Establish The Run Fantasy Football

Establish The Run Fantasy Football

Renowned fantasy experts Adam Levitan and Evan Silva cover fantasy football, DFS, prop betting and sports betting. This podcast is for fantasy players serious about finding their edge!

Episodes

June 4, 2025 63 mins

Adam Levitan, Justin Herzig and Mike Leone present their findings from analyzing Best Ball drafts across the industry to see the biggest outliers between ETR’s rank and where their Average Draft Positions are.

In this episode, we discuss:
- Why does ETR disagree with the market on Ashton Jeanty?

- What makes Saints passcatchers still viable for ETR ranks?

- Why are pocket passers still being drafted so highly?

- Does ETR agree with RJ H...

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Adam Levitan takes a closer look at this past week's top risers and fallers in the best ball market with another edition of Market Monday.


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  • Real-Time Rankings

  • Research & Analysis Articles

  • Draft Strategy Content

  • Draft Livestreams

  • Discord Community


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Adam Levitan, Justin Herzig and Mike Leone analyze the difference between playing Best Ball on DraftKings compared to other sites across the industry and how your approach should change going into a DK draft.

In this episode, we discuss:
- How strategies from EP 867 change on DraftKings

- Why pass catchers hold more value on DK

- Why Adam isn’t reaching for rushing QBs

- How do rookies fare on DK compared to other sites?

- Is sta...

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Adam Levitan is joined by ETR's Best Ball experts in Justin Herzig and Mike Leone to talk through their rankings of the top nine NFL Best Ball strategies you can use for your 2025 NFL Best Ball drafts.


In this episode, we discuss:
- What strategy suits the 2025 NFL Fantasy situation best?

- Can last year's Fragile RB builds repeat their prosperity?

- Is there ever a time to draft FIVE Tight Ends?

- Is Zero RB still a via...

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Adam Levitan and Evan Silva talk through Evan's first Top 150 NFL Fantasy Football rankings, discussing the players Evan is significantly higher on than the market and those who Evan disagrees with the market on.


In this episode, we discuss:
- Evan's 80-1 MVP bet that's ready to take the leap

- Will Chase Brown continue to see his monster workload?

- Is Justin Fields good news for Garrett Wilson?

- Can JSN still produce with a new QB an...

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Adam Levitan returns for another weekly Market Monday to discuss the hottest topics and strategies across the Fantasy Football space.


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  • Real-Time Rankings
  • Research & Analysis Articles
  • Draft Strategy Content
  • Draft Livestreams
  • Discord Community
  • Q&As with ETR Team


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Adam Levitan, Evan Silva and Ryan Reynolds return to the NFL Awards streets to preview their favorite longshots to win each major NFL award.

In this episode, we discuss:
- The state of the Comeback Player of the Year award market

- Why to be wary of early Coach of the Year favorites 

- Could the Broncos have another DPOY on their hands?

- Does Caleb Williams have MVP potential?

- Adam’s 300-1 bet to win OPOY


Timestamps:


0:00 - Intro

2:33 - ...

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It's the first Market Monday of the 2025 Fantasy Football season. Adam Levitan identifies the biggest risers and fallers in ADP from the previous seven days, and discusses how he's handling those players at their new prices.


Show Notes

In this episode, we discuss:

  • The George Pickens trade

  • Christian Kirk as a Texan

  • Bhayshul Tuten vs. Travis Etienne

  • Tyler Warren double-counting?

  • Tons more



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Adam Levitan and Evan Silva look through the top 26 landing spots for NFL rookies, analyzing which players are in the best positions to succeed in your fantasy teams next year, and which highly drafted ones face more of an uphill battle.

In this episode, we discuss:
- The second-round rookies who are early favorites to lead their backfield

- Can we still bet on backs drafted to a Shanahan scheme?

- Can Chicago feed both Colston Lovelan...

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Adam Levitan and Evan Silva discuss the draft classes for all 16 NFC teams and deliver the reason why Evan awarded each team their draft grade


In this episode, we discuss:

- Was finally drafting a first-round wide receiver enough to secure an A grade for the Packers?

- Did the Falcons go all-in too early?

- Is Cam Skattebo actually due for a workhorse role in New York

- The NFC West team that CRUSHED the draft

- Which 2024 division w...

