OT: Fantasy Football Draft Targets
With OT season coming to an end and many of us having our fantasy football drafts in the coming days, I thought I'd take this final opportunity to see who the board is targeting in their drafts this year. Who do you guys like for sleepers/values/breakouts? Any draft strategy you would like to share? Who is going to win you your league?
Some of my targets:
QB-
I normally don't take qb's until later in the draft. My value pick here is Jared Goff. Like Shea, he has 3 top options at wr and a young innovative coach behind the offense. I just don't see how he doesn't put up big #'s this year. I also think Cam has a bounce back year and like Josh Allen for my sleeper.
RB-
Would love to have 2 of James Connor, Dalvin Cook & Kerryon Johnson on my team. I hope to take a chance later with David Montgomery or Miles Sanders. Damien Harris is another rookie to keep an eye on. Plenty of value for Justin Jackson late if Melvin sits for an extended time.
Wr-
Davante Adams would be my first choice. I really like T.Y. Hilton and Robert Woods. Curtis Samuel (I'm sorry. You can neg me for this) is my breakout for wr's this year. I like Donte Moncrief & Michael Gallup late in drafts.
TE-
I don't really see myself drafting a TE until late this year. Besides Kelce, I'm just not excited about anyone. Maybe Vance in the mid rounds? I could use some help here. Also, this got me thinking... anyone have an update on Butt?
Who you guys/gals got?
August 22nd, 2019 at 4:20 PM ^
Doesn't matter. If I get the #1 RB, WR and QB, they'll all go out with injuries and I'll still finish in 7th place out of 10 teams.
I have had one of, if not the best team, almost every year and by mid-season I'm playing backup RBs as my 1s etc.
August 22nd, 2019 at 4:37 PM ^
I'm glad I'm not the only person who this happens to. I was prepared to not join our league again this year after years of frustration and bad luck. But I caved and upped for another year. Coincidentally (or not) I got the #1 pick in my division. But as you say, doesn't matter. Whichever RB or WR I pick will get suspended or injured in the 2nd game. Last year it was Leonard Fournette. Who will it be this year?
August 22nd, 2019 at 4:29 PM ^
Jake Butt is back practicing, I believe it was announced yesterday he was participating on the field again.
A late sleeper I have seen is Desean Jackson seems to fall. Could be a boom or bust flex option now that he is back with Philly.
Mark Ingram is getting drafted in the later rounds but is the starting back for Baltimore who is super run heavy.
Kareem Hunt is suspended for a chunk of the season but should be considered a late pickup. Especially for a playoff push. He will have fresh legs.
Josh Gordon is back. He will go semi early 4-6 round but he is a monster when not high.
I definitely agree with OP that Curtis Samuel should have a solid year. Miles Sanders is interesting with Jordan Howard there. Will probably put up more numbers as the season goes on.
DJ Moore could also have a solid season for Carolina?
August 22nd, 2019 at 5:38 PM ^
Hunt is going in the 8th round. Too expensive for me. He won't be available to play until week 10 and he will be coming in as a backup. I can't justify spending that high of a draft pick on him
August 22nd, 2019 at 4:39 PM ^
Too much drama with Cam. I’d pick Stafford instead.
August 22nd, 2019 at 5:09 PM ^
Wow. Stafford, really? Are you a rival team in the same league?
August 22nd, 2019 at 6:52 PM ^
No. I retired from FF a couple years ago. I was a two-time champ in a competitive league. Now I offer free advice to people to help them build a championship roster.
August 22nd, 2019 at 7:22 PM ^
Well drafting Stafford as a fantasy football starter in a 12-man league seems like shitty advice to me.
August 22nd, 2019 at 11:20 PM ^
That’s why you’re not a two time champ who is now retired. Keep drafting scrubs.
August 23rd, 2019 at 7:56 AM ^
Lol. I didn't realize that I was supposed to post my fantasy football resume for you. I still play because I win money from my dumb friends.
August 22nd, 2019 at 8:45 PM ^
LOL..love the fantasy football parody. Hilarious.
August 22nd, 2019 at 4:42 PM ^
Depends on when you get to pick. #1-3 are easy- top 3 RB. Then...what to do about Zeke. Adams or Hopkins? Joe Mixon? Good rbs on bad teams make me worried. Lots of interesting choices this year.
One of my 2 leagues has a Superflex this year. Might make drafting a bit more interesting....
August 22nd, 2019 at 5:09 PM ^
Superflex will be the new PPR in a few years. It makes QBs more valuable. Something is not quite right when the most important position in the game keeps loosing (relative) value.
August 22nd, 2019 at 8:05 PM ^
I like Nick Chubb, Dalvin Cook, and James Connor over Mixon.
August 22nd, 2019 at 5:08 PM ^
I would wait until late late late in the draft to get a QB. To me it makes a ton of sense to have both Kyler Murray and Lamar Jackson, both prolific on the ground and at least one of them is going to hit (I think/hope).
August 22nd, 2019 at 5:10 PM ^
Don't draft any Lions.
Profit.
August 22nd, 2019 at 5:40 PM ^
I'll try to stay away and probably end up with Stafford, Kerryon, Golladay, Jones & Hockensen
August 22nd, 2019 at 5:40 PM ^
Especially if you live in the state of Michigan. It never fails, every year Ive done fantasy pretty much every Lion gets drafted ahead of their value.
That said I would like for my fantasy team to be staying at the Golladay Inn.
August 22nd, 2019 at 5:36 PM ^
After going week to week last year hoping Dalvin Cook would get unleahsed, I'm not falling for that again...hell no.
(He'll of course go for 1800 yards and 14 tds + 4 receiving tds)
August 24th, 2019 at 9:21 AM ^
Same here. I’ve had him as a keeper for the last two years and it’s been torture. I also had Derrick Henry for two years as a 9th round keeper and I finally had enough. I cut bait the week before he dropped 250 and 5tds. Fantasy is so cruel. I fully expect Dalvin to blow up this year.
August 22nd, 2019 at 5:44 PM ^
As a dynasty player embarking on a few redraft leagues next week, I can tell you with all the conviction in the world that you should own all the guys I own and that if you don't your team is clearly in a 5 year rebuild and you should trade me all your guys for draft picks.
August 22nd, 2019 at 6:15 PM ^
It's good to have a strategy I guess but has it ever worked out for you in a draft? I've planned picks and targets out before...then all my guys are gone way before I expected. Then I start talking myself into some guy not on the list, then I panic and make a terrible pick.
August 22nd, 2019 at 7:02 PM ^
Kittle is a top 2 or 3 TE. Niners have nothing else.
August 22nd, 2019 at 8:07 PM ^
Matt Breida and Deebo Samuel are good value late.
August 22nd, 2019 at 7:27 PM ^
Darren Waller is a guy you may want to target for a TE that no one should know about. I follow the Raiders pretty closely, and he’s been a mismatch nightmare for opposing defenses since camp started. There is a reason why we let Jared Cook walk without offering him a contract. I thought I was in the clear with Waller for my draft until Hard Knocks did a feature on him last episode pretty much saying how underrated he was going into this season.
August 22nd, 2019 at 8:48 PM ^
When I saw the beginning of that feature with his highlights, I thought he was one of their sleeper WRs. Definitely targeting him in the later rounds. I love having guys that are fun to root for.
August 22nd, 2019 at 8:14 PM ^
Some TEs: I'd skip Kittle and Ertz and get OJ Howard if you're looking for one in the first five rounds. If you're looking later, MacDonald, David Njoku, and Mark Andrews are good picks.
Some guys that are good value who haven't been mentioned: Damien Williams (KC RB), Christian Kirk (AZ WR), Dede Westbrook (Jville WR), N'Keal Harry (NE WR), Anthony Miller (CHI WR). Lots of WR value late this year.
August 22nd, 2019 at 9:50 PM ^
Barkley, Kamara, McCaffrey should be the 1.2.3. Followed by Mahomes, Elliott, David Johnson, Le’Veon Bell, Todd Gurley, James Connor, Deondre Hopkins to round out top 10.
August 22nd, 2019 at 10:40 PM ^
Tyrell Williams
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jdon
August 23rd, 2019 at 12:51 PM ^
I have the #1 pick this year. Leaning Saquan there with CMC option 1B (Kamara is being kept).
At the 2-3 turn I am looking at a top WR (Evans, Keenan Allen) and likely another RB (Founette, Gordon, DWilliams, Cook if he drops). I want nothing to do with AB this year.
At 4-5 turn, likely targeting receivers (Godwin, Woods, Cooks, Diggs)
6-7 is looking like TE (Henry) and another RB (James White).
And of course, this entire strategy will be gone 1 round into the draft.