Sports on Substack
The top 100 Sports writers on Substack's Bestsellers and Rising boards, with moves between my reads, follower counts, who's gaining recommendations and who recommends them. Boards read once a day.
Board read · moves compare with the read at Oct 31 19:47 UTC
- Writers on the two boards
- 170
- Median followers, Rising
- 2,055
- Smallest on the board
- 0
- Juan Carlos De Lassé Alvarez, #77
- New recommendations, 30 days
- 261
- to writers whose main category this is
Rising in Sports: new recommendations
Writers in this category who picked up the most new recommenders in the last 30 days. A new recommendation puts a writer in front of another publication's readers.
Marc Stein
73k followers · #11 Sports Bestsellers
Nick Kehoe
32k followers
Business of Sport
7.2k followers · #97 Sports Bestsellers
Greg Cote
2.1k followers · #19 Sports Rising
Tyler Dunne
44k followers · #10 Sports Bestsellers
Pablo Torre
67k followers · #49 Sports Bestsellers
Tom Pelissero
7.9k followers · #2 Sports RisingNew recommenders per week, last 12 weeks; the orange bar is this week to date. Same scale in every panel. Dated by Substack; only recommendations still live. Outlined weeks are incomplete: Substack lists only a publication's 50 newest recommenders, so for busy writers older weeks can't be counted, and a 30-day count marked + is a floor.
Rising
Substack ranks Rising by recent growth in paid subscribers. Followers are my daily reading.
Climbed most since Oct 31: Joe Pompliano new at #4, Andrew Marchand new at #6, Justin Ferguson new at #9, Jimmy Liao MD new at #11, Charles Robinson NFL new at #12.
| # | Move | Writer | Followers | Recommended by | Watch |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 0 |  Zach LoweThe Lowe Post |
30,616 | 54 54+ | |
| 2 | ▲10 |  Tom PelisseroThe Sweep With Tom Pelissero |
7,914 | 14 +5 | |
| 3 | ▲35 |  SlabSquatch AnalyticsSlabSquatch's Substack |
3,657 | 4 +1 | |
| 4 | ▲3 |  Joe PomplianoHuddle Up |
152,145 | 54 +2 | |
| 5 | ▲3 |  Joe PosnanskiJoeBlogs |
91,779 | 60 +4 | |
| 6 | new |  Andrew MarchandMarchand Sports Media |
5,916 | 28 | |
| 7 | ▲45 |  The Chipping Forecast@thechippingforecast |
7,745 | 14 +4 | |
| 8 | new |  Ethan StraussHouse of Strauss |
105,182 | 68 +1 | |
| 9 | ▲55 |  Justin FergusonThe Auburn Observer |
7,159 | 46 +1 | |
| 10 | ▲39 |  Coach Ron KretzBaseball Program Blueprint |
1,053 | 9 +1 | |
| 11 | ▲45 |  Jimmy Liao MDJimmy Liao MD | Detroit Lions Morning Rounds |
271 | 6 +1 | |
| 12 | new |  Charles Robinson NFLNFL Blue Book with Charles Robinson |
1,274 | ? | |
| 13 | new |  NTT20NTT20.COM |
11,669 | 52 | |
| 14 | ▲16 |  Michael Lombardi@footballdoneright |
1,945 | 8 +2 | |
| 15 | ▼4 |  tess@tessssdanielle |
262 | 0 | |
| 16 | new |  ParlaysOrDie@sryb17 |
106 | ? | |
| 17 | ▼8 |  Joe CrannThe Wednesday Word |
6,406 | 35 +5 | |
| 18 | ▲8 |  Sam VecenieGame Theory w/ Sam Vecenie |
6,981 | 24 | |
| 19 | ▼13 |  Greg CoteGreg Cote's Substack |
2,055 | 14 +7 | |
