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The Late-Round Fantasy Football Podcast
Fantasy football doesn't have to feel so luck-driven. The award-winning Late-Round Fantasy Football Podcast is a fantasy football show that helps you win through bite-sized, analytically-driven episodes. Instead of just drafting from a list of players and crossing your fingers with the hopes that those players produce, host JJ Zachariason provides a process to help you find breakout candidates, sleepers, busts and more. The approach is logical. It's strategic. And it wins.
Episodes
The Late-Round Fantasy Football Podcast397: Players to Target
Who should you be targeting this year in fantasy football drafts? Which players appear to be undervalued? On Episode 397, JJ talks through his favorite…
The Late-Round Fantasy Football Podcast396: Mailbag 7/31/20
On this week's mailbag episode, JJ talks about Kenyan Drake's fantasy football draft value, whether or not you should aim to stack your team's pass-catchers…
The Late-Round Fantasy Football Podcast395: Early-Season Schedule Analysis
Should a player's schedule influence where you take him in your fantasy football drafts? On Episode 395, JJ explains why schedules do matter, especially at the…
The Late-Round Fantasy Football Podcast394: Mailbag 7/24/20
Are we overvaluing Davante Adams in fantasy football this year? What about Derrick Henry? Is Jonnu Smith a good late-round tight end target? JJ answers those…
The Late-Round Fantasy Football Podcast393: Auction Draft Strategy
How should you approach your fantasy football auction drafts? JJ provides a handful of tips that should help you dominate your auction league this year and…
The Late-Round Fantasy Football Podcast392: Mailbag 7/17/20
Should you change your fantasy football draft strategy because of how the coronavirus could impact the NFL season? Does Terry McLaurin have a limited fantasy…
The Late-Round Fantasy Football Podcast391: Keeper League Strategy
Selecting a keeper in your fantasy football league is tougher than it sounds. On this episode, JJ walks through a really basic process to help maximize the…
The Late-Round Fantasy Football Podcast390: Mailbag 7/10/20
On this week's mailbag episode, JJ talks through one thing that often goes overlooked in drafts, and then he gives his thoughts on the Green Bay backfield…
The Late-Round Fantasy Football Podcast389: Low-Key Regression Candidates
Most of the fantasy football world understands that players like Aaron Jones and A.J. Brown are bound to regress in 2020, but who are some under-the-radar…
The Late-Round Fantasy Football Podcast388: Mailbag 7/3/20
How should you value Cam Newton in fantasy football now that he's a Patriot? Is Tyler Higbee overvalued? What about A.J. Brown? Those questions -- and more --…
The Late-Round Fantasy Football Podcast387: Team-Level Regression
Before digging into individual player regression, it's important to see where things stand at the team level. On Episode 387, JJ looks at a handful of teams…
The Late-Round Fantasy Football Podcast386: Mailbag 6/26/20
This week's mailbag episode features talk around the San Francisco backfield, Leonard Fournette, Ke'Shawn Vaughn, and much more.See omnystudio.com/listener…
The Late-Round Fantasy Football Podcast385: Finding Breakout Tight Ends
Is there an easy way to spot potential breakout tight ends in your fantasy football drafts? JJ discusses the topic in detail on Episode 385.See…
The Late-Round Fantasy Football Podcast384: Mailbag 6/19/20
How should you approach the tight end position in your fantasy football drafts if your leaguemates select tight ends earlier than the norm? Which running back…
The Late-Round Fantasy Football Podcast383: Finding Breakout Wide Receivers
Is there a way to spot wide receiver values in the middle and late rounds of your fantasy football drafts? If so, what should you be looking for? JJ explains…
The Late-Round Fantasy Football Podcast382: Mailbag 6/12/20
What should fantasy football managers do about Dalvin Cook and his potential holdout? Is Cooper Kupp overvalued in early drafts? How deep is the wide…
The Late-Round Fantasy Football Podcast381: Finding Breakout Running Backs
Is there a process for spotting running backs who far outperform their average draft position in the late rounds? Are there any similarities that they had…
The Late-Round Fantasy Football Podcast380: Mailbag 6/5/20
On this week's mailbag episode, JJ details how you should think about the tight end position in your fantasy drafts, explains why teams should or shouldn't…
The Late-Round Fantasy Football Podcast379: Drafting League-Winning Players
How easy is it to find league-winning players in the later rounds of your fantasy football drafts? Where do league winners come from? What even is a league…
