The Optimus Fantasy Football Podcast

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  1. 4d ago

    Do You Take a QB at 1.01? 12-Team Superflex PPR Mock Draft | Mock Draft Monday

    Nate Polvogt and Mike Vadala are joined by Mike Stoyanov for a 10-round, 12-team PPR Superflex mock draft. Superflex rewrites the board. Josh Allen and Lamar Jackson become round one locks, and the real decision is rounds three through six when the QB2 tier disappears. The crew debates where Jaxson Dart of the New York Giants belongs, whether Kyler Murray is worth the price with the Minnesota Vikings QB job still open, and how long you can wait on RB and WR before the board dries up. Topics covered in this episode: why four or five QBs go in round one, the QB2 cliff and when it hits, Jaxson Dart's real Superflex price, the Kyler Murray and J.J. McCarthy situation, whether Josh Allen is defensible at 1.01, and the late-round QB fliers worth a bench spot. Sign-ups are open for Polly's Playoff benefiting A Walk To End Alzheimer's ❤️ Join the fight and have some fun! Sign up here 👉 https://tools.optimusfantasy.com/pollys-playoff Get our full suite of fantasy football tools at https://tools.optimusfantasy.com/checkout?promo=POD26 Join the conversation in our Discord: https://discord.gg/MNWnY5hmgE Find us everywhere: https://optimusfantasy.com/find-us

    Do You Take a QB at 1.01? 12-Team Superflex PPR Mock Draft | Mock Draft Monday

  2. Aug 5

    Training Camp Buzz: Stefon Diggs to Washington, Bijan Robinson Gets Paid | The Optimus Fantasy Show

    PODCAST DESCRIPTION Fantasy football draft season is here and training camp news is moving fast. Nate Polvogt, Kacey Kasem and Lou Brunson are joined by Bob Harris of Football Diehards and Footballguys to sort through it. Zay Flowers and Bijan Robinson both got paid, Jahmyr Gibbs is still off the practice field in Detroit, and Stefon Diggs has landed in Washington opposite Terry McLaurin. Topics covered in this episode: the Zay Flowers and Bijan Robinson extensions, the Jahmyr Gibbs hold in and his draft cost, Stefon Diggs to the Washington Commanders, the Shedeur Sanders vs Deshaun Watson battle in Cleveland and the fallout for Jerry Jeudy, KC Concepcion, Denzel Boston, Harold Fannin Jr. and Quinshon Judkins, Tank Dell's return in Houston, DeVonta Smith and Makai Lemon hamstring concerns, and the San Francisco 49ers injury pileup with Deebo Samuel back in the mix. Thank you to Bob Harris. Find him at @footballdiehard on X, @footballdiehard.bsky.social on Bluesky, footballguys.com, and weeknights on SiriusXM Channel 87 from 8 to 10 PM ET. Sign-ups are open for Polly's Playoff benefiting A Walk To End Alzheimer's ❤️ Join the fight and have some fun! Sign up here 👉 https://tools.optimusfantasy.com/pollys-playoff Rankings, depth charts, ADP tool and mock drafts: https://tools.optimusfantasy.com. Promo code POD26. Discord: https://discord.gg/MNWnY5hmgE Find us everywhere: https://optimusfantasy.com/find-us

    Training Camp Buzz: Stefon Diggs to Washington, Bijan Robinson Gets Paid | The Optimus Fantasy Show

  3. Aug 4

    Camp Stock Up, Stock Down: Malik Nabers, Cyrus Allen, Tucker Kraft | The Optimus Dynasty Show

    Mike Vadala and Cam White return to The Optimus Dynasty Show for a training camp stock up, stock down episode. On the way down, Carolina Panthers rookie WR Chris Brazzell II suffered a knee injury that reshapes his rookie year, and the San Francisco 49ers got bad news on WR Ricky Pearsall. On the way up, De'Zhaun Stribling still has a buy window in San Francisco even after Deebo Samuel returned, Kansas City Chiefs rookie WR Cyrus Allen has been Patrick Mahomes' favorite target early in camp, and AJ Brown is off to a loud start with the New England Patriots. New York Giants WR Malik Nabers avoided the PUP list and is back running routes, which is a significant development for one of the best young receivers in dynasty. San Francisco 49ers TE Jake Tonges is a cheap stash while George Kittle recovers from his Achilles tear. And Green Bay Packers TE Tucker Kraft is off PUP, which puts his price and the timing of any buy window in play. Plus a few bonus names worth tracking. Topics covered in this episode: the Chris Brazzell II injury, the Ricky Pearsall situation, De'Zhaun Stribling's price and opportunity, Cyrus Allen's camp rise in Kansas City, AJ Brown's ADP debate in New England, Malik Nabers avoiding PUP, Jake Tonges as a TE stash, Tucker Kraft's buy window, and bonus dynasty movers. Sign-ups are open for Polly's Playoff benefiting A Walk To End Alzheimer's ❤️ Join the fight and have some fun! Sign up here 👉 https://tools.optimusfantasy.com/pollys-playoff Rankings and tools: https://tools.optimusfantasy.com. Use code ROOKIESZN. Join the community: https://discord.gg/MNWnY5hmgE Find us everywhere: https://optimusfantasy.com/find-us

    Camp Stock Up, Stock Down: Malik Nabers, Cyrus Allen, Tucker Kraft | The Optimus Dynasty Show

  4. Aug 3

    Running Backs Are Back? 12-Team 1QB Half PPR Mock Draft 2026 | Mock Draft Monday

    Nate Polvogt and Mike Vadala run a full 12-team, 1QB half PPR mock draft for the 2026 fantasy football season and explain the thinking behind every pick. Half PPR changes the math at the top of the board, and this year the running backs are pushing back. Jahmyr Gibbs and Bijan Robinson are splitting the 1.01, Ja'Marr Chase is no longer an automatic top-three pick, and new landing spots for A.J. Brown with the New England Patriots and Kenneth Walker III with the Kansas City Chiefs have scrambled the middle rounds. Topics covered in this episode: the 1.01 debate between Jahmyr Gibbs and Bijan Robinson, how far Ja'Marr Chase is really sliding, the RB versus WR pendulum in half PPR scoring, when to pull the trigger on a QB in a 1QB league, the Trey McBride and Brock Bowers tight end decision, rookie RB pricing including Jeremiyah Love with the Arizona Cardinals, and whether the Malik Nabers and Rashee Rice injury discounts are worth buying. Sign-ups are open for Polly's Playoff benefiting A Walk To End Alzheimer's ❤️ Join the fight and have some fun! Sign up here 👉 https://tools.optimusfantasy.com/pollys-playoff Free rankings, ADP tools, and the mock draft simulator: https://tools.optimusfantasy.com (promo code ROOKIESZN) Join the Discord: https://discord.gg/MNWnY5hmgEFind us everywhere: https://optimusfantasy.com/find-us

    Running Backs Are Back? 12-Team 1QB Half PPR Mock Draft 2026 | Mock Draft Monday

  5. Jul 20

    14-Team PPR Mock Draft: Where the RB Cliff Actually Hits | Mock Draft Monday

    Nate Polvogt and Mike Vadala run a full 14-team, 1QB PPR mock draft and break down why two extra teams reshape the entire board. Deeper leagues punish the same habits that work fine in 12-team rooms. The crew walks through where the RB tier genuinely breaks, whether waiting on QB still holds up in 1QB scoring, when the TE run has to start with Trey McBride and Brock Bowers going early, and how to handle the crowded mid-round WR pocket. They also spend time on the back half of the draft, because in a 14-team league your last few picks are your waiver wire. Topics covered in this episode: 14-team scarcity and early-round strategy, the running back cliff, quarterback timing in 1QB formats, tight end tier breaks, mid-round WR clusters, late-round fliers for deep leagues, and pick-by-pick reasoning from both hosts. Sign-ups are open for Polly's Playoff benefiting A Walk To End Alzheimer's ❤️ Join the fight and have some fun! Sign up here 👉 https://tools.optimusfantasy.com/pollys-playoff Get our full suite of fantasy football tools at https://tools.optimusfantasy.com and use promo code ROOKIESZN. Join the conversation in our Discord: https://discord.gg/MNWnY5hmgE Find us everywhere: https://optimusfantasy.com/find-us

    14-Team PPR Mock Draft: Where the RB Cliff Actually Hits | Mock Draft Monday

  6. Jul 13

    Building a Dynasty From Scratch: 12-Team 2QB PPR Startup ft. Lou Brunson | Mock Draft Monday

