Our Favorite 2026 Fantasy Football Picks in Every Round

**Danny Heifetz** (0:00)
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**Danny Heifetz** (1:32)
Welcome to The Ringer Fantasy Football Show. My name is Danny Heifetz and I am joined by Danny Kelly and Craig Horlbeck, still in LA baby.

**Craig Horlbeck** (1:38)
They moved here. They moved here and they did. They bought homes this weekend.

**Danny Heifetz** (1:41)
We are going over our favorite picks in every round for fantasy football drafts. We are basically a week away from the season. We're recording this Monday, August 31st on the afternoon. I know I said on the afternoon. That doesn't make any sense.
Losing my mind a little.

**Craig Horlbeck** (1:55)
You're tan though, you look tan.

**Danny Heifetz** (1:56)
I went to play golf in San Diego. We'll hit that later.
We're gonna go through our favorite. I'm not. No, wasn't gonna say it, but no. We're gonna through our favorite picks in every round. We're gonna go through half point per reception, average draft position, and we're gonna literally just be like, we like these guys, maybe probably take them, give or take.

**Craig Horlbeck** (2:13)
Yeah, we're gonna talk about which rounds we think are the best in general. There are some rounds where we like half the picks, and there are other rounds where we don't like any. So we'll get into each of that and which ones to focus on.

**Danny Heifetz** (2:23)
Later in the episode, we'll get to the Rams siding Aaron Donald and that 49ers guy with the helmet everywhere. I know.

**Danny Kelly** (2:30)
That was by Aaron Donald.

**Craig Horlbeck** (2:31)
You just won the Super Bowl.

**Danny Heifetz** (2:32)
Oh, I thought it was by the 49ers guy. Can you just be happy about the Super Bowl?

**Craig Horlbeck** (2:36)
Oh, worst case is you don't win the Super Bowl this year. You guys, stop trying to...

**Danny Kelly** (2:40)
Heifetz, first of all, you need to stop trying to gaslight me or everyone else into thinking I'm not happy the Seahawks won the Super Bowl because that's bullshit.

**Danny Heifetz** (2:47)
Have you been happy once about the Seahawks winning the Super Bowl?

**Danny Kelly** (2:49)
Shut the hell up.

**Craig Horlbeck** (2:49)
It's been tepid.

**Danny Kelly** (2:50)
No, that's not true. I'm celebrating with my friends over here. You can't see them. You don't know.
Anyway, continue. I do hate the 49ers though, for the record. I hate this guy that scammed people. Terrible. Terrible.

**SPEAKER_4** (3:05)
All right, round one.

**Danny Heifetz** (3:08)
I was going to go back in with the Seahawks.

**Danny Kelly** (3:09)
Do we have to take a break?

**Danny Heifetz** (3:10)
Oh yeah, right. We're going to take a break.

**Danny Kelly** (3:12)
Christ.

**Danny Heifetz** (3:13)
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