

The Ringer NFL Draft Show
The Ringer
Nominated for Best Sports Podcast of 2026. Three friends—Danny Heifetz, Danny Kelly, and Craig Horlbeck—talk all things football, from NFL Draft, free agency, trades, fantasy, and everything else NFL. (This feed is named “The Ringer Fantasy Football Show” from May to January, and named “The Ringer NFL Draft Show” from February through April.)
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Jul 12, 2022 • 1h 8min
Finding the Ja’Marr Chase of 2022
The overwhelming majority of elite fantasy receivers come from real-life playoff teams, or teams that are at least in the playoff hunt. So, a good way to find a breakout WR is to try and figure out which team could make a surprise playoff run. Ja’Marr Chase was going in the sixth round of fantasy drafts last year, and after a surprising run by the Bengals he ended the year as a top-4 player at the position. We map out our playoff picture, and come back around to figure out—based on our playoff feelings—which players we think are a good fantasy value.Check out The Ringer’s Fantasy Football Draft Guide!Email us! ringerfantasyfootball@gmail.com.Hosts: Danny Heifetz, Danny Kelly, and Craig HorlbeckProducer: Craig Horlbeck Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

Jul 7, 2022 • 1h 1min
QB Tiers and Fears (and Baker Traded to Carolina)
We discuss the news of Cleveland trading Baker Mayfield to the Panthers, and how this will affect Carolina’s season. Then, we run through each of our quarterback tiers and focus on who we are most fearful will burn us this year. We finish the show by reading a listener email.(00:53) - Baker traded to Carolina(10:48) - QB tiers(52:28) - Listener emailCheck out The Ringer’s Fantasy Football Draft Guide!Email us! ringerfantasyfootball@gmail.com.Hosts: Danny Heifetz, Danny Kelly, and Craig HorlbeckProducer: Craig Horlbeck Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

Jul 5, 2022 • 54min
The All Boom, No Bust Top Six
We run through our six favorite boom/bust players and focus on what their season could look like if they boom. We finish the show by answering a listener email.Check out 'The Ringer’s' Fantasy Football Draft Guide!Email us! ringerfantasyfootball@gmail.com.Hosts: Danny Heifetz, Danny Kelly, and Craig HorlbeckProducer: Craig Horlbeck Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

Jun 30, 2022 • 1h 4min
The Fantasy Impact of Every New Head Coach
We take a look at the fantasy impact of the new head coaches in the NFL. We run through each team by order of which we are most interested in, and forecast if their offense will get better or worse.(3:49) - Broncos(12:43) - Giants(17:33) - Raiders(25:20) - Dolphins(32:21) - Vikings(37:24) - Jaguars(43:41) - Patriots(46:32) - Lightning round: Saints, Bucs, Bears, Texans Check out The Ringer’s Fantasy Football Draft Guide!Email us! ringerfantasyfootball@gmail.comHosts: Danny Heifetz, Danny Kelly, and Craig HorlbeckProducer: Craig Horlbeck Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

Jun 29, 2022 • 1h 8min
Top Sleepers on New Teams
We check in on all of the NFL players on new teams this upcoming season, and highlight the sleepers who could exceed their current fantasy expectations in 2022. Later, we answer a few listener questions.Check out The Ringer’s Fantasy Football Draft Guide!Email us! ringerfantasyfootball@gmail.comHosts: Danny Heifetz, Danny Kelly, and Craig HorlbeckProducer: Craig Horlbeck Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

Jun 23, 2022 • 51min
Ranking Draft Value at QB, RB, WR, and TE
We take a look at the QB, RB, WR, and TE positions and debate how we feel about each as we head into fantasy football draft season. We look at the scarcity, depth, and potential value of each group to help understand where and when to select someone during your draft.(1:30) — QB(8:44) — RB(22:26) — WR(29:33) — TECheck out The Ringer’s Fantasy Football Draft Guide!Email us: ringerfantasyfootball@gmail.com.Hosts: Danny Heifetz, Danny Kelly, and Craig HorlbeckProducer: Craig Horlbeck Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

Jun 21, 2022 • 49min
Offseason Stories We Missed + Gronk Retires
We are BACK from summer vacation to revisit all of the fantasy football storylines we missed over the past month. We start with the news of Rob Gronkowski retiring from football, whether we think he'll return, and where he sits among the all-time tight ends. Then, we show-and-tell our favorite media stories from the fantasy football offseason, including Leonard Fournette and Najee Harris showing up to camp overweight, Zach Wilson and Mac Jones kicking off best-shape-of-my-life season, and Russell Wilson’s first months in Denver. We then finish by answering a listener's email.(1:37) - Gronk retires(7:42) - Bulky Lenny and Najee(13:27) - BSOML guys(26:30) - Russell Wilson in Denver(39:09) - Listener emailsCheck out The Ringer’s Fantasy Football Draft Guide!If you have any questions or thoughts, please email us @ringerfantasyfootball@gmail.comHosts: Danny Heifetz, Danny Kelly, and Craig HorlbeckProducer: Craig Horlbeck Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

May 31, 2022 • 20min
Supreme Fantasy Court: Joc Pederson vs. Tommy Pham
We interrupt our hiatus to weigh in on the Joc Pederson-Tommy Pham fantasy football dispute that swept the nation over the weekend.If you have any insight on this situation please email us ringerfantasyfootballshow@gmail.comHosts: Danny Heifetz, Danny Kelly, and Craig HorlbeckProducer: Craig Horlbeck Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

May 11, 2022 • 1h 10min
The Top 10 Players of the 2022 Fantasy Season
We unveil our top-200 rankings on The Ringer’s 2022 Fantasy Football Draft Guide and debate the order of the top 10, including the most underrated, overrated, and controversial players from the list.Check out The Ringer’s 2022 Fantasy Football Draft GuideEmail us! ringerfantasyfootball@gmail.com.Hosts: Danny Heifetz, Danny Kelly, and Craig HorlbeckProducer: Craig Horlbeck Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

May 5, 2022 • 1h 3min
Power Ranking the Rookie Fantasy Players for 2022
Welcome back to 'The Ringer Fantasy Football Show'! We kick off the 2022 fantasy football season with an edition of ‘Power Hour’, where we power rank our top 10 rookies heading into the 2022 fantasy football season. We finish the show with another case of Fantasy Court.(2:08) — Power Hour(32:45) — Dynasty Favorites(48:54) — Fantasy CourtCheck out The Ringer’s 2022 NFL Draft GuideEmail us! ringerfantasyfootball@gmail.com.Hosts: Danny Heifetz, Danny Kelly, and Craig HorlbeckProducer: Craig Horlbeck Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices


