Yahoo Fantasy Forecast

With the ultimate draft weekend fast approaching we reveal and react to the last Yahoo staff mock draft of the season. Chris Harris of Harris Football joins Matt Harmon on the pod for 'Cram Week' to provide his thoughts on the mock draft.The two also share when they'd be comfortable drafting Colts RB Jonathan Taylor after all the drama that's taken place this week (and month). Both then debate if there are any non-Jonathan Taylor RBs worth drafting from the Colts and if we finally have clarity with the Miami Dolphins RB situation.Harmon reveals he got yet another C- grade in his Yahoo draft and Harris debates which guys he'd avoid in the first round and when it's okay to jump on the elite QBs.To end the show, the two converse on the players and strategies that are potentially misplaced this draft season when it comes to consensus ADP.0:25 - Chris Harris shares thoughts on Ekeler's Invitational Fantasy Football League3:12 - What's next for Colts and RB Jonathan Taylor?10:30 - Do we have a clear picture of Dolphins RBs now?17:30 - Recapping the final Yahoo staff mock draft24:38 - Where should you start to target elite QBs?38:30 - What has consensus ADP gotten wrong this draft season 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/

Say you've been on a beach all summer. Say you haven't been paying close attention to football since the Super Bowl ended. Maybe you have something called... a life? Well now your fantasy football draft is fast approaching and you want to get caught up on everything you may have missed or need to know. Well my friend, this is the podcast for you (and if you've been following football all offseason long, it's still a great refresher!). Continuing 'Cram Week' on the pod, Dalton Del Don joins Matt Harmon to go over all the biggest fantasy headlines from this offseason and preseason for each of the 32 NFL teams. Consider them your fantasy FYIs: the biggest player, coaching and schematical changes that will have a major impact on each team's impact fantasy players. So sit back and enjoy a 72-minute cram session that will have you ready for whatever comes your way this weekend and beyond (in terms of fantasy football... in terms of actual life advice, we are not much help there). 1:00 - Cram Week: Recapping the fantasy offseason for all 32 teams2:05 - "Old reliables" tier of teams (aka teams we know will be good)20:34 - "Hyped up" teams (aka teams that can make the leap in 2023)37:56 - "Who are you" teams (aka teams where season could go either way)59:05 - "Rookie QBs, new coaches, new eras" teams1:02:45 - "Look out below" teams (aka teams that could have disaster years) 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/

For the last preseason edition of "Ekeler's Edge" we are happy to reveal the Ekeler Invitational Fantasy Football League. Matt Harmon, Austin Ekeler and many of the biggest names in the fantasy football landscape will compete in a 14-team league for ultimate bragging rights in the industry.Harmon and Ekeler share their initial thoughts on the league and how it came together. The Chargers RB also shares his reaction and thoughts on Harmon drafting Ekeler with the fourth overall pick, thus not allowing the running back to draft himself in the first round. Harmon reacts to Ekeler taking two rival Raiders with his first two picks.For the 'Under the Hood' segment, Ekeler shares what it's like for players during cut day and making the 53 man roster. Ekeler shares a gripping story from his rookie year where he thought he wasn't going to make the team initially.To end the show, the two dive into the Ask Austin mailbag and react to some of the craziest league traditions people have across the country.0:20 - Big congrats in order for Austin Ekeler1:22 - Austin's eyebrows might be in trouble5:45 - Introducing the Ekeler's Edge invitational league7:45 - Matt drafted who with his first pick?!14:10 - Austin drafted WHO with his first two picks?19:10 - Matt has a problem with his Yahoo draft grade22:30 - Matt and Austin need help naming their teams24:50 - Under the hood: What is cut day like for NFL players?35:05 - Ask Austin Mailbag: Craziest league traditions 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/

Podcast hosts discuss the Trey Lance trade and its implications, Josh Jacobs' pay raise and ADP, Aaron Rodgers' debut with the Jets. They also reveal their pre-season changed opinions on players like Jets RB rotation, James Cook, Jahan Dotson, Adam Thielen, Deshaun Watson, and Quentin Johnston.

What better way to conclude 'Convictions Week' on the pod then the best bets for the 2023 NFL season. The Betting Bros make their 2023 season debut on the pod. While Matt Harmon does his best to reign in Scott Pianowksi and Frank Schwab, the two quickly takeover the episode with their sports bar banter.Before diving into the best bets, the trio reacts to the news that QB Trey Lance will be QB3 in San Francisco. They debate what went wrong for the first round pick and what his future could look like. Pianowski believes there's a possibility we could see Sam Darnold take over at QB in the Bay Area.The three then debate who really should go 1.01 in fantasy drafts for our Friday 'build your team' segment. Schwab believes without a doubt it should be Justin Jefferson. Pianowksi believes McCaffrey offers too much value to pass up. Harmon breaks the tie.The three end the pod with their favorite team, individual and Super Bowl bets for the season.0:23 - Convictions week conclude with the betting bros2:04 - The Trey Lance experiment in SF is over8:34 - Could Sam Darnold be the next Geno Smith?10:13 - Build your team: Who should go 1.01?13:52 - Convictions Week: Best bets for 2023 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/

The podcast discusses the injury concerns and lack of viable fantasy options in the Carolina Panthers' WR room. They also talk about the potential of the Jets' offense with Aaron Rodgers' old buddies. The hosts then identify breakout candidates at each position, including Breece Hall, James Cook, and Jerry Judy. They debate Judy's potential breakout season. They also discuss their lists of breakout candidates for the upcoming season, such as Drake London, Rashad Bateman, and Zay Flowers.

We continue 'Convictions Week' on the pod with one of the more polarizing debates of fantasy draft season: Identifying the biggest busts. Yahoo Sports Dan Titus makes his pod debut with Matt Harmon to help identify potential players to avoid in each round of the draft. But first the two react to the wild Monday Night Football preseason game between the Baltimore Ravens and Washington Commanders. Harmon and Titus share their thoughts on Sam Howell, Jahan Dotson and how much concern there should be with Terry McLaurin's toe injury. The two then react to the news of Baker Mayfield being named QB1 in Tampa and the Colts allowing RB Jonathan Taylor to seek a trade. After the break, Harmon and Titus go round by round with their players to avoid in the draft. The two find consensus in a few rounds on players that could be labeled 'busts' in 2023. 3:24 - Fantasy reactions to wild Commanders-Ravens preseason game12:15 - Baker Mayfield QB1 in Tampa.... yay?15:05 - Seattle JSN wrist injury... how concerned are you?16:55 - Jonathan Taylor drama continues to be dramatic17:35 - Convictions Week: Identifying busts in each round 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 'Conviction Week' on the pod with the second preseason episode of Ekeler's Edge. Los Angeles Chargers RB joins Matt Harmon to dive into the Ask Austin Mailbag where we asked for your boldest fantasy predictions for the 2023 season. And boy did you deliver.But first, we get Harmon and Ekeler's reaction to the latest news that Las Vegas Raiders RB Josh Jacobs is expected to end his training camp holdout. The two also discuss the biggest impressions from the latest Chargers preseason game and Ekeler provides an update on the RB2 position battle taking place between Josh Kelly and Isaiah Spiller.In the 'Under The Hood' segment, Harmon and Ekeler dive into what it takes for a rookie WRs to get acclimated to the NFL and how Chargers first round pick and rookie WR Quentin Johnston is adapting to the league.The two then react to the bold fantasy predictions from the Ask Austin Mailbag. While the takes touched on different positions, all of them were bold.0:36 - Hurricanes and earthquakes in LA... OH MY3:00 - Austin Ekeler reacts to Josh Jacobs potentially ending holdout7:45 - Any RB2 emerging for LA Chargers after second preseason game?15:38 - Under the hood: How long does it take rookie WRs to acclimate to NFL?23:38 - Ask Austin Mailbag: Your boldest fantasy predictions for 2023 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/

Chances are your most important drafts are fast approaching and happening the next two weeks. No better time to kick off 'Conviction Week' on the pod and provide our strongest and final takes heading into the 2023 fantasy season. Scott Pianowski joins Matt Harmon to identify the biggest sleepers in drafts this year.But first, the two recap a jam packed Week 2 of the preseason highlighted by Miami Dolphins QB Tua Tagovailoa and San Francisco 49ers QB Brock Purdy making their return to the field. The two then identify the rookie WRs, RBs and QBs that are showing an immediate impact for their teams.Pianowski and Harmon then share their secret list of draft sleepers at each position. In order to be a sleeper, no player identified is currently a consensus top 6th round selection. The two then end the show by sharing their favorite rookie sleepers and the 2023 Yahoo All-Boring team.0:50 - Kicking off 'Conviction Week' on the pod1:50 - Biggest fantasy headlines and observations from preseason week 22:05 - Denver RB Javonte Williams makes his return4:55 - Who could be Mr. September this year?7:30 - Brock Purdy and Tua make their 2023 debuts10:30 - We in love with Jordan Love yet?15:45 - Rookie WRs making a splash in the preseason to note24:20 - Rookie RBs to note that are flashing in the preseason27:45 - One rookie QB that's making waves this preseason32:10 - Our 2023 draft sleepers54:30 - Matt Harmon's favorite rookie sleepers58:30 - Yahoo's 2023 All-Boring team 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 conclude strategy week on the pod with a deep dive into everything you need to know for salary cap drafts. Scott Pianowski, the ultimate expert in salary cap drafts, joins Matt Harmon on the pod to let you know the strategies you have to consider going into your draft.But first, the two react to all the latest injury news at the WR position including the top two targets in Detroit. The two then debate if Titan's WR Treylon Burks is still draftable after his knee injury. The two then debate if the Dolphins are the most fragile team in the league after the injury scare to LT Terron Armstead. The two also try to make sense of the on going drama taking place in Indy with RB Jonathan Taylor.Pianowski and Harmon then explain everything you need to know about salary cap drafts and what makes them fundamentally different from snake drafts. Pianowski then shares the top strategies and hacks that one can use to maximize their budget and player pool during salary cap drafts.The two end the show with our 'Build your team' segment by debating if you should prioritize decent players on good offenses over star players on bad offenses in the draft.1:28 - Lions WR Jameson Williams injured... time to jump ship?10:05 - Titans WR Treylon Burks injury enough to take him off the board?12:55 - Russell Gage out for year, what to think of Evans/Godwin in TB?17:45 - Are the Dolphins a jenga set this season?22:55 - Carolina's RB Miles Sanders' groin injury a lingering concern24:50 - As the Jonathan Taylor world turns31:52 - What you need to know about salary cap drafts38:40 - What makes salary caps different from snake41:10 - How to maximize your nominations in salary cap drafts49:20 - Why size of league impacts salary cap draft strategy52:30 - What is the end game for salary cap drafts?57:30 - Build your team segment: decent players in great offenses vs. star players on bad offense 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/