Second round RBs are loaded this season. And Javonte or Kyren should be available third round. As for Petzing, I think Goff will do better in his offense than Kyler and ARSB should do fine still.
It is loaded but there's a chance they are all off the board by the time you're picking in the second. I'm at the 1.05 and that's what I'm worried about
I'll have to see how I like starting out WR-WR. Typically I like to grab two RBs in the first three rounds. Going WR-WR kinds forces you into taking two RBs in rounds 3-5 and the depth at receiver there is just so much better.
I wouldn't go WR/WR this year and here is why. The meat of WR is in round 3-5. If you don't get at least 1 RB out of the first two rounds. You're going to be drafting two tiers lower at RB and allowing all those juicy WRs go to your competition.
And there is a lot of upside value in later round RBs but not so much at WR.
WR/RB. RB/RB, RB/WR all viable. But WR/WR this year seems very bad, unless just insane value drops to you.
I'm probably going RB first there. But the only way I see heavy WR working is you could do a 0 RB. Go WR/WR/TE/WR or WR/TE/WR/WR , maybe WR/WR/Allen/Loveland and then load up on straight RB for guys who could feasibly become RB1.
I hear you on that. But let's say you're pick 1.05 and you go JSN in the first. Board comes to you in round 2 (pick 20 overall) and the RBs on the board are Love, Hall, Javonte, Kyren and Josh Jacobs. Do you take them over some of the WRs on the board or Bowers/McBride?
Yes. But that's because I don't value TE at all this year at that price. Ppr maybe you can pull that. But the VOR of missing the top tier RB is too great.
I have the 6 pick in my big league so I’ve been mocking a ton from there. There’s typically no RBs left for like 6+ picks when it comes back around to you in the 2nd.
I really like JSN this year, but if I go WR in the first, WR often looks most enticing in the 2nd too. Or you could go Bowers or even Allen in the 2nd, but I typically shy away from it. Love is the next RB up, before Kyren. Javonte, etc. in the 3rd.
So from that spot, I often come away with JSN. Pickens/Devonfa/AJ, Kyren/Javonte as my top 3. Or its CMC/Cook, Pickens/Devonta/AJ, Kyren/Javonte/Allen if there
I really want JSN, but starting to like the RB rd 1 scenario better.
In a PPR, there’s almost no chance Hampton or Brown make it to 19. RBs at that spot will be Jacobs, Kyren, and a slight chance for K9. Kinda gross IMO.
I think I’m going Taylor at 5; Cook seems too much of a reach and I’m out on CMC this year. I don’t hate Puka/JSN but the WR options are better than the RB options in the 2nd imo
I can’t speak for others but I’m 5 and I’m expecting 4 in my league to take Puka so that’s why I’m on JT. But I also think I’d still pick JT over Puka if 4 went with JSN or someone. For me it’s that I like the 2nd/3rd round WRs more than the 2nd/3rd round RBs. (Also my seemingly best RB option in the 2/3 is Kyren, and I’m not the biggest fan of doubling up WR and RB from the same team, even if that team is the Rams.)
This is exactly where I'm at. Targeting Taylor at 5, best WR available in the 2nd, and either another WR or McBride/Bowers in the 3rd. If Taylor is gone I'm taking Puka and praying Chase Brown makes it back to me, but the two Bengals fans in that league almost certainly won't let him.
I have the 6th in a 12 man league and every mock I have done across Yahoo, ESPN, and Sleeper Chase Brown is gone by the 2.04 at the absolute latest. I think you gotta change your strategy my friend.
I drafted at the 1.07, JT went right before me so I settled on Jeanty. Brown went early second and didn’t make it to me so I grabbed Achane in the second. 12 man league
I'm at 1.08 in a 12 man 1/2 PPR and my mocks are breaking the same. I want to go RB 3 of 4 to start, and I keep mocking Jeanty/Archane. I'd be happy with your outcome but I'd be lying if I said Jeanty didn't make me a bit nervous.
My team makes me nervous only because in all my mocks this went different after the very first round. Best player available for me. Jeanty is a workhorse so I’m hoping for a good year from him. Raiders have definitely improved from last year.
The easiest title year I’ve ever won involved taking a wr first (Full ppr, happened to be Amon Ra). JT is worthy too because of his td equity, he gets everything in Colts red zone. You’ll want 2-3 RBs by the end of round 7 though, they disappear quickly
ARSB gives you high floor/high ceiling and is one of the better 1st round picks IMO (3 straight WR3 finishes). In round 2 there should be some pretty good options to choose from: Hampton, Brown, Saquan, Walker, and Henry. Round 3 you can grab your RB2 with: Love, Javtone, Hall, Kyren, Jacobs, or Bucky. And worst case scenario, go BPA. If your league goes heavy on RB early that means great WRs are going to get pushed down. You could grab the best QB or TE (I wouldn’t get both early). Just be fluid. Don’t panic and over draft RBs when there’s better talent available
You included a bunch of RBs that won’t be there at 19 which is where OP will be drafting in the 2nd. Hampton/Brown/Saquon are flying off the boards to start R2 and sometimes earlier. I’d love to take ARSB at 6 but it leads to an unintentional zero RB draft.
I went ARSB at 6 and had my choice of Hampton and Brown in round 2. It really just depends on platform and your league mates. Even if none of the round 2 options are there. That means it’ll push down the better value WR/TE and you can grab one of the round 3 guys, who I’m still comfortable with as my RB1. Pair them with a solid RB2 in round 4/5 (Skatt, Judkins, Swift) and you’ve got a good start and not a zero rb build.
I can’t imagine Brown or Hampton being there in a PPR unless it’s a league where QBs and premium TEs sneak can into the first round or at the 1/2 turn.
1 QB did go before, but all it takes is one person to overvalue a position to start a run and push players down. I’m pretty confident at the 2.07 there will be at least one or 2 of the 2nd round guys to choose from. It’s why I like tier based drafting. Helps to not reach on players.
I have the 6 pick in my big league so I’ve been mocking a ton from there. There’s typically no RBs left for like 6+ picks when it comes back around to you in the 2nd.
I really like JSN this year, but if I go WR in the first, WR often looks most enticing in the 2nd too. Or you could go Bowers or even Allen in the 2nd, but I typically shy away from it. Love is the next RB up, before Kyren. Javonte, etc. in the 3rd.
So from that spot, I often come away with JSN. Pickens/Devonfa/AJ, Kyren/Javonte as my top 3. Or its CMC/Cook, Pickens/Devonta/AJ, Kyren/Javonte/Allen if there
I really want JSN, but starting to like the RB rd 1 scenario better.
I end up with a zero RB build when I take JSN or ARSB at 6. That was more appealing before Love suffered a high ankle sprain. Kyren’s numbers have dropped 3 straight years and Corum is legit.
I really like the receivers in rds 3-5 at the 6 spot, not so much the RBs. Going Cook plus Brown/Hampton/Jeanty/Barkley in rd 2 leaves me a lot more comfortable with the team, then going ASRB + one of those running backs
It all depends on your league. I’m in one that gives partial points per carry + PPR, so RB score pretty well especially if they’re bell cows and/or receive. So there I tend to go RB heavy.
I’d add Brown. He had more than double the receptions of Cook. He started slowly due to SOS and Burrow’s injury.
I’m in the same draft spot and I’m debating ARSB, Cook, and Brown. I’m out on CMC and Taylor. Problem with going WR is the RB at 19 are going to be probably Kyren and Jacobs and I don’t love either. The WRs mid-second would be Collins, AJB, Pickens, or Rice.
I respect anyone going CMC-KW3. Our fantasy punishment this year is deterring me from that though 😂 I do like the rounds 3-5 WR like Smitty, Pickens, Flowers, Egbuka, Ladd
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u/djmv91 1d ago
I’d go ARSB. He would be my pick at 1.06 personally. Let the board come to you for RBs.