Auction Brief with Drew Davenport

The summer is drawing to a close for the Auction Brief, but not before your Fantasy Football Lawyer Drew Davenport provides one final call to action in the episode everyone has been waiting for: The Auction Manifesto. Your host weaves a 70 minute tale of every concept and idea that has been discussed this summer into a coherent, chronological walkthrough of auction theory and the skills that make you an auction master. Don't miss the long-awaited Auction Manifesto as Drew hammers home everything you need to crush your auction on draft day. Enjoy, and let's go win a title!

In the second-to-last episode of the draft season the Auction Brief gets into the weeds about how the auction draft room shifts as the draft goes on. Your host dives into how to spot the Inflection Points that tell you when and how to act so that you aren't caught unaware during your auction. After Drew breaks down Inflection Points he welcomes guest Bob Harris to Discussions with Drew for a thorough conversation about the King's Classic drafts from the perspective of two different draft rooms happening simultaneously. Bob then leaves you with his favorite targets, fades, and late round values for your drafts. Don't miss this dynamite episode of the Auction Brief!

The Auction Brief is barrelling towards the end of draft season with a foot on the gas. This week Drew Davenport starts the show with all the information you need on Vikings WR Jordan Addison and why you should be paying attention to the latest developments. Then your host drops his 7 Winning Auction Moves that he's pulled together from his 25 years of auction experience to help you dominate your auction draft room. After that, Brian Drake comes in for another fun and informational segment of Discussions with Drew. The two talk about their favorite players, how to attack bigger leagues, and play a fun game of "What are we doing here?" It's another dynamite episode of the best auction podcast on the internet. Let's go win some titles!

The Fantasy Hitman Mike Wright of the Fantasy Footballers joins the Auction Brief this week as the red-hot summer for the show continues. Before Discussions with Drew, your host takes you through some Do's and Don'ts of Bidding in an auction and helps you understand what should drive your bidding thought process. After a thorough walk through bidding strategies, Drew then welcomes in fantasy star Mike Wright to the show for Discussions with Drew. The two play a game of "This or That" as they pick between two players in the first four round rounds with similar value. Breece Hall or Bijan Robinson? Saquon Barkley or Jonathan Taylor? After that Drew and Mike take a look at some training camp narratives and whether we should believe what we are hearing right now as practices get underway. The Auction Brief is rolling on with plenty of actionable information every step of the way. There's just 3 episodes left so get ready for auction draft season!

The Auction Brief continues to hit topics that get you primed and ready for your 2024 Fantasy Football drafts. Your host leads off the show discussing instinct and how you get better at the game of fantasy football and follows that up with an in-depth look at how Nominations in an auction room are critical to success. Drew takes the listener through early, middle, and late-stage nomination approaches, plus talks about the common nomination mistakes you'll see from your fellow drafters. Then the Auction Brief welcomes in Matt Schauf from Draftsharks to break down our biggest questions heading into training camp. What should we think about the Minnesota QB room? Is there any value in the Cleveland or New Orleans RB rooms? What offenses does he expect to surprise or disappoint? What players is he currently chasing and fading in drafts right now? Don't miss another monster episode of one of the most unique podcasts in the entire fantasy football space!

The Auction Brief continues to deliver high level fantasy content and conversation as we get to the brink of training camp. Drew Davenport starts the episode with an FF Legal Update on Vikings WR Jordan Addison and what he's facing after his recent DUI arrest. Then, your host takes you inside his head on how he prepares for an auction and gives you dozens of actionable tips to help you prepare for your auction drafts. After that, Drew welcomes in Yahoo and Reception Perception's Matt Harmon to dive deep on receivers like Brandon Aiyuk, Stefon Diggs, Zay Flowers, and many more! We are getting you prepared to draft on the Auction Brief and this episode is no exception - come here for all fantasy talk (auction or not!) that will help you crush your fantasy drafts. @DrewDavenportFF @MattHarmon_BYB

The Auction Brief is in mid-summer form as Episode 6 goes for over 2 hours about important fantasy concepts and player evaluations that are going to help you crush your fantasy football drafts! Your host starts off the show by giving an amateur lesson in reading your opponents in an auction room both through physical tells and through game play decisions. Then, Drew gives you 4 players you should be thinking about in your auctions as guys that could slip in price during your draft to allow you to compile a loaded roster. Then, the show shifts to Discussions with Drew as guest Ian Hartitiz from Matthew Berry's Fantasy Life joins the Auction Brief to tell you his favorite targets and fades, plus his opinion on a wide variety of fantasy players like Chris Olave, Devonta Smith, Jaylen Waddle, Diontae Johnson, Jonathan Brooks, and many more! This is an episode that you don't want to miss during your fantasy football draft prep!

Your host Drew Davenport takes the gloves off in Episode 5 with a 2-hour odyssey through the deepest auction concepts you can imagine. Drew leads off the show with a long awaited update on Rashee Rice, and then launches into Five Ways the Fantasy Industry has Failed Auction Drafters. Your host walks you through the reasons why we need a big paradigm shift for how we view and prepare to win auction drafts. Then, in Discussions with Drew, the Auction Brief welcomes Yahoo Hall of Fame writer Scott Pianowski to break down the Steelers passing game, the Giants passing game, plus the Cowboys and Chargers' backfields. But, these two couldn't get together without spending quite a bit of time talking about all the nuanced advice that you could want when it comes to auction drafting too. This episode of the Auction Brief has a little something for everyone - a legal update, actionable player evaluations, and tons of in-depth auction strategy. Enjoy this 4th of July episode of the Auction Brief!

The Auction Brief dives into the deep end of auction content in Episode 4 with an entire show devoted to making you better in your auction drafts. First, your host Drew Davenport walks you through the foundations of auction drafting as he builds on the first three backward-looking episodes to start pouring the foundation for your 2024 Auction House. Drew takes you through a birds-eye view of how you should start to orient your process and begin to train your thoughts for auction success. Then, in Discussions with Drew, the Auction Brief Listener League Champion Ryan Baas stops by to tell you how he took down one of the toughest auction leagues around. This is an episode that fantasy football auction drafters won't want to miss!

The Auction Brief success continues to build off of two huge episodes to start the summer. Episode 3 is no different as J.J. Zachariason joins the show to share his knowledge with you. But first, your host Drew Davenport starts the show by giving you his 7 Fantasy Football Commandments that you can use to play the game better. The, in Discussions with Drew, the Late Round QB joins the program and shows you why he is one of the smartest minds in the business. JJ dives into fantasy football game theory on drafting wide receivers, what running backs show the propensity for success, and so much more! Drew and JJ also discuss some of the tougher situations to parse this summer, including what to do with Zamir White, Javonte Williams, the Patriots' backfield, and the gridlocked Packers' wide receiver corps. They end their talk focusing on 4 guys that JJ is either fading or drafting in current drafts. You don't want to miss who he picked, and you don't want to miss another great episode of the Auction Brief!