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AI expert Ronnie Evans, founder of Goodguy.ai, joins Jeff to talk about how dynasty managers can actually use AI without handing over the decisions that still belong to them. Knowing where AI saves real time, and where it doesn't, keeps you from wasting money on the wrong tools or falling behind managers who've already figured it out. They also cover what league commissioners can automate, how content creators should and shouldn't use AI, and where the industry is headed next.
💡 Key Takeaways
⏱️ Chapters/Timestamps
00:00 – Introduction & How AI Entered Fantasy Football
09:19 – How Fast Is AI Actually Moving?
15:23 – Building the Expo's AI Panel
18:45 – How Dynasty Managers Can Start Using AI
24:19 – Where AI Actually Saves You Time (and Where Credit Is Due)
30:10 – Building Your Own Tools With AI
35:38 – Inside the Scott Fish Bowl Tool Demo
43:18 – Evaluating the Flood of AI Tools
49:19 – AI for League Commissioners
56:16 – Defining Responsible Use of AI
1:02:12 – Where to Draw the Line (and the AI Arms Race)
1:08:13 – Wrap-Up: Takeaways, What's Next, Where to Find Ronnie
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JSN, Trey McBride, and De'Von Achane are locked in as first-round dynasty assets, primed to finish as a top producer at their position this year. Knowing when their value has actually peaked lets you sell before the market catches up. Dynasty Degens' Mike "NerdBoi" Lamoureux joins Jeff to discuss tiering down, a repeatable framework for building insulated trades where you send top-tier producers for rising assets plus draft capital. The strategy builds value whether you're rebuilding or trying to extend a championship window. The two also dig into specific tier-down targets at every position heading into the 2026 season.
💡 Key Takeaways
⏱️ Chapters/Timestamps
00:00 – Introduction
02:03 – What Is Tiering Down?
09:13 – Positional vs. Cross-Positional Trades
13:47 – Overcoming the Fear of Selling High
18:26 – Reading the Contract Clock
22:50 – A Strategy for Contenders, Not Just Rebuilders
29:55 – Timing Your Window and Learning From Misses
35:30 – Wide Receiver Targets
41:48 – Running Back Targets
48:52 – Tight End Targets
54:13 – Quarterback Targets
58:06 – Final Advice and Where to Find Mike
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If you enjoy Dynasty Compass, please consider subscribing, leaving a five-star rating, and sharing the show with another dynasty manager. Reviews on Apple Podcasts help more dynasty players discover the show and help the Dynasty Compass community grow.
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IDP ("individual defensive players") has always been the side of fantasy football most dynasty managers skip, and Footballguys' Matt Montgomery says that's exactly where an edge is hiding. Understanding which defensive players to draft, how IDP scoring works, and how to introduce it to your league without chaos is what separates managers who dabble from those who dominate. In this episode, Jeff sits down with Matt for an IDP 101 conversation covering everything from the basics of defensive positions to startup draft strategy to the IDP Stock Market framework Matt uses to find risers and fallers every week.
💡 Key Takeaways
⏱️ Chapters / Timestamps
00:00 – What is IDP?
09:40 – How IDP scoring works (Matt's 3-2-1 explained)
16:14 – How IDP affects roster construction and pick value
24:02 – When to add IDP to an existing league vs. starting fresh
34:29 – Commissioner mistakes and how to avoid them
41:43 – Golden rules for IDP in an offense-first league
48:59 – Draft aggressive, manage conservative
54:09 – The IDP Stock Market series explained
01:00:20 – The biggest mistake IDP managers make & Matt's best advice
01:04:23 – Where to find Matt Montgomery
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JJ Zachariason of Late Round QB joins Dynasty Compass to break down how he identifies Year 2 and Year 3 breakout candidates before the market catches on. Knowing which players are undervalued by the market is one of the most reliable edges you can have in dynasty, whether you're contending, rebuilding, or somewhere in between. JJ covers his ZAP Model, his new Market Score metric, and the specific players he's targeting right now heading into 2026. He also highlights that "too late" is earlier than we think.
💡 Key Takeaways
⏱️ Chapters/Timestamps
00:00 – Welcome and Introduction
04:23 – The A-ha Moment in a Target Parking Lot
10:07 – Defining a Breakout
17:13 – Archetypes, Comps, and What the Market Misses
20:58 – Market Score: JJ's New Tool
28:17 – Cost Is Everything: Buying for Value, Not Ceiling
36:29 – Breakout Signals by Position
46:59 – Talent vs. Situation: What JJ Weighs More
54:58 – 2026 Breakout Candidates
01:09:04 – When to Buy, When to Sell
01:13:23 – The Most Common Mistake
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Pat Fitzmaurice from FantasyPros joins Jeff Blaylock to break down how to approach a dynasty startup draft. First of all, have a real strategic plan before you go on the clock, and then stick to it. Jeff and Fitz cover positional priority, Superflex quarterback timing, TE premium math, and how to use in-draft trading to get your guys and avoid players you don't believe in.
💡 Key Takeaways
⏱️ Chapters
00:00 – Introduction
03:52 – Startup draft mindset & prep
06:24 – The three strategic paths explained
10:03 – How strategy changes your picks by round
15:33 – Positional priorities in early rounds
22:08 – League settings' impacts on roster construction
28:28 – When to take quarterbacks, 1QB & Superflex
30:26 – TE premium: the math behind the myth
38:05 – Running backs: talent vs. opportunity
47:32 – In-draft trading: moving up, down, and why
01:00:03 – Golden rule: draft players you believe in
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The murkiest running back, wide receiver, and tight end rooms offer big dynasty value, if you know how to read them. Knowing how to evaluate a room instead of just a player lets you find value where others see noise, and avoid the moves that dynasty managers regret every season. Brian Hartman of Too Much Fantasy Football joins Jeff Blaylock to walk through his framework for murky situations and then get into the rooms themselves, from Pittsburgh's backfield to the Rams' TE depth chart to Chicago's WR room, where nobody is sure who is The One.
💡 Key Takeaways
⏱️ Chapters/Timestamps
00:00 – Introduction: Rooms, Not Players
06:16 – Pittsburgh: Warren vs. Dowdle
13:13 – Cleveland: Judkins, Sampson and the QB Problem
22:28 – Seattle: Should You Pay for Jadarian Price?
26:59 – Houston: The Texans' Run Game Doesn't Excite Anyone
29:58 – Washington: Five Running Backs, No Clear Answer
34:36 – Wide Receivers: The Tier 2.5 Problem
40:26 – Chicago: Burden vs. Odunze
49:01 – Buffalo: DJ Moore's Value with Josh Allen
53:53 – Tight Ends: Punt the Position or Pay Up?
01:03:37 – The Rams' TE Room: Buy Terrance Ferguson
01:18:28 – Quarterbacks: Cleveland's Unsolvable Problem
01:27:51 – Overarching Advice for Murky Situations
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Fantasy analysts don't love admitting they got it wrong, but owning your misses is how you get better. Addison Hayes from Dynasty League Football walks through the players who scored highly in his Marker System but still busted in the NFL, breaking down what his model caught, what it missed, and what he's still learning. Jeff adds a few of his own misses, including that one trade he still regrets.
💡 Key Takeaways
⏱️ Chapters/Timestamps
00:00 – Why we need to talk about our misses
07:33 – Markers: production, athleticism & draft capital
16:41 – Adjustments to raw production that tell the real story
24:11 – Corey Davis and the small school problem
26:34 – N'Keal Harry and the advanced marker gap
28:55 – Cam Akers, J.K. Dobbins, and the injury caveat
33:23 – Jadarian Price and the CEH comparison
44:11 – Small school patterns and the zone-coverage signal
47:07 – Analytics vs. film: where each approach has blind spots
51:49 – Jeff's misses: Reagor, Darnold, Wilson, Ruggs, and Puka Nacua
57:51 – Lessons for dynasty managers and a warning for 2026
1:13:17 – Where to find Addison's work
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Rookie drafts aren't the only way to improve your dynasty roster this offseason. Theo Gremminger from Fantasy Points joins Jeff to survey the dynasty trade landscape right now: who to target, what to pay, who to move, and which players are worth holding a little longer. Knowing where the value gaps are lets you trade with conviction and avoid the traps the market hasn't priced in, yet. Theo covers rookie landing spot winners and losers, veteran buy targets for contenders, the rebuild playbook, players he'd be selling today, and why the biggest mistake managers make in May has nothing to do with individual players.
