@ Real Man Sports
2024-08-13 20:48:15
BCL2 took place today. I drew the third pick.
Here are the results:
**1.3 Ja’Marr Chase** — I didn’t want Christian McCalfinjury, of whom I [already have a share](https://www.realmansports.com/p/beat-chris-liss-1-344), so I was set on CeeDee Lamb or Tyreek Hill if they were there. But I had an inkling they might go 1-2 in which case Ja’Marr Chase was narrowly my fallback over Amon Ra St. Brown and Breece Hall. Chase has St. Brown’s target upside, but with a much bigger vertical game. The biggest negative for him is Burrow’s health, but Burrow’s fine now, and anyone can get hurt. I also thought maybe I’d draft Tee Higgins if he fell to me in Round 5 (which was unlikely) in which case I’d try to get Burrow too.
**2.10 Jaylen Waddle** — It was Waddle the solid, boring pick or Malik Nabers the fun, exciting one. Team 4 did me a favor and took De’Von Achane out of the equation — I have Achane in [BCL1](https://www.realmansports.com/p/beat-chris-liss-1-344), and while I love his upside, he’s not the kind of player to which you tie all your teams. I narrowly went Waddle who actually has upside too if Tyreek Hill ever got hurt.
**3.10 Malik Nabers** — I couldn’t believe it, but Nabers made it all the way back despite third-round reversal. I love Nabers, but I think the market is over-drafting him slightly relative to his projected target share. I mean he might get 150, but I think 130-140 Daniel Jones targets is more likely, and that’s a third, not a second-round pick.
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4.3 Stefon Diggs** — This was going perfectly. Had Nabers been taken, I would have gone Diggs in Round 3, but he was still there four picks later. I’ve [mentioned before](https://www.realmansports.com/p/beat-chris-liss-1-344) I have Diggs as a top-10-ish WR.
**5.10 Anthony Richardson** — I took Reachardson early because I didn’t need another receiver (would be my first bench spot), the running back I liked best was *still* likely to be back in Round 6 too, and I couldn’t bring myself to take Kyle Pitts who has burned me so many times.
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6.3 Rhamondre Stevenson** — Backs were flying off the board in this draft which figures because I went so WR-heavy, but I think Stevenson is good, and there’s no way the Patriots offense won’t be better than last year’s just from pure regression to the mean.
**7.10 Javonte Williams** — Another good back on a bad team, Williams’ 2023 was not representative given he was only one year removed from an ACL tear. We should see the real version this year, and I expect him to be the main guy in Denver.
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8.3 Ladd McConkey** — This was a luxury pick, but I liked the value too much, and I wasn’t in love with any of the RB or TE at cost. (I missed out on Jake Ferguson right after the Williams pick.) But the McConkey pick cost me Zack Moss, Devin Singletary, Nick Chubb, Brian Robinson, Chase Brown, Blake Corum and Tyjae Spears.
**9.10 Brock Bowers** — I missed out on David Njoku by one pick too, so it was time to get Bowers, the last of that tier of tight ends.
**10.3 Jerome Ford** — He’s Nick Chubb’s backup at worst, and that assumes Chubb will even be at full health any time soon.
**11.10 Rashid Shaheed** — Another luxury pick, but I couldn’t pass him up here. I’ve [mentioned many times](https://www.realmansports.com/p/beat-chris-liss-1-344), I think he’s as good as Chris Olave, and there are only two of them now, so Shaheed should see his share of targets, either way. Shaheed cost me Zach Charbonnet and Cole Kmet though.
**12.3 J.K. Dobbins** — I’m not a big Gus Edwards believer — he’s 29 and with a limited skill set. Dobbins can never stay healthy, but worth a flyer here on what should be a run-heavy offense.
**13.10 Kimani Vidal** — Sounds like a high-end hair salon, but he’s actually the fallback if Dobbins and Edwards don’t pan out. I like his build (5-8, 215), speed and pass-catching skills.
**14.3 Bucky Irving** — I’m not sold on Rachaad White being anything special, and Irving is his backup. I needed a lot of lottery ticket backs with this build.
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15.10 Khalil Herbert** — There are rumors he could be moved, but either way, I don’t trust [D’Andre Soft](https://www.realmansports.com/p/snarky-150-ba9), and Roschon Johnson is just a guy.
**16.3 Jonnu Smith** — This was a bit early per ADP, but I needed a second TE, and Smith has a lot of upside in an offense that’s so top heavy.
**17.10 Justin Fields** — In the likely event Russell Wilson is cooked, Fields is a top-10 fantasy quarterback already. I thought about Danny Dimes too.
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18.3 Younghoe Koo** — I’m tired of drafting Justin Tucker every year, felt it was time for a Younghoe.
**19.10 Giants Defense** — They get the Sam Darnold Vikings in Week 1, the Football Team in Week 2. And they now have three elite pass rushers in Kayvon Thibodeaux, Dexter Lawrence and Brian Burns.
**20.3 Roman Wilson** — I wanted to take Danny Dimes, but Wilson could easily be the Steelers’ slot guy — Van Jefferson is bad, and even George Pickens is more of a highlight-reel guy who doesn’t command massive target share.
**Roster By Position**
**QB** Anthony Richardson
**RB** Rhamondre Stevenson/Javonte Williams
**WR** Ja’Marr Chase/Jaylen Waddle/Malik Nabers
**TE** Brock Bowers
**FLEX** Stefon Diggs
**K** Younghoe Koo
**D** Giants
**B** Ladd McConkey/Jerome Ford/Rashid Shaheed/J.K. Dobbins/Kimani Vidal/Bucky Irving/Khalil Herbert/Jonnu Smith/Justin Fields/Roman Wilson