Fantasy Life Show

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February 10 Super Bowl LX Recap + Ranking the Best QB & RB Free Agent Landing Spots
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Welcome back to THE Fantasy Life Show with Ian Hartitz! In today's episode, Ian is joined by the one and only Dwain "The Rock" McFarland to break down Super Bowl LX and where we can see both of these teams going in 2026 (and the ramifications of that for fantasy football)!
From Kenneth Walkers (literal) MVP performance to Drake Maye's struggles continuing into the Super Bowl, Ian and Dwain are breaking down all sides of the game so that you can know exactly the takeaways needed for fantasy football in 2026 from both the Seahawks and Patriots!

AND THEN!

Ian and Dwain break down some of the top landing spots for Quarterbacks and running backs entering 2026 NFL free agency and what that could mean for fantasy football!

- Could Minnesota be the preferred landing spot for free agent quarterbacks?
- Is Kansas City by-far-and-away the best landing spot for free agent RBs?
- What if the Bears moved on from D'Andre Swift? 👀

We're breaking down all this and so much more!

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56 min
February 07 Super Bowl LX Fantasy Advice, Predictions, Props, and Best Bets!
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Welcome to another episode of Fantasy Life with Ian Hartitz. In today's show, Ian is joined by fantasy football expert Dwain McFarland to break down Super Bowl LX. From every matchup that matters to their favorite bets, this is one you don’t want to miss before you watch the big game.
In today's episode:
- How to host a successful Super Bowl experience!
- Which matchups will be the deciding factors?
- What utilization can you count on?
- What are Ian and Dwain’s predictions and favorite bets?
We're talking all this and so much more!
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58 min
February 05 2026 NFL Coaching Carousel: Fantasy Football Winners & Losers!
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Welcome to another episode of Fantasy Life with Ian Hartitz. In today's show, Ian is joined by fantasy football expert Matthew Freedman to break down coaching changes across the NFL in 2026. Looking at every Head Coaching and Offensive Coordinator hire so far, they’ll examine the impact of each new offensive scheme for fantasy football.
In today's episode:
- Which running backs will benefit most from their new scheme?
- What do the changes mean for the league’s top tight ends?
- Which players can you still draft with confidence?
We're breaking down all this and so much more!
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53 min
February 03 Way-Too-Early ADP for 2026 + Our “My Guys” to Target!
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Welcome to another episode of Fantasy Life with Ian Hartitz. In today's show, Ian is joined by fantasy football expert Dwain McFarland to break down the way-too-early ADP for the 2026 fantasy football season and share the “My Guys” they are targeting!
In today's episode:
- Which players are being drafted far too late?
- Whose ADP is likely to rise or fall in the next few months?
- What players should return value at their current early ADP?
- Where should you draft the players in the upcoming rookie class of 2026?
We're talking all this and so much more!
______________________
If you want more of Fantasy Life, check us out at FantasyLife.com, where all our analysis is free, smart, fun, and has won a bunch of awards.
We have an awesome free seven-day-a-week fantasy newsletter (which would win awards if they existed, we assure you!): https://www.fantasylife.com/fantasy-newsletter-5
And if you want to go deeper, check out our suite of also-award-winning premium tools at FantasyLife.com/pricing
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53 min
January 30 Who Will Be 2026's ___ in Fantasy Football? (Drake Maye, Rookie Breakouts, Veteran Surprises, and More!)
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Welcome to another episode of Fantasy Life with Ian Hartitz. In today's show, Ian is joined by fantasy football expert Dwain McFarland where they break down some of the best things that happen in 2025 fantasy football and who the candidates are to repeat those things in 2026!
In today's episode:
- Who will be next year's Drake Maye?
- Who will have late-season rookie breakouts?
- What older players will be reliable again throughout 2026?
We're talking all this and so much more!
______________________
If you want more of Fantasy Life, check us out at FantasyLife.com, where all our analysis is free, smart, fun, and has won a bunch of awards.
We have an awesome free seven-day-a-week fantasy newsletter (which would win awards if they existed, we assure you!): https://www.fantasylife.com/fantasy-newsletter-5
And if you want to go deeper, check out our suite of also-award-winning premium tools at FantasyLife.com/pricing
But really we hope you just are enjoying what you clicked on here, and come back for more. We are here to help you win!!
00:00 - Intro
02:40 - Late-Round Dual-Threat QBs
11:57 - What offensive gurus will elevate their teams?
23:34 - Surprising 3-down RB Workloads
33:23 - What older players will show out?
41:44 - Late-Season Rookie Booms

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54 min
January 29 Values & Fades from early 2026 Underdog Fantasy ADPs (feat. Davis Mattek)
We're back with another episode of Talk Data to Me with Dwain McFarland and in today's episode, Dwain is joined by Swolecast's, Taekcast's, and Underdog's very own Davis Mattek (@DavisMattek) to break down Underdog's early 2026 contests.
Dwain and Davis are breaking down early ADPs and who we see as value picks and fades in early 2026 Underdog fantasy football drafts.
And! We're breaking down early strategies for the Big Board Underdog contest so you can start drafting with other fantasy football sickos like yourself!

