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Straight up is anyone drafting Gordon right now (especially BB leagues (1 Viewer)

Kwai Chang Caine

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Wanted to stay out of that huge thread. Real simple: if you're drafting now (MFL best ball or whatever) are you taking a flyer on him and where?

Wasted pick (especially in best ball) or lottery ticket?

 
For redraft I wouldn't take him until round 20 or something as a pure lottery ticket. If I've missed out on a top TE or QB I'd probably rather take long shots at those positions instead of looking at Gordon. I fully expect him to miss at least this season. In dynasty I'm looking at him around round 6-8, depending on who else falls to me. But I still see people taking him in the 4th round of dynasty drafts so you might not get him as late as round 6.

 
I would not have any draft until after Friday for sure, but even a little later, but after Friday, we will have a clear picture on if he will be available , or not.

If he gets nothing, obviously, he's a top pick.

If he gets 8 games, he won't last past the 6th round in most leagues.

Anything between 2 and 6 games, he is drafted as a WR2.

 
I recklessly drafted him as the 212th overall pick in Anarchy which is a total points league while a major kicker run was on.

I was correctly criticized for potentially wasting this pick and taking a zero at the spot. But I just thought what if Gordon does end up playing this season? I could have taken Andre Roberts who I like or some other safer picks than Gordon. But I do not play this league to finish 4th or 5th place by making safe picks. I draft most players based on their upside in this format.

In best ball or redraft where you can just dump Gordon if you find out he wont play I think he offers more value than a total points format.

 
Just took him in the 15th of a staff mock. I might have pushed my luck to the 16th, but I was drafting at the turn, which means sometimes you have to "reach" a bit.

We were at a point in the draft where teams were starting to draft defenses, which to me is the right time to be taking risks. Yes, chances are huge I just wasted a pick. Chances are pretty great those defenses that are being drafted there will just be dropped within the first few weeks, too.

 

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