Whether I’m at a family birthday party, playing a softball game or I walk past someone at the grocery store, I’m littered with fantasy football questions wherever I go this time of year. I love every minute of it, of course, but in the past, I tried to tell everyone everything they could know before their drafts. I learned my lesson and approached it differently the following season. I figured the best way to provide them with all of my advice was to simply build a series of easy to follow lists. Now it has become an annual tradition and I share it with anyone who wants it. Welcome to the family! For any more specific questions, feel free to hit me up on Twitter.
*All rounds listed are for standard 12-team half-PPR, 1 QB leagues.
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Quarterbacks I Want
- Aaron Rodgers (if he falls to the 6th round)
- Matt Ryan (if he falls to the 8th)
- Jameis Winston (if he is there in the 11th)
- Dak Prescott (last fallback option)
- Kirk Cousins (for two-QB and superflex leagues)
Quarterbacks I’m Avoiding
- Patrick Mahomes (unless he somehow falls to the 5th)
- Russell Wilson
- Ben Roethlisberger
Running Backs I Want to Start
- Any of the clear-cut Top 5 (Kamara, McCaffrey, Saquon D. Johnson, Elliott — in that order)
- Todd Gurley (late 1st)
- Dalvin Cook (late 2nd)
- Melvin Gordon (late 2nd/early 3rd) *top target*
- Marlon Mack (3rd)
- Chris Carson (3rd/4th)
- Sony Michel (4th/5th)
- James White (6th)
- Latavius Murray (“Reach” into the 7th)
Running Backs I’m Avoiding
Running Backs I Want On My Bench
- Darwin Thompson (“Reach” 10th round)
- Adrian Peterson (11th round)
- Tony Pollard (“Reach” into the 11th)
- Justice Hill (“Reach” into the 12th) *top target*
- Alexander Mattison, Damien Harris, Jaylen Samuels, Justin Jackson, Chase Edmonds, Malcolm Brown (Could all be RB1s if their starter suffers an injury/holdout–think James Conner and Nick Chubb last year)
Wide Receivers I Want to Start
- Any of the clear-cut top 5 (Julio, Adams, Hopkins, Beckham, Thomas in that order)
- Brandin Cooks (3rd/4th)
- Mike Williams (5th) *top target*
- Calvin Ridley (5th – if Williams is gone)
- Alshon Jeffery (6th)
- Josh Gordon (6th)
- Christian Kirk (7th)
- Corey Davis (8th)
- Curtis Samuel (8th – if Davis is gone)
- Dante Pettis (8th/9th)
Wide Receivers I’m Avoiding
- Keenan Allen (injury)
- Mike Evans (injury)
- T.Y. Hilton
- Amari Cooper (injury)
- Julian Edelman
- Tyler Lockett
- Robby Anderson
- Will Fuller
- Dede Westbrook
- Courtland Sutton
- N’Keal Harry
- Robert Foster
Wide Receivers I Want On My Bench
- Marvin Jones (9th-10th)
- Geronimo Allison (10th) *top target*
- Keke Coutee (11th)
- Golden Tate (11th)
- Anthony Miller (12th)
- John Brown (14th)
- Devante Parker (14th)
- David Moore (14th) *editor’s note: Moore may be out for the season now and is no longer on Bobby’s draft list*
Tight Ends I Want
- Travis Kelce (2nd)
- Hunter Henry (5th) *top target*
- Austin Hooper (10th if I whiff on Kelce and Henry)
- Geoff Swaim (Week 1 Streamer vs KC)
Tight Ends I’m Avoiding
General Strategy
- Only draft 1 QB and 1 TE
- Don’t draft a DST or kicker at all, instead, fill the spot with another high-upside RB (see the full strategy here)
- Draft at least 4 WRs in the first 9 rounds and 1 or 2 upside WRs for your bench
- Draft 3 or 4 RBs in the first 7 or 8 rounds then get as many high-upside backup RBs as possible for your bench
- Do a quick (and FREE) 5-minute mock draft to help prepare
Ideal Starts by pick-range
- Picks #1 – #3 (Alvin Kamara, Dalvin Cook, Melvin Gordon, Brandin Cooks)
- Picks #4 – #6 (David Johnson, Travis Kelce, Melvin Gordon, Sony Michel)
- Picks #7 – #9 (Julio Jones, Todd Gurley, Melvin Gordon, Brandin Cooks)
- Picks #10 – #12 (Todd Gurley, Travis Kelce, Melvin Gordon, Chris Carson)
A Roster I’d Love
- QB: Jameis Winston
- RB: Todd Gurley, Melvin Gordon, Sony Michel,
- WR: Julio Jones, Mike Williams, Alshon Jeffery,
- TE: Hunter Henry
- Bench: Latavius Murray, Corey Davis, Geronimo Allison, Keke Coutee, Darwin Thompson, Tony Pollard, Justice Hill
Some of my other 2019 Fantasy Football articles
- QB Rankings and Notes
- RB Rankings and Notes
- WR Rankings and Notes
- TE Rankings and Notes
- 50 Stats for Draft Day
- Top 10 Sleepers
- Perfect Fantasy Football Mock Draft
- Auction Values
- Overall Rankings
- Dynasty Rookie Rankings
- 7 players who could be first round picks in 2020 (coming Saturday)
- Cheat Code: Don’t Draft a Kicker
- Cheat Code: How to Maximize D/ST Value
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