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FFPC Superflex Draft Room Breakdown: Values, Reaches & Winning Picks in 2026 (Ep. 2102)

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1 hr 31 min
Duration
Estimated from transcript
Jul 28, 2026
Published
Tue, July 28, 2026
115
Player insights
83
Players mentioned
Topics
Brock BowersDrake MayeA.J. BrownDrake LondonSam LaPortaAmon-Ra St. BrownBraelon AllenBucky IrvingCeeDee LambChase BrownChristian WatsonIsaiah DavisJ.K. DobbinsJames Cook
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A.J. Brown

PositiveValue9:00

A.J. Brown is described as being acquired at a premier price in this FFPC Superflex draft; Andrew notes he is getting Brown at a good value and is stacking him with Drake May and the New England wide receiver room.

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NegativeValue9:25

The source notes A.J. Brown is at a premier price in the FFPC Superflex contest. In a prior draft with Drake May at QB, the source acquired A.J. Brown at 46th overall in round four or five, suggesting the player can be obtained at significant discount when paired with a strong QB stack.

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NegativeProjection64:04

AJ Brown is mentioned as a potential first-round pick option in a 12-team PPR league with 2 WR, 2 RB, 1 TE, 2 FLEX slots, as part of a discussion about whether to go double wide receiver or double running back at pick 12.

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Amon-Ra St. Brown

NegativeProjection5:28

Amon-Ra St. Brown was selected in the early rounds of this FFPC Superflex draft, indicating his draft positioning in the contest.

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NegativeDepth Chart7:00

Amon-Ra St. Brown was selected in the early rounds of this FFPC Superflex mock draft, reflecting his positioning in the draft sequence.

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Ashton Jeanty

NegativeProjection5:28

Ashton Jeanty was selected in the early rounds of this FFPC Superflex draft, indicating his draft positioning in the contest.

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Baker Mayfield

PositiveValue8:12

Baker Mayfield is identified as a clear bounce-back option at quarterback, going outside the top 12 quarterbacks in ADP; the source views him as a value target in deeper quarterback selections.

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Bijan Robinson

NegativeValue0:26

Bijan Robinson went early in the draft as part of the running back wave before quarterbacks in round two, which the source notes is not unusual as running backs have been going before quarterbacks this year.

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Braelon Allen

NegativeDepth Chart60:56

Braylon Allen's status as the clear RB2 has been questioned, with recent talk suggesting Isaiah Davis may be the RB2 instead; the source had been drafting Allen heavily under the assumption he was the clear second back, but this uncertainty has shaken confidence in that approach.

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NegativeDepth Chart62:56

Recent talk suggests Braylon Allen may not be the clear RB2 for the Jets, with Isaiah Davis potentially taking that role, creating uncertainty about his backup running back status that the source finds concerning enough to avoid the Jets backfield entirely in favor of Breece Hall.

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Brandon Aiyuk

PositiveRole60:24

Brandon Aiyuk has not shown up to training camp and purchased a $10 million house in Washington, signaling potential holdout or trade interest; the source is not buying into the situation heavily and prefers Stefan Diggs as an easier target, suggesting Aiyuk remains in limbo pending reinstatement and the 49ers' decision on his status.

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Breece Hall

PositiveRole63:35

The source prefers drafting Breece Hall as the Jets' lead back and avoids other Jets running backs due to uncertainty in the backup role, indicating confidence in Hall's primary role.

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Brian Thomas Jr.

NegativeRole46:01

One of two primary focal points in Jaguars receiver room; source frames receiver discussion as binary choice between Brian Thomas Jr. and Parker Washington, with no middle ground. Jacoby-Meyer positioned as alternative value play outside this primary dichotomy.

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Brock Bowers

PositiveValue0:56

Brock Bowers was selected at pick 12 in a tight end premium Superflex format; he typically goes as high as the 10th spot and sometimes higher, making his selection at 12 a reasonable value in a format that emphasizes tight end scoring.

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PositiveValue7:00

Brock Bowers was selected in the second round of the FFPC Superflex draft, indicating he is being targeted as a premium tight end option early in the draft.

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PositiveProjection10:10

The source identifies Brock Bowers as 'incredibly valuable' in the FFPC Superflex format, which awards an extra half-point PPR for every catch. The source believes Brock Bowers 'could easily break all kinds of records' given his demonstrated potential, and only needs a slightly more functional offense to achieve it.

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PositiveRole67:06

Brock Bowers is the source's tight end one in a superflex best ball format where three tight end minimum is historically optimal; positioned as a top-tier tight end in the draft strategy.

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Brock Purdy

PositiveValue11:06

The source selected Brock Purdy as a quarterback in the FFPC Superflex draft, noting 'I haven't drafted a lot of Brock Purdy yet this year, but I do really like him.' Brock Purdy was among the top available quarterbacks at the time of selection, alongside Patrick Mahomes and Bo Nix.

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Bryce Young

NegativeProjection25:45

Fourth worst in passing yards per game and second worst in yards per pass attempt last year; these efficiency metrics make him a difficult quarterback to build around for fantasy purposes, raising concerns about his receivers' upside.

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Bucky Irving

NegativeProjection34:00

As a fourth round rookie, Irving had over 1,000 rushing yards and is super talented; however, he faces committee risk with Gainwell and Sean Tucker; Gainwell will eat into receiving work (his forte) and Sean Tucker is a goal line monster, while Irving had no touches inside the five last year.

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NegativeRole36:00

Had no touches inside the five last year; with Gainwell coming in to handle receiving work and Sean Tucker as a goal line monster, Irving's scoring opportunities are severely limited compared to Brees Hall.

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Caleb Williams

NegativeDepth Chart9:00

Caleb Williams was selected in the draft sequence of this FFPC Superflex mock, reflecting his positioning in the draft.

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CeeDee Lamb

NegativeProjection5:28

CeeDee Lamb was selected in the early rounds of this FFPC Superflex draft, indicating his draft positioning in the contest.

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NegativeDepth Chart7:00

CeeDee Lamb was selected in the early rounds of this FFPC Superflex mock draft, reflecting his positioning in the draft sequence.

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Chase Brown

NegativeDepth Chart7:00

Chase Brown was selected in the early rounds of this FFPC Superflex mock draft, reflecting his positioning in the draft sequence.

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PositiveValue65:12

Chase Brown was drafted at pick 13 in a 12-team PPR league (picks 13-14 turn) alongside Ashton Gentty, and the source felt pretty good about that pairing as a double running back start.

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Christian Kirk

PositiveValue46:22

The source identifies Kirk as the supreme value play in the Jaguars receiver room; he established rapport with Trevor Lawrence last year, can play both inside and outside, and has been one of the most underrated target earners in the NFL over the last five years (top 15 in catches and targets). The Jaguars have invested in him long-term after trading for him and paying him. In best ball format where avoiding zeros is critical, Kirk is a strong pick in the 11th round because while he may not be the sexiest option, he is not the wrong answer in the Jaguars receiver room.

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Christian McCaffrey

NegativeValue0:44

Christian McCaffrey (CMC) was selected in the early rounds of the Superflex draft, going after elite quarterbacks and wide receivers.

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Christian Watson

PositiveBreakout37:00

The source is working on identifying wide receiver breakouts and Watson is all over that article; entering his fifth NFL year but closer to a three-season player due to injuries; was extremely efficient last year; if Matthew Golden is used as a field stretcher and Watson gets more underneath work in a Jameson Williams-type role with reduced average depth of target, he could be a top 12 wide receiver if he stays healthy.

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NegativeInjury37:00

Has dealt with nagging injuries throughout his career; missing an entire season due to injuries is a big concern for his ability to stay healthy and reach his top 12 wide receiver ceiling.

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Dak Prescott

NegativeDepth Chart9:00

Dak Prescott was selected in the draft sequence of this FFPC Superflex mock, reflecting his positioning relative to other quarterbacks.

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Daniel Jones

PositiveProjection5:00

Training camp reports indicate positive outlook for Daniel Jones heading into the season, with the source noting positive stuff about his performance in camp.

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David Njoku

NegativeRole65:55

Njoku has a reasonable chance to get some snaps and targets in Baltimore, but is positioned as a secondary option to Charlie Kohler in the Ravens tight end picture. The source suggests Njoku could factor in if circumstances change, such as injury to other tight ends.

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Deebo Samuel

NegativeValue72:00

Debo Samuel mentioned as a comparable option in the same draft range as Travis Hunter (round 16 area); the source is comfortable with either player at this point in the draft.

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Deshaun Watson

NegativeProjection69:03

Deshaun Watson was drafted as QB 34 in the FFPC Superflex draft, going back-to-back with Shadur Sanders.

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Drake London

PositiveProjection11:20

The source is a strong advocate for Drake London, stating 'my guy, Drake London, I'm always down to take a bit of him.' The source cites Drake London's 28% target share in three of the last four seasons (the only exception being a year off when Smith was fired), and notes he averaged 19.9 PPR points with Penix, suggesting the source does not expect a significant drop in production.

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PositiveRole31:00

Drake London is a target dominator and a lock in the red zone; his presence limits Kyle Pitts' upside because London will command the majority of high-value touches in the Falcons offense.

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NegativeProjection64:04

Drake London is mentioned as a potential first-round pick option in a 12-team PPR league with 2 WR, 2 RB, 1 TE, 2 FLEX slots, as part of a discussion about whether to go double wide receiver or double running back at pick 12.

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Drake Maye

PositiveProjection0:52

The source believes Drake Maye could finish as QB1 overall and potentially dethrone Josh Allen this season; he was selected at pick 105 in a Superflex draft and has been a consistent early-round target across multiple drafts in this format.

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PositiveProjection7:00

Andrew holds Drake May as a top-tier quarterback prospect in Superflex, projecting him as at least a top-five quarterback at floor with potential to be the number one quarterback overall; May serves as the anchor of Andrew's Superflex draft strategy, with the team's success contingent on May hitting and smashing.

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PositiveProjection9:25

The source is building multiple FFPC Superflex teams around Drake May as the backbone, betting that if Drake May 'hits in a big way and smashes,' the team will be 'cooking with gas.' The source has already drafted Drake May in at least one team and is confident enough to stack him with premium receivers like A.J. Brown.

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PositiveProjection12:12

In a dynasty trade discussion, the source strongly prefers Drake May over Josh Allen, citing Drake May's age (25 years old this season) and 'fantastic breakout second year.' The source values the ability to 'reset the clock on quarterback and still have a player with an elite upside,' making Drake May the preferred choice for dynasty leagues.

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Dylan Sampson

PositiveValue48:49

The source frequently drafts Dylan Sampson in full PPR formats and ranks him as the highest running back on his board. The source is bullish on Sampson, though acknowledges it may be a little early for him in this particular draft. His high ranking reflects confidence in his PPR upside.

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Geno Smith

NegativeRole43:15

Smith was drafted in the source's best ball lineup as part of a zero RB strategy, indicating he was selected in the middle rounds of the draft.

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George Kittle

PositiveProjection67:14

Kittle is going as tight end 10 in this draft. The source contrasts him favorably with lower-tier tight ends like Gadsden and Strange, noting that Kittle's role is much easier to understand through the early period of the season, making him more projectable than higher-ceiling but riskier alternatives.

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Gunnar Helm

PositiveValue67:00

Gunnar Helms selected as tight end three in round 15-16 of a superflex best ball draft; the source targets three tight end minimum in this format and views Helms as part of a strategic depth approach to the position.

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Harold Fannin

PositiveProjection27:00

Has a legitimate shot to be his team's target leader, which separates him from other tight ends in the tier; in superflex scoring formats with tight end premium, Fannin is ahead of Pitts and Laporte by a sizable margin.

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Isaiah Davis

PositiveDepth Chart60:56

Isaiah Davis has emerged as a potential RB2 candidate, with recent talk suggesting he may be the lead back rather than Braylon Allen, creating uncertainty about the backfield hierarchy.

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PositiveDepth Chart62:56

Recent reports suggest Isaiah Davis could be the Jets RB2 instead of Braylon Allen, positioning him as a potential backup running back option, though the source expresses general caution about the Jets backfield uncertainty.

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Isaiah Likely

NegativeRole43:15

Likely was drafted in the source's best ball lineup as part of a zero RB strategy, indicating he was selected in the middle rounds of the draft.

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J.K. Dobbins

NegativeDepth Chart43:20

Dobbins is ahead of R.J. Harvey on the depth chart in this format, indicating he is the primary back in the backfield hierarchy.

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NegativeDepth Chart44:18

Ahead of R.J. Harvey in Broncos backfield depth chart in FFPC Superflex draft; source notes Dobbins 'has not built the last,' suggesting durability or consistency concerns that may explain Harvey's value positioning ahead of him in draft order.

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Ja'Marr Chase

NegativeValue0:38

Jamar Chase was selected as the WR1 in the draft, going in the early rounds as part of the typical ADP pattern for elite wide receivers in Superflex formats.

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Jake Ferguson

PositiveProjection67:14

Ferguson is going as tight end 14 in this draft. The source includes him in the tier of tight ends with clearly defined roles and projectable volume, positioning him as preferable to lower-tier options with muddled target projections and higher variance.

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Jalen Hurts

PositiveValue9:00

Jalen Hurts goes as QB7 in this FFPC Superflex draft; the source identifies this as a screaming value, suggesting Hurts is being undervalued relative to his expected production.

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Jalen Nailor

NegativeValue72:00

Jalen Naylor mentioned as a comparable option in the same draft range as Travis Hunter (round 16 area); the source is comfortable with either player at this point in the draft.

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Jalin Hyatt

PositiveValue0:44

JSN (Jalin Hyatt) fell to pick 12 in the Superflex draft despite typically having an ADP of 903 in this format, representing significant ADP value that the source scooped up.

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James Cook

PositiveValue5:24

James Cook was selected in the second round of this FFPC Superflex draft as a value pick, with the drafter noting an overarching strategy in Superflex that prioritizes getting value at running back early.

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PositiveValue6:24

Andrew selected James Cook in the second round of an FFPC Superflex draft as part of a strategy to secure a strong running back early while already having a quarterback locked in; Cook represents a value target in the second round for Superflex formats.

