The Ringer Fantasy Football Show

We break down our top 10 WRs heading into the 2021 fantasy football season, including who should be the no. 1 WR taken, who deserves to be in Tier 1, and which underappreciated WRs should be considered in the top 10. We ask ourselves whether Tyreek Hill is a risky top WR pick, whether Calvin Ridley belongs in Tier 1, whether A.J. Brown will decline this year, who the Seahawks will be this season, and whether Michael Thomas can return to form.Tyreek Hill, Chiefs (2:26)Davante Adams, Packers (7:37)Stefon Diggs, Vikings (8:27)Calvin Ridley, Falcons (9:54)DeAndre Hopkins, Cardinals (14:09)A.J. Brown, Titans (22:19)D.K. Metcalf, Seahawks (26:46)Justin Jefferson, Vikings (31:40)Keenan Allen, Chargers (37:53)Amari Cooper, Cowboys (42:03)Michael Thomas, Saints (45:06)Chris Godwin, Bucs (50:33)Check out our new top 150 half-PPR 2021 fantasy rankings here!Email us: ringerfantasyfootball@gmail.comHosts: Danny Kelly and Craig HorlbeckProducer: Craig Horlbeck Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

We open the show by discussing the stigma around drafting QBs early in fantasy football drafts. Is it finally time to abandon the theory that QBs don’t matter and that waiting to draft one in the later rounds is the best strategy? We answer this question before offering up our favorite QB targets and favorite sleepers for the 2021 season.Lamar Jackson, Ravens (9:14)Jalen Hurts, Eagles (18:54)Joe Burrow, Bengals (28:16)Ryan Tannehill, Titans (33:36)Matthew Stafford, Rams (37:00)Trevor Lawrence, Jaguars (41:50)Justin Fields, Bears (47:44)Trey Lance, 49ers (52:18)Daniel Jones, Giants (52:56)Drew Lock, Broncos (55:32)Taysom Hill, Saints (58:37)Check out our new top 150 half-PPR 2021 fantasy rankings here!Email us: ringerfantasyfootball@gmail.com.Hosts: Danny Kelly and Craig HorlbeckProducer: Craig Horlbeck Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

We break down our favorite early fantasy draft targets for the 2021 season, discuss the bands we discovered before anyone else, and rank the Washington Football Team’s top 37 options for the potential new team nickname.TE Darren Waller, Raiders (3:43)TE T.J. Hockenson, Lions (7:44)WR Robert Woods, Rams (11:52)WR Cooper Kupp, Rams (13:43)WR Elijah Moore, Jets (17:05)WR Stefon Diggs, Bills (21:48)WR Ja’Marr Chase, Bengals (27:28)WRs Tee Higgins and Tyler Boyd, Bengals (31:40)WR Courtland Sutton, Broncos (34:43)WR Tyler Lockett, Seahawks (37:44)WR Keenan Allen, Chargers (42:56)TE Kyle Pitts, Falcons (48:01)Washington Football Team Nickname Proposals (56:13)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

We are back for the 2021 season and begin our preparation with the age-old question: Who is the no. 1 pick in fantasy this year? We discuss who should be drafted first, who could be drafted first, who definitely shouldn’t be drafted first, and who could be in the 2022 no. 1 pick conversation after this season.Christian McCaffrey, Panthers (6:25)Dalvin Cook, Vikings (10:28)Derrick Henry, Titans (13:16)Ezekiel Elliott, Cowboys (19:58)Saquon Barkley, Giants (24:58)Alvin Kamara, Saints (32:24)Jonathan Taylor, Colts (38:57)Cam Akers, Rams (43:26)Joe Mixon, Bengals (50:50)Najee Harris, Steelers (52:51)Check out our new top 150 half-PPR 2021 fantasy rankings here!Email us! ringerfantasyfootball@gmail.comHosts: Danny Heifetz, Danny Kelly, and Craig HorlbeckProducer: Craig Horlbeck Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

