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Renegade Fantasy Football: Mock Draft

Settings

All draft prep starts with a review of your league’s settings. At Renegade Fantasy, we have 25 player rosters, with 20 starters per week. I have joined three leagues so far. The first league I joined (Miami) is a 16 team league with standard scoring. I also joined a 10 team public and 12 team league . The 16 team league projects to be the toughest, so I will allocate the majority of my mocking time testing 16 team strategies, but the 12 team will allow me to experience Renegade Fantasy intended. I look forward to the challenge of a large roster with 20 starters. The 10 and 16 team leagues more closely mirror what you expect from a standard league with no customization. I chose to randomize my draft position for this 12 team mock draft as I do not yet know where I will be picking during the live draft. I ended up with the 8th pick.

Strategy

While I do like to respond to the draft board, I generally go into the first round hoping to land a wide receiver. With that said, if Breece Hall miraculously slips to the eighth pick, I will select him without hesitation. I do like to get running backs early, but the wide receiver value may prevent that. Mocking will allow me to test out different strategies in the early and mid rounds. The strategy I decide on will be largely influenced by the strength (or lack thereof) of the running backs I end up with due to going wide receiver heavy early.

Results

I will briefly discuss my first 10 picks. Very few want to hear why I selected Jonathan Mingo in the 17th round or Dyami Brown in the 22nd, so I will keep it brief.

1.08: Amon-Ra St. Brown (WR – DET)
With the 1.08, I selected Amon-Ra St. Brown. He likely should not still be on the board at eighth overall, but with the players going ahead of him having more name equity, I understand it. I will happily add Amon-Ra to my squad.

2.05: Marvin Harrison Jr. (WR – ARI)
MHJ is skill, hard work, and a little bit of luck personified. He has been NFL ready since he first stepped foot in the Arizona Cardinals facility and could have a truly monster season. Travis Etienne and Drake London were also considerations at this slot.

3.08: Joe Mixon (RB – HOU)
I felt like I needed a running back here as I was not sure which of my top targets would still be available after the turn. Jaylen Waddle and Michael Pittman were the players I would have taken here had I gone with Etienne in round two.

4.05: Kenneth Walker (RB – SEA)
Waddle and Pittman were both selected before it got back to me, so I zeroed in on the other running back I considered at 3.08 in, Kenneth Walker. The Seahawks should have a bounce back sort of season, and Walker should be a major component of their success.

5.08: DeVonta Smith (WR – PHI)
Devonta as my WR3? Sign me up. In all seriousness, this is elite value. Jahan Dotson may see a larger target share than former Eagles number three’s have seen in the Nick Sirianni era, but this is still 1a AJ Brown and 1b Devonta Smith.

6.05: Amari Cooper (WR – CLE)
I debated taking Tee Higgins here, but as a potential October trade candidate, he carries a little too much risk when there is still a former WR1 on the board. Fresh off a career high in receiving yards, Amari feels like a glaring value here.

7.08: Diontae Johnson (WR – CAR)
I was hoping Terry McLaurin would slip, as he was the player I thought I was going to end up with in round six before I saw Amari Cooper on the board. Diontae should be back to the fantasy force he was when he made the Pro Bowl in 2021. Bryce Young and Diontae’s skill set is a perfect marriage and will allow the Panthers to have two reliable veteran options for Young to lean on. It would be a surprise if he didn’t push for top-20 receiver numbers. Calvin Ridley and Deadnre Hopkins were also considerations here.

8.05: Anthony Richardson (QB – IND)
I went into this round interested in picking up a QB and was elated when I saw A-Rich still on the board. You can sign me up for number one overall fantasy player potential any day of the week. I am not sure he will last this long in a live room, but I had to take him here regardless.

9.08: Trey McBride (TE – ARI)
With the quarterback position settled, I now set my sights on the tight end position. Kyle Pitts is usually who I like to target, but in this draft room Trey McBride is somehow still available. McBride is an easy pick here.

10.05: Kyle Pitts (TE – ATL)
I just selected Trey McBride, but Kyle Pitts is a glaring value. Again, I am not sure Pitts will last this long in the live draft, but he is on the board here, so I am taking him. If Pitts could have 1026 receiving yards as a rookie, he should be well on his way to 1200 plus with Kirk Cousins as his quarterback.

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