One MANS Opinion with Jeff Mans

The big news in the NFL this week is the Vikings naming Kyler Murray as their week one starting QB. Jeff Mans starts out with his reaction to that news and what’s in store for the rest of the Vikings offense this season. Jeff also recaps some of the bigger injuries across NFL Training Camp, including Luther Burden III, Puka Nacua, and a pair of offensive tackles we need to keep our eyes on. Then it is time for Mans to reveal his 2026 fantasy football do-not-draft list, which he does on a position-by-position basis. In total, there are 20 NFL players that Mans is fading going into this season, but as he says, it is all about the cost, not necessarily about the player. He also has a big announcement about fantasy football training camp over at FantasyGuru.com coming up on August 21st and ways to get a ticket to compete against the experts in a season-long competition. Remember to share the show with a friend, hit the like, favorite, heart, thumbs up, subscribe, and comment buttons for this episode!

Jeff Mans' 2026 fantasy football draft plan, or his “MANS-ifesto,” is live on the Fantasy Guru dot com site right now. This week he takes us through an audio version of that lengthy article and explains the teams that he drafted in his “perfect draft” compared to the 2026 All-Mans Team. Jeff takes us through 16 rounds of fantasy football ADP and reveals his top goals, targets, values, players with most upside, biggest risks, and the players he is not drafting in that range. He also reveals the draft pockets for each round while making his picks for each “league.” It’s the inner workings of a true fantasy football craftsman doing his work. Mans also has some training camp updates, including his thoughts on Parker Washington, Cyrus Allen, Ja’Kobi Lane, TreVeyon Henderson, and Travis Kelce. He also goes line by line through the absurd amount of 49ers injuries and identifies where we can take advantage this season. Remember to share the show with a friend, hit the like, favorite, heart, thumbs up, subscribe, and comment buttons for this episode!

The time has come for this season’s “all-in” fantasy football player of the year. A player so hot that we cannot even call him by his real name and will henceforth refer to him only by his alias. Jeff Mans would like to introduce you to his good friend for 2026…Mr Duke Silver!! Jeff reviews how each of the code-named players has done since their inception in 2022 and discusses what he’s learned from the process. He also breaks down the list of players who were in consideration this year but who came up short. Then he provides a full childhood, high school, college, and NFL scouting report of this player, taking us step by step through all the concerns that there might be. As it turns out, Mr. Silver has been producing quite a bit over his four-year career, yet according to his ADP this season, he is hiding in plain sight. Keep the name a secret unless you want everybody else in your league to be reminded of him and drive the price up. Remember to share the show with a friend, hit the like, favorite, heart, thumbs up, subscribe, and comment buttons for this episode!

His voice is back, and that means nearly an hour and a half of pure fantasy football goodness on tap this week. As promised, Jeff Mans dives deep into all of the NFL coaching changes this offseason and uncovers which players get the biggest upgrades and downgrades as a result. There are 21 new offensive coordinators in the league, and that means some massive differences in personnel, personnel groupings, formations, play design, play calls, pace, and adjustments. If you want to be a difference-making fantasy football player, you need to look deeper than the box scores, which is what Mans is teaching in this episode. Jeff also reviews his entire Scott Fish Bowl team with his thoughts behind picks #1-#20. He discusses how the league format plays such a big part in which players should be in or out of your player pool. Remember to share the show with a friend, hit the like, favorite, heart, thumbs up, subscribe, and comment buttons for this episode!

Normally, his voice can be heard from atop the tallest mountain, but this week, Jeff Mans is as quiet as a church mouse due to a battle with laryngitis. Despite the illness, however, he is battling through to provide a quick breakdown of some of his favorite players for fantasy football this season. This week, Mans uses the information that he learned writing the NFL Coaching Breakdowns on Fantasy Guru dot com to reveal some of his favorite late and super late players at each skill position. For QB, RB, WR, TE, kicker, and DST, Jeff provides at least one of his favorite deep sleepers (rounds 8+) and at least one of his super deep sleepers (rounds 12+). He discusses how each player’s skillset fits the offense and breaks down their path to fantasy production in 2026. Please excuse the raspiness of his voice this week, but for those who love it, Jeff Mans is for hire for birthday parties, bar mitzvahs, and holiday get-togethers for a nominal fee while supplies last. Remember to share the show with a friend, hit the like, favorite, heart, thumbs up, subscribe, and comment buttons for this episode!

