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Fantasy For Real
Fantasy for Real is a Fantasy Football, Dynasty Fantasy Football, & NFL Draft podcast focusing on the QB, RB, WR, & TE positions. During the season, FFR focuses on the biggest prospect news from College Football & the NFL, including a weekly 2027 Mock Draft. In the off-season, FFR dives deep into player profiles, rankings, & projections to prepare managers with tips & tricks to win their leagues. This show focuses on Fantasy Football, but it may be one of the best places to follow prospect…
Episodes
Fantasy For Real(#91) FULL '26-'28 Future Prospect Tiers & Class Rankings
The longest episode of the year, today we break down the future potential prospects in CFB. We dive deep into the current trajectories and projections for ALL…
Fantasy For Real(#90) Post-Draft NFL Rookie Rankings & Tiers 2025
Part 1 of Rankings Weekend, now that the NFL Draft is over, we have firm tiers and a good deal of controversy within those tiers. Hopefully this has gotten out…
Fantasy For Real(#89) Predictive Odds-Based Mock Draft 2025
Today's show primarily focuses on the NFL Draft, going 1-32 based primarily on Vegas odds and some small bits of guessing when to go against the market. This…
Fantasy For Real(#88) Early WR Scouting Tips & Tiers + Carr & Iamaleava Fallout
Today's show looks into how general early production affects future classes, including how it might be applied to the 2025 WR Class. This show will also…
Fantasy For Real(#87) Final Pre-Draft WR/TE Rankings (2025) + Deeper Dives Guide FULL Release
It's time to wrap-up our 2025 Pre-Draft Rookie Rankings with the WR and TE positions. This show ranks 13 WRs and 5 TEs ranked on Day 2 or higher. Also, the…
Fantasy For Real(#86) Final Pre-Draft RB Rankings (2025) + News and Futures Notes
On today's show, we catch up with recent NFL News as well as look into the future once again with future NFL Draft Classes, but mostly the show today dives…
Fantasy For Real(#85) Final Pre-Draft Rookie QB Rankings + Latest News, Buzz, and FA Notes
Final Positional Rankings for 2025 Start on Today's Podcast! Quarterbacks come first, with RBs and WRs the next couple shows. This show also looks into the…
Fantasy For Real(#84) Post-Combine Ranking Rundown + FA Day 1 & Dives into Tuten, Thornton, and Badger
Apologies for the disjointed nature of this week's podcast, but it was recorded in two parts due to the delay and covers some early FA thoughts, post-Combine…
Fantasy For Real(#83) Combine Reactions and Start-Up Mock Draft Part 2/2
On today's show, we finish up the two segments from last week, covering the NFL Combine and also giving some more detailed discussion to the 7-Round Start-Up…
Fantasy For Real(#82) Start-Up Mock & Combine Part 1 of 2 -- PREVIEW
On today's episode of the podcast, I go through a 7-Round SF Start-Up Mock Draft with draft picks eligible to be selected (1.01, 1.02, etc.). ALSO: Combine…
Fantasy For Real(#81) Early Off-Season Wrap-Up: Rapid Fire Deeper Dives, AFC West & NFC East Review, latest Draft Buzz
Another double episode this week, there is a LOT to cover on this show. There are 6 rapid fire Deeper Dives (Shough, Giddens, R Sanders, Harvey, Noel, &…
Fantasy For Real(#80) Brugler+McShay Top 100s, Senior Bowl Deeper Dives (Gabriel, Bech, Arroyo), Devy WRs, & 2 NFL Divisions
It's been a little over a week, but we're back with a near-double episode. We're covering two top 100 prospect lists, four Deeper Dives, two NFL divisions, and…
Fantasy For Real(#79) E Egbuka, T Henderson, Q Judkins, and W Howard Deeper Dives + AFC North & Senior Bowl Reviews
On today's packed episode of FFR, we discuss the biggest risers and other notes from the 2025 Senior Bowl, go over the AFC North in the 2024 Season, and…
Fantasy For Real(#78) 2025 NEW Rankings! Pre-Combine Positional Tiers w/ 40 Players Ranked
The class is now set! We'll take a break from Deeper Dives to cover our first post-declaration rankings, covering our top 5-6 QB/TEs and our top 15-16 RB/WRs…
Fantasy For Real(#77) XL Off-Season #2: Dylan Sampson, Trevor Etienne, AFC South, & NFC North
Continuing with our two main off-season series thus far, this episode includes Deeper Dives on two young RBs and breakdowns of two divisions eliminated from…
Fantasy For Real(#76) XL Off-Season #1: Tyler Warren & Texas (Golden, Ewers, Bond) Dives, Dane Brugler Mock, & the NFC South Review
A loaded Saturday release, we mock draft Dane Brugler's recent NFL Mock, Deeper Dive T Warren, Q Ewers, M Golden, I Bond, & G Helm, and review the NFC South…
Fantasy For Real(#75) Jordan James, Tez Johnson, Harold Fannin Jr., & more 3rd Round Deeper Dives + Playoff Reactions
Today's Deeper Dives include five players who all have roughly 3rd Round Grades in the early process: Jordan James, Damien Martinez, Tez Johnson, Harold Fannin…
Fantasy For Real(#74) Ashton Jeanty, Cam Skattebo, and the QB3 competition: All New Deeper Dives
On today's show, we discuss the final draft order (pre-playoffs), update our Age List, and dive deep on Ashton Jeanty, Cam Skattebo, and QBs Dart, Milroe, and…
Fantasy For Real(#73) Shedeur Sanders, Cam Ward, and Travis Hunter: Overall 1.01 Deeper Dives (+X Restrepo & J Higgins)
The Deeper Dives today could potentially feature the top 3 picks in the actual NFL Draft, as well as Deeper Dives for X Restrepo and J Higgins TIMELINE ||…
Fantasy For Real(#72) Omarion Hampton, Elic Ayomanor, Ricky White III, and Brashard Smith Deeper Dives + NFL/CFB news & notes
On today's FFR, Deeper Dive season cranks up another notch with a show-high 4 Deeper Dives on the show today + more notes TIMELINE || NFL Notes -- 1:30 ||…
Fantasy For Real(#71) Latest NFL Draft Buzz, McShay Top 250, & more Deeper Dives
On today's show, we cover the weekly NFL Notes, breakdown prospects Colston Loveland and Jalen Royals, discuss McShay's top 250, & more TIMELINE || Positive…
Fantasy For Real(#70) NEW Deeper Dives: Tetairoa McMillan, Ollie Gordon II, Tre Harris, & weekly NFL/CFB Reactions
On today's episode, we dive deep into top WR McMillan as well as other 2025 Draft Prospects in Ollie Gordon and Tre Harris + Conference Championship Game…
Fantasy For Real(#69) Conference Championship Preview, Luther Burden & Kaleb Johnson Deep Dives, & minor NFL Notes
Are you as excited as I am for this weekend? Whether we look at them as Conference Championships or Playoff Play-in games, Friday & Saturday have some…
Fantasy For Real(#68) Draft Deep Dive Season Begins, CFB Playoff Predictions, and Buy-High time for Bryce
On today's FFR, there are some brief NFL notes before a discussion about the CFB Playoff, 2025 Class Eligibility, and an introduction to Deeper Dive season…
Fantasy For Real(#67) Thanksgiving Edition: Updated 2-Rd SF Mock + Preview and Review in the NFL & CFB
Today's show discusses Bryce Young, Bucky Irving, JSN+Jeudy, and dives into many CFB topics including a rookie mock and future stud Cam Coleman. TIMELINE ||…
Fantasy For Real(#66) Which NFL Teams Need 2025 RBs, 1QB Rookie Mock, & NFL+CFB Schedules
On today's FFR, aside from our normal Thursday schedule discussions, I look over all 32 NFL Teams by who might need Rookie RBs the most, and do a 1QB "gut…
Fantasy For Real(#65) NFL/CFB Weekly Reactions: Buying Jauan Jennings, Omarion Hampton's explosion, & more Future NFL Risers
On today's episode of FFR, I walk through my biggest reactions to the NFL and College games this past weekend. NFL notes go position-by-position before heading…
Fantasy For Real(#64) Mock Drafting Dane Brugler's Mid-Season 2025 Big Board + Weekly NFL/CFB Schedules
One of the biggest drops of the early draft process, today's show will take a look at Dane Brugler's first top 50 Big Board focusing exclusively on the…
Fantasy For Real(#63) NFL+CFB Reactions Week 10: Is Young Growing, worries with Williams, and Cam Ward's messy play
Today's FFR is a bit shorter than usual, but we're still going to go through both the NFL and CFB games this past weekend. Today's show continues to track B…
Fantasy For Real(#62) Bryce Young Shows Signs of Life, Rookie QB Breakdown, & an updated 2-Rd SF Mock Draft
On today's episode of FFR, we walk through our weekly NFL and CFB previews before diving deeper into the Rookie QBs, Bryce Young, and a 2-Round SF Mock Draft…
Fantasy For Real(#61) Big Review Show #9: Is it time to sell Joe Mixon, Updated RB Pass Catching, 2025 Positional Trends & more
On today's FFR, I recap all the latest (pre-MNF) action around the NFL before discussing my weekly College Football Risers and Fallers. Full Timeline: NFL ||…
Fantasy For Real(#60) Big Review & Preview Show: Biggest Movers in the NFL & 2026 Class Preview
On today's FFR, I spend about an hour going through my biggest NFL Notes before turning towards NFL Futures, covering the 2026 Early Declares, and then looking…
Fantasy For Real(#59) 2025 Rookie Big Board v.1.0: Top 48 Draft Eligible Fantasy Prospects
No NFL Coverage today as I'm focusing on my 2025 Big Board, which ranks my top 9 QBs, 17 RBs, 18 WRs, and 4 TEs eligible for the 2025 NFL Draft. Timeline will…
Fantasy For Real(#58) NEW 2-Round Superflex Rookie Mock Draft + NFL & CFB Weekly Preview
Today's FFR keeps it simple: we look over the NFL schedule, the CFB schedule, and go through a new 2-Round Superflex Rookie Mock Draft. TIMELINE || NFL…
Fantasy For Real(#57) Big Review Show #7: Where to rank KW3, Njoku, & Tracy + 2025 QB Woes & Other Risers & Reactions
Apologies as it got a bit long this week. Hopefully the subjects and length are worth it. Timeline below if you want to sort it out a bit more quickly…
Fantasy For Real(#56) Hype for 2027 Heats Up, NFL RB Slot+Wide%, NFL & CFB Preview & more
2027 > 2026? On today's Fantasy For Real, have we officially lost our minds? We discuss the class quality of 2027 v 2026, 2025 QBs, NFL RBs, & more TIMELINE ||…
Fantasy For Real(#55) Big Review & Reaction Show #6: RB/TE Risers, KW3's 100 Target Pace, Tucker/Tracy Breakouts, & more
Today's episode covers NFL RB Pass Catching Stats, Rookie QB Performances, College Eligibility, and CFB Week 7 Risers & Fallers. TIMELINE NFL Notes -- 1:45 ||…
Fantasy For Real(#54) Welcome to the New Big Ten, 2026 QB Overview, and NEW 2025 SF Rookie Mock
On today's packed Preview Show, NFL Week 6 Preview, NFL Buys/Sells/Values, 2026 QB Overview, 2025 SF Rookie Mock Draft, and CFB Week 7 Preview. TIMELINE NFL…
Fantasy For Real(#53) Big Review Show #5: Jalen Milroe, Bigsby is a Tank, Still Selling Sam (Darnold), & more
Today's Big Review covers explosive RBs like Tank Bigsby & Tyrone Tracy, once again tries to make sense of the TE position around the NFL, and discusses the…
Fantasy For Real(#52) 2025 Rookie Rankings Part 2: WRs + CFB Weekly What to Watch?
