Milly Maker Maniac Thu, 02 Jul 2026 17:51:06 -0500 https://millymakermaniac.com en-us © 2026 Milly Maker Maniac yes fc49048b-a7b5-5f5c-a170-1fe70aa9516c Zac Barger episodic true Milly Maker Maniac is fantasy football built by an obsessive for obsessives — for the people who want the win AND love the game.

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]]> Buzzsprout (https://www.buzzsprout.com) fantasy football, dfs, daily fantasy sports, best ball, best ball mania, draftkings, underdog, milly maker, nfl, fantasy football podcast, dfs strategy, best ball draft, adp, stacking, fantasy football rankings, milly maker maniac, zac barger Zac Barger https://storage.buzzsprout.com/z3jfvc9g6lrlj2hp65990c1em1yn?.jpg Milly Maker Maniac https://millymakermaniac.com QB Rankings 6-10: Why Justin Herbert Is My Biggest Stand of Best Ball Season QB Rankings 6-10: Why Justin Herbert Is My Biggest Stand of Best Ball Season Part 2 of the Best Ball QB Rankings — QBs 6 through 10 for 2026. This is the tier where the season gets won: any of these five can hit 40+ TDs and bring a full stack of pass-catchers with them. Target exposure numbers, stacking partners, and playoff-schedule math for each.

Big headline: Justin Herbert is my single biggest above-market stand of the offseason. 25-30% target exposure, walking into a Mike McDaniel offense with Alt and Slater back healthy and a completely rebuilt interior OL. He's already had a 5,000-yard, 38-TD season with worse weapons — I think the MVP outcome is 30-35% likely.

Inside the episode:

  • Why Dak Prescott is a DK preference (300-yard bonuses) but Underdog fade
  • The Lamb + Pickens ping-pong stack construction
  • Jalen Hurts bounce-back case (Sean Mannion + tush push rushing TDs returning)
  • Patrick Mahomes' 42% career boom rate — the highest of any QB in NFL history — makes him a 20% target even coming off ACL
  • Why Caleb Williams is the ONE fade of the top 12 — Ben Johnson won't let him cook
  • Full playoff-schedule walkthrough on every QB (weather, dome, defensive matchups)
  • Late-round stacking darts: Tyquan Thornton, Charlie Kolar, Jayden Blue, Trey Harris

Rankings tool, Boom Game History, Stats Hub, Player Compare, and Team Pages with playoff schedules all live at millymakermaniac.com.

Episode 9 drops next: QBs 11-15.

]]> Part 2 of the Best Ball QB Rankings — QBs 6 through 10 for 2026. This is the tier where the season gets won: any of these five can hit 40+ TDs and bring a full stack of pass-catchers with them. Target exposure numbers, stacking partners, and playoff-schedule math for each.

Big headline: Justin Herbert is my single biggest above-market stand of the offseason. 25-30% target exposure, walking into a Mike McDaniel offense with Alt and Slater back healthy and a completely rebuilt interior OL. He's already had a 5,000-yard, 38-TD season with worse weapons — I think the MVP outcome is 30-35% likely.

Inside the episode:

  • Why Dak Prescott is a DK preference (300-yard bonuses) but Underdog fade
  • The Lamb + Pickens ping-pong stack construction
  • Jalen Hurts bounce-back case (Sean Mannion + tush push rushing TDs returning)
  • Patrick Mahomes' 42% career boom rate — the highest of any QB in NFL history — makes him a 20% target even coming off ACL
  • Why Caleb Williams is the ONE fade of the top 12 — Ben Johnson won't let him cook
  • Full playoff-schedule walkthrough on every QB (weather, dome, defensive matchups)
  • Late-round stacking darts: Tyquan Thornton, Charlie Kolar, Jayden Blue, Trey Harris

Rankings tool, Boom Game History, Stats Hub, Player Compare, and Team Pages with playoff schedules all live at millymakermaniac.com.

Episode 9 drops next: QBs 11-15.

]]> Zac Barger Buzzsprout-19438811 Thu, 02 Jul 2026 17:00:00 -0500 2010 1 8 full true Top 5 Best Ball QB Rankings for 2026: Allen, Lamar, Burrow, Daniels, Maye Top 5 Best Ball QB Rankings for 2026: Allen, Lamar, Burrow, Daniels, Maye First rankings episode of the season — my top 5 quarterbacks for Best Ball 2026 and the exposure, stacking, and playoff-schedule framework that goes with each. I'm above market on all five, which is a stand, so I walk through the reasoning tier by tier.

