The Ringer NFL Draft Show
Episodes
Waiver Wire Targets for Week 6
11 Oct 2022
Contributed by Lukas
We run through the injuries from Week 5 and offer up our must-add players for Week 6 with our favorite format, Showdown Time. (2:00) - RB Targets (17...
Week 5 Winners, Losers, and Awards
10 Oct 2022
Contributed by Lukas
We recap Week 5 by giving out awards for the biggest winners and losers of the weekend, including the return of the first-round RB, and Josh Allen and...
Week 5 Matchups, Must-Starts, and Must-Benches
07 Oct 2022
Contributed by Lukas
We preview the Week 5 fantasy slate with categories including the Sunday Scaries, the Disney Channel Original Movie 'Motocrossed' award, Debutante Bal...
Power Ranking the Best and Worst Fantasy Players After Four Weeks
05 Oct 2022
Contributed by Lukas
We power rank the five most rewarding and five most disappointing players of the year after four games. We finish by reading a few listener emails and...
Waiver Wire Targets for Week 5
04 Oct 2022
Contributed by Lukas
We run through the injuries from Week 4 and offer up our must-add players for Week 5 with our favorite format, Showdown Time. (01:36) - RB Targets (19...
Week 4 Winners, Losers, and Awards (And DK Turns 40)
03 Oct 2022
Contributed by Lukas
We recap Week 4 by giving out awards for the biggest winners of the weekend, Kenny Pickett’s debut in Pittsburgh, Kyle Pitts’s disappointing year,...
Week 4 Matchups, Must-Starts, and Must-Benches
30 Sep 2022
Contributed by Lukas
We preview the Week 4 fantasy slate with categories including the Hot Tub Club (a.k.a. players with injury concerns), Sunday Scaries, the Debutante Ba...
Power Ranking This Week's Top Buy and Sell Trade Candidates
28 Sep 2022
Contributed by Lukas
We power rank our five favorite fantasy players to buy low on after a slow start to the season, as well as five players to trade away before it's too ...
Waiver Wire Targets for Week 4
27 Sep 2022
Contributed by Lukas
We run through the injuries from Week 3 and offer up our must-add players for Week 4 with our favorite format, Showdown Time. (01:30) - RB Streamers (...
Week 3 Winners, Losers, and Awards
26 Sep 2022
Contributed by Lukas
We recap Week 3 in the NFL by giving out awards like Winner of the Week; the Mansplain of the Week; the Hometown 10; Call Off the Search We Found Them...
Week 3 Matchups, Must-Starts, and Must-Benches
23 Sep 2022
Contributed by Lukas
We preview the Week 3 fantasy slate with categories including the Hot Tub Club (a.k.a. players with injury concerns), Sunday Scaries, the Debutante Ba...
Power Ranking The Top Buy Low and Sell High Trade Candidates
21 Sep 2022
Contributed by Lukas
We power rank our five favorite fantasy players to buy low on after a slow start to the season, as well as five players to trade away before it's too ...
Waiver Wire Targets for Week 3
19 Sep 2022
Contributed by Lukas
We run through the injuries from Week 2 and offer up our must-add players for Week 3 with our favorite format, Showdown Time. (2:08) - QB Streamers (...
Week 2 Winners, Losers, and Awards
19 Sep 2022
Contributed by Lukas
We recap Week 2 by giving out awards like Winner of the Week, the Fastest Kid Alive, the Panic Button, I’m Not Mad Just Disappointed, the Dead Dove ...
Week 2 Matchups, Must-Starts, and Must-Benches
16 Sep 2022
Contributed by Lukas
We preview the Week 2 fantasy slate with categories including The Hot Tub Club (a.k.a. the players with injury concerns), Sunday Scaries, The 'Family ...
Power Ranking the Biggest Week 1 Overreactions
14 Sep 2022
Contributed by Lukas
We recap a thrilling Seahawks victory over the Broncos, before power ranking the most over-reactionary fantasy football takes that we kind-of-sort-of ...
