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21 min
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Jun 23, 2026
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Tue, June 23, 2026
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Derrick HenryJameson WilliamsMalik WillisBrian Thomas Jr.Sam DarnoldBo NixBreece HallDavid MontgomeryJalen HurtsJayden DanielsJeremiyah LoveJoe BurrowKenneth GainwellKenneth Walker III
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Aaron Rodgers

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Available at 114 overall as a late-round quarterback option, though analyst expects his ADP to change by season start.

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Alec Pierce

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Analyst thinks Pierce is terrible at his current ADP.

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Amon-Ra St. Brown

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St. Brown paired with Saquon Barkley is the preferred pairing over Christian McCaffrey alone, exemplifying the WR-RB strategy's superiority.

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Austin Ekeler

PositiveValue0:07

Austin Ekeler is viewed as a pretty obvious riser in ADP.

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Bijan Robinson

NegativeProjection0:20

The analyst missed out on Bijan Robinson in the draft, which was a gamble that didn't pay off, leading to settling for Jameson Williams instead.

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Bo Nix

PositiveProjection0:15

Analyst feels fine with Bo Nix as a late-round quarterback option in a streaming strategy.

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PositiveProjection0:17

Bo Nix is mentioned as a superior fantasy option compared to Sam Darnold, suggesting higher ceiling potential.

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Brandon Aiyuk

PositiveRole0:07

Brandon Aiyuk's potential move to the Washington Commanders could impact Terry McLaurin's ADP.

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Brandon Aubrey

NegativeValue0:18

Brandon Aubrey was overpriced in the draft despite being a quality kicker on a good team.

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Breece Hall

PositiveRole0:09

Identified as an anchor running back for another team in the league, with the player starting him every week.

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Analyst regrets not securing him and notes he could have had a breakout season, but Hall was taken in round six.

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Brian Robinson

PositiveSleeper0:19

Brian Robinson Jr. is mentioned as an alternative late-round bench running back option with potential upside.

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Brian Thomas Jr.

PositiveValue0:12

Analyst likes Brian Thomas Jr. much more than the market and believes his rookie season with Mac Jones is closer to his true talent level than his performance last year, when he played through both lower body and wrist injuries.

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PositiveValue0:12

Analyst likes Brian Thomas Jr. much more than the market, believing his rookie season with Mac Jones is more representative of his true talent than last year when he played through lower body and wrist injuries that limited his route running and catch ability.

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PositiveProjection0:13

Analyst has Brian Thomas Jr. ranked ahead of Parker Washington in his rankings, and is comfortable playing him interchangeably with Jameson Williams week-to-week.

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PositiveRole0:19

Brian Thomas Jr. is drafted as a wide receiver and will compete for flex consideration in week one.

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Brock Purdy

PositiveValue0:09

Listed as one of the late-round quarterback options (12th quarterback off the board) that makes sense to target instead of early QB selection.

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Bucky Irving

NegativeRole0:05

Bucky Irving is in a 1A/1B situation with Kenneth Gainwell and will lose goal-line work to Sean Tucker, having recorded zero rushing touchdowns inside the five and only one rushing touchdown all season.

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C.J. Stroud

NegativeMatchup0:19

C.J. Stroud looked like the worst quarterback anyone has ever seen in the postseason against the New England Patriots, suggesting vulnerability in week one against the Bills.

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Caleb Williams

NegativeValue0:14

Analyst would not take Caleb Williams in the sixth round on Yahoo, viewing quarterbacks going that early as overpriced and not part of his Yahoo fantasy strategy.

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Cameron Dicker

PositiveValue0:18

Cameron Dicker is a preferred kicker choice due to playing in a dome and the analyst's belief in the Mike McDaniel offensive system.

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Carnell Tate

PositiveValue0:11

Analyst would have preferred to draft Tate in the fifth round instead of Tucker Kraft.

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CeeDee Lamb

PositiveValue0:02

Lamb paired with Chase Brown represents a superior WR-RB pairing compared to other draft strategies.

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Chase Brown

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Chase Brown paired with CeeDee Lamb exemplifies the optimal WR-RB pairing strategy.

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Chris Olave

NegativeValue0:03

If you wait until round 3+ to take your first WR, Olave becomes your ceiling option, which is insufficient compared to elite WR1s and leaves you unable to win weekly WR matchups.

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Christian McCaffrey

NegativeValue0:02

McCaffrey as a first-round pick is less valuable than the JSN-Walker pairing, as it leaves you without a top-tier WR and forces you to chase WR1 ceiling later.

