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David Gautieri & guest Dwain McFarland discuss Dwain's fantasy football projections process & how he applies that information to his rankings. 11:30 - Working back-to-front 21:30 - TreVeyon Henderson vs Omarion Hampton 24:30 - Median projections vs 2nd-half upside 27:30 - RD2-5 RB ALIVE-Zone??? 29:30 - Breece Hall: Smash or Pass? 34:45 - Tyler Warren "The Jayden Daniels of TE's" ??? 50:30 - Harvey/Achane parallels 54:00 - RB Pass-Blocking Narrative 1:02:15 - Stay Away from Garrett Wilson

David Gautieri & Andrew Cooper team up to discuss their TE processes & evaluate the position for the 2025 fantasy season. 4:30 - "The Process" 17:15 - Blocking is bad 23:30 - Weighting RAS Score 27:15 - College Production Matters 39:45 - AJ Barner a GOOD thing for Elijah Arroyo? 50:00 - Respect PFF !! 55:00 - Bowers in RD2? Yay or Nay? 1:09:00 - Debating Trey McBride 1:15:00 - LaPorta, Hock, Kelce, or Andrews? 1:23:00 - Engram, Kraft, Njoku, Warren, or Loveland? 1:30:00 - Best late-round TE year ever 1:36:00 - Hope for Kincaid? 1:44:00 - THE deep-dart TE?

David Gautieri attempts to break the record for world's spottiest podcast while putting guest Corey Buschlen (aka @FootballStock) through Wi-Fi Hell. Luckily, after a few thousand edits, we've been able to re-capture a great conversation regarding 2025's best & worst fantasy football picks. 5:15 - Taking stands in the first 2 rounds? 13:00 - Which position in RD3? 20:15 - Onesies Early? 26:00 - 2025 Flag-Plant 33:45 - B-Rob > Monty, you say? 40:00 - 2WR sets don't matter for Jayden Reed? 46:00 - Late-round targets

David Gautieri (@GuruFFWrld) & guest Ryan Heath (@RyanJ_Heath) discuss Ryan's latest article "The Anatomy of a League-Winner." 8:30 Defining a "League-Winner" 11:15 Positional Distribution 13:30 RB/RB/WR/WR vs WR/WR/RB/RB 21:00 League-Winning RB's 23:00 WR Dead-Zone 30:00 "Guaranteeing" a League-Winner 35:00 Late-Round QB still viable 37:45 2025 TE Strategy 42:00 Brock Bowers Rant 50:00 Late-Round Strategy

Doctor of Physical Therapy Jeff Mueller joins David Gautieri to discuss injury topics in the fantasy football space, as well as player-specific injury assessments for 2025. 3:00 - Discussing "injury-proneness" 4:30 - Recurring Injuries 9:30 - Overrated/Underrated Injuries 12:15 - Multi-ligament Tears 22:00 - Is Cooper Kupp washed? 28:00 - BUY Chris Olave? 31:15 - Fat Deebo 36:00 - Nick Chubb rebound? 46:00 - Miles Sanders SZN 53:00 - Wheels up for JJ McCarthy

David Gautieri & guest Kevin Coleman (@Daboys_22) discuss relevant 2025 Draft topics & how they apply to rookie drafts. 3:15 - Matthew Golden a trap? 7:15 - Quinshon Judkins good? 12:30 - Cam Ward worth the 1.03? 20:00 - BUY Dak Prescott 21:00 - Tyler Warren talking points 27:30 - Jeanty or Hampton/Hendo + 2026 1? 31:45 - Beware of Kaleb Johnson 38:00 - Favorite Sleepers 54:00 - 90-second Rapid-fire [EDITOR'S NOTE] *Statistic referenced at 10:15 should've been "the only other RB's to post 1,500+ rushing yards & 15+ TD's & get drafted RD1-2 are Ryan Williams & Adrian Peterson" not "the only other RB's to post 1,500+ rushing yards & 15+ TD's in the SEC & get drafted RD1-2 are Ryan Williams & Adrian Peterson."

