The Ringer NFL Draft Show

Fantasy QB Rankings, Tiers, and Fears

28 Jul 2023

Contributed by Lukas

Danny Heifetz, Danny Kelly, and Craig Horlbeck are back to walk through their quarterback rankings, place them in tiers, and address their most pressi...

Fantasy Sleepers for 2023

26 Jul 2023

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Danny Heifetz, Danny Kelly, and Craig Horlbeck are back to reveal their sleepers for the upcoming fantasy season and categorize them into various tier...

Our Favorite Fantasy Players of 2023

25 Jul 2023

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Danny Heifetz, Danny Kelly, and Craig Horlbeck are back to highlight their personal favorite players from The Ringer’s Fantasy Football Top 200 Rank...

The Honeymoon Phase Players

19 Jul 2023

Contributed by Lukas

LIVE SHOW in Washington, D.C., on Aug. 22. Click below for tickets! Danny Heifetz, Danny Kelly, and Craig Horlbeck are back to sort through a handful...

Fantasy Football Mailbag: Players to Avoid

12 Jul 2023

Contributed by Lukas

Danny Heifetz and Danny Kelly open up the mailbag to answer the most burning fantasy football–related (and non-fantasy-related) listener questions o...

10 Players We're Not Drafting

03 Jul 2023

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Danny Heifetz, Danny Kelly, and Craig Horlbeck discuss 10 players who are giving them cold feet heading into the season (04:55) and go through emails ...

10 Crucial Lessons From 2022

27 Jun 2023

Contributed by Lukas

Danny Heifetz, Danny Kelly, and Craig Horlbeck revisit the lessons from last season they vowed never to forget, loosely inspired by Christopher Nolan’...

Trust or Bust: The Most Important Fantasy Players on New Teams

21 Jun 2023

Contributed by Lukas

Danny Heifetz, Danny Kelly, and Craig Horlbeck walk through the most important players who switched teams between seasons, discuss their updated fanta...

2023’s Most Interesting Fantasy Running Backs

13 Jun 2023

Contributed by Lukas

Danny Heifetz, Danny Kelly, and Craig Horlbeck highlight a handful of the most interesting fantasy running backs going into the 2023 season with help ...

All the Funny or Important NFL Headlines You Missed

06 Jun 2023

Contributed by Lukas

Danny Heifetz, Danny Kelly, and Craig Horlbeck revisit a handful of recent NFL story lines from the past few weeks, including everything from DeAndre ...

2023’s Most Interesting Fantasy Wide Receivers

30 May 2023

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Danny Heifetz, Danny Kelly, and Craig Horlbeck highlight a handful of the most interesting fantasy wide receivers going into the 2023 season with help...

2023’s Most Interesting Fantasy Quarterbacks

23 May 2023

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Danny Heifetz, Danny Kelly, and Craig Horlbeck highlight a handful of the most interesting fantasy quarterbacks going into the 2023 season with help f...

2023’s Most Interesting Fantasy Tight Ends

17 May 2023

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Danny Heifetz, Danny Kelly, and Craig Horlbeck highlight a handful of the most interesting fantasy tight ends going into the 2023 season with help fro...

The Biggest Fantasy Questions for 2023

09 May 2023

Contributed by Lukas

Danny Heifetz, Danny Kelly, and Craig Horlbeck are back to break down some of their biggest fantasy questions ahead of the season using The Ringer’s...

Top 200 Fantasy Rankings: Our Biggest Takeaways for 2023

04 May 2023

Contributed by Lukas

Fresh off the release of The Ringer’s 2023 Fantasy Football Rankings, the guys break down some of their biggest takeaways after ranking the top 200 ...

The Best Fantasy Landing Spots for 2023 Rookies

02 May 2023

Contributed by Lukas

Welcome back to ‘The Ringer Fantasy Football Show’! We kick off the 2023 fantasy football season by surveying the rookie landscape, breaking down ...

2023 NFL Draft Wrap-Up: Winners, Whiffs, Rookie Awards, and Day 3 Gems

29 Apr 2023

Contributed by Lukas

The guys wrap up their NFL draft coverage this season with a recap of Rounds 4-7 as well as an assessment of this year’s draft as a whole. They deba...

