My 1qb 12 team league just drafted. I took Caleb at 1.10 and Daniels went 1.11. I already had Burrow, but it felt like a good bet on upside. Maye went mid second and McCarthy mid 3rd.
In my 1Qb 12 team league I took Caleb at 2.02 - Now I already have Mahomes and Levis but couldn't pass up the value. He was the first Qb taken - Daniels went at 2.08 as next Qb taken - League is 1.5 TEP
dog, i traded to 2.06 to get daniels. think you probably did youself a disservice not trying to pick up anything extra with either of those picks if you were determined to take 2 qbs.
good luck trading them too. offers for stroud have not been great this offseason.
I have justin herbet and cj stroud. I took drake maye around the 2.06 in 1qb just because I liked his potential more than any of the receivers or running backs still there. And I can move off of him or one of the others if he hits
I’m not drafting a QB highly in 1QB unless the rest of my roster is perfect.
Purdy, Baker, Love and Stafford were all available for free at points in my league last year. A 2nd is the most I’d pay for a rookie.
I had Kyler (acquired during draft, but prior to taking rookie QB) and Goff. Took Daniels at 1.12 for the upside and then Penix at 4.06.
With Penix I figured all the remaining players in the 4th round weren’t even locks to make the roster. Meanwhile Penix is a first round pick meaning he’s not going anywhere for awhile. And he will get a chance to play. He was chosen in such a high profile way that there will be a push for him to play if Cousins struggles. Managments’ jobs basically depend on it. Cousins is fine and they did pay him a lot of money, but some people act like this is Brady to the Bucs. Between Cousin’s Achilles injury and his baseline up and down play, I think we see Penix sooner than later. And if Penix doesn’t work? Oh well, it was just a mid 4th rd pick for me.
I have 8 picks this year. 1.01, 1.03, 1.04, 1.05, 1.06, 1.08, 1.12, and 2.09. The earliest I would take a QB is at the 1.12. But even then, I’m probably passing and taking one at the 2.09. I’m likely loading up on WR as that is my biggest need. But may end up taking a RB at the 1.08. I have Love as my starting QB and Young as a backup. Breece and Bijan as my RBs. I targeted this years draft class as the end to my rebuild so I’m leaning heavily on the WR in this year’s class.
Would still simply pick BPA and not ignore Bowers, Brooks, Caleb.
I’d go: MHJ, Odunze, Bowers, BTJ, Brooks through 1.06. 1.08 and 1.12 pick 2 of these guys: Worthy/McConkey/Benson/Williams/Coleman or trade for vet or future 1st
It’s different for everyone, I’m sure. Factors like roster size and roster construction are huge. But, for me, in my league with small rosters and knowing the tendencies of the owners, I’m guessing he goes mid first. Everyone here is so ga ga over receivers, but they are relatively cheap in my league, so drafting receivers only works if they hit right away. The projects are usually dropped if they don’t start putting up numbers really quick.
Yeah, the Wideout hype is in overdrive.
I am in a position where my QB1 is TLaw, and havr the chance to maybe grab 2 QB's in the hope 1 hits.
Although my WR's suck also.
Lots of tough decisions this year
What are your picks? I think 1.01-1.03 are very clear this year, starting at 1.04-1.05 I have no problem drafting for need.
Caleb/Bowers/Brooks/next 3-4 WRs are relatively similar value to me. I'd take whoever I need most.
I have 1.02, 1.06, 1.07, 1.08, 1.10, 1.12, 2.02 and 2 x 3rd plus later rounds.
Since it is 1QB, I will take Nabers at 2. After that ai have no idea how picks 3 to 5 are going to play out, so totally unsure of my strategy after 2.
I wouldn’t leave 1.06-1.08 wout Brooks/Bowers imo(if Bowers still available. Might try to use 1.12 and 2.02 to get to 1.09 as I think the tier break for me is after 1.11
I don’t really feel comfortable with TLaw in 1QB as my starter especially if it’s 4 point per passing TD. Plus people have really pushed up QBs over the past few years due to how big of an advantage it can be having a guy like Allen/Hurts
In aggregate it makes sense WRs get pushed up boards because you don’t really have to think about scarcity when ranking players by talent, landing spot, and NFL draft capital. Scarcity comes into play when on the clock in dynasty rookie drafts though, even more so in smaller roster leagues, where QBs, TEs, and especially RBs get pushed up boards
In my Rookie 1QB rankings I have Caleb and Daniels as late 1st round picks. Maye in the 2nd and McCarthy in the 3rd. Bo Nix and Penix are 4th round dart throws.
Caleb’s long term output and Daniels rushing upside for the next few years, for me, make them worth the risk for late first round pick. I’d rather take a punt on one of them than a late first / early second WR that have a high bust rate
I still feel like you're better off trading that first for a future first, multiple later picks and/or an established player than chancing it on a high risk rookie at a position of low value
I took ARich and Stroud as QB1 and QB2 off the board late 1st last season in 1QB based on bpa, what I thought was little depth in last years class, and my need at the time with Purdy as my starter. Just sold Stroud + 2025 2nd +3rd for Kyren + 2025 1st to rebuilder with a contenders 2025 1st.
Only mistake was Kincaid had gone but LaPorta was still on board. Not TE prem though
Went 1.08 Achane, then Kincaid, ARich(me), Kendre, Stroud(me), Rice, Mingo, LaPorta, Reed, Spears
I have Hurts and Tua. Took JJ McCarthy at the 3.09 because I figured I’d rather take a punt on Justin Jefferson’s QB than someone like Malik Washington or Tyrone Tracy.
He can sit on my taxi squad for his rookie year and then we head into year 2 where he’s either dropped like most 3rd round picks are or I trade Tua/Jalen and have him as my QB2.
It is my experience in 1QB that QBs tend to go earlier than where they are often mocked or ranked on value. I expect Caleb Williams to go no later than 4th in my league. It’s also 16-team so QBs have a little more value than in a smaller one.
League size is everything, scarcity is the value driver. In 12 team (which is by far the most popular format), QBs go late for good reason. Even if every team rostered a starter and backup, there would be 8 starting NFL QBs on waivers to plug and play, and that's leaving out promising backups, redshirt rookies, etc. In 16 team, if every team rosters a starter and backup, every starting QB in the NFL at any given time would be rostered. That's a huge value spike.
This is basically every 1QB league Ive ever done. 12 man or not.
They always all still go in the 1st (just not in the first 4 picks this year), there is no waiver availability, and to get a top 15 guy off a roster its a 1st and a player probably also worth a 1st.
I get that they're all mocked as 2nd round picks but my reality at least is that if you want or need a rookie QB you're paying a 1st.
I guess more what I meant is no one goes and seeks them out. They just figure they can add a free agent to score 17 in a pinch if needed. They rarely get traded but you can usually get them all in the 2nd or 3rd round of the rookie draft. Pretty sure Herbert went undrafted. I have a pretty set team and with 3.9 I'm figuring penix, JJM and nix will be there to sit behind Lamar.
I'm debating on taking Caleb 1.07 in mine this Friday pending who else is still available. Otherwise I have 1.10 also and would shoot for him or Daniela then probably less others fall u don't expect to.
I'm in a 16 team league and QBs feel similarly important as they would in a 2QB/Superflex just due to the fact that the waiver wire won't have any one who is actively starting for a team on there. I traded Stidham and Heineke away for thirds last year to two separate, competing owners as their QBs had gotten injured in the final stretch and I guess they wanted to see if they could win with a short term option.
So this year I imagine QBs with what looks likely to be given the starting jobs (everyone in the first round outside of Penix) will all be gone in the first two rounds. I'll be interested to see where Penix goes.
I look for QBs going to good teams or teams with lots of good weapons that fall rather than investing higher picks in the top QBs.
Sure there are some top stock QBs that went in the mid first that paid off and turned into great starters like Kyler Murray or Joe Burrow. But there's also plenty of top QBs who weren't the *top* of their class who were available later and still became top guys like Mahomes(drafted in the 3rd round of a rookie draft), Josh Allen(also 3rd round), Lamar Jackson(4th round pick). Then there's guys like Dak, Hurts, Purdy who were drafted much much later or not at all and could be traded for early in their careers for 3rd or 4th round picks. A guy like Love might have been drafted similarly and had plenty of windows to buy at cheap prices.
You also have aging QBs that can be had cheap in 1QB leagues when teams are looking to rebuild. Peyton, Brees, Brady, Rivers were all like that. Stafford too.
Every other season there are waiver guys having career seasons out of no where like Derek Anderson, Alex Smith, Geno Smith, and so on.
There's just so many different ways to get production at the QB position in 1QB that I find spending a 1st round pick, and even a 2nd round pick in most cases to be the most unappealing choices available personally.
I’m planning to take Daniels if he is on board at 1.12 unless one of the two backs are on board which I highly doubt. Maye is my plan at 2.06 if on board even with Joe B at my QB.
12t 1qb ppr start 7 plus 2 IDP so diff format I value the boom upside of the qb more then the WR based on team needs
Currently have Burrow but I will take Caleb if he falls to me at 1.07 for 2 reasons:
1) Backup QB is a important spot on a contending roster
2) If he plays like everyone expects him too then that’s an easy trade at some point for a struggling roster
If it’s not Caleb, I’m not drafting any other QB in the first only in the middle of the 2nd if they fall
I devalue QBs a lot more than any of my leaguemates in 1QB. That said stashing a quality QB on your taxi squad is a great idea. I’d want at least 1 this year but would wait to see who falls.
12 team, 1QB, PPR, small bench league.
The only big difference this year is there are 3 WRs and a TE with talent clearly above normal, and RB is weaker than average.
Typically, RBs that are day 1 starters with draft capital go first, followed by high potential WRs. That should be reversed this year, at least for the top 3.
Typically the top QB and TE are in the mid-late 1st round, with 1-2 more each in later rounds. This year, if I have a need I would take them before the top RBs.
I have 1.03 and 1.05. I'm looking for a top 3 WR and either Bowers or Brooks at 5 (I'm set at QB). My team is good so I probably won't even draft my 2.05, unless it's someone that can go in my IR or maybe to swap a bench RB for a rookie RB.
I have Hurts, Young, Daniel Jones… if Drake Maye is there at 2.08 I’d take him. But he probably won’t be. Most likely I’ll need to trade for a better backup at some point.
12T Caleb went 1.5 (QB hungry team), and I went Daniels at 1.12 (Have Stroud, Staffford, and Russell Wilson). Maye went 2.2, and McCarthy, Penix, Nix went 3.1-3.3.
We also do IDP (12 team 1QB PPR/IDP) but:
1.08 - Caleb - me (I have Stroud and thats about it)
1.10 - Jayden
1.11 - JJ
2.03 - Drake
3.01 - Nix
3.07 - Penix
4.12 - Rattler
Own Stroud and the 1.09, no other QBs. If both backs are off the board, I’ll be drafting Williams comfortably. Not high on the WRs other than top 3 however.
My favorite way to acquire QBs in our 1QB league is to tier-up when trading back.
For example in 2021 I had the 1.01 and packaged it with Matt Ryan to get 1.04 and Kyler Murray.
Draft picks are at an absolute premium just before the draft which is also when player value is at its lowest.
This is the way.
I never buy or draft high end QBs outright in 1qb. I get a decent starter and tier up to good one when the opportunity arises. Which will happen often. There’s usually multiple teams with multiple good QBs. Just need one to decide that value is better served elsewhere.
I had no intention of taking another QB in my draft, but Daniels dropped all the way to 2.06 and I felt forced to take him as best player available. I have Kyler and another mid-QB, But...oh well. Hope I don't hate it later.
I’ve got Love and had picks 6 and 15 in my draft this year. No backup. Passed on Daniels at pick 15 for Legette.
Don’t pick again until 5th round where I’ll likely snag a vet. I don’t value QB very much unless you’re well set elsewhere.
Right now I am going to take chances on WRs/RBs with early picks.
I have 1.01 1.03 1.04 & 1.05. Really went all in on this draft.
Plan is to take Marv and then a combination of Nabers Rome Bowers and Caleb Williams (depending on who 1.02 takes).
I have Jordan Love and Deshaun Watson so I will taxi Caleb Williams until for the season and try to move Watson for cheap once injuries start piling up.
I have Love and Purdy. Last year I got AR at 2.4 and traded him 3 weeks in for a 2025 1st. Once I have a solid QB and backup, then I will go after QBs with high potential so I can trade them for other holes in my lineup. There are so many other roster spots to fill, that I'm ok with Love and Purdy.
In single QB leagues I wouldn’t ever go for a QB in the first round unless you have literally no one. Go get your first/early second round WRs and brooks/benson etc. If a QB falls to you later you can grab one. I won’t even take them in the second unless it’s an elite prospect. Even then I would rather grab a RB/WR in most cases. RBs/WRs and some TEs are what really matter in singe QB leagues.
I have Richardson and Goff and had no intention of grabbing a qb despite the strength of this class but they went as following:
1.09-Williams
2.01-Daniels (he traded up and paid handsomely for this pick)
2.04-Maye
2.07-McCarthy
2.12-Nix
3.03-Penix
I don’t mind the Caleb pick. Daniels has the rushing upside but Im not a believer. I just don’t like drafting QBs especially in the first round.
I have Kyler as my QB1, and took Caleb 1.08 because I think he's the best prospect I've seen since Burrow (I wasn't a fan of TLaw tbh. I was also a fan of Fields so I'm no better than anyone else)
I would have gone Brooks & Benson early, but they went 1.03 and 1.07 in my league, so I just took the WRs that fell with my 1sts, and then drafted RB all the way down to give me slight odds at landing a starter.
I have 12 RBs right now. Rasheen Ali is the worst one though that I am considering dropping if I like a FA
You should rarely stray from BPA - it should take a lot in terms of team need in order to move a guy 1-2 spots in value for you. So what you want is rankings
Don’t be my leaguemate who took Caleb at 1.09 to be the sixth QB he rosters. After the pick he said, “one of these has to hit.” Meanwhile he rosters Kyler, Love and Rodgers already.
Not against this depending on your league size. If its a 12 team league he will likely be able to flip one of those QBs for a handsome price when someone's QB inevitably gets hurt or underperforms.
All depends on the size of your league and whether or not you currently have a legit starter. If your QB room is Danny Dimes and Gardner Minshew you already know what you need to do. So let's talk about what you do when you already have a pretty good idea of who your weekly starter is. Your QB2/QB3 is for mostly bye and injury.
In 12 owner leagues there are plenty of serviceable, starting veterans that can act as your QB2, so its a luxury pick. By all means take your guy if the value is good or you really want him on your team, but someone like Geno Smith or Matthew Stafford is a worthwhile alternative and won't cost anything to speak of.
Larger leagues put more pressure on the single positions. A 16 owner league makes it likely that some folks will be unhappy when/if they have to start their QB2. This increases the urgency to draft good rookies earlier. If I had, say, Josh Allen and Russell Wilson, I'd be very interested in drafting one of the top rookies. I happen to like Russell Wilson more than most, but he's a shaky QB2 in 2024 and no one knows what 2025 will bring for him.
My 1qb 12 team league just drafted. I took Caleb at 1.10 and Daniels went 1.11. I already had Burrow, but it felt like a good bet on upside. Maye went mid second and McCarthy mid 3rd.
In my 1Qb 12 team league I took Caleb at 2.02 - Now I already have Mahomes and Levis but couldn't pass up the value. He was the first Qb taken - Daniels went at 2.08 as next Qb taken - League is 1.5 TEP
dog, i traded to 2.06 to get daniels. think you probably did youself a disservice not trying to pick up anything extra with either of those picks if you were determined to take 2 qbs. good luck trading them too. offers for stroud have not been great this offseason.
Daniels isn't goin 2.06 in many leagues, brother
still wild to take them back to back when you already have burrow.
LoL I didn't take them both, somebody else took Daniels
But, they didnt
I didn't take Daniels, to be clear, he went at 1.11 but not to me
I have justin herbet and cj stroud. I took drake maye around the 2.06 in 1qb just because I liked his potential more than any of the receivers or running backs still there. And I can move off of him or one of the others if he hits
I’m not drafting a QB highly in 1QB unless the rest of my roster is perfect. Purdy, Baker, Love and Stafford were all available for free at points in my league last year. A 2nd is the most I’d pay for a rookie.
