Rough Draft Research Dynasty Podcast

Getting caught up in the rookie hype after draft season is easy. But how did the NFL draft affect some of the veterans we know? Who might be losing some playing time? Who benefited from their team ignoring their position group? 

The first IDP rookie draft is in the books. Join us as we discuss every pick!

Apologies for the reuploaded episode. Here is the actual episode for this week! Our first dynasty draft is in the books. Let's look at each pick and see which made sense and which we thought were questionable. 

The 2025 NFL Draft has ended. Join us as we discuss all the landing spots of the inbound rookie class. 

The 2025 RDR Rookie Bracket finale is finally here. Who will be crowned this year's champion? The elite 8 are down to the championship. Join us and find out. 

We only have two episodes of the 2025 tournament left. This week is the Sweet Sixteen matchups, which include Ashton Jeanty vs Shedeur Sanders, Tetairoa McMillian vs Travis Hunter, Luther Burden III vs Quinshon Judkins, Tyler Warren vs Jaylin Noel, Omarion Hampton vs Bhayshul Tuten, Xavier Restrepo vs Cam Ward, Dylan Sampson vs Jack Bech, and Jaxson Dart vs Matthew Golden. 

Second half of the round of 32! We are moving over to the bracket's Atlantic and the South side. Matchups include Omarion Hampton vs Marcus Yarns, Bhayshul Tuten vs Elijah Arroyo, Klye Monangai vs Xavier Restrepo, RJ Harvey vs Cam Ward, Dylan Sampson vs Brashard Smith, Jack Bech vs Mason Taylor, Isaiah Bond vs Jaxson Dart, and Tre Harris vs Matthew Golden. 

On to the round of 32! We start with the West and Midwest side of the bracket. Matchups include Ashton Jeanty vs Tez Johnson, Shedeur Sanders vs Elic Ayomanor, Cam Skattebo vs Tet McMillian, Jalen Roayls vs Travis Hunter, Luther Burden III vs Jayden Higgins, Quinshon Judkins vs Kaleb Johnson, TreVeyon Henderson vs Tyler Warren, and Jaylin Noel vs Emeka Egbuka. 

For our final portion of the round of 64, we head over to the Atlantic side of the bracket. Matchups include Omarion Hampton vs Trevor Etinne, Raheim Sanders vs Marcus Yarns, Bhaysshul Tuten vs Arian Smith, Elijah Arroyo vs Tai Felton, Kyle Monangi vs Da'Quan Felton, Xavier Restrepo vs Montrell Johnson Jr., Kobe Hudson vs RJ Harvey, and Damien Martinez vs Cam Ward.  

Next up in our 2025 bracket is the South! Matchups include Dylan Sampson vs Jaydon Blue, Brashard Smith vs Roc Taylor, Jack Bech vs Quinn Ewers, Mason Taylor vs Ollie Gordon II, Isaiah Bond vs Cont'e Thornton, Savion Williams vs Jaxson Dart, Jalen Milroe vs Tre Harris, and Tahj Brooks vs Matthew Golden. 

Next up in our 2025 bracket is the Midwest! Matchups include Luther Burden III vs Donovan Edwards, Jayden Higgins vs Harold Fannin Jr., Quinshon Judkins vs Kalel Mullings, Kaleb Johnson vs Pat Bryant, TreVeyon Henderson vs Devin Neal, Tyler Warren vs DJ Giddens, Colston Loveland vs JAylin Noel, and Isaiah Neyor vs Emeka Egbuka. 

The 2025 Rough Draft Research Rookie March Madness Bracket is finally here! We start on the West side of the bracket with the round of 64. Matchups include Ashton Jeanty vs Wood Marks, Tez Johnson vs Ricky White, Shedeur Sanders vs Jordan James, Elic Ayonmanor vs Kyle Williams, Cam Skattebo vs Terrance Ferguson, Tetairoa McMillan vs Nick Nash, Jalen Royals vs Tory Horton, and Oronde Gadsden II vs Travis Hunter. 

The new league year begins and that means 2025 free agency is here! Who is on the move and how will that impact their 2025 fantasy season? Join us as we discuss.  

The NFL combine is over. Whose stock is on the rise, and who is plummeting? Join us while we discuss a few standouts and disappointments from Indianapolis. We also profile a few more 2025 rookies including Dont'e Thornton, Tyler Shough, Montrell Johnson Jr, Arian Smith, Chimere Dike, and Isaiah Neyor. Finally we reveal the 2025 Rough Draft Rookie Dynasty Tournament Seeding! 

This week we are covering a few QBs and TEs who might be on new teams next season. In addition, we cover a few rookie profiles including Elijah Arroyo, Colston Loveland, Jaxson Dart, and Riley Leonard. Finally, Rough Drafts Research's first official 2025 rookie mock draft!  

Free Agency is around the corner so it is time to see who is potentially suiting up for a new team next season. This week it is all about the running game. We also continue our profiles of the 2025 draft class with, Jaydon Blue, Tahj Brooks, DJ Giddens, Jordan James, RJ Harvey, and Kaleb Johnson.  

Free Agency is around the corner so it is time to see who is potentially suiting up for a new team next season. We also continue our profiles of the 2025 draft class with, Kaden Prather, Nick Nash, Roc Taylor, and Pat Bryant! 

Review of the 2025 senior bowl in addition we continue our 2025 rookie profiles with Trevor Etienne, Woody Marks, JaQuinden Jackson, Ricky White, Elic Ayomanor, and Jaylen Royals.

This week, we profile four players from the 2025 BFL draft pool who showed up during their bowl games: Kyle Williams, Jaylin Noel, Damien Martinez, and Matthew Golden. 

Season five of Rough Draft Research is here! Join us as we profile some of the 2025 rookies participating in this year's Senior Bowl, including Xavier Restrepo, Jayden Higgins, Tai Felton, Marcus Yarns, Jarquez Hunter, Brashard Smith, Harold Fannin Jr., and Jalen Milroe. 

A breakdown of the top scorers on the defensive side of the ball for IDP leagues. Then a look at the 2024 All-Rookie team and how they stand up against previous rookie classes. 

With the fantasy playoffs in the rearview mirror, it's time to take our final look at the 2024 rookie class. Who has improved from their midseason tier ranking? Who fell off after a hard start? Secondly, we discuss the top 12 finishers at each position and whether or not their ADP from the preseason lines up. 

With the 2024 fantasy season done, it is time to look back at all our preseason predictions and expectations. What did we get right? How about what we majorly fumbled? Come find out now. 

As we look ahead to the future of dynasty leagues, the College Football Playoffs start this week. We will give you one name to watch for each of the 12 playoff teams including some defensive players for those IDP players out there. 

The crucible of the fantasy season is here, the playoffs! This week let's cover our favorite starts, sits, and cuts for the playoffs as we try to help you claim the championship in your home league! 

We are back! Hope you all had a wonderful Thanksgiving and are preparing for your league's playoff runs! This week, we are looking at some surprising players on playoff rosters, and some players who disappointed potentially causing you to miss out this year. For good measure lets throw in some IDP league-winning waiver pick ups. 

This week we look into the future a bit, trying to figure out what might happen in the 2025 NFL Draft. Which teams in the NFL are primed to be looking for skill position help in April? Who are the top prospects currently in line to help them? 

With a large portion of the season finished, it's time to decide where the 2024 rookie class stacks against each other. The rookie tier list is here! Where do your favorite rookies fall? We also look at the bottom five offenses over the last few years and how they tried to fix their offense's woes in the draft. 

This week we journey back through the tunnel of love. Spread the love specifically. How are the league's best teams spreading the rock between their star players? Which QBs are making as big of an impact in the rushing game as the air attack? Lastly, how did the trade deadline shake up the NFL?  

We are halfway through the season, so it is time to check in on our Best Ball Redraft Dream teams! Which team has been doing the best? Which has been ravaged by injury? 

The sequel no one wanted! The injury plague continues to ravage the 2024 NFL season. Who can you rely on to get you through the weeks while your stars are missing? We dive in this week! 

In additon to the Rookie Round Up and Box Score Boomers, this week we reflect on a few teams performances as we begin to reach the mid point of the season. How have they fare and who has been contributing to fantasy success? Perhaps most importantly we try to project if this success will continue or start to fall off. 

With a quarter of the season complete, we discuss the average draft position of the top 12 players at each position. Who is a surprise? Who is failing to live up to the hype during the preseason? As always we have the Rookie Round Up and the Box score Boomers to look forward to as well. 

This week we discuss some interesting stats from the 2024 fantasy season. How are the WRs/QBs stacking up against last years crop? Then we look ahead to week five and what games we are most excited about. 

This week we bring back a Rough Draft Research classic with our running back longevity episode. When is the perfect time to move on from your veteran running backs? We attempt to answer that question. After we discuss some defensive trends that you can take advantage of. 

