The Late-Round Fantasy Football Podcast

1029: Week 5 Sleepers

02 Oct 2025

Contributed by Lukas

Who should you trust in the Arizona backfield this week? Is there a low-key great Week 5 play on...the Browns? Are there any actual good wide receiver...

1028: 10 Trends for Week 5

01 Oct 2025

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JJ talks about Kendre Miller's recent usage, the Pittsburgh passing attack, Ja'Marr Chase, and more on this week's 10 Trends episode. Make sure to che...

1027: 15 Transactions for Week 5

30 Sep 2025

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JJ talks about Woody Marks (again), DK Metcalf, Jacory Croskey-Merritt, and more on this week's 15 Transactions episode. Make sure to check out LateRo...

The Show: Running Back Injuries, Bold Predictions, and More

27 Sep 2025

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JJ and Kitchen talk about news around the NFL, some yards before contact data, plays for Week 4, and so much more. Make sure to check out LateRou...

Late-Round Perspectives: Kyle Dvorchak

26 Sep 2025

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Rotoworld's Kyle Dvorchak hops on Late-Round Perspectives to talk about Brian Thomas, the Bengals offense, rookie running backs, and so much more. Mak...

1026: Mailbag - Chase Brown Panic, Drake London's Performance, and More

26 Sep 2025

Contributed by Lukas

Should fantasy managers do whatever it takes to trade Chase Brown right now? Is Travis Etienne still a sell? Is Drake London still a buy? JJ answers t...

1025: Week 4 Sleepers

25 Sep 2025

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JJ talks about the Green Bay wide receivers, an inconsistent quarterback streamer in a great spot, a bounce-back wide receiver, and more on this week'...

1024: 10 Trends for Week 4

24 Sep 2025

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On this week's 10 Trends episode, JJ talks about the Washington backfield, Trevor Lawrence, trouble in Houston, and so much more.   Make sure to ...

1023: 15 Transactions for Week 4

23 Sep 2025

Contributed by Lukas

How important is Trey Benson if he's still on your waiver wire? Is Jaylen Warren being slept on? Are the Packers about to take off? JJ answers those q...

The Show: The Bears Offense, Touchdown Rates, and More

20 Sep 2025

Contributed by Lukas

JJ and Kitchen talk through fantasy football-related news, some data, lookahead waiver wire options, and so much more on this week's Late-Round Fantas...

Late-Round Perspectives: Andy Behrens Returns

19 Sep 2025

Contributed by Lukas

Andy Behrens of The Deep Shot joins Perspectives to talk about his new venture, early-season surprises, rookie running backs, and so much more. Make s...

1022: Mailbag - Rookie Running Backs, Joe Burrow's Injury, and More

19 Sep 2025

Contributed by Lukas

Should we be worried about this year's rookie running backs? Is Joe Burrow's injury going to tank the value of Cincinnati's pass-catchers? Is Javonte ...

1021: Week 3 Sleepers

18 Sep 2025

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On this week's sleepers episode, JJ digs into a handful of low-rostered quarterback streamers, goes back to a deep wide receiver sleeper, talks about ...

1020: 10 Trends for Week 3

17 Sep 2025

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JJ talks about the Seattle backfield, the Philadelphia offense, and Chuba Hubbard's usage on this week's 10 Trends episode.   Make sure to check ...

1019: 15 Transactions for Week 3

16 Sep 2025

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JJ looks into Green Bay's wide receiver room, TreVeyon Henderson, James Conner, and more on this week's 15 Transactions episode.  Make sure to ch...

The Show: Ekeler's Injury, JSN's Insane Outlook, and More

13 Sep 2025

Contributed by Lukas

On this week's Late-Round Fantasy Football Show, JJ and Kitchen dig into the injuries to Austin Ekeler and Jayden Reed, share some lookahead waiver wi...

Late-Round Perspectives: Jeff Ratcliffe Returns

12 Sep 2025

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FTN Fantasy's Jeff Ratcliffe comes back for another Perspectives visit to talk about his biggest Week 1 surprises, offenses who disappointed last week...

1018: Mailbag - Keon Coleman's Week 1, Kenneth Walker's Value, and More

12 Sep 2025

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Was Keon Coleman's Week 1 performance a fluke? Should we be concerned about David Njoku with Harold Fannin's emergence? Is Kenneth Walker toast? JJ an...

1017: Week 2 Sleepers

11 Sep 2025

Contributed by Lukas

With so many fantasy football issues at tight end, JJ provides a load of tight end options on this week's sleepers show. He also digs into his favorit...

1016: 10 Trends for Week 2

10 Sep 2025

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JJ talks about the Steelers offense, Caleb Williams, Alvin Kamara, and more on this week's 10 Trends episode. Make sure to check out LateRound.com to ...

1015: 15 Transactions for Week 2

09 Sep 2025

Contributed by Lukas

Can you trust Travis Kelce as a high-end TE1? Which rookie wide receiver does JJ think is a low-key good add off the wire this week? Is Jaydon Blue a ...

The Show: Thursday Night Football Reactions, Week 1 Bold Predictions, and More

06 Sep 2025

Contributed by Lukas

On this week's Late-Round Fantasy Football Show, JJ and co-host David Kitchen look into news and notes across the league, talk a bit about the Cowboys...

Late-Round Perspectives: Jake Ciely

05 Sep 2025

Contributed by Lukas

The Athletic's Jake Ciely joins Perspectives to talk about mistakes drafters made this season, tons of controversial players, his top breakout offense...

1014: Mailbag - Managing Early-Season Breakouts, Navigating Depth Charts, and More

05 Sep 2025

Contributed by Lukas

On this week's mailbag episode, JJ talks about what he looks for in ambigous backfields, how he manages early-season breakouts, the importance of dept...

1013: Week 1 Sleepers

04 Sep 2025

Contributed by Lukas

After making an announcement about a format change to the sleepers episode, JJ looks at a handful of quarterbacks, running backs, wide receivers, and ...

1012: 10 Trends for Week 1

03 Sep 2025

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JJ talks about the Packers offense, Jacory Croskey-Merritt, quarterback predictability, and more on the first 10 Trends episode of the season.   Orde...

1011: 15 Transactions for Week 1

02 Sep 2025

Contributed by Lukas

The weekly 15 Transactions episode is back and better than ever. JJ talks about moves you can make before Week 1 begins, including a sneaky running ba...

Podcast Schedule for the 2025 Season

01 Sep 2025

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JJ quickly discusses what to expect from the podcast during the 2025 season, including a new addition to the rotation.See omnystudio.com/listener for ...

1010: Mailbag - The Houston Backfield, Jalen Coker's Value, and More

29 Aug 2025

Contributed by Lukas

Who should you target in the Houston backfield? Is there ever a time to reach for players during a positional run in a draft? Who does the Adam Thiele...

Becoming a Best Ball Bro: Does It Have to End?

27 Aug 2025

Contributed by Lukas

It's the Season 2 finale of Becoming a Best Ball Bro, where JJ shares his (mostly) final exposures for the $15M Millionaire contest over on DraftKings...

1009: Bold Predictions

26 Aug 2025

Contributed by Lukas

JJ goes over 10 bold predictions that he's making for the 2025 fantasy football season.   Order the Late-Round Draft Guide on LateRound.com, and make...

Late-Round Perspectives: Andy Holloway

22 Aug 2025

Contributed by Lukas

Andy Holloway of the Fantasy Footballers joins the show to talk about the success of the Fantasy Footballers Podcast, how he's sorting through various...

Becoming a Best Ball Bro: Leaning Into the Hype?

20 Aug 2025

Contributed by Lukas

JJ and Rich kick off the show and have a short talk about things happening in the best ball world before 4for4 Fantasy Football's Connor Allen joins. ...

1008: Risers and Fallers

19 Aug 2025

Contributed by Lukas

To better prepare for your fantasy football drafts -- and to get on the same page -- JJ looks at the players who've risen and fallen most in his ranki...