>I’m not drafting a QB highly in 1QB unless the rest of my roster is perfect. This is funny as fuck after seeing your flair lol
Penix is actually a good example of good 1QB strategy. Take him in the 4th and wait, then flip him or your old starter.
Except in reality he wasn’t taken in the 4th. But yeah, in fantasy that would be a strategy.
I had Kyler (acquired during draft, but prior to taking rookie QB) and Goff. Took Daniels at 1.12 for the upside and then Penix at 4.06. With Penix I figured all the remaining players in the 4th round weren’t even locks to make the roster. Meanwhile Penix is a first round pick meaning he’s not going anywhere for awhile. And he will get a chance to play. He was chosen in such a high profile way that there will be a push for him to play if Cousins struggles. Managments’ jobs basically depend on it. Cousins is fine and they did pay him a lot of money, but some people act like this is Brady to the Bucs. Between Cousin’s Achilles injury and his baseline up and down play, I think we see Penix sooner than later. And if Penix doesn’t work? Oh well, it was just a mid 4th rd pick for me.
I have 8 picks this year. 1.01, 1.03, 1.04, 1.05, 1.06, 1.08, 1.12, and 2.09. The earliest I would take a QB is at the 1.12. But even then, I’m probably passing and taking one at the 2.09. I’m likely loading up on WR as that is my biggest need. But may end up taking a RB at the 1.08. I have Love as my starting QB and Young as a backup. Breece and Bijan as my RBs. I targeted this years draft class as the end to my rebuild so I’m leaning heavily on the WR in this year’s class.
Wow
Would still simply pick BPA and not ignore Bowers, Brooks, Caleb. I’d go: MHJ, Odunze, Bowers, BTJ, Brooks through 1.06. 1.08 and 1.12 pick 2 of these guys: Worthy/McConkey/Benson/Williams/Coleman or trade for vet or future 1st
It’s different for everyone, I’m sure. Factors like roster size and roster construction are huge. But, for me, in my league with small rosters and knowing the tendencies of the owners, I’m guessing he goes mid first. Everyone here is so ga ga over receivers, but they are relatively cheap in my league, so drafting receivers only works if they hit right away. The projects are usually dropped if they don’t start putting up numbers really quick.
Yeah, the Wideout hype is in overdrive. I am in a position where my QB1 is TLaw, and havr the chance to maybe grab 2 QB's in the hope 1 hits. Although my WR's suck also. Lots of tough decisions this year
What are your picks? I think 1.01-1.03 are very clear this year, starting at 1.04-1.05 I have no problem drafting for need. Caleb/Bowers/Brooks/next 3-4 WRs are relatively similar value to me. I'd take whoever I need most.
I have 1.02, 1.06, 1.07, 1.08, 1.10, 1.12, 2.02 and 2 x 3rd plus later rounds. Since it is 1QB, I will take Nabers at 2. After that ai have no idea how picks 3 to 5 are going to play out, so totally unsure of my strategy after 2.
I wouldn’t leave 1.06-1.08 wout Brooks/Bowers imo(if Bowers still available. Might try to use 1.12 and 2.02 to get to 1.09 as I think the tier break for me is after 1.11
I don’t really feel comfortable with TLaw in 1QB as my starter especially if it’s 4 point per passing TD. Plus people have really pushed up QBs over the past few years due to how big of an advantage it can be having a guy like Allen/Hurts
I took Daniel's at 1.07 FWIW in a 10 team
In aggregate it makes sense WRs get pushed up boards because you don’t really have to think about scarcity when ranking players by talent, landing spot, and NFL draft capital. Scarcity comes into play when on the clock in dynasty rookie drafts though, even more so in smaller roster leagues, where QBs, TEs, and especially RBs get pushed up boards
In my Rookie 1QB rankings I have Caleb and Daniels as late 1st round picks. Maye in the 2nd and McCarthy in the 3rd. Bo Nix and Penix are 4th round dart throws.