With the NFL draft in the books, we rank the rookies based on their outlooks for the 2021 fantasy season. Then we look around the league at the biggest fantasy winners and losers after the NFL draft.Rookie RB rankings (3:18)Post-draft RB winners/losers (17:50)Rookie WR rankings (21:58)Post draft WR winners/losers (31:57)Rookie TE rankings (38:19)Post-draft TE winners/losers (39:26)Rookie QB rankings (43:38)Fun fact (53:56)Email us! ringerfantasyfootball@gmail.comHosts: Danny Heifetz, Danny Kelly, and Craig HorlbeckProducer: Craig Horlbeck Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

After months of drap prep and analysis, we put our money where our mouth is and break down our favorite bets of the NFL draft. We run through the most intriguing bets, including what will happen at the fourth pick, which order the receivers will be drafted in, when Kyle Pitts will be taken, whether a team will trade up for Justin Fields, who Trevor Lawrence will thank first, and more.Bets:No. 3 overall pick (4:23)Trey Lance draft position (10:41)Justin Fields draft position (17:14)Kyle Pitts draft position (24:17)DeVonta Smith draft position (26:56)Jaylen Waddle draft position (28:38)First four WRs drafted in order (29:17)Total WRs taken in Round 1 (33:47)Penei Sewell draft position (34:48)Total OLs drafted in Round 1 (38:03)First three RBs drafted in order (39:44)Last player left in greenroom (43:12)How players will greet the commissioner (46:30)First person Trevor Lawrence thanks (50:41)Who goes first: Kellen Mond or Kyle Trask (52:22)How many Alabama players will go in Round 1 (54:46)Kentucky Derby Odds (57:30)Email us! ringerfantasyfootball@gmail.comHosts: Danny Heifetz, Danny Kelly, and Craig Horlbeck Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

Welcome to the first annual 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. Email us the takes you must purge! ringerfantasyfootball@gmail.comHosts: Danny Heifetz, Danny Kelly, and Craig HorlbeckProducer: Craig Horlbeck Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

We provide the worst- and best-case scenario for running backs in the NFL draft by assigning them stylistic player comps and creating a scale of potential outcomes. Then we open up the mailbag and revisit the question of which worst current quarterback would you select as the first overall pick in the NFL draft.RB Najee Harris, Alabama (6:00)RB Travis Etienne, Clemson (12:38)RB Javonte Williams, North Carolina (24:10)RB Michael Carter, North Carolina (29:20)RB Trey Sermon, Ohio State (35:07)RB Kenneth Gainwell, Memphis (37:53)RB Rhamondre Stevenson, Oklahoma (40:42)Mailbag Questions What defines a blockbuster trade? (44:00)Who is the worst current NFL QB you would take no. 1 overall? (46:35)Email us! ringerfantasyfootball@gmail.comHosts: Danny Heifetz, Danny Kelly, and Craig Horlbeck Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

Lifelong Jets fan Sean Fennessey steps into our office to talk about Sam Darnold and the Jets in a session of Fantasy Therapy. Then we provide the worst- and best-case scenario for wide receivers and tight ends in the NFL draft by comparing them to current NFL players and predicting whose careers they could potentially replicate.Jets Therapy (1:30)WR Ja’Marr Chase, LSU (37:31)TE Kyle Pitts, Florida (45:47)WR Devonta Smith, Alabama (58:35)WR Jaylen Waddle, Alabama (66:36)Email us! ringerfantasyfootball@gmail.comHosts: Danny Heifetz, Danny Kelly, and Craig HorlbeckGuest: Sean Fennessey Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

A week after the 49ers traded up for the third overall pick in the NFL draft, rumors are circulating that San Francisco wants to draft Alabama quarterback Mac Jones. We ask ourselves three burning questions to learn why the 49ers may do this.What does Shanahan see in Mac Jones? (0:54)Is a quarterback's landing spot more important than his talent? (27:02)Is a rookie QB ever worth drafting in fantasy? (45:22)Email us! ringerfantasyfootball@gmail.comHosts: Danny Heifetz, Danny Kelly, and Craig Horlbeck Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices