Senior V.P. of FullTimeFantasy

Ian Ritchie

Ian is a co-founder of Full Time Fantasy Sports and a successful entrepreneur with an extensive track record for profitable business ventures across the real estate and event promotion industries. Ian is an owner of Lighthouse E-Discovery, a firm whose clients include many of the top 100 law firms and many Fortune 500 companies.

Ian’s fantasy resume speaks for itself. He’s the former #1 Ranked Fantasy Player in the world, and together with Mark Deming makes up the team Hawk and Roll.

Ian oversees the vision for FullTimeFantasy and will contribute his expertise on game development and player relationships and use his extensive professional network to develop the white label, distribution, and new business opportunities for FullTimeFantasy.

V.P. of FullTimeFantasy

Scott Atkins

Scott is the Vice President for FullTime Fantasy and host of the Fantasy Football World Championships, serving as Commissioner and Director of all FullTimeFantasy leagues and contests. He directs content, brand, and business development. Scott is the Founder and acting President of the Fantasy Players Association, a group dedicated to player advocacy, and regularly appears on ESPN Radio and SiriusXM Fantasy. He also contributes daily NBA player projections on the FullTime Fantasy Discord.

Scott took down over $30,000 in 2019, Week 6 on Draftkings playing in the Wildcat. Scott had the $250,000 in grasp, with nobody below on the leaderboard with players to catch him. When the Cowboys scored a last-second TD with a Dak Prescott rushing TD, it removed a point from Scott’s Jets Defense, which pushed him down to third losing $220,000 on one play. The worst bad beat of his career. He also had a 30K payday back in 2016, Week 17 playing NBA DFS on DraftKings. In 2014 he Won the DraftKings Atlantis King of the Beach Qualifier (valued at over $70,000)!

Redraft National Competitions: 8th overall in the NFFC Classic -6th overall in The Fantasy Championship -6th overall in The Fantasy Championship Playoff Contest -#2014SFB League Champion, Most Points Scored SFB10. 

Dynasty Leagues: FFPC 1250 Champion, Fantasy Freakin’ Football II League Champion -HyperActive II League Champion -JP’s Dynasty IV League Champion

Editor-in-Chief

Jody Smith

With over a dozen years of writing and editing on his resume, Jody is a well-known figure in the fantasy football community. Back in 2012, he was named Fantasy Pros Most Accurate Expert for in-season rankings. He also was that site’s top NFL ATS and totals bettor in 2020. Over the past decade, Jody is among the most accurate and consistent year-to-year rankers in the world.

Jody also has earned numerous awards over the years. He won an FSTA award in 2012 and was named an FSWA Football Article of the Year finalist in 2021. In addition to holding down the fort here at FullTime Fantasy, Jody has contributed to numerous sites and publications over the years, including Gridiron Experts, FantasyData, USA Today, CBS Sports, and Pro Football Focus.

You can also hear Jody as the co-host of the FullTime Fantasy Podcast and occasionally on SiriusXM or terrestrial radio in South Carolina or in his hometown of Houston, Texas.

Follow Jody on Twitter @JodySmithNFL

Managing Editor

Matt Brandon

Matt Brandon was born and raised in the New York area but has traveled all over the country in his 27 years of life. Brandon attended Northeastern University before transferring to SUNY Purchase where he studied sports journalism and graduated cum laude with a Bachelor of Arts degree. Following graduation, he wrote for FF Swami and Fantasy Pros before ending up with FullTime Fantasy.

Brandon has been dominating Fantasy leagues for over ten years and specializes in Fantasy Basketball and Football. Since being introduced to Daily Fantasy Sports in September of 2014, he has taken down a few big tournaments and continues to play on DraftKings. Matt bleeds blue for his New York teams and is a huge Giants, Knicks, Mets, and Rangers fan. He publishes all content to FullTime Fantasy Sports, writes NBA and NFL content, assists in customer service, manages draft facilitation teams, and is responsible for other critical behind-the-scenes functions. Follow Matt Brandon on Twitter at @MattBrandon21.

Senior Fantasy Experts

Shawn Childs (NFL, MLB)

Shawn Childs has been a high-stakes Fantasy baseball and football player since 2004 where he had success in his first season (three titles and $25,000 in winnings). In early years of the high-stakes market in Fantasy baseball, he was ahead of the curve in player evaluation, draft value, and free agent bidding setting up four top-five finishes in the National Fantasy Baseball Championship. He has four AL-only Auction titles, one NL-only title, and five Main Event titles plus an overall title in 2012 at RTFBC (netted $10,000). This success led to an induction into the NFBC Baseball Hall of Fame. His success in the high-stakes market led to a career in providing Fantasy Baseball and Fantasy Football content. On the football side, he’s competed and won in all different formats – auctions, draft championships, main events, and high-dollar leagues. He won 2nd place overall in the 2014 Most Accurate Salary Cap Expert contest at FantasyPros.

As a dual-sport player, it was natural to transition to the daily games where he is a “swing for the fences type of guy.” Childs has appeared in one FanDuel NFL Live Final and one DraftKings NFL Live Final, a season-ending tournament that led to a couple of chances to win over $1,000,000. His best day in DFS came in the summer of 2016 when a wild ride netted $70,000 and a chance to participate in the finals of the FanDuel MLB Live Championship where the winner would take home $250,000. Childs believes that Fantasy sports are a great outlet in life where a person’s passion can turn into a big win. As much as he’s won in Fantasy sports, Childs has also lost many battles. The down days are what motivate him to be a better player and help others find the potential pitfalls in Fantasy Sports. Childs provides weekly quarterback, running back, wide receiver, and tight end reports which are one of the many perks of the NFL DFS package. You won’t find reports more in-depth than those written by Childs. In baseball, he is one of the few writers in the country to tackle the whole player pool. This gives a Fantasy owner a consistent view throughout the inventory each season.

Follow Shawn on Twitter at @Shawn__Childs.

Mark Deming (NFL)

Mark is a co-founder of Full Time Fantasy Sports and a successful entrepreneur with a successful track record for business ventures across the online marketing and lead generation verticals. Mark’s fantasy resume speaks for itself. He’s the former #1 Ranked Fantasy Player in the world, and together with Ian Ritchie, Deming makes up the legendary high-stakes team Hawk and Roll.

Hawk and Roll currently hold the highest winning percentage in the high stakes industry, 4 top 15 finishes in national tournaments, and two regular season scoring championships in national tournaments. Mark contributes his expertise via video, radio, and written content for FullTime Fantasy Fantasy Sports to help educate, teach, and train future Fantasy Football champions. Follow Deming at @YoMarkDeming on Twitter!