The 8 Biggest Takeaways From Day 2

29 Apr 2023

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The guys are back to discuss eight of the most significant takeaways from Rounds 2-3 of the 2023 NFL Draft including the Titans trading up for quarter...

Texans Trade Up for No. 3, Will Levis Falls, and More Round 1 Instant Reactions

28 Apr 2023

Contributed by Lukas

The guys share their instant reactions to the most exciting picks and trades from the first round of the 2023 NFL draft, including the Houston Texans ...

Final 2023 NFL Mock Draft

26 Apr 2023

Contributed by Lukas

In the last episode before the 2023 NFL draft, the guys walk through DK’s final mock draft on The Ringer’s 2023 NFL Draft Guide ahead of Round 1 o...

The 2023 NFL Draft Take Purge

24 Apr 2023

Contributed by Lukas

Welcome to the Take Purge. All NFL draft–related takes, including things you don’t actually believe, will be legal for 60 continuous minutes. All ...

The 2023 NFL Draft Mailbag

20 Apr 2023

Contributed by Lukas

A week out from the 2023 NFL draft, the guys open up the mailbag to answer the most pressing draft-related (and non-draft-related) listener questions ...

Every Prospect That Could Go in the First Round

18 Apr 2023

Contributed by Lukas

The guys open with a brief discussion on the increasing likelihood that Bryce Young will be selected as the first overall pick and what the Houston Te...

The Most Fun QB Draft Episode You’ll Listen To

13 Apr 2023

Contributed by Lukas

The guys flip a coin and pit DK and Ben against one another to take stances for and against the top five QB prospects from this year’s NFL draft (1:...

Who Will the Next Brock Purdy Be? Finding Draft Gems for 2023.

11 Apr 2023

Contributed by Lukas

Today, the guys open by briefly discussing what the Carolina Panthers will do with the no. 1 overall pick (1:43). Next, they highlight a handful of po...

2023 NFL Draft: Team Needs and Predictions

06 Apr 2023

Contributed by Lukas

Today, the guys debate what each team should do with their respective first-round picks, then run through the various team needs according to The Ring...

NFL Draft Outliers As Explained By Passover

04 Apr 2023

Contributed by Lukas

Today, the guys discuss why the 2023 NFL draft is different from all other drafts and highlight which players stand out the most in this year’s clas...

50 Shades of RB Prospects

30 Mar 2023

Contributed by Lukas

Today, (loosely) inspired by the ‘Fifty Shades of Grey’ series, the guys break down the strengths and weaknesses of the biggest names in this year...

50 Shades of WR Prospects and Lamar Jackson’s Trade Request

28 Mar 2023

Contributed by Lukas

Today, the guys open by briefly sharing their thoughts on Lamar Jackson’s trade request and some potential landing spots for the former MVP quarterb...

Mock Madness: Draft Underdogs, Perfect Fits, and Overhyped Stars

23 Mar 2023

Contributed by Lukas

Today, the guys open by sharing their instant reactions to the New York Jets trading WR Elijah Moore to the Cleveland Browns (1:32). Next, they briefl...

The 2023 NFL Free Agency Awards

21 Mar 2023

Contributed by Lukas

Today, the guys wrap their free agency discussion by giving out a handful of awards, including the Legend at the Bank Award, the Fantasy Football Key ...

The Free Agency Hangover, as Told by ‘The Hangover’

16 Mar 2023

Contributed by Lukas

Earlier this week we played the Adam Schefter Free Agency Drinking Game, and today we have the free agency hangover. The guys check back in on players...

The Adam Schefter Free Agency Drinking Game

15 Mar 2023

Contributed by Lukas

Today, the guys revisit the annual Adam Schefter drinking game that is centered on the ESPN insider’s tweets during NFL free agency. They scroll bac...

Instant Reactions: Chicago Bears Trade No. 1 Overall Pick to Carolina Panthers

11 Mar 2023

Contributed by Lukas

March Madness begins. We break down every angle of the Panthers trading up with the Bears for the no. 1 overall pick in the draft, including who won t...

