Fantasy Football Today Podcast

Our XFL crew is here to preview Week 5 as Dave and Ben Gretch are joined by SportsLine's R.J. White and Football Gameplan's Emory Hunt. We start with one player who broke out last week (1:30) before R.J. and Emory reveal their best bets (5:00) ... We go through the slate position-by-position, with chalk, contrarian and under-the-radar picks at QB (7:05), RB (12:00), and WR (19:15) ... We end with our Week 5 DFS lineups (28:00), including a Seattle stack that will help you cash-in this weekend ... Email us at fantasyfootball@cbsi.com and tweet questions using #AskFFT. 'Fantasy Football Today' is available on Apple Podcasts, Spotify, Stitcher, Castbox, Bullhorn and wherever else you listen to podcasts. Follow our FFT team on Twitter: @FFToday, @AdamAizer, @JameyEisenberg, @daverichard, @heathcummingssr, @YardsPerGretch, @BenSchragg Watch FFT on YouTube https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCviK78rIWXhZdFzJ1Woi7Fg/videos Join our Facebook group https://www.facebook.com/groups/FantasyFootballToday/ Sign up for the FF

Reacting to the latest news (5:00)! Would we want Tom Brady to go to SF? Is Josh Jacobs really going to get more work in the passing game (10:30)? What is the WAS backfield looking like? ... Team needs for the AFC North beginning with BAL (15:51) and moving on to PIT (18:00), CLE (24:00) and CIN (28:24). If BAL adds a WR, what would it mean for Lamar Jackson? What is James Conner's future? Do we prefer Tyler Boyd or A.J. Green in drafts? ... We talk to Stephen Holder who covers the Colts for The Athletic (35:00). He tells us what he thinks about the Philip Rivers rumors and what the Colts think about Nyheim Hines and Parris Campbell. And could Marlon Mack be more involved in the passing game? And we finish up with the rest of the AFC South (45:30) which includes a spirited Will Fuller debate ... Your emails at fantasyfootball@cbsi.com 'Fantasy Football Today' is available on Apple Podcasts, Spotify, Stitcher, Castbox, Bullhorn and wherever else you listen to podcasts. Follow our FFT team on Twitter: @FFToday,

Where do you want to see Tom Brady, Jameis Winston, Melvin Gordon, Kenyan Drake and Austin Hooper end up? We'll tell you what we think the ideal destinations are and how it could affect Fantasy rankings. We begin with an Amari Cooper disagreement (1:00) before getting to the big news as LAC intends to franchise tag Hunter Henry (3:45). Is Henry overrated or underrated? Would he benefit from a new QB? We also react to a report that says Jameis Winston is likely out of TB (7:45) and a report about NE looking at Andy Dalton (11:04) ... The best pick to have in a Dynasty rookie draft (14:00) and cases for against having Kickers on your roster (18:00). Kickers are people too! ... Best free agent destinations for the top QBs (23:45), RBs (33:00), WRs (39:00) and TEs (45:21) on the market. Some of us like Brady to the Bucs a lot. How about Melvin Gordon to the Texans? Will he still be involved in the passing game? Is DAL really the best spot for Cooper? And would we like Austin Hooper in GB? ... Email us at fantasyf

Philip Rivers seems like he is headed to IND. What does this mean for him, Marlon Mack, Jack Doyle and the rest of the Fantasy relevant players? And we talk about A.J. Green's likely return to CIN (8:35), where we want to see Austin Hooper end up (13:40) and what Jerry Jones thinks about in the shower ... CBSSports.com NFL Draft expert Ryan Wilson hops on to talk about the NFL Combine (25:50). Find out who his Top 5 QBs are, which RBs stood out at the combine, how deep the WR class, what to order when you're out to dinner with your boss and which of us has the worst proposal story ... Some dynasty talk as we answer your emails and get into a brief discussion at the very end of the show about the best pick to have in a rookie draft ... Your emails at fantasyfootball@cbsi.com. And tweet us questions using #AskFFT. 'Fantasy Football Today' is available on Apple Podcasts, Spotify, Stitcher, Castbox, Bullhorn and wherever else you listen to podcasts. Follow our FFT team on Twitter: @FFToday, @AdamAizer, @JameyEis

The XFL crew is back to preview Week 4 as Dave and Ben Gretch are joined by SportsLine's R.J. White, who is now 11-1 picking against the spread. We talk about one under-the-radar player who impressed last week (1:25) before R.J. reveals his best bet of the week (5:11) ... We then go through the slate position-by-position, with chalk, contrarian and under-the-radar picks at QB (6:19), RB (10:50), WR (14:31), and DST (22:00) ... We end with our Week 4 lineups (25:40), including a Houston/Dallas game stack with tremendous upside ... Email us at fantasyfootball@cbsi.com and tweet questions using #AskFFT. 'Fantasy Football Today' is available on Apple Podcasts, Spotify, Stitcher, Castbox, Bullhorn and wherever else you listen to podcasts. Follow our FFT team on Twitter: @FFToday, @AdamAizer, @JameyEisenberg, @daverichard, @heathcummingssr, @YardsPerGretch, @BenSchragg Watch FFT on YouTube https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCviK78rIWXhZdFzJ1Woi7Fg/videos Sign up for the FFT newsletter https://www.cbssports.com/newsl

It's Dynasty Day as we're talking Dynasty Top 150, trade values, and 2020 rookie draft. What are the first two qualities we're looking for in players if we're doing a startup Dynasty draft (2:00)? And we'll take a quick detour to react to the reports that Tom Brady may not return to New England (7:05) ... Breaking down Heath's Dynasty Top 150, starting with the Top 12 (10:25). George Kittle is ranked over Ezekiel Elliott, and Patrick Mahomes is an interesting pick at 10. Then we go position by position, first talking QBs (20:00) where Russell Wilson is outside of the top 100 and Deshaun Watson may be overvalued ... At running back (31:00), was David Montgomery's 2019 a good or bad sign for things to come? Moving on to WRs (39:00), it's stock down for Keenan Allen and Julio Jones, but how much value should A.J. Brown and Terry McClaurin have? ... We end by answering your trade questions (47:50) tweeted in with #AskFFT, with a heavy dose of 2020 rookie pick valuations. Email us at fantasyfootball@cbsi.com and t

We're analyzing the players you should AVOID in 2020 with our early BUST picks! We make our pick for the player most likely to bust (4:00) before moving position by position. Starting at RB, Joe Mixon is a risky pick, and Leonard Fournette's 2019 might've been a fluke ... For QBs (35:00), we debate whether Kyler Murray will be a bust or a league-winner, and Cam Newton is likely returning to Carolina but will be a risky draft pick ... Moving onto WRs (45:15), can Odell Beckham Jr. bust again? And why Keenan Allen will suffer without Rivers. And we end with TE bust picks (1:02:12), including a top 3 TE who is likely to fall out of the elite tier this season ... Email us at fantasyfootball@cbsi.com and tweet questions using #AskFFT 'Fantasy Football Today' is available on Apple Podcasts, Spotify, Stitcher, Castbox, Bullhorn and wherever else you listen to podcasts. Follow our FFT team on Twitter: @FFToday, @AdamAizer, @JameyEisenberg, @daverichard, @heathcummingssr, @YardsPerGretch, @BenSchragg Watch FFT on You

