Yahoo Fantasy Forecast: Draft Edition

‘Boom or bust week’ rolls on this week with Nate Tice joining Matt Harmon to get a little negative. The two identify six offenses they think could bust this season and explain how it could all go wrong for their most important skill players we rely heavily on in fantasy. You will be shocked to see some of the teams these two discuss as many of these players on these teams are going very high in drafts right now.(2:55) - Matt's methodology for picking these teams: ADP vs. 'Wisdom of Crowd' projections (8:20) - No. 1 offense that can BUST: Las Vegas Raiders (22:25) - No. 2 offense that can BUST: Arizona Cardinals(35:10) - No. 3 offense that can BUST: Minnesota Vikings + Atlanta Falcons(48:00) - No. 4 offense that can BUST: Seattle Seahawks (1:00:00) - No. 5 offense that can BUST: Miami Dolphins (1:12:15) - No. 6 offense that can BUST: New York Jets Subscribe to the Yahoo Fantasy Forecast on your favorite podcast app:🎧 Apple Podcasts🎧 Spotify🖥️ YouTube📢 Check out the Yahoo Sports podcast network or yahoosports.tvAnd check out Matt Harmon and Yahoo Fantasy on our socials:📷 @YahooFantasy: https://www.instagram.com/YahooFantasy⌚ @YahooFantasy: https://www.tiktok.com/@yahoofantasy🐦 @YahooFantasy: https://x.com/YahooFantasy🟦 @YahooFantasy: https://www.facebook.com/YahooFantasy/

We kick off ‘Boom or bust week’ on the pod with Upper Hand Fantasy’s Faraz SIddiqi joining Matt Harmon to identify 12 breakout candidates in 2025 you need to target in your fantasy drafts. The two alternate their picks and stand on the table for guys they think will have career years this season.(3:25) - NFL news to note: Stafford returns to practice and Brian Robinson Jr. sits out of MNF(11:50) - Faraz’s breakout player #1: Drake Maye(17:35) - Matt's breakout player #1: Bryce Young(23:30) - Faraz’s breakout player #2: RJ Harvey(30:15) - Matt's breakout player #2: Braelon Allen(35:55) - Faraz’s breakout player #3: Tucker Kraft(41:20) - Harmon’s breakout player #3: Jordan Mason(46:30) - Faraz’s breakout player #4: George Pickens(53:15) - Matt's  breakout player #4:  Ricky Pearsall(1:01:08) - Faraz’s breakout player #5: Rome Odunze(1:06:40) - Matt's breakout player #5: Colston Loveland(1:11:25) - Faraz's breakout player #6: Josh Downs(1:17:30) - Matt's breakout player #6: Rashod Bateman Subscribe to the Yahoo Fantasy Forecast on your favorite podcast app:🎧 Apple Podcasts🎧 Spotify🖥️ YouTube📢 Check out the Yahoo Sports podcast network or yahoosports.tvAnd check out Matt Harmon and Yahoo Fantasy on our socials:📷 @YahooFantasy: https://www.instagram.com/YahooFantasy⌚ @YahooFantasy: https://www.tiktok.com/@yahoofantasy🐦 @YahooFantasy: https://x.com/YahooFantasy🟦 @YahooFantasy: https://www.facebook.com/YahooFantasy/

Matt Harmon and Justin Boone provide their biggest fantasy takeaways from Week 2 of the preseason. The two look at the rookie performances that caught their eye this weekend, including a few standout moments from rookie RBs. The two also look at offenses that are surprising them so far in preseason, including the Seahawks run game. The two also look at all the QB battles and playing time notes for skill position players around the league.(1:55) - Week 2 preseason injury headlines: Malik Nabers, Matthew Stafford, De'Von Achane, Justin Jefferson(18:55) - Week 2 preseason takeaway No. 1: Rookie RBs are BALLING out(38:10) - Week 2 preseason takeaway No. 2: Seahawks run game looks incredible(48:20) - Week 2 preseason takeaway No. 3: Jets offense looks brutal(58:15) - Week 2 preseason takeaway No. 4: RB battles and playing time to note(1:13:55) - Week 2 preseason takeaway No. 5: QB battles and rookie QB performances Subscribe to the Yahoo Fantasy Forecast on your favorite podcast app:🎧 Apple Podcasts🎧 Spotify🖥️ YouTube📢 Check out the Yahoo Sports podcast network or yahoosports.tvAnd check out Matt Harmon and Yahoo Fantasy on our socials:📷 @YahooFantasy: https://www.instagram.com/YahooFantasy⌚ @YahooFantasy: https://www.tiktok.com/@yahoofantasy🐦 @YahooFantasy: https://x.com/YahooFantasy🟦 @YahooFantasy: https://www.facebook.com/YahooFantasy/

Position preview week on the pod concludes with Nate Tice joining Matt Harmon to preview the Tight Ends. The two discuss what makes the TE position so hard to get right in fantasy and what to make of this year’s options. Harmon and Tice identify the elite TEs and guys you need to target before the TE cliff in your drafts. They discuss if it’s a make or break year for Buffalo Bills TE Dalton Kincaid, share their deep sleepers at the position and yes, they talk a little Kyle Pitts too. (3:15) - Big picture TE conversation: Why is TE so hard to figure out in fantasy (10:30) - The Elite 3: Brock Bowers, Trey McBride and George Kittle (20:05) - The 'boring' TE1s and why you might want to skip them in your drafts (39:30) -  Fringe TE1s you need to grab before the last TE run in your draft  (1:00:45) - Sleeper TEs and Kyle Pitts  (1:18:20) - Sicko deep Sleeper TEs to know Subscribe to the Yahoo Fantasy Forecast on your favorite podcast app:🎧 Apple Podcasts🎧 Spotify🖥️ YouTube📢 Check out the Yahoo Sports podcast network or yahoosports.tvAnd check out Matt Harmon and Yahoo Fantasy on our socials:📷 @YahooFantasy: https://www.instagram.com/YahooFantasy⌚ @YahooFantasy: https://www.tiktok.com/@yahoofantasy🐦 @YahooFantasy: https://x.com/YahooFantasy🟦 @YahooFantasy: https://www.facebook.com/YahooFantasy/

Position preview week on the pod rolls on with Justin Boone joining Matt Harmon to preview the running backs. The two dive into the most crucial position in fantasy football and debate if this season is the deepest we've ever seen the position in fantasy. Harmon and Boone identify potential league winners at RB, which rookies you need to target and the late draft gems you need to steal in the later rounds.(2:45) - Elite RB tier(18:35) - RB1 ceiling guys(29:15) - Ideal RB2 targets and the potential drop off and RB cliff (50:45) - Boone’s backup RB rankings (1:03:05) -Late round RB gems you need to target that are going outside Yahoo ADP 120(1:18:40) - Fantasy Film Room segment - ONE RB you need to come away with in your drafts Subscribe to the Yahoo Fantasy Forecast on your favorite podcast app:🎧 Apple Podcasts🎧 Spotify🖥️ YouTube📢 Check out the Yahoo Sports podcast network or yahoosports.tvAnd check out Matt Harmon and Yahoo Fantasy on our socials:📷 @YahooFantasy: https://www.instagram.com/YahooFantasy⌚ @YahooFantasy: https://www.tiktok.com/@yahoofantasy🐦 @YahooFantasy: https://x.com/YahooFantasy🟦 @YahooFantasy: https://www.facebook.com/YahooFantasy/

It's maybe the biggest sports podcast of this century. No it's not Taylor Swift and Travis Kelce, it's Matt Harmon and Ray Garvin talking WRs. Continuing our position preview week on the pod, the two WR aficionados breakdown the most important position in fantasy football. From the elite guys you need to grab in the early rounds to the late round gems you can steal later in drafts, this pod will help you dominate the WR position this year in fantasy.(4:10) - The Elite Tier(10:15) - Ideal WR1s(23:25) - The curious WR range for draft (Rounds 3-4) (34:20) - The area to strike twice at WR, if not three times (Rounds 5-8) (48:05) - Volatile WRs but still appealing(1:06:20) - WR gems out top 120 ADP  Subscribe to the Yahoo Fantasy Forecast on your favorite podcast app:🎧 Apple Podcasts🎧 Spotify🖥️ YouTube📢 Check out the Yahoo Sports podcast network or yahoosports.tvAnd check out Matt Harmon and Yahoo Fantasy on our socials:📷 @YahooFantasy: https://www.instagram.com/YahooFantasy⌚ @YahooFantasy: https://www.tiktok.com/@yahoofantasy🐦 @YahooFantasy: https://x.com/YahooFantasy🟦 @YahooFantasy: https://www.facebook.com/YahooFantasy/

It’s position preview week on the pod and we start with the glamour position: The Quarterbacks. John Daigle joins Matt Harmon to identify this year’s league winners, sleepers and fades at the QB position. The two also discuss the growing evolution of SuperFlex (and 2QB) league formats and the best QB strategies in drafts for that format.(2:05) - Yahoo Fantasy Draft Weekend is in Las Vegas August 22-24!(3:20) - 2025 Position Preview - QBs(4:25) - The Elite QBs: Lamar Jackson, Josh Allen, Jayden Daniels, Jalen Hurts, Joe Burrow(20:30) - The Safe QBs: Patrick Mahomes, Dak Prescott, Brock Purdy, Baker Mayfield, Justin Herbert, Jordan Love, Jared Goff(37:50) - The Mobile QBs: Kyler Murray, Justin Fields, Bo Nix(46:45) - The Sleeper QBs: Drake Maye, Caleb Williams, Trevor Lawrence, CJ Stroud, JJ McCarthy, Bryce Young, Michael Penix(59:15) - The Fades: Matthew Stafford, Geno Smith, Tua Tagovailoa, Cam Ward, Sam Darnold (1:09:45) - SuperFlex strategies: Best way to build your QB room in drafts  Subscribe to the Yahoo Fantasy Forecast on your favorite podcast app:🎧 Apple Podcasts🎧 Spotify🖥️ YouTube📢 Check out the Yahoo Sports podcast network or yahoosports.tvAnd check out Matt Harmon and Yahoo Fantasy on our socials:📷 @YahooFantasy: https://www.instagram.com/YahooFantasy⌚ @YahooFantasy: https://www.tiktok.com/@yahoofantasy🐦 @YahooFantasy: https://x.com/YahooFantasy🟦 @YahooFantasy: https://www.facebook.com/YahooFantasy/

While the preseason scores and results don’t count, what we takeaway from the games does matter. Matt Harmon provides his 16 biggest fantasy takeaways from Week 1 preseason action, including his thoughts on key injuries, playing time for certain rookies and his overall thoughts on young QBs like Shedeur Sanders and Jaxson Dart. After the break, Scott Pianowski joins the show with Harmon to share his 8 best draft strategies to construct the ideal roster this month.(2:00) - Yahoo Fantasy Draft Weekend is in Las Vegas August 22-24!(3:35) - Preseason Week 1 fantasy recap: Headlines that matter, playing time notes and sicko stuff(3:50) - Headlines that matter: Slater out for year, Travis Hunter's debut, Tyjae Spears' ankle injury, Jayden Reed in a boot, Anthony Richardson leaves game with finger injury, Stafford starts to throw, Rachaad White's groin injury(13:30) - Playing time to note: Texans put WR Jayden Higgins in X role, Jaguars RB usage, Tyler Warren's usage in Indy's offense, Chase Brown is in the clear RB1 role, Carolina WRs, RJ Harvey and Marvin Mims' roles in Denver, Jets rotate RBs, Will Shipley clear RB2 in Phlly(25:55) - Sicko stuff: Deep sleeper rookie WRs to watch + Thoughts on Dart and Sanders' debuts at QB(31:30) - Scott Pianowski joins the show(32:45) - 8 draft strategies to construct the ideal roster(32:50) - RB strategies: Robust RB, Hero RB and Zero RB(52:40) - WR and TE strategies: Robust WR and Vanity TE(1:12:45) - QB strategies: Vanity QBs, Late-round QBs and mobile QBs Subscribe to the Yahoo Fantasy Forecast on your favorite podcast app:🎧 Apple Podcasts🎧 Spotify🖥️ YouTube📢 Check out the Yahoo Sports podcast network or yahoosports.tvAnd check out Matt Harmon and Yahoo Fantasy on our socials:📷 @YahooFantasy: https://www.instagram.com/YahooFantasy⌚ @YahooFantasy: https://www.tiktok.com/@yahoofantasy🐦 @YahooFantasy: https://x.com/YahooFantasy🟦 @YahooFantasy: https://www.facebook.com/YahooFantasy/

