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Auction Brief with Drew Davenport

Fighting Chance Fantasy

The Auction Brief, with host Drew Davenport, is a fantasy football show that will give you a unique perspective found nowhere in the fantasy community. He is not only a fantasy football analyst as a writer for Footballguys, but is a legal expert, and an auction draft expert. Enjoy this journey through all aspects of fantasy football with hard hitting analysis, in-depth conversations on how to be a better auction drafter, and discussions with some of the top minds in the fantasy industry. Along the

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41:15

Auction Primer: Everything You Need to Know for Your...

Auction Brief with Drew Davenport ·

2025/08/21

Are you looking for a quick primer before you head into your auction? The Auction Brief is here for you. The show finishes up draft season with a tight, sleek 40 minutes that crystallizes the entire summer into five key ways to dominate your auction. Your host not only gives you five mantras to repeat in your auction room, but he also drops his six favorite players that are being consistently undervalued in the dozens of auctions he's been in so far this summer. The combination of these six

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109:20

Lessons from an Expert Auction; Guest Matt Harmon...

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2025/08/14

The Auction Brief is bringing you near the end of draft season with some of the most actionable information yet. Your host starts off the show with an FFLegalUpdate containing critical information about Jordan Addison, Rashee Rice, and Quinshon Judkins. After helping you navigate that minefield, Drew takes you inside a live, expert auction to break down some lessons he learned from the King's Classic auction, tells some stories from the draft room to give concrete examples of things that will happen

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105:30

The 5 Pillars of Auction Drafting; Guest Michael F....

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2025/08/07

The Auction Brief continues on this summer trying to get you prepared for your drafts and auctions this draft season. This episode is no different as your host takes you through The 5 Pillars of Auction Drafting. But, the pillars aren't the same for everyone, so Drew takes you into how to see each of the Pillars if you are a beginner, someone who has some experience, or someone who is advanced at auctions. The Pillars are different for different skill levels and your host walks you through how to

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100:00

Auction Mailbag - AAV, Par Sheets, and Keepers; Guest...

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2025/07/31

The Auction Brief wades into uncharted waters this week with the show's first ever Mailbag. Your host tackles 8 questions from auction aficionados that will help you think about how to make your par sheet, how to think about keeper decisions, and many more auction issues you want to know about before you draft. After the Mailbag, Drew welcomes Auction Brief favorite Brian Drake from FantayPoints and the two talk common sense fantasy, training camp storylines, and a lot of nonsense you didn't know

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103:34

Auction Do's and Don'ts; Guest John Daigle from...

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2025/07/24

The Auction Brief is back with more information to help you dominate your fantasy drafts. No other show can bring you legal insight, auction expertise, and player expertise from the industry's best like this show. This time, your host Drew Davenport leads off with a huge legal update covering the Rashee Rice and Jordan Addison criminal cases and their resolutions. After that, your auction guide takes you into his Auction Do's and Don'ts to dial in your approach in your auction rooms. Then

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112:52

Breaking Bad: Fixing Your Auction Habits; Guest J.J....

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2025/07/17

The Auction Brief cruises into the weeks before training camp with some massive legal updates, a chock-full auction slate, and guest J.J. Zachariason. Don't miss this episode as your legal analyst discusses the current situation for Jordan Addison and Quinshon Judkins and what he expects to happen in their pending criminal cases. Then Drew turns to the auction world as he hits 7 Auction Habits you need to break before your drafts. After that your host welcomes Lateround.com's J.J. Zachariason to the

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103:03

My 3 Unpopular Yet Unwavering Auction Beliefs; Guest...

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2025/07/10

The Auction Brief enters uncharted waters this week as your host discusses his 3 Unpopular Yet Unwavering Auction Beliefs. These 3 opinions are some of Drew's strongest opinions about auctions that are nevertheless controversial takes on how to approach the format. Come check out your host's reasons for swimming upstream on these massively important auction concepts. After Drew takes you through that topic, plus an update on Rashee Rice, the Brief welcomes star analyst Jim Coventry to the show for

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132:35

My Auction Targets, Fades, and Budget Wasters; Guest...

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2025/07/03

The Auction Brief is coming in hot this summer as your host Drew Davenport begins the month of July by blasting you with his entire, player-specific, auction strategy. Your host holds nothing back as he rolls through every position on the board with his general auction approach to each position, his targets, fades, favorite nominations, and most importantly, his favorite budget-wasters in any auction room. You don't want to miss Drew wading into the deep end of the pool with dozens of auction

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110:05

5 Ways to Win Your Auction; Guest Rich Hribar from...

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2025/06/26

The Auction Brief has another big episode for you as the show turns the page on 2024 and starts to focus on 2025 to help you win your fantasy football leagues. Your host Drew Davenport starts the show talking about how you can win your auctions by paying attention to five things he noticed in his own auctions last year. After going over 5 Ways to Win Your Auction, Drew then welcomes in guest Rich Hribar for an enlightening discussion on offenses like New England, Las Vegas, and Detroit, and then

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108:33

The Value of Rookies in Redraft; Guest Marcas Grant...

