Nabors or Jeanty? Half ppr League

[driftwood012 0]

I have the 1st pick in a half ppr keeper league. My current keepers are Achane, Brian Thomas Jr, Mayfield.

The best two players available are Nabors and Jeanty. By the second round the best players by my pick are probable Ladd, JSG, James Cook, Omarion, Higgins.

Do I take Nabors or Jeanty? Feels like WR depth will be better in 2nd so was leaning towards Jeanty but I feel like Nabers is the safer/higher upside pick.

[weepaws 3,237]

Jeanty. 

[WhiteWonder 2,845]

At first, I would say Jeanty but it might help to know something about your keeper rules. How many can you keep each year? Is there a limit on how many times you can keep the same player? Like it's interesting that Nabers would not be someone's keeper.   If you can just keep designating a guy as a keeper forever, Nabers will have the longer lifespan. And if you can really get Hampton in round 2.... 

you see where I am going with this. 

Just on a guess that you can only keep 3 players and it doesn't matter what round they were drafted in (otherwise I feel like a few bigger names might be available) I think I would actually pick Nabers. 

[Ray_T 764]

On 9/1/2025 at 9:55 PM, WhiteWonder said:

At first, I would say Jeanty but it might help to know something about your keeper rules. How many can you keep each year? Is there a limit on how many times you can keep the same player? Like it's interesting that Nabers would not be someone's keeper.   If you can just keep designating a guy as a keeper forever, Nabers will have the longer lifespan. And if you can really get Hampton in round 2.... 

you see where I am going with this. 

Just on a guess that you can only keep 3 players and it doesn't matter what round they were drafted in (otherwise I feel like a few bigger names might be available) I think I would actually pick Nabers. 

yep. I think you nailed it on this.

Nabers is likely the guy but it also depends on the rules of your league with respect to keepers.   The fact he was not kept makes me think there is more to consider than just who the best player is.

personally there are not many formats I'd take Jeanty ahead of Nabers.  Nabers is a confirmed blue chipper who will likely put up game breaking numbers for you.

Jeanty likely is the RB version of this but we dont know for sure.  He is a rookie.   might only put up 900-1000 yards and a handful of TD as a rookie.   or he could go off and put up huge numbers.    thats what you get with rookies.   a high degree of unpredictable performances.

the question is, do you want to risk that with a first (or early 2nd)  round pick?   I'd take the more certain outcome.   

we all thought Marvin Harrison Jr. was a slam dunk first round pick and he proved that even high end rookies will sometimes have a rookie calibre season.   I do think MHJ has a good year this year.   well worth his ADP.   but he was bit by the rookie bug, and it is possible you could get that with Jeanty too.