Start Your Studs Fantasy Sports
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🎙️ Start Your Studs Fantasy Football Welcome to Start Your Studs, the ultimate destination for fantasy football fanatics. Every week, we dive deep into player values, rookie hype, trade strategy, and everything owners need to build and sustain a fantasy powerhouse. 🧠 Dynasty AND Redraft Strategy 🚨 Weekly Risers & Fallers 📈 Trade Targets & Sell Windows 🔥 Bold Calls & Start/Sit Advice No fluff. No fence-sitting. Just real talk to help you win your league — year after year. Start Your Studs, bench the haters
Based on 6 episodes we listened to · September 2026
It turns roster news, usage trends, and player-market arguments into candid, practical fantasy football decisions.
Start Your Studs Fantasy Podcast treats fantasy football as a running argument among Drew Fusco, Zach Bastian, and John Granato, with firm opinions tested against injuries, roster moves, coaching decisions, and weekly usage.
Drew Fusco, Zach Bastian and John Granato are the group chat your shaky dynasty trade needs.
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Short reviews from the PlayNext desk, based on the episodes we processed.
Sharp dynasty calls, loose banter, and enough draft prep to get moving before the NFL Draft.
The episode reads like a dynasty-season check-in for fantasy managers who want direct opinions. It moves through buys, sells, and trade ideas, then shifts into a running back class that does not look especially deep, which gives the discussion a useful, grounded feel.
A rowdy offseason reset that turns Seattle's title run and Miami uncertainty into fantasy signal.
The episode moves on quickly from Seattle's Super Bowl win and into free agency week, without lingering on the blowout. The hosts admit their preseason read on the Seahawks defense missed the mark, give Ken Walker his due, and keep the recap moving.
A useful fantasy check-in on injuries, quarterback rankings, and trade chatter.
The episode stays on week five fallout, with injuries, early-season rankings, and Thursday night football all given room. The quarterback order is laid out plainly: Patrick Mahomes at QB1, Dak Prescott at QB2, Baker Mayfield at QB3, and Jalen Hurts at QB4, with Mahomes' rushing…
Halloween banter, lineup help, and a quick take on the John Metchie move.
The episode leans into a Halloween-week rhythm, starting on Thursday, October 30th, the day before Halloween, and settling into a mix of candy jokes and fantasy football talk.
Playoff fallout, waiver pressure, and a stranger-than-usual quarterback board.
Start Your Studs stays focused on the first round of the fantasy playoffs, with Jonathan Taylor, Christian McCaffrey, and JSN among the most-rostered names under review.
Week 8 centers on tradeaways, streamers, and the Jets/Packers chaos.
The discussion opens with John Granato off while Drew Fusco and Zach Bastian move quickly into tradeaway targets, trade-for targets, Week 8 streamers, and a couple of games to watch.
Fast Week 10 fantasy fallout with rookie buzz and useful blunt takes.
The episode stays squarely in Week 10 fantasy triage, with Brian Dayball's firing, the Giants' Jackson Dart talk, and the ripple effects that follow.
Fast trade-deadline banter with practical fantasy fallout.
Trade deadline day sets the pace, moving from the Jacoby Myers deal to Jacksonville, the Sauce Gardner trade, and the Colts before shifting into Week 9 news and the rest of the show. The delivery stays loose and quick, and the banter keeps the discussion from feeling overworked.
Cousin Sal and rotating Ringer co-hosts handicap NBA, college hoops, and golf betting lines daily.
College prospects before the dynasty market moves.
Week 10 gets the full group-chat treatment.
Thursday turns into a Halloween-eve panel with Drew Fusco, John Granato, and T-Rex Bastion.
Drew Fusco and Zach Bastian open with late-night fantasy chatter, a missing co-host, and the usual bit about being sent out for apples.
The hosts discuss fantasy football news, focusing on tight ends and player values for dynasty and redraft leagues.
Trade deadline day kicks the episode into motion fast.
Drew Fusco and Zach Bastion stumble through some pre-recording technical issues and make that the opener anyway.
The hosts open on Monday while watching Chiefs-Commanders on October 27th.
Drew Fusco and Zach Bastian open on Monday, December 15th, with Johnny missing again and the joke landing right away.
Start Your Studs opens hot.
The crew opens on Thursday-night frustration, with J.K.
The panel opens with Week 7 fallout and quickly buries Trey Henderson's role.
Drew Fusco opens on Thursday, October 23rd with Zach Bastian and notes that John Granato is taking the night off.
The hosts discuss NFL draft prospects, rookie landing spots, and trade value heat checks for fantasy football.
The hosts of Start Your Studs Fantasy Football Podcast discuss the latest NFL news, including JSN's record contract and the Puka Nacua biting allegation, before diving into dynasty fantasy football strategy.
The hosts of Start Your Studs Fantasy Football Podcast return to recap the Seahawks' Super Bowl victory and dive into a chaotic week of NFL free agency, analyzing major player moves like Ken Walker to the Chiefs, DJ Moore to the Bills, and the failed Max Crosby trade, while offering fantasy football insights and opinions.
The hosts analyze Week 6 fantasy football rankings, discuss key injuries like Puka Nacua and Christian McCaffrey, and debate player performances including Justin Fields' struggles and Breece Hall trade rumors.
The hosts discuss week 4 fantasy football performances, waiver wire targets, and player risers/fallers.
The hosts discuss recent fantasy football developments, focusing on the Colts' surprising success and player performances.
Hosts discuss fantasy football strategy and react to college football results, with banter about Alabama's loss to Florida State.
Fantasy football hosts discuss a major trade involving Micah Parsons and its implications for teams and fantasy leagues.
The hosts discuss recent NFL news and then conduct a 12-team PPR mock draft, sharing their decision-making processes.
The hosts discuss fantasy football strategy, including a feud between Micah Parsons and Jerry Jones, and provide advice for the upcoming season.
The hosts discuss fantasy football draft strategies, player values, and recent NFL news including Matt Stafford's back injury.