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2025/06/19

Episode number two of the Auction Brief is here to dive back into some topics that will define your 2025 drafts. Drew does a quick FFLegalUpdate on Vikings WR Jordan Addison amidst the news that his Jury Trial is set in July. After that your host gives you all the numbers on how rookies finished for fantasy football in 2024 and what that means for how you should treat them going forward. After Drew gives you his conclusions on rookies in redraft, he then welcomes Marcas Grant from the NFL Network to

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107:42

Three Big Fantasy Lessons from 2024; Scott Pianowski...

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2025/06/12

The Auction Brief is back for fantasy draft season to help you crush your fantasy footbal drafts. Drew starts off the year by giving you an in-depth legal update on Chiefs WR Rashee Rice and Vikings WR Jordan Addison. He then goes into his Three Big Fantasy Lessons from 2024 and how he's applying those to his 2025 drafts. After breaking down the major lessons from last year, Drew has guest Scott Pianowski on from Yahoo Sports to hit a whole range of topics including auction strategies, who looks

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73:29

The Auction Manifesto - Everything You Need to Know...

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2024/08/22

The summer is drawing to a close for the Auction Brief, but not before your Fantasy Football Lawyer Drew Davenport provides one final call to action in the episode everyone has been waiting for: The Auction Manifesto. Your host weaves a 70 minute tale of every concept and idea that has been discussed this summer into a coherent, chronological walkthrough of auction theory and the skills that make you an auction master. Don't miss the long-awaited Auction Manifesto as Drew hammers home everything you

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105:15

Auction Draft Inflection Points; Guest Bob Harris

Auction Brief with Drew Davenport ·

2024/08/15

In the second-to-last episode of the draft season the Auction Brief gets into the weeds about how the auction draft room shifts as the draft goes on. Your host dives into how to spot the Inflection Points that tell you when and how to act so that you aren't caught unaware during your auction. After Drew breaks down Inflection Points he welcomes guest Bob Harris to Discussions with Drew for a thorough conversation about the King's Classic drafts from the perspective of two different draft rooms

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106:24

7 Winning Auction Moves; Plus Guest Brian Drake from...

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2024/08/08

The Auction Brief is barrelling towards the end of draft season with a foot on the gas. This week Drew Davenport starts the show with all the information you need on Vikings WR Jordan Addison and why you should be paying attention to the latest developments. Then your host drops his 7 Winning Auction Moves that he's pulled together from his 25 years of auction experience to help you dominate your auction draft room. After that, Brian Drake comes in for another fun and informational segment of

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105:57

Guest Mike Wright of the Fantasy Footballers; Plus...

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2024/08/01

The Fantasy Hitman Mike Wright of the Fantasy Footballers joins the Auction Brief this week as the red-hot summer for the show continues. Before Discussions with Drew, your host takes you through some Do's and Don'ts of Bidding in an auction and helps you understand what should drive your bidding thought process. After a thorough walk through bidding strategies, Drew then welcomes in fantasy star Mike Wright to the show for Discussions with Drew. The two play a game of "This or That" as they pick

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109:00

Auction Nomination Strategies; Guest Matt Schauf from...

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2024/07/25

The Auction Brief continues to hit topics that get you primed and ready for your 2024 Fantasy Football drafts. Your host leads off the show discussing instinct and how you get better at the game of fantasy football and follows that up with an in-depth look at how Nominations in an auction room are critical to success. Drew takes the listener through early, middle, and late-stage nomination approaches, plus talks about the common nomination mistakes you'll see from your fellow drafters. Then the

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121:07

How to Prepare for Your Auction; Plus Guest Matt...

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2024/07/18

The Auction Brief continues to deliver high level fantasy content and conversation as we get to the brink of training camp. Drew Davenport starts the episode with an FF Legal Update on Vikings WR Jordan Addison and what he's facing after his recent DUI arrest. Then, your host takes you inside his head on how he prepares for an auction and gives you dozens of actionable tips to help you prepare for your auction drafts. After that, Drew welcomes in Yahoo and Reception Perception's Matt Harmon to dive

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136:08

Guest Ian Hartitz from Fantasy Life; Plus The...

Auction Brief with Drew Davenport ·

2024/07/11

The Auction Brief is in mid-summer form as Episode 6 goes for over 2 hours about important fantasy concepts and player evaluations that are going to help you crush your fantasy football drafts! Your host starts off the show by giving an amateur lesson in reading your opponents in an auction room both through physical tells and through game play decisions. Then, Drew gives you 4 players you should be thinking about in your auctions as guys that could slip in price during your draft to allow you to

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123:44

Top 5 Ways the Fantasy Industry is FAILING Auction...

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2024/07/04

Your host Drew Davenport takes the gloves off in Episode 5 with a 2-hour odyssey through the deepest auction concepts you can imagine. Drew leads off the show with a long awaited update on Rashee Rice, and then launches into Five Ways the Fantasy Industry has Failed Auction Drafters. Your host walks you through the reasons why we need a big paradigm shift for how we view and prepare to win auction drafts. Then, in Discussions with Drew, the Auction Brief welcomes Yahoo Hall of Fame writer Scott

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79:14

Three Foundations of Auction Drafting; Guest Ryan...

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2024/06/27

The Auction Brief dives into the deep end of auction content in Episode 4 with an entire show devoted to making you better in your auction drafts. First, your host Drew Davenport walks you through the foundations of auction drafting as he builds on the first three backward-looking episodes to start pouring the foundation for your 2024 Auction House. Drew takes you through a birds-eye view of how you should start to orient your process and begin to train your thoughts for auction success. Then, in

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