Draft Sharks Fantasy Football Podcast

Do you know who's starting at QB for your favorite team this week? A bunch of them will be inserting new guys either because it's past time (Giants) or because the real starter's limping around (Panthers). All of those changes will affect the skill-position players around them and the fantasy defenses going against them. We're touching on all those situations, as well as looking into the backfields where the touches have been difficult to predict.Let's get to the rundown:Cincinnati Bengals at Buffalo Bills ... 1:31Miami Dolphins at Dallas Cowboys ... 8:50Denver Broncos at Green Bay Packers ... 10:56Atlanta Falcons at Indianapolis Colts ... 15:59Baltimore Ravens at Kansas City Chiefs ... 21:25Oakland Raiders at Minnesota Vikings ... 25:25New York Jets at New England Patriots ... 29:37Detroit Lions at Philadelphia Eagles ... 33:55Carolina Panthers at Arizona Cardinals ... 40:18New York Giants at Tampa Bay Buccaneers ... 44:50Houston Texans at Los Angeles Chargers ... 51:44New Orleans Saints at Seattle Seahawks

​Ben Roethlisberger is done for the season (maybe forever?), and Drew Brees is down for a while. What does that mean for the fantasy factors remaining in their offenses? Plus, who should you be targeting on waivers this week after the RB injuries and another week of impressive rookie wideouts?Here's the rundown:Ben Roethlisberger out, Mason Rudolph in ... 1:04Drew Brees opens door for Teddy Bridgewater ... 8:00Other injuries to monitor ... 12:39Sorting the backfields ... 18:45Re-visiting the Week 1 WR breakouts ... 30:37Streaming D picks ... 40:53​Check out our Week 3 Free Agent Focus for bid recommendations on all of this week's waiver targets. And take a look at our updated Rest of the Way rankings.  DRAFT SHARKS - YOUR UNFAIR ADVANTAGEAward-winning fantasy football rankings, projections and draft tools. Live-draft sync, player analysis, draft strategies and expert advice to dominate your leagues.HELPFUL LINKSDraft War Room - Featuring Live Draft SyncThink of the Draft War Room as a “dynamic fantasy fo

​Who's the Week 2 version of Sammy Watkins? And how many expensive RBs can you fit into your GPP lineup?Let's get to the picks:QB ... 2:54RB ... 7:49WR ... 12:35TE ... 17:49Flex ... 20:50Defense ... 21:58Check out plus our DFS Lineup Builder, as well as our full Week 2 rankings with FanDuel dollars per point projections. Read all of Kevin's Week 2 picks for playing on FanDuel here.  DRAFT SHARKS - YOUR UNFAIR ADVANTAGEAward-winning fantasy football rankings, projections and draft tools. Live-draft sync, player analysis, draft strategies and expert advice to dominate your leagues.HELPFUL LINKSDraft War Room - Featuring Live Draft SyncThink of the Draft War Room as a “dynamic fantasy football cheat sheet”. As you draft, your live-synced Draft War Room automatically updates your board as players are selected. Award Winning Fantasy Football RankingsWe calculate floor, ceiling, and consensus projections for all fantasy-relevant players. These projections all feed into our 3D Value system. 3D Values are c

​DraftKings salaries come out on Monday, meaning Oakland's surprising Week 1 performance didn't raise the cost of Derek Carr, Tyrell Williams, Josh Jacobs or Darren Waller. That means we need to talk about how to treat them in Week 2. We're also looking hard at the Saints-Rams matchup and digging some mid-priced RBs.Here's the rundown:QB ... 1:50RB ... 5:17WR ... 10:04TE ... 14:16Flex ... 17:58Defense ... 19:09Check out all of Jared's top picks for playing on DK this weekend, plus our DFS Lineup Builder and our full Week 2 PPR rankings.​  DRAFT SHARKS - YOUR UNFAIR ADVANTAGEAward-winning fantasy football rankings, projections and draft tools. Live-draft sync, player analysis, draft strategies and expert advice to dominate your leagues.HELPFUL LINKSDraft War Room - Featuring Live Draft SyncThink of the Draft War Room as a “dynamic fantasy football cheat sheet”. As you draft, your live-synced Draft War Room automatically updates your board as players are selected. Award Winning Fantasy Football Rankin

​Which Week 1 performances will prove to be mirages? Which started 2019 trends? We're sorting through the big-number wideouts to pick our Week 2 starters, wondering how low to drop Aaron Rodgers and Drew Brees and trying to figure out these young RBs.Here's the rundown:Arizona Cardinals at Baltimore Ravens ... 1:01San Francisco 49ers at Cincinnati Bengals ... 7:33L.A. Chargers at Detroit Lions ... 12:09Minnesota Vikings at Green Bay Packers ... 15:28Jacksonville Jaguars at Houston Texans ... 22:33New England Patriots at Miami Dolphins ... 28:42Buffalo Bills at N.Y. Giants ... 30:08Seattle Seahawks at Pittsburgh Steelers ... 34:09Indianapolis Colts at Tennessee Titans ... 38:08Dallas Cowboys at Washington ... 43:33Kansas City Chiefs at Oakland Raiders ... 48:15Chicago Bears at Denver Broncos ... 51:41New Orleans Saints at L.A. Rams ... 53:49Philadelphia Eagles at Atlanta Falcons ... 58:53Cleveland Browns at N.Y. Jets ... 1:03:53Check out our full Week 2 rankings now. Download the Draft Sharks app from the App

You've probably been told OFTEN that you shouldn't overreact to Week 1 of the fantasy football season. But what ... exactly ... is an overreaction? And what is merely an appropriate reaction to the 1st set of real NFL games for the year? That's what we're trying to sort out on today's show. We have WR tiers for the waiver wire. We have defenses to target over the next 2 weeks. And we have some reasons you shouldn't panic yet if you own Todd Gurley, Kerryon Johnson or Adam Thielen.​Here's the rundown:Sorting through the Ravens explosion ... 3:18Darren Waller's breakout? ... 8:31Indy just might be OK ... or better? ... 9:41 D.K. Metcalf ready ... 12:48Terry McLaurin's shooting star ... 14:22John Ross changing minds ... 16:36LeSean McCoy still good ... or at least in the right spot to be not as good ... 17:40Is it too early to worry about Devonta Freeman? ... 18:59Kerryon Johnson stuck in a committee? ... 20:25Time to sell your Vikings passing-game shares? ... 22:36R.I.P. Browns? ... 25:57Tyler Lockett's big, qu

​The Week 1 pricing offers attractive tiers of players at QB, RB and WR. We've got multiple stacking options for the top dollars-per-point QBs in our Week 1 rankings. And you can find some high-upside plays for your flex spot.Let's get to the picks:QB ... 3:32RB ... 6:26WR ... 11:38TE ... 15:16Flex ... 18:21Defense ... 19:14Check out plus our DFS Lineup Builder, as well as our full Week 1 rankings with FanDuel dollars per point projections.  DRAFT SHARKS - YOUR UNFAIR ADVANTAGEAward-winning fantasy football rankings, projections and draft tools. Live-draft sync, player analysis, draft strategies and expert advice to dominate your leagues.HELPFUL LINKSDraft War Room - Featuring Live Draft SyncThink of the Draft War Room as a “dynamic fantasy football cheat sheet”. As you draft, your live-synced Draft War Room automatically updates your board as players are selected. Award Winning Fantasy Football RankingsWe calculate floor, ceiling, and consensus projections for all fantasy-relevant players. These pr

​The Week 1 pricing on DraftKings has us making eyes at several guys from the NFC North, a tier of attractive RBs and a certain QB from a heavy home favorite.Here's the rundown:QB ... 4:42RB ... 7:53WR ... 14:14TE ... 17:36Flex ... 20:20Defense ... 22:26Check out all of Jared's top picks for playing on DK this weekend, plus our DFS Lineup Builder and our full Week 1 PPR rankings.  DRAFT SHARKS - YOUR UNFAIR ADVANTAGEAward-winning fantasy football rankings, projections and draft tools. Live-draft sync, player analysis, draft strategies and expert advice to dominate your leagues.HELPFUL LINKSDraft War Room - Featuring Live Draft SyncThink of the Draft War Room as a “dynamic fantasy football cheat sheet”. As you draft, your live-synced Draft War Room automatically updates your board as players are selected. Award Winning Fantasy Football RankingsWe calculate floor, ceiling, and consensus projections for all fantasy-relevant players. These projections all feed into our 3D Value system. 3D Values are cal

