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Contributors

17 writers covering the draft, free agency and everything between across the four major leagues.

Alex Kamke

Fantasy SportsNFL

Co-Host & Co-Founder of Fantasy Football 4 Everyone. 10+ Years Podcast Experience 14+ Years Fantasy Football Experience. Avid Packer Fan & Fantasy Football Addict

Art Antram

Fantasy SportsNFL

Co-Host and Co-Founder of Fantasy Football 4 Everyone. Former Sports Collegiate Sports Editor and Broadcaster

Blindpirate

NFL

When the game forgets the fans, someone has to call them out.

David Alexander

NFL

David Alexander is a long-time contributor to Amped Up Sports. Before his time with Amped Up Sports, he worked for the BLESTO-V scouting service. David currently resides in Denver, CO.

David Wright

Fantasy SportsNFL

Dave Wright is a founding member of the Fantasy Football 4 Life Podcast. He is a craft beer professional and fantasy football enthusiast of 20+ years. He's convinced he single-handedly revolutionized the game when he drafted Antonio Brown 3rd overall in his 2014 home league draft.

Ian Stuart Martin

NBANFL

Ian Stuart Martin is a lifelong sports fan turned sports writer from Pittsburgh. His coverage of the NBA and NFL focuses on draft analysis, prospect development, and team construction. He looks for vivid imagery to bring the minute details that explain teams' growth from rebuilding to contending into the spotlight. He has covered the 2025 and 2026 NFL and NBA drafts for Draft Nation and looks to continue expanding his coverage of both leagues.

Jim Thies

NHL

Jim Thies played high school hockey as a goalie in Minnesota and coached youth and high school hockey in Wisconsin for 20 years. He worked for 39 years as the SID at UW-River Falls. He looks forward to contributing to Draft Nation’s hockey coverage.

Justin Sobieralski

NHLMLBNFL

Justin Sobieralski, a graduate of Duquesne University, has been a sports writer since 2003. During his time, Justin has been a producer, program director, and podcaster, covering the NHL, NFL, MLB, and professional wrestling. He finally found a home with Draft Nation

Ken Podolak

NFL

Ken’s passion for sports began early under the guidance of his father, a football and track coach. After playing at the college level, Ken worked as an NFL scout and a sports journalist for Amped Up Sports and Night Sports Productions, maintaining a lifelong love for athletics.

Leo Haggerty

NFLTampa Bay

Leo Haggerty is a respected credentialed member of the sports media. He has been writing since the 1990's across college and professional sports. Leo is also a regular on various ESPN Radio shows across the country.

Michael Simzak

NFLNHLNBAMLBWashington D.C.

Patrick Kirby

NFL

Patrick “Pat” Kirby brings more than 30 years of football coaching, player development, scouting, film evaluation, and athletic leadership experience to Draft Nation. His coaching career includes multiple district and city championships, a 1999 Oklahoma State semifinal appearance with Lawton Eisenhower High School, and extensive experience developing and evaluating athletes at multiple levels. Kirby is also the co-host and sports analyst for Coach Kirb Sports Talk with Kirby & Bergie, where he provides research-driven analysis of college and professional sports, player performance, personnel decisions, and team development. At Draft Nation, he will contribute a coach’s perspective to football analysis, prospect evaluation, player development, and roster-building discussions.

Phillip Giandiletti

NFL

Phillip Giandiletti is the host and creator of Steel Curtain Network's Black and Bold Podcast, a Saturday morning show now in its second year, delivering bold takes on Steelers breaking news and roster building. He also writes a column for the network called Future Franchise Guy, which breaks down NFL draft prospects through a Steelers lens — because mock drafts don't run themselves, and draft season hits harder than Christmas morning.

Rob Thomas

Fantasy SportsNFL

Stephen Varcardipone

NFL

Native of Florida. Steven played quarterback in college at Morehead State University and the University of Indianapolis. After college, he played parts of three seasons in Arena Leagues across the U.S. and received a Master's Degree in Communications. Currently, he lives in Texas with his wife and son, teaching and coaching.

Steven Eggert

NFLFantasy Sports

Steven Eggert is an Emmy-winning video producer/editor with a decade of sports media experience. He loves quality storytelling above all else in the field. In addition to work across nearly all the major college and pro sports, he enjoys fantasy football, golf (two holes-in-one), horror movies, and testing the shenanigan limits with his amazing wife, Kristen.

Weslye Saunders

NFL

Weslye Saunders is a former NFL athlete turned performance and wellness expert who helps individuals and organizations unlock resilience, clarity, and peak performance. A Durham, North Carolina native, he played professionally with the Pittsburgh Steelers and Indianapolis Colts, gaining firsthand experience in elite, high-pressure environments.

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