The Athletic Fantasy Football Podcast – Details, episodes & analysis

Jake Ciely, Chris Welsh and Brandon Funston breakdown the crazy week 18 ranks. Follow Welsh on Twitter: @isitthewelsh Follow Jake on Twitter: @allinkid Follow Funston on Twitter: @BrandonFunston Subscribe to The Athletic Fantasy Football Podcast... Apple: https://bit.ly/TAFFPapple Spotify: https://bit.ly/TAFFPspotify Subscribe to our YouTube channel: http://bit.ly/AthleticFantasy

Jake Ciely, Chris Welsh and Brandon Funston breakdown championship week ranks and news. Follow Welsh on Twitter: @isitthewelsh Follow Jake on Twitter: @allinkid Follow Funston on Twitter: @BrandonFunston Subscribe to The Athletic Fantasy Football Podcast... Apple: https://bit.ly/TAFFPapple Spotify: https://bit.ly/TAFFPspotify Subscribe to our YouTube channel: http://bit.ly/AthleticFantasy

The boys are back as Jake, Brandon and Welsh talk Week 12 ranks on this Thanksgiving week. Follow Welsh on Twitter: @isitthewelsh Follow Jake on Twitter: @allinkid Follow Funston on Twitter: @BrandonFunston Subscribe to The Athletic Fantasy Football Podcast... Apple: https://bit.ly/TAFFPapple Spotify: https://bit.ly/TAFFPspotify Subscribe to our YouTube channel: http://bit.ly/AthleticFantasy

New host Chris Welsh joins the show! Jake, Brandon and Welsh prepare for the final draft weekend by picking one topic from the end of preseason to keep your eye on. Plus, the biggest news from the final preseason weekend. Time codes: Brian Robinson/Antonio Gibson - 5:38 JK Dobbins - 11:44 Geno Smith/Tyler Lockett/DK Metcalf - 15:36 Najee Harris - 20:46 Jake on Rookie RB's - 25:36 Breece Hall/Michael Carter - 28:01 Trey Lance - 33:16 Denzel Mims - 37:30

High stakes Hall of Famer Chris Vaccaro and Fantasy Managing Editor Nando Di Fino try to put this ridiculous "RB dead zone" buzz to rest. They investigate the RBs in that 5th-to-8th round ADP range and analyze several backs with upside who shouldn't be overlooked. Players discussed this episode include JK Dobbins, Antonio Gibson, Elijah Mitchell, Cordarrelle Patterson, Devin Singletary and more.

The Athletic NFL beat writers have spent the last month at training camp. In other words, you aren't going to find many people who know their teams better than they do. We picked out five guys getting hyped up by our beat writers, and then debated them from a fantasy perspective on this episode of The Athletic Fantasy Football Podcast. Plus, a TAFFP stalwart says goodbye... Follow Beller on Twitter: @MBeller Follow Jake on Twitter: @allinkid Follow Funston on Twitter: @BrandonFunston Subscribe to The Athletic Fantasy Football Podcast... Apple: https://bit.ly/TAFFPapple Spotify: https://bit.ly/TAFFPspotify Subscribe to our YouTube channel: http://bit.ly/AthleticFantasy Email us: tafantasysports@gmail.com

Every summer right around this time, you realize that there are a handful of players you haven't talked about much for one reason or another. Welp, we're going to rectify that on this episode of The Athletic Fantasy Football Podcast with another round of In, Out, or No Doubt! Beller, Jake and Funston discuss Alvin Kamara, CeeDee Lamb and more. Follow Beller on Twitter: @MBeller Follow Jake on Twitter: @allinkid Follow Funston on Twitter: @BrandonFunston Subscribe to The Athletic Fantasy Football Podcast... Apple: https://bit.ly/TAFFPapple Spotify: https://bit.ly/TAFFPspotify Subscribe to our YouTube channel: http://bit.ly/AthleticFantasy Email us: tafantasysports@gmail.com

The hype machine always gets pumping in training camp. Some players justify the hype in the regular season, while others prove to be nothing more than a summer mirage. Beller, Jake and Funston discuss six of this summer's hype-machine darlings on this episode of The Athletic Fantasy Football Podcast. Follow Beller on Twitter: @MBeller Follow Jake on Twitter: @allinkid Follow Funston on Twitter: @BrandonFunston Subscribe to The Athletic Fantasy Football Podcast... Apple: https://bit.ly/TAFFPapple Spotify: https://bit.ly/TAFFPspotify Subscribe to our YouTube channel: http://bit.ly/AthleticFantasy Email us: tafantasysports@gmail.com

Does this or that development matter? It's the key question of training camp, at least from a fantasy football perspective. Beller, Jake and Funston take a look at five situations where the question applies on this episode of The Athletic Fantasy Football Podcast. Follow Beller on Twitter: @MBeller Follow Jake on Twitter: @allinkid Follow Funston on Twitter: @BrandonFunston Subscribe to The Athletic Fantasy Football Podcast... Apple: https://bit.ly/TAFFPapple Spotify: https://bit.ly/TAFFPspotify Subscribe to our YouTube channel: http://bit.ly/AthleticFantasy Email us: tafantasysports@gmail.com

We all have players who confound us every year. Players we just can't figure out. Beller, Jake and Funston dig into six such players who fit that mold on this episode of The Athletic Fantasy Football Podcast. Follow Beller on Twitter: @MBeller Follow Jake on Twitter: @allinkid Follow Funston on Twitter: @BrandonFunston Subscribe to The Athletic Fantasy Football Podcast... Apple: https://bit.ly/TAFFPapple Spotify: https://bit.ly/TAFFPspotify Subscribe to our YouTube channel: http://bit.ly/AthleticFantasy Email us: tafantasysports@gmail.com