Pat Fantasy Dog Pound noted that Andrei Iosivas is "pretty far ahead" of Jermaine Burton right now. Burton continues to run with the second-team offense and has yet to log first-team reps, so Pat prefers closing drafts with Iosivas for occasional spike weeks in Cincinnati’s uptempo passing game.

Pat Fantasy Dog Pound warned drafters off Rashee Rice at his current ADP, stressing that a possible four-to-six game suspension would tie up a roster spot for too long in Eliminator formats. He flatly stated, "Can't do it" at that price.

Pat Fantasy Dog Pound is grabbing Rachaad White wherever he falls because of a minor groin injury. The back is listed day-to-day and could suit up in Week 1, so Pat views the current price drop as pure value when paired with more stable backs like Jonathan Taylor and James Cook.

Pat Fantasy Dog Pound said he would take Jameson Williams at pick 59 over Jaylen Waddle in Underdog’s Eliminator draft because Williams is off in Week 8, while most of the premium WRs going early in these rooms also sit that week. His current roster has only James Conner missing in Week 8, so adding Jamo keeps the lineup largely intact during the first major cut-down. Pat argued that avoiding multiple Week 8 absences gives a “massive edge” in advancing through the first seven eliminations, whereas Waddle’s Week 12 bye provides no such early-round leverage.

Pat Fantasy Dog Pound warned drafters not to take DeMario Douglas around pick 115, calling him "five points a week" and saying that production will never be enough to survive Eliminator pods that routinely see 170-plus point scores. He labeled Douglas a low-ceiling, low-floor pick that only looks safe on paper and argued those roster spots should be reserved for players capable of genuine spike weeks, especially once he is your sixth or seventh wideout.

Pat Fantasy Dog Pound advised scooping an ultra-late Cleveland stack built around Joe Flacco in three-QB builds. He pointed out that Flacco, Cedric Tillman (ADP 177) and David Njoku (ADP 129) cost virtually nothing yet could deliver several usable weeks if the veteran gets the call. He reminded viewers that Flacco went 4-1 for the Browns a couple years ago and generated legitimate playoff buzz, arguing that at worst you burn a final-round pick and at best you land a starting QB plus two cheap pass-catchers nobody else owns in the Eliminator bracket.

Pat Fantasy Dog Pound is fine drafting individual New Orleans playmakers—he cited portfolio exposures of 13 % Alvin Kamara, 11 % Chris Olave, and 8 % Rashid Shaheed—but he owns only 0.6 % Tyler Shough because he is not convinced Shough is even a 50-percent favorite to start. Pat would not chase Spencer Rattler either, predicting the Saints could finish with the league’s worst record and draft first overall next spring. Combined with a playoff schedule versus the Jets and Titans that "doesn’t scream exciting," Pat believes full Saints QB stacks are a trap in Best Ball rooms.

Pat Fantasy Dog Pound advised waiting before drafting Quenton Johnston. The wideout has dropped 8.5 spots in Underdog ADP over the past week, and Pat believes “this is not their price… they’re going further.” He attributed the slide to knee-jerk reactions after negative news—such as Los Angeles adding another veteran target—and expects Johnston to bottom out closer to pick 160-165 before stabilizing. Pat recommended letting the market over-correct, then buying once the discount levels off, noting Trey Harris is experiencing a parallel dip for the same reasons.

Pat Fantasy Dog Pound said not to chase unstacked Jimmy Garoppolo shares at pick 208 in Underdog Best Ball drafts. Even in Pat’s hypothetical where Matthew Stafford misses ten games, he projects Garoppolo’s best-case spike week at roughly 23.5 fantasy points—barely distinguishable from the QB2-QB3 range. Without any correlated Rams pass-catchers that ceiling would add almost no tournament-winning leverage. Pat argued the roster spot is better spent on a late quarterback with either a rushing profile or a proper stack, calling the naked Garoppolo pick “dead money.”

