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Fantasy Football Today Beyond the Box Score
Fantasy Football Today Beyond the Box Score
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Fantasy Football Today Beyond the Box Score is where fantasy football meets deep data. Hosted by analytics guru Jacob Gibbs and fantasy expert Dan Schneier, this show dives headfirst into the numbers, trends, and advanced metrics that actually win leagues. Whether it’s route participation, target share, or scheme tendencies, Jacob, Dan, and a rotating cast of sharp guests break it all down with a healthy dose of nerdy enthusiasm. If you’re ready to move past surface stats and get serious about your edge—this is your pod.
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Jacob and Dan dish out the info you need to know.
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Jacob and Dan explain why.
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Jacob Gibbs explains why.
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Jacob and Dan break down free agency winners & losers.
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Jacob and Dan break down the 50 BEST rookies from the 2025-26 season.
0:00 Intro & Welcome to the BTBS channel!
2:18 Rookie season takeaways & Laying the groundwork for the Top 50
9:20 Players NOT included in the Top 50 (Dishonorable mentions)
15:17 Tier 6 - Intriguing rookie seasons, not sure if it'll ever amount to anything
38:12 Tier 5 - These look like NFL level players who could be starters
1:40:55 Tier 4 - Replacement-level starters who might eventually be positive contributors
1:54:10 Tier 3 - Flashed star power, we still have incomplete information after just one year
2:11:53 Tier 2 - Extremely encouraging rookie seasons
2:49:13 Tier 1 - Colston Loveland is a superstar
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Dan and Jacob are joined by Ryan Heath and Ben Gretch to talk about how to improve your Fantasy Football game.
(0:00) Intro + Where to find Ben and Ryan
(6:28) Scheme + Youth Movement (New Coaches)
(27:42) WR2 dropoff data
(34:55) Looking forward - WR takeaways
(42:05) The psychology of Fantasy Football
(54:30) Another Ben & Ryan PLUG and stay tuned for Part 2
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Jacob and Dan are BACK breaking down some busts you may want to consider for next season.
(0:00) Intro
(4:50) Brock Bowers
(14:32) Ashton Jeanty
(21:31) Bucky Irving
(35:25) CeeDee Lamb
(45:10) Rome Odunze
(58:28) Ladd McConkey
(1:11:12) Omarion Hampton
(1:19:35) Kenneth Walker
(1:27:26) Ricky Pearsall
(1:31:19) Sam LaPorta
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Jacob, Dan and Ryan give their start/sit advice for Week 17.
(0:00) Intro
(2:01) RB rankings
(29:32) WR rankings
(49:43) QB rankings
(1:00:42) TE rankings
(1:08:44) Chat questions
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Jacob and Dan are BACK giving their waiver wire gems for Week 17.
(0:00) Intro
(1:11) What do YOU want for Christmas?
(4:20) Jacksonville Jaguars
(10:40) Chicago Bears
(22:27) Tyler Shough
(30:39) Justin Herbert
(36:02) RB waiver wire gems
(47:15) WR & TE waiver wire gems
(1:00:02) QB waiver wire gems
(1:02:56) TOP pickups this week
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Who should you start during Week 16 of fantasy football? Jacob and Ryan are back to give you their position rankings and help you with your fantasy lineups
0:00 - Intro
1:30 - Rankings for TNF
11:45 - George Pickens ranking
17:30 - WR Rankings
34:30 - TE Rankings
44:30 - RB Rankings
56:00 - Chat Questions
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Jacob and Dan answer your questions and MORE in our special-edition holiday mailbag!
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Jacob and Dan are BACK with some waiver wire gems for week 16.
(0:00) Intro
(4:08) What to do about injuries
(5:12) Patriots
(20:18) Breaking down the backfield
(50:38) Waiver Wire Gems
(1:24:53) Top 5 Week 16 starters
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Recapping Vikings-Cowboys (5:30)! Can we start Justin Jefferson or George Pickens next week? What are we seeing from J.J. McCarthy? What else stood out in last night's game? ... News and notes (22:15) with some key injury updates and then snap counts and other stats (25:10) on Trey McBride, Troy Franklin, Brian Thomas Jr. and running back splits ... Five Big Things! You gave us five players to talk about today and we analyze them and give advice for Week 16 and beyond: Trevor Lawrence (29:50), Kyle Pitts (35:15), Tyrone Tracy Jr. (40:00), Joe Burrow (46:35) and Gardner Minshew's impact on Rashee Rice (51:35) ... Email us at fantasyfootball@cbsi.com
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Who should you start during Week 15 of fantasy football? Jacob and Ryan are back to give you their position rankings and help you with your fantasy line ups
0:00 - Intro
1:40 - Running Back Rankings
19:30 - Wide Receiver Rankings
40:15 - Flex rankings
44:11 - Tight End Rankings
46:40 - Quarterback rankings
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Dan and Jacob are back again bringing you everything you need to know as the Fantasy Football playoffs begin.
(0:00) Intro
(1:36) TE recent usage + ROS Ranks/Schedule discussion
(20:02) Shedeur Sanders discussion + Fannin's long-term outlook
(39:40) Passing game usage: Saints
(46:05) Passing game usage: Giants
(58:39) Passing game usage: Patriots
(1:04:30) Passing game usage: Texans
(1:11:04) Passing game usage: Bears
(1:24:01) Backfield usage (every team)
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Join Jacob and Dan as they give their rest-of-season rankings for WR and RB and break down some biggest risers!
(4:42) RJ Harvey
(6:55) BTJ
(12:03) Harold Fannin Jr. & Shedeur Sanders
(18:10) JJ McCarthy & Minnesota Vikings
(24:50) Lamar Jackson & Baltimore Ravens
(28:46) WR Rest-of-season rankings
(1:16:14) RB Rest-of-season rankings
(1:40:49) Waiver Wire
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Recapping Texans-Chiefs (4:00) to start the show as we wonder if we can trust Patrick Mahomes and Travis Kelce in tough matchups going forward? And can we trust Woody Marks if Nick Chubb misses time? ... News and notes (18:30) and snap share/usage notes (20:30) on Harold Fannin Jr., Puka Nacua, RJ Harvey, Luther Burden, Dolphins running backs and more ... We give you Fantasy playoff outlooks (44:40) for the Colts receivers, Jared Goff, Christian Watson, Tetairoa McMillan, Michael Wilson, DK Metcalf and Emeka Egbuka ... Email us at fantasyfootball@cbsi.com
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Jacob Gibbs and Ryan Heath are back to help you with all things start/sit and matchups for Week 14 of the NFL season.
(0:00) - Intro
(1:00) - Running Back Rankings
(22:26) - Wide Receiver Rankings
(1:02:30) - Tight End Rankings
(1:07:49) - Quarterback Rankings
(1:12:00) - Flex Rankings
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Jacob and Dan are BACK taking a deep dive into some of the coaching around the league.
(0:00) Intro
(2:15) Ben Johnson & The Bears
(20:50) Lions
(31:40) Seahawks
(48:14) Patriots
(55:28) Jaguars
(1:00:29) Commanders
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Jacob and Dan are BACK with their rest of season rankings for Week 14.
(0:00) Intro
(2:11) Rams-Panthers
(23:32) Tampa Bay offense
(30:28) Jacksonville offense
(38:12) RB Rest of Season Discussion
(1:06:52) Waiver wire gems
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