Rob Coakley called MarShawn Lloyd one of the biggest winners of the real-life draft and could not believe the rookie was still available in the 16th. Coakley told viewers they should start yanking Lloyd up several rounds—into the early-teens at minimum—because sharper rooms will not let a day-two back with an immediate path to touches linger this late much longer. In a cumulative-scoring format, he is happy to ‘reach’ for Lloyd now, betting that the combination of draft capital and a shallow depth chart produces meaningful weekly volume before the market fully corrects.

Rob Coakley called MarShawn Lloyd a “big winner on draft day” and said drafters need to start yanking him up the board instead of waiting until the back half of the teens. Coakley reasoned that Lloyd’s NFL landing spot and draft capital wiped out any real competition for early-down work, giving him a realistic path to immediate touches and spike-week upside in cumulative-scoring formats. Because Round 16 quickly turns into a wasteland, Coakley is perfectly happy paying a slight premium—two to three rounds ahead of current ADP—to secure exposure before the market corrects.

Rob Coakley doubled-down for a third time on rookie RJ Harvey, telling the chat that he is still willing to click the Denver back even if the market pushes him all the way into Round 4. Coakley argued that cumulative-scoring tournaments reward raw weekly volume and top-1 percent ceilings, so ‘the cost is the cost’ once you identify a potential difference-maker. Harvey’s landing spot is elite: Payton’s offense has a top-10 offensive line, zero incumbent competition, and a head coach who publicly said he binge-watched two hours of Harvey tape after realizing Trey Jeanty was unattainable. The only real risk, in Coakley’s view, is Denver adding a veteran like J.K. Dobbins or Nick Chubb, but he believes that possibility is already baked into ADP. For drafter’s willing to plant a flag, paying a 4th-round price is still +EV because you either bet hard on a work-horse rookie or fade entirely—there is no middle ground once the room starts playing chicken.

Rob Coakley pounded the table for RJ Harvey, insisting the rookie is about to rocket from the 8th–9th round up to the 5th–6th across all sites "in under two weeks." He pointed to Denver’s barren depth chart—"barely any competition, if he’s anything it’s his job"—and reminded viewers that cumulative-scoring formats reward raw weekly volume more than playoff correlation. Because his draft room was full of sharps already queuing Harvey, Coakley said you simply cannot play chicken: reach in the 6th now or miss the breakout bell-cow entirely.

Rob Coakley doubled down on his bullish RJ Harvey stance after a viewer asked if the rookie could get too expensive. Harvey has already leapt from the 10th round pre-draft to the 6th in multiple lobbies, and Coakley thinks he might crash the 4th before long. He cited Denver’s paper-thin depth chart and Harvey’s workhorse profile as catalysts for the steam, arguing that in cumulative-scoring best-ball tournaments it pays to grab shares in Round 6 even if it feels early because the window to profit from the discount is closing fast.

Rob Coakley urged drafters to start pulling RJ Harvey into the mid-6th round immediately. He said Harvey will be a consensus 5th/6th-round pick across every best-ball site within ‘five days, two weeks max,’ once people realize the depth chart is paper-thin in Denver and the rookie has an unobstructed path to three-down work. Coakley emphasized that waiting for ADP value is pointless because sharp rooms are already catching on, so the only way to secure meaningful Harvey exposure is to reach now. In a cumulative-scoring format like Drafters, locking in that every-week volume ceiling before the market corrects is worth the slight overpay.

Revisiting his earlier stance, Rob Coakley said he is comfortable drafting RJ Harvey even if the rookie’s ADP rockets into the fourth round. Coakley acknowledged that price "starts to get a little scary," but argued that tournament best-ball is a top-1-percent outcome hunt: if Harvey truly owns a three-down role in Denver’s rebuilt offense, the cost becomes irrelevant. He compared the fourth and fifth rounds to a series of upside dart throws anyway and prefers betting on Harvey’s unchallenged depth-chart position, strong offensive line, and explosive college profile rather than settling for lower-ceiling veterans.

Rob Coakley suggested sprinkling seventh-round rookie Damien Martinez into late Best Ball builds, especially alongside either Ken Walker III or Zach Charbonnet. Seattle reportedly fielded calls on Walker during the draft, and Coakley noted that Pete Carroll’s replacement regime has no attachment to either incumbent. Martinez was widely mocked as a Day-3 sleeper but slid, giving the Seahawks a potential steal; he averaged 6.1 YPC at Oregon State and posted a 33% dominator rating against loaded boxes. If Walker is ultimately moved—Coakley thinks that scenario is more plausible than a Charbonnet trade—Martinez could become the early-down complement while Charbonnet handles passing work. Even a small rookie role would be a win at his near-undrafted ADP, but the contingent upside of a depth-chart shake-up makes him a cheap way to double-tap Seattle’s ambiguous backfield.

Erik Beimfohr called sixth-round pick Tahj Brooks his favorite true "mega flyer" of 2025 drafts. Brooks logged three straight 1,000-yard seasons at Texas Tech while handling pass-pro, route work and short-yardage duties—exactly the three boxes Cincinnati still needs behind Zack Moss and Chase Brown. Beimfohr reminded listeners that Brown was only a fifth-rounder last year and still flashed RB2 weeks once Joe Mixon left, proving how fantasy-friendly the Bengals’ workhorse role can be. Brooks’ 4.55 forty and above-average 8.85 RAS squashed pre-combine speed concerns, and his 75 missed tackles forced in 2024 ranked top-10 in the country. With only 2022 tape Samaje Perine penciled in as the third-down guy, Brooks could vault to the top of the depth chart if Brown struggles or Moss’s durability issues resurface. Beimfohr recommends scooping Brooks in the final round of every Best Ball draft as pure contingent-value leverage on an elite offense.

Beimfohr was surprised but encouraged when the Rams spent pick 2.14 on Oregon tight end Terrence Ferguson—easily the highest capital the franchise has invested at the position since Tyler Higbee in 2016. Sean McVay has chased a complete tight end for years, rotating specialists like Colby Parkinson (blocker only) and aging Higbee (recovering from ACL). Ferguson brings dual-threat ability: an 80-plus PFF run-blocking grade and a 22% college target share. In McVay’s offense, a TE who can stay on the field for every formation is gold; the Rams targeted tight ends on 19% of routes last season despite lacking talent. If Ferguson claims the full-time role, Beimfohr sees an immediate TE1 ceiling at a double-digit Best Ball ADP and is grabbing shares before camp hype pushes him into the single-digit rounds.

Erik Beimfohr said he will overweight Bhayshul Tuten—and likely Tank Bigsby—while outright fading Travis Etienne after Jacksonville’s regime change. New OC Liam Coen has historically rotated multiple backs, and the new front office immediately spent mid-round capital on Tuten, suggesting he’s their hand-picked piece rather than inherited depth. Beimfohr noted that Etienne’s efficiency has lagged (sub-4.0 yards per carry in 2024) and neither host has ever been bullish on him. With a three-man committee very much in play and trade rumors around Etienne still lingering, Beimfohr views Tuten as the cheapest shot at the Jaguars’ eventual lead role. His approach: star Tuten in every room, scoop Bigsby when the lobby forgets about him, and let someone else pay the Etienne tax.

Beimfohr encouraged taking late-round swings on rookie Jalen Royals after Kansas City scooped him in the fourth round. He compared Royals’ small-school, limited-sample profile to Puka Nacua’s pre-draft résumé: Utah State star, hyper-productive when healthy, but dinged for missing games. Royals slots into a receiver room that—outside of Hollywood Brown, Xavier Worthy, and the suspended Rashee Rice—still features depth pieces like Justin Watson and JuJu Smith-Schuster. If Royals can actually play, Andy Reid historically has no problem promoting youth (see Rice in 2023). Even a modest 60-percent route share attached to Patrick Mahomes can deliver weekly spike-weeks that win Best Ball tournaments. Beimfohr is not overweighting him yet—targeting 2-4% exposure—but thinks he is exactly the kind of talent-swing that becomes a massive closing-line value if he flashes in August.

Rob Coakley recommended taking a few early stabs at rookie Jarquez Hunter strictly for closing-line value, but cautioned drafters not to overreact. Sean McVay’s staff publicly raved about Hunter after spending Day-3 capital on him, and the Rams have a history of funneling work to a clear No.2 once preseason games reveal the pecking order. Coakley expects Hunter—rather than 2024 third-rounder Blake Corum—to get first crack at the backup job based on current information, yet emphasized that Kyren Williams is locked into a 75–80% snap share when healthy. Because Los Angeles traditionally tips its hand in Weeks 1–2 of the preseason, Coakley plans to taper exposure until the Rams show their depth-chart cards, then hammer whichever understudy emerges. Draft a sprinkle of Hunter now for upside handcuff equity, but be ready to pivot when August information hits.

Erik Beimfohr said third-rounder Kyle Williams is an easy click in early Best Ball drafts while he’s still discounted. New England just spent real Day-2 capital on him, the same investment Green Bay made in Matthew Golden, yet the Patriots’ depth chart is even softer. Stefon Diggs is 32 and coming off knee surgery, Kendrick Bourne is still rehabbing an ACL, and DeMario Douglas profiles as a slot-only player, so perimeter snaps are wide-open. Beimfohr expects second-year Drake May to push the offense forward under a revamped coaching staff and better offensive line, giving Williams a direct path to 80-plus-percent routes if he can merely prove competent. He warned that the Legendary Upside crew may steam Williams into the 6th-round range later this summer; grab exposure now while he’s a double-digit pick and reevaluate if the market gets carried away.

Erik Beimfohr urged drafters to start flag-planting Pat Bryant now, before his cost catches up to his situation. Denver spent real Day-2 draft capital on the Illinois wideout and Sean Payton immediately compared him to Michael Thomas—a classic Payton over-sell, but still a signal the staff views Bryant as a priority piece, not a depth dart. The Broncos’ current receiver room behind Courtland Sutton is unsettled (Marvin Mims is still a gadget, Devon Velae and Lil’Jordan Humphrey are roster-bubble types, and Troy Franklin appears buried), so Bryant should step right into WR2/WR3 snaps. A second-year Bo Nix operates behind a top-10 offensive line, giving the entire passing game a rising-tide script. Because Sutton will siphon CB1 coverage and media attention, Bryant can develop without being forced into alpha duties, much like Puka Nacua’s rookie runway in Los Angeles. At today’s double-digit ADP you can comfortably take more Bryant than Mims, gaining cheap exposure to an offense Beimfohr expects to out-kick market projections.

Erik Beimfohr said RJ Harvey is tied for the single biggest post-draft winner and should be starred in best-ball lobbies before the market adjusts. Harvey received unexpectedly strong draft capital from the Broncos and walks into a "clean runway" with only Jaleel McLaughlin behind him after the staff clearly soured on Javonte Williams. Sean Payton publicly gushed about Harvey, recalling the exact day he binge-watched two hours of his tape and likening him to the staff’s first choice, Ashton Jeanty. Beimfohr emphasized Denver’s elite offensive line, a second-year Bo Nix offense that should live in scoring range, and Payton’s historical willingness to feed a primary back (Ezekiel Elliott rookie usage as ceiling comp). The only real question is talent, but if Harvey is merely serviceable he can dominate snaps and hit home-run plays in an offense expected to improve. Beimfohr urged drafters to grab him at a near-free ADP now, before the spike-week community inevitably inflates the price.

Coakley clicked Braelon Allen in the 15th round, calling the Jets’ backfield “weird stuff that could still shake out.” He pointed to lingering health concerns with Breece Hall, the uncertain role for Israel Abanikanda, and the possibility that New York leans on power looks at the goal line. Allen’s size/speed combo fits that short-yardage profile, and Coakley thinks the rookie could surprise with early-season carries or, at minimum, become the primary injury fill-in. At this price he views Allen as an ideal cumulative-scoring dart: low advance cost with multiple avenues to emergent volume if camp reports are favorable.

Rob Coakley grabbed Will Shipley in the 14th and said the rookie will be "flirting with the 10th" before long. Gainwell’s departure thins the depth chart, and he noted that even workhorse Saquon Barkley posted a smaller snap share than most people realize last year, opening the door for Shipley to carve out immediate rotational touches plus elite contingent upside if Barkley misses any time. Because Drafters’ cumulative scoring rewards every regular-season week equally, Coakley prioritizes backs who can score usable weeks without waiting on an injury. He is happy to reach a couple rounds ahead of current ADP to stock up before the July steam hits.

Coakley called Kyler Murray ‘one of my favorite quarterbacks in the draft right now’ and a flat-out steal when he slips to Round 8 on Drafters. He loves the built-in stack with Trey McBride, notes that Murray averaged 21.2 fantasy points in his five full games after returning from ACL surgery, and reminds viewers that the Cardinals bolstered their pass-catching group in the real draft. Because elite-QB scoring on Drafters heavily rewards rushing production, Coakley wants to lock in Murray’s dual-threat ceiling before summer ADP climbs closer to the Herbert/Lawrence tier.

Coakley advised scooping rookie wideout Matthew Golden in the 7th round right now because he expects the market to shove him into the 5th—if not higher—once preseason highlights start circulating. Golden was a first-round NFL draft pick, so the team ‘is going to try to get him on the field immediately.’ Coakley compared the situation to last year’s concerns about Keon Coleman and Xavier Worthy: initial question marks quickly evaporated once route participation climbed. He plans to be overweight early in best-ball season, grabbing shares before casual drafters realize that Golden’s draft capital all but guarantees starter-level snaps and spike-week upside.

When chat asked about Will Shipley falling to Round 15, Rob Coakley warned that the rookie running back is another ‘massive draft-day winner’ who will not stay this cheap. He advised viewers to begin pulling Shipley up the board—potentially two or three rounds ahead of ADP—because once drafters digest his favorable landing spot and versatile skill set, he expects aggressive rooms to scoop him long before the 15th. Coakley emphasized that paying a small premium now is worthwhile if it locks in exposure before the inevitable summer ADP surge.

Coakley locked up Justin Herbert in Round 10—"a price that will not exist this summer"—to complete a mini-stack with rookie Trey Harris. He expects Herbert’s ADP to rise once casual drafters see him healthy in camp and realize the Chargers’ offense is more vertical under Greg Roman. In elite-QB friendly scoring on Drafters, Coakley wants to be overweight on any pocket passer capable of 4,500 yards at a discount.

When Brandon Aiyuk slipped to the 8th, Coakley slammed the pick, noting reports that the 49ers expect him back for Week 1. In a cumulative format, missing only preseason time is no longer a red flag, so Coakley labeled Round-8 Aiyuk a clear arbitrage on better-known injured studs going four rounds earlier.

Coakley grabbed DK Metcalf in the 5th round and urged drafters to do the same now, predicting a sharp climb once Pittsburgh inevitably brings in a competent quarterback—he half-jokingly floated Aaron Rodgers as the veteran the Steelers could chase. Because early drafters are over-penalizing Metcalf for Kenny Pickett–level QB play, Coakley expects the market to correct the minute a starter is in place, making Metcalf a clear value in April drafts.

Rob Coakley said he is "a little higher on Amari Cooper than Keenan Allen" when hunting for dusty veterans in the final rounds on Drafters. His logic is simple: Cooper’s market is being depressed only because he has not signed yet, while Allen’s value is capped by the complete uncertainty surrounding his next landing spot and quarterback. In a 20-round cumulative-scoring tournament Coakley wants some exposure to a proven 1,000-yard wideout who could still land in an every-down outside role, but he cautioned viewers not to go overboard—calling Cooper a sprinkle, not a core holding.

Rob Coakley announced he will be completely fading Christian McCaffrey in 2025 best-ball drafts. He argued that tournament players chasing a top-1 percent outcome must make binary decisions on early-round studs: either draft them 20-plus percent when you think they are undervalued or go to zero when you view them as a potential landmine. At McCaffrey’s early-first ADP, Coakley sees more downside than upside—calling him a possible "falling knife" coming off another massive workload—and prefers leveraging the field by allocating that capital to other elites. In a cumulative-scoring format, he notes, rosters simply cannot recover if a first-round pick underperforms or misses time, so he is choosing the full fade and building structures that bet against McCaffrey’s ability to pay off his price tag.

Rob Coakley said he was perfectly happy scooping Kyren Williams in the late-2nd/early-3rd on Drafters even though some in chat wanted to fade him and "just bank an injury." Coakley expects Sean McVay to keep Williams in the same 75-80 percent snap and touch share he enjoyed for most of 2024, making him one of the few true workhorse backs available. Because Drafters uses full-season cumulative scoring with no playoff weeks, Coakley values raw weekly volume over Week-17 game-theory angles and believes an every-down role plus red-zone work gives Williams both a high floor and plenty of spike-week upside. He admitted he might be lighter on Williams at other sites that emphasize late-season correlation, but on Drafters he views the Rams back as an "easy click" whenever he slips a few spots past ADP.

Rob Coakley compared Courtland Sutton to "Kyren Williams for wide receivers," saying drafters keep inventing reasons not to click him despite zero changes to his 2025 outlook. Sutton posted nine top-24 weeks last season, ranked third in end-zone targets, and now enters year two with an upgraded Bo Nix passing game and Sean Payton system continuity. While the fantasy community obsesses over rookies Pat Bryant and Troy Franklin, Coakley stressed that Sutton remains the unquestioned WR1, commanding 27 percent of Denver’s air yards and 33 percent of red-zone looks in 2024. Any ADP slide caused by "new toy" syndrome should be exploited; Coakley is snapping up Sutton at the WR4/5 turn as a cheap way to access a Broncos offense he believes will out-perform projections.

Beimfohr said he is “all in” on scooping Ladd McConkey shares if Tre Harris mania nudges McConkey’s ADP down a round or two. McConkey’s slot-first role is unchanged, and the rookie still projects as Herbert’s primary chain-mover, but the narrative buzz around Harris could create a temporary price dip. Beimfohr’s ideal outcome is Harris climbing into the 70s overall while Herbert remains flat, allowing drafters to grab McConkey at a slight discount and still stack the Chargers’ passing game. He emphasized treating any McConkey slide as free value rather than a signal of declining opportunity.

Rob Coakley advised simply X-ing Giants quarterbacks—specifically rookie Jaxson Dart—out of 2025 best-ball drafts. He compared Dart’s situation to Drake Maye’s 2024 ordeal, reminding listeners how long Maye sat before becoming only "fine" once he finally played. Coakley noted that veteran Russell Wilson, while no longer elite, is still clearly better than Jacoby Brissett and any developmental option, making Dart’s path to early starts extremely murky. Because drafters tend to "galaxy-brain" themselves into over-exposing to every rookie passer, Coakley is tightening his entire QB pool to 15-17 names with locked-in Week-1 jobs and urges listeners not to waste roster spots or capital on Giants signal-callers.

Erik Beimfohr said he is gladly scooping Joshua Palmer at his current late-round cost because Buffalo offers a clearer path to fantasy relevance than the market realizes. With Stefon Diggs and Gabe Davis gone, the Bills pass-catcher depth chart is essentially Keon Coleman, Khalil Shakir and Dalton Kincaid— leaving plenty of snaps and perimeter routes for Palmer. Beimfohr reminded listeners that Palmer produced usable spike weeks with the Chargers whenever Keenan Allen or Mike Williams missed time, so he has already shown he can handle 6–8 targets in a pass-heavy environment. Pairing that track record with Josh Allen’s league-leading deep-ball aggressiveness, a shaky Bills defense that could push shoot-outs, and a price tag below Darnell Mooney’s makes Palmer a quintessential "chaperone" pick who smooths out rookie-heavy builds while still offering top-30 weekly upside.

Erik Beimfohr warned that drafters are pushing Jaydon Blue up to pick ~160 for all the wrong reasons. Blue weighs barely 190-195 pounds, profiles as a gadget back, and could not seize meaningful work at Texas even after C.J. Baxter tore his ACL. True freshmen Wisner and another rookie leap-frogged him, yet the fantasy community is treating Blue like the next Deuce Vaughn or Kamani Vidal simply because they dislike veterans such as Javonte Williams and Miles Sanders. Beimfohr stressed that Blue now goes ahead of sturdier options like Tyler Allgeier, Dylan Sampson, Braylen Allen, Jalen Wright, Will Shipley and Woody Marks— backs who either have clearer roles, better draft capital or stronger production histories. Until the market corrects, Blue is a classic trap pick in Best Ball tournaments.

Coakley called Brandon Aiyuk an ‘absolute steal’ in Round 8, pointing out reports that the 49ers expect him back for Week 1 after his spring shoulder scope. Because his ADP still bakes in fear of missed time, drafters get a 1,000-yard receiver at a two-round discount. Coakley felt comfortable absorbing any lingering week-one uncertainty on a build that already featured Nico Collins, A.J. Brown and DK Metcalf, noting that cumulative formats cannot afford to pass on Aiyuk's mid-season spike-week ceiling when the actual time-lost risk appears minimal.

Erik Beimfohr urged drafters to keep hammering Tre Harris in the mid-80s on DraftKings, calling backlash about his ADP "noise." Harris produced an absurd 5.2 yards per route run last season— the most efficient year ever logged by an FBS wideout— and was similarly dominant the year before. Beimfohr noted the rookie lands in a tailor-made role with Justin Herbert: the Chargers will ask him to win isolated perimeter routes and rack up yards after the catch while Ladd McConkie handles volume in the short game. The offense already owns a strong line, a credible run game and one of the league’s better quarterbacks, so Harris can focus on splash plays rather than carry the unit. Beimfohr argued the only reason the market nitpicks him is the handful of games he missed; had he stayed healthy, he would have walked away with the Biletnikoff and would now be a first-round rookie pick. In his view, reaching past ADP for Harris is perfectly acceptable because the talent/role combo gives genuine league-winning potential in Best Ball tournaments.

Coakley said he is happy to be ‘the problem’ pushing Tre Harris into Round 7 because the rookie landed in the perfect spot. With Justin Herbert and virtually no established competition outside Ladd McConkey, Harris has a direct runway to the Chargers’ WR2 role and could step into 100-plus targets right away. That combination of quarterback quality, clear role, and spike-week potential makes Harris a priority reach in cumulative best-ball tournaments where early production and raw point totals rule.

Beimfohr flagged Rutgers bruiser Kyle Monangai as a worthy final-round stash after Chicago waited until Round 7 to address running back. He thinks Ben Johnson will reprise his Detroit formula— let DeAndre Swift handle the passing downs while a hammer back handles the dirty work— and Monungai’s 225-pound frame plus 86.5 PFF rushing grade make him a natural Jamal Williams analogue. Because Roschon Johnson is still unproven and Swift has a long injury history, the path to early-down and goal-line touches is wider than the draft capital suggests. Beimfohr conceded seventh-round picks are roster-bubble types, yet believes the Bears’ depth chart remains so fluid that a strong camp could vault Monungai into a weekly touchdown-vulture role. He advises grabbing 2-5% exposure now before any veteran additions or preseason hype move the price.

Beimfohr hammered the point that a fully healthy, non-suspended Rashee Rice should be drafted in the middle of Round 2. He said he would take Rice ahead of Jaxon Smith-Njigba, Tee Higgins, Davante Adams, Marvin Harrison Jr. and Garrett Wilson because Rice already led the Chiefs in targets per route run as a rookie and now gets an entire offseason embedded with Patrick Mahomes. The only reason drafters are getting a discount is the uncertainty around a possible league suspension; remove that cloud and Rice becomes Mahomes’ clear first read in the NFL’s premier passing attack. Beimfohr called himself “stubbornly pounding the table” and declared that any room letting Rice slide outside the top 20 picks is gifting equity to opponents.

Coakley grabbed Marquez Valdes-Scantling in the 18th round and reminded chat that "he’s actually going to have a role" despite fantasy Twitter’s collective eye-roll. Even at 30, MVS remains one of the league’s few true field-stretchers, and the Saints’ receiver room lacks an established deep threat behind Chris Olave. Coakley likes locking in guaranteed snap share and occasional long-ball spike weeks at a near-free price in cumulative best-ball formats where every random 60-yard touchdown moves the needle.

Rob Coakley said he is perfectly happy reaching for rookie Braelon Allen in the double-digit rounds because “we still think there is some weird stuff that could shake out with this Jets backfield.” Coakley believes the coaching staff has not locked in a depth-chart order behind Breece Hall and that any preseason surprise—injury, usage shift, or trade—could catapult Allen into meaningful touches. Given that uncertainty plus Allen’s three-down college profile, Coakley views the cheap price as a no-brainer cumulative-format bet on chaos and contingent upside.

Rob Coakley doubled down on Will Shipley, saying the rookie remains a "massive draft-day winner" and should not make it past Round 12 much longer. He cited the Eagles’ decision to move on from Kenneth Gainwell plus Saquon Barkley’s 2024 snap rate—"not quite what you would think"—as proof Shipley will mix in immediately and carries elite contingent upside if Barkley misses time. Coakley expects Shipley to be "flirting with the 10th round" once drafters internalize that weekly floor/ceiling combo and is happily paying a 14th-round premium now before the market catches up.

Rob Coakley called Justin Herbert "one of the most underpriced quarterbacks right now," pointing out that he regularly falls to Round 10. Coakley plans to hammer Charger stacks because Herbert’s cost has not caught up to the influx of young pass-catchers—most notably first-rounders Ladd McConkey and Trey Harris—who give him a deeper, faster receiving corps than he had in 2024. With Herbert’s career 280-yard, 1.8-TD per-game averages and a healthier offensive line, Coakley views the double-digit-round tag as free upside in cumulative-scoring Best Ball tournaments, especially when drafters can complete inexpensive stacks around him.

Rob Coakley urged drafters to grab rookie wide-out Matthew Golden two-plus rounds ahead of current ADP because the market is about to correct in a hurry. He reminded the chat that Golden was selected with first-round draft capital—"even higher than Trey Harris and Keon last year"—so the team has every incentive to force him onto the field from Day 1. Coakley expects rooms to realize that once preseason beat reports start rolling in, pushing Golden from the late-7th down to the 5th or even 4th by August. Given Golden’s clean runway to an every-down role and spike-week profile, Coakley wants to lock in exposure now while the discount still exists in cumulative Best Ball formats like Drafters.

After watching Will Shipley slip to Round 15 in his draft, Rob Coakley said managers must “start pulling him up” because Shipley, like Lloyd, was a massive post-draft winner. Coakley noted that waiting for the rookie to fall is no longer realistic in sharper rooms—Shipley has a clean runway to the Eagles’ change-of-pace and pass-catching role, and scarcity at running back in the double-digit rounds means the price will only rise. He recommended proactively scooping Shipley in the late-12th to early-14th before the broader best-ball market adjusts.

Drafting DK Metcalf in the 5th round now is the move, according to Coakley, because he expects the Seahawks to add a competent veteran quarterback—he even floated an Aaron Rodgers trade rumor. Once a name quarterback arrives, Coakley thinks drafters will ‘start double-counting again’ and Metcalf’s ADP will rocket into the late 3rd or early 4th. Grabbing him before that narrative shift locks in a free round-plus of closing-line value along with Metcalf’s proven weekly spike potential.

Coakley acknowledged Javonte Williams ‘could be dust,’ but still liked him in Round 12 because Denver did nothing meaningful to upgrade the backfield. That makes Williams the favorite to open 2025 as the lead runner, and in a cumulative contest drafters need bankable early-season touches while rookies get up to speed. Even if Williams loses the job later, the front-loaded volume could post several startable scores at a rock-bottom price.

Rob Coakley advised taking an extreme stance on Christian McCaffrey at his current first-round price, stating drafters should either lock in 20-plus-percent exposure or fade him entirely. Coakley is choosing a full fade, calling McCaffrey a potential "falling knife" and a draft landmine due to age, mileage, and the high opportunity cost of a top-five pick if his efficiency slips or injuries strike. By going to zero percent, he hopes to leverage the field and open room to overweight other early-round backs and receivers who offer comparable ceilings with fewer durability concerns in 2025 Best Ball tournaments.

Rob Coakley said Kyren Williams remains a strong Best Ball pick because he expects Sean McVay to keep leaning on him for 75–80 percent of Los Angeles’ running-back touches, mirroring last year’s usage when Williams handled the clear majority of snaps, carries, and goal-line work whenever healthy. Coakley acknowledged some drafters are fading Williams on injury concern but argued that, in a cumulative-scoring format like Drafters, an 80 percent workload ceiling is too valuable to pass up at his current mid-round ADP.

Erik Beimfohr said the market has over-corrected on Jake Ferguson, turning last summer’s mild overdraft into a 2025 bargain. Dallas failed to add a single pass catcher in either free agency or the draft, leaving Ferguson untouched atop the target tree behind CeeDee Lamb. He reminded listeners that Ferguson finished as the TE8 in half-PPR despite a middling 13 percent target share; if the Cowboys defense regresses and Dallas throws even two more times per game, Ferguson’s volume could jump into the elite tier. Coupled with Dak Prescott’s top-five red-zone accuracy (68 percent completion inside the 20), Ferguson’s weekly touchdown odds remain strong. Beimfohr is scooping him at his current double-digit ADP, arguing we’ve "course-corrected too far the other way" after last year’s modest disappointment.

Erik Beimfohr called Caleb Williams the "clear and obvious" quarterback winner of the entire offseason. Chicago replaced last year’s circus with Ben Johnson calling plays, signed three new starting offensive linemen, and surrounded Williams with an absurd skill group—Rome Odunze and DJ Moore on the perimeter, first-round tight end Colston Loveland, plus Luther Burden rotating in the slot. Beimfohr expects Johnson’s motion-heavy, play-action scheme to mimic what elevated Jared Goff, giving Williams clean pockets and defined reads instead of the broken-play hero ball he carried at USC. With a top-12 protection unit on paper and at least four pass catchers who demand defensive attention, Williams owns a realistic path to immediate QB1 fantasy production. Beimfohr suggested stacking the rookie with any Bears pass catcher in Best Ball drafts while market skepticism about rookie quarterbacks still keeps the entire offense affordable.

Erik Beimfohr floated the Cowboys as the most logical landing spot for free-agent Javonte Williams and said he is firing late shares now before insiders inevitably connect those dots. While conceding Williams looked "cooked" coming off his knee reconstruction, Beimfohr argued that even 85 percent of peak Javonte behind Dallas’ top-10 offensive line would be fantasy gold. He noted that Mike McCarthy funneled 75 percent of RB touches to Tony Pollard last year and compared Williams’ potential role to 2023 Rico Dowdle, who provided multiple startable weeks despite far less talent. Because there is currently no meaningful competition on the Cowboys depth chart, Williams would step into immediate early-down and goal-line work if signed. The negative Twitter buzz around his 2024 efficiency keeps the price low, making him a classic asymmetric bet: limited risk if the Cowboys pass, league-winning upside if they bite.

Rob Coakley said Trey Benson is the one running back he expects to roster most often by Week 1. Coakley reminded listeners that Arizona added ZERO back-field competition behind aging bell-cow James Conner and that Benson’s play improved down the stretch of his rookie year once his knee finally felt healthy. He projects the Cardinals to open 2025 at something like a 60/40—or even 50/50—split in order to preserve Conner, pointing to last season’s late-year usage bumps for Benson as proof the staff is already comfortable expanding his workload. Conner will still get high-value touches, but Coakley believes Benson’s explosive-play profile and the overall quality of the Kyler-led offense give him weekly spike-week upside without requiring an injury. Because Conner’s name value depresses Benson’s price and the public still views him as mere contingent value, Coakley urged best-ball drafters to scoop Benson heavily before summer ADP corrections hit.