The long discussion on 2025 Rookies finally concludes. Which WRs are we focused on the most in the 2025 Rookie Class? NFL Notes -- 1:50 2025 WR Rankings --…
Fantasy For Real(#51) VERY BIG RANKING and Review Show #4: 2025 QB, TE, and RB Rankings + The Rise of Reed and Rashid Shaheed
It's rankings day! Apologies for the length, but we're going to go player-by-player through our top 10 QBs, top 20 RBs, and top 5 TEs so far in the 2025 Class…
Fantasy For Real(#50) TE Panic Meter, NFL & CFB Schedule Look Ahead, and 2023-2024 Rookie Ranking Review
On 2025 Rankings Eve, I take a look back at my early October rookie rankings for the last two rookie classes. Additionally, which TEs are the most and least…
Fantasy For Real(#49) Big Review Show #3: Travis Hunter is Amazing, Buying J Reed + Roschon, and Respect to Cade Klubnik
Today's show starts with Buys/Sells and NFL QB Reviews for Week 3, before going into a 2025 Rookie Mock Draft (One Round). Afterward, it's Week 4 CFB Risers…
Fantasy For Real(#48) When to Buy College QB Breakouts, RB Size & Traits + NFL Wk 3 Preview and CFB Schedule
With a lot to look forward to this weekend, today's FFR looks at the NFL, key CFB Games, and discusses big picture ideas at TE, QB, and RB. Today's Timeline…
Fantasy For Real(#47) Big Review Show #2: Elite Nico, Buy or Sell Q Johnston, Arch Manning v. Quinn Ewers, Rocket Rising & more
Today's packed FFR features discussions on Nico Collins, Quentin Johnston, and Tony Pollard as well as prospect discussion involving Arch Manning, Rocket…
Fantasy For Real(#46) Week 2 NFL Preview, CFB Viewer's Guide, and Rookie QBs
(Reminder that this show is recorded earlier and injury news is not always current). On the second full preview episode from FFR, we look briefly through each…
Fantasy For Real(#45) Big Review & Reaction Show #1: NFL Week 1 & CFB Week 2
In the first of many big weekly reaction shows, I go through every game (except MNF) of the NFL schedule as well as my biggest risers from Week 2 of College…
Fantasy For Real(#44) NFL-eve Questions for all 32 Teams, Week 2 CFB Preview, and a Drew Allar mini-rant
On today's packed FFR, I discuss one question for each team in the NFL I hope to get answered in Week 1 & go over the Week 2 match-ups in College Football…
Fantasy For Real(#43) CFB Week 1 Deep Dive + Risers, Fallers, and ‘25-’27 Prospect Stock Watch
On today’s FFR, we finally have some real football to react to. While we do not want to overreact, it is never too early to take stock of major players and see…
Fantasy For Real(#42) College Football Week 1 Preview -- Biggest (Fantasy) Players in the Biggest Games
On today's episode of FFR, I run down the biggest games on Saturday, Sunday, and Monday of this week in College Football. Mostly a CFB show today, but I do…
Fantasy For Real(#41) CFB Week 0 Recap and Week 1 Midweek Preview + Final NFL Preseason Notes
On today's FFR, I dig into my final minor notes about the NFL pre-season before getting into some non-exhibition football recapping Week 0 and previewing Week…
Fantasy For Real(#40) College Football Week 0 & Redraft Strategies at RB + WR
Today's episode of FFR covers our first real football action with the FSU/GT game in Dublin this weekend. Additionally, I wrap up my pre-season coverage with…
Fantasy For Real(#39) Redraft Strategies at QB & TE + Preseason Week 2 Notes
On today's FFR, we continue both the discussion about the pre-season and specifically redraft leagues that began on the previous episode. This time, I'll be…
Fantasy For Real(#38) Redraft & Auction Strategies + Early Ranked Redraft Values
On today's episode of FFR, I get away from Prospects and Dynasty and focus on a few key statistics and ideas that go into both general redraft leagues as well…
Fantasy For Real(#37) All-Undervalued Team (Start-Up 2024)
A list of the all-undervalued team made up of the best values on market aggregates like KeepTradeCut and FantasyCalc. Players Discussed: Kyler Murray = 4:40 ||…
Fantasy For Real(#36) Future Prospect Breakdown FINAL: ACC & B12 Prospects for 2025 & Beyond
The final pre-season futures content from the FFR Podcast, I finish my breakdown of my top 3 tiers of College Futures looking over the ACC and Big 12…
Fantasy For Real(#35) Future Prospect Breakdown Part 2: Big Ten Prospects for 2025 & Beyond
The second part of a three-part series, I go into my top 3 Tiers of prospects for the Big Ten Conference. This includes players eligible for 2025, 2026, and…
Fantasy For Real(#34) Future Prospect Breakdown Part 1: SEC Prospects for 2025 & Beyond
A breakdown of Future NFL Prospects at the Fantasy Relevant positions. In part one of this breakdown, I cover the players who are in the SEC. A specific…
Fantasy For Real(#33) End of Mock Draft + TE Thoughts
One final show for this 12-Team, 12-Round Start-up Mock Draft. Sorry for the delay! Working on all my Conference-Preview Shows for CFB at once and should start…
Fantasy For Real(#32) Start-Up Mock Part 2: Rounds 5-9
In Part 2 of the SF Start-Up Mock Draft, I go through Rounds 5 through 9. The link provided here should go to a spreadsheet with all 12 teams written out…