Our first rookie draft for our FFPC SharkPool dynasty league is in the books. I'll let others decide how much or how little they want to share but here are all 84 picks anonymously other than mine in bold.
Here a my picks in this league:
2.12 Trey McBride TE AZ
3.6 Allen Lazard WR GB
3.11 Hassan Hankins RB TEN
3.12 LAC D
5.11 Khalil Shakir WR BUF
6.9 KJ Osborn WR MIN
6.12 Harrison Bryant TE CLE
7.12 Bryan Edwards WR ATL
I’m Win Now in this league,  big time. I didn’t have my 1.12 pick since I traded that pick (plus T Lawrence) early last year for Josh Allen to try to put me over the top, which it certainly helped me do.Â
At 2.12, I just wanted Best Rookie Avaiable and McBride fit that bill for me, since my TEs are just Schultz and Irv Smith, so crossing my fingers for an upgrade at TE over time.Â
I actually trade up a little to get the 3.6 and grab Lazard since he was the best This Year kind of WR on the board, in case I need a starter (I have Adams, Evans, Theilen). Of course I’m hoping he becomes Rodgers’ main guy this year.Â
i traded 4.8 and 4.12 to jump up to 3.11 and grab Hankins (I have Henry as my RB1). Henry’s hopeful long term replacement and a just-in-case handcuff for this year. (I also have AJones, Najee, Connor at RB, plus KHerbert)
At 3.12, I grabbed the far and away highest ranked D on my list since I just had Indy. Again, Win Now. Definitely the earliest D taken in this 7 round rookie/FA draft, but it felt right at the time seeing whoever else was on the board. Might regret this but looking at the guys who went between 3.12 & 5.11, not feeling bad about “reaching” for a D upgrade.Â
Loving Shakir and Osborn's value at those picks to keep throwing darts on 2 young WRs for when my old guys break down in the next couple of years. I was surprised Shakir was still there, honestly, and Osborn is Theilen insurance plus long term replacement hopefully.
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Bryant was a WhatTheHeck upside TE pick to see if he and Watson perhaps click in the preseason, but a likely roster cut down drop before Week 1.Â
Finally, I literally just went OTC when the Bryan Edwards news broke so gladly snatched him up at 7.12. Mr Irrelevant, welcome to Team Joey.Â
I still have my 2023 1st and 2nd round picks next year to either keep trying to slowly get younger or, perhaps, they’ll be part of a Win Now trade for this year if one of my key guys goes down.Â
I love the challenge of this league and also enjoying this All In, Win Now approach I took for the first time in any Dynasty start up I’ve been in.Â