

Fantasy Life With Ian Hartitz
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Fantasy Life with Ian Hartitz is your go-to podcast for all things fantasy football. We are dedicated to helping you dominate your fantasy football league, with top experts, insider analysis, actionable strategies, and the latest NFL news. Whether you're drafting, managing your roster, or preparing for the playoffs, Ian is here to break down EVERYTHING you need to stay ahead of the competition — while having a little bit of fun along the way.FLWIH (yes, we're working on that acronym) covers everything fantasy football managers need, from week-to-week breakdowns to season-long strategy. Tune in every day to elevate your fantasy football game to the next level, because hey, it's always a great day to be great after all.
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Jan 29, 2026 • 1h 14min
Values & Fades from early 2026 Underdog Fantasy ADPs (feat. Davis Mattek)
We're back with another episode of Talk Data to Me with Dwain McFarland and in today's episode, Dwain is joined by Swolecast's, Taekcast's, and Underdog's very own Davis Mattek (@DavisMattek) to break down Underdog's early 2026 contests.Dwain and Davis are breaking down early ADPs and who we see as value picks and fades in early 2026 Underdog fantasy football drafts.And! We're breaking down early strategies for the Big Board Underdog contest so you can start drafting with other fantasy football sickos like yourself!
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Jan 29, 2026 • 53min
2026 NFL Mock Draft (Jeremiyah Love to the Saints?!)
Check out Freedman's latest mock draft here:
https://www.fantasylife.com/articles/nfl-draft/2026-nfl-mock-draft-carnell-tate-leads-five-wrs-in-the-first-round
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In today's episode of Fantasy Life with Ian Hartitz, we're breaking down the 2026 NFL Draft with Matthew Freedman! We're breaking down his latest 2026 NFL mock draft and some of the biggest questions surrounding it, especially for fantasy football!
In today's episode:
Could anyone trade up for Fernando Mendoza?
The Saints take Jeremiyah Love at the 8th pick?!
Is Carnell Tate really the WR1 in this draft?
We're breaking down all this and so much more!
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Jan 27, 2026 • 53min
Conference Championship Fantasy Football Breakdown (Can Anyone Stop Sam Darnold?)
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Fantasy Life with Ian Hartitz is here for another great episode where fantasy football expert Ian Hartitz is joined by Dwain McFarland to break down all of the conference championship matchups from this past weekend and the implications for both postseason fantasy football and fantasy football in 2026 and beyond!
In today's episode:
- Can the Pats offense improve heading into the Super Bowl?
- Will Rhamondre Stevenson continue being the RB1 in NE in 2026?
- Can Sam Darnold and the Seahawks be stopped?
We're talking all this and so much more!
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Jan 23, 2026 • 53min
Breaking Down the Conference Championships for Postseason Fantasy Football
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In this edition of Fantasy Life with Ian Hartitz, Ian is joined by Dwain McFarland to break down every single matchup for the Conference Championships of the NFL Playoffs. We're breaking down all the big questions around injuries, defensive matchups and so much more!
In today's episode:
- Will Drake Maye's turnover issues be a problem?
- Can Jarrett Stidham lead the Broncos to the Super Bowl?
- Will Kenneth Walker be an absolute workhorse RB in Chabonnet's absence?
We're talking all this and so much more!
______________________
If you want more of Fantasy Life, check us out at FantasyLife.com, where all our analysis is free, smart, fun, and has won a bunch of awards.
We have an awesome free seven-day-a-week fantasy newsletter (which would win awards if they existed, we assure you!): https://www.fantasylife.com/fantasy-newsletter-5
And if you want to go deeper, check out our suite of also-award-winning premium tools at FantasyLife.com/pricing
But really we hope you just are enjoying what you clicked on here, and come back for more. We are here to help you win!! Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Jan 22, 2026 • 1h 19min
How Broad NFL Trends Will Affect 2026 Fantasy Football
We're back with another episode of Talk Data to Me with Dwain McFarland and in today's episode, Dwain is joined by fantasy football expert Matthew Freedman to discuss some of the overarching trends we saw in the NFL in 2025 and what that means for 2026 fantasy football.Some of the trends we'll be diving into:
Passing yards & dropbacks were down in 2025
WR2s and below did not deliver in fantasy this year
Does the RB position have more depth than ever before?
Will we see a bounce back in TE depth or will it stay low?