1007: Mailbag - Auction Draft Strategy, A Surprising Player to Avoid, and More

15 Aug 2025

Contributed by Lukas

On this week's mailbag episode, JJ talks through auction draft strategy, Keenan Allen's fantasy football value, a surprising player he's mostly avoidi...

Becoming a Best Ball Bro: Differentiating for the Playoffs?

13 Aug 2025

Contributed by Lukas

JJ and Rich discuss the biggest training camp average draft position risers before best ball aficionado Tod Burros joins the show. Tod talks about his...

1006: Players to Avoid

12 Aug 2025

Contributed by Lukas

JJ chats with Establish the Run's Evan Silva about 10 different players they're avoiding -- at cost -- in fantasy football drafts this season.   Orde...

Late-Round Perspectives: Shawn Siegele Returns

08 Aug 2025

Contributed by Lukas

JJ is joined by RotoViz's Shawn Siegele to talk about the changing fantasy football landscape, the importance of elite tight ends, wide receiver avera...

Becoming a Best Ball Bro: Changing Approaches in August?

06 Aug 2025

Contributed by Lukas

Has the hype gotten out of control with Jacory Croskey-Merritt? JJ and Rich discuss that -- and more -- to kick off the show. Then, Matthew Betz of th...

1005: Players to Target

05 Aug 2025

Contributed by Lukas

JJ is joined by Sharp Football Analysis' Rich Hribar to give you 10 players you should be looking to target in fantasy football drafts this season.  ...

1004: Mailbag - Jordan Mason's Value, Elijah Arroyo's Outlook, and More

01 Aug 2025

Contributed by Lukas

On this week's mailbag episode, JJ looks into Jordan Mason's value, Elijah Arroyo's interesting situation, TJ Hockenson's ceiling, and more.   Order ...

Becoming a Best Ball Bro: A Go-To Tight End Strategy?

30 Jul 2025

Contributed by Lukas

JJ and Rich discuss some market movement -- specifically with the Jacksonville backfield -- before Davis Mattek joins the show. Davis answers question...

1003: Early-Season Schedule Analysis

29 Jul 2025

Contributed by Lukas

You want your fantasy football teams to get off to a hot start, and picking players with strong early-season schedules can help with that. On Episode ...

Late-Round Perspectives: Andrew Cooper

25 Jul 2025

Contributed by Lukas

Andrew Cooper of Fantasy Alarm joins the show to chat about how Reddit changed his entire career, his process for finding breakout tight ends, 2025 fa...

Becoming a Best Ball Bro: Embrace the Chaos?

23 Jul 2025

Contributed by Lukas

JJ and Rich kick off the show with some talk around the potential suspensions that are about to be handed out to Rashee Rice, Jordan Addison, and Quin...

1002: Regression Candidates

22 Jul 2025

Contributed by Lukas

Which players -- and teams -- are likely to see a decline in production this year based solely on regression? How about the guys who are bound to see ...

1001: Mailbag - The Browns Backfield, Isiah Pacheco, and More

18 Jul 2025

Contributed by Lukas

Should you use sportsbook prop lines for your season-long drafts? Is Isiah Pacheco an obvious value? How should we think about the Cleveland backfield...

Becoming a Best Ball Bro: Do You Have to Max Enter?

16 Jul 2025

Contributed by Lukas

JJ and Rich kick off the show discussing the wild and constantly-changing quarterback landscape on DraftKings before Late-Round Fantasy Football's COO...

1000: The Rookie Edge in Redraft Leagues

15 Jul 2025

Contributed by Lukas

The fantasy football season-long market is getting smarter, and rookie evaluations have shifted as a result. On Episode 1000, JJ looks at whether or n...

Late-Round Perspectives: Jakob Sanderson

11 Jul 2025

Contributed by Lukas

Jakob Sanderson of the Dynasty Points Podcast, ADP Chasing, and his substack, Thinking About Thinking, joins the show to talk a whole lot of game theo...

Becoming a Best Ball Bro: Is There An Optimal Roster Construction?

