The Late-Round Fantasy Football Podcast

Analyst noted frustration when someone took Matthew Stafford way above ADP in a recent draft with Puka Nacua and Devante Adams on the team, disrupting the unique pairing strategy.

Analyst had Devante Adams on a recent Best Ball team and noted frustration when someone took Dak Prescott early without other Cowboys, disrupting the unique pairing strategy.

Analyst noted that someone took Dak Prescott one pick before them in the seventh round with no other Cowboys on the team, which opened up the opportunity to take Jaylen Warren instead.

Analyst took Jaylen Warren as a usable running back in the seventh round after someone reached for Dak Prescott early, viewing Warren as potentially this year's Kenneth Gainwell.

Analyst views CeeDee Lamb as one of the top two wide receivers on the season and a rare, unique pairing with Amon-Ra St. Brown that is not commonly seen in DK Millionaire Maker contests.

Analyst views Amon-Ra St. Brown as one of the top two wide receivers on the season and a rare, unique pairing with CeeDee Lamb that is not commonly seen in DK Millionaire Maker contests.

Analyst got CeeDee Lamb to fall back in the middle rounds (picks 6-9) in a recent Millionaire Maker draft, creating a unique pairing with Amon-Ra St. Brown similar to the winning combo from last year.

Puka Nacua fell back to the analyst in the middle rounds last year (possibly during a Matt Stafford injury concern), creating a powerful unique pairing with Amon-Ra St. Brown that accelerated the team to DK Millionaire Maker finals.

Analyst paired Amon-Ra St. Brown with Puka Nacua last year and this pairing accelerated the entire team into the DK Millionaire Maker finals, demonstrating the power of unique WR pairings.

Analyst mentioned Nico Collins as an example of a forced unique pairing where ADPs don't line up, suggesting he could be a strategic pairing in Best Ball drafts.

Analyst noted that Zach Charbonnet could realistically be a zero due to health concerns, which influenced the decision to prioritize running back depth in a draft.

Analyst views Chris Rodriguez as an early-down grinder type that is better in Best Ball environments than season-long formats due to uncertain timing of production.

Analyst prefers Jordan Mason in Best Ball environments over season-long formats because his production will come but timing is uncertain, making him valuable in a format where you can't add/drop players.

Analyst is taking Amon-Ra St. Brown over Jonathan Taylor all day based on his floor/ceiling combo and strong projections, as he just recently passed Taylor in ADP.

Daniel Jones' consistency and ability to replicate last year's performance is critical to Jonathan Taylor's success; when Jones went down mid-season, Taylor's production became disastrous.

Analyst is fading Saquon Barkley this year, concerned that his explosiveness from two years ago did not show up last year and that he will lose goal-line touchdowns to Derek Henry, significantly hurting his ceiling.

Analyst is fading Jonathan Taylor this year due to concerns about Daniel Jones' consistency and ability to replicate last year's performance; if Jones can't perform, it cascades negatively to Taylor's production.

Analyst faded Bucky Irving heavily in the first two rounds of drafts last year, preferring established running backs like Derek Henry and Jonathan Taylor with stronger profiles.

Analyst faded Brian Thomas Jr. heavily in the first two rounds of drafts last year in favor of more established running backs, citing concerns about taking on unnecessary risk early.

Analyst faded him heavily in the first two rounds last year in favor of Derek Henry and Jonathan Taylor, suggesting skepticism about his profile.

Analyst faded him heavily in the first two rounds last year in favor of Derek Henry and Jonathan Taylor, suggesting skepticism about his profile.

Late-round running back from last year that developed value later in the season, representing the type of player that made zero RB viable.

Analyst took him as a late-round rookie running back last year but it did not work out.

Analyst took him as a late-round rookie running back last year but it did not work out.

Potential late-round running back option replacing Tyler Algier in Atlanta, offering standalone value without contingency.

Mentioned as a late-round running back with potential standalone role that hasn't been fully realized yet.

Now going in similar range to Ramonndre Stevenson as middle-round picks, representing market shift in running back pricing.

Historically ranked ahead of Travon Walker but the market gap has narrowed this year, with both being middle-round picks.

Shooting up draft boards with a good role in his offense, making him attractive in PPR formats.

Mentioned as part of the wide receiver landscape where there is 'flatness' at the position due to run-heavy NFL meta and target share going to tight ends.

Mentioned as a running back with contingent value behind Saquon Barkley, representing the type of backup RB with massive upside if injury occurs.

Analyst is 'really in' on Jonathan Brooks in the middle rounds, citing bullish coach speak and belief he can take over as top RB without injury, though uncertainty exists around his ACL recovery status.

Mentioned as an aging veteran running back with high mileage going in early rounds, creating contingent value for backup running backs.

Mentioned as an aging veteran running back with high mileage going in early rounds, creating contingent value for backup running backs.

Now going in the top 100 picks, representing a shift in market pricing for running backs with standalone value.

Now going in the top 100 picks, representing a shift in market pricing for running backs with standalone value.

Analyst sometimes reaches to take him over Teddero McMillan, indicating the tier separation between them is not clear-cut.

Ranked ahead of CeeDee Lamb in analyst's rankings, used as example of tier-setting in draft strategy.

Ranked ahead of CeeDee Lamb in analyst's rankings, used as example of tier-setting in draft strategy.

Analyst is not taking him early but expects his ADP to move backwards later in the summer, allowing him to acquire him at better value.