The proliferation of PlayerProfiler.com afforded me a few expert fantasy football league invitations in 2016. I implemented a pure Zero RB strategy in each league draft. Here are the results:
Football Diehards Draft Book (Normal PPR League Format) – Late June
Round 1: Allen Robinson, WR
Round 2: Keenan Allen, WR
Round 3: Julian Edelman, WR
Round 4: Eric Decker, WR
Round 5: Allen Hurns, WR
Round 6: Corey Coleman, WR
Round 7: Jonathan Stewart, RB
Round 8: Charles Sims, RB
Round 9: T.J. Yeldon, RB
Round 10: Tevin Coleman, RB
Round 11: Vincent Jackson, RB
Round 12: LeGarrette Blount, RB
Round 13: Arian Foster, RB
Round 14: Jeff Janis, WR
Round 15: Robert Woods, WR
Round 16: Joe Flacco, QB
Round 17: Virgil Green, TE
Virgil Green Advanced Stats & Metrics Profile
Scott Fish Bowl Invitational (Superflex Format, RB/TE Premium) – Early July
Round 1: Antonio Brown, WR
Round 2: Allen Robinson, WR
Round 3: Brandin Cooks, WR
Brandin Cooks Advanced Stats & Metrics Profile
Round 4: Julian Edelman, WR
Round 5: Golden Tate, WR
Round 6: Duke Johnson, RB
Round 7: Tony Romo, QB [insert sad face emoji]
Round 8: Charles Sims, RB
Round 9: Larry Fitzgerald, WR
Round 10: Joe Flacco, QB
Round 11: Tevin Coleman, RB
Round 12: LeGarrette Blount, RB
Round 13: Josh Doctson, WR
Round 14: Austin Seferian-Jenkins, TE
Round 15: Arian Foster, RB
Round 16: Alex Collins, RB
Round 17: Jonathan Williams, RB
Round 18: Jermaine Kearse, WR
Round 19: Spencer Ware, RB
Round 20: Virgil Green, TE
Round 21: Paxton Lynch, QB
Round 22: Josh McCown, QB
Apex Writers League (Normal PPR League Format) – Early August
Rotoworld’s Evan Silva analyzed the Apex draft in real-time as the picks rolled in.
Round 1: Allen Robinson, WR
Round 2: Brandin Cooks, WR
Round 3: Julian Edelman, WR
Round 4: Tyler Lockett, WR
Round 5: Cam Newton, QB
Round 6: Allen Hurns, WR
Round 7: Charles Sims, RB
Round 8: Jonathan Stewart, RB
Jonathan Stewart Advanced Stats & Metrics Profile
Round 9: T.J. Yeldon, RB
Round 10: Theo Riddick, RB
Round 11: Jerick McKinnon, RB
Round 12: Josh Doctson, WR
Round 13: Austin Seferian-Jenkins, TE
Round 14: Chris Hogan, WR
Round 15: Kenneth Dixon, RB
Round 16: Chris Conley, WR
Friends of Rotoworld (Normal PPR League Format) – Late August
Rotoworld’s Pat Daugherty provided his own unique commentary as the picks rolled in.
Round 1: Dez Bryant, WR
Round 2: Brandin Cooks, WR
Round 3: Golden Tate, WR
Round 4: Larry Fitzgerald, WR
Round 5: Tyler Lockett, WR
Tyler Lockett Advanced Stats & Metrics Profile
Round 6: Stefon Diggs, WR
Round 7: Duke Johnson, RB
Round 8: T.J. Yeldon, RB
Round 9: Tevin Coleman, RB
Round 10: Jerick McKinnon, RB
Round 11: Chris Thompson, RB
Round 12: Tom Brady, QB
Round 13: Jermaine Kearse, WR
Round 14: Virgil Green, RB
Round 15: Jameis Winston, QB
These four drafts illustrate how Zero RB can be a viable strategy even against the experts.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ohNrfPsyi1o
