First 4 rounds - What are you hoping to end up with? (2 Viewers)

[Scoresman]

In mocking and planning my drafts, I always like to get a picture of how I want my team to look after the first 4 rounds. This could be anything from landing a specific player, to just an overall goal by position. Or some strictly go by BPA.

For me, this year it seems like I really want to get out of the first 4 rounds with 2 RBs. When I don't do this, and am pretty much forced to look at RBs from round 5 on, it gets really bare. I feel like there are so many WR options in these same rounds, that it kind of supports this. But I also see people swearing that loading up early at WR is the way to go since it's a tougher position to navigate through waivers. So not entirely sure here.

I am also not at all averse to drafting a QB early depending on my draft slot. But at the same time, there are so many good late options that this is a position I am not putting any hard rules on this year.

 

[BLOCKED_PUNT]

Gibbs

 

[Ministry of Pain]

3 WRs and 1 RB unless Allen and LJax start to fall
You are overlooking RBs that is there in the 5th-6th round
Swift-Monty-Harvey-Pacheco...there's some decent guys you can plug in for RB2 platoon with more RBs to come in future rounds

i wouldn't pigeon hole yourself

 

[Scoresman]

3 WRs and 1 RB unless Allen and LJax start to fall
You are overlooking RBs that is there in the 5th-6th round
Swift-Monty-Harvey-Pacheco...there's some decent guys you can plug in for RB2 platoon with more RBs to come in future rounds

i wouldn't pigeon hole yourself

Yeah some of those are decent RBs for sure but I would much rather start out with something like Bijan and Chase Brown, then get WRs like D. Smith, DJ Moore after, and then even in rounds 6 and 7 you've got guys like Pickens and Tet McMillan who have enormous upside. You cant say the same about many of the RBs in the same range. Maybe Harvey, but his ADP keeps climbing.

 

[TheWinz]

The only draft slot I know for sure is I'm in the 12 spot in PPR. I would be happy with something like this:
1.12 - RB Derrick Henry
2.13 - WR Nico Collins
3.36 - WR Davante Adams - doubt he makes it this far, but he's currently 36 on FantasyPros
4.37 - RB Alvin Kamara

 

[Deranged Hermit]

3 WR and 1 RB. I'm planning on grabbing WR round 1 (9th pick out of 12), RB in the 2nd and WR in 3/4.

 

[travdogg]

I haven't had a single best ball or mock where I haven't greatly preferred taking a TE early. Just love the advantage having a McBride, Bowers, or Kittle gives you.

I like the QBs in that range too if they make it to round 3/4, but don't mind waiting as much there. I've been finding myself really gravitating toward CMC/Nico in the later part of round 1. Also getting a lot of Kenneth Walker in round 4.

But overall, just making sure I get a top-3 TE is my only real hope/priority. Being that all 3 are in my top-21 overall, its been pretty common.

 

[darksideofoz]

a good buzz, and no drama

 

[Scoresman]

So after seeing all of the 3 WR/1 RB responses (not just here) I tried this for a few mocks.

For all of these I picked an early draft position as that's where I'm drafting in a few of my leagues. I opened with Lamb for all. In round 2, I got Chase Brown only about 50% of the time. His ADP seems to be climbing. This is bad because all that was left there was reaching for James Cook or Kenneth Walker. Most of the times, I took Ladd McConkey or AJ Brown here. I think that's a good start!

Same RB problem in Round three though. Reaching for James Cook or Walker, when there are still lots of receivers I could continue to draft. Then by the time we get to end of round 4/early round 5 the RB cupboard is incredibly bare. Oh but look, there are more great receivers to take here. Devonta Smith, Pickens, DJ Moore, etc.

I'll try going RB in round 1 and see if I like those teams better.

 

[tommyGunZ]

I agree with you Scores. I get the elite WR in round 1 value, but I’ll be damned if I take 2 WRs in the first 3 rounds without a RB.

I like entering the 4th with 1 of each: RB, WR, and TE/QB. That really opens you up to taking BPA and not reaching in those crucial middle rounds.

 

[MAC_32]

Joe Flacco
Kenny Pickett
Shedeur Sanders
Dillon Gabriel

 

[joey]

In my mocks from the 7 and 11 slots for 2 upcoming drafts, I’ll definitely grab an RB a in the first 2 rounds. And likely grab 2 RBs in the first 4 rounds. After that, if there are multiple flex positions where I can start 3 RBs, I’m going RB again in the 5th (before what I consider a pretty big drop off) since I feel more confident finding WR value in rounds 6 and beyond throughout the draft and on the waiver wire.

But….#oldSchoolRBHoarder

 

[Hot Sauce Guy]

Ideally I would like to take the best 4 players I can take.

If one’s a RB and 3 are WR, it will be very consistent with how I’ve drafted in the past.

If it’s 2 RB, 1 TE, 1 QB, I’ll take that too. So long as those are the best players on the board when I’m picking that’s perfect.

One take-away for me from past years is that the best plan is one that I can pivot from if the draft dictates it.

Probably sounds cliche. Can’t force it. Mocks are good because they give you an idea of the range of players in each round. I like to make lists of targets & their tiers for each round.

If anyone from a prior round’s tier is left on the list it’s an automatic, regardless of position (I mean, won’t take a QB2 in 1 QB league, obv) Otherwise I go by the tier and look where the various positions have the biggest tier breaks. If there’s a cliff coming at a given position, that’s my pick.

Every time I fall in love with specific players or positions in a real draft, i either overlook value at another position, or I see “my guy” picked and it sends me into a little panic. Then I’m scrambling for an alternate player, still stinking from the snipe.

 

[need2know]

Auction

 

[Hot Sauce Guy]

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This of course is the correct answer.

 

[need2know]

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This of course is the correct answer.

just started doing them a couple years ago. wow what a difference