Dynasty Compass
Dynasty Compass is your guide to building a fantasy football team that lasts. Hosted by Jeff Blaylock—fantasy analyst, Footballguys contributor, and dynasty strategist—this show helps you find direction in a noisy fantasy football world.
Each episode delivers short, actionable advice for dynasty managers: trade strategy, rookie draft tactics, roster-building frameworks, and more. Whether you’re contending now or rebuilding for the future, Dynasty Compass helps you orient your team toward long-term success.
🎧 New episodes weekly during the NFL season
🧭 Because in dynasty, you don’t need a GPS—you need a compass.
Episodes
58 episodes
Buying the Dip: Week 4 Buy-Low Windows and Traps with Grindberg
We're three weeks in and some dynasty managers are down on stars they drafted like Drake Maye, De’Von Achane, and Marvin Harrison Jr. Grindberg (Mike Lindberg) from Fantasy Sports Advice Network joins Jeff to evaluate these falling stars throug...
Reading the Tells: What Weeks 1 and 2 Actually Told Us with Mike "Nerdboi" Lamoureux
Two weeks in, which player usage and performance signals are real and which are just noise? Nerdboi (Mike Lamoureux) returns to help sort the tells into sell windows on fading names like De’Von Achane and Marvin Harrison Jr., buy windows on asc...
Week 1 Overreactions Are Overrated with Brian Hartman
Week 1 is done, and dynasty managers everywhere are already reaching for the panic button. Jeff and Brian Hartman (Too Much Fantasy Football) sort through the real injury concerns, the disappointments that don't matter, and the hot performances...
3 Habits of Highly Successful Dynasty Managers
Managing a fantasy football roster means decision overload: starts, sits, waivers, trades, IR moves, and more, all at once. Successful dynasty managers don't just smarter decisions. They smartly reduce their options first. Jeff breaks down the ...
The Hidden Costs of Every Dynasty Trade
Dynasty managers need to look deeper than trade calculators to understand the hidden costs of trades. Jeff Blaylock breaks down the choice between paying up for an elite producer and playing for value instead, using a single hypothetical trade ...
The Tao of Dynasty: Getting Your Mind Right with Sigmund Bloom
Rosters are set. Now it's time to prepare the manager. Jeff sits down with longtime friend and Footballguys colleague Sigmund Bloom for an unscripted conversation about the mindset side of dynasty: embracing mistakes, navigating obstacles, rece...
These Trading Mistakes Are Costing You Value with Frank in the Chat
Many dynasty trading mistakes trace back to one lie you tell yourself: thinking you're a contender when you're not. Jeff Blaylock sits down with Frank Neill, better known as Frank in the Chat and co-host of the Trade Addicts Podcast, to break d...
Building a League-winning Dynasty WR Room with Jeff Bell
Jeff Bell from Footballguys returns for the show's 50th episode to break down how to build and rebuild a winning dynasty wide receiver room. They cover league-format math; the differences between hero, bully, and zero WR strategies; and what ac...
A Dynasty Commissioner's Golden Rules with Luke 'the BOAT Commish'
Jeff sits down with Luke "the BOAT Commish," one of the fantasy space's favorite commissioner-content creators, to talk about what actually keeps a dynasty league running for years. Knowing which rules to lock in before you ever recruit a manag...
Training Camp Storylines You Need to Watch with Dave Kluge
Training camps are opening, which means a wave of information, misinformation, and takes that don't hold up. Dave Kluge (Footballguys, SiriusXM's High Stakes Advantage) is back for his second visit to Dynasty Compass to discuss which camp repor...
Why Dynasty Managers Need to Be Using AI with Ronnie Evans
AI expert Ronnie Evans, founder of Goodguy.ai, joins Jeff to talk about how dynasty managers can actually use AI without handing over the decisions that still belong to them. Knowing where AI saves real time, and where it doesn't, keeps you fro...
