Week 1 Fantasy Football Takeaways: Fact or Fiction + Waiver Wire & Trade Advice | Out of Bounds (Ep. 1697)

We're scouring through our running back rankings and analyzing how we have them tiered. Should Ezekiel Elliott be taken after Leonard Fournette and Saquon Barkley (11:30), is Christian McCaffrey's upside capped (19:24), and will Jay Ajayi be a much larger part of Philadelphia's offense this season (30:35)? Towards the end, we name some late-round backs who might be worth targeting, like Jeremy Hill (56:46) and Doug Martin (58:57). Sponsors: DRAFT.com - Play in a best ball league today and get a free 6-month upgrade at FantasyPros by using our special link -- fantasypros.com/offer -- OR if you're already upgraded, get a free 6-month extension to your upgrade by visiting fantasypros.com/extend. All you have to do is be a new user to DRAFT, follow our link, and make a $10 deposit to dominate all season long. Best of all, you can win real cash by playing with your $10 deposit. NFL Game Pass - Only with NFL Game Pass do you get every out-of-market preseason game LIVE. Kick off the 2018 NFL season with a 7-day free trial of NFL Game Pass. Sign up now at "nfl.com/fantasypros" Leesa Mattress - A quality night’s sleep helps you recover from distractions faster, prevents burnout, make better decisions, improve your memory, and overall make fewer mistakes. Leesa's mission is to provide a better night's sleep for everybody. Get $160 off a Leesa mattress at leesa.com/fantasypros.See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

17 Aug 20181h 4min

Brad Evans from Yahoo Sports joins our crew today as we share our bold fantasy predictions with you. Royce Freeman finishing 2018 as a top-10 RB (9:16), Eric Ebron ending the season as a top-five TE (18:32), and Trey Burton outproduicng Jimmy Graham (34:59) are just some of the flaming hot takes discussed. To close out the show, our trio named several players they think can be the next Alvin Kamara, a couple of whom being John Kelly (52:19) and Roc Thomas (55:02). Sponsors: DRAFT.com - Play in a best ball league today and get a free 6-month upgrade at FantasyPros by using our special link -- fantasypros.com/offer -- OR if you're already upgraded, get a free 6-month extension to your upgrade by visiting fantasypros.com/extend. All you have to do is be a new user to DRAFT, follow our link, and make a $10 deposit to dominate all season long. Best of all, you can win real cash by playing with your $10 deposit. NFL Game Pass - Only with NFL Game Pass do you get every out-of-market preseason game LIVE. Kick off the 2018 NFL season with a 7-day free trial of NFL Game Pass. Sign up now at "nfl.com/fantasypros" PristineAuction.com - Get the best deals in sports memorabilia including signed helmets and custom jerseys with guaranteed authenticity. Enter our special giveaway for free for a chance at a signed David Johnson jersey. Just go to "fantasypros.com/contest" for more information.See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

16 Aug 20181h

Today, we highlight which players present the best value from Round 3-7 in half PPR drafts. However, the show kicks off with some notable news from around the league concerning DeVante Parker's broken finger (1:30) and the Eagles' injury issues (6:28). During the meat of the show, our hosts debate whether LeSean McCoy is a value pick in the third round (21:26), but agree that mid-round picks like Sony Michel (44:58) and Marshawn Lynch (48:57) should outproduce their ADP. Towards the end, we open up the Listener Mailbag to tackle some of your pressing fantasy questions (57:18). Sponsors: DRAFT.com - Play in a best ball league today and get a free 6-month upgrade at FantasyPros by using our special link -- fantasypros.com/offer -- OR if you're already upgraded, get a free 6-month extension to your upgrade by visiting fantasypros.com/extend. All you have to do is be a new user to DRAFT, follow our link, and make a $10 deposit to dominate all season long. Best of all, you can win real cash by playing with your $10 deposit. TeamStake - Tired of hassling friends and family for fantasy league entry fees? Try TeamStake! TeamStake.com provides fantasy sports leagues with a fully customizable payment collection and payout distribution system at no charge. Sleeper.app - Boasting superior design and modern chat capabilities, this fantasy football platform has all the features you expect, along with some you wish you had, like three-team trades, customized playoffs. Join the fastest growing fantasy platform today at "sleeper.app" and place an entry for our listener league at "fantasypros.com/listenerleague"See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

