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Daily Fantasy Flex, NFL Draft: Matt Waldman – Josh Allen Is a Mannequin

FantasyLabs Editor-in-Chief Matthew Freedman is joined by Matt Waldman of The Rookie Scouting Portfolio to discuss the quarterbacks of the 2018 NFL draft class.

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Timestamps

02:14 – The challenges of scouting the quarterback position

05:47 – Sam Darnold (USC), Josh Rosen (UCLA), and Josh Allen (Wyoming)

25:23 – Baker Mayfield (Oklahoma) and Lamar Jackson (Louisville)

39:52 – Mason Rudolph (Oklahoma State) and Luke Falk (Washington State)

50:16 – Riley Ferguson (Memphis), Kurt Benkert (Virginia), J.T. Barrett (Ohio State), Tanner Lee (Nebraska), and Mike White (Western Kentucky)

1:01:05 – A few potential draft sleepers

1:04:11 – The three most fantasy-friendly rookie quarterbacks for 2018 — and one quarterback who definitely isn’t (but is a mannequin)

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Matthew Freedman is the Editor-in-Chief of FantasyLabs. He has a dog and sometimes a British accent. In Cedar Rapids, Iowa, he’s known only as The Labyrinthian.

FantasyLabs Editor-in-Chief Matthew Freedman is joined by Matt Waldman of The Rookie Scouting Portfolio to discuss the quarterbacks of the 2018 NFL draft class.

Download this episode (right click and save)

Timestamps

02:14 – The challenges of scouting the quarterback position

05:47 – Sam Darnold (USC), Josh Rosen (UCLA), and Josh Allen (Wyoming)

25:23 – Baker Mayfield (Oklahoma) and Lamar Jackson (Louisville)

39:52 – Mason Rudolph (Oklahoma State) and Luke Falk (Washington State)

50:16 – Riley Ferguson (Memphis), Kurt Benkert (Virginia), J.T. Barrett (Ohio State), Tanner Lee (Nebraska), and Mike White (Western Kentucky)

1:01:05 – A few potential draft sleepers

1:04:11 – The three most fantasy-friendly rookie quarterbacks for 2018 — and one quarterback who definitely isn’t (but is a mannequin)

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Matthew Freedman is the Editor-in-Chief of FantasyLabs. He has a dog and sometimes a British accent. In Cedar Rapids, Iowa, he’s known only as The Labyrinthian.

About the Author

Matthew Freedman is the Editor-in-Chief of FantasyLabs. The only edge he has in anything is his knowledge of '90s music.