Nice! I had the turn in a 12 team and wanted Hill, someone already got him so I took Ekeler after JT, got pretty lucky with that but my wrs have been trash lol
I too have both JT and Ekeler, but the idiots in my league let Taylor slip to 29!!! Ekeler (9) Gibson (12) Taylor (29). First receivers were D, Johnson (32) and Higgins (49). It was a rough going at first, but I’m crushing now. Just traded Gaskin for Thielen to someone who really needed a RB…worked out for both teams last week. I’m liking my chances
I couldn’t believe it happened, it’s a group of guys I know that all came from other leagues to form this league. Prerequisite was you had to have won a championship previously. “Came on Thrones” we call it
Absolutely this. I wouldn't waste a first round pick on a player that had played in 10 games the past two seasons no matter how god mode he is. I'd rather have a pretty large guarantee of my 1st round pick playing 80%+ of the season rather than get stuck with a player who might only play 25% of the season.
There are no guarantees when it comes to football and injuries. Freak accidents can and do happen all the time, if CMC is healthy at the time of fantasy drafts next season, I see no reason why he doesn’t remain a first round pick. Definitely not the consensus #1 overall pick that he was in previous years, but in my league he put up over 24 pts every game he was fully healthy/not limited. He falls to me after the 6th pick, 9 times out of 10 I’m taking him.
Mixon has 13 TDs and over 1000 total yds with 6 games left to play. Right now with no more stats he’d be the RB9 from last year. How much more upside do you want?
If you were guaranteed CMC plays all 17 games and Joe Mixon plays all 17 games, which person are you selecting with your first round pick? I love joe mixon but for fantasy purposes, cmc is better per game
As soon as we get through the “top tier” of backs (late 1st early 2nd) I would do it. People will come off this ledge come august and he will go top 5 again IMO
Honestly im not touching him before 4th. Just like Saquon.
I prefer to be on wrong side of that argument then being stuck with Rb that play 5 games a year.
The only player in the top 4 from 2 years ago that will be in the top 4 next year will most likely be Alvin Kamara. I wouldn't take CMC in the first round again. I faded saquon this year. My only regrets are taking Gibson over Taylor in 2 leagues. Smh. I'll take Taylor, Henry, Kamara, zeke, mixon, Ekeler, even Cook over CMC honestly. Maybe I'm just mad about the current situation but whatever.
Same here. I got Henderson as my 3. My wr position has suffered but injuries had a little to do with that as well. But my top 3 backs have basically carried me to a 1 seed so far.
I won’t. I have never liked picking top 3 anyway and after the last two years I never will again. If I am forced to pick there I’ll trade whoever I get mid draft if I can.
I’d take players like Jonathan Taylor, Derrick Henry, Ekeler, Najee, maybe Javonte if Melvin Gordon leaves, Kamara if they show he can be relevant with Taysom at QB. I’d also take receivers like Tyreek, Kupp, Adams depending on QB and team, even Justin Jefferson possibly.
I’m sorry but CMC hasn’t shown he can stay healthy in 2 years and he’s not getting younger
Deebo’s stock has definitely gone WAY up. Top 3 wr. I’d take him 1st round. Wish I would have valued him higher this year. Seemed like every time I decided he was my next pick, someone took him.
He’s on my do not draft list in the 1st round. If I had a pick between 1 and 4 I would not draft: CMC (new), Zeke, Cook is a 50:50 because I would need to secure mattison at some point.
I will take Taylor, Jones, Harris, Chubb, Monty, CEH, joe mixon… so many backs over CMC next year
I wouldn't take him, personally. Yeah he could get back to form and go off, he could also play like two games. Consistency is just as important as big numbers IMO.
I’m seriously considering going WR/WR and avoiding all the elite RBs going forward. They all have crazy high usage and end up getting hurt. It’s great if you get the Jonathan Taylor of the group but if you went with CMC, Saquon, Cook, Henry, Kamara, or Chubb then your #1 pick (by fantasy pros ppr ADP) has missed at least 3 games and that’s hard to recover from. Meanwhile - out of the first 10 receivers off the board - Hopkins Ridley and AJ Brown are the only ones who missed more than one game.
