Best Second Half Performers, Plus a Big Surprise for Jamey! (02/17 Fantasy Football Podcast)

Fantasy Football Today

CBS Sports

Sports, Football

4.6 • 8.1K Ratings

🗓️ 17 February 2026

⏱️ 63 minutes

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Summary

We start with some news and notes (3:00) with Tyreek Hill becoming a free agent, Bucky Irving having offseason surgery and some news on running backs who may or may not get the franchise tag ... Who were some of the second half standouts? We tell you which players thrived from Weeks 10-18 and why they had so much success. At quarterback (16:05), we talk Trevor Lawrence, Brock Purdy and Jacoby Brissett. At running back (23:30), we talk Chase Brown, Derrick Henry and the Patriots running backs. And we interrupt our regularly scheduled programming to give you big news about Jamey! ... At wide receiver (44:55), Chris Olave, Michael Wilson and Jameson Williams had huge second halves. And at tight end (58:10), Juwan Johnson, Kyle Pitts and Colby Parkinson excelled from Weeks 10-18, but will any of it carry over into 2026? ... Email us at fantasyfootball@cbsi.com

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0:00.0	This is fantasy football today from CBS Sports.
0:03.5	What a play!
0:04.8	Can you believe this?
0:06.3	It's a no idea.
0:08.0	It's time to dominate your fantasy league.
0:10.6	Off to the races and he stays on his feet.
0:13.4	It's just going to go the distance.
0:15.2	Now here's some combination of Adam, Dave, Jamie, and Heath.
0:20.9	It is Tuesday, February 17th.
0:24.0	Welcome everybody to fantasy football today.
0:26.2	Today we're going to talk about the best performers from weeks 10 through 18.
0:31.0	Believe it or not, Brock Purdy.
0:32.9	He was surprisingly great.
0:34.6	And actually, for the full season, he was awesome.
0:37.3	He was number four quarterback
0:38.6	per game. But number three per game, average 25 points per game from weeks 10 through 18.
0:43.9	Michael Wilson was amazing. James and Williams was a top 12 wide receiver. Kyle Pitts was one of
0:48.5	the best tight ends in fantasy. And guys, I'll tell you, I went out with the family on Valentine's Day, not for Valentine's Day, but it was Valentine's Day. And they were playing some Valentine's Day music. And my heart will go on, came on. And I felt a great sense of shame.
1:08.4	Did you sing along? No. And I didn't even, I didn't even tell my wife about it because I'm so embarrassed by the performance.
1:15.3	So you sang to an audience of thousands, but not to your wife.
1:19.8	I don't want her to hear that.
1:21.2	That would be bad.
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