15 Aug 20181h 10min

Matthew Freedman from FantasyLabs joins us as we share our takeaways from the first week of preseason action. We start off by giving our analysis on the latest news, like the 49ers signing Alfred Morris (4:09) and Peyton Barber officially being named the Buccaneers starting RB (15:29). Once we move into the meat of the show, the gang covers interesting topics such as whether it's time to confidently invest in the Browns offense (26:42), our thoughts on the debut of John Gruden's Raiders offense (32:05), and if the Jake Kumerow hype is real (48:05). Sponsors: DRAFT.com - Play in a best ball league today and get a free 6-month upgrade at FantasyPros by using our special link -- fantasypros.com/offer -- OR if you're already upgraded, get a free 6-month extension to your upgrade by visiting fantasypros.com/extend. All you have to do is be a new user to DRAFT, follow our link, and make a $10 deposit to dominate all season long. Best of all, you can win real cash by playing with your $10 deposit. NFL Game Pass - Only with NFL Game Pass do you get every out-of-market preseason game LIVE. Kick off the 2018 NFL season with a 7-day free trial of NFL Game Pass. Sign up now at "nfl.com/fantasypros" Leesa Mattress - A quality night’s sleep helps you recover from distractions faster, prevents burnout, make better decisions, improve your memory, and overall make fewer mistakes. Leesa's mission is to provide a better night's sleep for everybody. Get $160 off a Leesa mattress at leesa.com/fantasypros.See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

14 Aug 201858min

Derrius Guice has a torn ACL (3:09), Marlon Mack and Deon Cane both suffered injuries for the Colts (8:12), George Kittle separated his shoulder (12:20), and the preseason injuries piled on after just the first week of games. We've got Greg Smith of TwoQBs joining us on the show to discuss all the fantasy implications of these injuries, what his big takeaways are so far from the games played (13:54), and which players he's higher and lower on at the quarterback position beginning with Andrew Luck (19:00). Being the two QB expert, he's giving his advice on draft strategy (33:49) before answering questions from our mailbag (38:53). Sponsors: NFL Game Pass - Only with NFL Game Pass do you get every out-of-market preseason game LIVE. Kick off the 2018 NFL season with a 7-day free trial of NFL Game Pass. Sign up now at "nfl.com/fantasypros" PristineAuction.com - Get the best deals in sports memorabilia including signed helmets and custom jerseys with guaranteed authenticity. Enter our special giveaway for free for a chance at a signed David Johnson jersey. Just go to "fantasypros.com/contest" for more information.See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

11 Aug 201855min

Andy Holloway from the Fantasy Footballers joins us to discuss which players you should steer clear of in fantasy drafts at their current prices. Rashaad Penny is one rookie fantasy owners may want to start fading (6:04), Devin Funchess is primed to regress (24:55), and Will Fuller is being taken far too high (39:51). We close out the show with some intriguing takes on Jimmy Graham (54:23). Can he succeed despite all the red flags against him in Green Bay? Sponsors: Fleaflicker - Fleaflicker offers live drafts, an easy-to-use interface, lightning fast live scoring, year-round access, powerful commissioner tools and dynasty features, brand-new taxi squads, and mobile apps. Go to fleaflicker.com/pros today. VividSeats.com - Get tickets to watch your favorite NFL team at a great price. To make it even better, Vivid Seats is offering FantasyPros listeners an exclusive discount. Enter promo code "FANTASYPROS" for 10% off your first ticket order with Vivid Seats.See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

10 Aug 201859min

Which hyped up players should you buy into and which players are unjustly overblown? Matt Waldman from Footballguys joins the show to help us answer that very question. Is our excitement for Saquon Barkley warranted (15:08) and are there reasons to be concerned regarding Jerick McKinnon's talent and situation (22:01)? Plus, will Juju Smith-Schuster transform into a superstar or is a major regression coming (34:56), is Robby Anderson someone worth reaching for (47:47), and what should fantasy owners make of George Kittle and David Njoku (1:01:20)? Sponsors: Sleeper.app - Boasting superior design and modern chat capabilities, this fantasy football platform has all the features you expect, along with some you wish you had, like three-team trades, customized playoffs. Join the fastest growing fantasy platform today at "sleeper.app" and place an entry for our listener league at "fantasypros.com/listenerleague"See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

9 Aug 20181h 11min

Today's show is dedicated to you, the listener, as we spend the whole show analyzing your hot takes. Your intriguing bold predictions forced us to ponder the odds of Aaron Rodgers stealing Peyton Manning's single-season passing touchdown record this year (13:06) and Keenan Allen (19:55) and Joe Mixon (26:02) finishing 2018 as the top fantasy WR and RB, respectively. We also discuss the chances of Adam Shaheen producing more fantasy points than Trey Burton (43:20) and Corey Davis receiving 130+ targets (57:16). Sponsors: Leesa Mattress - A quality night’s sleep helps you recover from distractions faster, prevents burnout, make better decisions, improve your memory, and overall make fewer mistakes. Leesa's mission is to provide a better night's sleep for everybody. Get $160 off a Leesa mattress at leesa.com/fantasypros. DRAFT.com - Play in a best ball league today and get a free 6-month upgrade at FantasyPros by using our special link -- fantasypros.com/offer -- OR if you're already upgraded, get a free 6-month extension to your upgrade by visiting fantasypros.com/extend. All you have to do is be a new user to DRAFT, follow our link, and make a $10 deposit to dominate all season long. Best of all, you can win real cash by playing with your $10 deposit.See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

8 Aug 20181h 9min