Tiering Down Without Tearing Up with Mike "NerdBoi" Lamoureux
JSN, Trey McBride, and De'Von Achane are locked in as first-round dynasty assets, primed to finish as a top producer at their position this year. Knowing when their value has actually peaked lets you sell before the market catches up. Dynasty D...
Adding Defensive Stars to Your Dynasty League with Matt Montgomery
IDP ("individual defensive players") has always been the side of fantasy football most dynasty managers skip, and Footballguys' Matt Montgomery says that's exactly where an edge is hiding. Understanding which defensive players to draft, how IDP...
Buying Breakouts Before They Break Out with JJ Zachariason
JJ Zachariason of Late Round QB joins Dynasty Compass to break down how he identifies Year 2 and Year 3 breakout candidates before the market catches on. Knowing which players are undervalued by the market is one of the most reliable edges you ...
Win Your Startup Draft with Pat Fitzmaurice
Pat Fitzmaurice from FantasyPros joins Jeff Blaylock to break down how to approach a dynasty startup draft. First of all, have a real strategic plan before you go on the clock, and then stick to it. Jeff and Fitz cover positional priority, Supe...
Which One Is the 1? Finding Value When Nobody Can Read the Room
The murkiest running back, wide receiver, and tight end rooms offer big dynasty value, if you know how to read them. Knowing how to evaluate a room instead of just a player lets you find value where others see noise, and avoid the moves that dy...
The Rookies We Got Wrong with Addison Hayes
Fantasy analysts don't love admitting they got it wrong, but owning your misses is how you get better. Addison Hayes from Dynasty League Football walks through the players who scored highly in his Marker System but still busted in the NFL, brea...
Buy, Sell, or Hold? Navigating the Dynasty Trade Market with Theo Gremminger
Rookie drafts aren't the only way to improve your dynasty roster this offseason. Theo Gremminger from Fantasy Points joins Jeff to survey the dynasty trade landscape right now: who to target, what to pay, who to move, and which player...
Don't Let These Rookies Fall with Derek Brown
Can you believe drafters are sleeping on these guys? Knowing which rookies have a realistic path to playing time can turn a late-round pick or a waiver claim into real dynasty equity. Yet, many managers are letting these guys fal...
The Art & Science of Dynasty Rankings with Jake Ciely
Jake Ciely of The Athletic has been doing fantasy football rankings for 15 years, and one of his most honest admissions is that he kind of hates them. Not because they aren't useful, but because a ranked list can't convey everything a manager a...
Injury Myths Are Costing You Dynasty Value with Adam Hutchison
Dynasty managers misvalue injured players — and most of the time, it's because the conventional wisdom is wrong. Footballguys injury expert Adam Hutchison has tracked more than 2,000 injuries across nine seasons, and the data pushes back on som...
Best, Worst & 'Huh?' Rookie Landing Spots with Andrew Cooper
The 2026 NFL Draft is over. Now the real dynasty work begins. Andrew Cooper of Fantasy Alarm joins Jeff to separate the winners from the losers, highlight the dream landing spots and the fantasy nightmares, and decode the biggest reaches and st...
On the Clock? When to Trade That Rookie Draft Pick with Pete Nova
Your rookie pick is never more valuable than when it's on the clock, and the trade window is open. Should you make the pick, trade down, or trade out? Jeff Blaylock sits down with Pete Nova of PlayerProfiler to break down the strategy behind tr...
What the Metrics Say About the 2026 Rookie Class with Ryan Heath
Every incoming rookie gets defined by a blizzard of metrics, but which ones matter for predicting dynasty success? Ryan Heath of Fantasy Points joins Dynasty Compass to walk through the analytical models he built to rank rookies at wide receive...
Run Leagues No One Wants to Leave with Joey Wright
Most commissioners think their job is merely administrative. They collect dues, schedule drafts, manage league settings and move on. Footballguys' community engagement leader Joey Wright thinks that's only the beginning. In this episode, Joey j...