Yahoo Fantasy Forecast

It’s position preview week on the pod and we start with the glamour position: The Quarterbacks. John Daigle joins Matt Harmon to identify this year’s league winners, sleepers and fades at the QB position. The two also discuss the growing evolution of SuperFlex (and 2QB) league formats and the best QB strategies in drafts for that format.

(2:05) - Yahoo Fantasy Draft Weekend is in Las Vegas August 22-24!

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While the preseason scores and results don’t count, what we takeaway from the games does matter. Matt Harmon provides his 16 biggest fantasy takeaways from Week 1 preseason action, including his thoughts on key injuries, playing time for certain rookies and his overall thoughts on young QBs like Shedeur Sanders and Jaxson Dart. After the break, Scott Pianowski joins the show with Harmon to share his 8 best draft strategies to const...

Justin Boone fills in for Matt Harmon in the host chair and has an absolutely electric idea for the show. Boone and Scott Pianowski reveal their favorite player to pick in each round of the first 12 rounds of a fantasy draft. Using Fantasy Pro’s consensus ADPs, the two offer up realistic targets you need to try and grab in each round of your fantasy draft this August.

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It’s an annual tradition of fantasy draft season: Matt Harmon’s “Draft blueprint to winning your draft” has arrived. Yahoo Fantasy contributor Chris Allen joins Harmon for this very special LIVE edition of the pod to go over the 5 biggest takeaways from Harmon’s 2025 blueprint. The two also reveal ‘their guys’ for the 2025 fantasy season and one player you have to come away with in your drafts this August.

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Everyone in fantasy knows if your first round pick busts, your season is likely doomed. Strategy week rolls on with Scott Pianowski joining Matt Harmon to ask “how can each of the top 12 first round picks go wrong?”. The two look at Yahoo’s consensus top 12 ADP players and determine how the season could potentially go wrong for each of them. Harmon and Pianowski end the show by offering guys they think should be first rounders in y...

In our very first LIVE show of draft season, Ray Garvin joins Matt Harmon to identify 10 sleepers you CANNOT sleep on this draft season. From rookie RBs to potential breakout WRs, the two analyst tell you the guys you need to target later in your drafts that could help you win your league.

(1:45) - POD is now LIVE on YouTube Sundays-Thursdays at 5 pm ET

(2:40) - 10 Sleepers to know this draft season 

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Today is a very special day at Yahoo Fantasy. Not only do we debut our first episode on our brand new YouTube channel, we reveal the big news that Yahoo Fantasy Guillotine Leagues presented by Liquid Death are now available on the Yahoo Fantasy app. Justin Boone joins Matt Harmon for a very special edition of the pod to discuss 8 guys who could get off to HOT and COLD starts to the season. Whether you play Guillotine or not, you do...

With the calendar turning to August this weekend, Matt Harmon and John Daigle officially kick into high gear for fantasy draft season. The two share their 12 do’s and don’ts when drafting this draft season. From strategies in draft to players and teams to buy into, the two get you ready for any drafts you have for the month of August.

(2:00) - IMPORTANT POD NOTE: Episodes move to new YouTube channel starting Aug. 4!

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Dynasty leagues have become a staple of the fantasy community and there's plenty of debates on how to craft the perfect dynasty roster. Matt Harmon and Justin Boone identify and debate the six biggest dynasty topics this draft season and reveal our latest staff mock draft, which of course is a dynasty start up league format. The duo also identify and debate the biggest questions for dynasty rookie drafts this season.

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Yahoo Sports fantasy analysts Matt Harmon and Scott Pianowski break down 12 must-watch fantasy football storylines heading into training camp. From whether Travis Hunter can give fantasy managers enough juice on offense while splitting time on defense, to whether Cam Ward is primed to be the next Jayden Daniels, the guys dive deep into the biggest questions that could make or break your draft. Plus, they debate if Tyreek Hill and D...

Yahoo Sports fantasy analysts Matt Harmon and Justin Boone break down 6 key takeaways from the Yahoo Staff Mock Draft 1.0. From surprising draft trends to picks they already wish they could take back, the guys share insider lessons to help you crush your own draft. Plus, they reveal the best value steals you should be targeting. Don’t draft blind, take notes and get ahead of your league: 

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What if the 2025 rookie running back class isn’t as elite as everyone thinks? Yahoo Sports fantasy analysts Matt Harmon and Justin Boone dig into why these rookie RBs could disappoint fantasy managers this season. From Ashton Jeanty’s boom-or-bust risk to J.K. Dobbins potentially blocking RJ Harvey’s upside, and whether the Chargers’ coaches will trust veteran Najee Harris over rookie Omarion Hampton, they break down every red flag...

What if the second-year QB leap doesn’t happen in 2025? Yahoo Sports fantasy analyst Matt Harmon teams up with Underdog Fantasy’s Josh Norris to break down six sophomore quarterbacks who could either carry your fantasy team or completely tank it.Using 2024 C.J. Stroud as the prime example, they debate which young QBs are ready to explode and who’s about to slam face-first into the dreaded sophomore slump. From future stars to total...

Are these 12 WR rankings wrong?! Yahoo Sports fantasy analyst Matt Harmon and Sharp Football’s Rich Hribar break down which wide receivers are overhyped in fantasy drafts and reveal the best value picks for 2025. Plus, Chicago Bears WR Rome Odunze joins the show with exclusive insight on what fantasy managers should expect from him and Ben Johnson’s new-look Chicago offense this season.

(2:00) - Contrarian corner: What if we are wro...

We are back and better than ever on the Yahoo Fantasy Forecast and now back in your feeds twice a week for the month of July. Making his Yahoo fantasy pod debut, Justin Boone joins Matt Harmon on today's episode to help launch 'Contrarian Corner' - A mini summer series where we poke holes at the consensus and fantasy group think heading into the 2025 season. 

Today's pod dives into the 'too big to fail' fantasy offenses and asks 'wh...

Our summer ‘Flip the Script’ series concludes as Yahoo Fantasy analyst Scott Pianowski joins Matt Harmon to determine who will be this year’s Sam Darnold and identify the top breakout quarterback candidates for the 2025 fantasy season. The duo revisit recent QB revival stories from Geno Smith to Baker Mayfield to Sam Darnold to uncover which struggling passer might be next in line for a surprise turnaround.

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Our summer ‘Flip the Script’ series continues as Yahoo Fantasy analyst Scott Pianowski joins Matt Harmon to figure out who will be this year’s Bucky Irving and pinpoint the best bets to break out at running back in the 2025 fantasy season. The duo revisit Bucky Irving’s surprise 2024 campaign and break down the traits that helped him deliver league-winning value.

Harmon and Pianowski spotlight eleven young RBs ranked outside the top...

Our summer 'Flip the script' series rolls on with Destination Devy's Ray Garvin joining Matt Harmon to identify who 'This year's JSN' is and pick the best candidate to be the breakout WR of the 2025 fantasy season. The two look back at Jaxon Smith-Njigba's 2024 breakout campaign to see what themes they can pull from it for this year's candidates. Harmon and Garvin identify eight young WRs ranked outside the top 30 this draft season...

'Flip the Script' is back and Matt Harmon and Scott Pianowski are kicking things off by asking who could be this year’s Bengals? Essentially which team will have a full-blown carnival offense overflowing with legit skill players and a terrible defense that forces them to keep up. Could the Atlanta Falcons have the perfect formula to fit that mold? What about the Tampa Bay Buccaneers? Or the Jacksonville Jaguars? We dive into the bi...