RotoWire Fantasy Football Podcast

Nick Whalen and Jeff Erickson take a deep dive into the running back position for fantasy football in 2025. 00:00 RB Tiers, Targets and Fades 00:20 Welcome! 01:00 Elite Tier - Gibbs, Barkley, and Bijan 08:30 D’Andre Swift 09:45 The Next Tier - CMC, Jeanty, Henry, Achane 12:00 Fantrax 13:10 Derrick Henry 16:30 Christian McCaffrey 18:15 Next Tier - Irving, Taylor, Jacobs, Chase Brown, Kyren Williams 25:30 Breece Hall, James Cook 30:45 DraftKings 32:30 Best Ball Talk 36:45 RB Dead Zone 38:00 Kenneth Walker, Chuba Hubbard, Omarion Hampton, Alvin Kamara, James Conner, Joe Mixon 42:40 Rookie Range - Henderson, Harvey, Judkins, Kaleb Johnson 46:00 UltraGM 47:00 “Solid Starter Tier” - Pollard, Pacheco, Swift, Etienne, Brian Robinson 51:00 Highest Ranked Backups - Jordan Mason, Jaylen Warren, Isaac Guerendo, Ray Davis, Tyjae Spears, Jaydon Blue ----- DRAFTKINGS BEST BALL Claim your Draft One, Get One offer from DraftKings here! FANTRAX Sign up for Fantrax today for your chance to win a signed Ja'Marr Chase jersey! ULTRA GM Ready to prove your skills as a GM? Sign up now at ultragm.com Get the latest fantasy sports insights, expert analysis, and premium tools at RotoWire.com—enter promo code YOUTUBE15 at checkout to receive 15% off any product.

Joe Bartel and Jake Letarski talk about their preferred draft slots for a variety of different fantasy formats including redraft, smaller leagues, bestball and superflex. DraftKings Best Ball Claim your Draft One, Get One offer from DraftKings here! https://dkdfs.sng.link/Avkw3/1m2f?_dl=draftkings%3A%2F%2Fgateway%3Fs%3D714893875&pcid=422297&psn=10&pcn=BestBall&pscn=Livestream&pcrn=xx&pscid=xx&pcrid=xx&wpcid=422297&wpsrc=10&wpcn=BestBall&wpscn=Livestream&wpcrn=xx&wpscid=xx&wpcrid=xx&_forward_params=1 Fantrax Sign up for Fantrax today for your chance to win a signed Ja'Marr Chase jersey! (https://www.fantrax.com/rotowire) UltraGM Ready to prove your skills as a GM? Sign up now at ultragm.com. Get the latest fantasy sports insights, expert analysis, and premium tools at RotoWire.com—enter promo code YOUTUBE15 at checkout to receive 15% off any product.

Jim Coventry and James Koh analyze veteran players who will be fantasy football busts during the 2025 NFL season. Circa Circa Million VII and Circa Survivor have returned —bigger, better, and more exciting than ever. Learn more here. (https://www.circasports.com/contests) Fantrax Sign up for Fantrax today for your chance to win a signed Ja'Marr Chase jersey! (https://fantrax.com/rotowire) NFFC Play against our fantasy football experts in the RotoWire Online Championship for a shot at $250K Enter now (http://rotowire.com/highstakes) Get the latest fantasy sports insights, expert analysis, and premium tools at RotoWire.com—enter promo code YOUTUBE15 at checkout to receive 15% off any product.

Jim Coventry breaks down fantasy football ADP Battles for players in the first few rounds of 2025 drafts. Circa Circa Million VII and Circa Survivor have returned —bigger, better, and more exciting than ever. Learn more here. (https://www.circasports.com/contests) Fantrax Sign up for Fantrax today for your chance to win a signed Ja'Marr Chase jersey! (https://fantrax.com/rotowire) NFFC Play against our fantasy football experts in the RotoWire Online Championship for a shot at $250K Enter now (hyperlink: http://rotowire.com/highstakes) Get the latest fantasy sports insights, expert analysis, and premium tools at RotoWire.com—enter promo code YOUTUBE15 at checkout to receive 15% off any product.

Alan Seslowsky of RotoWire and Theo Gremminger of Fantasy Points reveal the downside case for our favorite rookies. Get the latest fantasy sports insights, expert analysis, and premium tools at RotoWire.com—enter promo code YOUTUBE15 at checkout to receive 15% off any product.

Job battles are set to heat up with NFL training camps around the corner. John McKechnie and Mario Puig dig into the backfield outlooks in Tennessee and Kansas City before taking a closer look at the rest of the Chiefs' offense. Will Kansas City get back to its high-scoring ways with a healthy supporting cast around Patrick Mahomes? Time Stamps 00:00 Intro/Tampa Bay news: Tristan Wirfs injury – effect on Baker Mayfield, Bucky Irving, etc. 08:40 Job Battle: Tony Pollard vs. Tyjae Spears, RB, TEN 22:05 Chiefs Team Breakdown: Isiah Pacheco 30:13 Chiefs Backup RBs: Elijah Mitchell, Brashard Smith, Kareem Hunt 41:52 Chiefs Offense Breakdown: Travis Kelce 50:46 Rashee Rice 56:05 Xavier Worthy 1:09:29 Jalen Royals, Noah Gray Circa Circa Million VII and Circa Survivor have returned —bigger, better, and more exciting than ever. Learn more here. Fantrax Sign up for Fantrax today for your chance to win a signed Ja'Marr Chase jersey! NFFC Play against our fantasy football experts in the RotoWire Online Championship for a shot at $250K Enter now Get the latest fantasy sports insights, expert analysis, and premium tools at RotoWire.com—enter promo code YOUTUBE15 at checkout to receive 15% off any product.

Jorge Martin from Matthew Berry's Fantasy Life joins Jeff Erickson to talk about melding knowledge of the player pool with mastering the game, with a focus on the Scott Fish Bowl. --- 00:00 Jorge Martin Pod 00:20 Welcome to Jorge! 01:00 MB Fantasy Life Staff Editor - Formerly w/ RotoWire, Yahoo, Fantasy Points, Dodgers Pub. Dir 02:30 Guillotine Leagues 06:20 Tristan Wirfs / Baker Mayfield 08:00 Do you downgrade Baker? 09:15 Prefer Mahomes 10:10 Circa 10:50 Two Parts to Fantasy: 17:00 What to do with Tyreek Hill 18:30 What to do with Christian McCaffrey 23:00 NFFC 23:45 Tying that Into SFB#15 25:30 Positions 27:00 Scoring 28:55 Volume, Volume, Volume! 35:00 FanTrax 36:00 Travis Hunter 39:45 Correlation in Overall Contests 43:30 Unique Build 47:35 BlueWire 47:45 Playoff System --- Circa Circa Million VII and Circa Survivor have returned —bigger, better, and more exciting than ever. Learn more here. (https://www.circasports.com/contests) Fantrax Sign up for Fantrax today for your chance to win a signed Ja'Marr Chase jersey! (https://fantrax.com/rotowire) NFFC Play against our fantasy football experts in the RotoWire Online Championship for a shot at $250K Enter now (hyperlink: http://rotowire.com/highstakes) Get the latest fantasy sports insights, expert analysis, and premium tools at RotoWire.com—enter promo code YOUTUBE15 at checkout to receive 15% off any product.

