Draft Sharks Fantasy Football Podcast

Best-ball drafts have been running for months. But now we're already getting into some of the big money drafting. Our guy Adam Krautwurst, for example, already has multiple Footballguys Championship drafts under his belt for this season. On this episode, he and Mike Schopp look back over some of the picks, the strategies and some player questions that still need answers -- all in the name of building success in the drafts yet to come.Among the topics:Can you stomach a Zero-RB start ... and should you?How should you build from the #1 slot?Should we still be interested in Elijah Moore?Check out our full 2021 fantasy football rankings.

Mike Schopp and Adam Krautwurst welcome Western N.Y.'s Louie Gott into the Deep End to talk about managing 100+ fantasy rosters in season and the live experience of FFPC drafting in Vegas. The boys also just might make some early predictions on players who could change their main-event ADP on opening night ...Follow The Deep End on Twitter.

Mike and Adam welcome Tod Burros into the The Deep End to dive into best-ball roster construction, how to handle player exposures and how to avoid outsmarting yourself -- among other topics. Then Mike and Adam talk post-NFL Draft reactions and dynasty trade offers, pondering some of the top fantasy landing spots.Check out our full set of rookie rankings and overall dynasty rankings.

Rookie rankings are great. But if that's all you're looking for, you can find them on our site. And we've worked through the prospects, in our Scouting Reports and YouTube videos -- as well as podcasts. So let's get drafting. Hayden Winks of Underdog comes back to the pod, and Matthew Freedman of Action Network joins as well. They join Jared and Matt to take turns in a 3-round, 12-team dynasty rookie mock draft.Here are the full results, but you'll want to listen in for all the "why."

Terrace Marshall? Good.Amon-Ra St. Brown? Good.Rashod Bateman? Not so much.Let's take a look at who made the biggest moves up or down the DrafSharks.com rookie rankings as the NFL Draft played out. Which WRs got a boost? Which RBs suddenly look untouchable? And did the QBs just get even more attractive?We've got 14 fantasy football prospects to break down ...

Matt, Adam and Mike get together with Kevin and some other fantasy football fiends to run an FFPC best-ball draft between Round 1 and Round 2 of the NFL Draft. Where will Kyle Pitts land now that he's officially a Falcon? Did Najee Harris rise? Travis Etienne fall? What to do with James Robinson? And did any of the picks NOT made in Round 1 affect player outlooks?Let's play 18 ... (rounds).Check our full 2021 fantasy football rankings. And follow our instant NFL Draft reactions in Shark Bites.

Micah Parsons, Zaven Collins, Jamin Davis ... the 1st round of the NFL Draft delivered some intrigue at LB -- both for redraft and dynasty. Plus, we saw 6 edge defenders go in the 2nd half of the round. Who's set up for immediate production, and who might need a little development time? Let's run through the whole group in this quick pod.Check out our full IDP dynasty rankings.

Michael Leone of Establish The Run joins Adam and Mike to share some of the secrets behind his best-ball draft strategy and wish for some ideal rookie landing spots in the NFL Draft.Here's how we ranked the dynasty rookies heading into the draft.

We're just days away from the NFL Draft. Almost time to cut through all the rumors and reports to find out exactly where every prospect will land and just how much the NFL values all the players we've been scrutinizing for months. Before we get there, though, we invited Byron Lambert of RosterWatch on to single out some fantasy football prospects who look overrated or underrated by current Dynasty League Football ADP. (Be sure to check our pre-draft rookie rankings here.)Here's the rundown:Senior Bowl love for Mac Jones ... 4:01Underrated wideouts ... 7:02Underrated RBs ... 11:42Later WR sleepers ... 17:44Rashod Bateman ... 23:13Other overrated fantasy prospects ... 26:09Kylin Hill ... 40:55Talking down the TEs ... 43:30Dig into our set of 45 FREE Dynasty Prospect Scouting Reports.

If you follow Rich Hribar on Twitter -- or anywhere else -- then you know he goes deep with statistical analysis. We brought him onto the podcast to dig into this year's incoming rookie class, with the NFL Draft just a week away. What stats can signal future production? What types of players should you look for at each position? And what the heck should we do with DeVonta Smith? We'll get to all that and more ...Here's the rundown:Rich's prospect process ... 2:13What matters at QB ... 5:08Favorites among 2021 rookies ... 11:13The case against Zach Wilson? ... 14:09What signals RB production? ... 18:26The case for Trey Sermon ... 24:29What matters for judging WRs ... 31:22Who stands out beyond the top WRs? ... 34:09What to do with DeVonta Smith ... 37:56WRs to be wary of ... 44:02Do TEs matter? ... 47:41Kyle Pitts ... 48:54TE production signals ... 51:16Check out our FREE set of Dynasty Prospect Scouting Reports or hit the DS YouTube channel for our prospect quick pods.

Mike Schopp and Adam Krautwurst welcome J Moyer of FFAstronauts on to give his scouting insight on the incoming NFL Draft RB class. What are the traits that can translate to NFL success -- or portend issues in the pros? J tells you what to watch out for with Travis Etienne ... and shares his own surprise name at the top of the RB list.Check out our full set of free Dynasty Rookie Scouting Reports.

Mike and Adam talk to Jerry Hooton about the decisions that won him $500,000 in the FFPC main event. Then they talk about some of their favorite fantasy football options in the upcoming NFL Draft class.Check out our full list of FREE Dynasty Prospect Scouting Reports.

Zach Krueger is hyper-focused on best-ball drafting, especially on FFPC. So we figured he'd be a good guest to talk with about overall draft strategy, value picks at ADP and how to attack each position. He did not disappoint.Here's the rundown:How to start at QB ... 6:35Favorite QB targets ... 11:34 QBs to avoid ... 17:53Rookie QB win rates ... 20:42How to start at RB ... 26:27Favorite RB targets ... 29:54Packers ADP moves ... 42:17Building a WR corps ... 45:26Favorite WR targets ... 51:04ADP movers ... 58:06Leveraging rookies ... 1:02:39How to approach TEs ... 1:09:10Kyle Pitts ... 1:15:41Favorite late TE targets ... 1:19:45Check out our full 2021 fantasy football rankings and get drafting with your own custom draft board.

Were you excited about Hakeem Butler? Rashaad Penny? Johnny Manziel? Consider this show your therapy session. We're looking back on some players that fantasy football owners got too excited about heading into the NFL Draft, only to have that love unrequited. Pat Fitzmaurice of the Fitz on Football podcast and Drew Osinchuk of the Bulletproof Fantasy Football podcast join Matt to relive some of the toughest losses we've all endured.Here's the rundown:QB ... 2:03TE ... 11:15RB ... 16:12WR ... 27:39Potential 2021 disappointments ... 39:10Check out the full set of FREE Dynasty Prospect Scouting Reports, as well as our full dynasty rankings.

Adam Krautwurst took down 5th place in the 2019 FFPC main event. He talks to Mike Schopp about how he bankrolls his high-stakes fantasy football habit, diversifying the player portfolio, the differences of drafting throughout the year and why it might be time for Mike to take the plunge.