Week 2 Recap: The Giants Comeback, Puka (HOF?), and Burrow’s Slump

Fresh off the release of The Ringer’s 2025 Fantasy Football Rankings, the guys reveal their top 20 and discuss some of their most notable takeaways after ranking the top 200 players ahead of next season. Along the way, they catch up on a handful of news stories around the league. Plus, emails! (0:00) Top 200 Fantasy Rankings (1:53) Tier 1 (7:48) Tier 2 (18:58) Tier 3 (32:46) On-the-fence first-rounders (53:06) NFL news roundup (01:03:55) Emails! Check out our 2025 Ringer Fantasy Football Rankings here! Email us! [email protected] The Ringer is committed to responsible gaming. Please visit www.rg-help.com to learn more about the resources and helplines available. Hosts: Danny Heifetz, Danny Kelly, and Craig Horlbeck Producers: Kai Grady and Carlos Chiriboga Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

The Ringer Fantasy Football Show is SO back! And on today's episode, Heifetz, DK, and Craig talk about the best fantasy landing spots for this year's draft class. Plus, Brandon Beane's radio rant and the latest developments with Bill Belichick's girlfriend, emails, and the guys pour one out for Nate Dogg. CHAPTERS: We're SO back (00:00) The Shedeur Sanders prank call (02:26) Brandon Beane's rant (04:50) Ranking rookies dynasty-style (07:12) Bill Belichick's girlfriend (01:12:20) Emails (01:16:32) RIP Nate Dogg (01:26:41) Email us [email protected]! The Ringer is committed to responsible gaming. Please visit www.rg-help.com to learn more about the resources and helplines available. Hosts: Danny Heifetz, Craig Horlbeck, and Danny Kelly Producers: Kai Grady and Troy Farkas Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

The guys are back to recap the entire 2025 NFL draft by giving out superlatives using DK’s draft grades. They talk about who had the most humiliating weekend, who made the biggest swings, who played it safe, and more! (00:00) Intro(04:48) 2025 NFL Draft Superlatives(06:10) Most Humiliating Weekend(10:29) Unexpected Redemption Arc(30:02) Swinging for the Fences(47:08) Getting on Base(52:57) Arrested Development Bland Award(59:37) Overcompensation Contenders(01:05:04) Other Drafts We Loved(01:16:16) Drafts We Didn't Like(01:18:44) Random Factoids(01:23:33) Two Guys Drafted and a Lie (01:28:03) Emails! Check out our 2025 Ringer NFL Draft Guide here!⁠ Email us! ⁠[email protected]⁠The Ringer is committed to responsible gaming. Please visit ⁠www.rg-help.com⁠ to learn more about the resources and helplines available. Hosts: ⁠Danny Heifetz⁠, ⁠Danny Kelly⁠, and ⁠Craig Horlbeck⁠Producers: Kai Grady and Carlos Chiriboga Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

The guys are back to break down their most significant takeaways from Day 2 of the NFL draft including Shedeur Sanders's shocking slide past Round 3. Next, they discuss the remainder of the big storylines from Rounds 2-3 by doing a draft of their own. (0:00) Intro (1:26) Shedeur’s shocking slide (21:38) The Seahawks draft full of pure ATHLETES (26:23) The Bears are swinging for dingers (30:45) Tyler Shough to the Saints (37:25) The Pats got Drake Maye some much-needed help (40:24) Quinshon Judkins over TreVeyon Henderson? (42:21) The Texans WR room is packed (48:46) The Packers WR room is also packed (53:52) The Cowboys are having a quietly perfect draft (56:30) The Broncos get Bucky Irving 2.0 (58:55) Raiders stock just keeps going up Check out our 2025 Ringer NFL Draft Guide here! Email us! [email protected] The Ringer is committed to responsible gaming. Please visit www.rg-help.com to learn more about the resources and helplines available. Hosts: Danny Heifetz, Danny Kelly, and Craig Horlbeck Producers: Kai Grady and Carlos Chiriboga Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

The guys share their instant reactions to the most exciting picks and trades from the first round of the 2025 NFL draft! They break down the Giants' (Jaxson) Dart throw, the Jags trading a haul for Travis Hunter, Pete Carroll and Jim Harbaugh’s shared obsession with running the ball, and much more. Later they run through a handful of rapid-fire winners and losers from day one. Plus, emails! (00:00) Giants trade up for Jaxson Dart (16:10) Jags give up a haul for Travis Hunter (24:22) Pete Carroll gets his guy Ashton Jeanty (32:21) Colston Loveland vs. Tyler Warren (01:03:38) Favorite picks from Round 1 (01:07:08) Rapid-fire winners and losers (01:19:48) Emails! Check out our 2025 Ringer NFL Draft Guide here! Email us! [email protected] The Ringer is committed to responsible gaming. Please visit www.rg-help.com to learn more about the resources and helplines available. Hosts: Danny Heifetz, Danny Kelly, and Craig Horlbeck Producers: Kai Grady, Troy Farkas, and Carlos Chiriboga Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

In the last episode before the 2025 NFL draft, Craig reveals his FIRST-ever mock draft as DK and Heifetz compare notes along the way! (0:00) Intro (2:05) Craig’s first mock draft! Check out our 2025 Ringer NFL Draft Guide here! Email us! [email protected] The Ringer is committed to responsible gaming. Please visit www.rg-help.com to learn more about the resources and helplines available. Hosts: Danny Heifetz, Danny Kelly, and Craig Horlbeck Producers: Kai Grady and Carlos Chiriboga Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

The guys talk all things NFL draft in front of a sold-out crowd in Chicago! They open by discussing what feels like a lack of buzzy rumors ahead of Round 1. Next, they run through the dickhead mock draft, where they make predictions based on both their head and their heart. Later, they close with a special (in-person) edition of emails! (0:00) Intro (1:34) The lack of notable draft rumors ahead of Round 1 (4:52) The dickhead mock draft (43:05) In-person emails! Check out our 2025 Ringer NFL Draft Guide here! Email us! [email protected] The Ringer is committed to responsible gaming. Please visit www.rg-help.com to learn more about the resources and helplines available. Hosts: Danny Heifetz, Danny Kelly, and Craig Horlbeck Producers: Kai Grady and Carlos Chiriboga Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

Welcome to the Take Purge. All NFL draft–related takes, including things you don’t actually believe, will be legal for 60 continuous minutes. All rational thought, logic, and professional credibility will be suspended. Check out our 2025 Ringer NFL Draft Guide here! Email us! [email protected] The Ringer is committed to responsible gaming. Please visit www.rg-help.com to learn more about the resources and helplines available. Hosts: Danny Heifetz, Danny Kelly, and Craig Horlbeck Producers: Kai Grady and Carlos Chiriboga Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

The guys take a look at every running back in the 2025 NFL draft. DK and Heifetz make the arguments for and against each player, but the twist is that they don’t know which side they’re arguing until Craig flips a coin! Later, emails! (0:00) Intro (4:58) Ashton Jeanty, Boise State (16:56) Omarion Hampton, North Carolina (22:50) TreVeyon Henderson, Ohio State (29:29) Quinshon Judkins, Ohio State (37:25) Kaleb Johnson, Iowa (46:48) Dylan Sampson, Tennessee (54:53) Bhayshul Tuten, Virginia Tech (01:00:38) Cameron Skattebo, Arizona State (01:11:02) Emails! Check out our 2025 Ringer NFL Draft Guide here! Email us! [email protected] The Ringer is committed to responsible gaming. Please visit www.rg-help.com to learn more about the resources and helplines available. Hosts: Danny Heifetz, Danny Kelly, and Craig Horlbeck Producers: Kai Grady and Carlos Chiriboga Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

The guys take a look at every pass catcher in the 2025 NFL draft. DK and Heifetz make the arguments for and against each player, but the twist is that they don’t know which side they’re arguing until Craig flips a coin! They also discuss the Derek Carr injury and how that could affect the draft. Later, they talk about the Masters and get to some emails! (00:00) Intro (02:16) Derek Carr's injury (09:41) Travis Hunter (21:04) Tetairoa McMillan (26:48) Tyler Warren (33:54) Emeka Egbuka (39:09) Colston Loveland (46:39) Matthew Golden (52:45) Luther Burden III (58:51) Jaylin Noel (01:01:25) Jayden Higgins (01:05:44) Elic Ayomanor (01:08:43) Mason Taylor (01:13:53) Jack Bech (01:17:54) Harold Fannin Jr. (01:24:02) Masters (01:30:58) Emails! Check out our 2025 Ringer NFL Draft Guide here! Email us! [email protected] The Ringer is committed to responsible gaming. Please visit www.rg-help.com to learn more about the resources and helplines available. Hosts: Danny Heifetz, Danny Kelly, and Craig Horlbeck Producers: Kai Grady and Carlos Chiriboga Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices