Shawn Siegele profiles his favorite tournament-winning pick at wide receiver and explains why taking some risk on this selection could rescue you from a bad draft slot.
As much as I love best ball and dynasty, there’s nothing like drafting in your home league, in the Apex Experts League, or in the FFPC Main Event. It’s time to dive into our FFPC redraft series, a workshop that will help you prepare for all of your most important drafts.
The first question we have to answer: How do we attack Round 1 when the draft lottery doesn’t go our way?
How to Handle a Tough Draft Slot
Our articles on handling a bad draft slot have been extremely successful and our high-stakes drafts have followed suit.
- A year ago, my RotoViz Overtime co-host Colm Kelly and I drafted a team from the 1.12, advanced through the individual team stage, and finished in the money.
- In 2022 the draft plan recommended two WRs who ended up cresting 300 points.
- In 2021, we built the team that finished second overall in the FFPC BBT directly from a bad-draft-slot article.
- One year previous, Blair Andrews and I had the 1.12 and used tactics from the late-draft slot article to land the eventual WR3, WR4, WR5, and WR6 on a per game basis. That team finished No. 31 overall.
That doesn’t mean we’ll always hit, but having an evidence-based plan to maximize your chances with a low-value draft slot is a big part of being successful year in and year out.
The 2024 draft landscape features three very distinct tiers all within Round 1. Managers with a top-six pick have access to a superstar. Drafters with the 1.07 and 1.08 are looking at two players in team environments that could hamper scoring, and yet their high-floor/high-ceiling profiles are mouthwatering in their own right. If you have the 1.09 or later . . . it’s not so clear cut.
