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  Week 1 Overreactions: Celebrations & Panic, Week 2 Waivers, and Letters to Our Players 15.09.2026 58min

  It's Monday after Week 1 of fantasy football. Somebody in your league is about to drop a player they drafted in the fourth round. Don't be that person.Kendall Valenzuela and Peter Overzet are kicking off "Overreaction Monday" on everything Week 1 threw at us! We're sorting the results that actually mean something from the ones that are going to look silly in three weeks.They start with the takes that feel true right now and probably aren't: the Bears as the highest-scoring offense of all time, the Bills looking like a Super Bowl lock after what they did to Houston, and the Chargers costing you more than just your survivor pool. Then the backfield questions — whether Jahmyr Gibbs and David Montgomery can both finish as RB1s, whether Jonathon Brooks getting out-rushed by A.J. Dillon is a real problem, and what a Travis Etienne rotation means once Alvin Kamara is back.Then the part that hurts: Ja'Marr Chase, Drake London and DeVonta Smith all laid an egg, and the target and target-share numbers tell three completely different stories about why. Bench, cut, or fire into the sun? Plus the tight end debate Kendall has apparently been waiting all offseason to win.The back half is entirely actionable. Every waiver target worth a claim this week, position by position — Jalen Coker as the headline add, quarterback help in Tyler Shough and Carson Wentz, Kaelon Black at running back, a deep receiver group in Romeo Doubs, Dontayvion Wicks, Demarcus Robinson and DeVaughn Vele, and Michael Mayer at tight end.And then they write letters. It's Not Me, It's You — Pete to Zay Flowers and Ja'Kobi Lane, Kendall to Carson Wentz.🔍 Topics in this video:2026 fantasy football, week 1 recap, overreaction monday, waiver wire, Ja'Marr Chase, Drake London, DeVonta Smith, Jahmyr Gibbs, David Montgomery, Jonathon Brooks, Travis Etienne, Christian Watson, Isaiah Likely, Theo Johnson, Jalen Coker, Tyler Shough, Carson Wentz, Kaelon Black, Romeo Doubs, Dontayvion Wicks, Demarcus Robinson, DeVaughn Vele, Michael Mayer, Zay Flowers, fantasy football waiver wire, week 2 fantasy football Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
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  10 Players That Will Smash or Crash in Fantasy for Week 1 (Rankings, Injuries, & Start Sit Advice) 11.09.2026 1t 6min

  📋 Week 1 is here. We're breaking down the smash spots and crash spots at every position, hitting the injuries that could wreck your lineup, and going rapid-fire on the start/sit calls you're still sweating. Kendall and Pete discuss smash and crash spots for players you are deciding on starting or sitting this week, they go through a rapid-fire of start/sit questions, discuss rankings, injuries, and more. In addition, they will build out a DFS lineup together on the show to finalize an action-packed show heading into opening weekend. 🔍 Topics in this video: fantasy football start or sit this week for week 1, fantasy football rankings, fantasy rankings changes, week 1 injury report, week 1 fantasy smash spots, week 1 fantasy crash spots, week 1 QB rankings, Week 1 RB rankings, Week 1 WR rankings, Week 1 TE rankings, Week 1 NFL DFS lineup building, Jared Goff, Josh Allen, Joe Burrow, Omarion Hampton, Bijan Robinson, Kenneth Walker, Quinshon Judkins, Wan'Dale Robinson, Jameson Williams, Juwan Johnson, Brock Bowers, Jonathon Brooks, Alec Pierce, Malik Nabers, Kyler Murray, Patrick Mahomes, Bucky Irving, Jordan Mason, Jacory Croskey-Merritt, Quentin Johnston, Brian Thomas Jr., Dalton Kincaid Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
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  9 Players You Can Add off Waiver Wire Before Week 1 Starts + Pre-Week 1 Utilization Mad Libs 10.09.2026 57min

  Right now, before a single snap has been played in Week 1, your fantasy football waiver wire is the most wide open it will be all season. Nobody has panicked yet. Nobody has dropped anybody. This is the window. Kendall Valenzuela, Dwain McFarland and Peter Overzet each bring four moves to make before Week 1 kicks off — real adds and stashes on players who are still sitting on waivers in most leagues. Dwain goes to Terrance Ferguson, who could climb into top-12 tight end territory if he has a real role in Los Angeles, then Ja'Kobi Lane, and closes with a genuine sicko stash between Demond Claiborne and Kaytron Allen. Pete makes the case for a rookie receiver stash with Ted Hurst, Antonio Williams and Chris Bell, then Kaleb Johnson, then a Chargers tight end between Oronde Gadsden and Charlie Kolar. Kendall goes rookie running back with Jonah Coleman and Nicholas Singleton, then Malik Davis, then Malachi Fields. Every add comes with Fantasy Life's Week 1 projections — targets, receptions, yards, and the bust, median and ceiling outcomes — so you know exactly what you're rostering and what the range looks like. Then the back half flips to Utilization Mad Libs: the players they still have real questions about, and precisely what usage would change their minds. If Dalton Kincaid runs 80% of routes, he moves into the top eight tight ends. If Makai Lemon runs 85%, he becomes a WR3 with upside. If Jordan Mason takes a 60% rush share, he's a low-end RB2. Those are the exact numbers to watch on Sunday, and knowing them ahead of time is how you get to the wire before everyone else. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
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  Our Final Fantasy Draft of 2026 (Drafting OUR GUYS Only!) 08.09.2026 41min

  No ADP. No rankings. Just doing a fantasy football draft where we get sixteen picks of players we actually want to root for in 2026 fantasy football. For the final draft of the 2026 preseason, Kendall Valenzuela and Peter Overzet threw out the board and ran an Underdog best ball draft on one rule: only take guys you genuinely love. The result is a roster that would horrify a projections model and might just win the whole thing. It opens with Omarion Hampton and Saquon Barkley, then a receiver room built entirely on conviction — Garrett Wilson, Luther Burden, Rome Odunze, Michael Pittman Jr., Xavier Worthy and Tre Harris. Tyler Warren at tight end. Justin Herbert under center, with Aaron Rodgers and Geno Smith stacked behind him. And a backfield of Rico Dowdle, Tyler Allgeier, Keaton Mitchell and Tank Bigsby that is either a masterclass in contingent value or a complete disaster, depending on how the season breaks. They explain every pick as they make it — why this player over the guy going ten spots later, where the ADP says they're reaching, and which of these they'd defend even if it costs them the week. If you've spent all August drafting scared, this is the palate cleanser. 🔍 Topics in this video: 2026 fantasy football, best ball, Underdog best ball, fantasy football draft, Omarion Hampton, Saquon Barkley, Garrett Wilson, Luther Burden, Rome Odunze, Tyler Warren, Justin Herbert, Rico Dowdle, Michael Pittman Jr., Xavier Worthy, Tyler Allgeier, Keaton Mitchell, Tank Bigsby, Tre Harris, Aaron Rodgers, Geno Smith, fantasy football draft strategy, ADP, fantasy football sleepers ______________________ If you want more of Fantasy Life, check us out at FantasyLife.com, where all our analysis is free, smart, fun, and has won a bunch of awards. We have an awesome free seven-day-a-week fantasy newsletter (which would win awards if they existed, we assure you!): https://www.fantasylife.com/fantasy-newsletter-5 And if you want to go deeper, check out our suite of also-award-winning premium tools at FantasyLife.com/pricing But really we hope you just are enjoying what you clicked on here, and come back for more. We are here to help you win!! @YahooFantasy @NFLStockExchange @NFL @NFL Network @CBS Sports HQ @CBS Sports @The Fantasy Footballers @The Fantasy Headliners @Fantasy Flock Network @BDGE Media @Pro Football Focus @Fantasy Football @Fantasy Football Advice @Barstool Sports @Underdog Fantasy @Sal Vetri @Peter Overzet @Ship Chasing Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
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  Last-Minute Tight End Rankings for 2026 Fantasy Football (Top 24) 05.09.2026 28min

  This is the last time these fantasy football tight end rankings change before Week 1.Kendall Valenzuela and Peter Overzet go through Fantasy Life's final preseason tight end rankings and stop on the names where the room genuinely disagrees.Both tiers come with the full consensus list plus each player's highest and lowest rank across the staff, so you can see exactly where the confidence is and where it isn't.The top twelve starts with the hardest question at the position: one tight end outscored the TE2 by 105 PPR points last season and is still ranked behind him.How confident should you actually be in that call? Then whether a rookie's late-season surge carries into a full year, whether elite target-earning can protect a tight end from bad quarterback play, and why a veteran making the trip to Australia for Week 1 might be the cleanest edge available in drafts this weekend.The TE2 range gets into two former top-12 tight ends with a real case to still be there, and closes with each of them naming a favorite late-round stab — which at this position, where the drop-off after the top few is brutal, is where most drafts actually get decided. Topics in this video: 2026 fantasy football, tight end rankings, TE rankings, fantasy football rankings, Brock Bowers, Trey McBride, Colston Loveland, Tyler Warren, Tucker Kraft, Harold Fannin, Kyle Pitts, George Kittle, Sam LaPorta, Travis Kelce, Dalton Kincaid, Dallas Goedert, Isaiah Likely, Mark Andrews, Jake Ferguson, Juwan Johnson, Chig Okonkwo, Dalton Schultz, Terrance Ferguson, Hunter Henry, late round tight end, fantasy football draft strategy, who to draft in 2026 Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
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  Last-Minute Quarterback Rankings for 2026 Fantasy Football (Top 24) 04.09.2026 27min

  This is the last time these fantasy football quarterback rankings change before Week 1.Kendall Valenzuela and Peter Overzet go through Fantasy Life's final preseason quarterback rankings and stop on the names where the room genuinely disagrees. Both tiers come with the full consensus list plus each player's highest and lowest rank across the staff, so you can see exactly where the confidence is and where it isn't.The top twelve opens with the question that decides your whole draft approach at the position: do you spend a second or third-round pick on one of the two elite options, or do you wait entirely? Then a look at why a pure pocket passer is ranked ahead of quarterbacks with far more rushing upside.Then the strangest number on the board — a quarterback who was the QB1 in points per game from Week 5 on last season and still lands at QB9 in these rankings. And a head-to-head between two pocket passers going within a few picks of each other.The QB2 range gets into the two quarterbacks who have a real case for the top twelve and didn't make it, and closes with each of them naming a favorite late-round stab at the position — which, in a year where you can wait this long, is where most people should actually be shopping. Topics in this video: 2026 fantasy football, quarterback rankings, QB rankings, fantasy football rankings, Josh Allen, Lamar Jackson, Drake Maye, Jayden Daniels, Joe Burrow, Jalen Hurts, Caleb Williams, Justin Herbert, Trevor Lawrence, Dak Prescott, Brock Purdy, Jaxson Dart, Kyler Murray, Bo Nix, Patrick Mahomes, Matthew Stafford, Jared Goff, Jordan Love, Malik Willis, Baker Mayfield, late round quarterback, fantasy football draft strategy, who to draft in 2026 Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
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  Last-Minute Wide Receiver Rankings for 2026 Fantasy Football (Top 48) 03.09.2026 56min

  This is the last time these fantasy football wide receiver rankings change before Week 1.Kendall Valenzuela, Dwain McFarland and Peter Overzet go through Fantasy Life's final preseason wide receiver rankings, all 48 of them, and stop on the names where the room genuinely disagrees. Every tier comes with the full consensus list plus each player's highest and lowest rank across the staff, so you can see exactly where the confidence is and where it isn't.The top twelve gets into whether there's regression coming for a WR3 who just lost his offensive coordinator, whether a new quarterback puts a former overall WR1 back on top, and whether the biggest value on the entire board is sitting right at the 2-3 turn.The WR2 range is where the injury news reshapes things. A receiver whose target competition just landed on IR for at least four games, a player traded into a much better offense who nobody seems to have noticed, and a head-to-head on which of two banged-up receivers is actually worth drafting.The back half is where drafts get won. Whether a crumbling backfield in Green Bay bumps a receiver up the board, whether a veteran resurgence in Buffalo is being ignored, and how high is too high for the player every analyst in the industry seems to love. They close with the San Francisco depth chart question and each of them naming a favorite late-round receiver to target — which, in a year this deep at the position, might be the most useful two minutes of the show. Topics in this video: 2026 fantasy football, wide receiver rankings, WR rankings, fantasy football rankings, Ja'Marr Chase, Puka Nacua, Jaxon Smith-Njigba, Amon-Ra St. Brown, Justin Jefferson, CeeDee Lamb, Drake London, A.J. Brown, Malik Nabers, Nico Collins, DeVonta Smith, George Pickens, Chris Olave, Jaylen Waddle, Emeka Egbuka, Luther Burden, Christian Watson, DJ Moore, Parker Washington, De'Zhaun Stribling, Jordyn Tyson, fantasy football draft strategy, late round wide receivers, who to draft in 2026 Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
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  Last-Minute Running Back Rankings for 2026 Fantasy Football (Top 48) 01.09.2026 52min

