PPR Mock Draft (Ep. 103)

Joey P., Big Pod Energy, and DBro are joined by Graham Barfield (Fantasy Points) as they compete in a half-PPR mock draft! Listen in as they attempt to assemble the best roster while explaining their picks every step of the way. Stay tuned until the end to see who came away with the best draft! Sponsors: Buffalo Wild Wings - The best place to host your fantasy draft this year is at Buffalo Wild Wings. Book in advance on buffalowildwings.com/fantasy -- spots fill up fast! Drafters - If you love drafting NFL best ball teams or looking to find out what all the hype around the new format "best ball" is, you have to check our Drafters.com. Use the promo code "fantasypros" when you make your first deposit on Drafters.com and you'll get a free $20 ticket into the contest for a free shot at the $1M prize pool. Spoiled Banana Society - Spoiled Banana Society (SBS) has built an exciting web3 fantasy football game all through NFTs. With over a million dollars in prizes won already, this season you can compete exclusively with other users in the SBS community in leagues for weekly and seasonal prize pools including a Bored Ape Yacht Club NFT for first place. You can find more info on their site Sbs.xyz & make sure to join the community on Discord and follow them on Twitter @sbs_xyz. Timestamps: Pats Camp Tidbits - 0:01:00 Miles Sanders - 0:01:50 Spoiled Banana Society - 0:05:21 Beginning of the draft - 0:08:02 Round 1 - 0:08:40 Round 2 - 0:13:40 Round 3 - 0:16:42 Round 4 - 0:20:36 Round 5 - 0:24:53 Round 6 - 0:27:26 Round 7 - 0:32:56 Round 8 - 0:36:32 Round 9 - 0:41:03 Round 10 - 0:43:39 Round 11 - 0:46:54 Round 12 - 0:50:39 Round 13 - 0:54:38 Round 14 - 0:57:09 Round 15 - 1:01:00See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

16 Aug 20221h 16min

Today, Joey P., DBro, and Big Pod Energy compare two different players in each of the first 15 rounds and together answer the age-old question, "Who Should I Draft?" Stay tuned for the debates and the hot takes! Also, pay attention to which athletes they agree are great selections at their current draft price. Sponsors: Buffalo Wild Wings - The best place to host your fantasy draft this year is at Buffalo Wild Wings. Book in advance on buffalowildwings.com/fantasy -- spots fill up fast! AirMedCare - If a medical emergency arises, AirMedCare Network provides members with world class emergency air transport services to the nearest hospital with NO out of pocket expenses. Visit airmedcarenetwork.com/fantasypros and use offer code FANTASYPROS to get up to a $50 Visa or Amazon gift card with a new membership. Fantrax - Fantrax is the most customizable fantasy platform in the industry, offering the greatest fantasy experience for your dynasty, keeper, redraft, and best ball leagues. Sign up for FREE today and be entered to win the Fantrax Gameday Experience, where we’ll send one lucky fantasy league to an NFL game of their choice, along with $6,000 towards travel! Simply go to Fantrax.com/fantasypros and sign up today. Timestamps: Round 1: Dalvin Cook or Joe Mixon? - 0:04:56 Round 2: Saquon Barkley or Leonard Fournette - 0:07:24 Round 3: James Conner or Ezekiel Elliott - 0:10:01 Round 4: Jaylen Waddle or Terry McLaurin - 0:14:58 Round 5: Courtland Sutton or Mike Williams - 0:17:23 Michael Pittman or Courtland Sutton - 0:20:09 Round 6: Amon-Ra St. Brown vs. Gabriel Davis - 0:24:09 Round 7: Devin Singletary or Kareem Hunt - 0:29:38 Round 8: Derek Carr or Kirk Cousins - 0:33:52 Round 9: Drake London or Allen Lazard - 0:39:17 Round 10: Chris Olave or Treylon Burks - 0:44:42 Round 11: Dameon Pierce or Nyheim Hines - 0:49:34 Round 12: Irv Smith or Albert Okwuegbunam - 0:51:13 Round 13: Julio Jones or George Pickens - 0:53:15 Round 14: Rondale Moore or Jameson Williams - 0:56:53 Round 15: Jakobi Meyers or Romeo Doubs - 1:00:51 Listener Mailbag - 1:04:31 Is Trey Lance's Risk/Reward Ratio different in superflex? - 1:04:50See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

