Fantasy Football Today Podcast

Stefon Diggs traded to the Bills! Does this crush his Fantasy value? How much does it help Josh Allen? Is Allen ahead of Deshaun Watson in the rankings? ... More from Day One of free agency as we look at some of the winners (8:48) including Calvin Ridley and Kenyan Drake. Any reason why Drake should NOT be a first round pick? Then let's focus on some losers (22:33) as Austin Hooper goes to a crowded offense in Cleveland. What will the Browns offense look like next season and who isn't affected by the Hooper signing? ... A lot more news and notes (36:15) at each position including a lot of TE (41:00) talk. We cover Blake Jarwin and Hayden Hurst. We also talk about Adam Thielen's outlook after the Diggs trade. And which teams have improved on the offensive line and on defense (53:55)? ... Email us at fantasyfootball@cbsi.com 'Fantasy Football Today' is available on Apple Podcasts, Spotify, Stitcher, Castbox, Bullhorn and wherever else you listen to podcasts. Follow our FFT team on Twitter: @FFToday, @AdamAizer,

A blockbuster trade has the Fantasy community buzzing. We discuss it from all angles. Kyler Murray or Deshaun Watson this season? Will Fuller or David Johnson? DeAndre Hopkins or Travis Kelce? Can Johnson do what no other HOU RB has done under Bill O'Brien?  'Fantasy Football Today' is available on Apple Podcasts, Spotify, Stitcher, Castbox, Bullhorn and wherever else you listen to podcasts. Follow our FFT team on Twitter: @FFToday, @AdamAizer, @JameyEisenberg, @daverichard, @heathcummingssr, @YardsPerGretch, @BenSchragg Watch FFT on YouTube https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCviK78rIWXhZdFzJ1Woi7Fg/videos Join our Facebook group https://www.facebook.com/groups/FantasyFootballToday/ Sign up for the FFT newsletter https://www.cbssports.com/newsletter To hear more from the CBS Sports Podcast Network, visit https://www.cbssports.com/podcasts/ To learn more about listener data and our privacy practices visit: https://www.audacyinc.com/privacy-policy Learn more about your ad choices. Visit https://podcastchoic

Which players in the NFC East (1:25) and NFC West (3:32) have the most to gain or lose when free agency starts and the NFL Draft gets underway? We'll focus on PHI and ARI to answer those questions before getting into some news items (8:35) with yet another Tom Brady story! ... NFC East team needs: WAS (13:40), DAL (19:05), PHI (23:14), NYG (27:50). Do the Redskins need a QB? How much would we downgrade Dak Prescott if Amari Cooper leaves? Is Alshon Jeffery still good? How difficult will it be to project the Giants? ... NFC West team needs: SEA (32:00), SF (38:22), LAR (44:00), ARI (48:46). Please let Russell Wilson throw more! Please let Jimmy Garoppolo throw more! What can the Rams do with their limited draft resources? Do the Cardinals need a #1 WR? Oh, and the Fantasy Regulators (53:50) are back ... Your emails at fantasyfootball@cbsi.com 'Fantasy Football Today' is available on Apple Podcasts, Spotify, Stitcher, Castbox, Bullhorn and wherever else you listen to podcasts. Follow our FFT team on Twitter: @F

Tua Tagovailoa has been medically cleared. Which team will take him in the NFL Draft (3:05)? We run through that news item and a few others before talking about Tom Brady again (6:15)! What impact could warmer weather have on his Fantasy production? ... NFC North teams needs: GB (9:50), DET (14:00), CHI (18:15), MIN (23:00). We know GB needs WR help, but what scenario could actually hurt Davante Adams? Is Kenny Golladay safe as a target hog? Would bringing in Andy Dalton make Allen Robinson significantly better? And does MIN need anything on offense? ... NFC South team needs: ATL (27:45), CAR (32:00), NO (36:05), TB (41:30). Are Devonta Freeman's days in ATL numbered? Is Cam Newton really a big QB upgrade for CAR? What kind of target share do we expect for Michael Thomas? Is this the year Ronald Jones finally gets to shine? ... Email us at fantasyfootball@cbsi.com and tweet us with #AskFFT 'Fantasy Football Today' is available on Apple Podcasts, Spotify, Stitcher, Castbox, Bullhorn and wherever else you liste

With Joe Burrow set to become the next CIN QB, we look back at what the #1 overall pick QBs have done in the last 20 years (2:00) and we look at how WRs have done with those QBs (6:55). What will it mean for A.J. Green this season? Also, how do you pronounce Ben Gretch's last name (11:15)? ... News and notes! We react to Austin Ekeler's new contract (14:00). Should he be drafted in Round 1 in PPR? Plus more reaction to news from around the NFL ... AFC East team needs as we do discuss NE (24:00), BUF (27:45), MIA (32:55) and NYJ (40:00). Can Sam Darnold's talent get unlocked in Year 3? Why don't we want BUF to make any major moves? Does MIA bring in a veteran RB? Is Damien Harris going to make an impact for NE? And then on to the AFC West with LAC (43:25), DEN (49:10), KC (52:10) and LV (55:55). Is Tyrod Taylor good enough or does LAC need to be aggressive at QB? Will KC let their second year players step into the spotlight? ... Email us at fantasyfootball@cbsi.com and tweet us with #AskFFT 'Fantasy Football T

Our XFL crew is here to preview Week 5 as Dave and Ben Gretch are joined by SportsLine's R.J. White and Football Gameplan's Emory Hunt. We start with one player who broke out last week (1:30) before R.J. and Emory reveal their best bets (5:00) ... We go through the slate position-by-position, with chalk, contrarian and under-the-radar picks at QB (7:05), RB (12:00), and WR (19:15) ... We end with our Week 5 DFS lineups (28:00), including a Seattle stack that will help you cash-in this weekend ... Email us at fantasyfootball@cbsi.com and tweet questions using #AskFFT. 'Fantasy Football Today' is available on Apple Podcasts, Spotify, Stitcher, Castbox, Bullhorn and wherever else you listen to podcasts. Follow our FFT team on Twitter: @FFToday, @AdamAizer, @JameyEisenberg, @daverichard, @heathcummingssr, @YardsPerGretch, @BenSchragg Watch FFT on YouTube https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCviK78rIWXhZdFzJ1Woi7Fg/videos Join our Facebook group https://www.facebook.com/groups/FantasyFootballToday/ Sign up for the FF

Reacting to the latest news (5:00)! Would we want Tom Brady to go to SF? Is Josh Jacobs really going to get more work in the passing game (10:30)? What is the WAS backfield looking like? ... Team needs for the AFC North beginning with BAL (15:51) and moving on to PIT (18:00), CLE (24:00) and CIN (28:24). If BAL adds a WR, what would it mean for Lamar Jackson? What is James Conner's future? Do we prefer Tyler Boyd or A.J. Green in drafts? ... We talk to Stephen Holder who covers the Colts for The Athletic (35:00). He tells us what he thinks about the Philip Rivers rumors and what the Colts think about Nyheim Hines and Parris Campbell. And could Marlon Mack be more involved in the passing game? And we finish up with the rest of the AFC South (45:30) which includes a spirited Will Fuller debate ... Your emails at fantasyfootball@cbsi.com 'Fantasy Football Today' is available on Apple Podcasts, Spotify, Stitcher, Castbox, Bullhorn and wherever else you listen to podcasts. Follow our FFT team on Twitter: @FFToday,

Where do you want to see Tom Brady, Jameis Winston, Melvin Gordon, Kenyan Drake and Austin Hooper end up? We'll tell you what we think the ideal destinations are and how it could affect Fantasy rankings. We begin with an Amari Cooper disagreement (1:00) before getting to the big news as LAC intends to franchise tag Hunter Henry (3:45). Is Henry overrated or underrated? Would he benefit from a new QB? We also react to a report that says Jameis Winston is likely out of TB (7:45) and a report about NE looking at Andy Dalton (11:04) ... The best pick to have in a Dynasty rookie draft (14:00) and cases for against having Kickers on your roster (18:00). Kickers are people too! ... Best free agent destinations for the top QBs (23:45), RBs (33:00), WRs (39:00) and TEs (45:21) on the market. Some of us like Brady to the Bucs a lot. How about Melvin Gordon to the Texans? Will he still be involved in the passing game? Is DAL really the best spot for Cooper? And would we like Austin Hooper in GB? ... Email us at fantasyf

