Before you know it, it will be fantasy football draft time. During the next few weeks, I will be conducting several mock drafts. During the drafts, I will pick in all 12 positions, with all sorts of scenarios.
As a rule, I prefer to draft two starting running backs within the first four rounds. It is a tried-and-true strategy, which has done me well for 25-plus years. The mock drafts I do will all assume 12 teams are in the league (unless otherwise noted) with the following positions: quarterback, two running backs, three wide receivers, tight end, a flex (running back, wide receiver or tight end), kicker, team defense and six bench spots. So, it is a 16-round snake draft.
Here is the latest scenario: 10-team league, half-PPR. (See Also: No. 1 pick, No. 2 pick, No. 3 pick, No. 4 pick, No. 5 pick, No. 6 pick, No. 7 pick, No. 8 pick, No. 9 pick, No. 10 pick, No. 11 pick, No. 12 pick)
I have the fifth overall pick; let’s see how it all works out. In this format, we are playing in a half-point-per-reception league, which means that every reception is worth a half-point.
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Here is my roster:
Round 1, Pick 5: Puka Nacua, WR, Los Angeles Rams
Round 2, Pick 6: Drake London, WR, Atlanta Falcons
Round 3, Pick 5: Kyren Williams, RB, Los Angeles Rams
Round 4, Pick 6: Zay Flowers, WR, Baltimore Ravens
Round 5, Pick 5: Travis Etienne, RB, New Orleans Saints
Round 6, Pick 6: Tyler Warren, TE, Indianapolis Colts
Round 7, Pick 5: Parker Washington, WR, Jacksonville Jaguars
Round 8, Pick 6: Jadarian Price, RB, Seattle Seahawks
Round 9, Pick 5: Rhamondre Stevenson, RB, New England Patriots
Round 10, Pick 6: Michael Wilson, WR, Arizona Cardinals
Round 11, Pick 5: Dak Prescott, QB, Dallas Cowboys
Round 12, Pick 6: Tyler Allgeier, RB, Atlanta Falcons
Round 13, Pick 5: Denver Broncos Defense
Round 14, Pick 6: Brandon Aubrey, K, Dallas Cowboys
Round 15, Pick 5: Denzel Boston, WR, Cleveland Browns
Round 16, Pick 5: Braelon Allen, RB, New York Jets
Some observations:
Ten-team drafts always feel weird to me, as I feel everyone drafts a great team. My strategy in 10-team leagues goes like this:
- Wait until after the ninth team takes a quarterback to draft a quarterback yourself.
- Draft a top-four tight end (this means Brock Bowers, Trey McBride, Colston Loveland or Tyler Warren) or wait until after Round 10.
- Draft the best player available early and often.
- We are still taking a defense and kicker in Rounds 12-14.
- Take some fliers late.
This draft the above was executed perfectly, in my biased opinion.
This is a championship-level team!
What do you think? Let me know by leaving a comment or contacting me on Twitter @KZfansfantasy.
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