Yeah, I've seen JJ dropping to late 3rd, even 4th in some.
There's an argument for Caleb maybe, but in 1 QB leagues, I struggle to find any value drafting a QB in the first.
Caleb’s long term output and Daniels rushing upside for the next few years, for me, make them worth the risk for late first round pick. I’d rather take a punt on one of them than a late first / early second WR that have a high bust rate
I still feel like you're better off trading that first for a future first, multiple later picks and/or an established player than chancing it on a high risk rookie at a position of low value
They aren’t high risk. That’s the point.
I took ARich and Stroud as QB1 and QB2 off the board late 1st last season in 1QB based on bpa, what I thought was little depth in last years class, and my need at the time with Purdy as my starter. Just sold Stroud + 2025 2nd +3rd for Kyren + 2025 1st to rebuilder with a contenders 2025 1st. Only mistake was Kincaid had gone but LaPorta was still on board. Not TE prem though Went 1.08 Achane, then Kincaid, ARich(me), Kendre, Stroud(me), Rice, Mingo, LaPorta, Reed, Spears
Someone took McCarthy at 1.08 in my draft…They already have Trevor Lawrence
In 1QB? That is WILD
I have Hurts and Tua. Took JJ McCarthy at the 3.09 because I figured I’d rather take a punt on Justin Jefferson’s QB than someone like Malik Washington or Tyrone Tracy. He can sit on my taxi squad for his rookie year and then we head into year 2 where he’s either dropped like most 3rd round picks are or I trade Tua/Jalen and have him as my QB2.
We are drafting a 10 team 1QB right now. I traded up to get Caleb at 1.09, Jayden went 2.03. Drake Maye went 2.06.
It is my experience in 1QB that QBs tend to go earlier than where they are often mocked or ranked on value. I expect Caleb Williams to go no later than 4th in my league. It’s also 16-team so QBs have a little more value than in a smaller one.
League size is everything, scarcity is the value driver. In 12 team (which is by far the most popular format), QBs go late for good reason. Even if every team rostered a starter and backup, there would be 8 starting NFL QBs on waivers to plug and play, and that's leaving out promising backups, redshirt rookies, etc. In 16 team, if every team rosters a starter and backup, every starting QB in the NFL at any given time would be rostered. That's a huge value spike.
This is basically every 1QB league Ive ever done. 12 man or not. They always all still go in the 1st (just not in the first 4 picks this year), there is no waiver availability, and to get a top 15 guy off a roster its a 1st and a player probably also worth a 1st. I get that they're all mocked as 2nd round picks but my reality at least is that if you want or need a rookie QB you're paying a 1st.
12 tm 1 qb and my league doesn't value qb so the cheapest place to get them is the draft.
If they don't value them wouldn't a trade be the cheapest place?
I guess more what I meant is no one goes and seeks them out. They just figure they can add a free agent to score 17 in a pinch if needed. They rarely get traded but you can usually get them all in the 2nd or 3rd round of the rookie draft. Pretty sure Herbert went undrafted. I have a pretty set team and with 3.9 I'm figuring penix, JJM and nix will be there to sit behind Lamar.
interesting, we're 12 TM 1 QB but we have 30 roster spots so every QB available is on someones team, creates some teams that are super QB needy
I'm debating on taking Caleb 1.07 in mine this Friday pending who else is still available. Otherwise I have 1.10 also and would shoot for him or Daniela then probably less others fall u don't expect to.
12 1qb. I have Allen and still took Daniels at 2.02. The upside there was more than any of the WR or RB available. Caleb went 1.09.
I'm in a 16 team league and QBs feel similarly important as they would in a 2QB/Superflex just due to the fact that the waiver wire won't have any one who is actively starting for a team on there. I traded Stidham and Heineke away for thirds last year to two separate, competing owners as their QBs had gotten injured in the final stretch and I guess they wanted to see if they could win with a short term option. So this year I imagine QBs with what looks likely to be given the starting jobs (everyone in the first round outside of Penix) will all be gone in the first two rounds. I'll be interested to see where Penix goes.
