The Late-Round Fantasy Football Podcast

JJ and Kitchen open the show on a passionate fantasy football note, followed by news and notes happening in training camp. They then move on to possible breakout wide receivers and deep sleepers to target in your redraft leagues.

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JJ tells Rich about some of the strategies he's using in best ball drafts right now before the two discuss the latest ADP risers and fallers. JJ is then joined by multi-million-dollar best ball winner Sam Sherman to talk about how he processes news this time of year, Josh Allen's ADP, how his approach to drafts changes in August, and so much more.

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With fantasy football draft season in full force, JJ sits down with Establish the Run's Evan Silva to discuss 10 players they're targeting in drafts this year.

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Josh Norris of Yahoo Fantasy joins Late-Round Perspectives to discuss the 49ers wide receiver room, Stefon Diggs' fit in Washington, his favorite targets and avoids, and so much more. 

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JJ and Kitchen open the show in a disastrous way before they talk training camp news, team-level passing volume regression, JJ's top middle-round targets, and more.

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JJ and Rich discuss some significant wide receiver ADP movement and have a philosophical conversation about closing line value before Matthew Betz of the Fantasy Footballers joins the show. JJ and Matthew break down how to sift through training camp news, Josh Allen's average draft position, players returning from injury, and much more.

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Regression to the mean is one of the most important concepts in fantasy football, and it's everywhere. On Episode 1114, JJ digs into some players and teams who are likely to see their performances swing in 2026, highlighting where last season's results are likely to change.

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Is it OK to draft two quarterbacks in a single-quarterback league? Is De'Von Achane's situation overblown? Do all roads lead to Bhayshul Tuten? JJ answers those questions — and more — on this week's mailbag episode.

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JJ and Kitchen recap their trip to Canton, react to listener feedback from last week's episode, break down the latest training camp news, share some of their favorite picks through the first five rounds of 2026 fantasy football drafts, and more.

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JJ and Rich break down some of the biggest recent average draft position risers and fallers before JJ is joined by Establish the Run's Adam Levitan. The two discuss optimal draft strategy for 2026, Adam's favorite late-round targets, the importance of Week 17 correlation, and so much more.

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Getting off to a hot start in fantasy football can make all the difference. Not only does it help you stack early wins, but it also builds confidence in the players on your roster. On Episode 1112, JJ analyzes the NFL's early-season schedule to identify the players with the most favorable openings, as well as the ones facing the toughest starts to the season.

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Establish the Run's John Daigle returns to Perspectives for a third time to talk about 2026 draft strategy, the running back dead zone, ambiguous backfields, and so much more.

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JJ and Kitchen talk about news items, projections based on Market Score comps, training camp sleepers, and more on this week's episode of The Late-Round Fantasy Football Show.

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JJ tells Rich which early-round players he's drafted most often this summer before being joined by Tod Burros to talk all things best ball. Tod shares his favorite ways to build unique playoff teams, explains how he thinks about player exposure, and discusses plenty more strategy along the way.

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Late-Round Fantasy Football unveiled a new metric called Market Score last month, and it's already opening up some fascinating ways to evaluate players. One of those is through historical comparables — identifying past players with profiles that closely resemble today's fantasy stars. On Episode 1111, JJ uses those comps to generate player projections and breaks down the 10 most interesting takeaways from the results.

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Becoming a Best Ball Bro has featured some fantastic guests already this summer, and there's a chance you've missed some of their great insights. With JJ on vacation this week, now's the perfect time to catch up. This episode is a compilation of some of the show's best conversations and answers so far.

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Going with a late-round quarterback strategy in your fantasy football drafts used to be the most obvious choice imaginable. But over the last five or six years, late-round quarterbacking hasn't been nearly as fruitful. On Episode 1110, JJ explains why that's happened, why the fantasy landscape has shifted, and why this could be the year late-round quarterback finally makes a comeback.

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Is Ashton Jeanty set up for a monster year? How should drafters feel about the running backs drafted right after Christian McCaffrey this year? Do we want more slot work from our fantasy wide receivers? Those questions — and more — are answered on this week's mailbag episode.

