 Fantasy Football Draft Guide here! Email us at [email protected]. Hosts: Danny Heifetz, Danny Kelly, and Craig Horlbeck Producer: Craig Horlbeck Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

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 (21:56) RB Najee Harris, Steelers (26:38) TE Hunter Henry, Patriots (28:38) WR Will Fuller, Dolphins (31:55) WR Curtis Samuel, Washington (34:17) The RB Dead Zone (41:51) Check out The Ringer's 2021 Fantasy Football Draft Guide here. Email us at [email protected]. Hosts: Danny Heifetz, Danny Kelly, and Craig Horlbeck Producer: Craig Horlbeck Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

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 players who offer the same upside as more highly priced players but whom you can draft at a discount. News: QB Joe Burrow, Bengals (1:55) WR Kenny Golladay, Giants (7:46) WR Laviska Shenault, Jaguars (14:07) WR D.J. Chark, Jaguars (16:13) WR Marvin Jones, Jaguars (20:16) RB Travis Etienne, Jaguars (22:25) WR Robby Anderson, Panthers (26:57) RB Myles Gaskin, Dolphins (32:35) RB Zack Moss, Bills (37:35) TE Adam Trautman, Saints (43:02) Check out The Ringer's 2021 Fantasy Football Draft Guide here. Email us at [email protected]. Hosts: Danny Heifetz, Danny Kelly, and Craig Horlbeck Producer: Craig Horlbeck Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

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, Dolphins (34:07) WR Sammy Watkins, Ravens (39:17) QB Jimmy Garoppolo, 49ers (44:45) WR Brandon Aiyuk, 49ers (52:09) Quick Hitters (53:43) Check out The Ringer's 2021 Fantasy Football Draft Guide here. Email us at [email protected]. Hosts: Danny Heifetz, Danny Kelly, and Craig Horlbeck Producer: Craig Horlbeck Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

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 embarrass him on his birthday. Check out The Ringer's 2021 Fantasy Football Draft Guide here. Email us at [email protected]. Hosts: Danny Heifetz, Danny Kelly, and Craig Horlbeck Guest: Scott Horlbeck Producer: Craig Horlbeck Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

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 Marquez Callaway, Saints (47:33) RB J.D. McKissic, Washington (50:43) RB Jamaal Williams, Lions (52:09) TE Zach Ertz, Eagles (52:42) RB Rashaad Penny, Seahawks (54:22) Check out The Ringer's 2021 Fantasy Football Draft Guide here. Email us at [email protected]. Hosts: Danny Heifetz, Danny Kelly, and Craig Horlbeck Producer: Craig Horlbeck Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

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 Favorite Quotes (48:37) Check out The Ringer's 2021 Fantasy Football Draft Guide here Email us at [email protected]. Hosts: Danny Heifetz, Danny Kelly, and Craig Horlbeck Producer: Craig Horlbeck Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

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 Rodgers, Packers (2:00) WR Michael Thomas, Saints (4:18) WR Odell Beckham, Browns (13:26) WR Jarvis Landry, Browns (20:52) WR Marquise Brown, Ravens (27:13) WR Mike Williams, Chargers (33:49) QB Russell Wilson, Seahawks (41:02) WR Tyler Lockett, Seahawks (46:13) TE Chris Herndon, Jets (50:37) RB Miles Sanders, Eagles (53:49) Check out The Ringer’s 2021 Fantasy Football Draft Guide here! Email us at [email protected]. Hosts: Danny Heifetz, Danny Kelly, and Craig Horlbeck Producer: Craig Horlbeck Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

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) Check out The Ringer’s 2021 Fantasy Football Draft Guide here! Email us at [email protected]. Hosts: Danny Heifetz, Danny Kelly, and Craig Horlbeck Producer: Craig Horlbeck Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

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 Thomas, Saints (19:11) RB Clyde Edwards-Helaire, Chiefs (22:00) QB Ben Roethlisberger, Steelers (26:10) QB Carson Wentz, Colts (32:09) QB Tom Brady, Bucs (38:04) QB Mac Jones, Patriots (41:28) QB Trey Lance, 49ers (44:00) Check out THE RINGER’S 2021 FANTASY FOOTBALL DRAFT GUIDE Email us! [email protected] Hosts: Danny Heifetz, Danny Kelly, and Craig Horlbeck Producer: Craig Horlbeck Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

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 [email protected]. Hosts: Danny Heifetz, Danny Kelly, and Craig Horlbeck Producer: Craig Horlbeck Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