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Colston Loveland

PositiveValue0:06

Colston Loveland is mentioned as a potential option in the fourth round, though the analyst is not crazy about him at that ADP on Yahoo.

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Davante Adams

PositiveDepth Chart0:18

Davante Adams was traded away by the Packers as part of their organizational commitment to narrowing the target tree.

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David Montgomery

PositiveValue0:09

Pushed back into the sixth round and analyst would be comfortable with him as running back three, offering a high floor.

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Analyst regrets not securing him and notes he could have provided a very high floor, but Montgomery was taken in round six.

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Derrick Henry

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In the third round, analyst would definitely take Henry over Scat Abu and Breece Hall, viewing him as a strong value despite his age and lack of pass-catching ability.

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Despite being old and not catching passes, Derrick Henry is a third-round pick on Yahoo and represents surprising value given the analyst's historical avoidance of older RBs.

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NegativeProjection0:05

Henry was the 16th highest-scoring running back heading into week 17 and has no pass-catching floor, making it hard to build fantasy value on touchdowns alone.

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PositiveProjection0:14

Analyst notes that Ken Walker, Derrick Henry, and Tony Pollard all have different bye weeks, which provides roster flexibility.

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Derrick Henry is drafted as a primary running back in the balanced build roster.

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Garrett Wilson

PositiveValue0:06

Garrett Wilson is part of a comfortable part of the draft board in the fourth round that the analyst likes.

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Jadarian Price

PositiveValue0:06

Judarian Price has an ADP of 67 and is highlighted as a huge value in the fifth round.

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Jalen Hurts

PositiveValue0:08

Jalen Hurts is passed on in the fifth round by the analyst.

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PositiveValue0:09

Available in the fifth round but analyst passes on him, preferring to wait on quarterback selection.

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Jameson Williams

PositiveValue0:08

Analyst selects Jameson Williams in the fifth round as a value pick.

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Selected in the fifth round as a clear flex starter option, preferred over taking a quarterback early.

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PositiveBreakout0:15

Analyst is hoping Jameson Williams will be the breakout wide receiver in this roster construction.

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Jameson Williams is drafted as a primary wide receiver in the balanced build roster and will compete for flex consideration in week one.

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NegativeValue0:20

Jameson Williams was the fallback pick after missing on Bijan Robinson, and the analyst would take back this selection in hindsight.

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Javonte Williams

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Javonte Williams is mentioned as a potential fifth-round option but is passed over for Ladd McConkey.

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Jaxon Smith-Njigba

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JSN paired with Kenneth Walker represents the optimal start in redraft this year, with a WR-RB pairing being superior to RB-RB or WR-WR starts.

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Jayden Daniels

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Jayden Daniels has an ADP of 52 and is not available in the fifth round, so the analyst passes on him.

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Analyst expected a chance to get Daniels but he was taken earlier with an ADP of 52, making him unavailable in the fifth round.

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Jaylen Waddle

PositiveValue0:06

Jaylen Waddle is part of a comfortable part of the draft board in the fourth round that the analyst likes.

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Jaylen Warren

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Analyst does not want to buy the top on Warren, suggesting he is overvalued.

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Jeremiyah Love

PositiveValue0:05

Analyst views Derrick Henry versus Jeremiah Love as a close comparison in the third round.

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Presented as a reasonable alternative to Walker in the same draft round, suggesting comparable value.

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Joe Burrow

PositiveValue0:08

Joe Burrow is passed on in the fifth round by the analyst.

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Available in the fifth round but analyst passes on him, preferring to wait on quarterback selection.

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Jonathon Brooks

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Analyst mentions Jonathan Brooks as one of several zero running back targets available for later-round selection.

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Jordan Addison

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Analyst would have preferred to draft Addison in the fifth round instead of Tucker Kraft.

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Jordan Mason

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Analyst mentions Jordan Mason as one of several zero running back targets available for later-round selection.

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Josh Jacobs

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Josh Jacobs has a pending legal issue that impacts his draft consideration.

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Justin Jefferson

PositiveProjection0:03

Jefferson deserves to be in the WR1 tier despite his ADP being suppressed by 2025 season concerns, as overall Vikings QB play with Kyler Murray should improve significantly.

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Kenneth Gainwell

PositiveRole0:15

Analyst is taking Kenneth Gainwell as a running back option, preferring him over taking a quarterback early.

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Kenny Gainwell is drafted as a primary running back in the balanced build roster.

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Kenneth Walker III

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Kenneth Walker is the highest-ranked RB on Flock Fantasy at 18, making him the ideal pairing with JSN for an optimal WR-RB redraft start.