| 20 | ▲19 |  Howard Bryant@howardbryant |
2,043 | 14 +2 | |
| 21 | ▲34 |  DaveHidden Performances |
119 | 0 | |
| 22 | new |  Swiss RambleThe Swiss Ramble |
48,854 | 61 +4 | |
| 23 | new |  Bill RabinowitzBill on the Buckeyes Substack |
1,842 | ? | |
| 24 | new |  Daniel-Yaw MillerSportsVerse |
11,341 | ? | |
| 25 | ▼10 |  James Escarcega@jamesescarcega1 |
443 | ? | |
| 26 | new |  Fork in the Road@fitrnascar |
1 | ? | |
| 27 | new |  Jingles Labs@jingleslabs |
1,058 | 3 +1 | |
| 28 | new |  The Powder PickerPowderpicker Substack |
1,874 | ? | |
| 29 | new |  The Perceptive Football PunterDave's Substack |
1,160 | ? | |
| 30 | ▼17 |  Coach Chad JohnsonGameDay Systems |
4,662 | 13 +1 | |
| 31 | new |  Mike HahnWIRE: The Work in Running Email™ |
4,635 | ? | |
| 32 | new |  Luke YoungThe Valley Boot Room |
700 | ? | |
| 33 | ▲18 |  Greg FinbergGreg's Substack |
770 | 5 +1 | |
| 34 | new |  Goat Footy@goatfooty |
4 | ? | |
| 35 | ▲50 |  Caden HoffmanMove The Low Man |
585 | 2 +1 | |
| 36 | new |  Michael FelderItsFelder |
3,292 | ? | |
| 37 | new |  Ryan SikesRMS Hockey |
558 | ? | |
| 38 | new |  The KOT Show: Knicks NewsKnicks News | The KOT Show |
870 | ? | |
| 39 | ▼35 |  Michael CohenFrom Storrs |
167 | 0 | |
| 40 | new |  Brit SchulteThe Alpine Edit |
8 | ? | |
| 41 | ▼33 | Joe PosnanskiJoeBlogs |
91,779 | 60 +4 | |
| 42 | new |  Stefano OlivariIndiscreto |
939 | ? | |
| 43 | new |  Bobby PetersAlert The Post |
5,807 | ? | |
| 44 | ▼2 |  Coach Tony MillerA Quick Timeout |
5,677 | 27 | |
| 45 | ▼31 |  Filip NovákData Dribble |
4,718 | 18 +1 | |
| 46 | new |  Vincent GaudinRelance ! |
4,386 | ? | |
| 47 | new |  Grace RobertsonGrace on Football |
25,513 | 55 +4 | |
| 48 | new |  Colin CernigliaCERNIG |
297 | ? | |
| 49 | new |  The Dumb Zone@dumbzone |
11,368 | 46 +2 | |
| 50 | new |  Skip McCartyBirdball Digest |
115 | ? | |
| 51 | new |  PedroLE GROVE |
9,435 | 51 | |
| 52 | new |  Mr. CollectThe Collectors Edge |
1,579 | ? | |
| 53 | new |  Joe from Queens@joefromqueens |
335 | 3 | |
| 54 | new |  Jason Timpf@jasontimpf |
356 | 2 +2 | |
| 55 | new |  Erik BuchingerCollege Football Gunslinger Buzz |
2,581 | ? | |
| 56 | new |  Jerry RatcliffeJerry Ratcliffe's Substack |
1,694 | 7 | |
| 57 | new |  Devils Insiders@devilsinsiders |
1,643 | 12 | |
| 58 | new |  Bill ChuckBilly-Ball |
751 | ? | |
| 59 | new |  West Coast Biased Sports@andrewnemec |
1,506 | ? | |
| 60 | new |  André PugliesiBaixada |
1,068 | ? | |
| 61 | ▼37 |  Fulhamish@fulhamish |
4,850 | 32 | |
| 62 | new |  Tanish Arora365247 Sports |
4,340 | 33 +4 | |
| 63 | ▲2 |  Cricket et alCricket Et Al |
16,718 | 52 +4 | |
| 64 | ▲16 |  No Ceilings@noceilingsnba |
10,457 | 51 +2 | |
| 65 | new |  Money in Sport@moneyinsport |
7,180 | ? | |
| 66 | ▼19 |  Lance BrozdowskiLance's Pitcher Notes |
7,788 | 51 +1 | |
| 67 | new |  Scott WillisCannon Stats |
14,107 | ? | |
| 68 | new |  Michael CaleyExpecting Goals |
9,893 | ? | |
| 69 | ▼19 |  Stu DurandoStu on SLU |
1,642 | 9 +1 | |
| 70 | new |  Elite Drafters@elitedrafters |
5,460 | ? | |
| 71 | new |  Henry WinterHenry Winter's Goal Posts |
25,521 | ? | |
| 72 | new |  Joel FilliolReal Coaching |
3,264 | ? | |
| 73 | new |  António Tadeia@tadeia |
8,271 | ? | |
| 74 | new |  Brandon OlsenSwamp Signal |
232 | ? | |
| 75 | new |  EmptyCasesEmptyCases Substack |
2,807 | ? | |
| 76 | new |  Queer Football Breakdowns@coachj4 |
2 | ? | |
| 77 | new |  Juan Carlos De Lassé AlvarezLa NFL según Juan Carlos |
0 | ? | |
| 78 | new |  Justin BarrassoUndisputed |
1,042 | ? | |
| 79 | new |  Kyle Yates | Fantasy Football@kyleynfl |
1,219 | ? | |
| 80 | ▲14 |  Andre C. Fernandez@dontforgetaboutdre |
252 | 2 +1 | |
| 81 | new |  Jonah Bronstein@lebronstein |
128 | ? | |
| 82 | new |  AsleVikingWolves |
133 | ? | |
| 83 | ▼37 |  Paul DaughertyThe Morning Line |
5,248 | 50 +1 | |
| 84 | new |  Joey D'Urso@joeydurso |
5,467 | ? | |
| 85 | new |  Richard PennellPitchmarks |
1,877 | ? | |
| 86 | new |  Felipe LoboMeiocampo |
4,968 | ? | |
| 87 | new |  JJJsleepr's Edge |
617 | ? | |
| 88 | new |  Korean FuryLiberation Martial Arts 🥊 |
2,354 | ? | |
| 89 | new |  Vincenzo LandinoBusiness of Speed |
3,818 | ? | |
| 90 | new |  The JBB@thejbb |
2,872 | ? | |
| 91 | new |  Ned. Roads. Words.@nedboulting |
7,211 | 51 +2 | |
| 92 | new |  Coach KouCoach Kou's Substack |
5,260 | ? | |
| 93 | new |  Greg Caine@gregcaine |
1,382 | ? | |
| 94 | new |  Joshua RodriguesFoundations on the Field |
613 | ? | |
| 95 | new |  The Pinch@thepinch |
2,723 | ? | |
| 96 | new |  El Míster@elmister |
6,393 | ? | |
| 97 | new |  Spencer ChristensonC3 Hoops |
610 | ? | |
| 98 | new |  Dave PowellThe Seal |
1,221 | ? | |
| 99 | new |  Hayden Shapiro704 Football |
8 | ? | |
| 100 | new |  Juri BilcichSportscape Chronicles |
285 | ? |
The top 20 on every read
Rank on each read of the Rising board. Darker is higher. A gap means the writer was outside the top 100 on that read.
| Writer | Oct 3107:00 | Oct 3113:00 | Oct 3119:47 | Nov 621:50 | Move |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Zach Lowe | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 |
| Tom Pelissero | 5 | 12 | 12 | 2 | ▲3 |
| SlabSquatch Analytics | 50 | 38 | 38 | 3 | ▲47 |
| Joe Pompliano | 7 | 7 | 4 | ▲3 | |
| Joe Posnanski | 2 | 8 | 8 | 5 | ▼3 |
| Andrew Marchand | 6 | new | |||
| The Chipping Forecast | 28 | 52 | 52 | 7 | ▲21 |
| Ethan Strauss | 18 | 8 | ▲10 | ||
| Justin Ferguson | 64 | 64 | 9 | ▲55 | |
| Coach Ron Kretz | 68 | 49 | 49 | 10 | ▲58 |
| Jimmy Liao MD | 56 | 56 | 11 | ▲45 | |
| Charles Robinson NFL | 12 | new | |||
| NTT20 | 86 | 13 | ▲73 | ||
| Michael Lombardi | 25 | 30 | 30 | 14 | ▲11 |
| tess | 21 | 11 | 11 | 15 | ▲6 |
| ParlaysOrDie | 16 | new | |||
| Joe Crann | 22 | 9 | 9 | 17 | ▲5 |
| Sam Vecenie | 11 | 26 | 26 | 18 | ▼7 |
| Greg Cote | 8 | 6 | 6 | 19 | ▼11 |
| Howard Bryant | 39 | 39 | 20 | ▲19 |
History starts on Oct 31, 2026. Each day adds a column.
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