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Top 50 Wide Receiver Rankings and Tiers (Ep. 1576) May 21, 2025

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Join Ryan Wormeli, Pat Fitzmaurice, and Derek Brown as they break down the Top 50 wide receivers in the FantasyPros consensus rankings heading into the 2025 NFL season!

Intro - 0:00:00

Ja’Marr Chase, Justin Jefferson, CeeDee Lamb, and Puka Nacua - 0:02:20

Amon-Ra St. Brown, Malik Nabers, Nico Collins, Brian Thomas Jr., AJ Brown, Drake London, and Ladd McConkey - 0:04:51

DraftKings Sportsbook - 0:16:58

Jaxon Smith-Njigba, Tee Higgins, Tyreek Hill, Mike Evans, Terry McLaurin, Garrett Wilson, and Davante Adams - 0:18:26

Rashee Rice, DJ Moore, Marvin Harrison Jr., Zay Flowers, Courtland Sutton, DeVonta Smith, DK Metcalf, Xavier Worthy, Jameson Williams, Chris Godwin, and Chris Olave - 0:33:05

Microsoft Challenger Segment - 0:44:41

Jaylen Waddle, Jordan Addison, Travis Hunter, Jerry Jeudy, Tet McMillan, and George Pickens - 0:46:31

Calvin Ridley, Rome Odunze, Khalil Shakir, Brandon Aiyuk, Jauan Jennings, Deebo Samuel, Jakobi Meyers, Jayden Reed, and Stefon Diggs - 0:52:38

Ricky Pearsall, Josh Downs, Cooper Kupp, Michael Pittman, Darnell Mooney, and Christian Kirk - 1:00:56

Outro - 1:07:46

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Best Ball Livestream: Rookie Review + Undervalued Players & Favorite Stacks (Ep. 1575) May 20, 2025

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Join Tom Strachan and Andrew Erickson as they get Best Ball season started on a high note!

Tom and Andrew recap their biggest takeaways from the 2024 season before diving into a thorough breakdown of the 2025 rookie class and how you should be approaching it from a Best Ball perspective!

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Intro - 0:00:00

2024 Best Ball Takeaways - 0:01:20

Overpriced Rookies, Tyler Warren, Omarion Hampton, RJ Harvey, Quinshon Judkins - 0:03:35

FantasyPros Best Ball Streams - 0:16:54

Underpriced Rookies, Travis Hunter, Bhayshul Tuten, Jayden Higgins & Kyle Williams - 0:18:08

Underpriced Veterans with Upside, Evan Engram, Sam LaPorta, Justin Fields & Brian Robinson Jr. - 0:26:45

FantasyPros Draft Kit - 0:42:11

Favorite Value Stacks to Target, Patriots, Ravens, Panthers, Titans & Texans - 0:43:08

FantasyPros Best Ball Draft Streams - 0:58:00

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Identifying The Next Breakout WR1s (Ep. 1574) May 19, 2025

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Join Ryan Wormeli, Andrew Erickson, and Jake Ciely as they try to identify the breakout wide receivers that you should be targeting in your 2025 fantasy football leagues!

Timestamps: (May be off due to ads)

Intro - 0:00:00

Predicting The Leap - 0:03:01

DraftKings Sportsbook - 0:08:26

Imminent Breakouts - 0:09:57

Jameson Williams - 0:10:08

Marvin Harrison Jr. - 0:14:44

Tet McMillan - 0:20:01

Xavier Worthy - 0:25:05

Draft Intel - 0:29:52

Breakouts In The Making - 0:30:34

Khalil Shakir - 0:30:48

Keon Coleman - 0:32:48

Ricky Pearsall - 0:38:01

Jauan Jennings - 0:40:19

FastDraft - 0:43:03

Sleeper WR1 Dart Throws - 0:44:25

Luther Burden - 0:44:40

Jayden Higgins - 0:47:05

Marvin Mims - 0:50:35

Tre Harris - 0:56:10

Emeka Egbuka - 1:00:48

Outro - 1:04:40

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Is Evan Engram A Massive Draft Day Value? | The Top 32 Tight Ends For The 2025 Season (Ep. 1573) May 17, 2025

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Join Ryan Wormeli, Andrew Erickson, and Derek Brown as they go in-depth to break down the Top 32 tight ends heading into the 2025 fantasy football season!

