The Late-Round Fantasy Football Podcast

How important is Trey Benson if he's still on your waiver wire? Is Jaylen Warren being slept on? Are the Packers about to take off? JJ answers those questions -- and more -- on this week's 15 Transactions episode.

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JJ and Kitchen talk through fantasy football-related news, some data, lookahead waiver wire options, and so much more on this week's Late-Round Fantasy Football Show.

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Andy Behrens of The Deep Shot joins Perspectives to talk about his new venture, early-season surprises, rookie running backs, and so much more.

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Should we be worried about this year's rookie running backs? Is Joe Burrow's injury going to tank the value of Cincinnati's pass-catchers? Is Javonte Williams a clear sell? JJ answers those questions -- and more -- on this week's mailbag episode.

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On this week's sleepers episode, JJ digs into a handful of low-rostered quarterback streamers, goes back to a deep wide receiver sleeper, talks about a Thursday night wideout you might want to consider, and so much more.

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JJ talks about the Seattle backfield, the Philadelphia offense, and Chuba Hubbard's usage on this week's 10 Trends episode.

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JJ looks into Green Bay's wide receiver room, TreVeyon Henderson, James Conner, and more on this week's 15 Transactions episode. 

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On this week's Late-Round Fantasy Football Show, JJ and Kitchen dig into the injuries to Austin Ekeler and Jayden Reed, share some lookahead waiver wire options, provide a couple of Week 2 bold predictions, and more.

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FTN Fantasy's Jeff Ratcliffe comes back for another Perspectives visit to talk about his biggest Week 1 surprises, offenses who disappointed last week, buy and sell candidates, and so much more.

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Was Keon Coleman's Week 1 performance a fluke? Should we be concerned about David Njoku with Harold Fannin's emergence? Is Kenneth Walker toast? JJ answers those questions -- and more -- on this week's mailbag episode.

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With so many fantasy football issues at tight end, JJ provides a load of tight end options on this week's sleepers show. He also digs into his favorite quarterback streamers, as well as some sneaky running back and wide receiver plays.

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JJ talks about the Steelers offense, Caleb Williams, Alvin Kamara, and more on this week's 10 Trends episode.

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Can you trust Travis Kelce as a high-end TE1? Which rookie wide receiver does JJ think is a low-key good add off the wire this week? Is Jaydon Blue a drop? JJ answers those questions -- and more -- on this week's 15 Transactions epiosde.

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On this week's Late-Round Fantasy Football Show, JJ and co-host David Kitchen look into news and notes across the league, talk a bit about the Cowboys-Eagles game, dig into some bold predictions for Week 1, and so much more. 

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The Athletic's Jake Ciely joins Perspectives to talk about mistakes drafters made this season, tons of controversial players, his top breakout offense, and so much more.

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On this week's mailbag episode, JJ talks about what he looks for in ambigous backfields, how he manages early-season breakouts, the importance of depth charts, and more.

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After making an announcement about a format change to the sleepers episode, JJ looks at a handful of quarterbacks, running backs, wide receivers, and tight ends who may be sitting on your waiver wire despite strong Week 1 matchups.

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JJ talks about the Packers offense, Jacory Croskey-Merritt, quarterback predictability, and more on the first 10 Trends episode of the season.

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The weekly 15 Transactions episode is back and better than ever. JJ talks about moves you can make before Week 1 begins, including a sneaky running back add that isn't getting enough attention.

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JJ quickly discusses what to expect from the podcast during the 2025 season, including a new addition to the rotation.

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Who should you target in the Houston backfield? Is there ever a time to reach for players during a positional run in a draft? Who does the Adam Thielen trade help most in Carolina? JJ answers those questions -- and more -- on this week's mailbag episode.

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It's the Season 2 finale of Becoming a Best Ball Bro, where JJ shares his (mostly) final exposures for the $15M Millionaire contest over on DraftKings. He talks with Rich about a big miss in his portfolio, and there's one backfield where he's very one-sided. Oh, and his top wide receiver? It might shock you.

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JJ goes over 10 bold predictions that he's making for the 2025 fantasy football season.

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Andy Holloway of the Fantasy Footballers joins the show to talk about the success of the Fantasy Footballers Podcast, how he's sorting through various ambiguous backfields, his favorite draft strategies for 2025, and so much more. 

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JJ and Rich kick off the show and have a short talk about things happening in the best ball world before 4for4 Fantasy Football's Connor Allen joins. Conner explains how he approaches the Milly Maker this late during draft season, how he handles hyped players, whether he cares about the preseason, and so much more.

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To better prepare for your fantasy football drafts -- and to get on the same page -- JJ looks at the players who've risen and fallen most in his rankings over the last couple of months.

