meta_pixel
Tapesearch Logo
Log in
The Late-Round Fantasy Football Podcast

488: The Wide Receiver BMI Debate

The Late-Round Fantasy Football Podcast

iHeartPodcasts

Sports, Fantasy Sports, Football

4.83.2K Ratings

🗓️ 8 March 2021

⏱️ 14 minutes

🧾️ Download transcript

Summary

When prospecting wide receivers, should you consider the player's BMI? Does it matter? And if so, ​how much​ does it matter? On Episode 488, JJ dives into the wide receiver BMI debate.

Transcript

Click on a timestamp to play from that location

0:00.0

What's up everyone it's JJ Zachary in the editor-in-chief at Fandall and at number

0:16.1

fire dot com in this episode 488 of the late round podcast.

0:20.5

So many shows that are part of the Fandall podcast network.

0:24.4

Thanks for tuning in.

0:26.2

I would assume everyone listening to the show has gone to the doctor before.

0:29.7

If you haven't you should probably get on that to make sure that everything's okay.

0:33.6

Maybe you went and you got your yearly physical.

0:35.8

You get there, they weigh you, they get your height, and they input those numbers into the

0:40.0

computer.

0:41.0

And it spits out your body mass index or what we know as BMI.

0:45.3

You can argue all day if BMI is a good indicator of someone's overall health.

0:49.5

That's not what I'm here for.

0:50.5

I'm not a doctor.

0:51.5

I'm a fantasy football analyst.

0:53.1

But I do want to talk about BMI on today's show.

0:56.6

Because if you hop on fantasy football twitter during any NFL off season you'll see debates

1:01.0

about BMI.

1:02.6

Player BMI that is.

1:04.4

On one side you've got folks who swear that BMI is a big deal for players specifically

1:08.5

for wide receivers.

1:10.4

On the other you have people who think that it's irrelevant and it's just these idiot

1:13.6

nerds who believe in that kind of detail.

...

Please login to see the full transcript.

Disclaimer: The podcast and artwork embedded on this page are from iHeartPodcasts, and are the property of its owner and not affiliated with or endorsed by Tapesearch.

Generated transcripts are the property of iHeartPodcasts and are distributed freely under the Fair Use doctrine. Transcripts generated by Tapesearch are not guaranteed to be accurate.

Copyright © Tapesearch 2026.