

The Ringer Fantasy Football Show
The Ringer
Danny Heifetz, Danny Kelly, and Craig Horlbeck help you through the 2025 fantasy football season with who to draft, who to avoid, and how to win a championship—or at least how to not get last place. We hit everything you need to win: Which old guys aren’t washed yet? Which coaches will ruin your life? Which players would be drafted higher if they had cooler names? Why do I keep doing this to myself every year?We post episodes every week throughout the spring and summer and even MORE during the NFL season with four shows a week: Sunday recaps, Monday waiver wire targets, Wednesday power rankings, and Friday weekly previews.
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May 9, 2023 • 1h 3min
The Biggest Fantasy Questions for 2023
Danny Heifetz, Danny Kelly, and Craig Horlbeck are back to break down some of their biggest fantasy questions ahead of the season using The Ringer’s 2023 Fantasy Football Rankings (1:43). Finally, the guys close with emails (47:17).Check out our 2023 Ringer Fantasy Football Rankings here!Email us! ringerfantasyfootball@gmail.comHosts: Danny Heifetz, Danny Kelly, and Craig HorlbeckProducers: Craig Horlbeck and Kai Grady Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

May 4, 2023 • 50min
Top 200 Fantasy Rankings: Our Biggest Takeaways for 2023
Fresh off the release of The Ringer’s 2023 Fantasy Football Rankings, the guys break down some of their biggest takeaways after ranking the top 200 fantasy players (2:01). Finally, the guys close with emails (33:12).Check out our 2023 Ringer Fantasy Football Rankings here!Email us! ringerfantasyfootball@gmail.comHosts: Danny Heifetz, Danny Kelly, and Craig HorlbeckProducers: Craig Horlbeck and Kai Grady Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

May 2, 2023 • 59min
The Best Fantasy Landing Spots for 2023 Rookies
Welcome back to ‘The Ringer Fantasy Football Show’! We kick off the 2023 fantasy football season by surveying the rookie landscape, breaking down where to draft some of these first-year players, and identifying which ones will have the most immediate fantasy impact (1:52). Finally, the guys close with an email and DK’s dynasty rookie rankings (49:15).Email us! ringerfantasyfootball@gmail.comHosts: Danny Heifetz, Danny Kelly, and Craig HorlbeckProducers: Craig Horlbeck and Kai Grady Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

Apr 29, 2023 • 1h 19min
2023 NFL Draft Wrap-Up: Winners, Whiffs, Rookie Awards, and Day 3 Gems
The guys wrap up their NFL draft coverage this season with a recap of Rounds 4-7 as well as an assessment of this year’s draft as a whole. They debate which team won the draft, give out several awards, shout out a few late-round steals, make predictions for OROY and DROY, and much more (3:50). Finally they close with emails (60:09).Check out our 2023 Ringer NFL Draft Guide here!Email us! ringerfantasyfootball@gmail.comHosts: Danny Heifetz, Danny Kelly, Ben Solak, Craig HorlbeckProducers: Craig Horlbeck and Kai Grady Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

Apr 29, 2023 • 47min
The 8 Biggest Takeaways From Day 2
The guys are back to discuss eight of the most significant takeaways from Rounds 2-3 of the 2023 NFL Draft including the Titans trading up for quarterback Will Levis, the Green Bay Packers loading up on offense, the Detroit Lions redemption arc, and more.Check out our 2023 Ringer NFL Draft Guide here!Email us! ringerfantasyfootball@gmail.comHosts: Danny Heifetz, Danny Kelly, Ben Solak, Craig HorlbeckProducers: Craig Horlbeck and Kai Grady Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

Apr 28, 2023 • 1h 19min
Texans Trade Up for No. 3, Will Levis Falls, and More Round 1 Instant Reactions
The guys share their instant reactions to the most exciting picks and trades from the first round of the 2023 NFL draft, including the Houston Texans trading up for back-to-back picks in the top three, Florida quarterback Anthony Richardson going to the Indianapolis Colts, Kentucky quarterback Will Levis falling outside of Round 1, head-scratching decisions from the Detroit Lions, and more (1:05). Finally, they close with emails and America’s favorite segment: Two Jargons, One Lie (65:23).Check out our 2023 Ringer NFL Draft Guide here!Email us! ringerfantasyfootball@gmail.comHosts: Danny Heifetz, Danny Kelly, Ben Solak, Craig HorlbeckProducers: Craig Horlbeck and Kai Grady Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

Apr 26, 2023 • 1h 26min
Final 2023 NFL Mock Draft
In the last episode before the 2023 NFL draft, the guys walk through DK’s final mock draft on The Ringer’s 2023 NFL Draft Guide ahead of Round 1 on Thursday (6:23). Along the way, they talk about the New York Jets trade for Aaron Rodgers and how the blockbuster deal impacts the draft (42:40). Finally, they close with a handful of emails (68:25).Carolina Panthers: Bryce Young (6:52)Houston Texans: Will Anderson Jr. (10:38)Arizona Cardinals: Christian Gonzalez (19:00)Indianapolis Colts: Anthony Richardson (24:33)Seattle Seahawks: Tyree Wilson (23:01)Detroit Lions: Devon Witherspoon (31:33)Las Vegas Raiders: C.J. Stroud (32:07)Picks 8-10: (37:23)Picks 11-13 (39:32)Picks 14-19 (48:11)Picks 20-32 (54:00)Check out our 2023 Ringer NFL Draft Guide here!Also, don’t forget to join The Ringer Draft Day Pick’Em Contest through FanDuel at fanduel.com/ringerdraftEmail us! ringerfantasyfootball@gmail.comHosts: Danny Heifetz, Danny Kelly, Ben Solak, Craig HorlbeckProducers: Craig Horlbeck and Kai Grady Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

Apr 24, 2023 • 1h 8min
The 2023 NFL Draft Take Purge
Welcome to the Take Purge. All NFL draft–related takes, including things you don’t actually believe, will be legal for 60 continuous minutes. All rational thought, logic, and professional credibility will be suspended.Check out our 2023 Ringer NFL Draft Guide here!Email us! ringerfantasyfootball@gmail.comHosts: Danny Heifetz, Danny Kelly, Ben Solak, Craig HorlbeckProducers: Craig Horlbeck and Kai Grady Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

Apr 20, 2023 • 1h 4min
The 2023 NFL Draft Mailbag
A week out from the 2023 NFL draft, the guys open up the mailbag to answer the most pressing draft-related (and non-draft-related) listener questions on everything from why Bryce Young is a first-round QB to the best vibes pick for the Green Bay Packers (2:52).Check out our 2023 Ringer NFL Draft Guide here!Email us! ringerfantasyfootball@gmail.comHosts: Danny Heifetz, Danny Kelly, Ben Solak, Craig HorlbeckProducers: Craig Horlbeck and Kai Grady Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

Apr 18, 2023 • 1h 1min
Every Prospect That Could Go in the First Round
The guys open with a brief discussion on the increasing likelihood that Bryce Young will be selected as the first overall pick and what the Houston Texans will do with the no. 2 pick (1:52). Next, they walk through which players are first-round locks as well as a few fringe guys who could sneak in at the end of the round (8:28). Finally, they close with America’s favorite segment: Two Jargons, One Lie (52:42).Check out our 2023 Ringer NFL Draft Guide here!Email us! ringerfantasyfootball@gmail.comHosts: Danny Heifetz, Danny Kelly, Ben Solak, Craig HorlbeckProducers: Craig Horlbeck and Kai Grady Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices


