Fantasy Football Today

We're throwing some serious advanced stats at you. It's time to learn about RACR, WOPR, air yards, expected stats, broken tackles and more. First, a quick primer on what we'll be discussing on the show (2:00) including a Best Ball FAQ and then we get into the news and notes (8:40) on Julio Jones and Aaron Rodgers. If both get traded, is there a scenario in which Jones moves ahead of Davante Adams? How high could Calvin Ridley be ranked? ... It's time for advanced stats! We start with the advanced passing stats (15:45) to get a better measure of accuracy and who is throwing the ball downfield. We talk Drew Lock and Justin Herbert, among others. Advanced rushing stats (24:00) include broken tackles and who faced 8+ defenders in the box. We spend time on the Bills RBs, Mike Davis and David Montgomery. And finally, there are so many receiving stats to discuss (37:15) and we'll tell you what the advanced metrics say about Jerry Jeudy, Cooper Kupp, Marquise Brown and more ... Learn all about Best Ball leagues (50:00), how to construct your roster, if Zero-RB works in Best Ball and some of the best early and late values ... Email us at fantasyfootball@cbsi.com'Fantasy Football Today' is available on Apple Podcasts, Spotify, Stitcher, Google Podcasts, Castbox, and wherever else you listen to podcasts.Follow our FFT team on Twitter: @FFToday, @AdamAizer, @JameyEisenberg, @daverichard, @heathcummingssr, @ctowerscbs, @BenSchraggWatch FFT on YouTube https://www.youtube.com/fantasyfootballtodayJoin our Facebook group https://www.facebook.com/groups/FantasyFootballToday/Sign up for the FFT newsletter https://www.cbssports.com/newsletterYou can listen to Fantasy Football Today on your smart speakers! Simply say "Alexa, play the latest episode of the Fantasy Football Today podcast" or "Hey Google, play the latest episode of the Fantasy Football Today podcast."To hear more from the CBS Sports Podcast Network, visit https://www.cbssports.com/podcasts/ 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 making our favorite picks based on National Fantasy Championship (NFC) Average Draft Position (ADP) in the month of May! Starting off with the best player to draft at current ADP (1:10), including Chase Claypool … We take a break from ADP to discuss Heath’s recent Dynasty trades as he’s offloading players (7:20) … Favorite quarterbacks at current ADP (23:55) including one QB who may not even be his team’s starter in Week 1 … The best running back picks (27:28) in the early rounds, mid-rounds and at the end of drafts. Would we rather have Mike Davis or a Buccaneers RB? … The ideal wide receiver picks (43:00) in the early, mid, and late rounds. Which WRs on the Bucs, Steelers and Panthers provide the best value? … Our favorite tight end picks (55:00) led by Mark Andrews and T.J. Hockenson.'Fantasy Football Today' is available on Apple Podcasts, Spotify, Stitcher, Google Podcasts, Castbox, and wherever else you listen to podcasts.Follow our FFT team on Twitter: @FFToday, @AdamAizer, @JameyEisenberg, @daverichard, @heathcummingssr, @ctowerscbs, @BenSchraggWatch FFT on YouTube https://www.youtube.com/fantasyfootballtodayJoin our Facebook group https://www.facebook.com/groups/FantasyFootballToday/Sign up for the FFT newsletter https://www.cbssports.com/newsletterYou can listen to Fantasy Football Today on your smart speakers! Simply say "Alexa, play the latest episode of the Fantasy Football Today podcast" or "Hey Google, play the latest episode of the Fantasy Football Today podcast."To hear more from the CBS Sports Podcast Network, visit https://www.cbssports.com/podcasts/ 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 dedicating today's show to your questions starting with your Apple Podcast questions and the Fantasy Cops. Then we'll read your emails (15:15) at fantasyfootball@cbsi.com. We're answering questions about A.J. Brown, Ben Roethlisberger, J.K. Dobbins, drafting two elite TEs and much more.'Fantasy Football Today' is available on Apple Podcasts, Spotify, Stitcher, Google Podcasts, Castbox, and wherever else you listen to podcasts.Follow our FFT team on Twitter: @FFToday, @AdamAizer, @JameyEisenberg, @daverichard, @heathcummingssr, @ctowerscbs, @BenSchraggWatch FFT on YouTube https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCviK78rIWXhZdFzJ1Woi7Fg/videosJoin our Facebook group https://www.facebook.com/groups/FantasyFootballToday/Sign up for the FFT newsletter https://www.cbssports.com/newsletterYou can listen to Fantasy Football Today on your smart speakers! Simply say "Alexa, play the latest episode of the Fantasy Football Today podcast" or "Hey Google, play the latest episode of the Fantasy Football Today podcast."To hear more from the CBS Sports Podcast Network, visit https://www.cbssports.com/podcasts/ 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've got negative regression and positive regression (yes, that's a thing) candidates. The headliners are Aaron Rodgers (3:30) and Michael Thomas (10:30), but there is much more to cover. Regression QBs (18:30) include Kirk Cousins, Ryan Tannehill and Daniel Jones. RBs (31:00) include Nick Chubb, Derrick Henry and Miles Sanders. Can we really make much of Sanders's 2020 season? Will Henry's regression matter enough for him to be outside the Top 5 at RB? ... We move on to WRs (43:10) and discuss the all three Steelers guys! Chase Claypool needs more targets to score that many TDs. Do Diontae Johnson's drops matter? We also talk about the Panthers WRs and if they'll find the end zone more frequently. And finally, TE talk (55) headlined by Noah Fant (55:15) ... Email us at fantasyfootball@cbsi.com'Fantasy Football Today' is available on Apple Podcasts, Spotify, Stitcher, Google Podcasts, Castbox, and wherever else you listen to podcasts.Follow our FFT team on Twitter: @FFToday, @AdamAizer, @JameyEisenberg, @daverichard, @heathcummingssr, @ctowerscbs, @BenSchraggWatch FFT on YouTube https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCviK78rIWXhZdFzJ1Woi7Fg/videosJoin our Facebook group https://www.facebook.com/groups/FantasyFootballToday/Sign up for the FFT newsletter https://www.cbssports.com/newsletterYou can listen to Fantasy Football Today on your smart speakers! Simply say "Alexa, play the latest episode of the Fantasy Football Today podcast" or "Hey Google, play the latest episode of the Fantasy Football Today podcast."To hear more from the CBS Sports Podcast Network, visit https://www.cbssports.com/podcasts/ 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

Of course talent matters, but workload could be even more important for RBs. We'll try to identify the workhorse RBs throughout the draft after we detail how the landscape has changed since 2020 (6:45). There seem to be fewer aging, lousy RBs with workhorse potential. But the Year 2 RBs (11:15) offer a lot of hope when it comes to workload. We go through each one and discuss! Can D'Andre Swift and J.K. Dobbins get the carries we're hoping for? Is Antonio Gibson a workhorse? ... Moving on to the 2020 workhorses who did not finish in the Top 12 in PPR per game scoring last season (33:00), it's Chris Carson, Josh Jacobs, David Johnson and more. Are they going to be heavily featured in their offenses again in 2021? ... Finally we discuss David Montgomery (45:30) and Melvin Gordon (48:00). And who has a better chance to be a workhorse: Mike Davis or Myles Gaskin (49:30)? ... Your emails at fantasyfootball@cbsi.com'Fantasy Football Today' is available on Apple Podcasts, Spotify, Stitcher, Google Podcasts, Castbox, and wherever else you listen to podcasts.Follow our FFT team on Twitter: @FFToday, @AdamAizer, @JameyEisenberg, @daverichard, @heathcummingssr, @ctowerscbs, @BenSchraggWatch FFT on YouTube https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCviK78rIWXhZdFzJ1Woi7Fg/videosJoin our Facebook group https://www.facebook.com/groups/FantasyFootballToday/Sign up for the FFT newsletter https://www.cbssports.com/newsletterYou can listen to Fantasy Football Today on your smart speakers! Simply say "Alexa, play the latest episode of the Fantasy Football Today podcast" or "Hey Google, play the latest episode of the Fantasy Football Today podcast."To hear more from the CBS Sports Podcast Network, visit https://www.cbssports.com/podcasts/ 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

SportsLine Data Analyst Jacob Gibbs joins us to talk about targets per route run. This stat can help identity WR breakouts, so pay attention! After Jacob explains the stat, we have a trivia question for you about a young WR you shouldn't give up on just yet (6:55) ... News and notes (13:10)! What should we expect from Travis Etienne? And then let's highlight some TPRR standouts like A.J. Brown (18:18). Can he be WR1 in Fantasy? And Jacob will tell you why T.J. Hockenson and D'Andre Swift could be poised for big Fantasy seasons (26:40) ... Ja'Marr Chase (38:10) and Diontae Johnson (40:40) could be in line for heavy targets. Find out why we can compare Johnson to Michael Thomas. And finally, let's get into another advanced stat and talk about Najee Harris and how he fits in Pittsburgh (47:10) ... Email us at fantasyfootball@cbsi.com'Fantasy Football Today' is available on Apple Podcasts, Spotify, Stitcher, Google Podcasts, Castbox, and wherever else you listen to podcasts.Follow our FFT team on Twitter: @FFToday, @AdamAizer, @JameyEisenberg, @daverichard, @heathcummingssr, @ctowerscbs, @BenSchraggWatch FFT on YouTube https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCviK78rIWXhZdFzJ1Woi7Fg/videosJoin our Facebook group https://www.facebook.com/groups/FantasyFootballToday/Sign up for the FFT newsletter https://www.cbssports.com/newsletterYou can listen to Fantasy Football Today on your smart speakers! Simply say "Alexa, play the latest episode of the Fantasy Football Today podcast" or "Hey Google, play the latest episode of the Fantasy Football Today podcast."To hear more from the CBS Sports Podcast Network, visit https://www.cbssports.com/podcasts/ 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

Follow along here: https://www.cbssports.com/fantasy/football/news/fantasy-football-post-draft-ppr-mock-shows-a-closing-adp-window-for-najee-harris-and-other-key-rookies/We've got a 12-team, 3-WR, PPR mock draft to review! After some news and notes, we'll give you the best picks (5:30) including Najee Harris and worst picks (10:00) including perhaps T.J. Hockenson. We'll also tell you why taking George Kittle and Michael Thomas with your first two picks is a mistake (13:10) ... Reviewing Rounds 1-2 of this draft (20:10), what stood out? Which WR should be WR2? How do we feel about drafting three RBs to start your draft (24:00)? ... Moving on to Rounds 3-4 (35:00), Julio Jones went ahead of Calvin Ridley! Was Allen Robinson a reach in Round 3? How do we choose between J.K. Dobbins, David Montgomery, Josh Jacobs and Travis Etienne? And let's take a look at where the rookies were drafted (45:30) and hear from the Fantasy Cops (59:00)! ... Your Apple Podcast questions (1:02:40) and your emails at fantasyfootball@cbsi.com'Fantasy Football Today' is available on Apple Podcasts, Spotify, Stitcher, Google Podcasts, Castbox, and wherever else you listen to podcasts.Follow our FFT team on Twitter: @FFToday, @AdamAizer, @JameyEisenberg, @daverichard, @heathcummingssr, @ctowerscbs, @BenSchraggWatch FFT on YouTube https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCviK78rIWXhZdFzJ1Woi7Fg/videosJoin our Facebook group https://www.facebook.com/groups/FantasyFootballToday/Sign up for the FFT newsletter https://www.cbssports.com/newsletterYou can listen to Fantasy Football Today on your smart speakers! Simply say "Alexa, play the latest episode of the Fantasy Football Today podcast" or "Hey Google, play the latest episode of the Fantasy Football Today podcast."To hear more from the CBS Sports Podcast Network, visit https://www.cbssports.com/podcasts/ 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 react to the release of the NFL schedule by highlighting the players and teams with the best and worst matchups, mostly early in the season. Should you be concerned about Cam Akers and Josh Jacobs? Should you be excited for Jalen Hurts? Any playoff matchups worth spotlighting? We also read your emails (24:42)!'Fantasy Football Today' is available on Apple Podcasts, Spotify, Stitcher, Google Podcasts, Castbox, and wherever else you listen to podcasts.Follow our FFT team on Twitter: @FFToday, @AdamAizer, @JameyEisenberg, @daverichard, @heathcummingssr, @ctowerscbs, @BenSchraggWatch FFT on YouTube https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCviK78rIWXhZdFzJ1Woi7Fg/videosJoin our Facebook group https://www.facebook.com/groups/FantasyFootballToday/Sign up for the FFT newsletter https://www.cbssports.com/newsletterYou can listen to Fantasy Football Today on your smart speakers! Simply say "Alexa, play the latest episode of the Fantasy Football Today podcast" or "Hey Google, play the latest episode of the Fantasy Football Today podcast."To hear more from the CBS Sports Podcast Network, visit https://www.cbssports.com/podcasts/ 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've got another great guest on today to talk dynasty! Matt Price of Dynasty League Football shares his insights on this rookie class and the NFL veterans you should be trying to trade for. Get Matt's thoughts on the 2021 NFL Draft (7:10), a rookie who fell in the draft that he is high on (8:00), the Javonte Williams debate (10:00) and Matt's primary job as a zoo keeper (11:30)! Yes, we have Fantasy Football talk AND animal stories on today's show! ... News and notes (17:04) as we talk Tebow and more, and then we get into Matt's rookie rankings for dynasty leagues (18:30) starting with Ja'Marr Chase and Kyle Pitts. Where does Pitts rank at the TE position? Is he ahead of Travis Kelce? Then we'll keep going tier-by-tier in Matt's rankings ... Which players are Matt and Heath hoping to draft in the second and third rounds of their rookie-only drafts (39:30)? When should Mac Jones and Zach Wilson be drafted? And we finish with dynasty buy lows (45:30), sell highs (56:10), Twitter polls (1:05:00) and awesome zoo stories from Matt ... Email us at fantasyfootball@cbsi.comWant in the Podcast League? Try our NFL Draft contest! https://www.facebook.com/groups/FantasyFootballToday/permalink/1115877195573244/'Fantasy Football Today' is available on Apple Podcasts, Spotify, Stitcher, Google Podcasts, Castbox, and wherever else you listen to podcasts.Follow our FFT team on Twitter: @FFToday, @AdamAizer, @JameyEisenberg, @daverichard, @heathcummingssr, @ctowerscbs, @BenSchraggWatch FFT on YouTube https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCviK78rIWXhZdFzJ1Woi7Fg/videosJoin our Facebook group https://www.facebook.com/groups/FantasyFootballToday/Sign up for the FFT newsletter https://www.cbssports.com/newsletterYou can listen to Fantasy Football Today on your smart speakers! Simply say "Alexa, play the latest episode of the Fantasy Football Today podcast" or "Hey Google, play the latest episode of the Fantasy Football Today podcast."To hear more from the CBS Sports Podcast Network, visit https://www.cbssports.com/podcasts/ 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

Marcas Grant of NFL.com joins us to give his thoughts on the 2021 rookie class. First, what do we make of the Eagles signing Kerryon Johnson (2:06)? What does that say about Miles Sanders? And we weigh in on the Aaron Rodgers saga (7:05) ... If Trevor Lawrence and Trey Lance are both starting Week 1, who should be selected first in Fantasy drafts (12:00)? When would Marcas draft Najee Harris (20:15)? We compare Ja'Marr Chase and Devonta Smith (26:40) and then get into the Kyle Pitts discussion (32:00) ... Finishing up our rookie talk with Travis Etienne (37:50), Javonte Williams (40:40), Trey Sermon (44:40), Michael Carter (47:30), Jaylen Waddle (50:30), Amari Rodgers, Terrace Marshall and more ... Email us at fantasyfootball@cbsi.comWant in the Podcast League? Try our NFL Draft contest! https://www.facebook.com/groups/FantasyFootballToday/permalink/1115877195573244/'Fantasy Football Today' is available on Apple Podcasts, Spotify, Stitcher, Google Podcasts, Castbox, and wherever else you listen to podcasts.Follow our FFT team on Twitter: @FFToday, @AdamAizer, @JameyEisenberg, @daverichard, @heathcummingssr, @ctowerscbs, @BenSchraggWatch FFT on YouTube https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCviK78rIWXhZdFzJ1Woi7Fg/videosJoin our Facebook group https://www.facebook.com/groups/FantasyFootballToday/Sign up for the FFT newsletter https://www.cbssports.com/newsletterYou can listen to Fantasy Football Today on your smart speakers! Simply say "Alexa, play the latest episode of the Fantasy Football Today podcast" or "Hey Google, play the latest episode of the Fantasy Football Today podcast."To hear more from the CBS Sports Podcast Network, visit https://www.cbssports.com/podcasts/ 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