The rampant layoffs occurring in the fantasy sports industry prompted Jeff Mans to devote part of this week's show to the business side of fantasy sports. Mans discusses how the industry has changed from when he first started his website in 2005 through the explosion of DFS and high stakes to the current rise of sports betting. Jeff was one of the first ever to partner with a gaming site, and his experience there is what has led to a very different career path within the content space. He also reveals who he chose with his first three picks in the famous Scott Fish Bowl 16 that is going on right now, and why this league has reminded him and all of us that fantasy sports is ultimately supposed to be fun. Then Mans takes a walk through several of the new offensive coordinators around the NFL in 2026. Jeff breaks down the new offenses for the Lions, Chargers, Jets, and Eagles and uncovers which players fit and do not fit the new systems. Remember to share the show with a friend, hit the like, favorite, heart, thumbs up, subscribe, and comment buttons for this episode!

It’s the annual “most underrated team” episode of One Mans Opinion this week, so buckle in for an extra-long show. Jeff Mans reviews the last six years of his surprise teams and totals all of the results. Although they started out hot, the last two years, the underrated teams have been buns. Jeff walks us through the list of teams to consider and why the Las Vegas Raiders were the best choice for 2026. Mans breaks down the ownership, front office, coaching staff, facilities, organizational grades, depth chart, schemes, and schedule to show his work on why this Vegas team is going to surprise people this season. He also addresses the Facebook rant from his SXM show this week and reveals what made him melt down on and off the air. He also apologizes for one rant that nobody else heard, but that Jeff was embarrassed by nonetheless. Remember to share the show with a friend, hit the like, favorite, heart, thumbs up, subscribe, and comment buttons for this episode!

Earlier in the week, Jeff Mans took a phone call from “Wayne” on the Elite Sports Show, and that caller’s request became the subject of this week's show. Thus, Mans went back and revisited his 2025 Fantasy Football MANSifesto on Fantasy Guru dot com to see just how well or not well the advice turned out to be. In that article, Jeff drafted two separate teams based on his beliefs back in July of 2025. How did those two teams perform when plugged into a simulator? Mans reveals those results, including playoff advancement rate and championships won here. He also goes over every single player at every single position that he recommended to target and fade at their cost. There were some great hits, one legendary miss, and a ton of useful information that can help us make better decisions in 2026. Jeff also covers some of the latest news around the NFL, including the league shutting out Texas Tech QB Branden Sorsby. Remember to share the show with a friend, hit the like, favorite, heart, thumbs up, subscribe, and comment buttons for this episode!

Jeff Mans is in a World Cup state of mind this week as he wrestles with the idea of watching soccer while also being incredibly bored and distracted at the same time. So, he invented his own game inspired by the World Cup, in which he pits every wide receiver in the NFL against one another in a steel cage-like tournament decided by a simple math formula of his own creation. First, he finds the WRs on each team that he has the most interest in based on their current market price, then he puts them into a bracket sorted alphabetically by NFL team name. Mans rolls through each matchup explaining what he likes and dislikes about each player and whittles the field down to the final four, the championship matchup, and finally the lone victor of the 2026 World Cup of Wide Receivers. Jeff also hits on NFL news, the Knicks winning the NBA Finals, the Carolina Hurricanes winning the Stanley Cup, and the future of his SXM radio show. Remember to share the show with a friend, hit the like, favorite, heart, thumbs up, subscribe, and comment buttons for this episode!

Jeff Mans is shot out of a cannon this week as he first addresses the wild Twitter trolling that suggests he “doesn’t play fantasy football.” In 20+ years in the fantasy industry, this was one of the wildest accusations ever, and Mans discusses the cult-like tribalism that leads to these sorts of wild conversations. For those interested, he does go over a quick recap of his resume, just in case anybody is curious. Jeff gives out a few of his best values in fantasy football right now, according to the latest ADP. Then he dives into a detailed conversation about what fantasy players should be expecting from each position (QB, RB, WR, TE) on a weekly basis. Mans reveals the players at each position that hit those marks the most, revealing the most consistent weekly winners over the last three years. This information is huge, whether you are playing in redraft or best ball league formats this year. Remember to share the show with a friend, hit the like, favorite, heart, thumbs up, subscribe, and comment buttons for this episode!