August 22, 2025 • 8 mins
Dan Clasgens joins us every week to talk fantasy football. With drafts approaching, we took a look at quarterbacks and running backs.
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Speaker 1 (00:00):
Let's talk with our guy, Dan Klaskins. He is back.
Speaker 2 (00:02):
He has joined us every Thursday since I started hosting
this show. He goes back many many, many many years
on this radio station helping folks as they navigate the
world of fantasy football and is a prepared this time
of year for their fantasy football drafts. He is the
host of Fanatics Insider on a serious XM fantasy He
is on Twitter at Dan Klaskins and since it's a Thursday,
(00:25):
he's with us.
Speaker 1 (00:26):
Now, what's up, sir. It's awesome to have you. How
are you.
Speaker 3 (00:29):
Oh, it's a great time of the year. We're taking
a break from draft and teams here to talk to
you for a few minutes.
Speaker 1 (00:36):
That's big. I appreciate it.
Speaker 2 (00:38):
We've got drafts being planned and in the process of
happening over the next couple of weeks. Let's discuss some
draft strategies. Let's talk quarterbacks and running backs today. Start
at QB for me, give me just one or two
overall quarterback draft strategies.
Speaker 3 (00:55):
Yeah, quarterback is the most important position I think of
all of them. To know your league scoring, there's so
many different formats. I mean, obviously super flex league, you
can start a second quarterback two quarterback league. But even
if you're in an eight, ten or twelve seen league,
the deeper the league, the less quarterbacks are available on
the waiver wire. From a draft strategy, I don't want
to be the first person to take a quarterback, but
(01:17):
I do like to get one of those elite guys
if possible. If not, I'm definitely waiting around, and I'll
probably take two of the guys that are more fringe
starters and take a wait later, longer wait the earlier
you take a second quarterback. And my most short hometown
league sixteen man rosters one quarterback starter. I don't think
you need to draft a second quarterback. That's the biggest
mistake I see teams make. You can always pick up
(01:39):
guys on the waiver wire in those types of league.
Speaker 2 (01:42):
Let's play a game of draft or a pass with
three different tiers of quarterbacks. Let's give me let's talk
early rounds. Give me a draft, give me a pass.
As you look at early round qbs.
Speaker 3 (01:55):
Yeah, it's funny because Joe Burrow was my guy that
would be the draft guy. In the first five to
six quarterbacks quarterbacks. Really, there's about four guys that are
arguably on top tiers. Then the borough was sre in
the middle before you get to the next guys. But
the reality of it is Burrough's flying up the board.
He gone from QB five to QB three on the
NF to see draft the high stakes leagues and the
(02:16):
last since August first, Janden Hurts is now the guy
because whoever's the last guy of those five, that's the
one I would like the most in those early rounds,
because I like whether it's Allan Jackson, Burrow, Jaydon Daniels,
Jalen Hurts, give me one of those guys I'm going early.
The guy I'm passing on it. The guy going right
after QB six, Patrick Mahomes.
Speaker 4 (02:35):
I like Mahomes earlier in the year in basketball drafts.
I was kidding him later on mid rounds.
Speaker 3 (02:40):
Which I'd take my chances. At the reality of it,
there's he's been far from a league in fantasy now
for a few years, and to be that first quarterback
taking out of that what I consider second tier fantasy
quarterbacks is not a place I want to be, So
in the mid rounds, I'm definitely turning to Kyler Murray
as my target. I'm gonna be one of the last
people to leave the draft.
Speaker 4 (03:00):
Starter.
Speaker 3 (03:00):
Here's the guy did not only get you that rushing
floor upside, but does have the playmakers and Marvin Harrison
Junior and Trade McBride and the defense's not that great.
So all those things aligned for a potential uprise of
his current value. And then I'm passing on Justin Field
at QB fourteen. Yeah, there's rushing floor that.
Speaker 4 (03:18):
He gives it.
Speaker 3 (03:19):
The Jets is going to be nice, but he's not
very good to watch, very inconsistent and frankly with the
job securities there. But I think he could do better.
