![]() There are just so few running backs that I feel comfortable investing heavily into, and this draft room went surprisingly heavy on the mid-round RBs. Leaning into Zero-RBĪfter starting the draft with Burrow, Pitts, Murray, and Higgins – I was already thinking about going Zero-RB. The Bengals must find a way to keep Burrow, Chase, and Higgins – which won’t be easy. Just 24 years old, Higgins is entering the final year of his rookie deal. Higgins is priced at a slight injury discount right now. Keep in mind, Higgins dealt with a few injuries last year (concussion, ankle, hamstring) while Chase played through a brutal hip injury until he was forced to miss five games mid-season. Chase is a stronger mid-tier WR1, while Higgins has been a solid back-end WR1 and great WR2. Over their 27 full games played together, Chase and Higgins have both produced as fantasy WR1s. So, I sent my upcoming 4th round pick (and two mid-round pick swaps) to jump up and take Higgins. Higgins slipped to a point where he was a massive value in my rankings, and I love the idea of stacking him with Burrow. Ja’Marr Chase is a superstar, but Higgins has been nothing but a strong fantasy back-end WR1. Tee Higgins is someone I’ve been actively working to acquire in my dynasty leagues. But for fantasy, the reward in Round 3 outweighed the risk. The downside risk is two-fold – 1) Kyler may never run like he used to, and 2) the Cardinals may no longer view him as their QB of the future. Kyler has finished as QB14, QB4, QB5, and QB12 by fantasy points per game in his career. Murray had his ACL repaired on January 3rd this year – putting his 10-month return window around Week 4-5 this season. ![]() Burrow and RG3 had “worse” knee injuries than Murray. Joe Burrow, Robert Griffin, Deshaun Watson, and Carson Wentz all recently tore their ACLs, and all four of those QBs returned to play within 10 months of surgery. However, I have no idea where this “rumor” of Kyler missing 2023 started.Ībout the only way I could see Arizona pulling the plug on Kyler in 2023 is if he suffers a setback or if the team starts the season 0-10. Is there a chance he misses 10 games? Absolutely. There is certainly risk with Murray coming off an ACL tear while playing for a rebuilding team, but Murray is priced at his floor in dynasty right now. Kyler Murray has been discounted to a point where he is a value in all fantasy formats. I’m not afraid to take on risk early in drafts at premium positions if there is an upside case, and my third-round pick was a true home run swing. After the WRs dried up a bit, I was happy to pivot to Pitts. Pitts is by far and away the dynasty TE1 and is one of my favorite players to draft this year with Fantasy Groupthink out on him. The cheaper price is deserved, but not this cheap. Pitts was going in the first round of TE premium dynasty startups last year and slid all of the way out of the top 20 players in this draft. Ultimately, I took the first tight end off of the board in Kyle Pitts. And I thought I might have a chance at Olave in Round 3. Daniel Jones was also a consideration – he’s still a little underrated in dynasty. I wanted Richardson, but he went two picks before my selection at 2.09. Only one QB ( Anthony Richardson) was drafted between picks 13-20. The second round was a lot more RB/WR heavy. The only two non-QBs taken were Jefferson and Chase. 10 of the first 12 picks of the draft were QBs. Unsurprisingly, the sharp draft room appropriately valued quarterbacks in this league. I wanted Hurts the most, but was happy to land Burrow. Justin Jefferson or Ja’Marr Chase did not factor in my decision because those four QBs have extremely high long-term ceilings at the premium position in this format. I got lucky and drew the 4th pick, which meant I was locking in one of Josh Allen, Jalen Hurts, or Joe Burrow as my QB1. TE2 – Michael Mayer (Round 11) Picking from 4th overall Scoring is 4 points/pass TD, 1 PPR for RB/WR, 1.5 PPR for TEĬan not draft more than 3 QBs (but can roster more than 3 post-draft) Must start 1 QB, 2 RB, 2 WR, 1 TE, 1 FLEX (RB/WR/TE), 1 Superflex, 1 K, and 1 D/ST I entered a Superflex + TE premium league with the following requirements/rules: There are a variety of leagues you can play, from best ball to Superflex.įFPC scoring is TE Premium, which is a fun and necessary quirk to help tight ends be fantasy-relevant long-term in dynasty. The FFPC runs the best dynasty leagues with entry fees costing as little as $100 or up to $5,000. With NFL rosters taking shape, July is the time to put stamps on your favorite players and strategies for the long term. This part of the summer is a great time to play all forms of fantasy football – especially Dynasty fantasy football. With half of the year gone and NFL training camps right around the corner, we have been hard at work this offseason getting all of our research prepared for the upcoming season.
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