Yahoo Fantasy Forecast

Our summer 'Flip the Script' series rolls on with one of the most anticipated episodes yet. Who is this year's Puka Nacua: A dark horse rookie WR that becomes a must have in fantasy. Fantasy Pro's Derek Brown joins Matt Harmon to identify the deep sleeper rookie WRs that are in ideal situations that could make them instant impact fantasy rookies in 2024 and beyond.(2:20) - Flip the script: Who is this year's Puka Nacua(3:55) - What did we miss about Puka Nacua as a prospect?(10:20) - Putting Puka's historic 2023 season into perspective(14:45) - Puka's fantasy outlook in 2024(20:35) - 1st candidate: Patriots WR Javon Baker(27:45) - 2nd candidate: Ja'Lynn Polk(32:50) - 3rd candidate: Broncos WR Troy Franklin(39:42) - 4th candidate: Malik Washington(43:10) - 5th candidate: Bengals WR Jermaine Burton(52:05) - 6th candidate: Luke McCaffrey(1:01:00) - Why we didn't consider these rookie WRs(1:04:00) - Finalists + Winner of this year's Puka Nacua Subscribe to the Yahoo Fantasy Forecast on your favorite podcast app:🎧 Apple Podcasts🎧 Spotify🖥️ YouTube📢 Check out the Yahoo Sports podcast network or yahoosports.tvAnd check out Matt Harmon and Yahoo Fantasy on our socials:📷 @YahooFantasy: https://www.instagram.com/YahooFantasy⌚ @YahooFantasy: https://www.tiktok.com/@yahoofantasy🐦 @YahooFantasy: https://x.com/YahooFantasy🟦 @YahooFantasy: https://www.facebook.com/YahooFantasy/

With July 4th in the rear view mirror, fantasy football season is just around the corner. The pod is back from vacation with Matt Harmon and Yahoo Sports Frank Schwab continuing our summer 'Flip the Script' series. In the latest installment the two try to identify this year's Cincinnati Bengals: A Super Bowl contender that crumbles for one reason or another: (2:36) - Flip the Script: Who is this year's Bengals? (Contender that crumbles)(6:00) - What went wrong for the Bengals 2023?(13:30) - What happened to Tee Higgins?(19:55) - AFC candidates: Baltimore Ravens, Buffalo Bills, Kansas City Chiefs, Houston Texans, Cleveland Browns, Miami Dolphins(44:55) - NFC candidates: San Francisco 49ers, Dallas Cowboys, Detroit Lions, Tampa Bay Buccaneers, Philadelphia Eagles, L.A. Rams, Green Bay Packers(1:01:30) - Finalists + Who is this year's Bengals? Subscribe to the Yahoo Fantasy Forecast on your favorite podcast app:🎧 Apple Podcasts🎧 Spotify🖥️ YouTube📢 Check out the Yahoo Sports podcast network or yahoosports.tvAnd check out Matt Harmon and Yahoo Fantasy on our socials:📷 @YahooFantasy: https://www.instagram.com/YahooFantasy⌚ @YahooFantasy: https://www.tiktok.com/@yahoofantasy🐦 @YahooFantasy: https://x.com/YahooFantasy🟦 @YahooFantasy: https://www.facebook.com/YahooFantasy/

Continuing our summer 'Flip the Script' series we take a look at who could be this year's Rachaad White: A dead zone RB that ends up becoming a top ten fantasy RB at the end of the season. Nate Tice joins Matt Harmon to identify this year's dead zone and pick which tailback could become the king of the RB dead zone: (1:39) - Flip the script: Who is this year's Rachaad White(3:27) - How did Rachaad White work in 2023 + 2024 outlook(12:40) - RBs to target in the 'post-dead zone'(19:55) - Candidate: Alvin Kamara(22:48) - Candidate: Aaron Jones(26:35) - Candidate: Rhamondre Stevenson(32:53) - Candidate: David Montgomery(36:46) - Candidate: Steelers RBs(40:05) - Candidate: D'Andre Swift(43:27) - Candidate: Zamir White(46:20) - Candidate: James Conner(48:05) - Candidate: Zack Moss(52:45) - Candidate: Jonathon Brooks(56:55) - Finalists + Winner(59:55) - Programming note: Pod goes on holiday next week Subscribe to the Yahoo Fantasy Forecast on your favorite podcast app:🎧 Apple Podcasts🎧 Spotify🖥️ YouTube📢 Check out the Yahoo Sports podcast network or yahoosports.tvAnd check out Matt Harmon and Yahoo Fantasy on our socials:📷 @YahooFantasy: https://www.instagram.com/YahooFantasy⌚ @YahooFantasy: https://www.tiktok.com/@yahoofantasy🐦 @YahooFantasy: https://x.com/YahooFantasy🟦 @YahooFantasy: https://www.facebook.com/YahooFantasy/