Pat Fantasy Dog Pound explained that in the late rounds he looks for wideouts with big-play ceilings, citing Alec Pierce as the ideal target. By that point he usually already has high-volume slot types and doesn’t want another low-aDOT "six-point" profile like Wan’Dale Robinson. Pierce’s deep route tree and proven ability to score 20-plus fantasy points on a handful of targets give him the spike-week potential required in Underdog’s playoff weeks, so Pat is prioritizing Pierce whenever he needs a ninth receiver.

Pat Fantasy Dog Pound passed on Austin Ekeler and advised fading Washington’s entire backfield. He noted that Jaden Daniels is "clutch in the red zone" and that the staff likes keeping the ball in the quarterback’s hands near the goal line, siphoning touchdown chances from every runner. Even if Brian Robinson misses time, Pat expects a committee featuring an "explosive" change-of-pace option (Chris Rodriguez Jr.) that further dilutes upside. Without goal-line work, Ekeler’s reception floor isn’t enough for the spike-weeks needed to advance in best-ball tournaments, making his current ADP a trap.

Pat Fantasy Dog Pound said he is drafting Cedric Tillman ahead of Quentin Johnston in the double-digit rounds. Johnston’s ADP has been falling ever since the Chargers brought in Keenan Allen, pushing Johnston down the target pecking order and making him easier to scoop a round past ADP. Tillman, meanwhile, "has just been rising," giving drafters less wiggle room if they wait. Pat also likes how Tillman fits a secondary Week-17 bring-back on his Baltimore–Green Bay core. Bottom line: grab the ascending Tillman first and circle back to Johnston later if you still need a Charger.

Pat Fantasy Dog Pound said Mike Evans should comfortably out-score Chris Godwin in half-PPR formats unless Evans suffers an injury. He pointed to Evans’ 77 % regular-season snap rate (81 % in last year’s playoff run) and his entrenched red-zone dominance, traits that translate directly into touchdowns in half-point scoring. Pat added that even if Godwin is fully healthy by roughly Week 6, the chain-moving receptions Godwin collects between the 20s will not eclipse Evans’ touchdown equity. In Pat’s view, drafters are still getting a discount on a weekly spike-week WR2 and should keep clicking Evans at current Underdog ADP.

Pat Fantasy Dog Pound doubts Emeka Egbuka will outscore Mike Evans unless Evans gets hurt. In half-point PPR, Evans’ red-zone dominance remains a major edge, and a potential Week-6 return for Chris Godwin would siphon targets away from Egbuka. Pat views the rookie’s current surge in ADP as dependent on an Evans injury and therefore too rich for his taste.

Pat Fantasy Dog Pound called Joe Mixon a slam-dunk value when he slides to the late-eighth round (around pick 96). He argued drafters are over-reacting to suspension or injury risk: "Imagine if he misses three weeks—you’re cooking." Pat thinks even a four-game absence is already baked into the price and that the discount "stops at 96," making Mixon an upside bet with limited downside at current cost.

Pat Fantasy Dog Pound admitted that he only clicks Josh Downs when he needs a warm body in the mid-rounds, not because he believes Downs will beat his ADP. He said he’s "never confident he’s going to outpay ADP" and plans to scale back exposure for the rest of August. The takeaway: treat Downs as emergency depth, not a value target.

Pat Fantasy Dog Pound noted that Kyren Williams (referred to as Henderson/Kyron in the draft room) is screaming up draft boards. Williams went at pick 52 in this room and even as early as 44 elsewhere. Pat said "his price isn’t going to be there for that long" after recent news about his deal and projected role, so drafters should grab him now before the ADP jumps into the fourth round.

Pat Fantasy Dog Pound warned that Puka Nacua’s price is likely to keep sliding after reports that Matthew Stafford is dealing with a back issue. Pat said he was "very happy" to have taken Malik Neighbors ahead of Nacua and expects the Rams receiver’s ADP to keep dropping until there is more clarity on Stafford’s Week 1 availability. His advice: hold off on drafting Nacua now because the market has not fully baked in the downside risk.

Pat Fantasy Dog Pound grabbed Terry McLaurin at pick 42 and called it a clear value. Using Bestballoverlay trend data he showed McLaurin opened the contest at ADP 28, briefly hit 27.7, and has since fallen to 39 overall—down two spots in the last week and 7.5 over 30 days. Pat thinks drafters are over-reacting to the current uncertainty around McLaurin and advised leaning into the slide to secure unique Lamar-Terry pairings that most of the field will not have.

Pat Fantasy Dog Pound said he started hammering Keaton Mitchell back in early June after a wave of positive coach speak highlighted the back’s explosiveness. Mitchell’s ADP has already jumped into the 16th round, yet Pat still sees value because the speedster can deliver spike weeks on as few as six touches and may carve out occasional standalone snaps behind Derrick Henry in Baltimore. Pat views that big-play profile and cheap cost as the exact late-round bet you want in Best Ball tournaments.

Pat Fantasy Dog Pound pointed out that Andrei Iosivas is "clearly ahead of [Jermaine] Burton" after running with the second-team offense in camp, making Iosivas a worthy final-round click. The depth-chart edge gives him an immediate path to rotational snaps behind Ja'Marr Chase and Tee Higgins, and he correlates cleanly with Joe Burrow stacks in best-ball builds. Pat likes grabbing Iosivas as a WR7/8 because the market still treats him as a fringe roster candidate even though preseason usage suggests he has locked down the WR4 role in Cincinnati.

Pat Fantasy Dog Pound advised leaning into the market’s fear surrounding Terry McLaurin’s contract dispute. McLaurin has fallen 7.5 spots over the last 30 days and 10 full picks since Best Ball Mania opened, creating what Pat called an "eight-pick discount." While social media worries that McLaurin might refuse to play or be traded, Pat expects him to suit up for Washington and believes drafters are not proportionally bumping up teammates such as Luke McCaffrey or Zach Ertz. The asymmetry makes McLaurin a value at his current price, especially for teams needing a reliable WR2/3 without paying sticker price.

Pat Fantasy Dog Pound said that Mike Gesicki’s recent slide down draft boards is an over-reaction to Noah Fant joining the same tight-end room. Gesicki has sunk several rounds in Underdog ADP, yet Pat is "just drafting Gesicki" at the new price, slotting him behind Cade Otton for floor but still comfortably ahead of rookie Elijah Arroyo for ceiling. Pat argued that Gesicki’s established receiving role does not disappear simply because Fant is now on the roster, making the veteran a cheap TE2/TE3 who can spike weeks for best-ball drafters willing to click the name while others hesitate.

Pat Fantasy Dog Pound liked what he saw from the Patriots backfield in preseason action, noting Rhamondre Stevenson’s 7-carry, 36-yard (5.1 YPC) line and saying Antonio Gibson was “running mean.” He believes New England will "use both of these backs a ton" and lean on a run-heavy script all season. That expectation makes Stevenson a strong target at his current ADP and Gibson an intriguing late flier who could gain value either as a direct complement in Foxboro or via trade to a more RB-friendly depth chart.

Pat Fantasy Dog Pound said Rashee Rice is an automatic click whenever he slides into the late-fourth / early-fifth round range (picks 46-49). Rice was once being taken at 22-24 overall, so the current 20-plus-pick discount more than covers the expected league discipline. Pat projected a 3- or 4-game suspension and argued that Rice’s upside as Patrick Mahomes’ primary wideout during the money weeks outweighs the early absence. He did warn drafters to bolster Weeks 1-3 production elsewhere and to avoid pairing Rice with another early-season absentee such as Jordan Addison, because that combo materially lowers your Round-1 advance rate in Best Ball Mania.

