FantasyPros - Fantasy Football Podcast

What is the best strategy for your 2026 fantasy football draft?
Seth Woolcock and Derek Brown answer listener questions live on FantasyPros Twitch, covering draft preparation, ideal draft positions, positional runs, ADP values, keeper decisions, auction strategy, dynasty trades, and late-round targets.
The guys explain how to prepare when you don’t know your draft position, whether James Cook should be selected over Justin Jefferson, how aggressively to draft Jonathon Brooks following Chuba Hubbard’s injury, and whether an RB-RB start makes sense in 2026.
They also discuss Kenneth Walker’s value, George Pickens versus Zay Flowers, Colston Loveland’s positional advantage, the best draft slots in 10- and 12-team leagues, late-round quarterback strategy, Jared Goff versus Joe Burrow, and how your approach should change in keeper, auction, guillotine, dynasty, shallow, and deep leagues.
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0:00 – Intro
2:11 – How to Submit Your Fantasy Football Questions
4:02 – Mock Draft Sniping and FantasyPros Discord
5:55 – Preparing When You Don’t Know Your Draft Position
8:21 – James Cook or Justin Jefferson?
11:54 – George Pickens vs. Zay Flowers
12:41 – How Early Should You Draft Jonathan Brooks?
13:50 – Printable Rankings and Live Draft Tools
16:51 – James Cook, Chase Brown or Ashton Jeanty?
17:52 – Who Is the RB2 Behind Bijan Robinson?
18:09 – Is Starting RB-RB a Good Strategy?
19:22 – Cheat Sheet Creator and Draft Intel
20:53 – Kenneth Walker’s Keeper and Auction Value
24:40 – Shallow-League Draft Strategy
25:41 – Can You Start a Draft RB-RB-TE-QB?
26:38 – Guillotine League Draft Strategy
27:55 – How to Draft From the 10th Pick
29:05 – CeeDee Lamb, Ashton Jeanty or Jonathan Taylor?
30:22 – George Pickens vs. Colston Loveland as a Keeper
32:00 – Best Draft Slot in a 10-Team League
33:49 – Emeka Egbuka, Luther Burden or Cam Skattebo?
37:05 – FantasyPros Discord and Live Q&A Schedule
38:12 – Which Wide Receiver Should You Trade for RB Help?
40:04 – Preparing for a Randomized Draft Order
42:43 – Best Draft Slot in a 12-Team PPR League
44:01 – Tee Higgins vs. Jeremiyah Love
44:53 – Rashee Rice’s Fantasy and Dynasty Outlook
46:09 – Kenneth Walker as a First-Round Option
46:31 – David Montgomery, Bhayshul Tuten, Quinshon Judkins or Bucky Irving?
48:59 – Trade the 1.04 for a 2027 First?
49:49 – Puka Nacua vs. Rashee Rice as a Keeper
50:24 – When Should a Dynasty Team Sell Its Stars?
52:05 – Auction vs. Snake Draft Cheat Sheets
54:06 – Fernando Mendoza in Superflex Leagues
54:56 – Why Rounds 8–10 Are the QB Sweet Spot
55:36 – Jared Goff vs. Joe Burrow
57:27 – How Strategy Changes in a 16-Team League
58:52 – Is George Pickens Overpriced?
1:00:56 – Final Thoughts
1:01:28 – Outro
Helpful Links:
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How should you approach a half-PPR fantasy football draft in 2026? Chris Welsh, Andrew Erickson, Derek Brown, and The Athletic’s Jake Ciely complete a full 12-team expert mock draft using the FantasyPros Draft Wizard.
The guys break down their strategies from different draft positions, including early running back vs. wide receiver decisions, the value of selecting an elite tight end, when to draft a quarterback, how league settings should change your approach, and which middle- and late-round players offer league-winning upside.
Follow every major decision involving Bijan Robinson, Christian McCaffrey, James Cook, Ashton Jeanty, A.J. Brown, Brock Bowers, Trey McBride, Zay Flowers, Rashee Rice, Ladd McConkey, Quinshon Judkins, Mike Evans, Jonathan Brooks, Bhayshul Tuten, Jayden Daniels, Jalen Coker, Deebo Samuel, Dalton Kincaid, and more.
The crew also uses the FantasyPros Draft Analyzer to review every roster, identify steals and reaches, examine alternative picks, and determine which analyst built the strongest team.
Timestamps (may be off due to ads):
Intro - 0:00:00
Mock Draft Lobby- 0:02:42
Draft Format and Positions - 0:03:30
Draft Start - 0:04:09
Round 2 - 0:08:53
Round 3 - 0:13:03
Round 4 - 0:18:12
Round 5 - 0:23:16
Colston Loveland Signed Jersey Giveaway - 0:25:03
Round 5 continued - 0:25:47
Round 6 - 0:28:42
Round 7 - 0:35:59
Draft Intel - 0:38:21
Round 8 - 0:39:02
Round 9 - 0:42:53
Round 10 - 0:46:11
Round 11 - 0:49:47
Round 12 - 0:52:20
Round 13 - 0:54:27
Draft Results - 0:56:15
FantasyPros Discord - 1:08:25
Outro - 1:08:52
Helpful Links:
Draft Wizard - Dominate your fantasy football draft with Draft Wizard. Run fast mock drafts, test different strategies, build custom cheat sheets, get pick-by-pick draft advice, and learn your leaguemates' tendencies before draft day. Just download the FantasyPros App or head to fantasypros.com/draftwizard
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Watch the latest fantasy football rankings, mock drafts, sleepers, breakouts, and draft advice.
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Real-Time ADP - Track up-to-the-minute draft trends across all major platforms: https://fantasypros.com/realadp
Follow us on Twitch - The team here at FantasyPros is taking questions all week, every week on Twitch. Follow us on Twitch at twitch.tv/fantasypros and never miss a stream!
Discord – Join our FantasyPros Discord Community! Chat with other fans and get access to exclusive AMAs that wind up on our podcast feed. Come get your questions answered and BE ON THE SHOW at fantasypros.com/chat
BettingPros Podcast – For advice on the best picks and props across both the NFL and college football each and every week, check out the BettingPros Podcast at bettingpros.com/podcast, our BettingPros YouTube channel at youtube.com/bettingpros, or wherever you listen to podcasts.
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Join Chris Welsh and Andrew Erickson as they tackle your questions LIVE on Discord every Thursday at 2 PM EST at fantasypros.com/chat.
Timestamps: (May be off due to ads)
Intro - 0:00:00
Trading Draft Picks in Redraft - 0:06:27
Selling in Dynasty - 0:11:27
Dynasty Trade Help - 0:16:35
De’Zhaun Stribling (WR - SF) - 0:19:35
Keeper Question - 0:21:31
Jonathon Brooks (RB - CAR) - 0:21:50
Drafting an Extra Tight End? - 0:24:35
Outro - 0:29:48
Helpful Links:
Draft Wizard - Dominate your fantasy football draft with Draft Wizard. Run fast mock drafts, test different strategies, build custom cheat sheets, get pick-by-pick draft advice, and learn your leaguemates' tendencies before draft day. Just download the FantasyPros App or head to fantasypros.com/draftwizard
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Get three days free to unlock premium draft tools, rankings, analysis, and personalized advice.
Watch and Subscribe to The Tailgate - https://www.youtube.com/@tailgatenfl -
Just friends talking football. Get NFL storylines, weekly analysis, giveaways, and more from the FantasyPros team.
Subscribe to FantasyPros on YouTube - https://www.youtube.com/@fantasypros -
Watch the latest fantasy football rankings, mock drafts, sleepers, breakouts, and draft advice.
Support the FantasyPros Fantasy Football Podcast - https://www.fantasypros.com/review/ - Leave a review on Apple Podcasts or Spotify to help support the show.
Real-Time ADP - Track up-to-the-minute draft trends across all major platforms: https://fantasypros.com/realadp
Follow us on Twitch - The team here at FantasyPros is taking questions all week, every week on Twitch. Follow us on Twitch at twitch.tv/fantasypros and never miss a stream!
Discord – Join our FantasyPros Discord Community! Chat with other fans and get access to exclusive AMAs that wind up on our podcast feed. Come get your questions answered and BE ON THE SHOW at fantasypros.com/chat
BettingPros Podcast – For advice on the best picks and props across both the NFL and college football each and every week, check out the BettingPros Podcast at bettingpros.com/podcast, our BettingPros YouTube channel at youtube.com/bettingpros, or wherever you listen to podcasts.
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Which fantasy football players are poised to break out in 2026? Chris Welsh, Andrew Erickson, and Establish The Run’s John Daigle use Vegas-implied team totals, offensive projections, ADP, advanced metrics, and projected roles to identify 10 breakout candidates to target in fantasy drafts.
The guys break down higher-cost breakout picks including Zay Flowers, Colston Loveland, Ladd McConkey, and Rome Odunze before finding mid-round values such as Mike Evans, Blake Corum, Rhamondre Stevenson, and Dalton Kincaid.
