Perfect Fantasy Football Draft: 6th in a 12-Team Yahoo Half PPR League
Landing a spot in the middle of the round in 2023 Yahoo fantasy football leagues is a very interesting spot, as you are at the mercy of your league mates. Starting right off the bat in Round 1, you can miss both of the consensus Tier 1’s at both the running back and wide receiver positions. It’s not always the case, but sometimes you’re feeling like you’re playing from behind before the draft even kicks into gear.
While you still have a few-spot advantage over the back end of the first round, they also have the luxury of doubling up with two of the near-studs before you get a chance to continue building. Still, there are times when one of those consensus top-four options falls in your lap, and as long as you keep a cool head throughout the draft, you have the shortest lapse in-between picks, which leaves you in a great spot to never feel like you need to reach.
In this article, I will walk through my favorite players in each round that should be available to me based on Yahoo ADP according to 4for4’s Multi-Site ADP and discuss my overall draft strategy from this spot.
More Perfect Drafts
- ESPN 12-Team PPR: 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | 10 | 11 |12
- ESPN 10-Team PPR: 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | 10
- Yahoo 12-Team Half-PPR: 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | 10 | 11 |12
- Yahoo 10-Team Half-PPR: 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | 10
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My Plan When Drafting 6th in a 12-Team League
Roster Settings: 1 QB, 2 RB, 2 WR, 1 TE, 1 FLEX (WR/RB/TE), 1 Kicker, 1 DEF, seven bench spots
My first order of business will be to see if any of the top four of Justin Jefferson, Ja'Marr Chase, Christian McCaffrey, or Austin Ekeler falls to me. Cooper Kupp would also be a wonderful “contingency” plan, though, as it can be argued that he’s still a top-three option despite some age and injury concerns.
Being that it's half-PPR, I have less of a lean on wide receivers over running backs, but I’m still hoping to have three-to-four wide receivers through the first six rounds, as an Anchor RB strategy is typically one I’m trying to employ whenever possible.
Considering we’re drafting from the middle of the pack here, there’s even less reason to reach on players than if we were 20-24 selections between draft picks. Drafting with value in mind down the board is much easier, as we will be more likely to be the ones starting runs at positions as opposed to feeling the panic that sometimes shines through when picking on the edges.
Continue reading for a breakdown of my favorite picks through Round 10 and a list of the best late-round targets at each position.
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