PFF Radio - Fantasy Football Podcasts

Ian Hartitz and Dwain McFarland join forces to draft together in the Footballguys Players Championship. They get a borderline erotic start with Chase-Diggs-Etienne before slowly but surely building an objectively good f*cking team. Yes, I, Ian, am a little biased as I write this description, but seriously, look at the squad yourself. LOADED. Anyways, Dwain and Ian share beers and tears over the course of the evening in their first collective re-draft stream of the 2022 season.

Ian Hartitz and Dwain McFarland join forces to break down Dwain's article on the optimal approach for picking running backs in 2022. The guys go through early-, mid-, and late-round targets, centerpieces, fades, and general strategy at the position, mostly focusing on re-draft formats, but with a touch of best-ball goodness thrown in. Saquon Barkley in every round two, Kareem Hunt is a perfect mid-round pick at the moment, thoughts on when you should and shouldn't handcuff, all that, and much more in another electric edition of The PFF Fantasy Football Podcast.

Ian Hartitz and Dwain McFarland join forces to break down Dwain's article on the optimal approach for picking quarterbacks in 2022. The guys go through early-, mid-, and late-round targets, centerpieces, fades, and general strategy at the position, mostly focusing on re-draft formats, but with a touch of best-ball goodness thrown in. Kyler Murray is a GOD, Justin Fields THE late-round QB, thoughts on Deshaun Watson's ever murky situation, all that, and much more in another electric edition of The PFF Fantasy Football Podcast.

Ian Hartitz and Dwain McFarland join forces to breakdown Ian's article on fantasy football's handcuff running back tiers. The guys go through each and every backfield in an attempt to figure out what the value of every team's top backup running back would be if their starter missed time. Key topics include: Kareem Hunt ceiling without Nick Chubb, James Cook year-one Kamara-esque potential, Jamaal Williams is entirely too cheap, D'Onta Foreman and Hassan Haskins upside with injuries to CMC or Derrick Henry, Michael Carter is really good at football, what to make of Kenneth Gainwell's role, and much more.

Ian Hartitz and Dwain McFarland are joined by Underdog Fantasy's Hayden Winks to break down some of the do's and don'ts of best ball. Topics include: When is it okay to reach past ADP, what's the real deal with these Week 17 correlations, how many teammates should you stack with a QB, thoughts on handcuffing your running back, AFC/NFC West shootout potential, injuries that could really swing tournaments, and much more in another electric edition of The PFF Fantasy Football Podcast.

Ian Hartitz and Dwain McFarland get together to break down Dwain's latest updates to his top-150 rankings. Topics include: Saquon Barkley up into the top-15 overall players, Mike Evans continues to climb the ranks, just how high is Travis Etienne's ceiling, why does the world trust JuJu Smith-Schuster so much, Courtland Sutton upside as Russell Wilson's go-to receiver, keep drafting Kyler Murray, Russell Gage is still too cheap, how high is too high to draft Trey Lance, does D.K. Metcalf have enough dog in him to keep on keeping on, is now the right time to draft Michael Thomas, and much more in another riveting edition of The PFF Fantasy Football Podcast.

Ian Hartitz and Dwain McFarland are joined by resident PFF ranking expert and all around baller Nathan Jahnke for a LIVE best-ball stream. I guess it's not technically live if you're listening to it now, but at one point it was. Anyway, the guys go through 18 rounds of madness, discussing strategy, tough picks, and some of the latest news all while answering some listener questions along the way. Electric stuff on another best-ball edition of The PFF Fantasy Football Podcast.

Ian Hartitz and Dwain McFarland are done with team previews and ready to take over the world, but today they settle for going over various news and notes that have occurred over the past six or so weeks. Topics include: impact of Baker Mayfield trade, Jimmy G potential landing spots, roster bubbles, Chiefs OTAs, Jahan Dotson THE sleeper wide receiver of 2022, to buy or not to buy James Cook, Chris Godwin recovery timeline, Alvin Kamara legal update, Courtland Sutton ceiling, and much more.

Host Ian Hartitz is joined by Dwain McFarland to break down every fantasy angle possible for the 2022 Lions. The guys start things off by discussing the team's offseason coaching and roster changes before deep-diving into the quarterback, running back, wide receiver, and tight end depth charts. From a raw numbers perspective, could Jared Goff party like it’s 2017-2018 again? Is there enough scoring upside to go around for both D’Andre Swift and Jamaal Williams to supply value at ADP? Was Amon-Ra St. Brown’s end-of-season explosion a flash in the pan, or a sign of things to come? All that and much more in another team preview edition of The PFF Fantasy Football Podcast.

Host Ian Hartitz is joined by Dwain McFarland to break down every fantasy angle possible for the 2022 Bears. The guys start things off by discussing the team's offseason coaching and roster changes before deep-diving into the quarterback, running back, wide receiver, and tight end depth charts. How high should year-two fantasy expectations be for Justin Fields? Is David Montgomery being priced closer to his floor than ceiling as the offense’s expected featured back? Are there any pass-catchers worth targeting other than Darnell Mooney inside of this potentially mediocre passing game? All that and much more in another team preview edition of The PFF Fantasy Football Podcast.

Host Ian Hartitz is joined by Dwain McFarland to break down every fantasy angle possible for the 2022 Vikings. The guys start things off by discussing the team's offseason coaching and roster changes before deep-diving into the quarterback, running back, wide receiver, and tight end depth charts. Will Kirk Cousins supply sneaky-solid fantasy production in a potentially more pass-happy offense? Just how many running backs should be selected before Dalvin Cook? Is there enough volume for more pass-catchers than just Justin Jefferson to post consistent fantasy production? All that and much more in another team preview edition of The PFF Fantasy Football Podcast.

