PPR and PPC Fantasy Draft

Article Written by Anthony Pinzone
July 22nd, 2008

Alright for those of you doing a PPR league, here is a little sample draft that I once again did on Yahoo! A key difference in this draft is that points are also rewarded for completions, which does increase the value of certain QB’s who enjoy a pass happy offense. Here is the scoring system:

Completions (0.8)
Passing Yards (20 yards per point; 15 points at 300 yards)
Passing Touchdowns (4)
Interceptions (-1)
Sacks (-0.5)
Rushing Attempts (0.5)
Rushing Yards (10 yards per point; 15 points at 200 yards)
Rushing Touchdowns (6)
Receptions (1)
Reception Yards (10 yards per point; 12 points at 150 yards)
Reception Touchdowns (6)
Return Touchdowns (6)
2-Point Conversions (2)
Fumbles Lost (-2)
Offensive Fumble Return TD (6)
Field Goals 20-29 Yards (3)
Field Goals 30-39 Yards (4)
Field Goals 40-49 Yards (5)
Field Goals 50+ Yards (6)
Field Goals Missed 0-19 Yards (-1)
Point After Attempt Made (1)
Point After Attempt Missed (-1)
Sack (1)
Interception (2)
Fumble Recovery (2)
Touchdown (6)
Safety (2)
Block Kick (2)
Return Yards (20 yards per point)
Kickoff and Punt Return Touchdowns (6)
Points Allowed 0 points (10)
Points Allowed 1-6 points (7)
Points Allowed 7-13 points (4)
Points Allowed 14-20 points (1)
Points Allowed 21-27 points (0)
Points Allowed 28-34 points (-1)
Points Allowed 35+ points (-4)

A pretty typical scoring system minus the points per completion and reception. These two additional stats can really change the way people draft, you’ll see that throughout this article. Lastly, before we get into the actual draft, here is the starting rosters:

QB, WR, WR, RB, RB, TE, W/R, K, DEF, BN, BN, BN, BN, BN, BN

Again, a standard starting lineup and bench. Six bench players should be more than enough to add depth to this team, so let’s get this draft started!!!

    Round 1

  1. Ladainian Tomlinson
  2. Tom Brady
  3. Adrian Peterson
  4. Steven Jackson
  5. Brian Westbrook
  6. Joseph Addai
  7. Frank Gore
  8. Peyton Manning
  9. Marion Barber
  10. Marshawn Lynch

    11. My Pick
    I get the last pick in the first round and I was almost extremely lucky with Marion Barber falling so low. Unfortunately Barber was taken at the 9th spot, a spot before me, so I went with another young up and coming RB in Buffalo Bills back Marshawn Lynch. Lynch wasn’t particularly known for his receiving out of the backfield last year, but he did manage 1115 yards and 7 TD’s on the ground in only 13 games… plus it was his rookie year. This pick is a little weak due to his lack of receiving presence, but even so, Lynch should be a solid start this year.

    Questionable Choices
    Nothing too questionable here, the picks look good and it was a solid first round for all of the teams involved.

    Round 2

  11. Randy Moss
  12. Terrell Owens
  13. Clinton Portis
  14. Reggie Bush
  15. Larry Johnson
  16. Reggie Wayne
  17. Ryan Grant
  18. Braylon Edwards
  19. Brandon Jacobs
  20. Willis McGahee

    21. My Pick
    I get one point per every reception and I managed to snag the leagues best wide receiver in Randy Moss. Although many people don’t feel the Patriots offense will do nearly as well as last year, and I agree, I still think they’re going to put up stellar numbers which makes this pick worth it. Moss managed 98 catches last year (98 points from catches alone!) and with the loss of Donte Stallworth I’d expect Moss to see even more action!

    Questionable Choices
    My questionable choices for this round have to go to Reggie Bush and Brandon Jacobs. Now Reggie Bush isn’t a huge reach, but I still think, even with all the receptions he gets, that he’s a reach here in the second round. It’s true that he did manage 73 receptions last year, but that number is down from 88 in the previous year. Add in the fact that he only managed 998 yards total with 6 scores and you have a pretty weak option at RB. Jacobs too is a reach here in the second. He did have a breakout year for him last year, but he still wasn’t anything special. 1200 total yards and 6 scores isn’t bad, but is definitely not worth a 2nd round selection.

