I'll tell you how I approached the draft:
From my research it was pretty clear that the WR pool was deep and pretty flat once you left the first round. RBs meanwhile were getting dry and dusty after the first couple of rounds. So, at the very least I was targeting a hero RB approach, getting my RB1 early and then filling up on a solid WR room throughout the draft. QB I saw about 10 guys I would be happy with, with that top 4 tier clearly ahead of the rest and going in round 3/4, then more in 5/6 and even later, maybe as low as round 8 for Daniels or Williams. TE there were 9 guys I was good with, ending with Ferguson and Engram which I figured might be available in round 7. So generally, I figured my starting lineup would be filled out by round 8, with either 2 or 3 RBs, 3 or 4 WRs, QB and TE.
Drawing #5 was a nice break. The top 5 were pretty clear at that point so I could just wait to see which would fall to me. If it was Lamb or Tyreek so be it, I'd grab an RB in round 2. As it was, I ended up with Bijan, who should be fine.
2nd round, the WRs I was considering all had issues: London would double dip Atlanta, no thanks; Olave has Derek Carr at QB, meh; Nico is now in a crowded WR room (give me Stroud over any of the WRs). It came down to Achane or Jacobs at RB so I drafted the upside and basically locked down RB until much later.
For round 3 I saw a better group of WRs I was interested in: Deebo, Aiyuk, Kupp, Nabers. Would've been happy with any of them. But the run on QBs started at 3.1, 3.2 and at 3.5 I figured I could grab a high-end QB and more than cover any ground lost between round 3 and round 4 WRs. It was Mahomes or Lamar and I like Patty's weapons a bit more, plus Henry might eat some of Lamar's ground work. Lamar not going until 4.7 was a steal for Spek.
Round 4 I was looking at skinny Batman, Waddle or Rashee Rice. The Chiefs stack was in play but I had the short turn and thought maybe his ridiculously low Yahoo ADP might work in my favor. Waddle was another stack to consider but that's too many sportscars too early for me. So, Smith was the pick....Kellen Moore as the new OC knows how to get 2 WRs their numbers, he did it for Dallas with Cooper/Lamb and then Lamb/Gallup.
Round 5 sees Rashee getting sniped at 5.2 and which leaves me in trouble since it was him, Waddle and Tee Higgins that were at top of my queue after 4.8 and now only Tee was left with two other drafters to go. I got lucky that he slid to 5.5.
Heading to 6.8 another mini run was underway, this time on TEs with Kincaid gone at 6.5 and Pitts at 6.7. That left 3 of my preferred TEs left to go (Kittle, Engram and Ferguson) and going into the short turn 3 drafters behind me needing TE. I might've gotten lucky and had one slide to me in Round 7 but it wasn't worth taking the chance. I probably should've taken my Boy Ferguson but technically Kittle was rated higher.
I was glad to grab the TE knowing that there were quite a few good WRs that would be available in Round 7. It came down to Kirk, Diontae and Godwin. I chose the one with the best QB.
By round 8 it was Best Player Available......Singletary stood out being the starter in New York and working for his old boss Daboll. At 9.5 Sutton was a safer pick than DHop's age or Addison trying to be 2nd banana with Darnold at QB.
Round 10 was my target spot for a lottery ticket and Blake Corum fits the bill (other options were J Mason or J Wright). At 11.5 I could've grabbed Mason too.....probably should have, but Chuba should have flex possibilities at least into October.
By round 12 I was running out of ideas.....I thought about the Jets D who have a cakewalk first half schedule, but our league really downplays defensive scoring so it doesn't make sense to take one until the last round. I do like a good kicker though....and McPherson isn't top tier but he's near the top of tier 2.
Round 13 I screwed up. I should've taken the Bijan handcuff in Allgeier but instead I took a chance on Jeudy coming around in a new environment. In retrospect I'd rather have Allgeier.
Round 14 was another poor choice. I should've taken Conklin as a backup to brittle Kittle, but instead I took Cooks. I'll be up shit's creek if (when?) Kittle goes down. I didn't think Conklin would get taken but he got scarfed up in the next selection.
Round 15 was a fuck up. I had Cincinnati in the queue to play their week 1 game against NE, but I was check out Miami's writeup on the site and ended up hitting draft without switching back. I'll be streaming that spot but for this week I'll eat it.
The last few rounds kinda left a bad taste in my mouth. Then the Yahoo projection was a total shock. This team can compete but it's a long season and there are weak spots. The RBs need to be studs. The WRs are good and deep but the ceiling is limited. Kittle needs to do the impossible and stay healthy. Should be a fun season.