Philip Rivers seems like he is headed to IND. What does this mean for him, Marlon Mack, Jack Doyle and the rest of the Fantasy relevant players? And we talk about A.J. Green's likely return to CIN (8:35), where we want to see Austin Hooper end up (13:40) and what Jerry Jones thinks about in the shower ... CBSSports.com NFL Draft expert Ryan Wilson hops on to talk about the NFL Combine (25:50). Find out who his Top 5 QBs are, which RBs stood out at the combine, how deep the WR class, what to order when you're out to dinner with your boss and which of us has the worst proposal story ... Some dynasty talk as we answer your emails and get into a brief discussion at the very end of the show about the best pick to have in a rookie draft ... Your emails at fantasyfootball@cbsi.com. And tweet us questions using #AskFFT. 'Fantasy Football Today' is available on Apple Podcasts, Spotify, Stitcher, Castbox, Bullhorn and wherever else you listen to podcasts. Follow our FFT team on Twitter: @FFToday, @AdamAizer, @JameyEis

The XFL crew is back to preview Week 4 as Dave and Ben Gretch are joined by SportsLine's R.J. White, who is now 11-1 picking against the spread. We talk about one under-the-radar player who impressed last week (1:25) before R.J. reveals his best bet of the week (5:11) ... We then go through the slate position-by-position, with chalk, contrarian and under-the-radar picks at QB (6:19), RB (10:50), WR (14:31), and DST (22:00) ... We end with our Week 4 lineups (25:40), including a Houston/Dallas game stack with tremendous upside ... Email us at fantasyfootball@cbsi.com and tweet questions using #AskFFT. 'Fantasy Football Today' is available on Apple Podcasts, Spotify, Stitcher, Castbox, Bullhorn and wherever else you listen to podcasts. Follow our FFT team on Twitter: @FFToday, @AdamAizer, @JameyEisenberg, @daverichard, @heathcummingssr, @YardsPerGretch, @BenSchragg Watch FFT on YouTube https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCviK78rIWXhZdFzJ1Woi7Fg/videos Sign up for the FFT newsletter https://www.cbssports.com/newsl

It's Dynasty Day as we're talking Dynasty Top 150, trade values, and 2020 rookie draft. What are the first two qualities we're looking for in players if we're doing a startup Dynasty draft (2:00)? And we'll take a quick detour to react to the reports that Tom Brady may not return to New England (7:05) ... Breaking down Heath's Dynasty Top 150, starting with the Top 12 (10:25). George Kittle is ranked over Ezekiel Elliott, and Patrick Mahomes is an interesting pick at 10. Then we go position by position, first talking QBs (20:00) where Russell Wilson is outside of the top 100 and Deshaun Watson may be overvalued ... At running back (31:00), was David Montgomery's 2019 a good or bad sign for things to come? Moving on to WRs (39:00), it's stock down for Keenan Allen and Julio Jones, but how much value should A.J. Brown and Terry McClaurin have? ... We end by answering your trade questions (47:50) tweeted in with #AskFFT, with a heavy dose of 2020 rookie pick valuations. Email us at fantasyfootball@cbsi.com and t

We're analyzing the players you should AVOID in 2020 with our early BUST picks! We make our pick for the player most likely to bust (4:00) before moving position by position. Starting at RB, Joe Mixon is a risky pick, and Leonard Fournette's 2019 might've been a fluke ... For QBs (35:00), we debate whether Kyler Murray will be a bust or a league-winner, and Cam Newton is likely returning to Carolina but will be a risky draft pick ... Moving onto WRs (45:15), can Odell Beckham Jr. bust again? And why Keenan Allen will suffer without Rivers. And we end with TE bust picks (1:02:12), including a top 3 TE who is likely to fall out of the elite tier this season ... Email us at fantasyfootball@cbsi.com and tweet questions using #AskFFT 'Fantasy Football Today' is available on Apple Podcasts, Spotify, Stitcher, Castbox, Bullhorn and wherever else you listen to podcasts. Follow our FFT team on Twitter: @FFToday, @AdamAizer, @JameyEisenberg, @daverichard, @heathcummingssr, @YardsPerGretch, @BenSchragg Watch FFT on You

We've got breakouts at every position, but first Dave and Heath tell you their favorite early breakouts for 2020 (2:30). Could D.J. Moore be a Top 5 WR in all formats? And can Devin Singletary get enough work in the passing game to truly break out? Also, what's the difference between a sleeper and a breakout (10:30)? Plus, the listeners push back on popular breakout candidates (13:15) and we tell you about Omnifantasy (18:00) which is extremely cool ... News and notes (21:05). Tom Brady to TEN? An offensive lineman eating 4.5 pounds of steak? Jarvis Landry questionable for Week 1? ... QB breakouts (27:30) are Kyler Murray and Josh Allen. Who do we like better? RB breakouts (34:10) including Miles Sanders and Phillip Lindsay. WR breakouts (45:25) including D.J. Chark and Anthony Miller. TE breakouts (53:00) including Noah Fant and Tyler Higbee ... Your emails at fantasyfootball@cbsi.com. A lot of Dynasty talk here. 'Fantasy Football Today' is available on Apple Podcasts, Spotify, Stitcher, Castbox and whereve

We are joined by SportsLine's R.J. White to break down the Week 3 XFL slate from a Fantasy, DFS and gambling perspective. R.J. is 7-1 picking XFL games this season, and he reveals his best bet of the week (3:25). Then we sift through the DFS pricing, making our picks for favorite QB (5:30), high-end RB (8:00), and must-play WR (10:40) ... Our friend Emory Hunt (15:40) joins the show to break down the best under-the-radar DFS plays for each position in Week 3 ... We end by providing our DFS lineups to help you all win big money on the XFL this weekend (30:00) ... Email us at fantasyfootball@cbsi.com 'Fantasy Football Today' is available on Apple Podcasts, Spotify, Stitcher, Castbox and wherever else you listen to podcasts. Follow our FFT team on Twitter: @FFToday, @AdamAizer, @JameyEisenberg, @daverichard, @heathcummingssr, @YardsPerGretch, @BenSchragg Watch FFT on YouTube https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCviK78rIWXhZdFzJ1Woi7Fg/videos For more fantasy football coverage from CBS Sports, visit https://www.c

It's never too early to talk 2020 sleepers, as we make our pick for the #1 sleeper for next season (4:40) before going position-by-position ... We start with quarterback sleeper picks (9:50). Can Matthew Stafford and Ben Roethlisberger provide value coming off injury? Is Kyler Murray considered a sleeper? We move on to running backs (27:05), where young talent headlines our picks. But why does Dave think Adrian Peterson can be a late-round value? ... News and notes (41:55) with Jordan Reed cleared, Jarvis Landry's hip surgery and the 17-game season proposal for 2020. Then we're breaking down sleeper WRs with sky-high upside (48:15). We finish with tight end sleepers (58:00), including Mike Gesicki, Ian Thomas and Jonnu Smith ... Email us at fantasyfootball@cbsi.com 'Fantasy Football Today' is available on Apple Podcasts, Spotify, Stitcher, Castbox and wherever else you listen to podcasts. Follow our FFT team on Twitter: @FFToday, @AdamAizer, @JameyEisenberg, @daverichard, @heathcummingssr, @YardsPerGretch,

We're evaluating the 2019 rookie Tight End class today, but first, Drew Brees announced that he's returning to the Saints. Are Brees and Jared Cook Top 10 options for 2020 at their respective positions (2:45)? ... With rookie campaigns in the books, Noah Fant and T.J. Hockenson appear to have immense upside for 2020. Which one should you target in the late rounds (8:50)? And is there another 2019 rookie TE with league-winning upside (25:10)? ... Nationals shortstop Trea Turner makes a Fantasy Football bold prediction (33:40) which sparks a Christian McCaffrey vs. Derrick Henry discussion. And we have other news and notes including Greg Olsen to Seattle, Kareem Hunt expecting to re-sign and a Cam Newton update (38:10) ... We finish with a mailbag of dynasty questions sent in via Twitter using the #AskFFT hashtag (44:05) Fantasy Football Today' is available on Apple Podcasts, Spotify, Stitcher, Castbox and wherever else you listen to podcasts.  Follow our FFT team on Twitter: @FFToday, @AdamAizer, @JameyEisenb