The dreaed injury bug has made its way back into the NFL this week. With many superstar names on the sideline, we try to find out who you can rely on to fill your roster voids. IDP fantasy also makes a return this week, with our first IDP moment and waiver wire additons of the year! 

Week one of the NFL season is complete, its good to be back! This week, we'll be covering a variety of topics such as the performance of the 2024 draft class in their NFL debut during the Rookie Round Up. Additionally, we'll analyze the top 12 scoring QBs from week one and question whether their numbers are sustainable. Our new segment, "Damn, that's interesting" will showcase some of the biggest surprises of the week and highlight some of our accurate/inaccurate predictions. Lastly, we'll delve into the topic of “Sharing the Love” NFL, and how some teams decided to distribute the ball to their playmakers.

Week one is finally upon us. First, we share our thoughts on the first game of the NFL season. Then we discuss what we are most excited about for each week one matchup. 

It's top 12 In N' out this week, which means we must decide which players currently projected in the top 12 of their position will disappoint and miss the mark. But if they must be replaced by one of our nominees from outside the top 15 projected players. Who may be gearing up for a championship season, let's find out.

Welcome back to Rough Draft Research's annual Redraft Spectacular. In this episode we forget the dynasty leagues we call home and discuss the world of redrafts. Join us as we mock draft of perfect redraft lineups and discuss our hard pass candidates for each round. 

This week we return to the 2024 rookie class and discuss one rookie we like better than their current ADP.  Additionally, we plant our flags on five rookie who we believed are guaranteed to have NFL success. Finally, we discuss three sleepers from the rookie class as well as three potential busts. 

The final episode of the 2024 divisional breakdowns is here! We conclude in the frozen tundra and the NFC North. Will JJ McCarthy or Sam Darnold start more games for the Minnesota Vikings? Can the Detroit offense remain as elite as last season? Who will emerge as the Packers WR1? Will Caleb Williams contribute to immediate success for the Chicago Bears? 

Only two divisions left in the Rough Draft Research 2024 divisional breakdown. We head to the north for the always physical and hard-fought AFC North. Can Lamar expand on an MVP season? Will the new look Steelers QB room lead to a more exciting offense? Will the return of Joe Burrow return the Bengals to the upper echelon of NFL teams? Will Nick Chubb be able to return and help the Browns reach the playoffs? 

The 2024 NFL season is fast approaching as we approach the end of our divisional breakdowns. Three divisions left as this week we tackle the NFC East. Can Jayden Daniels make an immediate impact for the Commanders? How will the quiet Dallas offseason affect their in-season performance? Can a new home in Philly revitalize Saqoun Barkley? Will Daniel Jones's return from energy be enough to spark the Giants' offense? 

Halfway through our divisional breakdowns as we inch closer to the beginning of the season. We head back east this week and discuss the AFC East. Will a healthy Aaron Rodgers revitalize the Jets offense? How will the Miami running game shake out? Can Josh Allen keep up the offensive pace with a brand-new cast of weapons? When will Drake Maye take over the reins in New England and can he bring them back to relevance?

We stay on the sunny west coast this week for our divisional skill position breakdowns, this time with the NFC West. Can a new offensive coordinator help Jaxon Smith-Njigba bounce back from a lackluster rookie season? Will the Niners offensive continue to light up defenses in 2024? Can Puka Nacua's sophomore season live up to his rookie campaign? How will the new look Cardinals offense fair with Marvin Harrison Jr. leading the receiving core? We will discuss these questions and more this week. 

This week we head out west to continue our 2024 divisional breakdowns. How will the Super Bowl Champs and their revamped receiving core fair? Who will be the leader at QB for the Las Vegas Raiders? Will Bo Nix be able to reignite the Broncos offense? Will Jim Harbaugh finally help Justin Herbert reach his potential? 

We stay in the south for our divisional breakdown this week, this time with the NFC. Will Kirk Cousins unlock the premium talent in the Atlanta skill positions? Can the Saints and Chris Olave elevate from what they were last year? Are the Buccaneers due for regression? Can Bryce Young and his new cast of weapons improve on his disastrous rookie season? We will discuss these questions and more this week. 

With the free agency and the draft in the reaview, it is time we begin our yearly divisonal skill position breakdown. We start with one of the most exciting division in 2024, the AFC South. 

We are diving back into the deep end of IDP dynasty football! Today we break down our top five player at each of the IDP positions, EDGE, LB, DL, and DB. 

This week we are continuing our overvalued/undervalued discussion with players headed into their second season. Who is note worth their current cost? Who is worth shopping for? We will try to figure out this week.