Welcome To Fantasy Life

Hi, I’m Matthew Berry and my mission at Fantasy Life is to give people a fantastic fantasy football experience — whether it's through our award-winning tools, award-winning content and newsletter, award-winning radio show... however you get your fantasy, we want to give it to you and be your favorite (award-winning) spot to get it.

Fantasy Life has developed cutting-edge tools for rankings, waiver wire, start/sit decisions, trades, and everything in between — all customized to your teams, players, and formats. Your league is unique — we built Fantasy Life because we think your advice should be, too.

We also feature NFL Draft coverage that merges "real-NFL" draft analysis and passes it off directly to our dynasty and fantasy experts. You love the draft? So do we? You need dynasty advice the day it's over? We're here for you.

Mission Statement

At Fantasy Life, we help fantasy enthusiasts elevate their game. Our experts deliver top-tier fantasy and NFL Draft content. We cultivate a vibrant community, offering unparalleled and award-winning tools, content, data, and access. Whether you're a beginner or a seasoned pro, Fantasy Life has something for you. We handle all the heavy lifting so you can focus on what matters most: winning your league.

Meet The Team!

MATTHEW BERRY, FOUNDER

Matthew Berry, aka “The Talented Mr. Roto,” is the world's most-followed fantasy football analyst. Named the 2013 Marketer of the Year by the Academy of Marketing Science for his role in fueling the national growth of fantasy football, Matthew is a NY Times Best Seller for his book “Fantasy Life.”

Known for his famous “Love/Hate” column - one of the most widely-read columns in all of sports, Matthew is a Sports Emmy Award winner for his work while at ESPN, where he spent 15 years as their Sr. Fantasy Football Analyst. Now at NBC Sports, Matthew appears regularly across NBC & Peacock platforms, including Football Night in America, Sunday Night Football and the Fantasy Football Happy Hour with Matthew Berry. He is a Fantasy Sports Gaming Association and Fantasy Sports Writers Association Hall of Famer and received the Smart Business Dealmakers "Dealmaker of the Year" award in 2025 for his acquisition of Guillotine Leagues.

ELIOT CRIST, CEO

Eliot is the CEO of Fantasy Life, formerly the COO of FTN, and the CPO of TQE prior to that. Eliot has a strong background as both a content creator and product innovator in the fantasy and gaming space. Seen on CBS and heard on Sirius XM, Eliot has been playing fantasy football for over 16 years and betting on the NFL for 11 years. He brings a passion for football, entertainment, tools, and data as the team lead that will be reflective in the entire Fantasy Life experience.

DWAIN MCFARLAND

Dwain is the Lead Fantasy Analyst and Director of Analytics of Fantasy Life. He is best known for the Utilization Report, which led to his first full-time role in the industry at Pro Football Focus. Dwain’s experience and background have helped him craft a unique voice in the fantasy football community. He has placed highly in multiple national season-long contests, including three top-five finishes at the FFPC. He is the creator of the Rookie Super Model, an industry-leading metric that predicts rookie performance in the NFL. Before beginning his fantasy career in 2018, Dwain led product strategy and data and analytics teams for one of the largest healthcare improvement companies in the nation.

IAN HARTITZ

Ian is a senior fantasy analyst at Fantasy Life and he truly believes every day is a great day to be great. He's spent time with Action Network, NBC Sports and Pro Football Focus over the years, writing and podcasting about all things fantasy football along the way. Ian's process relies on a mix of film analysis and data study; whatever is needed to get the job done (job done). There's no reason fun can't be had along the way — we do live on a rock floating around a ball of fire after all. Outside of football, Ian enjoys MMA, his dogs Lilly and Bruh, Kona Big Wave, and candles.

KENDALL VALENZUELA

Kendall Valenzuela is a Senior Analyst for Fantasy Life. She is the host of the award-winning Sirius XM radio show "Fantasy Life with Kendall and Ronis," which you can listen to weekdays from 10am-12pm ET. She will also help you win the waiver wire weekly with her columns and videos. Kendall started her career as a digital host and social media manager at Sports Radio 104.3 The Fan in Denver before working for Pro Football Focus. She is a huge fan of all things Seattle sports... just don’t bring up that one Super Bowl

PETER OVERZET

Peter Overzet is the creative lead for Fantasy Life and voice of the newsletter, as well as a podcast host and comedian. He streams a variety of fantasy football shows on his YouTube channel covering best ball, DFS, and high stakes season-long. He is also known on Twitter as a thought leader, influencer, deposit king, and retired engagement farmer.

MATTHEW FREEDMAN

Matthew Freedman is a six-time top-20 finisher in fantasy football accuracy and is the No. 1 NFL Draft mocker in accuracy since 2020. In 2025, "The Oracle" finished first in The Huddle's prestigious expert mock draft big board competition. Prior to joining Fantasy Life in 2023, Matthew served as Director of Content at a fantasy/betting company, Chief Strategy Officer at FTN Network (2021-22), Lead NFL Analyst at Action Network (2017-21), and Editor-in-Chief at FantasyLabs (2016-21). Freedman started at RotoViz in 2013 and contributed to Pro Football Focus, DraftKings Playbook, and Fantasy Insiders before joining FantasyLabs on a full-time basis.

AMANDA/COOTERDOODLE

Cooterdoodle started working at Fantasy Life in 2021, graduated with her doctorate in 2022, and won a $0.10 bet with 240-1 odds in 2024.While she’s not saying Fantasy Life had anything to do with her aforementioned accomplishments, every good scientist knows that correlation does imply causation.

JAKE TROWBRIDGE

Jake graduated from University of Wisconsin-Madison with a degree in Journalism, which he rarely uses. Jake prefers to look on the sillier side of fantasy football, and incorporates celebrity impressions and song parodies into his advice. When he’s not making short form video content for Fantasy Life, he’s sending far too many trade offers in his dynasty leagues.

CHRIS ALLEN

Chris Allen is a Fantasy Analyst and Content Coordinator at Fantasy Life, but he’s also a mechanical engineer by trade that leverages his analytical background to study the various components of fantasy football. From how weather impacts results to draft strategy, Chris uses a 'process over results' approach to deliver actionable analysis on multiple platforms for any fantasy football format.

ROB WAZIAK

Born and raised in Buffalo, NY, Rob Waziak ("Waz") is a fantasy football analyst who competes in draft and season-long expert rankings competitions, consistently finishing at or near the top of industry-wide rankings accuracy leaderboards since 2017. A 20+ year fantasy football veteran, he has experience playing (and winning) multiple league formats.

ADAM RONIS

Adam Ronis has been working in the Fantasy industry for 20 years. He currently covers NFL, NBA, and MLB for fantasy, DFS, and betting. He is also an on-air host for Sirius XM Fantasy Sports Radio. Ronis has worked for the Fantasy Channel since its inception in 2010, including the morning drive. He has worked for Fantasy Alarm, The Messenger, Pickswise, RotoExperts, FullTime Fantasy, and FNTSY.

GENE CLEMONS

As a former three-sport collegiate athlete and Journalism major, Coach Gene Clemons has always had a love affair with sports, especially football and basketball. He has spent the past 20+ years intimately involved with the game as a coach, fan, analyst, and reporter. He has a passion for all forms of fantasy and sports wagering and has used his extensive experience participating in and covering sports to give unique perspectives and insight. He also loves a quality tequila and a crisp wing and never turns down the chance to find a karaoke night in any city.

SAM WALLACE

Sam Wallace has contributed to Dynasty Football Factory, RotoViz, FTN, and the Fantasy Life Newsletter with a primary focus on dynasty fantasy football. Sam also runs the Fantasy Life Discord. He has a Masters Degree in Educational Administration and Curriculum and is currently a high school teacher. When not writing about fantasy football (or teaching), he loves spending time with his beautiful family.

JONATHAN FULLER

Jonathan Fuller is the type of person who drafts best ball teams in March and competes in a 96 team dynasty/devy league. He spends more time than he would care to admit listening to fantasy football podcasts and discussing strategy on Discord and Twitter. Outside of fantasy football Jonathan writes for Spike Week, works in the wealth management industry, and enjoys following the other football ⚽️ ... as well as spending quality time with his wife and their puppy.

MATT LAMARCA

Matt LaMarca has worked full-time in the fantasy, sports betting, and DFS industry since 2018, with his work appearing on sites like The Action Network, DraftKings, Awesemo, and Props.com. He has a proven record as a bettor thanks to his analytic approach focused on line movement, public betting percentages, and trends. He specializes in the NFL and NBA sides, but he’s also had success in MLB, college football, and the player prop market. Matt is also an avid Mets fan who hopes to be alive for the team’s next World Series, whenever that may be.

MARCAS GRANT

Marcas Grant is a man of leisure who funds his mediocre lifestyle writing and talking about fantasy football for the NFL and Fantasy Life. He also owns a working Atari 2600.

CHRIS MANZO

Chris Manzo hosts Fantasy Life's Saturday show on SiriusXM with Marcas Grant. He runs Nunzio's Pizzeria in Long Brach, NJ, and was the host of the podcast "Christory." Chris was featured on "The Real Housewives of New Jersey" and "Manzo'd With Children."

JOHN LAGHEZZA

Brooklyn's own John Laghezza is an MLB and NFL columnist, two-time FSWA winner, and creator of the MLB Moving Averages algorithm. The former MLB betting content head and host of the Corked Stats podcast brings an addictive passion to all of his work. Don't miss his musings as one of our newsletter authors, or his electric guest appearances on our shows. 

Diversity and Inclusion @ Fantasy Life

We are dedicated to creating an inclusive space for all our employees and extending this culture of inclusion into our work. At Fantasy Life, diversity and inclusion (D&I) are integral to our mission. We believe that our workforce should reflect the vast diversity of the communities we serve, and that diverse voices should be elevated and intentionally integrated into our work. We embrace difference and diversity of identity, experience, and thought, and actively strive for inclusive behavior across our company and our work. By promoting these values, we aim to create a positive work experience that encourages sense of belonging.

Want to work with our amazing team?

We’re always on the lookout for passionate people who want to work with the best. Is that you? Check out our open positions here.