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Jake Ciely is a host on the FantasyPros Fantasy Football Podcast, where he covers rankings, draft strategy, sleepers and busts across all positions. His work on the show dates back to at least 2017, and recent episodes find him breaking down rookie impact players, free agency predictions and projection-based values heading into each fantasy season.
41 graded calls in 10 articles, newest first — page 2 of 2. Every take from Jake Ciely, including the ones still waiting →
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Breece Hall to finish top 20 at his position, by fantasy points
“So I had whole twenty two preseason, I'd probably move him up two spots... so that would pretty much be like right around twenty”
Kenneth Walker III to finish top 18 at his position, by fantasy points
“On Kenneth Walker being the bell cow... I moved them all the way down to RB eighteen.”
Philadelphia Eagles to beat Chiefs
“I just don't know that the Eagles just don't gob smack them again. I just think the Eagles match up too well with the Chiefs... position by a position. I'm just gonna take the Eagles”
Closing line (Sep 14): Eagles by 1.5 · a toss-up, Eagles 53%, Chiefs 47%.
Braelon Allen to outplay his draft cost (those mid rounds)
“So I think there's a lot of appeal for Braylon Allen those mid rounds.”
Bryce Young to outplay his draft cost (he's outside the top twenty)
“My number five. I'll go to quarterback first. I'm gonna go to Bryce Young... we might be looking at Bryce Young by the end of the year as a fringe QB one and he's outside the top twenty”
Ricky Pearsall to outplay his draft cost (wide receiver forty two in ADP)
“he took Ricky pearsoll just I mean, I just knew it... to be fair, like I actually had him as my number one... I cannot agree more on Ricky Piersel.”
Marvin Mims Jr. to outplay his draft cost (wide receiver fifty eight in ECR)
“It's Marvin Mims... now we're talking about Marvin Mims clearly is the number two and potentially having one hundred plus targets”
Tucker Kraft to finish top 5 at his position, by fantasy points
“Do you think Craft can rise above that and have this kind of like top five ish tight end season. Speaker 3: I do”
Romeo Doubs to outplay his draft cost (wide receiver thirty four)
“This feels like the most lay up of mine. I'm gonna go with Roman Duns... how are you not excited for the number two, who, by the way, has a world where he might be the most valuable Bears wide receiver”
Caleb Williams to record 4,000 passing yards
“Williams is going to be the first quarterback in Bear's history to throw for four thousand yards and thirty plus touchdowns.”
Matthew Golden to be 1st on the depth chart
“we have one clear option, Matthew Golden is clearly going to be the one”
Marvin Mims Jr. to be 2nd on the depth chart
“he's clearly been the number two. He's been run out there as the number two... the two that we know right now is actually Marvin Mims”
Chris Rodriguez Jr. to be 3rd on the depth chart
“Rodriguez is a good talent. I would put him third on this depth chart.”
Cedric Tillman to outplay his draft cost (going super late in draft)
“I'm gonna go to Cedric Tillman... for somebody that's going super late in draft, that can be the number two”
Cedric Tillman to be 2nd on the depth chart
“even if he's just averaging six seven targets per game, for somebody that's going super late in draft, that can be the number two”
Caleb Williams to record 30 passing tds
“Williams is going to be the first quarterback in Bear's history to throw for four thousand yards and thirty plus touchdowns.”
Bryce Young to finish top 12 at his position, by fantasy points
“we might be looking at Bryce Young by the end of the year as a fringe QB one”
Trey Benson to outplay his draft cost (at a discount)
“And now he's coming at a discount on top of it... You should be in on him this year”
Romeo Doubs to fall short of his draft cost (these last three rounds)
“another one that went in the arrange... Is Romeo Dobbs. Like, I'm sorry, Romeo Dobbs, but like eight point five, eight point two of the last two years”
Justice Hill to fall short of his draft cost (these last three rounds)
“they were drafted in these last three rounds. Justice Hill Overshad Bateman. Where is the upside?... he is going to be part of some time share”
Trey Benson to be 2nd on the depth chart
“just ignore the fact that he's still the clear number two behind James Connor, who has an injury history”
Rashod Bateman to fall short of his draft cost (these last three rounds)
“Rashad Bateman? What is Rashad Bateman? Ever? Like you hope you get a touchdown”
Justin Fields to record 8 rushing tds
“Justin Fields is going to if he plays a full season, he's going to run for seven eight nine touchdowns”
Brashard Smith to outplay his draft cost (a light late round flier)
“that's why bring up Brishard Smith as a light late round flier and a lot of these shows”
Breece Hall to finish top 24 at his position, by fantasy points
“at RB thirteen, I have him more as a back end RB two”
Christian McCaffrey to finish top 4 at his position, by fantasy points
“I have Christian McCaffrey at RB four. I've had him at RB four. I'm going to keep him at RB four.”
Breece Hall to fall short of his draft cost (RB thirteen)
“But at RB thirteen, I have him more as a back end RB two just because I think there's a lot of bust potential with this.”
Ashton Jeanty to finish top 12 at his position, by fantasy points
“I think that he is more of a back end RB one for me than mid first round, where like a lot of people want to take him”