One MANS Opinion with Jeff Mans

One MANS Opinion: Episode 260 – Jump on the Jets

It is that time of year again when Jeff Mans takes all his offseason work and “puts it on tape” for one team that is going to be the biggest surprise of the NFL and fantasy football season. After a recap of his previous five years of surprise teams, he breaks down the small list of teams that didn’t quite make the cut for 2025 but are worth keeping an eye on.  Finally, he announces the team he is backing in 2025 and breaks down the multitude of reasons, starting with ownership, the front office, a growing analytics department, a revamped coaching staff, and a roster full of plus players at nearly every single position. This episode is full of data points that will support this year’s selection and surprise many listeners in the process. This is also the first time that a team has gotten appreciably better simply by losing a couple of notable key players and coaches. Mans goes game by game of this team's schedule and reveals how a real slow start is going to pay off BIG in the end. If you want your fantasy and betting season to take off in 2025, do the smart thing: Jump on the Jets.

One MANS Opinion: Episode 259 – Optimal Draft Position

Jeff Mans is back with an episode almost entirely devoted to something few basic fantasy football players think about: Draft Position. Suppose you have ever wondered what the best draft pick position to select from in your fantasy drafts is; then this is the episode for you. First, Jeff takes us through the first two rounds of selections according to average draft position (ADP) and asks which player pairings are the best. Next, he reveals his updated rankings from Fantasy Guru dot com and looks at which player pairings are the best in his own mind. Then he plugs in his formula, which he is calling “PADs,” to reveal which draft position this year has the best players available in the first and second rounds. These results will surprise you, but also make sense once you look at the names that are on the board at the time of those selections. Mans also has some choice words for Fanduel, which has changed their terms and conditions after Fantasy Guru members and other MLB bettors took them for over $2 million in one night of betting this week. Remember to share the show with a friend, hit the like, favorite, heart, thumbs up, subscribe, and comment button for this episode!

One MANS Opinion: Episode 258 – Higher & Lower

This week’s episode is stacked with the latest from around the NFL and fantasy football.  Jeff Mans begins with some news around NFL minicamps, including a new running back in New Orleans, the Bengals restarting contract talks with sack leader Trey Hendrickson, and a trial date for Vikings WR Jordan Addison. Mans has also uncovered the new fantasy lovechild in the NFL, a player that, no matter how much evidence is produced, the fans and fantasy players are loving unconditionally. Then it is time for Jeff to reveal a few players that he is higher on right now and a few that he is lower on from a fantasy football perspective. This conversation weaves into a ton of information about the new offenses in Chicago, Detroit, Dallas, Seattle, and Jacksonville. There is even a lesser-known soap opera that played out in Houston last season, right in front of all our eyes, that nobody ever knew until the offseason firings happened. Then there is a deep dive on two incredibly similar wide receivers who are near carbon copies of one another, yet one is going in the fifth round while the other is in or around round eight. Remember to share the show with a friend, hit the like, favorite, heart, thumbs up, subscribe, and comment button for this episode!

One MANS Opinion: Episode 257 – Longest Episode Ever

Jeff Mans did not intend to record the longest solo episode in One Mans Opinion history, but that is exactly what happened this week. He covers a ton of angles, including Aaron Rodgers signing with the Pittsburgh Steelers and JK Dobbins signing with the Denver Broncos. He touches on Nick Chubb joining the Houston Texans as well as some of the holdouts happening around NFL minicamps this week. Jeff then dives into his SiriusXM Dynasty startup draft that started back in April and only recently completed all 45 rounds. He reflects on every pick that he made, heckled some of the other selections made, and gave an honest overview of his team. Mans then took AMA questions from the Fantasy Guru dot com Discord that ranged from favorite late round sleepers, his statistical projection analysis, the use of A.I. in fantasy sports, handcuffs, funny memories of his brother, thoughts on tennis, other sports he wishes to cover, and so much more. This is a JAM-PACKED EPISODE, so get your popcorn ready. Remember to share the show with a friend, hit the like, favorite, heart, thumbs up, subscribe, and comment button for this episode!

One MANS Opinion: Episode 256 – Draft Guide 2025

Back from a week on the beach, Jeff Mans is ready to go and is unveiling his 2025 Fantasy Football Draft Guide to the world on Fantasy Guru dot com. Mans dives into everything that will be available in the guide this year and also discusses his welcome message that has a very special dedication in it this year. He gives the background on why three rookie running backs made this year's cover and breaks down why the RB position will determine success and failure in 2025. Jeff also looks at some early average draft positions (ADPs) and gives out his optimal draft plan for now. Mans also shares some stories from his vacation in San Diego, including yet another example of why the people there are the friendliest on earth. It’s also time for the last installment of the fantasy football rookie skill position history by taking a look at the best rookie tight ends ever. Hint: Every rookie TE record of the last 25 years was broken by last year’s breakout Brock Bowers. But why does Mans tell us to pump the brakes on this year’s rookie TE class? You have to tune in to find out! Remember to share the show with a friend, hit the like, favorite, heart, thumbs up, subscribe, and comment button for this episode!

