Disclaimer: Everything below is from a PPR perspective.

I'm not sure how big your league is, but even if it was 12 teams, you should be able to get some of the following in rounds 3 and 4.

Damien Williams (maybe still available, but probably not by the time drafts happen)
Aaron Jones (love)
Kerryon Johnson (like a lot)
Marlon Mack (solid)
Leonard Fournette (although, STEER CLEAR lol)
Devonta Freeman (could go either way)
Derrick Henry (meh, two big games and everything else was average. Defintiely don't want in PPR, but could be serviceable in standard)
Josh Jacobs (potential, for sure; we do know Gruden will use him)
Phillip Lindsay (meh)
Kenyan Drake (could go either way)
Mark Ingram (not sure how to feel about him, but probably not)
Michel/White (not sure if you want to fight this battle, but I'd rather have Michel given NE's commitment to the run game)

Some late round guys that have potential, but I wouldn't bank on by any means

Tevin Coleman/Jerrick McKinnon (really not sure what will happen here, but I imagine one will have to take the lead)
Derrius Guice
Royce Freeman
Jordan Howard (someone has to run in Philly)
D'Onta Foreman
Carlos Hyde (meh, but if Williams doesn't work out, he's next man up)
Jaylen Samuels (will Connor hold up?)

And then obviously injuries will happen throughout the season that give way to other lead backs we aren't even thinking of right now, just because next man up.

In my 8 team league, I'm drafting 5th and I'm considering going WR in the first 3-4 rounds because we start 3 WR plus a flex. I can still go WR in the first 3-4 rounds and still get some of the guys in the top list.

In my 10 team league, I'll probably go RB in round 1 or 2 no matter where I'm drafting.

In a 12 team league, I'd probably make sure to have both a WR and RB at the end of round 2.

Yes, I agree with the above except I put Williams as the last in the previous tier. Nothing with with those guys but you're passing on the gurley and Connors as your rb1 for that group of rb2's.
Just feel like the drop-off of the RB tier is bigger than the drop off you would be taking by waiting until the 3rd to get your 2wr.

Example would be passing on Evans in the 2nd to lock up a rb1 and there is a good chance diggs is there in the 3rd.

Training camp and preseason will change a lot of stuff though.

I am all-in on Damien Williams

Fournette is another guy I will be drafting a lot of. I get the risk but getting a bell-cow at his ADP is too tempting for me to pass up.

I definitely think the top of the WR is a little deeper, but once you hit WR15 to WR20, there begins to be a pretty big drop off. Finding a flyer RB is much easier throughout the season due to injuries than finding a flyer WR.

I am very concerned about the durability of Gurley and Connor.

But as you said, we will know a lot more right before the season starts.

12 team league that I can keep up to 3. I already have good value with Diggs and Allen so I’m keeping those 2. The rest of my team is garbage and I really only have 2 other options.

Jordan Howard in the 9th or Jameis Winston in the 17th (last)?

I could also just say screw it and keep only 2

Keeping only 2 seems silly, since Jameis is clearly worth spending a last round pick on. Howard in the 9th is prob pretty close to where he should go in ppr, so you’re not really gaining anything there, but preseason injuries/shenanigans could change that. I’d pencil in Jameis for the time being or if you have to submit now, while holding out as long as possible in case of an injury, suspension or other such roster shakeup that affects Howard’s value.

Def value in keeping Jameis in the last round imo

Gotta keep Howard. In a keeper league with 40'ish players taken out of the pool pre draft he's like a 4th or 5th Rd pick. Good value in the 9th I guess but hard to be super excited. Who knows, maybe he'll get some goaline carries?

So I'm not too active in here during the season, but I am going to try to be more this year as alot of advice given last year from here got me my first, 1st place, in my 12 man keeper auction league.

So our keepers arent based on where they were drafted, but how much was spent on the player. 1 player any cost, 1 player 30 or less, and 1 10 or less. All WW are considered a buck.

Right now based on roster and costs i am keeping CMC, Conner and Matty Ice. I have an offer to trade Conner (who i drafted for $1) last year for Chubb and Drake, leaving my keepers as CMC, Chubb, and Drake.

Ultimately, which of the two scenarios have the better keepers? Im a steelers fan btw so i have a little conner bias

CMC, Chubb and Drake is >>>>>>>> CMC, Conner, and Matty Ice, IMO.

Gronk's back?

Haha love you guys! I just thought I'd say hi. I'm waiting to see some of my biggest critics come in here and make some predictions. They said they would. Still waiting. It's early so let's give them a chance.......

Wait to draft late and after my dynasty rookie draft I might come in here one time and post a really long detailed post on who I think is undervalued before the season starts. Play it safe the first 2 rounds. There's a couple picks you have to have 4-7 rounds. I got a TE you got to get late no one is talking about. You can get him late and he could be huge. I got a couple WR criminally underrated as well.

Wheatsauce is always on it though. You won't lose going with his insights. His thoughts on trades are spot on.

Keeper question. Keep Barkley give up a first or Mahomes and give up the last round pick?

Where would you be picking in the 1st? Will you get a Saquon type of player?

See?

Pay me

I have to pick my keeper before the draft order is set.

I’d keep Mahomes

I don’t see any way you don’t keep Mahomes for a last over Barkley for a first.

Mahomes is projected to be the first QB off of the board, with a likely ADP in the 15-30 range. Barkley’s ADP will be between 1-4.

Sucker. Lol.

You guys think D Henry, Guice, Godwin, Landry, MVS, Allison and 1.8 is in the ballpark for Barkley in half PPR dynasty? Could also include Mahomes for his Wentz.

+1. Answer is very dependent on players being kept/who you'll get with the 1st round pick, and also on what the rules are for keeping in future seasons.

Doesn't look like it to me. Adding Mahomes for Wentz and replacing the Landry/MVS/Allison group for someone more startable/exciting might be creeping toward the ballpark, but I seem to be much lower than the consensus on Landry. Def think it's a great time to be trying to move Mahomes in keeper leagues, don't see how his value can get much higher than it is right now, though the same thing can be said about Saquon.

Bold prediction. Bell will be the best RB this season.

Reasoning? Teams will start running way more screen passes, copying what the Chiefs did last year. Kind of like how teams started copying the Warriors once they made the 3 ball chuck-fest a thing. Jets will do it more than anybody since their line sucks and Bell will feast in the open field.

3 player keeper league PPR. I am guessing this injury to AJ Green makes my choice easy. Players can be kept for 3 years, I've kept Brown/Green/Diggs for 1 year already.

Conner
Antonio Brown
AJ Green
Diggs
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Golladay
James White
Lamar Miller
DJ Moore
Rob Gronkowski
Eric Ebron

Some players I'm targeting this year

Favorite late QBs: Winston and Goff...think we will see the ball in the air a lot from both teams.

Favorite late Rbs: Foreman, Ballage, Jackson...think Lamar Miller has never been loved by obrien, ballage i think will shoot up board as summer ends, and i think jackson may actually get more carries than ekeler if gordon out

Favorite later WRs: Kirk and D Westbrook...love kirk this year in new Ari offense with kyler running around back there...westbrook i think has shoot to be solid if foles can pass for a QB

would love to hear guys others are targeting

Also, how does everone feel about Carson/Penny situation? SEA may run the ball more than any team in league this year. Carson was a beast when healthy last year, but they also didnt draft Penny to sit on bench. Very tough situation where either could end up a stud or they may just end up in a split. Im leaning Carson getting the majority of carries but would love to hear what others think