Draft Sharks - Fantasy Football Podcast

Week 1 gave us plenty of surprises. Now it’s time to figure out which ones actually matter for your fantasy football team.Matt Schauf and Jared Smola of DraftSharks.com break down the top fantasy football waiver wire targets for Week 2, including Kaelon Black’s surprising workload, Tre Harris’ opportunity, and more.We’ll also hit our favorite defenses to stream for Week 2 and look ahead to a Week 3 DST you might want to stash before your league mates catch on.And remember: The best waiver pickup depends on the specifics of your situation. Sync your league at DraftSharks.com and let the Free Agent Finder identify the best available players for your scoring, lineup, and roster settings.TIMESTAMPS0:00 Intro0:07 Kaelon Black3:54 DeVaughn Vele7:08 Tre Harris9:25 Caleb Douglas14:31 Michael Mayer18:32 Week 2 streaming defense21:30 Week 3 streaming defenseEPISODE LINKS:Week 2 streaming defenseFree Agent Finder DRAFT SHARKS - YOUR UNFAIR ADVANTAGEAward-winning fantasy football rankings, projections and draft tools. Live-draft sync, player analysis, draft strategies and expert advice to dominate your leagues.HELPFUL LINKSDraft War Room - Featuring Live Draft SyncThink of the Draft War Room as a “dynamic fantasy football cheat sheet”. As you draft, your live-synced Draft War Room automatically updates your board as players are selected. Award Winning Fantasy Football RankingsWe calculate floor, ceiling, and consensus projections for all fantasy-relevant players. These projections all feed into our 3D Value system. 3D Values are calculated using a cross-positional algorithm based on your exact league setup and scoring. Mock Draft SimulatorOur Mock Draft Simulator will help you prepare for your upcoming drafts, allowing for a customized setup to fit your specific league settings. Trade Calculator and Trade Value ChartsWe made winning fantasy football trades easy. Powered by real-time player stats, our award-winning 3D projections and expert rankings, these trade tools assign each player a value based on your league's unique scoring system.

Need some start or sit help for Week 1 of the NFL season?Matt Schauf and Jared Smola of DraftSharks.com look at some of the week’s most difficult lineup decisions, including what to do with George Kittle, Jeremiyah Love, MarShawn Lloyd and more.We’re also digging into the matchups at play in Patriots-Seahawks and Rams-49ers. Plus we’ll reveal a sneaky Week 1 starter at tight end and a key waiver-wire stash. TIMESTAMPS0:00 Intro0:41 Start or sit Rhamondre Stevenson3:24 Start or sit Jadarian Price6:16 Seahawks DB changes8:06 Start or sit Drake Maye?9:19 Start or sit George Kittle?11:16 Start or sit Mike Evans?14:08 Christian McCaffrey16:22 Start or sit Matthew Stafford?20:31 Start or sit Jeremiyah Love?22:46 Start or sit Mike Washington?25:28 Start or sit Jonathon Brooks? Chuba Hubbard?27:26 Start or sit MarShawn Lloyd?29:26 Start or sit Jayden Reed and Matthew Golden?32:08 Start or sit Emeka Egbuka?34:46 Start or sit Michael Wilson and Marvin Harrison Jr.?38:33 Start or sit Malik Nabers?41:50 Sneaky Week 1 starter at tight end44:29 Week 1 waiver wire stash EPISODE LINKS:Fantasy football Week 1 rankingsFantasy Football Who to Start toolGet your Team Dashboard  DRAFT SHARKS - YOUR UNFAIR ADVANTAGEAward-winning fantasy football rankings, projections and draft tools. Live-draft sync, player analysis, draft strategies and expert advice to dominate your leagues.HELPFUL LINKSDraft War Room - Featuring Live Draft SyncThink of the Draft War Room as a “dynamic fantasy football cheat sheet”. As you draft, your live-synced Draft War Room automatically updates your board as players are selected. Award Winning Fantasy Football RankingsWe calculate floor, ceiling, and consensus projections for all fantasy-relevant players. These projections all feed into our 3D Value system. 3D Values are calculated using a cross-positional algorithm based on your exact league setup and scoring. Mock Draft SimulatorOur Mock Draft Simulator will help you prepare for your upcoming drafts, allowing for a customized setup to fit your specific league settings. Trade Calculator and Trade Value ChartsWe made winning fantasy football trades easy. Powered by real-time player stats, our award-winning 3D projections and expert rankings, these trade tools assign each player a value based on your league's unique scoring system.

Looking for 2026 IDP sleepers? Matt Schauf breaks down four defenders who could outperform their draft-day price.DeMarvion Overshown brings top-12 upside in his return from injury to lead a trio of LBs, plus a veteran DB with enticing rebound potentialFind out which IDP sleepers belong on your fantasy football draft list.TIMESTAMPS0:00 Intro1:04 DeMarvion Overshown2:46 Nakobe Dean6:15 Minkah Fitzpatrick9:29 Josiah TrotterEPISODE LINKS:IDP SleepersIDP RankingsGet your Draft War Room  DRAFT SHARKS - YOUR UNFAIR ADVANTAGEAward-winning fantasy football rankings, projections and draft tools. Live-draft sync, player analysis, draft strategies and expert advice to dominate your leagues.HELPFUL LINKSDraft War Room - Featuring Live Draft SyncThink of the Draft War Room as a “dynamic fantasy football cheat sheet”. As you draft, your live-synced Draft War Room automatically updates your board as players are selected. Award Winning Fantasy Football RankingsWe calculate floor, ceiling, and consensus projections for all fantasy-relevant players. These projections all feed into our 3D Value system. 3D Values are calculated using a cross-positional algorithm based on your exact league setup and scoring. Mock Draft SimulatorOur Mock Draft Simulator will help you prepare for your upcoming drafts, allowing for a customized setup to fit your specific league settings. Trade Calculator and Trade Value ChartsWe made winning fantasy football trades easy. Powered by real-time player stats, our award-winning 3D projections and expert rankings, these trade tools assign each player a value based on your league's unique scoring system.