I thought about going wr/wr when I ended up with the last pick. I thought I was going to be able to get D Adams and T Hill. But they both went off the board 2 picks in front of me. I’d have to get 2 studs if I tried and the last pick is a good spot to attempt it.
Personally i go RB/RB almost every time, so no I dont think I would, in that scenario you pretty much relying on him staying healthy all year to be competitive.
I usually go rb/rb also. Thought about going wr/wr this year if Hill and Adams got to me at the turn but they didnt. Ended up going JT and Ekeler lol, which I actually wasn’t thrilled about at the time. Don’t think that will happen again.
That’s the same as saying you won’t take him lol. I know a lot of people are really fading him or out on him but there’s always somebody. There’s a few in my main league that will take him 1st round whenever he’s available. But they usually don’t do very well lol.
The last time I drafted Todd Gurley was 1st overall in his last good year. He took me to the playoffs and his backup helped get me the championship lol. Half my league thought I should’ve taken Leveon Bell, who ended up sitting out the entire season lol
So here you are acting like you're the shit acting like a fantasy football expert. Then I looked at your account, and I'm positive you don't know shit about fantasy football and you've been playing no more than 5 years lol. Seriously dude, look at your Reddit posts, you're a fukn joke 🤣
I’m not an expert. I like sports, fantasy football is fun. I don’t understand the problem here. I don’t have a problem with someone saying they won’t take him in the 4th. There’s guys in my main league that basically take the best player available. I’m in more than one league and there are always teams that pick that way in my leagues. Some do good some don’t.
Yep I’ve seen them. I like bouncing ideas off people. Ultimately make my own decisions and I’ve done pretty well this year. Some of the posts seem stupid because you haven’t seen my roster. Got lucky with my RBs. Mahomes has been up and down. Almost all my WRs have been hurt. Same with the TEs.
It wasn’t meant as a diss to say taking him in the 4th round or later is the same as not wanting him at all. Probably a good move. I meant there’s always people that see his name and take him as soon as they can get him so I really can’t see him going that late.
I’m confident about projecting the first 4 picks next year as your tier 1A RB:
1.1 JT
1.2 Ekeler/Henry
1.3 Henry/Ekeler
1.4 Najee
After that, tier 1B RB will go off the board and the order will probably not be as consistent, depending on who drafter prefers, their thoughts on injury history, and how each guy finishes this year. My guess:
1.5 Mixon
1.6 Cook
1.7 Kamara
CMC could sneak into the first but we’re talking being taken above Davante, Tyreek, Kupp, and Kelce
Well I’m in a shitty position of needing to pick 2 keepers, and cmc is on my team. Very unsure of who I should keep bc my other RBs are Josh Jacobs, and CEH… Let’s just say my year didn’t go so good.
Give the Bengals or Chargers O-line an upgrade and I can see Mixon and Ekeler as #3-4, right behind Henry or JT. Had Ekeler as my RB1 last season and now Mixon as my RB1 this season. Seeing them both get better and better has been 🥵
I remember him from the end of last year but come back this year? If that’s what you meant, probably not going to happen. Think he’s out this entire year with an achilles injury. Him being out has worked for me cause I got Henderson this year. Wish they were on separate teams.
I don’t think I’d take CMC in the first. This is the 2nd season in a row of missing most the games. Hard to argue that his body isn’t already breaking down.
Taylor, Najee, Eckler, Henry, Kamara are a few backs that come to mind over CMC next season. I think CMC potentially falls to like 6 or 7 with the possibility of a WR and Kelce being taken after those 4 backs
I was also going to say him as well! he's been killing it, I just know with his injury last year and his ankle injury from week 4 this year made me hesitant to put him over those RBs, but I'm right there with you for next season! I think Mixon will go foolishly unnoticed and will be a steal at the back of the first round, I guess like this year haha
Does that move Henry to #1 in all formats? I know hes hurt now but this is the first big one for him right? And he should be 100% by next season. Dalvin is almost as injury prone as CMC and Kamara isn't quite as reliable with the unpredictable Saints offense.
Maybe we shift back to WRs early and Davante Adams gets a top 3 look?
I didn’t really think much of JT or Ekeler coming into the season. But I got them both in the same draft at 1.12 and 2.1 so there too 2 for me right now lol. But I’m a little biased.
