Rotowire Fantasy Football Podcast

Nick Whalen's most drafted player is Seattle WR Jaxon Smith-Njigba. He and Jeff Erickson preview the NFC West.---00:00 - NFC West00:50 - Arizona Cardinals01:10 - Projected to be last02:00 - Marvin Harrison excitement06:15 - Remainder of WR corps06:45 - Trey McBride08:00 - Kyler Murray10:45 - James Conner / Trey Benson14:20 - O/U 6.5 or 7.5 wins18:00 - LA Rams18:20 - Not super deep, but the top level is still great19:20 - Battling injuries right now on the lines20:30 - Cooper Kupp and Puka Nacua26:00 - Kyren Williams and Blake Corum28:40 - Matthew Stafford29:30 - O/U 8.5 or 9.5 games30:30 - San Francisco 49ers31:30 - Super Bowl Hangover?32:15 - Last year - best case health scenario32:30 - Health concerns this year already34:15 - Christian McCaffrey35:50 - Brandon Aiyuk holdout37:30 - Deebo Samuel39:15 - George Kittle40:45 - Brock Purdy44:50 - O/U 11.5 games48:30 - Seattle Seahawks48:50 - Same core players, but new coaching staff49:45 - Jaxon Smith-Njigba51:00 - Lamb signs53:00 - DK Metcalf55:45 - Kenneth Walke

Nick Whalen and Jeff Erickson preview the NFC South.---00:00 - NFC South02:00 - Atlanta Falcons02:15 - Better Last Year?03:30 - Win Now Moves - Kirk Cousins, Justin Simmons, Matthew Judon04:20 - Drake London too early?08:40 - Buying the Kool-Aid on the team09:10 - Bijan vs. Breece10:30 - Back in on Kyle Pitts13:45 - O/U 9.5 wins14:05 - Carolina Panthers14:15 - Steps forward for Bryce Young?16:00 - Improved WR corps16:45 - When do we see Xavier Legette?18:20 - Does Jonathan Brooks begin on the PUP List?19:30 - Adding Chuba Hubbard20:30 - Any TE of note?21:15 - O/U 5.5 wins22:40 - New Orleans Saints25:00 - Not much change aside from OC25:15 - Derek Carr still Captain Checkdown?25:30 - Alvin Kamara still the same?26:20 - Kendre Miller sidelined with hamstring injury30:00 - Taysom Hill31:30 - Chris Olave34:20 - O/U 7.5 wins36:30 - Tampa Bay Buccaneers37:00 - Comes down to Baker Mayfield38:20 - Mike Evans41:00 - Rachaad White efficiency45:20 - Schedule47:30 - O/U 7.5 or 8.5 wins48:15 - Chris Godwin---Verse Fantasy

Nick Whalen and Jim Coventry preview the tight end position for 2024 fantasy football drafts.0:00: Intro2:00: Travis Kelce3:45: Overall depth of the TE position5:30: Jake Ferguson7:50: Trey McBride9:00: Mark Andrews11:40: Kyle Pitts14:40: Evan Engram17:10: Engram vs. Kittle19:20: David Njoku21:15: Brock Bowers24:20: TJ Hockenson, Pat Freiermuth26:40: Late-round TE targetsVerse FantasyWhy wait all season to win in Fantasy? With Verse Fantasy, you can cash in every week! Download the Verse app, sync your fantasy league, and start wagering and winning today! Verse Fantasy is the new way to play fantasy. There’s no need to draft a new team or bring your league to a new platform. Simply Sync your current league from ESPN, Sleeper or Yahoo into the Verse Fantasy app and instantly get money lines and spreads for your league’s matchups that week. Enter the Arena this season with Verse Fantasy, and use promo code ROTO to get 100% deposit match up to $50 when you sign up.FantraxSign up for free at Fantrax dot com slash

Jeff Erickson and Joe Bartel livestream Jeff's "Beat Jeff Erickson" draft for the NFFC's RotoWire Online Championship.---Verse FantasyWhy wait all season to win in Fantasy? With Verse Fantasy, you can cash in every week! Download the Verse app, sync your fantasy league, and start wagering and winning today! Verse Fantasy is the new way to play fantasy. There’s no need to draft a new team or bring your league to a new platform. Simply Sync your current league from ESPN, Sleeper or Yahoo into the Verse Fantasy app and instantly get money lines and spreads for your league’s matchups that week. Enter the Arena this season with Verse Fantasy, and use promo code ROTO to get 100% deposit match up to $50 when you sign up.FantraxSign up for free at Fantrax dot com slash RotoWire today to enter for your chance to win tickets to any regular season NFL game for you and your entire league! Plus $6,000 in spending cash! That’s right, tickets for your entire league! Simply create a new league or bring over your existing lea

