The Late-Round Fantasy Football Podcast

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.

The Show: Thursday Night Football Reactions, Week 1 Bold Predictions, and More

On this week's Late-Round Fantasy Football Show, JJ and co-host David Kitchen look into news and notes across the league, talk a bit about the Cowboys-Eagles game, dig into some bold predictions for Week 1, and so much more. See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

09-06
01:06:42

Late-Round Perspectives: Jake Ciely

The Athletic's Jake Ciely joins Perspectives to talk about mistakes drafters made this season, tons of controversial players, his top breakout offense, and so much more.   Order the Late-Round Draft Guide on LateRound.com, and make sure to sign up for the free newsletter.See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

09-05
01:08:39

1014: Mailbag - Managing Early-Season Breakouts, Navigating Depth Charts, and More

On this week's mailbag episode, JJ talks about what he looks for in ambigous backfields, how he manages early-season breakouts, the importance of depth charts, and more.   Order the Late-Round Draft Guide on LateRound.com, and make sure to sign up for the free newsletter.See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

09-05
19:09

1013: Week 1 Sleepers

After making an announcement about a format change to the sleepers episode, JJ looks at a handful of quarterbacks, running backs, wide receivers, and tight ends who may be sitting on your waiver wire despite strong Week 1 matchups.   Order the Late-Round Draft Guide on LateRound.com, and make sure to sign up for the free newsletter.See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

09-04
18:18

1012: 10 Trends for Week 1

JJ talks about the Packers offense, Jacory Croskey-Merritt, quarterback predictability, and more on the first 10 Trends episode of the season.   Order the Late-Round Draft Guide on LateRound.com, and make sure to sign up for the free newsletter.See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

09-03
14:35

1011: 15 Transactions for Week 1

The weekly 15 Transactions episode is back and better than ever. JJ talks about moves you can make before Week 1 begins, including a sneaky running back add that isn't getting enough attention.   Order the Late-Round Draft Guide on LateRound.com, and make sure to sign up for the free newsletter.See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

09-02
26:31

Podcast Schedule for the 2025 Season

JJ quickly discusses what to expect from the podcast during the 2025 season, including a new addition to the rotation.See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

09-01
02:35

1010: Mailbag - The Houston Backfield, Jalen Coker's Value, and More

Who should you target in the Houston backfield? Is there ever a time to reach for players during a positional run in a draft? Who does the Adam Thielen trade help most in Carolina? JJ answers those questions -- and more -- on this week's mailbag episode.   Order the Late-Round Draft Guide on LateRound.com, and make sure to sign up for the free newsletter.See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

08-29
19:32

Becoming a Best Ball Bro: Does It Have to End?

It's the Season 2 finale of Becoming a Best Ball Bro, where JJ shares his (mostly) final exposures for the $15M Millionaire contest over on DraftKings. He talks with Rich about a big miss in his portfolio, and there's one backfield where he's very one-sided. Oh, and his top wide receiver? It might shock you.   Order the Late-Round Draft Guide on LateRound.com, and make sure to sign up for the free newsletter.See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

08-27
49:04

1009: Bold Predictions

JJ goes over 10 bold predictions that he's making for the 2025 fantasy football season.   Order the Late-Round Draft Guide on LateRound.com, and make sure to sign up for the free newsletter.See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

08-26
23:40

Late-Round Perspectives: Andy Holloway

Andy Holloway of the Fantasy Footballers joins the show to talk about the success of the Fantasy Footballers Podcast, how he's sorting through various ambiguous backfields, his favorite draft strategies for 2025, and so much more.    Order the Late-Round Draft Guide on LateRound.com, and make sure to sign up for the free newsletter.See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

08-22
01:05:48

Becoming a Best Ball Bro: Leaning Into the Hype?