We continue our summer 'Flip the Script' series by trying to identify who this year's Jordan Love will be: A dark horse QB that comes out of nowhere to finish as a top 5 fantasy QB in 2024. Andy Behrens joins Matt Harmon for the pod as they look back at what made Love's year special in 2023 and who could potentially replicate that in the upcoming season:(2:05) - Flip the Script: Who is this Year's Jordan Love(6:05) - Jordan Love in 2023: What led to his meteoric rise in second half of season?(16:35) - What should we expect from Jordan Love in 2024? (21:45) - Candidate: Geno Smith (32:10) - Candidate: Will Levis (37:00) - Candidate: Baker Mayfield (43:10) - Candidate: Deshaun Watson (50:10) - Candidates: Sam Darnold + JJ McCarthy (58:15) - Deep dark horse candidates(1:02:30) - Finalists and this year's Jordan Love Subscribe to the Yahoo Fantasy Forecast on your favorite podcast app:🎧 Apple Podcasts🎧 Spotify🖥️ YouTube📢 Check out the Yahoo Sports podcast network or yahoosports.tvAnd check out Matt Harmon and Yahoo Fantasy on our socials:📷 @YahooFantasy: https://www.instagram.com/YahooFantasy⌚ @YahooFantasy: https://www.tiktok.com/@yahoofantasy🐦 @YahooFantasy: https://x.com/YahooFantasy🟦 @YahooFantasy: https://www.facebook.com/YahooFantasy/

We continue our summer 'Flip the Script' series by looking at who could be this year's Houston Texans. Dalton Del Don joins Matt Harmon to look back at what made CJ Stroud, Nico Collins and Tank Dell so special in 2023 and allowed them to catapult from worst to first. The two look at the last place teams from last year and try to identify which can go worst to first and potentially provide a league winning fantasy combo at QB and WR: (2:00) - Shoutout to Yahoo's own Joe Deleone (4:30) - Flip the Script: Who is this Year's Houston Texans(6:55) - How does Stefon Diggs addition impact Texans WR fantasy value in 2024(19:20) - Candidate: Cincinnati Bengals (25:05) - Candidate: Chicago Bears(30:55) - Candidate: L.A. Chargers(37:55) - Candidate: Arizona Cardinals (47:00) - Candidate: Tennessee Titans(50:55) - Candidate: Washington Commanders (57:45) - Do you believe in Miracles candidates: Patriots and Panthers(1:07:10) - Finalists and winner of 'Who This Year's Texans' is Subscribe to the Yahoo Fantasy Forecast on your favorite podcast app:🎧 Apple Podcasts🎧 Spotify🖥️ YouTube📢 Check out the Yahoo Sports podcast network or yahoosports.tvAnd check out Matt Harmon and Yahoo Fantasy on our socials:📷 @YahooFantasy: https://www.instagram.com/YahooFantasy⌚ @YahooFantasy: https://www.tiktok.com/@yahoofantasy🐦 @YahooFantasy: https://x.com/YahooFantasy🟦 @YahooFantasy: https://www.facebook.com/YahooFantasy/

It’s the dog days of summer for fantasy folks, this is when the NFL goes dormant until training camps open mid-July, but we at Yahoo Fantasy are not slowing down. The 'Flip The Script' series is back. For those new to the series, we are essentially looking at the biggest fantasy surprises and disappointments of 2023 and identifying who we think can be this year’s versions of that. In our first pod of the series, Jorge Martin joins Matt Harmon to identify who this year's David Montgomery and Jahmyr Gibbs could be:(1:50) - Flip The Script is back(3:25) - Who is this year's David Montgomery + Jahmyr Gibbs(4:45) - What made Montgomery + Gibbs so special in 2023?(13:50) - Candidates: De’Von Achane + Raheem Mostert(23:00) - Candidates: Najee Harris + Jaylen Warren(33:25) - Candidates: Brian Robinson Jr. + Austin Ekeler(40:25) - Candidates: Zack Moss + Chase Brown(46:35) - Candidates: Tyjae Spears + Tony Pollard(52:15) - Candidates: James Conner + Trey Benson(58:55) - Darkhorse candidates(1:02:50) - Four finalists(1:03:45) - This year's David Montgomery/Jahmyr Gibbs is... Subscribe to the Yahoo Fantasy Forecast on your favorite podcast app:🎧 Apple Podcasts🎧 Spotify🖥️ YouTube📢 Check out the Yahoo Sports podcast network or yahoosports.tvAnd check out Matt Harmon and Yahoo Fantasy on our socials:📷 @YahooFantasy: https://www.instagram.com/YahooFantasy⌚ @YahooFantasy: https://www.tiktok.com/@yahoofantasy🐦 @YahooFantasy: https://x.com/YahooFantasy🟦 @YahooFantasy: https://www.facebook.com/YahooFantasy/

To conclude our 'Data & trends that will define 2024 season' we do a deep dive on rookie WR production through the years. Scott Pianowski joins Matt Harmon to look at historical data of rookies over the past ten seasons to see how rookie WRs are becoming more and more fantasy viable from the get-go. The two in the second half of the show attempt to identify which rookie WR you can trust in this class to bring you instant fantasy success this season.(2:15) - Data & trends series: Tracking the explosion of WR rookie production(7:25) - The 2014 WR rookie class changed everything(10:50) - Designed touches are getting rookie WRs involved early.... but is that a good or bad sign long term?(22:00) - WR rookie production over past decade based on draft capital spent(25:48) - Puka Nacua, Tyreek Hill, Amon Ra St. Brown have these three traits in common as late round WR gems(37:00) - Marvin Harrison Jr.: Green light to draft but is his ADP too rich?(42:55) - Malik Nabers: Yellow light to draft because Daniel Jones is his QB(48:30) - Xavier Worthy: Yellow light with crowded WR room in KC(53:50) - Rome Odunze: Yellow light with so many new parts in Chicago(59:30) - Ladd McConkey: Yellow light with Chargers likely being heavy run team(1:01:15) - Keon Coleman: Yellow light with patience being required(1:03:15) - Brian Thomas Jr.:Yellow light with upside to be a green light(1:04:50) - Xavier Legette: Red light but Canales can make him a yellow light(1:06:10) - Ricky Pearsall: Red light this year, green light next year(1:07:00) - Making sense of Patriots Rookie WRs(1:10:00) - Harmons shares his favorite deep sleeper rookie WR Subscribe to the Yahoo Fantasy Forecast on your favorite podcast app:🎧 Apple Podcasts🎧 Spotify🖥️ YouTube📢 Check out the Yahoo Sports podcast network or yahoosports.tvAnd check out Matt Harmon and Yahoo Fantasy on our socials:📷 @YahooFantasy: https://www.instagram.com/YahooFantasy⌚ @YahooFantasy: https://www.tiktok.com/@yahoofantasy🐦 @YahooFantasy: https://x.com/YahooFantasy🟦 @YahooFantasy: https://www.facebook.com/YahooFantasy/

We continue our 'Data & trends that will define 2024 season' series by taking a look at how the most innovative and elite offenses in the NFL are implementing full speed motion into their schemes. Underdog Fantasy's Josh Norris joins the pod to breakdown the explosion of full speed motion usage in 2023 and which team's could weaponize it even further in 2024.(2:00) - Data & Trend Series: Full speed motion is exploding in usage for the NFL's top offenses(9:58) - How the top offensive minds in the NFL are weaponizing full speed motion(19:45) - There's a stark contrasts in play-callers that 'get it' and don't in the NFL right now(25:20) - Is it better to be the WR in motion or the WR behind the motion? How important is QB buy-in on motion?(33:20) - Miami Dolphins: What more innovations will we see from them in speed motion?(41:50) - Green Bay Packers: Could motion usage help clear up WR room?(52:00) - New Orleans Saints: Can new OC unlock Rasheed Shaheed with motion concepts?(56:40) - Tennessee Titans: Could be a sneaky innovative, fun offense this year(1:00:05) - Philadelphia Eagles: WIll Jalen Hurts boom or bust with Kellen Moore?(1:06:45) - Pittsburgh Steelers: Will Arthur Smith use motion to unlock run game? Subscribe to the Yahoo Fantasy Forecast on your favorite podcast app:🎧 Apple Podcasts🎧 Spotify🖥️ YouTube📢 Check out the Yahoo Sports podcast network or yahoosports.tvAnd check out Matt Harmon and Yahoo Fantasy on our socials:📷 @YahooFantasy: https://www.instagram.com/YahooFantasy⌚ @YahooFantasy: https://www.tiktok.com/@yahoofantasy🐦 @YahooFantasy: https://x.com/YahooFantasy🟦 @YahooFantasy: https://www.facebook.com/YahooFantasy/

We continue our 'Data & trends that will define 2024 season' series on the pod by looking at how the run game is making a big comeback in ways that you wouldn't think. There is no better topic, we thought, for Nate Tice to make his pod debut as a full time Yahoo member. Tice joins Matt Harmon to look at how teams are weaponizing their run game and which teams could have great rushing attacks in 2024.(2:00) - Data and trends series: Is the run game back? (10:45) - This one type of run play is having a renaissance in the NFL(19:50) - How OCs, WRs, TEs and lineman are weaponizing the run game(37:45) - TEs are back and in a big way for offenses(42:05) - Teams that were efficient last year but made a big swing at RB(49:00) - Sneaky potential top-run teams based on 2023 peripheral data (1:07:05) - Bottom 3 run games from 2023 based on success rate and how they may improve Subscribe to the Yahoo Fantasy Forecast on your favorite podcast app:🎧 Apple Podcasts🎧 Spotify🖥️ YouTube📢 Check out the Yahoo Sports podcast network or yahoosports.tvAnd check out Matt Harmon and Yahoo Fantasy on our socials:📷 @YahooFantasy: https://www.instagram.com/YahooFantasy⌚ @YahooFantasy: https://www.tiktok.com/@yahoofantasy🐦 @YahooFantasy: https://x.com/YahooFantasy🟦 @YahooFantasy: https://www.facebook.com/YahooFantasy/

Over the next few weeks we will be diving into the data and trends that are critical to note heading into the 2024 NFL season. The first half of each pod, Matt Harmon and his guest will look at the trend in depth to see how it played out last season. The second half of the pod will be dedicated to trying to identify the players that will benefit most from that trend in the upcoming season.For the first installment of the series, Fantasy Points' Ryan Heath joins the show to discuss why '1st downs per route run' should be one of the biggest guides to determine the success and efficiency of wide receivers in the NFL.(1:50) - Data and trends that will shape 2024 NFL season series kicks off(2:54) - Data to know: 1st downs per routes run(8:15) - What is the difference between 1st downs per routes and yards per routes run(13:52) - What is a 'Big Play Merchant' and who are examples of that(17:19) - What is a 'Possession Merchant' and who are examples of that(25:45) - 1st downs per routes run star: Dontayvion Wicks(32:15) - 1st downs per routes run star: Rashee Rice(39:30) - 1st down per routes run star: Jaylen Waddle(46:50) - Big Play Merchant warning: Jayden Reed(55:00) - Big Play Merchant warning: George Pickens(59:54) - Big Play Merchant warning: Jordan Addison(1:03:50) - Big Play Merchant warning: Jameson Williams Subscribe to the Yahoo Fantasy Forecast on your favorite podcast app:🎧 Apple Podcasts🎧 Spotify🖥️ YouTube📢 Check out the Yahoo Sports podcast network or yahoosports.tvAnd check out Matt Harmon and Yahoo Fantasy on our socials:📷 @YahooFantasy: https://www.instagram.com/YahooFantasy⌚ @YahooFantasy: https://www.tiktok.com/@yahoofantasy🐦 @YahooFantasy: https://x.com/YahooFantasy🟦 @YahooFantasy: https://www.facebook.com/YahooFantasy/