The Late-Round Fantasy Football Podcast on Ja'Marr Chase

PodcastLate-Round Perspectives: Drew DavenportJuly 3, 2026

From the episode

if people are sitting back and Jamar Chase goes for 48 bucks, when you should be going for 60, then you need to be bidding.

Mentioned at 24:15 – 24:27

STACKED’s take

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Chase at $48 (vs. $60 value) requires bidding to avoid later squeeze.

JJ Zachariason illustrates the closed-system principle of auction drafting using Jamar Chase as an example: if Chase goes for $48 when he should be $60, you must bid him up at $49 because prices in a finite pool will rise and you'll be squeezed later. This exemplifies how underpriced elite players create bidding obligations and why passing on deals leads to overspending elsewhere.