Nick Whalen and Jeff Erickson take a deep dive into the QB position. 00:00 Intro 00:30 Welcome 00:45 Intro to QBs 01:10 CIRCA 01:45 QB Drafting Strategy Overall 03:15 Nick Waiting on QB 04:15 Avoiding the Middle 07:00 The First Tier 07:30 The QB Dead Zone 08:00 Patrick Mahomes 09:10 Justin Fields 12:15 C.J. Stroud 16:00 Brock Purdy 17:30 Dak Prescott 19:45 Michael Penix 23:00 Trevor Lawrence 27:10 FanTrax 28:30 Caleb Williams 32:45 Bo Nix 37:15 J.J. McCarthy 42:00 Jordan Love ------ Circa Circa Million VII and Circa Survivor have returned —bigger, better, and more exciting than ever. Learn more here. Fantrax Sign up for Fantrax today for your chance to win a signed Ja'Marr Chase jersey! NFFC Play against our fantasy football experts in the RotoWire Online Championship for a shot at $250K Enter now Get the latest fantasy sports insights, expert analysis, and premium tools at RotoWire.com—enter promo code YOUTUBE15 at checkout to receive 15% off any product.

Joe Bartel and Jake Letarski talk about RotoWire's new innovative Mock Draft tool with customizable settings and intuitive AI models. They also highlight a handful of players they will fade this system including Marvin Harrison and Travis Hunter. Circa Circa Million VII and Circa Survivor have returned —bigger, better, and more exciting than ever. Learn more here. (https://www.circasports.com/contests) Fantrax Sign up for Fantrax today for your chance to win a signed Ja'Marr Chase jersey! (https://fantrax.com/rotowire) NFFC Play against our fantasy football experts in the RotoWire Online Championship for a shot at $250K Enter now (hyperlink: http://rotowire.com/highstakes) Get the latest fantasy sports insights, expert analysis, and premium tools at RotoWire.com—enter promo code YOUTUBE15 at checkout to receive 15% off any product.

Alan Seslowsky of RotoWire and Eric Vanek of South Harmon Fantasy Football identify one player from every NFL team who you can safely cut from your dynasty football team. 🏆 Play against Alan Seslowsky High Stakes Fantasy Football (NFFC) $350 entry and win $250,000 grand prize 🏆Sign Up at The NFFC 🤑 Wed, July 23 at 1pm ET https://nfc.shgn.com/signup/football?for=0;2423,141,21474,60,1 🤑 Wed, July 30 at 1pm ET https://nfc.shgn.com/signup/football?for=0;2423,141,21475,60,1 Get the latest fantasy sports insights, expert analysis, and premium tools at RotoWire.com—enter promo code YOUTUBE15 at checkout to receive 15% off any product.

Get the latest intel on the fantasy impact from the Jonnu Smith trade to the Steelers and how it impacts his stock as well as Pat Freiermuth's. The guys also look into the tight end situations for the Chargers and Bears before checking in on John's Scott Fish Bowl draft. Rounding it out, John and Mario discuss the fantasy outlook for the Panthers in 2025. Time Stamps 00:00 Intro 01:15 Steelers-Dolphins trade: Jonnu Smith vs. Pat Freiermuth, bad Steelers vibes 09:52 TE Job Battles – Chicago Bears: Colston Loveland vs. Cole Kmet 17:30 Los Angeles Chargers: Oronde Gadsden vs. Tyler Conklin vs. Will Dissly 28:54 Scott Fish Bowl Update – Madison and Atlanta Live Drafts 38:45 Carolina Panthers Team Breakdown 44:54 ADP Tossups – Tetairoa McMillan, Chuba Hubbard, Adam Thielen, Xavier Legette, Bryce Young, Jalen Coker Circa Circa Million VII and Circa Survivor have returned —bigger, better, and more exciting than ever. Learn more here. Fantrax Sign up for Fantrax today for your chance to win a signed Ja'Marr Chase jersey! NFFC Play against our fantasy football experts in the RotoWire Online Championship for a shot at $250K Enter now Get the latest fantasy sports insights, expert analysis, and premium tools at RotoWire.com—enter promo code YOUTUBE15 at checkout to receive 15% off any product.

Jim Coventry and Joe Bartel analyze the live Scott Fish Bowl draft from Madison, Wisconsin. Circa The Ultimate Fantasy Football Experience Giveaway can only take place in Las Vegas. Circa Resort and Casino wants to bring your 12-team league to draft in Vegas and be treated like VIPs during their stay. One winning league will receive a 2-night stay at Circa Resort, a poolside cabana for your fantasy football draft, limo transportation to and from the airport and more! Click here to submit your free entry today! Hyperlink with the following URL: https://www.circalasvegas.com/ultimate-fantasy-football-draft-experience-giveaway/ NFFC Play against our fantasy football experts in the RotoWire Online Championship for a shot at $250K Enter now Get the latest fantasy sports insights, expert analysis, and premium tools at RotoWire.com—enter promo code YOUTUBE15 at checkout to receive 15% off any product.

Alan Seslowsky of RotoWire and Chris Liss Realmansports.com discuss some of the common mistakes you make when drafting fantasy football teams. Get the latest fantasy sports insights, expert analysis, and premium tools at RotoWire.com—enter promo code YOUTUBE15 at checkout to receive 15% off any product.

How will the Buccaneers' offense look in 2025 with Liam Coen gone and a crowded group of receivers getting more crowded with Emeka Egbuka joining the fray? John McKechnie and Mario Puig take a deep dive on the Bucs from Bucky Irving to late-round sleepers. The guys also scan around the league and project some of the upcoming wide receiver job battles in New England and Las Vegas. Time Stamps 00:00 Intro 01:24 Wide Receiver Job Battles: New England Patriots (Stefon Diggs, Kyle Williams, DeMario Douglas, Mack Hollins) 15:25 Las Vegas Raiders (Dont'e Thornton, Jack Bech, Tre Tucker) 26:24 Tampa Bay team breakdown: Emeka Egbuka vs. Jalen McMillan 40:05 Draft calls at ADP: Bucky Irving, Rachaad White, Sean Tucker 51:50 Mike Evans, Chris Godwin Circa The Ultimate Fantasy Football Experience Giveaway can only take place in Las Vegas. Circa Resort and Casino wants to bring your 12-team league to draft in Vegas and be treated like VIPs during their stay. One winning league will receive a 2-night stay at Circa Resort, a poolside cabana for your fantasy football draft, limo transportation to and from the airport and more! Click here to submit your free entry today! NFFC Play against our fantasy football experts in the RotoWire Online Championship for a shot at $250K Enter now Get the latest fantasy sports insights, expert analysis, and premium tools at RotoWire.com—enter promo code YOUTUBE15 at checkout to receive 15% off any product.

Nick Whalen and Joe Bartel take a look at some positional ADP battles with a game of Who Would You Rather Draft? The guys talk Bucky Irving, Josh Jacobs, CJ Stroud, Dak Prescott, Davante Adams and DJ Moore, among many others. 00:00 Intro + Circa, NFFC 02:45 Who would you rather draft? 03:05: Josh Jacobs vs. Bucky Irving 08:15 Chuba Hubbard vs. Alvin Kamara 15:05 JSN vs. Tee Higgins 18:50 Courtland Sutton vs. DK Metcalf 20:50 Davante Adams vs. DJ Moore vs. Mike Evans 25:25 Tyreek Hill vs. Terry McLaurin 30:05 Dynasty trade question 32:40 Evan Engram vs. Jonnu Smith 34:30 Tyler Warren vs. Tucker Kraft 36:10 Brock Purdy vs. Dak Prescott vs. CJ Stroud 38:55 Justin Fields vs. Justin Herbert Get the latest fantasy sports insights, expert analysis, and premium tools at RotoWire.com—enter promo code YOUTUBE15 at checkout to receive 15% off any product.

