If you are drafting from the 12th spot, you may feel like you got cheated. Everyone else gets to pick a player in Round 1 before you. The Round 2 first pick doesn't seem to make up for it.
Some of my favorite teams this season have been drafted from the corners, and I think there is a pretty good reason for that. Drafting on the end sets you free from ADP. You don't have to worry about whether someone will be there next round because next round is always either one pick or 20+ picks away.
You are free to take the guys you want, which is exactly what I did below. It also happens to be a pretty good place to draft with whatever strategy you prefer. Balanced, Hero RB, Bully RB, Zero RB -- they are all available.
Check out how the balanced version looks and see if it is for you. This is our 12-part, pick-by-pick series where me, Jamey Eisenberg, Dan Schneier, Dave Richard, and Jacob Gibbs all took part in a six-person mock draft. We each built two of the 12 teams in this 14-round draft to show you a different strategy from each spot.
As a reference point, all touchdowns in this league are worth six points, and we award one point for every 10 yards rushing and receiving and one point for every 25 yards passing. We also award one point for every reception. We feature a starting lineup of QB, 2 RB, 3 WR, TE and FLEX (RB/WR/TE). 1.12 De'Von Achane, RB, Dolphins2.01 Drake London, WR, Falcons3.12 Tetairoa McMillan, WR, Panthers4.01 Colston Loveland, TE, Bears5.12 Cam Skattebo, RB, Giants6.01 Marshawn Lloyd, RB, Packers7.12 Jayden Daniels, QB, Commanders8.01 Alec Pierce, WR, Colts9.12 RJ Harvey, RB, Broncos10.01 Chuba Hubbard, RB, Panthers11.12 Deebo Samuel, WR, 49ers12.01 Jared Goff, QB, Lions13.12 Brian Robinson, Jr., RB, Falcons14.01 Keenan Allen, WR, Colts Achane is one of the biggest swing plays of this season.
He was over 20 PPR Fantasy points per game on a mediocre offense last year but many people are worried that this Dolphins team is so bad that he's going to bust. Pairing him with a couple of high-volume receivers in London and McMillan gives the team a much more reasonable feeling floor in this format. One thing I talked about on a recent podcast is that at the three-four turn I feel much better about the receivers and Loveland than I do about the running backs.
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