The Late-Round Fantasy Football Podcast378: Mailbag 5/29/20
Which tight ends should you target in the late rounds of your fantasy football drafts? Should you just get one early instead? Is Justin Jefferson the real…
The Late-Round Fantasy Football PodcastRewind: 6 Points Per Touchdown Pass Leagues
Should your quarterback draft strategy change in leagues where you get six points per touchdown pass instead of four? JJ answers this question by bringing back…
The Late-Round Fantasy Football Podcast377: Evolving the Late-Round Quarterback Strategy
More and more fantasy managers are selecting quarterbacks late during their drafts. In turn, should we all be adjusting the way we view the position in fantasy…
The Late-Round Fantasy Football Podcast376: Mailbag 5/22/20
This week's mailbag episode features talk around Jonathan Taylor's Year 1 workload, Leonard Fournette's 2020 potential, Nick Chubb's value with Kevin…
The Late-Round Fantasy Football PodcastRewind: Tight End Streaming
Streaming the tight end position in fantasy football seems like a decent idea in theory, but how easy is it to implement the strategy? On this week's…
The Late-Round Fantasy Football Podcast375: Insights From Building Projections
After talking about building projections on last week's show, JJ thought it would be a good idea to explain some of the interesting things he saw when creating…
The Late-Round Fantasy Football Podcast374: Mailbag 5/15/20
Is Chris Carson an undervalued fantasy football asset? Should we be ignoring early-round wide receivers? Who's this year's late-round quarterback to target?…
The Late-Round Fantasy Football PodcastRewind: Quarterback Streaming
Can you effectively stream the quarterback position in fantasy football, or is quarterback streaming just a luck-based approach? JJ brings back an episode…
The Late-Round Fantasy Football Podcast373: Revisiting the Process of Building Projections
How do you make fantasy football projections? Where do you even start? On Episode 373, JJ brings on Sharp Football Analysis' Rich Hribar to talk about the…
The Late-Round Fantasy Football Podcast372: Mailbag 5/8/20
How good was Ke'Shawn Vaughn's college profile? Is Zach Ertz a dynasty buy or sell? How should we project variance in fantasy football? Those questions -- and…
The Late-Round Fantasy Football PodcastRewind: Superflex Strategy
In order to make the quarterback position more valuable in fantasy football, we're seeing more and more leagues shift to superflex formats. A couple of years…
The Late-Round Fantasy Football Podcast371: Post-Draft Rookie Rankings
The NFL Draft is over, so JJ has revamped rookie rankings. Instead of just talking about player evaluation, though, Episode 371 dives deep into tiers and…
The Late-Round Fantasy Football Podcast370: Mailbag 5/1/20
Is Todd Gurley in store for an RB1 season? How should we evaluate rookie running backs in the short, medium and long term? Is N'Keal Harry a forgotten man?…
The Late-Round Fantasy Football PodcastRewind: Predictive Data
What types of numbers should fantasy footballers be focused on when evaluating players? Which type of data is most meaningful? Last year on The Late-Round…
The Late-Round Fantasy Football Podcast369: Utilizing Front Office Decision-Making
There's so much information to take from the NFL Draft. Sure, we find out where certain players are going to start their careers, but we also get a glimpse of…
The Late-Round Fantasy Football Podcast368: Mailbag 4/23/20
Rob Gronkowski is back in the league. What can we expect output-wise from him in 2020? Can Tom Brady adapt to Bruce Arians' offense? Is A.J. Brown overvalued?…
The Late-Round Fantasy Football PodcastRewind: The Importance of Draft Capital
With the NFL Draft about to kick off, JJ brings back an episode from last offseason on the importance of draft capital. In terms of potential fantasy football…
The Late-Round Fantasy Football Podcast367: Pre-Draft Rookie Rankings
With the NFL Draft kicking off this week, JJ talks through his favorite rookies in this year's class in order to get you ready for the big event.See…
The Late-Round Fantasy Football Podcast366: Mailbag 4/17/20
Is Austin Ekeler overvalued right now in fantasy football? What about Joe Mixon? Kenyan Drake? Those questions -- and plenty more -- are analyzed on this…
The Late-Round Fantasy Football PodcastRewind: Relying on the Waiver Wire
How easy is it to find reliable options on the waiver wire each year? JJ brings back an old episode of The Late-Round Podcast with guest Brandon Gdula, who…
The Late-Round Fantasy Football Podcast365: A Deep Wide Receiver Class
This year's wide receiver draft class is being touted as one of the best we've seen in a while, but is it warranted? How good can it be? To help answer those…
The Late-Round Fantasy Football Podcast364: Mailbag 4/10/20
Should we only care about predictive metrics in fantasy football? Which running back ranked outside the top 20 could finish in the top 5 this year? Is Alvin…
The Late-Round Fantasy Football PodcastRewind: Positional Value Is Not a Crock
On this week's Late-Round Podcast rewind, JJ reminds everyone that Dave Gettleman's famous quote about positional value being unimportant couldn't have been…
The Late-Round Fantasy Football Podcast363: A Top-Heavy Running Back Class
How good is this year's running back class? JJ brings on Establish the Run's Evan Silva to answer that very basic question on Episode 363. Evan explains why…
The Late-Round Fantasy Football Podcast362: Mailbag 4/3/20
Is Teddy Bridgewater a legitimate late-round quarterback option? What should fantasy managers do with Darrell Henderson in dynasty leagues? Should we be…
The Late-Round Fantasy Football PodcastRewind: Prospecting Through Data
The NFL Draft is happening soon, which means fantasy football dynasty leaguers have rookies on their mind. Evaluating those prospects can be difficult, but…
The Late-Round Fantasy Football Podcast361: Statistically Superior Quarterbacks in This Year's Draft
Which quarterbacks in this year's draft class look the best statistically? Is Joe Burrow the top passer in the class, or is there competition for that spot? JJ…
The Late-Round Fantasy Football Podcast360: Mailbag 3/27/20
On this week's mailbag episode, JJ talks about the Carolina Panthers' offense with Robby Anderson, explains how he uses (or doesn't use) efficiency to…
The Late-Round Fantasy Football PodcastRewind: Diving Into Dynasty Leagues
Interested in dynasty fantasy football, but have no idea where to start? A couple of years ago, JJ brought on Dynasty League Football's Ryan McDowell to talk…
The Late-Round Fantasy Football Podcast359: Free Agency Fallout
Melvin Gordon is a Bronco? Tom Brady is a Buccaneer? DeAndre Hopkins is a Cardinal? What do all of the big offensive moves across the NFL over the last week…
The Late-Round Fantasy Football Podcast358: Mailbag 3/20/20
What should we expect from Tom Brady now that he's a Buccaneer? How much does Austin Hooper's signing in Cleveland hurt their existing pass-catchers in fantasy…
The Late-Round Fantasy Football PodcastRewind: Handcuffing Running Backs
Handcuffing running backs is a common fantasy football draft strategy, but should it be? JJ brings back an episode from the archives to remind Late-Round…
The Late-Round Fantasy Football Podcast357: Finding Meaning From the NFL Combine
Does the NFL combine actually matter for fantasy football? To help answer that very basic question, JJ brings Pro Football Focus' Kevin Cole onto the show to…
The Late-Round Fantasy Football Podcast356: Mailbag 3/13/20
Is Tyler Johnson a better prospect than Bryan Edwards? How should fantasy football managers handle trading up in rookie drafts? And how should you properly…
The Late-Round Fantasy Football Podcast355: Finding Wide Receiver Prospect Trends
This year's wide receiver draft class is a good one, which means it'll be super important to nail down who's overrated and underrated. To help you do that, JJ…
The Late-Round Fantasy Football Podcast354: Mailbag 3/6/20
This week's mailbag episode is filled with game theory talk. JJ explains why you can't just always trade studs for younger players in dynasty, why deeper…
The Late-Round Fantasy Football Podcast353: NFL Combine Winners and Losers
Even though the numbers we get from NFL Scouting Combine aren't everything, they're still something. On Episode 353, JJ looks at how the wide receivers and…
The Late-Round Fantasy Football Podcast352: Mailbag 2/28/20
This week's mailbag show features fantasy football talk around Henry Ruggs, Josh Jacobs, Mecole Hardman, and lots more.See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy…
The Late-Round Fantasy Football Podcast351: Running Back Prospects Who Produced Like Studs
Are there any production-related red flags among the top running backs in this year's class? How strong is the class overall? On Episode 351, JJ looks to…
The Late-Round Fantasy Football Podcast350: Mailbag 2/21/20
What's the best way to value rookie picks? Is Kenyan Drake going to maintain his production into 2020? How important is film to JJ's prospect evaluation? Those…
The Late-Round Fantasy Football Podcast349: Wide Receiver Prospects Who Produced Like Studs
Generally speaking, the best wideouts in the NFL produced well in college. With that in mind, looking at this year's wide receiver draft class, which players…