Fantasy Football with Ian Hartitz

Week 1 is in the books—but which fantasy performances should you actually believe? Ian Hartitz and Dwain McFarland break down Sunday’s afternoon games, using snaps, routes, targets, and backfield usage to separate real changes from one-week noise. From Jahmyr Gibbs’ dominant opener and the Bears–Panthers shootout to Josh Allen’s big day and Christian Watson’s breakout performance, they unpack the biggest fantasy storylines. Plus: what to make of Colston Loveland’s quiet start, Jalen Coker’s production, Kyler Murray’s injury, and the crowded backfields shaping early lineup decisions. Get the context behind the box scores before making your Week 2 waiver and lineup moves. TIMESTAMPS 00:00:00 Welcome & Week 1 overreactions 00:00:48 Lions–Saints: Jahmyr Gibbs dominates 00:11:31 Bengals–Buccaneers: Chase Brown & the passing games 00:22:12 Ravens–Colts: Baltimore’s offense & Jonathan Taylor 00:36:37 Jaguars–Browns: Trevor Lawrence & Cleveland’s concerns 00:55:25 Jets–Titans: Fantasy takeaways & offensive struggles 01:08:34 Steelers–Falcons: Receiver usage & crowded backfields 01:23:20 Bears–Panthers: Caleb Williams, Loveland & Jalen Coker 01:46:55 Bills–Texans: Josh Allen delivers & Nico Collins’ outlook 02:03:25 Sponsor break: Xfinity 02:04:25 Vikings–Packers: Kyler Murray’s injury & Christian Watson 02:18:17 Raiders–Dolphins: Ashton Jeanty & Michael Mayer 02:27:34 Cardinals–Chargers: Trey McBride & Trey Harris 02:37:35 Eagles–Commanders: Offensive concerns & backfield splits 02:46:24 Wrap-up & upcoming fantasy reports Hosted by Simplecast, an AdsWizz company. See pcm.adswizz.com for information about our collection and use of personal data for advertising.

Ian Hartitz and Billy Collins break down the full Week 1 fantasy football injury report before Sunday kickoff. Malik Nabers and Rome Odunze are both officially questionable, and Ian goes position by position through every designation so you can get your lineups right. 🏆 WIN A FREE SURVIVOR ENTRY (A $1,000 VALUE) Ian is giving away a free entry to the Splash Sports Survivor World Championship, $21 million in prizes. To enter: 1. Follow @Ihartitz and @splashsports 2. Retweet the post 3. Reply with a hot take for the season https://x.com/Ihartitz/status/2098169602924552479 Ian picks the winner around 3pm ET Saturday, so get in quick. ⏱️ CHAPTERS 0:00 Intro 0:30 Quarterbacks 3:08 QB update: Sam Darnold 3:30 Running backs, good to go 4:24 Running backs to watch 6:33 More running back news 8:05 RB update: Josh Jacobs 10:25 Wide receivers, good to go 11:41 Wide receivers, questionable 14:34 WR update: A.J. Brown 16:57 Tight ends 18:53 Splash Sports Survivor giveaway 20:19 Billy's best bets 21:00 Long shot lotto play 21:37 Anytime touchdown pick 22:24 Touchdown scorer of the week 23:37 Ian's Betr card Hosted by Simplecast, an AdsWizz company. See pcm.adswizz.com for information about our collection and use of personal data for advertising.

📈 Get 35% OFF Rotowire All-Access — promo code IAN35 👉 https://www.rotowire.com/all-access/ Week 1 is here. Ian Hartitz ranks 25 tight ends across six tiers and takes on a bigger picture question at the end of every tier: the best and worst early season schedules, the best bench stashes, the injuries to monitor, and which tight ends survive a bad offense. Ian also re-ranked twice on the fly during the show. Juwan Johnson moves up to TE9 and Terrance Ferguson moves to the top of tier 6, so you are watching the board change in real time. CHAPTERS 0:00 Intro and the six bigger questions 0:14 Tier 1: THE TE1 1:31 Tier 2: 20+ PPR upside is on the table 4:59 Tier 3: Locked-in TE1s 9:46 Tier 4: Starters with a question mark 14:49 Tier 5: We're saying there's a chance 18:26 Tier 6: America loves an underdog 22:14 The full board, all 25 ranked Hosted by Simplecast, an AdsWizz company. See pcm.adswizz.com for information about our collection and use of personal data for advertising.

Week 1 is here after seven long, cold months. Ian Hartitz ranks his top 60 receivers for the opener, sorts them into seven tiers, and stops at the end of every tier for a bigger question about the position. QB, RB, WR and TE ranks and tiers, every single week. TIER 1: THE BIG FOUR Puka Nacua, Ja'Marr Chase, Amon-Ra St. Brown, Jaxon Smith-Njigba. Key question: was 2025 an outlier year for JSN? He took 35.8% of his team's targets in the games he played; the only other receiver to clear 35% in a decade was 2017 DeAndre Hopkins at 35.3%. He also commanded 49.4% of Seattle's air yards, past 2022 DJ Moore's 47.9% 10-year high. Klint Kubiak is gone and Rashid Shaheed has a full offseason in, so the share can come down without the player falling far. TIER 2: BADASS WR1s A.J. Brown, CeeDee Lamb, Nico Collins, Justin Jefferson, Chris Olave, DeVonta Smith, Drake London, Malik Nabers. Key question: which Week 1 matchups profile as back-and-forth shootouts? Ian wants a total of 48 or better with a spread inside six: 49ers at Rams (LAR -3.5, 48.5), Buccaneers at Bengals (CIN -3.5, 50.5), Saints at Lions (DET -7, 49.5) and Cowboys at Giants (DAL -2.5, 48.5). The Nabers workload is the open question, though releasing Darius Slayton reads as a good sign against last year's 32nd-ranked defense versus receivers. TIER 3: STARTING WITH CONFIDENCE George Pickens, Tee Higgins, Jaylen Waddle, Ladd McConkey, Zay Flowers, Rashee Rice, Davante Adams, Mike Evans. Key question: which receivers have the best and worst early-season schedules? Best rooms through four weeks: Eagles, Saints, Ravens, Giants, Jets, which lifts Dontayvion Wicks, Devaughn Vele, Rashod Bateman, Malachi Fields and Adonai Mitchell. Toughest: Buccaneers, Jaguars, Bears, Steelers, Lions. TIER 4: THERE'S JUST A LITTLE BIT OF CONCERN Tetairoa McMillan, Garrett Wilson, Jameson Williams, Christian Watson, Parker Washington, DJ Moore, Emeka Egbuka, Luther Burden, Rome Odunze, Terry McLaurin. Key question: what are the key Week 1 injuries at receiver? The Bears secondary McMillan draws is banged up everywhere: corners Kyler Gordon (calf, PUP), Jaylon Jones (IR), Jaylon Johnson (arm) and Tyrique Stevenson, plus safeties Coby Bryant (knee, IR) and Xavier Woods. Ian runs the full league-wide list and is most worried about Rome Odunze, who did not practice Monday. TIER 5: FLEX PLAYS YOU SHOULD FEEL GOOD ABOUT Chris Godwin, Quentin Johnston, Jayden Reed, Stefon Diggs, Marvin Harrison Jr., DK Metcalf, Josh Downs, Brian Thomas Jr., Jordan Addison. Key question: who were the best and worst teams against slot receivers last season? The five worst were the Bears, 49ers, Colts, Commanders and Cowboys, which is good news for T-Mac and Jalen Coker, Puka, a Zay Flowers breakout, DeVonta Smith and Nabers. The five best: Vikings, Eagles, Falcons, Browns, Saints. TIER 6: WE'RE SAYING THERE'S A CHANCE KC Concepcion, De'Zhaun Stribling, Carnell Tate, Matthew Golden, Michael Wilson, Courtland Sutton, Jalen Coker, Alec Pierce, Michael Pittman. Key question: can Michael Wilson keep getting away with it in 2026? He was the WR4 in PPR points per game from Week 8 on at 18.6, and only Puka outscored him over the last eight weeks. The case against: 0.67 yards per route run, dead last, in the eight games Marvin Harrison played 70% of snaps, against 2.33 and 12th with Harrison out. His 57.6 PPR points while trailing by three-plus scores is the highest of any receiver in five years. TIER 7: WR5 LONGSHOTS Jakobi Meyers, Tre Tucker, Rashid Shaheed, Wan'Dale Robinson, Devaughn Vele, Romeo Doubs, Khalil Shakir, Xavier Worthy, Makai Lemon, Rashod Bateman, Denzel Boston, Tre Harris. Key question: which receivers have full-time roles and are dirt cheap in DFS? Under $4,000 on DraftKings: Rashod Bateman ($3,900), Tre Harris ($3,800), Jahan Dotson ($3,700), Jaylin Noel ($3,600), Devaughn Vele ($3,500), Chris Bell ($3,200) and Caleb Douglas ($3,000). Vele is the one Ian is most pumped about. Full rankings, tiers and the Injury Report are all in the draft kit, linked at the top. Promo code IAN35 takes 35% off. Timestamps: 0:00 The plan and the seven questions 0:31 Tier 1: The big four 1:16 Key question: was 2025 an outlier year for JSN 2:57 Tier 2: Badass WR1s 7:01 Key question: which Week 1 matchups profile as shootouts 7:51 Tier 3: Starting with confidence 12:17 Key question: the best and worst early-season schedules 14:02 Tier 4: There's just a little bit of concern 18:41 Key question: the Week 1 injuries to watch at receiver 19:24 Tier 5: FLEX plays you should feel good about 22:47 Key question: the best and worst teams against slot receivers 23:56 Tier 6: We're saying there's a chance 26:40 Key question: can Michael Wilson keep getting away with it 28:54 Tier 7: WR5 longshots 31:41 Key question: full-time roles that are dirt cheap in DFS 34:00 Wrapping up Hosted by Simplecast, an AdsWizz company. See pcm.adswizz.com for information about our collection and use of personal data for advertising.

