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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Jul 26, 2021 • 1h 9min
The Players Who Are Dead To Us
We start with some news from the week, including Ian Rapoport’s report that Aaron Rodgers plans to play for Green Bay this season, as well as Michael Thomas’s recent ankle surgery and how far we have dropped him in our rankings. Then, we perform a séance to communicate with the players who are dead to us from last season and decide whether they deserve resurrecting for the 2021 season.QB Aaron Rodgers, Packers (2:00)WR Michael Thomas, Saints (4:18)WR Odell Beckham, Browns (13:26)WR Jarvis Landry, Browns (20:52)WR Marquise Brown, Ravens (27:13)WR Mike Williams, Chargers (33:49)QB Russell Wilson, Seahawks (41:02)WR Tyler Lockett, Seahawks (46:13)TE Chris Herndon, Jets (50:37)RB Miles Sanders, Eagles (53:49)Check out The Ringer’s 2021 Fantasy Football Draft Guide here!Email us at ringerfantasyfootball@gmail.com.Hosts: Danny Heifetz, Danny Kelly, and Craig HorlbeckProducer: Craig Horlbeck Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices
Jul 23, 2021 • 1h 5min
Breakout or Fake Out
We break down the players who put up big numbers in small sample sizes in 2020 and predict whether or not those performances can carry into the next season.TE Kyle Pitts, Falcons (3:35)RB Antonio Gibson, WFT (13:26)RB Jonathan Taylor, Colts (21:10)RB David Montgomery, Bears (28:24)WR CeeDee Lamb, Cowboys (36:59)WR Chase Claypool, Steelers (42:00)WR Ja’Marr Chase/Tee Higgins, Bengals (50:40)Check out The Ringer’s 2021 Fantasy Football Draft Guide here!Email us at ringerfantasyfootball@gmail.com.Hosts: Danny Heifetz, Danny Kelly, and Craig HorlbeckProducer: Craig Horlbeck Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices
Jul 21, 2021 • 1h 2min
The Main Characters of the 2021 Season
We address the devastating Cam Akers injury news and how it will affect the Rams offense, and then give our thoughts on new Rams starting RB Darrell Henderson before discussing the main characters of the 2021 fantasy season—as explained by quotes from the movie 'Forgetting Sarah Marshall.'RB Cam Akers, Rams (1:25)QB Lamar Jackson, Ravens (12:34)QB Aaron Rodgers, Packers (16:56)WR Michael Thomas, Saints (19:11)RB Clyde Edwards-Helaire, Chiefs (22:00)QB Ben Roethlisberger, Steelers (26:10)QB Carson Wentz, Colts (32:09)QB Tom Brady, Bucs (38:04)QB Mac Jones, Patriots (41:28)QB Trey Lance, 49ers (44:00)Check out THE RINGER’S 2021 FANTASY FOOTBALL DRAFT GUIDEEmail us! ringerfantasyfootball@gmail.comHosts: Danny Heifetz, Danny Kelly, and Craig HorlbeckProducer: Craig Horlbeck Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices
Jul 19, 2021 • 49min
Bold Predictions for the 2021 Season
We are joined by The Ringer’s Kevin Clark to offer up our boldest predictions for the 2021 fantasy football season. We answered listener questions about the upcoming season in the first part of our conversation, which is available on 'The Ringer NFL Show.'Be sure to check out The Ringer’s 2021 Fantasy Football Draft Guide here!Email us at ringerfantasyfootball@gmail.com.Hosts: Danny Heifetz, Danny Kelly, and Craig HorlbeckProducer: Craig Horlbeck Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices
Jul 16, 2021 • 1h 14min
Top Sleepers of 2021
We rank our top sleeper picks for the 2021 NFL season.WR Jerry Jeudy, Broncos (1:08)WR Mike Williams, Chargers (9:07)QBs Jalen Hurts, Eagles, and Justin Fields, Bears (15:55)RB AJ Dillon, Packers (21:44)RB Mike “Funk” Davis, Falcons (26:28)WR Jarvis Landry, Browns (33:50)WR Henry Ruggs III, Raiders (40:57)WR Robby Anderson, Panthers (46:56)TE Tyler Higbee, Rams (53:02)TE Adam Trautman, Saints (54:56)WR Jakobi Meyers, Patriots (59:30)WR Michael Gallup and TE Blake Jarwin, Cowboys (64:29)Email us at ringerfantasyfootball@gmail.com.Hosts: Danny Heifetz, Danny Kelly, and Craig HorlbeckProducer: Craig Horlbeck Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices
Jul 12, 2021 • 1h 7min
The Riskiest Players to Draft This Year
We take a look at the riskiest players in the draft and determine if selecting them at their current position is the right or wrong choice. Saquon Barkley, Giants (3:19)Aaron Rodgers, Packers (14:10)Alvin Kamara, Saints (22:09)Michael Thomas, Saints (28:37)Dak Prescott, Cowboys (31:26)Joe Burrow, Bengals (36:18)Courtland Sutton, Broncos (40:22)Josh Jacobs, Raiders (44:17)Miles Sanders, Eagles (48:57)Steelers Offense (52:29)Check out our top 150 half-PPR 2021 fantasy rankings here!Email us: ringerfantasyfootball@gmail.com.Hosts: Danny Heifetz, Danny Kelly, and Craig HorlbeckProducer: Craig Horlbeck Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices
Jul 8, 2021 • 1h 4min
The 20 Weirdest Things That Happened in the 2020 NFL Season
We look back at some of the weirdest, most inexplicable moments, story lines, and stats from the 2020 NFL and fantasy season, and place them into four tiers.Tier 4: Odd quirks (3:31)Tier 3: Outlier Performances (11:36)Tier 2: What the Fuck Is Happening? (39:39)Tier 1: The Twilight Zone (54:05)Check out our top 150 half-PPR 2021 fantasy rankings here!Email us: ringerfantasyfootball@gmail.com.Hosts: Danny Heifetz, Danny Kelly, and Craig HorlbeckProducer: Craig Horlbeck Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices
Jul 5, 2021 • 1h 7min
The Top Players on New Teams
In honor of July Fourth, we are going through the players on new teams this offseason and determining whether they are in the best situation of their career. In other words, did they declare their independence? Matthew Stafford, Rams (2:53)Carson Wentz, Colts (8:54)Sam Darnold, Panthers (12:39)Teddy Bridgewater, Broncos (19:07)Ryan Fitzpatrick and Curtis Samuel, WFT (20:51)Julio Jones, Titans (27:07)Corey Davis, Jets (34:08)Will Fuller, Dolphins (36:14)Nelson Agholor, Patriots (42:30)John Brown, Raiders (44:39)Mike “Funk” Davis, Falcons (45:39)James Conner, Cardinals (49:54)Kenyan Drake, Raiders (47:01)Jamaal Williams, Lions (52:50)Hunter Henry and Jonnu Smith, Patriots (57:12)Gerald Everett, Seahawks (58:17)Jared Cook, Chargers (59:03)Fun Fact (61:04)Check out our new top-150 half-PPR 2021 fantasy rankings here!Email us: ringerfantasyfootball@gmail.com.Hosts: Danny Heifetz, Danny Kelly, and Craig HorlbeckProducer: Craig Horlbeck Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices
Jul 1, 2021 • 1h 1min
Where to Draft Kelce, Waller, and the Other 2021 TEs
We run through each of our four tight end tiers, as well as a group of late-round sleepers, and determine the best spot to draft each player, if at all. Tier 1 (3:03)Tier 2 (15:59)Tier 3 (22:23)Tier 4 (30:21)Sleepers (41:44)Check out our new top 150 half-PPR 2021 fantasy rankings here!Email us: ringerfantasyfootball@gmail.com.Hosts: Danny Heifetz, Danny Kelly, and Craig HorlbeckProducer: Craig Horlbeck Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices
Jun 28, 2021 • 1h 8min
The Running Backs We’d Overpay For
We break down the running backs outside of the top 10 that we are most intrigued about heading into the 2021 fantasy season. Chris Carson, Seahawks (1:24)Antonio Gibson, Washington (6:52)Austin Ekeler, Chargers (11:27)Myles Gaskin, Dolphins (18:03)Trey Sermon, 49ers (23:07)Javonte Williams, Broncos (27:17)Clyde Edwards-Helaire, Chiefs (30:12)Travis Etienne, Jaguars (35:40)Gus Edwards, Ravens (44:19)Zack Moss, Bills (48:09)Mike Davis, Falcons (52:03)Darrell Henderson, Rams (57:41)Check out our new top 150 half-PPR 2021 fantasy rankings here!Email us: ringerfantasyfootball@gmail.com.Hosts: Danny Heifetz, Danny Kelly, and Craig HorlbeckProducer: Craig Horlbeck Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices
