Rookie Big Board Fantasy Football Podcast

The 2022 Senior Bowl practices have wrapped up and Matt is ready to breakdown the fantasy football impact of the week in Mobile, Alabama.

Matt begins by identifying how he factors Senior Bowl performance into his fantasy football rankings and explains why the week is critical to the draft (and fantasy football) value of the 2022 NFL Draft prospects.

He digs into top risers like Christian Watson out of North Dakota State and Jerome Ford from Cincinnati. Then he discusses the rise of Malik Willis and how Kenny Pickett, Sam Howell, Carson Strong, Desmond Ridder, and Bailey Zappe performed in comparison. Dameon Pierce, out of the University of Florida, also had a great week, along with Velus Jones Jr. out of the University of Tennessee.

This 2022 Rookie Mock Draft episode features Matt breaking down a 4 round mock draft. He takes into account the 85 final evaluations he has completed, his projection for where prospects will be selected in the 2022 NFL Draft, and the consensus/trends he is seeing from dynasty fantasy football managers and fantasy football analysts across the industry.

He begins by weighing the debate against drafting a quarterback with the first overall selection in 2022 rookie drafts. Then he digs into his top tier of running backs and the wide open second tier of wide receivers. Matt highlights risers like BYU's Tyler Allegier and third round steals like Western Michigan's Skyy Moore and Boise State's Khalil Shakir. He finds players he loves well into the fourth round, including Florida State's Jashuan Corbin and Emeka Emezie out of North Carolina State.

You can get Matt's full rookie rankings at patreon.com/theffeducator

The 2022 NFL Draft is quickly approaching! Get to know this top prospect as a part of the Rookie Profile Series featuring Matt Hicks and John Laub. Treylon Burks is an electric NFL Draft prospect out of Arkansas.

The athletic wideout has been drawing a wide range of complimentary comparisons ranging from Deebo Samuel to DK Metcalf. The guys break down his college film, statistics, and help the viewers understand his fantasy football value.

You can get access to Matt's Rookie Rankings at patreon.com/theffeducator

The 2022 NFL Draft is quickly approaching! Get to know this top prospect as a part of the Rookie Profile Series featuring Matt Hicks and John Laub. Drake London, from USC, is a rare NFL Draft Prospect.

He is an athletic dual-sport big man, recruited to play both football and basketball. He dominated for the Trojans while catching passes from both Kedon Slovis and Jaxson Dart. The guys break down his college film, statistics, and help the viewers understand his fantasy football value.

You can get access to Matt's Rookie Rankings at patreon.com/theffeducator

The 2022 NFL Draft is quickly approaching! Get to know this top prospect as a part of the Rookie Profile Series featuring Matt Hicks and John Laub. Breece Hall, out of Iowa State, has dominated College Football for the past three seasons.

His explosiveness and vision make him of the top tier running backs in the 2022 NFL Draft. The guys break down his college film, statistics, and help the viewers understand his fantasy football value.

You can get access to Matt's Rookie Rankings at patreon.com/theffeducator

The 2022 NFL Draft is quickly approaching! Get to know this top prospect as a part of the Rookie Profile Series featuring Matt Hicks and John Laub. Kenny Pickett took the college football world by storm in 2022.

The Heisman trophy finalist dominated ACC defenses and propelled his NFL Draft stock. The guys break down his college film, statistics, and help the viewers understand his fantasy football value.

You can get access to Matt's Rookie Rankings at patreon.com/theffeducator

The 2022 Senior Bowl kicks off the 2022 NFL Draft season. This year, there is no position with more talent than the wide receivers. In this episode, Matt and John dig into the deep talent pool by breaking down the 13 players invited to the 2022 Senior Bowl.

They kick it off with a pair of the favorite wideouts, Boise State's Khalil Shakir and Alex Pierce out of Cincinatti. Calvin Austin III and Penn State's Jahan Dotson are also profiled in detail. They dig into smaller school players with major upside like North Dakota State's Christian Watson, Romeo Doubs out of Nevada, and the very popular player out of South Alabama: Jalen Tolbert.

You can get Matt's full rookie rankings, along with his dynasty rankings and join an active discord channel at patreon.com/theffeducator

The 2022 NFL Draft season officially kicks off with the 2022 Senior Bowl. In this episode, Matt and John preview the running back position. 

Despite the absence of the traditional "top-tier" of the 2022 class (Spiller, Hall, Walker, Williams), the Senior Bowl features eight must-watch backs that project as potential fantasy football impact players.

Georgia's James Cook is discussed as a future PPR impact player. The guys also breakdown the game of Hassan Haskins, from Michigan, along with Alabama's Brian Robinson. Matt profiles Jerome Ford, one of his favorite backs, and John gets excited for Arizona State's Rachaad White. 

You can get access to Matt's 2022 Rookie Rankings, along with dynasty and devy rankings, at patreon.com/theffeducator

The 2022 Senior Bowl preview series begins with the quarterback and tight end positions. The guys breakdown the top players invited to Mobile, in preparation for the 2022 NFL Draft.

Kenny Pickett from Pitt and Sam Howell are discussed as two players who can headline the quarterback class. Malik Willis and Desmond Ridder are also debated as two prospects who have high fantasy football upside, but also come with a lot of risk. Nevada's Carson Strong is discussed, along with Bailey Zappe from Western Kentucky.

Isaiah Likely and Trey McBride are discussed as two athletic tight ends who could make an impact in the NFL. Charlie Kolar from Iowa State and Jeremy Ruckert are two college football staples looking to make the jump to the next level. Nevada's Cole Turner is also previewed.

In this audio-only episode, Matt reacts to his biggest hits and misses from the 2021 class. He pulls five lessons from his analysis and leads the listeners through his thinking while developing an understanding of where he missed on player value and how he is adjusting his process to better value the 2022 rookie class.

you can get the 2022 rookie big board at patreon.com/theffeducator

Matt starts by working through the value of rookie wide receivers, compared to running backs and quarterbacks in superflex leagues. He then focuses on how he has undervalued the size of running back prospects, especially ones that pop out during film review. In his next lesson, Matt informs the listeners how he will use lessons from the 2021 quarterback class to properly project the immediate impact of the 2022 quarterback class. The episode concludes with an explanation of the importance of volume-based projections for rookie players and confirmation of his tendency to fade players who receive a high level of manufactured products in college.