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Best Fantasy Football Podcasts (2024 Review)

By Matt Schauf | Updated on Thu, 04 Jul 2024 . 9:25 AM EDT
Draft Sharks

BEST PODCAST
OVERALL

Draft Sharks

Score: 97/100

range of content
easy to digest
record of accuracy

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Honorable Mention:
UNDERDOG FANTASY

The Late Round Podcast features JJ Zachariason. We rank it among the best fantasy football podcasts.

BEST PODCAST
FOR ANALYSIS

Late Round

Score: 97/100

deep analysis
clear breakdowns
varied lengths

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Honorable Mentions:
ESPN

HARRIS FOOTBALL

We rank The Fantasy Footballers among the best fantasy football podcasts.

BEST PODCAST
FOR HUMOR

Fantasy Footballers

Score: 95/100

great rapport
easy entry
useful content

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Honorable Mention:
MATTHEW BERRY

A Definitive Review of the Best Fantasy Football Podcasts

You can trip on a crack in the sidewalk and land on another fantasy football podcast. They're all over the place. Like Philip Rivers' kids.

And a lot of them ... are not very good.

But the best fantasy football podcasts stand out for a variety of reasons. So I decided to highlight some favorites and break them down by category in this review.

 

Best Fantasy Football Podcasts (Overall)

Draft Sharks

Draft Sharks

Top Choice

Score: 97/100

Review

Draft Sharks has been doing it for a long time. DS won the FSWA's 2016 award for best football podcast, the first year the awards included the football-specific category. It features the most accurate fantasy football analysts hitting on a broad variety of fantasy topics, including redraft, dynasty, best ball -- even IDP. Before the season, the focus is on the best way to draft. In season, you can find weekly advice for working the waiver wire, making trades, and setting your lineup. A key differentiator is the length of the pods. Shorter episodes -- some even less than 10 minutes -- make it easy to fit around any schedule. Bonus: No ads. (That's right, no male-grooming tips amid your fantasy football rankings.)

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We rank The Underdog Football Show among the best fantasy football podcasts.

The Underdog Football Show

Honorable Mention

Score: 96/100

Review

Underdog Fantasy delivers several shows throughout the week in football season, with multiple voices that have included former NFL players Steve Smith Sr., Josh McCown, and Colt McCoy. The flagship show, however, is "Stats vs. Film" with Josh Norris and Hayden Winks. Honestly, it's the only show I try to make sure to catch every week. I have long admired Norris' skill for not only grinding film but also clearly communicating what he sees and connecting it with fantasy. And Winks is as good a stat guy as you'll find. I've enjoyed his work since his early days at Rotoworld. They combine strong analysis with good rapport to make fun, valuable content.

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Best Fantasy Football Podcasts for Analysis

We rank The Late Round Podcast among the best fantasy football podcasts.

The Late Round Podcast

Top Choice

Score: 97/100

Review

JJ Zachariason has won FSWA awards for both his podcasting and his writing. And it's not hard to understand why just from checking out his solo shows. Zachariason dives deep into the spreadsheets with his research, but he's able to break it down in understandable terms -- even if you didn't get your master's in economics just yet. Bonus: His primary episodes are short, nearly always less than a half-hour. That makes them even easier to consume.

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ESPN Fantasy Focus ranks among the best fantasy football podcasts.

ESPN Fantasy Focus

Honorable Mention (tie)

Score: 94/100

Review

I've been interacting with and following Mike Clay since way back when he broke in with a site long-defunct called FantasyDC.com. His rise through the industry has been impressive -- and well-deserved. He and Field Yates drive this show with authoritative info and takes. And Stephania Bell remains one of the top voices on player injuries.

Check out Fantasy Focus

 

Harris Football puts out one of the best fantasy football podcasts.

Harris Football

Honorable Mention (tie)

Score: 94/100

Review

Christopher Harris has won the FSWA award for best podcast three times, including 2021 and 2022. That kinda says it all. He's a film-driven analyst who's been at the fantasy game for a long time, including a previous eight-year run at ESPN.

Check out Harris Football

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Best Fantasy Football Podcasts for Humor

The Fantasy Footballers rank among the best fantasy football podcasts.

Fantasy Footballers

Top Choice

Score: 95/100

Review

No slight to the Footballers' knowledge. But they're a good time. That's what makes them stand out the most. Even if you didn't know they're longtime buddies who decided to start a podcast, it's pretty easy to tell. These guys even have a separate, humor-themed show called Spitballers. And who else can claim a following like the "Footclan"? (Besides Shredder, I guess.)

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Fantasy Football Happy Hour with Matthew Berry ranks among the best fantasy football podcasts for humor.

Fantasy Football Happy Hour with Matthew Berry

Honorable Mention

Score: 93/100

Review

This guy went from Hollywood screenwriter to building his own fantasy brand that ESPN bought out and now starting his own new empire. And he has kept people amused the whole way. I think my favorite iteration was actually reading the daily morning roundup on TalentedMrRoto.com back when I still played fantasy baseball. But Berry has always delivered one of the most entertaining voices in the fantasy space.

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Best Dynasty Fantasy Football Podcasts

Dynasty Life ranks as one of the best dynasty fantasy football podcasts.

Dynasty Life

Top Choice

Score: 94/100

Review

Theo Gremminger leads this newer offering from the PlayerProfiler network. He's an experienced big-money player. But he differs from many other players of a similar level by speaking from that experienced viewpoint without exuding arrogance. Gremminger further highlights that by parading in fellow experienced dynasty players and analysts to broaden the range of insights. The intro animation on the video version alone is a good time.

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Dynasty League Football puts out one of the best dynasty fantasy football podcasts.

Dynasty League Football

Honorable Mention

Score: 93/100

Review

When you call yourself "Dynasty League Football," you'd better be able to cover the subject. And these guys have been doing so since 2006. Dan Meylor, Matt Price, and Ryan McDowell talk strategies and specific player takes. And they float between formats to meet you where you play.

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Best DFS Fantasy Football Podcasts

Establish The Run stands out as the best DFS podcast in our review.

Establish The Run

Top Choice

Score: 96/100

Review

Adam Levitan deftly pilots ETR's range of pod offerings. His work in the DFS space especially stands out for the mix of experienced-driven knowledge and tips, talk of strategies tailored to contest types, and co-hosts/guests that offer fresh perspectives.

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RotoGrinders ranks among the best fantasy football podcasts for DFS.

RotoGrinders Daily Fantasy Football

Honorable Mention

Score: 93/100

Review

RotoGrinders was built on DFS, so their inclusion here makes sense. The Daily Fantasy Football feed features several shows that hit the feed near-daily during the NFL season. You’ll year a variety of voices from around the fantasy industry and get tips from serious DFS players.

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Best Fantasy Football Podcasts for Best Ball

Underdog Fantasy ranks about the best fantasy football podcasts for best ball.

Underdog Fantasy

Top Choice

Score: 96/100

Review

I've already hit on the Underdog shows here. And their site's leading the best ball boom. So it should come as no surprise that they deliver good best ball content. Hayden Winks' numbers and charts prove especially worthwhile -- whether he's looking back on what has worked or delivering snapshots of the current draft market.

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Spike Week ranks among the best fantasy football podcasts for best ball.

Spike Week

Honorable Mention

Score: 92/100

Review

Erik Beimfohr and his crew built Spike Week to focus on best ball. Many of the pods are long, but the content digs into best ball-specific strategies and journeys across sites where you might be playing. So you'll hear not only about Underdog, but also get insights specific to contests on Drafters Fantasy, where I do most of my best ball drafting.

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FSWA Awarded Best Fantasy Football Podcasts

The FSWA added best podcast to its industry awards in 2013, and then separated it out to individual sports in 2016. Here are the annual honorees:

  • 2013: Patrick Davitt
  • 2014: Dan Back
  • 2015: Harris Football
  • 2016: Draft Sharks
  • 2017: Fantasy Footballers
  • 2018: ESPN Fantasy Focus
  • 2019: Rotoworld
  • 2020: Late-Round
  • 2021: Harris Football
  • 2022: Harris Football
  • 2023: (not yet announced)

 


 

FAQs about Fantasy Football Podcasts

What is the best fantasy football resource?

This review of the best fantasy football sites of 2024 highlights Draft Sharks for a mix of strong advice, experience across fantasy platforms, and the best fantasy football tools. Other top fantasy football resources include Sleeper, Fantrax, Footballguys, and MyFantasyLeague.

What is the most downloaded fantasy football podcast?

Fantasy Footballers leads the list of most downloaded fantasy football podcasts. Other top fantasy football podcasts include:

  • Fantasy Football Today
  • FantasyPros
  • Establish The Run
  • The Ringer
  • Late-Round Fantasy football
  • The Underdog Football Show
  • Draft Sharks
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Matt Schauf, Editor
Matt has earned two Fantasy Pros accuracy awards for IDP rankings and won thousands of dollars as a player across best ball, dynasty, and high-stakes fantasy formats. He has been creating fantasy football content for more than 20 years, with work featured by Sporting News, Rotoworld, Athlon, Sirius XM, and others. He's been with Draft Sharks since 2011.
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