r/BestBall

A real lunch pal type of squad.

How are we feeling about this team? After hitting 100 teams drafted I noticed that in only 18 of those teams I drafted 2 QB’s. I’m starting to not force the 3 QB roster as much so any tips or suggestions would be greatly appreciated!

i guess i shouldve reached earlier at qb especially but this draft made me insanely mad

I was enjoying my draft when I decided to look at other teams and noticed Jeanty went 1.01. That’s certainly a choice but then I looked at the next pick. Then the next. Something tells me I’m getting my $3 back.

Not crazy about my RB’s after Gibbs or my WR depth guys but overall I think it’s decent.

I've only had one thrown out so far this year, but I would be shocked if this one stands. I stopped looking for stacks & just started grabbing value after seeing Ollie Gordon go in the 4th. I know i didnt need a 3rd QB or a 6th RB, but sometimes its fun to be an ADP whore.

kinda got distracted and have like 0 rbs lmao

Pick 1 - 9%
Pick 2 - 13%
Pick 3 - 8%
Pick 4 - 9%
Pick 5 - 9%
Pick 6 - 6%
Pick 7 - 5%
Pick 8 - 11%
Pick 9 - 11%
Pick 10 - 6%
Pick 11 - 5%
Pick 12 - 8%

Bored - providing my picks/commentary from my first DK draft as a new Best Ball drafter. I like how it turned out overall. Let me know what you think and where I could’ve improved.

•1.04 - WR1 Puka Nacua - LAR - This year I’ve been starting with RB-RB-WR-RB, but couldn’t say no to Puka. 10 TDs last year and a year closer to his prime age while Davante (14 TDs last year) is a year further out of his. Gunslinger Stafford should continue to feed Puka the rock at a crazy rate. 30+ upside

•2.09 - RB1 Jeremiyah Love - AZ - was the last 3-down workhorse outside of Breece in that area and I needed a stud RB before the turn. Banking on long TDs by air and by land from this script-proof game breaker. 30+ upside (delusional take #1?).

•3.04 - WR2 Emeka Egbuka - TB - I expect Baker to be better this year and the connection between these two should improve. Evans is gone and vacated a bunch of targets. Egbuka was the victim of low accuracy last year - near the bottom of the league in on-target passes. Both Egbuka and Baker are healthy now after playing hurt. Has already shown 30+ upside (as has Baker, making this a good potential stack).

•4.09 - RB2 Cam Skattebo - NYG - if he’s as healthy as his backflips indicate, he could be both a monster goal-line battering ram and an any-down pass-catcher for the NYG offense. Tracy will certainly factor in, but Skat should get all of the high-value touches and will stay on the field for full drives. I love me a 3-down back and he’s already shown 30+ upside, especially when he’s vibing with Dart (another 30+ upside guy).

•5.04 - RB3 TreVeyon Henderson - NEP - Another back with a 3-down skillset. I expect him to get a larger snap share this season with his improved pass-blocking. Was known for his PB in college but didn’t do well enough at it in the NFL to earn time (despite Rhamondre’s fumbling issues), so it was a clear focal point for training this offseason. I’m reaching in drafts (specifically best ball) for TreVeyon because he’s shown that home run potential already on extremely limited touches. As he gets more opportunities, more explosive plays should follow. Already showed 30+ upside last season.

•6.09 - WR3 Parker Washington - JAX - Almost melted because I thought by some miracle Bucky Irving was about to make it all the way back to me in this spot. Needed another 3-level WR to put into my starting lineup so I figured I’d buy into the Parker Washington hype that seems to have carried over from last year into the offseason program. Took him over MHJ & BTJ in this spot, but I probably would’ve been fine with any of those guys. All should have nice spike weeks upward of 25+.

•7.04 - WR4 Jordyn Tyson - NO - Top 10 pick (8th overall); Big upside & big draft capital, absolute alpha WR in college, commanding north of a 30% target share. Plus the team has a fearless downfield passer at QB and no dominant pass-catchers outside of Concussion Blood Clots Chris Olave. I can see Tyson having a few blow-up games this year but also a consistent target rate. 25+ upside (delusional take #2?).

•8.09 - QB1 Jaxson Dart - NYG - Swerved the earlier QBs (as I usually do in favor of FLEX starters) to take this “Konami QB” with a clear rushing floor. Dreaming of covering basically all of NYG’s passing & rushing TDs with Dart & Skattebo. Liked this mini Brokestack Mountain regardless of their recent … questionable … photo shoot.

•9.04 - RB4 JK Dobbins - DEN - Didn’t Denver pay this man? Career 5.2 YPC on ~580 career carries!!! Efficient runne, just unfortunately doesn’t really catch passes. If he consistently gets 15-20 touches per game this season, could luck into some Derrick Henry-like breakaway TDs. 20+ upside from a 4th starting RB is fine, but meh. A little annoyed at myself for this choice to be honest, taking RB4 Dobbins over WR5 Pearsall/Wandale/Worthy/Golden with RB4 JCM/Mason still available next round, but oh well.

•10.09 - QB2 Baker Mayfield - TB - Stack with Egbuka. As stated earlier, I expect this duo to bounce back this season. I like his upside as a 2nd QB, especially when he goes into FU Mode. Both his RBs are pass-catchers so he’s chucking it on all downs. Give me some high-scoring NFC South games all day. 25+ point upside.

•11.04 - WR5 Jalen Coker - CAR - Love this pick at this spot. “WR2” in Carolina behind a currently-injured Tet. With all the hype for Luther Burden this offseason, Coker is a similar late-season riser story (9/12 for 138yds and a TD in their playoff game, 28 PPR points) but getting very dissimilar hype. Taking advantage of that in this round and locking in more 25+ WR upside in the 11th round. Sign me up.

•12.09 - WR6 Jalen McMillan - TB - Baker-Egbuka-McMillan Bucs Air Attack Stack engaged. He’s received 5+ targets only 8 times so far in 18 career games, but in the last 6 of those in a row, he’s scored >= 16.7 PPR points. AKA he puts up numbers when given the opportunity. Insurance for Egbuka as well, but could be nice throughout the season while both are catching passes from my got-that-dawg-in-‘em QB2. 20+ upside.

•13.04 - TE1 Oronde Gadsden - LAC - My first TE taken is a monster in a monster offense. Dusty Njoku doesn’t scare me this year just like he didn’t scare me off Fannin last year. Gadsden almost had a 30+ PPR game last season as a rookie (7/9/164/1), and that game is enough to rocket him up both the dynasty & best ball rankings IMO. This 25+ upside in a 13th-round TE feels good, and I plan to get a TE2 to fill in for down weeks.

•14.09 - WR7 Omar Cooper Jr - NYJ - YAC monster in college is all I’ve heard. Reports are that the Jets will probably try to manufacture short-area touches for late 1st round pick Cooper to get him in space with the ball in his hands and let him go to work avoiding tackles. Who knows, maybe Adonai Mitchell continues his career pattern of being a bad WR when it matters most and Cooper becomes WR2 by the end of the year. We’re closing in on the dart throw area of the draft where I’m fine enough with my other depth at WR to take a shot at this rookie’s unknown upside in a new-look offense.

•15.04 - RB5 Alvin Kamara - NO - Still RB2 in New Orleans last I heard. Should be involved enough to have a floor each week and could hit big if Etienne is forced to miss any time this season. With a pick like this in the 15th round, I’m basically hoping for a few “startable” weeks this season from a guy that should be involved in the offense from day 1 and has a proven history of 3-down back spike weeks. Steady weekly floor + spike potential is exactly what I want from my RB5.

•16.09 - TE2 Greg Dulcich - MIA - Got lucky here - he fell 17 spots past ADP right into my lap to serve as my TE2. Should have a solid weekly floor and an unknown/untapped ceiling if he’s indeed a top-2 MIA pass-catcher (per best reports) for Konami QB Malik Willis.

•17.04 - RB6 Marshawn Lloyd - GB - Josh Jacobs is old by RB standards and currently embroiled in legal hot water. Since there are a few different avenues to Jacobs missing games this season (injury risk + regression risk + suspension risk), Lloyd is an easy click for me as one of the league’s ideal direct handcuff RBs to round out my RB room. Now that I’m done with all other positions, I can add upside WRs until the end of the draft.

•18.09 - WR8 Tyquan Thornton - KC - King of the Air Yards. Top 50 NFL draft pick. Mahomes at QB. A full offseason as the Chiefs WR3. Expanded route tree going into this season. Fast as a muhhhhfugga 4.2 40. Gotta be 20+ PPR upside with nice spike weeks whenever he catches a couple long ones and scores.

•19.09 - WR9 Tory Horton - SEA - Bro this guy came in as a rookie and just scored TD after TD last season (6 games played, 5 TDs). The only thing that stopped him was injury, but he’s fully healthy now. With more attention on JSN this year, more touchdown opportunities should materialize for both Horton and Shaheed. Horton seems like he’ll have no problem taking advantage of those opportunities. 20+ upside from my 19th pick is absolute bliss.

•20.04 - WR10 Keenan Allen - FA - As a Ladd McConkey dynasty owner, it really pissed me off last season that this dude still “has it.” I think he could get signed during camp (probably by the Colts) where he’ll again be a factor in the slot and on high-value 3rd downs.

Overall, a 2QB / 6RB / 10WR / 2TE build where I went with a hero R1 WR, early RBs with significant opportunity share, a couple mid-round QBs, lucked into some decent late-round TEs that fell below ADP, and a mad dash to fill out the WR room with upside depth. Does this roster make a deep run or am I getting bounced early?

Check out that stack Josh Allen with Chase & Pickens. You can have Dak & Joe. That's not the best stack. I really love the Skat & Judkins & Harvey Stack. Watch out!!!!! Then boys are going to be Cowbells, work horses, just plain fantastic. Keep an eye on this one. Going to try and draft it again with a different bottom half. I think the 3rd spot is best to draft from. Chase, Gibbs, or Bijan then Hampton or Pickens with next pick. I choose between those two a lot in the 2-4 range.

Anyone else drafting in the underdog mini golden yet? Fun low stakes format $2 single entry, 20k to first only prize. Interesting draft room where everyone basically viewing it as a throw away. Got weird with mine

First time on Underdog. Still figuring out the builds with 18 players. Thoughts?