Inside the episode:

  • Why Josh Allen at QB1 is worth an 8% exposure target even at the brutal ADP — Joe Brady's promotion, defensive regression, and the new-stadium narrative
  • The Lamar bounce-back case: 30%+ career boom rate, Declan Doyle unlocking the offense, and why Lamar + Zay is the highest-advance-rate double-stack of the season
  • Joe Burrow as my 15-20% target QB — 50-touchdown outcomes, 2nd-best playoff schedule, and the Bengals quad-stack build
  • Jayden Daniels year-3 leap — the new OC, motion, McLaurin targets, and the JAX Week 17 game stack
  • Drake Maye as solid-but-not-elite QB5 — how the schedule flip and playoff slate cap his ceiling
  • How to make sure you leave every draft with at least one top-12 QB
  • Why I'm above market on nearly every QB in the top 12 (Caleb Williams is the exception — covered next episode)

Rankings tool, Boom Game History, Player Compare, and Team Pages with playoff schedules all live at millymakermaniac.com.

Episode 12 drops next: QBs 6-10.

]]> First rankings episode of the season — my top 5 quarterbacks for Best Ball 2026 and the exposure, stacking, and playoff-schedule framework that goes with each. I'm above market on all five, which is a stand, so I walk through the reasoning tier by tier.

Inside the episode:

  • Why Josh Allen at QB1 is worth an 8% exposure target even at the brutal ADP — Joe Brady's promotion, defensive regression, and the new-stadium narrative
  • The Lamar bounce-back case: 30%+ career boom rate, Declan Doyle unlocking the offense, and why Lamar + Zay is the highest-advance-rate double-stack of the season
  • Joe Burrow as my 15-20% target QB — 50-touchdown outcomes, 2nd-best playoff schedule, and the Bengals quad-stack build
  • Jayden Daniels year-3 leap — the new OC, motion, McLaurin targets, and the JAX Week 17 game stack
  • Drake Maye as solid-but-not-elite QB5 — how the schedule flip and playoff slate cap his ceiling
  • How to make sure you leave every draft with at least one top-12 QB
  • Why I'm above market on nearly every QB in the top 12 (Caleb Williams is the exception — covered next episode)

Rankings tool, Boom Game History, Player Compare, and Team Pages with playoff schedules all live at millymakermaniac.com.

Episode 12 drops next: QBs 6-10.

]]> Buzzsprout-19432788 Wed, 01 Jul 2026 15:00:00 -0500 2032 1 7 full false Ep. 6 — DK $20M Millionaire from Pick 11: Jeanty, Achane, and a Shedeur Sanders Stack Ep. 6 — DK $20M Millionaire from Pick 11: Jeanty, Achane, and a Shedeur Sanders Stack Taking another shot at $3 million on the DraftKings NFL Best Ball $20M Millionaire — drafting out of the 11 spot and building one of the heaviest stack-driven teams I've done this season. Ashton Jeanty and De'Von Achane anchor the running back room (both above-market stands I walk through in detail), Justin Herbert leads a five-deep Chargers stack with McConkey / Trey Harris / Gadsden / Njoku, a Patrick Mahomes + Xavier Worthy mini-stack rides the Week 17 game against the Chargers, and we close it out with a full Browns stack: Shedeur Sanders, Quinshon Judkins, Cassey Concepcion, and Denzel Boston.

Inside the episode:

  • The full Player Compare walk-through on Achane vs. Saquon, Walker, Chase Brown, and Hampton — and why boom rate, EPA per touch, and yards created per carry make him the easy pick
  • Why Jeanty as RB12 last year behind a broken Raiders OL is the buy — Kubiak, the new center, and Colt Miller returning
  • Tyler Warren as a top-12 TE 40 picks behind Brock Bowers
  • The case for a Browns offense scoring 21+ points in real games — and why Shedeur winning QB1 unlocks the whole stack
  • Stacking philosophy when your two best QBs face each other in Week 17
  • Late-round dart throws: Sean Tucker, Tez Johnson, Chris Brazzell

The full DraftKings $20M Millionaire structure walk-through is in here too — round-by-round payouts, advancement rules, and why this format rewards top-heavy stacks. Rankings, team pages, and tools at millymakermaniac.com.

]]> Taking another shot at $3 million on the DraftKings NFL Best Ball $20M Millionaire — drafting out of the 11 spot and building one of the heaviest stack-driven teams I've done this season. Ashton Jeanty and De'Von Achane anchor the running back room (both above-market stands I walk through in detail), Justin Herbert leads a five-deep Chargers stack with McConkey / Trey Harris / Gadsden / Njoku, a Patrick Mahomes + Xavier Worthy mini-stack rides the Week 17 game against the Chargers, and we close it out with a full Browns stack: Shedeur Sanders, Quinshon Judkins, Cassey Concepcion, and Denzel Boston.

