2024 Fantasy Football: Latest #AskFFT Fan Mock Draft experiments with RB-RB roster builds

How managers view other positions will determine whether they can build a strong team after selecting RBs with their first two picks

If you've followed our fan mock drafts this offseason, you've known that the majority of Fantasy managers prefer to begin their roster builds by taking one running back and one wide receiver with their first two picks. In our most recent mock, just five teams did that.

Four other rosters started with two receivers, and three began with two running backs. Keep in mind, this was a full-PPR mock where you can start one flex on top of two running backs and two wide receivers. Perhaps that played a role. But beginning a roster with RB-RB has proven to be a unique choice this offseason.

Let's check out the three rosters that did this:

Team 1 didn't even pick a wide receiver until Round 4. Christian McCaffrey predictably went first overall, then Isiah Pacheco and Sam LaPorta were the back-to-back picks in Rounds 2 and 3. I actually don't mind this formula in a non-PPR league because the roster is loaded with two volume fiends at running back and one of the very best tight ends in Fantasy. But the full-PPR scoring does create a little anxiety. The manager did address receiver on the Round 4/5 turn with DeVonta Smith and Tank Dell, two receivers with high variance from week to week, then hit receiver again in Rounds 6/7 with Jayden Reed and Keon Coleman. A lot of upside shots at receiver to go with the stability at tight end and two clear studs at running back. I suppose if you view Brandon Aiyuk or D.J. Moore as more expensive versions of Smith and Dell, then waiting on receiver made some sense there.

Interestingly enough, it was Team 5 that drafted both Aiyuk and Moore in Rounds 3 and 4 after nabbing Breece Hall in Round 1 and Travis Etienne in Round 2. If this drafter wasn't inclined to target a tight end early, I think the picks were very good. Both Aiyuk and Moore should be able to pull off better week-to-week consistency than Smith and Dell will, and the running backs should be productive as well. In Round 5, Team 5 chose Lamar Jackson, opting to take an elite-tier quarterback instead of a tight end, though to be fair there were six tight ends taken when Jackson went off the board. I think Team 5 did an excellent job, but I am also a fan of Aiyuk and Moore.

Team 11 had the option to take one of Puka Nacua or Garrett Wilson in Round 1 and then take the best available running back from Jahmyr Gibbs, Saquon Barkley, or Kyren Williams in Round 2. Instead, they went with Gibbs first and then passed on Wilson in Round 2 in favor of Williams. What did the available receivers look like between 35th and 40th overall? Nico Collins, D.J. Moore, and DK Metcalf were the best three left on my board; Collins and Metcalf were the picks. As No. 2 options, all three work out great, but as No. 1-types they leave a little to be desired. Was it worth it? Well, running backs like Alvin Kamara and Kenneth Walker were the best ones left in Round 4/5, so maybe so. Evan Engram was Team 11's fifth-round pick, another choice that seemed a little reach-y.

I think there are three tips worth following if you do end up going RB-RB, and they're for any one-QB draft format:

1. Make sure you're not reaching for running backs. That's just plain ol' good advice in general.
2. Do the research on receivers and make sure you're comfortable with the ones in those second and third tiers. If you're not in love with WRs in that Round 3-5 ADP range, you're really going to hate what you see in the Round 6-8 range.
3. Don't follow up your RB-RB start with a tight end and a quarterback within your following three picks, further pushing down the types of receivers you'll be able to pick from.

A final note: No more than five of the top-24 WRs in full-PPR points per game last season had an ADP of Round 6 or later last year. Just keep that in mind if you decide to skip the position early in your drafts.

Every manager fielded a team that must start a QB, 2 RB, 2 WR, a TE and a FLEX (RB/WR/TE) along with seven reserve spots. Our scoring includes six points for all touchdowns along with one point per reception, one point for every 10 yards rushing and receiving, one point for every 25 yards passing and minus-two points for every turnover.

The results are listed below -- please take the time to review each team, and even consider how the non-RB-RB teams started their mock drafts.