The regular season is finally upon us, and we have our 1st full slate of real games to preview ... even if it won't include Antonio Brown. Which big-name QBs should you sit? Which backfields should you try to avoid? And which wideouts face the best matchups?Here's the rundown:Antonio Brown news ... 2:29Washington at Philadelphia Eagles ... 4:03Buffalo Bills at New York Jets ... 9:44Atlanta Falcons at Minnesota Vikings ... 14:18Baltimore Ravens at Miami Dolphins ... 19:06Kansas City Chiefs at Jacksonville Jaguars ... 21:41Tennessee Titans at Cleveland Browns ... 27:11Los Angeles Rams at Carolina Panthers ... 30:05Cincinnati Bengals at Seattle Seahawks ... 33:36Indianapolis Colts at Los Angeles Chargers ... 36:56San Francisco 49ers at Tampa Bay Buccaneers ... 42:35New York Giants at Dallas Cowboys ... 45:51Detroit Lions at Arizona Cardinals ... 48:45Pittsburgh Steelers at New England Patriots ... 53:21Houston Texans at New Orleans Saints ... 56:46Denver Broncos at Oakland Raiders ... 59:45​Check out our full We

​Ezekiel Elliott and Melvin Gordon STILL haven't joined their teams, and we're just days away from the start of the regular season. Both guys have dropped down our RB rankings, but does that mean you should change your draft plan? We'll sort out both situations, and then we'll hit on what the Patriots revealed by starting their veteran receivers in Thursday's final preseason contest.Here's the rundown:Ezekiel Elliott and Tony Pollard ... 00:34Melvin Gordon and the Chargers backfield ... 8:11Demaryius Thomas worth a look? ... 13:00​Check our full fantasy football rankings now and make sure your customized MVP Board is ready to go.​  DRAFT SHARKS - YOUR UNFAIR ADVANTAGEAward-winning fantasy football rankings, projections and draft tools. Live-draft sync, player analysis, draft strategies and expert advice to dominate your leagues.HELPFUL LINKSDraft War Room - Featuring Live Draft SyncThink of the Draft War Room as a “dynamic fantasy football cheat sheet”. As you draft, your live-synced Draft War Room autom

​We're on the cusp of the final big fantasy football draft weekend of the year. That means it's time to hit on any last-minute questions. If you're a DS Insider, then you know we never stop giving you answers. Today we're hitting the latest round of mailbag entries, covering keeper selection, a big-name trade and what to do with this crop of rookie RBs. We've also got some last-minute draft tips of our own and a sneak peak and whose early schedule adds fantasy value.Here's the rundown:Late QBs and defenses to target ... 4:18Picking an auction keeper ... 10:22Rookie backs climbing too high? ... 12:54T.Y. Hilton vs. Robby Anderson ... 16:00Is Sammy Watkins a value or fool's gold? ... 18:08Aaron Rodgers vs. Deshaun Watson ... 19:48Last-minute draft tips ... 22:33​Check our full fantasy football rankings now and make sure your customized MVP Board is ready to go.  DRAFT SHARKS - YOUR UNFAIR ADVANTAGEAward-winning fantasy football rankings, projections and draft tools. Live-draft sync, player analysis, draft

With 3 weeks of NFL preseason games behind us, we've seen all the action that's likely to affect your 2019 fantasy football team (or not). We asked Dwain McFarland to come help us sort it all out, because he has spent those 3 weeks crushing the preseason analysis. What should you make of Arizona's bumpy preseason? Who might be a winner and a loser at wideout? And which TEs should be going higher or lower in fantasy football drafts?Before we get to that, though, we have a big Saturday night AFC South shakeup to deal with.Here's the rundown:Andrew Luck's retirement ... 1:40Lamar Miller's knee blows up ... 11:16Introducing our guest ... 14:40What to watch for in preseason ... 15:48What's in store for the new Arizona Cardinals? ... 19:49Preseason winners ... 29:24Preseason losers ... 51:49​Check out Jared's preseason winners and losers. See where injuries and retirements have moved the Texans and Colts players in our fantasy football rankings. And then make sure your MVP Board is ready to help you dominate your d

