Locked On Fantasy Football – Daily NFL Fantasy Football Podcast

Sporting News' Vinnie Iyer and NFL.com's Michelle Magdziuk provide a complete breakdown for three more playoff matchups from NFL wild-card weekend: Houston at Pittsburgh, San Francisco at Philadelphia and Los Angeles at New England. C.J. Stroud to Nico Collins looks good for the Texans, but can Aaron Rodgers and DK Metcalf answer for the Steelers to overcome a tough defensive matchup at home? Meanwhile, the 49ers' Christian McCaffr...

Sporting News' Vinnie Iyer and NFL.com's Michelle Magdziuk provide a complete breakdown for three playoff matchups from NFL wild-card weekend: Buffalo at Jacksonville, Green Bay at Chicago and Los Angeles at Carolina. Will Josh Allen ball out again in the playoffs in a hopeful high-scoring duel with Trevor Lawrence? Which running back should have a bigger game, James Cook or Travis Etienne? In Packers-Bears, which passing game is e...

Sporting News' Vinnie Iyer breaks down the six best individual matchups across positions for the six games of NFL wild-card playoff weekend, including Eagles quarterback Jalen Hurts at home against the 49ers. Vinnie also tells you why Jaguars running back Travis Etienne Jr. can have a big game to lead his team past the Bills, while at wide receiver, the Patriots' Stefon Diggs and Steelers' DK Metcalf are in better spots than you fo...

Sporting News' Vinnie Iyer breaks down the fantasy football impact of the six "Black Monday" coach firings, including the Giants and Titans, who made their moves in the middle of the season. In addition to New York and Tennessee needing new leaders for their second-year first-round franchise QBs, the Falcons, Browns, Raiders and Cardinals all make some expected changes in trying to find more overall answers. What does this mean for...

Sporting News' Vinnie Iyer and NFL.com's' Michelle Magdziuk share favorite fantasy football sleepers for Week 18 along with mock FanDuel lineups and PrizePicks picks for the week. Find out why Vinnie likes Shedeur Sanders in a potential Browns-Bengals shootout and Michelle is feeling it with C.J. Stroud and his wide receivers as the Texans take on the Colts. Also Vinnie looks at injury opportunity for a third-string Cowboys running...

Sporting News' Vinnie Iyer and NFL.com's' Michelle Magdziuk compare and contrast their Week 18 fantasy football running back and wide receiver rankings to find the best overall plays and players to avoid. While Bijan Robinson, Christian McCaffrey and Derrick Henry will be determined to smash with statistical incentives on the line, Travis Etienne, Breece Hall and other backs also surge into top-10 consideration. Also, find out whic...

Sporting News' Vinnie Iyer and NFL.com's' Michelle Magdziuk compare and contrast their Week 18 fantasy football quarterback and tight end rankings to find the best overall plays and players to avoid. While Trevor Lawrence and Brock Purdy should stay hot in meaningful reality games, Jaxson Dart vs. Dak Prescott sets up as a pleasing shootout, but will Calebe Williams vs. Jared Goff deliver in the same way? Also don't sleep on Joe Bu...

Sporting News' Vinnie Iyer and NFL.com's' Michelle Magdziuk look at the best and worst performers in the 2025 fantasy football playoffs and examine how much their stock has risen or fallen for 2026 draft rankings. Brock Purdy and Trevor Lawrence went from borderline QB1s to dominant passing producers down the stretch, while Jaxson Dart has proved to be a lot more than a dynamic running cheat code. On the flip side Baker Mayfield an...

Sporting News' Vinnie Iyer and NFL.com's' Michelle Magdziuk share favorite fantasy football sleepers for Week 17 along with mock FanDuel lineups and PrizePicks picks for the week. Find out why Vinnie is going with the Raiders' Geno Smith as an aggressive streaming QB against the Giants, while Michelle endorses the Saints' Tyler Shough doing damage on the Titans. Blake Corum leads the way at running back against the Falcons and Rham...