Waiver Wire Targets for Week 2
13 Sep 2022
Contributed by Lukas
We run through the injuries from Week 1 and offer up our must-add players for Week 2 with our favorite format, Showdown Time. (02:36) - QB Streamers (...
Week 1 Winners, Losers, and Awards
12 Sep 2022
Contributed by Lukas
We recap Week 1 by giving out awards like Winner of the Week; the Player You Wish You Drafted More Of; I’m Not Mad Just Disappointed; Weird Flex But...
Week 1 Matchups, Must-Starts, and Must-Benches
09 Sep 2022
Contributed by Lukas
We preview the Week 1 fantasy slate with categories including The Hot Tub Club (a.k.a. the players with injury concerns), Sunday Scaries, the Family G...
Power Ranking the 10 Best Season-Long Prop Bets
07 Sep 2022
Contributed by Lukas
Welcome to another season of Power Hour, where we rank something fantasy football or NFL related every Wednesday throughout the regular season. To kic...
Listener Mailbag: Sell-High WRs, Sleeper TEs, and Surprise Offenses
05 Sep 2022
Contributed by Lukas
We answer listener questions about the fantasy players we are most afraid to play against on a Monday night, offenses who could surprise and disappoin...
The 2022 Fantasy Football Take Purge
02 Sep 2022
Contributed by Lukas
Welcome to the third annual Take Purge. All NFL and fantasy football-related takes, including those you don’t actually believe, will be legal for 60...
The Players No One Is Talking About Before Your Draft
31 Aug 2022
Contributed by Lukas
We highlight the most under-discussed fantasy players of the preseason—or as we call them, the Steven Glansbergs—and determine how we feel about t...
Sleepers 2.0
29 Aug 2022
Contributed by Lukas
With the NFL season under two weeks away and fantasy draft season heating up, we release our updated list of sleepers and place them into three catego...
The Perfect Draft Pick In Each Round
26 Aug 2022
Contributed by Lukas
We move through each round of a 12 team half PPR draft and determine our favorite picks at their current average draft position. We finish the show wi...
The Key Fantasy Players of 2022 (Part 2), As Told By ‘Step Brothers’
25 Aug 2022
Contributed by Lukas
We are back to break down more players we think will define the 2022 season as explained using quotes from the movie ‘Step Brothers.' Check out The...
Listener Mailbag: WR First Overall? The RB2 Leap, and Salary Cap Draft Strategy
24 Aug 2022
Contributed by Lukas
We answer listener questions about taking Justin Jefferson first overall in the draft, which 2nd round running back will make the leap, the best strat...
Preseason Week 2 Risers and Fallers
22 Aug 2022
Contributed by Lukas
We recap Week 2 of the preseason by highlighting all of the fantasy-relevant players who helped or hurt their draft stock over the weekend. We finish ...
The Players We Hate But Have to Rank
19 Aug 2022
Contributed by Lukas
Every year there are players that we don’t really want on our teams, but we have to rank them. Today, we discuss those players. We finish the show b...
5 Fantasy Players Everyone is Too Horny For
17 Aug 2022
Contributed by Lukas
The summer is winding down, fantasy football is heating up, and people are starting to fall in love with their sleepers. But sometimes, people get a l...
Preseason Week 1 Winners and Losers
16 Aug 2022
Contributed by Lukas
We react to all of the standout and disappointing performances from Week 1 of preseason and determine whether or not we are buying the narrative. We f...
Our Top Fantasy Targets of 2022
12 Aug 2022
Contributed by Lukas
We run through the tentpole guys we are drafting in the early to middle rounds that we love building our teams around this year. We finish with anothe...
Late-Round League Winners
10 Aug 2022
Contributed by Lukas
We discuss our favorite late-round players who can get you a massive return on your investment. We finish the show by reading a few listener emails. ...
