{"id":17430,"date":"2025-04-06T19:49:00","date_gmt":"2025-04-06T23:49:00","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.fantasymojo.com\/?p=17430"},"modified":"2025-08-20T12:16:21","modified_gmt":"2025-08-20T16:16:21","slug":"2025-pros-vs-joes","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.fantasymojo.com\/index.php\/2025\/04\/06\/2025-pros-vs-joes\/","title":{"rendered":"2025 Pros Vs Joes Best Ball Challenge"},"content":{"rendered":"
\"2025<\/div>\n

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\nIt’s the 2025 installment of the Pros vs Joes Best Ball Draft Challenge!!! OUR 17TH YEAR!!!<\/b> Because the Pros vs Joes competition is an extended experience over multiple days, like a rock festival, we are going with a Rock Concert theme for 2025. There will be seven rock themed divisions, drafting over the course of the two week event. <\/div>\n

Our Divisions Include:\n<\/div>\n
    \n
  1. Nirvana\n
  2. Guns n Roses\n
  3. Red Hot Chili Peppers\n
  4. Iron Maiden\n
  5. AC\/DC\n
  6. Rolling Stones\n
  7. Phish (slow division)\n<\/ol>\n
    \"2025<\/div>\n


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    \nAs in the past, the competition pits the high stakes players (Joes) of the FFPC (Fantasy Football Players Championship) against a slew of fantasy industry experts (the Pros). In 2025 we continue to draft using the FFPC’s 20 round Best Ball Slim league format. 20 rounds of TE premium Best Ball drafting with NO KICKERS OR DEFENSES<\/b>. These drafts are a lean and mean 20 rounds of high intensity drafting against the best minds in the industry (analysts and players alike). Your weekly starting lineup will consist of 1 QB – 2 RB – 2 WR – 1 TE – 2 Flex (RB,WR,TE). The compressed format also means your live draft will be much shorter as well.\n<\/div>\n


    \nAll of the live drafts are BROADCAST LIVE on the     FFPC You Tube Channel<\/a>. Your picks will either be scrutinized (boooo…) or celebrated (yay!!!!!! ) . There is one additional league which will be a SLOW draft, likely kicking off shortly before the first live one.\n<\/div>\n


    \nThese drafts are conducted at the end of July, and will conclude just prior to the annual Hall of Fame game that kicks off the NFL preseason. Draft your skill players and go to war. With “groupthink” often seeped in to the fantasy community around certain players, you may need to reach early and get your guy.\n<\/div>\n


    \nIn 2025, the overall champion (top score across all 7 leagues) will AGAIN receive an Overall Winner Championship Belt!!!!<\/p>\n
    \"Overall<\/div>\n<\/div>\n


    \nPrizes for the league winners in 2025 once again consist of FREE entries into the 2026 FFPC Main Event valued at $2,200 per entry. That’s a 1 in 12 shot at a huge prize for each participant, so this continues to be a highly coveted, limited, and exclusive contest.\n<\/div>\n


    \nThe 2025 Draft dates:\n<\/div>\n


    \nSunday July 20 – 8:00 PM EST
    \nMonday July 21 – 9:00 PM EST
    \nTuesday July 22 – 10:00 PM EST
    \nSunday July 27- 8:00 PM EST
    \nMonday July 28- 9:00 PM EST
    \nTuesday July 29 – 10:00 PM EST
    \nSlow Draft starting TBD (but before the first live draft starts).\n<\/div>\n


    \nSo how does one get an invitation to participate?\n<\/div>\n

    The “Joes”<\/b><\/div>\n


    \nThe \u201cJoes\u201d consist of players from the Fantasy Football Players Championship. A lottery system is used to determine who will participate, and the candidates for selection are pulled from the players who register early for the 2025 FFPC Main Event. Registration by Saturday May 31st, 2025 makes you eligible for the drawing. In addition, you will receive $200 off the regular price for the first team, and $400 off the regular price for each additional team. Each team purchased counts toward one (virtual) ping pong ball in the selection lottery.\n<\/div>\n


    \nAlbert Leach \/ Kyle Leach
    \nBen Hook \/ Randall Hook
    \nBob Buonopane
    \nBrian Lindow \/ Jeff Cusmano
    \nChris Carlson
    \nDaniel Amato
    \nDennis Jones \/ Stephen Jones
    \nDrew Miceli \/ Josh Miceli
    \nFrank Shinnick
    \nFrank Puleo
    \nGary Morgan
    \nGreg Link
    \nGryan Miers
    \nKen Oravecz
    \nJason Camp
    \nJoe Van Gogh
    \nJohn Rozek
    \nJohn Zaleski
    \nKyle Hoff \/ Ryan Heller
    \nNick Costantino \/ Sean Stutzman
    \nRick Ramaker \/ Andy Rule
    \nRob Vieyra
    \nRobert Tomasino
    \nRon Hacker \/ Mark Steffan
    \nRoy Parenzuela \/ Cory Hanstein
    \nScott Fritz
    \nScott Schonewolf
    \nShelly Fossum
    \nSteven Fox
    \nSteven Georgalos \/ Michael Reddy
    \nTodd Aron
    \nBill Ezzell \/ Shelley Ezzell
    \nVincent Staffilino
    \nWalid Makbul
    \nWilliam Van Ormer
    \nNick Thompson
    \nDarryl Burker
    \nNate Modisette \/ Stephan Perry
    \nZachary Renz \/ Gerard Renz
    \nBrad Petri \/ Darren Larson
    \nDavid Martino
    \nEric Young\n<\/div>\n

    The “Pros”<\/b><\/div>\n


    \nThe “Pros” consisting of industry experts\/analysts\/content creators, with more to come …….\n<\/div>\n

    <\/p>\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n
    Pro #<\/span><\/th>\nPro Name<\/span><\/th>\nHistorical PvJ Rank<\/span><\/th>\n# Lg Titles<\/span><\/th>\n<\/tr>\n<\/thead>\n
    1<\/td>\nHoward Bender – FantasyAlarm.com<\/a> – @rotobuzzguy<\/a><\/td>\n69<\/td>\n0<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
    2<\/td>\nJ.J. Zachariason – LateRound.com<\/a> – @LateRoundQB<\/a><\/td>\n22<\/td>\n1<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
    3<\/td>\nPeter Overzet – FantasyLife.com <\/a> – @PeterOverzet <\/a><\/td>\n110<\/td>\n0<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
    4<\/td>\nJim Coventry – RotoWire.com<\/a> – @JimCoventryNFL<\/a><\/td>\n143<\/td>\n0<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
    5<\/td>\nJared Smola – DraftSharks.com<\/a> – @SmolaDS<\/a><\/td>\n4<\/td>\n2<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
    6<\/td>\nSigmund Bloom – FootballGuys.com<\/a> – @sigmundbloom<\/a><\/td>\n1<\/td>\n3<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
    7<\/td>\nDerek Brown – FantasyPros.com<\/a> – @DBro_FFB <\/a><\/td>\n264<\/td>\n0<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
    8<\/td>\nMauricio Gutierrez – EstadioFantasy.com<\/a> – @MGutierrezNFL<\/a><\/td>\n171<\/td>\n0<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
    9<\/td>\nDan Williamson \/ Bradley Stalder – PlayerProfiler dba StackHunters – @OverHypedSleepr<\/a> – @FFStalder<\/a><\/td>\n625<\/td>\n0<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
    10<\/td>\nBob Lung – BigGuyFantasySports.com<\/a> – @bob_lung<\/a><\/td>\n55<\/td>\n0<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
    11<\/td>\nTheo Gremminger – PlayerProfiler.com<\/a> – @TheOGfantasy<\/a><\/td>\n83<\/td>\n1<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
    12<\/td>\nDwain McFarland – FantasyLife.com <\/a>– @DwainMcFarland <\/a><\/td>\n403<\/td>\n0<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
    13<\/td>\nStacy Perez – FantasyInFrames.com<\/a> – @stacy_perez83<\/a><\/td>\n543<\/td>\n0<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
    14<\/td>\nBob Harris – FootballGuys.com<\/a> – @footballdiehard<\/a><\/td>\n41<\/td>\n1<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
    15<\/td>\nRyan Kramer \/ Sean Green- SportsGamblingPodcast.com<\/a> – @GamblingPodcast<\/a><\/td>\n82<\/td>\n1<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
    16<\/td>\nDoug Orth – FFToday.com<\/a> – @DougOrth<\/a><\/td>\n89<\/td>\n0<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
    17<\/td>\nColm Kelly \/ Conor O’Driscoll – @DricoOut<\/a> – @OvertimeIreland<\/a><\/td>\n–<\/td>\n0<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
    18<\/td>\nBen Gretch \/ Shawn Siegele – Rotoviz Stealing Bananas Podcast <\/a> – @YardsPerGretch<\/a><\/td>\n177<\/td>\n0<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
    19<\/td>\nAndrew Cooper – FantasyAlarm.com<\/a> – @CoopAFiasco<\/a><\/td>\n572<\/td>\n0<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
    20<\/td>\nTom Strachan – The FFSanctuary – @NFL_TStrack<\/a> <\/td>\n539<\/td>\n0<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
    21<\/td>\nJohn Daigle – EstablishTheRun.com<\/a> – @notJDaigle<\/a><\/td>\n125<\/td>\n0<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
    22<\/td>\nMichael Nazarek – FFMastermind.com<\/a> – @FFMasterMind<\/a><\/td>\n10<\/td>\n1<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
    23<\/td>\nMike Schopp \/ Adam Krautwurst The Deep End Fantasy Football Podcast <\/a> – @Schopptalk<\/a> – @Adam_Krautwurst<\/a><\/td>\n139<\/td>\n0<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
    24<\/td>\nJosh Hayes – RotoBaller.com<\/a> – @JoshHayesFS<\/a><\/td>\n31<\/td>\n1<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
    25<\/td>\nBrian Drake \/ Matt Donnelly – FantasyPoints.com <\/a> – @DrakeFantasy <\/a> – @MattDonnellyFF <\/a><\/td>\n434<\/td>\n0<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
    26<\/td>\nDarren Armani – FantasyMojo.com<\/a> – @fantasymojo<\/a><\/td>\n3<\/td>\n2<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
    27<\/td>\nPat Kerrane – LegendaryUpside.com<\/a> – @PatKerrane<\/a><\/td>\n173<\/td>\n0<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
    28<\/td>\nNelson Verbit – DynastyDepot.com<\/a> – @thedynastydepot<\/a><\/td>\n141<\/td>\n0<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
    29<\/td>\nScott Connor – Dynasty and Chill LLC<\/a> – @CharlesChillFFB<\/a><\/td>\n181<\/td>\n0<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
    30<\/td>\nTod Burros – @BestBallNFL<\/a><\/td>\n88<\/td>\n0<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
    31<\/td>\nJeff Mans – FantasyGuru.com<\/a> – @Jeff_Mans<\/a><\/td>\n54<\/td>\n0<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
    32<\/td>\nMatt Schauf – DraftSharks.com<\/a> – @SchaufDS<\/a><\/td>\n19<\/td>\n0<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
    33<\/td>\nJohn Paulsen- 4for4.com<\/a> – @4for4_John<\/a><\/td>\n53<\/td>\n0<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
    34<\/td>\nJeff Ratcliffe – FTNfantasy.com<\/a> – @JeffRatcliffe<\/a><\/td>\n52<\/td>\n1<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
    35<\/td>\nJohn Hansen – FantasyPoints.com<\/a> – @Fantasy_Guru<\/a><\/td>\n29<\/td>\n1<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
    36<\/td>\nTyler Buecher – FantasyGuru.com<\/a> – @TylerBuecher<\/a><\/td>\n–<\/td>\n0<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
    37<\/td>\nJustin Boone – Yahoo Fantasy<\/a> – @JustinBoone<\/a><\/td>\n116<\/td>\n0<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
    38<\/td>\nMichael Leone – EstablishTheRun.com<\/a> – @2Hats1Mike<\/a><\/td>\n121<\/td>\n0<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
    39<\/td>\nDavis Mattek – @DavisMattek<\/a><\/td>\n112<\/td>\n0<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
    40<\/td>\nScott Engel – RotoBaller.com<\/a> – @scotteTheKing<\/a><\/td>\n111<\/td>\n0<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
    41<\/td>\nBlair Andrews – RotoViz.com<\/a> – @AmItheRealBlair<\/a><\/td>\n–<\/td>\n0<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
    42<\/td>\nConnor Allen – 4for4.com<\/a> – @ConnorAllenNFL<\/a><\/td>\n–<\/td>\n0<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<\/tbody>\n<\/table>\n<\/div>\n


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