Mock Draft Episode + Mike's House of Cards - Fantasy Football Podcast for 6/24

Summary

Podcast Summary: Fantasy Footballers - Mock Draft Episode + Mike's House of Cards (06/24/2025)

Release Date: June 24, 2025

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1. Introduction

The Fantasy Footballers kicked off their June 24th episode with a full 12-team, full Point Per Reception (PPR) mock draft. Hosts Andy Holloway, Jason Moore, and Mike "The Fantasy Hitman" Wright, accompanied by their writing staff, delved into draft strategies, player evaluations, and league dynamics to prepare listeners for the upcoming fantasy football season.

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2. Mock Draft Structure and Rules

The trio established the mock draft parameters early in the episode:

• League Format: 12-team, full PPR
• Roster Requirements: 1 Quarterback (QB), 2 Running Backs (RB), 2 Wide Receivers (WR), 1 Tight End (TE), 1 Flex, and 4 Bench Spots
• Draft Order: Randomly assigned, with Jason at pick 1, Bets at 2, and Jason again at 4
• Viewing the Draft: Listeners can follow along on their YouTube channel or listen via Spotify and Apple Podcasts

Notable Quote:

Jason Moore [02:00]: "It's going to be a fun 12-team full PPR mock draft, fully stocked with the three of us and a number of our writing staff and employees."

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3. First Round Selections

The first round saw a heavy emphasis on elite wide receivers and running backs, aligning with PPR strategies.

• Jason Moore (Pick 1): Selected Jamar Chase – Emphasizing his high target volume and reliability in PPR formats.

  Jason Moore [05:14]: "I will start our draft with Jamar Chase in a full PPR and just let him fly right onto my roster."

• Matthew Betts (Pick 2): Chose CD Lamb, anticipating a strong return from Lamb and Dak Prescott.

  Jason Moore [06:07]: "Matthew Betts follows suit with a CD Lamb selection at the 102."

• Justin Jefferson (Pick 3): Opted for Justin Jefferson, reinforcing the trend of securing top-tier WRs early.

  Mike Wright [05:30]: "Putting Jason in kind of the more interesting first selection spot here."

• Bijan Robinson (Pick 4): Selected Bijan Robinson, highlighting his youth and absence of red flags.

  Mike Wright [07:05]: "My number one running back is Bijan. He's young, he has no red flags."

Notable Insight: The first round underscored the importance of balancing high-target WRs with workhorse RBs, setting a strong foundation for PPR leagues.

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4. Early Rounds: Running Backs and Wide Receivers

As the draft progressed into the second and third rounds, the focus remained on securing versatile players who excel in PPR scenarios.

• Second Round Highlights:

  • Puka Nacua was a favored pick, valued for his target hog mentality.

    Mike Wright [09:11]: "Puka is a target hog. In a full PPR league, he is an alpha."

  • Saquon Barkley and Amon-Ra St. Brown were also selected, emphasizing their pass-catching capabilities.

    Jason Moore [07:35]: "Gibbs goes at the 105. People want to take a shot on his pass-catching prowess."

• Third Round Dynamics:

  • Josh Jacobs and Jonathan Taylor emerged as key RBs, though concerns about their pass involvement persisted.
  • Mike Wright opted for DK Metcalf over Tyreek Hill, prioritizing consistency in target volume.

    Mike Wright [09:45]: "I would grab DK Metcalf ahead of Tyreek Hill because I'm very confident in DK Metcalf this year."

Strategic Takeaway: Securing consistent PPR performers early ensures a competitive edge, with a blend of high-target WRs and durable RBs forming the backbone of the team.

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5. Middle Rounds: Tight Ends and Quarterbacks

Navigating the middle rounds, the hosts discussed the balance between positional needs and value picks.

• Tight End Strategy:

  • Sam LaPorta and Evan Ingram were highlighted as viable options, with LaPorta being favored for his Lions' offensive outlook.

    Andy Holloway [49:19]: "I have two Lions and this one I am actually okay with because I want. I think that LaPorta is the better tight end pick over Evan Ingram."

• Quarterback Picks:

  • Josh Allen and Lamar Jackson were considered top-tier QBs, with Joe Burrow and Jalen Hurts also in the mix.

    Mike Wright [31:48]: "Joe Burrow and Jalen Hurts are the same tier. I prefer a guy who can have rushing touchdowns."

Notable Quote:

Jason Moore [29:05]: "I feel like I'm backing into running back here. I can take someone a little bit later, but I need to lock in a true workhorse."

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6. Late Rounds: Sleeper Picks and Strategies

The late rounds focused on finding high-upside sleepers and addressing remaining roster needs.

• Wide Receiver Sleeper:

  • Trevon Diggs and Michael Pittman Jr. were selected for their potential breakout performances.

    Jason Moore [40:33]: "I'm going to take Michael Pittman as a reliable target."

• Running Back Depth:

  • R.J. Harvey and Isaiah Pacheco were picked to bolster RB depth, with a focus on pass-catching abilities.

    Jason Moore [40:26]: "I'm going to take Isaiah Pacheco with the first of the two picks."

• Tight End Value:

  • Evan Ingram was chosen for his PPR value, aiming to capitalize on his role in the offense.

    Jason Moore [50:11]: "I'm going to take Evan Ingram for the PPR value at tight end."

Strategic Insight: Late-round selections were geared towards maximizing value per pick and upsides, ensuring depth and flexibility for potential trade opportunities.

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7. Overall Strategies and Insights

Throughout the mock draft, the hosts shared valuable draft strategies tailored to full PPR formats:

• Flex Position Utilization: Emphasizing the importance of versatile players who can contribute both in rushing and passing games.

• Stacking Quarterbacks with WRs: Jason Moore opted to stack Joe Burrow with Jamar Chase, aiming to capitalize on the synergy between quarterback and receiver.

  Jason Moore [31:18]: "I'll just take the Chase Burrow combo, disrupt Jason's potential plans."

• Risk Management: Balancing high-upside picks with reliable options to mitigate potential injuries or underperformance.

  Andy Holloway [33:57]: "This thing could topple at any moment. It is so fragile."

• Positional Balance: Striving to fill key positions early while leaving room for high-value flexible picks in later rounds.

  Mike Wright [60:53]: "I'm happy with Bijan, Chase Brown, RJ Harvey. T. Higgins, Devonte Smith, Jerry Judy, Trey Harris, and Michael Pittman Jr."

Notable Discussion: The concept of a "House of Cards" was explored, highlighting the delicate balance of their team composition and the potential vulnerabilities inherent in their draft strategy.

Andy Holloway [33:31]: "This thing could topple at any moment. It is so fragile."

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8. Conclusion

The mock draft concluded with each host finalizing their rosters, reflecting on their picks' strengths and potential weaknesses. The episode provided listeners with a comprehensive walkthrough of a PPR mock draft, showcasing the hosts' analytical approaches and strategic decision-making processes.

Final Quotes:

Jason Moore [61:38]: "Some good moments in there. I feel okay."

Mike Wright [61:44]: "And I feel pretty good."

Andy Holloway [61:41]: "I feel okay."

The Fantasy Footballers emphasized the importance of pre-draft preparation, flexible strategies, and in-depth player analysis to navigate the complexities of fantasy football drafts effectively.

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Disclaimer: This mock draft is for illustrative purposes and reflects the hosts' opinions and strategies as discussed during the episode.

Transcript

[Andy Holloway]

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[Mike Wright]

Welcome to the Fantasy Footballers Podcast with your hosts Andy Holloway, Jason Moore and Mike Wright.

[Jason Moore]

Welcome in Tuesday, June 24th mock draft time. We got another mock draft episode today. Looking forward to it. Looking forward to Jason taking Caleb Johnson in the first.

[Mike Wright]

Oh, man, don't tip me with a good time.

[Jason Moore]

And no, we're doing a full PPR mock draft on today's episode of the show. That is the main event. Very excited about that 12 team full PPR mock draft. The draft is fully stocked with the three of us and a number of our writing staff and employees. And so we're going to get a good lay of the land here at the end of June. And we know from the footcast episode we recently recorded that. I mean, we had, we had our first set of questions where people were.

[Mike Wright]

Like, my draft is this week.

[Jason Moore]

I'm drafting next week. Which was jarring. And don't do that. But it does. Sometimes you. That's just what happens.

[Andy Holloway]

Yep.

[Jason Moore]

Schedules are tough for people, but I wouldn't aim for mid June.

[Mike Wright]

I would say if you're doing a dynasty startup, I feel like that's fine.

[Jason Moore]

Oh, yeah.

[Mike Wright]

Obviously you've got to be after the NFL draft. You have to be after free agency. You know, when it comes to training camp, it's like, is that what that was?

[Jason Moore]

Was it a dynasty league?

[Mike Wright]

Was. I don't think so. No. I think the question we got was just a redraft league. They're ready to go.

[Jason Moore]

Yeah, no, it's, it's going to be fun. That's what we're doing today. And if you want to watch it, if you want to see the draft board and see all the different teams as we go through it. Very easy to do. Head over to YouTube. YouTube.com the fantasy footballers and you can follow along in the draft. You can follow the show on Spotify and Apple. Drop us a five star review if you have a minute. That really helps. The podcast.

[Andy Holloway]

Only five, so.

[Jason Moore]

Yeah, right.

[Andy Holloway]

It's a good call.

[Jason Moore]

That's why I said 5.

[Andy Holloway]

Sometimes do 10 if you can sometimes in. In the game of reviews, it's very funny because you'll, you'll read review like, oh, this person took the time they wrote, you know, like a paragraph and they were, you know, so nice. Three stars. You're like, what?

[Mike Wright]

What?

[Andy Holloway]

How are you gonna be nice?

[Jason Moore]

Yeah, no, we like the fives. We definitely do. You can follow us on Twitter, by the way, on X at the FF Ballers and the Ultimate Draft Kit with the draft analyzer coming out in a few days. Ultimate DraftKit.com the Draft Analyzer. This year we're going to add the feature of being able to import not just your draft and get a grade on your team, but also compare it to the rest of your league. So we'll be taking all of the teams in your league and giving you a breakdown not just of your team, but of theirs. And that'll let you identify some trading opportunities and it should be a lot of fun. Big upgrade this year to the Draft Analyzer as part of the UDK plus the community over there. JoinTheFoot.com but that's all I had to say here at the top. I want to jump right in. It's time.

[Mike Wright]

Let's go. The Fantasy Footballers Mock Draft.

[Jason Moore]

Well, well, well, I said it. 12 team, full PPR, one quarterback, two running back, two wide receiver, one tight end, one flex, four bench spots and randomly assigned draft order. I'm at the one.

[Mike Wright]

Randomly.

[Jason Moore]

Yeah. I randomly assigned it in the order I chose. I'm at the 1, bets at the 2 and wait, Jason's at the 4.

[Mike Wright]

I'm excited about that. The last two drafts have been at the end of the draft and so I get the change up and Kyle's.

[Jason Moore]

In here at the 6, Mike is at the 8 spot. And so like I said, you can Follow along on YouTube if you want to see the draft board, but we're going to get right into it. This is a full PPR mock draft, which is delightful for me at the 1 because I am traditionally somebody who likes to push for running back at the top of the draft, but I will not do that. Here I will, I will start our draft with Jamar Chase in a full PPO and I will, I'll just let him fly right off the board onto my roster. I have no. Like you, you have no reason to ever complain or feel bad with a Chase pick at the top.

[Andy Holloway]

Sure.

[Jason Moore]

So Matthew Betts follows suit with a CD lamb selection at the 102. Very excited for Lamb and Dak being back this year. And then Justin Jefferson off the board at the 103. Putting Jason in kind of the more interesting first selection spot here with a number of great running backs on the board.

[Mike Wright]

Yeah, I mean you've got, you know, in full ppr. Sometimes it's tempting to force yourself to go wide receiver but really, I mean full PPR just means the past catching running backs are equally more valuable. You know, Christian McCaffrey in full PPR leagues has been the league winner still. So this year my number one running back is Bijan. He's young, he has no red flags. I think it's. I personally think we haven't seen B. John Robinson's best season yet. I'm going to draft him right now and hopefully get it this year.

[Jason Moore]

So Chase, Lamb, Jefferson and Bijon. Here's our running back run. Gibbs goes at the 105. I can see that in full PPR. People want to take a shot on that pass catching prowess. Gibbs still has ceiling left which should be terrifying to the rest of the NFL. Saquon Barkley at the 106 and then Amon Ross St. Brown goes at the 107. Putting Mike on the clock. Four wideouts off the board, three running backs. What players are you looking at?

[Andy Holloway]

Mike, you've got at the top. My highest ranked. Her highest projected wide receiver will be Puka. I am on firmly on the team that Puka Nakua. You should feel great about having him as a wide receiver one on your team because there's people out there who don't. But if I'm at the eight spot and Christian McCaffrey falls to me, I mean I, I know I'm taking him like every one of our drafts but he came, he fell to me at the one away. What am I supposed to do?

[Jason Moore]

Three straight mock drafts. Puka is a very safe star in PPR league. Very safe. Malik Neighbors. So Puka went right after Mike, Malik Neighbors went next. Nico Collins at the 111 and then Ashton Genty going off the board to round out the first round.

[Andy Holloway]

Yeah, that makes sense.

[Jason Moore]

At the 112 giving us five running backs and eight or. Sorry seven whiteouts going in the first round of the fir of a PPR draft. What is your reaction to the lay of the land there in the first?

[Mike Wright]

My reaction is that was a great pick at the 109 grabbing puka. That's certainly who I would have taken. I mean, the knock on Puka over cmc. Yeah. Yeah. I mean, I think Puka in a full PPR is. He is a target hog. I mean, the issue he's had from a. Not being like the number one is, oh, I'm not sure he's a touchdown guy, which I. I don't. I don't buy that he hasn't been a touchdown machine. But when you just talk targets, volume, full PPR, he is an alpha.

[Jason Moore]

So, Puka. Yeah, 109 there in the second round. We've got. The Falcon is at the turn. So he took Genty and then went Drake, London combo. And then Brian Thomas Jr. And A.J. brown go next. And we finally have a break from the running backs and the wideouts. Brian Brock, Bowers off the board at the 204, the combo with Puka, Nakua. You're talking a good 200 receptions between those two guys in a full PPR. And I think that's conservative. I think that's pretty safe. So, Mike, you're back on the clock.

[Andy Holloway]

I am.

[Jason Moore]

You can't take McCaffrey again. I'm afraid I don't need to. I do feel like just to speak to McCaffrey for a second. It is a polarizing landscape with Christian McCaffrey.

[Andy Holloway]

Yeah.

[Jason Moore]

And I feel like there's the people that understand that he can be the number one overall running back again. And then there are the people that are like, that's just an idiotic move. Like, that's how strong they feel about it. And I'm not one of them. I'm saying there's like, a McCaffrey bullying going on out there where it's like, they don't see it. They don't understand. The injuries have burned them so badly that there's no realm in which they would take Christian McCaffrey. And to be honest, you've taken them in three straight mocks, but you've taken them ahead of ADP in all three mocks.

[Andy Holloway]

Is 1, oh, 108 would be higher than.

[Jason Moore]

I mean, I think so in a.

[Andy Holloway]

Full ppr, even then, that is sensational. I get you.

[Mike Wright]

The mic starts this year with Christian McCaffrey. I get every draft. You will be the one pulling the trigger.

[Andy Holloway]

Like, because, yeah, like, Puka he's going to catch a bunch of passes. That's great. Is he going to rush the ball over 200 times too? Because Christian McCaffrey could catch 60 plus passes while having all those. I get it.

[Jason Moore]

Everybody's selection is risk aversion when they don't take McCaffrey.