Training Camp Week 2 Risers and Fallers
09 Aug 2022
Contributed by Lukas
We run through the top stories from around the league and determine who is rising and falling in our draft rankings after the second week of training ...
RB Rankings, Tiers, and Fears
05 Aug 2022
Contributed by Lukas
We discuss the concern around Matthews Stafford’s elbow injury before running through our current running back tiers and re-sorting them live on the...
The Key Fantasy Players of 2022, As Told By ‘Superbad’
04 Aug 2022
Contributed by Lukas
We break down who we think will be the key players of the 2022 fantasy football season, as explained by quotes from the movie ‘Superbad’. We finis...
Training Camp Risers and News
02 Aug 2022
Contributed by Lukas
OFFICIAL RINGER TOP 200 RANKINGS AND TIERS OUT NOW Training camp is officially underway, so we run through the biggest stories from around the league...
WR Tiers and Fears
28 Jul 2022
Contributed by Lukas
OFFICIAL RINGER TOP 200 RANKINGS AND TIERS OUT NOW We run through our current wide receiver tiers and discuss how we are going to re-sort them live o...
Sleepers for 2022
26 Jul 2022
Contributed by Lukas
We run through our official sleepers for the 2022 season and bucket them into three categories: Light sleepers, classic sleepers, and deep sleepers. T...
TE Rankings, Tiers, and Fears
21 Jul 2022
Contributed by Lukas
We run through our official tight end rankings, and unveil our tiers for the 2022 season. Within each tier, we discuss who we are most confident in, a...
5 Lessons You Can’t Forget From 2021
19 Jul 2022
Contributed by Lukas
We leave every fantasy football season with many lessons learned, but after a long offseason, we often fail to recall those crucial former takeaways a...
Boring Players Who Will Win You a Title
14 Jul 2022
Contributed by Lukas
We spend so much time talking about players, sleepers, the sexy guys with upside—we’re going to do the opposite—we’re going to put together th...
Finding the Ja’Marr Chase of 2022
12 Jul 2022
Contributed by Lukas
The overwhelming majority of elite fantasy receivers come from real-life playoff teams, or teams that are at least in the playoff hunt. So, a good way...
QB Tiers and Fears (and Baker Traded to Carolina)
07 Jul 2022
Contributed by Lukas
We discuss the news of Cleveland trading Baker Mayfield to the Panthers, and how this will affect Carolina’s season. Then, we run through each of ou...
The All Boom, No Bust Top Six
05 Jul 2022
Contributed by Lukas
We run through our six favorite boom/bust players and focus on what their season could look like if they boom. We finish the show by answering a liste...
The Fantasy Impact of Every New Head Coach
30 Jun 2022
Contributed by Lukas
We take a look at the fantasy impact of the new head coaches in the NFL. We run through each team by order of which we are most interested in, and for...
Top Sleepers on New Teams
29 Jun 2022
Contributed by Lukas
We check in on all of the NFL players on new teams this upcoming season, and highlight the sleepers who could exceed their current fantasy expectation...
Ranking Draft Value at QB, RB, WR, and TE
23 Jun 2022
Contributed by Lukas
We take a look at the QB, RB, WR, and TE positions and debate how we feel about each as we head into fantasy football draft season. We look at the sca...
Offseason Stories We Missed + Gronk Retires
21 Jun 2022
Contributed by Lukas
We are BACK from summer vacation to revisit all of the fantasy football storylines we missed over the past month. We start with the news of Rob Gronko...
Supreme Fantasy Court: Joc Pederson vs. Tommy Pham
31 May 2022
Contributed by Lukas
We interrupt our hiatus to weigh in on the Joc Pederson-Tommy Pham fantasy football dispute that swept the nation over the weekend. If you have any i...
The Top 10 Players of the 2022 Fantasy Season
11 May 2022
Contributed by Lukas
We unveil our top-200 rankings on The Ringer’s 2022 Fantasy Football Draft Guide and debate the order of the top 10, including the most underrated, ...
Power Ranking the Rookie Fantasy Players for 2022
05 May 2022
Contributed by Lukas
Welcome back to 'The Ringer Fantasy Football Show'! We kick off the 2022 fantasy football season with an edition of ‘Power Hour’, where we power r...
The Teams Who Became Contenders After the Draft
03 May 2022
Contributed by Lukas
We put a bow on NFL draft season by discussing the teams who most changed their fortunes for this upcoming season. Later, we say goodbye to Ben Solak ...
Day 3 Sleepers, Bizarre QB Choices, and Which GMs Won the Draft
01 May 2022
Contributed by Lukas
We recap Day 3 of the NFL draft, including which players from the later rounds could end up as household names, the Patriots selecting a QB, and Sam H...
A Historic QB Fall, A Run on RBs and WRs, and Day 2 Steals
30 Apr 2022
Contributed by Lukas
We discuss a shocking fall for the remaining QBs on the board, including Malik Willis, Desmond Ridder, and Matt Corral. We later highlight the best fi...
A.J. Brown to Philly, Pickett in Pitt, and Round 1 Chaos Reactions
29 Apr 2022
Contributed by Lukas
We run through the most exciting picks and trades from the first round of the NFL draft, including the Eagles’ trade for A.J. Brown, the Giants land...
The Multiverse of the Top 10 NFL Draft Picks
27 Apr 2022
Contributed by Lukas
NFL draft week is here, but a consensus on who is going where is not. We parse through a murky top 10 and try to get a grasp on what might happen on T...
Our Favorite NFL Draft Bets and Deebo Samuel's Trade Market
21 Apr 2022
Contributed by Lukas
Deebo Samuel has requested a trade; we discuss where he could land and how this affects the draft. Then, we dip our toe in the gambling waters by runn...
The Take Purge: 2022 NFL Draft
19 Apr 2022
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 2022 NFL Draft For Dummies
14 Apr 2022
Contributed by Lukas
The draft is two weeks away, so we wanted to take a step back and approach this as the SparkNotes version of the 2022 NFL draft. We touch on the essen...
The Most Fun QB Draft Episode You’ll Listen To
12 Apr 2022
Contributed by Lukas
We flip a coin and force DK and Ben to make their cases for or against the top five QB prospects in this year's NFL draft. Then, we talk about the bes...
The Six Most Divisive Players in the Draft
07 Apr 2022
Contributed by Lukas
Some NFL draft prospects are difficult to analyze for a variety of reasons. We break down the six players with the most disagreement among scouts and ...
The Domino Effect of the Saints-Eagles Trade, Plus DeVante Parker to the Patriots
05 Apr 2022
Contributed by Lukas
We break down the details of the Saints-Eagles trade and forecast how it will affect the 2022 draft and beyond. Later, we talk about DeVante Parker’...
The 2022 NFL Draft Mailbag
31 Mar 2022
Contributed by Lukas
We open the mailbag to answer varying draft and non-draft related questions about topics including Bruce Arians stepping down as head coach of the Tam...
The Mock Draft Oscars
30 Mar 2022
Contributed by Lukas
To begin the show we comment on the NFL playoff overtime rule change and whether it is good or bad for the sport. Then, to celebrate Danny Kelly’s m...
Can Tyreek Fix Tua, Will the Chiefs Survive, and the Value of a First-Round Pick
23 Mar 2022
Contributed by Lukas
We react to the Dolphins trading for Kansas City WR Tyreek Hill and assess the deal from the perspective of both teams. Then we react to Liberty QB Ma...
The Top Five Moves of the Last Five Days
22 Mar 2022
Contributed by Lukas
We highlight the latest moves at the quarterback position and assess the current state of the QB market before ranking the five most important moves o...
The Free-Agency Hangover
17 Mar 2022
Contributed by Lukas
Earlier this week we played the Adam Schefter free-agency drinking game, and now we have the free-agency hangover. In the sober light of day, we check...
The Adam Schefter Free-Agency Drinking Game
15 Mar 2022
Contributed by Lukas
Last year we made a drinking game and created rules based on Adam Schefter’s tweets during NFL free agency, and this year we decided to play it agai...
Every Angle of the Tom Brady Unretirement
14 Mar 2022
Contributed by Lukas
Danny Heifetz and Danny Kelly return for an emergency podcast to share their reactions to Tom Brady’s return to the NFL after a 40-day retirement. T...
Risers and Fallers in Danny Kelly’s NFL Mock Draft 2.0
10 Mar 2022
Contributed by Lukas
We break down the Washington Commanders’ trade for Carson Wentz before running through every pick of Danny Kelly’s 2022 NFL mock draft 2.0, discus...
Every Angle of the Russell Wilson–to-the-Broncos Trade With Bill Simmons
08 Mar 2022
Contributed by Lukas
Live on Spotify Greenroom, we check in on Danny Kelly after news broke that Russell Wilson would be traded to the Denver Broncos for a package of play...
The 2022 NFL Combine Awards
08 Mar 2022
Contributed by Lukas
We wrap up the combine by handing out awards, including the Mount Rushmore Award, the Barry Bonds Asterisk Award, the Maybe They Had an Upset Stomach ...
QB and WR Combine Standouts
04 Mar 2022
Contributed by Lukas
We recap an exciting day of testing at the QB and WR positions, breaking down the unique size and speed of the 2022 wide receivers, the QBs that stood...
The QB Trade Market Rests in Kenny Pickett’s Tiny Hands
03 Mar 2022
Contributed by Lukas
Live from Indianapolis, we run through the biggest story lines from the opening days at the NFL combine. We discuss Kenny Pickett’s official hand me...
The NFL Combine Is Dumb. Here’s Why It’s Great.
01 Mar 2022
Contributed by Lukas
The NFL combine is an odd event, complete with quirky rules and traditions. We try to make sense of it all by breaking down the history of the event, ...
50 Shades of Wide Receiver Prospects
23 Feb 2022
Contributed by Lukas
Welcome back to ‘The Ringer NFL Draft Show,’ the newest show on our feed. This week, Danny Kelly and Ben Solak guide Heifetz through the top six w...
2022 NFL Mock Draft 1.0 Superlatives
16 Feb 2022
Contributed by Lukas
Welcome to 'The Ringer NFL Draft Show,' formerly known as 'The Ringer Fantasy Football Show.' Each week we will guide you through a different NFL draf...
Super Bowl Awards
14 Feb 2022
Contributed by Lukas
Live from SoFi Stadium in Los Angeles, Heifetz, DK, and Craig give out awards for Super Bowl 56 including the Have Your Cake and Eat It Too Award, the...
Power Ranking the Worst Super Bowl Bets
10 Feb 2022
Contributed by Lukas
We power-rank the worst bets that have grabbed our attention for the Super Bowl and make our case, followed by reading some listener emails. Worst Be...
Who Is the No. 1 Pick in the Draft?
08 Feb 2022
Contributed by Lukas
Welcome back to ‘The Ringer NFL Draft Show,’ the newest show on our feed. This week, Danny Kelly and Ben Solak guide Heifetz and Craig through the...
Could the Bad QB Draft Class Actually Be Good?
01 Feb 2022
Contributed by Lukas
It’s ‘The Ringer NFL Draft Show’! The newest show on our feed. Each week, Danny Kelly and Ben Solak will guide Heifetz and Craig through the wor...
Conference Championship Awards
31 Jan 2022
Contributed by Lukas
We recap another exhilarating conference championship round by giving out new awards like the Father of the Year Award, the Raw Dog Award, the We Gott...
