My Favorite Targets in Each Round: August Edition Part 2 – Filling Out a $3 Million Squad
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Earlier in the offseason I looked at my favorite targets in Best Ball Mania IV. But a lot has changed since then. Now that we’re in the home stretch of best ball drafting season, let’s look again at some of the top targets in each round.

Using our Underdog ADP tool — now with the ability to show an ADP Draft Grid — we can find our favorite targets in every round and adjust our early-round structure accordingly. In the previous installment I looked at some of my favorite targets in the first half of the draft. Let’s continue by looking at how we can complement our early picks with some favorite late-round selections.

I’ve set players’ names in green if they’ve become a higher priority (i.e., new additions to the honorable mentions), become my favorite pick in a round as a result of ADP moves or other considerations, or if their cost has risen and they remain a priority pick. I’ve set players’ names in red if they’ve either become a lower priority in their round (i.e., moving from being the top pick to an honorable mention) or if their cost has dropped without becoming a higher priority at the new ADP.

Current ADP (as of August 14)

My favorite way to get a quick view of ADP and to get a sense of a player’s general range is to use the ADP Draft Grid view. This makes it easy to see the rounds in which I need to target my favorite players and to formulate a draft plan before the first pick is even made. Here’s a look at the final nine rounds from the last week of BBM4 drafts.

The 3 Best Targets In Every Round of Underdog Drafts

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