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

30-Round CFF Mock Draft Breakdown - Episode 268 - Chasing the Natty: A CFF Show

·1 hr 49 min·5 clips

Running backs went 21 of 36 picks in the first three rounds, but both hosts still chased them early.

1. Chasing the Natty covers a 30-round college fantasy football mock draft built around the 2025 offseason conversation. 2. Jared Palmgren hosts the show, and Chris Battisale joins him as the co-host who drafted from the 12th slot and compared notes on roster construction. 3. The episode asks what changes when a mock expands from nine rounds to 30 rounds and no roster restrictions apply. 4. Chris says the first three rounds produced 21 of 36 picks at running back, which he reads as a February trend toward known workload. 5. Jared says he drafted four running backs in his first six picks, then used Brad Jackson in round 2 as a test of QB value versus RB value. 6. Jared names Liam Zarka in round 7 and Kale Hellems in round 13 as examples of how far quarterback value can slide. 7. Chris says his own plan at pick 1.12 was to go wide receiver heavy and then attack running back in the middle rounds. 8. Chris also says he wanted one top-end quarterback in his first 10 picks, then let the draft board decide the rest of the room. 9. Jared says his quarterback room ended up as Brad Jackson, Liam Zarka, Kale Hellems, Quinn Hennekel, Gunner Stockton, and Mason Hein. 10. Jared says his running back room included Antoine Raymond, Will Henderson, Jordan Davidson, Joe Jackson, Kirby Voorhees, Greg Burrell, Gideon Davidson, Ray Sean Luke, Fama Ijboy, and Sire Gaines. 11. Jared says his wide receiver room included Jordan Dwyer, Anthony Evans, Griffin Willis, Anthony Eager, Ashton Bethel-Roman, Joseph Williams, Marcel Williams, Isaiah Rockwell, Javon Robinson, Troy O'Mary, and Chase Sowell. 12. Chris says Jared’s quarterback and running back rooms create weekly ceiling and season-long survival, especially if one QB misses time. 13. Chris says Jared’s wide receiver depth carries a fragility risk because so many names are tied to projection, injury, or unsettled roles. 14. Jared says Troy O'Mary can be a league winner at New Mexico if he stays healthy, because the system feeds an outside receiver. 15. Jared says Chase Sowell was still available in the last four rounds even though he improved as last season went on. 16. Chris says Jaheim White in the fourth round stands out as a name he expects to move in future drafts. 17. The conversation stays analytical and draft-focused, with both hosts checking board value, positional runs, and later-round upside shots. 18. The tone is conversational and blunt, with side remarks about Canada’s gold-medal hockey loss and a few offhand jokes before the football talk. 19. Listeners who play CFF best balls and care about ADP shifts. 20. Listeners wanting game stories instead of draft strategy.

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A mock draft breakdown that turns late-round chaos into usable CFF strategy.

Chasing the Natty spends the hour on a 30-round college fantasy mock draft, and that is where it feels most useful. Jared Palmgren and Chris do more than rattle off picks; they keep asking how roster choices change once the obvious names are gone, which gives the discussion some…

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