09 Jul 2025

Contributed by Lukas

JJ and Rich talk through JJ's exposure thus far in the DraftKings $15M Millionaire tourney before Tom Strachan of FantasyPros and the Fantasy Sanctuar...

999: The Tight End Dead Zone

08 Jul 2025

Contributed by Lukas

Fantasy football gamers have been introduced to the running back dead zone through the years, and while generalizing that area of the draft can be con...

Becoming a Best Ball Bro: A Quick Recap Episode?

02 Jul 2025

Contributed by Lukas

JJ's away on vacation this week, but the show must go on. On this week's episode of Becoming a Best Ball Bro, you'll hear some of the best answers fro...

998: Mailbag - Ashton Jeanty's Cost, the Miami Dolphins Offense, and More

27 Jun 2025

Contributed by Lukas

Is Ashton Jeanty being drafted at his ceiling? Are the Dolphins bound to fail this year? Is the running back dead zone...dead? JJ answers those questi...

Becoming a Best Ball Bro: How Many Quarterbacks Are Optimal?

25 Jun 2025

Contributed by Lukas

JJ and Rich discuss the changing quarterback landscape over on DraftKings before JJ is joined by Establish the Run's Mike Leone. Mike talks through ho...

Late-Round Perspectives: John Daigle Returns

20 Jun 2025

Contributed by Lukas

Establish the Run's John Daigle returns to Late-Round Perspectives to talk about the optimal draft strategy for 2025 fantasy football drafts, late-rou...

Becoming a Best Ball Bro: Drafting Like You're Right?

18 Jun 2025

Contributed by Lukas

JJ and Rich talk about some ADP risers and fallers before Tyler (@Emo__Cowboy) joins the show. JJ and Tyler chat about the quarterback landscape on Dr...

997: Mailbag - The Broncos Backfield, Brock Bowers Fear, and More

13 Jun 2025

Contributed by Lukas

Should we be concerned about RJ Harvey's 2025 outlook now that JK Dobbins is in Denver? How should we approach the Kansas City offense this season? Is...

Becoming a Best Ball Bro: How Important Is Uniqueness?

11 Jun 2025

Contributed by Lukas

JJ and Rich discuss the late rounds of DraftKings best ball drafts before Liam Murphy joins the show. Liam answers many of JJ's burning questions surr...

996: A New Way to Spot Middle-Round Running Back Breakouts

10 Jun 2025

Contributed by Lukas

JJ has done average draft position analysis for years, leading to discoveries like "ambiguous backfields." On Episode 996, he digs into a new average ...

Late-Round Perspectives: Graham Barfield

06 Jun 2025

Contributed by Lukas

Graham Barfield of Fantasy Points joins JJ to go on a trip down memory lane, talk about his process with Yards Created, get into this year's rookie ru...

Becoming a Best Ball Bro: Are We Going Zero RB?

04 Jun 2025

Contributed by Lukas

JJ and Rich open up the episode and chat a bit about best ball quarterbacks before successful DFS and best ball player Neil Orfield joins the show. Ne...

995: The Year of the Sophomore Quarterback

03 Jun 2025

Contributed by Lukas

Jayden Daniels, Caleb Williams, Bo Nix, Drake Maye, JJ McCarthy, and Michael Penix are all entering their second seasons with a lot of potential. On E...

994: Mailbag - Jonathan Taylor's Outlook, Quarterback Bounce-Back Candidates, and More

30 May 2025

Contributed by Lukas

Is Jonathan Taylor overvalued in fantasy football this year? We know that high touchdown rates regress, but is it advantageous to draft quarterbacks c...

Becoming a Best Ball Bro: A Full PPR Strategy?

28 May 2025

Contributed by Lukas

JJ and Rich kick off the show by talking about some of the things they're noticing in early DraftKings best ball drafts. Pat Kerrane of Legendary Upsi...

993: Taking Advantage of Quarterback Touchdown Rates

27 May 2025

Contributed by Lukas

Passing touchdowns are going to influence fantasy football scoring quite a bit, and, unfortunately, they can be relatively volatile year-over-year. On...

