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Upper Hand Fantasy

Fantasy Football 1380 Episodes Oct 13, 2026

Upper Hand Fantasy is a fantasy football podcast focused on giving listeners practical value while keeping the game simple and fun. It covers fantasy football from the offseason through the end of the season. The show explains how the hosts make their decisions, whether for drafting or setting a weekly lineup. The goal is to equip listeners with tools and reasoning they can apply to their own teams.

Episodes

2026 Week 6 Waiver Wire: A Rookie Breakout, a Backfield Takeover and the Streaming Quarterbacks
2026 Week 6 Waiver Wire: A Rookie Breakout, a Backfield Takeover and the Streaming Quarterbacks Oct 13, 2026 484 2026 Upper Hand Fantasy Season Pass: https://upperhandfantasy.com/seasonpassIt is a rough waiver week, but a few adds really matter. The number one pickup in Week 6 is a rookie receiver who might have just broken out, and you could be using him all season long.Every pickup in order, with how much FAAB to spend: a running back who took over his backfield, tight ends who keep getting targets, runnin
2026 Week 5 Start/Sit: 21 Lineup Calls Plus QB and TE Streamers
2026 Week 5 Start/Sit: 21 Lineup Calls Plus QB and TE Streamers Oct 9, 2026 1049 2026 Upper Hand Fantasy Season Pass: https://upperhandfantasy.com/seasonpassFour weeks in, injuries are piling up and plenty of lineups have two or three spots nobody is sure about. This one covers starts, desperate starts for thin benches, sits, and quarterback and tight end streamers.Every call is built on usage, the coverage each defense runs, and how each player produces against it.Follow us o
2026 Week 5 Buys, Holds and Sells: 18 Trade Calls Built on Usage
2026 Week 5 Buys, Holds and Sells: 18 Trade Calls Built on Usage Oct 7, 2026 742 2026 Upper Hand Fantasy Season Pass: https://upperhandfantasy.com/seasonpassOne month in, this is about the time people start figuring out what they actually have. One of this week's sells is a guy a lot of fantasy managers are doing victory laps around after the single biggest performance of the fantasy season so far.Six buys, six holds and six sells for Week 5, each built on route participa
2026 Week 5 Waiver Wire: 10 Pickups and Tight End Streamers
2026 Week 5 Waiver Wire: 10 Pickups and Tight End Streamers Oct 6, 2026 542 2026 Upper Hand Fantasy Season Pass: https://upperhandfantasy.com/seasonpassThe injury report this week is kind of a mess. The number one waiver add in Week 5 is a running back who is all of a sudden the healthiest guy left in his backfield, and if he gets the work, he has RB1 upside.Ten pickups in order, with how much FAAB to spend on each: receivers stepping into bigger roles with injuries pilin
2026 Week 4 Waiver Wire: 13 Pickups, 2 Stashes and Streamers
2026 Week 4 Waiver Wire: 13 Pickups, 2 Stashes and Streamers Sep 29, 2026 389 2026 Upper Hand Fantasy Season Pass: https://upperhandfantasy.com/seasonpassThe number one waiver add in Week 4 is a running back about to take over his backfield, just probably not the one you are thinking of. Breece Hall and Travis Etienne both went down, and a first round tight end finally broke out.Thirteen pickups in order: who to prioritize, who not to overspend on, two stashes worth a roste
2026 Week 3 Start/Sit: 17 Matchup Calls and TE Streamers
2026 Week 3 Start/Sit: 17 Matchup Calls and TE Streamers Sep 25, 2026 805 2026 Upper Hand Fantasy Season Pass: https://upperhandfantasy.com/seasonpassWeek 3 is the week the injury report starts making lineup decisions for you. Starters are out, a running back just went on IR, and a handful of stars have not practiced all week, so half your roster might be a game-time call.Seventeen starts and sits across running back and receiver, a couple of desperate starts for thin b
2026 Week 3 Trade Values: Buys, Holds and Sells Decided on Usage
2026 Week 3 Trade Values: Buys, Holds and Sells Decided on Usage Sep 23, 2026 669 2026 Upper Hand Fantasy Season Pass: https://upperhandfantasy.com/seasonpassTwo weeks into the season is the best window to trade all year, because this is when managers panic off two box scores. Eight buys, six holds and four sells, including guys your league is actively trying to move and one seller coming off a two touchdown game.Every call is argued on usage rather than points: target share, r
2026 Week 3 Waiver Wire: 14 Pickups and What to Bid on Each
2026 Week 3 Waiver Wire: 14 Pickups and What to Bid on Each Sep 22, 2026 748 2026 Upper Hand Fantasy Season Pass: https://upperhandfantasy.com/seasonpassWeek 3 waivers are a lot better than last week. The Denver backfield is in flux with J.K. Dobbins and RJ Harvey both dealing with hamstrings, a rookie receiver in Cleveland is putting up WR1 numbers, and two tight ends just walked into bigger roles because of injuries.14 pickups, from the priority adds down to the stashes,
2026 Week 2 Start/Sit Decisions Before Your Lineup Locks
2026 Week 2 Start/Sit Decisions Before Your Lineup Locks Sep 18, 2026 701 2026 Upper Hand Fantasy Season Pass: https://upperhandfantasy.com/seasonpassWeek 2 is where most managers make their first real mistake. One game of tape is enough to make people bench a guy who is walking into a far better matchup than the one he just had, and start someone whose production came in a spot that is gone this week.17 calls, split into my starts, my desperate starts and my sits. Some
Buy Or Sell These Guys In Week 2
Buy Or Sell These Guys In Week 2 Sep 16, 2026 577 2026 Upper Hand Fantasy Season Pass: https://upperhandfantasy.com/seasonpassOne week of football just rewrote what your league thinks every player is worth. Twelve calls: who I am trading for while everyone panics, who I am moving while the price is still inflated, and who I am holding through the noise. Every one backed by usage rather than one box score.Follow us on Instagram (240K followers): h
2026 Week 2 Waiver Wire: Who's Worth a Bid and Who to Stash
2026 Week 2 Waiver Wire: Who's Worth a Bid and Who to Stash Sep 15, 2026 731 2026 Upper Hand Fantasy Season Pass: https://upperhandfantasy.com/seasonpassThis might be one of the most underwhelming waiver wires we've had in a while, and after waiting since February for the season to start, I want to be honest about that up front. If you're looking to blow your FAAB budget this week, I'd pump the brakes.But underwhelming doesn't mean empty. I'm walki
2026 Week 1 Start/Sit: 16 Players on the Edge of Your Lineup
2026 Week 1 Start/Sit: 16 Players on the Edge of Your Lineup Sep 10, 2026 748 2026 Upper Hand Fantasy Season Pass: https://upperhandfantasy.com/seasonpassWeek 1 is honestly one of the toughest weeks of the year to set a lineup. There is no in-season tape, nobody knows who is actually getting the volume yet, and every takeaway from the preseason could be noise. So I am skipping the obvious studs and going straight to the guys on the edge of your lineup, the ones you are genu

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