Speaker 4 (03:27):
In the late rounds. That's cam Ward. Love him with
the Titans.
Speaker 3 (03:29):
I think he's the most under talked about first round
quarterback I could ever remember all my years of fantasy
a guy going number one overall. But I love what
they're building there in Tennessee. Again, I think the defense
isn't that great. I don't think he's going to be
Jaian Daniels or CJ. Strouds rookie season. No, he's been
drafted is QB twenty four right now, and again in
(03:50):
some hometown one QB leagues, you're not going to pick
any quarterbacks up that deepense super flex or if you
go twenty man rosters, or perhaps you're playing in the
fourteen team. This is definitely somebody I think is going
to deliver value. And finally, my past and Millai rounds to
a tagabaloa. I'm sorry, I get the upside. The Dolphins
are there. There's a reason a QB twenty three. I
(04:12):
don't trust him. I don't think anybody out there should
draft him in a trustworthy way either.
Speaker 2 (04:18):
Dan Klaskins with his host of fanatics insider Football on
Sirius XM Fantasy on Twitter at Dan Klaskins. Let's do
the same thing with running backs. Give me an overall
draft strategy and then break it down draft or pass
by draft tiers.
Speaker 3 (04:34):
Yeah, running backs are interesting because we went through a
period there in fantasy where you had to have running back,
running back, running back, running back, and then for a
few years recently it's gone everybody's wide receiver. Drum me,
no no hero running back, hero running back. All these strategies,
here's what I'll tell you. I got to have at
least one running back I can count on to be
my RB. One I'll play it around from there, but
(04:54):
you have to play your board. Sometimes in those early rounds,
depending on the draft here, you might see running backs
to have a more well that's what I'm taking. Receivers.
They have to be fluid.
Speaker 4 (05:03):
What you want is end up your team at.
Speaker 3 (05:05):
At least two, maybe three of those top thirty running backs.
I definitely like to have at least one top ten
running back. But this is a position where you're going
to build depth, and you're going to strike it at
each part of the draft by finding the targets you like.
So in regards to my early round, mid round, late
round guys, let's start with the earlier Josh Jacobs.
Speaker 4 (05:23):
For drafting him.
Speaker 3 (05:24):
He's hardy eleven. He gets the volume. I get it,
he's got a lot of mileage, but the Packers are
a team that scores points.
Speaker 4 (05:31):
They want to run the football.
Speaker 3 (05:33):
His top back up's already heard again, so I don't
think there's a lot of competition for carries hes RB
eleven at RB fourteen to get pre Sault. A couple
of years ago, this guy was RB one in fantasy.
And it's not that I don't think he could still
be valuable. There's just other running backs at that part.
I'm not in on the Jets obviously with the Justin field,
but Presaul could be also carrying with sharing with Braylan
(05:56):
Allen and at RB fourteen, I'd rather go other directions
to the mid round. A couple of guys I really
like and don't like, like Isaiah Picecko at RB twenty four.
The Chiefs running back was hurt the start year. Even
when he came back, he wasn't himself, but again not
a lot of competition behind him. Kansas City. Yeah, I
might not like Mahomes.
Speaker 4 (06:14):
With QB six, I still like the offense.
Speaker 3 (06:16):
I think they're going to run the football a little
bit more and I think the checker's great value there
A couple of spots after he got Aaron Jones RB
twenty seven. This is a guy that I like Jordan
Mason better, the guy that they brought in from San Francisco,
who's won a one B in this committee. The problem
is I'd rather go one B a few rounds later.
Joined his near thirty years, just past thirty years of age,
He's definitely had some injury concerns. I'm getting out on
(06:39):
him this year at that price and a little bit
later in the draft to Corey to Corey Krossby mayor
doil Crosby Mayor with every calling hi stuff, I'm calling
him a guy I want. He's gone from RB fifty
seven the first two weeks of August, RB thirty six
in the last seven days when Brian Robinson out on
his way out of Washington.
Speaker 4 (06:56):
This is a guy that he had Austin back. Nice value.
