Max size roster, paid up for a few high-end players, got a lot of cheap guys, bought in to most of the obvious deals. I wanted to go even bigger (maybe split Deebo up into 4 more cheap options) but had to limit myself to 30.
QB: 3 for $19
26.7% - Justin Fields - CHI/10 - $7
17.2% - Trey Lance - SF/6 - $7
9.3% - Teddy Bridgewater - DEN/11 - $5
Got a great combo of cheap & late-season upside, but am really rolling the dice with 0 of the 3 having a safe hold on the starting job & only Bridgewater as a week 1 starter. I knew I'd get at least 1 of Fields+Lance as soon as I looked at the pricing; we'll see how it works building my QB unit around the both of them. Could sink me, could come through big while letting me spend $ elsewhere. Could've paid a few bucks more to upgrade to someone safer than Bridgewater (but unclear if they'd be an upgrade in weekly production), could've gone for one of the $17ish guys instead of Teddy (I like them but that's a big boost in salary - might've just gone with 2 in that case, e.g. Brady + Fields), could've added Tyrod for additional insurance (but that uses another roster spot, and paying for insurance is generally not the way to win a huge contest).
RB: 5 for $70
5.5% - Alvin Kamara - NO/6 - $35
44.8% - James Robinson - JAX/7 - $16
64.9% - Gus Edwards - BAL/8 - $11
35.0% - Sony Michel - LAR/11 - $5
26.3% - Rhamondre Stevenson - NE/14 - $3
RB is the priciest position, so I wanted to aim to flex elsewhere while having just enough firepower here. Got 4 obvious guys, and paid up for Kamara. Picking a top RB this year was tricky because they basically all have a tough wk15-17
schedule - could've gone with Barkley ($7 cheaper with similar upside) or Najee (one of the best backs with a soft playoff schedule). Strongly considered Ingram for $3, and would've taken Hyde for $4 if I didn't have another Jacksonville RB.
WR: 12 for $81
3.8% - Michael Thomas - NO/6 - $13
3.3% - Deebo Samuel - SF/6 - $13
17.7% - Corey Davis - NYJ/6 - $10
27.5% - Antonio Brown - TB/9 - $10
4.4% - Nelson Agholor - NE/14 - $6
23.2% - Jakobi Meyers - NE/14 - $6
47.5% - Marquez Callaway - NO/6 - $5
2.8% - Nico Collins - HOU/10 - $4
24.6% - Bryan Edwards - LV/8 - $4
3.8% - Jamison Crowder - NYJ/6 - $4
2.0% - Kadarius Toney - NYG/10 - $3
24.4% - Marquez Valdes-Scantling - GB/13 - $3
A whole bunch of good values at WR this year, and I wanted to collect as many as I could fit. There were others who I couldn't quite find room for, like Demarcus Robinson ($3) & Amon-Ra St. Brown ($5). Overpaid a bit for Deebo (relative to, say, Michael Pittman) since he gives me a stack and I expect him to be on fewer rosters. Should get plenty of flexable weeks from this oversized WR room, and despite the lack of high-priced WRs I think this group has the potential to put up some big games and not just provide a high floor (fingers crossed on the return of Michael Thomas).
TE: 3 for $64
18.3% - Travis Kelce - KC/12 - $30
9.9% - Darren Waller - LV/8 - $27
18.8% - Gerald Everett - SEA/9 - $7
Kelce has the highest FBG projection among all non-QBs but the 9th highest price. Waller is not far behind. So this is where I paid up for players who can score lots of points. Almost took Kmet ($7), but I sacrificed him to get Deebo (and couldn't quite bring myself to part with Everett instead). TE was thin on cheap options - I considered Arnold ($4) & Parham ($3) but didn't like them quite as much as the WRs.
PK: 3 for $8
13.1% PK - Daniel Carlson - LV/8 - $3
5.3% PK - Tristan Vizcaino - LAC/7 - $3
11.0% PK - Evan McPherson - CIN/10 - $2
Would've liked to get 4, but with rooster space at a premium and a lack of $2 kickers I settled for 3.
TD: 4 for $8
9.2% TD - Philadelphia Eagles - PHI/14 - $2
2.1% TD - Jacksonville Jaguars - JAX/7 - $2
7.0% TD - Dallas Cowboys - DAL/7 - $2
7.2% TD - Tennessee Titans - TEN/13 - $2
I love collecting $2 players, especially when their weekly ceiling is about as high as anyone else at their position, but restrained myself to only using 4 roster slots here. Liked these 4 mainly because of the QBs they face wk15-17: HOU, NYJ, NYG (2x), MIA, WAS (3x), SF, PIT, NE, ARI.
I love these big barbell-shaped rosters. Straightforward path to being solid, and can hit big if a couple high-end guys come through. My rosters usually have roughly this shape. This is the most WRs I've ever taken & the fewest PKs; also the most I've spent on TE & the least I've spent on QB. The 30 player constraint chafed more than it usually does.
The two items at the top of my wishlist this season are a big year from Kamara, and for things to work out for this QB group.
I'm light on stacks this year, with just Lance+Deebo. I think stacks aren't quite as important when your QB runs the ball. Maybe should've gone with Kmet over Everett.
Week 6 is my toughest bye, with 7 players for $87 out including Kamara. Though that includes Trey Lance & Michael Thomas, who I wasn't counting on for that week anyways. Only $5 on bye week 13 and $17 week 14.
