Fantasy Focus Football
ESPN Fantasy Football experts Field Yates, Daniel Dopp, Mike Clay and Stephania Bell provide daily strategy, previews, injury reports, and debates around news and notes of the day.
Episodes
September 12, 2025 • 64 mins
Welcome back to Fantasy Focus! Daniel Dopp, Field Yates, and Mike Clay break down TNF, reveal your best start/sit calls, and spotlight the rookie WR poised to deliver the most value in Week 2.
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September 11, 2025 • 64 mins
Welcome back to Fantasy Focus! Daniel Dopp, Field Yates, & Mike Clay are here to get you lineups set for Week 2. What are the best starts for the week? Which WR/CB matchups can you exploit? Plus, what should you be on the lookout for ahead of TNF?
Time Codes:
0:00 Countdown Clock
1:31 Welcome to Fantasy Focus!
4:30 Headlines from the future
9:45 Week 2 preview
32:50 TE market crash
41:20 Mike Clay's Shadow Report
49:00 TNF Preview...
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September 11, 2025 • 32 mins
This week on Facts vs Feelings, Liz Loza breaks down the key adjustments fantasy managers need to make heading into Week 2. She’s then joined by FTN Fantasy and SiriusXM analyst Jeff Ratcliffe for a deeper dive into the decisions that matter most: emerging storylines, start/sit calls, and the pickups that could swing your lineup.
0:00 - ⏰ Welcome
2:17 - ❌ Mistakes to Learn From
6:51 - 🎙️ Jeff Ratcliff Joins!
11:58 - 📖 Which S...
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September 10, 2025 • 62 mins
Welcome back to Fantasy Focus! Daniel Dopp, Field Yates, and Mike Clay are here to get you set for Week 2. Who are some players rising up the current rankings? Which players should you have faith in improving in Week 2? Plus, Mike Clay provides his Week 2 line-up advice.
0:00 - Countdown Clock
1:42 - Welcome
6:00 - Rankings Reactions
28:00 - Confidence Meter: Bounce-Back Candidates
35:32 - 5 Annoying Things From Week 1
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September 9, 2025 • 64 mins
Welcome back to Fantasy Focus! Daniel Dopp, Field Yates, and Stephania Bell are here to get you set ahead of week 2. Which concerns can be deemed overreactions after week 1? What injuries should you monitor going into week 2? Plus, who are the best waiver adds to target? All this and more on Fantasy Focus!
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September 8, 2025 • 64 mins
Welcome back to Fantasy Focus! Daniel Dopp, Field Yates, and Stephania Bell are here to recap week 1. What are some of the overreactions from this week? Who shined and who disappointed? Which injuries should you be monitoring? Plus, what should you be looking out for on Monday Night Football? All this and more on Fantasy Focus!
Time Codes:
0:00 Welcome to Fantasy Focus!
2:00 Overreaction Monday
44:00Studs & Duds
58:00 MNF preview
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September 5, 2025 • 63 mins
Welcome back to Fantasy Focus! Daniel Dopp, Field Yates, and Mike Clay are here to help you lock in your lineup for week 1. Which players are poised for a dominant week 1? Who are Field, Mike, and Dopp's starts of the week? Plus, which matchups can you exploit in tonight's game? All this and more on Fantasy Focus!
Time Codes:
0:00 Countdown Clock
1:27 Welcome to Fantasy Focus!
3:10 CMC Injury Update
8:27 TNF Recap
18:38 Biggest We...
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September 4, 2025 • 66 mins
Welcome back to Fantasy Focus! Daniel Dopp, Field Yates, and Mike Clay break down the biggest story lines ahead of Week 1. Who are the best starts to kick off the season? Which WR/CB matchups can you exploit in your lineup? Plus, who should be in your lineup for TNF? All this and more on Fantasy Focus!
Time Codes:
0:00 Countdown Clock
1:28 Welcome to Fantasy Focus!
5:50 Biggest storylines for Week 1
36:30 Mike Clay's shadow report...
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September 4, 2025 • 28 mins
This week on Facts vs Feelings, Liz Loza breaks down the players whose roles are anything but locked in as the season unfolds. Then, she’s joined by actor, director, and fantasy football diehard James Roday, who drops his sleeper pick and dishes on some Week 1 start/sit calls. Next, James joins Liz for a round of “This or That” before Liz unveils her "But Daddy, I Love Him" player of the week.
0:00 - 👋 Welcome!
2:06 - 🔄 Playe...
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September 3, 2025 • 63 mins
Welcome back to Fantasy Focus! Daniel Dopp, Field Yates, and Mike Clay go through the Week 1 rankings. Which players are the toughest to rank ahead of this week's slate of games? Plus, which players could you pick up in free agency or waivers and start this week?! All this and more on Fantasy Focus!
