One MANS Opinion with Jeff Mans

The holiday season always brings out the sentimental version of Jeff Mans, and this week is no different. Mans reflects on his 2025 year as a whole and how dealing with quite a bit of personal tragedy shaped the sports seasons for him. Jeff discusses the Colts' signing of 44-year-old QB Philip Rivers and wonders what this means for their playoff chances. With the fantasy football playoffs upon us, Mans breaks down some of the best streamer options in week 15 to help make better lineup decisions. As usual, he has his week 15 NFL power rankings, which lead to a deeper conversation about which teams actually have a realistic shot at making it to Super Bowl 60. Jeff also does a quick round of AMA in which he answers dozens of questions ranging from coaching scheme adjustments, parenting advice, DFS lineup building, players to target in fantasy football in 2026, the best advice he got from his parents growing up, and so much more. As always, Mans gives out his week 15 survivor pick and his Thursday Night Football best of the week for the Falcons/Buccaneers matchup. Remember to share the show with a friend, hit the like, favorite, heart, thumbs up, subscribe, and comment buttons for this episode!

Jeff Mans is fired up this week after the news that Lane Kiffin is fleeing Ole Miss to become the new head coach at LSU. Many people do not fully realize just how regulated college football is and are missing the bigger picture on why a coach like Kiffin felt he had to take the LSU job despite having to abandon his current players, coaches, and supporters at Ole Miss. Yes, there is plenty of NFL and fantasy football talk this week too, as Mans recaps a wild Thanksgiving week, counts down the top 10 waiver wire pickups, and speculates on which NFL teams will fire their coach at the end of this season. He even offers up some of his best available head coaching candidates for 2026. His Chicago Bears find themselves as the #1 seed in the NFC right now, so how high have they climbed in his latest power rankings? As always, Jeff gives out his survivor picks of the week and his favorite bet for Thursday Night Football, sure to be a classic between the Cowboys and Lions this week. Remember to share the show with a friend, hit the like, favorite, heart, thumbs up, subscribe, and comment buttons for this episode!

It’s Thanksgiving week, and that means a ton of football being played during our holiday dinners and Friday shopping escapades. So, Jeff Mans is bringing us his turkey week special by focusing on what matters most: family, football, and finances. Jeff tells some tales of his Thanksgivings growing up in Chicago, including one family member who showed him what it meant to be a leader. Then he discusses some of the NFL players returning from injury this week, including Omarion Hampton, Trey Benson, Isiah Pacheco, and Jayden Reed, and what their fantasy impact will be. As usual, Mans provides his week 13 power rankings and his top waiver wire pickups of the week. Then he dives into the updated Fantasy Football Depth Chart to give everybody a look at the most and least valuable players over the final six weeks of the season. This is a defining week for those left in survivor contests, so Mans sorts out the best plays for the Thursday and Sunday slates this week. He also has a small taste of his favorite bets and DFS plays for the Thanksgiving Day NFL games. Remember to share the show with a friend, hit the like, favorite, heart, thumbs up, subscribe, and comment buttons for this episode!

Just when you thought that the fantasy sports, DFS, and sports betting space couldn’t get any weirder, something comes along and makes you question everything. Jeff Mans gives his thoughts on the latest scandal in the sports betting space and teaches us what to look for and to look out for so that you are not the next one scammed. Then he dives into the rash of injuries across the NFL this week, including what the modified offenses of Pittsburgh, Houston, Atlanta, New York Jets, and Cleveland could look like. Jeff has the top 10 waiver wire pickups of the week and his completely revamped NFL power rankings heading into week 12. Mans also takes a peek at the current 2026 NFL Draft order and speculates on who some of the top picks could be. As promised, Mans has an update on which NFL backfields are scoring the most and least fantasy points this season and breaks down the handcuffs we must have right now. As always, Jeff gives out his survivor pick of the week and reveals his best bet for Thursday Night Football between the Bills and Texans this week. Remember to share the show with a friend, hit the like, favorite, heart, thumbs up, subscribe, and comment buttons for this episode!

The biggest scourge in fantasy sports today is crowd-sourcing. Jeff Mans explains why jumping from site to site and analyst to analyst may seem like a good idea, but how it is likely ruining your performance, specifically in daily fantasy and sports betting. After that, Jeff hits the news of the week, including reactions to the Giants' firing of head coach Brian Daboll, Travis Hunter being out for the season, JK Dobbins' injury prognosis, and the possible return of Joe Burrow. Mans gives out his week 11 power rankings with quite a few changes at both the top and bottom this week. As usual, there are the top 10 waiver wire pickups of the week and some pointed thoughts on the misinterpretation of the Rams' backfield. Jeff then compares the fantasy football leaderboard by position for the full season to the leaders over the last four weeks to uncover which players are on the rise and which have fallen off dramatically. As always, he provides his survivor team pick for week 11 and his Thursday Night Football bet of the week for the Jets and Patriots. Remember to share the show with a friend, hit the like, favorite, heart, thumbs up, subscribe, and comment buttons for this episode!

The NFL trade deadline came and went with a flurry of activity across the league. Jeff Mans breaks down every deal made and gives the immediate and long-term fantasy football impact here. We also had history made this week as Kyler Murray became the most expensive QB ever benched by the team that signed him to that contract as the Cardinals elected to roll with Jacoby Brissett for the immediate future. Mans shares his thoughts on how this impacts the Cardinals' offense and Kyler Murray’s long-term future as well. As always, Jeff gives out his top 10 waiver wire targets for week 10 and a couple of buy-low players too. Then he dives into some advanced stats for running backs to identify which are helping their own cause and are being undervalued right now, while also spotting a couple who are overachieving through the first half of the season. As always, Mans gives out his survivor pick of the week and his favorite bet for Thursday Night Football between the Raiders and Broncos this week. Remember to share the show with a friend, hit the like, favorite, heart, thumbs up, subscribe, and comment buttons for this episode!

While it’s not exactly halftime of the 2025 NFL season yet, it is the halfway point of the fantasy football season, and Jeff Mans is here to give his takes on everything that has happened so far and what is to come. First off, he reacts to the Baltimore Ravens' fake injury report from last week, the Saints' benching of Spencer Rattler, and his annoyance at QBs who throw short of the first down. Mans gives out his top five trade candidates with the NFL trade deadline approaching, including the best and worst landing spots for those key players. He has his midseason power rankings ready to go, and goes off on a certain team he believed in last week, who now has the biggest drop this week. As always, Jeff counts down his top 10 waiver wire pickups of the week. Then he provides his midseason report card on how his seasonal leagues, DFS earnings, and betting record have fared so far. Finally, it is time for the week nine survivor team and his Ravens/Dolphins Thursday Night bet of the week. Remember to share the show with a friend, hit the like, favorite, heart, thumbs up, subscribe, and comment buttons for this episode!

It’s “bye-mageddon” time in fantasy football as the NFL sees six teams off in week eight. Jeff Mans is here to help guide us through all of those tough roster and lineup decisions facing us this week. He provides his top five streaming options at each position and a few other under-the-radar players who could help us make it through. Jeff also gives out his weekly NFL power rankings and wonders why there are only four serious Super Bowl candidates, as he sees it this year. Then it is time for a huge round of “Ask Mans Anything,” where the questions range from fantasy football disappointments to his days of playing music in Chicago to whether it's appropriate to use a bidet in a public bathroom. As always, Mans gives out his top 10 waiver wire pickups, his all-in survivor pick for week eight, and his Thursday Night Football bet for the Vikings and Chargers this week. Remember to share the show with a friend, hit the like, favorite, heart, thumbs up, subscribe, and comment buttons for this episode!

Jeff Mans doesn’t believe in rest-of-season rankings in fantasy football, so he provides us with something better: the fantasy football depth chart. These are the players that are the most valuable for the rest of the season, taking into account health, schedule, game scripts, and projected fantasy scoring between now and the end of the year. He also unveils his first NFL team power rankings of the year, so get ready to be big mad about how he ranks your favorite team right now. Jeff also discusses the injuries to Garrett Wilson, Emeka Egbuka, and DJ Moore, as well as the returns of Mike Evans, George Kittle, and Rashee Rice. As always, he has the top 10 waiver wire pickups of the week. Then, Mans has a discussion about sports betting and the good and bad aspects of it before giving out his week seven survivor pick and his Thursday Night Football bet for the Steelers and Bengals. Remember to share the show with a friend, hit the like, favorite, heart, thumbs up, subscribe, and comment buttons for this episode!

Jeff Mans presses the rewind button on the 2025 fantasy football season and reviews how the top 50 overall draft picks have fared so far this season. This leads to some interesting evaluations of players who feel like they are underperforming but aren’t, and others who, on the surface, have been “fine” but are actually tanking us. Mans gives his thoughts on the Browns trading QB Joe Flacco to Cincinnati and who replaces Omarion Hampton in the Chargers backfield. Jeff also updates us on which teams have scored the most fantasy points from their wide receivers so far this season, which outlines the best and worst WR investments right now. As always, he provides the top 10 waiver wire pickups of the week as well as his survivor pick and Thursday Night Football bet for the Eagles and Giants in week six.  Remember to share the show with a friend, hit the like, favorite, heart, thumbs up, subscribe, and comment buttons for this episode!