David & guest Jakob Sanderson discuss bestball topics & player-takes. 4:45 - Asymmetrical Upside 12:30 - Approaching Stacks 27:00 - Justin Herbert conundrum 37:30 - QB/RB stacks 39:30 - Adam Thielen debate (seriously) 45:30 - Bowers/Njoku/Ferguson 57:00 - Seeking Leverage 1:09:00 - Drafting "optimally"

David & guest Andrew Cooper (@CoopAFiasco) discuss the 2024 TE landscape. 3:30 - Jake Ferguson Scooby Doo reveal 22:30 - Who's TE1? Top tier worth paying up for? 32:00 - Not the year for punting TE? 36:00 - Kyle Pitts a trap? 45:00 - Kincaid/Knox splits 51:00 - Engram/Kirk splits 55:30 - Njoku/Watson splits 1:04:00 - Arthur Smith (dare we say) a good thing? 1:09:30 - Bowers viable in redraft? 1:12:30 - Late-round favorites

David & Best Ball Mania Champion Liam Murphy discuss 2024 strategy & player-takes. 7:00 - Stacking (1? 2? 3? 4?) pass-catchers 12:00 - How important is "uniqueness" in BBM? 18:00 - Discussing last year's BBM winner 24:45 - WK17 Strategy 30:45 - Targeting low-owned players 45:00 - Flag-plants (& knowing when not to) 1:00:00 - Elite TE's for the Win

David Gautieri & Ryan Heath discuss some advanced statistics & their applications. 2:00 (Un)catchable targets 7:30 Diontae Johnson SZN? 15:30 How to Use 1D/RR 17:00 Jayden Reed CAN, but WILL he? 22:00 “Big Play Merchants” 24:45 Thoughts on Jordan Addison 29:30 Josh Gordon Patriots Trivia 35:00 MTF/touch 39:00 *Whispers* maybe Arthur Smith is a good thing 47:00 Achane/Spears fit YR2 breakout window 50:45 Anthony Richardson’s Lamar-ceiling 58:30 No “bad stats” only bad applications

Host David Gautieri & guest Rich (@DynastyIsland) discuss players with RD7/8/9 startup ADP's. 7:15 - Bryce Young a SELL? Or underrated? 12:30 - BUY Rashee Rice? & Jayden Reed? 17:30 - Zack Moss > D’Andre Swift IN DYNASTY!?!? 28:00 - Drafting a QB3 in dynasty startups 32:00 - Sorting Kittle, Engram, Njoku, Ferguson 39:30 - RB1dre Stevenson 51:45 - Penix’s dynasty outlook

David Gautieri & guest @FFSnoog discuss whether players with ADP's in RD4/5/6 are undervalued or overvalued. 5:00 – Tua overvalued? 9:30 – Kincaid’s ceiling? 22:00 – Opportunity cost of RD2 RB's v Achane 27:00 – Devonta Smith a ___ percentile talent? 30:00 – DJ Moore yum or yuck? 44:00 – Pitts, Andrews, Kelce 47:00 – Fade JJ McCarthy 51:00 – Zay Flowers PPR $$$ 55:00 – RD6 too early for RB’s? 1:00:00 – JSN undervalued? 1:03:00 – Xavier Worthy the Hero who lived too long 1:10:00 – Win now AND later

Host David Gautieri & guest Dynasty Dad discuss Top-36 dynasty ADP, whether each player in that range is overvalued/undervalued/properly valued, as well as additional startup strategies. 5:00 - Using ADP, KTC, FantasyCalc 9:30 - Stroud overvalued? 15:15 - Building around QB's? 20:00 - Anthony Richardson range of outcomes 25:00 - Fade Justin Herbert at your own risk 29:00 - Kyler v Richardson 30:00 - LaPorta overvalued? 35:00 - Malik Chase 40:00 - Chris Olave = Cilantro 45:00 - Marry Me Trey McBride 47:30 - Latest startup strategies

David & Bestball Expert James Brimacombe discuss 2024 strategy & player-takes. 3:00 - Bestball "Rules" 7:30 - Exposure Limits 12:00 - Closing-line Value 15:00 - Avoiding "Zeros" 22:30 - Best Time to Draft 24:00 - Drafting Rookies 37:00 - 3RB starts 38:45 - Punting TE 45:00 - "Ideal" Roster Construction 49:00 - Same-bye 2QB builds

David & guest Jakob Sanderson discuss 2024 rookie prospects, philosophical strategies, & more. 2:15 – Ranking QB’s in SF 13:00 – Odunze “can’t miss?” 18:30 – Adonai v Ladd 22:00 – Ceiling v Floor philosophy 36:00 – Fading Penix 44:30 – Late-round RB-targets 1:02:30 – Building a team w/ only rookie picks 1:12:30 – Infinite rebuilds 1:18:00 – 90-second rapid-fire 1:19:30 – JSN debate