Bold Predictions & Draft Strategies for Next Fantasy Football Season

Fantasy Focus Football

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🗓️ 8 January 2026

⏱️ 37 minutes

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Summary

This week on Facts vs Feelings, Liz Loza closes out Season 1 with some reflection, projection, and a little chaos. She’s joined by Michelle Magdziuk, NFL Network researcher and fantasy analyst, to unpack the biggest lessons from this season and to discuss draft strategies heading into 2026. Then, Liz links up with Producer David Presley to hand out some very totally objective fantasy awards…emotionally selected, statistically defended, and absolutely up for debate. And to everyone who listeend, followed along, argued with us, and rode through the highs, lows, and chaos of this season: Thank you. This one was for you. 💛 0:00 - 👋 Welcome 2:41 - 🎙️ Michelle Magdziuk joins! 6:00 - 🧠 This season: Biggest takeaway 8:50 - 📝 Next sason: How you should change your draft strategy 10:33 - 🤔 Next season: Christian McCaffrey to get Saquon Barkley treatment? 13:02 - 🎯 Next season: QB draft strategies 17:32- 🚫 Next season: DO NOT DRAFT these players! 22:42 - 🏆 Fantasy MVPs…just trust us 25:09 - 🍽️ Players you would you bring to a family dinner? 27:21 - 🔒 Players we’re still not out on for 2026! 32:55 - ⚠️ Last call: Do not draft injured players! 33:51 - 🎬 Bloopers Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

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0:40.7	and of course, more fun. And now that I have your attention, today's fact is that win or lose,
0:47.4	you are better for having gone through it.
0:52.9	Happy New Year, producer Presley.
0:55.1	Thank you for coming on the last episode of our first season of Facts versus Feelings.
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