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, Saints (54:56) WR Jakobi Meyers, Patriots (59:30) WR Michael Gallup and TE Blake Jarwin, Cowboys (64:29) Email us at [email protected]. Hosts: Danny Heifetz, Danny Kelly, and Craig Horlbeck Producer: Craig Horlbeck Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

We take a look at the riskiest players in the draft and determine if selecting them at their current position is the right or wrong choice. Saquon Barkley, Giants (3:19) Aaron Rodgers, Packers (14:10) Alvin Kamara, Saints (22:09) Michael Thomas, Saints (28:37) Dak Prescott, Cowboys (31:26) Joe Burrow, Bengals (36:18) Courtland Sutton, Broncos (40:22) Josh Jacobs, Raiders (44:17) Miles Sanders, Eagles (48:57) Steelers Offense (52:29) Check out our top 150 half-PPR 2021 fantasy rankings here! Email us: [email protected]. Hosts: Danny Heifetz, Danny Kelly, and Craig Horlbeck Producer: Craig Horlbeck Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

We look back at some of the weirdest, most inexplicable moments, story lines, and stats from the 2020 NFL and fantasy season, and place them into four tiers. Tier 4: Odd quirks (3:31) Tier 3: Outlier Performances (11:36) Tier 2: What the Fuck Is Happening? (39:39) Tier 1: The Twilight Zone (54:05) Check out our top 150 half-PPR 2021 fantasy rankings here! Email us: [email protected]. Hosts: Danny Heifetz, Danny Kelly, and Craig Horlbeck Producer: Craig Horlbeck Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

In honor of July Fourth, we are going through the players on new teams this offseason and determining whether they are in the best situation of their career. In other words, did they declare their independence? Matthew Stafford, Rams (2:53) Carson Wentz, Colts (8:54) Sam Darnold, Panthers (12:39) Teddy Bridgewater, Broncos (19:07) Ryan Fitzpatrick and Curtis Samuel, WFT (20:51) Julio Jones, Titans (27:07) Corey Davis, Jets (34:08) Will Fuller, Dolphins (36:14) Nelson Agholor, Patriots (42:30) John Brown, Raiders (44:39) Mike “Funk” Davis, Falcons (45:39) James Conner, Cardinals (49:54) Kenyan Drake, Raiders (47:01) Jamaal Williams, Lions (52:50) Hunter Henry and Jonnu Smith, Patriots (57:12) Gerald Everett, Seahawks (58:17) Jared Cook, Chargers (59:03) Fun Fact (61:04) Check out our new top-150 half-PPR 2021 fantasy rankings here! Email us: [email protected]. Hosts: Danny Heifetz, Danny Kelly, and Craig Horlbeck Producer: Craig Horlbeck Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

We run through each of our four tight end tiers, as well as a group of late-round sleepers, and determine the best spot to draft each player, if at all. Tier 1 (3:03) Tier 2 (15:59) Tier 3 (22:23) Tier 4 (30:21) Sleepers (41:44) Check out our new top 150 half-PPR 2021 fantasy rankings here! Email us: [email protected]. Hosts: Danny Heifetz, Danny Kelly, and Craig Horlbeck Producer: Craig Horlbeck Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

We break down the running backs outside of the top 10 that we are most intrigued about heading into the 2021 fantasy season. Chris Carson, Seahawks (1:24) Antonio Gibson, Washington (6:52) Austin Ekeler, Chargers (11:27) Myles Gaskin, Dolphins (18:03) Trey Sermon, 49ers (23:07) Javonte Williams, Broncos (27:17) Clyde Edwards-Helaire, Chiefs (30:12) Travis Etienne, Jaguars (35:40) Gus Edwards, Ravens (44:19) Zack Moss, Bills (48:09) Mike Davis, Falcons (52:03) Darrell Henderson, Rams (57:41) Check out our new top 150 half-PPR 2021 fantasy rankings here! Email us: [email protected]. Hosts: Danny Heifetz, Danny Kelly, and Craig Horlbeck Producer: Craig Horlbeck Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

