Fantasy Football drafts are underway, and the season is quickly approaching! Figured it would be fun to get this underway and get some commentary on drafts.

ETA: Oops did not mean to make the title 2026 lol

Ten-man league, .5 PPR, 2RB/3WR/2FLEX

QB: Joe Burrow
RB: De'Von Achane
RB: Ken Walker
WR: Ja'Marr Chase
WR: Ladd McConkey
WR: DeVonta Smith
TE: Mark Andrews
Flex: Xavier Worthy
Flex: Deebo Samuel
K: Will Lutz
DST: Houston

Bench: Jordan Mason, Jayden Higgins, Jaydon Blue, Rhamondre Stevenson, Ollie Gordon, Rashod Bateman

That's fair. IMO, the injury risk with Walker is overblown; he has played in 15 games the last two seasons. I let my maroon glasses get the better of me when I drafted Achane...when he was sitting there at the end of the second, I just couldn't let him go. He is my favorite Aggie of all time after Johnny.

I think Mason will be a great value pick, David Montgomery-lite. Hoping Blue will pop too...Dallas's RB room is weird.

Like you said, I can start five WRs, so it made sense to load up there.

I agree he only missed 15 games, but he is a roller coaster to roster. I remember being agonized by his doubtful/questionable weekly status.

PPR 12-team league. First time to play FFB.

QB: Brock Purdy
RB: Saquon Barkley
RB: Josh Jacobs
WR: Marvin Harrison
WR: DeVonta Smith
TE: Trey McBride
Flex: Jakobi Meyers (drafted Sunday evening, before the news)
Flex: Emeka Egbuka
K: Chase McLaughlin
Def: Vikings

BN: Trey Benson, Jordan Mason, JJ McCarthy, Xavier Legette, Jack Bech, Adam Thielen

I think you can be very happy with that draft. Only thing is that Bech is likely not going to start soon and Legette is likely a player you will drop. That is my opinion.

In one of my 12 team ppr leagues i traded 1.01.
I got 3.04, 2.09, and 8.09 (for 1.01, 11.1, 12.12).


I really just didn't like the prospects of getting good running backs in that 1 draft spot

Agree with that team assessment. Really like Mason and McCarthy but not a fan of the rest of the bench.

12 team, full PPR. 2 rb, 2 wr, 1 flex and a bunch of bench spots. Went hero RB at the 1.07 and love the team. Nico somehow almost fell to me in the 2nd and I would have taken him over Brown but he was grabbed the pick right before mine.

Qb: Allen
Rb: CMC
RB: Brown
WR: D Adams
WR: TMac
Flex: Hampton
TE: Kraft
K: Bass
Def: Cardinals (streaming)

Bench: McCarthy, Mason, B Robinson, Egbuka, Meyers, Odunze, Tre Harris and I took a flyer on Cooper after the draft once the Raiders picked him up.

Not to be too picky, but hero RB is first pick RB then you dont draft another one until 5th+ round. I dont know how you got Hampton and Allen in a snake draft.

I gotcha…my plan was WR in rd2 but the best option was London there. Like him but I'd be banking on the Penix connection being the real deal vs the known in Brown. Wound up going Rb, rb, qb, rb, wr…so I guess you could call it more zero WR strat in the end.

I took Allen as the first qb off the board because I feel like he has the most solid floor. Hampton making it back around at rd 4 was a surprise.

I like your team alot. What round did you get egbuka?

Got him in the 7th. Wr's that went after him were Flowers, Worthy, Pearsall and then right before I took Odunze, Pickens went off the board.

investorAg83 said:

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Agree with that team assessment. Really like Mason and McCarthy but not a fan of the rest of the bench.

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The WRs seemed non-existent the last 4-5 rounds. I needed more prep on who the value picks were at the lower 1/3 of the rankings. Pearsall was one I really wanted and he got snagged in the early 7th so I went with Egbuka. At least Thielen is going back to the Vikings which makes him more valuable.

Your bench is stacked with good options. Odunze, Robinson, Meyers, and Egbuka all went rounds 6-10 in our draft.

QB:Lamar
RB: Kenneth Walker
RB: Toby Pollard
TE: Tyler Warren
WR: Nico Collins
WR: Drake London
Flex:Rome Oduze
Flex: Ricky Pearsall
K: Will Lutz
D/St: Cardinals
Bench: JK Dobbins, Charbonet, Jaydon Blue, Hollywood, Dylan Sampson, Josh Palmer
PPR scoring drafted 11/12

I'm in a similar position (pick 12 of a ppr) and I don't like how any of my mocks turn out going WR/WR in 1 and 2. I think you have to take at least 1 rb if not both at that spot in the order.

Maybe those receivers will be enough on their own but I think your team would look stronger with someone like Jacobs or Henry instead of London in the 2nd and then picking up a mid round WR with upside.

investorAg83 said:

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I'm in a similar position (pick 12 of a ppr) and I don't like how any of my mocks turn out going WR/WR in 1 and 2. I think you have to take at least 1 rb if not both at that spot in the order.

Maybe those receivers will be enough on their own but I think your team would look stronger with someone like Jacobs or Henry instead of London in the 2nd and then picking up a mid round WR with upside.

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personally disagree I think the RBs in rounds 4 and 5 are great values was almost able to snag Breece along with Walker but he was picked just ahead of me. Also in the later rounds Etiene and Tank Bigsby are great values in Liam Cohens offense and personally I think RJ Harvey going ahead of JK is foolish JK is going to be the lead back

12-team league with 10th pick

6-pt passing TD's; start 3 WR + flex

similar to above...Nico fell to #10 -- had to take him. Then took Jacobs at #15

next picks were #34 and #37. Felt that was too early to jump into the Walker / Conner / Chuba tier of RB's

so this team is WR heavy:

QB - Baker, Dak
RB - Jacobs, Swift, Dobbins. R.White, Ray Davis
WR - Nico, Tee Higgins, JSN, Egbuka
TE - Henry
K - Fairbairn
D/ST -- New England (streaming)

ConstructionAg01 said:

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PPR 12-team league. First time to play FFB.

QB: Brock Purdy
RB: Saquon Barkley
RB: Josh Jacobs
WR: Marvin Harrison
WR: DeVonta Smith
TE: Trey McBride
Flex: Jakobi Meyers (drafted Sunday evening, before the news)
Flex: Emeka Egbuka
K: Chase McLaughlin
Def: Vikings

BN: Trey Benson, Jordan Mason, JJ McCarthy, Xavier Legette, Jack Bech, Adam Thielen

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I like this team. A lot. And with Thielen heading back to Minn Legette moves to #2 behind Tet McMillan. Definitely a hold and watch given how bad Carolina's defense is, they will be in some shootouts. Not a huge fan of Harrison but you will make up for that with McBride and Egbuka

why so many Cardinals?

Captain Hindsight 20/20 said:

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investorAg83 said:

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I'm in a similar position (pick 12 of a ppr) and I don't like how any of my mocks turn out going WR/WR in 1 and 2. I think you have to take at least 1 rb if not both at that spot in the order.

Maybe those receivers will be enough on their own but I think your team would look stronger with someone like Jacobs or Henry instead of London in the 2nd and then picking up a mid round WR with upside.

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personally disagree I think the RBs in rounds 4 and 5 are great values was almost able to snag Breece along with Walker but he was picked just ahead of me. Also in the later rounds Etiene and Tank Bigsby are great values in Liam Cohens offense and personally I think RJ Harvey going ahead of JK is foolish JK is going to be the lead back

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Totally fair. You probably love your team then. We just have very different views on those RB's you mention…every one is on my 'do not draft' list.

Hope you're right.

I think Coker will finish as the #2 WR in Carolina.

had my draft last night. 12 team PPR and I had the #1 pick. I like the team, don't love them. I feel like I have guys that could bounce back and be great, but also sink the ship.


QB:Josh A
WR: Chase
WR: DeVonta Smith
WR: Olave
RB: Jonathan Taylor
RB: Etienne
TE: LaPorta
FLEX: Jauan Jennings
K: Dicker the Kicker
Def: Jets for week 1, but I stream week to week

BN: Kaleb Johnson, Joshua Palmer, Dalton Kincaid, Brian Robinson JR, Cedric Tillman, Romeo Doubs

Actually like the lineup a lot…fortunate to get Taylor in the second.

Yeah I feel like in the 1 spot, you just cant afford to go QB or TE. Almost has to be RB-RB otherwise you have to reach in 4,5. By pick 72 (round 6) it is slimmmm pickings.

investorAg83 said:

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Actually like the lineup a lot…fortunate to get Taylor in the second.

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yes, that was my biggest concern after I saw I had #1 pick. Last season killed me with my lack of production at RB. The drop off at RB is hard and fast after the first round.

ConstructionAg01 said:

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PPR 12-team league. First time to play FFB.

QB: Brock Purdy
RB: Saquon Barkley
RB: Josh Jacobs
WR: Marvin Harrison
WR: DeVonta Smith
TE: Trey McBride
Flex: Jakobi Meyers (drafted Sunday evening, before the news)
Flex: Emeka Egbuka
K: Chase McLaughlin
Def: Vikings

BN: Trey Benson, Jordan Mason, JJ McCarthy, Xavier Legette, Jack Bech, Adam Thielen

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did you draft 3rd? Saquon in rd1 ? Jacobs fell to #22 for you? and McBride at 27?

I'm going to pick 3rd in 12 team PPR... the few mocks I have done this morning have me ending up with a similar roster to yours- or at least landing Saquon and McBride.. .

Saquon is pretty much unanimous PPR #3 overall ADP. ...but all the expert rankings seems to indicate that maybe Lamb or Gibbs are better at #3.

Would you all take Saquon #3 (assuming Ja'marr and Bijan go 1-2 as expected in almost all leagues)? This typically leads to chance at Josh Allen or Bucky Irving at #22 and hopefully Trey McBride at #27. ...I don't like waiting until round 4 at #46 overall to draft a WR in a PPR league, but seems prudent, no?

Gibbs can be the true #1. If Montgomery gets hurt or if he just gets more usage because he has earned it.
I think both barkley and Gibbs have similar floors. Sure Barkley could get hurt but missing 2-3 games isnt necessarily end of the world and the eagles line and offense is so good.
You take Lamb if you think the cowboys will throw the ball 35+ times a game and need to score points because their defense will at best be average.

I drafted from the 4 spot. It went Chase, Bijan, Gibbs (who I thought I'd get), then I chose Saquon. Yes, I grabbed Jacobs 21, McBride 28. And yes, waiting until pick 45 to take your first WR is not fun.

After the first round from the 3/4/5 spot it feels a bit restricted from that spot in the 20-22/27-29 turn, that you have to take RB/TE or RB/QB. The RBs have a sizeable gap between Jacobs/Bucky/Chase then down to Kyren/Cook. And the receivers in those areas (apart from Higgins) don't feel as sure to me as the RBs and QBs available there.

Seize the scoring advantage of: 1. One of the two elite TEs with a big drop after Kittle, 2. One of the elite 4 QBs, but plenty of options later, or 3. A better WR13-15 but less of a scoring advantage over WR18-20 if you wait until the 4th to pick your first WR.

...so... .take Saquon at #3 overall or no?

Another option from that 3rd slot is to take WR then either RB/TE or RB/QB. Lamb+Bucky plus one of the Big 4 QBs is hard to argue with.

that is my internal debate, yes.

draft simulators on fantasy pros almost force me to take Lamb at #3 (with Gibbs and Jefferson and even Nabers still higher than Saquon in their expert rankings), but Saquon is unanimous #3 ADP across all sites in PPR league drafts.

Either way, I'd expect to be looking at either Josh Allen or Bucky Irving at #22 overall and then hoping for McBride at #27 overall, which is right around their ADPs.. If Allen and Irving are both gone at #22, it likely means AJ Brown or Jonathan Taylor has fallen to me, but I'm not that excited about either of them. If McBride is gone before 27, do I draft Kittle like 10-12 spots ahead of his ADP or just F it and go TE0 for a while- it would mean Chase Brown or Kyren Williams fell to me at 27 or I could pull Jayden Daniels just a few spots higher than his ADP there.

dixichkn said:

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why so many Cardinals?

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Honestly, I was focused on drafting the best players and lost track of the bigger picture. The alternatives available for Harrison in the 4th were McLaurin, DJ Moore, Pickens, and Worthy. Probably should have taken McLaurin or Worthy.

Benson was just best available and because Conner has never played a full season in 8 years.

it is interesting...

if I got the #1 pick in a 12-team league...would take Chase at #1

then at the #24/#25 turn...it would be very tempting to go QB -- if none have been taken yet

could have the #1 player at 2 position groups -- which is very nice

obviously would have to work the waiver wire for RB (from the last waiver position -- which can be difficult)

ConstructionAg01 said:

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Another option from that 3rd slot is to take WR then either RB/TE or RB/QB. Lamb+Bucky plus one of the Big 4 QBs is hard to argue with.

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In a 12 teamer you need to be praying Bucky falls to end of the 2nd. He's likely gone by then and you're looking at Kyren or Kamara, etc.