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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Nov 25, 2020 • 53min
Supreme Fantasy Court: Taysom Hill vs. the People. Plus, Week 12 Bold Predictions
We lead the show with a special edition of Supreme Fantasy Court in which we weigh in on the controversial move by ESPN to remove Taysom Hill’s eligibility as a TE in fantasy leagues. We offer up our gut calls and bold predictions for the Thanksgiving Day games as well as the Sunday Week 12 slate, and then look back on our Week 11 predictions and build our million-dollar turkey day daily fantasy lineup. Taysom Hill vs. the People (0:45)Thanksgiving Day Predictions:Jordan Akins, Texans (21:10)Duke Johnson, Texans (24:14)Will Fuller and Brandin Cooks, Texans (26:18)Alex Smith, Washington (28:09)Sunday Predictions:Nelson Agholor, Raiders (31:20)Robert Tonyan, Packers (34:55)Seahawks Defense (37:34)Darius Slayton, Giants (40:33)Daniel Jones, Giants (42:00)Million-Dollar Lineup (46:48)Email us! ringerfantasyfootball@gmail.comHosts: Danny Heifetz, Danny Kelly, and Craig Horlbeck Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices
Nov 24, 2020 • 53min
Dying on Taysom Hill, Cowboys Comeback, Rookie RB Resurgence, and Week 11 Winners, Waivers, and Burns
We lead the show with the Week 11 Taysom Hill experience and how it affects the other players in New Orleans. Then we get into our winners from the week, adding to The Ringer Fantasy Burn Book, and recommending our top waiver adds after Week 11.Headlines:Taysom Hill, Saints (0:45)Winners:Cowboys (19:30)Justin Herbert, Chargers (21:15)Jonathan Taylor and J.K. Dobbins (25:00)Fantasy Burn Book (32:50)Waiver Adds (36:10)Email us: Ringerfantasyfootball@gmail.comHosts: Danny Heifetz, Danny Kelly, and Craig Horlbeck Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices
Nov 20, 2020 • 1h 1min
Jameis vs. Taysom Hill, Addicted to Indy, and Week 11 Bold Predictions
With Drew Brees out, we break down what the Jameis Winston and Taysom Hill–led Saints look like before offering up our gut calls and bold predictions for Week 11, looking back on our Week 10 predictions, building our million-dollar daily fantasy lineup, and opening up another case for Fantasy Court.Jameis vs. Taysom Hill (1:30)Julio Jones and Calvin Ridley, Falcons (13:30)Damien Harris, Patriots (15:00)Demarcus Robinson, Chiefs (19:10)Austin Hooper, Browns (22:35)Jonathan Taylor, Colts (26:20)Michael Pittman, Colts (31:14)Alex Smith and Logan Thomas, Washington (32:55)Adam Thielen and Justin Jefferson, Vikings (36:23)Lamar Jackson, Ravens (38:35)Million-Dollar Lineup (47:40)Fantasy Court (53:10)Email us! ringerfantasyfootball@gmail.comHosts: Danny Heifetz, Danny Kelly, and Craig Horlbeck Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices
Nov 18, 2020 • 53min
Trade for Giants (Seriously). Plus: Eagles Optimism, Sneaky Amari Cooper, and More Trade Deadline Targets.
We go through our top trade targets as the fantasy trade deadline approaches, talk about why the Giants are the buy-low team of the season, and show optimism for the rest of the NFC East. Then we debate the players who have the biggest gap between their fantasy and real-life values before getting into some bad beats.Trade Targets:Raheem Mostert, 49ers (3:30)Miles Sanders, Eagles (5:23)D'Andre Swift, Lions (8:30)James Robinson, Jaguars (13:15)Keenan Allen, Chargers (16:52)DeVante Parker, Dolphins (20:15)Amari Cooper, Cowboys (24:35)Darius Slayton, Giants (25:10)Evan Engram, Giants (27:55)Noah Fant, Broncos (29:10)Fantasy vs. Real-Life Players' Value (31:00)Bad Beats (46:15)Hosts: Danny Heifetz, Danny Kelly, and Craig Horlbeck Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices
Nov 16, 2020 • 55min
Lamar, the “Raining” MVP. Plus: Diggs vs. Hopkins, Rando RBs, and Week 10 Winners, Waivers, and Burns
We lead the show with our continued disappointment with Lamar Jackson before diving into our winners from the week, adding to The Ringer Fantasy Burn Book, and recommending our top waiver adds after Week 10.Headlines:Lamar Jackson (1:50)Winners:DeAndre Hopkins and Stefon Diggs (13:22)Random running backs (19:10)The Buccaneers (25:40)Fantasy Burn Book:Jonathan Taylor, Colts (29:50)Waiver Adds (32:25)Email us: Ringerfantasyfootball@gmail.comHosts: Danny Heifetz, Danny Kelly, and Craig Horlbeck Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices
Nov 13, 2020 • 45min
Start Anyone vs. Seattle, Dalvin Cook’s Comedown, and Week 10 Bold Predictions
We discuss the fantasy scoring boom including Seattle's historically bad defense before offering up our gut calls and bold predictions for Week 10, looking back on our Week 9 predictions, and building our million-dollar daily fantasy lineup. We finish the show by introducing the world to the Bullshit Scoring Fantasy LeagueJared Goff, Rams (10:50)Rams WR (13:25)Tyler Boyd, Bengals (15:45)Dallas Goedert, Eagles (19:15)J.K. Dobbins, Ravens (20:30)Jalen Reagor, Eagles (22:15)Jarvis Landry, Browns (23:40)Troymaine Pope, Chargers (24:35)Dalvin Cook, Vikings (27:05)Million-Dollar Lineup (34:00)Fantasy Court (36:30)Hosts: Danny Heifetz, Danny Kelly, and Craig Horlbeck Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices
Nov 11, 2020 • 48min
The RB Drought, In-Season Sleepers, and Midseason Fantasy Awards
As we enter the second half of the fantasy season, we give out our Ringer Fantasy Football Awards after the first nine weeks before getting into some Week 9 bad beats.Awards:The Leap Award (4:15)The Just Don't Watch Them Play Award (9:30)Matt Asiata Award for Biggest Vulture (14:35)Most Unexpected Breakout (19:00)The 'N SYNC Award (28:30)The Old Yeller Award (32:30)The Top Sleeper Award (34:00)Sleepers That Failed You (37:00)The Drunken Amazon Order Award (41:30)Bad Beats (42:30)Email us! ringerfantasyfootball@gmail.comHosts: Danny Heifetz, Danny Kelly, and Craig Horlbeck Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices
Nov 10, 2020 • 59min
Kyler’s Fantasy MVP Run, and Is Tua Already a Fantasy Starter? Plus, Week 9 Winners, Waivers, and Burns.
We lead the show with the explosion by Kyler Murray and other young fantasy QB superstars. We later get into our winners from the week, including the new elite group of young WRs. Then we add to The Ringer fantasy burn book, give Hollywood Brown a new nickname, and offer up our top waiver adds after Week 9.Headlines:Kyler Murray, Cardinals (1:39)Tua Tagovailoa, Dolphins (8:49)Josh Allen, Bills (11:29)Winners:Dalvin Cook, Vikings (19:32)Young Elite WRs (22:20)Travis Kelce, Chiefs (25:36)Fantasy Burn Book:Marquise Brown, Ravens (29:00)Waiver Adds (36:00)Hosts: Danny Heifetz, Danny Kelly, and Craig Horlbeck Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices
Nov 6, 2020 • 58min
The Sleeper Broncos, Marquise Brown Regret, COVID-19 Adjustments, and Week 9 Bold Predictions
We discuss some potential preventative measures to take in light of the overwhelming number of COVID-19-affected games this week before we look back on our Week 8 predictions and offer up our gut calls and bold predictions for Week 9. Then we build our million-dollar daily fantasy lineup, and finish the show with a beer pong–themed edition of Fantasy Court.COVID-19 Update (00:34)Jerry Jeudy, Broncos (19:10)Noah Fant, Broncos (22:10)JuJu-Smith Schuster, Steelers (24:15)Marquise Brown, Ravens (25:30)Jonathan Taylor, Colts (28:10)Jordan Howard, Dolphins (29:30)Will Fuller, Texans (32:50)Jamison Crowder, Jets (35:00)Mike Gesicki, Dolphins (36:35)Matthew Stafford, Lions (40:30)Million-Dollar Lineup (45:30)Fantasy Court (00:00)Hosts: Danny Heifetz, Danny Kelly, and Craig Horlbeck Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices
Nov 4, 2020 • 53min
Josh Allen’s Decline, Sell High on Calvin Ridley, and More Second-Half Predictions
We break down how to handle the Green Bay running back situation after several players have been placed on the reserve/COVID-19 list before revisiting our season-long predictions and doling out our bold predictions for the second half of the fantasy season. Bold Predictions:David Montgomery, Bears (14:30)James Conner, Steelers (19:15)Josh Jacobs, Raiders (22:45)Leonard Fournette, Buccaneers (24:30)Antonio Gibson, Washington (27:40)Chase Edmonds, Cardinals (30:00)Brandon Aiyuk, 49ers (31:00)Josh Allen, Bills (35:45)J.K. Dobbins, Ravens (38:00)Calvin Ridley, Falcons (40:20)Tua Tagovailoa, Dolphins (43:10)Bad Beats (47:30)Hosts: Danny Heifetz, Danny Kelly, and Craig Horlbeck Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices
