Harris Fantasy Football Podcast

It's finally time to start looking at fantasy football value for 2026! That process begins with us cracking open Average Draft Position, which we'll do on the show today. What are we most surprised by when it comes to what actual drafters are doing in fantasy leagues so far in '26? We'll tell you, plus we'll talk about injuries to Breece Hall, Emeka Egbuka, Jordyn Tyson and Kyle Monangai, and the Colts signing Keenan Allen. Guest: Dave Kluge of FootballGuys.com.

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There's been a lot of sunshine spread around about many NFL rookies heading into the 2026 season. Should you believe it all? Of course not! Should you believe some of it? Definitely! But which parts? We need an expert, and that's why we've got the best on today's show. We'll go through as many rookies as we can squeeze into one podcast, and talk about how they've performed thus far, and whether we think it'll continue into the '26 regular fantasy football season. Guest: Matt Waldman of Footballguys.com and the Rookie Scouting Portfolio.

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For the first time, we're cracking open ADP! Real actual drafts are starting right about now, and we really don't *care* what ADP says in freaking July! But now the data starts getting interesting, so we'll start combing through -- and that process begins today with a look at the first three rounds of ADP. We'll talk about each player and assess how much risk we think each player has, assigning a Risk Factor of 1 through 10. Plus updates on the hamstrings of Chuba Hubbard and Jordyn Tyson, and a winner for the Cousin Josh Mock Draft Pound Foolish drawing...

Today we'll talk about a particular type of fantasy football sleeper. A player who's gotten hyped in fantasy circles before, maybe even had "experts" pounding the table for them, but they kinda flopped. But now, as later-round picks, we think they have a chance to deliver on their former promise. It's Post-Hype Sleeper time! In addition, we'll review what happened in the week's joint practices, and declare another winner in the Pound Foolish bribery drawings. Guest: Jamey Eisenberg of CBS Fantasy.

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We're looking for players who have Main Character Energy in 2026. These Swing Players have a big ol' range of possible fantasy football outcomes, and they're also just gonna be talked about a ton throughout the season. Will they be great? Will they be terrible? Either way, the Swing Players will have our attention. Also: Alec Pierce's injury news, Christian McCaffrey and J.K. Dobbins show up on the injury blotter, and we announce two more winners in the Pound Foolish pre-order bribery! Guest: Brandon Funston of The Athletic.

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If you love some players, that means you *don't* love others. And because our fantasy football evaluations are based on what we see on tape, we've got some Film Room Zeroes for you! These are players who either we think aren't very good, or at least we think their best qualities are somewhat overrated. We'll also give some updates on Malik Nabers, Luther Burden, Deshaun Watson and many others, and we'll pick another winner in our Pound Foolish bribery giveaway. Go pre-order now! Guest: Jim McCormick.

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The Prince Of Darkness returns to the Little Podcast That Could, and he's bringing acid-reflux! Today we'll count down five players apiece who we aren't necessarily avoiding for fantasy football in 2026 because we understand what could go right, but we're also really *nervous* about drafting them because we very much understand what could go wrong. Plus we'll talk about Thursday's camp news, read Daniel Jones's Almanac profile, and bribe our first listeners who pre-ordered Pound Foolish! Guest: Cousin Josh.

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Let's get heroic! On today's show, we'll count down some players we simply enjoy watching on tape -- they might not have perfect-looking 2026 fantasy football situations, but they're still terrific at what they do! And who knows: very often we're absolutely wrong about situations, and when we know who the good players are, sometimes it helps us find some good value. Plus we'll discuss Stefon Diggity signing with the Commanders, the Almanac, and some big Pound Foolish giveaway info! Guest: JJ Zachariason of LateRound.com.

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Talent matters! On today's podcast, we will extol the virtue of NFL talent. We'll run through some of our biggest talent-grade movers in the 2026 Almanac, *and* we'll discuss the highest-variance offensive lines we see across the league. Get a rundown of what to expect from some lines and some teams that have partly or completely rebuilt themselves from the inside out. Also: SNARKBAG! Guest: Ross Tucker of the Ross Tucker Football Podcast.

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We're back! We're daily! Let's gooooo! It's also ALMANAC DAY, in which you get the PDF that will hopefully help you win a fantasy league in 2026! Big day, and it's made even bigger by our fun topic. We spent July going team-by-team and talking about things we will and won't allow to change our fantasy football ranks? Well, here's our capstone episode, in which we predict the five *most important* non-injury-related stories for this August that have the biggest potential to change our ranks, and your draft strategy! Guest: Dave Richard of CBS Fantasy.

