Eric Karabell is a senior fantasy sports writer for ESPN, where he primarily covers fantasy sports across football, baseball, basketball. He also contributes to ESPN’s betting coverage.

A member of the Baseball Writers Association of America (BBWAA) and a Hall of Fame voter, Karabell joined ESPN in 1997 and has served as both a writer and editor during his tenure, with regular appearances across ESPN’s networks and multimedia platforms, including SportsCenter.

Karabell is best known for his signature preseason columns — the Do and Do Not Draft List — across multiple sports, as well as his popular Don’t Be Surprised series and weekly rankings. 

He has received multiple Fantasy Sports Writing Association (FSWA) awards and is widely recognized for helping pioneer and elevate fantasy sports coverage through practical, data-driven analysis. He previously hosted ESPN’s Fantasy Football Baseball podcast and the nationally syndicated Fantasy Focus Football Sunday morning radio show.

A charter member of the Fantasy Sports Writers Hall of Fame (2010), Karabell is also the author of The Best Philadelphia Sports Arguments. He earned a Bachelor of Arts in Communications from American University, where he covered sports for The Eagle. Prior to joining ESPN, he worked as a staff writer for The Washington Post, The Philadelphia Inquirer and The Ring magazine.