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theScore Fantasy Football Podcast with Justin Boone

Late-Round Rookie Sleepers & Mailbag Questions

theScore Fantasy Football Podcast with Justin Boone

Score Media and Gaming

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4.9520 Ratings

🗓️ 12 May 2021

⏱️ 29 minutes

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Summary

In this episode, Boone opens the mailbag to answer your questions on a variety of topics in the wake of the 2021 NFL Draft.

  • Which late-round sleepers should you target in rookie drafts? (0:40)
  • Which rookies should you avoid? (4:55)
  • Is it better to roster your running back's backup or someone else's? (8:00)
  • Who's the better keeper: James Robinson, Myles Gaskin, or T.J. Hockenson? (10:30)
  • Does Kyle Pitts lower Calvin Ridley's fantasy ceiling? (12:15)
  • Is it crazy to take Pitts over Najee Harris? (13:35)
  • Is pestering other managers about trades an effective tactic? (14:50)
  • Will there be fantasy value in the Texans' offense? (16:35)
  • Is it acceptable to overpay for a player you like? (17:55)
  • Are you worried about Derrick Henry and Aaron Jones? (20:05)
  • Who has the most keeper upside: Diontae Johnson, Courtland Sutton, Will Fuller, or Odell Beckham Jr.? (22:25)
  • Which fantasy defenses should you draft this year? (23:15)
  • Are late-round quarterbacks still the best approach? (24:10)
  • Who's in the better situation: Rondale or Elijah Moore? (25:40)
  • What's Tim Patrick's value moving forward? (26:25)

Transcript

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0:00.0

Welcome, everyone to the score fantasy football podcast.

0:16.3

I'm your host, Justin Boone.

0:17.5

Appreciate you tuning in today.

0:19.0

Now, last week, we went over the veteran risers and fallers after the NFL draft, but I'm sure you have a lot of questions about the incoming rookies, how they're going to affect your rosters. And we see this every year around this time. The fantasy landscape just gets shaken up. We've got to figure out what all this means. So today I'm opening up the mailbag.

0:37.8

I'm answering your questions.

0:39.1

We'll try to get through as many as we can here.

0:41.1

So let's just jump right in at Play 4N.

0:44.7

Who are some guys worth taking shots on in rounds three and four of rookie drafts?

0:49.9

Okay.

0:50.7

Let's start off here by clarifying a couple of things.

0:53.2

Your specific team construction can make a big difference here.

0:56.7

So for example, I tend to build my dynasty teams around a strong receiving core.

1:02.2

And therefore, I normally use those final few roster spots on running backs, guys with

1:07.3

some upside who could see their value increase significantly if they outperform or if, and I mean,

1:13.1

this is more likely if injuries hit the depth chart in front of them, right?

1:16.5

And that being said, this year's running back class, it isn't that deep.

1:22.1

And you're going to see those top guys go off the board the top you know four or five running backs are

1:27.7

going to be gone by the mid second round if they even make it that far so in the third and

1:33.4

fourth it's just more about dart throws and if some of the intriguing receivers fall to the

1:39.5

third like guys like dami brown marie rogers amunra St. Brown, Nico Collins, or even Josh Palmer,

1:47.3

we can throw him in there too, then I would be all over those guys in that third round.

1:51.9

Otherwise, I'm leaning more towards the upside running back.

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