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On this week's mailbag episode, JJ talks through auction draft strategy, Keenan Allen's fantasy football value, a surprising player he's mostly avoiding this year, and more.

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JJ and Rich discuss the biggest training camp average draft position risers before best ball aficionado Tod Burros joins the show. Tod talks about his new approach to best ball drafting, how he differentiates from the field, the importance of bye weeks, and so much more.

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JJ chats with Establish the Run's Evan Silva about 10 different players they're avoiding -- at cost -- in fantasy football drafts this season.

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Has the hype gotten out of control with Jacory Croskey-Merritt? JJ and Rich discuss that -- and more -- to kick off the show. Then, Matthew Betz of the Fantasy Footballers joins to talk about how his draft approach changes in August, elite tight ends, top stacks, and so much more.

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JJ is joined by Sharp Football Analysis' Rich Hribar to give you 10 players you should be looking to target in fantasy football drafts this season.

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On this week's mailbag episode, JJ looks into Jordan Mason's value, Elijah Arroyo's interesting situation, TJ Hockenson's ceiling, and more.

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JJ and Rich discuss some market movement -- specifically with the Jacksonville backfield -- before Davis Mattek joins the show. Davis answers questions about transitioning from season-long to best ball, his optimal tight end strategy, top stacks, and so much more.

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You want your fantasy football teams to get off to a hot start, and picking players with strong early-season schedules can help with that. On Episode 1003, JJ talks through a handful of rushing and passing attacks that you might want to reevaluate based on their early-season matchups.

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Andrew Cooper of Fantasy Alarm joins the show to chat about how Reddit changed his entire career, his process for finding breakout tight ends, 2025 fantasy football draft strategy, and so much more.

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JJ and Rich kick off the show with some talk around the potential suspensions that are about to be handed out to Rashee Rice, Jordan Addison, and Quinshon Judkins. Then, Establish the Run's Adam Levitan joins JJ to talk about elite tight ends, his favorite stacks, drafting in chaotic draft rooms, and much more.

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Which players -- and teams -- are likely to see a decline in production this year based solely on regression? How about the guys who are bound to see an uptick? JJ digs in on Episode 1002.

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Should you use sportsbook prop lines for your season-long drafts? Is Isiah Pacheco an obvious value? How should we think about the Cleveland backfield with the Quinshon Judkins news? JJ answers those questions -- and more -- on this week's mailbag episode.

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JJ and Rich kick off the show discussing the wild and constantly-changing quarterback landscape on DraftKings before Late-Round Fantasy Football's COO, David Kitchen, joins the show. Kitchen discusses the evolution of the best ball game, his love for elite tight ends, game selection, and so much more.

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The fantasy football season-long market is getting smarter, and rookie evaluations have shifted as a result. On Episode 1000, JJ looks at whether or not you should be changing the way you draft first-year players in your season-long leagues given the increased intelligence of the market.

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Jakob Sanderson of the Dynasty Points Podcast, ADP Chasing, and his substack, Thinking About Thinking, joins the show to talk a whole lot of game theory with JJ. The two chat about the running back dead zone, market inefficiencies, wide receiver archetypes to fade, and so much more.

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JJ and Rich talk through JJ's exposure thus far in the DraftKings $15M Millionaire tourney before Tom Strachan of FantasyPros and the Fantasy Sanctuary joins the show. JJ and Tom discuss optimal lineup construction, drafting three quarterbacks and three tight ends, cheap stacks, and so much more. 

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Fantasy football gamers have been introduced to the running back dead zone through the years, and while generalizing that area of the draft can be confusing, it's still a very real thing. But there's a place in your drafts where tight ends have horrible hit rates, too. JJ talks all about it on Episode 999.

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Is Ashton Jeanty being drafted at his ceiling? Are the Dolphins bound to fail this year? Is the running back dead zone...dead? JJ answers those questions -- and more -- on this week's mailbag episode.

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JJ and Rich discuss the changing quarterback landscape over on DraftKings before JJ is joined by Establish the Run's Mike Leone. Mike talks through how he shifts his best ball strategy on a full PPR platform like DraftKings, drafting elite tight ends, the best place to select quarterbacks, and so much more. 

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Establish the Run's John Daigle returns to Late-Round Perspectives to talk about the optimal draft strategy for 2025 fantasy football drafts, late-round quarterbacks to target, the running back dead zone, and so much more.

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JJ and Rich talk about some ADP risers and fallers before Tyler (@Emo__Cowboy) joins the show. JJ and Tyler chat about the quarterback landscape on DraftKings, drafting like you're right, favorite stacks, and so much more.

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Should we be concerned about RJ Harvey's 2025 outlook now that JK Dobbins is in Denver? How should we approach the Kansas City offense this season? Is Brock Bowers overrated? JJ answers those questions -- and more -- on this week's mailbag episode.

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