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Intro - 0:00:00

Brock Bowers, Trey McBride, George Kittle, and Sam LaPorta - 0:00:25

Microsoft Challenger Segment - 0:10:22

TJ Hockenson, Jonnu Smith, Mark Andrews, Travis Kelce, David Njoku, Evan Engram, Tucker Kraft, and Jake Ferguson - 0:12:55

Dallas Goedert, Dalton Kincaid, Colston Loveland, Tyler Warren, Hunter Henry, and Kyle Pitts - 0:25:24

Pat Freiermuth, Zach Ertz, Isiah Likely, Cade Otton, Mike Gesicki, Dalton Schultz, Cole Kmet, Chig Okonkwo, Ja’Tavion Sanders, Mason Taylor, Brenton Strange, Juwan Johnson, Elijah Arroyo, and Noah Grey - 0:36:20

Outro - 0:43:45

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Could Drake Maye and J.J. McCarthy Finish as QB1s? | The Top 32 Quarterbacks For The 2025 Season (Ep. 1572) May 15, 2025

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Join Ryan Wormeli, Andrew Erickson, and Derek Brown as they go in-depth to break down the Top 32 quarterbacks heading into the 2025 fantasy football season!

Timestamps: (May be off due to ads)

Intro - 0:00:00

Signed Nico Collins Jersey Giveaway - 0:01:38

Derrick Henry Contract Extension - 0:02:05

Josh Allen, Lamar Jackson, and Jayden Daniels - 0:11:30

Jalen Hurts, Joe Burrow, and Baker Mayfield - 0:15:21

DraftKings Sportsbook - 0:18:53

Patrick Mahomes, Bo Nix, Kyler Murray, Jared Goff, Justin Herbert, and Justin Fields - 0:20:21

Brock Purdy, Caleb Williams, Jordan Love, Dak Prescott, Drake Maye, and CJ Stroud - 0:29:21

Trevor Lawrence, Tua Tagovailoa, Matthew Stafford, JJ McCarthy, Bruce Young, and Michael Penix Jr. - 0:42:29

Geno Smith, Anthony Richardson, Sam Darnold, Cam Ward, Russell Wilson, Jaxson Dart, Shedeur Sanders, and Aaron Rodgers - 0:57:24

Outro - 1:02:42

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ARE THE RANKINGS WRONG? | Top 75 Overall Player Rankings & Impact (Ep. 1571) May 13, 2025

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Find out what Expert Consensus Rankings you should and shouldn't trust! Join Chris Welsh, Andrew Erickson and Pat Fitzmaurice for their breakdown of the top 75 overall player rankings and what issues they take with them.

Should Las Vegas Raiders RB Ashton Jeanty be drafted before Philadelphia Eagles RB Saquon Barkley? Are experts overvaluing Kansas City Chiefs WRs Rashee Rice and Xavier Worthy? Plus, is it game over for veterans like Miami Dolphins WR Tyreek Hill and Tampa Bay Buccaneers WR Mike Evans?

The Pros pull back the curtain on their personal overall ranks!

Timestamps: (May be off due to ads)

Introduction - 0:00:00
FantasyPros ECR Rankings - 0:02:41
Ranks 1-15 - 0:03:39
Ashton Jeanty (RB - LV) - 0:04:17
Saquon Barkley (RB - PHI) - 0:07:34
Brock Bowers (TE - LV) - 0:09:42
CeeDee Lamb (WR - DAL) - 0:13:18
DraftKings Sportsbook - 0:15:26
Ranks 16-30 - 0:17:06
Drake London (WR - ATL) - 0:17:44
Christian McCaffrey (RB - SF) - 0:21:25
Chase Brown (RB - CIN) - 0:25:03
Tyreek Hill (WR - MIA) - 0:27:28
FantasyPros Draft Simulator - 0:30:43
Ranks 31-45 - 0:31:31
Garrett Wilson (WR - NYJ) - 0:32:01
Mike Evans (WR - TB) - 0:35:01
Rahsee Rice (WR - KC) - 0:37:58
DJ Moore (WR - CHI) - 0:41:18
Ranks 46-60 - 0:43:58
Chuba Hubbard (RB - CAR) - 0:44:28
Aaron Jones (RB - MIN) - 0:51:47
Xavier Worthy (WR - KC) - 0:47:57
DeVonta Smith (WR - PHI) - 0:54:01
Ranks 61-75 - 0:56:59
T.J. Hockenson (TE - MIN) - 0:57:40
Jordan Addison (WR - MIN) - 0:58:44
Outro - 1:00:35

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Is Ja'Marr Chase The Consensus 1.01? | The First PPR Mock Draft Of 2025! (Ep. 1570) May 13, 2025

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Join Joe Pisapia, Derek Brown, Scott Bogman, and special guest Michael F. Florio (@MichaelFFlorio) of NFL Network as they take part in our first mock draft of the 2025 fantasy football season!

Timestamps: (May be off due to ads)

Intro - 0:00:00

FantasyPros Draft Wizard - 0:01:50

The Steelers QB Situation - 0:02:28

Round 1 - Ja'Marr Chase, CeeDee Lamb, Puka Nacua - 0:03:40

Round 2 - Ashton Jeanty, Bucky Irving, Derrick Henry, Tyreek Hill - 0:08:28

Round 3 - Tee Higgins, Breece Hall, Mike Evans, Lamar Jackson - 0:13:40

Round 4 - Kyren Williams, Devonta Smith, Marvin Harrison Jr., - 0:17:07

Draftkings Sportsbook - 0:19:45

Round 5 - Chris Godwin, Tony Pollard, Omarion Hampton - 0:21:51

Round 6 - Xavier Worthy, James Conner, Brandon Aiyuk, Evan Engram - 0:25:32

Round 7 - Khalil Shakir, Calvin Ridley, - 0:31:30

Round 8 - Bo Nix, Kaleb Johnson, Cam Skattebo, Mark Andrews - 0:34:15

Round 9 - Justin Fields, CJ Stroud, Zach Charbonnet - 0:39:30

Round 10 - Tre Harris, Hollywood Brown - 0:44:34

Round 11 - Caleb Williams, Bhayshul Tuten - 0:47:11

Round 12 - Tucker Kraft, Jack Bech, Colston Loveland - 0:49:51

Round 13 - Tyler Warren, JJ McCarthy - 0:51:32

Round 14 - Emeka Egbuka, Justin Herbert, - 0:53:14

Draft Analysis and Recap - 0:55:10

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MAKE OR BREAK | Will These 12 Players Lead to Victory or Defeat? (Ep. 1569) May 10, 2025

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Don't screw up your season from the jump! Join Joe Pisapia, Derek Brown and Andrew Erickson as they draft or pass on 12 early-round fantasy football draft picks for the 2025 NFL season.

Is San Francisco 49ers RB Christian McCaffrey worth the risk of a second-round pick? Is it pointless to select Kansas City Chiefs QB Patrick Mahomes again? Plus, can New Orleans Saints WR Chris Olave come back from a concussion-laced year?

The Pros send up a smoke signal on these polarizing prospects!