Round By Round

Round 1
Pos	Team	Player
1	Bay Area Ballers
2	TEAM 12
3	TEAM 1
4	TEAM 3
5	TEAM 2
6	TEAM 7
7	TEAM 6
8	Knowledge Reigns Supreme
9	TEAM 9
10	Famous
11	you got a Purdy mouth
12	TEAM 11
Round 2
Pos	Team	Player
13	TEAM 11
14	you got a Purdy mouth
15	Famous
16	TEAM 9
17	Knowledge Reigns Supreme
18	TEAM 6
19	TEAM 7
20	TEAM 2
21	TEAM 3
22	TEAM 1
23	TEAM 12
24	Bay Area Ballers
Round 3
Pos	Team	Player
25	Bay Area Ballers
26	TEAM 12
27	TEAM 1
28	TEAM 3
29	TEAM 2
30	TEAM 7
31	TEAM 6
32	Knowledge Reigns Supreme
33	TEAM 9
34	Famous
35	you got a Purdy mouth
36	TEAM 11
Round 4
Pos	Team	Player
37	TEAM 11
38	you got a Purdy mouth
39	Famous
40	TEAM 9
41	Knowledge Reigns Supreme
42	TEAM 6
43	TEAM 7
44	TEAM 2
45	TEAM 3
46	TEAM 1
47	TEAM 12
48	Bay Area Ballers
Round 5
Pos	Team	Player
49	Bay Area Ballers
50	TEAM 12
51	TEAM 1
52	TEAM 3
53	TEAM 2
54	TEAM 7
55	TEAM 6
56	Knowledge Reigns Supreme
57	TEAM 9
58	Famous
59	you got a Purdy mouth
60	TEAM 11
Round 6
Pos	Team	Player
61	TEAM 11
62	you got a Purdy mouth
63	Famous
64	TEAM 9
65	Knowledge Reigns Supreme
66	TEAM 6
67	TEAM 7
68	TEAM 2
69	TEAM 3
70	TEAM 1
71	TEAM 12
72	Bay Area Ballers
Round 7
Pos	Team	Player
73	Bay Area Ballers
74	TEAM 12
75	TEAM 1
76	TEAM 3
77	TEAM 2
78	TEAM 7
79	TEAM 6
80	Knowledge Reigns Supreme
81	TEAM 9
82	Famous
83	you got a Purdy mouth
84	TEAM 11
Round 8
Pos	Team	Player
85	TEAM 11
86	you got a Purdy mouth
87	Famous
88	TEAM 9
89	Knowledge Reigns Supreme
90	TEAM 6
91	TEAM 7
92	TEAM 2
93	TEAM 3
94	TEAM 1
95	TEAM 12
96	Bay Area Ballers
Round 9
Pos	Team	Player
97	Bay Area Ballers
98	TEAM 12
99	TEAM 1
100	TEAM 3
101	TEAM 2
102	TEAM 7
103	TEAM 6
104	Knowledge Reigns Supreme
105	TEAM 9
106	Famous
107	you got a Purdy mouth
108	TEAM 11
Round 10
Pos	Team	Player
109	TEAM 11
110	you got a Purdy mouth
111	Famous
112	TEAM 9
113	Knowledge Reigns Supreme
114	TEAM 6
115	TEAM 7
116	TEAM 2
117	TEAM 3
118	TEAM 1
119	TEAM 12
120	Bay Area Ballers
Round 11
Pos	Team	Player
121	Bay Area Ballers
122	TEAM 12
123	TEAM 1
124	TEAM 3
125	TEAM 2
126	TEAM 7
127	TEAM 6
128	Knowledge Reigns Supreme
129	TEAM 9
130	Famous
131	you got a Purdy mouth
132	TEAM 11
Round 12
Pos	Team	Player
133	TEAM 11
134	you got a Purdy mouth
135	Famous
136	TEAM 9
137	Knowledge Reigns Supreme
138	TEAM 6
139	TEAM 7
140	TEAM 2
141	TEAM 3
142	TEAM 1
143	TEAM 12
144	Bay Area Ballers
Round 13
Pos	Team	Player
145	Bay Area Ballers
146	TEAM 12
147	TEAM 1
148	TEAM 3
149	TEAM 2
150	TEAM 7
151	TEAM 6
152	Knowledge Reigns Supreme
153	TEAM 9
154	Famous
155	you got a Purdy mouth
156	TEAM 11
Round 14
Pos	Team	Player
157	TEAM 11
158	you got a Purdy mouth
159	Famous
160	TEAM 9
161	Knowledge Reigns Supreme
162	TEAM 6
163	TEAM 7
164	TEAM 2
165	TEAM 3
166	TEAM 1
167	TEAM 12
168	Bay Area Ballers

Team by Team

Bay Area Ballers
Rd	Pk	Player
1	1
2	24
3	25
4	48
5	49
6	72
7	73
8	96
9	97
10	120
11	121
12	144
13	145
14	168
TEAM 12
Rd	Pk	Player
1	2
2	23
3	26
4	47
5	50
6	71
7	74
8	95
9	98
10	119
11	122
12	143
13	146
14	167
TEAM 1
Rd	Pk	Player
1	3
2	22
3	27
4	46
5	51
6	70
7	75
8	94
9	99
10	118
11	123
12	142
13	147
14	166
TEAM 3
Rd	Pk	Player
1	4
2	21
3	28
4	45
5	52
6	69
7	76
8	93
9	100
10	117
11	124
12	141
13	148
14	165
TEAM 2
Rd	Pk	Player
1	5
2	20
3	29
4	44
5	53
6	68
7	77
8	92
9	101
10	116
11	125
12	140
13	149
14	164
TEAM 7
Rd	Pk	Player
1	6
2	19
3	30
4	43
5	54
6	67
7	78
8	91
9	102
10	115
11	126
12	139
13	150
14	163
TEAM 6
Rd	Pk	Player
1	7
2	18
3	31
4	42
5	55
6	66
7	79
8	90
9	103
10	114
11	127
12	138
13	151
14	162
Knowledge Reigns Supreme
Rd	Pk	Player
1	8
2	17
3	32
4	41
5	56
6	65
7	80
8	89
9	104
10	113
11	128
12	137
13	152
14	161
TEAM 9
Rd	Pk	Player
1	9
2	16
3	33
4	40
5	57
6	64
7	81
8	88
9	105
10	112
11	129
12	136
13	153
14	160
Famous
Rd	Pk	Player
1	10
2	15
3	34
4	39
5	58
6	63
7	82
8	87
9	106
10	111
11	130
12	135
13	154
14	159
you got a Purdy mouth
Rd	Pk	Player
1	11
2	14
3	35
4	38
5	59
6	62
7	83
8	86
9	107
10	110
11	131
12	134
13	155
14	158
TEAM 11
Rd	Pk	Player
1	12
2	13
3	36
4	37
5	60
6	61
7	84
8	85
9	108
10	109
11	132
12	133
13	156
14	157

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