15 Aug 20221h 8min

Join us as we remember the life and work of our dear friend, and colleague Mike "Tags" Tagliere. Friends from around the fantasy football industry will join us to share their thoughts and fondest memories of a life well-lived, but cut drastically too short. In honor of our colleague and friend, we have started a GoFundMe to help support his wife Tabbie, and their children, Alyssa, and Jonathan. If you have the means, please consider donating: https://www.gofundme.com/f/support-the-tagliere-family Timestamps: Introduction - 0:00:00 JJ Zachariason (Late-Round Fantasy Football) - 0:04:00 Scott Fish (Scott Fish Bowl) - 0:05:32 Mike Wright & Jason Moore (The Fantasy Footballers) - 0:07:21 Dan Harris (Former FantasyPros Host) - 0:08:50 Sigmund Bloom (Footballguys) - 0:10:18 Colm Kelly (RotoViz) - 0:11:41 Kyle Yates (The Fantasy Playbook) - 0:12:35 Bob Harris (SiriusXM Fantasy) - 0:14:36 Jamey Eisenberg (CBS Sports) - 0:16:06 Rich Hribar (Sharp Football Analysis) - 0:17:37 Rob Waziak (Fantasy Life) - 0:20:25 Tyler Loechner (FTN) - 0:22:07 Andrew Erickson (FantasyPros) - 0:23:52 Jody Smith (FullTime Fantasy) - 0:24:41 Derek Brown (FantasyPros) - 0:26:31 Joe Bryant (Footballguys) - 0:28:00 Michael Beller (The Athletic) - 0:29:21 Tags Rising Star Award - 0:30:35 Andy Behrens (Yahoo! Sports) - 0:41:28 Tags Rising Star Award Winner - 0:44:27 Kevin Coleman (Footballguys) - 0:45:03 Tabbie Tagliere - 0:58:48 John McGlynn (Commissioner Evaluation Podcast) - 1:13:53 Jake Ciely (The Athletic) - 1:16:17 Closing - 1:17:23See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

13 Aug 20221h 18min

The vast majority of fantasy advice centers around what analysts believe has the highest probability to occur. But today, Joey P., Big Pod Energy, and DBro are throwing caution to the wind and shooting their shot on which unexpected results are well within the realm of possibility! Champions aren't made by being mostly right about what will happen. All you need to win is to correctly identify more positive fringe outcomes than your leaguemates. Sponsors: League Tycoon - Check out League Tycoon's brand new mobile app and see why their Contract Dynasty League are now better than ever! If you create a league on League Tycoon with the promo code "fantasypros" then your league is completely FREE for the first season. Head over to LeagueTycoon.com and use the promo code "fantasypros" today! Miller Lite - Picking your fantasy team is a crapshoot, picking your beer isn't. Miller Lite. More taste. Only 96 calories. Order now at www.millerlite.com/buybeeronline. Pristine Auction - PristineAuction.com is the most trusted Sports Memorabilia auction site. Use the code "FANTASYPROS" for $10 off your first item won. Timestamps: Andrew's No. 5 Bold Prediction - 0:06:34 Derek's No. 5 Bold Prediction - 0:09:05 Joe's No. 5 Bold Prediction - 0:12:09 Andrew's No. 4 Bold Prediction - 0:16:14 Derek's No. 4 Bold Prediction - 0:18:35 Joe's No.4 Bold Prediction - 0:20:54 Andrew's No. 3 Bold Prediction - 0:23:39 Derek's No. 3 Bold Prediction - 0:28:45 How can Kyle Pitts produce if Drake London eats? - 0:31:35 Joe's No. 3 Bold Prediction - - 0:34:33 Andrew's No. 2 Bold Prediction - 0:38:51 A.J. Brown - 0:42:11 Derek's No. 2 Bold Prediction - 0:42:48 JuJu Smith-Schuster - 0:45:44 Joe's No. 2 Bold Prediction - 0:46:49 Andrew's No. 1 Bold Prediction - 0:51:31 Derek's No. 1 Bold Prediction - 0:52:51 Joe's No. 1 Bold Prediction - 0:56:11 Joe's Bonus Prediction - 0:59:32 Listener Mailbag - 1:00:18See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

