Head-to-Head Mock Draft! - Fantasy Football Podcast for 8/5

to the point of we got an update, I think yesterday that said he's not going to have to have surgery. But that's the type of injury that we're talking about now with DeAndre Hopkins, who is an older wide receiver at 32? Yes, 32. So Calvin Ridley does have more appeal. I still have my Will Levis concerns, but getting Calvin Ridley here in the 9th, he'll certainly move up. So that's just, that's something to pay attention to. Yeah, I mean, obviously with Andy not on the show, this is the first time ever that Calvin Ridley has gone drafted by a computer. Because usually Andy will grab him a round or two ahead of ADP. He is very all in on Calvin Ridley. So Jason, just real quick, your team is Tyreek, Sequan, A. Chan, Mark Andrews, Cooper Cup, T. H. H.N. Murray, Jane Reed, and nasty, Devon, Singletary. I have Bejan Robinson, Kyron Williams, Trey McBride, Jalen Waddle.

Anthony Richardson, Tankdale, Rishie Rice, and David Montgomery. Looking at the wide receivers, you know, this is the rookie place. This is where rookie wide receivers are supposed to go in drafts. But Ladd is there, Keon Coleman, Brian Thomas. And then at the running back position, you know, Moss, you brought him up, he's still there. The Zach Moss, Chase Brown, can't battle. You need to keep watching that because it seems to be tightening. Jalen Warren. Trey Benson is, I think Trey Benson should not be here. Trey Benson should not be this high in ADP. He is being overdrafted at least when you balance that with the way that the Arizona Cardinals coaches are talking about it. I thought you were saying he shouldn't still be available to be drafted here. And I was shocked. I'm like, no, we're, we're local here. We know that right now the camp reports aren't glowing on Trey Benson. I think this is, you know, my, my far and away like.

prospect draft grade-wise, pre-draft, he was my number one running back. I believe yours as well. So it's been very disappointing to hear that he's in a camp battle with Demarcato and Michael Carter. Like he should have fully established himself as the running back too. So I'm taking Christian Watson here. I'll take my swing to find the Packers wide receiver one and just crossed my fingers in hope. Brock Bowers went at the end of the ninth, then Hollywood Brown. I am back. So this is where we're trying to find some real upside. I have three running backs. I have four wide receivers. The running backs who are, I mean, I really want one of these rookie wide receivers. Lad? You're going to take my lad? It would be really funny if I did that. You think I should do that? I think you should not do that. Why don't you just tell me who you're going to take? Man.

Okay, so between McConkey, Keon Coleman, Coleman, Brian Thomas. I mean, you can make cases for all. Oh, really? Yeah. I love that. We got to, sometimes you got to remember just how good a player can be despite, let's call it human error up in Seattle last year. Lots and lots of human error with the way that they use JSN with the new coaching staff. We are, we're hopeful that that will bounce around. I'm going to take, so I mean, JSN, yeah, 52% of snaps for the first month, which he was recovering from the wrist injury. So he was one of those rookies where he lost time to the injury, and it kind of deletes your rookie year. It takes a special circumstance for that to happen, and then you really break out. So I still believe in Jackson Smith and Jigma, the player. I do too completely. I believe that he was used in.

buffoonish ways and I'm very excited about Grub's system. So we're in sync there. Ladd-McConkie, Nick Chubb, Zach Moss, Keon, Coleman, Brian Thomas. When I look at that, this is the tier of like the questionable guys who all could break out and have awesome seasons. JSN, Ladd-McConkey, Keon, Coleman, Brian Thomas, and there's one more to me. And so I'm going to take that player. And Andy is in on this play. I know you're out. But it's Jameson Williams who- Oh, I'm not out in the 10th. Okay, all right. Well, yeah, I mean, no one, you're not really, you know. Yeah, I'm not out on anybody in the sand. You're just swinging for fences here. And Jameson Williams, his camp reports have been great. His opportunity, he should be the number two target. Like, he really should. He should overtake Sam Leporta as the number two target in this office. I don't know that he will, but in the 10th round, you have the option. This was a, what was he like, the number 12 pick in the NFL draft? He was very high, yes. Very, very high.

Kyle vet me on that. 12. Okay, he was 12. You got it. So, yeah, I'll take Jamison Williams there. And then the nice thing is after I took Jameson Williams, a little tight end run of David Najoku, T.J. Hawkinson, Fergalicious, and Brock Purdy. So I still have all the running backs and wide receivers left. And there is a running back that I like. In fact, there's two running backs I like. Let's talk about these two guys because they're in the same tier. They're in the same situation. I think both are really talented human beings as running backs. Like really good running back. Okay. So just a quick recap. You got Hill, Barkley, H. Ann Andrews, Cup Higgins, Kyler, Jane Reed, Devin Singletary, Jameson Williams. And you're looking at two running backs. I'm looking at two running backs. Jalen Warren.

and Tajay Spears. Okay. The, you know, they're both the perceived backups. They're both the perceived backups. Jalen Warren is proven that he can be really, really good. When given the opportunity, he's phenomenal. They've improved their offensive line. Now, they've got Arthur Smith there that can help the run game, but also frustrate, you know, utilization. And then you've got Tajay Spears, who is always, you know, Around Tennessee, he has just completely talked about as they have two starters. You know, right now it's being drafted like Tony Pollard is the starter and Tajay is the backup. That is not how I believe they will be deployed. Maybe Tony Pollard will be the starter and get the first handoff over Tajay, but I think they are going to be interchangeable 50-50 backs. So who would you draft? Which one of those guys gets you more excited? Man, I think.

I think it's a really tough call. I think I'm going to go Jalen Warren right there, though. All right. I'm just going to listen to you here. And I'm not trying to trick. I just, I think that I would go Jalen Warren. I'll take Jalen Warren, you know, in the 11th round as my running back four. I like that. All right. Jalen Warren, Austin Echler, Trey Benson, Caleb Williams, Dallas Guttert, the Dr. Dalton Schultz. This pick is pretty easy for me. It's Blake Corum. I am taking the backup to Kyron Williams because I truly believe that if Kyron Williams goes down, then Blake just, he goes right in and he gives me maybe not 100% of Kyron. I hope so. Yeah. But at least a good percentage of what Kyron can give. You've talked about that a lot. That if you, it's one of the rare cases over the years where if you draft a certain player, you are also drafting their backup.

So that's the one backup I'll take. Brian Robinson, Gus Edwards, and then to take for my final pick. So wide receivers, is there anybody with actual upside? Curtis Samuel, maybe he ends up the number one wide receiver for Buffalo. Khalil Shakir is being talked about a lot as well from Buffalo. I mean, Josh Palmer would have been really interesting here had the Justin Herbert foot issues not appeared. So over at running back, like Jerome Ford is there. I think Jerome Ford is a great first chunk of the season while we wait for Nick Chub to return. I think that Jerome Ford is a good player for that. But the drum beat of Chase Brown is starting to get to a point where you, I think we have to listen to it. Oh, come on. Jared Goff, Tua, Romeo Dobbs, Justin Herbert, and Tage Spears right before Jason. I didn't even think about Tosier making it back to me because he was very high in ADP.

And then it was just as the picks kept going. I was like, oh, wait, maybe Tajay will come all the way back. And then I can not have to choose between him and Warren, but one pick before me. Okay, so, yeah, it went after your pick, Gough, Tua, Dobbs, Herbert Spears. And now I'm looking at Zico Elliott is there. Yep. At wide receiver, Curtis Samuel, I think, will be involved. You've got rookies like Adonai Mitchell. Which the buzz, at least thus far in Adonai has been. Yeah. Tell me how the buzz has been. Smirking. You can hear the smile in his voice. It has not been great. The substance has been more focused on Alec Pierce being locked in as the wide receiver two. Yeah. If you can't overtake Alec Pierce. Whof. Alec Pierce is in excellent cardiovascular shape. He's in great shape.

Um, okay, so, uh, looking at my roster, I've got, uh, Tyree Kill, Cooper Cup, T. Higgins, Jane Reed, uh, um, and, uh, Williams. So let's see here. I, I think, man, is it, I, I think I'm gonna do it. It feels bad. Oh, gross. It feels, uh, man. I'm going to take Zeke. Zeke and Singletary, man. I got some old guys, but I've got, I've got A-chan up there when he's going to be scoring me overall running back number one points when he's helping. All right. Go ahead. Read your team off, Jay. All right. My team at wide receiver Tyree Kill, Cooper Cup, T. Higgins, Jaden Reed, and Jamal Williams, Jameson Williams. I've got Sequin Barkley, Devon A. Chan.

Devin Singletary, Jalen Warren, and Ezekiel Elliott, and at my onesies, Mark Andrews, and Kyler Murray. At running back, I have Bejohn, Kyrin Williams, David Montgomery, Blake Corum, and Chase Brown. Wide receivers are Jalen Waddle, Tank Dell, Rishie Rice, Christian Watson, and J.S.N. And then my onesies are anchored by Tray McBride and Anthony Richardson. Feel good about that team? I feel pretty good. I think that I've got a lot. I was talking about my team. Oh, I feel okay. No, the truth is 10 team leagues. You're always going to have a lot of talent. So it's a matter of getting the right guys who are going to hit, especially the later guys. You know, it's like if Jameson Williams hits, that's huge. If JSN hits for you or Christian Watson, those are the, you're going to need to take shots in a league like this of guys that really come through. It's ironic that I have, I've got Jaden Reed and you've got Christian Watson. I think one of those guys comes through in a major way.

our teams will be really healthy for it, but it won't be both. Right. We did this mock draft on Sleeper, and if you didn't know, in addition to being the number one fantasy platform, Sleeper also has DFS picks. Download the app now and use code Ballers to get a 100% deposit match. Terms and conditions apply. That's going to do it for Monday's show. A Reminder Ultimate Draft Kit.com. That's the only place you need to be to get ready for your draft. And we hope to see you in LA as Sleeper Presents the Megalah Show on August 24th. We made it through, Jay. I'm shutting it down. But guess what? We will see you tomorrow. Five shows a week. Yeah, baby. Make sure you subscribe. Goodbye.

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