Fantasy For Real

The Risers, Fallers, and Weekly Mock Draft is back after a highly productive week in College Football. Today's episode features the biggest positional Risers, a 1QB Mock Draft, and all my other notes on CFB's Week 1 TIMELINE: Positional Risers & Faller of the Week -- 4:00 || 1QB Mock Draft #1 -- 28:00 || Notes, Notes, & More Notes -- 50:00 || Week 2 Preview -- 01:50:00 || Hosted by Simplecast, an AdsWizz company. See pcm.adswizz.com for information about our collection and use of personal data for advertising.

Drafts are happening and with all the news surrounding Josh Jacobs, I'll update the Redraft Rankings one last time this season. I'll go 1-29 at the QB position, 1-60 at RB, 1-60 at WR, and 1-21 at TE with a total of 170 Players covered in right around 1 Hour -- with Tiers! TIMELINE || QBs -- 3:30 || RBs -- 13:00 || WRs -- 40:00 || TEs -- 52:00 || Check out my written work on Substack, https://cjfreel.substack.com/ Hosted by Simplecast, an AdsWizz company. See pcm.adswizz.com for information about our collection and use of personal data for advertising.

A Mock Draft, the Biggest Risers from Week 0, and a Preview for Week 1... the REGULAR SEASON is BACK on the Fantasy for Real Podcast. It's a bit early for NFL Fans, but there's now enough CFB to begin this year's Weekly Risers, Fallers, & Weekly Mock Draft Series. TIMELINE || Josh Jacobs News -- 2:00 || Mock Draft #1 -- 14:00 || FSU, USC, UNC, & NCST Notes -- 40:00 || Week 1 Preview -- 01:00:00 || Hosted by Simplecast, an AdsWizz company. See pcm.adswizz.com for information about our collection and use of personal data for advertising.

College Football is (kinda) back! Today's show features my Week 0 Preview + the final unloading of my CFB Watchlist including prospects from the SEC, Big 12, & ACC. Plus, diving into Dane Brugler's Top 50 Big Board entering the CFB Season and comparing Rankings with my own Summer Scouting Series. TIMELINE* || Week 0 Preview -- 6:00 || SEC Watchlist -- 27:30 || ACC/Big12 Watchlist -- 01:10:00 || Dane Brugler's Big Board -- 01:50:00 *Note, the Timeline may be a bit off as I learn to adjust. Written work can be accessed through my Substack: https://cjfreel.substack.com/ Contact me @ cjfreelfantasy@gmail.com Currently working to revive my X/Twitter @CJ_Freel Hosted by Simplecast, an AdsWizz company. See pcm.adswizz.com for information about our collection and use of personal data for advertising.

Today’s podcast takes the Tiers from the previous episode and applies them to a Mock Draft exercise. TIMELINE || Mock #1 (Slot 2) -- 3:30 || Mock #2 (Slot 5) -- 22:00 || Mock #3 (Slot 9) -- 40:15 || Mock #4 (Slot 11) -- 01:02:15 || Updates/Thoughts -- 01:20:00 Get full access to C.J.’s Substack at cjfreel.substack.com/subscribe Hosted by Simplecast, an AdsWizz company. See pcm.adswizz.com for information about our collection and use of personal data for advertising.

While this podcast mostly focuses on future prospects, today’s episode focuses on REDRAFT Leagues, discussing my rankings for all four positions this upcoming Draft Season TIMELINE || QBs -- 2:30 || RBs -- 24:45 || WRs -- 56:00 || TEs -- 01:35:00 Get full access to C.J.’s Substack at cjfreel.substack.com/subscribe Hosted by Simplecast, an AdsWizz company. See pcm.adswizz.com for information about our collection and use of personal data for advertising.

Today's show updates my most recent 2026 Rankings as well as looks at a Watchlist of Big Ten players. TIMELINE || 1st Round -- 3:00 || 2nd Round -- 17:30 || 3rd Round -- 31:00 || Deeper Big Ten Watchlist -- 45:30 || Endnotes + Tyson Injury Update -- 01:10:15 Get full access to C.J.’s Substack at cjfreel.substack.com/subscribe Hosted by Simplecast, an AdsWizz company. See pcm.adswizz.com for information about our collection and use of personal data for advertising.

Today's podcast wraps up the Summer Scouting Series with a bit more focus on historical comparisons & Tiers, before getting into the players who didn't quite make the cut for the Top 33. TIMELINE || Top 10 QBs -- 4:15 || Top 10 RBs -- 16:15 || Top 11 WRs -- 22:00 || Top 2 TEs -- 30:00 || Honorable Mentions || QBs -- 32:30 || RBs -- 53:00 || WRs -- 01:08:00 || TEs -- 01:27:00 || Endnotes -- 01:32:00 || Freaks -- 01:37:00 Get full access to C.J.’s Substack at cjfreel.substack.com/subscribe Hosted by Simplecast, an AdsWizz company. See pcm.adswizz.com for information about our collection and use of personal data for advertising.

Final Part of the Summer Scouting Series, w/ QB LaNorris Sellers, QB T Chambliss, QB Sam Leavitt, RB Jadan Baugh, RB W Parker, WR Cam Coleman, WR Charlie Becker, WR Mario Craver, & TE Jamari Johnson TIMELINE || LaNorris Sellers -- 2:15 || Trinidad Chambliss -- 21:15 || Sam Leavitt -- 30:30 || Jadan Baugh -- 41:00 || Wayshawn Parker -- 49:30 || Cam Coleman -- 57:30 || Charlie Becker -- 01:07:30 || Mario Craver -- 01:19:00 || Jamari Johnson -- 01:28:45 || Rankings -- 01:36:00 || Endnotes/What's Next -- 01:38:30 Get full access to C.J.’s Substack at cjfreel.substack.com/subscribe Hosted by Simplecast, an AdsWizz company. See pcm.adswizz.com for information about our collection and use of personal data for advertising.

Part 3 of 4 in the Summer Scouting Series, featuring QB Julian Sayin, QB Drew Mestemaker, QB Jayden Maiava, RB Kewan Lacy, RB Justice Haynes, WR Jeremiah Smith, WR K.J. Duff, & WR Omarion Miller TIMELINE || Julian Sayin -- 2:00 || Drew Mestemaker -- 15:45 || Jayden Maiava -- 27:00 || Kewan Lacy -- 35:45 || Justice Haynes -- 43:15 || Jeremiah Smith -- 56:00 || K.J. Duff -- 01:05:00 || Omarion MIller -- 01:14:00 || Rankings -- 1:26:15 || Endnotes -- 1:29:00 Get full access to C.J.’s Substack at cjfreel.substack.com/subscribe Hosted by Simplecast, an AdsWizz company. See pcm.adswizz.com for information about our collection and use of personal data for advertising.

Part 2 of 4 in the Summer Scouting including QBs Dante Moore & C.J. Carr, RBs Ahmad Hardy, Antwan Raymond, & L.J. Martin, & WRs Bryant Wesco, Ryan Coleman-Williams, & Ryan Wingo TIMELINE || Dante Moore -- 1:30 || C.J. Carr -- 12:15 || Ahmad Hardy -- 22:45 || Antwan Raymond -- 30:00 || L.J. Martin -- 37:30 || Bryant Wesco -- 46:30 || Ryan Coleman-Williams -- 54:30 || Ryan Wingo -- 01:05:30 || Recap -- 01:16:00 Get full access to C.J.’s Substack at cjfreel.substack.com/subscribe Hosted by Simplecast, an AdsWizz company. See pcm.adswizz.com for information about our collection and use of personal data for advertising.

Part 1 of 4 in the 2027 Summer Scouting Series covering the first 8 Prospects: Arch Manning, Darian Mensah, Nate Frazier, Isaac Brown, Mark Fletcher, Nick Marsh, T.J. Moore, & Trey'Dez Green TIMELINE || Summer Scouting Intro -- 1:15 || Arch Manning -- 11:30 || Darian Mensah -- 23:00 || Nate Frazier -- 33:15 || Isaac Brown -- 41:00 || Mark Fletcher Jr. -- 49:00 || Nick Marsh -- 55:30 || T.J. Moore -- 01:04:15 || Trey'Dez Green -- 01:11:15 || Rankings Recap -- 1:16:00 || Endnotes -- 1:16:30 Get full access to C.J.’s Substack at cjfreel.substack.com/subscribe Hosted by Simplecast, an AdsWizz company. See pcm.adswizz.com for information about our collection and use of personal data for advertising.

Today's podcast walks through 120 Picks of a SF Start-Up Mock Draft and then focuses on which Tiers are the most off consensus. All 120 Picks can be found on this Spreadsheet : https://docs.google.com/spreadsheets/d/1U-tC7DwyQE5G4ZhPP7RNJiwuHhpwe7FmeUG1K-i19R4/edit?usp=sharing TIMELINE || Round 1 -- 4:45 || 1-2 Turn -- 9:15 || 3rd Round Reversal -- 17:15 || 3-4 Turn -- 23:00 || 4-5 Turn -- 35:30 || 5-6 Turn -- 49:00 || 6-7 Turn -- 58:00 || 7-8 Turn -- 1:08:00 || 8-9 Turn -- 01:15:00 || 9-10 Turn -- 01:20:30 || Best Available+Off-Consensus -- 01:25:00 Get full access to C.J.’s Substack at cjfreel.substack.com/subscribe Hosted by Simplecast, an AdsWizz company. See pcm.adswizz.com for information about our collection and use of personal data for advertising.

