Chasing the Natty: A College Fantasy Football Podcast · Jared Palmgren and Nate Marchese

2026 Spring Camp News, Notes and More - Episode 272 - Chasing the Natty: A CFF Show

·1 hr 26 min·5 clips

Mike Denbrock says Anias Williams has delivered every time Notre Dame has called on him.

1. Chasing the Natty focuses on 2026 spring camp news and ranking takeaways for college fantasy football. 2. Jared Palmgren hosts the show, Chris joins as co-host, and both matter because they translate spring practice reports into draft decisions. 3. The episode asks which camp notes actually change CFF rankings before summer drafts. 4. Notre Dame comes up first because Mylon Graham has drawn spring buzz, Jordan Faison is still in the mix, and Micah Gilbert is another name in the receiver room. 5. Jared says Graham is moving to the slot, which matters because he is listed at 6-foot-1 and 192 pounds. 6. Chris leans toward Jordan Faison over Graham for fantasy because he trusts the system and the outside receiver role more. 7. Jared compares the room to Mike Denbrock’s past usage of Malik Nabers, Brian Thomas, Khalil Shakir, and Alec Pierce. 8. Both hosts note that Cooper Flanagan is emerging as the tight end to know at Notre Dame. 9. Jared points out that Denbrock has funneled 40-plus targets to Mitchell Evans and Eli Raritan in recent seasons. 10. Anias Williams gets the strongest Notre Dame backfield praise because Denbrock says he has “delivered every single time.” 11. Chris calls that kind of quote a sign of trust that usually leads to opportunity in college football. 12. Boston College centers on Mason McKenzie and Grayson Wilson splitting quarterback-one snaps in camp. 13. Chris says McKenzie’s rushing ability matters because he ran for over 900 yards last year. 14. Jared says Bill O’Brien has not always maximized dual-threat quarterbacks, which makes the staff fit an important variable. 15. Reed Swanson gets attention as the Boston College receiver connecting with both quarterbacks. 16. Jared also flags Chudzinski at tight end as a steady-volume option rather than a big-play threat. 17. Alabama’s quarterback battle is described as very even between Austin Mack and Keelon Russell. 18. Jared says Ryan Williams, Lotzeir Brooks, and Rico Scott are the main wide receivers, while Xavier Crowell is being watched in the backfield. 19. The conversation sounds like a ranking show with coach-report interpretation, camp-note parsing, and short back-and-forth reactions. 20. College fantasy drafters who track spring depth charts will get the most out of this episode, while listeners wanting a game recap may skip it.

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A useful spring-camp skim that turns rumor, role talk, and ADP into draft context.

It treats spring camp season as fantasy-football reconnaissance, with Jared and Chris sifting through reports and turning them into draft and ranking takeaways.

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You want spring-camp noise turned into usable fantasy edges for your draft board.

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