I really shouldn't post this until the results are official, but I'll win the HyperActive 1 dynasty trophy tonight unless Stefon Diggs puts up 50+ standard PPR points. These are 24 team dynasty leagues split into two conferences of 12, with separate player pools for each conference. I've been playing in this league since 2006 and have come close a few times before, but this will be my first time at the top of the mountain if the result holds. Getting to this point has been a multi-year process of bad decisions, mistakes, learning, good decisions and finally some good luck. Here's my lineup and how I acquired them:
QB - Patrick Mahomes (21st pick, 2017 rookie draft)
RB - Derrick Henry (6th pick, 2016 rookie draft)
WR - Brandon Aiyuk (11th pick, 2020 rookie draft)
WR - Mike Evans (2nd pick, 2014 rookie draft)
WR - DJ Moore (5th pick, 2018 rookie draft)
WR - Allen Robinson (10th pick, 2014 rookie draft)
WR - Laviska Shenault (15th pick, 2020 rookie draft)
WR - Adam Thielen (waiver bid, 9/21/2016)
TE - Hayden Hurst (32nd pick, 2018 rookie draft)
Key bench players: Zeke, Gaskin, Deebo, JuJu, H Henry
I had some lean years in these leagues, so it's nice to finally see the plan come together and have your strategies validated by results. Fun thing about dynasty is that the moves you make today can have consequences 4-5+ years later. For example, the pick used to acquire Allen Robinson was made in a straight up trade for Larry Fitzgerald all the way back in 2014. Derrick Henry was an "I guess I'll settle for him" type of pick for me at 1.06 in 2016 while Zeke at 1.01 was the big prize, but in the end it was Henry who fueled the title charge while Zeke sat on the bench for the key games. You just never quite know how it's going to shake out, so all you can do is stack up good players and always try to make good decisions. If you do that, eventually you'll catch the right breaks at the right time.
I've been scaling back my involvement in FF over the last few years. After some good results in most of my leagues these last few seasons, I may ride off into the sunset and only keep 1-2 teams just to have a minor sweat. I have a lot less interest in the sport than I did in the past, and I feel like I've finally proven what I set out to prove, so it makes sense to go out on a high.