

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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Sep 22, 2021 • 56min
Power-Ranking the Best Buy-Low Players in Fantasy
We cover the latest injury updates from around the league before getting into this week's Power Hour, where we power-rank the top buy-low fantasy football players after the first two weeks of the season. We finish the show with some fantastic listener emails.Injury Updates (1:01)Power Hour (7:56)Listener Emails (41:58)Sign up and compete against us in the Bad QB League on FanDuel here. Email us at ringerfantasyfootball@gmail.com.Hosts: Danny Heifetz, Danny Kelly, and Craig HorlbeckProducer: Craig Horlbeck Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

Sep 20, 2021 • 56min
Must-Add Players for Week 3
We run through the injuries from Week 2 and offer up our must-add players for Week 3 through our favorite format called Showdown Time. Injuries (1:10)Must-AddsRB (15:21)WR (26:24)TE (37:14)DEF Streamers (46:49) Email us at ringerfantasyfootball@gmail.com.Hosts: Danny Heifetz, Danny Kelly, and Craig HorlbeckProducer: Craig Horlbeck Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

Sep 20, 2021 • 54min
Week 2 Awards
We recap Week 2 by giving out awards, including Winner of the Week, The Panic Button, Weird Flex but OK, The Player You Won’t Acknowledge Is Good, and more. Later we induct the next player into the 2021 Fantasy Burn Book.Email us at ringerfantasyfootball@gmail.com.Hosts: Danny Heifetz, Danny Kelly, and Craig HorlbeckProducer: Craig Horlbeck Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

Sep 17, 2021 • 1h 1min
'Shark Tank' Prop Bets - Week 2
We pitch one another on our favorite prop bets for the weekend’s games in the style of 'Shark Tank.' Later, we check in on our season-long prop bets scoreboard and give our Bad QB League picks for Week 2.Prop Bets (2:14)Bad QB League (43:03)Sign up and compete against us in the Bad QB League on FanDuel here. Email us at ringerfantasyfootball@gmail.com.Hosts: Danny Heifetz, Danny Kelly, and Craig HorlbeckProducer: Craig Horlbeck Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

Sep 15, 2021 • 1h 3min
Power-Ranking Fantasy’s Biggest Week 1 Overreactions
We begin the show with the news of Josh Gordon’s potential reinstatement to the NFL and what this could mean for fantasy before getting into our second installment of Power Hour, where we power-rank the biggest Week 1 overreactions in fantasy football. We finish the show with Bad Beats and Fantasy Court.Josh Gordon (1:55)Power Hour (12:09)Bad Beats (46:02)Fantasy Court (49:30)Sign up and compete against us in the Bad QB League on FanDuel here. Email us at ringerfantasyfootball@gmail.com.Hosts: Danny Heifetz, Danny Kelly, and Craig HorlbeckProducer: Craig Horlbeck Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

Sep 13, 2021 • 59min
Must-Add Players for Week 2
We run through the injuries from Week 1 and offer up our must-add players for Week 2 by bringing back a format called Showdown Time. Later, we recap our prop bets from Week 1 and rehash the first week of the Bad Quarterbacks League.Injuries (1:23)Must-AddsRB (15:23)WR (23:50)TE (37:42)QB Streamers (46:14)DEF Streamers (48:14)Week 1 Prop Bets (49:38)Bad QB League (52:19)Check out The Ringer’s 2021 Fantasy Football Draft Guide here.Email us at ringerfantasyfootball@gmail.com.Hosts: Danny Heifetz, Danny Kelly, and Craig HorlbeckProducer: Craig Horlbeck Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

Sep 13, 2021 • 44min
Week 1 Awards
We recap an eventful opening weekend in the NFL by giving out our Week 1 awards, including Winner of the Week, The Panic Button, Weird Flex but OK, The Player You Won’t Acknowledge Is Good, and more. Later we induct our first player into the 2021 Fantasy Burn Book, and run through the injuries from today.Check out The Ringer’s 2021 Fantasy Football Draft Guide here.Email us at ringerfantasyfootball@gmail.com.Hosts: Danny Heifetz, Danny Kelly, and Craig HorlbeckProducer: Craig Horlbeck Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

Sep 10, 2021 • 55min
Week 1 Bets and the Bad QB League
We start by discussing the recent report that Ravens RB Gus Edwards tore his ACL and evaluate the Ravens’ banged-up backfield. Later in the episode we find out that the Ravens signed RB Devonta Freeman, and we debate whether you should add Freeman or Le’Veon Bell to your fantasy team. Then we get into our favorite player props to bet for Week 1, and finally we introduce the Bad QB League on FanDuel.RB Gus Edwards, Ravens (2:55)Week 1 Prop Bets (9:30)Bad QB League (36:58)RB Devonta Freeman signed by the Ravens (46:44)SIGN UP FOR THE BAD QB LEAGUE ON FANDUEL HERE w/ PROMO CODE: RINGERFANTASYCheck out The Ringer’s 2021 Fantasy Football Draft Guide here.Email us at ringerfantasyfootball@gmail.com.Hosts: Danny Heifetz, Danny Kelly, and Craig HorlbeckProducer: Craig Horlbeck Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

Sep 8, 2021 • 48min
Season-Swinging Week 1 Questions | Power Hour
Introducing our new Wednesday show, ‘Power Hour,’ in which we'll power rank one fantasy football topic each week and argue over the order. This week, we are ranking the biggest questions we’ve been talking about all offseason that we need answered in Week 1. We finish the show by answering some listener questions.Power Hour (4:24)Listener Emails (36:26)Check out The Ringer's 2021 Fantasy Football Draft Guide here.Email us at ringerfantasyfootball@gmail.com.Hosts: Danny Heifetz, Danny Kelly, and Craig HorlbeckProducer: Craig Horlbeck Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

Sep 6, 2021 • 1h
The Take Purge: The 2021 Season
Welcome to the second annual Take Purge. All NFL season and fantasy football–related takes, including things you don’t actually believe, will be legal for 60 continuous minutes. All rational thought, logic, and professional credibility will be suspended. Check out The Ringer's 2021 Fantasy Football Draft Guide here.Email us the takes you must purge! ringerfantasyfootball@gmail.comHosts: Danny Heifetz, Danny Kelly, and Craig HorlbeckProducer: Craig Horlbeck Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices


