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Jun 29, 2023

Fantasy Football PPR Mock: Running backs and rookies command attention in #AskFFT listener draft

How often do you guys get to draft with the so-called "experts"? Probably not

How often do you guys get to draft with the so-called "experts"? Probably not too often. Your leagues, like ours, are mostly filled with good ol' every-day people who love Fantasy Football but probably don't spend hours every day researching and studying so that they succeed in drafts.

That's why we're doing more mock drafts with the loyal listeners of our Fantasy Football Today Podcast. These mocks are more likely to be what you'd experience if you were drafting with the buddies, co-workers and loving family members who you want to dominate on the Fantasy gridiron en route to shiny trophies and year-long title reigns.

This includes two managers who opted for quarterbacks in Round 1, something you never see from analysts in one-QB formats. What's more, the demand for running backs seemed to push that position up and pull down some values for wide receivers. You'll see a number of builds including QB-early, RB-heavy, Hero-RB (one stud RB early) and a variation of sorts of Zero RB (no stud RBs).

We kept the scoring simple: full PPR, all touchdowns with six points, all turnovers worth minus-2 points, everything else typical of a decimal-point Fantasy league.

We made the roster requirements interesting: one QB, two RB, two WR, one TE, two FLEX, six bench spots. This was done to encourage drafters to pick best players available, not pick based on need.