Ian Hartitz ranks 48 running backs for Week 1, sorts them into seven tiers, and stops at the end of every tier for a bigger question about the position. QB, RB, WR and TE ranks and tiers, every week. TIER 1: THE BIG THREE Jahmyr Gibbs, Bijan Robinson, Christian McCaffrey. Key question: what does Vegas say about the scoring upside of these offenses? Implied team totals are the reason people were happy to take Gibbs over Bijan at 1.01. Lions 28.3, second on the slate. Falcons 19.3, 28th. 49ers 22.5. Gibbs has averaged 25.1 half PPR points in the eight career games David Montgomery missed or played under 25% of snaps. TIER 2: NO-DOUBT RB1s Chase Brown, Saquon Barkley, Derrick Henry, De'Von Achane, Omarion Hampton, James Cook, Jonathan Taylor. Key question: which coaching staffs are most willing to leave one back on the field for the whole game? That is the case for Taylor and especially Achane surviving shaky offensive environments. Both staffs simply left them out there last season. Barkley has posted 26-146-2, 29-150-2, 15-118-3 and 21-132-1 rushing lines in four games against Washington since joining the Eagles. TIER 3: LEAD BACKS WITH SMASHABLE MATCHUPS Javonte Williams, D'Andre Swift, Travis Etienne, Breece Hall. Key question: what are the biggest injury situations to monitor at RB? Sixteen of them, from Jeanty's ankle to Kamara's knee. The one that matters most here is Kyle Monangai's knee, which is what puts Swift in a must-start RB1 role against a Panthers defense that ranked 27th in EPA allowed per rush. TIER 4: YOU'RE STARTING THEM, BUT THERE'S A QUESTION Kenneth Walker, Kyren Williams, Ashton Jeanty, David Montgomery, Bucky Irving, Cam Skattebo, Jeremiyah Love, Rhamondre Stevenson, Jadarian Price, Quinshon Judkins. Key question: which backs project extra nicely for receptions against zone-heavy defenses? Backs eat into wide receiver target share against zone, and last season's three most zone-heavy defenses all kept their coordinators: Panthers versus Swift, Seahawks versus Stevenson, Rams versus McCaffrey. Ian likes the over on Stevenson 2.5 and McCaffrey 4.5. TIER 5: LEAD RUNNING BACKS, PROBABLY MarShawn Lloyd, Bhayshul Tuten, Rico Dowdle, Jaylen Warren, J.K. Dobbins, Tony Pollard. Key question: what do RotoWire Projections say about these muddled backfields? Green Bay and Tennessee have clear leaders, Jacksonville tips to Tuten, and Pittsburgh and Denver split close to even. In a tight start/sit call between one of these backs and a WR2 or WR3, Ian is taking the pass catcher. TIER 6: FLEX OPTIONS Blake Corum, Jordan Mason, Jacory Croskey-Merritt, TreVeyon Henderson, Chuba Hubbard, Jonathon Brooks, Rachaad White, Kenneth Gainwell, RJ Harvey, Chris Rodriguez, Aaron Jones. Key question: who has the best and worst matchups in combined RB yards before contact per carry? Best of the week: Rams, Bears and Cowboys. Worst: Browns, Packers and Raiders. It lines up with RotoWire's preseason offensive line ranks. TIER 7: HANDCUFFS AND DART THROWS Keaton Mitchell, Mike Washington, Woody Marks, Tyjae Spears, Tyler Allgeier, Ray Davis, Tank Bigsby. Key question: who are the top five under-rostered handcuffs to stash? All five are available in over 70% of leagues. Tank Bigsby 35% rostered on Yahoo and 19% on ESPN, Brian Robinson 26% and 27%, Kaelon Black 19% and 10%, Ray Davis 16% and 10%, Malik Davis 4% and 3%. Use the bench spot on a back who is one injury from the top of the waiver wire, not on a second kicker. Full rankings, tiers, the Injury Report and the Draft Assistant are all in the draft kit, linked at the top of this description. Promo code IAN35 takes 35% off. Timestamps: 0:00 The plan and the seven questions 0:23 Tier 1: The big three 1:17 Key question: what Vegas says about the scoring upside 2:09 Tier 2: No-doubt RB1s 4:46 Key question: which staffs leave one back on the field 5:35 Tier 3: Lead backs with smashable matchups 7:25 Key question: the biggest injury situations to monitor 8:18 Tier 4: You're starting them, but there's a question 11:47 Key question: which backs eat receptions against zone 14:02 Tier 5: Lead running backs, probably 15:51 Key question: what the projections say about the muddled backfields 16:53 Tier 6: FLEX options 20:36 Key question: best and worst matchups in yards before contact 22:00 Tier 7: Handcuffs and dart throws 23:31 Key question: five under-rostered handcuffs to stash 24:19 Wrapping up Hosted by Simplecast, an AdsWizz company. See pcm.adswizz.com for information about our collection and use of personal data for advertising.

Week 1 is here after seven long, cold months. Ian Hartitz runs through his top 32 quarterbacks for the opener, sorts them into seven tiers, and stops at the end of every tier for a bigger question about the position. This is the new weekly format: QB, RB, WR and TE ranks and tiers, every single week. Timestamps: 0:00 The plan and the seven questions 0:28 Tier 1: The dual-threat ballers 2:21 Key question: which o-lines have the most pressure problems 3:38 Tier 2: Plenty of reason for excitement 5:08 Key question: how bad was Drake Maye down the stretch 6:09 Tier 3: Pocket passing gawds in winnable matchups 7:24 Key question: do pocket passers lack high-end upside 8:06 Tier 4: There's QB1 upside if you squint 10:12 Key question: who was most reliant on rushing 11:20 Tier 5: You probably have better options 13:20 Key question: did the Chiefs passing game step forward 14:01 Tier 6: We're saying there's a chance 15:24 Key question: the best DST in fantasy football 15:53 Tier 7: Old dudes and volatile young'uns 17:25 Key question: will the Bears defense struggle early 17:59 Wrapping up Hosted by Simplecast, an AdsWizz company. See pcm.adswizz.com for information about our collection and use of personal data for advertising.

Ian Hartitz and Fantasy Life Director of Analytics Dwain McFarland draft an FFPC high-stakes team from the 1.08 in tight end premium scoring, pick by pick, with the reasoning on every call. Brock Bowers or Christian McCaffrey at 1.08? In TE premium, with both guys already sitting on plenty of their teams, the answer was Bowers. From there it was two running backs sooner rather than later, a receiver room built almost entirely between rounds six and nine, and a late-round plan that shores up the backup running backs before touching the onesie positions. THE FULL SQUAD 1.08 Brock Bowers, TE Round 2 Omarion Hampton, RB Round 3 Travis Etienne, RB Round 4 Tee Higgins, WR Round 5 Tucker Kraft, TE Rounds 6 to 9 Mike Evans, DK Metcalf, Quentin Johnston, Makai Lemon Backup running backs Chris Rodriguez, Tank Bigsby, Brian Robinson, Malik Davis Quarterbacks Brock Purdy and Jordan Love Late darts Chris Bell, Oronde Gadsden II, Evan Engram Ravens DST and Andres Borregales, the Venezuelan Viper Also in here: why Labor Day weekend is one of the best weekends of the year to draft, what happens to ADP once the grinders move out of the Gorillas and into the Main Event, and the FFPC wrinkle that lets you swap a Wednesday or Thursday game out of your lineup after you have seen the score. Check out all of Dwain's work at fantasylife.com. Ian and Dwain are live every Sunday night at 8pm ET. Hosted by Simplecast, an AdsWizz company. See pcm.adswizz.com for information about our collection and use of personal data for advertising.

Ian Hartitz and Dwain McFarland, Director of Analytics and Lead Analyst at Fantasy Life, draft a full 20-round FFPC team for real money from the 1.10. Every pick and every debate, in real time. This is tight end premium, so tight ends get 1.5 points per reception, and it changes the board completely. Worth saying out loud before you copy anything here: do not take Brock Bowers this early in your standard home league. The scoring is doing the work. THE BUILD Four running backs and four receivers are gone by the time it gets back around, Christian McCaffrey slides all the way to the nine behind James Cook and Jonathan Taylor, and Brock Bowers falls to 1.10. In tight end premium that decision makes itself. Straight back to running back after that with Kenneth Walker and Travis Etienne, then three receivers in a row: Jaylen Waddle, Christian Watson and Parker Washington. Quentin Johnston and Matthew Golden follow, with Rico Dowdle in round seven. Five receivers between rounds four and nine, which is the shape Ian and Dwain talk about wanting every year. No quarterback at all until round ten, and then it is Jayden Daniels, who both of them still have as a top-five option at the position. Sam Darnold backs him up in round seventeen. Mark Andrews falls to the end of round eleven, which with Bowers already on the roster in a tight end premium format is close to unfair. Darren Waller gets tacked on in round nineteen. The rest of it: Keaton Mitchell in round twelve for the standalone value, Ray Davis and Brian Robinson Jr. as the handcuffs, then two receivers who went in the first round of the NFL draft coming late in Jordyn Tyson at fourteen and Omar Cooper Jr. at sixteen. Ravens defense as always, and Eddy Pineiro mostly for the free look that FFPC allows. Timestamps: 0:00 The format: FFPC tight end premium, on the clock at 1.10 0:56 Round 1: Brock Bowers falls to the 1.10 4:34 Round 2: the wall of running backs, and Kenneth Walker 8:03 Is Ashton Jeanty back on the board? 12:05 Round 4: Jaylen Waddle 23:43 Round 5: Christian Watson 28:51 Round 6: Parker Washington 30:12 A tight end run breaks out 38:44 Roster check: two backs and three receivers 39:13 Quentin Johnston 46:13 Matthew Golden, and the Makai Lemon debate 48:50 Round 10: Jayden Daniels 56:04 Round 11: Mark Andrews falls 65:18 Ray Davis, and the handcuff plan 83:52 Kicker, and the FFPC free look 88:51 Round 19: Darren Waller 90:21 The full roster, top to bottom Hosted by Simplecast, an AdsWizz company. See pcm.adswizz.com for information about our collection and use of personal data for advertising.

Six bold calls from Ian Hartitz ahead of the 2026 NFL season. In his words: an opportunity to go out there and say some wild stuff, and if it does not work out, throw it right back in his face after the season is over. Timestamps: 0:00 The premise 0:21 Bold call 1: Javonte Williams leads the NFL in touchdowns 3:16 The last bear case on Javonte is the price 4:21 Bold call 2: Justin Herbert wins MVP 7:17 Bold call 3: Jaylen Waddle finishes as the overall WR5 10:51 Bold call 4: Jared Goff turns in a top five fantasy season 13:37 Bold call 5: Jordan Mason scores double digit touchdowns 16:55 Bold call 6: Brock Bowers is this year's JSN 20:35 What is coming up on the channel Hosted by Simplecast, an AdsWizz company. See pcm.adswizz.com for information about our collection and use of personal data for advertising.

📈 Get 35% OFF Ian's Rotowire 2026 Draft Kit — promo code IAN35 👉 https://www.rotowire.com/football/draft-kit/ian/?ref=owmwyje $1,000,000 is on the line in this FFPC contest, and John Daigle and I decided the move was tight end premium: get two of the best tight ends in the league locked up before the rest of the room can react, then build everything else around it. This is a real, live 17-team draft, not a tape study. We argue through zero-RB builds, which rookie running backs we trust and which ones we are fading, how deep the running back room needs to be by the middle rounds, the wide receivers actually worth fighting for, and why we are in no rush to take a quarterback. Then the draft opens up into the deep rounds, where the real difference between winning and losing this format gets made. If you want to see the picks, watch the draft. This description will not spoil it. CHAPTERS 0:00 The setup: $1,000,000, the slot, the plan 5:30 Round one: the tight end premium plan locks in 14:00 The zero-RB debate and early roster shape 24:00 Doubling down at tight end before the room reacts 35:00 Rookie running backs: buy or fade 42:00 Filling out the running back room 49:00 The wide receivers worth fighting for 56:00 Running back comps and recent history 63:00 The case for the best tight end room in the league 70:00 The most underrated handcuff still on the board 77:00 Coaching staff red flags across the league 84:00 Quarterback, and why we waited 91:00 A college football detour 98:00 Into the deep rounds: the dart throws start 105:00 Late-round value hunting 112:00 Grading the tight end premium build Full 2026 rankings, projections and the draft kit: https://www.rotowire.com/?ref=owmwyje Hosted by Simplecast, an AdsWizz company. See pcm.adswizz.com for information about our collection and use of personal data for advertising.

📈 Get 35% OFF Ian's Rotowire 2026 Draft Kit — promo code IAN35 👉 https://www.rotowire.com/football/draft-kit/ian/?ref=owmwyje Nine guys sitting on waivers or in the back of your draft queue who should not be there. Every one of them is rostered under 30% on Yahoo and/or ESPN, and I think that gap closes fast once games count. The headline: Tank Bigsby, one injury away from the top of every waiver column. Ray Davis, a pure handcuff that rostership and draft ranks are not treating like one. Terrance Ferguson ran a route rate north of 70% in Week 1, which is a top-10 tight end signal as early as Week 2. And the Ravens defense: fifth in my rankings, a real top-six unit by how they finished last season, and still sitting at 58% rostered. CHAPTERS 0:00 9 players your league isn't drafting 0:20 Tank Bigsby, Eagles handcuff 1:50 Brian Robinson, Falcons handcuff 3:35 Terrance Ferguson, Rams TE 6:17 Kaelon Black, Niners handcuff 8:27 Ray Davis, Bills handcuff 10:05 Devaughn Vele, Saints WR 13:37 Malik Davis, Cowboys handcuff 15:50 Chris Bell, Dolphins WR 17:47 Splash Survivor, two RotoWire contests 18:23 Ravens DST, signing up for a top-six defense 19:30 Four drafts in four days Full 2026 rankings, projections and the draft kit: https://www.rotowire.com/?ref=owmwyje Hosted by Simplecast, an AdsWizz company. See pcm.adswizz.com for information about our collection and use of personal data for advertising.

