The Late-Round Fantasy Football Podcast

After ranting about Seahawks offensive coordinator Brian Schottenheimer, JJ looks at the value of average draft position, whether this year's rookie running backs are overrated, and lots more.

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Sometimes players underperform in fantasy football because they were unlucky. Sometimes it's because their teams do things that aren't sustainable. Then, the following season, things get sorted out. And, in a lot of cases, those players -- those positive regression candidates -- become values in fantasy drafts. Who are some of this year's positive regression candidates? JJ explains in Episode 133.

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On this week's mailbag episode, JJ further examines the notion of "reaching" in fantasy football drafts, talks through an underrated reason selecting quarterbacks early is wrong, shares some of his favorite late-round rookie running backs, and he even talks about -- wait for it -- kickers!

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Regression is a very real thing in sports. On Episode 131 of The Late-Round Podcast, JJ looks at some of the big performances from the 2017 season that will more than likely fall back to reality. Some of this regression is being reflected in early fantasy football average draft position data, but some isn't. And that's when you can really exploit the market and maximize value in fantasy football.

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Are we looking at Saquon Barkley's value incorrectly? Should teams be trading back in rookie drafts this season? Can Julio Jones match DeAndre Hopkins' output in 2018? Those questions -- and more -- are answered on this week's Late-Round Podcast mailbag episode.

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After building fantasy football projections for the 2018 season, JJ looks at some low-key insights he discovered through the process. Some topics include A.J. Green's potential to rebound, the Saints pass-to-run tendencies, and a few late-round wide receivers who should have a high floor production-wise.

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On this week's Late-Round Podcast mailbag episode, JJ looks at Alvin Kamara's outlook given Mark Ingram's injury, analyzes the Indianapolis Colts' backfield, and wonders if there's a Kareem Hunt in this year's draft class. He goes over much more, of course, too.

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When looking at the upcoming fantasy football season, owners tend to overreact to things that happened during the previous season. Episode 127 of The Late-Round Podcast explains why that's a bad idea through the use of recent running back and wide receiver data. The truth is, 2017 was somewhat of an outlier.

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Is Mike Evans going to be overdrafted in fantasy football this year? How should we utilize draft capital when projecting rookies? Which Green Bay rookie wide receiver should fantasy owners be targeting in rookie drafts? Those questions -- and many more -- are answered on this week's mailbag episode.

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The NFL Draft is an event where teams show their hand. You're able to see what franchises are attempting to do with their team building, and that can help tremendously when projecting player performance for fantasy football. On Episode 125 of The Late-Round Podcast, JJ examines some NFL Draft takeaways through reading between the lines.

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