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September 2, 2025 • 65 mins
Welcome back to ESPN's Fantasy Focus! On todays show, Field Yates, Daniel Dopp, and Stephania Bell breakdown their players that will define the fantasy season. Which second-year players are poised to break out? Can a rookie running back be a league winner? And which QBs are ready to turn heads and be big time fantasy contributors right out of the gate? All that and more on Fantasy Focus!
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August 29, 2025 • 62 mins
Welcome back to ESPN's Fantasy Focus! On todays show, Field Yates, Daniel Dopp, and Mike Clay draft their teams for the annual fantasy focus show league. Who will go #1 overall in a 12-team PPR draft? All that and more on Fantasy Focus!
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August 29, 2025 • 31 mins
This week on Facts vs Feelings, Liz Loza is breaking the rules of fantasy football…literally. From the players you shouldn’t let the draft rules blind you to, to the biggest mistake drafters make every season, nothing is off-limits. Special guest, fantasy strategist JJ Zachariason drops by to question some “set-in-stone” fantasy rules, then sticks around for a round of Smash or Pass with Liz. And of course, it all wraps up with Liz...
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August 28, 2025 • 62 mins
Welcome back to ESPN's Fantasy Focus! On today’s episode, Daniel Dopp, Field Yates, and Mike Clay are here to give you some fantasy hot takes for the upcoming season. Will Travis Kelce have a down fantasy year in what could be his final NFL season? Is Brian Thomas Jr. ready to emerge as a star? Plus, will Dak Prescott be an underrated QB to roster? All that and more on Fantasy Focus!
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August 27, 2025 • 61 mins
Welcome back to ESPN's Fantasy Focus! On today’s episode, Daniel Dopp, Field Yates, and Mike Clay are here to give you some fantasy headlines from the future. Will start Running backs get traded during the season? Is Malik Nabers not being drafted early enough? When will rookie QBs make their debuts? All that and more on Fantasy Focus!
00:00-04:25 Intro and Welcome in!
04:25-09:55 Adam Thielen back to the Vikings
09:55-21:40 Cu...
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August 26, 2025 • 62 mins
Welcome back to ESPN's Fantasy Focus! On today’s episode, Daniel Dopp, Field Yates, and Stephania Bell are back with a 12-team PPR Mock Draft ! Who's going number one? How will the recent news surrounding Joe Mixon affect his ADP? Will Amari Cooper still have flex value after signing with the Raiders? Who could be a late-round steal?
00:00-03:05 Ultimate Draft Weekend recap
03:05-07:55 Joe Mixon Injury update
07:55-10:00 Terry...
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August 25, 2025 • 44 mins
Welcome back to Fantasy Focus!
On today’s show, Daniel Dopp, Stephania Bell, Field Yates, Liz Loza, and Mike Clay bring you all the action from Baha Mar in Nassau, Bahamas for the Ultimate Draft Weekend!
0:32 - Draft Day Do’s & Don’ts you need to know
10:08 - Audience Q&A from the Bahamas
34:28 - Must Draft Players for the 2025 season
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August 23, 2025 • 58 mins
Welcome back to ESPN's Fantasy Focus! On today’s episode, live from the Baha Mar in the Bahamas, Daniel Dopp, Stephania Bell, Field Yates, Liz Loza, and Mike Clay get you ready for fantasy drafts with their breakout stars and busts. Is Rome Odunze set to be a breakout star?! Plus, is Saquon Barkley set to disappoint fantasy managers? Finally, should you steer clear of New York Jets players?
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0:00 Welcome to Fantasy Focu...
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August 21, 2025 • 51 mins
Welcome back to ESPN's Fantasy Focus! On today’s episode, live from the Baha Mar in the Bahamas, Daniel Dopp, Stephania Bell, Field Yates, Liz Loza, and Mike Clay get you ready for fantasy drafts with their favorite "league winners" and "sleepers". Can Trevor Lawrence finally breakout as a top fantasy QB? Will Chase Brown be the running back that wins fantasy managers championships? And with all the injuries to the 49ers pass catc...
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August 21, 2025 • 29 mins
This week on Facts vs Feelings, Liz Loza unpacks players who give her the ick. Tune in because their names may surprise you. Then she's joined by Dez Borges, Commissioner of the Rainn Wilson Invitational fantasy league. He spills all on the league’s cutthroat competition, and the most ridiculous excuse he’s heard as commish. Plus, Liz unveils her ‘But Daddy, I Love Him’ pick of the week…a rookie who might quickly become one of Bake...
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