Preseason snaps are fake until they are not. Six things showed up on tape this August that I think carry into Week 1, and a few of them should change how you draft. The Chargers are the headline. Mike McDaniel has flipped this offense in a single preseason: outside zone from 17.6% and 29th in the league to 56.1% and first, pre-snap motion from 18th to first, play action from 17th to second, multi tight end from 31st to fourth. Motion and play action are the cheat codes of modern NFL offense and Los Angeles just went from bottom third to top of the league in both. CHAPTERS 0:00 The six trends 0:36 Chargers: outside zone, flip flopped 1:53 Chargers: motion and play action 3:13 Chargers: heavy tight end looks 4:40 Raiders: moving people on the line 6:34 Michael Mayer, the rare No. 2 tight end 8:03 Commanders and Jaguars: two lines nobody likes 9:14 The Commanders pressure problem 10:04 Why I am less concerned about Jacksonville 10:52 Washington is not being creative 12:02 Titans: trouble in paradise 14:15 Daboll's old friends 15:57 Cam Ward has nothing downfield 16:21 More play action for Burrow 17:56 Kudos to Zac Taylor 18:35 Good things from the Giants 20:25 Get the Draft Kit with code IAN35 Hosted by Simplecast, an AdsWizz company. See pcm.adswizz.com for information about our collection and use of personal data for advertising.

Seven rules, then three full mock drafts back to back on the free RotoWire Mock Draft Simulator. ESPN half PPR from the 1.01, Yahoo full PPR from the 1.06, and Sleeper half PPR from the 1.12, so you get an early pick, a middle pick and the turn. Every round called out loud, with the reasoning as it happens. CHAPTERS 0:00 The seven rules 0:37 Late-round QB for the win 1:12 Two RBs in the first three rounds 1:40 Five WRs by the end of Round 9 2:37 Late rounds are reserved 2:46 The tight end plan 3:20 Baltimore DST 3:38 Kickers with big legs 4:11 Mock 1: ESPN, half PPR, from the 1.01 13:33 Mock 2: Yahoo, full PPR, from the 1.06 21:52 Mock 3: Sleeper, half PPR, from the 1.12 28:26 The seven rules, one more time Hosted by Simplecast, an AdsWizz company. See pcm.adswizz.com for information about our collection and use of personal data for advertising.

Every one of these guys is going outside the top 120 picks on Sleeper, Yahoo AND ESPN. That was the only rule. No "sleepers" you have to reach for in the seventh round, no players who are already priced up on one site. Seven names you can actually get at the end of your draft, and where I have them ranked versus where the market has them. CHAPTERS 0:00 The one rule 0:36 Tank Bigsby, Philadelphia 3:01 Woody Marks, Houston 5:25 RotoWire Draft Kit, code IAN35 7:06 Ray Davis, Buffalo 9:37 KC Concepcion, Cleveland 13:11 Mike Washington, Las Vegas 14:54 Terrance Ferguson, LA Rams 17:44 Baltimore DST 19:45 Wrap up and what's coming in season Hosted by Simplecast, an AdsWizz company. See pcm.adswizz.com for information about our collection and use of personal data for advertising.

📈 Get 35% OFF Ian's Rotowire 2026 Draft Kit — promo code IAN35 👉 https://www.rotowire.com/football/draft-kit/ian/?ref=owmwyje Six players going significantly earlier in high-stakes FFPC drafts than they are on Yahoo. Millions of dollars ride on the high-stakes crowd being right, so when the money is this far ahead of the public, it is worth a look. Ian Hartitz gives his own rank on each one and says who is right. Timestamps: 0:00 The plan 0:26 Parker Washington 4:39 Woody Marks 7:50 RotoWire, code IAN35 8:43 KC Concepcion 10:52 Matthew Golden 16:16 How this changes your draft 17:13 Splash Survivor 18:25 Wan'Dale Robinson 22:09 Juwan Johnson 25:25 The draft strategy guide Hosted by Simplecast, an AdsWizz company. See pcm.adswizz.com for information about our collection and use of personal data for advertising.