  This is the last time these fantasy football running back rankings change before Week 1.Kendall Valenzuela and Peter Overzet go through Fantasy Life's final preseason running back rankings, all 48 of them, and stop on the names where the room genuinely disagrees. Every tier comes with the full consensus list plus each player's highest and lowest rank across the staff, so you can see exactly where the confidence is and where it isn't.The top twelve opens with the debate that decides the 1.01, and whether it actually matters as much as everyone thinks. Then the widest disagreement on the entire board — one back the staff has anywhere from RB4 to RB12, an eight-spot spread on a player people are taking in the second round. And a confidence check on the back who's settled in at RB11 after an injury scare: would you really be comfortable if he were the only running back you took in the first three rounds?The RB2 range brings a rookie coming off a high ankle sprain, a veteran the guys may have ranked too low given the situation ahead of him, and another enormous spread — a starting back the staff has between RB19 and RB27.The back half is where drafts are actually won. A Packers back whose stock moved when Josh Jacobs landed on the Commissioner's Exempt List, the real answer in the New England backfield, whether Jacory Croskey-Merritt ends up leading Washington, and the Minnesota split between Jordan Mason and Aaron Jones. They close by each naming their favorite handcuff to draft this year — which, in a season this thin at the position, might be the most useful two minutes of the show. Topics in this video: 2026 fantasy football, running back rankings, RB rankings, fantasy football rankings, Jahmyr Gibbs, Bijan Robinson, Christian McCaffrey, James Cook, Jonathan Taylor, Kenneth Walker, Chase Brown, Saquon Barkley, Derrick Henry, De'Von Achane, Ashton Jeanty, Omarion Hampton, Jeremiyah Love, Travis Etienne, Bucky Irving, MarShawn Lloyd, TreVeyon Henderson, Rhamondre Stevenson, Jacory Croskey-Merritt, Jordan Mason, Aaron Jones, handcuff running backs, fantasy football draft strategy, who to draft in 2026 Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
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  The Best Values on Every Platform for Every Position for 2026 Fantasy Football (ESPN, Yahoo & Sleeper) 29.08.2026 57min

  The same player isn't the same value on every platform. ESPN, Yahoo and Sleeper all price players differently, which means the guy you're reaching for in one league is a bargain in another. Kendall Valenzuela and Peter Overzet go position by position and platform by platform to find the biggest gaps between where each site's ADP has a player and where Kendall actually ranks him. Every value comes with the exact math: the positional ADP, Kendall's positional rank, the difference, and how many spots of overall value you're capturing. At quarterback it's Justin Herbert on ESPN, going as the QB14 at pick 106 despite ranking as a top-10 quarterback — a twenty-spot overall gap. Brock Purdy is the Yahoo answer, Trevor Lawrence the Sleeper one, and Caleb Williams and Joe Burrow show up in the top-five value lists too. Running back gets interesting because Kenneth Walker is the answer on both ESPN and Yahoo, but at meaningfully different prices, while Sleeper's ADP creates a much bigger opening on Rhamondre Stevenson. At receiver it's three different names entirely: Mike Evans on ESPN, Garrett Wilson on Yahoo, and Chris Godwin on Sleeper. Tight end is where it gets strange. Dalton Kincaid on ESPN and Mark Andrews on Yahoo are both positional values that come with negative overall value — meaning you're getting a good tight end at a bad total price, which is a trap worth understanding before you take one. Sleeper is the only platform where the math works cleanly. Each position also gets the full top-five value board for that platform, so you're not just walking away with one name. Find out which site you're drafting on and draft accordingly. 🔍 Topics in this video: 2026 fantasy football, fantasy football values, ADP, ESPN ADP, Yahoo ADP, Sleeper ADP, fantasy football draft strategy, Justin Herbert, Brock Purdy, Trevor Lawrence, Caleb Williams, Joe Burrow, Kenneth Walker, Rhamondre Stevenson, Mike Evans, Garrett Wilson, Chris Godwin, Dalton Kincaid, Mark Andrews, quarterback rankings, running back rankings, wide receiver rankings, tight end rankings, who to draft in 2026 Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
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  How To Pivot In Drafts 27.08.2026 1t 4min

  You can walk into a draft with a perfect plan. Targets identified, sleepers ranked, a strategy for every slot. And then three rounds in, none of it survives contact. Kendall Valenzuela, Peter Overzet and Dwain McFarland break down two real drafts from Draft Nation, pick by pick, including one where almost nothing went the way Dwain wanted it to. First up is the 16-round best ball draft where Dwain sat at pick 11 with Pete right ahead of him at 10 — which meant getting sniped repeatedly by the guy sitting next to him. They walk through every stage of the build: Ashton Jeanty, Kenneth Walker and Colston Loveland to start for Dwain against Jonathan Taylor, Chase Brown and Garrett Wilson for Pete. Then the middle rounds with Tetairoa McMillan, Quinshon Judkins, De'Zhaun Stribling, Jaylen Waddle, Mike Evans and Tyler Warren. Then KC Concepcion, Justin Herbert, Josh Downs, Rico Dowdle and Xavier Worthy, and finally the late-round swings on Brock Purdy, Mark Andrews, Adonai Mitchell, Jaydon Blue, Tre Harris and Keaton Mitchell. Then they switch formats entirely. Kendall and Pete recap a $350 high-stakes managed league, 20 rounds with a third-round reversal, and Pete explains exactly what changes when real money is on the line instead of best ball. Kendall opened Jaxon Smith-Njigba, Saquon Barkley, Rashee Rice, Tetairoa McMillan and Josh Jacobs from pick 7; Pete went Christian McCaffrey, Justin Jefferson, Trey McBride, Jameson Williams and D'Andre Swift from pick 11. The point isn't the specific picks. It's watching what an experienced drafter actually does in the moment when the board refuses to cooperate — which runs to chase, when to abandon a plan, and how to build something functional out of the pieces nobody else wanted. 🔍 Topics in this video: 2026 fantasy football, fantasy football draft strategy, best ball, high stakes fantasy football, draft recap, Draft Nation, Ashton Jeanty, Kenneth Walker, Colston Loveland, Jonathan Taylor, Chase Brown, Garrett Wilson, Tetairoa McMillan, Quinshon Judkins, De'Zhaun Stribling, Jaylen Waddle, Mike Evans, Tyler Warren, KC Concepcion, Justin Herbert, Josh Downs, Xavier Worthy, Brock Purdy, Mark Andrews, Jaxon Smith-Njigba, Saquon Barkley, Rashee Rice, Josh Jacobs, Christian McCaffrey, Justin Jefferson, Trey McBride, how to pivot in fantasy drafts Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
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  Injury Panic Meter: Rating Every Major Injury on a Scale of 1-10 for Fantasy Football 25.08.2026 53min

  Ashton Jeanty went down in practice, and while it looks better than the initial fear, he is nowhere near the only problem on draft boards right now.Kendall Valenzuela and Peter Overzet go through twelve of the most heavily drafted players currently dealing with injuries and rate exactly how panicked they are about each one, on a scale of 1 to 10.Jeanty's sprained ankle and the question of whether Mike Washington has become a must-draft handcuff. Mike Evans leaving practice early with a quad. Tucker Kraft's ACL recovery and a possible first-half snap count. Jordyn Tyson looking at two months with a hamstring. Emeka Egbuka's toe and a Week 1 availability question. Alec Pierce still on PUP with no timeline. Luther Burden missing all of preseason with a groin. And the ripple effect of Jayden Higgins' torn ACL sending Kayshon Boutte to Houston.Then they flip the scale. Four players have gotten genuinely encouraging news, and the question becomes how optimistic you should actually be: George Kittle activated from PUP, Christian McCaffrey back at practice after sitting out with tightness, Patrick Mahomes calling himself extremely confident for Week 1, and Malik Nabers possibly shedding the red non-contact jersey this week.Some of these are worth moving down your board today. Some are noise that other people in your league will overreact to, which is where the value is. Every player gets a number, and Fantasy Life projections for the situations where the backup suddenly matters. Topics in this video: 2026 fantasy football, fantasy football injuries, fantasy football injury uupdates, injury updates, Ashton Jeanty, Mike Washington, Mike Evans, Tucker Kraft, Jordyn Tyson, Emeka Egbuka, Alec Pierce, Luther Burden, Kayshon Boutte, Jayden Higgins, George Kittle, Christian McCaffrey, Patrick Mahomes, Malik Nabers, fantasy football draft strategy, handcuff running backs, fantasy football rankings, ADP, who to draft in 2026 Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
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  The Worst (& Best) Way You Can Start Your Fantasy Football Drafts in 2026 22.08.2026 59min

  You don't win your fantasy league in the draft. But you can absolutely lose it there, and it usually happens in the first twenty minutes. Kendall Valenzuela and Peter Overzet go pick-by-pick through every single draft slot, 1.01 through 1.12, and lay out the worst possible way to start your 2026 draft from each one. Not bad players — bad combinations. The two-pick starts that look defensible on the clock and leave your roster broken by Round 4. Then they flip it. Every slot also gets the best way to open, so you're not just walking away knowing what to avoid. Bijan Robinson, Jahmyr Gibbs, Christian McCaffrey, Ja'Marr Chase, Puka Nacua, Justin Jefferson, CeeDee Lamb, Ashton Jeanty, Saquon Barkley, De'Von Achane, Jonathan Taylor, James Cook, Chase Brown, Kenneth Walker, Josh Jacobs, Kyren Williams, Omarion Hampton and Jeremiyah Love all come up, along with Malik Nabers, Nico Collins, Jaxon Smith-Njigba, Rashee Rice, Drake London, George Pickens, Amon-Ra St. Brown, Brock Bowers, Derrick Henry and Josh Allen. Some of these guys show up on both lists depending on where you're picking from — which is the whole point. There is no universally correct start. There's only the correct start from your slot. Find your pick number in the timestamps below and skip right to it. 🔍 Topics in this video: 2026 fantasy football, fantasy football draft strategy, worst draft picks, best draft picks, draft slot strategy, first round picks, second round picks, Bijan Robinson, Jahmyr Gibbs, Christian McCaffrey, Ja'Marr Chase, Puka Nacua, Justin Jefferson, CeeDee Lamb, Ashton Jeanty, Saquon Barkley, De'Von Achane, Jonathan Taylor, James Cook, Chase Brown, Kenneth Walker, Malik Nabers, Nico Collins, Jaxon Smith-Njigba, Rashee Rice, Drake London, Brock Bowers, fantasy football rankings, ADP, PPR draft strategy Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
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  Zero RB vs. Hero RB vs. Robust RB Mock Draft: Which Strategy is Best in 2026? 20.08.2026 1t 4min

