ignatiusjreilly
Footballguy
I feel like this has become the hardest part of my draft each year, along with drafting a TE (and don't think I don't have a thread on that one coming, too). Last year I actually did OK across my various leagues, drafting Jacobs, Robinson and Javonte, who all basically put up RB2 numbers. Still, it's gotten harder and harder as we've become increasingly aware of the RB Dead Zone, along with the more recent trend of overhyped rookies (Trey Sermon, anyone?)
The best results I've had in recent years came when I went RB-RB in 2020 and hit on Kamara-Aaron Jones. Of course, that also meant I ended up with DJ Moore as my WR1, which might not have ended well if I hadn't flipped him for AJ Brown (in part because my strong starters allowed me to include my depth RB, Swift, as part of the deal). Some years, though, that strategy is just not possible; I hit Round 2 and there are no reliable RBs I want to take ahead of the WRs available at that point.
My draft strategy is still rounding into form, but I'm starting to feel like I either want to draft my RB2 in Round 2 or else in Round 5/6. Even there, some of the guys I'm targeting may get hyped up in the next week or so and move into the Dead Zone.
I'll avoid mentioning specific names for now because I still don't have a good handle on ADPs, but for those of you who are already in the middle of drafts, what value are you seeing?
The best results I've had in recent years came when I went RB-RB in 2020 and hit on Kamara-Aaron Jones. Of course, that also meant I ended up with DJ Moore as my WR1, which might not have ended well if I hadn't flipped him for AJ Brown (in part because my strong starters allowed me to include my depth RB, Swift, as part of the deal). Some years, though, that strategy is just not possible; I hit Round 2 and there are no reliable RBs I want to take ahead of the WRs available at that point.
My draft strategy is still rounding into form, but I'm starting to feel like I either want to draft my RB2 in Round 2 or else in Round 5/6. Even there, some of the guys I'm targeting may get hyped up in the next week or so and move into the Dead Zone.
I'll avoid mentioning specific names for now because I still don't have a good handle on ADPs, but for those of you who are already in the middle of drafts, what value are you seeing?