
Auction Brief with Drew Davenport
The Auction Brief, with host Drew Davenport, is a fantasy football show that will give you a unique perspective found nowhere in the fantasy community. He is not only a fantasy football analyst as a writer for Footballguys, but is a legal expert, and an auction draft expert. Enjoy this journey through all aspects of fantasy football with hard hitting analysis, in-depth conversations on how to be a better auction drafter, and discussions with some of the top minds in the fantasy industry. Along the way you might even learn a little about the intersection of life and fantasy football. Powered by Fighting Chance Fantasy Sports. Weekly episodes during fantasy draft season. Find Drew on Twitter: @DrewDavenportFF
Latest episodes

Jan 27, 2022 • 2h 6min
Episode 20 - Initial Fantasy Thoughts from 2021; Poker Story Time; Guest Heath Cummings from CBS Sports
The Auction Brief is back with special guest Heath Cummings from CBS Sports. Listen to Drew and Heath talk about how and why we missed on players like Cooper Kupp, Cordarrelle Patterson, Allen Robinson, and many more. Plus, they get into some auction talk and how they like to approach drafting elite players as well as the quarterback position. Also, don't miss the host dropping some poker tips, talking about some recent big hands, and shaking his fist at the clouds like an old man as he reveals some poker pet peeves. Enjoy all of this with a side of eastern religious philosophy and you have another fun episode of the Auction Brief! @DrewFBGAuctions @heathcummingssr

Nov 18, 2021 • 1h 32min
Episode 19 - How to Win Your Fantasy Championship; Ranting about Taunting penalties; Drew's Clues
Join Host Drew Davenport on this Special In-Season Edition of the Auction Brief. Drew takes the mic solo this week to talk about everything you need to know to win a fantasy title over the final 7 weeks of the year. From specific players, to defenses to grab, to how to play with a lead, to how to play from behind, and so much more, Drew hits every angle of how to try and get over the finish line to a title this year. Your host also gives you the two most important things to remember that will help you be a more winning fantasy player as you stare down the final 2 months of the season, plus has a rant everyone needs to hear about the taunting penalties in the NFL. And what would an episode of the Auction Brief be without a couple of poker stories as well? Listen as Drew weaves his stories and experiences into a tapestry for fantasy success on another entertaining edition of the Auction Brief. @DrewFBGAuctions

Oct 28, 2021 • 1h 36min
Episode 18 - Playing the Game Better Than Your League; Drew's Clues Week 8; Guest Dr. Jesse Morse
Drew goes back for more game theory in Episode 18 of The Auction Brief. Your host goes on a rant about D'Ernest Johnson, Kyle Juice-Check, and how Week 7 almost broke him. But the lessons learned from the first two months of the season are invaluable in taking home your league's title in 2021. Join Drew as he whips around the league to all the important fantasy questions: What are we doing with Allen Robinson? Should you be picking up Rashod Bateman? Which two AFC teams are set up to go OFF in the second half of the year? These questions and much more are answered in Drew's Clues, Week 8 podcast edition. Then join Drew and guest Dr. Jesse Morse for Discussions with Drew. They tackle the big questions you want answered - is this the beginning of the end for Christian McCaffrey? Can Saquon Barkley return soon? What's up with Michael Thomas? Drew and Dr. Morse hit these and many more injury hot spots to give you the latest information for your second half surge to a championship. Enjoy this information packed episode of the Auction Brief! @DrewFBGAuctions; @DrJesseMorse

Oct 14, 2021 • 1h 19min
Episode 17 - How to Win More at the Game of Fantasy Football; Week 5 Drew's Clues
In a special in-season edition of The Auction Brief, host Drew Davenport hits all the difficult situations you're wondering about. The 49ers offense, what to do with Trey Sermon, should you be worried about T.J. Hockenson, and what to do with underperforming WR1s on bad teams. But it wouldn't be an edition of The Auction Brief without some thoughts on life, some poker stories, and most importantly, some theories on how to play the game of fantasy football better. Over a third of the fantasy football regular season is over so now is the time to drop in and listen to Drew help you take your game over the top!

Aug 26, 2021 • 1h 40min
Episode 16 - The Auction Draft Day Primer; Fixing Draft Day Mistakes; Walking through an Auction
The final draft prep episode of the summer is here for The Auction Brief. Before the show goes on hiatus for a few weeks, host Drew Davenport gives you a comprehensive guide to succeeding in your auctions all in one episode. Learn how to handle one of the biggest hurdles facing most auction drafters - spending too quickly, or not quickly enough. Your auction expert walks you through how to fix those mistakes when they happen to you on draft day. After that, Drew takes you from the very beginnings of auction prep to the finish line of the draft as you're finalizing your roster. This comprehensive auction draft overview is the ultimate draft prep tool before you walk into your auctions this year. Find Drew on Twitter @DrewFBGAuctions, and on YouTube on The Auction Brief channel.

Aug 19, 2021 • 1h 55min
Episode 15 - Haymaker Time, Breaking Down an Expert Auction, and Guest Bob Harris
In Episode 15 The Auction Brief packs in more content than ever before. Your host Drew begins with a commentary on living with confidence instead of ego, and how this can cement your excellence in the auction draft room. Then he discusses a newly named Inflection Point - It's HAYMAKER TIME! Found out about this fairly common inflection point, when it hits, and how you should be using it to draft a monster auction squad. Before Discussions with Drew, your legal expert and criminal defense attorney gives you an FF Legal Update by talking about the latest developments with Deshaun Watson and what that means for his future. Finally, the episode is capped off with an in-depth discussion with Fantasy Football OG and true giant of the industry, Bob Harris of Footballdiehards. Bob is an invaluable resource on fantasy football in general, but also participated in the King's Classic last weekend and will give you a perspective on everything auction related that happened in the draft. It's a JAM PACKED Episode 15 of The Auction Brief! Follow Drew on Twitter @DrewFBGAuctions and Bob @footballdiehard.

Aug 12, 2021 • 1h 23min
Episode 14 - Superflex Auctions, An Expert Mock, and Guest Dr. Edwin Porras for Camp Injuries
In Episode 14 The Auction Brief welcomes injury expert and Doctor of Physical Therapy Dr. Edwin Porras from Fantasy Points. We cover Saquon Barkley, Justin Jefferson, Dak Prescott, and many more players to get you the injury information you need before you draft. Dr. Porras breaks down not only individual situations, but gives you excellent general approaches to all the different injuries you see every year - concussions, hamstrings, high ankle sprains, and more. Also, listen to host Drew Davenport start the show talking some more poker, superflex auctions, and then breaks down a recent mock draft with the experts at CBS. This episode is full of information that you can use in your upcoming drafts! Follow Drew on Twitter @DrewFBGAuctions, and Edwin @FBInjuryDoc.

Aug 5, 2021 • 1h 7min
Episode 13 - Guest Matthew Berry
The Auction Brief brings another big guest to the show to help you prepare for your auction drafts this summer. Matthew Berry, Senior Fantasy Football Analyst at ESPN stops by to talk all about his thoughts on auctions (salary cap drafts), what you should be thinking about when you're doing them, and his top tips for improving your auction game. Plus your host Drew Davenport talks about some listener questions addressing common auction problems like finding it hard to spend on big guys, buyer's remorse, and how much of your money should go to your starting lineup. It's another big episode of The Auction Brief with another top analyst to help you dominate your fantasy leagues. Follow Drew on Twitter @DrewFBGAuctions and find his writing over at Footballguys.

Jul 29, 2021 • 1h 31min
Episode 12 - Guest David Dodds; Revisiting Inflection Points; Philosophical Musings
Take a journey on this week's Auction Brief where you get hard core auction theory and player analysis with David Dodds, but meander around the mind of host Drew Davenport as he talks about one of the essential facts of life and how it applies to everything you do. Don't forget that Drew also has you covered in all things Deshaun Watson and how you should be handling him in drafts heading into August. This episode is a true journey as you'll get everything you can handle on auction theory from a master of the game, player evaluations from a unique fantasy mind, and musings on ethereal concepts from Drew on how to succeed in poker, auction drafting, and life itself. Don't miss this week's Auction Brief that will unlock levels of your fantasy game and mind that you didn't know existed! Follow Drew on Twitter @DrewFBGAuctions, and find his YouTube channel under the same title, The Auction Brief.

Jul 22, 2021 • 1h 39min
Episode 11 - Guest Marcas Grant; Breaking Down an Expert Auction; Deshaun Watson
In Episode 11 Drew welcomes NFL.com's Marcas Grant to talk about some shifting fantasy landscapes in Jacksonville, Atlanta, Tennessee, and more. Plus, Marcas plays a tough round of "Who Would You Rather Have?", talks auctions, and gives us the players he's not leaving his draft without. Also, listen to Drew's latest comments on Deshaun Watson, and travel into his mind as he goes through a recent Expert Auction by breaking down his pre-draft thoughts, and how he attacked the draft as it moved along. Football is coming fast - let the Auction Brief prepare you for your drafts! Follow Drew on Twitter @DrewFBGAuctions and Marcas @MarcasG