Soft Bench

About Soft Bench

Soft Bench is "THE" football podcast for guys who take fantasy football way too seriously. Three friends, Cody John and CJ, break down everything happening around the NFL, from game previews and recaps to fantasy football, player debates, waiver-wire pickups, trade targets, bold predictions, and more. No suits. No insiders or slop. Just ELITE knowers of ball. Soft Bench. Hard Takes.

Publisher

Soft Bench

Category

sports

Language

en

Explicit

No

First episode

21 Aug 2026

Latest episode

23 Oct 2026

Latest episodes

10 episodes in the feed.

1. 

   23 Oct 2026

   The Bench is Short. The Takes are Not.

   Week 7 fantasy football is heating up, and we're breaking down the waiver wire pickups, trade targets, breakout players, and NFL overreactions that could make or break your fantasy season. Is Amon-Ra St. Brown ready to bounce back? Can A.J. Brown turn things around? Should you buy low on Marvin Harrison Jr., Travis Etienne, Saquon Barkley, or Ashton Jeanty before their value changes? John and CJ dive into the biggest fantasy football storylines, including: 🏈 Week 7 Waiver Wire Targets: Christian Kirk, KC Concepcion, DeMario Douglas, and Omar Cooper Jr. 📈 Fantasy Football Trade Targets: Marvin Harrison Jr., Travis Etienne, Amon-Ra St. Brown, Saquon Barkley, and Ashton Jeanty. 🔥 Start/Sit & Player Outlooks: Kyler Murray, the Dallas Cowboys' pass catchers against Philadelphia, Kyren Williams vs. Las Vegas, and bounce-back opportunities for Amon-Ra St. Brown and A.J. Brown. 🚨 NFL Overreactions & Buy/Sell Debates: Are the Houston Texans back? Is the New York Giants backfield officially a fantasy nightmare? Who really runs the AFC? Is the NFC weaker than ever? And what should fantasy managers expect from Keon Coleman's return? 🏆 Game of the Week: Green Bay Packers vs. Detroit Lions, plus the quarterback debate: Drake Maye vs. Caleb Williams — who's better right now? We also revisit our Week 5 studs and duds, including Jaylen Waddle, and break down which fantasy performances deserve your trust. Whether you're looking for Week 7 waiver wire pickups, fantasy football trade advice, buy-low candidates, or the latest NFL analysis, we've got you covered. 🎧 Tune in, get ahead of your league, and make the moves that could win your fantasy football championship. #FantasyFootball #NFL #WaiverWire #FantasyFootballTrades #Week7 #StartSit

2. 

   16 Oct 2026

   It's Germ Season

   The Tripod is back! To kick off the episode, the crew breaks down their pre season draft, analyzing where we went right and where we went wrong. Cody, CJ, and John break down Week 5's biggest studs and duds, debate their hottest overreactions, and look ahead to Week 6. 🔥 Is Drake Maye officially back? Can MHJ thrive with C.J. Stroud? Is it time to panic on Henderson and Corum? 🚨 The running back carousel continues as backups and handcuffs take over. Plus, is WR streaming the new winning strategy? 🎯 The guys wrap things up with their favorite Week 6 starts, sleepers, and players to watch including Germie Bernard szn, the Packers matchup against Dallas and Denzel Bostons breakout!

3. 

   9 Oct 2026

   One Man Band

   Welcome to a first for the Soft Bench crew. With John and Cody unable to hop on the episode, CJ takes on the week 5 look ahead SOLO! You won't want to miss as CJ tackles the waiver wire and names to target, as well as reviews the players he loves and matchups he is favoring in Week 5.

4. 

   2 Oct 2026

   Getting Shoughed Tonight

   Week 3 is in the books, and fantasy chaos is officially here. We hit the waiver wire with Ollie Gordon, Braelon Allen, Kalif Raymond, Alvin Kamara, Darren Waller, and the big question: is Tyreek Hill still worth stashing? Then we break down the biggest Week 3 studs and duds before getting into some spicy rest-of-season debates. Is Brock Bowers now an elite fantasy asset? Can you trust any Bears receiver? Michael Wilson or Josh Downs ROS? Is Drake Maye droppable? And how worried should we be about Puka? Finally, we preview Week 4 with start/sits, matchup breakdowns, QB streamers, and a trip straight into RB hell with Saquon, David Montgomery, Chase Brown, the Miami backs, Green Bay’s backfield and more. Plus: Nico Collins’ return, Jameson Williams, Kyler Murray, Chiefs-Raiders, sleepers, loves and hates.

5. 

   25 Sept 2026

   Don't Blow Your FAAB!

   Week two is in the books and we've got PLENTY to discuss. We break down the studs and duds from the week including Bryce Young, David Montgomery, Parker Washington and Emeka Egbuka to name a few. We also hit the injury news you need to know heading into week three headlined by Caleb Williams, Jayden Daniels, Jaxon Dart and J.K Dobbins - before diving into waiver wire and free agent targets! As always we overreact to the first two weeks of the season. Are the chiefs back after two monster fantasy games for their star players? Are the Raiders a real 2-0 team? Is AD Mitchell a must start going forward? We wrap up with a look ahead to week 3 and some tough matchups/decisions. Week 2 is over. The overreactions have begun. Let's talk fantasy football.

6. 

   18 Sept 2026

   Bully Ball is Back

   Chat is back! We start with a quick recap of the injury news that will affect lineups this coming week and what free agents to target if they have cleared waivers. The boys breakdown what they saw in week one including our studs and duds, what stats are real vs fake news and trends we are already seeing. Lastly, we jump ahead to week two and highlight some of our favorite matchups and difficult decisions.

7. 

   11 Sept 2026

   Draft Recap and Week 1 Preview

   Join the boys as we discuss CJ and Johns recent fantasy draft and breakdown their teams. We break down the first game of the season and what the key injuries for AJ Brown and Sam Darnold mean for fantasy moving forward. Also, we preview week 1 of the NFL season, giving our must start guys and sleepers you need to know to get ready for the season!

8. 

   4 Sept 2026

   The Mock Draft

   Join the boys as we mock draft a PPR 10 team league with elite ball knowledge, discussing how the board is falling and getting you prepared for your draft day scenarios.

9. 

   28 Aug 2026

   All Fade Team

   Join us this week to discuss the players we are fading the most this fantasy season. We draft a team of consensus players we will not draft, at all costs. Plus, Cody, John and CJ rant about our QB philosophies, sleepers at the position and how to handle the TE conundrum of mediocracy. Soft bench. Hard Takes. Check us out on YouTube for the video version!

10. 

    21 Aug 2026

    I Come Bearing Stats

    Get out your pen and paper, we are coming at you with all the stats and facts in Episode 1 of Soft Bench. Cody, John and CJ address the running back position and dive into highly debated players, positional scarcity and who truly deserves the crown of 1.01, plus if elite WR or elite RB is the strategy to use in draft rooms this year. Plus, a special segment of our fantasy ride or dies this year - see who the guys think will win them a league Welcome to the Soft Bench.

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