Inside the episode:

  • The full Player Compare walk-through on Achane vs. Saquon, Walker, Chase Brown, and Hampton — and why boom rate, EPA per touch, and yards created per carry make him the easy pick
  • Why Jeanty as RB12 last year behind a broken Raiders OL is the buy — Kubiak, the new center, and Colt Miller returning
  • Tyler Warren as a top-12 TE 40 picks behind Brock Bowers
  • The case for a Browns offense scoring 21+ points in real games — and why Shedeur winning QB1 unlocks the whole stack
  • Stacking philosophy when your two best QBs face each other in Week 17
  • Late-round dart throws: Sean Tucker, Tez Johnson, Chris Brazzell

The full DraftKings $20M Millionaire structure walk-through is in here too — round-by-round payouts, advancement rules, and why this format rewards top-heavy stacks. Rankings, team pages, and tools at millymakermaniac.com.

]]> Buzzsprout-19396673 Wed, 24 Jun 2026 10:00:00 -0500 2486 1 6 full true Best Ball Mania from the 9: Hero RB Build with the Miami Stack Nobody's Drafting Best Ball Mania from the 9: Hero RB Build with the Miami Stack Nobody's Drafting Another $2M Best Ball Mania draft on Underdog, this time out of the 9 spot. I'm going Hero RB around De'Von Achane (above market — 34% boom rate is too loud to ignore), stacking a wide receiver room four deep with CeeDee Lamb, Zay Flowers, Ladd McConkey, and Christian Watson, and then pivoting hard into a full Miami game stack with Malik Willis, Greg Dulcich, and Malik Washington when my Dak and Herbert stacks both got sniped.

Inside the episode:

  • Why Achane belongs above Saquon, Kenneth Walker, and Chase Brown
  • The Jonathan Brooks stand at 105 and why I'm higher than the room
  • How I ended up on naked Mahomes — and why I'm fine with it
  • The Malik Willis case: tape, athleticism, accuracy, and a Miami offense people are sleeping on
  • Tyler Warren as a top-12 TE absorbing vacated Pittman targets
  • Late-round RB logic: Woody Marks, Zach Charbonnet, Sean Tucker
  • Fading Saquon and Derrick Henry one more time

Full roster, full reasoning, full board reactions. Rankings, team pages, and the Player Compare tool live at millymakermaniac.com.

]]> Another $2M Best Ball Mania draft on Underdog, this time out of the 9 spot. I'm going Hero RB around De'Von Achane (above market — 34% boom rate is too loud to ignore), stacking a wide receiver room four deep with CeeDee Lamb, Zay Flowers, Ladd McConkey, and Christian Watson, and then pivoting hard into a full Miami game stack with Malik Willis, Greg Dulcich, and Malik Washington when my Dak and Herbert stacks both got sniped.

Inside the episode:

  • Why Achane belongs above Saquon, Kenneth Walker, and Chase Brown
  • The Jonathan Brooks stand at 105 and why I'm higher than the room
  • How I ended up on naked Mahomes — and why I'm fine with it
  • The Malik Willis case: tape, athleticism, accuracy, and a Miami offense people are sleeping on
  • Tyler Warren as a top-12 TE absorbing vacated Pittman targets
  • Late-round RB logic: Woody Marks, Zach Charbonnet, Sean Tucker
  • Fading Saquon and Derrick Henry one more time

Full roster, full reasoning, full board reactions. Rankings, team pages, and the Player Compare tool live at millymakermaniac.com.

]]> Zac Barger Buzzsprout-19396406 Wed, 24 Jun 2026 10:00:00 -0500 1650 1 5 full true Ep 4: I Built the Most Injury-Prone Team Ever — DraftKings $20M Best Ball Millionaire Ep 4: I Built the Most Injury-Prone Team Ever — DraftKings $20M Best Ball Millionaire First DraftKings $20M Best Ball Millionaire draft where I finally took Christian McCaffrey. From pick 7, went HERO RB — McCaffrey + Bowers start, built around Brock Purdy and Jayden Daniels with double stacks on both sides. Full walkthrough of every pick, every stand, every "this team is the most injury-prone roster ever assembled" moment.

$25 entry. $3M for 1st, $2M for 2nd, $1M for 3rd.

Become a Maniac: https://millymakermaniac.com
Discord: https://discord.gg/NGGM2EA9

THE TEAM
QB: Jayden Daniels, Brock Purdy
RB: Christian McCaffrey, Jaylen Warren, JK Dobbins, Chris Rodriguez, Jonah Coleman, Tank Bigsby
WR: Zay Flowers, Terry McLaurin, Christian Watson, Ricky Pearsall, Travis Hunter, Demetrius Stribling, Dontayvion Wicks, Troy Franklin, Jakobi Lane
TE: Brock Bowers, Chig Okonkwo, Greg Dulcich

WHY I FINALLY TOOK McCAFFREY
After fading him all season, the boom rate research changed my mind. CMC has a 61.5% career DK boom rate — 22+ points in 6 of every 10 games. Last year: 12 boom games, 15 usable weeks. His receiving role on DraftKings full-PPR keeps him bankable even if the rushing efficiency slips. Building 2-4% of the field as a hedge.

MY BIGGEST STANDS
- McCaffrey at 1.07 — first share of the season
- Bowers at 2.18 — Kubiak target hog
- Jayden Daniels + McLaurin + Chig triple stack
- Purdy + McCaffrey + Pearsall 49ers stack
- Travis Hunter at 13.151 — won't just play corner
- Jonah Coleman as the Dobbins handcuff
- Tank Bigsby for Week 17 vs SF

MY BIGGEST FADES
- Saquon Barkley — age + workload + worse OL = bust candidate
- Derrick Henry — film shows lost a step

STACKS
- 49ers — Purdy + CMC + Pearsall + Stribling
- Commanders — Daniels + McLaurin + Chig
- Week 17 correlation — Bigsby, Wicks, Hunter all face the stacks

CHAPTERS
(00:00) Welcome, Maniacs
(01:30) Why I changed my CMC stance
(03:00) Pick 1.07 — Christian McCaffrey
(05:30) Pick 2.18 — Brock Bowers
(08:00) Pick 3.31 — Zay Flowers
(10:30) Pick 4.42 — Terry McLaurin
(13:00) Evans + Lamar both sniped
(17:00) Pick 6.66 — Jayden Daniels
(19:30) Pick 7 — Jaylen Warren
(22:00) Pick 8 — Brock Purdy
(24:30) Jonathan Brooks sniped again
(26:00) Pick 9 — Ricky Pearsall
(28:30) Pick 10 — JK Dobbins
(31:00) Pick 11 — Chris Rodriguez
(33:30) Pick 12 — Chig Okonkwo
(35:30) Pick 13 — Travis Hunter
(37:30) Pick 14 — Jonah Coleman
(40:00) Pick 15 — Demetrius Stribling
(42:00) Pick 16 — Tank Bigsby
(43:30) Pick 17 — Greg Dulcich
(45:00) Pick 18 — Brandon Aiyuk fade
(47:00) Pick 19 — Dontayvion Wicks
(48:30) Pick 20-21 — Franklin + Lane
(50:30) Final team breakdown

— Zac, the Milly Maker Maniac

]]> First DraftKings $20M Best Ball Millionaire draft where I finally took Christian McCaffrey. From pick 7, went HERO RB — McCaffrey + Bowers start, built around Brock Purdy and Jayden Daniels with double stacks on both sides. Full walkthrough of every pick, every stand, every "this team is the most injury-prone roster ever assembled" moment.

$25 entry. $3M for 1st, $2M for 2nd, $1M for 3rd.

Become a Maniac: https://millymakermaniac.com
Discord: https://discord.gg/NGGM2EA9

THE TEAM
QB: Jayden Daniels, Brock Purdy
RB: Christian McCaffrey, Jaylen Warren, JK Dobbins, Chris Rodriguez, Jonah Coleman, Tank Bigsby
WR: Zay Flowers, Terry McLaurin, Christian Watson, Ricky Pearsall, Travis Hunter, Demetrius Stribling, Dontayvion Wicks, Troy Franklin, Jakobi Lane
TE: Brock Bowers, Chig Okonkwo, Greg Dulcich

WHY I FINALLY TOOK McCAFFREY
After fading him all season, the boom rate research changed my mind. CMC has a 61.5% career DK boom rate — 22+ points in 6 of every 10 games. Last year: 12 boom games, 15 usable weeks. His receiving role on DraftKings full-PPR keeps him bankable even if the rushing efficiency slips. Building 2-4% of the field as a hedge.

MY BIGGEST STANDS
- McCaffrey at 1.07 — first share of the season
- Bowers at 2.18 — Kubiak target hog
- Jayden Daniels + McLaurin + Chig triple stack
- Purdy + McCaffrey + Pearsall 49ers stack
- Travis Hunter at 13.151 — won't just play corner
- Jonah Coleman as the Dobbins handcuff
- Tank Bigsby for Week 17 vs SF

MY BIGGEST FADES
- Saquon Barkley — age + workload + worse OL = bust candidate
- Derrick Henry — film shows lost a step

STACKS
- 49ers — Purdy + CMC + Pearsall + Stribling
- Commanders — Daniels + McLaurin + Chig
- Week 17 correlation — Bigsby, Wicks, Hunter all face the stacks

CHAPTERS
(00:00) Welcome, Maniacs
(01:30) Why I changed my CMC stance
(03:00) Pick 1.07 — Christian McCaffrey
(05:30) Pick 2.18 — Brock Bowers
(08:00) Pick 3.31 — Zay Flowers
(10:30) Pick 4.42 — Terry McLaurin
(13:00) Evans + Lamar both sniped
(17:00) Pick 6.66 — Jayden Daniels
(19:30) Pick 7 — Jaylen Warren
(22:00) Pick 8 — Brock Purdy
(24:30) Jonathan Brooks sniped again
(26:00) Pick 9 — Ricky Pearsall
(28:30) Pick 10 — JK Dobbins
(31:00) Pick 11 — Chris Rodriguez
(33:30) Pick 12 — Chig Okonkwo
(35:30) Pick 13 — Travis Hunter
(37:30) Pick 14 — Jonah Coleman
(40:00) Pick 15 — Demetrius Stribling
(42:00) Pick 16 — Tank Bigsby
(43:30) Pick 17 — Greg Dulcich
(45:00) Pick 18 — Brandon Aiyuk fade
(47:00) Pick 19 — Dontayvion Wicks
(48:30) Pick 20-21 — Franklin + Lane
(50:30) Final team breakdown

— Zac, the Milly Maker Maniac

]]> Zac Barger Buzzsprout-19334301 Thu, 11 Jun 2026 22:00:00 -0500 2225 1 4 full true Ep 3: Best Ball Mania Zero RB Walkthrough — Got Sniped on Brooks From Pick 7 Ep 3: Best Ball Mania Zero RB Walkthrough — Got Sniped on Brooks From Pick 7 First recorded Underdog Best Ball Mania draft of the year. From pick 7, went ZERO RB — Amon-Ra St. Brown, Brock Bowers, Zay Flowers, Lamar Jackson stack. Then got sniped on Jonathan Brooks by ONE pick and had to scramble the whole RB room. Full walkthrough of every decision, every stand, every panic pivot.

Become a Maniac: https://millymakermaniac.com
Discord: https://discord.gg/NGGM2EA9

THE TEAM
QB: Lamar Jackson, Bryce Young
RB: Rhamondre Stevenson, Aaron Jones, Jordan Mason, Keaton Mitchell, Jonah Coleman, Kyle Monangai, Emmitt Johnson
WR: Amon-Ra St. Brown, Zay Flowers, Luther Burden, Carnell Tate, Ricky Pearsall, Elijah Surratt
TE: Brock Bowers, Gunner Helm, Greg Dulcich

MY BIGGEST STANDS
- Amon-Ra St. Brown at 1.07 — safest WR1 on the board
- Brock Bowers at 2.02 — JSN of Kubiak's offense
- Lamar + Zay + Surratt triple stack
- Fading CMC, Saquon, Henry — age cliff is real
- Buying the Vikings backfield (Aaron Jones + Jordan Mason)
- Keaton Mitchell as a zero-RB value bet

STACKS
- Lions — Amon-Ra
- Bears Week 17 — Burden + Monangai
- Ravens — Lamar + Zay + Surratt
- Vikings backfield buy
- Titans — Tate + Helm

CHAPTERS
(00:00) Welcome, Maniacs
(00:30) Why I don't love the pick 7 slot
(02:00) Pick 1.07 — Amon-Ra St. Brown
(04:30) Pick 2.18 — Brock Bowers
(07:00) Pick 3.31 — Zay Flowers
(09:30) Pick 4.42 — Luther Burden
(12:00) Pick 5.55 — Lamar Jackson
(14:00) Pick 6.66 — Carnell Tate
(17:00) Pick 7.79 — Rhamondre Stevenson
(20:00) Jonathan Brooks gets sniped
(22:30) Pick 8.90 — Ricky Pearsall pivot
(25:00) Buying the Vikings backfield
(28:00) Pick 11 — Keaton Mitchell
(30:30) Pick 12 — Jonah Coleman
(32:30) Mendoza dream dies, Bryce Young pivot
(35:00) Pick 15-16 — Gunner Helm + Greg Dulcich
(37:30) Pick 17 — Emmitt Johnson
(39:00) Final pick: Elijah Surratt
(40:30) Final team breakdown

— Zac, the Milly Maker Maniac

]]> First recorded Underdog Best Ball Mania draft of the year. From pick 7, went ZERO RB — Amon-Ra St. Brown, Brock Bowers, Zay Flowers, Lamar Jackson stack. Then got sniped on Jonathan Brooks by ONE pick and had to scramble the whole RB room. Full walkthrough of every decision, every stand, every panic pivot.