    Round 3

  21. Andre Johnson
  22. Maurice Jones-Drew
  23. Larry Fitzgerald
  24. Drew Brees
  25. Steve Smith
  26. Laurence Maroney
  27. Tony Romo
  28. T.J. Houshmandzadeh
  29. Marques Colston
  30. Ronnie Brown

    31. My Pick
    With the selection of Moss in the 2nd round I found myself with only 1 RB on the roster, time to fill that spot. I was overwhelmed with joy to find Ronnie Brown fall into my lap at the end of the 3rd despite his season ending knee injury and the possibility of sharing a backfield with Ricky Williams. Brown showed signs of light last year that he could be a premier back in the NFL and I wanted to make sure I had him on my roster when he continues where he left off.

    Questionable Picks
    Laurence Maroney… come on now. Although he put up 10 scores last year, Maroney has been as torturous as they come when talking fantasy RB’s. Perhaps one of the most inconsistent options out there, especially with the likes of Ronnie Brown, Jamal Lewis, and Michael Turner still available at the position. Maroney is on the falling fast list for good reason… he’s falling… fast!

    Round 4

  31. Brandon Marshall
  32. Antonio Gates
  33. Jamal Lewis
  34. Wes Welker
  35. Torry Holt
  36. Chad Johnson
  37. Plaxico Burress
  38. Carson Palmer
  39. Michael Turner
  40. Willie Parker

    41. My Pick
    I now had a solid core of RB’s and the best WR in the league… where to now? Well all the elite options at QB were pretty much off the board, so it made my decision to go with a WR that much simpler. It was a tough choice between Brandon Marshall and Plaxico Burress, but in the long run I like the potential of the Cutler to Marshall hook up. Many are staying away from him due to his offseason mishaps and injuries, but I figure everyone makes mistakes, that doesn’t necessarily mean it will hurt his numbers. I love this kid at WR and truly believe he’s a stud in this league… his 100+ receptions are more than welcome on this team.

    Questionable Picks
    Nothing really to questionable here… perhaps the Willie Parker pick. He’s going to be sharing time with rookie stud Rashard Mendenhall and he never reaches the endzone. Parker is also on the falling fast list, be on the lookout.

    Round 5

  41. Anquan Boldin
  42. Jason Witten
  43. Ben Roethlisberger
  44. Roy Williams
  45. Kellen Winslow
  46. Santonio Holmes
  47. Tony Gonzalez
  48. Marvin Harrison
  49. Derek Anderson
  50. Roddy White

    51. My Pick
    I really like this Roddy White kid this year. He had a breakout year last year with lackluster QB’s throwing him the ball, so what’s to stop him from putting up some nice numbers this year, perhaps with some Quarterback stability if Matt Ryan wins the job. White put up 83 receptions for 1202 yards and 6 touchdowns, impressive numbers for somebody that no one’s ever heard of. The biggest upside, there are really no other options in the air for the QB… Joe Horn and Laurent Robinson aren’t really going to be posing any huge threats to opposing defenses.

    Questionable Picks
    Marvin Harrison is done for in this league. He may put up decent numbers for his team and in reality, but as far as fantasy goes, his days are numbered. The guys knees are just giving out on him and in my opinion he should retire while he can still walk. Plenty of other solid WR’s available here in the 5th round, no need to reach on Marvin Harrison.

    Round 6

  51. Dallas Clark
  52. LenDale White
  53. Hines Ward
  54. Greg Jennings
  55. Donovan McNabb
  56. Matt Hasselbeck
  57. Calvin Johnson
  58. Edgerrin James
  59. Jonathan Stewart
  60. Chris Cooley

    61. My Pick
    There had been a small run on Tight Ends, and with 3 WR’s and 2 RB’s already on the roster, it was time for either a QB or a TE to be chosen. I scoured the QB list but nothing special caught my eye that I couldn’t grab later on in the draft, so I went with another breakout player from last year in Colts TE Dallas Clark. Clark was an endzone machine last year managing to hit the zone 11 times on 58 catches! Add on the 616 yards and not only do you have career bests for Dallas Clark, you have a solid fantasy TE.

    Questionable Picks
    Nothing too weak, but I would definitely shy away from Donovan McNabb. His career has been on the decline for some time now and he can just never stay healthy. I understand that the QB pickings might have been slim at this point, but there’s no reason this team couldn’t have added another solid WR or RB to the mix.

    Round 7

  61. Marc Bulger
  62. Kevin Curtis
  63. Minnesota Defense
  64. Darren McFadden
  65. Earnest Graham
  66. Jeremy Shockey
  67. Matt Forte
  68. Vernon Davis
  69. Thomas Jones
  70. Selvin Young

    71. My Pick
    I would have loved for Matt Forte or Thomas Jones to fall to me here, but unforunately both were taken earlier in the round. That left me with Broncos RB Selvin Young. Now this kid claims he’s going to run for 2,000 yards this year, which would be quite the feat, but he has to beat out the veteran presence of Michael Pittman and newly added rookie RB Ryan Torain first. I think he’ll manage to do so, and although I don’t feel he’ll hit the 2,000 yard mark, I do like him as a 3rd back on my roster.

    Questionable Picks
    A defense… in the 7th?? Come on now, there’s still plenty of talent left on the board, there’s no need to start taking defense’s already. A safe draft practice would be to save the defenses for the last few rounds (12-15) and focus on building your depth the rest of the time.

    Round 8

  71. Rashard Mendenhall
  72. Dwayne Bowe
  73. Julius Jones
  74. Lee Evans
  75. San Diego Defense
  76. Rudi Johnson
  77. Benjamin Watson
  78. Chris Chambers
  79. Laveranues Coles
  80. New England Defense

    81. My Pick
    Back to back picks and back to back depth at the RB position. I managed to snag Willie Parkers handcuff in rookie RB Rashard Mendenhall. If you check out the poll archives here on the site you’ll see that many believe Mendenhall has a great chance to make an impact this year, and I couldn’t agree more. This could turn out to be a great steal.

    Questionable Picks
    Rudi Johnson and Benjamin Watson… it’s a later round, I understand, but you should still try and shy away from these two. Rudi saw a major decline in his stats last season, and I’d expect that to continue on, especially with Kenny Watson behind him. Ben Watson managed to see the endzone 6 times last year, but he only played 12 games and caught 36 passes, not exactly a great option at TE, in any fantasy league.

    Round 9

  81. Nick Folk
  82. Santana Moss
  83. Dallas Cowboys
  84. Kevin Smith
  85. Fred Taylor
  86. Shayne Graham
  87. Joey Galloway
  88. Donald Driver
  89. Felix Jones
  90. Jay Cutler

    91. My Pick
    My starting lineup is now complete. I waited all the way until the 9th round to take a QB and I still managed to get a rising star in Jay Cutler to lead my team. Now I have the 1,2 punch with Cutler and Marshall on my team and I couldn’t be happier.

    Questionable Picks
    Kickers… in the 9th round. Give me a break. Kickers should be taken last… or within the last couple of rounds, not in the 9th round when there are still solid players available… this disgusts me. You know how many people actually drafted this Nick Folk kid last year? Not many, and you know why? Because kickers are unpredictable!!! I’ll pick a kicker last round every year and still manage to somehow pick one of the highest scoring kickers in the league. Quit wasting picks!!

    Round 10

  91. Jerricho Cotchery
  92. Bernard Berrian
  93. David Garrard
  94. Anthony Gonzalez
  95. DeAngelo Williams
  96. Justin Fargas
  97. Bobby Engram
  98. Deuce McAllister
  99. Chicago Defense
  100. Chester Taylor

    101. My Pick
    I’m not a Jets fan by any means… in fact, I’m a Dolphins fan, but I really like this kid Cotchery to put up big numbers this year. Kellen Clemens will more than likely be the starter, which means Cotchery will benefit as his favorite target, not Coles. Even with all the QB flip flopping last year Jerricho managed to snag 82 catches (2nd year in a row) for 1,130 yards and 2 scores. Now hopefully the TD numbers will go up, but even if they don’t, he’s a solid filler for bye weeks.

    Questionable Picks
    I actually really liked this round in the draft and I think there were a lot of solid value picks. Really I don’t see a weak spot here in the 10th round.

    Round 11

  101. Ahman Green
  102. Nate Burleson
  103. Todd Heap
  104. Patrick Crayton
  105. Javon Walker
  106. Jake Delhomme
  107. Kenny Watson
  108. Jerry Porter
  109. Chris Johnson
  110. Heath Miller

    111. My Pick
    For some reason I felt the need to go with a backup TE here in the 11th round. Usually I wouldn’t even roster a backup TE, but to see Heath Miller fall this low seemed to be too much of a gift to pass up. He only managed 47 catches for 566 yards last year, but he saw the endzone 7 times, something I’ll gladly add to my roster for Mr. Clark’s bye week.

    Round 12

  111. Derrick Mason
  112. Jacksonville Defense
  113. Rob Bironas
  114. Aaron Rodgers
  115. Reggie Brown
  116. Pittsburgh Defense
  117. Limas Sweed
  118. Donte’ Stallworth
  119. Jon Kitna
  120. Matt Schaub

    121. My Pick
    To me this Derrick Mason pick was the steal of the draft. Any time you can manage to get a receiver who put up 103 receptions for 1,087 yards and 5 touches in the 12th round, you gotta consider that a great steal. The QB situation may be a little questionable in Baltimore, but I doubt that’s gonna stop Derrick Mason from getting his catches.

    Round 13

  121. Owen Daniels
  122. Adam Vinatieri
  123. Stephen Gostkowski
  124. Eli Manning
  125. Philip Rivers
  126. Ahmad Bradshaw
  127. DeShaun Foster
  128. Denver Defense
  129. Vince Young
  130. Matt Leinart

    131. My Pick
    Well there was a huge backup QB run in this round and I just happened to be stuck at the tail end of it. Not too happy with this Matt Leinart pick and feel my depth at QB has really taken a hit. Hopefully Leinart picks it up, or a solid free agent emerges that i can snag.

    Round 14

  131. New York Giants Defense
  132. Alge Crumpler
  133. Chris Brown
  134. Green Bay Defense
  135. Tony Scheffler
  136. Nate Kaeding
  137. Josh Scobee
  138. Jerious Norwood
  139. Carnell Williams
  140. D.J. Hackett

    141. My Pick
    How about that, waited until the 14th round to snag a defense and still managed to roster the defending champions pretty solid defensive unit. I’m pretty happy to have the Giants defense aboard and look forward to Umenyiora and company wracking up some points.

    Round 15

  141. Baltimore Defense
  142. Bryant Johnson
  143. Seattle Defense
  144. Tennessee Defense
  145. Donald Lee
  146. Phil Dawson
  147. Josh Brown
  148. Neil Rackers
  149. Kris Brown
  150. David Akers

    151. My Pick
    The final round, time for a kicker. Managed to add the always reliable David Akers to the roster, which will complete my starting lineup. Not a bad draft if I do say so myself.

My Final Team

Quarterbacks

  1. Jay Cutler
  2. Matt Leinart

Wide Receivers

  1. Randy Moss
  2. Brandon Marshall
  3. Roddy White
  4. Jerricho Cotchery
  5. Derrick Mason

Runningbacks

  1. Marshawn Lynch
  2. Ronnie Brown
  3. Selvin Young
  4. Rashard Mendenhall

Tight Ends

  1. Dallas Clark
  2. Heath Miller

Kickers

  1. David Akers

Defense

  1. New York Giants

Final Overview

I hope this helped you sort of plan out your draft strategy for those Points Per Reception and Points Per Completion leagues you’re in. Obviously the draft only changes slightly with this scoring system, but it’s still a good idea to have a different plan for each type of draft you do. I feel my team is pretty solid, you might not, that’s fine. Draft with your instinct and have a good time. Good luck out there!

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