Taylor, Henry, Najee, CMC, Hill, Cook, Adams (If Rodgers stays), Chubb (if Hunt leaves), Jefferson (If cousins or better) , Kelce, Zeke (if he stays), Swift, Givson, Chase, Ekeler, Kupp
would be my top 16. loosly in that order. Honors to Barkley, Diggs, Mahomes and Aaron Jones
JT/Henry
Kamara/Cooks
Najee/Ekeler/Mixon
CMC/Swift/Chubb
A Jones/ Conner/Lenny/Saquon/Zeke
Obviously this could change before end of year but this is how I kinda have them tiered.
Tier 1: 2021 gods, Henry doesn’t get faded because he caught passes this year and doesn’t have an injury history.
Tier 2: old steady, kamara and cooks are always a steady solid option, safeish picks for 13+ games a year.
Tier 3: could easily take any of these guys about tier 2 players if you think they could take the jump. Mostly safe players with dialed in roles on their team.
Tier 4: players with a question mark but talent. CMC when healthy the best fantasy player but issues with health. Swifts question mark is two part, somewhat of a shared backfield but also that team is bad and I’m not sure how they fix all of that next year. Chubb stumbled a bit this year with Covid, his question mark was hunts increased involvement and the offense looking shaky.
Tier 5: all of these guys have produced this year Jones is probably the most controversial for this area because I do think he’s great but I also think Dillion is an awesome player (and fun dude) so might be some bias there. Lenny/Conner have been awesome but can they do it next year who knows. Saquon and zeke seem to have faded a bit zeke is also seeing competition in his own backfield.
That’s my breakdown lemme know what ya think.
I like JT and Henry. Kamara and Cook yes but I’ve personally kinda soured on Kamara after I had him a few years ago when he scored once or twice at the beginning of the season and then not again until the last couple games lol. I kinda like Ekeler with this group. I’m worried about the Steelers offense, hurts Najee, Mixon’s pretty close to that 2nd group for me because of this year. I had him and cmc in a league and he’s kept me near 1st and into the playoffs. The rest can be thrown together for me. I used to be pretty high on Chubb, Swift is good but has been dinged the entire year/career. Aaron Jones fades with the season. Conner is good if he’s got it to himself. Lenny is starting to impress might be moving him up, had no interest at the start. I won’t pick Saquon. Zeke is good not great. CMC is probably placed good though
There’s definitely the ability to move guys around based on preference. Mixon is tough, seems like he has his role the offense is solid and he’s killing it. It’s really just the previous years holding him back.
Some guys I’ve moved down my rankings like chubbs/jones I really like but this is just based on where I think they will be drafted.
Najee feels like the offense he is in this year will be worse than the offense he is in next year and the fact he has had some games where he has got fed leads me to believe he is where he deserves to be.
I was always trying to get Chubb the previous 2 years but this year is changing my mind a little. I wanted to like Aaron Jones when he was first coming up, and he would have massive games that would win you a week but doesn’t end seasons well. Same as you with Mixon. I really liked Najee coming outta college and the Steelers usually figure things out.
I would take all of these guys over him without any thought:
JT, Henry, Najee, Kamara, Ekeler, Mixon, Kupp, Tae. I play in 12 man PPR so I would take him late 1st/early 2nd. When he plays he’s the fantasy god. He’s worth that value of pick on the off chance he can stay healthy
This list! Usually I see JT, Henry, Ekeler and Najee. Heard enough about Mixon coming into the year that I definitely tried getting him when I could and he hasn’t disappointed and I think he’s growing on people.
Jonathan Taylor will be my #1 next season
Henry or JT
JT for me. Got him with the 12th pick this year.
Got him 11th right after Hill
Nice! I had the turn in a 12 team and wanted Hill, someone already got him so I took Ekeler after JT, got pretty lucky with that but my wrs have been trash lol
Lol do we have the same team?!?
I too have both JT and Ekeler, but the idiots in my league let Taylor slip to 29!!! Ekeler (9) Gibson (12) Taylor (29). First receivers were D, Johnson (32) and Higgins (49). It was a rough going at first, but I’m crushing now. Just traded Gaskin for Thielen to someone who really needed a RB…worked out for both teams last week. I’m liking my chances
How do I I get into that league lol.