📈 Get 35% OFF Ian's Rotowire 2026 Draft Kit — promo code IAN35 👉 https://www.rotowire.com/football/draft-kit/ian/?ref=owmwyje Five players whose price moved between August 1 and August 24. For each one Ian Hartitz lays out why they moved up, why the move makes sense, why it does not, and then a verdict on whether the new number is worth paying. DE'ZHAUN STRIBLING, WR61 to WR51. A perfect storm of the Ricky Pearsall injury, great camp reports and an awesome preseason: 13 targets and an 11-109-0 line on only 22 routes, plus a drop that could have been a touchdown. The case for is that Kyle Shanahan consistently makes more with less in this passing game, from Richie James to Jauan Jennings to Kendrick Bourne. The case against is that Stribling still profiles as the No. 4 option behind McCaffrey, Mike Evans and George Kittle. BUYING as a borderline WR3. JONATHON BROOKS, RB34 to RB29. Good camp reports and a Chuba Hubbard hamstring. Dave Canales says that if Chuba is good to go it will be a committee in Week 1, and Brooks dominated first-team usage in the preseason. But Chuba is not dead, the burst has not looked great, and RotoWire grades that offensive line 29th. SELLING at the Round 5-6 price. J ACORY CROSKEY-MERRITT, RB40 to RB37. More clarity on the pecking order, and ambiguous backfields inevitably create value once a leader emerges. Washington ranked 5th in scoring in 2025. BUYING as the top back in that backfield. MARSHAWN LLOYD, RB58 to RB50. He got through camp healthy, which nobody was assuming, and he is the clear No. 2 in a usually good Green Bay offense at 71% of snaps to Chris Brooks's 29%. BUYING as a great handcuff. TERRANCE FERGUSON, TE27 to TE20. Rams tight ends scored the second-most PPR points in the league last season, and Ferguson led all tight ends in yards per reception at 21, with 52% of his targets coming 20-plus yards downfield against 21% for the next closest. BUYING as his favorite late-round tight end click in fantasy. Rankings, tiers and the Draft Assistant are all in the draft kit, linked at the top of this description. Timestamps: 0:00 The plan 0:25 De'Zhaun Stribling 8:54 Jonathon Brooks 18:43 RotoWire, code IAN35 20:03 Jacory Croskey-Merritt 28:28 MarShawn Lloyd 35:10 Splash Survivor 36:05 Terrance Ferguson 44:10 Wrapping up Hosted by Simplecast, an AdsWizz company. See pcm.adswizz.com for information about our collection and use of personal data for advertising.

📈 Get 35% OFF Ian's Rotowire 2026 Draft Kit — promo code IAN35 👉 https://www.rotowire.com/football/draft-kit/ian/?ref=owmwyje Week 2 of the preseason supplied plenty of answers and plenty of questions. Ian Hartitz goes team by team through all 32, covering the usage and key plays from every quarterback, running back, wide receiver and tight end room, then gives the one fantasy takeaway that actually matters for each. It is still August, so keep your composure out there. Usage matters more than performance in these glorified scrimmages. The point is working out who each team's starters actually are instead of trusting those silly unofficial depth charts. Some of what came out of it: De'Zhaun Stribling is the headliner. He caught 4 of 5 targets for 46 yards and dropped what could have been a 33-yard touchdown, and the bull case is clear enough that he is up to WR38 for Ian and in play as a Round 7-8 pick. Ashton Jeanty luckily avoided long-term injury, but Ian would be hesitant to draft him earlier than Round 3 until there is a timeline for a return. Mike Washington keeps putting together one preseason highlight after another, ripping a 33-yard run and taking a near every-down role at an 85% snap rate. RJ Harvey's path to smashing his ADP is to keep on with exactly the receiving goodness he showed, taking a 22-yard touchdown catch and playing every snap alongside Jaylen Waddle and Courtland Sutton. Waddle himself lined up inside on 66% of his snaps, a huge jump from 18% with the Dolphins in 2025. Woody Marks took all 10 snaps with the Houston starters for 43 yards and a 20-yard score. Kaelon Black played 83% of snaps with Brock Purdy and four of six third downs. Ja'Kobi Lane looks like Baltimore's No. 3 receiver with Rashod Bateman probably not facing punishment from the NFL. And Jaylen Warren and Rico Dowdle split Pittsburgh's work almost exactly evenly, which keeps both worthwhile in the Round 7-8 range. Plus Shedeur Sanders outplaying Deshaun Watson in Cleveland, Chicago leaning into two-tight-end sets, Tyrone Tracy's rough August continuing in New York, and a whole lot more. Rankings, tiers and the Draft Assistant are all in the draft kit, linked at the top of this description. Timestamps: 0:00 The plan 0:21 Arizona Cardinals 0:51 Atlanta Falcons 2:12 Baltimore Ravens 4:19 Buffalo Bills 5:02 Carolina Panthers 8:13 Chicago Bears 10:55 Cincinnati Bengals 13:12 RotoWire, code IAN35 13:59 Cleveland Browns 17:49 Dallas Cowboys 19:58 Denver Broncos 23:22 Detroit Lions 24:08 Green Bay Packers 27:35 Houston Texans 31:42 Indianapolis Colts 33:01 Jacksonville Jaguars 33:49 DraftKings 35:47 Kansas City Chiefs 39:39 Las Vegas Raiders 46:14 Los Angeles Chargers 49:28 Los Angeles Rams 50:14 Miami Dolphins 52:26 Minnesota Vikings 52:46 New England Patriots 53:45 New Orleans Saints 54:48 New York Giants 56:35 New York Jets 58:29 Philadelphia Eagles 59:23 Pittsburgh Steelers 1:03:12 Splash Survivor 1:04:52 San Francisco 49ers 1:12:33 Seattle Seahawks 1:13:30 Tampa Bay Buccaneers 1:15:31 Tennessee Titans 1:18:11 Washington Commanders Hosted by Simplecast, an AdsWizz company. See pcm.adswizz.com for information about our collection and use of personal data for advertising.