We break down our top 10 WRs heading into the 2021 fantasy football season, including who should be the no. 1 WR taken, who deserves to be in Tier 1, and which underappreciated WRs should be considered in the top 10. We ask ourselves whether Tyreek Hill is a risky top WR pick, whether Calvin Ridley belongs in Tier 1, whether A.J. Brown will decline this year, who the Seahawks will be this season, and whether Michael Thomas can return to form. Tyreek Hill, Chiefs (2:26) Davante Adams, Packers (7:37) Stefon Diggs, Vikings (8:27) Calvin Ridley, Falcons (9:54) DeAndre Hopkins, Cardinals (14:09) A.J. Brown, Titans (22:19) D.K. Metcalf, Seahawks (26:46) Justin Jefferson, Vikings (31:40) Keenan Allen, Chargers (37:53) Amari Cooper, Cowboys (42:03) Michael Thomas, Saints (45:06) Chris Godwin, Bucs (50:33) Check out our new top 150 half-PPR 2021 fantasy rankings here! Email us: [email protected] Hosts: Danny Kelly and Craig Horlbeck Producer: Craig Horlbeck Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

We open the show by discussing the stigma around drafting QBs early in fantasy football drafts. Is it finally time to abandon the theory that QBs don’t matter and that waiting to draft one in the later rounds is the best strategy? We answer this question before offering up our favorite QB targets and favorite sleepers for the 2021 season. Lamar Jackson, Ravens (9:14) Jalen Hurts, Eagles (18:54) Joe Burrow, Bengals (28:16) Ryan Tannehill, Titans (33:36) Matthew Stafford, Rams (37:00) Trevor Lawrence, Jaguars (41:50) Justin Fields, Bears (47:44) Trey Lance, 49ers (52:18) Daniel Jones, Giants (52:56) Drew Lock, Broncos (55:32) Taysom Hill, Saints (58:37) Check out our new top 150 half-PPR 2021 fantasy rankings here! Email us: [email protected]. Hosts: Danny Kelly and Craig Horlbeck Producer: Craig Horlbeck Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

We break down our favorite early fantasy draft targets for the 2021 season, discuss the bands we discovered before anyone else, and rank the Washington Football Team’s top 37 options for the potential new team nickname. TE Darren Waller, Raiders (3:43) TE T.J. Hockenson, Lions (7:44) WR Robert Woods, Rams (11:52) WR Cooper Kupp, Rams (13:43) WR Elijah Moore, Jets (17:05) WR Stefon Diggs, Bills (21:48) WR Ja’Marr Chase, Bengals (27:28) WRs Tee Higgins and Tyler Boyd, Bengals (31:40) WR Courtland Sutton, Broncos (34:43) WR Tyler Lockett, Seahawks (37:44) WR Keenan Allen, Chargers (42:56) TE Kyle Pitts, Falcons (48:01) Washington Football Team Nickname Proposals (56:13) Check out our new top 150 half-PPR 2021 fantasy rankings here! Email us: [email protected]. Hosts: Danny Heifetz, Danny Kelly, and Craig Horlbeck Producer: Craig Horlbeck Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

We are back for the 2021 season and begin our preparation with the age-old question: Who is the no. 1 pick in fantasy this year? We discuss who should be drafted first, who could be drafted first, who definitely shouldn’t be drafted first, and who could be in the 2022 no. 1 pick conversation after this season. Christian McCaffrey, Panthers (6:25) Dalvin Cook, Vikings (10:28) Derrick Henry, Titans (13:16) Ezekiel Elliott, Cowboys (19:58) Saquon Barkley, Giants (24:58) Alvin Kamara, Saints (32:24) Jonathan Taylor, Colts (38:57) Cam Akers, Rams (43:26) Joe Mixon, Bengals (50:50) Najee Harris, Steelers (52:51) Check out our new top 150 half-PPR 2021 fantasy rankings here! Email us! [email protected] Hosts: Danny Heifetz, Danny Kelly, and Craig Horlbeck Producer: Craig Horlbeck Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

With the NFL draft in the books, we rank the rookies based on their outlooks for the 2021 fantasy season. Then we look around the league at the biggest fantasy winners and losers after the NFL draft. Rookie RB rankings (3:18) Post-draft RB winners/losers (17:50) Rookie WR rankings (21:58) Post draft WR winners/losers (31:57) Rookie TE rankings (38:19) Post-draft TE winners/losers (39:26) Rookie QB rankings (43:38) Fun fact (53:56) Email us! [email protected] Hosts: Danny Heifetz, Danny Kelly, and Craig Horlbeck Producer: Craig Horlbeck Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

After months of drap prep and analysis, we put our money where our mouth is and break down our favorite bets of the NFL draft. We run through the most intriguing bets, including what will happen at the fourth pick, which order the receivers will be drafted in, when Kyle Pitts will be taken, whether a team will trade up for Justin Fields, who Trevor Lawrence will thank first, and more. Bets: No. 3 overall pick (4:23) Trey Lance draft position (10:41) Justin Fields draft position (17:14) Kyle Pitts draft position (24:17) DeVonta Smith draft position (26:56) Jaylen Waddle draft position (28:38) First four WRs drafted in order (29:17) Total WRs taken in Round 1 (33:47) Penei Sewell draft position (34:48) Total OLs drafted in Round 1 (38:03) First three RBs drafted in order (39:44) Last player left in greenroom (43:12) How players will greet the commissioner (46:30) First person Trevor Lawrence thanks (50:41) Who goes first: Kellen Mond or Kyle Trask (52:22) How many Alabama players will go in Round 1 (54:46) Kentucky Derby Odds (57:30) Email us! [email protected] Hosts: Danny Heifetz, Danny Kelly, and Craig Horlbeck Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

Welcome to the first annual Take Purge. All NFL draft–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. Email us the takes you must purge! [email protected] Hosts: Danny Heifetz, Danny Kelly, and Craig Horlbeck Producer: Craig Horlbeck Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

We provide the worst- and best-case scenario for running backs in the NFL draft by assigning them stylistic player comps and creating a scale of potential outcomes. Then we open up the mailbag and revisit the question of which worst current quarterback would you select as the first overall pick in the NFL draft. RB Najee Harris, Alabama (6:00) RB Travis Etienne, Clemson (12:38) RB Javonte Williams, North Carolina (24:10) RB Michael Carter, North Carolina (29:20) RB Trey Sermon, Ohio State (35:07) RB Kenneth Gainwell, Memphis (37:53) RB Rhamondre Stevenson, Oklahoma (40:42) Mailbag Questions What defines a blockbuster trade? (44:00) Who is the worst current NFL QB you would take no. 1 overall? (46:35) Email us! [email protected] Hosts: Danny Heifetz, Danny Kelly, and Craig Horlbeck Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

Lifelong Jets fan Sean Fennessey steps into our office to talk about Sam Darnold and the Jets in a session of Fantasy Therapy. Then we provide the worst- and best-case scenario for wide receivers and tight ends in the NFL draft by comparing them to current NFL players and predicting whose careers they could potentially replicate. Jets Therapy (1:30) WR Ja’Marr Chase, LSU (37:31) TE Kyle Pitts, Florida (45:47) WR Devonta Smith, Alabama (58:35) WR Jaylen Waddle, Alabama (66:36) Email us! [email protected] Hosts: Danny Heifetz, Danny Kelly, and Craig Horlbeck Guest: Sean Fennessey Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

A week after the 49ers traded up for the third overall pick in the NFL draft, rumors are circulating that San Francisco wants to draft Alabama quarterback Mac Jones. We ask ourselves three burning questions to learn why the 49ers may do this. What does Shanahan see in Mac Jones? (0:54) Is a quarterback's landing spot more important than his talent? (27:02) Is a rookie QB ever worth drafting in fantasy? (45:22) Email us! [email protected] Hosts: Danny Heifetz, Danny Kelly, and Craig Horlbeck Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

Last week we played the Adam Schefter free agency drinking game, this week we have the free agency hangover. Now that it’s the morning after, we are checking back in on teams to help them piece together what they did last night and whether they have any regrets. Giants (2:44) Steelers (12:56) Seahawks (19:12) Raiders (24:16) Patriots (30:19) Dolphins (33:52) Rams (37:04) Washington (40:42) Cardinals (45:08) Ravens (49:02) Lions (50:09) Titans (52:31) Colts (56:49) Email us! [email protected] Hosts: Danny Heifetz, Danny Kelly, and Craig Horlbeck Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

To celebrate St. Patrick’s Day and the first day of NFL free agency, we made a drinking game and created rules based on Adam Schefter’s tweets this week. We scroll back through his timeline to Sunday and read chronologically through today (Wednesday), and give our thoughts on all the deals that have been signed so far. RULES: -Drink every time the Patriots sign someone -Drink every time Schefter mentions Drew Rosenhaus. -Drink every time one of us has not heard of the player who signed a deal. -Drink every time Schefter has a weirdly worded tweet. -Drink for every voidable year on the contract. Email us! [email protected] Hosts: Danny Heifetz, Danny Kelly, and Craig Horlbeck Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

We discuss Dak Prescott’s new contract, the end of the career-ending injury era, and his value next season. Then we debut our free-agency dating game in which we swipe left or right on all the notable 2021 free agents and franchised tagged players. Dak Prescott (7:24) Allen Robinson (12:47) Kenny Golladay (16:28) Aaron Jones (24:23) Juju Smith-Schuster (30:16) Will Fuller (34:55) Todd Gurley (43:54) Chris Carson (50:48) Leonard Fournette (53:26) Hunter Henry (57:15) Email us! [email protected] Hosts: Danny Heifetz, Danny Kelly, and Craig Horlbeck Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

Danny Kelly steps into our office to vent about the recent Russell Wilson trade rumors and his tenured experience as a Seahawks fan. Then, we talk about the NFL combine, its cancelation in 2021, whether it even really matters, and the stats that actually do matter. Then we debate which Hogwarts house Russell Wilson is in, discuss Jared Goff’s 'Madden' skills, and DK calls Joe Burrow a bust. Seahawks Therapy (2:17) Canceled Combine (22:37) Stats That Matter (38:23) Which Hogwarts House is Russell Wilson In? (50:44) Are We Sure Joe Burrow Is Good? (58:18) Email us! [email protected] Hosts: Danny Heifetz, Danny Kelly, and Craig Horlbeck Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

The Ringer’s Chris Ryan joins to talk about the Eagles in a new segment called Fantasy Therapy. Then we look at the Wentz trade from the Colts' perspective, discuss dynasty rookie drafts, and assess the actual value of a first-round pick. Plus, stick around for a clip from an episode of ‘TV Concierge’ with Craig and Heifetz at the end of the show! You can subscribe to ‘TV Concierge’ here. Fantasy Therapy (1:35) The 2021 Colts (21:54) Dynasty Rookie Draft (31:00) TV Concierge: A Perfect Planet (55:56) Email us! [email protected] Hosts: Danny Heifetz, Danny Kelly, and Craig Horlbeck Guest: Chris Ryan Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

We tackle the most burning offseason questions through the lens of a first-year dynasty draft. We break down the best and worst values in the top 25, how the offseason QB shakeup will affect players' values, and debate how much age really matters when considering a player. Is Christian McCaffrey the undisputed #1 pick? (12:44) Is Saquon Barkley overrated? (17:06) What is Deshaun Watson's fantasy value? (22:13) Should Kyler Murray be the second QB off the board? (26:28) Is Carson Wentz a buy-low? (37:28) Are the WRs ranked correctly? (42:51) Is George Kittle over- or undervalued? (46:21) Email us! [email protected] Hosts: Danny Heifetz, Danny Kelly, and Craig Horlbeck Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

We break down the historic day for Tom Brady, the historically bad game for the Chiefs, and give out our Super Bowl superlatives, including most Tom Brady moment, most memorable play, funniest commercial, and more. We also reveal the winner of our playoff daily fantasy football format. Tom Brady (3:20) Winners (15:48) Losers (30:50) Best/Worst Play of the Game (43:20) Super Bowl Burn Book (50:17) Most Tom Brady Thing That Happened (56:51) Most Memorable Play (59:23 Best/Worst Commercials (61:40) Fantasy Playoffs Results (69:29) Email us! [email protected] Hosts: Danny Heifetz, Danny Kelly, and Craig Horlbeck Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

We preview the Super Bowl matchup with the final round of our playoff competition format, which includes a three-way DFS tournament, trivia face-offs, and last-second lineup audibles. To finish the show we shed some light on the lesser-appreciated Puppy Bowl and recommend which team to bet on. Chiefs Offense (7:03) Bucs Offense (33:04) Puppy Bowl (53:22) Email us! [email protected]! Hosts: Danny Heifetz, Danny Kelly, and Craig Horlbeck Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

We break down the fantasy winners and losers after the Rams traded Jared Goff for Matthew Stafford, run through what the Chiefs and Bucs offenses could look like next year, and chat with Bill Simmons about his fantasy football format that blends the NFL playoffs with the fantasy playoffs. Rams-Lions Trade (0:50) Chiefs Offseason Outlook (12:44) Bucs Offseason Outlook (19:22) Fixing Fantasy Playoffs (34:48) Email us! [email protected]! Hosts: Danny Heifetz, Danny Kelly, and Craig Horlbeck Guest: Bill Simmons Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

We run through Danny Kelly’s 10 most exciting players in the 2021 NFL draft, choose which current NFL players they remind him of the most, break down their strengths and weaknesses, and deep dive into their social media accounts. QB Trevor Lawrence, Clemson (6:32) QB Justin Fields, Ohio State (15:31) QB Zach Wilson, BYU (24:31) QB Trey Lance, North Dakota State (29:17) QB Mac Jones, Alabama (35:03) WR Ja’Marr Chase, LSU (39:31) WR DeVonta Smith, Alabama (43:16) WR Jaylen Waddle, Alabama (48:39) WR Rashod Bateman, Minnesota (52:16) WR Terrace Marshall Jr., LSU (55:14) TE Kyle Pitts, Florida (58:09) RB Najee Harris, Alabama (62:38) RB Travis Etienne, Clemson (68:08) Email us! [email protected]! Hosts: Danny Heifetz, Danny Kelly, and Craig Horlbeck Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

We nominate our winners from conference championship weekend, discuss the fantasy futures of the top players whose seasons ended this week, and look ahead to a likely chaotic NFL offseason. Bills-Chiefs (7:01) Bucs-Packers (24:12) Offseason QB Chaos (37:52) Email us! [email protected]! Hosts: Danny Heifetz, Danny Kelly, and Craig Horlbeck Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

We preview each game from the conference championship round and return to our playoff competition format that includes a three-way DFS tournament, trivia face-offs, and last-second lineup audibles. Bucs-Packers (3:55) Bills-Chiefs (29:11) Email us trivia questions for our show at [email protected]! Hosts: Danny Heifetz, Danny Kelly, and Craig Horlbeck Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

We nominate our winners from divisional weekend before discussing the fantasy futures of the top players whose seasons ended this week. Bucs-Saints (4:19) Browns-Chiefs (17:55) Ravens-Bills (33:43) Rams-Packers (52:16) Email us! [email protected]! Hosts: Danny Heifetz, Danny Kelly, and Craig Horlbeck Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

We preview each game from the divisional round and return to our playoff competition format that includes a three-way DFS tournament, trivia faceoffs, and last-second lineup audibles. Rams-Packers (5:45) Ravens-Bills (18:33) Browns-Chiefs (31:00) Bucs-Saints (38:35) Email us trivia questions for our show! [email protected] Hosts: Danny Heifetz, Danny Kelly, and Craig Horlbeck Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

We nominate our winners from wild-card weekend before discussing the fantasy futures of the top players whose season ended this week. Finally, we call Danny Heifetz’s grandmother Emma to hear her takeaways from this week’s games and the season as a whole. Winners: Browns (1:26) Josh Allen, Bills (6:34) Lamar Jackson, Ravens (10:43) Cam Akers, Rams (13:16) Fantasy Futures: Russell Wilson, Seahawks (19:28) DK Metcalf, Seahawks (22:50) Ben Roethlisberger, Steelers (27:40) Diontae Johnson vs. Chase Claypool, Steelers (30:50) Jonathan Taylor, Colts (32:07) Antonio Gibson, Washington (35:30) Derrick Henry, Titans (39:21) Allen Robinson, Bears (41:00) Grandma Emma (44:26) Email us! [email protected]! Hosts: Danny Heifetz, Danny Kelly, and Craig Horlbeck Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

We preview each game from wild-card weekend and debut our new playoff competition format that includes a three-way DFS tournament, trivia faceoffs, and last-second lineup audibles. Colts-Bills (3:04) Rams-Seahawks (15:07) Bucs-Washington (19:39) Ravens-Titans (24:19) Bears-Saints (33:07) Browns-Steelers (39:39) Email us trivia questions for our show! [email protected] Hosts: Danny Heifetz, Danny Kelly, and Craig Horlbeck Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

We lead the show with Heifetz lamenting the Giants' last gasp at making the playoffs after a bizarre Eagles-Washington game before offering up our winners and losers from Week 17. Then we revisit our preseason top targets, preseason bold predictions, and midseason bold predictions to see how we fared. Finally, we read perhaps the greatest listener email in the show's history. Headlines: Giants (00:45) Winners: Justin Jefferson, Vikings (6:10) Jonathan Taylor, Colts (8:20) Derrick Henry, Titans (9:51) Chris Godwin, Bucs (11:30) Brandin Cooks, Texans (11:50) Marvin Jones, Lions (12:10) Losers: Tua Tagovailoa, Dolphins (13:48) Ryan Fitzpatrick, Dolphins (17:06) Chris Herndon, Jets (17:46) Preseason Top Targets (19:52) Preseason Bold Predictions (33:10) Midseason Bold Predictions (50:47) Listener Email (56:09) Email us at [email protected]! Hosts: Danny Heifetz, Danny Kelly, Craig Horlbeck Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices