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Fantasy football doesn't have to feel so luck-driven. The award-winning Late-Round Fantasy Football Podcast is a fantasy football show that helps you win through bite-sized, analytically-driven episodes. Instead of just drafting from a list of players and crossing your fingers with the hopes that those players produce, host JJ Zachariason provides a process to help you find breakout candidates, sleepers, busts and more. The approach is logical. It's strategic. And it wins.
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JJ talks through some of the most interesting things he noticed when building out projections for the 2025 fantasy football season. Order the Late-Round Prospect Guide or preorder the Late-Round Draft Guide on LateRound.com, and make sure to sign up for the free newsletter.
JJ and Rich are back for another season of Becoming a Best Ball Bro, this time with a focus on DraftKings best ball. The two talk about the uniqueness of the DraftKings format before JJ reveals some of his early targets and avoids on the platform. Order the Late-Round Prospect Guide or preorder the Late-Round Draft Guide on LateRound.com, and make sure to sign up for the free newsletter.
JJ opens up this week's mailbag episode with some big announcements before digging into the George Pickens trade, RJ Harvey's upside in Denver this year, the importance of draft capital for wide receivers, and more. Order the Late-Round Prospect Guide or preorder the Late-Round Draft Guide on LateRound.com, and make sure to sign up for the free newsletter.
JJ made a controversial dynasty trade a couple of weeks ago, and it's sparked a lot of discussion online. On Episode 990, JJ discusses the trade, but, more importantly, he digs into why the reaction is part of a larger fantasy football problem. Order the Late-Round Prospect Guide on LateRound.com, and make sure to sign up for the free newsletter.
Jeff Bell of Footballguys drops by to talk about rookie draft strategy, some of his favorite targets and avoids in those drafts, veterans who now find themselves atop their backfield depth charts, and so much more. Order the Late-Round Prospect Guide on LateRound.com, and make sure to sign up for the free newsletter.
JJ takes a look at the top end of his post-draft rookie rankings, explaining where he sees tier drops in drafts this year. There's one player in his fifth tier that may surprise you. Order the Late-Round Prospect Guide on LateRound.com, and make sure to sign up for the free newsletter.
JJ brings back an episode from last year, where he analyzes the importance of not reaching for quarterbacks who lack mobility in fantasy football. Order the Late-Round Prospect Guide on LateRound.com, and make sure to sign up for the free newsletter.
The NFL Draft is one of the rare events of the year where we get to witness every team make some sort of decision. And we can use that to our advantage in fantasy football. On Episode 988, JJ digs into some of the more interesting front-office moments of the draft that can help us in our rookie drafts. Order the Late-Round Prospect Guide on LateRound.com, and make sure to sign up for the free newsletter.
With this being such a strong running back class, should we expect teams to wait on the position in the draft? Which players will be rising and falling in post-draft rookie drafts? Is Dallas actually an ideal landing spot for a running back? JJ answers those questions -- and more -- on this week's mailbag episode. Order the Late-Round Prospect Guide on LateRound.com, and make sure to sign up for the free newsletter.
The NFL Draft begins this week, so JJ is bringing you his thoughts on how Round 1 of fantasy football rookie drafts should go before things start. On Episode 986, you'll hear nuggets of information about TreVeyon Henderson, Travis Hunter, Luther Burden, and more.
Matt Kelley, the owner of PlayerProfiler and FastDraft, sits down with JJ for a marathon pre-draft Late-Round Perspectives episode. The two talk about Kelley's history in the fantasy football space, how the running back class will shape fantasy football, rookie draft strategy, wide receiver prospects, and so much more. Order the Late-Round Prospect Guide on LateRound.com, and make sure to sign up for the free newsletter.
The Late-Round Podcast has covered this year's quarterback and running back classes over the last couple of weeks, and now it's time to take a look at the wide receivers. JJ is joined by Yahoo and Reception Perception's Matt Harmon to discuss everything you need to know about this year's solid group. Order the Late-Round Prospect Guide on LateRound.com, and make sure to sign up for the free newsletter.
On this week's mailbag episode, JJ talks about the impact other analysts have on his evaluation process, why Ashton Jeanty's lack of testing isn't problematic, how to properly utilize player comps, and more. Order the Late-Round Prospect Guide on LateRound.com, and make sure to sign up for the free newsletter.
This year's NFL Draft running back class is looking really, really good. On Episode 983, JJ sits down and talks to FastDraft's Jagger May all about it. Is Omarion Hampton the clear-cut RB2? Does one of the Ohio State backs stand out? You'll get those answers -- and more -- in the episode. Order the Late-Round Prospect Guide on LateRound.com, and make sure to sign up for the free newsletter.
Matt Waldman is the creator of the Rookie Scouting Portfolio, and he's been a Footballguys senior staff writer for over 15 years. He joins Late-Round Perspectives -- for a second time -- to dig deep into this 2025 rookie class. You'll hear takes on Quinshon Judkins, Omarion Hampton, Luther Burden, Waldman's favorite sleepers, and so much more. Order the Late-Round Prospect Guide on LateRound.com, and make sure to sign up for the free newsletter.
JJ sits down with FanDuel's Jim Sannes to preview this year's quarterback class. Is Cam Ward the obvious QB1? Should Shedeur Sanders go in the top-five? Which quarterback does Sannes' model adore? You get those answers -- and more -- on Episode 982. Order the Late-Round Prospect Guide on LateRound.com, and make sure to sign up for the free newsletter.
This week's mailbag episode is filled with rookie talk. JJ first explains his thoughts on third- and fourth-round rookie picks after sharing the truth about Day 3 picks earlier in the week. You'll then hear answers about this year's running back class, JJ's favorite late-round rookie picks, and more. Order the Late-Round Prospect Guide on LateRound.com, and make sure to sign up for the free newsletter.
It's easy to get excited about your favorite NFL Draft sleeper, but if he's not backed by much draft capital, should you be concerned? On Episode 980, JJ looks into this, as he dives into some interesting numbers about Day 3 draft picks. Order the Late-Round Prospect Guide on LateRound.com, and make sure to sign up for the free newsletter.
Fantasy Life's Thor Nystrom joins the show to talk all things NFL Draft. Thor discusses his evaluation process, his thoughts on the NFL Combine, this running back class, Matthew Golden's profile, and so much more. Order the Late-Round Prospect Guide on LateRound.com, and make sure to sign up for the free newsletter.
The NFL's free agency period began last week, and there are a ton of players on new teams. JJ talks about a ton of those guys -- Najee Harris, Davante Adams, Cooper Kupp, and more -- on Episode 979. Order the Late-Round Prospect Guide on LateRound.com, and make sure to sign up for the free newsletter.
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Almost went there but stopped short of talking about TE Premium leagues. Would be great to hear how that elevated (1.5) ppr changes the thought process draftwise.
Would be awesome to get your take on footballguys contests. One player from each team thru the SB. TE premium.
if you don't know anything about jj, he is one of the best um the business. he takes more deep dives into the statsv than any other analyst that i am aware of and his record of success exceeds most in the business. if you want a leg up on your league, listen to this podcast.
You're comparing fantasy football points to actually being a good football player and helpful to a team. You may not realize it but in the first few minutes that's all you're doing. The film guys who've been doing it forever don't need empathy because they're not looking for specific fantasy football production which is all anyone's models are based off of.
JJ's guest speaker so fast if you stop paying attention for a couple min, the show is half over
Somehow the Packers need davante Adams Even though they are undefeated without him lol
The best short form fantasy football pod out there. Keep it up JJ!
read the emails, now excited about the content! hes really good. stop and listen! make sure you speed it up! 1.5x sounds better.