The Perfect Draft Challenge | See How Your Team Stacks Up! (Ep. 1923)

January 6, 2026

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The Format: This episode features two hosts conducting a live mock draft retrospective for the 2025 fantasy football season using Fantasy Pros' Perfect Draft tool, tying directly into post-season reflection on what could have been the ultimate winning team in a best ball format. Playful and hindsight-driven.
The Format: A host discussion with real-time drafting and banter.
The Key Players:
- Joey P. Zippia (Host): Energetic lead host guiding the draft, injecting humor about past mistakes and promoting tools.
- Andrew Erickson (Co-Host): Analytical drafter with strong player insights, bantering seamlessly with Joey on regrets and simulations; their chemistry sparkles in rapid-fire picks and mutual roasts of 2025 busts.

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What you'll learn

1 (00:44) **Welcome and Perfect Draft Overview**
2 (03:07) **Draft Setup from Pick 6**
3 (04:30) **Round 1, Pick 6: Christian McCaffrey (RB, SF)**
4 (05:15) **Round 2, Pick 19: Trey McBride (TE, ARI)**
5 (05:35) **Round 3, Pick 30: James Cook (RB, BUF)**
6 (06:28) **Round 4, Pick 43: George Pickens (WR, PIT/DAL?)**
7 (09:18) **Round 5, Pick 54: Chris Olave (WR, CIN)**

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Show Notes

Join Joe Pisapia and Andrew Erickson as they take part in our Perfect Draft Challenge! With our Perfect Draft Challenge, you can go back in time, draft against our simulated opponents, and try to nail the perfect draft for the 2025 season. Invite your friends and compete on our community leaderboards to see how you stack up. Drafts are free and take just 5-10 minutes at fantasypros.com/perfectdraft.

Timestamps (May be off due to ads):

Intro - 0:00:00

DraftKings - 0:00:44

Contest Breakdown and Draft Slot - 0:02:23

Best Player Selections - 0:03:48

Draft Score Review - 0:13:59

Outro - 0:16:49

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