Today's double-rankings episode finishes up the Start-Up Summer Positional Rankings series with my WR & TE Start-Up Rankings TIMELINE || WR Ranks Begin -- 1:30 || Top 8 -- 5:00 || WR9-12 -- 15:15 || WR13-20 -- 23:00 || WR21-30 -- 44:30 || Top Breakouts -- 01:04:00 || TE Rankings -- 01:28:45 || Endnotes -- 01:56:00 Get full access to C.J.’s Substack at cjfreel.substack.com/subscribe Hosted by Simplecast, an AdsWizz company. See pcm.adswizz.com for information about our collection and use of personal data for advertising.

Today's podcast features a 2028 Fantasy Mock Draft alongside an update for what to expect next from this podcast -- the 2027 Summer Scouting Series TIMELINE || 2028 Mock Draft -- 5:30 || Announcing Summer Scouting Series -- 33:00 Get full access to C.J.’s Substack at cjfreel.substack.com/subscribe Hosted by Simplecast, an AdsWizz company. See pcm.adswizz.com for information about our collection and use of personal data for advertising.

Today's pod moves into Pt 2 of my SF Start-Up Series focusing on the RB position including my top 36 RBs and ~8 Honorable Mentions. Afterward, which CFB teams have the most QB+RB+WR+TE talent. TIMELINE || RB Ranks Preview -- 2:30 || Top 10 RBs -- 11:15 || Top 18 RBs -- 23:30 || Top 36 RBs -- 36:15 || Honorable Mentions -- 46:00 || DEVY Team Tiers/Stars -- 48:30 || 5-Star Teams -- 50:00 || 4-Star Teams -- 54:00 || 3-Star -- 58:00 || Endnotes + Sorsby -- 01:10:00 || Get full access to C.J.’s Substack at cjfreel.substack.com/subscribe Hosted by Simplecast, an AdsWizz company. See pcm.adswizz.com for information about our collection and use of personal data for advertising.

Today's episode dives into my Tiers & Rankings for the Top 28-40 QBs in the NFL before getting into Brendan Sorsby and who he is as an NFL Prospect. TIMELINE || Start-Up Rankings -- 2:45 || Tiers 1 & 2 -- 5:45 || Tier 3 -- 18:30 || Tier 4 -- 27:30 || Tier 5 -- 38:30 || Tier 6 & Honorable Mentions -- 50:30 || Brendan Sorsby || Part 1 (How we got here) -- 01:02:15 || Part 2 (Prospect Scouting) -- 01:07:30 || Part 3 (What to do with Sorsby) -- 01:24:00 || Endnotes (Daniel Jones, Malik Willis, and what's next) -- 01:33:15 Get full access to C.J.’s Substack at cjfreel.substack.com/subscribe Hosted by Simplecast, an AdsWizz company. See pcm.adswizz.com for information about our collection and use of personal data for advertising.

The Redraft Series finishes with a look at my full Redraft Tiers, a 100-Pick Mock Draft, & the players I'm higher & lower on compared to consensus. Mock Draft Board: https://clickydraft.com/draftapp/board/293909 TIMELINE || Brendan Sorsby -- 2:15 || Tier Discussion -- 11:00 || Tier 1 -- 14:15 || Draft Begins -- 35:00 || 4/5 Turn -- 55:00 || Over/Under -- 01:20:15 || Endnotes/What's Next -- 01:38:30 Get full access to C.J.’s Substack at cjfreel.substack.com/subscribe Hosted by Simplecast, an AdsWizz company. See pcm.adswizz.com for information about our collection and use of personal data for advertising.

Today's episode concludes the projection portion of the Redraft series focusing on my projections at the WR & TE positions. TIMELINE || Redraft Projections -- 2:45 || Top WRs -- 4:30 || WR2s -- 29:30 || WR3s -- 51:30 || Top 7 TEs -- 01:16:30 || Other TEs -- 01:29:15 Get full access to C.J.’s Substack at cjfreel.substack.com/subscribe Hosted by Simplecast, an AdsWizz company. See pcm.adswizz.com for information about our collection and use of personal data for advertising.

Let's take a break in the Redraft series (next episode: Thursday) & do my first 2027 Mock Draft of the off-season. While the 2027 Mock is most of the show, I also do a 2-Round 2026 Mock & discuss ADP TIMELINE || 2027 Mock Discussion -- 2:30 || 2027's Top 4 -- 7:15 || Top RBs -- 18:30 || Five Straight WRs -- 22:30 || 1.12 + Honorable Mentions -- 39:15 || 2026 2-Round Mock + ADP Discussion -- 54:30 || Endnotes + Future Schedule -- 01:15:15 Get full access to C.J.’s Substack at cjfreel.substack.com/subscribe Hosted by Simplecast, an AdsWizz company. See pcm.adswizz.com for information about our collection and use of personal data for advertising.