The Athletic Fantasy Football Podcast

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The Athletic Fantasy Football Podcast episodes

May 05, 2021 Winners and losers from the NFL draft with Graham Barfield
Jake, Funston, and special guest Graham Barfield, from Fantasy Points, break down winners and losers from the NFL draft, Rookie sleepers + Star Wars trivia fun!

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1 hr 2 min
April 30, 2021 Recapping Round 1 and looking ahead to the rest of the NFL Draft
Jake Ciely and Brandon Funston share their thoughts on Round 1 of the NFL Draft and look ahead to day two and three. Which first round picks are in great situations to shine as rookies and which players should you avoid looking ahead to your own fantasy draft.
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53 min
April 28, 2021 Breaking down the 2021 rookie quarterbacks with Marcas Grant
Jake, Funston, and special guest Marcas Grant from the NFL Network break down the 2021 rookie QB class. Is Trevor Lawrence immediately a top 10 quarterback? Will Zach Wilson be relevant in redraft? What kind of upside will Justin Fields have as a potential QB1? Can Kyle Shanahan make Mac Jones into a QB1? Those answers and more on the final pre-draft episode.

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43 min
April 23, 2021 Breaking down the 2021 rookie receivers with Emory Hunt
Jake, Funston, and special guest Emory Hunt, from CBS Sports HQ break down the 2021 Rookie WR class, including the big three WRs - Chase, Waddle, and Smith. The trio also talks about how they value size in receivers and some potential sleepers who could emerge as fantasy stars!

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45 min
April 20, 2021 Breaking down the 2021 rookie running backs w/Scott Bogman
Jake, Funston and special guest Scott Bogman, from In This League, discuss how they value this year's rookie running backs, and try to sort out potential landing spots. The trio also discusses which veteran running backs are at risk for losing significant value along with their favorite sleepers at the position in this year's draft.

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55 min
March 30, 2021 The 49ers, Dolphins and Eagles shake up the draft, and fantasy football changes with a 17-game schedule
The 49ers, Dolphins and Eagles shook up what's typically a ho-hum week on the NFL's offseason calendar, swinging a three-team trade that landed the 49ers in the third spot in the NFL Draft, the Dolphins at six, and the Eagles at 12. Beller, Jake and Funston get into the fantasy implications on this episode of The Athletic Fantasy Football Podcast.
Plus, the guys explore what sort of changes we should make in the fantasy world with the advent of a 17-game NFL schedule.
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39 min
March 23, 2021 But wait, there's more! Free agency fun, that is!
The free agent fun didn't end when the new league year began. After a slow day or two, action picked back up on Thursday afternoon, with the likes of Kenny Golladay, Will Fuller and Kenyan Drake finding new homes, while Chris Carson and Juju Smith-Schuster ended up staying put.
Beller, Jake and Funston break it all down on this episode of The Athletic Fantasy Football Podcast. Jake throws some shade at Jared Cook—again—and disagrees with Beller on DeSean Jackson. Plus, the guys get into what should be the proper pronunciation of Travis Etienne's last name.
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41 min
March 18, 2021 Breaking down the latest in NFL free agency
The new year has officially begun, and thankfully the league didn't use up all of its free agency juice during the legal tampering period. Jake Ciely and Brandon Funston get you caught up on everything that's happened in the new league year, putting a fantasy spin on the latest free agent signings.
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56 min
March 16, 2021 Don't you know anything about tampering?
The start of the new league year is on the horizon, but that hasn't stopped nearly every team in the NFL from engaging in some good old fashioned legal tampering. The legal tampering period has delivered gems such as Hunter Henry and Jonnu Smith to the Patriots, Ryan Fitzpatrick to D.C., Corey Davis to the Jets, and more.
The Athletic Fantasy Football Podcast returns to break it all down. Plus, Beller engages Jake and Funston in a fun round of "Is our fantasy community lexicon flawed?"
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39 min
March 01, 2021 Russell Wilson, Carson Wentz, and the intensifying quarterback carousel
Carson Wentz, Matthew Stafford and Jared Goff have already been traded this offseason. Could Deshaun Watson and Russell Wilson soon be joining them?
On this episode of The Athletic Fantasy Football Podcast, Beller, Jake and Funston consider just how real Wilson's, "I want to stay here, but..." posturing is. Beller, our resident Bears fan, fantasizes about a world in which Wilson finds himself playing home games in Chicago. The guys also discuss Wentz's fantasy value in Indianapolis, Ben Roethlisberger's presence in Pittsburgh, early Super Bowl LVI futures, and more.
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47 min

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