A full crash course for your 2026 fantasy football draft, position by position, for anyone who has not been grinding this 365 days a year. Where to spend the early picks, where the value actually is, and who the late-round sleepers are. 📈 Get 35% OFF Ian's Rotowire 2026 Draft Kit — promo code IAN35 👉 https://www.rotowire.com/football/draft-kit/ian/?ref=owmwyje Timestamps: 0:00 The plan 0:14 Quarterback 1:02 Jared Goff 1:34 Kyler Murray 2:58 Running back 3:35 Chase Brown, the RB4 5:02 Rounds 7-10: Steelers and Washington backs 6:23 Jordan Mason 6:40 The handcuffs 7:09 Wide receiver 8:41 Five receivers by round nine 9:01 Receivers, round 3 9:22 Receivers, round 4 9:37 Receivers, round 5 10:06 Receivers, round 6 10:50 Receivers, rounds 7-9 12:05 Receiver sleepers 12:55 Extra deep leagues 13:34 Tight end 15:14 Favorite late-round tight ends 15:53 Kicker 16:40 Defense 17:55 RotoWire, code IAN35 Hosted by Simplecast, an AdsWizz company. See pcm.adswizz.com for information about our collection and use of personal data for advertising.

📈 Get 35% OFF Ian's Rotowire 2026 Draft Kit — promo code IAN35 👉 https://www.rotowire.com/football/draft-kit/ian/?ref=owmwyje Ian Hartitz picks his favorite spot in the first round and then proves it, going pick by pick through what is realistically on the board in every round from the 1.01, and then running two live mock drafts to show the roster it actually builds. The case for the top of the round is simple. In the first five or six rounds you can find pockets of players you are reasonably confident will be there, and the 1.01 is the only pick nobody can take from you. This year that pick is Jahmyr Gibbs, who has the most crystal clear boom profile in fantasy football: a player in his prime, in an offense finally willing to feed him a workhorse role, with no David Montgomery in Detroit to worry about any more. And Bills aside, the Lions have been the most consistent high-scoring offense of the last five years. Timestamps: 0:00 Where you want to be picking 0:23 Why the 1.01 is the pick 1:02 Round 1: who is actually on the board 1:56 Round 2 4:54 Round 3 6:39 Round 4: the receiver pocket 8:58 Round 5 11:23 Round 6 and the elite QB question 18:18 The build you end up with 20:18 RotoWire, code IAN35 21:34 Mock draft 1, from the 1.01 29:59 Splash Survivor 31:54 Mock draft 2, from the 1.04 Hosted by Simplecast, an AdsWizz company. See pcm.adswizz.com for information about our collection and use of personal data for advertising.

📈 Get 35% OFF Ian's Rotowire 2026 Draft Kit — promo code IAN35 👉 https://www.rotowire.com/football/draft-kit/ian/?ref=owmwyje One favorite pick in every round, rounds 1 through 10, off Yahoo ADP in full PPR. For each one Ian Hartitz gives the case, the other names he is happy to take at that price, and the players he is fading there. Ten rounds, because Yahoo's base leagues are 10 teams and it gets wonky after that. Timestamps: 0:00 The plan: every round, full PPR 0:34 Round 1: Jahmyr Gibbs 2:56 Round 2: Chase Brown 7:26 Round 3: AJ Brown 13:50 Round 4: Colston Loveland 20:35 RotoWire, code IAN35 22:53 Round 5: Luther Burden 27:47 Round 6: Christian Watson 34:15 Round 7: The Steelers RB 38:15 DraftKings 40:13 Round 8: Parker Washington 42:02 Round 9: Chris Godwin 45:45 Round 10: Jared Goff 49:44 Splash Survivor 50:42 Best remaining, round 11 and beyond Hosted by Simplecast, an AdsWizz company. See pcm.adswizz.com for information about our collection and use of personal data for advertising.