[Andy Holloway]

Yep, I get that. So I'm on the clock looking at the wide receivers. You know, I really like lad McConkey. I think he is a perfectly fine pick here. But I'm going to lean into the lowest T of the high tee and I will take Devon HN and expect that he will just get peppered with targets yet again.

[Jason Moore]

I love that pick, Mike. I think HN is being undervalued. I really do. I think especially in this format.

[Andy Holloway]

But he still does honestly feel a little bit scary to me and he probably shouldn't based off. I don't think you should of what happened. I mean it's just the, you know, the, the, the. The efficiency dropped so much and the team was very disappointing. But in PPR especially, I would, I would be really happy with that start of two. Just dynamic pass catchers who, who will. Both of them could lead the league in receptions or in receiving yards at the end of the year.

[Jason Moore]

We talked about on the overrated. Underrated. We Talked about Mike McDaniel, Mike McDaniels and his offensive prowess and how bad it was like emotionally for Dolphins fans and fantasy players. HN had double the carries, double the attempts. You expect the efficiency. I mean Nobody thought 7.7, 4.47 is fine. He caught 78 passes on an offense that it went from like a top five offense in points per game to 18. So if you bounce back at all because two is there and Tyreeks healthy. Achan is just a steal. I mean, I love the pick. Trey McBride goes next.

[Mike Wright]

That really upset me.

[Andy Holloway]

You wanted the beach on Trey McBride start.

[Mike Wright]

Yes, I did.

[Jason Moore]

Sorry. Real quick to follow up earlier. The CMC, PPR, ADP, that's a lot of initials. It's 205. I was almost going to say you could have flipped those. Like HN could have gone and McCaffrey could have gone in the second. But you're upset. Jason, you want to trade McBride?

[Mike Wright]

Yeah, I mean in a full PPR, a tight end that just caught 111 receptions. I mean that's like there's not wide receivers on the board here that are going to catch 111 receptions. To have that positional advantage is outstanding in the second round. Unfortunately, Julia was rude and took him.

[Jason Moore]

So lad McConkey went next. After Kyle, Derek Henry finally goes full PVR at the 208. Does that feel right?

[Andy Holloway]

Yeah, it feels about right. The, you know, baking in some risk of, like, he won't catch the passes. He probably regresses in touchdowns, but Derek Henry just seems to be the one man that you should never, ever bet against.

[Mike Wright]

I feel like Derek Henry is oftentimes in full PPR leagues. He falls too far.

[Andy Holloway]

Yeah.

[Mike Wright]

You know, it's like, oh, he doesn't catch passes. Look, that's not the only way you score in fantasy. If he rushes for 2,000 yards and 20 touchdowns, you know, basically like he did last year, you're. You're okay not having the receptions. I'm sitting here on the. On the clock now. There are. I don't have a wide receiver. The Titans, McBride and Bowers are gone. I wouldn't look at quarterback this early, and there's a handful of running backs that I actually like. So I am going to pull the trigger on wide receiver. And it might be a little bit surprising who I take. I've got him in a full PPR now. This is assuming health, which is a scary thing to do, but I've got him as a wide receiver one. Even though he's not a wide receiver one for his team. It's T. Higgins. When he has been on the field, he's been unstoppable. And I'm going to take him as my wide receiver one.

[Andy Holloway]

Oh, man.

[Jason Moore]

We had, I think, a quick question yesterday. That was. Or last week. That was Rashi Rice. T. Higgins saw some reactions like, why is everybody in on T. Higgins now when, you know, the injury history has been a problem? And I think everything feels really secure with the contract. We feel good about the offense, we feel good about the quarterback, feel good.

[Mike Wright]

About the defense being bad.

[Jason Moore]

But 209 is. It's a pronouncement in favor of T. Higgins.

[Mike Wright]

Yeah, I mean, the wide receiver gun.

[Jason Moore]

Gosh dang it. Bucky Irving goes it right before my pick. Sorry. That's frustrating because. Bucky. Bucky in a PPR 50 reception. Yeah, I mean, that's. Sorry, go ahead.

[Mike Wright]

No, no, no, that's fine.

[Andy Holloway]

Rashad White.

[Mike Wright]

Yeah. T. Higgins was. Was my highest rank. I mean, this is a full PPR league. So you saw the run of, you know, Brian Thomas, Lad McConkey, Drake, London. These guys are all gone already.

[Jason Moore]

Very frustrated. All right. Jamar Chase was my first pick. JSN went after Higgins and then Bucky Irving at the 211, which was my target at running back. I do have running backs on the board like Josh Jacobs and Jonathan Taylor. High volume, high attempts, running backs, kind of whatever. Henry Light in that capacity, didn't catch a ton of passes. Kyron, same story. Not a ton of passes, but going to be workhorse running backs. I think I'm going to go wide out, wide out here.

[Andy Holloway]

Okay.

[Jason Moore]

I'm going to take Garrett Wilson.

[Andy Holloway]

Yeah.

[Jason Moore]

And it's just total targets, total receptions. They're going to be there. I don't know if he scores a bunch of. But I know in a PPR league, I'm getting, you know, one of the top tier, top target guys. So now my decision, look, it's one of those running backs. Do I let them fly by? Because I can get somebody a little bit later. I got a long wait. I got to wait. What, 22 picks?

[Andy Holloway]

Something like that?

[Jason Moore]

That's gross.

[Mike Wright]

We'll never know.

[Jason Moore]

That's gross. I think I'm going to give myself.

[Andy Holloway]

The flexibility, figure that out.

[Jason Moore]

I think I'm going to pivot back. I'm going to give myself more flexibility. If I. If I take another white out here, I was thinking about Marv. If I take another white out here, I am really backed into running back in the fourth and the at the turn. So I'll take Jacobs and lock in just a true workhorse there. So Chase Wilson. Jacobs is the pick and no, no. Jameson Williams not off the board to my team here in the third.

[Andy Holloway]

You could have had him.

[Jason Moore]

Yeah. Yeah. I wanted Bucky though, man. That would have been nice. Bucky and Garrett Wilson. Rashi Rice goes next, third round.

[Andy Holloway]

Yeah. He would not have made it past me.

[Jason Moore]

No. And then we have Marvin Harrison. Couple picks later, I was really considering Marv.

[Mike Wright]

Marv was. Was probably going to be my pick if he was on the board here. It makes it really easy to me because I was between Marvin Harrison and my running back of choice. There are several good running backs. You know, I love Kyron Williams. I talk up Jonathan Taylor how much I love him. But I'm actually going to go with someone that might surprise you guys. Not. I mean, Mike would. Mike would do it as well.

[Andy Holloway]

Oh, God, don't do that to me.

[Mike Wright]

I'm doing it to you, dude.

[Andy Holloway]

I was going so high seat.

[Mike Wright]

I'm going. I'm going with Chase Brown. When he got the starting job In a full PPR boo, he was on pace for 93 targets. He was a true PPR back and I think they're going to use him the Same way I've turned into a full believer that Chase Brown turned into.

[Andy Holloway]

A team Bengals as well is going.

[Mike Wright]

Yeah, that's true.

[Andy Holloway]

Don't let him get Burrow.

[Mike Wright]

I would love to stack with Burrow.

[Andy Holloway]

Yeah, I know. I say, like, if I'm in a league and I see this happening in the second, third round, Joe Burrows moves.

[Mike Wright]

Up my board just for spite.

[Andy Holloway]

Yeah.

[Mike Wright]

Just the anger play well. Good. I'm glad I took Chase Brown from you.

[Jason Moore]

All right. Chase Brown to Jason to pair with Bijon and T. Higgins. Devonte Adams goes next at 305. And then Jonathan Taylor and Kyron off the board. Mike, I don't know if you were looking at still going high T with either of those guys, but you are back on the clock. 8th pick of the third round.

[Andy Holloway]

I am so. I'm high T. Just running back. Running back. So right now, the wide receivers ADP wise would be. Tyreek Terry, Mike Evans, D.J. moore, D.K. metcalf. Oh, man. Sutton, this is a weird tier of wide receivers if you're talking to PPR league.

[Jason Moore]

Are you having a hard time differentiating.

[Andy Holloway]

Yes.

[Jason Moore]

The group.

[Andy Holloway]

I am. I wasn't sure if I wanted to, you know, balance out the team a little bit, but I am going to go.

[Jason Moore]

Mike Williams, Are you going Mike Williams?

[Andy Holloway]

I am not.

[Jason Moore]

Okay.

[Andy Holloway]

But I. The testosterone is still going to keep on boosting.

[Jason Moore]

Boys, really.

[Andy Holloway]

We're going to take the old man. We're going to take Alvin Camara here.

[Jason Moore]

We are just.

[Andy Holloway]

We are going to monopolize the running back reception market.

[Jason Moore]

You're going to have an ARP attack. Christian McCaffrey.

[Andy Holloway]

What could go wrong with McCaffrey and Camara on a team?

[Jason Moore]

You know, does it say something about your. Your worldview, your philosophical worldview that you. You just see people and it going right. Like you're a positive person. You see the glass half full, the knee always healthy.

[Andy Holloway]

Yeah.

[Jason Moore]

With CMC and now Camara.

[Mike Wright]

Yeah. You love Ken Walker as well.

[Andy Holloway]

I do.

[Mike Wright]

That's a perfect example of, like, he's so talented. And you love T. Higgins, who I drafted, because they're great when they're on the field.

[Jason Moore]

Yeah. You can't. That's what I'm saying. The first vision you have when you put on the goggles and you watch the film, it's not the injuries. You just see the big plays.

[Andy Holloway]

Oh. Because I'm not drafting like a coward.

[Jason Moore]

Like, you would be a great agent for these guys.

[Andy Holloway]

Yeah.

[Jason Moore]

You know what I mean?

[Andy Holloway]

Oh, I'm available.

[Jason Moore]

Yeah.

[Andy Holloway]

Alvin, you want a percentage?

[Mike Wright]

He'll go get that money.

[Andy Holloway]

You got to restructure your deal.

[Jason Moore]

All right, Mike goes Alvin Camara at 308. It's a great pick. I mean, it was with Jacobs on the board, Chase Brown on the board. I wouldn't have done it, but I mean, I think it would have been okay to take him. At the top of the third, Mike Evans.

[Andy Holloway]

It doesn't feel great.

[Jason Moore]

It doesn't feel good, but it could work.

[Andy Holloway]

Yeah, it didn't look good last year, but it worked.

[Jason Moore]

Mike Evans goes at 309. Breece hall and Ken Walker and James Cook round out the third round, which, you know, more running backs off the board. There was some depth there in a PPR with all the wide outs and a couple of tight ends going off the board. We'll go ahead and take a quick break and come back to the mock starting in the fourth round.

[Andy Holloway]

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[Jason Moore]

Well, give me a quick reflection on the first three rounds, either with your team or just teams that you see out there that it's worked out well for them.

[Mike Wright]

You know, it's obviously very wide receiver heavy, pass catcher heavy. And I think once you hit this area of the draft, the fourth feels like they're, you know, some of the wide receivers aren't very shiny. You know, I mean, you're kind of in a. In a group of guys that you're not sure you love. They all have warts. We're definitely pretty early for that in the fourth.

[Jason Moore]

Yeah, we're getting down to that point. D.J. moore goes off the board with the first pick of the fourth round. And then we've got three more running backs. Hampton, the shot on Hampton at 402. I like that. The news is very positive around Hampton. Chuba Hubbard and James Conner, a couple of underrated every down backs going here at 403 and 404. And then Mike back on the clock. I mean, you're maxing out the testosterone.

[Andy Holloway]

I am.

[Jason Moore]

So I'm wondering where you're going now. McCaffrey, H and Camara, you're at the 405.

[Andy Holloway]

So it would be hilarious to take Joseph Mixon right here. But I'm. I'm not. I'm not going to do that at the. So the wide receivers, Tyreek is still there.

[Jason Moore]

Yep. You do have a chance for this particular build.

[Andy Holloway]

Yeah. Because I have hn. I don't love going in on that. Of like, my part of my bet of HN is we see more of what we saw last year where it's an anti Tyreek bet. Then you, Terry and DK and Cortland Sutton. My highest ranked of those guys would be Cortland Sutton, man. But I'm going to. I'm considering going with the quarterback. No one has taken a quarterback yet. We're in the fourth round, meaning I get to take just my number one quarterback, which I think I'm going to do it. I'm going to. I'm going to see what my team looks like here. And my QB one for this year is Josh Allen. Josh Allen or Lamar. It doesn't matter to me which one you want to go with, but I'm going to go with Josh Allen.

[Jason Moore]

Well, Allen is the 405. The first quarterback off the board. Joe Mixon goes next. I imagined there was no hope of him getting to me when it has to go through Jason and Mixon goes off the board. 406 seems like a great value goes behind. You know, Cook and Walker and Hampton and Hubbard and Conner. That seems like one of the steals of the draft.

[Andy Holloway]

Personally, yeah, I like talking crap about mixing, but it's like, especially Hubbard because we're in the ppr. I would. I would. I would value mixing over.

[Jason Moore]

Over Chuba Tyreek off the board at 407 to pair with McConkey on Kyle's team. And then Metcalf goes off the board. I think that that could be a really, really solid pick from a, you know, reception. Total perspective. Metcalf feels. I mean, I know we have differences of opinion, but Jason and I have shared. We think Metcalf just feels like the. One of those obvious falling too far guys.

[Mike Wright]

Yeah. When. When I was on, when Mike was on the clock, I had three wide receivers queued up for this pick in. In order it went DK Metcalf, Tyreek Hill and Devonte Smith. So I think Tyreek in the fourth. You know, I have been out on Tyreek, but Tyreek in the fourth, that's a shot worth taking. I would have taken Metcalf ahead of him just because I'm very confident in DK Metcalf this year. And instead, I'm just going to end up taking a great wide receiver. I mean, both t. Higgins and DeVontae Smith on my team, they're great wide receivers who aren't the ones for their team, but they are good for fantasy football. They're solid players. And Andy gets sniped again. I love it. I was hoping maybe with this group of live drafters that George Kittle could follow me as well. But I take it you would have taken him here.

[Jason Moore]

Yeah, he was on the. He was in the queue. I've learned how to use a queue versus just drafting a player. Just so you guys know. Breaking news.

[Mike Wright]

I've done this for only a decade, just a decade.

[Jason Moore]

But, yeah, I. Look, that's two. That's two times, Betsy. That's twice. He takes George Kittle. So Metcalf went And Jason took DeMarcus face right here. Then Lamar Jackson goes at the 410 second quarterback. Then Kittle goes at 411. And Kittle was 100% the next pick for my roster. And I'm very frustrated. That's annoying.

[Mike Wright]

So what are you going to do?

[Jason Moore]

Yeah, well, I'm looking. I've got a bunch of names that just don't fit the tier that I felt like Kittle represented for my team right there. A wide receiver. Jokes aside, Jameson in the fifth is better than Jameson in the third.

[Mike Wright]

Agreed.

[Jason Moore]

So he is in consideration for me. I look at some of the other guys out there, you know, someone's going to pull the trigger on Ted McMillan at some point. Who could have a high reception total in year one and a full PPR, Tara McLaren sitting there, and it's like, that feels really, really safe for the roster. So I. I'm actually, you know, I look at the running backs and there's like, you know, Monty's there and then it's a pile of rookies, you know, R.J. harvey. How involved is he going to be? Do you trust RG Harvey if you're me as your running back, too? I don't think so. I would trust Judkins more. Jason?

[Mike Wright]

Yeah, Judkins has far more assured. I think he's going to be the starter from day one. And with J.K. dobbins there, you're just not sure with RJ Harvey, although Harvey probably will catch more passes.

[Jason Moore]

I'm going to take Terry McClaurin and, you know, I have so much confidence in that offense and now I'm going to take a quarterback.

[Andy Holloway]

Okay.

[Jason Moore]

And I can either try to disrupt Jason and go for my own stack of Burrow and Chase so he doesn't get to bring any, or I can take the combination.

[Andy Holloway]

That's a tricky situation.

[Jason Moore]

I can take the combination of Jaden Daniels with Terry McClory.

[Andy Holloway]

Oh, man.

[Jason Moore]

So I'd love to hear what you think. I know what my rankings say.

[Andy Holloway]

I. Man, that's what a predicament that you have backed into. I know what I would do. You want me to say what I would do?

[Jason Moore]

Look, I have it locked on my side. I'm taking, you know, I'll write it down, but I'm just curious where you guys are going to go.

[Andy Holloway]

I would go burrow.

[Jason Moore]

That's where. That's where I would go. I'd want the burrow.

[Andy Holloway]

Jamar Chase.

[Mike Wright]

Are you sure?

[Jason Moore]

You know, the hard part there is one of the differentiators. Burrows ranked higher for me, but they're back to back. Yeah, but what's hard is McLaurin does have the touchdown regression. Right. He's also got a contract situation right now. He hasn't showed up, but there's some. So there's a little bit more unknown with McLaurin this year and then Jaden year two. You guys are throwing out the Stroud comp. I don't like that. I think Jaden's going to be fine.

[Mike Wright]

We're not comping him to it. We're just showing that there is a world where you don't Necessarily get better.

[Jason Moore]

Comp is not the right word. Sorry. The example. The Stroud example. Sorry. But, you know, if it goes bad for. For jaden in year two, it's certainly going bad for McLaurin with the touchdown regression.

[Andy Holloway]

So I won't.

[Jason Moore]

I won't stack that. I'll just take the Chase Burrow combo, disrupt Jason's potential plans, and Jaden goes next. So Jaden off the board to Betsy.

[Andy Holloway]

I mean, goodness gracious, you cannot let that happen in your league.

[Jason Moore]

Let the Burrow Chase combo happen.

[Mike Wright]

Yeah, yeah, that's.

[Andy Holloway]

I got so focused on how hilarious it would be to. To ruin Jason's Bengal super stack that I. I took my eye off the ball. I took my eye off Jamar Chase. Yeah.

[Mike Wright]

Yeah. No. So I was. I was actually really hesitant on whether I would take Burrow here. And the reason was because I've got two ways I can stack, and these quarterbacks are Joe Burrow and Jalen Hurts, to me, are the same tier.

[Andy Holloway]

Yeah.

[Mike Wright]

I prefer a guy who can have the rushing touchdowns and the tush push. And I just drafted devonte Smith, so I'm going to complete my stack there with Jalen Hertz. You made it a little bit easy on me, Andy, by taking Burrow and making me not have to make the decision.

[Jason Moore]

That does feel like the end of the. I feel good about my quarterback pick. Early group. Allen, Jackson, Burrow, Daniels and Hertz in some order. Yeah, it truly is in some order that you. I don't think I'd blame anybody for taking. It's hard not to have Allen and Jackson at the top. But if you wanted to take Jaden, I get it. If you wanted to take her, I get it.

[Mike Wright]

I was in a real league where, I mean, different scoring format that really boosted it towards Jalen Hurts, but I took him as the first quarterback. That whole group is shuffle up, so I like getting the last of that group.

[Jason Moore]

All right. Jalen hurts at the 504. Cortland Sutton.

[Andy Holloway]

I was desperately hoping that Cortland Sutton would drop to me.

[Jason Moore]

Yeah, that would not be so bad. If you go high T and you get a quarterback and then you can lead the way with Sutton. That makes sense. He goes at 505, however, and you don't get him.

[Andy Holloway]

Yeah.

[Jason Moore]

Kyle takes Tet McMillan. So either I sparked something in him or he's on the same wavelength, which is him sitting there as the number one a top 10 pick. Bryce Young's resurgence, there's some PPR value to be had there. And then George Pickens goes Off the board at 5:07. So, Mike, you are on the clock. McCaffrey, H and Camara just. I mean, I kind of like it. It's a ppr. It's a PPR explosion at running back.

[Andy Holloway]

I am in a house of cards right now.

[Jason Moore]

Oh, it is.

[Andy Holloway]

This thing. This thing could topple at any moment. It is so fragile.

[Jason Moore]

The point of a mock is the experimentation.

[Andy Holloway]

That's what I'm going with.

[Jason Moore]

This is not your draft. But I am curious now how you navigate feeling better about the house of cards from here on out. Is there a way that you can insure these guys or make yourself feel better at running back if one of them hits the shelf? Because I would bet a lot of money that Camara and McCaffrey don't play 17 each.

[Andy Holloway]

Sure.

[Jason Moore]

So, you know, I'm just curious to see how it goes.

[Andy Holloway]

Yeah, but I have to start looking at the wide receiver position or it's going to be all flyers and upside at an entire position, which that's not feeling great heading into the draft.

[Jason Moore]

You might already be there.

[Andy Holloway]

I might. I might. But there. There is a name. Who. Look, I'm surprised Dandy didn't draft him in round three.

[Jason Moore]

Bets is letting me know we're into tier eight of the UDK rankings at wide receiver right now.

[Andy Holloway]

Yeah, that. That sounds right.

[Jason Moore]

Oh, Jameson.

[Andy Holloway]

But I'm going to take Jameson Williams here, who I am in agreement that is being undervalued. Zay Flowers, who went next to Joe, he was. He's in some consideration for me. But the. I need. I need some touchdowns.

[Jason Moore]

You need alpha potential.

[Andy Holloway]

Yes.

[Jason Moore]

Yeah, I. I went stack with Burrow versus taking my guy in Jameson, but I love it. Much better value than I got last draft. Flowers off the board. Godwin Next Waddle at 5:11. TJ Hawkinson. I think there's some PPR value right there.

[Andy Holloway]

Yeah, absolutely.

[Jason Moore]

At the 512. And then Travion Henderson in New England at the 601. Caleb Johnson at 602 and David Montgomery at 603. Three running backs leading off the sixth round. And you know, Monty at the 603.

[Andy Holloway]

Feels all right to me as a running back. Three. That's fine.

[Jason Moore]

And Caleb Johnson. I thought maybe I'd hear a groan from Jason.

[Mike Wright]

I didn't see it. I didn't see it around.

[Andy Holloway]

Caleb Johnson got drafted.

[Jason Moore]

He's not. He's not on your team.

[Mike Wright]

He's no longer in my queue.

[Jason Moore]

DeAndre Swift at the 604 could also be a steal. So, Mike, you're back on the clock. You took Jameson Flowers, Godwin and Waddle at wide receiver. Went after you and that was it at wide receiver.

[Andy Holloway]

So looking at the adp, Worthy's at the top. Olave is man Olave is interesting here considering the build of my team. Don't love doubling up on the New Orleans Saints with that situation that they got going on with their quarterback. Travis Hunter is on the. I'm just reading through ADP Jordan Addison. I'm. I am concerned about a suspension for this year so I don't think I could start with him. So it boils it down to Olave. I have to do it. I have to do it.

[Jason Moore]

That's three gasps for one pick.

[Andy Holloway]

It's. Yeah. Because it's.

[Jason Moore]

That's the minimum for drafting a lobby.

[Andy Holloway]

Yeah, it is. It's one gas per concussion.

[Jason Moore]

Oh, you need more gasps. Juwan Jennings, was he in consideration?

[Andy Holloway]

He was. I thought I would be overdrafting him and I thought I could sneak him.

[Jason Moore]

Into the future round.

[Andy Holloway]

Yeah, I thought I could get him. Yeah. I know sometimes you gamble and you lose. Sometimes it's not a fart.

[Jason Moore]

Oh, Lave and then Joanne Jennings and then Xavier Worthy off the board to Kyle.

[Andy Holloway]

Yes. Because I let me like Jennings is higher in my rankings than Olave. Yeah. But tried to play the game and I lost.

[Jason Moore]

I understand the enticement of a lobby in your specific situation because what we've thought he could be.

[Andy Holloway]

A world exists for Chris Olavi this year even with bad quarterbacks too because he's just the guy and show up with a, I don't know, high 20, like a 28% target share and just and truly, I mean PPR his way into value. Maybe you're only looking at four touchdowns, but you could be talking 80, 90 plus receptions here.

[Jason Moore]

Tony Pollard off the board at the 608 ahead of Jason selection. Jason currently with Chase Brown and Bijan at running back. Higgins and Devonte Smith.

[Mike Wright]

Two running backs, two wide receivers. I have two players in my queue, one as a running back, one as a wide receiver. Very difficult to decide which one to take. But I look at the three teams left between me and my next pick. So they get six picks and of those three teams, each one of them only has one running back. So that makes my decision a lot easier in the sense that I think that they are going to probably have. Yeah. A little bit of strategy. So I'm going to take R.J. harvey here. We talked about him a while ago. I think in a PPR league, very talented.

[Andy Holloway]

He's in the system that seems like he. Did he fall already? Well I just remembering.

[Mike Wright]

No, he's fallen a little bit with the J.K. dobbins news. But it's certainly to me I think a rookie in Sean Payton's system that targets the running back so much. It's a good value there.

[Jason Moore]

Well, I was hoping Harvey or Aaron Jones would fall to me at the 612. Harvey is gone to Jason. Aaron Jones goes next to Kurt and Roma Dunes A I don't know if that's best. Just trying at this point. Wasn't going to be the pick but you know he's in the queue so I'm back on the clock. Took Burrow which cost me at running back. I look at the running backs that I could have had and I do feel like it's a tear down right now. I can take a chance on Pacheco returning to form. Not hyper excited Brian Robinson. We've talked about him as a value. I like that. But you are. It's getting ugly. It's getting ugly.

[Andy Holloway]

I can trade you a running back.

[Jason Moore]

Man. I, you know, how do you, how do you view Laporta and Kelsey in a full ppr?

[Mike Wright]

Kelsey is a very big question mark. I the way that I am projecting this season I think Kelsey's going to take a significant hit in his target market share. He's always been 24, 25% plus. I've got him sub 20 for the first time in his career. If he's not, if he doesn't take that hit then he should. He's going to be one of the best values in the draft in a PPR league. Even if he doesn't have the crazy yards after catch or yards per reception, the volume's always been there for him. So it's just a matter of how you're projecting the Chiefs and you got to call your shot. Historically it's been pretty good idea to bet on Travis Kelsey.

[Jason Moore]

I'm going to go ahead and take Isaiah Pacheco with the first of the two picks.

[Andy Holloway]

Oh gross.

[Jason Moore]

Yeah. Yeah. Well, I mean look Mike, my choices at running back at this point are Tyrone, Tracy. What's Is that more gross?

[Andy Holloway]

I don't know.

[Jason Moore]

I mean I'm not. I didn't take Brian Robinson. I took Pacheco over Brian Robinson because I have McLaurin on the team already.

[Andy Holloway]

Yeah.

[Jason Moore]

And those two are. It's close. Najee Harris. How much work is he going to get? Is it going to get handed off to Hampton? I need a running back of value here and and so it's tough. I don't. Javante Williams, Ramon Dre Stevenson. It is thinned out.

[Andy Holloway]

Yep.

[Jason Moore]

So you know all the signs, all the news reports, all of the camp talk. Pacheco back to his former self.

[Andy Holloway]

Oh, is that what. I haven't read any of those.

[Mike Wright]

No, it's been good.

[Jason Moore]

It's been very positive. Whether you get that on the field, we'll see.

[Mike Wright]

There is an argument to be made for Pacheco that if he's back to full health, he really is. He doesn't have a lot of competition there. I know they brought in Elijah Mitchell and they brought Kareem Hunt back.

[Andy Holloway]

I think it's competition for him.

[Mike Wright]

I mean personally I'm negative on Pacheco. I think it'll be a three way timeshare. And last year they used Kareem Hunt as a pass catching back and near the goal line when Pacheco.

[Andy Holloway]

Your high value touches are gone.

[Mike Wright]

Yeah.

[Jason Moore]

All right. My next pick is probably a surprise but I went with Stefan Diggs.

[Andy Holloway]

That is a surprise.

[Jason Moore]

In a full ppr we've had the conflicting. Is he ready? Is he not ready Reports if he's ready.

[Andy Holloway]

That's a fantastic pick.

[Jason Moore]

I mean in the seventh round, the number one target for Drake May who you guys have confidence in. I think it's a perfect selection when you already have three wide receivers so you get to see if you've got something special there in PPR. Travis Hunter goes next. Calvin Ridley goes at 703. Your grown was for what Jason?

[Mike Wright]

Travis Hunter. I was between Travis Hunter and RJ Harvey. I thought maybe I could end up getting both of them. When I picked Harvey I definitely think I used the right strategy in getting a running back there. With the running back tier that was left, it's all gross now and there's still wide receivers I like. I'm going to take one of them here. I'm going to grab a guy who was.

[Jason Moore]

Don't, don't tell us.

[Mike Wright]

Oh, I'm not. I'm just.

[Jason Moore]

Tell us in a second.

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[Mike Wright]

Let me ask you a question, Andy. Would you want a player who in the last eight games last year was on pace for 121 receptions and 1,723 receiving yards?

[Andy Holloway]

I would.

[Jason Moore]

That's Jerry Judy.

[Andy Holloway]

Oh, man.

[Mike Wright]

Exactly the same is because Amari Cooper's not there anymore.

[Andy Holloway]

And everything else.

[Mike Wright]

Everything else.

[Jason Moore]

James is a quarterback.

[Mike Wright]

Oh, I could dream a dream for.

[Jason Moore]

White House to start the seventh round. It goes Diggs, Hunter, Ridley, Judy.

[Andy Holloway]

And I mean the same thing with Judy. If, if it's Joe Flacco and Jerry Judy is being drafted around this range that, that is. That will end up being wild. But I think that's a. Again fragile because it's like it might not be Joe. It might be Joe for four weeks. It might be Joe for a month.

[Mike Wright]

That's all I need, baby. Trade Jerry Judy one more time.

[Andy Holloway]

The team says no, we gotta. We gotta look to. At the other guys. We gotta look at the kids.

[Mike Wright]

It could start with Kenny Pickett.

[Andy Holloway]

Oh, Julia. Oh, come on.

[Jason Moore]

Well, Bonix goes and about to eat my fancy vegetables. And Mike was going to eat his fancy vegetables in Jacoby. Myers.

[Andy Holloway]

And he's on the clock because Myers finishing the sentence.

[Jason Moore]

Myers goes right before his selection.

[Andy Holloway]

Oh, man.

[Jason Moore]

So now you've got to scroll.

[Andy Holloway]

I felt so good about that.

[Jason Moore]

You got to figure it out.

[Andy Holloway]

Yeah, I got it.

[Jason Moore]

Other people eat healthy too, Mike.

[Andy Holloway]

I got it. I'm going to draft a player.

[Jason Moore]

Boy, by the way, Julia has like your, your like dream team of whiteouts here. With Pickens, we share Jennings and then Jacoby.

[Andy Holloway]

We share a lot of fantasy philosophies.

[Jason Moore]

Well, she has mixing, so not everything.

[Andy Holloway]

Well, yeah, hey, yeah, that'll be. That'll be too weird.

[Jason Moore]

All right. So how are you feeling three picks removed from your triple running back choices?

[Andy Holloway]

We're getting there. We are. We are. We're getting there. We're building that Wide receiver room. I'm going to go the guy, he doesn't get talked about. I think enough on this show. He recently came up on I think a foot cast but the dude got a bag. I got Josh Allen, Khalil Shakira as my wide receiver three with. I mean I'll just take his floor with potential ceiling there. So I'm in the late seventh to get Shakir. I'm for it.

[Jason Moore]

All right, Shakir to Mike. Brian Robinson does go at seven.

[Andy Holloway]

You devil dog. Come on, man.

[Jason Moore]

Brooks takes Josh Downs at 710. He was in my queue as well and oh, he wasn't making it.

[Andy Holloway]

I was going to go Shakira downs. It was going to be great.

[Jason Moore]

Well, he said he wanted Shakir so you took him from.

[Andy Holloway]

We might have make a trade later.

[Jason Moore]

All right. Well, Debo mock draft.

[Andy Holloway]

It's a mock trade.

[Jason Moore]

Oh, it's just a mock trade. Mock trade show. Josh Downs, Debo Samuel, Ricky Piersoll finishing out the seventh round. Keon Coleman, who Recently the news came out that Keon Coleman was dealing with injury I think in week nine and beyond disrupting his rookie season. Travis Etienne goes at 802. He was definitely a target for my next pick. Somebody that can catch the football out of the backfield. With a shot at the number one overall spot in Jacksonville, Jaden Reed off the board. Mike Q has been just decimated and cleared out in the last like seven picks. So Downs and Jaden Reed to Brooks in back to back seventh, eighth round picks. Debo at 7 11. I don't know how you feel about that Debo, that.

[Mike Wright]

I mean, I don't know how to feel about Debo. I feel like I'm. I'm mostly out on Debo. A player who, you know, seemed like he lost a step last year.

[Andy Holloway]

That's how I feel.

[Mike Wright]

Like I'm completely out changing teams at an old age. But at this point in the draft, it's also tough to say you're out on a guy who it's not costing you much here who's been a top fantasy option in the past.

[Jason Moore]

All right, Baker Mayfield goes at 8:04 and Mike, you're back on the clock. You have taken Jameson Williams, Chris Olave and Khalil Shakir the last three rounds.

[Andy Holloway]

Man, I would. If I had got Josh. If I had gotten Josh Downs right here, I would. I would have felt the cards a little bit more secure. The wide receivers at this point. Addison again, the suspension, I don't know. Iuk when is he even ready? Cooper cup and you talked about him as a bust pick recently, which I think I agree. And then it's just taking some up, you know, some real shots on. On unknowns. And I feel like you guys, I'm looking at the draft. So in between me and my next pick, three teams have taken a tight end. I think that I would guess at this point that a few will be taken off for me. I don't want John New and hn. So it comes down to Sam Laporte and Evan Ingram. Do I think that Ingram will get enough PPR action to outproduce Sam Laporta? I think it's real close.

[Mike Wright]

But.

[Andy Holloway]

But with what happened, I know I have. I know I have two Lions and this one I am actually okay with because I want. I think that Laporta is the better tight end pick over Evan Ingram. I'm willing to go in on the Lions offense.

[Jason Moore]

So you took Laporta?

[Andy Holloway]

Yeah.

[Jason Moore]

Jason's doing a fist pump over here. Jalen Warren, Jaden Higgins and Jordan Addison. The Triple J's off the board. Jason did a fist pump.

[Andy Holloway]

The fist bump was for.

[Jason Moore]

He probably saw his Judy pick and was thinking about it again.

[Mike Wright]

I was like, yeah, no, my. My fist pump was I think in the eighth the best. The value at tight end goes to me. It goes McBride and Bowers. Great. Kittle's probably the best value. And then I want to punt forever till to be late. But my literally in PPR, my tight end four is the guy I'm able to get in the eighth round. And I'm so happy you have A.J.

[Andy Holloway]

You believe that it will happen again.

[Mike Wright]

I do think, yeah. I mean, he was the tight end four last year. John who Smith and a PPR hyper targeted with those short two targets. And so I'll be thrilled in a full PPR to get him in the eighth.

[Jason Moore]

All right, well, that's. That works for me, Jason, because Mike was between laporta and Ingram, that would have been the selection that I was between as well. Johnny Smith goes to you, which I think that's a good pick. He was. He was a PPR monster. Najee and Tyrone Tracy go. So I think my picks here are going to be fairly simple. I'm going to take Evan Ingram for the PPR value at tight end. They signed him for a reason. And then I'm going to come back and just take another shot at my running back spot. It is thin and nasty and like I'm talking Javante and Ramon Dre. Two players where if I draft them, I need a Bucket. Because I need to throw up a little bit.

[Andy Holloway]

Yeah.

[Jason Moore]

And in PPR even more. So I feel just kind of gross about. I don't know. I really honestly don't know how much work Javante is going to get, but I know Javante is not what he was. So I'm going to take a third down shot and I'm going to take Cam Scatter. I'm going to take Scatterboo, who goes two picks after Tyrone Tracy. And you had him on the board, Jay.

[Mike Wright]

Yes. Yes, sir.

[Jason Moore]

So Jordan Mason goes next to Betsy also.

[Mike Wright]

Great pick.

[Jason Moore]

Yeah. Yeah. At this stage, ninth round, I mean, we are. We are almost at the end of this draft. You're taking some shots. Jordan Mason, and then Egg Buka goes at the 903. Jason, you're back on the clock.

[Mike Wright]

So there's three players? No, no, there's. There's three players I like here. Javante Williams, I think is a value in the ninth. Obviously, he's not the same. I love Trey Harris. Rookie wide receiver for the Los Angeles Chargers, and then a safe pick in Darnell Mooney. So I'm going to make my decision based on my roster. Right now. I've got Bijan, Chase Brown, RJ Harvey. I'm happy there. T. Higgins, Devonte Smith, Jerry Judy. I feel like I could use a little bit more upside at wide receiver. So that dictates that I'm going to take Trey Harris for the hope that he is the, you know, I think he is a very good wide receiver on a, you know, playing for Herbert, and he's going to be, you know, that outside guy that they need.

[Jason Moore]

Trey Harris, David Najoku goes next. Patrick Mahomes at 906. Rashid Shahid, Mike back on the clock after the LaPorta pick.

[Andy Holloway]

Oh, man. All right, so my team is actually. I have now balanced out the scales here with the three running backs, three wide receivers. I got my onesie positions filled at this point. Oh, man. Javante right here, he's not what he once was. It's an alluring upside pick as the Cowboys will be. They will be a strong offense. I just. I don't know who it's going to be looking through the rest like Rashad White. Does he catch enough passes that you're.

[Jason Moore]

White has the upside of, you know, if you guys are worried about. If you. If you worry about the undersized bucky injury situation.

[Andy Holloway]

Yeah, for me. And though in the ninth, like, if I'm taking Rashad White, I got to feel comfortable that I could flex him In a. If things went wrong, you know, with. With my first three picks at the wide receiver position like Matthew golden is there.

[Jason Moore]

I didn't realize Kyle went super stack at Kansas City Worthy Kelsey Mahomes.

[Andy Holloway]

Man, you got Mahomes and you got.

[Mike Wright]

The wrong Kansas City Chiefs Rice.

[Andy Holloway]

That's weird.

[Mike Wright]

Weirdo.

[Andy Holloway]

Matthew. Matthew golden is there. He was a first round wide receiver. I don't know that I believe he should have been, but he was. For a team that really needs a number one. I'm trying to quickly scroll through the wide receivers. I'm going to take Javante here. Am. I am. I am.

[Mike Wright]

Oh, the struggle is real. Ninth.

[Andy Holloway]

I told you this was an experiment here of starting with three running backs and a quarterback and it.

[Jason Moore]

Remember when I asked you how you were going to ensure those, those kind of injury prone guys at the top? I didn't know your answer is going to be Javante.

[Andy Holloway]

That's right.

[Jason Moore]

But that was your answer.

[Mike Wright]

Cooper cup and Garrindo.

[Jason Moore]

Yeah, that's. That's what I, I was, I was thinking about that. Cooper Cup.

[Andy Holloway]

Javante find the goes in every game last year.

[Jason Moore]

909. Yeah, part of it.

[Mike Wright]

Javante did not appear in any game last year.

[Jason Moore]

Dobbins, Mark Andrews at 9:11. Caleb Williams goes at 9:12. Mr. White. Rashad White at 10:1 and Matthew golden at 10:02.

[Andy Holloway]

Yeah.

[Jason Moore]

Yeah. Golden was.

[Andy Holloway]

Would you have taken golden there at 1002? No. At 9. At my 908.

[Jason Moore]

No, I think with your team I would have taken Grindo. I think that's what I would have done. Would you get another shot at. But golden goes Tucker Kraft and Zach Charbonnet. You have your second to last pick here. Mike. You're back on the clock.

[Andy Holloway]

Yeah. In hindsight I wish I would have taken Matthew golden there just for the upside. Looking through the wide receivers. Oh my gosh. I mean Cedric Tillman is there. He's kind of interesting. Romeo Dobbs is bad. He's not bad. He's. He is. He is a very flexible player. He just touches toes. Yeah. I mean he. I've. In our dynasty league, I've started Romeo Dobbs on many occasions and it has. What, what are you pointing at?

[Mike Wright]

I'm just pointing at this new tech we have that we are not supposed to do sound effects. We'll just peel back the curtain. Yeah. When we're, when we're done with this. We got the warning from the producers. We're good. We're good. But yeah.

[Andy Holloway]

Okay. All right.

[Jason Moore]

That's why you have a real drum Set here.

[Andy Holloway]

All right, we're going to take some fantasy vegetables here. I'm going to take Darnell mooney in the 10th round.

[Mike Wright]

Oh, come on, man.

[Jason Moore]

I don't think there's much of a difference between that fantasy vegetable and the one you could have taken three rounds earlier in Jacoby Meyer. So that's a great pick.

[Mike Wright]

I had two players in my queue from a while ago. They were actually Javante Williams and Darnell Mooney. And so you just took your last two picks.

[Andy Holloway]

You an incredible turn of events. Kyle Williams, Brandon, terrible about both of them.

[Jason Moore]

Ray Davis off the clock, off the board. And then Jason, your second to last pick here at the ninth pick in the 10th round.

[Mike Wright]

Yeah, I'm looking. I feel like I could use another running back more than anything if I'm, if I'm, you know, Ramon Dre Stevenson is out there, but he's playing with a much better player in Travion Henderson. You got the shot at Jalen Blue being a pass catching guy. I don't like any of the running backs here, so you can't make me take one. I'm going to take a guy that is not getting enough respect. Michael Pittman is a good wide receiver.

[Andy Holloway]

I was between him and Mooney.

[Mike Wright]

You know, we can say Josh Downs is the better receiver on this team, but Michael Pittman has been a very reliable target. And the report.

[Jason Moore]

Oh, thank goodness, Matt.

[Mike Wright]

The report out of Keenan, thank goodness. Has been that, you know, Pittman is making sure that he is going to get his targets.

[Jason Moore]

It's an amazing pick in the tenth round. Thank you.

[Andy Holloway]

Matthew Betts from making sure you didn't.

[Jason Moore]

Have to draft Ramondre for making sure I didn't have to look at. Because Ramon dre in the 10th round is stupid value. Ramondre is the starter.

[Andy Holloway]

Yeah.

[Jason Moore]

All the news out of camp is that Henderson has a ways to go and that they're not going to use in between the tackles to start off. Now that could change, but Ramon Dre is going to be their number one running back to start the year and that is good enough for a little while in the 10th round, but thank you for taking him. I'm going to go back to back whiteouts here to end my draft. Both of them starting whiteouts that are just undervalued. I will take Rashad bateman with the 12th pick of the 10th round and I will take Calvin Austin who will start and you know, kind of just ignored by everybody in the fantasy community. And yet Aaron Rodgers is there and he's an explosive player. That can get things done. So I think, I think there's some upside potential in Calvin Austin as a shot for week one. See what happens and then you can move on. Tootin, thank you. See, that's a. That's the sound effect you can do. Yeah, that's not using the technology. Tyler Warren, off the board. Jason, you got your last pick. We're rounding this thing out.

[Mike Wright]

I want a sleeper running back, someone that could surprise. I'm going to take a complete bust from last year. Jalen Wright, second year running back for the Dolphins and hope that with Moster out of the way, they've been talking about using him more. He's, you know, 210 pounds run sub four. Four. That's my pick.

[Andy Holloway]

All right.

[Jason Moore]

Roshan, Trey Benson, Brock Purdy, Julia grabbing her quarterback, the last quarterback or actually there's two teams that need them.

[Andy Holloway]

Wow, we got some really late rounders.

[Jason Moore]

Yeah. Brock goes and then.

[Andy Holloway]

Nice.

[Jason Moore]

Let's see if I can predict this. Brooks and Brian both need one. Who's Brooks gonna take? Probably Dak, that's my guess. But Mike, you're on the clock. So final pick, a.

[Andy Holloway]

Sleeper, I guess. I mean this was a. From superstar to sleeper running back in a PPR format. We're all in agreement that Brian Robinson is a fine value pick because just buy into the Washington offense.

[Mike Wright]

That's not a bad pick here.

[Andy Holloway]

Eckler. Eckler was what he only showed up in. He only played in 12 games this past year, but he was averaging over three targets a game in that time and things could break the right way for him. I'm going to take Eckler here.

[Jason Moore]

All right, Austin Eckler with the last pick of Mike's team. All three of us have finished the draft, so I ended up with chase, Garrett, Wilson, McLaurin, Diggs, Bateman and Austin at whiteout. Josh Jacobs at the in the third round with Pacheco and Scatter. But definitely my weakness right now is running back and I, you know, you look at that and you say would I have been happier with a fifth round running back? Maybe. I mean at that point it was like the rookies, maybe Judkins and then I could have come back to quarterback. I ended up with Joe Burrow to stack with Jamar Chase and Evan Ingram in the eighth round as my tight end.

[Mike Wright]

I've got Jalen Hurts at the top, John who Smith at my other onesie and then at running back, Bijan Robinson, Chase Brown, RJ Harvey and Jalen Wright at wide receiver. T. Higgins, Devonte Smith Jerry Judy, Trey Harris and Michael Pittman Jr. Running back.

[Andy Holloway]

I got CMC Devon HN, Alvin Camara, Javante and Austin Eckler. My wide outs are Jamo Williams, Chris Olave, Khalil Shakir and Darnell Mooney. Then I got Josh Allen and Sam Laporta at my onesie positions.

[Jason Moore]

The draft ended with Wondale, Herbert, Kyler and Fields.

[Andy Holloway]

Dude, so there was a Kyler with the last round.

[Jason Moore]

Yeah, that's.

[Andy Holloway]

Yeah, yeah, that's Kyler two rounds behind Caleb.

[Jason Moore]

Silly, silly.

[Andy Holloway]

That's how it fell.

[Jason Moore]

And then Caleb gets comboed with Justin Fields, two of the last three picks for the Falcons. So there you go, a 12 team, full PPR mock draft. Some good moments in there. I feel okay.

[Andy Holloway]

I feel okay.

[Jason Moore]

Yeah. Jason, can you upgrade? Okay.

[Mike Wright]

I feel pretty good.

[Jason Moore]

I mean, because you got Judy.

[Mike Wright]

Yeah, I mean, Jerry Judy in the seventh, that's, you know, walk off, home run. No, I think the. I think rounds six through 10 for me made me feel better about the quality of the roster.

[Jason Moore]

That's a good baseball reference, Jason. Footballers AMA episode coming up. Too hot to handle. Divisional breakdowns. A lot more coming your way. If you want to be a part of the community, please go over to jointhefoot.com and we've got thousands of fantasy football fanatics over there. A great Discord channel, a bunch of really cool tools. So join the foot clan. We'd love to have you. Thanks for joining us today.

[Andy Holloway]

Goodbye.

[Mike Wright]

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