Host Ian Hartitz is joined by Dwain McFarland to break down every fantasy angle possible for the 2022 Packers. The guys start things off by discussing the team's offseason coaching and roster changes before deep-diving into the quarterback, running back, wide receiver, and tight end depth charts. Can Aaron Rodgers still produce elite fantasy numbers without a high-end receiver room? Could both Aaron Jones and A.J. Dillon supply weekly fantasy goodness? Will Allen Lazard emerge as the go-to receiver in this suddenly wide-open passing game? All that and much more in another team preview edition of The PFF Fantasy Football Podcast.

Host Ian Hartitz is joined by PFF's finest Dwain McFarland to break down every fantasy angle possible for the 2022 Ravens. The guys start things off by discussing the team's offseason coaching and roster changes before deep-diving into the quarterback, running back, wide receiver, and tight end depth charts. Will 2022 be Lamar Jackson’s most-productive season since 2019? Could both J.K. Dobbins and Gus Edwards supply weekly fantasy goodness? Is there enough volume for both Mark Andrews and Rashod Bateman to put up big-time numbers? All that and much more in another team preview edition of The PFF Fantasy Football Podcast.

Host Ian Hartitz is joined by PFF's finest Dwain McFarland to break down every fantasy angle possible for the 2022 Browns. The guys start things off by discussing the team's offseason coaching and roster changes before deep-diving into the quarterback, running back, wide receiver, and tight end depth charts. What does the upside of this passing game look like with Deshaun Watson vs. Jacoby Brissett under center? Could 2022 be the most-productive campaign of Nick Chubb’s career? How high is the ceiling for Amari Cooper and David Njoku inside of this run-first offense? All that and much more in another team preview edition of The PFF Fantasy Football Podcast.

Host Ian Hartitz is joined by PFF's finest Dwain McFarland to break down every fantasy angle possible for the 2022 Steelers. The guys start things off by discussing the team's offseason coaching and roster changes before deep-diving into the quarterback, running back, wide receiver, and tight end depth charts. Do either Mitchell Trubisky or Kenny Pickett offer fantasy upside? Does Najee Harris offer overall RB1 upside thanks to one of the league’s largest workloads? Could the balance of power in the passing game shift from Diontae Johnson to Chase Claypool and/or George Pickens? All that and much more in another team preview edition of The PFF Fantasy Football Podcast.

Host Ian Hartitz is joined by PFF's finest Dwain McFarland to break down every fantasy angle possible for the 2022 Bengals. The guys start things off by discussing the team's offseason coaching and roster changes before deep-diving into the quarterback, running back, wide receiver, and tight end depth charts. Can Joe Burrow put up the sort of counting numbers to take home MVP honors? Will Joe Mixon turn in another fantasy RB1 performance? Do Ja’Marr Chase, Tee Higgins, and Tyler Boyd form the NFL’s best wide receiver trio? All that and much more in another team preview edition of The PFF Fantasy Football Podcast.

Host Ian Hartitz is joined by Doctor of Physical Therapy and medical analyst at Fantasy Points Edwin Porras to break down every fantasy-relevant injury at the moment. Players discussed include: Jameis Winston, Baker Mayfield, Jimmy Garoppolo, Saquon Barkley, Derrick Henry, James Conner, Rashaad Penny, Cam Akers, James Robinson, Travis Etienne, J.K. Dobbins, Gus Edwards, James White, Clyde Edwards-Helaire, Michael Thomas, Will Fuller, Tee Higgins, Sterling Shepard, Chris Godwin, Michael Gallup, Jameson Williams, John Metchie, Odell Beckham, KJ Hamler, Robert Woods, Robert Tonyan, Logan Thomas, and Taysom Hill It was truly a great day to be great on The PFF Fantasy Football Podcast.

Host Ian Hartitz is joined by PFF's finest Dwain McFarland to break down every fantasy angle possible for the 2022 49ers. The guys start things off by discussing the team's offseason coaching and roster changes before deep-diving into the quarterback, running back, wide receiver, and tight end depth charts. Is Trey Lance the ideal 2022 late-round quarterback? What sort of encore should we expect from Elijah Mitchell? Can both Deebo Samuel and Brandon Aiyuk ball out in a run-first offense? All that and much more in another team preview edition of The PFF Fantasy Football Podcast.

Host Ian Hartitz is riding solo and here to break down the first round of the USFL playoffs. Ian goes through the Philadelphia Stars vs. New Jersey Generals and Birmingham Stallions vs. New Orleans Breakers specifically noting each matchup's: series history, top playmakers, mismatches to take advantage of, and pick against the spread. It's truly a great day to be great for the third to last special edition of the USFL PFF Fantasy Football Podcast.

Host Ian Hartitz is joined by PFF's finest Dwain McFarland to break down every fantasy angle possible for the 2022 Seahawks. The guys start things off by discussing the team's offseason coaching and roster changes before deep-diving into the quarterback, running back, wide receiver, and tight end depth charts. Are either Geno Smith or Drew Lock worth a late-round dart in fantasy land? Who will receive the most touches between Rashaad Penny and Kenneth Walker? Can D.K. Metcalf and Tyler Lockett keep on keeping on without Russell Wilson? All that and much more in another team preview edition of The PFF Fantasy Football Podcast.