The Worst Bets for Championship Weekend
27 Jan 2022
Contributed by Lukas
Betting is more fun when you ignore the stats and go with your gut, right? We discuss the bets that have caught our eyes, offer our takes, and use all...
Divisional Round Awards
24 Jan 2022
Contributed by Lukas
We recap a legendary divisional round by giving out new awards like The Gone In 13 Seconds Award, The Alexander The Great Award, The Slow, Glacial Shi...
The Worst Bets for the Divisional Round
20 Jan 2022
Contributed by Lukas
Betting is more fun when you ignore the stats and go with your gut, right? We discuss the bets that have caught our eyes, offer our takes, and use all...
Wild-Card Weekend Awards
17 Jan 2022
Contributed by Lukas
We recap Wild-Card Weekend by giving out new awards like the Nathan For You Stadium Award, the Playoff Rondo Award, the Thank You for Letting Me Shop ...
The Worst Bets for Wild-Card Weekend
13 Jan 2022
Contributed by Lukas
Betting is more fun when you ignore the stats and go with your gut, right? We discuss the bets that have caught our eyes, offer our takes, and use all...
The 2021 Fantasy Rewatchables
10 Jan 2022
Contributed by Lukas
The Ringer’s Danny Heifetz, Danny Kelly, and Craig Horlbeck recap the 2021 fantasy football season in the format of 'The Rewatchables'. Email us! r...
The End-of-Year Mailbag
06 Jan 2022
Contributed by Lukas
We wrap up the fantasy season by answering listener questions ranging from fantasy football rule changes to an NFL-Quidditch crossover to power rankin...
Championship Week Awards
03 Jan 2022
Contributed by Lukas
We recap championship week by giving out brand new awards like The Championship Killers Award, the Shiva Destroyer of Worlds Award, The “Who Are The...
Must-Adds for Week 17
27 Dec 2021
Contributed by Lukas
With championship week upon us, we run through the injuries from Week 16 and offer up our must-add players for Week 17 with our favorite format, Showd...
Week 16 Awards
27 Dec 2021
Contributed by Lukas
We recap the Week 16 slate by giving out brand new awards like The Dominate the Consolation Bracket Award, The Dominating the Toilet Bowl Award, The “...
Must-Add Players for Week 16
20 Dec 2021
Contributed by Lukas
With the first round of the fantasy playoffs nearly wrapped up, we offer up our must-add players for Week 16 with our favorite format, Showdown Time. ...
Week 15 Awards
20 Dec 2021
Contributed by Lukas
We recap the Week 15 slate by giving out brand-new awards, including The Bermuda Triangle Award, The Super-Zero Award, The “Am I Reading the Bottom ...
COVID Chaos, Lineup Help, and Week 15 Bets
17 Dec 2021
Contributed by Lukas
We attempt to parse through the wildest week of COVID-19 news in the 2021 NFL season and help you navigate what to do with your fantasy football roste...
Must-Add Players for Week 15
14 Dec 2021
Contributed by Lukas
Fantasy playoffs are officially here, so we offer up our must-add players for Week 15 with our favorite format, Showdown Time. Must-Adds RBs (03:00) W...
Week 14 and the End-of-the-Fantasy-Regular-Season Awards
13 Dec 2021
Contributed by Lukas
We recap the final week of the fantasy regular-season slate by giving out awards like the Mariano Rivera “Closer” Award, the Rock and a Hard Place...
‘Shark Tank’ Prop Bets - Week 14
10 Dec 2021
Contributed by Lukas
We pitch each other on our favorite prop bets for the weekend’s games in the style of ‘Shark Tank.’ Later, we offer up our favorite long-shot be...
Power Ranking the Biggest Bargains of the 2021 Season (Holiday Edition)
08 Dec 2021
Contributed by Lukas
In our last Power Hour of the season, we power rank the stocking stuffers of the 2021 fantasy season, a.k.a. the players who cost very little on draft...