D-UP Lessons: What We Got Right (And Wrong) in 2025

The Super Bowl is behind us, which means the 2026 NFL offseason is officially underway! While there are many things we are looking forward to, like free agency, the NFL draft, startup season, and then the redraft push, one of the highlights of IDP in 2025 was the D-UP contest by FastDraft. In this episode, hosts Scott Soltis and Jake Kohlhagen take a look back at D-UP 2025 with an eye towards this year’s contest. They share some observations from the inaugural year of this exciting product. Highlights include a discussion of the best configurations at the top of your drafts, whether we should interpret 2025 results with caution as we plan for 2026, the best slots to draft from, and whether young players (rookies and sophomores) are worth the risk in the D-UP format. The guys wrap up with some thoughts on what they hope to see in a 2026 version of the contest (and beyond). 0:00 Intro4:41 Lesson #1: Nailing the top of the draft11:13 Lesson #2: Scoring distribution17:01 Lesson #3: Best spots to pick from26:57 Lesson #4: Fading youth34:53 Jake's wish for 202640:15 Scott's wish for 2026Check out our free IDP trade calculator, powered by Adam's dynasty rankings: https://idptradecalculator.com/Subscribe to our YouTube channel for our other shows, The IDP After Show and All IDP.If you'd like to support the show, you can do so for just $5/month over at ⁠theIDPshow.com⁠. We've got some premium features for paid supporters that we know you'll enjoy. Follow us on Twitter ⁠@theidpshow⁠. Thanks for listening!