9 Fantasy Football Lessons We Learned in 2024 | Rookies, Draft Tips & More

In this edition of The Fantasy Life Show, fantasy football experts Kendall Valenzuela and Dwain McFarland break down the top 9 lessons they learned that they are taking into 2025 fantasy football! Should you be targeting rookie wide receivers like Malik Nabers in 2025? How highly (or not) should we value dual-threat quarterbacks like Jayden Daniels or Anthony Richardson? How should we value preseason hype in 2025 fantasy football like we did with Bucky Iriving? We're breaking down all this and so much more!

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Timecodes:

00:00 - Intro

01:40 - Super Bowl Recap

08:13 - Has Jalen Hurts silenced the doubters?

10:38 - Are Eagles Super Bowl LX favorites?

12:56 - What do the Chiefs need to do to return to glory in 2025?

19:35 - SB Commercials & Halftime Show

24:40 - Lesson 1: Buy Cheap Dual-Threat QBs

29:22 - Lesson 2: Talent is Better than Predicting Roles

32:26 - Lesson 3: When to Buy the Preseason Hype

37:03 - Lesson 4: Early Round Rookie WRs are Gold

41:32 - Lesson 5: React Faster than the Market

44:20 - Lesson 6: Draft Young Target Earners

47:38 - Lesson 7: Don't Overreact with Dual-threat QBs

51:38 - Lesson 8: High-Efficiency RBs Don't Always Break Out

54:24 - Lesson 9: Don't Fall in Love With One Player in a Tier

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