ignatiusjreilly
Footballguy
I was looking for one of those "6th pick redraft" threads but it seems like no one does those anymore, because all the search results were from like 2018.
In any event, my question really isn't about a specific draft slot. It's a dilemma I find I'm encountering as I prepare for my main money draft that I would imagine also applies to others drafting in the same area.
Background: 14-team non-PPR, start 2 RBs/3WRs/no flex. The non-PPR makes RBs. more valuable, but the 3 WRs makes WRs more scarce. I'm slated to pick 6th.
I'm assuming the first four picks in most drafts will be some combo of Chase, Saquon, Gibbs and Bijan. Maybe in PPRs Jefferson or Lamb will sneak in there, but knowing my league's history it's unlikely to happen. That's when things get interesting.
Here's who I could see going in the next few picks:
RBs
Henry (remember, this is non-PPR)
CMC
Jeanty
WRs
Jefferson
Lamb
ARSB
Puka
Here's my current decision flowchart (definitely subject to change before Monday's draft):
The other thing I should add about my league is that, with 2RBs and no flex, I tend to go Hero RB. Get a stud early and hope my RB2 pans out, but if not there's a good chance I can fill that spot with either a later-round pick or a WW add.
Anyway, that's my thinking. How are others viewing the middle of the first round?
In any event, my question really isn't about a specific draft slot. It's a dilemma I find I'm encountering as I prepare for my main money draft that I would imagine also applies to others drafting in the same area.
Background: 14-team non-PPR, start 2 RBs/3WRs/no flex. The non-PPR makes RBs. more valuable, but the 3 WRs makes WRs more scarce. I'm slated to pick 6th.
I'm assuming the first four picks in most drafts will be some combo of Chase, Saquon, Gibbs and Bijan. Maybe in PPRs Jefferson or Lamb will sneak in there, but knowing my league's history it's unlikely to happen. That's when things get interesting.
Here's who I could see going in the next few picks:
RBs
Henry (remember, this is non-PPR)
CMC
Jeanty
WRs
Jefferson
Lamb
ARSB
Puka
Here's my current decision flowchart (definitely subject to change before Monday's draft):
- If any of the Big Four fall to me at 6, smash the Draft button
- If Henry/CMC are available, take them, in that order
- By definition, I would have to get one of the Big Four or those 2 RBs by the time I pick at 6, but speaking more generally, after those I would go JJ, Lamb and ARSB . Then Puka, though I'm a little nervous about taking any Rams because of the Stafford situation. I'd really prefer not to take Jeanty in the first round (maaaaybe at the end of the first, but I'd go Jacobs before I'd take him).
The other thing I should add about my league is that, with 2RBs and no flex, I tend to go Hero RB. Get a stud early and hope my RB2 pans out, but if not there's a good chance I can fill that spot with either a later-round pick or a WW add.
Anyway, that's my thinking. How are others viewing the middle of the first round?