Jim Coventry breaks down fantasy football ADP Battles for players in the first few rounds of 2025 drafts. Circa The Ultimate Fantasy Football Experience Giveaway can only take place in Las Vegas. Circa Resort and Casino wants to bring your 12-team league to draft in Vegas and be treated like VIPs during their stay. One winning league will receive a 2-night stay at Circa Resort, a poolside cabana for your fantasy football draft, limo transportation to and from the airport and more! Click here to submit your free entry today! NFFC Play against our fantasy football experts in the RotoWire Online Championship for a shot at $250K Enter now Get the latest fantasy sports insights, expert analysis, and premium tools at RotoWire.com—enter promo code YOUTUBE15 at checkout to receive 15% off any product.

Alan Seslowsy of RotoWire and Joe Dolan of Fantasy Points reveal 10 players who are nearly certain to lose value this NFL season. Trade them off your dynasty roster now! Get the latest fantasy sports insights, expert analysis, and premium tools at RotoWire.com—enter promo code YOUTUBE15 at checkout to receive 15% off any product.

The Cleveland Browns and New York Giants are both in the early stages of quarterback battles for the upcoming season. John McKechnie and Mario Puig weigh in on both competitions before shifting gears into a deep dive on the Dallas Cowboys' offense for 2025. Time Stamps Circa The Ultimate Fantasy Football Experience Giveaway can only take place in Las Vegas. Circa Resort and Casino wants to bring your 12-team league to draft in Vegas and be treated like VIPs during their stay. One winning league will receive a 2-night stay at Circa Resort, a poolside cabana for your fantasy football draft, limo transportation to and from the airport and more! Click here to submit your free entry today! NFFC Play against our fantasy football experts in the RotoWire Online Championship for a shot at $250K Enter now Get the latest fantasy sports insights, expert analysis, and premium tools at RotoWire.com—enter promo code YOUTUBE15 at checkout to receive 15% off any product.

Nick Whalen and Joe Bartel discuss some of their favorite values at both running back and wide receiver, including Chris Godwin, Keon Coleman and Kaleb Johnson. The guys also begin to dig in on the Scott Fish Bowl and break down how this year's unique settings will impact strategy and rankings. 00:00 Intro 01:30 Scott Fish Bowl 15 talk 05:20 SFB15 unique scoring 09:50 SFB15 TE strategy 13:05 SFB15 QBs + Jalen Hurts 16:05 SFB15 RBs vs. WRs 20:40 SFB15 WRs 22:45 SFB15 Lower-end QBs 25:05 A message from the NFFC 26:40 Keon Coleman 30:45 Rashod Bateman 32:10 Cedric Tillman 33:20 Chris Godwin 37:55 Kaleb Johnson + David Montgomery 44:00 Dynasty trade question ----- Circa The Ultimate Fantasy Football Experience Giveaway can only take place in Las Vegas. Circa Resort and Casino wants to bring your 12-team league to draft in Vegas and be treated like VIPs during their stay. One winning league will receive a 2-night stay at Circa Resort, a poolside cabana for your fantasy football draft, limo transportation to and from the airport and more! Click here to submit your free entry today! NFFC Play against our fantasy football experts in the RotoWire Online Championship for a shot at $250K Enter now Get the latest fantasy sports insights, expert analysis, and premium tools at RotoWire.com—enter promo code YOUTUBE15 at checkout to receive 15% off any product.

Jim Coventry breaks down fantasy football ADP risers and fallers at wide receiver Circa The Ultimate Fantasy Football Experience Giveaway can only take place in Las Vegas. Circa Resort and Casino wants to bring your 12-team league to draft in Vegas and be treated like VIPs during their stay. One winning league will receive a 2-night stay at Circa Resort, a poolside cabana for your fantasy football draft, limo transportation to and from the airport and more! Click here to submit your free entry today! Hyperlink with the following URL: https://www.circalasvegas.com/ultimate-fantasy-football-draft-experience-giveaway/ NFFC Play against our fantasy football experts in the RotoWire Online Championship for a shot at $250K Enter now Get the latest fantasy sports insights, expert analysis, and premium tools at RotoWire.com—enter promo code YOUTUBE15 at checkout to receive 15% off any product.