Timestamps: (May be off due to ads)

Introduction - 0:00:00
Christian McCaffrey (RB - SF) - 0:01:07
Jonathan Taylor (RB - IND) - 0:06:35
Draftkings Pick6 - 0:10:15
Tyreek Hill (WR - MIA) - 0:11:30
Breece Hall (RB - NYJ) - 0:15:33
Garrett Wilson (WR - NYJ) - 0:19:40
Rashee Rice (WR - KC) - 0:22:57
Microsoft Chasing Challenges - 0:27:22
Davante Adams (WR - LAR) - 0:29:34
Kenneth Walker (RB - SEA) - 0:33:58
Marvin Harrison Jr. (WR - ARI) - 0:39:27
Omarion Hampton (RB - LAC) - 0:44:39
Chris Olave (WR - NO) - 0:48:22
Patrick Mahomes (QB - KC) - 0:51:45
Outro - 0:56:09

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RISK VS. REWARD | Should You Draft or Pass on These 12 High-Upside Sleepers? (Ep. 1568) May 06, 2025

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Are you ready to risk it for the biscuit? Join Chris Welsh, Andrew Erickson and guest LaQuan Jones (@RealDealFantasy) of NFL Media for their game of draft or pass on these high-upside fantasy football sleepers!

Can New York Jets QB Justin Fields run his way back into the QB1 conversation? Is this the beginning of the end for Jacksonville RBs Travis Etienne and Tank Bigsby? Plus, does Buffalo Bills WR Keon Coleman have a year-two breakout within the cards?

The Pros talk risk vs. reward!

Timestamps: (May be off due to ads)

Introduction - 0:00:00
Justin Fields (QB - NYJ) - 0:01:26
Anthony Richardson (QB - IND) - 0:05:03
DraftKings Ad Read - 0:12:10
Travis Etienne (RB - JAX) & Tank Bigsby (RB - JAX) - 0:13:49
Cam Skattebo (RB - NYG) - 0:18:41
FantasyPros Draft Simulator Ad Read - 0:24:47
Jordan Mason (RB - MIN) - 0:25:20
Braelon Allen (RB - NYJ) - 0:29:55
FantasyPros Twitch Ad Read - 0:35:06
Josh Downs (WR - IND) - 0:36:03
Keon Coleman (WR - BUF) - 0:40:39
Jalen McMillan (WR - TB) - 0:44:57
Jayden Higgins (WR - HOU) - 0:48:37
Evan Engram (TE - DEN) - 0:53:11
Jake Ferguson (TE - DAL) - 0:57:08
Outro - 0:59:50

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MUST-DRAFT Players | Why _ Will Be the Next _ Rookie Comparisons (Ep. 1567) May 06, 2025

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Tap into the crystal ball of 2025 NFL rookies by joining Joe Pisapia, Derek Brown and Jake Ciely for their must-draft players and "Why _ will be the next _" comparisons!

Can Las Vegas Raiders RB Ashton Jeanty have a comparable season to what Philadelphia Eagles RB Saquon Barkley had as a rookie back in New York? Will Tennessee Titans QB Cam Ward have a similar first year in the pros that Chicago Bears QB Caleb Williams had? Plus, what previous playmakers does Jacksonville Jaguars WR/CB Travis Hunter compare to off the rip?

The Pros play fantasy fortune teller!

Timestamps: (May be off due to ads)

Introduction - 0:00:00
Ashton Jeanty (RB - LV) - 0:01:27
Omarion Hampton (RB - LAC) - 0:04:24
TreVeyon Henderson (RB - NE) - 0:08:14
Quinshon Judkins (RB - CLE) - 0:11:27
Kaleb Johnson (RB - PIT) - 0:14:37
Travis Hunter (WR - JAX) - 0:17:33
Tetairoa McMillan (WR - CAR) - 0:21:34
DraftKings Ad Read - 0:24:52
Emeka Egbuka (WR - TB) - 0:26:04
Matthew Golden (WR - GB) - 0:30:18
Luther Burden III (WR - CHI) - 0:32:24
Tre Harris (WR - LAC) - 0:35:48
Jayden Higgins (WR - HOU) - 0:38:00
Cam Ward (QB - TEN) - 0:39:57
Jaxson Dart (QB - NYG) - 0:42:03
Jalen Milroe (QB - SEA) - 0:44:08
Colston Loveland (TE - CHI) - 0:46:15
Tyler Warren (TE - IND) - 0:48:52
Outro - 0:50:50

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