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Aug 2024
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The Best of the Fest: Sleepers, Busts, B...

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We were joined by some of the industry's BEST experts for our 5-hour-long FantasyPros Fantasy Fest livestream, the biggest fantasy football event of the year! Missed the stream or didn't have the time? No problem! This episode condenses the FantasyPros Fantasy Fest into 2 hours of top-tier fantasy football advice. We cover sleeper picks, draft busts, bounce-back candidates, breakouts, and expert rankings from industry leaders like Jake Ciely, Justin Boone, Scott Pianowski, and more. 

Want to watch the whole thing? Head over to our FantasyPros YouTube channel at youtube.com/fantasypros. Don't forget to subscribe and drop a like if you love what we do and want more content just like this!

Timestamps (may be off due to ads):

Intro - 0:00:00
Jayden Daniels - 0:01:15
Brian Robinson - 0:04:07
Draft Assistant - 0:07:10
Rico Dowdle - 0:08:10
Terry McLaurin - 0:09:28
Tyjae Spears - 0:11:56
Jake Ferguson - 0:17:24
FP Monthly Giveaway - 0:19:21
Isiah Pacheco - 0:20:37
Nico Colins - 0:23:18
Marvin Harrison Jr. - 0:26:30
Justin Jefferson - 0:29:34
Cooper Kupp - 0:33:55
Tee Higgins - 0:39:08
Jaylen Waddle - 0:41:56
Cheat Sheet Creator - 0:46:09
Christian Watson - 0:46:49
Bijan Robinson - 0:51:09
Saquon Barkley - 0:56:39
Derrick Henry - 1:02:19
De'Von Achane - 1:05:09
Draft Intel - 1:08:19
Jaleel McLaughlin - 1:08:54
Wide Receiver Rankings (Tier 1) - 1:11:58
Wide Receiver Rankings (Tier 2) - 1:14:59
Jaylen Waddle - 1:21:27
Jonathon Brooks - 1:23:49
Kyren Williams - 1:29:15
Christian Watson - 1:33:58
Jayden Reed - 1:36:36
Calvin Ridley - 1:36:53
Rashee Rice - 1:41:39
Khalil Shakir - 1:45:43
Jaleel McLaughlin - 1:50:14
Dontayvion Wicks - 1:53:29
Outro - 1:55:25

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