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Thought process and lessons from a recent startup
Jul 6, 2026/u/Pinceptionr/DynastyFF
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Jayden Reed
WR · GB · #injuryupdate
...mmary of Rounds 11 onwards Feel fairly good about my depth picks: WR5 = Jayden Reed, QB3 = Darnold, RB4 = Dobbins, TE2 = Dulcich. Rolled the dice on several...
Jayden Daniels
QB · WAS · #general
...idea of relative value based on my season long points projections: QB3 (Jayden Daniels, 185-229) was roughly equal to RB20 (Javonte, 184-226), WR20 (McLaurin, 17...
Jawhar Jordan
RB · HOU · #injuryupdate
...fter Dobbins I'm very thin - LeQuint Allen, Kaleb Johnson, Brashard Smith, Jawhar Jordan. Had a plan at QB and really like how it panned out. After Darnold I have...
Jaylen Wright
RB · MIA · #startrecommendation
...ed the boat on drafting a solid RB bench. Should have probably prioritised Jaylen Wright as the Achane owner (I passed on him at 17.03 and he went 4 picks before i...
Brashard Smith
RB · KC · #injuryupdate
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Just finished a dynasty startup. Only my 2nd ever startup, and the 1st was in 2020 so a while ago. Did a post-draft review to see if there were any notable learning points/takeaways, and thought I'd share for interest/discussion on draft theory. Notable league settings: Double SF, PPR, TEP +0.5, all TDs = 3pts, passing yards 1pt = 50 yards. Unique settings were a real game-changer. In particular, the impact on QBs from reduced TD/pass yds scoring really affected my rankings. I suspected this would significantly affect everyone's draft rankings and limit the value of ADP. I came up with a set of projections and tiers to use for reference, but found myself reacting a lot due to unexpected picks/runs on players. For an idea of relative value based on my season long points projections: QB3 (Jayden Daniels, 185-229) was roughly equal to RB20 (Javonte, 184-226), WR20 (McLaurin, 179-215), and TE7 (Fannin, 193-230) QB10 (Caleb, 167-189) was roughly equal to RB25 (Warren, 164-187), WR31 (Wan'Dale, 161-190), and TE 16 (Kincaid, 168-187) 2026 Rookie draft picks were included in the draft pool First 10 rounds (starting rosters). I had the 1.10. 3rd round reversal, 35 rounds total. Rd 1 (1.10) previous 4 picks: 1.06 JSN, 1.07 Bijan, 1.08 ASB, 1.09 Bowers my pick: McBride notes: First 8 picks went as expected; 2QBs (Allen/Maye), 2RBs (Gibbs, Bijan), and 4WRs (Chase, Puca, JSN, ASB). I hoped to get Bowers. Was debating between McBride and JJets - went with McBride due to the TEP boost. Rd 2 (2.03) previous 4 picks: 1.11 Rookie 1.01 (Love), 1.12 Jefferson, 2.01 Jeanty, 2.02 Nabers my pick: Achane notes: Choice was between RB (Achane/Taylor) and WR (Lamb/London/Tet). My upside projections for Achane were significantly higher, and my tier break for WRs had several players left. I'm also a Dolphins fan and don't have him on either of my other teams - so yes it was a bit of a homer pick but absolutely in line with my rankings. Rd 3 (3.03) previous 4 picks: 2.11 Loveland, 2.12 Daniels, 3.01 Caleb, 3.02 Egbuka my pick: Pickens notes: Lamar was on the board but felt like I had to take WR here (Lamar went next). My choice was between Pickens, Collins, and Ladd. Decided to roll the dice on Pickens - two years younger than Nico, the connection with Dak looked fantastic in year 1, and I was a little too uneasy about target distribution in LA to feel good about Ladd as my WR1. Rd 4 (4.10) previous 4 picks: 4.06 G Wilson, 4.07 Dart, 4.08 Ken Walker, 4.09 Nix my pick: McCaffrey notes: Really debated this one - make a commitment to challenge in Year 1 with CMC, or take a younger player (Judkins, Burden, Rice, 2026 1.03 on the board). The potential positional advantage from CMC/Achane at RB was too tempting to resist, so I guess Year 1 here we come. Rd 5 (5.03) previous 4 picks: 4.11 Judkins, 4.12 Hall, 5.01 Rookie 1.03, 5.02 Burden my pick: AJ Brown notes: I wanted to take my WR2 and getting AJB felt like a steal. Fully compatible with the win-now strategy. Other options under consideration were Rice and BTJ, but with the questions over both this was ultimately a fairly straightforward choice. Rd 6 (6.10) previous 4 picks: 6.06 Rookie 1.05, 6.07 M Wilson, 6.08 Rookie 1.06, 6.09 Bucky. my pick: Malik Willis notes: Anticipating the next QB run in the near future, and assumed at least 1 QB going in the short turn before my next pick. The rushing upside for Willis gave him a clear boost over my next options available (Purdy, Love, Dak) given the scoring settings. Dolphi…