

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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Mar 24, 2021 • 1h 5min
The Free Agency Hangover
Last week we played the Adam Schefter free agency drinking game, this week we have the free agency hangover. Now that it’s the morning after, we are checking back in on teams to help them piece together what they did last night and whether they have any regrets.Giants (2:44)Steelers (12:56)Seahawks (19:12)Raiders (24:16)Patriots (30:19)Dolphins (33:52)Rams (37:04)Washington (40:42)Cardinals (45:08)Ravens (49:02)Lions (50:09)Titans (52:31)Colts (56:49)Email us! ringerfantasyfootball@gmail.comHosts: Danny Heifetz, Danny Kelly, and Craig Horlbeck Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

Mar 18, 2021 • 1h 28min
The Adam Schefter Free-Agency Drinking Game
To celebrate St. Patrick’s Day and the first day of NFL free agency, we made a drinking game and created rules based on Adam Schefter’s tweets this week. We scroll back through his timeline to Sunday and read chronologically through today (Wednesday), and give our thoughts on all the deals that have been signed so far.RULES:-Drink every time the Patriots sign someone-Drink every time Schefter mentions Drew Rosenhaus.-Drink every time one of us has not heard of the player who signed a deal.-Drink every time Schefter has a weirdly worded tweet.-Drink for every voidable year on the contract.Email us! ringerfantasyfootball@gmail.comHosts: Danny Heifetz, Danny Kelly, and Craig Horlbeck Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

Mar 10, 2021 • 1h 6min
Swiping Left and Right on the NFL’s Top Free Agents
We discuss Dak Prescott’s new contract, the end of the career-ending injury era, and his value next season. Then we debut our free-agency dating game in which we swipe left or right on all the notable 2021 free agents and franchised tagged players.Dak Prescott (7:24)Allen Robinson (12:47)Kenny Golladay (16:28)Aaron Jones (24:23)Juju Smith-Schuster (30:16)Will Fuller (34:55)Todd Gurley (43:54)Chris Carson (50:48)Leonard Fournette (53:26)Hunter Henry (57:15)Email us! ringerfantasyfootball@gmail.comHosts: Danny Heifetz, Danny Kelly, and Craig Horlbeck Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

Mar 3, 2021 • 1h 7min
Seahawks Therapy. Plus, the Combine Is Canceled, Do We Care?
Danny Kelly steps into our office to vent about the recent Russell Wilson trade rumors and his tenured experience as a Seahawks fan. Then, we talk about the NFL combine, its cancelation in 2021, whether it even really matters, and the stats that actually do matter. Then we debate which Hogwarts house Russell Wilson is in, discuss Jared Goff’s 'Madden' skills, and DK calls Joe Burrow a bust.Seahawks Therapy (2:17)Canceled Combine (22:37)Stats That Matter (38:23)Which Hogwarts House is Russell Wilson In? (50:44)Are We Sure Joe Burrow Is Good? (58:18)Email us! ringerfantasyfootball@gmail.comHosts: Danny Heifetz, Danny Kelly, and Craig Horlbeck Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

Feb 24, 2021 • 1h 14min
Eagles Therapy With Chris Ryan, and What History Says About Trevor Lawrence’s Dynasty Value
The Ringer’s Chris Ryan joins to talk about the Eagles in a new segment called Fantasy Therapy. Then we look at the Wentz trade from the Colts' perspective, discuss dynasty rookie drafts, and assess the actual value of a first-round pick.Plus, stick around for a clip from an episode of ‘TV Concierge’ with Craig and Heifetz at the end of the show! You can subscribe to ‘TV Concierge’ here.Fantasy Therapy (1:35)The 2021 Colts (21:54)Dynasty Rookie Draft (31:00)TV Concierge: A Perfect Planet (55:56)Email us! ringerfantasyfootball@gmail.comHosts: Danny Heifetz, Danny Kelly, and Craig HorlbeckGuest: Chris Ryan Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

Feb 17, 2021 • 60min
Is McCaffrey the Undisputed #1 Pick? Why Everyone’s 2021 Dynasty Rankings Are All Wrong
We tackle the most burning offseason questions through the lens of a first-year dynasty draft. We break down the best and worst values in the top 25, how the offseason QB shakeup will affect players' values, and debate how much age really matters when considering a player.Is Christian McCaffrey the undisputed #1 pick? (12:44)Is Saquon Barkley overrated? (17:06)What is Deshaun Watson's fantasy value? (22:13)Should Kyler Murray be the second QB off the board? (26:28)Is Carson Wentz a buy-low? (37:28)Are the WRs ranked correctly? (42:51)Is George Kittle over- or undervalued? (46:21)Email us! ringerfantasyfootball@gmail.comHosts: Danny Heifetz, Danny Kelly, and Craig Horlbeck Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

Feb 9, 2021 • 1h 16min
Super Bowl Superlatives, Burn Book, and Commercials
We break down the historic day for Tom Brady, the historically bad game for the Chiefs, and give out our Super Bowl superlatives, including most Tom Brady moment, most memorable play, funniest commercial, and more. We also reveal the winner of our playoff daily fantasy football format.Tom Brady (3:20)Winners (15:48)Losers (30:50)Best/Worst Play of the Game (43:20)Super Bowl Burn Book (50:17)Most Tom Brady Thing That Happened (56:51)Most Memorable Play (59:23Best/Worst Commercials (61:40)Fantasy Playoffs Results (69:29)Email us! ringerfantasyfootball@gmail.comHosts: Danny Heifetz, Danny Kelly, and Craig Horlbeck Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

Feb 5, 2021 • 59min
Super Bowl Showdown and Puppy Bowl Picks
We preview the Super Bowl matchup with the final round of our playoff competition format, which includes a three-way DFS tournament, trivia face-offs, and last-second lineup audibles. To finish the show we shed some light on the lesser-appreciated Puppy Bowl and recommend which team to bet on.Chiefs Offense (7:03)Bucs Offense (33:04)Puppy Bowl (53:22)Email us! ringerfantasyfootball@gmail.com!Hosts: Danny Heifetz, Danny Kelly, and Craig Horlbeck Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

Feb 1, 2021 • 1h 6min
Rams and Lions Stock Watch, Fixing the Fantasy Playoffs, and Bucs-Chiefs Offseason Outlook With Bill Simmons
We break down the fantasy winners and losers after the Rams traded Jared Goff for Matthew Stafford, run through what the Chiefs and Bucs offenses could look like next year, and chat with Bill Simmons about his fantasy football format that blends the NFL playoffs with the fantasy playoffs.Rams-Lions Trade (0:50)Chiefs Offseason Outlook (12:44)Bucs Offseason Outlook (19:22)Fixing Fantasy Playoffs (34:48)Email us! Ringerfantasyfootball@gmail.com!Hosts: Danny Heifetz, Danny Kelly, and Craig HorlbeckGuest: Bill Simmons Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

Jan 29, 2021 • 1h 17min
Top 10 NFL Draft Player Comps (and Rating Their Social Media Accounts)
We run through Danny Kelly’s 10 most exciting players in the 2021 NFL draft, choose which current NFL players they remind him of the most, break down their strengths and weaknesses, and deep dive into their social media accounts.QB Trevor Lawrence, Clemson (6:32)QB Justin Fields, Ohio State (15:31)QB Zach Wilson, BYU (24:31)QB Trey Lance, North Dakota State (29:17)QB Mac Jones, Alabama (35:03)WR Ja’Marr Chase, LSU (39:31)WR DeVonta Smith, Alabama (43:16)WR Jaylen Waddle, Alabama (48:39)WR Rashod Bateman, Minnesota (52:16)WR Terrace Marshall Jr., LSU (55:14)TE Kyle Pitts, Florida (58:09)RB Najee Harris, Alabama (62:38)RB Travis Etienne, Clemson (68:08)Email us! Ringerfantasyfootball@gmail.com!Hosts: Danny Heifetz, Danny Kelly, and Craig Horlbeck Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices


