This is the third article in a series finding the best draft values in RT Sports fantasy football leagues. In both the first article and the second article, we found some absurdly underpriced players compared to FantasyPros Expert Consensus Rankings (ECR).
That comparison also revealed a larger trend: Compared to the expert consensus, managers on RT Sports LOVE running backs. This isn’t unique, as most fantasy sites draft running backs above their consensus rankings in the early rounds. However, RT Sports takes this trend to a whole other level, even compared to consensus ADP.
This idea of comparing one fantasy site’s ADP to ADP across other platforms is what inspires this article. Instead of comparing RT Sports’ ADP to ECR, I will be comparing RT Sports’ ADP to consensus PPR ADP (with RT’s data removed). This will show us which players are cheaper in RT drafts compared to the rest of the fantasy football market. Without further ado, here are three of those players.
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Brock Purdy (QB – SF)
RT ADP: 127.0 | Consensus ADP: 92
Compared to his ADP on other sites, Purdy is being drafted nearly three rounds later on RT Sports. At first glance, I was tempted to say this was actually sharp by RT Sports drafters. Borderline QB1s, which Purdy is, are often some of the most overvalued players in fantasy drafts.
This is because backend QB1s, especially those with limited mobility, often have very similar ranges of outcomes to mid-range or even backend QB2s. But, because every manager wants to lock down their starting quarterback, the top 12 or so options will be artificially pushed up multiple rounds ahead of comparable players.
However, Purdy isn’t sliding because RT Sports managers are aware of the interchangeability of pocket-passing quarterbacks and allowing all borderline QB1s to fall. Instead, he’s being drafted lower within the ranks of quarterbacks. In consensus ADP, Purdy is the QB10. RT Sports managers are drafting him as the QB14.
Additionally, looking at the other passers being pushed above Purdy, I just don’t see it. After finishing as the QB6 in 2023, Purdy regressed in 2024, but he was still the QB12 in terms of points per game in 2024. If anything, he should bounce back this year if the 49ers’ offense can stay even slightly healthier. He simply shouldn’t be being drafted 20 picks behind Dak Prescott and a full round behind Jared Goff and Caleb Williams. If you’re waiting on your quarterback on RT Sports, Purdy should be one of your top targets, preferably paired with a high-upside option like Justin Fields (ADP 121) or Drake Maye (ADP 141).
Sam LaPorta (TE – DET)
RT ADP: 65.4 | Consensus ADP: 47
This is a very interesting one. Remember how I stressed that Purdy was being drafted later in both overall and positional ADP? (I sure hope you do, it was just a couple paragraphs ago) Well, that doesn’t apply to LaPorta. The 32.7% gap between his RT ADP and his consensus ADP is the largest of any player outside the first two rounds. Yet, he is still being selected as exactly the TE4 in both RT drafts and consensus ADP.
LaPorta’s depressed ADP is partially the result of a position-wide trend. RT Sports managers are so thirsty for running backs that players at all other positions, tight end included, are pushed down in ADP. But the TE3 (George Kittle) and TE5 (Travis Kelce on RT and T.J. Hockenson in consensus ADP) are being drafted within just a few picks of their consensus ADPs. LaPorta’s round-and-a-half gap is a clear outlier.
Although his ranking doesn’t change, this move does change LaPorta’s relative place in the tight end hierarchy. In consensus ADP, LaPorta is being drafted in a tier of his own between Kittle and Hockenson/Kelce. On RT, he is pushed down to the latter tier, being drafted literally half a pick before Kelce and just a few spots above Hockenson.
Honestly, I’m not too sure that LaPorta falling to this tier is a mistake. After finishing as the PPR TE1 as a rookie, LaPorta’s role in the Lions’ offense was greatly reduced in 2024. He averaged a 15% target share en route to finishing as just the TE8 with 10.9 PPR points per game. Between Amon-Ra St. Brown and the emergence of Jameson Williams, he has very little chance of being a top-two target on Detroit’s offense, which is essentially a requirement for providing elite PPR production at TE.
With that said, I do still have LaPorta ranked about both Kittle and Hockenson (and Mark Andrews, who I would argue also belongs in this tier). At 24 years old, LaPorta is easily the youngest member of this group. There’s also a chance he benefits if the Lions are forced to pass more often or simply choose to feature him more with Ben Johnson off to Chicago. If you are looking for a TE in the middle rounds of your RT draft, you can get free value by snagging LaPorta right before someone else grabs Kelce or Hockenson.
Rome Odunze (WR – CHI)
RT ADP: 89.3 | Consensus ADP: 74
I’m not a huge fan of Rome Odunze this year, but even I am tempted by his ADP on RT Sports. Along with falling by just over a round in overall ADP, last year’s ninth-overall pick is a clear value in RT’s wide receiver ADP. His consensus ADP is WR33, but he is available as the WR40 in RT drafts.
Especially at that price, Odunze does bring very exciting upside. His rookie year was uninspiring, but he has only just turned 23 years old. We have grown impatient with rookie receivers, but second-year breakouts are still very common. Odunze gets a head start on that breakout thanks to a theoretically massive coaching upgrade with the arrival of the aforementioned Ben Johnson in Chicago this offseason.
On the other hand, the Bears’ WR room is crowded. This means Odunze will be competing for routes and targets with a proven veteran in DJ Moore and a highly-drafted rookie in Luther Burden III. That’s not to mention another first-round rookie pass-catcher, tight end Colston Loveland. Still, out of all these talented players, Odunze actually received the highest draft capital. We shouldn’t be at all shocked if he eventually emerges as the top target for a hopefully reinvented Caleb Williams. Given that you can get him as your WR4 in RT Sports drafts, that upside is absolutely worth chasing.
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Ted Chmyz is a fantasy football contributor for FantasyPros.com. Find him on Twitter and Bluesky @Tchmyz for more fantasy content or to ask questions.