Pat Fantasy Dog Pound called Jerome Ford a "smash" pick, especially when he drifts 20-25 spots past his 180 ADP. Ford provides immediate early-season usability and sets up a nice Week-16 Cleveland bring-back stack in playoff brackets. Pat is quietly upping his exposure after originally having almost none prior to the Judkins news, noting that in rooms where the back slides another two rounds he becomes an auto-click.

Pat Fantasy Dog Pound advised passing on Chuba Hubbard at his current fifth-round cost, calling him a classic "dead-zone" back. He has a sizable personal bet that Rico Dowdle will siphon enough touches to dent Hubbard’s weekly ceiling. Pat prefers to skip Hubbard entirely and instead take the Panthers’ RB2—who is available around pick 180—because it gives rosters more structural outs while freeing that mid-round slot for wide-receiver upside.

Fantasy Dog Pound said Tucker Kraft is "pretty comfy at that ADP" and could be paired as one of only two tight ends if a drafter believes he has top-five upside. However, he flagged Kraft’s current hamstring issue and advised managers to keep tabs on the injury before pushing exposures higher.

Fantasy Dog Pound suggested that drafters who believe David Njoku is "mispriced" should be willing to build a two-tight-end roster around him. Because Njoku is going right next to Tucker Kraft in Underdog drafts, Dog Pound implied that the market may be too low on Njoku relative to his upside and volume profile, making him a viable value pick for managers seeking a cheaper TE2 option behind a stud.

Fantasy Dog Pound called Hunter Henry "a great three-tight-end type build player" and said he is also comfortable running only a two-TE roster built around Mark Andrews plus Henry. At Henry’s low ADP the drafter can “go as light as Andrews, Henry” and still free up roster spots for additional upside elsewhere. The takeaway: Henry’s current cost makes him a preferred late-round complement to an early-round anchor tight end in Best Ball Mania roster construction.

Fantasy Dog Pound said he is not backing off George Pickens even though the wideout’s Underdog ADP has jumped almost a full round. He noted that his personal exposure is already 17 %, with an average selection point of pick 56, yet Pickens now regularly goes at pick 47 and he is "still taking him in this range." That willingness to pay a rising price signals conviction that Pickens will return value in Best Ball Mania 6 despite the market getting more expensive.

Fantasy Dog Pound said Mark Andrews has quickly become one of his most-rostered players because the veteran tight end now falls to around pick 94 in BBM6 drafts. That eighth-/ninth-round price lets drafters lock in a proven ceiling option while the popular "three late tight ends" strategy is deteriorating—late darts such as Noah Fant and Jonnu Smith have had their projections crater after recent signings. Securing Andrews at his new discount, according to Dog Pound, removes the need to hit multiple long-shot tight ends and immediately differentiates teams from the field that is still chasing fragile late-round combinations.

Fantasy Dog Pound advised passing on Tank Bigsby after noticing his ADP has climbed 12 spots over the last month. He expects Jacksonville to deploy a true three-headed backfield featuring Travis Etienne, Bigsby and the rest of the depth chart, meaning Bigsby would need an injury or a trade before seeing fantasy-relevant volume. With drafters still chasing the steam, Dog Pound believes the new price bakes in too much optimism for a role that will likely be inconsistent and touchdown-dependent, preferring instead to target backs in cleaner situations at similar draft costs.

Fantasy Dog Pound recommended scooping Keaton Mitchell in the final rounds, noting "a ton of positive coach speak" from Baltimore about the running back’s explosiveness. Mitchell is still going undrafted in many BBM6 rooms, so spending an 18th-round pick on him provides cheap access to a back who could jump the depth chart and deliver spike weeks if the Ravens decide to lighten Derrick Henry’s workload or if injury strikes. The tout framed Mitchell as a classic low-cost, high-ceiling dice roll that fits perfectly with tournament-winning portfolio construction.

Fantasy Dog Pound grabbed Najee Harris at pick 156 in Best Ball Mania and called the price ‘crazy’ value. He pointed out that Harris had been going around 121 earlier in the offseason but has slipped after the team added Marin Hampton. The tout predicted Harris’ ADP will climb back toward 130–140 and argued that even if Harris misses a couple of games he can still smash at this tag, so he is actively boosting his exposure while the discount lasts.

Fantasy Dog Pound said he pushed Cedric Tillman up by roughly a full round—about 12 picks—after the report that Keenan Allen could be signing with the Chargers. He expects Allen’s arrival to drag Quentin Johnston’s ADP down into the 150 range and compress target competition in Los Angeles, while Tillman’s role in Cleveland stays untouched. With both wideouts now projected to cost similar draft capital, the tout advised swapping exposure from Johnston to Tillman and updated his personal ranks to reflect the change.

Pushing back on talk that Stefon Diggs is "ancient," Fantasy Dog Pound argued that moving to the Patriots actually raises his ceiling because the depth chart is paper-thin. He projected Diggs to command a "mid-25 % target share at worst" and called pick 18 "still not enough" for that level of volume. Age-based concerns are overblown, according to the host, given that Diggs’ underlying metrics—1.97 yards per route run and a 27 % target share last season—remain elite. With New England expected to trail frequently and deploy a pass-heavy script under new OC Alex Van Pelt, Dog Pound sees Diggs as a potential league-winner whose ADP should be closer to the early first round.

Fantasy Dog Pound highlighted Patrick Mahomes falling to pick 87 as one of the biggest edges in Best Ball Mania. He expects a "good advance-rate year" because Andy Reid has openly talked about restoring explosive plays and first-round burner Xavier Worthy has already been deployed as a deep-threat in camp. While Rashee Rice is likely to miss a few early games, Dog Pound called that absence "not a big deal," arguing that it will only consolidate targets for Mahomes until Rice returns. With Mahomes still supplying league-leading efficiency (7.6 YPA last season despite a down year) and the Chiefs projecting as top-five in implied points most weeks, the host believes drafters are over-penalizing the quarterback position and suggests stacking Mahomes whenever he drifts into the 80s.

Fantasy Dog Pound said Kyren Williams remains "pretty locked in" as the Rams’ lead runner, brushing off camp chatter that Blake Corum ("Quorum") is surging. He noted that Sean McVay’s public comments have been far less enthusiastic about Corum, while Williams continues to get first-team work. Dog Pound projected newcomer Jericho Hunter to siphon at most 20 % of the backfield touches, leaving Williams with true bell-cow volume. Given that Williams now slips into the late-third/early-fourth round of Best Ball Mania drafts, the host called him an “easy player to catch up on” because the price already bakes in downside but not the very real path to 70-plus % of Rams RB touches and weekly receiving work.

Fantasy Dog Pound became more bullish on Josh Jacobs after Marshawn Lloyd suffered a groin injury in Packers camp, removing the most credible early-season challenger for touches. He believes the injury cements Jacobs as the clear lead back and revives the bell-cow workload he enjoyed in 2022. With Jacobs’ ADP having drifted into the early third round, Dog Pound called the current price a buying window and said he has started clicking Jacobs more aggressively in recent drafts.

Fantasy Dog Pound expressed confidence that Kyren Williams will keep a feature-back workload for the Rams. He pointed out that Sean McVay has offered no glowing coach-speak on Blake Corum and that Jericho Hunter is likely to see only about 20 % of the touches. With Williams already anchoring passing-down work and goal-line snaps last season, the uncertainty being floated in draft rooms feels overblown. He therefore views Williams at his late-third/early-fourth-round price as a solid, low-risk pick and said he is "not too worried" about clicking him.

Fantasy Dog Pound advised fading J.J. McCarthy at his Underdog ADP in the low-120s, calling it "ridiculous" that the Vikings passer is going ahead of Trevor Lawrence and even Justin Herbert. He feels McCarthy belongs in the mid-130s alongside Michael Penix Jr., noting the uncertainty surrounding an unproven quarterback in a new system and the risk that poor performance or injury could force Sam Howell onto the field. Given those downside paths, he labeled McCarthy one of the worst QB values on the board at present cost.

Fantasy Dog Pound said drafting Jared Goff unstacked at pick 124 in the small-field Husky best-ball contest is perfectly acceptable. He emphasized that the Husky’s 3-of-12 opening advance rate and 117-team final dramatically lower the correlation tax you pay compared to Best Ball Mania’s 1-of-14 gauntlet. Because Goff evenly distributes targets across Detroit’s deep receiver room, the build does not rely on an Amon-Ra St. Brown 40-pointer to work. With a Joe Burrow stack already in place, Goff offered a safer advance-rate profile than reaching 15-plus spots for J.J. McCarthy, making him the better percentage play every time.

Pat Fantasy Dog Pound celebrated nabbing Jonnu Smith at pick 170, calling it the perfect way to patch a thin tight-end room while adding correlation juice. Smith slipped nearly a full round past ADP in this lobby, and Pat admitted he carried only 1.3% exposure beforehand, so the value was double—closing-line equity plus portfolio diversification. He also loved that Smith gives him a Week-16 bring-back against Detroit for his Amon-Ra St. Brown/Jared Goff stack, turning a normally bland TE selection into a mini-game stack that could matter in Underdog’s money weeks. Pat sees very little risk at the price: if Smith’s usage in Mike McDaniel’s two-tight-end looks holds, the veteran can pop for a 15-point spike, and if not, the late pick barely dents roster construction.

Pat Fantasy Dog Pound voiced real discomfort with RJ Harvey’s recent price hike, noting that the UCF rookie is now going ahead of veteran names such as Travis Etienne in some Underdog rooms. Pat’s average exposure sits only "right above ADP" because, in his words, "the new price throws me for a loop." He pointed out that four comparable backs were still on the board when Harvey went off, meaning drafters are paying a premium without a clear workload guarantee. Pat is willing to click Harvey when he drifts, but at the current cost he labels the pick "sketchy" and prefers pivoting to cheaper backs or waiting for the next tier.

Pat Fantasy Dog Pound dismissed the idea that Rashee Rice’s looming league discipline could drop right in the middle of Underdog’s Week-16 or Week-17 playoff rounds. He said he is "planning on them getting it done before that" and therefore is not letting the suspension timeline scare him off drafting Rice at his current early-fourth-round price. Pat framed the worry as a leverage opportunity: if social-media chatter pushes a narrative that the decision might be delayed until December, he will happily buy the dip because he expects the NFL to announce a ruling well before best-ball rosters lock for the money weeks.

Pat Fantasy Dog Pound has ramped his Daniel Jones exposure from roughly 1-2 percent to 8 percent this week, calling it a pure playing-time arbitrage on Anthony Richardson. Pat views the odds of Jones starting more games than Richardson as a "coin flip," especially for the critical Week 17 best-ball finals, yet Jones is drafted multiple rounds later. Because Jones offers rushing upside and can be stacked cheaply with late-round Colts pass-catchers, Pat considers him an ideal QB2 in two-quarterback builds that prioritize extra roster spots for skill-position darts. He emphasized that even a league-average passing season paired with 500 rushing yards would make Jones a smash at his current ADP if Richardson misses time again.

Pat Fantasy Dog Pound acknowledged he almost never drafts Kyle Pitts—only 4.6 percent exposure across all Underdog tournaments—but grabbed a share here because he loves Atlanta’s fantasy-playoff schedule. The Falcons face two projected bottom-10 pass defenses in Weeks 16-17, and Pat already had significant capital in the Atlanta backfield, making Pitts a natural leverage piece for a correlated ceiling. He argued that, at Pitts’ post-hype ADP, drafters can get an athletic tight end with genuine 25-point spike-week potential without sacrificing early-round equity. Pat’s plan is to sprinkle Pitts only when the rest of his roster already leans into Atlanta’s dome-game stretch, turning a low-owned tight end into a playoff differentiator.