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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 Podcast899: Risers and Fallers
JJ talks about a handful of players who've risen and fallen most in his rankings since the start of redraft season. Sign up and deposit on Underdog now and use…
The Late-Round Fantasy Football Podcast898: Mailbag 8/16/24
Are we underselling Malik Nabers' situation? Is Javonte Williams an obvious buy? How can you avoid "take lock"? JJ answers those questions -- and more -- on…
The Late-Round Fantasy Football PodcastBecoming a Best Ball Bro: Which Value Tight End?
JJ and Rich talk about the current best ball landscape (including the status of Kimani Vidal) before high-volume drafter Neil Orfield joins the show. Neil…
The Late-Round Fantasy Football Podcast897: Players to Avoid
JJ sits down with Sharp Football Analysis' Rich Hribar to talk about players they're generally avoiding in fantasy football drafts this year. Sign up and…
The Late-Round Fantasy Football PodcastLate-Round Perspectives: Greg Brainos
Greg Brainos of Coachspeak Index joins the show to talk about what Coachspeak Index is all about, whether or not fantasy managers overrate coachspeak…
The Late-Round Fantasy Football PodcastBecoming a Best Ball Bro: A Weekly Winners Strategy?
JJ and Rich talk about the Brandon Aiyuk trade rumors and Justin Fields' best ball value before Jon Warner joins the show. Jon discusses how he uses training…
The Late-Round Fantasy Football Podcast896: Players to Target
JJ and Establish the Run's Evan Silva talk about 10 players they're looking to target in fantasy football drafts this season. Sign up and deposit on Underdog…
The Late-Round Fantasy Football Podcast895: Mailbag 8/2/24
Is Dalton Kincaid undervalued? Which defenses should you target this year? Is stacking a smart thing to do in your managed season-long leagues? JJ answers…
The Late-Round Fantasy Football PodcastBecoming a Best Ball Bro: Does Training Camp Matter?
JJ and Rich chat about an interesting thought exercise before Establish the Run and ADP Chasing's Sam Sherman joins the show. Sam discusses how he looks at…
The Late-Round Fantasy Football Podcast894: Early-Season Schedule Analysis
JJ looks at the early-season schedules for teams across the league to determine if there are players who may get off to hot or cold starts to the year. Sign up…
The Late-Round Fantasy Football PodcastLate-Round Perspectives: Dave Kluge
Dave Kluge of Footballguys joins the show to talk about the shift from best ball drafts to managed season-long ones, the tight end landscape, Kyren Williams'…
The Late-Round Fantasy Football PodcastBecoming a Best Ball Bro: Does Exposure Matter?
JJ and Rich open up the show by talking about how quarterback average draft position is changing, and that's altered the way they've been drafting. Erik…
The Late-Round Fantasy Football Podcast893: Regression Candidates
JJ talks through a handful of regression candidates to get you prepared for your 2024 fantasy football drafts. Sign up and deposit on Underdog now and use…
The Late-Round Fantasy Football Podcast892: Mailbag 7/19/24
Can players with strong Year 2 Model scores have late-career breakouts? Should we be drafting or avoiding Jordan Addison this year? Who has JJ drafted the most…
The Late-Round Fantasy Football PodcastBecoming a Best Ball Bro: An Optimal Lineup?
JJ talks to Rich about his reason for drafting Jerry Jeudy recently, and then he explains why he wishes he had more Isiah Pacheco. After some chatter, Mark…
The Late-Round Fantasy Football Podcast891: Simplifying Your Auction Draft Strategy
People have been asking for it, so here it is: JJ's talking auction strategy. On Episode 891, JJ walks through a simply way to approach your auction drafts…
The Late-Round Fantasy Football PodcastLate-Round Perspectives: Scott Fish
Scott Fish is the president and founder of Fantasy Cares and the creator of the Scott Fish Bowl. He joins JJ to talk about the massive fantasy football…
The Late-Round Fantasy Football PodcastBecoming a Best Ball Bro: An Obvious Quarterback Strategy?
JJ and Rich chat about some average draft position risers and fallers before James Brimacombe joins the show. James explains his different approach to best…
The Late-Round Fantasy Football Podcast890: Taking Advantage of a Reactive Fantasy Football Market
Fantasy football drafts generally look the same from one year to the next. Generally. There are small things that change year-over-year, and those changes can…
The Late-Round Fantasy Football PodcastBecoming a Best Ball Bro: Should We Do a Recap?
The Late-Round Podcast feed is taking a break for the Fourth of July holiday, but there's still some content for your ears. Listen back to the some of the most…
The Late-Round Fantasy Football Podcast889: Mailbag 6/28/24
Is Jameson Williams ready to break out this year? When should you draft for need versus best player available? Are rookie quarterbacks an automatic downgrade…
The Late-Round Fantasy Football PodcastBecoming a Best Ball Bro: Week 15 Game Stacking?
JJ and Rich talk about one of JJ's favorite wide receiver targets and some final-round darts before Establish the Run's Mike Leone joins the show. Leone and JJ…
The Late-Round Fantasy Football PodcastLate-Round Perspectives: John Daigle
Establish the Run's John Daigle joins JJ to talk about how season-long leagues are going to differ from current best ball drafts, ambiguous backfields…
The Late-Round Fantasy Football PodcastBecoming a Best Ball Bro: Can You Fade Zero RB?
JJ chats with Rich about "The Puppy 2", his tendency to go Zero RB, and some players he's currently targeting before Pete Overzet joins the show. Pete and JJ…
The Late-Round Fantasy Football PodcastA Quick Scheduling Update
JJ provides an update on what might be a little different in the podcast feed over the next month.See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.
The Late-Round Fantasy Football Podcast888: Mailbag 6/14/24
On this week's mailbag episode, JJ talks about why he's higher than the market on Tyjae Spears, Malachi Corley's value in redraft, RB-RB starts, and more. Sign…
The Late-Round Fantasy Football PodcastBecoming a Best Ball Bro: Should You Stack Backfields?
JJ and Rich discuss some pain points in current drafts, and JJ reveals his favorite sixth-round wide receiver. Establish the Run's Justin Herzig also joins the…
The Late-Round Fantasy Football Podcast887: The Pocket Passer Trap
The quarterback landscape in fantasy football has changed. Getting earlier-round guys is more acceptable, and late-round quarterbacks aren't as readily…
The Late-Round Fantasy Football PodcastLate-Round Perspectives: Nick Ercolano
BDGE's Nick Ercolano joins Late-Round Perspectives to talk about content marketing in the fantasy football space, his favorite rookies from the 2024 draft…
The Late-Round Fantasy Football PodcastBecoming a Best Ball Bro: Drafting Just One Quarterback?
JJ tells Rich -- and the world -- who his surprising top-drafted quarterbacks are, and the two chat a good bit about the running back dead zone. More…
The Late-Round Fantasy Football Podcast886: Reframing the Running Back Dead Zone
The concept of the running back dead zone has been around for years, but with drafts becoming so wide receiver-heavy, some believe the dead zone is...dead. On…
The Late-Round Fantasy Football Podcast885: Mailbag 5/31/24
Has Zero RB gone too far in best ball drafts? Which running backs and wide receivers should we be higher or lower on based on the recent prospect score…
The Late-Round Fantasy Football PodcastBecoming a Best Ball Bro: Do Elite Tight Ends Exist Anymore?
JJ and Rich talk a little poker before JJ reveals one of his current favorite running back values. Underdog's Hayden Winks then joins the show to talk about…
The Late-Round Fantasy Football Podcast884: Using Wide Receiver Prospect Scores In Season-Long Leagues
Last week, Late-Round Fantasy Football Podcast listeners learned how to use running back prospect scores to their advantage in redraft leagues. On Episode 884…
The Late-Round Fantasy Football PodcastLate-Round Perspectives: Davis Mattek
SportsGrid's Davis Mattek hops on Late-Round Perspectives to talk about wild things he saw this year in fantasy football rookie drafts. He then goes through a…
The Late-Round Fantasy Football PodcastBecoming a Best Ball Bro: How Important Is Roster Construction?
On Episode 2 of Becoming a Best Ball Bro, JJ shares some best ball updates with Rich before Pat Kerrane joins the show. Kerrane is the owner of…
The Late-Round Fantasy Football Podcast883: Using Running Back Prospect Scores in Season-Long Leagues
The ZAP Model is helpful for our dynasty rookie drafts, but what about our season-long redraft leagues? On Episode 883, JJ looks at the importance of prospect…
The Late-Round Fantasy Football Podcast882: Mailbag 5/17/24
On this week's mailbag episode, JJ talks about Terry McLaurin in a potentially RPO-heavy offense, the Marquez Valdes-Scantling signing, the Broncos backfield…
The Late-Round Fantasy Football PodcastBecoming a Best Ball Bro: What Are We Doing?
On the first episode of Becoming a Best Ball Bro, JJ talks to cohost Rich Ryan about show expectations, the current best ball landscape, players he's exposed…
The Late-Round Fantasy Football Podcast881: Insights From Building Projections
The fantasy football projection building process can uncover things you may not otherwise see. On Episode 881, JJ goes over a handful of interesting tidbits he…
The Late-Round Fantasy Football PodcastLate-Round Perspectives: Derek Brown
Derek Brown of FantasyPros joins the show to talk about his interesting rookie quarterback rankings, the sentiment around this year's running back class, best…
The Late-Round Fantasy Football Podcast880: Post-Draft Rookie Rankings
The NFL Draft is over and rookie drafts are happening across dynasty leagues. Should you be taking Ladd McConkey ahead of his average draft position? What…
The Late-Round Fantasy Football Podcast879: Mailbag 5/3/24
What exactly is Draft Capital Delta? Is Keon Coleman bound to be overdrafted? Which players are being targeted by JJ in the last round of rookie drafts? Those…
The Late-Round Fantasy Football Podcast878: Utilizing Front Office Decision-Making
Now that the NFL Draft is over, it's important to understand not just how a rookie may perform on his new team, but why teams decided to choose that player in…
The Late-Round Fantasy Football PodcastIntroducing "Becoming a Best Ball Bro"
JJ introduces a new show that'll be hitting the Late-Round Fantasy Football Podcast feed over the summer. It's time for him to become a best ball bro. Sign up…
The Late-Round Fantasy Football PodcastLate-Round Perspectives: Anthony Amico
Establish the Run's Anthony Amico joins JJ to talk about all things NFL Draft. The two chat about Amico's scouting process, Drake Maye's upside, a handful of…
The Late-Round Fantasy Football Podcast877: Pre-Draft Rookie Rankings
JJ talks about Marvin Harrison Jr., Adonai Mitchell, Trey Benson, and more as he breaks down the top portion of his pre-draft rookie rankings. Sign up on…
The Late-Round Fantasy Football Podcast876: Mailbag 4/19/24
Is this wide receiver class not nearly as good as advertised? Is Tyrone Tracy a legit sleeper at running back? Will Stefon Diggs finish as a top-15 wideout…
The Late-Round Fantasy Football Podcast875: An Elite Wide Receiver Class
This year's wide receiver class is getting a lot of hype. Is it warranted? To find out, JJ sits down with Yahoo and Reception Perception's Matt Harmon. The two…
The Late-Round Fantasy Football PodcastLate-Round Perspectives: Matt Waldman
Matt Waldman, the creator of the Rookie Scouting Portfolio, joins JJ to talk about his scouting process, why he has concerns about Drake Maye, some…
The Late-Round Fantasy Football Podcast874: A Lackluster Running Back Class
JJ brings on Noah Hills to talk about running back data, this year's running back class, Noah's favorite players in said class, and so much more. Sign up on…
The Late-Round Fantasy Football PodcastRewind: Rookie Running Backs in Season-Long Leagues
JJ brings back an episode from last summer on investing in rookie running backs in season-long formats. Sign up on Underdog now and use promo code LATEROUND…
The Late-Round Fantasy Football Podcast873: A Strong Quarterback Class
JJ sits down with Jim Sannes to talk about his yearly article on statistically superior quarterbacks. The two discuss Jayden Daniels' rookie draft value, Caleb…
The Late-Round Fantasy Football PodcastLate-Round Perspectives: Josh Norris
Underdog's Josh Norris joins Late-Round Perspectives to talk about his experience with scouting, JJ McCarthy's offseason rise, the top of the wide receiver…
The Late-Round Fantasy Football Podcast872: How Rookie Quarterbacks Appreciate in Value
With this year's rookie quarterback class getting so much hype, should we be buying in our fantasy football rookie drafts? Is it a smart investment given the…
The Late-Round Fantasy Football Podcast871: Mailbag 3/22/24
Is Marvin Harrison Jr. overrated in early best ball drafts? Is Tyjae Spears now a buy? Is D'Andre Swift in a good spot to produce next year? Those questions --…
The Late-Round Fantasy Football Podcast870: Free Agency Fallout
A lot of players switched teams over the last week via free agency, and those moves had a big impact on fantasy football. JJ breaks things down on Episode 870…
The Late-Round Fantasy Football PodcastLate-Round Perspectives: Heath Cummings
It's been a big week in the NFL, and JJ brings on CBS Sports' Heath Cummings to break it all down. The two talk about prospects in this year's draft class…
The Late-Round Fantasy Football Podcast869: Bailing on Unproductive Rookies
Years ago, JJ did a Late-Round Podcast episode on the topic of trading away second-year players after they performed below expectation as rookies. He brings it…
The Late-Round Fantasy Football Podcast868: Mailbag 3/8/24
How could we have seen Kyren Williams' breakout season coming? Should you prefer Jayden Reed or Zay Flowers in dynasty? Is Rome Odunze doomed because he's not…