CFF All Day Podcast

Week 8 is in the books, and if you missed Saturday, this episode gets you caught up before waivers run Tuesday. We walk through the five biggest fantasy stories of the week. That includes a backup quarterback who ran for more than 250 yards in his first career start, and four backfields that changed hands overnight. Then we dig into the numbers underneath the fantasy points: which players are getting the opportunities, and which ones are turning them into big plays. Some of the names leading those lists are still sitting on your waiver wire. We also grade ourselves. Last Monday’s waiver list, every call from Friday’s rankings and, for the first time, our defense rankings, and one of those tests surprised us. We close with the Week 9 waiver top 10, who’s heating up, who not to panic about and the byes and weeknight games that can sink your lineup if you’re not ready.

It’s rankings day for Week 8 of college fantasy football.First, the CFF fallout from Thursday night: George Pettaway’s hamstring injury, Marcus Stokes’ 39.9-point night in Memphis’ overtime win, and the touchdown games you shouldn’t chase. Then a walkthrough of how the rankings are built. Every player starts with his role, and the matchup has to be soft on the season and since Week 5.Then the rankings: every Smash Play, plus the top Role Win and top Matchup Dart at QB, RB, WR, TE and DST. That includes Cale Hellums and Dilin Jones at #1, why Umari Hatcher doesn’t need a particular quarterback, and why JC French is a pass against Texas Tech.The full rankings, five deep at every position, go up on X right after the episode drops.

It’s CFF Lab Day, and it starts with accountability. All 18 of Tuesday night’s start/sit calls get graded: Isaiah Myers’ 242-yard explosion, the wins on JJ Kohl and Toby Payne, and the three backfield calls that blew up.Then the waiver market. The biggest risers and fallers in Fantrax since Monday, which moves the market got right, and which drops were overreactions you can take advantage of.The New Mexico State at Sam Houston preview gets you set for tonight.Then into the lab, with two new studies. The Climbers: players whose targets, routes or backfield share have gone up three straight games, before the points show it. It’s the list that flagged Connor Lair and Devonte Lyons before Tuesday night. And Role Plus Matchup: players with a real role facing a bottom-30 defense this weekend, using the new 138-team points-allowed rankings.

Week 8 kicks off tonight, so the show starts with start/sit for all three Tuesday games: Missouri State at Delaware, Middle Tennessee at FIU, and South Alabama at Marshall. Who to trust, who to sit, the quarterback situations still unsettled at Delaware and Marshall, and the favorite play of the night.Then the debut of the CFF All Day points-allowed rankings: all 138 FBS defenses ranked against QBs, RBs, WRs and TEs. You’ll hear how they’re built, why you can trust them, and the toughest and softest defense at every position. Every rank comes with its receipts, plus the Saturday matchups worth circling.To close: four receivers who ran routes like starters in Week 7, before your league catches on.

Week 7 is in the books, and this episode covers what happened and what to do about it.Washington State benched its starting quarterback for freshman Owen Eshelman. Receiver Branden Ganashamoorthy then drew 18 targets, the most in the country, and he’s rostered in 1% of leagues. Cincinnati and West Virginia combined for 87 points, and Texas State’s Torrance Burgess Jr. was the top scorer in college football. Starting running backs were missing all over the country, including Florida State’s Ousmane Kromah, who’s now out for the season.We grade last Monday’s waiver list and every call from Friday’s rankings, good and bad. We also debut Room Rankings, a new segment on the busiest receiver, tight end, running back and quarterback rooms in the country.Then it’s the early waiver look, with every add’s Week 8 matchup, plus the Week 8 byes and who to stash while their teams are off. Waivers run Tuesday, so listen before you put in your claims.Fantasy points tell us who to investigate. Usage tells us who to believe.