The Late-Round Fantasy Football Podcast
FanDuel
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.
Location:
United States
Networks:
FanDuel
Description:
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.
Language:
English
Episodes
Becoming a Best Ball Bro: A Quick Recap Episode?
7/2/2025
JJ's away on vacation this week, but the show must go on. On this week's episode of Becoming a Best Ball Bro, you'll hear some of the best answers from the brilliant guests that have been on the show so far this year. The show will return to its regularly-scheduled programming next week.
Duration:00:55:47
998: Mailbag - Ashton Jeanty's Cost, the Miami Dolphins Offense, and More
6/27/2025
Is Ashton Jeanty being drafted at his ceiling? Are the Dolphins bound to fail this year? Is the running back dead zone...dead? JJ answers those questions -- and more -- on this week's mailbag episode.
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Duration:00:20:35
Becoming a Best Ball Bro: How Many Quarterbacks Are Optimal?
6/25/2025
JJ and Rich discuss the changing quarterback landscape over on DraftKings before JJ is joined by Establish the Run's Mike Leone. Mike talks through how he shifts his best ball strategy on a full PPR platform like DraftKings, drafting elite tight ends, the best place to select quarterbacks, and so much more.
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Duration:01:04:00
Late-Round Perspectives: John Daigle Returns
6/20/2025
Establish the Run's John Daigle returns to Late-Round Perspectives to talk about the optimal draft strategy for 2025 fantasy football drafts, late-round quarterbacks to target, the running back dead zone, and so much more.
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Duration:01:07:37
Becoming a Best Ball Bro: Drafting Like You're Right?
6/18/2025
JJ and Rich talk about some ADP risers and fallers before Tyler (@Emo__Cowboy) joins the show. JJ and Tyler chat about the quarterback landscape on DraftKings, drafting like you're right, favorite stacks, and so much more.
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Duration:01:07:01
997: Mailbag - The Broncos Backfield, Brock Bowers Fear, and More
6/13/2025
Should we be concerned about RJ Harvey's 2025 outlook now that JK Dobbins is in Denver? How should we approach the Kansas City offense this season? Is Brock Bowers overrated? JJ answers those questions -- and more -- on this week's mailbag episode.
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Duration:00:19:50
Becoming a Best Ball Bro: How Important Is Uniqueness?
6/11/2025
JJ and Rich discuss the late rounds of DraftKings best ball drafts before Liam Murphy joins the show. Liam answers many of JJ's burning questions surrounding quarterback strategy, lineup uniqueness, and so much more.
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Duration:01:03:30
996: A New Way to Spot Middle-Round Running Back Breakouts
6/10/2025
JJ has done average draft position analysis for years, leading to discoveries like "ambiguous backfields." On Episode 996, he digs into a new average draft position topic, focusing, once again, on those middle-round backs.
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Duration:00:19:12
Late-Round Perspectives: Graham Barfield
6/6/2025
Graham Barfield of Fantasy Points joins JJ to go on a trip down memory lane, talk about his process with Yards Created, get into this year's rookie running back class, and more.
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Duration:01:11:33
Becoming a Best Ball Bro: Are We Going Zero RB?
6/4/2025
JJ and Rich open up the episode and chat a bit about best ball quarterbacks before successful DFS and best ball player Neil Orfield joins the show. Neil and JJ dig into DraftKings best ball settings, the running back landscape, elite tight ends, and so much more.
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Duration:01:03:25
995: The Year of the Sophomore Quarterback
6/3/2025
Jayden Daniels, Caleb Williams, Bo Nix, Drake Maye, JJ McCarthy, and Michael Penix are all entering their second seasons with a lot of potential. On Episode 995, JJ shares why the majority of them have a great shot of exceeding fantasy football expectations in 2025.
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Duration:00:16:19
994: Jonathan Taylor's Outlook, Quarterback Bounce-Back Candidates, and More
5/30/2025
Is Jonathan Taylor overvalued in fantasy football this year? We know that high touchdown rates regress, but is it advantageous to draft quarterbacks coming off of seasons with low touchdown rates? Is the Bears offense being hyped up too much? JJ answers those questions -- and more -- on this week's mailbag episode.
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Duration:00:21:01
Becoming a Best Ball Bro: A Full PPR Strategy?
5/28/2025
JJ and Rich kick off the show by talking about some of the things they're noticing in early DraftKings best ball drafts. Pat Kerrane of Legendary Upside then joins JJ to chat about roster construction on DK, transitioning to a full PPR platform, how to properly stack, and so much more.
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Duration:01:07:19
993: Taking Advantage of Quarterback Touchdown Rates
5/27/2025
Passing touchdowns are going to influence fantasy football scoring quite a bit, and, unfortunately, they can be relatively volatile year-over-year. On Episode 993, JJ talks through just how unpredictable touchdowns are, and he explains whether you should avoid quarterbacks coming off of seasons with really high touchdown rates.
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Duration:00:20:28
Late-Round Perspectives: Rich Dotson
5/23/2025
Rich Dotson of Dynasty Nerds joins JJ to talk about the thing dynasty managers get wrong most frequently, the 2025 rookie class, trade calculators, dynasty strategy, and so much more.
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Duration:01:10:41
992: Insights From Building Projections
5/20/2025
JJ talks through some of the most interesting things he noticed when building out projections for the 2025 fantasy football season.
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Duration:00:24:34
Becoming a Best Ball Bro: We're Doing This Again?
5/19/2025
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.
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Duration:00:40:29
991: Mailbag - RJ Harvey's Outlook, George Pickens' New Home, and More
5/16/2025
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.
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Duration:00:25:58
990: The Gray Area of Fantasy Football
5/13/2025
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.
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Duration:00:25:52
Late-Round Perspectives: Jeff Bell
5/9/2025
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.
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Duration:01:10:34