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Jameson Williams

NegativeRole30:00

Went at pick 709, a couple spots ahead of Sam Laporte; the source prefers Laporte's value at his later ADP, suggesting Williams may be slightly overpriced relative to Laporte.

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Jared Goff

PositiveValue8:12

Jared Goff is identified as a clear bounce-back option at quarterback, going outside the top 12 quarterbacks in ADP; the source views him as a value target in deeper quarterback selections.

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Jayden Daniels

NegativeProjection0:41

The source believes Jaden Daniels can achieve an elite ceiling this season as a mobile quarterback; however, there is concern about the weaponry behind Terry McLaurin, though the addition of Stefan Diggs could change that conversation. Jaden Daniels went ahead of Lamar Jackson in this draft, which the source noted as the first time seeing that this year, though both are considered in the same tier.

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Jaylen Waddle

PositiveValue64:11

Jalen Waddle is highlighted as a player the source likes a lot and wants to get exposure to in the 3-4 turn (rounds 3-4) in a 12-team PPR league at pick 12, as part of the rationale for going double running back early.

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Jaylen Warren

PositiveValue38:00

A running back that can catch passes in an offense that should throw the ball a decent chunk under Mike McCarthy and Aaron Rodgers; Aaron Rodgers loves to pepper his running backs with targets; getting him as an RB2 in the ninth round is good value for a zero RB build.

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Joe Burrow

NegativeProjection5:25

Joe Burrow was selected as QB5 in this FFPC Superflex draft, indicating his draft position relative to other quarterbacks in the contest.

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NegativeDepth Chart7:00

Joe Burrow was selected early in the draft sequence in this FFPC Superflex mock, indicating his positioning in the draft order.

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Jonah Coleman

NegativeDepth Chart44:18

Rookie in Broncos backfield competing with R.J. Harvey for receiving role touches. Source notes if Coleman cannot establish himself, Harvey positioned to benefit from increased opportunity in favorable situation.

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Jonathon Brooks

NegativeRole43:15

Brooks was drafted in the source's best ball lineup as part of a zero RB strategy, indicating he was selected in the middle rounds of the draft.

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Jordan James

NegativeDepth Chart68:29

In round 16, Andrew selected Jordan James, who reports suggest is the RB2 ahead of Caelan Black in San Francisco. This indicates James has a clearer path to touches in the 49ers backfield, though his exact role and usage remain to be determined.

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PositiveDepth Chart68:56

Reports suggest Jordan James is the RB2 ahead of Caelan Black in San Francisco, positioning him as the backup in the 49ers backfield.

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Josh Allen

NegativeValue0:40

Josh Allen was selected in the early rounds of the Superflex draft; the source notes it will take something special to dethrone him as the top quarterback, indicating he remains the consensus QB1.

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NegativeProjection12:34

The source makes a case against Josh Allen in dynasty, noting he is coming off his lowest passing yardage since 2019, has not exceeded 30 passing touchdowns in the last three years, and has not exceeded 600 rushing yards in the last three years. The source warns that if rushing touchdowns at the goal line dry up, it is 'very easy to see him having a bad year for fantasy.'

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Josh Downs

NegativeRole43:15

Downs was drafted in the source's best ball lineup as part of a zero RB strategy, indicating he was selected in the middle rounds of the draft.

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Justin Herbert

NegativeDepth Chart7:00

Justin Herbert was selected in the early rounds of this FFPC Superflex mock draft, reflecting his positioning in the draft sequence.

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Justin Jefferson

NegativeProjection64:04

Justin Jefferson is mentioned as a potential first-round pick option in a 12-team PPR league with 2 WR, 2 RB, 1 TE, 2 FLEX slots, as part of a discussion about whether to go double wide receiver or double running back at pick 12.

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Keaton Mitchell

NegativeRole49:09

The source acknowledges Keaton Mitchell is a popular best ball pick and does not mind his ADP range. Mitchell is an explosive player who can rip off big plays, but his role remains unclear; he has never seen more than five to ten touches in any given week with the Baltimore Ravens. Despite the uncertainty, the source sees a case for decent upside if he can paint a picture with some big plays.

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PositiveUsage49:35

Keaton Mitchell's average speed of 14.49 miles per hour last year was over one mile per hour quicker than any other running back with 50-plus carries, demonstrating elite explosivity. Mike McDaniel, who prioritizes speed, is expected to maximize this trait in his offensive scheme.

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Kenneth Walker III

NegativeDepth Chart9:00

Kenneth Walker was selected in the draft sequence of this FFPC Superflex mock, reflecting his positioning in the draft.

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Kyle Pitts

NegativeProjection31:00

Pitts has never been a good touchdown scorer; his career highs in targets, receptions, and touchdowns last year set him up for a good market, but the source doesn't believe he'll be as consistent this year with Drake London healthy and on the field; Pitts' best work came when London was off the field.

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PositiveRole31:00

Pitts' production splits show he did his best work when Drake London was off the field; with London healthy, Pitts will see reduced target share and red zone opportunities, limiting his consistency.

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Lamar Jackson

PositiveProjection0:41

The source is a Ravens fan and believes Lamar Jackson is in for a big season; while Jaden Daniels went ahead of Lamar in this draft, the source considers them in the same tier and would not have made that move, indicating strong conviction in Lamar's 2026 outlook.

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Malik Willis

PositiveBreakout8:30

Malik Willis is characterized as having loads of upside with significant rushing potential; the source identifies him as a deep quarterback option with breakout potential in Superflex formats.

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Mark Andrews

PositiveProjection67:14

Andrews is going as tight end 11 in this draft. The source highlights him as one of the elite tight ends with a clearly defined role and projectable volume, contrasting him with lower-tier tight ends whose roles are muddled or dependent on injury.

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Michael Pittman

NegativeRole43:15

Pittman was drafted in the source's best ball lineup as part of a zero RB strategy, indicating he was selected in the middle rounds of the draft.

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Nico Collins

NegativeDepth Chart10:06

Nico Collins was selected in the draft room, mentioned as part of the available player pool after Matthew Stafford and before Jackson Dart, indicating he was still available in the middle rounds of the FFPC Superflex contest.

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Omarion Hampton

NegativeDepth Chart7:00

Omarion Hampton was selected in the early rounds of this FFPC Superflex mock draft, reflecting his positioning in the draft sequence.

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Parker Washington

NegativeRole46:01

One of two primary focal points in Jaguars receiver room; source frames receiver discussion as binary choice between Parker Washington and Brian Thomas Jr., with no middle ground. Jacoby-Meyer positioned as alternative value play outside this primary dichotomy.

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Pat Freiermuth

PositiveValue60:39

Pat Freiermuth is identified as one of the best late-round tight end values on the board; the source hoped he would make it back to them and would have stacked nicely with Aaron Rodgers, but he was taken before their pick.

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Patrick Mahomes

PositiveProjection5:00

Training camp reports indicate positive outlook for Patrick Mahomes heading into the season, with the source noting positive stuff about his performance in camp.

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Puka Nacua

NegativeValue0:41

Puka Nakua was selected in the early rounds of the Superflex draft as part of the elite wide receiver group.

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PositiveValue60:00

Puka Nakua was notably underutilized in the prior year's FFPC contest, with only 4 of 50 teams in the final having him on their roster; the source suggests he may be available at rounds 19-20 in future drafts, indicating potential value at that stage.

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Ray Davis

PositiveRole68:26

Ray Davis would have the biggest bump in usage if Braylon Allen (the RB1) were to get injured; the source notes Davis would be mixed in with Ty Johnson to an extent. The drafter is considering taking Davis as a handcuff to his second-round RB1 in round 17, reasoning that sacrificing a late-round pick to secure his RB1's health is worthwhile.

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Ricky Pearsall

PositiveRole47:53

The source drafts Pearsall as part of a stack strategy with Tyron Tracy in best ball, pairing the 49ers receiver with the 49ers running back. This stacking approach is used to correlate upside across the same offense.

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RJ Harvey

PositiveValue43:18

Drafted as RB 35 in FFPC Superflex format; source views as value play despite going behind J.K. Dobbins. Harvey totaled over 800 yards from scrimmage and 12 touchdowns last year; Broncos show willingness to feature him in red zone and passing game—high-value touches. Source notes ceiling may not be as high as initially thought, but early-career passing game involvement is rare and valuable; if he maintains or improves receiving role while Jonah Coleman (rookie) develops, Harvey positioned well.

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PositiveValue43:20

Source views Harvey as a value play at RB 35 in this format; he went behind J.K. Dobbins and in full PPR scoring, his receiving ability could help him hold off competition from Jonah Coleman.

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Sam LaPorta

PositiveProjection29:00

Has significantly more upside than many tight ends who go before him; when healthy, he's been an absolute difference maker in the Lions offense; Jared Goff is projected to lead the league in passing yards and touchdowns, yet Laporte isn't getting the same excitement as Amon Ross St. Brown and Jameer Gibbs.

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PositiveRole29:00

Recent splits show Laporte ahead of Jamison Williams in the target pecking order under coordinator Ben Skowronek; coordinator Skowronek loves targeting his tight end, especially in the red zone, similar to how he used Trey McBride.

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PositiveRole67:06

Sam LaPorte is the source's tight end two in a superflex best ball format where three tight end minimum is historically optimal; positioned as a second-tier tight end in the draft strategy.

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Saquon Barkley

NegativeDepth Chart7:00

Saquon Barkley was selected in the early rounds of this FFPC Superflex mock draft, reflecting his positioning in the draft sequence.

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NegativeProjection64:04

Saquon Barkley is mentioned as a potential second-round running back option in a 12-team PPR league with 2 WR, 2 RB, 1 TE, 2 FLEX slots, as part of a discussion about whether to go double running back at pick 12.

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Stefon Diggs

PositiveValue60:03

Stefan Diggs has been described as a much easier click all season compared to Brandon Aiyuk, suggesting the source prefers Diggs as a more reliable target in drafts.

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Tony Pollard

PositiveMatchup40:00

Week one he's projected to be ranked as a top 24 running back because of the projected volume he should see in the Titans offense against the Jets; there are people who believe Pollard will have a big role in this offense.

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NegativeProjection40:07

Projected as a top 24 running back in week one due to expected volume in the Titans offense against the Jets; source notes some analysts still believe he will have a significant role in Tennessee's offense.

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Travis Hunter

PositiveBreakout70:40

Travis Hunter taken in round 16 as wide receiver five with upside potential; the source notes he could be a complete miss in best ball but has significant upside if he breaks out, especially if the Broncos experience wide receiver injuries and he plays more snaps at the position, citing his pre-injury breakout trajectory.

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Travis Kelce

PositiveProjection67:14

Kelce is going as tight end 9 in this draft. The source positions him among the elite tier of tight ends with clearly defined roles and projectable volume, making him preferable to lower-tier options with higher ceilings but greater uncertainty.

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Tre Harris

NegativeProjection69:13

Trey Harris, a Chargers wide receiver, was drafted as WR 72 in the FFPC Superflex draft.

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Trevor Lawrence

NegativeDepth Chart9:00

Trevor Lawrence was selected in the draft sequence of this FFPC Superflex mock, reflecting his positioning relative to other quarterbacks.

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Trey McBride

NegativeProjection5:28

Trey McBride was selected in the early rounds of this FFPC Superflex draft, indicating his draft positioning in the contest.

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NegativeDepth Chart7:00

Trey McBride was selected in the early rounds of this FFPC Superflex mock draft, reflecting his positioning in the draft sequence.

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Tua Tagovailoa

NegativeRole43:15

Tagovailoa was drafted in the source's best ball lineup as part of a zero RB strategy, indicating he was selected in the middle rounds of the draft.

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Ty Johnson

NegativeRole68:26

Ty Johnson will be mixed in to an extent in the backfield alongside Ray Davis in the event of Braylon Allen's injury.

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Tyrone Tracy

PositiveRole47:53

The source believes the split between Tyron Tracy and Cam Scadaboo will not be as clear-cut as some expect; Tracy is a useful player who can do plenty of things and is a comfortable RB3 pick in best ball. He is stacked with Ricky Pearsall to correlate 49ers offensive upside.

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Xavier Worthy

PositiveValue50:19

Xavier Worthy is viewed as a value pick in round 12, falling from his round 4-5 ADP last year to round 10 or later in single-quarterback leagues. The thesis is similar to last year's bet but at a significantly better price point, assuming his quarterback (Mahomes) remains healthy and Rice's suspension situation doesn't impact his role.

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NegativeInjury51:01

Xavier Worthy suffered a shoulder injury last year that ended his season and forced the Chiefs to dramatically reduce his role in the offense, preventing them from executing all intended plays with him. This injury history creates downside risk for the 2026 season.

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Zay Flowers

PositiveValue64:11

Zay Flowers is highlighted as a player the source likes a lot and wants to get exposure to in the 3-4 turn (rounds 3-4) in a 12-team PPR league at pick 12, as part of the rationale for going double running back early.