Justin Boone fills in for Matt Harmon in the host chair and has an absolutely electric idea for the show. Boone and Scott Pianowski reveal their favorite player to pick in each round of the first 12 rounds of a fantasy draft. Using Fantasy Pro’s consensus ADPs, the two offer up realistic targets you need to try and grab in each round of your fantasy draft this August.(2:00) - Pod is on new YouTube Channel and LIVE everyday Sundays-Thursdays at 5 pm ET(2:45) - Our favorite pick for each round of the draft(4:25) - Round 1: Bijan Robinson(7:15) - Round 2: Drake London(11:55) - Round 3: Ladd McConkey + George Kittle(19:55) - Round 4: Kenneth Walker(26:05) - Round 5: DeVonta Smith(33:50) - Round 6: George Pickens(40:50) - Round 7: Jaylen Waddle(43:45) - Round 8: Jauan Jennings + Ricky Pearsall(48:45) - Round 9: Jordan Mason + Tucker Kraft(56:30) - Round 10: J.K. Dobbins(1:03:50) - Round 11: Drake Maye(1:11:20) - Round 12: Keon Coleman Subscribe to the Yahoo Fantasy Forecast on your favorite podcast app:🎧 Apple Podcasts🎧 Spotify🖥️ YouTube📢 Check out the Yahoo Sports podcast network or yahoosports.tvAnd check out Matt Harmon and Yahoo Fantasy on our socials:📷 @YahooFantasy: https://www.instagram.com/YahooFantasy⌚ @YahooFantasy: https://www.tiktok.com/@yahoofantasy🐦 @YahooFantasy: https://x.com/YahooFantasy🟦 @YahooFantasy: https://www.facebook.com/YahooFantasy/

It’s an annual tradition of fantasy draft season: Matt Harmon’s “Draft blueprint to winning your draft” has arrived. Yahoo Fantasy contributor Chris Allen joins Harmon for this very special LIVE edition of the pod to go over the 5 biggest takeaways from Harmon’s 2025 blueprint. The two also reveal ‘their guys’ for the 2025 fantasy season and one player you have to come away with in your drafts this August.(2:00) - Pod is on new YouTube Channel and LIVE everyday Sundays-Thursdays at 5 pm ET(2:25) - Matt's 2025 Draft blueprint for success: 5 MUST DOs to dominate your draft (2:55) - Draft blueprint No. 1: Invest in great offensive ecosystems(20:45) - Draft blueprint No. 2: Win September and start fast (31:05) - Draft blueprint No. 3: Provide context to rebound candidates (48:00) - Draft blueprint No. 4: These are 'My Guys' for 2025 (56:20) - Draft blueprint No. 5: The ONE guy you can't leave your draft without    Subscribe to the Yahoo Fantasy Forecast on your favorite podcast app:🎧 Apple Podcasts🎧 Spotify🖥️ YouTube📢 Check out the Yahoo Sports podcast network or yahoosports.tvAnd check out Matt Harmon and Yahoo Fantasy on our socials:📷 @YahooFantasy: https://www.instagram.com/YahooFantasy⌚ @YahooFantasy: https://www.tiktok.com/@yahoofantasy🐦 @YahooFantasy: https://x.com/YahooFantasy🟦 @YahooFantasy: https://www.facebook.com/YahooFantasy/