💡 Key Takeaways
⏱️ Chapters
00:00 – Introduction
00:49 – Rookie landing spot winners: Carnell Tate, Jordyn Tyson, Jadarian Price, Kenyon Sadiq
04:33 – Rookie landing spot losers: Omar Cooper, Day 2 & 3 running backs
06:59 – The buy side: David Montgomery, Terry McLaurin, Christian Watson, Zay Flowers
12:00 – What to pay: going rates and trade philosophy
15:05 – The rebuild side: handcuffs, Ty Simpson, Carson Beck, 2027 picks
19:15 – The sell side: Bucky Irving, George Kittle, and the "no untouchables" rule
21:33 – Contenders: tiering up, two-for-ones, and year-two traps
30:43 – Depth targets: Jordan Addison, Parker Washington, rookie stashes
33:34 – The tight end evolution: Rams TE room, Eli Raridon, Oscar Delp
41:09 – The hold side: A.J. Brown, Jayden Reed, Chris Godwin, Jonathan Brooks
46:00 – Biggest mistake dynasty managers make this time of year
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Can you believe drafters are sleeping on these guys?
Knowing which rookies have a realistic path to playing time can turn a late-round pick or a waiver claim into real dynasty equity. Yet, many managers are letting these guys fall down the draft board. After this episode, you'll know exactly which 2026 rookies to grab before your leaguemates figure it out. Derek Brown, senior analyst at FantasyPros, joins Jeff Blaylock to dive deep into the 2026 rookie class and surface the late-round rookie picks dynasty managers should be drafting while their league mates draft less impactful players. From Chase Roberts and Bryce Lance to Oscar Delp, Eli Raridon, and Matthew Hibner, this is the episode for managers hunting first-round talent with fourth and fifth-round picks.
💡 Key Takeaways
⏱️ Chapters/Timestamps
00:00 – Introduction
08:12 – Finding first-round talent with late-round picks
14:31 – WRs: Chase Roberts & Bryce Lance
23:17 – Kevin Coleman Jr. and the Miami Dolphins' WR mess
28:04 – "TikTok footwork," contested catch rate, and what actually translates
36:04 – CJ Daniels & Eric Rivers
42:34 – TEs: Athleticism as a filter
48:17 – Oscar Delp & Eli Raridon
55:13 – Matt Hibner & Jaren Kanak
01:02:54 – RBs: Seth McGowan & Eli Heidenreich
01:10:44 – QBs: Cole Payton & Haynes King in Superflex
01:15:57 – DBro's round-by-round final picks
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Jake Ciely of The Athletic has been doing fantasy football rankings for 15 years, and one of his most honest admissions is that he kind of hates them. Not because they aren't useful, but because a ranked list can't convey everything a manager actually needs to know. Understanding what rankings can and can't tell you changes how you use them. In this episode, Jeff and Jake walk through how dynasty rankings get built, why the current season deserves more weight than most dynasty managers give it, and what question you should be asking yourself every time you open a rankings page.
💡 Key Takeaways
⏱️ Chapters
00:00 – Introduction
04:58 – The Question Rankings Try to Answer
14:08 – Tiers and What Gets Lost
21:13 – Weighting This Year vs. Future Years
27:32 – How Age and Contracts Factor into Rankings
37:38 – How Jake Uses, and Avoids, Outside Rankers
42:36 – When Are Your Rankings Done?
52:56 – Should Dynasty Managers Use Redraft Rankings?
01:04:17 – Stop Being Lazy & #BanKickers
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If you enjoy Dynasty Compass, please consider subscribing, leaving a five-star rating, and sharing the show with another dynasty manager. Reviews on Apple Podcasts help more dynasty players discover the show and help the Dynasty Compass community grow.
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From the publisher's feed
Dynasty Compass is your guide to building a fantasy football team that lasts. Hosted by Jeff Blaylock—fantasy analyst, Footballguys contributor, and dynasty strategist—this show helps you…
Each episode delivers short, actionable advice for dynasty managers: trade strategy, rookie draft tactics, roster-building frameworks, and more. Whether you’re contending now or rebuilding for the future, Dynasty Compass helps you orient your team toward long-term success.
🎧 New episodes weekly during the NFL season
🧭 Because in dynasty, you don’t need a GPS—you need a compass.