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Let's wrap up our division-by-division previews of NFL training camps by having a look at the teams of the AFC North: Steelers, Ravens, Bengals and Browns. What should you be tracking in August that can affect your ranks? What stories should you let pass on by? We'll discuss. Plus -- we'll give first-blush reactions to the injuries to Ricky Pearsall and Jordan James that have shaken up draft boards, and talk about other training camp news. And I'm looking for *your* help with ideas to bribe the audience! Guest: Matt Harmon of Yahoo! Fantasy and ReceptionPerception.com.

Bears. Packers. Vikings. Lions. That's a tough division! And there's a bunch of potential fantasy superstars residing on those four teams. Today, we'll discuss what we're looking for in training camp, and whether our opinions and fantasy football ranks might change as a result of what happens in August. In some cases, they really might! In addition, we'll do an Almanac preview of a running back who plays in this bruising division and who might just be the #1 overall pick for 2026: Jahmyr Gibbs. Guest: Jeff Erickson of Rotowire.

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There are fantasy football megastars up and down the AFC West. But how many of them will have training camps that matter? We'll preview what August might look like for players such as Patrick Mahomes, Rashee Rice, Omarion Hampton, R.J. Harvey, Fernando Mendoza and more. Plus we'll have a look at Ladd McConkey's Almanac profile *and* talk about Harris's upcoming book tour for Pound Foolish! Guest: Andy Behrens of the Yacht Club and TheDeepShot.com.

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The Rams are simply *destined* to be an offensive wagon in 2026. And the Cardinals have *no hope* of being good. Well, but maybe that's not true! We always convince ourselves we know exactly what will happen in the NFL before the season starts, and are always shocked by what we get wrong! So let's fall back on talent, and try not to get swayed *too* much by the August noise. That said, let's preview training camps for the teams of the NFC West -- because there certainly *are* stories that will matter and influence our fantasy football draft strategies...

Let's keep previewing training camps with a deep dive into the stories we'll be paying attention to in the AFC East. How might our ranks and opinions change (or not change) based on the camp news we hear? Is De'Von Achane suddenly a value play? Can Breece Hall's market get soft in August? Will TreVeyon Henderson or Romeo Doubs do enough to spark ranks acceleration? Can D.J. Moore prove anything over the next month? We'll talk about 'em all, and more! Guest: Patrick Daugherty from Rotoworld.

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What can we learn about the Commanders backfield in August? How about Malik Nabers's knee or Cam Skattebo's ankle? How much are we willing to change our fantasy ranks based on the avalanche of training camp stories that are undoubtedly coming our way? We'll talk about those players and many more as we preview training camps of the NFC East on today's show, plus take a spin through Jayden Daniels's star-crossed 2025 season and his Almanac profile, too! Guest: Jake Ciely of The Athletic.

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What should you pay attention to when NFL training camps start? And even more crucially, what should you *not* pay attention to, and get distracted by? These are the questions we ask ourselves in July! Today, we're tackling training camps of the AFC South: Jaguars, Texans, Colts and Titans. Should your opinions on players on those teams change based on what happens in August? Sometimes! Let's dig in, and whittle down the important news we need next month! Guest: Dave Kluge of FootballGuys.com.

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The podcast is back! It's time! Let's start winding our way through the many many teams and situations we need to know for fantasy football in 2026! Today, we'll start by previewing training camps for the teams of the NFC South: Panthers, Buccaneers, Falcons and Saints. What August news items about those teams should be ready to react to? Which ones should you absolutely not take the bait on? We will run down our thoughts on these squads...welcome back!

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It's the second half of our big ranks reveal! Let's talk about Harris's initial ranks for wide receivers and quarterbacks for the 2026 fantasy football season. Who deserves to go in the first round at these less-scarce positions? How many trustable WR1s are there really, and how should that affect your positional draft strategy? How many QBs are truly worthy of reaching for, and how does that change in a superflex league? Let's go! The 2026 season is really finally officially launched! Guest: Cousin Josh.

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This is just the beginning! The true prep for our 2026 fantasy football season begins today! We'll dig into our very first positional ranks for the '26 season: let's talk about the running backs and tight ends! Our initial ranks are listed in the show notes below (and on HarrisFootball.com), and we'll talk about some of the most interesting players at those positions, how we came to our initial ranks, and what could change as the summer rolls on! Guest: Cousin Josh.