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1 hr 14 min
January 292026 NFL Mock Draft (Jeremiyah Love to the Saints?!)
Check out Freedman's latest mock draft here:
https://www.fantasylife.com/articles/nfl-draft/2026-nfl-mock-draft-carnell-tate-leads-five-wrs-in-the-first-round

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In today's episode of Fantasy Life with Ian Hartitz, we're breaking down the 2026 NFL Draft with Matthew Freedman! We're breaking down his latest 2026 NFL mock draft and some of the biggest questions surrounding it, especially for fantasy football!
In today's episode:
Could anyone trade up for Fernando Mendoza?

The Saints take Jeremiyah Love at the 8th pick?!

Is Carnell Tate really the WR1 in this draft?
We're breaking down all this and so much more!

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53 min
January 27 Conference Championship Fantasy Football Breakdown (Can Anyone Stop Sam Darnold?)
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Fantasy Life with Ian Hartitz is here for another great episode where fantasy football expert Ian Hartitz is joined by Dwain McFarland to break down all of the conference championship matchups from this past weekend and the implications for both postseason fantasy football and fantasy football in 2026 and beyond!
In today's episode:
- Can the Pats offense improve heading into the Super Bowl?
- Will Rhamondre Stevenson continue being the RB1 in NE in 2026?
- Can Sam Darnold and the Seahawks be stopped?
We're talking all this and so much more!
______________________
If you want more of Fantasy Life, check us out at FantasyLife.com, where all our analysis is free, smart, fun, and has won a bunch of awards.
We have an awesome free seven-day-a-week fantasy newsletter (which would win awards if they existed, we assure you!): https://www.fantasylife.com/fantasy-n...
And if you want to go deeper, check out our suite of also-award-winning premium tools at FantasyLife.com/pricing
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53 min
January 23 Breaking Down the Conference Championships for Postseason Fantasy Football
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In this edition of Fantasy Life with Ian Hartitz, Ian is joined by Dwain McFarland to break down every single matchup for the Conference Championships of the NFL Playoffs. We're breaking down all the big questions around injuries, defensive matchups and so much more!
In today's episode:
- Will Drake Maye's turnover issues be a problem?
- Can Jarrett Stidham lead the Broncos to the Super Bowl?
- Will Kenneth Walker be an absolute workhorse RB in Chabonnet's absence?
We're talking all this and so much more!
______________________
If you want more of Fantasy Life, check us out at FantasyLife.com, where all our analysis is free, smart, fun, and has won a bunch of awards.
We have an awesome free seven-day-a-week fantasy newsletter (which would win awards if they existed, we assure you!): https://www.fantasylife.com/fantasy-newsletter-5
And if you want to go deeper, check out our suite of also-award-winning premium tools at FantasyLife.com/pricing
But really we hope you just are enjoying what you clicked on here, and come back for more. We are here to help you win!!

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53 min
January 22How Broad NFL Trends Will Affect 2026 Fantasy Football
We're back with another episode of Talk Data to Me with Dwain McFarland and in today's episode, Dwain is joined by fantasy football expert Matthew Freedman to discuss some of the overarching trends we saw in the NFL in 2025 and what that means for 2026 fantasy football.
Some of the trends we'll be diving into:
Passing yards & dropbacks were down in 2025

WR2s and below did not deliver in fantasy this year

Does the RB position have more depth than ever before?

Will we see a bounce back in TE depth or will it stay low?

Dwain and Freedman did all of the deep dive into the data so that you don't have to! Make sure to check in on these trends so you have an edge in 2026 fantasy football!

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1 hr 19 min

About Fantasy Life Show

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Your fantasy football league doesn't take days off. Neither do we. The Fantasy Life Show is a daily fantasy football podcast hosted by Kendall Valenzuela, Peter Overzet and Dwain McFarland, with special guest appearances from the Matthew Berry! We eat, sleep, and breathe fantasy football so you don't have to (but let's be honest, you do too).