👆 In episode 29 of "Inside the 20," I did a full mock draft with commentary explaining my thought process behind every single pick. You do NOT want to miss this one! 👆
Stop taking defenses and kickers before the final 2 rounds of your fantasy football drafts.
In fact, if your league allows it, stop drafting them at all. 🤯
Instead, use those precious few roster spaces on players that can become instant fantasy football assets if things break right for them.
Take 2023 for example...
The 49ers defense was—by far—the first defense drafted in 2023 fantasy football leagues, drafted in the mid 10th round AHEAD of guys like:
🏈 Puka Nacua (averaged 17+ PPR points per game and finished as fantasy's WR 4)
🏈 Kyren Williams (21+ PPR points per game and finished as fantasy's RB 7)
🏈 Sam LaPorta (14+ PPR points per game and finished as fantasy's TE 1)
🏈 Raheem Mostert (17+ PPR points per game and finished as fantasy's RB 5)
🏈 De'Von Achane (17+ PPR points per game, 2nd round pick this year)
🏈 Nico Collins (17+ PPR points per game and finished as fantasy's WR 12)
🏈 Tank Dell (16+ PPR points per game)
🏈 Zack Moss (20+ PPR points per game in weeks 2-5 while filling in for Jonathan Taylor)
🏈 Adam Thielen (13+ PPR points per game, including an absurd 18+ PPR point-per-game stretch between weeks 2-11)
🏈 Rashee Rice (17+ PPR points per game over the final 9 games)
🏈 Jayden Reed (14+ PPR points per game over the final 10 games)
There's A LOT more where that came from, and that's not even mention guys like CJ Stroud...
Oh! And as for the 49ers defense? They averaged a measly 8.3 fantasy points per game and finished as fantasy's 9th best defense.
Heck, even the BEST defense in 2023—the Baltimore Ravens—averaged just 10.2 fantasy points per game.
And if you want to draft the Ravens as your top defense this year, have fun; they play against Patrick Mahomes and the Kansas City Chiefs in week1.
So instead of spending precious draft capital on a highly volatile and easily replaceable position like kicker and defense, make it a part of your fantasy football draft strategy to use those roster spots on bench stashes with potential—or guys you can stash on IR.
Then, when the time finally comes where you need to submit a lineup, simply drop your 2 worst players—ideally just before kickoff so your opponents can't add them—and "stream" a kicker and defense.
If you're unfamiliar with "streaming" in fantasy football, it's essentially like "renting" a player with a great matchup to use for that one week, and it's one way BBFF subscribers are dominating every single week.
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