Late-Round Perspectives: Rich Dotson

23 May 2025

Contributed by Lukas

Rich Dotson of Dynasty Nerds joins JJ to talk about the thing dynasty managers get wrong most frequently, the 2025 rookie class, trade calculators, dy...

992: Insights From Building Projections

20 May 2025

Contributed by Lukas

JJ talks through some of the most interesting things he noticed when building out projections for the 2025 fantasy football season.   Order the Late-...

Becoming a Best Ball Bro: We're Doing This Again?

19 May 2025

Contributed by Lukas

JJ and Rich are back for another season of Becoming a Best Ball Bro, this time with a focus on DraftKings best ball. The two talk about the uniqueness...

991: Mailbag - RJ Harvey's Outlook, George Pickens' New Home, and More

16 May 2025

Contributed by Lukas

JJ opens up this week's mailbag episode with some big announcements before digging into the George Pickens trade, RJ Harvey's upside in Denver this ye...

990: The Gray Area of Fantasy Football

13 May 2025

Contributed by Lukas

JJ made a controversial dynasty trade a couple of weeks ago, and it's sparked a lot of discussion online. On Episode 990, JJ discusses the trade, but,...

Late-Round Perspectives: Jeff Bell

09 May 2025

Contributed by Lukas

Jeff Bell of Footballguys drops by to talk about rookie draft strategy, some of his favorite targets and avoids in those drafts, veterans who now find...

989: Post-Draft Rookie Rankings

06 May 2025

Contributed by Lukas

JJ takes a look at the top end of his post-draft rookie rankings, explaining where he sees tier drops in drafts this year. There's one player in his f...

Rewind: The Pocket Passer Trap

02 May 2025

Contributed by Lukas

JJ brings back an episode from last year, where he analyzes the importance of not reaching for quarterbacks who lack mobility in fantasy football.   ...

988: NFL Draft - Utilizing Front Office Decision-Making

29 Apr 2025

Contributed by Lukas

The NFL Draft is one of the rare events of the year where we get to witness every team make some sort of decision. And we can use that to our advantag...

987: Mailbag - NFL Draft Predictions, Market Mismatches, and More

24 Apr 2025

Contributed by Lukas

With this being such a strong running back class, should we expect teams to wait on the position in the draft? Which players will be rising and fallin...

986: Pre-Draft Rookie Rankings

22 Apr 2025

Contributed by Lukas

The NFL Draft begins this week, so JJ is bringing you his thoughts on how Round 1 of fantasy football rookie drafts should go before things start. On ...

Late-Round Perspectives: Matt Kelley

18 Apr 2025

Contributed by Lukas

Matt Kelley, the owner of PlayerProfiler and FastDraft, sits down with JJ for a marathon pre-draft Late-Round Perspectives episode. The two talk about...

985: NFL Draft - A Sneaky Wide Receiver Class

15 Apr 2025

Contributed by Lukas

The Late-Round Podcast has covered this year's quarterback and running back classes over the last couple of weeks, and now it's time to take a look at...

984: Mailbag - How to Utilize Player Comps, Ashton Jeanty's Testing, and More

11 Apr 2025

Contributed by Lukas

On this week's mailbag episode, JJ talks about the impact other analysts have on his evaluation process, why Ashton Jeanty's lack of testing isn't pro...

983: NFL Draft - An Elite Running Back Class

08 Apr 2025

Contributed by Lukas

This year's NFL Draft running back class is looking really, really good. On Episode 983, JJ sits down and talks to FastDraft's Jagger May all about it...

Late-Round Perspectives: Matt Waldman Returns

04 Apr 2025

Contributed by Lukas

Matt Waldman is the creator of the Rookie Scouting Portfolio, and he's been a Footballguys senior staff writer for over 15 years. He joins Late-Round ...

982: NFL Draft - A Questionable Quarterback Class

01 Apr 2025

Contributed by Lukas

JJ sits down with FanDuel's Jim Sannes to preview this year's quarterback class. Is Cam Ward the obvious QB1? Should Shedeur Sanders go in the top-fiv...

981: Mailbag - Favorite Late-Round Rookie Picks, Omarion Hampton's Ranking, and More

28 Mar 2025

Contributed by Lukas

This week's mailbag episode is filled with rookie talk. JJ first explains his thoughts on third- and fourth-round rookie picks after sharing the truth...

980: The Truth About Day 3 NFL Draft Selections

25 Mar 2025

Contributed by Lukas

It's easy to get excited about your favorite NFL Draft sleeper, but if he's not backed by much draft capital, should you be concerned? On Episode 980,...

Late-Round Perspectives: Thor Nystrom

21 Mar 2025

Contributed by Lukas

Fantasy Life's Thor Nystrom joins the show to talk all things NFL Draft. Thor discusses his evaluation process, his thoughts on the NFL Combine, this ...

979: Free Agency Fallout

18 Mar 2025

Contributed by Lukas

The NFL's free agency period began last week, and there are a ton of players on new teams. JJ talks about a ton of those guys -- Najee Harris, Davante...

978: Mailbag - Najee Harris' New Home, Quinshon Judkins' Receiving Profile, and More

14 Mar 2025

Contributed by Lukas

Najee Harris is now a Charger, leaving Jaylen Warren a potentially bigger workload in Pittsburgh. Who should we prefer in fantasy football? Is Quinsho...

977: Finding a Fantasy Football Edge With Mock Drafts

11 Mar 2025

Contributed by Lukas

Mock drafts are usually looked at as just entertainment, but what if they could help you out in fantasy football? What if the data was actually predic...

Late-Round Perspectives: Kyle Borgognoni

07 Mar 2025

Contributed by Lukas

Kyle Borgognoni of the Fantasy Footballers joins the show to talk about his evaluation process, the NFL Combine, underrated running back prospects, Ma...

976: NFL Combine Winners and Losers

04 Mar 2025

Contributed by Lukas

The NFL Combine happened over the weekend, and we got some information about the fantasy-relevant players who participated. What did JJ learn, and who...

975: Mailbag - Travis Hunter's Analytical Profile, Rome Odunze's Outlook, and More

28 Feb 2025

Contributed by Lukas

Travis Hunter's projected workload in the NFL is a big question mark, so how is JJ viewing him right now for fantasy purposes? Is Rome Odunze toast af...

974: NFL Draft - Wide Receivers With Studly Profiles

25 Feb 2025

Contributed by Lukas

The 2025 NFL Draft wide receiver class doesn't look as strong as the 2024 one, but there are still some good players in it. JJ analyzes the class, loo...

Late-Round Perspectives: Ryan Heath

21 Feb 2025

Contributed by Lukas

Ryan Heath of Fantasy Points joins JJ to talk about his data-heavy approach in fantasy football, a key tip to spotting late-round quarterbacks, why dr...

973: NFL Draft - Running Backs With Studly Profiles

18 Feb 2025

Contributed by Lukas

The 2025 NFL Draft running back class looks good. Really good. On Episode 973, JJ analyzes the 31 backs who were invited to the NFL Combine to see if ...

972: Mailbag 2/14/25

14 Feb 2025

Contributed by Lukas

Is there any hope for Ja'Lynn Polk? Are people making the same mistake with Christian McCaffrey this year as they did with Saquon Barkley last year? C...

971: Sell Candidates

11 Feb 2025

Contributed by Lukas

JJ talks through a number of different players you could consider trading away in your dynasty leagues this offseason.     Sign up and deposit on Un...

Late-Round Perspectives: Ryan McDowell

07 Feb 2025

Contributed by Lukas

Dynasty League Football's Ryan McDowell sits down with JJ to talk about how to gain an edge in your dynasty leagues, mistakes dynasty managers make, l...

970: Buy Candidates

04 Feb 2025

Contributed by Lukas

JJ talks through a number of different players you could consider trading for in your dynasty leagues this offseason.   Sign up and deposit on Underd...

969: Mailbag 1/31/25

31 Jan 2025

Contributed by Lukas

Should we be targeting rookie tight ends in our fantasy football drafts? Are there any good buys from last year's running back class? Is Terry McLauri...