Sporting News' Vinnie Iyer and NFL.com's' Michelle Magdziuk compare and contrast their wide receiver rankings for Week 17 in fantasy football. Chris Olave (at Titans) and George Pickens (at Commanders) are prime to stay hot as elite plays in top matchups, while Mike Evans should be closer to his ceiling than floor staying in Florida at the Dolphins. Although A.J. Brown and DeVonta Smith draw a tough spot at the Bills, both Eagles a...

Sporting News' Vinnie Iyer and NFL.com's' Michelle Magdziuk compare and contrast their running back rankings for Week 17 in fantasy football. Vinnie explains why Saquon Barkley gets the top spot coming off his hot streak in a terrific road matchup against the Bills' run defense, right ahead of Christian McCaffrey's similar smash situation at home against the Bears. Then find out what to do with Ashton Jeanty and Omarion Hampton on ...

Sporting News' Vinnie Iyer and NFL.com's' Michelle Magdziuk compare and contrast their quarterback and tight end rankings for Week 17 in fantasy football. At QB, Vinnie and Michelle keep telling you why Brock Purdy and Trevor Lawrence are must-plays with high floors in the top 12 this week, even if they might cool off from recent monster games in respective favorable matchups against the Bears and Colts. Then get the scoop on what ...

Sporting News' Vinnie Iyer and NFL.com's' Michelle Magdziuk share their favorite fantasy football sleepers for Week 16 along with their mock FanDuel lineups and PrizePicks picks for the week. While C.J. Stroud and J.J. McCarthy are worthy sneaky plays in respective great matchups against the Texans and Giants, there's a new potential breakout running back in New Orleans with the Saints' injuries to Alvin Kamara and Devin Neal. Khal...

Sporting News' Vinnie Iyer and NFL.com's' Michelle Magdziuk compare and contrast their wide receiver rankings for Week 16 in fantasy football. Find out why the co-hosts have high hopes for Michael Wilson to stay on a heater for the Cardinals with Marvin Harrison Jr. still iffy to return to play vs. the Falcons and for Mike Evans to keep smashing another division foe in Carolina after ripping Atlanta in his Week 15 return. Elsewhere...

Sporting News' Vinnie Iyer and NFL.com's' Michelle Magdziuk compare and contrast their running back rankings for Week 16 in fantasy football. While the usual suspects are high in the rankings in the top five, Saquon Barkley is back in our good graces after the past two weeks ahead of a smash spot vs. the Commanders on Saturday. Elsewhere, rookies take the spotlight, as the Patriots' TreVeyon Henderson is poised to keep up the big-p...

Sporting News' Vinnie Iyer and NFL.com's' Michelle Magdziuk compare and contrast their quarterback and tight end rankings for Week 16 in fantasy football. While Lamar Jackson (vs. New England) and Justin Herbert (at Dallas) are boosted this week in great matchups in potential high-scoring affairs, Vinnie and Michelle give you plenty of reasons why you can trust red-hot Jacoby Brissett (vs. Atlanta),, Bo Nix (vs. Jacksonville) and C...

Sporting News' Vinnie Iyer and NFL.com's' Michelle Magdziuk break down the best and worst performances in Week 15 and give you the early jump on the Week 16 waiver wire. Patrick Mahomes goes down as the Chiefs get eliminated, bringing up big questions for their offensive skill players for the rest of 2025 and beyond. Joe Burrow's Bengals and the Raiders are the biggest duds, as neither team scored points and the Colts' offense didn...

Sporting News' Vinnie Iyer and NFL.com's' Michelle Magdziuk share their favorite fantasy football sleepers for Week 15 along with their mock FanDuel lineups and PrizePicks picks for the week. Find out why the Giants have plenty of sneaky play options in the home matchup with Washington, including go-to tight end Theo Johnson, and the 49ers should come back after the bye to rev up Brock Purdy, Jauan Jennings and the rest of the pass...

Sporting News' Vinnie Iyer and NFL.com's' Michelle Magdziuk compare and contrast their wide receiver rankings for Week 15 in fantasy football. Vinnie jumps right into why he loves the Rams' dynamic duo of Puka Nacua and Davante Adams to go vs. the Lions, while Michelle tells you why the Lions' Jameson Williams also in a great play in the same game (along with Amon-Ra St. Brown). Rashee Rice also gets some love despite the Chiefs fa...