The Extra Point: Late-Round League Winners + Draft Strategy & Trades (Ep. 2156)
August 28, 2026
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The August 27 episode of the FantasyPros "Extra Point" is built around two main segments: a live Q&A with the Discord audience covering trade strategy and draft philosophy, and a reveal of the hosts’ official "sleeper" picks for the 2026 season. Chris Welsh and Andrew Erickson use the listener questions to work through specific roster-building dilemmas, and the sleeper segment becomes a revealing exercise in consensus and disagreement between two analysts who both finished in the top seven of FantasyPros' sleeper accuracy rankings.
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What you'll learn
- 1 (01:05) **Show Intro & Fantasy Fest Recap** - Welsh and Erickson welcome the live Discord audience and explain the show's interactive format. They also recap the recent Fantasy Fest event and a technical mishap that caused last week's episode to not air.
- 2 (06:32) **Tailgate Fantasy Draft Preview** - Erickson previews the 16-team fantasy draft he participated in for the "Tailgate NFL" channel, highlighting the strategy and banter with co-hosts.
- 3 (07:46) **Deeper League Draft Strategy: Punting QB** - Erickson elaborates on the specific strategy for deep leagues, using the Tailgate draft as a case study.
- 4 (10:07) **Sleeper Rankings Success & Accuracy** - Welsh and Erickson reveal they both finished in the top-7 of the FantasyPros Sleeper Rankings contest, and explain the format and their personal results.
- 5 (11:14) **Sleeper Picks Tease** - The hosts announce they will reveal their official sleeper picks for the contest at the end of the episode, covering 2 QBs, 4 RBs, 4 WRs, and 2 TEs.
- 6 (17:29) **Listener Question: Dak Prescott's Ranking** - A listener asks why Dak Prescott is ranked so low. The hosts debate his value versus his ADP.
- 7 (17:56) **Listener Question: Auction Draft Strategy** - A listener asks for advice on spending money in auction drafts, including players to overspend on and a "blacklist."
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Show Notes
Who are the best fantasy football sleepers to target in 2026 drafts? Chris Welsh and Andrew Erickson reveal their favorite late-round names, including Kyler Murray, Malik Willis, Jonah Coleman, Stefon Diggs, Dijon Stribling, Juwan Johnson and more!
Plus, Welsh and Erickson answer fantasy football questions directly from the FantasyPros Discord community. Is Dak Prescott undervalued? Which players should you overspend on in an auction draft? Should contenders trade Rashee Rice? How should you attack quarterback in a 10-team league? And is going WR-WR-WR viable in a deep 14-team league?
Join the FantasyPros Discord at fantasypros.com/chat to get your questions answered live on The Extra Point!
Timestamps: (May be off due to ads)
Intro - 0:00:00
Fantasy Fest Recap - 0:02:19
Tailgate Fantasy Draft Reaction from Erickson - 0:05:14
Sleeper Rankings Tease - 0:09:11
FP Discord Promo - 0:15:04
Hand Raise 1 - 0:16:15
Handraise 2 - 0:25:31
Handraise 3 - 0:27:39
Handraise 4 - 0:30:17
Mock Draft Mondays FP Discord promo - 0:34:41
Handraise 5 - 0:35:12
Handraise 6 - 0:38:52
Handraise 7 - 0:42:54
Handraise 8 - 0:45:20
Handraise 9 - 0:49:09
QB Sleeper Rankings - 0:52:45
RB Sleeper Rankings - 0:56:13
WR Sleeper Rankings - 0:58:55
TE Sleeper Rankings - 1:02:27
Defense Sleeper Rankings - 1:03:12
All sleeper team - 1:03:25
FP Discord - 1:03:54
Signoff - 1:04:23
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