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Episode Transcript

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0:36One team that we drafted together. One team that we drafted head to head.
0:40And the constant theme with all those drafts has Drake May at one, Drake May at three.
0:45So picking here at the 105 spot, it only felt natural to.
0:49All right, let's get another Drake May team here built here.
0:52So at the 105 pick, an easy selection for me, Drake Maye, a quarterback that I believe could finish as the QB
0:58one overall and potentially dethrone Josh Allen this year.
1:01Yeah, well, it's going to take something special to dethrone Josh Allen.
1:05Obviously, the usual characters are in the mix in this draft going quickly through ADP before it gets to me.
1:11We are using the Fantasy Pro's draft assistant. So if you've used FFPC before and this looks unfamiliar, that's why we believe it's a better way to draft.
1:19And we'll talk more about that as we go.
1:22So the Jameer Gibbs goes over 101 to my good friend, Chris Cash.
1:26Then Bijan Robinson. This isn't overly unusual. Like we've seen plenty of the running backs going before the quarterbacks this year, because
1:32in the second round you get quite a nice pod of quarterbacks who come back to that end.
1:38Then Josh Allen goes, Jamar Chase is the Yves' receiver one.
1:41Drake May to Mr. Erickson. Puka Nakua, Jaden Daniels.
1:44Lamar Jackson, CMC. And I've still got a couple of picks before me.
1:48Jaden Daniels going ahead of Lamar Jackson. I think that's the first time I've seen that this year.
1:53Andrew, have you seen it in many drafts? No, I have not.
1:57But I do understand the thought process behind looking at Lamar versus Jaden Daniels, two mobile quarterbacks who's going to end up running more.
2:04I do think that that is really going to kind of take a big place in how things shake out.
2:10So I think Jaden Daniels can achieve an elite ceiling this season.
2:13I do get concerned about the weaponry behind Terry McClure.
2:16Maybe they signed Stefan Diggs. That kind of changes that conversation.
2:20But I do think that Jaden Daniels going at least in round one, one spot ahead of Lamar.
2:25I don't think it's like totally. I think they're in the same tier.
2:29So if you were drafting in a lot of different teams, I do think it makes sense to get a little bit
2:35more, try to balance your portfolio a little bit.
2:38Yeah. I mean, I'm a Ravens fan. I'm unapologetic for it.
2:41And I think that Lamar's in for a big season.
2:44So I've been, it's not a move I would do, but here on the turn, I'm going to scoop a little bit of ADP value on JSN.
2:53Who's fallen his ADP is typically 903 in this format.
2:56And he falls to me at the 12. So I'm going to take him there.
3:00And then I'm going to take Brock Bowers, who goes as high as the 10th spot.
3:05Typically sometimes you seem going higher. This is a tight end premium format.
3:09So for anyone unfamiliar with the FFPC contest, it is super flex.
3:12You have two flex spots. One is the super flex, but you can also play running back wide receiver or tight end.
3:19The second flex is running back wide receiver or tight end.
3:22You start two running backs, two wide receivers. So it does balance out a little bit more.
3:27If you've been playing a lot of best ball on sites where you can start three wide receivers, then another in the flex.
3:34It's not quite as important for wide receivers here.
3:37And because of that, you see some nice wide receiver values later on in the draft.
3:42This contest, first 14 weeks, it is the 12 team pod.
3:45Myself and Andrew going up against good people in this draft to try and be in the top two teams and advance through to the playoffs.
3:53Make it to week 15, but get eliminated. You'll make at least $100 or $125 draft entry for next year.
3:59The finals, it is an 84 person final with 100k up top, 15k a second.
4:03So it drops off pretty quickly. 7k a third, 4k to fourth and fifth.
4:07So very top heavy. Andrew, we've done a bunch of these, but I appreciate it's getting closer to the start of the
4:14season and not everyone has been as dialed in.
4:17So what is like your overall strategy for these big best ball tournaments?
4:21Is there any particular ways that you like to approach things?
4:24I don't think it's one thing in particular. I do think that letting some value fall to you when the opportunity strikes itself.
4:31If people are going after, I want this breakout player, I want this breakout player, and you start to see values kind of fall down the board.
4:39I think that's where you want to take advantage.
4:42So remaining a little bit grounded here with some of your picks and selections.
4:46You can't always have the all breakout team because a lot of times that also coincides with teams that all bust team.
4:52If these breakouts fail to fire. So that's something to always keep in mind.
4:57But yeah, staying up to date with the training camp news.
5:00I know that we already got some stuff again.
5:03Every quarterback seems like they're ready to go. Positive stuff about Daniel Jones, positive stuff about Patrick Mahomes.
5:08I'm interested to see where they go in this particular draft, being that it is super flex.
5:13Do they go a little bit higher than we've seen throughout the offseason where I think it's a little bit more walking
5:20on eggshells, kind of pessimistic about their outlooks, especially as we got to get kickoffed here.
5:24Yeah. So after me, it went Joe Burrow going as QB5.
5:28Then I'm on Ra St. Brown, Trey McBride, Ashton Gentey, Amarian Hampton, CeeDee Lamb.
5:32Andrew is back on the clock. Like I say, picking with Fantasy Pro's draft assistant in this one.
5:37It helps to see the best available players based on whether you want to go with your rankings purely or whether you
5:44want to use Andrew's rankings, whether you want to use the consensus rankings.
5:48Updates in real time helps you adjust for roster needs, go pick by pick recommendations.
5:52And it matters in best ball. Getting that value, as Andrew says, if you're doing a bunch of these, I think this
5:59is maybe my 30th one or so. But I did most, I'm closing in between 50 drafts between the pre-draft stuff and the post-draft stuff.
6:06And so finding that little bit of value, finding the best strategy in every single draft really matters.
6:12So go and check out fantasypros.com forward slash assistant or download the Fantasy Pro's app, single draft and use the draft system
6:18to make smart picks in real time. Andrew, who do you go with with your second round pick?
6:24Second round pick, I went with James Cook because I already have one quarterback thing and just kind of an overarching strategy
6:30when it comes to super flex that I found doing these drafts with you.
6:34I think these are really helpful for actually getting prepped for some of the redraft super flex leaks because there's just not a lot of super flex contests.
6:43I think that this is one of my favorite ones to draft with you because I can see one of the comments from Kobe Dice here.
6:51Finally, some super flex content. Let's go. Like, let's like we would love to see that because I know that we have
6:57another mock draft coming up this week. That's going to be super flex.
7:01So I'm thinking about this and every time I do a super flex draft and I decide I want to try to
7:08punt quarterback, I always hate my team. Yeah, every single time.
7:11So so I get that, like, in theory, like you can make it work, especially if you're you're so stacked at running
7:18back or receiver and it's a full PPR and there's a lot of flex spots.
7:22And I get that. And there is a way where you can kind of thread the needle and you get the right quarterbacks.
7:29But if you get boxed out of quarterback, you're so screwed.
7:32And it just really, really sucks because you do the team and you do the draft and you think, OK, I can punt this far down the road.
7:41But then you get that draft grade and the draft grade is not going to like your team very much.
7:47So I'm happy I have Drake May. I'm happy to punt one of the quarterback positions down the road here, like my
7:53super flex spot, because I know I have May as a guy who could be, I think, is at least top five
8:00at a floor, maybe the number one quarterback overall.
8:03But that's kind of my overing approach. I'm not Tom.
8:06I'm sure if you feel any differently. I just I do these and I try to punt it and I always end up hating my team.
8:13Well, I've punted quarterbacks, so I guess we'll see.
8:16I think it kind of this year, there is a decent bit of depth at quarterback.
8:21Like we see guys like Jared Goff, Baker Mayfield going outside the top 12 quarterbacks.
8:25And they're both guys who are really clear bounce back options.
8:29I think, you know, you look at Malik Willis, someone with loads of upside, like a lot of rushing potential.
8:35You look at Tyler Shook, who finished the season hot.
8:38So I don't mind pushing it a little further.
8:40That said, if I come away from this next turn without my QB one, I will start to get a little twitchy.
8:47Since my pick, Brock Bowers, start the second round.
8:50We went Joe Burrow, Monra, St. Brown, Trey McBride, Ashton Gentry, Omarion Hampton, CeeDee Lamb, James Cook, Saquon Barkley, Chase Brown, Justin Herbert.
8:56Jalen Hurts goes as QB7. I still think that is a screaming value.
9:00Trevor Lawrence, Dak Prescott, Kenneth Walker, Caleb Williams and A.J.
9:03Brown goes to Mr. Andrew Erickson. We're going to come to some of the questions in the chat after we get past my next picks.
9:11But Andrew, you feel pretty good to have stacked up the wide receiver two in New England with Drake May?
9:17Wide receiver two in New England. Wide receiver one, A.J.B.
9:20wide receiver one season. It is funny, though, again, talking about values and I'm getting A.J.
9:25Brown definitely at the premier price here. But I still want to lean to the stack.
9:29This team and basically every single team that I've drafted in the FFPC Superflex contest is riding on the backbone of Drake May.
9:36Right. Drake May hits in a big way and smashes.
9:39Then we'll be cooking with gas. But Tom, I was fun.
9:43I was looking back at the first team that we drafted together where we did draft Drake May.
9:48Okay. Guess where we got A.J. Brown in that draft?
9:51Oh, at least round four, if not round five.
9:5446th overall. 46th overall. Is where we got A.J.
9:56Brown. And that was with Drake May as our quarterback, too.
10:00And we all knew it was coming. Yeah, that draft, I believe that was over on my channel, the Fantasy Sanctuary.
10:06Closing on 5,000 subscribers. Go and get involved. After Andrew's pick, Matthew Stafford, Nico Collins, Devon O'Chan, Jackson Dart.
10:12So we're down to QB 12 already. So it is thinning out a little bit.
10:16But my bet on JSN and Brock Bowers was, okay, I'm going to have Brock Bowers, who is incredibly valuable in this
10:23format, which gives you an extra half point PPR for every catch.
10:26Brock Bowers could easily break all kinds of records.
10:29We've seen him. We've seen the potential. He just needs a slightly more functional offense to do it.
10:34And then JSN just hoping that things carry on from last year.
10:38After Jackson Dart, Rashi Rice goes to Pigskin Pimps, who has Justin Jefferson, Amon Ross St.
10:43Brown, and Rashi Rice. So the players at the top of ADP for me.
10:47You see in the draft assistant, based on Ericsson's rankings, it is Drake London, Javonte Williams, Derrick Henry.
10:52Not much in the way of quarterbacks. I am on the clock though.
10:56And where I've got the quarterbacks based on ADP in this draft room, as Andrew refreshes very kindly.
11:02So it's Brock Purdy, Patrick Mahomes, Bo Nix, who are really the top quarterbacks here.
11:06I am going to take Brock Purdy. I haven't drafted a lot of Brock Purdy yet this year, but I do really like him.
11:13And then I'm going to take Drake London. I mean, my guy, Drake London, I'm always down to take a bit of him.
11:20Like you look at what he's done over the last few years, 28% target share in three of the last four seasons.
11:27Only season where he didn't was the year off.
11:30Smith got fired for like being woeful. Average 19.9 PPR points with Penix.
11:33I don't think we'd see that drop a lot.
11:36So through four picks, JSN, Brock Bowers, Brock Purdy and Drake London got the Brock double tap.
11:41Feels pretty good to me. Andrew, should we answer a couple of questions before we get down to any of your next picks?
11:48Yeah, we got some time. Panda of love. Good afternoon, fantasy pros.
11:52Dynasty league trade offer. Josh Allen for Drake May straight up.
11:55What do you think? I'm doing it. If I can get younger at the quarterback position, Josh Allen, I believe just turned 30.
12:02I mean, yeah, I've got 30 so old. No, still an elite quarterback.
12:06But I think Drake May, who I think is going to be 25 years old this season, coming off just a fantastic breakout second year.
12:13Yeah, I think this makes a lot of sense if you're trying to reset the clock on quarterback and still have a player with an elite upside.
12:21Yeah, being able to get those years back is so valuable in Dynasty.
12:25Look, if you want to make a case against Josh Allen, you point out the fact that he's coming off his lowest passing yardage since 2019 last year.
12:34He's not been over 30 passing touchdowns in the last three years.
12:37He hasn't been over 600 rushing yards in the last three years.
12:41And if the rushing touchdowns of the goal line ever dry up, it's very easy to see him having a bad year for fantasy.
12:48So I don't mind that one at all. After my pick, there was a monster of a quarterback run.
12:54I'm very glad that I took at least one quarterback.
12:57It went Drake London for myself and Bo Nix, Patrick Mahomes, Baker Mayfield, Jared Goff, Kyler Murray, Colston Loveland before Andrew's on the clock.
13:04We are now past QB 18. And maybe I might just live to regret not double tapping quarterback on that turn.
13:10Andrew, are you going back to the quarterback? Well, here at QB 19 for the next one off the board.
13:16I don't think so, because a lot of the teams that's picked behind me and I think I got a notification that
13:23said, like, you know, I have a QB tier kind of drop off here with the draft wizard.
13:28I do think that it makes more it's more advantageous for me to instead just go for the highest ranked player.
13:34So I think that for me is actually going to be George Pickens, I believe, as a top end back end wide
13:41receiver one, as long as I can get him queued up here.
13:45Hopefully. Oh, I got him. I got him. We've had a couple of little draft niss-ups before.
13:50We're good to go. But hoping that because right now we're back into a quarterback tier where it kind of feels like
13:56a lot of the guys are pretty similar. I mean, you can make the case for, you know, Jordan Love.
14:02Tyler Shuck is someone that I am going to be eyeing when I do make my next pick.
14:08We'll see if he's available to me. I think he's a player that I have been feel like fighting the noise of a lot of people being high.
14:16I know that you like Tyler Shuck a decent chunk.
14:19Yeah, I feel like I've just been so late to get there when I just look at the profile, look at the situation.
14:26And it really is a player that to me looks like a lot like Bo Nix heading into his second season.
14:32Right. Experienced older quarterback had a really strong rookie season as good weapons.
14:36You feel really confident about the Kellen Moore offense.
14:39And when you're getting down to this tier of quarterbacks, there are question marks about some of these quarterback play caller combinations
14:45where you don't really have that type of concern with Tyler Shuck, Kellen Moore.
14:50I think Jordan Tyson is a superstar in the making.
14:53And if that's the case, well, his quarterback is probably going to be throwing the ball pretty effectively behind a decent offensive line.
15:00So we'll see what happens if he falls back to me.
15:03But I will be looking to shop at the quarterback part of the market here when I'm making my pick at the 505.
15:10Yeah, I mean, QB 11 from week 10 onwards last year, Tyler Shuck.
15:14And now you give him an extra weapon. Another year where this year the offense is tailored to him.
15:19Like last year they were splitting reps between him and Spencer Rattler.
15:23Almost lost it there, but pulled it back in.
15:26So this year everything's fully tailored to him. And I think that really is going to matter.
15:31So since your last pick, we went Jeremiah Love, Chris Olave, Tyler Warren.
15:35Lots to like about lots of them. Big thing for Tyler Warren today.
15:38The news coming from the Pat McAfee show with Daniel Jones on it, I believe, talking about how he's medically cleared completely from his Achilles injury.
15:46And he's going to be fine to take part in all aspects of training camp.
15:51Obviously massive for Tyler Warren. We've kind of gone back and forth on Tyler Warren a little bit.
15:56I think I'm still more excited about Tucker Craft and Sam Laporta who are behind him, but it's really easy to build
16:03a breakout case for Tyler Warren this year, isn't it, Andrew?
16:06Yeah. I think that he's easily the projected leader in that clubhouse to catch the most passes, see the most targets in that offense.
16:13It just makes a lot of sense for what they removed from the offense.
16:17You're taking Michael Pittman Jr. Out and he was really eating underneath.
16:21What do we see tight ends do all the time is operate in that intermediate short area of the field, especially with his yards out to the catch.
16:29And it's interesting because I believe that, and correct me if I'm wrong, I think that his yards out to the catch
16:36didn't really pop last year, just like in some of the advanced metrics.
16:40But it's one of those things where it feels a lot of just descriptive rather than predictive because we saw Tyler Warren
16:46play at the college level and he was an absolute monster after the catch.
16:51So I think there's a little bit of noise to it where I don't know if it's, oh, this guy clearly can't break tackles.
16:58I don't think that's the case. I just think, especially with more opportunities underneath running the football after the catch, I think
17:04Tyler Warren is going to eat this year. And again, he's someone that I'm definitely, especially in a tight end premium, where
17:11you're getting the most for just racking up a lot of receptions.
17:15I think he makes a lot of sense here in this format, especially at the end of round four here.
17:21Yeah. Quick shout out to I'm Prezzy TTV. It's their birthday today.
17:24Still working. So lurking. Appreciate you. Hope you have a fantastic day for the rest of it.
17:29And especially once you get out of work, Andrew's back on the clock here in round five.
17:34So far, he's gone Drake May, James Cook, AJ Brown, George Pickens in this Superflex Titan premium contest.
17:40Andrew, the draft assistant saying, Kyron Williams, are you listening to the draft assistant or are you playing this one differently?
17:46Well, I'm going to hit up coach really quick to see what it's thinking.
17:50And it says 92%. I asked, do I take a quarterback here?
17:54And overwhelming consensus consensus is yes, let's take Jordan love here.
17:57And I honestly could not agree more. We did not get Tyler Shuck to come back to me.
18:03And when I realized that the drafter ahead of me also took Chris Olave, that there was basically no shot that Tyler
18:09Shuck was going to fall back to me. But Jordan love, I think that he makes a lot of sense in the Superflex format.
18:16We have seen him hit a ceiling before. I don't remember if it was 2023 or 2024, but in the back half
18:23of that season, he was a top five fantasy quarterback.
18:26It's just a matter of will they let him throw the football a little bit more here?
18:31The offensive line is a bit shaky in Green Bay.
18:34So that does concern me a little bit. But Jordan love, I think it was either first or second.
18:40I mean, right now I'm leading the teams drafting here in EPA per drop back between Drake may and Jordan.
18:46So when it comes to the spreadsheets, they love my team right now.
18:50The advanced, the nerds love my team. Hey, I mean, the nerds, that's one way to win this game.
18:55I'm going to look to win some natural money out of it, but that's a good start.
19:00And I think you were right, though, to take that.
19:03Like, I'm definitely slightly nervous about the next couple of picks before it makes me since my last pick.
19:09What, two, four, six, eight quarterbacks have gone off the board and we're at QB 21 where you took Jordan love.
19:15So feeling slightly nervous. Two of the three teams before me have got two quarterbacks already.
19:20And then the team of the 10 pigskin pimps, who's a very smart drafter has just won, but might not want to push it too far.
19:28The remaining quarterbacks that I'm looking at Sam Donald, CJ Stroud, Daniel Jones.
19:32So Daniel Jones is probably somebody who's going to rise.
19:35I wouldn't be upset if he made it to me and then you're down to the kind of level of Bryce Young.
19:41Of course, Sam Donald has to go off the board to an auto drafter pick nine who would have stacked nicely with JSN.
19:48But hey, that's fine. I like to like to live life on difficult mode.
19:52I am back on the clock and I am going to take Daniel Jones as my first quarterback here.
19:58I'm not going to take a third quarterback straight away though, because looking at what's here, I've got Josh Jacobs, Lad McConkie,
20:05T Higgins, CJ Stroud, Malik Neighbors, Garrett Wilson. It just feels like there's still such a level of talent.
20:10And I'm going to take somebody I've been high on all offseason.
20:14And that is Lad McConkie. Andrew, Malik Neighbors is still on the board.
20:18If he makes it back to you, are you interested?
20:21Yes, I think that I am interested here with Malik Neighbors.
20:24I know that we were talking before we started here about the Kings Classic.
20:28That's where I was this past weekend at the Fantasy Football Expo.
20:32I got the chance to draft with Pat Fismorris, obviously colleague here, friend at Fantasy Pros.
20:37And we actually ended up getting Malik Willis in the snake draft.
20:40He fell into round four. And it was a situation where we kind of looked at each other.
20:46We needed a wide receiver. Sorry, Malik Neighbors. And again, it's a 14 team league.
20:50Oh, sorry, Malik Neighbors. It's a 14 team league.
20:53So you got to take some swings here and there of, okay, like, because your, your rosters do not have any type of depth whatsoever.
21:00And the waiver wire is absolutely barren, especially in an expert league.
21:04And we just looked at each other. He doesn't feel good to click, but he was the highest ranked guy we both had.
21:11So it's like, well, are we just going to go against our rankings?
21:15Like, no, like we got to trust the rankings.
21:18And we felt like that there was a time and value where he did make the most sense.
21:23So, um, and, and at least last over the week, and we did get something positive.
21:28Probably the first positive report about Malik Neighbors that we've gotten all off season was that he's expected to avoid the pup.
21:34Now that remains to be seen whether that's actually true or not.
21:38But I did think it was at least somewhat notable that we got some positive news about Malik Neighbors.
21:44That has, has really been the, uh, that really has not been the case for the majority of the off season.
21:50Yeah. And honestly, I feel like I played Malik Neighbors situation potentially wrong on some of the earlier drafts I've done.
21:56I thought that we were going to get the pup discount.
21:59I thought he'd hit pup and people had let him fall even further, but now the news that he's not.
22:05Now it doesn't mean that he's healthy. I think the Giants have said that it just gives them the option to be
22:12more flexible with his training, which makes a lot of sense.
22:15But I really expected to get another dip at the point at this point.
22:20And that was the point where I was going to start being more aggressive with him.
22:24But hey, you can't get everything right in this game.
22:27It's always a little bit tricky. Andrew's on the clock.
22:30We had a question earlier from Dara saying, I'm pick 12 and 13 in super flex PPR is Omarian Hampton and AJ Brown an insane start.
22:38Well, Dara, like if you look in this draft, AJ Brown went to Andrew in the third round.
22:43Omarian Hampton went middle of the second round. So look, it's not insane.
22:47If those are your guys this year and that's what you want to do, go get the guys that you believe in.
22:54D bro is always very big on that. And it's hard to argue with it.
22:58But if you're drafting a lot of teams, then I would maybe say that you can get a little bit more value.
23:05Like, you know, I started JSN, Brock Bowers. It could have easily been JSN, Joe Burrow, JSN and Mon Ra, something like that.
23:12So get in the mock draft wizard, do a bunch of those and see how things fall to you.
23:18Andrew, you started with Drake May, James Cook, AJ Brown, George Pickens, Jordan Love.
23:22Who did you add with your sixth round pick?
23:25Teterola McMillan, wide receiver for the Carolina Panthers, who I think, in my opinion, I think that he's kind of being slept on a little bit.
23:32I got him after Luther Burton. Which one of these guys won Offensive Rookie of the Year last year?
23:38He's T-Mac. So I understand the concerns about Bryce Young being his quarterback, who it was his quarterback last year, too.
23:44And he still won Offensive Rookie of the Year.
23:47He still had 127 targets total, the same as Ekmecha Ekbuka, who also went a full round ahead of T-Mac.
23:53I just don't think he's getting enough respect as the clear cut alpha number one receiver in his offense.
23:59Look, I don't think that us projecting, oh, well, the Panthers are going to run the ball too much.
24:04They're not going to throw the football. You know what offense didn't throw the football at all last year?
24:10The Seahawks. Jason was pretty good, right? I found that at least in my, when I've looked at my past articles and
24:17I've written things about receivers and, well, they're not going to throw the ball enough.
24:21And every time I look back at that on hindsight, it's almost always bad analysis where it actually doesn't help me for,
24:28I'm just going to fade this guy because I don't think the offense is going to throw the ball enough.
24:34That can change so quickly. We saw with Arizona Cardinals, right?
24:37Their defense gets gutted by injuries. All the running backs get hurt.
24:41And now they decided to drop the ball 40, 50 times a game.
24:44And, and that creates a fantasy bonanza. So I'm buying the talent of T-Mac.
24:49And I just think that he's falling for all the wrong reasons.
24:52I know he has like some like soft tissue injury thing, but I don't think it's a big deal.
24:58I think that he's a player that we should be excited about taking a step forward in year two after a really
25:05strong rookie season where again, he was the most consistent guy.
25:08And that's why he won the offensive rookie of the year award.
25:11I think he's going to continue to ascend. And again, we're getting little stat or a news nuggets about him in the slot.
25:18Oh baby. Like that's the stuff that we love when we hit guys playing in the slot.
25:23That, that means right. We're in peak training camp mode.
25:26You gotta love it. So whilst you were enjoying yourself at the fantasy football expo last week, I was doing a show with Wyrm.
25:34And one of the players I chose as a make or break player was Terrell McMillan.
25:38And it's just, I'm not quite as high as you.
25:41I don't mind him in this super flex format.
25:44And I feel like where he landed with you was good value, but like Bryce Young, fourth worst by passing yards per game last year.
25:52Second worst by yards per pass attempts. Like I just find him a really difficult click.
25:56And then you look at how Panthers started training camp.
25:59Ikea Konwu, left tackle and right tackle Taylor Morton both ended up on Pup list, NFI list.
26:04So like, I do worry about them. I think their strength schedule is a little tough, but where you got him in
26:11the sixth round feels a lot better. Yeah. Haynes, good friend of mine.
26:15Haynes saying where I got Drake London was a smash.
26:18I started JSM, Brot Bowers, Brot Perdy, Drake London in round four, before going Daniel Jones and Lad McConkie.
26:24Andrew has Drake May, James Cook, AJ Brown, George Pickens, Jordan Love, and Ted Arroyo McMillan.
26:28So Andrew, you're about to be back on the clock.
26:31You going QB three or time to start loading up on more running backs?
26:36Tight end premium, of course. You don't want to push that too far.
26:40Exactly. You exactly. That's why I want to go with a tight end here.
26:44And actually, I'm curious if coach thinks something similar, if I should go up with a tight end as an option, because
26:50I look at the board and Harold Fannin Jr.
26:53is still there. And I think that he could potentially thrive in this type of scoring format where, look, we like some of the receivers they drafted.
27:01Denzel Boston, Casey Concepcion, Jerry Judy begrudgingly. We took in the Kings classic because he was like wide receiver 80 and you
27:08have to start like a billion players in that.
27:10And we just know he's going to be on the field.
27:14So, and coach agrees. Yeah. Tight end is absolutely an option here.
27:17A strong one. I think that there's a tear fall off after Harold Fannin Jr.
27:22Here. So that's where I'm going to be going in that direction to take advantage of the tight end premium scoring.
27:28I already have a bunch of wide receivers. So if I draft another receiver, they would actually be in on my bench
27:35anyway, even in the best balls format. And I don't like to really overextend myself for running back twos.
27:40I think that at this point, we're starting to see that tier kind of look very, very similar as we kind of go down the board.
27:48Whereas I think when I look at the tight ends that are available, I think Harold Fannin is ahead of pits ahead
27:55of Laporta by a sizable margin, because I think that he has a legitimate shot.
27:59It is the favorite to be his team's target leader, which a lot of these other guys do not project as that type of player.
28:07That's fair question from Kylie. We'll get to in a minute.
28:10But after your pick of Harold Fannin goes Devontae Adams as wide receiver 24.
28:14Jadarian Price creeping up to RB 24. David Montgomery, Jamison Williams.
28:17Top players at ADP for me are Terry McLaurin, Trevion Henderson.
28:21Bryce Young goes off the board. Kyle Pitts, Sam Laporte, Mike Evans, Christian Watson, Roma Dunze, Jalen Warren, Aaron Rodgers.
28:27So quarterback absolutely getting cleared out. QB 26 for Bryce Young there who goes to pigskin pimps, who like myself is yet to draft a running back.
28:35I am on the clock after Mike Evans goes as wide receiver 26.
28:39I like Terry McLaurin. I like Trevion Henderson. I don't mind Kyle Pitts.
28:43I am though going to take my QB three in Aaron Rodgers.
28:46I don't love Aaron Rodgers, but I think that this is going to be a more successful year this year without Arthur Smith involved.
28:53And look, you only live once. So I'm going to go with Sam Laporte here rather than taking a running back.
29:00I'm a big Sam Laporte fan. I think that like what we see from him is so much more upside than a
29:06lot of the tight ends who go before him.
29:09I think when you look at the Lions offense this year, Jared Goff is projected to lead the league in passing yards and touchdowns.
29:16Some of you've talked about on the Ben Pros podcast, Andrew.
29:19But yet still, we don't seem excited for his players outside of Amon Ross St.
29:24Brown and Jameer Gibbs. Like when healthy, Sam Laporte has just been an absolute difference maker.
29:29Where are you at on him this year, Andrew?
29:31I like him in this type of format. I like him in leagues where he goes a little bit later, where he's
29:38not necessarily pushed up the board because usually I tend to stay away from the middle tier of tight ends.
29:44Like that's the really one concern I have for Laporte.
29:47And if it's more of Laporte as the third option in this passing game behind Jamison Williams.
29:52Now, I look just looking back at their recent splits.
29:55It has not been that case. It really has been Laporte ahead of Jamison Williams in the target pecking order to know off the coordinator.
30:03So what what ends up happening? But if you look at what Petsig did last year with Trey McBride, again, I'm not
30:09going to give him all the credit, but sure.
30:12Love targeting his tight end, especially in the red zone.
30:15So just given the prices of these particular players, I do feel a bit more comfortable about Laporte.
30:20And I believe where did Jamison Williams go? If he's not still on the board.
30:25Jamison is still on the board. Okay. Yeah. So he's still on the board here, but I'm sure that, you know, he'll
30:31be probably his name will probably come off the board pretty, pretty soon.
30:35Actually, no, he's gone. No, yeah, he went at the 709.
30:39Yeah. So he actually went a couple spots ahead of Sam Laporte.
30:42So I think I would rather, I think I like the pick that you made more, you know, getting him a little bit later.
30:49I do think though, when you said, we set it up as you only live once.
30:54I thought, okay, this has to be Kyle Pitts then.
30:57Like that's like, that's always the, the YOLO pick is, oh yeah.
31:01Time to go back to, to Kyle Pitts here.
31:03But I like the line's tight end. So I'm not really in on Kyle Pitts as much as the market is this year.
31:10I think that you look at the splits and it was so obvious that Kyle Pitts was doing his best work when Drake London was off field.
31:18And I'm, I'm not saying I think that he's not good, but I just kind of look at like, he's never been a good touchdown scorer.
31:26Last year coming off career highs and targets, receptions and touchdowns kind of set him up for a good market, but I
31:33don't believe that he's going to be as consistent as he was last year when Drake London was off field.
31:39Like Drake London is such a target dominator, such a lock in the red zone.
31:43And this kind of goes back to what Rob saying in the chat, but like, if this is going to end up
31:50being a more efficient offense, because they've got someone like Tua or Michael Pennix at quarterback, then I want to buy into the wide receiver.
31:57I think that where Drake London wins the ball sets up really well for Tua.
32:02And I mean, Tua helped Tyree kill to two top three wide receiver finishes over the last few years.
32:08So it's not like, yes, Tua is never going to be fantasy relevant himself particularly, but it's not like he hasn't done it.
32:14And I think that everything Drake London does should work well for this one.
32:19I want to go back though, to Kylie Burt Audio's question, Brees Hall or Bucky Irving this year?
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34:19I'm not too, I don't think this one is too hard, at least for me.
34:24I like Brees Hall. Like that's the direction I would go in.
34:27And I've tried to kind of stay level with the, okay, let's just like bury Bucky Irving, like to get the shovels
34:34and just start digging his grave here. Because, yeah, I recognize that, you know, the committee with Gainwell and Sean Tucker and
34:41how many high value touches will Bucky Irving see.
34:43I get that. But he's also still a guy that as a fourth round rookie had over, I think, 1,000 rushing yards and is super talented.
34:51And the Buccaneers offensive line should be healthy. So I do still think the upside case for Bucky still exists.
34:57That being said, Brees Hall was a player that we weren't taking that long ago, maybe incorrectly, but as a top five overall player.
35:04I think that he is the more talented guy.
35:07I think that he is less likely to cede receiving work to his running back brethren on his roster, even though I
35:14think that there are Braylon Allen and Isaiah Davis fans.
35:17And I think that both those guys have something to offer.
35:20But the Jets paid Brees. I think he's way less likely to be in a committee.
35:25And even if the Jets offense isn't the Bucs offense, I'm like the low key.
35:29I like the Jets a little bit here. I like their offensive line with those two bookend tackles.
35:34I think the interior is OK. But for me, it's Brees Hall pretty easily.
35:39Yeah, I'm with you on Brees Hall. The problem with Brees is always just the lack of touchdowns, like four seasons into
35:45his NFL career and sitting on 18 rushing touchdowns and nine receiving touchdowns.
35:49But the ability to do both sides of the game, the receiving and the ground stuff and be the goal line back
35:56in New York, which is not something you can say about Bucky.
35:59Yes, he averaged a good amount of touches last year.
36:02But if Gamewell comes in and eats into the receiving work, which is definitely his forte.
36:07And then Gamewell wasn't bad at the goal line last year for the Steelers.
36:11We know Sean Tucker is a goal line monster.
36:14Bucky just had no touches inside the five last year.
36:17So where are you scoring points? Whereas Brees Hall, he does have a little bit more of that lockdown.
36:23So yeah, I'm with you on that one. So after my pick, it went Terry McLaurin, Ramondre Stevenson, Roma Dunze, Trevion Henderson,
36:29Kyle Pitts, Brian Thomas, Christian Watson to Andrew in the eighth round.
36:33Carnell Tate, Parker Washington, Alec Pearce, Jordan Tyson, Marvin Harrison, Cortland Sun.
36:36So whilst I'm sitting back on JSN, Drake London and Lad McConkie, a lot of teams now are starting to fill out their wide receiver position.
36:44You went with Christian Watson. The breakout seemed to really happen last year a little more convincingly than previously.
36:50Are you believing he could take another step or is this kind of like where you see him just you're fine with what he delivered last year?
36:58I think that this could be his full fledged breakout season.
37:01And I'm working right now putting the final touches on identifying wide receiver breakouts.
37:06Guys that turn out a wide receiver one season for the very first time.
37:10And Christian Watson is all over that article. And it's funny because you look at the amount of games that he has played.
37:17And this is his fifth year that he's entering the NFL.
37:20He's actually closer to a player who's played three seasons in the NFL because of all the games that he's basically missed
37:27an entire season just due to all the nagging injuries he's dealt with.
37:30But the fact that he was so efficient coming off of last year, I think that if Matthew Golden is just a
37:37guy is just more of a field stretcher and they use Watson a little bit more underneath.
37:42I mean, if they reduce his average depth of target and decide, OK, let's put this guy in more of a Jameson Williams type of role.
37:50You're going to see Christian Watson be a top 12 wide receiver if he can stay healthy.
37:55Obviously, if he can stay healthy is a big concern.
37:58But I'm in the clock here, so I'm going to make my pick before I forget.
38:03And I'm going to go with Jalen Warren, a player that fits an eye.
38:07We tried to get in probably both of our drafts at the Kings Classic.
38:11He was like circle on our board. Like, I've got to get Jalen Warren, kind of throw him in as our RB2 as we punted off that position.
38:20And I was like, no, cannot punt him again.
38:22I just think that he is good. Number one, first and foremost, he's just good at running back.
38:28And maybe he's not the number one bell cow.
38:30That's probably never going to be his role in the NFL.
38:34But as a running back that can catch passes, that it should be an offense that should throw the ball a decent
38:40chunk under Mike McCarthy and Aaron Rodgers. Aaron Rodgers loves to pepper his running backs with targets.
38:45Yep. So getting him as my RB2 here in the ninth round where I punted off that position, I think Jalen Warren
38:52is like the perfect fit for my type of build here.
38:55So I'm happy to have him on the squad.
38:58Absolutely. And it's creeping up towards my pick at the back end of round nine as we approach half an hour into this show.
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39:36Now, Andrew, I have started JSM, Brock Bowers, Brock Purdy, Drake London, Daniel Jones, Ladd McConkie, Aaron Rodgers, Sam Laporta.
39:42But I've been a big proponent of zero RB in best ball this year.
39:46And I've said that there's an area of the draft where I think that you can get good value running backs because there's so many ambiguous backfields.
39:54And we are truly living in it with Tony Pollard, Kenny Gainwell, Rashad White, Jonathan Brooks, J.K.
40:00Dobbins, Kyle Mononga, Blake Coram, all in this range.
40:02Do you think it's too late for me to salvage my running back room here?
40:07No, I don't think so. I mean, there are people that still believe that Tony Pollard is going to have a big role in this offense.
40:15That's exactly who the guy and you're clearly one of them because that's where you got.
40:19But week one, he's going to be probably ranked as a top 24 running back because of the projected volume that he
40:26should see in this Titans offense against the Jets.
40:29And then you got I mean, Tom, basically, if I'm not drafting with you, you're the only person that's going to get Rashad White on the roster.
40:37Because every draft I do, I swear, I always get Rashad White on my team.
40:41He's on both the Kings Classics teams that I have with Fitz Morris.
40:45So as part of your zero RB build makes so much sense on Rashad White.
40:50I'm coming around a bit more on Jokori Kroski merit.
40:53We've seen some positive stuff over the last week about how Commander's Beat reporters think that he'll have a decent opportunity if
40:59he can learn to pass protect better. And they're kind of counting on his explosivity.
41:04So I am coming around and in best ball, I mean, like I say, I've drafted probably close to 50 of these
41:10teams between pre-draft and this contest, as well as the $125 single QB entry.
41:14I've drafted a lot of teams and I'm starting to mix in both because I want to play it from a portfolio side.
41:21But I am more aggressive on Rashad White. Like this is a guy who averages 51 receptions, sorry, 51 targets per year
41:28and is somebody who has seen his efficiency increase slightly over the last couple of years.
41:33Like he's been above 50% success rate both the last two years.
41:36He's had over four yards per carry, which wasn't something that we could say from him early on in his career.
41:43Rob Mahoney in the chat asking what's the definition of zero RB, non-35 rounds?
41:47Yeah, for single quarterback, obviously super flex, that gets a little bit more blurry because you pushed quarterbacks in there.
41:53I would definitely say that this fits a zero RB concept.
41:56And Buckeye saying the definition is you will lose.
41:59It's not for everyone. But honestly, I've got a long article, perhaps longer than it should be over on my website, thefantasysanctuary.com,
42:05talking about the history of zero RB. It was only a couple of years back that we saw a bunch of these
42:12tournaments in best ball get taken down by zero RB lineups.
42:15We saw Best Ball Mania, $2 million up top, go as zero RB team.
42:19That year, the regular season prize, which was half a million dollars, went to a zero RB team.
42:25We saw the DraftKings Millie Maker team with a zero RB team win.
42:29And then in the last two years, we've just seen people continue to try to build zero RB, but it not work out.
42:36And then now people are so scared by it because it hasn't worked out for a year or two that they're shying away from it.
42:43And that maybe it won't work. Maybe I'll burn through some money, but I'm always willing to try and create an edge
42:50by doing something that other people won't do. I don't think it'll work very well in redraft this year.
42:55I think that hero RB, dual RB is going to be much more comfortable.
43:00But here in best ball, where because I went no running backs through the first nine, first eight rounds, I can make
43:06up for it in volume and hope that I break out a couple of decent players.
43:11I'm willing to go down that path. After my pick, Tua, J.K.
43:15Dobbins, Michael Pittman, Isaiah Likely, Josh Downs, Jonathan Brooks, R.J.
43:18Harvey, Geno Smith. Andrew, you went with R.J. Harvey.
43:20RB 35, happy with that value? Yeah, I think it's a value play with him.
43:25He went behind J.K. Dobbins in this format. And although it's not a running back premium scoring format, it still is full PPR.
43:32So if he can hold off Jonah Coleman in the receiving role out of this backfield, I get that he was not
43:38perfect last year, especially on the rushing side. But he's still a running back that totaled over 800 yards from scrimmage, I believe, and 12 touchdowns.
43:46So the willingness for the Broncos to at least feature him around the red zone, I think, is predictive.
43:52Again, it doesn't mean he's going to score 12 touchdowns every single season.
43:56I don't think that's the case. But they like using him around the red zone.
44:00And they like using him in the passing game.
44:03Like, those are the high value touches we care about.
44:06So if he's seeding touches on early downs in between the 20s, I don't really care.
44:11Like, that's not where you're scoring fantasy points anyway.
44:13So if he's able to kind of at least maintain and maybe even improve, right?
44:18Like, it's usually the toughest thing is trying to get our running backs to get more involved in the passing game.
44:24So the fact that he's already done that so early on in his career, I think that R.J.
44:29Harvey, again, maybe the ceiling isn't as high as we thought.
44:33But J.K. Dobbins, we know, has not built the last.
44:36And Jonah Coleman, we'll see. He's a rookie. If he can't play, Walden Harvey's going to get thrown back into a good situation.
44:43Yeah, anyone joining us late, this is the FFPC $35 Super Flex Best Bowl Tournament, which is full PPR with an extra half PPR tight end premium.
44:51One quarterback, two running back, two wide receiver, one tight end.
44:54And then two flex spots, one which is a super flex position.
44:58And then one which is a normal flex of running back, wide receiver or tight end.
45:02So there's a lot of different ways that you can build this.
45:06And you can see from the draft assistant on screen, there are so many different builds in this.
45:11Like, I started without a running back till quite late.
45:14You can see blew down at the bottom only in the last couple of rounds.
45:19The teams at the 110 pushed their running back till fairly late.
45:22But then other teams across the board have piled up running backs, piled up quarterbacks.
45:27Teams have been aggressive with tight ends. So a lot of different ways.
45:31And I've made the finals of this contest a couple of times.
45:34And both times, looking at the teams in the finals, they're always incredibly varied.
45:39So it's a fun one from that point of view.
45:42Andrew Jacoby-Meyer's another former Patriot to their team. Is it just because he's a Patriot or is he going to have the
45:48best year of any of the Jags pass catchers?
45:51I don't think he's going to have the worst year of any of the Jags pass catchers.
45:56I think that among this crop of receivers, again, we're all trying to figure it out.
46:01Basically, it's like you're either a Brian Thomas Jr.
46:04guy or a Parker Washington guy. There is no in-between.
46:07It was funny. You know, you're going at the expo, you're talking to people.
46:11How's it going? So who do you prefer, Parker Washington or Brian Thomas Jr.?
46:15And then based on their choice, you then either continue the conversation or just walk away and find someone else to talk to.
46:22But for me, I think that Myers is just he is the supreme value play, in my opinion, in this receiver room.
46:28He's the one that immediately established before with Trevor Lawrence last year.
46:32He can play both inside and outside. So if there's an injury, he can always get kicked in inside and take advantage of this lean colon slot usage.
46:40And he's just been one of the most underrated target earners in the NFL.
46:45I mean, over the last five years, he's top 15 in catches and targets.
46:49It's the guy got paid already by the Jaguars after they got traded for him.
46:53So they're invested him in long term. I get that he's not the sexiest pick, but especially in a best spell format
47:00where you're just trying to avoid as many zeros as possible.
47:03He may not be the right answer at the Jaguars receiver room, but I know he's not the wrong answer.
47:09So getting in here in the 11th round, I feel pretty good about it.
47:13Yeah, a little running back run before my pick.
47:16Since my last pick, J.K. Dobbins, Jonathan Brooks, Al J.
47:19Harvey, Blake Coram, Kyle Monongai, Kenny Gainwell, Aaron Jones, J.
47:22Corey Krosky, Merritt and Jordan Mason all went, which isn't ideal for me when I'm pushing the running back position into a slightly more uncomfortable way.
47:30The top running backs are Tyron Tracy, Chris Rodriguez, Keaton Mitchell.
47:33So again, I'm going to take at least one here on this turn because I don't want to get left behind in
47:40a position and end up relying on true backups who might not see the field as often.
47:45But it's best ball. And there's one thing I like to do in best ball, and that's always make sure I've got a little bit of a stack.
47:53So I'm going to take Ricky Pearsall as my first pick, and then I'll take Tyron Tracy as my second.
47:59I've been quite strong in that I think that it's not going to be as clear a split for Cam Scadaboo as some people expect.
48:07Tyron Tracy is a useful player. He can do plenty of things, and I'm fine taking him as my RB3 here.
48:13Rob Mahoney in the chat saying, Rashard runs hard, can pass block, is effective catching a ball.
48:18Five yard gains through the interior? No, but 10 points into flex per week?
48:22I think so. Gold late round pick. Yeah, it's an easy click, very much so, particularly when you've gone with the build I've gone.
48:29And if you've gone hero RB as well, guys like Rashard White, Tony Pollard, it's a really comfortable area of the draft for it this year.
48:37Andrew, kind of looking from, let's say, beginning of round nine in this draft when you took Jalen Warren through where we
48:44are, outside of the two guys you got, do you have any particular favorites in this range?
48:49Among the running backs? Yes. Yes. So, our guy, usually our guy is Rashard White, but Dylan Sampson is another player I've
48:55been very frequently drafting, especially in these full PPR formats.
48:58It's a little early for Dylan Sampson. Let's leave him a couple more rounds.
49:03Okay. That being said, I mean, he's the highest running back I have ranked.
49:07So, like, that's just how I feel bullish. Because it's not Chris Rodriguez, so I feel confident about that.
49:13But Keaton Mitchell, I get, is the popular, another maybe you know ball type of pick.
49:17But I still don't mind his general ADP range.
49:20I mean, he's an explosive player. So, even if he rips off a bunch of big plays, again, I don't know what his role is going to be.
49:28He's a player that's never really seen more than, like, five to ten touches on any given week, especially with the Baltimore Ravens.
49:35So, he's another running back that I think at least you can see the case where he can paint a picture where there's some decent upside there.
49:43And then, of course, who's the other running back here?
49:46Well, you've got 16 seconds on the clock, so make sure you get your pick in.
49:51But, yeah, Keaton Mitchell, to your point about his explosivity, his average speed of 14.49 miles an hour last year was over
49:58one mile an hour quicker than any other running back with 50-plus carries.
50:02So, like, the explosivity is incredible. I think Mike McDaniel, who prioritizes things like speed, is absolutely going to make the most of that.
50:09Where did you go with your 12th round pick, Andrew?
50:12After starting out, Drake May, James Cook, AJ Brown, George Pickens, Jordan Love, Terrell McMillan, Harold Fannin, Kristen Watson, Jalen Warren, RJ Harvey, Jacoby Myers.
50:19Yeah, I went with another wide receiver play, Xavier Worthy, here in round 12.
50:24Everyone I talked to at the expo felt like Xavier Worthy was a value, and I kind of agree because the thesis
50:30of the play— Because he just burned so many people last year.
50:34Like, that's why. And Rice isn't suspended to start the year like he was last year, but we never know.
50:40The Rice situation is the one that's most fluid.
50:42You never know and can never really rely on that guy specifically from an availability standpoint.
50:47But the thesis of the play with Xavier Worthy, and now maybe if his quarterback is healthy, it's the same type of
50:54bet that we made last year, but not in round four, round five.
50:58And now outside the double digits, even in single quarterback leagues.
51:01Like, he goes outside or tends to be a round 10 or later type of pick.
51:06So we shall see if it shakes out again.
51:08He's still a player that could just continually get banged up again, doesn't do anything.
51:13But the minute that he injured his shoulder last year, I mean, the season was over, and they talked about it.
51:19The coaches have talked about how they just had to dramatically reduce his role in the offense because they couldn't do all
51:26the things that they wanted to do with him.
51:29So if it is Worthy and Rice as the top two guys again, yeah, I think Worthy, worst case scenario, can at
51:35least be a deep threat as the Chiefs try to get back to bringing explosive plays.
51:40Because that's what teams are hunting for, right? Now, how can we generate explosive plays?
51:44Obviously, bringing Ken Walker is going to play a big part of that.
51:48But getting back to a deep ball passing game with Mahomes, I think that's going to start with Xavier Worthy.
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52:34Andrew, this draft is rattling along at a great pace.
52:37Your guy, Romeo Dubs, goes one pick before you.
52:40So who did you add for your team in round 13?
52:43I went with Chika Konkwo, who is falling like a stone here.
52:47And I get why, because the Diggs potential signing with the Washington Commanders, whether that happens or not.
52:52It seems like that's the most likely thing. Not like when you could be signing there.
52:57So I get why he's falling. But also understand that Diggs is an older player.
53:02He was a limited player time. It was a part-time player last year for the Patriots.
53:06So I still think Chika Konkwo has some type of value and upside.
53:10And I'm getting it baked in, right? I'm not overpaying for him now, especially in this tournament, right?
53:16I'm now getting one of the best prices on Chika Konkwo.
53:19Because he hasn't been going this late because it was figured that he might be the number two.
53:24No longer the case. But still paid him. I don't think that he's totally buried.
53:29So, yeah, that's what I needed. Mighty Boosh saying Zivy Worthy is a great play for best ball.
53:34QJ too. Yeah, Quentin Johnson definitely getting smoked up draft boards at the minute.
53:39Lots of hype for him in this one. He went at the end of the 10th round to the team out of
53:45the 101 slot who have Jameer Gibbs, Jalen Hurts, Trevor Lawrence, Breeshall, Tyler Shook, DeAndre Swift, Tucker Craft, Jordan Tyson, Marvin Harrison,
53:52Quentin Johnson, Mackay Lemon, Brenton Strange, Jordan Harrison. So kind of going the polar opposite to me, starting at running back heavy,
53:58not taking the first wide receiver till round eight.
54:01But showing that in this format you can make it work.
54:04And that is why this format over on FFPC remains one of my favorites.
54:08I'm back on the clock. I have JSN, Brock Bowers, Brock Purdy, Drake London, Daniel Jones, Ladd McConkie, Aaron Rodgers, Sam Laporta,
54:15Tony Pollard, Rashard White, Ricky Pearsall, Tyrone Tracy. So again, I probably want to leave this turn with another running back without pushing things too far.
54:23Andrew, you talked about Dylan Samson and Dylan Samson, I'm going to keep drafting him.
54:27And I appreciate you letting him fall back to me because again, much like Tyrone Tracy, I don't believe that split is
54:34going to be as clear as people see. You look at what Dylan Samson does well, and he is an excellent pass
54:41catcher, much better than Quinchon Jokins in that regard.
54:43And Todd Munkin rotated Derrick Henry in Justice Hill consistently last year when it was obviously a passing down.
54:49So I was very pleased to see him fall all the way back to me.
54:53I wouldn't mind adding, I could go tight end here, I could go wide receiver, but I probably need to move away slightly from the running back position.
55:02And looking at wide receiver, the top guys are Casey Concepcion, Jaden Higgins, Jalen McMillan, Travis Hunter.
55:07At this point in the draft, there's my wide receiver five.
55:10You're kind of looking for somebody who could really bring pure upside to it.
55:14I'm not sure I really believe in any of those massive levers.
55:18Nobody at quarterback I like. I don't want either of the Browns.
55:22So much as I would have liked to add a wide receiver there.
55:25I think instead, I'll add the speed demon that is Keaton Mitchell.
55:29A little bit of correlation with Lad McConkie for my charges.
55:32So now you're making a bet on that offense, just being undervalued.
55:36Again, Keaton Mitchell here, RB46. If you were forced to go wide receiver in that position, Andrew, Casey, Jaden Higgins, Jalen McMillan,
55:43Travis Hunter, Jalen Naylor, Denzel Boston, where would you have gone?
55:46Casey Concepcion would have been me because that way you're stacking up those Browns.
55:50Double tap a Dylan Sampson, Casey Concepcion, rounds 13, 14, because you've got to get your Browns exposure where you can because of super high-powered offense.
55:58What could go wrong? I think that Concepcion, if it's not Harold Fannin that leads the team in targets, it would be Concepcion.
56:05That's who I would believe, especially if he's getting a lot of the underneath layup targets that we saw Todd Monken dial
56:11up for, say, Flowers when he was the office coordinator for the Baltimore Ravens.
56:15If Concepcion is in a similar role, he's a fun player to watch.
56:19So that's the route that I would have gone in.
56:22Maybe a route that I get an opportunity to go in here.
56:26Nope, because that's how it works, fam. When you're waxed out by a player and he immediately gets drafted.
56:32So he's off the board. Yeah. After my picks, Tajay Spears, Greg Dulcich, Titan 23, Casey Concepcion, Jaden Higgins, Dolan Schultz.
56:38Andrew's draft so far has been Drake May, James Cook, AJ Brown, George Pickens, Jordan Love, Terrell McMillan, Harold Fannin, Christian Watson,
56:45Jalen Warren, RJ Harvey, Jacoby Myers, Xavier Worthy, Chika Konkwo.
56:48So even though I didn't take my running back until round nine when I went Tony Pollard, Rashad White, I've got Tyron Tracy, Dylan Sampson, Keith Mitchell.
56:56My running back room is feeling a little more secure and like I'm kind of maybe potentially done with it in some
57:02ways or at least I don't need much more to it.
57:05Whereas you just got James Cook, Jalen Warren, RJ Harvey.
57:08How many more running backs do you think you're going to need here, Andrew?
57:13Definitely going to need a couple more. And I am got my eye on a particular one as I try to capitalize on this backfield.
57:20So I'm going to take Jonah Coleman here. So when I talked about the RJ Harvey selection, I talked about how, yes,
57:27if he can hold up Jonah Coleman, there's a scenario where Jonah Coleman does take on a larger role than I'm projecting.
57:33But because I have both guys, well, I benefit the most if J.K.
57:37Dobbin just can't stay healthy. And that's usually been his bugaboo, right?
57:41Like that's what's kind of held him back from kind of taking that next step as a really reliable running back.
57:47So as long as James Cook can be my hero RB and I can get fill in weeks between Jalen Warren in
57:54certain Denver running backs here, like that's the great thing about these best ball drafts is with attacking ambiguous backfields.
58:00I don't need to be right about the Denver Broncos backfield.
58:03All I need to really win this bet is Dobbins doesn't stay healthy.
58:07And I just capitalize on, oh, which Broncos running back scored this week?
58:11Oh, I don't care because I got I don't have to pick in this particular format.
58:16So I think I had Tank Biggs being ranked one spot ahead of Jonah Coleman.
58:20But because I already drafted Harvey and they're not really like handcuffs to each other.
58:25I don't think that you need to because I know that there's also a lot of conversations about, well, do I need
58:31to draft Ray Davis because I drafted James Cook?
58:34And it's like, well, no, you're kind of like betting against yourself this way.
58:38I'm just betting against J.K. Dobbins. That's what it more feels like.
58:42Yeah, and I think people still have the kind of hangover of the handcuff stuff from redraft when it comes to best ball.
58:49And here it's definitely more feasible and it's more looking at each running back room in a play by play situation.
58:55There are worlds where Jonah Coleman and RJ Harvey, if J.K.
58:58Dobbins is injured from week 10 onwards, they could ping pong back and forth.
59:02You could have weeks where Jonah Coleman could be getting the touchdowns.
59:06You could have weeks where the Broncos are chasing the game and it's more of a PPR scam type thing for RJ Harvey.
59:13So I don't hate it. I think I possibly would have gone Tyler Algier and tried to lock into a different one.
59:19And then if Jonah Coleman came back, maybe I would have gone with it.
59:24But I think it's something which a lot of people are scared to do and a lot of people don't think to do still.
59:31So it's a good, it's a nice one to kind of reflect on and see how it turns out when we get to the end of the draft.
59:39We're in round 15. This is a 20 round draft for anyone joining us late.
59:44This is the FFPC Superflex Contest. $35, $100,000 up top.
59:47I think my best finish in this contest was sixth place.
59:50The year where I found Puka Nakua in the 20th round.
59:53That was a great year for late round gems.
59:56That was a great year for guys who were not being drafted in every draft.
60:00Like Puka Nakua, I think there was only four of the 50 teams in the final that year who had him.
60:07So definitely when we get down around 19 and 20, we can talk about where we might be drafting him.
60:13Andrew, the first couple of drafts we did in this contest.
60:16There was one man who kept coming up as a late round target.
60:20Somebody that Haynes, who's been in the chat tonight, has talked about a bit.
60:24Brandon Ayuk, do you think he gets drafted in this one today?
60:28I don't think so. I mean, never say never.
60:3020th round, people will always want to take their shots.
60:33But what's the latest with him? I think the last I saw, he has a house in Washington.
60:39That's the last thing I saw. He didn't show up to training camp, right?
60:43No, he's not showing up to training camp. He did spend $10 million on a house in Washington.
60:48So, I mean, hey, pocket change. But yes, still waiting for him to actually go through the process that he needs to go through to get reinstated.
60:56And then the 49ers will have a choice about what to do with him.
61:01It's not a situation I've been buying into heavily.
61:03I think Stefan Diggs has been a much easier click all season.
61:07Andrew's back on the clock after taking Jonah Coleman in the last round.
61:11The draft assistant has Ray Davis pretty high up there.
61:14The wide receiver position, Jerry Judy, Jawan Jennings, A.D.
61:17Mitchell, Travis Hunter, Pacheco, Brian Robinson. Which way are you going here, Andrew?
61:20So I'm actually going down the board a little bit here to my highest rink.
61:25I actually just talked about it. I'm going to go with Tank Bixby running back for the Philadelphia Eagles.
61:31Yep, just – hey, Tom, you know, by the time we've done like this six or seven stream, I have been actually adding guys to my queue.
61:39Now just to be careful, please. I can't get auto-picked anymore and just I can't do that to the listeners and to
61:45the viewers of, God, does this Erickson guy know what he's doing?
61:49He can't drive. What does he do? Does he have a driver's license here?
61:53So we got Tank Bixby. He was in the queue and we were good to go.
61:58We were always going to get there. I'm just looking out for you, man.
62:02I don't want to see any wasted picks in this contest.
62:05I appreciate that. Well, it's definitely – you know, it made my life easier, 11-team league.
62:10But if I can't win, then there's nobody I would rather win this contest than yourself.
62:15And look, you can just fly me out to Fantasy Football Expo next year.
62:19Oh, yes. So let's see. We're approaching my picks in the 15th round.
62:23I have JSN, Brock Bowers, Brock Purdy, Drake London, Daniel Jones, Ladd McConkie, Aaron Rodgers, Sam LaPorter, Tony Pollard, Rashad White, Ricky
62:30Pearsall, Tyron Tracy, Dylan Samson, Keaton Mitchell, Kate Utton, Evan Ingram going off the board as tight end 28 and tight end 29.
62:36I'd hoped Pat Frymuth would make it back to me.
62:39I still think he's one of the best late-round tight end values on the board.
62:44And he would have stacked very nicely with Aaron Rodgers.
62:47But, hey, such is life. Doesn't always work out.
62:50Top guys in ADP are Deshaun Watson, Isaiah Pacheco, Gunnar Helms, Shadur Sanders, Travis Hunter, Brown Robinson, Braylon Allen, Juwan Jennings.
62:56A little bit of talk last week that Braylon Allen isn't the RB2 and it's going to be Isaiah Davis, which shook
63:03me a little as I've been drafting a decent amount of Braylon Allen this year thinking he was the clear RB2.
63:09Andrew, do you ever kind of stance on that?
63:12Are you starting to draft Isaiah Davis where you can or do you think Braylon Allen is just much more talented?
63:18I feel like these situations where you don't know who the RB2 is, I feel like it's a loss-loss type of proposition, right?
63:25Because it could be that he's the RB2 to start the year and then changes.
63:29To me, it's I just want Brees Hall and then I don't want another Jets running back basically.
63:35And if I'm wrong, so be it. But there are just other directions.
63:38I just remember being so confident in June about, oh, I know exactly how every backfield is going to do.
63:44And I'm the one that's in charge of the handcuff index over on Fantasy Pros.
63:49And, you know, I try to update that the best of my ability.
63:53And then there are some backfields where I'm like, man, like this RB2 spot feels really shaky.
63:58It feels really fragile. And based on these picks, especially as we get more information about how these backfields are starting to
64:05shake out, I just feel like, you know what?
64:07If someone's way more bullish on who the RB2 for the Jets is going to be, be my guest.
64:13You can take them. I'll try to go somewhere else where maybe I feel a little bit more confident about who the actual backup is.
64:20So my picks on the turn in round 15 and 16, I think Gunnar Helms is my tight end three.
64:26Yes, I've got Brock Bowers and Sam Laporte. In this format, historical data shows kind of three tight end room minimum, unless
64:33you've really got the top two tight ends is the way you go.
64:37Four tight end rooms quite often are the key to winning big.
64:40And then I took Travis Hunter as my wide receiver five.
64:44I've got JSN, Drake London, Ladd McConkie and Ricky Pearsall.
64:47Like if I'm taking a wide receiver at this point in the draft, I want somebody who can get into my starting lineup.
64:54Now, Travis Hunter might be a complete missing best ball in round 16.
64:58It's not going to completely kill my team, but it's, you know, you'd rather not waste it.
65:03But if Travis Hunter hits, he's going to hit in such a good way.
65:07Like if they have wide receiver injuries and he ends up having to play more wide receiver, we saw him start to break out just before the injury.
65:15So I'm happy to shoot for the moon on him here at wide receiver 64.
65:20The opportunity cost is a massive. You look at the other guys in this range, Jalen Naylor, Debo Samuel, very much fine with it.
65:27Andrew, have you drafted much Travis Hunter? Yes, I have.
65:30I think that he is just the classic case player of you don't draft him when he's expensive and you draft a ton of money's cheap.
65:38And you just kind of let the chips fall where they may, because we all don't know what's going to happen with Travis Hunter.
65:45And yeah, I have nothing else to add. I think that 16th round getting a player who's drafted top five.
65:51See how it goes. Yeah. Well, Mighty Boosh in the chat saying, how do you feel about Gadsden and Strange this year?
65:57For me, Gadsden has become a lot more interesting.
66:00He goes as tight end 19 in this draft.
66:03I was in one yesterday where he went as tight end 21.
66:06When he was going like five or six places higher among tight ends a few weeks ago, that's much more palatable.
66:13And then Brendan Strange goes as tight end 20 again.
66:16That feels like a really solid value. Andrew, I know you're on the clock, so I'll let you make your pick.
66:22But I just think Brendan Strange, like the Jags are talking about doing more two tight end stuff.
66:27Obviously, they invested a lot of money or a lot of draft capital in the blocking tight end in the second round to Boricurch.
66:35Definitely pronouncing that wrong. But Brendan Strange should be out there as the main passing guy.
66:39And I think that with all this wide receiver ambiguity, it makes sense to take shots at him.
66:45As for Gadsden, plenty of smoke about Charlie Kohler recently.
66:48I like Charlie Kohler. I'm a Ravens fan. I've seen him play.
66:51I know that he's got more ability than he's probably given credit for.
66:55David Njoku, obviously, a reasonable chance to get some snaps and some targets.
66:59But in best ball, I think, yeah, if you're getting Gadsden as tight end 19 after the likes of Juwan Johnson, AJ Barner, and TJ Hawkinson, that's fine.
67:08Andrew, where do you land on those two? I think both guys make sense, especially if you had their quarterbacks.
67:14I think if you get Trevor Lawrence, you get Justin Herbert, it makes sense to stack them up.
67:19Because that's how a lot of these tight ends, these more fringy guys are going to pop.
67:24It's did they score touchdown this week? Did they rip off a big play?
67:28I think you're getting more of the big play upside from Gadsden like he showed in showcase last year.
67:34If any of these receivers go down, we've seen Gadsden already show the ability to take on a larger role.
67:40Strange, it definitely feels way more muddled in terms of his just like general target projection.
67:45Just because, I mean, this Jaguars receiver room, they could go four wide at some points.
67:49Again, a lot of tight ends, a lot of mouths to feed in that Jaguars offense.
67:54I think a little bit more than the Chargers.
67:57So I think I lean slightly towards Gadsden. But I think both have their place.
68:01Both are going to be talked about in redraft formats as likely waiver wire guys, depending on how things shake out.
68:08But I think if you're starting one of those guys week one in a redraft, I think that you're feeling pretty bad
68:14about your tight end row just to start the year.
68:17Unless something dramatically happens or shakes up during the season or during the preseason where there's an injury and Joku gets cut or something like that happens.
68:25Well, I think that's the thing with them, isn't it?
68:28Like both of them play on offenses where we're confident in a bunch of other different positions.
68:34So you go down to like guys like George Kittle at tight end 10, Mark Andrews tight end 11, Travis Kelsey tight
68:40end 9 in this draft, even Jake Ferguson tight end 14.
68:43It's much easier to understand what their roles are going to look like through the early period of the season.
68:49And I think whilst then maybe not as, well, I don't want to say high ceiling, maybe not as exciting as Gadsden
68:56was during that brief spell last year. I think sometimes taking a bit more projectable volume of a tight end position rather
69:03than taking zeros is something I'd feel a little bit better about.
69:06But I agree that definitely the kind of names for when we get into the roster churn, when we get into waivers
69:13and into all of that, I fully expect to be talking about him plenty.
69:17Andrew in the round 16 went Jordan James, who reports suggest is the RB2 ahead of Caelan Black in San Francisco.
69:23Deshaun Watson, Shadur Sanders go back to back picks as QB 34, QB 35 after that.
69:28Isaac Teslar, Eli Stowers, Antonio Williams, David Njoko, Ryan Flournoy, and then Chargers wide receiver.
69:33Trey Harris goes as wide receiver 72. Andrew, we've only got four picks left to go.
69:37Where are you going with the first of those four?
69:40Yeah, my Q just got absolutely obliterated with guys like Trey Harris.
69:44That was someone I was looking at. So I'm going to see here how I'm feeling about where am I?
69:50All right, let's see. I think I might. I mean, I got Ray Davis queued up as my fallback option.
69:56And yeah, I mean, I'm just not loving a lot of the options here.
70:00So I can't confirm nor deny whether it's smart for me to take my first round running backs handcuff right here.
70:06But going back to the conversation about Braylon Allen, it's feel pretty confident that Ray Davis would have the biggest bump in terms of usage.
70:14I know they're going to mix in Ty Johnson to an extent.
70:17And I mean, hopefully Ray Davis does absolutely nothing this year for me.
70:21And that means James could stay healthy, play all 17 games.
70:25And if I got to sacrifice a 17th round pick to make sure my second round pick and my RB1 is a superstar.
70:32Well, I've made worse 17th round picks. So it's definitely interesting.
70:35I think the double handcuff approach is not Smith.
70:38I would do often, but I understand your logic behind it.
70:41Key locking in the chat, drop in the super chat.
70:44Not best ball, but 12th pick, PPR, two wide receivers, two running backs, one tight end, two flex.
70:49Should I go double wide receiver with Justin Jefferson, Drake London, or AJ Brown mixed in there, or a double running back
70:56of A-chan, Barkley, Hampton, or should I do something else?
70:59Andrew, I write the How to Draft series on the website and go pick by pick on them.
71:04And I go back and forth at this slot.
71:07Obviously here in Miss Superflex, I went JSM Brock Bowers.
71:10What would you be giving Kilo King in terms of advice for what he should be doing?
71:15Well, if this was your ideal PPR stretch? I think for me, because this is actually looking, and it's funny that the
71:22username is Kylo King, because this format is very similar to the Kings Classic format, where it's full PPR, and you're picking
71:28at the end of the first round. Now, it's not a 14-team league, but I can tell you pretty confidently that the
71:35time that you try to pick running backs in the next round, it's going to be very, very tough to feel good about those specific players.
71:43So I would actually probably lean in towards the running back, running back start here.
71:47I think that's probably advantageous because you're going to love a lot of the wide receivers that are there for you at
71:54the 3-4 turn, whether it's the Zay Flowers, the Jalen Waddles.
71:57Those are players that I like a lot and want to get a lot of exposure to.
72:02So again, in best ball, I would be more open to doing the 0-RB approach here if I can get, you know, I get London, AJ Brown.
72:10But in a redraft format where you're churning the waiver wire a little bit more, I think that I would be more
72:17comfortable doing this double running back start. I know that Fitz and I, we did Chase Brown, Ashton Gentty.
72:22That's the picks that we had at 13 and 14.
72:25So we felt pretty good about that. But any combination, A-chan, Saquon Barkley, O'Marrion Hampton, it's a nice tier.
72:31So that's probably the direction I would probably go in.
72:34Yeah. In redraft, I'm fully kind of with you on that one.
72:38Like I think that you can look at the round two wide receivers and you're probably not getting guys like Drake London
72:44down there, but you can look at guys like Chris Olave, Devonta Smith, Ladd McConkie, Tee Higgins are all available in that range of the draft.
72:52And it makes for quite a nice starting lineup.
72:55So I'm with you. In round 16, sorry, round 17, I added Jaden Blue as my sixth running back.
73:00So I now have a running back room of Tony Pollard, Rashad White, Tyron Tracy, Dylan Sampson, Keaton Mitchell, and Jaden Blue.
73:07Feeling pretty good about that. Jaden Blue is somebody whose ADP continues to rise over the last couple of weeks with positive reports of it.
73:14The Cowboys really want him to be their RB2 behind Javante Williams and take an okay amount of snaps.
73:20It feels like a much more positive offseason for him this year than last year.
73:25And then I took rookie Jeremy Bernard, stack him up with Aaron Rodgers, just kind of lean into that a little bit.
73:31I'm a little bit light on stacking today. I've got Brock Purdy stacked with Ricky Peirce all, and then Jeremy stacked with Aaron Rodgers.
73:38But you don't always need massive stacks in this one.
73:41But I feel pretty good about my wide receiver room here.
73:45Andrew, we are back to you now for your 18th round pick.
73:48You've gone running back for four straight picks. Jonah Coleman, Tank Bigsby, Jordan James, Ray Davis.
73:53Now sitting on seven running backs total with James Cook, Jalen Warren, R.J.
73:57Harvey. Tight end, only the two of them. You're probably one of the lightest teams in this best ball draft so far.
74:04Are you going tight end here? Where are you going?
74:07Yeah, let's go tight end here. I'm going to go with Darnell Washington.
74:11I know you talked about Pat Frymerth being a value at the tight end position.
74:15I agree with that. Darnell Washington, I thought was at least interesting last year when it comes to yards after the catch.
74:22That was one of the best things he was at.
74:25And that's usually been a pretty positive indicator of future production at the position.
74:29Now, investing in too many Steelers is definitely something that you don't want to do.
74:33Again, I think every time that we've talked about Steelers players or like Aaron Rodgers, it's like, yeah, like you don't love