Dwain and Freedman did all of the deep dive into the data so that you don't have to! Make sure to check in on these trends so you have an edge in 2026 fantasy football!
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Jan 22, 2026 • 58min
The Biggest Needs for EVERY AFC Team (and Best Fits in the 2026 NFL Draft)
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Welcome back to Fantasy Life with Ian Hartitz! We are back with another episode where we are breaking down some of the biggest team needs for every afc team AND the best ways they can address these needs in the 2026 NFL Draft!
To accomplish this feat, Ian is joined by none other than acclaimed NFL Draft expert/mock drafter Matthew Freedman to break down every single team need and Freedman gives his "Freedman's Fits" on how to address all of this in the 2026 NFL Draft.
Some big team needs include:
A wide receiver in BuffaloA QB for the JetsA RB in KC
We're breaking down all this and so much more and make sure to join us EVERY Wednesday for more NFL Draft breakdowns!
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Jan 20, 2026 • 55min
Divisional Round Fantasy Football Breakdown (Can Jarrett Stidham get it done?)
The season is coming to a close, fantasy banners are being hung and champagne is being popped... But did you think we were going anywhere?! Of course not!
Fantasy Life with Ian Hartitz is here for another great episode where fantasy football expert Ian Haritz is joined by Dwain McFarland to break down all of the divisional round matchups from this past weekend and the implications for both postseason fantasy football and fantasy football in 2026 and beyond!
In today's episode:
- Is Rhamondre Stevenson the certified RB1 in New England next year?- Just how good can this Bears team be in 2026?- Who will be Josh Allen's next head coach?
We're talking all this and so much more!
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Jan 16, 2026 • 54min
Breaking Down Every Divisional Matchup for Postseason Fantasy Football
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In this edition of Fantasy Life with Ian Hartitz, Ian is joined by Dwain McFarland to break down every single matchup for the Divisional Round of the NFL Playoffs. We're breaking down all the big questions around injuries, defensive matchups and so much more!
In today's episode:
- Who steps up in George Kittle's place?
- Can the Bears' comeback magic stay alive vs. the Rams?
- Will Josh Allen will the Bills to victory?
We're talking all this and so much more!
______________________
If you want more of Fantasy Life, check us out at FantasyLife.com, where all our analysis is free, smart, fun, and has won a bunch of awards.
We have an awesome free seven-day-a-week fantasy newsletter (which would win awards if they existed, we assure you!): https://www.fantasylife.com/fantasy-newsletter-5
And if you want to go deeper, check out our suite of also-award-winning premium tools at FantasyLife.com/pricing
But really we hope you just are enjoying what you clicked on here, and come back for more. We are here to help you win!! Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Jan 15, 2026 • 1h 16min
Drafting Playoff Best Ball Teams on Underdog (Divisional Round!) | Talk Data to Me
We are back with another episode of Talk Data to Me with Dwain McFarland and in today's episode, Dwain is joined by fantasy football expert Matthew Freedman to discuss rest of season best ball contests on Underdog! From strategy, to stacks to actually drafting teams, Dwain and Freedman got you covered so that you can dominate the format and still play some fantasy football in the postseason!
______________________
If you want more of Fantasy Life, check us out at FantasyLife.com, where all our analysis is free, smart, fun, and has won a bunch of awards.
We have an awesome free seven-day-a-week fantasy newsletter (which would win awards if they existed, we assure you!): https://www.fantasylife.com/fantasy-newsletter-5
And if you want to go deeper, check out our suite of also-award-winning premium tools at FantasyLife.com/pricing
But really we hope you just are enjoying what you clicked on here, and come back for more. We are here to help you win!! Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Jan 15, 2026 • 53min
The Biggest Needs for EVERY NFC Team (and Best Fits in the 2026 NFL Draft)
Welcome back to Fantasy Life with Ian Hartitz! We are back with another episode where we are breaking down some of the biggest team needs for every NFC team AND the best ways they can address these needs in the 2026 NFL Draft!
To accomplish this feat, Ian is joined by none other than acclaimed NFL Draft expert/mock drafter Matthew Freedman to break down every single team need and Freedman gives his "Freedman's Fits" on how to address all of this in the 2026 NFL Draft.
Some big team needs include:
A wide receiver in San Francisco
A QB in Arizona
A TE in Philly
We're breaking down all this and so much more and make sure to join us EVERY Wednesday for more NFL Draft breakdowns!
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