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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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Draft Assistant - Get live support during your fantasy football draft with the Draft Assistant. Connect the Draft Assistant to your draft and get real-time suggestions based on expert rankings, team needs, and positional scarcity. Get the most value out of every pick in your fantasy football draft with the Draft Assistant. Learn more at fantasypros.com/assistant or download our Fantasy Football Draft Wizard app on Google Play or App Store.

Cheat Sheet Creator - Tired of draft day uncertainty? The Cheat Sheet Creator is your personal guide to perfect, league-specific rankings. Visualize your path to victory as you add tiers and sync your league to craft custom rankings, ensuring every pick is strategic and tailored to your league settings. Enter your draft with confidence. Sync your league today at fantasypros.com/draftwizard or on the Fantasy Football Draft Wizard app on the App Store or Google Play and use the Cheat Sheet Creator to dominate your draft.

Draft Intel - Draft Intel is a FREE tool provides a deep dive into your leaguemates' drafting history, showing their patterns, tendencies, draft strategies, and more! Sync your league and make Draft Intel your secret weapon. Begin DOMINATING your league today at fantasypros.com/intel!

Mock Draft Simulator – FantasyPros has the largest database of expert rankings for drafts. Complete fast and FREE drafts using our Mock Draft Simulator at fantasypros.com/simulator

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