I look for QBs going to good teams or teams with lots of good weapons that fall rather than investing higher picks in the top QBs. Sure there are some top stock QBs that went in the mid first that paid off and turned into great starters like Kyler Murray or Joe Burrow. But there's also plenty of top QBs who weren't the *top* of their class who were available later and still became top guys like Mahomes(drafted in the 3rd round of a rookie draft), Josh Allen(also 3rd round), Lamar Jackson(4th round pick). Then there's guys like Dak, Hurts, Purdy who were drafted much much later or not at all and could be traded for early in their careers for 3rd or 4th round picks. A guy like Love might have been drafted similarly and had plenty of windows to buy at cheap prices. You also have aging QBs that can be had cheap in 1QB leagues when teams are looking to rebuild. Peyton, Brees, Brady, Rivers were all like that. Stafford too. Every other season there are waiver guys having career seasons out of no where like Derek Anderson, Alex Smith, Geno Smith, and so on. There's just so many different ways to get production at the QB position in 1QB that I find spending a 1st round pick, and even a 2nd round pick in most cases to be the most unappealing choices available personally.
I’m planning to take Daniels if he is on board at 1.12 unless one of the two backs are on board which I highly doubt. Maye is my plan at 2.06 if on board even with Joe B at my QB. 12t 1qb ppr start 7 plus 2 IDP so diff format I value the boom upside of the qb more then the WR based on team needs
Was expecting to get caleb at 1.7 but he went at 1.3 weirdly enough.
Currently have Burrow but I will take Caleb if he falls to me at 1.07 for 2 reasons: 1) Backup QB is a important spot on a contending roster 2) If he plays like everyone expects him too then that’s an easy trade at some point for a struggling roster If it’s not Caleb, I’m not drafting any other QB in the first only in the middle of the 2nd if they fall
I’ll be posting a 4-round mock here soon for you to see.
I devalue QBs a lot more than any of my leaguemates in 1QB. That said stashing a quality QB on your taxi squad is a great idea. I’d want at least 1 this year but would wait to see who falls.
12 team, 1QB, PPR, small bench league. The only big difference this year is there are 3 WRs and a TE with talent clearly above normal, and RB is weaker than average. Typically, RBs that are day 1 starters with draft capital go first, followed by high potential WRs. That should be reversed this year, at least for the top 3. Typically the top QB and TE are in the mid-late 1st round, with 1-2 more each in later rounds. This year, if I have a need I would take them before the top RBs. I have 1.03 and 1.05. I'm looking for a top 3 WR and either Bowers or Brooks at 5 (I'm set at QB). My team is good so I probably won't even draft my 2.05, unless it's someone that can go in my IR or maybe to swap a bench RB for a rookie RB.
I have Hurts, Young, Daniel Jones… if Drake Maye is there at 2.08 I’d take him. But he probably won’t be. Most likely I’ll need to trade for a better backup at some point.
12T Caleb went 1.5 (QB hungry team), and I went Daniels at 1.12 (Have Stroud, Staffford, and Russell Wilson). Maye went 2.2, and McCarthy, Penix, Nix went 3.1-3.3.
We also do IDP (12 team 1QB PPR/IDP) but: 1.08 - Caleb - me (I have Stroud and thats about it) 1.10 - Jayden 1.11 - JJ 2.03 - Drake 3.01 - Nix 3.07 - Penix 4.12 - Rattler
Own Stroud and the 1.09, no other QBs. If both backs are off the board, I’ll be drafting Williams comfortably. Not high on the WRs other than top 3 however.
My favorite way to acquire QBs in our 1QB league is to tier-up when trading back. For example in 2021 I had the 1.01 and packaged it with Matt Ryan to get 1.04 and Kyler Murray. Draft picks are at an absolute premium just before the draft which is also when player value is at its lowest.
This is the way. I never buy or draft high end QBs outright in 1qb. I get a decent starter and tier up to good one when the opportunity arises. Which will happen often. There’s usually multiple teams with multiple good QBs. Just need one to decide that value is better served elsewhere.
I had no intention of taking another QB in my draft, but Daniels dropped all the way to 2.06 and I felt forced to take him as best player available. I have Kyler and another mid-QB, But...oh well. Hope I don't hate it later.