    Nate Polvogt and Mike Vadala are joined by Lou Brunson, Senior Analyst at Optimus Fantasy, for a 12-team, 10-round 2QB PPR dynasty startup mock draft. 2QB is the most unforgiving format in fantasy football. Twelve teams need 24 starting quarterbacks out of a league that only has 32, and the panic starts on the very first pick. Josh Allen has held the 1.01 throne in dynasty startups all offseason, but Drake Maye is climbing hard, Jayden Daniels is sliding into value territory, and the age question on Lamar Jackson is finally getting loud. Nate, Mike, and Lou break down whether you anchor your QB room early or dare to let the run happen without you. The other half of the fight is what you give up to do it. Bijan Robinson, Jahmyr Gibbs, Ja'Marr Chase, Puka Nacua, and Jaxon Smith-Njigba are all sitting there while the QB board burns, and in a 10-round startup there is no bench to hide a mistake. The crew works through the second QB tier where Caleb Williams, Joe Burrow, and Jaxson Dart live, when Brock Bowers and Trey McBride are worth the TE premium of a startup pick, and where the youth movement of Jeremiyah Love, Carnell Tate, and Emeka Egbuka fits into a roster you have to live with for a decade. Every pick comes with the reasoning behind it, so you can take the logic straight into your own 2QB or Superflex startup. Topics covered in this episode: whether Josh Allen is still the correct 1.01 in a 2QB startup, how early the QB run really begins with 24 starting spots to fill, anchor QB vs waiting on the position, what the elite RB and WR tiers cost you in QB opportunity, the second QB tier and where the cliff actually is, the TE decision in a dynasty startup, youth vs win-now roster construction, and Lou's biggest takeaways from the board. Get our full suite of draft tools at tools.optimusfantasy.com. Use promo code PD26 for a one-week free trial. Sign-ups are open for Polly's Playoff benefiting A Walk To End Alzheimer's ❤️ Join the fight and have some fun! Sign up here 👉 https://tools.optimusfantasy.com/pollys-playoff Join the conversation in our Discord: discord.gg/MNWnY5hmgE Find everything Optimus in one place: optimusfantasy.com/find-us

    Building a Dynasty From Scratch: 12-Team 2QB PPR Startup ft. Lou Brunson | Mock Draft Monday

  7. Jul 6

    Is Bijan Still the Clear 1.01? 12-Team PPR Mock | Mock Draft Monday

    Nate Polvogt and Mike Vadala are joined by Sam Schneider, managing editor at PlayerProfiler, for a 10-round, 12-team, 1-QB PPR mock draft. The top of the board is still an RB story, with Bijan Robinson and Jahmyr Gibbs anchoring the first three picks, but the WR-first crowd has a real case with Puka Nacua and Ja'Marr Chase pushing into 1.01 territory. Sam brings the PlayerProfiler lens to every pick, and on this episode the crew walks through how the first round actually breaks when you are on the clock instead of working off a static rankings page. From there it gets into the decisions that decide your season: when Christian McCaffrey and the second tier of backs come off the board, whether James Cook, Omarion Hampton, and Ashton Jeanty are worth the mid-first reach, and how long you can wait on QB in a 1-QB build with Josh Allen and Joe Burrow sliding. Sam and the guys also dig into the Trey McBride and Brock Bowers TE question, plus the WR values in the middle rounds that quietly win leagues. Topics covered in this episode: how the first round broke pick by pick, RB-heavy vs WR-heavy builds off each draft slot, when to take your first QB in a 1-QB format, the McBride vs Bowers TE decision, mid-round RB and WR values worth targeting, late-round sleepers with league-winning upside, and the PlayerProfiler metrics Sam leans on to find edges. Want the same tools we use to prep every mock? Head to tools.optimusfantasy.com and use code YT26. - Sign-ups are open for Polly's Playoff benefiting A Walk To End Alzheimer's ❤️ Join the fight and have some fun!Sign up here 👉 https://tools.optimusfantasy.com/pollys-playoff Join the Discord: discord.gg/MNWnY5hmgE Find us everywhere: optimusfantasy.com/find-us

    Is Bijan Still the Clear 1.01? 12-Team PPR Mock | Mock Draft Monday

  8. Jun 29

    Can You Solve Video Game Scoring? #SFB16 Mock Draft | Mock Draft Monday

    Nate Polvogt and special guest host Dave Stewart break down a full Scott Fish Bowl 16 mock draft on this episode of Mock Draft Monday. SFB16 returns to its video game theme, and the scoring rewards everything explosive: six points for every TD, half a point per reception and per first down, a TE premium that adds a point on both, and a stack of big-play bonuses for 300 and 400 yard passing games, 100 and 200 yard rushing and receiving days, and long plays of 40-plus and 20-plus yards. Rosters run 10 starters and 10 bench, up to two QB, no kickers, and a deep flex. Nate and Dave work through how that scoring reshapes a draft board. Dual-threat QBs who stack passing yardage and rushing upside carry premium value, the TE premium pulls elite tight ends up the board, and big-play WRs and pass-catching RBs turn into every-week bonus threats. They cover where to take your first QB, when the TE premium is worth reaching for, and how to weigh floor against ceiling when one long play can decide a matchup. Topics covered in this episode: SFB16 video game scoring explained, how the TE premium changes tier rankings, drafting dual-threat QB early, chasing big-play and yardage bonuses, building a balanced 10-man starting lineup, and picks you can take straight into your own draft. Get our full suite of draft tools at tools.optimusfantasy.com. Use promo code ROOKIESZN for a one-week free trial. Join the conversation in our Discord: discord.gg/MNWnY5hmgE Find everything Optimus in one place: optimusfantasy.com/find-us

    Can You Solve Video Game Scoring? #SFB16 Mock Draft | Mock Draft Monday
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