4 Players to Target after Pick 100 in FFPC High Stakes Fantasy Football Drafts
FFPC High-stakes drafts are slightly different than regular leagues. They are 12-team leagues with TE Premium scoring but that’s not the biggest difference. The prize pool is set up to reward $1,000,000 to the top overall team in the entire contest! There are three parts to the season, each with different prizes:
- Part 1 – Regular season Weeks 1-12
- Part 2 – League Playoffs Weeks 13 & 14
- Part 3 – Championship Round and Consolation Round Weeks 15-17
While you get rewarded for scoring the most points in the regular season and winning your league championship, the majority of the prizes are during the “championship rounds.” That’s why people in these drafts often aim for upside rather than floors because in this format in particular it is more important than ever.
I have already written up a piece on four running backs I'm fading, five wide receivers to target, as well as the live results of a current $2,000 fantasy draft with me, Ryan Noonan, and John Daigle.
Four Players to Target after Pick 100.
Darrell Henderson, RB - Rams
Main Event ADP: 116.1
I don’t necessarily love Henderson the player but his situation could provide for plenty of fantasy-relevant weeks. As of 8/28, Cam Akers was still not running at full speed and has yet to practice since his initial soft-tissue injury. He is also a little over a year removed from the Achilles injury he suffered last July. While Akers returned for the Rams playoff run, he was incredibly inefficient, averaging just 2.6 yards per carry. While he was expected to get stronger throughout the offseason, running backs in the past 10 years are 0/12 in ever being efficient again. History is not on Akers’ side here.
Beyond the injury concerns for Akers, Sean McVay has been telling the most trustworthy Rams beat writers that he plans to utilize a running back by committee between Henderson and Akers. Despite historically leaning on one running back, McVay has reportedly been wanting to adapt his approach in order to aid in the longevity of both Henderson and Akers. At this point, 11 days out from their first game, I’m not sure Cam Akers will be ready. If that’s the case, Henderson can expect to see the majority of the workload and is a fringe RB2 for fantasy purposes. At cost, Henderson is a low-risk, high-upside running back that could see your lineup if Akers winds up taking it slow.
Michael Carter, RB - Jets
Main Event ADP: 123.36
Breece Hall was a member of my “running backs to fade” piece a few weeks ago. Given my reasoning, it makes sense to take a stab at Carter 75+ picks later. Carter has been ahead of Breece in each of the preseason games and in their final one, out-snapped him 12-9. Carter had 4 carries and 2 targets to Hall’s 5 carries and zero targets in this contest.
It looks like Carter will start as the 1A to Hall’s 1B at least early on. It’s hard to predict whether the Jets' offense will take a step forward this season but if they do, drafting Carter is a great way to gain exposure without paying a premium price tag on Breece Hall. He has immediate standalone value and some upside if Hall were to go down.
David Njoku, TE - Browns
Main Event ADP: 146
Rather than re-writing exactly what has already been perfectly written, a tweet can make the bull case for David Njoku pretty succinctly.
David Njoku's route participation and fantasy finishes:
2017 42%, 24th
2018 78%, 9th 👀👀👀
2019 9%, 85th
2020 31% 47th
2021 51%, 22nd
2022 preseason: 80%
Great shot at a top-12 finish if that number holds and he comes off the board as TE16.
My primary late-round TE target.— Dwain McFarland (@dwainmcfarland) August 30, 2022
Njoku got a sizable contract extension, is going to be on the field a ton (played 39-of-42 snaps with the first team), and has essentially no target competition outside of Amari Cooper. Not to mention, Deshaun Watson comes back in Week 12, raising his ceiling even further. You can grab Njoku as your second tight end in most instances but if you completely punt the position he is a great option after round 10.
Julio Jones, WR - Buccaneers
Main Event ADP: 138.36
Everyone wants to say Julio is washed but the reality is he wasn’t bad last year, he was just injured. He averaged 1.76 yards per route run (39th of 152 players with 20+ targets last year) with a 12.1 average depth of target. He also racked up six receptions for 128 yards one game prior to getting injured. He now finds himself in a situation where he’ll have an immediate opportunity to see volume from one of the game's best in Tom Brady. Russell Gage is still sidelined with a leg injury while Chris Godwin is expected to be eased back into the offense the first few weeks. This provides some opportunities for Julio to build some rapport with Brady and potentially play a big role early in the season.