It was a very solid season for rookie WRs, even though many of the top ones were on run-heavy offenses. We'll give an overall evaluation of the 2019 WR class and then some Twitter polls! Which of the top rookie WRs should be drafted first in a PPR league (3:30)? Which of the second-tier rookie WRs should be drafted first (15:35)? ... More questions about this class (24:00): Most 2020 upside, most long-term upside, most bust potential, who could come out of nowhere to be productive in 2020? We're covering the obvious names but also guys like J.J. Arcega-Whiteside, Diontae Johnson and Preston Williams ... News and notes (31:00) including what Tyrod Taylor would mean for the LAC offense, the latest on the ARI backfield, a secondary that could get a lot worse and more ... Your emails at fantasyfootball@cbsi.com 'Fantasy Football Today' is available on Apple Podcasts, Spotify, Stitcher, Castbox and wherever else you listen to podcasts. Follow our FFT team on Twitter: @FFToday, @AdamAizer, @JameyEisenberg, @daveri

It's time to dissect the 2019 rookie RB class! We start by making our pick for which 2019 rookie has the most value moving forward (6:00). ... Then we're diving deep into the 2019 performances of the rookie RBs (6:55), including Josh Jacobs, Miles Sanders, Devin Singletary and David Montgomery. Did Jacobs show us enough to be considered a top 10 RB? Can Montgomery bounce back from a disappointing rookie campaign? And we take a much longer look at the rest of the rookie RB class ... Matthew Stafford trade rumors are put to a halt (36:30) and Jameis Winston got lasik eye surgery (38:30). ... We're joined by Emory Hunt for an XFL Week 2 preview (40:00), with DFS picks, review of Week 1 target shares and more. To learn more about listener data and our privacy practices visit: https://www.audacyinc.com/privacy-policy Learn more about your ad choices. Visit https://podcastchoices.com/adchoices

The Chargers announced Philip Rivers will enter free agency, but are his years of Fantasy relevance behind him regardless of where he signs? (3:00) ... We move from Rivers to evaluating the 2019 rookie quarterbacks, discussing their value for 2020 and beyond (8:50). Did Kyler Murray show enough upside to be considered a consensus top 5 QB for 2020? Talking Murray, Daniel Jones, Gardner Minshew and others ... Next, we make our picks for the biggest dynasty risers and fallers at QB, RB and WR from 2019 (38:35). Kenyan Drake's stock is way up, but what about Ryan Tannehill? ... And we finish by answering your emails at fantasyfootball@cbsi.com, including a suggestion for who could be the Dalvin Cook of 2020 (57:36). 'Fantasy Football Today' is available on Apple Podcasts, Spotify, Stitcher, Castbox and wherever else you listen to podcasts.  Follow our FFT team on Twitter: @FFToday, @AdamAizer, @JameyEisenberg, @daverichard, @heathcummingssr, @YardsPerGretch, @BenSchragg Watch FFT on YouTube https://www.youtube.c

We've released our 2020 rankings, so it's time for some good old fashioned rankings debates! First, did we watch more of The Oscars or the XFL over the weekend (1:00) and what were our takeaways from the XFL? Then we've got a fun Allen Robinson stat (3:05) and some big news items (7:35) on Cam Newton, Todd Gurley, Dwayne Haskins, Russell Wilson and more ... QB rankings (17:00) as we get into Heath ranking Kyler Murray 10th, Dave being the high guy on Drew Brees, and Ben Roethlisberger vs. Ryan Fitzpatrick. RB rankings (28:40) as Heath is the low guy on the sophomore RBs and we debate Melvin Gordon vs. James Conner ... WR rankings (40:00) with Heath having DeAndre Hopkins ranked 7th and Dave having D.J. Moore outside his Top 12. Is Brandin Cooks on anyone's radar? Finally TE rankings (54:45) as we discuss Zach Ertz, Tyler Higbee, Jared Cook and the sophomore TEs. And we finish the show with some more XFL talk (1:01:30) including who stood out from a Fantasy perspective ... Email us at fantasyfootball@cbsi.com