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JJ and Kitchen talk about this week's news items, bounce-back candidates for 2026, some things to watch for in training camp, and more.

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JJ and Rich break down a recent best ball draft that JJ livestreamed before discussing some of the biggest ADP risers and fallers. Then, Toxic Tower's Best Ball Guy (better known as BBG or Eric) joins the show to talk about the transition from season-long fantasy to best ball, the role of rankings, roster construction, strategy, and much more.

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The NFL has become more run-heavy, and as a result, many second- and third-tier fantasy wide receivers have taken a hit. But what about running backs? On Episode 1108, JJ is joined by Late-Round's Brandon Gdula to discuss some fascinating pass-catching trends at the position, and what they could mean for fantasy football this season.

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Drew Davenport of Footballguys and the Auction Brief podcast joins JJ to chat about auction draft strategy, the legal issues surrounding Rashee Rice and Josh Jacobs, players to target, and so much more.

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JJ and Kitchen talk about this week's news items, some scary Market Score comps, a way to spot late-round breakouts at wide receiver, and so much more.

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JJ chats with Rich about the importance of rankings in best ball before Nez of the Badge Bros joins the show. Nez and JJ discuss Nez's top early-round fades, the quarterback landscape, Zero RB, and so much more.

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JJ chats with Late-Round Fantasy Football's Brandon Gdula about his research on catchable targets, and what it all means for the 2026 season.

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On this week's mailbag episode, JJ talks about Ladd McConkey's 2026 outlook, the Philadelphia Eagles' offensive potential, and so much more.

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JJ and Kitchen talk about this week's news items and some fun Market Score ceiling comps for players this year. With Tight End U happening this week, there's plenty of tight end talk as well, including in Today's Data.

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JJ talks with Rich about his most-drafted players through 28 Milly drafts before Neil Orfield joins the show. Neil, a successful DFS and best ball player, explains his approach to drafting tight ends, which running backs he's targeting in the second round, and so much more.

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A few weeks ago, JJ introduced listeners to a new concept called Market Score. After some feedback, he's back for a new — and hopefully final — iteration of the metric.

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Rotowire's Alan Seslowsky joins JJ to talk about dynasty startup strategy, rookie drafts, teammates with similar average draft positions, and so much more.

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JJ and Kitchen talk about this week's news items, early-round wide receiver hit rates via one particular metric, alarming stats from 2025, and more.

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JJ and Rich kick off the show by discussing this week's biggest ADP risers and fallers before JJ sits down with BeatBestBall.com's Liam Murphy. The two chat about this year's best ball meta, building around two quarterbacks instead of three, and much more.

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It's another rewind week, where JJ brings back an old evergreen episode that's still relevant today. This week? It's all about the gray area of fantasy football.

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Can we zig while others zag this year in season-long drafts? Is Jaylen Warren a good pick? What about RJ Harvey? JJ answers those questions — and more — on this week's mailbag episode.

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JJ and Kitchen talk about the latest news across the league, running back average draft position in 2026, the toughest players to rank this year, and more.

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JJ and Rich talk through some callouts for early drafters before diving into average draft position risers and fallers. JJ then brings Legendary Upside's Pat Kerrane onto the show to chat about this year's best ball landscape, drafting elite quarterbacks and tight ends, the running back problem, and much more.

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JJ brings back an episode from last year on quarterback touchdown rates, briefly touching on one quarterback who's bound to regress here in 2026.

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Davis Mattek of The Swolecast and Fantasy Flock joins the show to talk about his adventures with modeling prospects, the 2026 season-long landscape, players he's targeting in best ball drafts, and so much more.

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JJ and Kitchen chat about Market Score, news across the league, rookies to target in redraft leagues, and more on this week's Late-Round Show.  

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JJ and Rich are back for Season 3 of Becoming a Best Ball Bro. In the season premiere, they discuss the biggest trends they're seeing in 2026 best ball drafts, highlight players they're targeting, and much more.

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