5th pick in 1/2 pt. ppr league

[gitrdun 16]

am I stupid I really do not like Brown in the 5th spot. most mock drafts have him going here, but when I mock draft I think my team is much better drafting either Karama, Barkley or Hunt. I usually get a much better receiver in the 2nd round than I do a running back in the 2nd round.

 

Any thoughts?

[Frozenbeernuts 1,652]

Not crazy at all. You will have some decent 2nd round running back options. The consistency and the huge advantage at your wr1 position will be worth it.

[RaiderHaters Revenge 3,584]

you can make decisions on your own too. I go with Kamara, Gordon, Hunt and Barkley in that order.

 

I am not a fan of the 1st 2 rounds of WR's this year, I think there is plenty of WR depth and a couple top 15 guys outside the first 3 rounds. RB's I doubt it

[weepaws 2,460]

am I stupid I really do not like Brown in the 5th spot. most mock drafts have him going here, but when I mock draft I think my team is much better drafting either Karama, Barkley or Hunt. I usually get a much better receiver in the 2nd round than I do a running back in the 2nd round.

 

Any thoughts?

Agreed.

 

I would rather go rb in that spot also.

 

I think it’s much easier from what seen in mocks to find WRs then Rbs later into the draft, worth starting value.

[tanatastic 2,061]

You are def not locked into Brown at 5. I know guys who are considering Barkley at 2 even. Kamara was top 3 in a part time role last year. Devils advocate, half of the top 12 ranked RBs will bust, thats just historical precedent. No rhyme or reason, whoever your top 4 RBs are, 2 of them will bust most likely. Brown is a near lock to be a top 3 WR. Then again so was OBJ last year when I drafted him.

[scottsind 61]

I have Brown as a keeper in 2 leagues and am very grateful. Barring injury he is guaranteed production. He is the safest pick at that spot, but I could understand going high upside RB.

 

AB/Mixon or AB/McKinnon or AB/Freeman or AB/McCaffery would be a good start if you went that route.

 

Otherwise Barkley/Hunt/Kamara paired with Thomas/Keenan/Adams/Green is what your start will look like.

 

I dont think there is a correct answer to this, but think you should just make a decision now on what position that you are picking with your first pick and strategizing from there.