Speaker 3 (07:00):
There is RB three's and RB four is. No I'm
passing on Joe Nixon. He keeps falling down and down,
and he did fall down deep enough in the draft
the other night where I grabbed him his like RB
four and double digit round. But here's the thing, RB
thirty four right now, we're not making sure he's going
to play me one how unless he has left. And
more than anything, Houston's offensive line, actually.
Speaker 4 (07:19):
The running run blocking there.
Speaker 3 (07:21):
Is a brutal So I'm out on Joe Mixon. I'm
really out on all Texans running.
Speaker 1 (07:27):
Dan Klaskins is with us.
Speaker 2 (07:29):
We've got the High School Football Tonight show tomorrow, the
premiere for the twenty twenty five season on ESPN fifteen thirty.
Tell me about that and your preseason podcast Primer series.
Speaker 3 (07:40):
Yes, sir, we are excited football is back. We got
love college football this weekend. He definitely got high school
football Tomorrow night. I'll be on ESPN fifteen thirty a
post game show live with Greg Truemakers and tick it Off.
He'll host the pre game show at six. It's our
twentieth season a trash State football and we're really looking
forward to a great one ahead there, especially on high
(08:00):
school football tonight. And then as well, you mentioned my
pre season podcast Primer Series, Fantastics Insider, Football Search Sport.
Wherever you listen, it's my show on Saturdays.
Speaker 4 (08:10):
I'm serious.
Speaker 3 (08:11):
All season long, we've dropped for the pre season position
back position breakdown to me and my guy James Adams.
Speaker 4 (08:17):
Good stuff there.
Speaker 3 (08:17):
All things will help you get ready for your dread.
Speaker 1 (08:19):
Awesome stuff. As always, we will talk next week.
Speaker 3 (08:24):
Yes, we'll talk running back, our team wide, receivers and
tight ends. Looking forward to finishing it up and always
appreciate the opportunity to come back here with you. Thanks
for having me again for another season.
Speaker 2 (08:34):
You are a staple of this show in this radio station.
Awesome to have you back. We'll talk next Thursday.
Speaker 3 (08:40):
I'm good, my friend, had a good night
Let's talk with our guy, Dan Klaskins. He is back.
Speaker 2 (00:02):
He has joined us every Thursday since I started hosting
this show. He goes back many many, many many years
on this radio station helping folks as they navigate the
world of fantasy football and is a prepared this time
of year for their fantasy football drafts. He is the
host of Fanatics Insider on a serious XM fantasy He
is on Twitter at Dan Klaskins and since it's a Thursday,
(00:25):
he's with us.
Speaker 1 (00:26):
Now, what's up, sir. It's awesome to have you. How
are you.
Speaker 3 (00:29):
Oh, it's a great time of the year. We're taking
a break from draft and teams here to talk to
you for a few minutes.
Speaker 1 (00:36):
That's big. I appreciate it.
Speaker 2 (00:38):
We've got drafts being planned and in the process of
happening over the next couple of weeks. Let's discuss some
draft strategies. Let's talk quarterbacks and running backs today. Start
at QB for me, give me just one or two
overall quarterback draft strategies.
Speaker 3 (00:55):
Yeah, quarterback is the most important position I think of
all of them. To know your league scoring, there's so
many different formats. I mean, obviously super flex league, you
can start a second quarterback two quarterback league. But even
if you're in an eight, ten or twelve seen league,
the deeper the league, the less quarterbacks are available on
the waiver wire. From a draft strategy, I don't want
to be the first person to take a quarterback, but
(01:17):
I do like to get one of those elite guys
if possible. If not, I'm definitely waiting around, and I'll
probably take two of the guys that are more fringe
starters and take a wait later, longer wait the earlier
you take a second quarterback. And my most short hometown
league sixteen man rosters one quarterback starter. I don't think
you need to draft a second quarterback. That's the biggest
mistake I see teams make. You can always pick up
(01:39):
guys on the waiver wire in those types of league.
Speaker 2 (01:42):
Let's play a game of draft or a pass with
three different tiers of quarterbacks. Let's give me let's talk
early rounds. Give me a draft, give me a pass.