Jeff Erickson and Joe Bartel break down the best WR draft plan with player analysis.---00:00 - WR Conversation00:30 - General strategy: Does where you’re drafting in the first round dictate how many WRs you want to acquire in the first three rounds?07:30 - Ceedee Lamb, Ja’Marr Chase and Tyreek Hill all complicating things among that top group10:00 - What’s your ranking for the three, mixing in what we know about the RBs too?15:30 - https://www.rotowire.com/football/adp.php16:00 - Second Tier - Two WR’s (A.J. Brown, Garrett Wilson) or Five? (Including Nacua, Harrison, London)20:30 - Marvin Harison, Drake London, Chris Olave, Davante Adams? How do you rank?22:00 - Jeff has Nico Collins and Mike Evans ahead of Harrison and London.27:00 - Joe is falling more in love with the WR range of Malik Nabers, Cooper Kupp, Metcalf and Pittman (including also Stefon Diggs, Jaylen Waddle, DJ Moore)28:00 - Can you really go “wrong” with anyone from this group and it’s such a comfortable WR234:15 - Joe wasn’t really in on Metc

Jeff Erickson and Jim Coventry break down the best QB draft plan with player analysis.---00:00 - QB Show00:30 - General Approach - Single QB02:00 - General Approach - Superflex04:00 - What if it’s a six-point per passing TD league?04:40 - Top Tier05:05 - Josh Allen06:00 - Chiefs personnel for Mahomes07:45 - Jalen Hurts10:00 - Pros & Cons of Top Tier12:00 - Second tier - Jackson, Stroud, Richardson12:15 - Lamar Jackson14:00 - C.J. Stroud16:00 - Third Tier - Burrow, Love, Dak, Kyler Murray16:15 - Kyler Murray18:00 - Joe Burrow21:00 - Dak Prescott23:00 - Jordan Love25:15 - Next Tier - Daniels, Purdy, Caleb Williams, Tua25:30 - Jayden Williams27:00 - Brock Purdy28:30 - Jahan Dotson trade31:15 - Caleb Williams32:40 - Tua Tagovailoa34:00 - Jared Goff37:00 - SuperFlex or Backup Tier37:15 - Trevor Lawrence38:00 - Matthew Stafford39:00 - Kirk Cousins40:30 - Justin Herbert41:40 - Deshaun Watson43:00 - Lottery Tickets---Verse FantasyWhy wait all season to win in Fantasy? With Verse Fantasy, you can cash in every wee

Nick Whalen and Joe Bartel take a deep dive into the running back position, breaking down their favorite targets, fades, values and late-round targets.Verse FantasyWhy wait all season to win in Fantasy? With Verse Fantasy, you can cash in every week! Download the Verse app, sync your fantasy league, and start wagering and winning today! Verse Fantasy is the new way to play fantasy. There’s no need to draft a new team or bring your league to a new platform. Simply Sync your current league from ESPN, Sleeper or Yahoo into the Verse Fantasy app and instantly get money lines and spreads for your league’s matchups that week. Enter the Arena this season with Verse Fantasy, and use promo code ROTO to get 100% deposit match up to $50 when you sign up.FantraxSign up for free at Fantrax dot com slash RotoWire today to enter for your chance to win tickets to any regular season NFL game for you and your entire league! Plus $6,000 in spending cash! That’s right, tickets for your entire league! Simply create a new league o

With Week 1 just two weeks away, John McKechnie and Mario Puig discuss some players they've cooled on or warmed up to over the course of draft season.0:00 – Intro1:35 – Fantasy fallers: TE Pat Freiermuth6:30 – WR Keenan Allen8:25 – WR Ladd McConkey11:45 – WR Chris Olave15:40 – RB Saquon Barkley18:20 – WR Devontez Walker25:00 – Fantasy risers: WR Marvin Harrison29:30 – RB Travis Etienne33:50 – RB De'Von Achane37:30 – WR Jalen Tolbert40:50 – TE Kylen GransonCircaCirca Million VI and Survivor are back and bigger than ever with $16 Million in total prizes.Enter in Nevada. Play from anywhere. Entries are open until September 7 at 2PM! Sign up at Circa Resort & Casino in Las Vegas!Visit Circa Sports to learn more! FantraxSign up for free at Fantrax dot com slash RotoWire today to enter for your chance to win tickets to any regular season NFL game for you and your entire league! Plus $6,000 in spending cash! That’s right, tickets for your entire league! Simply create a new league or bring over your existing leag

Joe Bartel and Jake Letarski discuss the new players in new places and highlight a couple of great values like Josh Jacobs and D'Andre Swift.CircaCirca Million VI and Survivor are back and bigger than ever with $16 Million in total prizes.Enter in Nevada. Play from anywhere. Entries are open until September 7 at 2PM! Sign up at Circa Resort & Casino in Las Vegas!Visit Circa Sports to learn more! FantraxSign up for free at Fantrax dot com slash RotoWire today to enter for your chance to win tickets to any regular season NFL game for you and your entire league! Plus $6,000 in spending cash! That’s right, tickets for your entire league! Simply create a new league or bring over your existing leagues for more chances to win!Go to Fantrax.com/RotoWire and sign up today.Fantasy Sports KnockoutFantasy Sports Knockout, where a fantasy league meets a knockout pool. An innovative take on fantasy football. The concept is simple: choose a new fantasy lineup each week and score points the same way you would in any fant

Should Justin Jefferson drop due to J.J. McCarthy's season-ending injury? How do we sort out the multiplicity of target options in Green Bay? Does Jameson Williams finally take the leap in Detroit? Can Keenan Allen stay healthy for a full season in Chicago? Nick Whalen and Jeff Erickson target these issues and more in their NFC North preview.---00:00 - NFC North Preview00:45 - Chicago Bears01:30 - Caleb Williams optimism05:30 - Williams vs. Jayden Daniels07:10 - DJ Moore WR 1908:55 - Keenan Allen and Rome Odunze11:15 - Cole Kmet playing time concerns13:45 - O/U 9.5 wins17:00 - Detroit Lions17:15 - Hangover from missing the Super Bowl?18:40 - Second receiver position21:35 - RB Combo between Montgomery and Gibbs24:30 - Is Jared Goff underrated?26:20 - O/U 10.5 wins28:50 - Green Bay Packers29:05 - Extreme Optimism29:20 - Jordan Love signs long-term32:35 - How do the Packers WRs rank?35:00 - Christian Watson is the skeleton key37:00 - Romeo Doubs = Tyler Boyd37:50 - Josh Jacobs40:30 - Musgrave vs. Kraft42:30 - O/

Jeff Erickson and Nick Whalen help you find overvalued and undervalued players from the NFC North. ---00:00 - NFC East Preview00:45 - New York Giants01:30 - Malik Nabers04:30 - Daniel Jones05:30 - Other WRs08:00 - Devin Singletary11:00 - O/U 6.5 wins13:25 - Dallas Cowboys14:20 - Contract issues18:00 - Zeke Elliott / Rico Dowdle leading RBs20:00 - Dak as QB1022:20 - OL changes24:00 - O/U 9.5 wins27:50 - Philadelphia Eagles28:20 - Regular season / Playoffs collapse30:30 - Saquon Barkley signs33:15 - Will Shipley backing up Barkley34:30 - Pass Catchers easily defined37:30 - Dallas Goedert - last of the starting TE’s39:00 - Defensive changes41:45 - Washington Commanders42:10 - Comfortable using Jayden Daniels as a fantasy starter?45:45 - Terry McLaurin46:15 - Jahan Dotson47:45 - Brian Robinson vs. Austin Ekeler50:40 - Zach Ertz vs. Ben Sinnott52:50 - O/U 6.5 wins54:00 - Eagles over O/U 10.5 wins---CircaCirca Million VI and Survivor are back and bigger than ever with $16 Million in total prizes.Enter in Nevada. Pl

Jim Coventry and Anthony Cervino discuss the pros and cons of players selected at similar ADPs.CircaCirca Million VI and Survivor are back and bigger than ever with $16 Million in total prizes.Enter in Nevada. Play from anywhere. Entries are open until September 7 at 2PM! Sign up at Circa Resort & Casino in Las Vegas!Visit Circa Sports to learn more! FantraxSign up for free at Fantrax dot com slash RotoWire today to enter for your chance to win tickets to any regular season NFL game for you and your entire league! Plus $6,000 in spending cash! That’s right, tickets for your entire league! Simply create a new league or bring over your existing leagues for more chances to win!Go to Fantrax.com/RotoWire and sign up today.Fantasy Sports KnockoutFantasy Sports Knockout, where a fantasy league meets a knockout pool. An innovative take on fantasy football. The concept is simple: choose a new fantasy lineup each week and score points the same way you would in any fantasy league. But you must choose your players w

With J.J. McCarthy out for the season, the Vikings' season now rests on Sam Darnold's shoulders. The guys unpack what that means for fantasy stars like Justin Jefferson as well as the quarterback ADP as a whole. John McKechnie and Mario Puig then discuss some pop-up players who are putting themselves on the radar in later rounds of drafts like Jordan Whittington of the Rams and Andrei Iosivas of the Bengals.Time Stamps0:00 – Intro1:20 - Sam Darnold/J.J. McCarthy16:50 – Late-round movers: Jordan Whittington25:35 – Marvin Mims30:30 – Jalen Tolbert35:35 – Greg Dortch39:50 – Devontez Walker44:45 – Jauan Jennings and Andrei IosivasCircaCirca Million VI and Survivor are back and bigger than ever with $16 Million in total prizes.Enter in Nevada. Play from anywhere. Entries are open until September 7 at 2PM! Sign up at Circa Resort & Casino in Las Vegas!Visit Circa Sports to learn more! FantraxSign up for free at Fantrax dot com slash RotoWire today to enter for your chance to win tickets to any regular season NF

Chris Liss from Real Man Sports drops by to discuss the RotoWire Steak Auction League with Jeff Erickson and shares some tips on price-enforcing, pre-draft planning and knowing when the paradigm shifts mid-auction.---00:00 - Chris Liss Steak Pod01:00 - Introduction to the Steak League04:00 - Price-Enforcing on Chris Olave07:30 - Concept of Price-Enforcing14:45 - Preparation Before Auction16:30 - QB Pricing18:00 - Running QBs21:00 - Stefon Diggs24:00 - Tee Higgins27:00 - Real Man Sports27:40 - Anchor RB with Breece Hall29:30 - Finding the Cheap RBs34:45 - Auction Paradigm Shifts37:00 - Tracking Multiple Variables43:20 - Beat Chris Liss 350:20 - Chris Liss Travel Tips---CircaCirca Million VI and Survivor are back and bigger than ever with $16 Million in total prizes.Enter in Nevada. Play from anywhere. Entries are open until September 7 at 2PM! Sign up at Circa Resort & Casino in Las Vegas!Visit Circa Sports to learn more! FantraxSign up for free at Fantrax dot com slash RotoWire today to enter for your cha

Joe Bartel and Jake Letarski talk about their favorite tips and tricks for auction/salary cap leagues including best nomination practices and budgeting for certain formats.CircaCirca Million VI and Survivor are back and bigger than ever with $16 Million in total prizes.Enter in Nevada. Play from anywhere. Entries are open until September 7 at 2PM! Sign up at Circa Resort & Casino in Las Vegas!Visit Circa Sports to learn more! FantraxSign up for free at Fantrax dot com slash RotoWire today to enter for your chance to win tickets to any regular season NFL game for you and your entire league! Plus $6,000 in spending cash! That’s right, tickets for your entire league! Simply create a new league or bring over your existing leagues for more chances to win!Go to Fantrax.com/RotoWire and sign up today.Fantasy Sports KnockoutFantasy Sports Knockout, where a fantasy league meets a knockout pool. An innovative take on fantasy football. The concept is simple: choose a new fantasy lineup each week and score points the

Jeff Erickson and Nick Whalen continue their previews with their tour of the AFC East. Who gets all the targets in Buffalo now that Stefon Diggs is gone? Is Garrett Wilson going to the moon with Aaron Rodgers? Does De'Von Achane take on a great load for Miami this year?---00:00 - AFC East Preview00:40 - Buffalo Bills (10.5, +1500 SB, +800 AFC, +180 AFC East)01:45 - Can Josh Allen elevate everyone around them?02:50 - Replacing Stefon Diggs05:50 - Who is the better value between Keon Coleman, Curtis Samuel and Khalil Shakir08:45 - Dalton Kincaid10:30 - James Cook15:00 - New York Jets (10.5/9.5, +180 AFC East)15:30 - Aaron Rodgers finally healthy16:40 - Garrett Wilson getting a big bump?19:30 - Breece Hall middle of the first round26:00 - Miami Dolphins (9.5, +200 AFC East)26:20 - Betting profile28:00 - Achane vs. Mostert (and Jaylen Wright)33:00 - Tyreek Hill34:45 - Jaylen Waddle38:40 - Malik Washington deep sleeper41:45 - New England Patriots (4.5, +2,500 AFC East)42:00 - Rebuild mode43:00 - When does Drake Ma

Nick Whalen and Jeff Erickson continue their divisional previews, covering the AFC West. Will the Chiefs' reinforcements offensively work out, especially now that Hollywood Brown already is hurt? How will the new Chargers' offense look?---00:00 - AFC West Preview00:40 - Kansas City Chiefs (+500 SB, +300 AFC, -230 AFC West, 11.5 O/U)00:45 - Hollywood Brown injury03:00 - Travis Kelce07:00 - Isiah Pacheco09:20 - Patrick Mahomes - ultimate floor guy10:40 - L’Jarius Sneed gone13:00 - LA Chargers (+320 AFC West, 9.5/8.5)13:15 - Justin Herbert injury14:20 - Wide Receiver targets - Palmer, McConkey, Clark, Johnston17:00 - RB: Gus Edwards, J.K. Dobbins, Kimani Vidal23:45 - Las Vegas Raiders (+900 AFC West, 6.5/7.5)24:00 - Antonio Pierce mentality25:00 - QB Job Battle26:15 - Davante Adams27:15 - Jakobi Meyers30:00 - Brock Bowers32:00 - Zamir White36:10 - Denver Broncos (+1800 AFC West, 5.5)36:30 - Bo Nix replacing Russell Wilson - likely starting ahead of Jarrett Stidham38:00 - Unexciting corps behind38:45 - Javonte Wi

Jim Coventry and Anthony Cervino analyze players who are closely grouped in ADP. These players are often choices fantasy managers face when they are on the clock.CircaCirca Million VI and Survivor are back and bigger than ever with $16 Million in total prizes.Enter in Nevada. Play from anywhere. Entries are open until September 7 at 2PM! Sign up at Circa Resort & Casino in Las Vegas!Visit Circa Sports to learn more! FantraxSign up for free at Fantrax dot com slash RotoWire today to enter for your chance to win tickets to any regular season NFL game for you and your entire league! Plus $6,000 in spending cash! That’s right, tickets for your entire league! Simply create a new league or bring over your existing leagues for more chances to win!Go to Fantrax.com/RotoWire and sign up today.ACME Real Fantasy FootballWhat’s with fantasy football scores looking like an NBA All-Star game? Let’s get real with ACME Real Fantasy Football. Go go to ACME Real Fantasy Football and sign up today! Learn more about your ad

With fantasy draft season heating up, John McKechnie and Mario Puig dive into the toughest decisions facing fantasy players at current ADP. The guys make their calls between Jaylen Waddle and Chris Olave, Jalen Hurts and Josh Allen, and more.0:00 – Intro1:30 – Sleeper prospects: WR Mason Tipton, RB Jaret Patterson, RB Jordan Mason16:15 – ADP Tossups: Chris Olave or Jaylen Waddle21:25 – Jalen Hurts or Josh Allen27:25 – Dalton Kincaid or Mark Andrews or Trey McBride35:52 – Aaron Jones or Rhamondre Stevenson41:30 – David Njoku or Brock Bowers43:52 – Blake Corum or Trey BensonCircaCirca Million VI and Survivor are back and bigger than ever with $16 Million in total prizes.Enter in Nevada. Play from anywhere. Entries are open until September 7 at 2PM! Sign up at Circa Resort & Casino in Las Vegas!Visit Circa Sports to learn more! FantraxSign up for free at Fantrax dot com slash RotoWire today to enter for your chance to win tickets to any regular season NFL game for you and your entire league! Plus $6,000 in s

Nick Whalen is joined by John McKechnie to break down the top news of the day, including the latest developments in the Brandon Aiyuk saga. The guys also discuss Josh Downs' injury, as well as whether Christian McCaffrey is still the 1.1. If not, who are you taking over CMC? Later, they debate whether a handful of mid-to-late-round running backs and receivers -- including Zach Charbonnet, Rico Dowdle and Jakobi Meyers -- are good fantasy values at their current ADPs.0:30: Intro2:00: Christian McCaffrey’s calf injury3:15: Are you still taking CMC with the first pick?6:00: If not CMC, who do you take?8:40: Brandon Aiyuk trade talks continuing15:30: Aiyuk in Pittsburgh hypothetical18:45: Aiyuk vs. Pickens20:35: Josh Downs out several weeks27:50: Zach Charbonnet31:25: Kimani Vidal35:30: Rico Dowdle39:25: Kendre Miller42:15: Jakobi Meyers45:20: Jaxon Smith-Njigba48:15: Shaheed, Bateman, Tolbert49:05: Dylan Laube + Raiders’ backfield-----CircaCirca Million VI and Survivor are back and bigger than ever with $16 Mill