  Three years ago, eight running backs went off fantasy football draft boards in the first two rounds. This year it's thirteen. Is that surge justified, or has the fantasy community wildly overcorrected? Kendall Valenzuela, Peter Overzet and Dwain McFarland settle it the only honest way — by doing a mock draft. They run a single fantasy football mock together, sixteen rounds, with each of them locked into a different approach to the position. Pete takes Zero RB and won't touch a running back in the first three or four rounds. Dwain runs Hero RB, taking exactly one back in the first four. Kendall goes Robust RB, hammering two backs in the first two or three rounds. Nobody gets to hedge. Every round, all three explain the pick they're making and why their strategy forces it, which means you see exactly where each approach starts to hurt — the round where Zero RB gets nervous, the round where Robust RB has nothing left at receiver, and whether Hero RB actually splits the difference or just gets the worst of both. At the end they compare the three rosters and say which strategy they'd actually run in a real 2026 draft. If you've been reading Zero RB takes all summer without ever seeing the rosters they produce, this is that video. 🔍 Topics in this video: 2026 fantasy football, Zero RB, Hero RB, Robust RB, RB draft strategy, fantasy football mock draft, fantasy football draft strategy, running back rankings, when to draft running backs, fantasy football rankings, ADP, PPR draft strategy, best ball, who to draft in 2026 Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
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  Year 2 Breakouts in Fantasy Football: Can a Model Predict Who Actually Pays Off? (Feat. Alex Cupps) 18.08.2026 54min

  Last year Ashton Jeanty finished as the RB15 at 14.4 PPR points per game. You drafted him as the RB6. This year he's going as the RB7 or RB8 — so you're paying nearly the same price for a player who hasn't yet paid it off. Kendall Valenzuela and Peter Overzet are joined by Fantasy Life's Alex Cupps, who built a model that predicts second-year breakouts. Alex explains what the CUPPS Score actually measures, what goes into it and how accurate it's been historically — in sixty seconds or less — and then they run nine of his favorite year-two players at their current ADPs.Jeanty goes first, and his closest historical comps include Bijan Robinson, Christian McCaffrey, Jonathan Taylor, Jahmyr Gibbs and Breece Hall alongside considerably less encouraging names like Javonte Williams and Kerryon Johnson. From there it's Cam Skattebo, Bhayshul Tuten, Harold Fannin, Travis Hunter, Oronde Gadsden, Terrance Ferguson and the Titans' second-year receiver room with Chimere Dike and Elic Ayomanor.Every player gets the same treatment: the model's closest comps, what those comps actually did in year two, and the median points per game that group produced. Some of these numbers are a lot higher than the market price. Some are a lot lower. If you've been guessing on which sophomores are worth the pick, this replaces the guess with a comp set. Topics in this video: 2026 fantasy football, second year breakouts, fantasy football breakouts, CUPPS Score, Alex Cupps model, Ashton Jeanty, Cam Skattebo, Bhayshul Tuten, Harold Fannin, Travis Hunter, Oronde Gadsden, Terrance Ferguson, Chimere Dike, Elic Ayomanor, fantasy football draft strategy, fantasy football sleepers, ADP, running back rankings, tight end rankings, fantasy football rankings Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
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  The Best & Worst Pick in Every Round of 2026 Fantasy Football (Round 6 is GROSS!) 15.08.2026 1t

  ESPN's ADP is doing some genuinely strange things this year, and Kendall Valenzuela and Peter Overzet went through all sixteen rounds to find it.Every round gets the same treatment: one pick you should be running to the podium for, and one you should be letting somebody else make. It starts in the first with Christian McCaffrey and Jonathan Taylor going in wildly different directions, then Brock Bowers and Josh Allen in the second, Breece Hall and Josh Jacobs in the third. Round 4 brings Emeka Egbuka and Tyler Warren, Round 5 has Jaylen Waddle and Quinshon Judkins, and Round 6 pairs Luther Burden with a kicker taken far too early.The middle rounds are where ESPN's board really comes apart — Mike Evans and DK Metcalf, Christian Watson against a defense going way ahead of schedule, Justin Herbert and Travis Hunter, Josh Downs and Isaiah Likely. Then the late-round dart throws that actually matter: Kyle Monangai, Kenyon Sadiq, Stefon Diggs, Hunter Henry, KC Concepcion, Woody Marks, Jayden Higgins, Jerry Jeudy, Malik Willis, Fernando Mendoza, Chris Rodriguez and Tank Dell.Each round opens with the actual ESPN ADP board so you can see exactly where these players are going and what it costs you to wait. If you're drafting on ESPN this year, this is the round-by-round cheat sheet for what to exploit and who to fade. Topics in this video:2026 fantasy football, ESPN ADP, fantasy football draft strategy, best and worst picks, Christian McCaffrey, Jonathan Taylor, Brock Bowers, Josh Allen, Breece Hall, Josh Jacobs, Emeka Egbuka, Tyler Warren, Jaylen Waddle, Quinshon Judkins, Luther Burden, Mike Evans, DK Metcalf, Christian Watson, Justin Herbert, Travis Hunter, Josh Downs, Isaiah Likely, Kyle Monangai, Kenyon Sadiq, Stefon Diggs, Hunter Henry, KC Concepcion, Jayden Higgins, Jerry Jeudy, Malik Willis, Tank Dell, fantasy football rankings, players to avoid Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
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  Tier Rankings Wide Receivers for 2026 Fantasy Football Part 2! (Tiers 5-13) 13.08.2026 1t 23min

  Kendall Valenzuela and Dwain McFarland finish the 2026 wide receiver tiers. Part 1 covered the WR1s (check it out here: https://youtu.be/fSvyvFbbTn0); this is everything after — from the high-upside WR2s all the way down to the late-round names where drafts are actually won. It starts with the tier that might matter most in your draft: Emeka Egbuka, Tetairoa McMillan, Ladd McConkey, Luther Burden III, Zay Flowers, Jaylen Waddle and Garrett Wilson. Then a group of proven veterans in new or changed situations — Mike Evans, Davante Adams, DJ Moore, Terry McLaurin and Chris Godwin — followed by the bet-on-the-leap names in Christian Watson, Jameson Williams and Rome Odunze. Jordyn Tyson and Carnell Tate get their own conversation, as do Brian Thomas Jr. and Marvin Harrison Jr., two guys whose draft prices and projections are further apart than you'd expect. From there it's the part of the board most people guess at. Parker Washington, Makai Lemon, Josh Downs, Jayden Reed, Quentin Johnston, Jordan Addison, Michael Wilson and Alec Pierce. Then Stefon Diggs, DK Metcalf, Courtland Sutton, Michael Pittman Jr. and Jakobi Meyers. Then Matthew Golden, Xavier Worthy, KC Concepcion, Jayden Higgins, Omar Cooper Jr., De'Zhaun Stribling, Denzel Boston and Travis Hunter. And finally the last-picks-of-the-draft group: Romeo Doubs, Wan'Dale Robinson, Deebo Samuel, Rashid Shaheed, Jalen Coker and Khalil Shakir. Dwain explains what separates each tier from the one above it, and Kendall pushes on the ones where the ranking doesn't match the price. If you're trying to figure out which late receiver is worth a real pick instead of a dart throw, this is the half of the board that decides it. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
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  Which 2026 Fantasy Football Breakout Candidates Will ACTUALLY Break Out? (1-10 Scale) 11.08.2026 53min

  Everyone has a list of 2026 breakout candidates. Almost nobody puts a number on how confident they actually are.Kendall Valenzuela and Peter Overzet take the most popular breakout names in fantasy football and rate each one from 1 to 10 on how likely they are to genuinely break out — with a strict definition: a breakout means you'll be drafting that player at least one full tier higher next season. And Pete is only allowed to give one player a 10 all episode.They work through Luther Burden, Emeka Egbuka, Tetairoa McMillan, Bhayshul Tuten, Jonathon Brooks, Parker Washington, Ladd McConkey, Josh Downs and Matthew Golden, then move to quarterback with Jaxson Dart and Bo Nix before closing on tight end with Kenyon Sadiq. Every player comes with Fantasy Life's projections and the second-half splits that show whether the leap already started last season.The scores get contentious. There are multiple players where Kendall and Pete are four full points apart, and at least one name where one of them is completely out on a consensus favorite. If you've been staring at a breakout list wondering which names are real, this puts a number on all of them. Topics in this video: 2026 fantasy football, fantasy football breakouts, breakout candidates, fantasy football sleepers, Luther Burden, Emeka Egbuka, Tetairoa McMillan, Bhayshul Tuten, Jonathon Brooks, Parker Washington, Ladd McConkey, Josh Downs, Matthew Golden, Jaxson Dart, Bo Nix, Kenyon Sadiq, fantasy football draft strategy, fantasy football rankings, target share, breakout wide receivers Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
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  PPR Mock Draft for 2026 Fantasy Football (Every Pick Explained) 08.08.2026 57min

  Kendall Valenzuela and Peter Overzet run a full PPR redraft 2026 fantasy football mock draft — every pick, every round, and the reasoning behind all of it. No gimmicks and no exotic format here. This is the draft you're actually doing in a few weeks: standard PPR scoring, ESPN ADP, a normal redraft league, and the real decisions you'll be staring at when the clock is running. Kendall and Pete take turns on the board and explain each selection as they go, including the ones where they'd have gone a different direction. It starts with James Cook in the first round and Chase Brown in the second, and gets genuinely interesting in Round 3, where maybe they went to heavy at the running back position. If you want a sense of how a draft actually flows — where the runs happen, when to take a position early, and which players are worth reaching for versus waiting on — this walks through all of it in real time. 🔍 Topics in this video: 2026 fantasy football, PPR mock draft, ESPN Fantasy football, fantasy football mock draft, redraft strategy, fantasy football draft strategy, James Cook, Chase Brown, first round picks, running back rankings, wide receiver rankings, when to draft quarterback, when to draft tight end, fantasy football rankings, who to draft in 2026 Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
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  Ranking the Top WRs for 2026 Fantasy Football: Part 1 (Tiers 1-4) 06.08.2026 1t 2min

  Kendall Valenzuela is joined by Dwain McFarland and Peter Overzet to go through Dwain's 2026 wide receiver rankings — not as a flat list, but in tiers. This is Part 1 of 2, covering the first four tiers and the 15 receivers Dwain considers true WR1s.Are Ja'Marr Chase and Puka Nacua really in a class of their own, or has someone closed the gap? Where does Jaxon Smith-Njigba land after his breakout, and does Amon-Ra St. Brown or CeeDee Lamb come off the board first? Then the group Dwain thinks is the most misunderstood range on the board — Justin Jefferson, Malik Nabers, Drake London, Nico Collins, A.J. Brown and Rashee Rice — where the gap between name value and projection gets uncomfortable. And the last group of the day sorts out DeVonta Smith, George Pickens, Chris Olave and Tee Higgins, where you can still get WR1 production without paying WR1 prices.Every player comes with Dwain's per-game projection and an Xfinity best-case ceiling, so you're not just hearing an opinion — you're seeing the range of outcomes that put each guy where he is. Kendall and Pete push back throughout on the ones they'd rank differently. Part 2 goes deeper down the board, so subscribe and come back for the rest. Topics in this video: 2026 fantasy football, wide receiver tiers, WR rankings, Dwain McFarland rankings, Ja'Marr Chase, Puka Nacua, Jaxon Smith-Njigba, Amon-Ra St. Brown, CeeDee Lamb, Justin Jefferson, Malik Nabers, Drake London, Nico Collins, A.J. Brown, Rashee Rice, DeVonta Smith, George Pickens, Chris Olave, Tee Higgins, fantasy football draft strategy, PPR rankings, WR1 Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
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  The 10 Best Wide Receiver Values in 2026 Fantasy Football Drafts 04.08.2026 52min

  Kendall Valenzuela and Peter Overzet count down the 10 biggest wide receiver values in 2026 fantasy football — the guys where Fantasy Life's rankings are furthest ahead of where the rest of the industry is drafting them. Every name comes with the actual gap: our rank versus ESPN, Yahoo, Sleeper, Underdog and RT Sports ADP, so you can see exactly how much free value you're getting at each pick.The list runs from a five-spot edge all the way up to a 21-spot gap on the No. 1 value, and the names span every round of your draft. Malik Nabers, DeVonta Smith and Mike Evans are all going later than they should be. Jordyn Tyson, Christian Watson and Jayden Reed are the mid-round swings. And then there's the late-round group — Stefon Diggs, Romeo Doubs, Josh Downs and De'Zhaun Stribling — where the disagreement between us and the market gets the widest.We also break down the projections behind each call: targets per game, receptions, receiving yards and touchdowns, so you're not just taking our word for it. If you want to walk into your draft knowing which receivers you can wait on and still get a rank you love, this is the list. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices