Fantasy Football half-PPR Mock Draft full results, recap: Dave Richard tries 'zero-RB' strategy

Dave Richard did something we never thought he would in this half-PPR mock

The Zero RB draft strategy in 0.5-PPR leagues is polarizing, which is understandable. You have to be OK with your running back corps following the draft when you don't have at least one standout option. 

The reward is you should have a dominant receiving corps with a good quarterback and tight end, and that should carry you while others are relying on the volatile nature of running backs. With the right build, especially in a three-receiver league, it can work out in a big way.

Dave Richard used this strategy in our latest 12-team, 0.5-PPR league from the No. 11 spot. His first six picks were Ja'Marr Chase, Davante Adams, Courtland Sutton, Michael Thomas, Dalton Schultz and Justin Herbert.

Now, you can debate the receivers Dave drafted -- or taking Schultz ahead of George Kittle -- but he's loaded at every position but running back. And starting in Round 7, Dave was able to fill that void.

He drafted Clyde Edwards-Helaire, Devin Singletary, Ken Walker, Tyler Allgeier, Zamir White, and Mike Davis with six of his final eight picks. Again, you can debate the running backs who Dave selected, but he just needs two of these guys to be above average for this team to be amazing. Edwards-Helaire and Singletary could be fantastic complements to this starting lineup.

For Dave, this was a far departure from the way he normally drafts, and he's typically a Robust RB kind of manager. But Dave said following the draft "I kind of like it" about his Zero RB approach, and we'll see if he does it for real in any other league this year.

I also took a different path with my roster construction in this league from the No. 3 spot, starting with Austin Ekeler. In PPR, I would have drafted Michael Pittman and D.J. Moore in Rounds 2 and 3. But in this 0.5-PPR league, I drafted Deebo Samuel and Tyreek Hill instead, and I like them better in this format.

Diontae Johnson was an easy selection in Round 4, but I struggled with my Round 5 pick of A.J. Dillon over receivers like Marquise Brown, Jerry Jeudy, Darnell Mooney, and Rashod Bateman. Dillon is one of my favorite breakout candidates this year, even in tandem with Aaron Jones, and I didn't want to let Dillon go at this point.

I drafted Chase Edmonds as a flex in Round 6, and like Dillon, he's a breakout candidate as the starter in Miami. Quarterbacks fall in most analyst drafts, but this was silly to have Patrick Mahomes still on the board in Round 7. And that pick made this team great.

I filled out my starting lineup with Cole Kmet at tight end, and he's another breakout candidate. And on the bench, I have Damien Harris and Isiah Pacheco at running back, along with Nico Collins, DeVante Parker, and Alec Pierce at receiver. I also drafted a second tight end in Dawson Knox since he was the best player available in Round 14.

I like the balance on this team a lot, and it would be fun to face Dave in the finals -- if we both made it there.

In this league, all touchdowns are worth six points, and we award one point for every 10 yards rushing and receiving and one point for every 25 yards passing. We also award 0.5 points for every reception. We feature a starting lineup of QB, 2 RB, 3 WR, TE and FLEX (RB/WR/TE) with six reserves for a 14-round draft.

Our draft order is as follows:

1. Ben Gretch, Stealing Signals
2. Zach Brook, FFT Social Producer
3. Jamey Eisenberg, Senior Fantasy Writer
4. Thomas Shafer, FFT Podcast Producer
5. Adam Aizer, FFT Podcast Host
6. Heath Cummings, Senior Fantasy Writer
7. Jack Capotorto FFT HQ Producer
8. R.J. White, Managing Editor, SportsLine and CBS Fantasy
9. Daniel Schneier, Senior Fantasy Editor
10. Robert Thomas, FFT Facebook Moderator
11. Dave Richard, Senior Fantasy Writer
12. Tera Roberts, FFT Podcast Contributor

Round By Round

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

Team by Team

Heath Cummings
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
Adam Aizer
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
Meron Berkson
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
Tommy Tran
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
Jamey Eisenberg
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
Jack Capotorto
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
Dave Richard
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
Rob Thomas
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
R.J. White
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
Thomas Shafer
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
Jake Ignaszewski
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
Brandon Howard
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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