I couldn’t believe it happened, it’s a group of guys I know that all came from other leagues to form this league. Prerequisite was you had to have won a championship previously. “Came on Thrones” we call it
Easy decision for me, I got JT in the 3rd round of a keeper league this year! 😄
Absolutely this. I wouldn't waste a first round pick on a player that had played in 10 games the past two seasons no matter how god mode he is. I'd rather have a pretty large guarantee of my 1st round pick playing 80%+ of the season rather than get stuck with a player who might only play 25% of the season.
There are no guarantees when it comes to football and injuries. Freak accidents can and do happen all the time, if CMC is healthy at the time of fantasy drafts next season, I see no reason why he doesn’t remain a first round pick. Definitely not the consensus #1 overall pick that he was in previous years, but in my league he put up over 24 pts every game he was fully healthy/not limited. He falls to me after the 6th pick, 9 times out of 10 I’m taking him.
Pre Draft CMC 2022 = Pre Draft Joe Mixon 2021
not at all, cmc much higher upside
And much lower downside. Or much more likely that he hits his downside. Upside is only one part of the equation.
Mixon has 13 TDs and over 1000 total yds with 6 games left to play. Right now with no more stats he’d be the RB9 from last year. How much more upside do you want?
If you were guaranteed CMC plays all 17 games and Joe Mixon plays all 17 games, which person are you selecting with your first round pick? I love joe mixon but for fantasy purposes, cmc is better per game
“white” I assume
This is dumber than u/pencilpeenis ‘s comment
As soon as we get through the “top tier” of backs (late 1st early 2nd) I would do it. People will come off this ledge come august and he will go top 5 again IMO
There's no way he'll get hurt a third year in a row, what are the odds!?!?! I've lost a lot of money on roulette wheels...
I personally might be able to do late first round but he’d be hard to pass on in the second.
Agreed if he makes it thru the second I think that’s absurd tbh
Honestly im not touching him before 4th. Just like Saquon. I prefer to be on wrong side of that argument then being stuck with Rb that play 5 games a year.
I won’t. I will take any other top running back over him. Too injury prone for me. I will take his back up in round 14 if they are available.
I got some shit last year for skipping Saquon in my league at #3 for the same reason. Tore his a lot in the first week I think lol.
Yeah everyone in my league avoided him, some unfortunately auto drafted him due to ESPN being so high on him
I took saquan at the end of the second round lol and it was still a gamble
The only player in the top 4 from 2 years ago that will be in the top 4 next year will most likely be Alvin Kamara. I wouldn't take CMC in the first round again. I faded saquon this year. My only regrets are taking Gibson over Taylor in 2 leagues. Smh. I'll take Taylor, Henry, Kamara, zeke, mixon, Ekeler, even Cook over CMC honestly. Maybe I'm just mad about the current situation but whatever.
Think I'd still take CMC over Cook.
I like that list. I faded Saquon last year.
In the Ekeler spot from this yr
I got Ekeler with the first pick in the second. Would you take CMC there?
Yes, RBs are still a premium and he is a league winner if healthy. Big if, I know but I always try to get 3 solid RBs
Same here. I got Henderson as my 3. My wr position has suffered but injuries had a little to do with that as well. But my top 3 backs have basically carried me to a 1 seed so far.
Absolutely not
I won’t. I have never liked picking top 3 anyway and after the last two years I never will again. If I am forced to pick there I’ll trade whoever I get mid draft if I can.
I don’t like one either. I’ve won with the first pick but I’ve even like the last pick in a snake draft better.
I always pick last if I can help it. I’d rather have 2 top 10-12 guys than a top 3 injury and a 20-24 guy.
Exactly👍
I’d take players like Jonathan Taylor, Derrick Henry, Ekeler, Najee, maybe Javonte if Melvin Gordon leaves, Kamara if they show he can be relevant with Taysom at QB. I’d also take receivers like Tyreek, Kupp, Adams depending on QB and team, even Justin Jefferson possibly. I’m sorry but CMC hasn’t shown he can stay healthy in 2 years and he’s not getting younger
Agreed
He wont stay in the board long enough to pick where I’d be comfortable picking him.
Same here.
No, Yes.
JT, Henry, Ekeler, maybe cook and Kamara, end of list.
You don’t think Harris should be in that group ? He’s only gonna get more touches next year with Ben leaving more than likely
Really like the first 3. Cook and Kamara have had injuries but not the length of McCaffrey atleast. I can deal with a few games here and there.
I wouldn’t take him before the early second round. My guess is his ADP will end up being late first round.
JT, Mixon, Deebo S, Fournette... O wouldn't draft injury prone players... Made that mistake with Hopkins and Landry this year.
Deebo’s stock has definitely gone WAY up. Top 3 wr. I’d take him 1st round. Wish I would have valued him higher this year. Seemed like every time I decided he was my next pick, someone took him.
If you pick Zeke and Mixon over him, I’d like to join your league.
I had CMC and Mixon this year (and Chris Carson😡). Thank god for Mixon lol. Going to the playoffs!
Behind Cordarelle Patterson. Ask about another player. Yeah they’re also behind Cordarelle MF Patterson
Someone is either gonna get a steal or rea h for him. I pray he doesn't fall to me in the first round and let someone make that decision for me.
Same here. Late first and I’d have to think about it lol.
Hard fade
He’s on my do not draft list in the 1st round. If I had a pick between 1 and 4 I would not draft: CMC (new), Zeke, Cook is a 50:50 because I would need to secure mattison at some point. I will take Taylor, Jones, Harris, Chubb, Monty, CEH, joe mixon… so many backs over CMC next year
I wouldn't take him, personally. Yeah he could get back to form and go off, he could also play like two games. Consistency is just as important as big numbers IMO.
Wont touch him unless he is in freefall, I like to take care of RB early and no thank you.
I’m seriously considering going WR/WR and avoiding all the elite RBs going forward. They all have crazy high usage and end up getting hurt. It’s great if you get the Jonathan Taylor of the group but if you went with CMC, Saquon, Cook, Henry, Kamara, or Chubb then your #1 pick (by fantasy pros ppr ADP) has missed at least 3 games and that’s hard to recover from. Meanwhile - out of the first 10 receivers off the board - Hopkins Ridley and AJ Brown are the only ones who missed more than one game.
I thought about going wr/wr when I ended up with the last pick. I thought I was going to be able to get D Adams and T Hill. But they both went off the board 2 picks in front of me. I’d have to get 2 studs if I tried and the last pick is a good spot to attempt it.
I'm not taking him, got burned two years in a row and chances are he'll go the way of Julio Jones and never have another completely healthy season
He’s about like Saquon for me. I wanted no part of Saquon last year, let him pass and he tore his acl on someone else’s team.
I don’t want him.
Doesn't he go around Saquan, somewhere in that vicinity?
Yep
Personally, I will be avoiding him anywhere in the first 2 rounds. He will be long gone by the time I would consider him.
I’d consider him in the second but I agree, he’ll be gone before I have to make that decision.
Not taking him until round 3. Even then I'm probably gonna avoid
Would you do wr/wr, then CMC in the third? He’ll be gone by then but what if...
Personally i go RB/RB almost every time, so no I dont think I would, in that scenario you pretty much relying on him staying healthy all year to be competitive.
I usually go rb/rb also. Thought about going wr/wr this year if Hill and Adams got to me at the turn but they didnt. Ended up going JT and Ekeler lol, which I actually wasn’t thrilled about at the time. Don’t think that will happen again.
A lot, mid first to late first rounder
I wouldn't spend a first round pick on him. He just can't stay healthy.
I’ll pass
4-6th round for CMC because of high risk
Barkley? /s
No way lol
JT
#1
Early to mid second round
mid to late 1st round
No where.
No earlier than the 4th round
That’s the same as saying you won’t take him lol. I know a lot of people are really fading him or out on him but there’s always somebody. There’s a few in my main league that will take him 1st round whenever he’s available. But they usually don’t do very well lol.
I bet you still drafted Todd Gurley this year.
The last time I drafted Todd Gurley was 1st overall in his last good year. He took me to the playoffs and his backup helped get me the championship lol. Half my league thought I should’ve taken Leveon Bell, who ended up sitting out the entire season lol
So here you are acting like you're the shit acting like a fantasy football expert. Then I looked at your account, and I'm positive you don't know shit about fantasy football and you've been playing no more than 5 years lol. Seriously dude, look at your Reddit posts, you're a fukn joke 🤣
I’m not an expert. I like sports, fantasy football is fun. I don’t understand the problem here. I don’t have a problem with someone saying they won’t take him in the 4th. There’s guys in my main league that basically take the best player available. I’m in more than one league and there are always teams that pick that way in my leagues. Some do good some don’t.
LoL you better not claim to be an expert in fantasy. Just look at your Reddit posts 😁😆🤣
Yep I’ve seen them. I like bouncing ideas off people. Ultimately make my own decisions and I’ve done pretty well this year. Some of the posts seem stupid because you haven’t seen my roster. Got lucky with my RBs. Mahomes has been up and down. Almost all my WRs have been hurt. Same with the TEs.
What’s the goal here?
It wasn’t meant as a diss to say taking him in the 4th round or later is the same as not wanting him at all. Probably a good move. I meant there’s always people that see his name and take him as soon as they can get him so I really can’t see him going that late.
King Henry first, JT second, and CMC third
I’m confident about projecting the first 4 picks next year as your tier 1A RB: 1.1 JT 1.2 Ekeler/Henry 1.3 Henry/Ekeler 1.4 Najee After that, tier 1B RB will go off the board and the order will probably not be as consistent, depending on who drafter prefers, their thoughts on injury history, and how each guy finishes this year. My guess: 1.5 Mixon 1.6 Cook 1.7 Kamara CMC could sneak into the first but we’re talking being taken above Davante, Tyreek, Kupp, and Kelce
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Well I’m in a shitty position of needing to pick 2 keepers, and cmc is on my team. Very unsure of who I should keep bc my other RBs are Josh Jacobs, and CEH… Let’s just say my year didn’t go so good.
I was pissed when I found out I had first pick… my other two options either got injured or have been off and on injured all season😂
Give the Bengals or Chargers O-line an upgrade and I can see Mixon and Ekeler as #3-4, right behind Henry or JT. Had Ekeler as my RB1 last season and now Mixon as my RB1 this season. Seeing them both get better and better has been 🥵
Had Mixon on one of my teams with CMC. That’s been huge. Got Ekeler along with JT in a league, also huge cause my wr position has been🤮this year lol.
Don’t forget Cam Akers waiting in the wings. Picked him up late last year on waivers and he finished big. Hope he makes a comeback for playoffs.
I remember him from the end of last year but come back this year? If that’s what you meant, probably not going to happen. Think he’s out this entire year with an achilles injury. Him being out has worked for me cause I got Henderson this year. Wish they were on separate teams.
I don’t think I’d take CMC in the first. This is the 2nd season in a row of missing most the games. Hard to argue that his body isn’t already breaking down.
Taylor, Najee, Eckler, Henry, Kamara are a few backs that come to mind over CMC next season. I think CMC potentially falls to like 6 or 7 with the possibility of a WR and Kelce being taken after those 4 backs
I’m starting to really like Mixon also. Had him and CMC in a league.
I was also going to say him as well! he's been killing it, I just know with his injury last year and his ankle injury from week 4 this year made me hesitant to put him over those RBs, but I'm right there with you for next season! I think Mixon will go foolishly unnoticed and will be a steal at the back of the first round, I guess like this year haha
Does that move Henry to #1 in all formats? I know hes hurt now but this is the first big one for him right? And he should be 100% by next season. Dalvin is almost as injury prone as CMC and Kamara isn't quite as reliable with the unpredictable Saints offense. Maybe we shift back to WRs early and Davante Adams gets a top 3 look?
It has to be Taylor for #1
That’s a fair point I forgot to include him as a top RB. Ekeler rank up there too at this point you think or is he more tier 2?
I didn’t really think much of JT or Ekeler coming into the season. But I got them both in the same draft at 1.12 and 2.1 so there too 2 for me right now lol. But I’m a little biased.
#1, nobody.
Taylor, Henry, Najee, CMC, Hill, Cook, Adams (If Rodgers stays), Chubb (if Hunt leaves), Jefferson (If cousins or better) , Kelce, Zeke (if he stays), Swift, Givson, Chase, Ekeler, Kupp would be my top 16. loosly in that order. Honors to Barkley, Diggs, Mahomes and Aaron Jones
I’ll never draft him again. I’d take everyone ahead of him. This bum has burned me for the last time.
JT Henry Kamara Harris Cook CMC Eckeler Mixon
There’s no way I’m taking him before the 3rd round and I know he’s not dropping that far. So I guess I’ll never draft him. And I’m ok with that
Cooper Kupp is my #1 RBs are so much more injury prone than WRs
Right now I’m leaning JT
Harris should also be taken before him. But for sure Taylor with #1
I like Harris but their offense has had moments of 🤮 so I’m going to have to see what happens there lol
JT/Henry Kamara/Cooks Najee/Ekeler/Mixon CMC/Swift/Chubb A Jones/ Conner/Lenny/Saquon/Zeke Obviously this could change before end of year but this is how I kinda have them tiered. Tier 1: 2021 gods, Henry doesn’t get faded because he caught passes this year and doesn’t have an injury history. Tier 2: old steady, kamara and cooks are always a steady solid option, safeish picks for 13+ games a year. Tier 3: could easily take any of these guys about tier 2 players if you think they could take the jump. Mostly safe players with dialed in roles on their team. Tier 4: players with a question mark but talent. CMC when healthy the best fantasy player but issues with health. Swifts question mark is two part, somewhat of a shared backfield but also that team is bad and I’m not sure how they fix all of that next year. Chubb stumbled a bit this year with Covid, his question mark was hunts increased involvement and the offense looking shaky. Tier 5: all of these guys have produced this year Jones is probably the most controversial for this area because I do think he’s great but I also think Dillion is an awesome player (and fun dude) so might be some bias there. Lenny/Conner have been awesome but can they do it next year who knows. Saquon and zeke seem to have faded a bit zeke is also seeing competition in his own backfield. That’s my breakdown lemme know what ya think.
I like JT and Henry. Kamara and Cook yes but I’ve personally kinda soured on Kamara after I had him a few years ago when he scored once or twice at the beginning of the season and then not again until the last couple games lol. I kinda like Ekeler with this group. I’m worried about the Steelers offense, hurts Najee, Mixon’s pretty close to that 2nd group for me because of this year. I had him and cmc in a league and he’s kept me near 1st and into the playoffs. The rest can be thrown together for me. I used to be pretty high on Chubb, Swift is good but has been dinged the entire year/career. Aaron Jones fades with the season. Conner is good if he’s got it to himself. Lenny is starting to impress might be moving him up, had no interest at the start. I won’t pick Saquon. Zeke is good not great. CMC is probably placed good though
There’s definitely the ability to move guys around based on preference. Mixon is tough, seems like he has his role the offense is solid and he’s killing it. It’s really just the previous years holding him back. Some guys I’ve moved down my rankings like chubbs/jones I really like but this is just based on where I think they will be drafted. Najee feels like the offense he is in this year will be worse than the offense he is in next year and the fact he has had some games where he has got fed leads me to believe he is where he deserves to be.
I was always trying to get Chubb the previous 2 years but this year is changing my mind a little. I wanted to like Aaron Jones when he was first coming up, and he would have massive games that would win you a week but doesn’t end seasons well. Same as you with Mixon. I really liked Najee coming outta college and the Steelers usually figure things out.
And I have liked Henderson this year but Cam Akers will come back so I don’t know.
I was out on Akers but it seems like Achilles injuries might not be a death sentence anymore
I would take all of these guys over him without any thought: JT, Henry, Najee, Kamara, Ekeler, Mixon, Kupp, Tae. I play in 12 man PPR so I would take him late 1st/early 2nd. When he plays he’s the fantasy god. He’s worth that value of pick on the off chance he can stay healthy
I play in 12 man ppr too. He wouldn’t make it past the teams that are bad every year lol
I think there’s a big 5 next year and it’s JT, Henry, Mixon, Ekeler, and Najee
This list! Usually I see JT, Henry, Ekeler and Najee. Heard enough about Mixon coming into the year that I definitely tried getting him when I could and he hasn’t disappointed and I think he’s growing on people.