The Ringer Fantasy Football Show

Latest Episodes:

Last-Second Risers, Injury Updates, and Tricky First-Round Picks Sep 08, 2020

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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)

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Host: Danny Heifetz, Danny Kelly, and Craig Horlbeck

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The Players No One Is Talking About Before Your Draft Sep 04, 2020

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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, Steelers (29:17)

TE Zach Ertz, Eagles (32:17)

RB Nick Chubb, Browns (36:11)

RB Josh Jacobs, Raiders (38:40)

WR Henry Ruggs III, Raiders (40:05)

WR DJ Moore, Panthers (42:31)

WR AJ Green, Bengals (45:07)

WR AJ Brown, Titans (46:25)

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Host: Danny Heifetz, Danny Kelly, and Craig Horlbeck

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Leonard Fournette News, Alvin Kamara Trade Rumors, and Our Favorite Targets in Each Round Sep 02, 2020

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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)

Round 11 (51:47)

Round 12 (54:28)

Round 13 (58:57)

Listener Question (61:48)

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Hosts: Danny Heifetz, Danny Kelly, and Craig Horlbeck

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15 Bold Predictions for 2020 + ‘Hard Knocks’ Episode 3 Aug 31, 2020

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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)

Christian McCaffrey (28:30)

Austin Ekeler (33:10)

DeAndre Hopkins (36:09

Raheem Mostert (39:21)

David Johnson (41:39)

Top 10 Tight Ends (42:53)

Evan Engram (44:48)

Joe Burrow (46:53)

Damien Harris (51:27)

Le’Veon Bell (53:06)

It’s draft season, so check out The Ringer’s Fantasy Football Draft Guide and use our Draft Tracker to keep track of your players as you draft.

Hosts: Danny Heifetz, Danny Kelly, and Craig Horlbeck

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Biggest Risers in Our Top 150 Aug 26, 2020

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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, Cowboys (32:02)

WR Jalen Reagor, Eagles (35:37)

WR Calvin Ridley, Falcons (38:11)

WR Tyler Lockett, Seahawks (41:55)

WR Robert Woods, Rams (44:48)

WR Scotty Miller, Buccaneers (45:45)

RB Damien Harris, Patriots (49:33)

TE Chris Herndon, Jets (50:37)

WR Preston Williams, Dolphins (51:34)

Hosts: Danny Heifetz, Danny Kelly, and Craig Horlbeck

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Training Camp Updates, New Sleepers, Anti-Lytics, and ‘Hard Knocks’ Ep2 Aug 24, 2020

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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-Lytics (49:47)

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Hosts: Danny Heifetz, Danny Kelly, and Craig Horlbeck

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The Secret to Winning Your ESPN and Yahoo Drafts Aug 19, 2020

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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.

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Tricks to Win Your Draft and Hard Knocks Episode 1 Aug 17, 2020

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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)

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Hosts: Danny Heifetz, Danny Kelly, and Craig Horlbeck

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Players to Avoid in 2020 Aug 12, 2020

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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 (29:02)

WR Stefon Diggs, Bills (34:26)

WR T.Y. Hilton, Colts (35:46)

WR Brandin Cooks, Texans (38:25)

TE Zach Ertz, Eagles (39:52)

TE Jared Cook, Saints (41:11)

RB Antonio Gibson, Washington (43:14)

Check out The Ringer Fantasy Football Guide for our updated rankings, tiers, mock drafts, and more.

Hosts: Danny Heifetz, Danny Kelly, and Craig Horlbeck

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QB/TE Tiers Aug 10, 2020

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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)