Looking for some last-minute fantasy football sleepers? Matt Schauf and Jared Smola of DraftSharks.com break down their favorite late-round targets, including De’Zhaun Stribling, KC Concepcion, Jordan Mason, and some high-upside RB picks. These are players you can target in the double-digit rounds of your fantasy football draft, and some might even be sitting on waivers if you’ve already drafted. We dig into which sleepers have the clearest paths to bigger roles, which RBs could explode with one injury, and why Tyjae Spears might be one of the biggest values in fantasy drafts right now. We also explain how Upside Mode works in the Draft Sharks Draft War Room. As your draft moves into the later rounds, Upside Mode puts more weight on ceiling and helps identify the high-upside picks who can turn a good fantasy football draft into a league winner. Sync your league at DraftSharks.com to get personalized rankings and a Draft War Room built specifically for your league.  TIMESTAMPS 0:00 Intro 1:07 De’Zhaun Stribling 5:11 KC Concepcion 8:47 Jordan Mason 11:43 Tyjae Spears 14:02 Emmett Johnson 16:35 Jonah Coleman 20:20 Justice Hill   EPISODE LINKS: Fantasy football sleepers Fantasy football rankings Fantasy football ADP Fantasy Environment Score Get Your Draft War Room DRAFT SHARKS - YOUR UNFAIR ADVANTAGEAward-winning fantasy football rankings, projections and draft tools. Live-draft sync, player analysis, draft strategies and expert advice to dominate your leagues.HELPFUL LINKSDraft War Room - Featuring Live Draft SyncThink of the Draft War Room as a “dynamic fantasy football cheat sheet”. As you draft, your live-synced Draft War Room automatically updates your board as players are selected. Award Winning Fantasy Football RankingsWe calculate floor, ceiling, and consensus projections for all fantasy-relevant players. These projections all feed into our 3D Value system. 3D Values are calculated using a cross-positional algorithm based on your exact league setup and scoring. Mock Draft SimulatorOur Mock Draft Simulator will help you prepare for your upcoming drafts, allowing for a customized setup to fit your specific league settings. Trade Calculator and Trade Value ChartsWe made winning fantasy football trades easy. Powered by real-time player stats, our award-winning 3D projections and expert rankings, these trade tools assign each player a value based on your league's unique scoring system.

The AFC West closes out our 2026 fantasy football division previews, and there’s plenty to sort through before your draft. Matt Schauf and Jared Smola of DraftSharks.com break down the Broncos, Chiefs, Raiders, and Chargers, highlighting the best fantasy football draft targets, overpriced players, and sleepers from each team. Can Jaylen Waddle and Bo Nix lift the Broncos offense? Is Kenneth Walker a value with the Chiefs? How early should you draft Ashton Jeanty and Brock Bowers? And what does Mike McDaniel’s arrival mean for Justin Herbert, Ladd McConkey, and the Chargers offense? We dig into those questions plus J.K. Dobbins, Jonah Coleman, Patrick Mahomes, Omarion Hampton, Keaton Mitchell, Quentin Johnston, and more AFC West fantasy football picks for 2026. Get the latest fantasy football rankings, player projections, and customized draft advice at DraftSharks.com. TIMESTAMPS 0:00 Intro 0:13 Denver Broncos changes 2:58 Broncos top targets 7:07 Broncos backfield 12:46 Broncos sleepers 16:23 Kansas City Chiefs changes 20:22 Chiefs top targets 25:04 Overpriced Chiefs 27:15 Chiefs sleepers 32:04 Las Vegas Raiders changes 35:00 What to do with Ashton Jeanty 41:21 Mike Washington effect 45:58 Brock Bowers 49:15 Any Raiders sleepers? 54:18 Los Angeles Chargers changes 56:24 Overpriced Chargers 1:03:44 Chargers top targets 1:09:25 Chargers sleepers EPISODE LINKS: Broncos preview Chiefs preview Raiders preview Chargers preview Fantasy Football Rankings Fantasy Football ADP Fantasy Environment Score DRAFT SHARKS - YOUR UNFAIR ADVANTAGEAward-winning fantasy football rankings, projections and draft tools. Live-draft sync, player analysis, draft strategies and expert advice to dominate your leagues.HELPFUL LINKSDraft War Room - Featuring Live Draft SyncThink of the Draft War Room as a “dynamic fantasy football cheat sheet”. As you draft, your live-synced Draft War Room automatically updates your board as players are selected. Award Winning Fantasy Football RankingsWe calculate floor, ceiling, and consensus projections for all fantasy-relevant players. These projections all feed into our 3D Value system. 3D Values are calculated using a cross-positional algorithm based on your exact league setup and scoring. Mock Draft SimulatorOur Mock Draft Simulator will help you prepare for your upcoming drafts, allowing for a customized setup to fit your specific league settings. Trade Calculator and Trade Value ChartsWe made winning fantasy football trades easy. Powered by real-time player stats, our award-winning 3D projections and expert rankings, these trade tools assign each player a value based on your league's unique scoring system.