12 Aug 20221h 4min

On today's show, we bring you the breakouts, the sleepers, and the deep dart-throws at the running back and wide receiver positions! Brett Kollmann (The Film Room) joins Ryan and DBro as we tackle who benefits the most from James White's retirement and offer our best suggestions for which RBs and WRs you've got to have come draft time! Why should you take a chance on Chase Edmonds? Which unknown Bears RB will take the backfield by storm? Why is Skyy Moore the real deal? The Pros will tell you! Sponsors: Buffalo Wild Wings - The best place to host your fantasy draft this year is at Buffalo Wild Wings. Book in advance on buffalowildwings.com/fantasy -- spots fill up fast! Pristine Auction - PristineAuction.com is the most trusted Sports Memorabilia auction site. Use the code "FANTASYPROS" for $10 off your first item won. Flex Fantasy - Flex.fan/pros allows you to compete in head-to-head challenges on a weekly basis using your current fantasy team. Join in on the fun by backing the team you think has the best chance to win that week. Timestamps: James White Retirement Impact - 0:00:48 Rhamondre Stevenson vs. Damien Harris - 0:03:21 Must-Draft RBs & WRs - 0:06:25 Derek's Breakout RB - 0:06:44 Brett's Breakout RB - 0:08:56 Derek's Sleeper RB - 0:12:19 Brett's Sleeper RB - 0:14:58 Derek's Dart Throw RB - 0:16:55 Brett's Dart Throw RB - 0:21:24 Derek's Breakout WR - 0:23:49 Brett's Breakout WR - 0:25:06 Derek's Sleeper WR - 0:30:05 Brett's Sleeper WR - 0:32:50 Derek's Dart Throw WR - 0:35:16 Brett's Dart Throw WR - 0:37:19 Tanner Conner - 0:39:35 Rapid Fire: Higher or Lower? - 0:42:21 Listener Mailbag - 0:44:01 How can Michael Pittman possibly replicate his projections? - 0:44:28See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

12 Aug 202247min

Wide receivers have taken on more importance in fantasy this year than they ever have before. Joey P., The Oracle, and Matt Harmon (Yahoo! Sports) break down the WR consensus rankings and highlight which players provide the most value at fantasy's deepest position. Who should go first between Cooper Kupp, Justin Jefferson, and Ja'Marr Chase? Who are the safest borderline WR1s? How should we evaluate polarizing players like Allen Robinson and Chris Godwin? The Pros will tell you! Sponsors: AirMedCare - If a medical emergency arises, AirMedCare Network provides members with world class emergency air transport services to the nearest hospital with NO out of pocket expenses. Visit airmedcarenetwork.com/fantasypros and use offer code FANTASYPROS to get up to a $50 Visa or Amazon gift card with a new membership. Fantrax - Fantrax is the most customizable fantasy platform in the industry, offering the greatest fantasy experience for your dynasty, keeper, redraft, and best ball leagues. Sign up for FREE today and be entered to win the Fantrax Gameday Experience, where we’ll send one lucky fantasy league to an NFL game of their choice, along with $6,000 towards travel! Simply go to Fantrax.com/fantasypros and sign up today. Manscaped - Manscaped is #1 in men's below the belt grooming. They offer precision engineered tools for your family jewels. Get 20% off and free shipping with the code JOEYP at Manscaped.com Timestamps: Tier 1 - 0:04:36 Cooper Kupp vs. Justin Jefferson - 0:04:52 Justin Jefferson vs. Ja'Marr Chase - 0:08:33 Tier 2 - 0:12:41 Mike Evans - 0:12:53 Who in this tier has the best chance to finish WR1 Overall? - 0:16:27 CeeDee Lamb - 0:17:00 Who in this group finished outside of the WR1 range? - 0:17:39 Deebo Samuel/Tyreek Hill - 0:17:58 Tier 3 - 0:23:18 Which WR in this group is a lock to finish as a WR1? - 0:23:41 Michael Pittman - 0:24:32 A.J. Brown - 0:26:10 DJ Moore - 0:27:33 Tier 4 - 0:32:06 Courtland Sutton - 0:32:30 Courtland Sutton vs. Jerry Jeudy - 0:34:53 Darnell Mooney vs. Rashod Bateman - 0:36:03 Allen Robinson - 0:39:43 Tier 5 - 0:45:11 Chris Godwin - 0:45:11 Biggest standout in this tier? - 0:46:08 Brandon Aiyuk - 0:47:34 Gabriel Davis - 0:48:39 Drake London - 0:49:17 Michael Thomas - 0:50:37 Deep Sleepers - 0:52:39 Nico Collins - 0:52:50 Julio Jones - 0:53:42 Listener Mailbag - 0:55:00 Who to keep out of Leonard Fournette, Michael Pittman, Jaylen Waddle, or Cam Akers? - 0:55:13See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

10 Aug 202259min

Joey P., Big Pod Energy, DBro, and Fitz are all together to once again take on the fans in our latest PPR Mock Draft. Who comes out with the best team? What are the dominant strategies? Which high-upside players did the guys reach on? Tune in to find out! Sponsors: Buffalo Wild Wings - The best place to host your fantasy draft this year is at Buffalo Wild Wings. Book in advance on buffalowildwings.com/fantasy -- spots fill up fast! League Tycoon - Check out League Tycoon's brand new mobile app and see why their Contract Dynasty League are now better than ever! If you create a league on League Tycoon with the promo code "fantasypros" then your league is completely FREE for the first season. Head over to LeagueTycoon.com and use the promo code "fantasypros" today! Timestamps: Mekhi Becton Injury Impact - 0:02:25 Round 1 - 0:04:39 Round 2 - 0:06:17 Round 3 - 0:09:18 Round 4 - 0:12:08 Round 5 - 0:16:03 Round 6 - 0:20:16 Round 7 - 0:24:09 Round 8 - 0:27:32 Round 9 - 0:30:06 Round 10 - 0:32:27 Round 11 - 0:38:01 Round 12 - 0:41:22 Round 13 - 0:44:34 Round 14 - 0:46:03 Round 15 - 0:49:45See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

9 Aug 20221h 4min

Joey P., Big Pod Energy, and DBro take turns creating their fantasy teams of players you may want to avoid. We're not touching on the guys who are merely overvalued ... today's show is dedicated to the athletes who have major downside relative to their draft cost. Some of these names might surprise you, so stay tuned the whole way through to catch them all! Sponsors: Miller Lite - Picking your fantasy team is a crapshoot, picking your beer isn't. Miller Lite. More taste. Only 96 calories. Order now at www.millerlite.com/buybeeronline. AirMedCare - If a medical emergency arises, AirMedCare Network provides members with world class emergency air transport services to the nearest hospital with NO out of pocket expenses. Visit airmedcarenetwork.com/fantasypros and use offer code FANTASYPROS to get up to a $50 Visa or Amazon gift card with a new membership. Flex Fantasy - Flex.fan/pros allows you to compete in head-to-head challenges on a weekly basis using your current fantasy team. Join in on the fun by backing the team you think has the best chance to win that week. Timestamps: All-Bust Team - 0:06:13 Andrew's QB - 0:06:36 Derek's QB - 0:08:44 Andrew's 1st RB - 0:10:50 Derek's 1st RB - 0:15:05 Khalil Herbert - 0:16:21 Andrew's 2nd RB - 0:17:02 Brian Robinson - 0:18:40 Derek's 2nd RB - 0:19:52 Andrew's 1st WR - 0:23:30 Derek's 1st WR - 0:28:12 Andrew's 2nd WR - 0:30:37 Derek's 2nd WR - 0:34:48 Andrew's 3rd WR - 0:39:10 Derek's 3rd WR - 0:42:28 Andrew's TE - 0:44:06 Derek's TE - 0:46:24 Andrew's Flex Picks - 0:47:41 Derek's Flex Pick - 0:49:58 Listener Mailbag - 0:51:32 Last RB you'd feel comfortable with as an RB1 in PPR? - 0:52:03See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

9 Aug 202257min