The NFL regular season is already four weeks in, and it is time to check in on everything we’ve learned and the results of our fantasy leagues, DFS, and betting so far. Jeff Mans reviews how each of his 16 fantasy leagues is going so far and gives out some strategies that he is implementing in the ones that he is on top of, and for those where his teams are struggling. He also reviews how the DFS season is going so far and announces a change in preferred contest type as a result. Mans also breaks down his betting record so far and uncovers which bet types are working and which have been faltering. Jeff checks in on the running backs across the NFL and breaks down which team’s backfields are producing the most and least fantasy points this season. Injuries to Lamar Jackson, Malik Nabers, and Tyreek Hill are devastating for fantasy managers, so Jeff takes us through how to survive and thrive even after losing key players. As always, he has his top 10 waiver wire pickups of the week, the week five survivor pick, and his Thursday Night Football bet of the week between the 49ers and Rams. Remember to share the show with a friend, hit the like, favorite, heart, thumbs up, subscribe, and comment buttons for this episode!

This week, Jeff Mans dives into a topic that gets little to no attention early on, and that is defensive matchups. Even though it’s only been three weeks, there are several defenses across the NFL that have identified themselves as being either very good or very poor against the run or pass. The earlier we identify this, the sooner we can make better matchup decisions in fantasy football. Speaking of defenses, you will not believe who the highest scoring DSTs are in fantasy football right now. Jeff goes over the list and wonders why any leagues are still using this archaic position in 2025. Week three has also brought us a ton of injured players. Jeff goes over the injury list for week four and discusses the timeline for each player and who we can count on to replace them during that span. As always, Mans gives out his top 10 waiver wire pickups of the week and even a few tips on getting ahead of the bye weeks that start in week five. Assuming you survived the Green Bay loss last week, Mans also has his survivor contest play and gives out another Thursday Night Football bet this time for the Seahawks and Cardinals. Remember to share the show with a friend, hit the like, favorite, heart, thumbs up, subscribe, and comment buttons for this episode!

Six of the top quarterbacks in the NFL are hurt, causing sheer panic in the fantasy football streets. Jeff Mans dives deep into each injured QB and discusses the timeline, real-life, and fantasy impact of each. Mans resets his rest of season QB rankings and contemplates whether scooping up a backup QB is a good idea in this day and age. He also breaks down what happens now in the Washington and Minnesota backfields after injuries to Austin Ekeler and Aaron Jones. As usual, Jeff counts down his top 10 waiver wire pickups for week three and sprinkles in a few buy-low and sell-high players as well. He also looks into the top fantasy performers and each position over the first two weeks and talks about who we can count on and who will fall off soon. As always, Mans has his survivor pick and backup pick of the week. He also gives out his three-team parlay for the Thursday Night Football game between the Dolphins and Bills. Remember to share the show with a friend, hit the like, favorite, heart, thumbs up, subscribe, and comment buttons for this episode!

Week one is in the books, and Jeff Mans gives out a quick takeaway or two, or three on all 32 NFL teams from their first game of the 2025 NFL season. He also reacts to the news of Tank Bigsby being traded to Philadelphia and what this does for the Eagles and Jaguars backfields. Mans also has some early-season advice for those that are playing in the Guillotine format, especially the first-timers out there, of which there are many. Jeff also presses the “rewind” button to week two of 2024 and recounts the top scorers, waiver pickups, and how they finished the season from then on. As always, he has his top 10 week two waiver wire pickups and a few buy-low players going forward. Jeff also digs into the snap counts for each team's running backs and gives his thoughts on which RBs are trending up and down as a result. As always, Mans gives out his survivor pick for week two and has another Thursday Night Football bet for the Commanders/Packers game this week. Remember to share the show with a friend, hit the like, favorite, heart, thumbs up, subscribe, and comment buttons for this episode!

Jeff Mans has projected every single play of every single game of the 2025 NFL regular and postseason and reveals those results this week. He breaks down all of the biggest surprises and disappointments of the season and puts his Super Bowl 60 prediction on tape. All 32 NFL teams' records are revealed, as well as every major award winner. Since there are still fantasy football drafts going on, Mans gives out some last-minute advice, including a handful of players who are well-positioned for early-season production. Then it is time to break down week one as Jeff gives out his first Thursday Night Football bet of the season and his choice for survivor contests for opening week. Mans also goes over a checklist of NFL contests and games that are either free to enter and/or have substantially better odds to win this season. It’s the final preseason episode and the one where we “say it with our chests” before all chaos breaks out this season. Remember to share the show with a friend, hit the like, favorite, heart, thumbs up, subscribe, and comment buttons for this episode!

Fantasy Football Draft Week kicks off with Jeff Mans reviewing the entire list of NFL players who were cut, put on the physically unable to perform (PUP) list, and placed on injured reserve. He breaks down the winners and losers of some notable training camp and roster battles here as well. He reacts to the Terry McLaurin singing, the Brian Robinson trade, Joe Mixon being put on IR, and the return of Amari Cooper to the Raiders. Mans breaks down how he is drafting the Houston, Cleveland, and Washington backfields and gives some final thoughts on the latest ADP movement across fantasy football. Jeff also reveals his most and least drafted players so far this season. Then it is time for the annual look at some contract year players who are free agents in 2026 and thus are playing with a lot of incentive this season. Mans has his final draft tips this week, as we head into the final big week of fantasy football drafts before the start of the 2025 NFL season. Remember to share the show with a friend, hit the like, favorite, heart, thumbs up, subscribe, and comment buttons for this episode!

It’s crunch time in fantasy football as many of us head into our drafts over the next couple of weeks, so Jeff Mans loaded up this episode with information. This week, Mans starts out with his reactions to the Colts and Browns announcing their week one starting QBs and breaks down which players it helps and hurts the most from a real-life and fantasy football perspective. He also breaks down his latest ranking updates on Fantasy Guru dot com, including the players that he has moved up and down the most over the last week. Then it is time to focus on the least talked about part of our drafts, and that is the later rounds. Jeff provides some advice and strategies for the late rounds, as well as his top 13 favorite late-round selections. We also get the inside scoop on Drafters $2.5 million best ball contest and why it might be the best investment any of us will make this season. Jeff also reveals how he got in “trouble” twice already this week and some behind-the-scenes drama on the Elite Sports Show. Remember to share the show with a friend, hit the like, favorite, heart, thumbs up, subscribe, and comment buttons for this episode!

One week of the NFL preseason is in the bag, and Jeff Mans has his takeaways to share from all the games this week. He will also discuss some of the latest NFL news, including injury updates, backup QB performances, and social media nonsense about Breece Hall and Kaleb Johnson. Mans also has a preview of Fantasy Football Training Camp coming up this week at FantasyGuru.com, and a grand prize for winning the league that you’ll have to hear for yourself. Jeff also goes over the list of his toughest NFL players to grade this season at each position and discusses what makes them such hit-or-miss fantasy players in 2025. He also reveals his annual list of fantasy football sleepers with a focus on picks #100-200 overall. Mans breaks down his King’s Classic Auction Draft and discusses exactly where he feels that he went wrong on several of the bids at the RB and WR positions. It’s another jammed pack show, so remember to share the show with a friend, hit the like, favorite, heart, thumbs up, subscribe, and comment buttons for this episode!

It’s time to put away the toys and hobbies and get down to business as Jeff Mans reveals his blueprint to winning our fantasy football leagues in 2025. His draft plan or “MANSifesto” is live in print form over on Fantasy Guru dot com, but Jeff provides an audio version here that covers the round-by-round selections. In each round, Mans provides the best values, biggest risks, draft pockets, best upside, and a player he is avoiding. Along the way, he drafts two teams. One that he calls the “perfect draft,” in which, if everything falls perfectly, that is the optimal team. Then he takes the All-Mans Team, which is comprised of players he likes most at those given spots. This week, he also discusses his recent road trip to Las Vegas, the Circa Survivor and Millions contests, and some NFL training camp news. Jeff also does an impromptu scouting report on a running back that is making big waves this summer and who reminds him of another seventh-round RB who broke out in Isiah Pacheco. This running back also comes with his very own self-imposed nickname, so he fits right in. Remember to share the show with a friend, hit the like, favorite, heart, thumbs up, subscribe, and comment button for this episode!

As we inch closer and closer to the start of the 2025 NFL regular season, Jeff Mans packs another podcast full of useful fantasy football information. This week, Mans is breaking down the top 24 most fantasy-relevant NFL Training Camp Battles and discussing which players and situations he is investing in this season. As promised last week, Jeff has a full breakdown of the most vacated carries, touches, and opportunities for NFL running backs heading into 2025. He also touches on the latest ADP trends around redraft and best ball formats over the past couple of weeks. Speaking of best ball, Mans offers up some of his favorite “best ball player pool breakers” of 2025 this week. These are players who are usually not drafted in a typical 18-20 round best ball draft, but who provide us a massive advantage if we are the only teams who have them even in play. Remember to share the show with a friend, hit the like, favorite, heart, thumbs up, subscribe, and comment button for this episode!