As you look at early round qbs.
Speaker 3 (01:55):
Yeah, it's funny because Joe Burrow was my guy that
would be the draft guy. In the first five to
six quarterbacks quarterbacks. Really, there's about four guys that are
arguably on top tiers. Then the borough was sre in
the middle before you get to the next guys. But
the reality of it is Burrough's flying up the board.
He gone from QB five to QB three on the
NF to see draft the high stakes leagues and the
(02:16):
last since August first, Janden Hurts is now the guy
because whoever's the last guy of those five, that's the
one I would like the most in those early rounds,
because I like whether it's Allan Jackson, Burrow, Jaydon Daniels,
Jalen Hurts, give me one of those guys I'm going early.
The guy I'm passing on it. The guy going right
after QB six, Patrick Mahomes.
Speaker 4 (02:35):
I like Mahomes earlier in the year in basketball drafts.
I was kidding him later on mid rounds.
Speaker 3 (02:40):
Which I'd take my chances. At the reality of it,
there's he's been far from a league in fantasy now
for a few years, and to be that first quarterback
taking out of that what I consider second tier fantasy
quarterbacks is not a place I want to be, So
in the mid rounds, I'm definitely turning to Kyler Murray
as my target. I'm gonna be one of the last
people to leave the draft.
Speaker 4 (03:00):
Starter.
Speaker 3 (03:00):
Here's the guy did not only get you that rushing
floor upside, but does have the playmakers and Marvin Harrison
Junior and Trade McBride and the defense's not that great.
So all those things aligned for a potential uprise of
his current value. And then I'm passing on Justin Field
at QB fourteen. Yeah, there's rushing floor that.
Speaker 4 (03:18):
He gives it.
Speaker 3 (03:19):
The Jets is going to be nice, but he's not
very good to watch, very inconsistent and frankly with the
job securities there. But I think he could do better.
Speaker 4 (03:27):
In the late rounds. That's cam Ward. Love him with
the Titans.
Speaker 3 (03:29):
I think he's the most under talked about first round
quarterback I could ever remember all my years of fantasy
a guy going number one overall. But I love what
they're building there in Tennessee. Again, I think the defense
isn't that great. I don't think he's going to be
Jaian Daniels or CJ. Strouds rookie season. No, he's been
drafted is QB twenty four right now, and again in
(03:50):
some hometown one QB leagues, you're not going to pick
any quarterbacks up that deepense super flex or if you
go twenty man rosters, or perhaps you're playing in the
fourteen team. This is definitely somebody I think is going
to deliver value. And finally, my past and Millai rounds to
a tagabaloa. I'm sorry, I get the upside. The Dolphins
are there. There's a reason a QB twenty three. I
(04:12):
don't trust him. I don't think anybody out there should
draft him in a trustworthy way either.
Speaker 2 (04:18):
Dan Klaskins with his host of fanatics insider Football on
Sirius XM Fantasy on Twitter at Dan Klaskins. Let's do
the same thing with running backs. Give me an overall
draft strategy and then break it down draft or pass
by draft tiers.
Speaker 3 (04:34):
Yeah, running backs are interesting because we went through a
period there in fantasy where you had to have running back,
running back, running back, running back, and then for a
few years recently it's gone everybody's wide receiver. Drum me,
no no hero running back, hero running back. All these strategies,
here's what I'll tell you. I got to have at
least one running back I can count on to be
my RB. One I'll play it around from there, but
(04:54):
you have to play your board. Sometimes in those early rounds,
depending on the draft here, you might see running backs
to have a more well that's what I'm taking. Receivers.
They have to be fluid.
Speaker 4 (05:03):
What you want is end up your team at.
Speaker 3 (05:05):
At least two, maybe three of those top thirty running backs.
I definitely like to have at least one top ten
running back. But this is a position where you're going
to build depth, and you're going to strike it at
each part of the draft by finding the targets you like.
So in regards to my early round, mid round, late
round guys, let's start with the earlier Josh Jacobs.
