FINAL Mock Draft Episode! - Fantasy Football Podcast for 9/3

draft anyone other than Gibbs with the 101, also known as the player Andy gets to draft in the League of Record on Monday. I have heard from a lot of people. I mean, McCaffrey's going at 104 right now. Yeah, Gibbs, Bijon, Chase, McCaffrey, but I have heard a lot of back and forth from people nervous about taking McCaffrey. Yeah, for sure. Tale is oldest time. Yeah. I have been one of those people where I'm.

I am still a little hesitant when there's a tie-breaking. Like right now, he went number four. For me, he would probably go, you know, around seven. I would take J.S.N. and Amun Ragh over, over McCaffrey just because of those fears. But, I mean, if you're trying to win a championship and, you know, looking for the highest possible upside, it's usually Christian McCaffrey. Mike, you're on the clock. All right.

We talked a little bit about Puka and his situation yesterday. We don't have clarity. As of this point, it seems like Puka will be playing, you know, week one. I just saw a promo video for the Rams, 49ers, getting ready for the Australia game. And Puka is heavily featured in said video. So the NFL at least is still putting that material out.

But I'm going to try something a little bit different here. I think James Cook is an elite running back, and I'm going to take him here over the wide receivers and see what my team, see if I like what happens with the team on the way back. I mean, we just did the draft of offenses, and obviously the bills are one of those top five elite offenses that you want pieces of, and Cook will score a ton of touchdowns.

With Mike on the clock, I knew that there was a five pack of guys, maybe six that I was into. This one's interesting. Cook, Puka, Jonathan Taylor, and then A-Champ. Oh, man. That won away. The highest of T. Look, I just want to bang the table one final time before the season starts for Devon A-Champ. There is... You sure about that? I'm so certain. This is why. Yeah. This is why. This is the...

third best running back in football, in my opinion. Whoa. And what? Yeah. You're saying as a... I think as a talent, as a versatile... I mean, this was the only back that was... What did he say? Absolutely the most consistent running back last year on a team that was... Do you remember the Tua? What are we talking about with the Falcons? Tua is a terrible quarterback. Yeah. And I know he has his...

propensity to get the ball. He loves checking it down. A. Chan is an elite running back. People are underestimating Malik Willis and this offense. Chris Bell is going to be there from day one. And A. Chan is going to be worthy of this pick at the end of the year. Are you saying that if you were an NFL GM, you would... Number three. You would take him number three. So you'd take him ahead of Cook. Hampton and Gentie. Yes. And Cook. Jonathan Taylor. I think he's the third best.

All around running back in football. All right. I have, unfortunately, a weird selection because of that. I thought I'd get Amun Ra or JSN. Now I have to choose between them. So I'll just take Jackson Smith and Jigba at 109. Yeah, that makes sense. But between him and Amin Ra or I'm sorry. Yeah, I guess. Are you still JASN firmly over Amin? No, certainly not. Not firmly. I struggle with those two. I do too. I think they're in the exact same.

you know, tier. I could see it going either way. I mean, J.S.N. has far more target market share of his team, but the offense, I think, is far better for the Lions as far as total points scored on the season and the way that they play. So, yeah, I mean, I'm fine either way. Honestly, I would love to be in Julius spot where she gets to get Amon Rae St. Brown at the 10 spot. Yep. So we got Amman Rae.

CD Lamb and Kenneth Walker finishing out the first round. Good work, Matt, honoring Ken Bun Walker to be a first round selection. He took him ahead of Barclay. Yeah, that's right, Sequin Barclay. You're a second round pick. Then Chase Brown Hampton goes to Julia. And then Andy wasting no time in selecting Justin Jefferson. Yeah, I was Jefferson or AJ Brown there for me. Did not take the pick of Gentie.

At the running back spot, I just prefer the JSN Jefferson combo. We'll go wide receiver, wide receiver. So after Jefferson, we get Ashton Janty, Nico Collins, Derek Henry. I am back on the clock. I took James Cook in the first, which I mean, seeing how the draft board has unfolded, that really worked out. We went very high T, very heavy in the running backs. And A.J. Brown, an elite wide receiver one, did fall to me as compared to...

you know, the running backs on the board here would be Kyron, Jeremiah Love, fine players, but getting to start with two elite, an elite running back and elite wide receiver. That feels pretty good. So I'm going to take AJ Brown. Then when Josh Allen first, whoa, first quarterback off of the board in the second round, I guess baby Jake just, he needs him some Josh Allen. Kyle takes George Pickens, Devante Smith, and then Jason, you are back on the clock.

So this is really, really interesting to me. There's three players at three different positions that are kind of a tear break at all of them. I mean, obviously you've got both Brock Bowers and Trey McBride. So I could take the tight end, which here at the two, three turn, I feel like is a great value. But there's also good value with Drake London. You know, he's been a player I haven't been as hot on. But he started the year because of the Pua.

But that was also because he was starting the year like near the end of the first round, very beginning of the second round, going ahead of, you know, it was like you were basically in my taking London or Justin Jefferson. I think we've talked that situation down enough to where, man, he's here. And then at running back, I do think Jeremiah Love at the two, three turn is totally, you're near his floor and you still have crazy upside. But since I've got Gibbs, I think I'm going to go more.

hero running back. I'll take Drake London and then a and I'm doing that so that I can say I got a third round. What a value, Jason. Brock Bowers. Oh my goodness. But that sets me up. Gibbs, London and Bowers, one of each since I do prefer people talk about, you know, what strategy do you have at the turn? I prefer and I don't always do this, but I find that I'm happier when I split my positions at the turn.

If I go running back, running back, or wide receiver, wide receiver, the flexibility, I just have to have, I don't get any choice of the next 24 picks, and I just have to get lucky that the position available is there for me, whereas if I kind of go running back wide receiver, take one of each, the next time you come back around, you have more flexibility to take what's left on the board. All right, so you took Brock Bowers, Brooks, he takes Kyron, so he has started with two running backs, then Breece Hall.

Then Jeremiah Love, that puts me back on the clock trying to pull up my rankings here and see who is left. At the wide receiver position, this is the area where you've got to kind of start figuring out, are you willing to go on Malik neighbors? I had all of my chips in on Malik. Did not like the press conference of the, I'll play when I'm ready. I mean, I know he's just kind of up there talking openly, but.

I thought we were going to be ready for week one here, Mr. Malik Neighbors. At running back, Giovante, Camp Scadaboo, Travis A. Chan, Jr., that's kind of the top of the ADP list for the running back position. But I'm going to go ahead, and I'm going to take Chris Olave to go with A.J. Brown, so two wide receivers, one running back. Matthew Betts right after me, takes Malik Neighbors, Trey McBride follows that up.

Papa Josh takes Ladd McConkey right in front of Andy because, of course, this is what Papa Josh has to do. Andy, you're on the clock. You have two wide receivers. You got JSN and Justin Jefferson. Yeah, I mean, I get that Ladd was his my guy, but given that he's got two wide receivers, I would imagine you're looking not at wide receiver. I'm taking DeAndre Swift. Oh, my goodness, in the third?

Yeah, I mean, we don't have Monongue to start the season. I like the past catching prowess. Well, he's week to week, Andy. Yeah, well, there's one week until football. So, no, I think DeAndre Swift right now, especially early season, there will be a steal. James, or sorry, Giovante does go next, and Rice, McMillan, Waddle, and Ibuka.

Colston Loveland off the board at the 403, and I am going running back again. I'm taking Judarian Price. That's really high ADP-wise for him. I had him flagged to come to me at the 412. This is where he's going to go in drafts. He's not going to fall to where his normal ADP is. I think people are realizing the situation for a first roundback is pretty perfect on a rookie that could be something special. You don't know, so I don't mind that at all, taking Swift and Price there.

Yeah, I think you're off to a decent start. There are rumors that we'll hear more about Judarian Price on tomorrow's episode of the show. Not from me, but from somebody else. Swift and Price at running back, J.S.N. and Jefferson as my wide receivers, Flowers, Wilson, Higgins. And then Mike is back on the clock. I am back. A.J. Brown and a lobby. Yep. At the running back position, Scataboo is still there. Scataboo is starting to feel. Jay, where are you with?

Yeah, no, I mean. My risk is starting to feel. I think that he is an elite talent. I really do. I think he's a headache for this team, and I don't know that Harbaugh loves him. I think that this is a... We do have a clip that just came out. We haven't been able to watch. I got shared in here. It's Scadaboo's talking to Kay Adams. And the headline is Scataboo considered retiring after the season-ending injury.

I have to watch to get all the full context. Speaking on Up and Adam Scataboo said he told himself in college that he would retire if suffering a major injury. Well, he lied because he suffered a major injury and he is not retired. No, I mean, it's not just the injury. Obviously, you've got Judkins and Scataboo coming off of the injury. Scataboo on a better timeline. And he's, he's been doing stuff for a long time. He says he's fully, you know, we talked to him in New York and he said he was fully good to go. He could.

He overflipped on his backflip, yada, yada. I think I'm more scared of the situation on a coaching and opportunity standpoint. Are we scared of Najee? I'm scared of Nagy. You said it almost. Oh, okay. I mean, I get it. We shouldn't be scared of the competition there. Cam Scataboo is. We shouldn't have to be. Cam Scataboo is significantly better than.

those, this version of Najee and Tyrone Tracy and Devin Singletary, I, I would like to have Scataboo on my team, but I would like him to be like my running back three. Yeah. So quarterback wise, it's still just Josh Allen off the board. Baby Jake will let you sit in the fact that you did that. At the wide receiver position, top of ADP would be DJ Moore, Terry McLaurin, Devante Adams is there.

But look, we're in the fourth. I don't know that the mock draft has really unveiled itself where I've been able to do this. Luther Burden, baby. Luther finally, finally it worked out. Luther burden is on the squad. He joins AJ Brown and Crystal Lave. After I take Luther goes DJ Moore. Travis H.N. Jr. David Montgomery goes to Brooks. He's pretty high T. over there. Jason, you're at the turn.

You are back on the clock. We're back on the Scataboo conversation. This would be my running back two, not my running back three, which I would prefer. But there is a tear break here. It really, Bucky Irving is going to be such a fascinating story this year. Everything in preseason, everything in camp has been that Kenny Gainwell is super involved and is kind of taking the passing work while Bucky is doing all of the primary running duties.

That'll be interesting to unfold. There's also, you know, you look at ADP and you see Josh Jacobs there. Obviously, that's not happening. No. But when you see Josh Jacobs there, you've got to ask yourself what you're doing with Marshawn Lloyd or with the Green Bay Packer running back situation. That is like a good tip of, let Josh Jacobs be the reminder for your, your Marshaun Lloyd ADP of, because this is a, I mean, I don't want to speak for you, Jay, but it's like we're at the point where.

Someone's probably going to draft Marshawn Lloyd pretty soon. So you're at the turn. If you were a Lloyd believer, you would have to do it right here. I couldn't draft him over Scataboo, Bucky Irving, some of those guys that, you know, we're still betting on a super fragile guy. I mean, I know the whole injury, I was talking to Mike off, you know, outside of the studio before I was like, my top 10 tips and tricks are the Things to Remember episode. At the end of this year, I'm going to look back at Jonathan Brooks.