We've got breakouts at every position, but first Dave and Heath tell you their favorite early breakouts for 2020 (2:30). Could D.J. Moore be a Top 5 WR in all formats? And can Devin Singletary get enough work in the passing game to truly break out? Also, what's the difference between a sleeper and a breakout (10:30)? Plus, the listeners push back on popular breakout candidates (13:15) and we tell you about Omnifantasy (18:00) which is extremely cool ... News and notes (21:05). Tom Brady to TEN? An offensive lineman eating 4.5 pounds of steak? Jarvis Landry questionable for Week 1? ... QB breakouts (27:30) are Kyler Murray and Josh Allen. Who do we like better? RB breakouts (34:10) including Miles Sanders and Phillip Lindsay. WR breakouts (45:25) including D.J. Chark and Anthony Miller. TE breakouts (53:00) including Noah Fant and Tyler Higbee ... Your emails at fantasyfootball@cbsi.com. A lot of Dynasty talk here. 'Fantasy Football Today' is available on Apple Podcasts, Spotify, Stitcher, Castbox and whereve

We are joined by SportsLine's R.J. White to break down the Week 3 XFL slate from a Fantasy, DFS and gambling perspective. R.J. is 7-1 picking XFL games this season, and he reveals his best bet of the week (3:25). Then we sift through the DFS pricing, making our picks for favorite QB (5:30), high-end RB (8:00), and must-play WR (10:40) ... Our friend Emory Hunt (15:40) joins the show to break down the best under-the-radar DFS plays for each position in Week 3 ... We end by providing our DFS lineups to help you all win big money on the XFL this weekend (30:00) ... Email us at fantasyfootball@cbsi.com 'Fantasy Football Today' is available on Apple Podcasts, Spotify, Stitcher, Castbox and wherever else you listen to podcasts. Follow our FFT team on Twitter: @FFToday, @AdamAizer, @JameyEisenberg, @daverichard, @heathcummingssr, @YardsPerGretch, @BenSchragg Watch FFT on YouTube https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCviK78rIWXhZdFzJ1Woi7Fg/videos For more fantasy football coverage from CBS Sports, visit https://www.c

It's never too early to talk 2020 sleepers, as we make our pick for the #1 sleeper for next season (4:40) before going position-by-position ... We start with quarterback sleeper picks (9:50). Can Matthew Stafford and Ben Roethlisberger provide value coming off injury? Is Kyler Murray considered a sleeper? We move on to running backs (27:05), where young talent headlines our picks. But why does Dave think Adrian Peterson can be a late-round value? ... News and notes (41:55) with Jordan Reed cleared, Jarvis Landry's hip surgery and the 17-game season proposal for 2020. Then we're breaking down sleeper WRs with sky-high upside (48:15). We finish with tight end sleepers (58:00), including Mike Gesicki, Ian Thomas and Jonnu Smith ... Email us at fantasyfootball@cbsi.com 'Fantasy Football Today' is available on Apple Podcasts, Spotify, Stitcher, Castbox and wherever else you listen to podcasts. Follow our FFT team on Twitter: @FFToday, @AdamAizer, @JameyEisenberg, @daverichard, @heathcummingssr, @YardsPerGretch,

We're evaluating the 2019 rookie Tight End class today, but first, Drew Brees announced that he's returning to the Saints. Are Brees and Jared Cook Top 10 options for 2020 at their respective positions (2:45)? ... With rookie campaigns in the books, Noah Fant and T.J. Hockenson appear to have immense upside for 2020. Which one should you target in the late rounds (8:50)? And is there another 2019 rookie TE with league-winning upside (25:10)? ... Nationals shortstop Trea Turner makes a Fantasy Football bold prediction (33:40) which sparks a Christian McCaffrey vs. Derrick Henry discussion. And we have other news and notes including Greg Olsen to Seattle, Kareem Hunt expecting to re-sign and a Cam Newton update (38:10) ... We finish with a mailbag of dynasty questions sent in via Twitter using the #AskFFT hashtag (44:05) Fantasy Football Today' is available on Apple Podcasts, Spotify, Stitcher, Castbox and wherever else you listen to podcasts.  Follow our FFT team on Twitter: @FFToday, @AdamAizer, @JameyEisenb