74:40this pick, but hey, if they're going to throw the ball a decent chunk, you're going to see underneath targets.
74:46Right. Just again, the only guy I don't draft in the Steelers basically DK Metcalf.
74:50Right. Everyone else. I'm kind of like, all right, like underneath targets.
74:54It's yeah, in a full PPR for premium, especially for tight ends.
74:58Yeah. Give me Darnell Washington. So to your point, I'm actually, you know, appreciate the shout out because I was like, yeah, you're right.
75:05I was going light on tight ends. So always looking out.
75:08Always looking out, Tom. Appreciate that. That's it. We do not forget the tight end premium in this format.
75:14And I'm Prezzy in the chat saying I picked at nine in Superflex, tight end premium best ball league.
75:19Got JSN and Jetters in round one and round two.
75:22Love that. Justin Jefferson went at the 10th pick over here, all here.
75:26I got JSN at the 12th pick though. Felt pretty good about that.
75:30And yes, Prezzy put that in the best ball section of the discord after we are done here.
75:36And myself and Andrew will both definitely take a look at that.
75:39If you're not in the discord and you want to be fantasypros.com forward slash chat, get involved.
75:44So much good stuff happens in there. And you can always tag myself and Andrew if you need any best ball advice.
75:51So we're kind of rounding out this draft. We've got two picks each left to go.
75:56I have JSN, Brock Bowers, Brock Purdy, Drake London, Daniel Jones, Ladd McConkie, Aaron Rogers, Sam Laporte, Tony Pollard, Rashad White, Ricky
76:02Pearsall, Taron Tracy, Dylan Sampson, Keaton Mitchell, Gunner Helm, Travis Hunter, Jaden Blue, Jeremy Bernard.
76:07Andrew has Drake May. His QB1 taken as the QB2 in this draft.
76:11James Cook, AJ Brown stacked with Drake May. George Pickens, Jordan Love, Tara Roa.
76:15Harold Fanning, Christian Watson stacked with Jordan Love. We have Jalen Warren, RJ Harvey, Jacoby Myers, Xavier Worthy, Chigarh Conquo, Jonah Coleman,
76:21Tank Bixby, Jordan James, Ray Davis, Donald Washington. We're down to QB37.
76:25Mack Jones goes off the board. Andrew, are you bothered about the fact that you only have two quarterbacks?
76:31Are you staying clean on two quarterbacks? Are you going to take a punt on any of these dart throws very late on?
76:38I think I probably will take somebody later on.
76:40I was very close to drafting Geno Smith when he went off at round 10.
76:45And I do. That's probably just looking back at this really quickly that that's one of the picks I kind of regret.
76:51Just I should have just taken him and could just punted running back another round.
76:56But you live and learn. I'm sure the draft analyzer tool will remind me of my mistakes that I made.
77:02So I am looking at some of the other quarterbacks.
77:05But again, you get to this this range of quarterback where it's you're trying to make your it's just, oh, well, like make the case.
77:12And I get why McCarthy is at the top of the board.
77:16And I just I just it never feels good to be drafting your third quarterback down here.
77:21It just never really does. I mean, look, I get the argument for J.J.
77:25McCarthy here. If you feel obliged to take a quarterback, I mean, like he wasn't a good quarterback last year and really struggled to keep the offense moving.
77:34But if you're saying that like we're past Carson Beck, like Carson Beck's having a stinker of a start to training camp
77:40with multiple passes going like five or more yards wide, according to reports.
77:44We're past Mac Jones, who if Brock Hurdy stays healthy, please, for my team, then Mac Jones might not see the field.
77:51Justin Fields goes off the board at QB 38.
77:53And Patrick Mahomes is healthy to start training camp.
77:56So, I mean, yeah, J.J. McCarthy time. Maybe I'll let Andrew make his own picks, though.
78:01He's sitting here with two quarterbacks, three tight ends.
78:04Plenty of fun stuff there. And it's been a very fun draft.
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78:27My team, I'm feeling pretty good about things as we get down to my last couple of picks.
78:32Andrew, it's another Patriots player. Yes, I went with Eli Raritan, rookie tight end for the New England Patriots, who's gotten some positive steam.
78:39Again, I was checking out the Fantasy Pros news desk before in the news alerts on the Fantasy Pros app before we
78:46hop in on here to make sure I was updated with everything.
78:50And I know we didn't talk about this, but I also drafted Jordan James because he was the RB2 at 49ers training
78:56camp for the first day or whatever. So again, trying to take advantage of some of these newsier items before these guys get steamed up potentially.
79:04So Raritan, we'll see how long Hunter Henry remains as the tight end one in the Patriots offense.
79:09But trying to take advantage of Eli Raritan scores a random touchdown here or there.
79:14Well, I have Drake May as my quarterback. And like I said at the top, all of these best ball teams for
79:21Superflex in the FFPC, their rider dies with Drake May.
79:24So if Drake May has a terrible season, I don't even need to log in.
79:28I don't need to go check it. I know what's going on.
79:32But if Drake May is balling out every single week, I think Raritan could have a couple spike weeks along the way,
79:38especially in the second half of the season where we start to see these rookies really take a step forward.
79:44So again, you said I was late on tight end.
79:47How do you feel now, Tom? Now I got four tight ends.
79:51Four. I feel much better for you, Andrew. Yes.
79:53And obviously it's a bit of a thin bet on Raritan.
79:57Like, you know, he's going to play in two tight end sets.
80:00But Hunter Henry was somebody I think one of the reporters was asking Mike Vrabel today about whether Hunter Henry's in line for a contract extension.
80:08And Vrabel was saying that he'd like to see that, but he wasn't going to get involved too much with contract stuff.
80:15So yeah, I mean, if this offense can spread the ball around more, if Drake May can ascend even further, then I
80:21see no reason why we can't get a little bit more of that.
80:25With my last picks, 19th and 20th round, I'm going to take Elijah Surratt, one of my guys this year on my Baltimore Ravens.
80:32Hard not to want to take a little bit of him.
80:36He's a really good player. I think he's going to help.
80:39Lamar Jackson in the red zone where last year the Ravens were just absolutely awful.
80:43One of the highest drop rates in that area.
80:46Lamar wasn't completing passes there. So definitely interested in just taking a little bit there.
80:51And then in round 20, I'm going to take somebody I mentioned earlier, somebody who probably hasn't been drafted a whole lot
80:57this offseason so far, but I'm going to take Isaiah Davis.
81:01And yes, I'm going to get involved with the Jets and have to live with it if it's a bad bet.
81:07But if Isaiah Davis hasn't been drafted for a huge amount of drafts and he does turn out to be the RB2,
81:13then getting him here as RB67 feels like an okay value.
81:17Andrew, do you want to curse yourself and say who you hope makes it back to you in round 20?
81:23No, because I know this guy is going to make it back.
81:26Unless I say it and then someone just draft.
81:29I mean, I guess if you want to draft Carson Wentz ahead of me, go right ahead.
81:34Draft him. Well, JJ McCarthy did go one pick after you, so you don't need to worry about that.
81:40My team completely done with JSM, Brock Bowers, Brock Purdy, Drake London, Daniel Jones, Ladd McConkie, Aaron Rodgers, Sam Laporte, Tony Pollard,
81:46Rashad White, Ricky Pearsall, Tyron Tracy, Dylan Sampson, Keaton Mitchell, Gunner Helm, Travis Hunter, Jaden Blue, Jeremy Bernard, Elijah Surratt, Isaiah Davis.
81:53I went with a zero RB approach. Didn't take my first running back until the 108th pick off the board.
81:59And I feel like I managed to work it pretty well with a draft room of Tony Pollard, Rashad White, Tyron Tracy,
82:06Dylan Sampson, Keaton Mitchell, Jaden Blue, Isaiah Davis. Seven running backs in all.
82:09Andrew's team, Drake May, James Cook, AJ Brown, George Pickens, Jordan Love, Terrell McMillan, Harold Fannin, Christian Watson, Jalen Warren, RJ Harvey,
82:16Jacoby Myers, Xavier Worthy, Chigga Konkwo, Jonah Coleman, Tank Bixby, Jordan James, Ray Davis for that double handcuff running back approach.
82:22Then rounding out the onesie positions with Darnell Washington, the man mountain, Eli Raradon stacking up for that Patriots stack.
82:28And then Carson Wentz is QB 41 off the board.
82:31Andrew, before we get to the draft grades, how do you feel about your team?
82:36Well, the consensus loves my team with a 90 out of 100.
82:39Guys, this is why it pays to rip those mock drafts and mock drafts.
82:44Practice makes perfect, as you can see here. And honestly, I think maybe I could have gotten this grade a little bit
82:50higher if I had probably because I went off the wall, definitely with some of my last round picks, getting Raradon probably reached on him.
82:58Wentz obviously reached on him. But luckily, the draft wizard wasn't or the draft analyzer wasn't that holding that much against me.
83:04But to be totally honest, like during the first 10 rounds, I really liked my team.
83:09I thought it was really, really strong. Getting George Pickens as my wide receiver, too.
83:14I don't get a lot of him because I think he goes a little bit high in some of the one quarterback leagues.
83:20And typically, you don't love paying up for that real life number one or number two wide receiver that is coming off like a monster season.
83:28And the fact that he is playing without a contract into next year does kind of concern me about if he's going
83:35to pack it in during the last four weeks of the season.
83:38Like that's something that's kind of keeping the back of my mind.
83:42But no, I do like my team. And I would say I definitely agree with this grade.
83:47And clearly, I mean, the Fantasy Bros crew also is game.
83:5098 from me. 94 from Fitzmaurice. 92 from D-Bro.
83:53I mean, I said nothing nice to D-Bro over the last weekend for him to give me a 92 here.
83:59That is the Lord doing his work. So let's go check out the rest of the full announcement and get an idea
84:06of how your team did as well. Yeah, I mean, you definitely improved dramatically from the last time we did this and
84:12you were treated to quite a miserable score. So I'm excited to see if it's me this time.
84:18It looks like I'm down in 10th place there.
84:20Of course, if you're not familiar with it, this is the Fantasy Pros draft assistant.
84:25Go to fantasypros.com forward slash assistant for all of this and start getting involved in the mock drafts.
84:30Andrew, tell me what I did wrong with my team according to the draft system.
84:35All right. So pulling up your team right now.
84:37So you got a C. So you're still passing here, Tom.
84:41That's fine. 10th place. Let's look at the expert opinions here.
84:44Well, okay. It's because it's because you went zero RB, of course.
84:48So your running backs are going to be 12th on the list.
84:51Of course, they don't love your quarterbacks and your super flex.
84:55So so that's where it doesn't like. But then obviously per per typical of a zero RB team is wide receivers totally stacked.
85:01Tight ends totally stacked and you're dominating the normal flex spot.
85:05So second, second, second overall in all those positions.
85:07So let's check out the expert opinions here. So luckily this time I don't hate your team or the Andrew bot doesn't hate your team.
85:15So I do. I that does bring me joy that I'm not just raining on your parade because I never like doing that.
85:22But I do want to kind of look and see.
85:25Let's look at the team strength. So Purdy, Pollard, Rashad White, because I because again, I like Rashad White a lot.
85:31So that's why you're going to get a positive grade for me.
85:35And then Daniel Jones and Brock Purdy in the super flex.
85:38I guess my question for you would be because you went zero RB, do you feel like you should have gotten better quarterbacks in a super flex format?
85:46I guess that would be my my only one question for you.
85:50Yeah. So I guess you could look at where I took Drake London and say, would I have been better off as
85:57a team if I took Bo Nix there or Mahomes or Mayfield, etc.
86:00I wouldn't want to go that way. I think like you want to make sure the wide receiver room is going to
86:07be dominant if you're doing this sort of thing.
86:10I think it's fair to say that then back and I made this point at the time, but by the time I
86:16did take Daniel Jones in round five, like we had seen it.
86:20We'd gone from I took Brock Purdy at QB 13 and then I took Daniel Jones at QB 23 in the space
86:26of, you know, one round, like two rounds, even 10 quarterbacks came off the board, which did make it hard for me.
86:33I would have liked Sam Darnold to drop to me.
86:36I would have liked Malik Willis or Tyler Shook and having done a lot of these drafts, sometimes you get fortunate when you push the quarterback.
86:44Sometimes you don't get fortunate. I'm glad that I took Aaron Rodgers where I did, though.
86:49Maybe the draft system would have thought I did a better job of things if I took CJ Stroud ahead of Vlad
86:55McConkie, but I'm quite cool on CJ Stroud. I don't particularly see him being an incredible fantasy quarterback and definitely not ahead of Daniel Jones or Brock Purdy.
87:04So I definitely understand that. I feel pretty good about this one.
87:07I think that between Brock Bowers and Sam Laporta, that I should have a tight end and potentially a flex spot every week.
87:14And the three wide receivers, I think, are going to go a long way.
87:18In some weeks, I'll be pushing out that super flex spot anyway.
87:22So, yeah, it could have worked better for me from a grading point of view.
87:26But look, the grades aren't always going to love what you do when you start leaning into more extreme strategies.
87:32So I'm fine with that. But I'm Prezi. Are you able to use the draft analyzer anytime post-draft if you aren't using it when the draft concludes?
87:40I'm fairly sure that you can sync your leagues to it and you can get retrospective grades.
87:46So, yeah, definitely go check it out at fantasypros.com forward slash assistant.
87:49This draft has been a lot of fun, Andrew.
87:52Is there anything else you want to touch on before we get out of here?
87:56I do want to see who else. Oh, we also found this out at the Expo where the Andrews are pushing the
88:03Joes for the amount of analysts in this space.
88:06Talked to Andrew Hall for a very long time about we have to get all these Andrews together.
88:11And we need to battle against all the fantasy pros Joes in the space.
88:15So it's good to see myself up there and then Andrew Ledsa.
88:19I don't know. I'm not pronouncing it. Andrew L.
88:21But to see another fellow Andrew giving me a 97 out of 100, that is something that's absolutely great.
88:27And actually, too, like, Tom, the analyst that was highest on your roster, Matt Donnelly, got a chance to hang out with him as well.
88:35So shout out to Matt. And Dub is killing it and crushing it.
88:39And he likes your team. So that's all that really matters at the end of the day.
88:44Well, maybe I'll make it out there next year and I can buy Matt a beer when I've won $100,000.
88:50Yes. Yes. Because that's the first thing that you're going to.
88:53It's not. No, we're not going on vacation. It's like, yeah, we're going on vacation to Canton, Ohio.
88:58Saddle up, kids. Let's go. They would be very pleased to hear that.
89:02Maybe not quite so much. But hey, they're bleeding me dry with all their cheerleading.
89:07Sometimes it's got to be for Tom. For myself and Andrew, this has been so much fun.
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