​We're finally hitting the peak of draft season, and that means everyone has questions. What do we do with Ezekiel Elliott, Melvin Gordon and their backups? Which draft position is the best? Which rookies look ready to help our teams right now ... and down the road? And which later-round options should you be targeting this weekend?Here's the rundown:What’s your favorite draft position? … 2:06Keenan Allen returns … 5:00Darwin Thompson’s rise … 6:00Tarik Cohen disappearing? … 7:40Where to draft Melvin Gordon and Austin Ekeler … 10:02Ezekiel Elliott’s effect on fantasy drafts and Tony Pollard … 13:42Dalvin Cook or Alexander Mattison at ADP? … 20:12Should you start RB-RB-RB? … 22:17Who are the WR targets at the 2-3 turn? … 23:53Where you need to draft Antonio Brown … 24:33Impact rookies … 25:51How to use Tom Brady in fantasy … 28:09Keeper selections … 29:54Breakout WRs for dynasty … 31:146 players to target this weekend … 35:01​Check our up-to-date 2019 fantasy football rankings and get your MVP Board ready to d

​The 2nd weekend of preseason games is done, and we​ have plenty to talk about with the usage and performance of some key players and situations. Before we get to that, though, a big-time talent has returned to 1 of the NFL's perennial top offenses. Here's the rundown: The impact of Josh Gordon … 2:22 Derrick Henry returns … 8:09 Derrius Guice and the Washington offense … 8:58 D.K. Metcalf needs knee surgery … 12:22 Jaguars get Marqise Lee back … 13:14   ​Preseason Week 2 Notes: Chris Carson’s the man … 15:43 Marlon Mack is, too … 16:52 Is Kerryon Johnson? … 18:34 Sorting the Ravens backfield … 20:48 Mark Andrews missing person report … 23:28 Sam Darnold slingin’ … 27:29 Cole Beasley in charge? … 30:33 Can James Washington climb? … 32:08 Jimmy Garoppolo struggles … 33:14 Emmanuel Sanders looks good … 34:35 Denver’s backfield doesn’t … 35:20 ​Check our constantly updated 2019 fantasy football rankings to see who's moving up or down your MVP Board.  DRAFT SHARKS - YOUR UNFAIR ADVANTAGEAward-winning fantasy

​We've just completed and posted our highly anticipated annual full suite of Perfect Draft articles. We're starting this show with some takeaways from the process of preparing those. Then we'll run through some of the most important news items affecting fantasy football draft values this week. And then it's mailbag time. Questions hit on keeper decisions, auction strategy, how to spend your 1st-round pick and more. Here's the rundown: Perfect Draft lessons ... 0:11 Andrew Luck ... 8:13 Target Chargers D ... 10:21 Other injuries to track ... 11:20 Emmanuel Sanders ... 16:22 Derrius Guice ... 18:15 Another TE for the Patriots ... 19:24 Mailbag ... 22:04 Check out our full 2019 fantasy football rankings and test out your strategies with our FREE Mock Draft Trainer.​  DRAFT SHARKS - YOUR UNFAIR ADVANTAGEAward-winning fantasy football rankings, projections and draft tools. Live-draft sync, player analysis, draft strategies and expert advice to dominate your leagues.HELPFUL LINKSDraft War Room - Featuring Live

Do you hate the NFL's preseason games? Well, you're not alone. But these fake contests aren't totally worthless. We can judge performances. We can get a signal of playing-time patterns. And we can just generally get some info that will help us determine how to treat plenty of players in our fantasy football drafts. So did the 1st week of exhibitions teach us anything? Here's the rundown: What to look for in preseason ... 2:11 David Montgomery ... 3:40 Chris Carson ... 5:45 Curtis Samuel and D.J. Moore ... 8:22 Jamison Crowder ... 11:05 Terry McLaurin ... 12:56 Dwayne Haskins ... 15:18 Daniel Jones ... 16:35 Dontrell Hilliard ... 17:45 Preston Williams ... 19:20 Falcons backfield ... 20:34 Antonio Brown ... 21:59 Mitchell Trubisky ... 23:56 Dante Pettis and the Niners wideouts ... 27:53 Darrell Henderson ... 31:08 Parris Campbell ... 32:36 Keke Coutee ... 34:26 Dallas Goedert ... 36:17 Broncos backfield ... 38:06 Buccaneers backfield ... 39:17 Mark Andrews ... 39:45 ​Check out our full 2019 fantasy football ra

