1098: Post-Draft Rookie Rankings
5/5/202622 min
Now that the dust has settled, JJ digs into the top of his rookie draft rankings, explaining the “why” behind the tiers and how to attack your draft.
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This is an iHeart podcast. [upbeat music] Guaranteed Human. [upbeat music] This is the Late Round podcast with your host, JJ Zacharias. JJ Zacharias. What's up, everyone? It's JJ Zacharias, and in this episode 1098 of the Late Round Fantasy Football Podcast, thanks for tuning in. I went over my pre-draft rookie rankings right before the draft, and then my post-draft rookie rankings were immediately in the prospect guide when that draft ended. But I don't do this post-draft rookie rankings episode right away. I let it sit for a minute. That's why you heard the Analyzing Front Office Decision-Making episode last week. That allowed me to talk more about these situations across the league and across the draft. But we're back with the rankings today. I'll be going through the first round of single quarterback rookie drafts, though I can tell you where I'd throw Fernando Mendoza and Ty Simpson in Superflex as well. It's a straightforward episode, but now that we have landing spots, I can talk about how I'm letting those landing spots dictate things. Now, before getting to the post-draft rankings, I just want to send another reminder about the Late Round Prospect Guide. It's all updated. It's ready for your rookie drafts. Over 170 pages of content, including a background on the Zap models, prospect write-ups for every guy who was at the combine, year two profile write-ups, rankings, and more. You can find it over on lateround.com, and it will deliver immediately to your email inbox after you purchase. Again, that's