Draft tonight - advice for 16-team PPR (1 Viewer)

[ultraviolet]

About to draft in a 16-team PPR league.  I am the only FBG but have done zero research.  1QB, 2RB, 2WR, I FLX 1 TE DEF K

Any overarching themes in such a massive league?   

 

[Shutout]

You can never have too many RBs. 

In a league that size and not a start 3 Wr, that would be my priority.

 

[acarey50]

You can never have too many RBs. 

In a league that size and not a start 3 Wr, that would be my priority.

Absolutely this - 16 team with required 2 RB plus a flex, and only 2 required WRs go RB early and often. If you can manage to come out with 2 of the guys not likely to be in a major timeshare you will be way ahead of the game, as there will still be plenty of viable WRs in the 3rd and later. In fact, I might even suggest considering a thrid RB in the first 4 rounds if any value remains, as that kind of insurance policy can be huge in a larger league like this.

This setup, also definitely wait on QB until your positional players, and quite possibly some RB depth, has been filled.

Oh, and of course draft the players that end up scoring the most points.

 

[ultraviolet]

Duly noted.  Thanks, I am a RB guy so was planning on flexing with RB.  Thanks for lightning replies! 

 

[Stompin' Tom Connors]

Played in a few 16 team leagues and my main money league is 14.

overall most of the same draft "rules" and strategy apply, but in a 16 team league one thing I think about is getting a quality starter in every position as opposed to stocking up on depth. Tons of picks between yours and your next one, so you can be on the wrong end of runs with TE3 caliber for your TE1.

speaking of which, in larger leagues I've largely been successful starting runs and making others scramble while I can then pick for depth. As an example, depending on how draft is going, I will reach a little more for TE, QB, QB2, and D that have less overall depth and quality as you move down the rankings. Grabbing a D like Denver or Houston a little early or getting a guy like Dalton or Rivers as your QB2 secures you quality at that position relative to your opponents every week, and often causes others to start to panic as they start staring much more uncertainty and lesser quality selections, while you can use your next pick to shore up depth as players fall thanks to everything following your lead.

 

[ultraviolet]

Here it is:

QB (start 1): Andy Dalton
RB(2): Devonta Freeman, Kareem Hunt, Ezekiel Elliott, Terrance West, Alvin Kamara, James Conner
WR(2): Michael Crabtree, Willie Snead, Robby Anderson, Josh Doctson
TE(1): Eric Ebron

Flex: see RBS
PK: Wil Lutz
TD: Arizona Cardinals

 

[zoonation]

That's a dece team in a 16er. Well done.  Dalton top ten's and you're golden.  

 

[Snorkelson]

How did you get Freeman and zeke? Nice work- seems like you waited on wr but those guys will do. 

 

[ultraviolet]

I picked 13 and 20 and Zeke was there at 20.  How could I say no?  No pumped about my TE or WR depth. Oh well. 

 

[rick6668]

Played in a few 16 team leagues and my main money league is 14.

overall most of the same draft "rules" and strategy apply, but in a 16 team league one thing I think about is getting a quality starter in every position as opposed to stocking up on depth. Tons of picks between yours and your next one, so you can be on the wrong end of runs with TE3 caliber for your TE1.

speaking of which, in larger leagues I've largely been successful starting runs and making others scramble while I can then pick for depth. As an example, depending on how draft is going, I will reach a little more for TE, QB, QB2, and D that have less overall depth and quality as you move down the rankings. Grabbing a D like Denver or Houston a little early or getting a guy like Dalton or Rivers as your QB2 secures you quality at that position relative to your opponents every week, and often causes others to start to panic as they start staring much more uncertainty and lesser quality selections, while you can use your next pick to shore up depth as players fall thanks to everything following your lead.

I've played in a 16 for over 20 years.  Both of these points are very true, A stacked team will have quality guys at every position.

 

[rick6668]

Here it is:

QB (start 1): Andy Dalton
RB(2): Devonta Freeman, Kareem Hunt, Ezekiel Elliott, Terrance West, Alvin Kamara, James Conner
WR(2): Michael Crabtree, Willie Snead, Robby Anderson, Josh Doctson
TE(1): Eric Ebron

Flex: see RBS
PK: Wil Lutz
TD: Arizona Cardinals

Nice team, as I posted before , I've been in a 16 team for 20+ years and they are a little different.I used to try to have all the RB depth early on but found my other positions lacking.

Is that your full roster?  Bye weeks will cause you to drop some of your depth.  QB's become a little more premium, you don't have a backup listed, did you draft one?  With 16 teams if everyone has a backup there are no QB's left.  

 

[shadrap]

Here it is:

QB (start 1): Andy Dalton
RB(2): Devonta Freeman, Kareem Hunt, Ezekiel Elliott, Terrance West, Alvin Kamara, James Conner
WR(2): Michael Crabtree, Willie Snead, Robby Anderson, Josh Doctson
TE(1): Eric Ebron

Flex: see RBS
PK: Wil Lutz
TD: Arizona Cardinals

really great job.  I wouldn't worry about Ebron-he will be just fine.

 

[ultraviolet]

Nice team, as I posted before , I've been in a 16 team for 20+ years and they are a little different.I used to try to have all the RB depth early on but found my other positions lacking.

Is that your full roster?  Bye weeks will cause you to drop some of your depth.  QB's become a little more premium, you don't have a backup listed, did you draft one?  With 16 teams if everyone has a backup there are no QB's left.  

I blew it on backup QB.  25 QBs were taken.  Glennon, Kizer, Goff, Hoyer and Sieimian are the only ones left

 

[Shutout]

I blew it on backup QB.  25 QBs were taken.  Glennon, Kizer, Goff, Hoyer and Sieimian are the only ones left

In any decent and competent 16 team league, you shouldn't have a team that looks like a  who's who across every position. If you do and if it's not dynasty then you should question the quality of the league. 

So you're going to have an Eric Ebron where you wanted a martellus Bennett here and there. 

But what you did do was potentially set yourself up very well at RB and that is key in a league this size. It's not about week 1 per se.  You cant go too many weeks without Elliot and still have as good a chance but all things being equal you have a good chance of still being strong and surviving the war of attrition at RB. The RB position takes injuries. We all know and expect it. The difference in a team like yours being an also-ran versus a legit threat at the end is when other teams with a basic RB stable lose their horses and you just keep plugging them in. 

Come week 13 and 14, your Terrance west who isn't a stud is still a huge advantage over going into the playoffs against a guy who is on these boards trying to decide between Damian Williams or Joe Williams. When you start scraping the bottom of the barrel at RB, the points missed on becomes very evident very quickly. 

 

[Cease&desist]

Just drafted our 16 team PPR redraft as well. Never in a league this size before, brutal, it got thin so fast. No H2H matchups, TPS league with 6 team, 3 week cumulative playoff. Wish I would have seen this earlier so I could have sought some advice.  Anyway,  thoughts on how TPS vs H2H changes draft strategy ?

It is what it is now I guess, here's who I'll live and die with 

Brady / Garapallo / Goff 

Freeman, Woodhead, Bernard, Vereen

Allen, Snead, Wallace , K Wright, Zay Jones, 

Eiffert, McDonald 

Bailey

Atl 

Didn't want to roster 3 QBs but felt it was necessary to handcuff JG and needed a bye week QB, every projected starter was drafted. 

Took Vereen over Kamara... meh .. who knows, just felt like I was so thin at RB, so opted for the homer pick & what I felt was steady over ceiling. 

Good luck all.

didnt get a great draft score from ESPN so that probably means I'll win it all ? 

 

[rick6668]

Just drafted our 16 team PPR redraft as well. Never in a league this size before, brutal, it got thin so fast. No H2H matchups, TPS league with 6 team, 3 week cumulative playoff. Wish I would have seen this earlier so I could have sought some advice.  Anyway,  thoughts on how TPS vs H2H changes draft strategy ?

It is what it is now I guess, here's who I'll live and die with 

Brady / Garapallo / Goff 

Freeman, Woodhead, Bernard, Vereen

Allen, Snead, Wallace , K Wright, Zay Jones, 

Eiffert, McDonald 

Bailey

Atl 

Didn't want to roster 3 QBs but felt it was necessary to handcuff JG and needed a bye week QB, every projected starter was drafted. 

Took Vereen over Kamara... meh .. who knows, just felt like I was so thin at RB, so opted for the homer pick & what I felt was steady over ceiling. 

Good luck all.

didnt get a great draft score from ESPN so that probably means I'll win it all ? 

That's not a bad team, how early did you take Brady?  QB is your strongest position, you are not really strong anywhere else.  Curious who you drafted in each round.  Waiver wire will be key for you I think.

Here's mine from a 16 team ppr(3 keeper, can only keep twice ) league.

Note: QB's get +1 pt for a completion and -1 pts for incompletion.  All TD's =6. Crazy scoring for QB's

QB: Manning(K), Winston(7)

RB: Freeman(K), Powell(6), J.Rodgers(9), D.Lewis(12), D.Washington(14)

WR: Crabtree(K), Allen(5), Funchess(10), J.Matthews(11) Jaron Brown(15)

TE: Gronk(4)

K: Prater(13)

D: Denver(8)