None of us wanted to move Lamar Miller up our rankings, and now we don't have to. The Texans acquired former Browns RB Duke Johnson on Thursday. Let's break down the deal's effect on Johnson, Miller and Nick Chubb -- and perhaps a few others. Then it's time for our 2nd mailbag. We've got questions on keepers, auction strategy and superflex formats. Here's the rundown: The Duke Johnson trade ... 1:06 How early is too early for Joe Mixon? ... 10:29 Where to target QBs in a superflex league ... 12:19 Le'Veon Bell or a top WR to open a keeper draft? ... 15:53 Keep Aaron Jones or Dalvin Cook? ... 17:17 What's wrong with O.J. Howard? ... 18:31 Cheap QB targets in an auction ... 21:10 Damien Williams ... 23:16 When will we see Melvin Gordon? ... 24:53 ​Check our 2019 fantasy football rankings to see where the Browns-Texans trade moved everyone. And try out your altered draft strategy in our FREE Mock Draft Trainer.  DRAFT SHARKS - YOUR UNFAIR ADVANTAGEAward-winning fantasy football rankings, projections and dra

​This guy's dominating his position in workouts. Another guys struggling with drops. One starter has been sitting with a bum hamstring. Another injury-prone guy is finally healthy. How is it all affecting our fantasy football draft plans? Today's show hits on the key movers up and down since the start of training camp. Here's a loaded rundown: Eagles backfield ... 5:13 Sony Michel ... 7:41 Is Lamar Miller finally rising? ... 9:13 Kalen Ballage ... 11:44 The Bills' top backfield target ... 14:35 The #1 Panthers WR? ... 16:17 The #2 Steelers WR? ... 17:45 The #3 Cardinals WR? ... 19:00 The OTHER rookie Ravens WR ... 20:40 Young wideouts in New England not named N'Keal Harry ... 22:52 Jordan Reed ... 24:29 Damien Williams ... 25:58 Kenyan Drake ... 27:49 Sorting the Niners' backfield ... 30:01 The most disappointing Cardinals wideout? ... 32:33 The odd man out in Buffalo? ... 33:46 Kliff Kingsbury TEs and other things that don't exist ... 35:03 Kicker duel in Green Bay ... 36:36 ​Check out our full 2019 fantasy

Training camp has hit us with some worrisome and impactful injuries already. Let's run through the situations you need to watch as you prepare for fantasy football drafts and the effects of A.J. Green's situation. Then it's time for a podcast mailbag. We'll answer some burning draft-related questions that listeners sent in via Twitter and Facebook.​ Injury updates ... 1:41 The A.J. Green Effect ... 9:15 T.Y. Hilton's PPR outlook ... 14:35 Should you draft Mike Evans and Chris Godwin to the same team? ... 16:58 WR-WR start from late Round 1 ... 20:27 What to do with #2 pick in dynasty rookie draft? ... 22:04 O-line worries and the QBs they hurt ... 23:40 What changes when a TD pass is worth 6 points? ... 26:43 Josh Allen: top 12 QB? ... 29:12 ​Check our 2019 fantasy football rankings now, along with the ever-growing library of preseason articles.  DRAFT SHARKS - YOUR UNFAIR ADVANTAGEAward-winning fantasy football rankings, projections and draft tools. Live-draft sync, player analysis, draft strategies and

Draft Sharks staffers have been taking part in the Pros vs. Joes competition put on by the FFPC and FantasyMojo.com since its inception. ​Jared and Matt each recently completed their drafts for this year's tournament, so now it's recap time. We're contemplating tournament strategy, discussing the differences in the FFPC format and combing pick by pick through our teams to look at exciting selections, disappointments and decision-making along the way. Here's the rundown: Intro to the contest ... 00:29 Strategy ... 2:34 Matching RBs to start ... 7:24 Targeting pass-catchers ... 11:52 Reaches or value in Round 8-9-10? ... 15:59 Tyrell went where?!? ... 24:19 Don't sleep on kickers and defenses ... 27:42 Read Jared's full draft recap here. Customize your own MVP Board here.  DRAFT SHARKS - YOUR UNFAIR ADVANTAGEAward-winning fantasy football rankings, projections and draft tools. Live-draft sync, player analysis, draft strategies and expert advice to dominate your leagues.HELPFUL LINKSDraft War Room - Featuri