The Mock Draft Oscars and Lamar Jackson’s Cold War

08 Mar 2023

Contributed by Lukas

Today, the guys open by breaking down all the franchise-tag news, including the Lamar Jackson–Baltimore Ravens situation, the New York Giants’ neg...

QB Anthony Richardson’s Legendary Combine and Elite Potential

06 Mar 2023

Contributed by Lukas

Today, the guys open with a brief discussion of Derek Carr and the New Orleans Saints reportedly agreeing to a four-year contract (1:25). Next, they b...

How the 2023 NFL Draft Class Stacks Up to Years Past

03 Mar 2023

Contributed by Lukas

Welcome back to another episode of ‘The Ringer NFL Draft Show!’ Today, the guys report live from the 2023 NFL combine with their thoughts and reac...

GM and Coach Secrets From the NFL Combine

02 Mar 2023

Contributed by Lukas

Welcome back to another episode of ‘The Ringer NFL Draft Show!’ This week, the guys briefly address the breaking news surrounding Georgia defensiv...

What’s At “Steak” in the 2023 NFL Combine

27 Feb 2023

Contributed by Lukas

Welcome back to another episode of ‘The Ringer NFL Draft Show!’ This week, the guys preview the 2023 NFL Combine by ranking the stakes—using act...

Daniel Jones's $45 Million(?), Anthony Richardson’s Ceiling, and First-Round RBs

21 Feb 2023

Contributed by Lukas

Welcome back to another episode of ‘The Ringer NFL Draft Show’! This week, the guys open up the mailbag to answer a variety of draft-related quest...

2023 NFL Mock Draft: Trade Ups and Landing Spots for Young, Stroud, and Levis

16 Feb 2023

Contributed by Lukas

Welcome back to another episode of ‘The Ringer NFL Draft Show!’ This week, the guys walk through The Ringer’s 2023 NFL Draft Guide and break dow...

Super Bowl Recap: Mahomes vs. Hurts, the First 58 Minutes, the Call, and Toney’s Moment

13 Feb 2023

Contributed by Lukas

Live from inside State Farm Stadium in Arizona, we recap potentially the greatest first 58 minutes in Super Bowl history, including Jalen Hurts’s in...

Drafting Our Favorite Super Bowl Props

09 Feb 2023

Contributed by Lukas

Live from Phoenix, The Ringer NFL Draft Show runs through their favorite prop bets of Super Bowl LVII, ranging from in-game bets like Travis Kelce’s...

Power Hour: Offseason Rodgers, Payton in Denver, and Derek Carr’s Next Move

09 Feb 2023

Contributed by Lukas

We power rank the top non–Super Bowl related stories from around the league including Aaron Rodgers’s darkroom retreat, Derek Carr’s visit to th...

Super Bowl Preview: Eagles Fraud Watch, Mahomes Mt. Rushmore, and the BK Whopper Guys

08 Feb 2023

Contributed by Lukas

Live from Phoenix, we kick off Super Bowl week with our full game preview, including an Eagles fraud-watch check-in, which injury matters more to Patr...

Tom Brady Retires (Again), and Standouts from Senior Bowl Week | The Ringer NFL Draft Show

02 Feb 2023

Contributed by Lukas

Welcome back to another episode of The Ringer NFL Draft Show! This week, the guys open by discussing Tom Brady’s retirement announcement, and the De...

Championship Chaos, Ref Debacles, and the NFL's Stupidity

30 Jan 2023

Contributed by Lukas

We recap the NFL’s championship Sunday, beginning with the Bengals-Chiefs game, and debate if these two teams are now truly rivals. Also, we discuss...

Tom Brady’s Next Team, and the QB Draft Ripple Effect | The Ringer NFL Draft Show

26 Jan 2023

Contributed by Lukas

Welcome back to another episode of The Ringer NFL Draft Show! This week, the guys debate where Tom Brady lands next season as they break down the quar...

Divisional-Round Winners and Losers

23 Jan 2023

Contributed by Lukas

We recap the NFL's divisional round by giving out our awards for biggest winners and losers, starting off with Dak Prescott's inexcusable game in anot...

The Most Important Lessons Learned from Past Drafts | The Ringer NFL Draft Show

19 Jan 2023

Contributed by Lukas

Welcome back to another episode of The Ringer NFL Draft Show! This week, the guys open with a brief look ahead at the Giants-Eagles playoff matchup (1...

Wild-Card Weekend Winners and Losers

16 Jan 2023

Contributed by Lukas

We recap the weekend’s slate of wild-card action, starting off with Giants-Vikings and the weekend’s biggest winner: Daniel Jones. In looking at R...

2023 NFL Mock Draft: The First 10 Picks | The Ringer NFL Draft Show

12 Jan 2023

Contributed by Lukas

Welcome back to another episode of The Ringer NFL Draft Show! This week, the guys open by briefly recapping Georgia’s huge win over TCU in the Colle...

The 2022 Fantasy Rewatchables: The Season in Review

11 Jan 2023

Contributed by Lukas

We recap the 2022 fantasy football season in the format of the popular Ringer movie podcast ‘The Rewatchables.’ We give out awards like What’s A...

Fantasy Championship Chaos and Week 18 Winners and Losers

10 Jan 2023

Contributed by Lukas

We start off by addressing an unprecedented ending to a fantasy football season—following the canceling of the Bills-Bengals Week 17 game—and the ...

Championship Murderers, Fantasy Randomness, and Sneaky MVPs

03 Jan 2023

Contributed by Lukas

We recap Week 17 and highlight the players that murdered your championship, led by Justin Jefferson, Trevor Lawrence, and DK Metcalf. We then discuss ...

Week 17 Championship Matchups and Questions

30 Dec 2022

Contributed by Lukas

We kick off our NFL Week 17 preview by discussing the upheaval at the quarterback position this year, the ominous threat of teams benching their start...

The Coolest Players in the 2023 Draft | The Ringer NFL Draft Show

29 Dec 2022

Contributed by Lukas

Welcome back to another episode of The Ringer NFL Draft Show! This week, we discuss who we think are some of the coolest players in the 2023 draft, be...

Week 16 Awards and Week 17 Waiver Wire Targets

27 Dec 2022

Contributed by Lukas

We recap Week 16 by giving out holiday awards for the biggest losers, including the Festivus airing of grievances to the stars who screwed us. We prai...

Week 16 Weather Disasters, Must-Starts, and Must-Benches

23 Dec 2022

Contributed by Lukas

We kick off our NFL Week 16 preview by discussing what could be the worst weather weekend in NFL history, with windchill temperatures forecasted to dr...

Why Will Levis Is Going to Be the No. 1 Pick, Plus Other Potential First-Round QBs | The Ringer NFL Draft Show

22 Dec 2022

Contributed by Lukas

Welcome back to another episode of The Ringer NFL Draft Show! This week, Ben reveals why he thinks Kentucky QB Will Levis will be the first pick in ne...

Power Ranking the 2022 Fantasy Lessons to Tattoo on Our Bodies

21 Dec 2022

Contributed by Lukas

We inevitably forget the lessons we vowed to always remember by the time the next draft season comes around, so today we power rank the lessons from t...

Week 15 Awards and Week 16 Waiver Wire Targets

20 Dec 2022

Contributed by Lukas

We recap Week 15 by giving out awards for the biggest collapse of the day (hard to choose!), a gigantic week for QBs, the fringe players who went ball...

Bryce Young vs. CJ Stroud: Who Will Be the #1 Pick in the Draft? | The Ringer NFL Draft Show

15 Dec 2022

Contributed by Lukas

Welcome back to The Ringer ‘NFL Draft Show!’ Every Thursday on this feed Danny Heifetz, Danny Kelly, and Craig Horlbeck will be joined by Ben Sola...

Power Ranking Controversial NFL Rule Changes We Need Right Now

14 Dec 2022

Contributed by Lukas

We make Danny Heifetz commissioner of the NFL for a day and allow him to compile a list of rule changes that, in his mind, would improve the game of f...

Waiver Wire Targets for Week 15

13 Dec 2022

Contributed by Lukas

We run through the injuries from Week 14 and offer up our must-add players for Week 15 with our favorite format, Showdown Time. (03:01) - RB Targets (...

Week 14 Winners, Losers, and Brady Gets Brocked

12 Dec 2022

Contributed by Lukas

We recap Week 14 by giving out awards for the biggest winners and losers for the final week of the fantasy regular season, including the stars who mur...

Week 14 Matchups and Questions for the Last Week of the Fantasy Regular Season

09 Dec 2022

Contributed by Lukas

We preview the fantasy regular season's final week by discussing the ripple effects of the six-team bye week, combined with the ugliness of the matchu...

Power Ranking the Best Players No One Is Talking About

07 Dec 2022

Contributed by Lukas

We power rank the players who have played a big role in your team's success, but have gone underdiscussed and underappreciated throughout the season, ...

Waiver Wire Targets for Week 14

06 Dec 2022

Contributed by Lukas

We run through the injuries from Week 13 and offer up our must-add players for Week 14 with our favorite format, Showdown Time. (03:49) — RB Targets...

Week 13 Winners and Losers, and Joe Burrow Needs a Nickname

05 Dec 2022

Contributed by Lukas

We recap Week 13 by giving out awards for the biggest winners and losers of the weekend, including big days for all the star players who were traded i...

Week 13 Matchups, Must-Starts, and Must-Benches

02 Dec 2022

Contributed by Lukas

We kick off our NFL Week 13 preview by discussing all the banged up running backs this week, as well as this week's now-or-never week for Dameon Pierc...

Power Ranking the Stars You Should Bench (But Probably Won’t)

30 Nov 2022

Contributed by Lukas

We power rank the most frustrating star players in fantasy football and discuss whether you should start them as we near the final stretch of the fant...

Waiver Wire Targets for Week 13

29 Nov 2022

Contributed by Lukas

We run through the injuries from Week 12 and offer up our must-add players for Week 13 with our favorite format: Showdown Time. (03:05) - RB Targets (...

Week 12 Winners, Losers, and the Mike White Resurrection

27 Nov 2022

Contributed by Lukas

We recap Week 12 by giving out awards for the biggest winners and losers of the weekend, we break down Josh Jacobs legendary day and RB1 campaign, giv...

Week 12 Matchups, Must-Starts, and Must-Benches

25 Nov 2022

Contributed by Lukas

We kick off our shortened NFL Week 12 preview by wondering if it is crunch time for Tom Brady, preview the Kliff Kingsbury-Brandon Staley Fraud Watch ...

Power-Ranking the Players We Are NOT Thankful For

23 Nov 2022

Contributed by Lukas

We power-rank everything in the 2022 fantasy football season we are not thankful for. Later, we build our favorite parlay for the Thanksgiving Day sla...

Waiver Wire Targets for Week 12

22 Nov 2022

Contributed by Lukas

We run through the injuries from Week 11 and offer up our must-add players for Week 12 with our favorite format, Showdown Time. (03:02) - RB Targets (...

Week 11 Winners, Losers, and Giants Panic Watch

20 Nov 2022

Contributed by Lukas

We recap Week 11 by naming the biggest winners and losers of the weekend, bestowing the SBF Award for the Biggest Frauds, and hitting the Panic Button...

Week 11 Matchups, Must-Starts, and Must-Benches

18 Nov 2022

Contributed by Lukas

We kick off our NFL Week 11 preview by discussing the Browns-Bills game moving to Detroit, if Allen Robinson II or anyone else on the post-Cooper Kupp...

Power-Ranking the Players to Trade for Right Now

16 Nov 2022

Contributed by Lukas

With the fantasy trade deadline looming, we power-rank the top players you should trade for before it’s too late. We finish the show by answering so...

Waiver Wire Targets for Week 11

15 Nov 2022

Contributed by Lukas

We run through the injuries from Week 10 and offer up our must-add players for Week 11 with our favorite format, Showdown Time. (02:56) - RB Targets (...

Week 10 Winners, Losers, and Jeff Saturday is 1-0

14 Nov 2022

Contributed by Lukas

We recap Week 10 by giving out awards for the biggest winners and losers of the weekend. We break down the wild Bills-Vikings game, Justin Jefferson’...

Week 10 Matchups, Must-Starts, and Must-Benches

11 Nov 2022

Contributed by Lukas

We kick off our NFL Week 10 preview by discussing why Josh Allen’s elbow and Justin Herbert’s matchup give us the Sunday scaries, figuring out who...

Power-Ranking the Best Trade Candidates for the Rest of the Season

09 Nov 2022

Contributed by Lukas

We power-rank our 11 favorite fantasy players to trade for heading into the final stretch of the fantasy season. We finish the show by holding Fantasy...

Waiver Wire Targets for Week 10

08 Nov 2022

Contributed by Lukas

We run through the injuries from Week 9 and offer up our must-add players for Week 10 with our favorite format, Showdown Time. (14:23) - RB Targets (2...

Week 9 Winners, Losers, and Justin’s Field Day

07 Nov 2022

Contributed by Lukas

We recap Week 9 by giving out awards for the biggest winners and losers of the weekend. We break down Joe Mixon’s historic day, Justin Fields’s ra...

Week 9 Matchups, Must-Starts, and Must-Benches

04 Nov 2022

Contributed by Lukas

We kick off our NFL Week 9 preview by discussing why the Colts and Jets give us the Sunday scaries, the games that offer secret shootout potential, th...

The Adam Schefter Trade Deadline Drinking Game

02 Nov 2022

Contributed by Lukas

Years ago we invented a drinking game and created rules centered around Adam Schefter’s tweets during NFL free agency, and this year we decided to r...

Waiver Wire Targets for Week 9

01 Nov 2022

Contributed by Lukas

We run through the injuries from Week 8 and offer up our must-add players for Week 9 with our favorite format: Showdown Time. (02:16) - RB Targets (15...

Week 8 Winners and Losers, and CMC Goes Nuclear

31 Oct 2022

Contributed by Lukas

We recap Week 8 by giving out awards for the biggest winners and losers of the weekend. We break down Christian McCaffrey’s breakout week and the re...

Week 8 Matchups, Must-Starts, Must-Benches, and Kadarius to the Chiefs

28 Oct 2022

Contributed by Lukas

We kick off our NFL Week 8 preview by discussing the report that Giants WR Kadarius Toney has been traded to the Chiefs, and which games have the bigg...

Power Ranking the Top 12 QBs for the Rest of the Season

26 Oct 2022

Contributed by Lukas

We each power rank our top fantasy quarterbacks for the rest of the season and debate who should make the final 12. We finish the show by chatting wit...

Waiver Wire Targets for Week 8

25 Oct 2022

Contributed by Lukas

We run through the injuries from Week 7 and offer up our must-add players for Week 8 with our favorite format, Showdown Time. (02:06) - RB Targets (19...

Week 7 Winners and Losers, and a Josh Jacobs Apology

24 Oct 2022

Contributed by Lukas

We recap Week 7 by giving out awards for the biggest winners and losers of the weekend. We play a game called Good or Bad, apologize for our preseason...

Week 7 Matchups, Must-Starts, and Must-Benches

21 Oct 2022

Contributed by Lukas

We preview the Week 7 fantasy slate with categories about the Jets and Bears offenses giving us the Sunday scaries, Dallas vs. Detroit as an offensive...

Power-Ranking the Top 12 Fantasy Players for the Rest of the Season

19 Oct 2022

Contributed by Lukas

We power-rank the top fantasy players for the rest of the season by completing a four-round mock draft. We finish the show with a few listener emails ...

Waiver Wire Targets for Week 7

18 Oct 2022

Contributed by Lukas

We run through the injuries from Week 7 and offer up our must-add players for Week 7 with our favorite format, Showdown Time. (02:36) - RB Targets (20...

Week 6 Winners, Losers, and Kyle Pitts Scores a TD

17 Oct 2022

Contributed by Lukas

We recap Week 6 by giving out awards for the biggest winners and losers of the weekend. We cover the underdog bonanza, Tom Brady and Aaron Rodgers loo...

Week 6 Matchups, Must-Starts, and Must-Benches

14 Oct 2022

Contributed by Lukas

We preview the Week 6 fantasy slate by looking at the two best games of the week, Bills-Chiefs and Cowboys-Eagles, and all of the players from each te...

Power Ranking the Players You Should Cut

12 Oct 2022

Contributed by Lukas

We power rank the top 12 players you should consider cutting from your team through the lens of the five stages of grief. We finish the show by holdin...