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By Matt Schauf | Updated on Wed, Aug 13 2025 4:02 PM UTC

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Who knew Matt had so much to say about Zay Flowers? Who knew there was attractive fantasy upside in ... Cleveland? We're previewing the entire AFC North in this episode, and there's lots to discuss beyond the obvious offensive prowess in Baltimore and Cincinnati. Do the Bengals actually sport a sneaky pass-catching option (or two)? Which backfields present late-round RB sleepers? And what QB take just leaves Jared saying "No"?

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0:00 Intro

0:45 Baltimore Ravens 2024 recap

2:06 What’s new for the Ravens

3:03 A lot about Zay Flowers

9:12 Other Ravens to target

14:04 Fade these Ravens

19:15 Cincinnati Bengals 2024 recap

20:09 What’s new for the Bengals

21:23 How to handle Tee Higgins

23:05 What to do with other Bengals

30:28 Cleveland Browns 2024 recap

31:30 What’s new for the Browns

33:43 Quinshon Judkins and other Browns we need to figure out

41:33 Is there a sleeper in the Cleveland backfield?

45:25 Pittsburgh Steelers 2024 recap

46:04 What’s new for the Steelers

48:17 Any Steelers targets for your fantasy football draft?

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Matt has earned two Fantasy Pros accuracy awards for IDP rankings and won thousands of dollars as a player across best ball, dynasty, and high-stakes fantasy formats. He has been creating fantasy football content for more than 20 years, with work featured by Sporting News, Rotoworld, Athlon, Sirius XM, and others. He's been with Draft Sharks since 2011.

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