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It's NFL Draft time...and that means the Little Podcast That Could will do it's traditional LOOK BACK at the previous draft. Remember when everybody was so sure Travis Hunter was a great pick? And Kaleb Johnson owned the Steelers backfield? And Harold Fannin was just a dude who ran funny? With the benefit of seeing them play in the NFL for a year, we'll go back and *re-rank* the 2025 skill-position rookies. Plus a snarkbag filled with your wonderful emails! Guest: Andy Behrens of TheDeepShot.com.

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Let's complete our survey of the skill-position players who'll be selected in next week's NFL Draft by breaking down the prospects at quarterback and tight end. Is Fernando Mendoza legit? Where would he fit into the QB draft class of '24? Is Kenyon Sadiq ready to become an immediate fantasy contributor at tight end? Are there other guys at these positions we need to seriously consider for our re-draft leagues? And where should they all go in a dynasty rookie draft? We'll cover all things QB and TE in the 2026 NFL Draft! Guest: Dalton Wasserman of the Preferred Walk-On...

Let's keep learning about the prospects for the upcoming 2026 NFL Draft. Today our focus will be on fantasy football's most important position: running back. We all know the name "Jeremyah Love," but how good a prospect is he really? We'll get an expert on the show to put Love's potential in context, and then we'll also run down the next dozen or so RB prospects who could wind up making or breaking your fantasy teams for years to come! Guest: Paul Perdichizzi of Saturday2SundayFootball.com.

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Let's turn our attention to the 2026 NFL Draft! It's time to start learning the names and abilities of the skill-position rookies, and who better to introduce us than the guy who literally wrote the book! Today we'll dig into the wideouts who comprise another deep class of rookies -- and we'll get our info from someone who actually watches film! It's a great thing to learn from the best! Guest: Matt Waldman of the Rookie Scouting Portfolio.

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It's time to start figuring out the *new* NFL: the 2026 edition! That's because the free agents...have landed! We've got Kenneth Walker, Travis Etienne, D.J. Moore, Mike Evans and a host of other fantasy football superstars who've already changed teams, and today we'll begin processing what it all means. It's a super-size edition of the Little Podcast That Could, as befits an exciting time of year. Thanks for listening! Guest: Dave Kluge from FootballGuys.com.

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The new NFL league year is about to start, which means the entire thing will be cut to ribbons and tossed into the air -- the teams as we knew them will cease to exist! It all starts anew for 2026 with a whole bunch of really good skill players about to change teams. On today's podcast we've got a big preview of NFL free agency, with an eye toward how potential player movement will affect fantasy teams this fall! Big fun! Guest: Andy Behrens of TheDeepShot.com.

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It's our annual countdown of our favorite movies! We'll spend some time counting down our top 10 films of 2025, while also tackling each other's lists. Ranking art is kind of silly, but if this is a way for you to find some new movies to watch you might not have otherwise heard of, it's worth it! Thanks for your support!

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It's a big show! We'll start out updating the NFL coach carousel where some questionable names have found new jobs. We'll talk about speculation that A.J. Brown has played his last game in Philly. We'll deep dive into Emeka Egbuka's rookie tape to see what the heck happened to him in the second half of the 2025 season. And we'll preview the Super Bowl from a wagering perspective, and give you our favorite prop bets for Sunday! Guest: Matt Landes from the Prime Suspects and Props & Hops podcasts.

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At the end of each season, we like to turn over the podcast to *you*, so that you can ask us what's on your mind, including hard-hitting questions like, "What the hell are the Bills doing?" and "Which player do you think eats the most chickpeas?" It's our January tradition: a Total Request episode from the listeners! Plus we'll review the rookie tape of Texans RB Woody Marks with an eye on 2026. Big fun! Guest: Denny Carter of Rotoworld.

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Every offseason right around this time, we take a step back and think about players who impressed us enough to join our list of Level Jumpers. These are guys whose skills and athleticism could lead to an unexpected jump in production in 2026. We've got QBs, RBs, WRs and TEs on this list, and you'll want to pay attention! Plus, some snark from the listeners to brighten your day. Guest: Matt Harmon of Yahoo! Fantasy and ReceptionPerception.com.

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The NFL salary cap is crap! If you don't know that by now, we don't know what to tell you: if an NFL team says they're making a move for "cap reasons," it's a lie. However, of *course* the money matters! But it's all in the guarantees!!! On today's show, we're sifting through the NFL contracts and coming up with skill-position players we think could get the axe this offseason because they are due to make "too much" in real actual salary. Let's go through a bunch of names! Plus, let's talk about the NFL coaching vacancies! Guest: Ben...

It's our first offseason show of 2026, and we're having a look back at the '25 season to pick out some *weird* players. These are guys who started the year wonderfully and ended terribly. Or guys who did the opposite, and won us fantasy championships at the end. Or guys who performed better than expected given their age or target volume. We'll have a look at some "Fantasy Outliers" -- and discuss what we're thinking of doing with them in '26. Big fun! Guest: Jim McCormick of ESPN.

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The 2025 fantasy football season is over, so let's hand out the hardware. We'll tell you who our nominees are for Fantasy MVP, LVP, players we still do and don't believe in, and much more. Plus we'll get all sorts of goofy pop-culture and culinary awards from the Prince of Darkness...*and* we'll play a 10-minute Supercut encapsulating all that was zany and hilarious about the show last year. Thank you for being the best audience in the world! Guest: Cousin Josh.

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The fantasy championships have been handed out, the champagne corks have been popped, the cigars have been puffed...and now all that's left is the bragging. Well, that's not *all* that's left...we still love the NFL, and we still love fantasy football! That's why today's show will mostly be about...*LOVE*! The guys we'll discuss today aren't necessarily the 100% best fantasy options for dynasty or for 2026 redraft, but rather, they're simply players whose film we enjoy watching! We think you'll have a fun time listening...Happy New Year! Guest: Chris Raybon from The Action Network.

The NFL games from Thursday were...not good! What a stinky way to start off your fantasy championship! But we have hope things will get better, and we'll discuss the injury names you need to know for Week 17. We'll also count down a list of players we think might turn out to be *undervalued* for next season, 2026 in fantasy football. And for one last time in '25, we'll make our DraftKings DFS picks for our fun $5 contest. Thank you! Good luck this weekend! Guests: DFS Expert Jake Trowbridge & Cousin Josh.

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Let's talk about what happened in Week 16! Today's show will feature film review of *every* game played over the weekend, with a laser focus on the stuff that might change your approach, as you build lineups for your fantasy finals. It's that time of year when we should believe what teams are telling us about themselves, so let's talk about that! Ride the wagons! We'll also come up with the waiver adds you might make in advance of those Week 17 championships! Guest: Jake Ciely of The Athletic.

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The Rams and Seahawks gave us the Game Of The Year on Thursday night, and fortunately it came with a *ton* of scoring for fantasy football. We'll discuss what happened, and what we think moving forward (and yes, we'll mention the highs and lows of Puka Nacua, too). Then it's time to look way ahead, for fun, and come up with a list of five players we're pretty sure are going to be too expensive for us to draft in 2026. Plus: some Week 16 injury news and DraftKings DFS! Guests: DFS Expert Jake Trowbridge & Cousin Josh.

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The Steelers stayed tough with a good win on Monday night, and DK Metcalf came through with a big "phew!" -- we'll look at what happened in the cold and discuss how it should affect your fantasy team as we head into semifinals week! We'll also review the rest of the Week 15 game film to see where we can find you a lineup edge, and we'll evaluate a bunch of contingent options who might be able to find a way into your lineup via the waiver wire for Week 16! Guest: Dave Kluge of FootballGuys.com.

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Some huge scoreboard results. Some huge injuries. Some huge disappointments. We'll start breaking down what happened in the Week 15 NFL games, with a special eye toward the players and situations you might be having doubts about as your fantasy football playoffs continue. What happened to the Bengals? Are we now super-interested in all Jaguars? Are the Chiefs' fantasy fates doomed without Patrick Mahomes? Is Jalen Hurts a runner again? We've got thoughts on all this situations and so many more! Let's watch some Week 15 tape! Guest: Patrick Daugherty from Rotoworld.

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A busy podcast begins with a review of the Thursday night game. We'll talk about Kyle Pitts going crazy and Mike Evans returning, plus we'll run down the injury names we'll be tracking heading into Week 15, and we'll make some DraftKings DFS lineups. And then? For our main event today, we'll take our very first try at producing a recommended first-round draft order for 2026! It's kind of meaningless, but pretty dang fun! Thanks for listening! Guests: DFS Expert Jake Trowbridge & Cousin Josh.

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