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Kenneth Walker is drafted as a primary running back in the balanced build roster.

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Kyler Murray

PositiveValue0:09

Listed as one of the late-round quarterback options (12th quarterback off the board) that makes sense to target instead of early QB selection.

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Ladd McConkey

PositiveValue0:06

Analyst takes Ladd McConkey in the fourth round, viewing it as a nice value pick that fits well with the team construction.

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Ladd McConkey is drafted as a primary wide receiver in the balanced build roster.

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Luther Burden

PositiveValue0:07

Luther Burden was ranked highest by the analyst and can be obtained in the fifth round in Yahoo and casual leagues, representing excellent value as a target.

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Malik Willis

PositiveProjection0:16

Analyst is taking Malik Willis as a late-round quarterback, viewing him as a potential answer similar to Trey Lance and Justin Fields, with the belief that quarterbacks with over 100 rush attempts have a 94% chance of finishing as top-12 fantasy quarterbacks.

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Of all quarterbacks with over 100 rush attempts in the last 15 NFL seasons, 94% finish as a top 12 quarterback in fantasy football, suggesting Willis has significant upside if he maintains high rushing volume.

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NegativeProjection0:16

Analyst acknowledges that the Dolphins offense is so weak that even with rushing volume, Malik Willis may not be able to finish as a top-12 quarterback due to lack of quality wide receivers.

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The Dolphins' weak offensive weapons and overall offensive struggles may prevent Willis from reaching top 12 quarterback status despite high rushing volume.

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Malik Willis is drafted as the primary quarterback in the balanced build roster construction.

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Marvin Harrison Jr.

PositiveValue0:11

Analyst would have preferred to draft Harrison Jr. in the fifth round instead of Tucker Kraft.

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Matthew Golden

PositiveBreakout0:17

Matthew Golden is one of the analyst's favorite breakout bets at wide receiver due to the Packers' organizational commitment to narrowing the target tree and increased opportunity.

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Mike Washington Jr.

PositiveSleeper0:19

Mike Washington Jr., the handcuff for Ashton Jeanty, is mentioned as an alternative late-round bench running back option with potential upside.

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Nico Collins

PositiveProjection0:01

Nico Collins is ranked as the top WR option available but is being compared unfavorably to the JSN-Walker pairing in terms of overall value.

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Parker Washington

PositiveValue0:14

Analyst views Parker Washington available in the ninth round on Yahoo as a pretty clear target, noting that some receivers seem relatively overpriced at that stage.

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Patrick Mahomes

PositiveValue0:09

Listed as one of the late-round quarterback options (12th quarterback off the board) that makes sense to target instead of early QB selection.

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Puka Nacua

PositiveProjection0:03

Puka is included in the elite WR1 scoring tier alongside Chase, JSN, St. Brown, and Lamb.

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Rachaad White

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Analyst mentions Rashaad White as one of several zero running back targets available for later-round selection.

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Rhamondre Stevenson

PositiveValue0:12

Analyst notes that Stevenson makes a good bit of sense at his current ADP.

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Rico Dowdle

PositiveValue0:12

Analyst does not want to buy the top on Dowdle, suggesting he is overvalued.

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Romeo Doubs

PositiveDepth Chart0:18

Romeo Doubs was let walk by the Packers as part of their organizational commitment to narrowing the target tree.

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Sam Darnold

PositiveValue0:17

Darnold offers a comfortable streaming option with the JSN connection, allowing for confident weekly starts despite not being a league-winner caliber quarterback.

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Analyst is taking Sam Darnold as a second quarterback to pair with JSN, allowing him to stream the position comfortably in a given week.

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Sam Darnold is drafted as the secondary quarterback in the balanced build roster construction.

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Saquon Barkley

PositiveValue0:02

Barkley paired with St. Brown exemplifies the superior WR-RB pairing strategy over RB-RB or WR-WR starts.

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Tank Bigsby

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Tank Bigsby is selected as a late-round bench running back with potential upside if early-round backs ahead of him get injured or if he gains information through early-season play.

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Tee Higgins

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Tee Higgins is part of a comfortable part of the draft board in the fourth round that the analyst likes.

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Terry McLaurin

PositiveValue0:07

Terry McLaurin is not a fan favorite for the analyst and his ADP may rise closer to the season if Brandon Aiyuk doesn't join the Washington Commanders.

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Analyst is not a fan of McLaurin and notes he is available in the fifth round, implying he is not a priority target.

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Tony Pollard

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Analyst is taking Tony Pollard as running back three, a player he feels comfortable starting in any given week, which opens up flexibility for the rest of the draft.

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Tony Pollard is drafted as a primary running back in the balanced build roster and will compete for flex consideration in week one.

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TreVeyon Henderson

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Identified as an anchor running back for another team in the league, with the player starting him every week.

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Trevor Lawrence

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Analyst is stacking Trevor Lawrence with Brian Thomas Jr., viewing stacking as quite important in home league formats.

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Trevor Lawrence is mentioned as a superior fantasy option compared to Sam Darnold, suggesting higher ceiling potential.

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Tucker Kraft

PositiveUsage0:10

Analyst is making a big bet on Kraft adding to his yards after catch, noting he has been the most efficient yards after catch pass catcher in football over the most recent two seasons, comparable to George Kittle.

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Tyjae Spears

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Analyst mentions Tajae Spears as one of several zero running back targets available for later-round selection.

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Tyler Warren

NegativeValue0:07

Tyler Warren goes very early in drafts, suggesting he may be overvalued.

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Tyrone Tracy

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Analyst mentions Tyron Tracy Jr. as one of several zero running back targets available for later-round selection.

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Zay Flowers

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Zay Flowers is part of a comfortable part of the draft board in the fourth round that the analyst likes.

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Full transcript

Episode Transcript

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0:00My very first Yahoo fantasy football draft of the year. We've already done one for ESPN. We're going to do one for
0:05all the major fantasy football platforms. This will be my first time seeing the average draft positions here.
0:09We are drafting out of the 1.6 in this league. Pretty standard settings.
0:14Quarterback, two wide receivers, two running backs, one tight end, one flex.
0:18I mean, generally speaking, I do kind of like to have the extra flex, but I would just like to use a relatively balanced
0:24strategy here outside of the top Wow, Amari and Hilton. Well, hey. I'm not going to be complaining about this. And I you know what? That's actually a a
0:31pretty good point to raise, which is that quite often in our home leagues, we do have people who will make decisions
0:38that we are not used to. You know, you you watch a ton of fantasy football videos. You subscribe to this channel.
0:43You subscribe to Flock Fantasy. Maybe you have an account over at flockfantasy.com. I've got that overlay there in the bottom left corner with the
0:50rankings from the site pulled up. People are going to make some weird decisions.
0:54There are also going to be weird average draft positions. Again, this is my first time pulling this up, but there are some
1:00ADPs that I don't necessarily agree with. Guys who I think are way lower. I mean, Derrick Henry actually being a third round pick on Yahoo is kind of
1:08crazy. You've got the quarterbacks way pushed up. Lamar Jackson is here at expert rank 33, ADP 32. And after I did
1:15the ESPN draft, you guys were very helpful by letting me know that the ADPs are going to tighten up a little bit.
1:21But by and large, every website that you can draft fantasy football teams on is going to have some weird rankings, right? I mean, that's just kind of the
1:28nature of the being. And we can sort of just always abuse the default settings.
1:32But we began with Jaxon Smith-Njigba. So, structurally, I'm very uncomfortable with this pick taking another wide receiver. I know that Nico Collins is
1:41the top here. I'm guessing I was going to say I bet by our Flock Fantasy ranking that Kenneth Walker is going to
1:46be the highest, which is true. Kenneth Walker average ranking here of 18. So, that is who we are going to take, which
1:52gives us Basically, to me, what is kind of the This is the optimal start in a redraft this year. It's really nice to start
2:00wide receiver running back, honestly, as opposed to running back wide receiver.
2:04Like think about which pairing you would rather have. JSN and Ken Walker or Christian McCaffrey or Nico Collins. Or or put it even further, right? Don't
2:12even make it about the team that I've drafted, but would you rather have St.
2:16Brown and Barkley or Jonathan Taylor and Drake London? To me, that is not close at all. I would rather have St. Brown
2:22and Barkley. I'd rather have Lamb and Chase Brown. I'd rather have the team that I just drafted right here, JSN Ken
2:27Walker.
2:29Whereas looking at some of the other teams in this draft, the wide receiver wide receiver starts, I think you are just pretty far behind the eight ball in
2:36terms of finding running back one scores, which are basically I mean that's the most important thing in fantasy football right now. And if you
2:43do the running back running back start, you go into a given week, you're going to go set your lineup, you're going
2:48against your opponents, and you're like, "I'm not sure that I like this, you know, I'm not sure loving bringing Devonta Smith to a Nico Collins JSN
2:56fight." You know, I I think that we are so obsessed with running back floor and running back ceiling in fantasy football
3:03right now. And this is actually a point that Mason made to me, but if you are not taking your first wide receiver
3:08until round three, round four, round five, it's going to be really really hard to find the ceiling at wide receiver. You know, wide receiver one
3:16scores, the points per game for Chase, Puka, JSN, St. Brown, Lamb. And I would include Jefferson in that group as well,
3:23though Jefferson's Jefferson's 2025 season is doing, you know, quite a bit of work to keep his ADP suppressed, though I do think the overall
3:32quarterback play for the Vikings is going to be so much better this year with Kyler Murray that I do think he
3:37clearly deserves to be in that tier.
3:39You get so far behind at wide receiver, you know, like let's say that instead of JSN, I would have taken McCaffrey. My
3:47first wide receiver being Chris Olave, is there ever going to be a time when I go into a weekly matchup against anyone
3:54where I feel really, really comfortable that I'm going to win at wide receiver.
3:58You know, probably not. I I'm probably never going to project to beat the Puka team, even the Neighbors team. Neighbors did go in the second round here. I think
4:06that is a little bit optimistic based on what I expect Neighbors' return to health to be. I mean, I probably am higher on
4:15Malik Neighbors than the average fantasy football analyst, but I don't like taking him in the second round of fantasy football drafts right now
4:22without any clarity on his health. Like I think to me he's like almost an ideal I mean, he's definitely an ideal fourth
4:28round pick. And there are some websites where you can get him in the fourth round due to his potential stay on the
4:33pup. We are on the clock. To me, this is a pretty easy click. It's going to be Derrick Henry. I can't believe I'm
4:39saying this, you know, how many years have I played fantasy football and shied away from older running backs, shied away from running backs who don't catch
4:46passes. Derrick Henry, uh you know, I mean, look, he doesn't do either. He doesn't do any of these things. Derrick Henry is old and Derrick Henry does not
4:53catch any passes. Last season, I wonder how many games did Derrick Henry have more than two receptions last season?
4:59One against Kansas City. He had three receptions in an 11-point game against Minnesota, two catches against Cleveland, and two catches against the
5:07Jets. He builds in absolutely no pass-catching floor there, which is I mean, it's just very, very hard to make your hay as a running back just on
5:15touchdowns. And until that week 17 game, Derrick Henry was not a running back one, right? I mean, he was well outside.
5:22Actually, I believe heading into that game, he was the 16th highest-scoring running back in fantasy football. But in the third round, when you're looking at
5:30I mean, Scat Abu just went at 3.5, I would definitely take Henry over Scat Abu. I would definitely take Henry over
5:36Breece. I think Honestly, I actually do think Derrick Henry versus Jeremiah Love is sort of close, but even, you know, Josh Jacobs with the pending legal
5:45issue, Bucky Irving is clearly I think, in a 1A 1B situation with Kenneth Gainwell. We also are probably going to have Sean Tucker coming in and stealing
5:55some of the goal line work. I mean, Bucky Irving last year, zero rushes inside the five. I I I just really can't
6:01get over how he just he had one rushing touchdown the whole season. I mean, that's crazy stuff to have one rushing touchdown in an
6:09entire fantasy football season for Bucky Irving, but that is indeed what happened. And now we are set up to be able to take advantage of like, I think,
6:17a pretty comfortable part of the board where coming up Tee Higgins, Garrett Wilson, potentially Colston Loveland, Ladd McConkey, Zay Flowers I like,
6:26Waddle I like. And then coming back around in round five, we can potentially take a third running back if we want. We
6:33can see what the room gives us. I do like a lot of the fifth round running backs. I mean, I guess I can just look
6:39at the actual running backs who go in the fifth round here.
6:42I mean, wow. Some huge values here, actually, on Yahoo. And Buy Shell Touton, ADP of 68. Judarian Price, ADP of 67. We are on the clock now. I could
6:54take Javonte Williams. I I'm going to take Ladd McConkey, though, which gives us a team of JSN, Ladd McConkey, Ken Walker, and Derrick Henry. Ladd McConkey
7:03in the fourth feels quite nice. I I believe Luther Burden was who I had ranked highest there, but I think in a
7:09Yahoo room and in some more casual leagues, there's probably a chance for you to be able to get Luther Burden in
7:16the fifth round. Like, I would think getting a little bit closer to the season, Terry McLaurin's ADP will probably rise a little bit if Brandon
7:23Aiyuk does not become a member of the Washington Commanders. Ekeler, I think, is a pretty obvious riser. In fact, let me sort by ADP instead of by expert
7:32rank. Yes, you've got Tyler Warren who goes very early. Um yeah, Luther Burden, I think I might be able to get him
7:38coming around in the fifth. And if If get Luther Burden in the fifth in your league, I mean, that's about as good as
7:44it gets in terms of being a target. So, I feel good about the base that we have done. The two wide receiver two running
7:50back start, if you are not going to be a Brock Bowers drafter, if you're not going to be a McBride drafter. Loveland
7:55in the fourth round, honestly, on Yahoo, I'm not crazy about it. This to me is basically the ideal start. And you don't
8:01have to like the same players I like, like maybe you don't like Ladd McConkey, maybe you don't like Ken Walker. I I
8:06know Mason does not like Ken Walker, maybe you don't like Derrick Henry.
8:09That's totally fine. Instead of Walker, you could have taken Jeremiah Love there, instead of Henry, you could have taken Kyren. I I think those are both
8:16the reasonable choices, but structurally, I don't really think it gets much easier than doing exactly this in terms of positional distribution.
8:25Coming up here in the fifth round, there are plenty of guys that I am, honestly, well ahead of their average draft
8:30position on Yahoo on. We've got Terry McLaurin, who is not even really a fan favorite for me. Looks like the quarterbacks go very early, uh which you
8:40do often see in some of these sites.
8:42This would not be a range where I would be taking quarterback at all. It doesn't even make sense for my team. What I'm
8:49going to do is I'm going to select I'm going to select Jameson Williams, actually. I was thinking there was potentially a chance we'd get Jayden
8:55Daniels, but that's not going to happen here with an ADP of 52. And I would be passing on Burrow, Daniels, Hurts in the
9:01fifth round. I think this is the exact format where late round quarterback makes sense. Like being able to get one of whoever the 12th quarterback off the
9:09board is. I mean, Lawrence, Mahomes, Nicks, Purdy, Kyler Murray, I think are jump scare on Aaron Rodgers at 114 overall. I I would imagine that's going
9:19to change by the time the season starts.
9:21So, we add in a clear flex starter, or maybe we end up playing matchups in season with Ladd and with Jamison. And
9:28the reason why I passed on running back there is it does look like with the quarterbacks going a little bit earlier,
9:34you have Montgomery, Price, and Tuton, who are all kind of pushed back into the sixth round. I would be comfortable with really any of those guys as my
9:42running back three. And once you get your anchors, I mean, this is I think the big thing that we need to be
9:48thinking about for home leagues in 2026, which is that once you get your two anchors, so we've got Walker, we've got
9:55Henry. Uh let's look at some of the other teams here who have some anchors.
9:58So, another anchor team would be this guy Jake right here who has Breece Hall and Trevion Henderson. He's got his anchors. He's starting those guys every
10:07Wow, okay. Well, I I hope I get J'Darien Price here cuz Tooten, Hubbard, and David Montgomery all just went, so I
10:12might have made a mistake.
10:15Because we skipped on wide receiver in round two and in round three, we definitely have a lower floor and honestly a lower ceiling with those wide
10:24receiver picks as well. So, I got I got played here. Um all the guys I was counting on went.
10:30So, now it looks like I think my best bet is probably going to be trying to win another position. So, what we're
10:38going to do instead is I'm going to take Tucker Kraft because it's unlikely now that my position of strength in season
10:45is going to be my running back three.
10:47You know, I could have gotten a breakout season out of J'Darien Price. I could have got a breakout season out of Byrce
10:53Hall Tooten. I could have got a very high floor season out of David Montgomery. If I could take that one back, I definitely would. I I
11:00would frankly rather have these guys who just went in round six and any wide receiver available than what I ended up doing. Like give me
11:09Byrce Hall Tooten in round five, get rid of Tucker Kraft, and give me you know, give me Marvin Harrison Jr. Uh give me
11:16Jordan Addison, give me Carnell Tate.
11:19Any of those guys would have been preferable to what happened there.
11:23Not that it's the end of the world to try and win a different position because now I'm trying to win tight end. You
11:28know, I'm making a big bet on Tucker Kraft adding to his yards after catch, the most efficient yards after catch pass catcher in all of football the most
11:36recent two seasons. Like no one has been better than Tucker Kraft. It's been George Kittle-esque actually how good he has been after the catch. But that is
11:45something that you're going to have to do in a lot of your leagues, right? You are going to have to try and be nimble.
11:50You're going to have to remain water.
11:51And if the gamble you make, which I don't hate making, right? I mean, you should be trying to build super teams so
11:57you can absolutely punish your buddies.
12:00It didn't work in this given team. I could have potentially taken Fant in there, but there's a chance that Fant gets all the way back around. But what
12:06you don't want to do, I think, is in general, I don't want to be buying the top on Rico Dowdle, on Jaylen Warren. Um
12:14you know, I mean, Alec Pierce I think is terrible here. Ramondre actually makes a good bit of sense here. I would say
12:19Ramondre is one of my It looks like uh the highest ranked over on the flock tab is Brian Thomas Jr. Looks like we're all
12:27kind of higher on the wide receivers here. And again, I've got my anchor, and I did the zero running back video
12:33yesterday. There are plenty of zero running back targets left here. I mean, JCN, Gainwell, uh Jonathan Brooks, Rashaad White, uh Jordan Mason, Tyron
12:43Tracy Jr., Tajae Spears, Jona Culman.
12:45There are There are plenty of guys left for us to execute a little bit more. I guess this would be kind of be like
12:51bimodal here at running back not to sound like too much of a dweeb. Yeah, so what we're going to do is I am just
12:57going to take Brian Thomas Jr., a player who I like. I like Brian Thomas Jr. much more than the market. I tend to believe
13:05that the version that we saw of him as a rookie with Mac Jones is much closer to who he is than what we saw from him last
13:12year. He just played through a bunch of injuries last year. He had both a lower body injury and a wrist injury. The
13:18wrist injury was really costing him the ability to generate routes and targets and catches over the middle of the field. So I like buying on Brian Thomas
13:25Jr. I I have him in my rankings ahead of Parker Washington. I know that is a little bit controversial these days, but
13:32definitely just kind of playing the board in a given week between Brian Thomas Jr. and between Jameson Williams feels fine for me.
13:41Also means that we can take Trevor Lawrence and have him stacked, which is something that I like doing more than the average person in a home league. I
13:49actually think stacking is quite important in these leagues. And then we're going to go ahead. I actually we're going to take Tony Pollard with
13:58this pick as our running back three, which to me really sort of opens up basically the rest of our draft at this
14:06point. I'm not going to feel beholden to any position. My running back three is a guy I will feel comfortable starting in
14:13a given week. Ken Walker, Derrick Henry, and Tony Pollard all have a different bye week, which is quite nice, which means you know,
14:20this was always my move back in the day.
14:21I'm sure you guys have all had your favorite, but like how many times have you picked up, dropped, and picked up
14:27Nyheim Hines or James White or Shane Vereen?
14:32I mean the Chiefs have had these guys, Smush Parker Ryan, Jerick McKinnon. I mean could have been Breida Smith last year, but it
14:39wasn't. I'm sure we've all experienced this numerous times. Although I did just want to note something here. Parker Washington available in the ninth round
14:48would be a pretty clear target to me on Yahoo, where some of these guys seem relatively overpriced. I mean all the
14:57quarterbacks going here, Dart in the sixth, Caleb Williams in the sixth, Herbert, Dak. I mean those guys would not be a part of my Yahoo fantasy
15:05football strategy at all. I would definitely not be into that. So we have JSN Ladd Walker Henry Kraft Jameson Williams, Brian Thomas Jr., and Tony
15:15Pollard feeling very good about just like the distribution of our points and we are going to need a breakout wide receiver. I mean, we're kind of hoping
15:24it's going to be Jameson Williams.
15:26Kenneth Gainwell is top at running back.
15:29Quarterback is getting a little bit thin here. Um Bo Nix, I think I feel fine with. I mean, we we are probably just
15:37setting ourselves up to stream quarterback. So, actually, I'm going to take Gainwell instead because I don't really care about the difference between
15:45these quarterbacks. If you're the last one to take a quarterback in your league, which it looks like I am at this
15:51point. Blue, team one, team two, team three has two, team four has two. Chris has not taken one yet. Uh the team right
16:00behind me did just take it. This looks like there's some auto drafters in here, but this team has two. This team has
16:05one. This team has two. So, we are basically going to end up being, you know, kind of in that quarterback 15
16:10range, which is fine. Honestly, I mean, you once you are not taking Josh Allen or Lamar Jackson anyways, you know you
16:17are probably not going to win the quarterback position. Uh I'm not going to take Stafford. What I'm going to do is I mean, hey, this is something I'm
16:25doing in real leagues with my real money, is I'm going to take Malik Willis.
16:31Where I feel that Malik Willis can kind of be the answer to, you know, Trey Lance, Justin Fields, even going way
16:37back in the day, Tim Tebow. And then, understanding that I'm not going to be able to get by with just Malik Willis,
16:43right? I mean, that is not going to work. You're not going to be able to win your league with just Malik Willis a
16:48quarterback unless he truly, truly is running like 10, 11 times per game. I believe the number is of all quarterbacks with over 100 rush attempts
16:57in the most recent 15 NFL seasons, 94% of them finish as a top 12 quarterback in fantasy football. Now,
17:06the Dolphins might be so turbo awful on offense that it doesn't matter how many times Malik Willis runs, he's still not
17:13going to be able to be a top 12 quarterback. They have no good wide receivers on the entire team. So, what
17:19I'm going to do is now I'm going to take Sam Darnold. So, now I have the Sam Darnold JSN connection in a given week I
17:25can feel totally comfortable starting Sam Darnold in fantasy football. Is Am I going to win because of Sam Darnold? Is Sam Darnold, you know, ever really going
17:33to beat Bo Nix or Trevor Lawrence? I mean, the answer to that is probably not. Uh Tyler Shock actually would have
17:38been another option. I quite like Tyler Shock for fantasy football. So, we have our two quarterbacks. Almost our entire roster is filled out here. We probably
17:47need one more breakout bet at wide receiver. There are plenty of options here. Drafting this early, I would actually say Stefon Diggs or Deebo
17:56Samuel makes some sense, but I'm going to draft Matthew Golden who is one of my favorite breakout bets at wide receiver.
18:02The Green Bay Packers let Romeo Doubs walk. They traded away Davante Adams.
18:06It's the first time they have made an organizational commitment to narrowing the target tree. All the receivers on the team have complained about this.
18:15They've all been like, "Hey, we are not running enough routes. It's hard to get into a rhythm. It's hard to feel
18:19consistency on offense." They're making a huge bet on Matthew Golden and it might be a bad bet. They might not be
18:25getting great odds on that bet, but in terms of bench wide receivers, I like to get the information early. Like I feel
18:31like by like week three or week four we're going to be like, "Okay, uh I can cut Matthew Golden like pretty
18:37comfortably." Uh you know what? Let's just Let's get our kicker out of the way here. Let's get Oh, who's a good You know what? We're
18:44going to take Cameron Dicker. I actually like to take kickers early in my home leagues. Like I like to take the Chiefs
18:49kicker or Brandon Aubrey. I mean, Aubrey was way overpriced in this. The Buffalo Bills kicker. Just a good kicker on a
18:56good team.
18:57Dicker gets to play in a dome. You know, we are generally believers in the Mike McDaniel offensive system. If you're a
19:03big believer in in Herbert. I have not looked at the the week one defensive matchups yet, so I don't really know. Um
19:10I don't know. Let's go with the Let's go with the Buffalo Bills. I believe the Buffalo Bills played the Texans in week
19:15one. The last time we saw C.J. Stroud in the post season against New England Patriots, he looked like the worst quarterback anyone has ever seen, which
19:23now sets us up to be able to take a zero running back target in our final round.
19:27Our team is Malik Willis and Sam Darnold at quarterback. We have got JSN, Ladd McConkey, Jameson Williams, and Matthew Golden as
19:37our receivers with Brian Thomas Jr. Our running backs are Kenneth Walker, Derrick Henry, Tony Pollard, Kenny Gainwell. Now is our time to add on Uh
19:46uh if you're drafting early, it could be a guy you're going to get some information on, or you just hope that
19:51the winds blow your way and the running back ahead of him gets injured. There are plenty of guys like this who are
19:57relatively interesting. The one we're going to take in this draft is going to be Tank Bigsby, but I mean, it could be
20:03Brian Thomas Jr., could be Mike Brian Thomas Jr., Brian Robinson Jr., could be Mike Washington Jr., who is the handcuff for Ashton Jeanty. We're going
20:11to take Tank Bigsby. Honestly, a well a well-executed team, in in my opinion. Like I I think that by and large, if I could draft teams like this
20:22time after time in home leagues, I would be relatively happy with it. I would think that I would think that it
20:29is is a well-executed strategy. I mean, I don't know if the I don't know if the Yahoo system is going to give me an A,
20:36but I think that our starting lineup is quite good. I don't think we are particularly weak at any position. Uh we're we don't love our flex. You know,
20:44we're going to have to choose week one between Jamo, BTJ, and Tony Pollard.
20:48Could definitely be better there, but I made a gamble on the Bijan Robinson pick and didn't get him, and ended up with
20:55Jameson Williams, which I I suppose that I would take back. But, make sure you like this video. Make sure you are
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