One MANS Opinion: Episode 255 – Dynasty Week

Jeff Mans is live on tape from the beach house, and not even a good ole-fashioned family vacation can stop him from taking care of the One Mans Opinion Listeners this week. Jeff is in full dynasty fantasy football mode as he discusses a few of his current drafts, including a startup dynasty draft that he had to go way against the grain to build his squad. In that spirit, Mans counts down his top 10 best rookie draft pick values right now, according to the latest rookie ADP prices. None of these players are being taken in the first two rounds either, so there are some definite deals here. He also looks at some of the upcoming 2026 NFL free agents at QB, RB, WR, and TE and discusses how we can plan accordingly in our dynasty leagues. Our all-time best rookie season series takes us to the wide receiver position this week, where we uncover that the best rookie WR of the last 25 years wasn’t even the #1 or #2 pick in his rookie draft that year (per ADP). Mans reveals all the best and worst rookie receivers here. Remember to share the show with a friend, hit the like, favorite, heart, thumbs up, subscribe, and comment button for this episode!

One MANS Opinion: Episode 254 – Greatest Rookie RBs Ever

The 2025 NFL schedule was released last week, and Jeff Mans has a few thoughts pertaining to this year and the future of the NFL regular season, pertaining to fantasy football, to begin the show this week. Mans also sounds off on the ongoing Ryan Clark and RGIII feud, which, in his opinion, is nothing more than an extension of the WNBA broadcast race-baiting that is running wild. Jeff has some very specific advice for drafting running backs in 2025: When you think you have enough depth on your squad, keep building. Then he launches into why he expects this year’s rookie RB class to make a huge impact on the fantasy game and backs it up with the last 25 years of analysis. He reveals the best rookie RB seasons ever, the best rookie classes ever, and the pattern in which rookie runners get the most and least opportunities. Do NOT draft your team before you listen to this week’s episode. Remember to share the show with a friend, hit the like, favorite, heart, thumbs up, subscribe, and comment button for this episode!

One MANS Opinion: Episode 253 – Everything is Rigged

The NBA Draft Lottery has Jeff Mans hot and bothered this week, and he reviews the last forty years of lotteries and uncovers that the “1% chance happenings” actually occur about 27.5% of the time in the NBA. The rest of this week’s episode is spent on the NFL rookie class as Mans opens up his rookie OTA notebook and reveals some initial impressions on players like Cam Ward, Jaylin Noel, RJ Harvey, Luther Burden, Mason Taylor, Travis Hunter, and more. He also discusses the retirement of Derek Carr, the way Carr and the Saints organization handled it, and how many others in sports should be involved. After deep diving into the best rookie seasons in NFL history, Mans decided to portion out his findings into the next few episodes, beginning with the quarterback this week. Jeff reveals the best seasons by a quarterback over the last 25 years, breaks down where they fit from a fantasy football perspective, and how each quarterback fared the following season. This data screams at how we should be drafting quarterbacks in fantasy football, and Mans make those connections for 2025 here. Remember to share the show with a friend, hit the like, favorite, heart, thumbs up, subscribe, and comment button for this episode!

One MANS Opinion: Episode 252 – Rookie Rankings 2025

Now that the 2025 NFL Draft has concluded, we can put all the incoming rookies together and rank them for our fantasy football purposes. Jeff Mans goes over his rookie rankings position by position and reveals the players he is higher and lower on than most other players. Jeff also discusses the importance of remaining true to your convictions and reminds us that in fantasy sports, DFS, and sports betting, we are competing against other people to get the results that we want. So, it does not make much sense to try to play the same game as our competitors. Although it is a thin QB class, there is one later-round quarterback that could wind up being the best of the group. At RB, Mans cannot believe that Sean Payton’s selection to lead his Broncos is not getting more attention in fantasy football. He ponders what Jaguars WR Travis Hunter’s value is as “only” a receiver and whether he is being over-drafted because of his name and draft stock. Jeff pleads not to go all in on another tight end despite a pair of them being drafted high this season. Remember to check out FantasyGuru.com for all of Jeff Mans' rankings and projections. Remember to share the show with a friend, hit the like, favorite, heart, thumbs up, subscribe, and comment button for this episode!

One MANS Opinion: Episode 251 – 2025 NFL Draft Grades

The second episode this week is all about grading all 257 picks in the 2025 NFL Draft and assigning each team a grade for the job well or not so well done. Jeff Mans uses his prospect formula that you’ve heard the past few weeks to assign values to the best #1 overall picks and the best & worst values of the last five years, to grade all 32 NFL teams' picks this year. Not only does he review the collection of each team's picks, but Mans also goes through the board and tells us which picks were the best and worst values at the time of selection. He also breaks down the draft picks that landed in the best and worst spots from a fantasy football point of view. So, how did your team do in the draft this year? Download and listen now to find out! Remember to share the show with a friend, hit the like, favorite, heart, thumbs up, subscribe, and comment button for this episode!