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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 PodcastLate-Round Perspectives: Andy Behrens Returns
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 sure to…
The Late-Round Fantasy Football Podcast1022: Mailbag - Rookie Running Backs, Joe Burrow's Injury, and More
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 Williams…
The Late-Round Fantasy Football Podcast1021: Week 3 Sleepers
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 a…
The Late-Round Fantasy Football Podcast1020: 10 Trends for Week 3
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 out…
The Late-Round Fantasy Football Podcast1019: 15 Transactions for Week 3
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 check out…
The Late-Round Fantasy Football PodcastThe Show: Ekeler's Injury, JSN's Insane Outlook, and More
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 wire…
The Late-Round Fantasy Football PodcastLate-Round Perspectives: Jeff Ratcliffe Returns
FTN Fantasy's Jeff Ratcliffe comes back for another Perspectives visit to talk about his biggest Week 1 surprises, offenses who disappointed last week, buy and…
The Late-Round Fantasy Football Podcast1018: Mailbag - Keon Coleman's Week 1, Kenneth Walker's Value, and More
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 answers…
The Late-Round Fantasy Football Podcast1017: Week 2 Sleepers
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 favorite…
The Late-Round Fantasy Football Podcast1016: 10 Trends for Week 2
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 subscribe…
The Late-Round Fantasy Football Podcast1015: 15 Transactions for Week 2
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 drop? JJ…
The Late-Round Fantasy Football PodcastThe Show: Thursday Night Football Reactions, Week 1 Bold Predictions, and More
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-Eagles…
The Late-Round Fantasy Football PodcastLate-Round Perspectives: Jake Ciely
The Athletic's Jake Ciely joins Perspectives to talk about mistakes drafters made this season, tons of controversial players, his top breakout offense, and so…
The Late-Round Fantasy Football Podcast1014: Mailbag - Managing Early-Season Breakouts, Navigating Depth Charts, and More
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 depth charts…
The Late-Round Fantasy Football Podcast1013: Week 1 Sleepers
After making an announcement about a format change to the sleepers episode, JJ looks at a handful of quarterbacks, running backs, wide receivers, and tight…
The Late-Round Fantasy Football Podcast1012: 10 Trends for Week 1
JJ talks about the Packers offense, Jacory Croskey-Merritt, quarterback predictability, and more on the first 10 Trends episode of the season. Order the…
The Late-Round Fantasy Football Podcast1011: 15 Transactions for Week 1
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 back add…
The Late-Round Fantasy Football PodcastPodcast Schedule for the 2025 Season
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 privacy…
The Late-Round Fantasy Football Podcast1010: Mailbag - The Houston Backfield, Jalen Coker's Value, and More
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 Thielen trade…
The Late-Round Fantasy Football PodcastBecoming a Best Ball Bro: Does It Have to End?
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. He…
The Late-Round Fantasy Football Podcast1009: Bold Predictions
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 sure to…
The Late-Round Fantasy Football PodcastLate-Round Perspectives: Andy Holloway
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…
The Late-Round Fantasy Football PodcastBecoming a Best Ball Bro: Leaning Into the Hype?
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. Conner…
The Late-Round Fantasy Football Podcast1008: Risers and Fallers
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 rankings over…
The Late-Round Fantasy Football Podcast1007: Mailbag - Auction Draft Strategy, A Surprising Player to Avoid, and More
On this week's mailbag episode, JJ talks through auction draft strategy, Keenan Allen's fantasy football value, a surprising player he's mostly avoiding this…
The Late-Round Fantasy Football PodcastBecoming a Best Ball Bro: Differentiating for the Playoffs?
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 new…
The Late-Round Fantasy Football Podcast1006: Players to Avoid
JJ chats with Establish the Run's Evan Silva about 10 different players they're avoiding -- at cost -- in fantasy football drafts this season. Order the…
The Late-Round Fantasy Football PodcastLate-Round Perspectives: Shawn Siegele Returns
JJ is joined by RotoViz's Shawn Siegele to talk about the changing fantasy football landscape, the importance of elite tight ends, wide receiver average draft…
The Late-Round Fantasy Football PodcastBecoming a Best Ball Bro: Changing Approaches in August?
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 the Fantasy…
The Late-Round Fantasy Football Podcast1005: Players to Target
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. Order the…
The Late-Round Fantasy Football Podcast1004: Mailbag - Jordan Mason's Value, Elijah Arroyo's Outlook, and More
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 the…
The Late-Round Fantasy Football PodcastBecoming a Best Ball Bro: A Go-To Tight End Strategy?
JJ and Rich discuss some market movement -- specifically with the Jacksonville backfield -- before Davis Mattek joins the show. Davis answers questions about…
The Late-Round Fantasy Football Podcast1003: Early-Season Schedule Analysis
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 1003, JJ…
The Late-Round Fantasy Football PodcastLate-Round Perspectives: Andrew Cooper
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 fantasy…
The Late-Round Fantasy Football PodcastBecoming a Best Ball Bro: Embrace the Chaos?
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 Quinshon…
The Late-Round Fantasy Football Podcast1002: Regression Candidates
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 an…
The Late-Round Fantasy Football Podcast1001: Mailbag - The Browns Backfield, Isiah Pacheco, and More
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 with the…
The Late-Round Fantasy Football PodcastBecoming a Best Ball Bro: Do You Have to Max Enter?
JJ and Rich kick off the show discussing the wild and constantly-changing quarterback landscape on DraftKings before Late-Round Fantasy Football's COO, David…
The Late-Round Fantasy Football Podcast1000: The Rookie Edge in Redraft Leagues
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 not you…
The Late-Round Fantasy Football PodcastLate-Round Perspectives: Jakob Sanderson
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 theory with…
The Late-Round Fantasy Football PodcastBecoming a Best Ball Bro: Is There An Optimal Roster Construction?
JJ and Rich talk through JJ's exposure thus far in the DraftKings $15M Millionaire tourney before Tom Strachan of FantasyPros and the Fantasy Sanctuary joins…
The Late-Round Fantasy Football Podcast999: The Tight End Dead Zone
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 confusing…
The Late-Round Fantasy Football PodcastBecoming a Best Ball Bro: A Quick Recap Episode?
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 from the…
The Late-Round Fantasy Football Podcast998: Mailbag - Ashton Jeanty's Cost, the Miami Dolphins Offense, and More
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 questions --…
The Late-Round Fantasy Football PodcastBecoming a Best Ball Bro: How Many Quarterbacks Are Optimal?
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 how he…
The Late-Round Fantasy Football PodcastLate-Round Perspectives: John Daigle Returns
Establish the Run's John Daigle returns to Late-Round Perspectives to talk about the optimal draft strategy for 2025 fantasy football drafts, late-round…
The Late-Round Fantasy Football PodcastBecoming a Best Ball Bro: Drafting Like You're Right?
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 DraftKings…
The Late-Round Fantasy Football Podcast997: Mailbag - The Broncos Backfield, Brock Bowers Fear, and More
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 Brock…
The Late-Round Fantasy Football PodcastBecoming a Best Ball Bro: How Important Is Uniqueness?
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 surrounding…
The Late-Round Fantasy Football Podcast996: A New Way to Spot Middle-Round Running Back Breakouts
JJ has done average draft position analysis for years, leading to discoveries like "ambiguous backfields." On Episode 996, he digs into a new average draft…
The Late-Round Fantasy Football PodcastLate-Round Perspectives: Graham Barfield
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 running…
The Late-Round Fantasy Football PodcastBecoming a Best Ball Bro: Are We Going Zero RB?
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. Neil and JJ…
The Late-Round Fantasy Football Podcast995: The Year of the Sophomore Quarterback
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 Episode…
The Late-Round Fantasy Football Podcast994: Mailbag - Jonathan Taylor's Outlook, Quarterback Bounce-Back Candidates, and More
Is Jonathan Taylor overvalued in fantasy football this year? We know that high touchdown rates regress, but is it advantageous to draft quarterbacks coming off…
The Late-Round Fantasy Football PodcastBecoming a Best Ball Bro: A Full PPR Strategy?
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 Upside then…
The Late-Round Fantasy Football Podcast993: Taking Advantage of Quarterback Touchdown Rates
Passing touchdowns are going to influence fantasy football scoring quite a bit, and, unfortunately, they can be relatively volatile year-over-year. On Episode…
The Late-Round Fantasy Football PodcastLate-Round Perspectives: Rich Dotson
Rich Dotson of Dynasty Nerds joins JJ to talk about the thing dynasty managers get wrong most frequently, the 2025 rookie class, trade calculators, dynasty…
The Late-Round Fantasy Football Podcast992: Insights From Building Projections
JJ talks through some of the most interesting things he noticed when building out projections for the 2025 fantasy football season. Order the Late-Round…
The Late-Round Fantasy Football PodcastBecoming a Best Ball Bro: We're Doing This Again?
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 of the…
The Late-Round Fantasy Football Podcast991: Mailbag - RJ Harvey's Outlook, George Pickens' New Home, and More
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 year, the…