JJ and Rich kick off the show and have a short talk about things happening in the best ball world before 4for4 Fantasy Football's Connor Allen joins. Conner explains how he approaches the Milly Maker this late during draft season, how he handles hyped players, whether he cares about the preseason, and so much more.   Order the Late-Round Draft Guide on LateRound.com, and make sure to sign up for the free newsletter.See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

08-20
57:29

1008: Risers and Fallers

To better prepare for your fantasy football drafts -- and to get on the same page -- JJ looks at the players who've risen and fallen most in his rankings over the last couple of months.   Order the Late-Round Draft Guide on LateRound.com, and make sure to sign up for the free newsletter.See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

08-19
20:21

1007: Mailbag - Auction Draft Strategy, A Surprising Player to Avoid, and More

On this week's mailbag episode, JJ talks through auction draft strategy, Keenan Allen's fantasy football value, a surprising player he's mostly avoiding this year, and more.   Order the Late-Round Draft Guide on LateRound.com, and make sure to sign up for the free newsletter.See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

08-15
21:00

Becoming a Best Ball Bro: Differentiating for the Playoffs?

JJ and Rich discuss the biggest training camp average draft position risers before best ball aficionado Tod Burros joins the show. Tod talks about his new approach to best ball drafting, how he differentiates from the field, the importance of bye weeks, and so much more.   Order the Late-Round Draft Guide on LateRound.com, and make sure to sign up for the free newsletter.See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

08-13
01:12:12

1006: Players to Avoid

JJ chats with Establish the Run's Evan Silva about 10 different players they're avoiding -- at cost -- in fantasy football drafts this season.   Order the Late-Round Draft Guide on LateRound.com, and make sure to sign up for the free newsletter.See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

08-12
57:50

Late-Round Perspectives: Shawn Siegele Returns

JJ is joined by RotoViz's Shawn Siegele to talk about the changing fantasy football landscape, the importance of elite tight ends, wide receiver average draft position, and so much more.   Order the Late-Round Draft Guide on LateRound.com, and make sure to sign up for the free newsletter.See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

08-08
01:25:47

Becoming a Best Ball Bro: Changing Approaches in August?

Has the hype gotten out of control with Jacory Croskey-Merritt? JJ and Rich discuss that -- and more -- to kick off the show. Then, Matthew Betz of the Fantasy Footballers joins to talk about how his draft approach changes in August, elite tight ends, top stacks, and so much more.     Order the Late-Round Draft Guide on LateRound.com, and make sure to sign up for the free newsletter.See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

08-06
01:07:09

1005: Players to Target

JJ is joined by Sharp Football Analysis' Rich Hribar to give you 10 players you should be looking to target in fantasy football drafts this season.   Order the Late-Round Draft Guide on LateRound.com, and make sure to sign up for the free newsletter.See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

08-05
01:09:29

1004: Mailbag - Jordan Mason's Value, Elijah Arroyo's Outlook, and More

On this week's mailbag episode, JJ looks into Jordan Mason's value, Elijah Arroyo's interesting situation, TJ Hockenson's ceiling, and more.   Order the Late-Round Draft Guide on LateRound.com, and make sure to sign up for the free newsletter.See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

08-01
19:08

Sgentlemanjack

I hate the forced, fake BS conversations at the beginning . skip the nonsense. NO ONE CARES. give us useful FF stats, analytics, notes & opinion..

09-06 Reply

Randall Lawrence

Almost went there but stopped short of talking about TE Premium leagues. Would be great to hear how that elevated (1.5) ppr changes the thought process draftwise.

03-27 Reply

Randall Lawrence

Would be awesome to get your take on footballguys contests. One player from each team thru the SB. TE premium.

01-11 Reply

E L

if you don't know anything about jj, he is one of the best um the business. he takes more deep dives into the statsv than any other analyst that i am aware of and his record of success exceeds most in the business. if you want a leg up on your league, listen to this podcast.

07-14 Reply

Keymer Wilingham

You're comparing fantasy football points to actually being a good football player and helpful to a team. You may not realize it but in the first few minutes that's all you're doing. The film guys who've been doing it forever don't need empathy because they're not looking for specific fantasy football production which is all anyone's models are based off of.

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