It was a very solid season for rookie WRs, even though many of the top ones were on run-heavy offenses. We'll give an overall evaluation of the 2019 WR class and then some Twitter polls! Which of the top rookie WRs should be drafted first in a PPR league (3:30)? Which of the second-tier rookie WRs should be drafted first (15:35)? ... More questions about this class (24:00): Most 2020 upside, most long-term upside, most bust potential, who could come out of nowhere to be productive in 2020? We're covering the obvious names but also guys like J.J. Arcega-Whiteside, Diontae Johnson and Preston Williams ... News and notes (31:00) including what Tyrod Taylor would mean for the LAC offense, the latest on the ARI backfield, a secondary that could get a lot worse and more ... Your emails at fantasyfootball@cbsi.com 'Fantasy Football Today' is available on Apple Podcasts, Spotify, Stitcher, Castbox and wherever else you listen to podcasts. Follow our FFT team on Twitter: @FFToday, @AdamAizer, @JameyEisenberg, @daveri

It's time to dissect the 2019 rookie RB class! We start by making our pick for which 2019 rookie has the most value moving forward (6:00). ... Then we're diving deep into the 2019 performances of the rookie RBs (6:55), including Josh Jacobs, Miles Sanders, Devin Singletary and David Montgomery. Did Jacobs show us enough to be considered a top 10 RB? Can Montgomery bounce back from a disappointing rookie campaign? And we take a much longer look at the rest of the rookie RB class ... Matthew Stafford trade rumors are put to a halt (36:30) and Jameis Winston got lasik eye surgery (38:30). ... We're joined by Emory Hunt for an XFL Week 2 preview (40:00), with DFS picks, review of Week 1 target shares and more. To learn more about listener data and our privacy practices visit: https://www.audacyinc.com/privacy-policy Learn more about your ad choices. Visit https://podcastchoices.com/adchoices

The Chargers announced Philip Rivers will enter free agency, but are his years of Fantasy relevance behind him regardless of where he signs? (3:00) ... We move from Rivers to evaluating the 2019 rookie quarterbacks, discussing their value for 2020 and beyond (8:50). Did Kyler Murray show enough upside to be considered a consensus top 5 QB for 2020? Talking Murray, Daniel Jones, Gardner Minshew and others ... Next, we make our picks for the biggest dynasty risers and fallers at QB, RB and WR from 2019 (38:35). Kenyan Drake's stock is way up, but what about Ryan Tannehill? ... And we finish by answering your emails at fantasyfootball@cbsi.com, including a suggestion for who could be the Dalvin Cook of 2020 (57:36). 'Fantasy Football Today' is available on Apple Podcasts, Spotify, Stitcher, Castbox and wherever else you listen to podcasts.  Follow our FFT team on Twitter: @FFToday, @AdamAizer, @JameyEisenberg, @daverichard, @heathcummingssr, @YardsPerGretch, @BenSchragg Watch FFT on YouTube https://www.youtube.c

We've released our 2020 rankings, so it's time for some good old fashioned rankings debates! First, did we watch more of The Oscars or the XFL over the weekend (1:00) and what were our takeaways from the XFL? Then we've got a fun Allen Robinson stat (3:05) and some big news items (7:35) on Cam Newton, Todd Gurley, Dwayne Haskins, Russell Wilson and more ... QB rankings (17:00) as we get into Heath ranking Kyler Murray 10th, Dave being the high guy on Drew Brees, and Ben Roethlisberger vs. Ryan Fitzpatrick. RB rankings (28:40) as Heath is the low guy on the sophomore RBs and we debate Melvin Gordon vs. James Conner ... WR rankings (40:00) with Heath having DeAndre Hopkins ranked 7th and Dave having D.J. Moore outside his Top 12. Is Brandin Cooks on anyone's radar? Finally TE rankings (54:45) as we discuss Zach Ertz, Tyler Higbee, Jared Cook and the sophomore TEs. And we finish the show with some more XFL talk (1:01:30) including who stood out from a Fantasy perspective ... Email us at fantasyfootball@cbsi.com

