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Hosted by Matt Hicks, the Rookie Big Board Fantasy Football Podcast provides industry-leading analysis for scouting, tracking, and valuing NFL rookies for fantasy football. Seasonal and dynasty fantasy football players, NFL draftniks, and college football fanatics will be entertained while learning about the unique formula for fantasy football success when evaluating rookies.
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Tuesday Jan 17, 2023
2023 Senior Bowl Preview: Wide Receivers (8 X-Factor NFL Draft Prospects)
Tuesday Jan 17, 2023
Tuesday Jan 17, 2023
Preview the 2023 Senior Bowl with us! We breakdown the Wide Receivers that most profile toward playing in "X" roles in the NFL.
Full Profiles, Rankings + Discord: patreon.com/rookiebigboard
SMU's Rashee Rice and BYU's Puka Nacua are two favorites that highlight a loaded group of wideout depth that will be featured at the 2023 Senior Bowl. The guys also discuss Xavier Hutchinson, Dontayvion Wicks, Jonathan Mingo, Elijah Higgins and Michael Wilson. Nebraska's Trey Palmer is also discussed as a slot wideout.

Monday Jan 16, 2023
2023 Rookie Mock Draft (with NFL Draft Landing Spots)
Monday Jan 16, 2023
Monday Jan 16, 2023
This 2023 Rookie Mock Draft shows how fantasy football values can change depending on where a player is selected in the 2023 NFL Draft.
Rankings + Discord: patreon.com/rookiebigboard
I discuss the potential of CJ Stroud as QB1 and the rise of Anthony Richardson-if pieces fall the right way. We see a surprising landing spot for Bijan Robinson and potential pandemonium with Jahmyr Gibbs' value.
I discuss how to weigh draft capital against projected volume in landing spot and identify how to target running backs selected in the mid-rounds of the NFL Draft.

Monday Jan 09, 2023
2023 Senior Bowl Preview: Running Backs
Monday Jan 09, 2023
Monday Jan 09, 2023
Preview the 2023 Senior Bowl Running Backs with Matt and John!
Rookie Rankings + Senior Bowl Cards: patreon.com/rookiebigboard
The guys run through the tape and analytic profiles of the eight running backs invited to the 2023 Senior Bowl. Listen in as they break down Chase Brown, Camerun Peoples, Evan Hull, Kenny McIntosh, Chritopher Rodriguez Jr., Eric Gray, Tyjae Spears and Roschon Johnson.
Along the way, they give insight on how their fantasy football value can rise through the Senior Bowl, how running backs can specifically stand out in Mobile and what it means to take part in this show case event.

Thursday Jan 05, 2023
Top Quarterbacks in the 2023 NFL Draft
Thursday Jan 05, 2023
Thursday Jan 05, 2023
Matt discusses the top 14 quarterbacks in the 2023 NFL Draft for fantasy football.
Rankings + Profiles: patreon.com/rookiebigboard
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Matt breaks down Bryce Young vs CJ Stroud as the top tier of quarterbacks in the class. He goes in depth on why he leans into Anthony Richardson as a prospect, but is fading Will Levis.
He then digs deep into quarterbacks that can be targets in rounds 3-5 of your fantasy football rookie drafts.

Wednesday Dec 28, 2022
Best 2023 Wide Receivers Part 2: 12 Sleepers + Risers to Watch
Wednesday Dec 28, 2022
Wednesday Dec 28, 2022
Matt discusses his 15-26th 2023 wide receivers for fantasy football.
Rankings + Profiles: patreon.com/rookiebigboard
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There is a lot of depth to this wide receiver class. Matt discusses speedy guys who can standout like Zay Flower, Derius Davis, and Nathaniel "Tank" Dell. He also discusses athletic big men like Dontay Demus, Jadon Hasewlood and Jonathan Mingo.
Matt breaks down the importance of digging deep for sleepers and discuss why Elijah Higgins is one of his favorites.
This episode in includes discussion on an extra 10 wideouts to watch.

Tuesday Dec 20, 2022
Top Receivers in the 2023 Rookie Class
Tuesday Dec 20, 2022
Tuesday Dec 20, 2022
Matt discusses the best 14 2023 wide receivers for fantasy football.
Rankings + Profiles: patreon.com/rookiebigboard
Jordan Addison vs. Jaxon Smith-Njigba is discussed as the core of the WR debate. Matt adds in Quentin Johnston analysis and why he isn't in that same discussion, as of now. Jalin Hyatt and Josh Downs are also discussed as top tier wideouts.
The talent doesn't stop there, though: Matt discusses a deep talent of mid-round wideout picks and how he sees them contributing to fantasy football rosters.

Thursday Dec 15, 2022
2023 Rookie Mock Draft 4.0 (6 rounds, 72 Prospects)
Thursday Dec 15, 2022
Thursday Dec 15, 2022
Join Matt for his 2023 Rookie Mock Draft 4.0, a 6 round mock that will discuss 72 prospects from the 2023 NFL Draft class.
He discusses the potential of Jahmyr Gibbs as the 1.02, where Quentin Johnston stands among the wide receiver class and how to properly value Anthony Richardson. Matt goes in-depth, highlighting his favorite sleepers and targets to rise from the mid-rounds of the mock draft. He makes a point to discuss late round targets you want to start getting to know now!
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Monday Dec 12, 2022
Top Running Backs in the 2023 Class Part 2
Monday Dec 12, 2022
Monday Dec 12, 2022
Matt breaks down his 9-22nd ranked running backs in the 2023 NFL Draft. He digs into players left off his initial list, including Devone Achane and Kendre Miller. There are plenty of backs he expects to still be impactful including Kenny McIntosh, Roschon Johnson and DeWayne McBride.
Matt also breaks down his process for evaluating rookies, especially RBs. This episode gives you an overview of how you can start to conceptualize the class and how he arrives at the rankings.
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Thursday Dec 08, 2022
Top 8 Running Backs in the 2023 Class
Thursday Dec 08, 2022
Thursday Dec 08, 2022
Matt breaks down his top 8 running backs in the 2023 NFL Draft. He digs into the consensus RB1 Bijan Robinson out of Texas and compares him to the fantasy football values of Breece Hall, Najee Harris and Saquan Barkley.
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Then he analyzes Jahymyr Gibbs and Zach Evans, who both present major fantasy football upside. Matt digs into a tier of 5 backs, including Sean Tucker and Blake Corum who are all candidates to be popular picks with eary and mid-second round selections.
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Monday Nov 21, 2022
2023 Rookie Mock Draft 3.0: 48 Rookies to Watch
Monday Nov 21, 2022
Monday Nov 21, 2022
Join Matt in his 2023 rookie mock draft, 3.0! He goes in depth on 48 rookies from the 2023 NFL Draft class that you need to know about.
He discusses his ranking of the players against the consensus of the fantasy football community and compares that to what he is hearing from the NFL Draft side of the equation.
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