Become a Maniac: https://millymakermaniac.com
Discord: https://discord.gg/NGGM2EA9

THE TEAM
QB: Lamar Jackson, Bryce Young
RB: Rhamondre Stevenson, Aaron Jones, Jordan Mason, Keaton Mitchell, Jonah Coleman, Kyle Monangai, Emmitt Johnson
WR: Amon-Ra St. Brown, Zay Flowers, Luther Burden, Carnell Tate, Ricky Pearsall, Elijah Surratt
TE: Brock Bowers, Gunner Helm, Greg Dulcich

MY BIGGEST STANDS
- Amon-Ra St. Brown at 1.07 — safest WR1 on the board
- Brock Bowers at 2.02 — JSN of Kubiak's offense
- Lamar + Zay + Surratt triple stack
- Fading CMC, Saquon, Henry — age cliff is real
- Buying the Vikings backfield (Aaron Jones + Jordan Mason)
- Keaton Mitchell as a zero-RB value bet

STACKS
- Lions — Amon-Ra
- Bears Week 17 — Burden + Monangai
- Ravens — Lamar + Zay + Surratt
- Vikings backfield buy
- Titans — Tate + Helm

CHAPTERS
(00:00) Welcome, Maniacs
(00:30) Why I don't love the pick 7 slot
(02:00) Pick 1.07 — Amon-Ra St. Brown
(04:30) Pick 2.18 — Brock Bowers
(07:00) Pick 3.31 — Zay Flowers
(09:30) Pick 4.42 — Luther Burden
(12:00) Pick 5.55 — Lamar Jackson
(14:00) Pick 6.66 — Carnell Tate
(17:00) Pick 7.79 — Rhamondre Stevenson
(20:00) Jonathan Brooks gets sniped
(22:30) Pick 8.90 — Ricky Pearsall pivot
(25:00) Buying the Vikings backfield
(28:00) Pick 11 — Keaton Mitchell
(30:30) Pick 12 — Jonah Coleman
(32:30) Mendoza dream dies, Bryce Young pivot
(35:00) Pick 15-16 — Gunner Helm + Greg Dulcich
(37:30) Pick 17 — Emmitt Johnson
(39:00) Final pick: Elijah Surratt
(40:30) Final team breakdown

— Zac, the Milly Maker Maniac

]]> Zac Barger Buzzsprout-19328552 Wed, 10 Jun 2026 18:00:00 -0500 1740 1 3 full false Going ZERO RB (5 WRs in 6 Rounds) — Live Best Ball Draft Walkthrough Going ZERO RB (5 WRs in 6 Rounds) — Live Best Ball Draft Walkthrough First recorded Best Ball draft of the year. Zero RB build — 5 wide receivers in the first 6 rounds, including Brock Bowers in Round 2.

Walking through every pick, every stand, every fade. Why I'm fading CMC, Saquon, and Henry. Why I'm force-drafting Jonathan Brooks 40 spots above ADP. Why Jalen Warren is one of the biggest values in the middle rounds. Why JSN over Puka. The Sam Darnold + JSN stack. Plus a full tour of the new tools on millymakermaniac.com.

Drafted in the DraftKings Best Ball $20M Millionaire from the 5 spot.

Join the Maniacs: https://millymakermaniac.com
Discord: https://discord.gg/NGGM2EA9

THE FINAL TEAM
WR: JSN, Zay Flowers, Tee Higgins, Jalen Waddle, Parker Washington, Jeremy Bernard
TE: Brock Bowers, Greg Dulcich, Terrence Ferguson
RB: Rhamondre Stevenson, Jaylen Warren, Jonathan Brooks, JK Dobbins, Emmett Johnson, Chris Brazell, Jayden Blue
QB: Sam Darnold, Bryce Young, Aaron Rodgers, Fernando Mendoza

MY BIGGEST STANDS
- Fading CMC, Saquon, Henry — the age cliff is real
- Jonathan Brooks at RB30 is the biggest value on the board
- JSN over Puka
- Brock Bowers at 2.01
- Jaylen Warren over Rico Dowdle

CHAPTERS
(00:00) Welcome, Maniacs
(01:00) Downloading my rankings from the site
(03:30) Pick 1.05 — JSN over Puka
(06:00) Pick 2.20 — Brock Bowers
(09:00) Fading the old RBs
(12:00) Pick 3.29 — Zay Flowers
(14:30) Pick 4.44 — Tee Higgins
(17:00) Pick 5.53 — Jalen Waddle
(20:00) Pick 6.68 — Parker Washington (Zero RB committed)
(22:00) Pick 7.77 — Rhamondre Stevenson
(25:00) Pick 8.84 — Jaylen Warren
(28:00) Pick 9.92 — Jonathan Brooks (40 spots above ADP)
(32:00) Pick 10.101 — JK Dobbins
(35:00) Pick 11.116 — Sam Darnold + JSN stack
(37:30) Building the QB room (Young, Rodgers, Mendoza)
(42:00) Late round dart throws
(50:00) Final team breakdown
(55:00) Tour of the site tools
(58:00) Closing thoughts

— Zac, the Milly Maker Maniac

]]> First recorded Best Ball draft of the year. Zero RB build — 5 wide receivers in the first 6 rounds, including Brock Bowers in Round 2.

Walking through every pick, every stand, every fade. Why I'm fading CMC, Saquon, and Henry. Why I'm force-drafting Jonathan Brooks 40 spots above ADP. Why Jalen Warren is one of the biggest values in the middle rounds. Why JSN over Puka. The Sam Darnold + JSN stack. Plus a full tour of the new tools on millymakermaniac.com.

Drafted in the DraftKings Best Ball $20M Millionaire from the 5 spot.

Join the Maniacs: https://millymakermaniac.com
Discord: https://discord.gg/NGGM2EA9

THE FINAL TEAM
WR: JSN, Zay Flowers, Tee Higgins, Jalen Waddle, Parker Washington, Jeremy Bernard
TE: Brock Bowers, Greg Dulcich, Terrence Ferguson
RB: Rhamondre Stevenson, Jaylen Warren, Jonathan Brooks, JK Dobbins, Emmett Johnson, Chris Brazell, Jayden Blue
QB: Sam Darnold, Bryce Young, Aaron Rodgers, Fernando Mendoza

MY BIGGEST STANDS
- Fading CMC, Saquon, Henry — the age cliff is real
- Jonathan Brooks at RB30 is the biggest value on the board
- JSN over Puka
- Brock Bowers at 2.01
- Jaylen Warren over Rico Dowdle

CHAPTERS
(00:00) Welcome, Maniacs
(01:00) Downloading my rankings from the site
(03:30) Pick 1.05 — JSN over Puka
(06:00) Pick 2.20 — Brock Bowers
(09:00) Fading the old RBs
(12:00) Pick 3.29 — Zay Flowers
(14:30) Pick 4.44 — Tee Higgins
(17:00) Pick 5.53 — Jalen Waddle
(20:00) Pick 6.68 — Parker Washington (Zero RB committed)
(22:00) Pick 7.77 — Rhamondre Stevenson
(25:00) Pick 8.84 — Jaylen Warren
(28:00) Pick 9.92 — Jonathan Brooks (40 spots above ADP)
(32:00) Pick 10.101 — JK Dobbins
(35:00) Pick 11.116 — Sam Darnold + JSN stack
(37:30) Building the QB room (Young, Rodgers, Mendoza)
(42:00) Late round dart throws
(50:00) Final team breakdown
(55:00) Tour of the site tools
(58:00) Closing thoughts

— Zac, the Milly Maker Maniac

]]> Zac Barger Buzzsprout-19322938 Tue, 09 Jun 2026 17:00:00 -0500 2779 best ball, zero rb, draftkings, milly maker, fantasy football, best ball strategy, jonathan brooks, jaylen warren, sam darnold, best ball draft, fantasy football 2026, underdog best ball, best ball walkthrough 1 2 full false Ep 1: Welcome to Milly Maker Maniac — Full Site Tour for Best Ball + DFS Ep 1: Welcome to Milly Maker Maniac — Full Site Tour for Best Ball + DFS MillyMakerManiac.com is live. This is the full tour — every page, every tool, exactly how I use it.

I'm Zac, the Milly Maker Maniac. After hundreds of hours of building, every Best Ball and DFS tool I wanted is now in one place. Rankings, projections, stacking research, boom rates, 32 team breakdowns, builder tools — all of it.

Join the Maniacs: https://millymakermaniac.com
Discord: https://discord.gg/NGGM2EA9

WHAT'S ON THE SITE
- Best Ball Rankings — DraftKings + Underdog, updated all season with one-click CSV export
- Best Ball Playoff Rankings — Vegas team + game totals for Weeks 15-17, where the Milly is actually won
- Stats Hub — every advanced analytic for QB/RB/WR/TE, sortable, three years of data
- ADP Movers — biggest DraftKings and Underdog risers and fallers, updated weekly
- Boom Game History — career boom rates normalized to 17 games (removes injury penalty)
- Player Profiles — every fantasy-relevant player with color-coded advanced analytics
- Stacking Study — 10-year breakdown of the most common winning stacks
- Score Frequency Study — what scoring ranges QB1, RB1, WR1, TE1 actually hit
- Week 17 Study — the scoring profiles that win championship week
- 32 Team Pages — full offseason breakdown, players, playoff schedule, grades
- Projection Builder — set your own percent changes per team and position
- Rankings Builder — turn your projections into upload-ready DK/UD CSVs
- Player Compare Tool — side-by-side advanced analytics for tough decisions

CHAPTERS
(00:00) Welcome, Maniacs
(01:00) Why I built this site
(02:30) Site walkthrough begins
(03:00) Best Ball Rankings (DK + UD)
(04:30) Playoff Rankings
(05:30) Stands vs Fades philosophy
(06:30) Discord + community
(07:00) Stats Hub
(09:00) ADP Movers
(09:30) Boom Game History
(11:00) Player Profiles
(12:30) Stacking Study
(14:30) Score Frequency Study
(16:00) Week 17 Study
(16:30) 32 Team Pages
(18:00) Projection Builders
(19:30) Rankings Builders
(20:30) Player Compare Tool
(21:30) Outro

THE PLAN
Daily episodes from now through NFL kickoff. Team-by-team breakdowns, ranking shows, mock drafts, Best Ball strategy, ADP movement. Two episodes per week once DFS season hits.

If you grind Sunday morning lineups, stay up at 2 AM rebuilding projections, and obsess over every team's third-string slot receiver — you're already one of us.

Drop your stands and fades in the Discord. Try to change my mind. That's the whole point.

— Zac, the Milly Maker Maniac

]]> MillyMakerManiac.com is live. This is the full tour — every page, every tool, exactly how I use it.

I'm Zac, the Milly Maker Maniac. After hundreds of hours of building, every Best Ball and DFS tool I wanted is now in one place. Rankings, projections, stacking research, boom rates, 32 team breakdowns, builder tools — all of it.

Join the Maniacs: https://millymakermaniac.com
Discord: https://discord.gg/NGGM2EA9

WHAT'S ON THE SITE
- Best Ball Rankings — DraftKings + Underdog, updated all season with one-click CSV export
- Best Ball Playoff Rankings — Vegas team + game totals for Weeks 15-17, where the Milly is actually won
- Stats Hub — every advanced analytic for QB/RB/WR/TE, sortable, three years of data
- ADP Movers — biggest DraftKings and Underdog risers and fallers, updated weekly
- Boom Game History — career boom rates normalized to 17 games (removes injury penalty)
- Player Profiles — every fantasy-relevant player with color-coded advanced analytics
- Stacking Study — 10-year breakdown of the most common winning stacks
- Score Frequency Study — what scoring ranges QB1, RB1, WR1, TE1 actually hit
- Week 17 Study — the scoring profiles that win championship week
- 32 Team Pages — full offseason breakdown, players, playoff schedule, grades
- Projection Builder — set your own percent changes per team and position
- Rankings Builder — turn your projections into upload-ready DK/UD CSVs
- Player Compare Tool — side-by-side advanced analytics for tough decisions

CHAPTERS
(00:00) Welcome, Maniacs
(01:00) Why I built this site
(02:30) Site walkthrough begins
(03:00) Best Ball Rankings (DK + UD)
(04:30) Playoff Rankings
(05:30) Stands vs Fades philosophy
(06:30) Discord + community
(07:00) Stats Hub
(09:00) ADP Movers
(09:30) Boom Game History
(11:00) Player Profiles
(12:30) Stacking Study
(14:30) Score Frequency Study
(16:00) Week 17 Study
(16:30) 32 Team Pages
(18:00) Projection Builders
(19:30) Rankings Builders
(20:30) Player Compare Tool
(21:30) Outro

THE PLAN
Daily episodes from now through NFL kickoff. Team-by-team breakdowns, ranking shows, mock drafts, Best Ball strategy, ADP movement. Two episodes per week once DFS season hits.

If you grind Sunday morning lineups, stay up at 2 AM rebuilding projections, and obsess over every team's third-string slot receiver — you're already one of us.

Drop your stands and fades in the Discord. Try to change my mind. That's the whole point.

— Zac, the Milly Maker Maniac

]]> Zac Barger Buzzsprout-19321854 Tue, 09 Jun 2026 14:00:00 -0500 1353 fantasy football, best ball, DFS, DraftKings, Underdog, Milly Maker, best ball mania, fantasy football podcast, NFL, best ball strategy, DraftKings Milly Maker, DFS strategy, best ball draft, ADP, fantasy football rankings, fantasy football tools, Milly M 1 1 full false