The NFL season may be in the rearview, but football continues this weekend with a 4-game XFL slate! We start by breaking down XFL rules and how they will affect Fantasy, including the double forward pass. ...We reflect on the 2019 NFL season with the Top 10 CRAZY STATS from 2019 (6:00), discussing nuggets about Josh Jacobs, Tyler Lockett, Eagles TEs and more. ... With our XFL season-long draft in the books (47:05), we review the first round picks, including two QBs and former NFL RBs Christine Michael and Cameron Artis-Payne. And we're joined by Emory Hunt of The Athletic (57:30) to break down the XFL Week 1 slate, providing insights on offensive trends, injury updates, DFS value picks and more! ... Email us at fantasyfootball@cbsi.com To learn more about listener data and our privacy practices visit: https://www.audacyinc.com/privacy-policy Learn more about your ad choices. Visit https://podcastchoices.com/adchoices

We wrap up our Super Bowl coverage with an assessment of Damien Williams' 2020 value and an update from Heath on the Chiefs victory. We then have updates on Ryan Fitzpatrick, Drew Brees, Dak Prescott and Greg Olsen in our news and notes. Fitzpatrick is returning to MIA, so what does this mean for Devante Parker and Mike Gesicki? We finish by taking a deep dive into players with strong finishes to the 2019 season including Ryan Tannehill, Kenyan Drake, Jarvis Landry and some players who aren't former Dolphins! To learn more about listener data and our privacy practices visit: https://www.audacyinc.com/privacy-policy Learn more about your ad choices. Visit https://podcastchoices.com/adchoices

We're excited to talk about Super Bowl LIV, but of course we'll give you the Fantasy angles in addition to a conventional game recap. What were our Fantasy takeaways from the game (2:55)? How are we feeling about Damien Williams and Deebo Samuel? Did Patrick Mahomes leapfrog Lamar Jackson? ... Lots of Super Bowl talk (14:00). Was this a good game or a great game? What did we think about the use of timeouts (15:15)? Was that really pass interference? Best commercial (18:25)? Best food we ate? Prop bets, crazy stats and what we learned about Jimmy Garoppolo and a lot more. We also answer 2020 Fantasy questions about KC (31:40) and SF (40:00). Should you draft Travis Kelce ahead of Tyreek Hill? Do we want to draft a SF RB? ... The best of Radio Row (46:40)! We spent a week on radio row asking athletes, Fantasy analysts and media members some wacky questions like "Is Jerry Maguire a sports movie?" and "how do you rank pancakes, waffles and french toast" and "do 'frog' and 'dog' rhyme?" Find out what our celebrity

Will Brinson and a cast of characters from the Pick Six Podcast plus our own Heath Cummings give a full Super Bowl betting preview in this bonus episode of Fantasy Football Today. Listen for everything you need to know to gamble on Super Bowl LIV! First, Will Brinson is joined by Pete Prisco and R.J. White to go over 10 top props & picks for Sunday (4:30). Next, Will chats with Ryan Wilson and John Breech on some of the quirkier prop bets for SF and KC (33:00). Finally, Heath Cummings hops on to offer DFS advice (41:45). The Pick Six Podcast is your daily source for NFL news and analysis with a focus on gambling and Fantasy. Download and subscribe to Pick Six here: https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/pick-six-nfl-podcast/id1263289980 To learn more about listener data and our privacy practices visit: https://www.audacyinc.com/privacy-policy Learn more about your ad choices. Visit https://podcastchoices.com/adchoices

It's our official Super Bowl preview complete with picks, analysis, our favorite bets and DFS advice. We'll tell you who will win and why, plus which players will have big games on the way to a Super Bowl championship! To learn more about listener data and our privacy practices visit: https://www.audacyinc.com/privacy-policy Learn more about your ad choices. Visit https://podcastchoices.com/adchoices