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Adam Levitan and Evan Silva discuss the draft classes for all 16 AFC teams and deliver the reason why Evan awarded each team their draft grade


In this episode, we discuss:
- Which division saw two rivals both awarded an A grade?

- Was snagging Travis Hunter enough to boost the Jaguars grade?

- What made Evan hate Cleveland's draft?

- Which AFC East team's draft could cost the Head Coach and GM their jobs?

- Which rookie G...

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Adam Levitan, Evan Silva and Anthony Amico provide their reaction and expert analysis on the Fantasy Football fallout of the 2025 NFL Draft Night One, and which rookie found the best landing spots. They also preview Night Two of the NFL Draft and assess the best bets on the board for Rounds Two and Three.


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Commissioner Adam Levitan hosts this year's Establish The Run NFL Mock Draft as our star-studded lineup of guests from across the industry, including ETR's Evan Silva and John Daigle, The Athletic's Ben Standig, 4for4's Scott Smith and CBS Sports' Mike Renner, put their GM hats on and select for each NFL team.


In this episode, we discuss:


- The likelihood of two or more quarterbacks being selected in round one

- Buying or selling the ...

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Adam Levitan sits down with national champion and newly promoted University of Florida Gators Men's Basketball Assistant Coach Jonathan Safir to discuss data analytics in college basketball. Jonathan most recently served as the Director of Basketball Strategy and Analytics for Florida and was a key asset in the Gators winning the Men's College Basketball National Championship this year.


In this episode, we discuss:
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Evan Silva and Adam Levitan return to the NFL Draft prop betting streets with ETR's Anthony Amico to assess the best prop bets that are still available one week out from the NFL Draft.


In this episode, we discuss:


- Why Omarion Hampton isn't a lock to be the 2nd RB selected

- How high can Matthew Golden go?

- How to handle the Saints QB crisis

- Fringe players we bet to be selected in the first round

- Evan's surprise...

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Adam Levitan and CBS Sports’ Mike Renner finish off their NFL Draft Prospect Preview series with the Tight Ends, which has been in a recent rookie boom with guys like Brock Bowers, Sam LaPorta and Trey McBride emerging recently

In this episode, we discuss:
- Is there a Brock Bowers in this draft?

- Why Tyler Warren isn’t Mike’s #1 Tight End

- What drops Mason Taylor?

- Can 1,500-yard TE Harold Fannin succeed in the NFL?

- Is there depth ...

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Adam Levitan and Evan Silva continue their NFL Draft Prospect series with CBS Sports’ Mike Renner by deep diving into the 2025 Wide Receiver class with lots of early to mid-round talent on offer.


In this episode, we discuss:


- Adam's disgust at seeing a 154lb WR ranked

- How far will Tet McMillan fall after his lack of studying habits emerge?

- Why Kyle Williams is surging up draft boards

- What was to blame for Luther Burde...

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ETR's Golf Guru Skylar Hoke joins Adam Levitan for a special Masters edition of the ETR Podcast, breaking down everything and everyone you need to know before heading into Masters weekend


In this episode, we discuss:
- Does course history really matter at Augusta?

- The importance on the comparative size of the field this week

- Is Scottie Scheffler back to his best?

- Whose LIV Tour form could carry itself over to a Masters win?

- Adam ...

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Adam Levitan and Evan Silva continue their NFL Draft Prospect series with CBS Sports’ Mike Renner by dissecting a 2025 Running Back class overflowing with franchise-altering talent.

In this episode, we discuss:


- How historic is this Running Back class?

- Why Omarion Hampton Isn't Renner's #2 rated back

- Which consensus high-rated back doesn't crack Mike's top 10

- How translatable is Cam Skattebo's game?

- H...

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Adam Levitan and Evan Silva kick off their NFL Draft Prospect series with CBS Sports’ Mike Renner who joins the show to dissect and rank his top eight quarterbacks in the 2025 NFL Draft and who each of their player comparisons are


In this episode, we discuss:

- Why Mike ranks Dillon Gabriel so high

- Why Ewers and Milroe’s college success might not translate

- How much of an issue will Tyler Shough’s age be?

- The concerns about She...

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