They also identify late-round upside plays De'Zhaun Stribling and Rashid Shaheed, plus deep fantasy football sleepers MaSshawn Lloyd and Nick Singleton.
Find out why Baltimore’s passing volume could increase, why Loveland can challenge the elite fantasy tight ends, how Mike McDaniel could unlock Ladd McConkey and Justin Herbert, why Corum can break out without replacing Kyren Williams, and which inexpensive players offer access to projected top-10 offenses.
Timestamps (may be off due to ads):
Intro - 0:00:00
How Vegas-Implied Totals Shape the Breakout List - 0:01:38
Finding Cheap Players in Projected Top Offenses - 0:03:12
Top-10 Implied NFL Offenses - 0:04:07
Should Fantasy Managers Avoid Low-Scoring Offenses? - 0:06:10
Zay Flowers - 0:08:18
Colston Loveland - 0:12:32
Ladd McConkey - 0:17:45
Rome Odunze - 0:21:23
Pristine Auction Giveaway - 0:25:02
Mike Evans - 0:26:13
Blake Corum - 0:29:14
Rhamondre Stevenson - 0:34:49
Dalton Kincaid - 0:39:01
FantasyPros Draft Wizard - 0:43:46
De’Zhaun Stribling - 0:44:13
Rashid Shaheed - 0:50:07
Marshawn Lloyd - 0:55:33
Nicholas Singleton - 0:57:01
Tailgate - 0:59:14
Helpful Links:
Draft Wizard - Dominate your fantasy football draft with Draft Wizard. Run fast mock drafts, test different strategies, build custom cheat sheets, get pick-by-pick draft advice, and learn your leaguemates' tendencies before draft day. Just download the FantasyPros App or head to fantasypros.com/draftwizard
Start Your Free FantasyPros Premium Trial - https://www.fantasypros.com/free/ -
Get three days free to unlock premium draft tools, rankings, analysis, and personalized advice.
Watch and Subscribe to The Tailgate - https://www.youtube.com/@tailgatenfl -
Just friends talking football. Get NFL storylines, weekly analysis, giveaways, and more from the FantasyPros team.
Subscribe to FantasyPros on YouTube - https://www.youtube.com/@fantasypros -
Watch the latest fantasy football rankings, mock drafts, sleepers, breakouts, and draft advice.
Support the FantasyPros Fantasy Football Podcast - https://www.fantasypros.com/review/ - Leave a review on Apple Podcasts or Spotify to help support the show.
Real-Time ADP - Track up-to-the-minute draft trends across all major platforms: https://fantasypros.com/realadp
Follow us on Twitch - The team here at FantasyPros is taking questions all week, every week on Twitch. Follow us on Twitch at twitch.tv/fantasypros and never miss a stream!
Discord – Join our FantasyPros Discord Community! Chat with other fans and get access to exclusive AMAs that wind up on our podcast feed. Come get your questions answered and BE ON THE SHOW at fantasypros.com/chat
BettingPros Podcast – For advice on the best picks and props across both the NFL and college football each and every week, check out the BettingPros Podcast at bettingpros.com/podcast, our BettingPros YouTube channel at youtube.com/bettingpros, or wherever you listen to podcasts.
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Join Andrew Erickson on The Tailgate as he welcomes special guest Evan Lazar (Senior Reporter at Patriots.com and host of Patriots Catch-22) for an in-depth, boots-on-the-ground preview of the New England Patriots!
The guys break down the biggest storylines coming out of training camp and joint practices with the Indianapolis Colts, detailing Drake Maye’s progression entering his second season and his blossoming connection with superstar wide receiver A.J. Brown. Plus, they analyze rookie tight end Eli Raridon's role, the wide receiver depth chart battles, and the key players holding down the defense.
Timestamps (maybe off due to ads):
00:00 - Introduction & Welcome Evan Lazar (Patriots.com)
01:28 - Patriots vs. Colts Joint Practice Takeaways & Drake Maye Report
04:24 - Rookie TE Eli Raridon: Upside & Role Behind Hunter Henry
08:00 - Drake Maye & A.J. Brown Connection: Red Zone Role & Scheme Fit
012:30 - Patriots WR Room Breakdown: Pop Douglas, Romeo Doubs & Depth Battles
16:45 - Defense & Linebacker Depth: Robert Spillane’s Critical Role
19:15 - Preseason GOATs & Camp Traps: The Maurice Harris Lesson
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