Speaker 4 (05:23):
For drafting him.
Speaker 3 (05:24):
He's hardy eleven. He gets the volume. I get it,
he's got a lot of mileage, but the Packers are
a team that scores points.
Speaker 4 (05:31):
They want to run the football.
Speaker 3 (05:33):
His top back up's already heard again, so I don't
think there's a lot of competition for carries hes RB
eleven at RB fourteen to get pre Sault. A couple
of years ago, this guy was RB one in fantasy.
And it's not that I don't think he could still
be valuable. There's just other running backs at that part.
I'm not in on the Jets obviously with the Justin field,
but Presaul could be also carrying with sharing with Braylan
(05:56):
Allen and at RB fourteen, I'd rather go other directions
to the mid round. A couple of guys I really
like and don't like, like Isaiah Picecko at RB twenty four.
The Chiefs running back was hurt the start year. Even
when he came back, he wasn't himself, but again not
a lot of competition behind him. Kansas City. Yeah, I
might not like Mahomes.
Speaker 4 (06:14):
With QB six, I still like the offense.
Speaker 3 (06:16):
I think they're going to run the football a little
bit more and I think the checker's great value there
A couple of spots after he got Aaron Jones RB
twenty seven. This is a guy that I like Jordan
Mason better, the guy that they brought in from San Francisco,
who's won a one B in this committee. The problem
is I'd rather go one B a few rounds later.
Joined his near thirty years, just past thirty years of age,
He's definitely had some injury concerns. I'm getting out on
(06:39):
him this year at that price and a little bit
later in the draft to Corey to Corey Krossby mayor
doil Crosby Mayor with every calling hi stuff, I'm calling
him a guy I want. He's gone from RB fifty
seven the first two weeks of August, RB thirty six
in the last seven days when Brian Robinson out on
his way out of Washington.
Speaker 4 (06:56):
This is a guy that he had Austin back. Nice value.
Speaker 3 (07:00):
There is RB three's and RB four is. No I'm
passing on Joe Nixon. He keeps falling down and down,
and he did fall down deep enough in the draft
the other night where I grabbed him his like RB
four and double digit round. But here's the thing, RB
thirty four right now, we're not making sure he's going
to play me one how unless he has left. And
more than anything, Houston's offensive line, actually.
Speaker 4 (07:19):
The running run blocking there.
Speaker 3 (07:21):
Is a brutal So I'm out on Joe Mixon. I'm
really out on all Texans running.
Speaker 1 (07:27):
Dan Klaskins is with us.
Speaker 2 (07:29):
We've got the High School Football Tonight show tomorrow, the
premiere for the twenty twenty five season on ESPN fifteen thirty.
Tell me about that and your preseason podcast Primer series.
Speaker 3 (07:40):
Yes, sir, we are excited football is back. We got
love college football this weekend. He definitely got high school
football Tomorrow night. I'll be on ESPN fifteen thirty a
post game show live with Greg Truemakers and tick it Off.
He'll host the pre game show at six. It's our
twentieth season a trash State football and we're really looking
forward to a great one ahead there, especially on high
(08:00):
school football tonight. And then as well, you mentioned my
pre season podcast Primer Series, Fantastics Insider, Football Search Sport.
Wherever you listen, it's my show on Saturdays.
Speaker 4 (08:10):
I'm serious.
Speaker 3 (08:11):
All season long, we've dropped for the pre season position
back position breakdown to me and my guy James Adams.
Speaker 4 (08:17):
Good stuff there.
Speaker 3 (08:17):
All things will help you get ready for your dread.
Speaker 1 (08:19):
Awesome stuff. As always, we will talk next week.
Speaker 3 (08:24):
Yes, we'll talk running back, our team wide, receivers and
tight ends. Looking forward to finishing it up and always
appreciate the opportunity to come back here with you. Thanks
for having me again for another season.
Speaker 2 (08:34):
You are a staple of this show in this radio station.
Awesome to have you back. We'll talk next Thursday.
Speaker 3 (08:40):
I'm good, my friend, had a good night
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