Keeper question, WHIR (1 Viewer)

• 12-team, keeper rules are the following:
  
  Can keep up to 3 players drafted after round 5 (so 6th round = 1st keeper round)
  
• Year 1 = 1 round prior to draft round (drafted in round 6 = 5th round pick), if added as FA = last round keeper
  
• Year 2 = 1/2 of previous year keeper round (kept in year 1 for a 6th round pick = 3rd round pick in year 2)
  
• Year 3 = 1st round pick. 
  

•  Nick Chubb (5th round 2nd year) 
  
• Austin Ekeler (6th round 1st year)
  

• Alvin Kamara (1st round, 3rd year)
  
  we do a draft lotto, so it's possible i can choose the 12th pick
  

• Who would you keep as your 3rd/ final keeper? Won't say where I'm leaning so there's no bias
  

jwsbowler said:

Interesting keeper rules, I will admit, never seen this before.  So, let me get straight in my head:  

Chubb was an 11th round pick, so first year kept for a round 10 pick, 2nd year round 5.
Ekeler was a 7th round pick, so first year is round 6 pick, could be kept for year 2 as a 3 rounder.

So as you have things written, you can keep Chark for a 17th?  or Metcalf for an 11th? as year 1 keepers...   Chark for me, this is unbelievable value if my head has it correctly.  

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4th&inches said:

Thanks for the response. Your head has the rules understood correctly. I drafted Chubb in the 11th round 2yrs ago, kept him for a 10th last year, making him a 5th round pick this year. 
 

all players added via FA/WW pickups can be kept for the last round pick (17th), which is why both Chark & Gronk can be kept for a last rd pick. 
 

just curious; any thoughts/ insight into Andrews in the 12th? I generally see him getting drafted in the 3/4th rounds, so once keepers are removed, that’d likely make him a solid 3rd round draft pick if thrown back in the player pool. 
 

thanks again 

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Truebluey said:

Very interesting league rules!  I would love that in my league but they are boring and would never go for it.

DJ Chark is the slam dunk choice here. Monster WR dominator, has been the stand-out of training camp, and you have him 17th this year, 12th next, and then 7th, which makes him a great three-year value. With Chubb and Ekeler already kept, you don't need to keep Kamara.

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Gally said:

For me I would not keep Ekeler and I would keep Chubb, Metcalf and Andrews.  I think you get better long term value for those guys and I expect both to have huge years this year.

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4th&inches said:

thanks for the reply. 

Just curious though; with this only being a 3yr keeper league (3rd year = 1st round pick), why is your thoughts to pass on Ekeler since the long-term is really only 2-3 seasons. 

again, thanks for the help

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Gally said:

I don't think Ekeler will repeat last year.  I am not high on him and I am really high on Metcalf.  The third choice really comes down to those two guys for me and I would rather have Metcalf. 

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• Chubb
  
• Ekeler,
  
• Andrews
  

4th&inches said:

thanks for the reply. 

Just curious though; with this only being a 3yr keeper league (3rd year = 1st round pick), why is your thoughts to pass on Ekeler since the long-term is really only 2-3 seasons. 

again, thanks for the help

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4th&inches said:

Thank for the follow up. 

FWIW, the league just voted to approve a 4th keeper spot this year, so I can add 1 more to the above. 

with the addition, leaning:

• Chubb
  
• Ekeler,
  
• Andrews
  

and then have to decide between DK in the 11th or Chark in the 17th. 

thanks again

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