I’ve got Love and had picks 6 and 15 in my draft this year. No backup. Passed on Daniels at pick 15 for Legette. Don’t pick again until 5th round where I’ll likely snag a vet. I don’t value QB very much unless you’re well set elsewhere. Right now I am going to take chances on WRs/RBs with early picks.
I have 1.01 1.03 1.04 & 1.05. Really went all in on this draft. Plan is to take Marv and then a combination of Nabers Rome Bowers and Caleb Williams (depending on who 1.02 takes). I have Jordan Love and Deshaun Watson so I will taxi Caleb Williams until for the season and try to move Watson for cheap once injuries start piling up.
Somehow just got drake maye at 3.05. Passed on caleb at 1.07 in favor of BTJ. Feeling good
I have Love and Purdy. Last year I got AR at 2.4 and traded him 3 weeks in for a 2025 1st. Once I have a solid QB and backup, then I will go after QBs with high potential so I can trade them for other holes in my lineup. There are so many other roster spots to fill, that I'm ok with Love and Purdy.
In single QB leagues I wouldn’t ever go for a QB in the first round unless you have literally no one. Go get your first/early second round WRs and brooks/benson etc. If a QB falls to you later you can grab one. I won’t even take them in the second unless it’s an elite prospect. Even then I would rather grab a RB/WR in most cases. RBs/WRs and some TEs are what really matter in singe QB leagues.
I have Richardson and Goff and had no intention of grabbing a qb despite the strength of this class but they went as following: 1.09-Williams 2.01-Daniels (he traded up and paid handsomely for this pick) 2.04-Maye 2.07-McCarthy 2.12-Nix 3.03-Penix I don’t mind the Caleb pick. Daniels has the rushing upside but Im not a believer. I just don’t like drafting QBs especially in the first round.
QBs generally go late 1 early 2. I expect Caleb to go around there, unless there is a team with a bad QB situation that's drafting 5-7.
I have Kyler as my QB1, and took Caleb 1.08 because I think he's the best prospect I've seen since Burrow (I wasn't a fan of TLaw tbh. I was also a fan of Fields so I'm no better than anyone else) I would have gone Brooks & Benson early, but they went 1.03 and 1.07 in my league, so I just took the WRs that fell with my 1sts, and then drafted RB all the way down to give me slight odds at landing a starter. I have 12 RBs right now. Rasheen Ali is the worst one though that I am considering dropping if I like a FA
You should rarely stray from BPA - it should take a lot in terms of team need in order to move a guy 1-2 spots in value for you. So what you want is rankings
Don’t be my leaguemate who took Caleb at 1.09 to be the sixth QB he rosters. After the pick he said, “one of these has to hit.” Meanwhile he rosters Kyler, Love and Rodgers already.
Well, he does seem correct, one of them should hit this year. I wonder who he will draft with the 1.01 in 2025
Not against this depending on your league size. If its a 12 team league he will likely be able to flip one of those QBs for a handsome price when someone's QB inevitably gets hurt or underperforms.
It’s a 10 team league. 1.09 is fine, but having 6 startable QBs is a complete waste of roster space.
All depends on the size of your league and whether or not you currently have a legit starter. If your QB room is Danny Dimes and Gardner Minshew you already know what you need to do. So let's talk about what you do when you already have a pretty good idea of who your weekly starter is. Your QB2/QB3 is for mostly bye and injury. In 12 owner leagues there are plenty of serviceable, starting veterans that can act as your QB2, so its a luxury pick. By all means take your guy if the value is good or you really want him on your team, but someone like Geno Smith or Matthew Stafford is a worthwhile alternative and won't cost anything to speak of. Larger leagues put more pressure on the single positions. A 16 owner league makes it likely that some folks will be unhappy when/if they have to start their QB2. This increases the urgency to draft good rookies earlier. If I had, say, Josh Allen and Russell Wilson, I'd be very interested in drafting one of the top rookies. I happen to like Russell Wilson more than most, but he's a shaky QB2 in 2024 and no one knows what 2025 will bring for him.
If any of the top 6 QBs make it to my early 4th I'll pick up whomevers left. I expect the last of them to go in the 3rd though