On a scale of 1-to-10, how much do you like drafting fantasy football teams? Sorry, 10 is the limit. No, you can’t be like Spinal Tap and go to 11, but we get it – everyone loves drafting fantasy football teams. FastDraft gets it too, which is why we’re having so much fun this offseason with them.

If this is your first time hearing about FastDraft, then do yourself a favor and click here for a quick read. That article from Andrew Cooper lays everything out for you about FastDraft, from the basic contest parameters, draft strategies, and a full explanation of all the ins and outs of the app. You can also check out this Friday’s Fantasy Alarm Show on SiriusXM Fantasy Sports Radio as Matt Kelley, one of the creators of FastDraft, joined us to add further insights.

Bottom line is that FastDraft has revolutionized drafting. Short clock, short drafts. You’ve got contests like Origins (rookies only) and Flex-4 (draft six flex players, best-ball starts your best four), where the drafts take no more than five minutes. Even less if you set up your own rankings and load them into their Turbo Mode feature, where you can set up to auto-draft off of them for multiple teams – five, 10, 20, you set the number. 

And now they also have a contest called The Rabbit, where you’re drafting a true, 15-round best-ball team, but in the same fashion with a 20-second clock. Rabbit drafts only take about 20 minutes each, and yes, you can also set up Turbo Mode here as well. The experience is spectacular because they make it so easy.

Best of all? They give you the tools to succeed, including a fully comprehensive FastDraft ADP. Not only do they tell you where everyone is going, but they also provide ownership numbers so you can see where the masses are going with their picks. You’ll also see that the ADP is broken up into the individual contests they run. Drafting players in Origins is obviously different from drafting them in the Rabbit, so why would you want one giant lump of ADP data that doesn’t tell an accurate story? The folks at FastDraft know this and, again, have made it as easy as possible for you to succeed.

Now that the Rabbit has had a couple of weeks to start filling, we can begin to look at some of the ADP risers and fallers. Last week, we highlighted a number of players whose FastDraft ADP was significantly higher than what we’ve seen across the multitude of other platforms found in our composite fantasy football ADP. Today, we stay within the Rabbit ADP and see who is climbing (and falling) down draft boards.   

 

 

FastDraft Rabbit ADP Risers

Tee Higgins, WR Cincinnati Bengals (ADP: 23.52; +1.56)

While I understand the love for Higgins within the fantasy football community and the fact that the Bengals defense might be just as bad as it was last year, thus forcing them to lead the league in pass attempts once again, I do worry that we are elevating a WR2 a bit too much. He will always sit behind Ja'Marr Chase on the targets pecking order, and with other pass-catchers like Andrei Iosivas, Mike Gesicki, and even Jermaine Burton looking to increase their workloads, there might be some concern. Given the players going around him – Jonathan Taylor, Trey McBride, Josh Jacobs, and Rashee Rice – I’m not sure I’m ready to invest as much as the Bengals did this offseason. Some shares, yes, but he’s not creeping up my draft boards anytime soon. 

Deebo Samuel, WR Washington Commanders (ADP: 77.71; +2.52)

Quite the polarizing player this offseason, amirite? You’ve got half the world railing this guy because he’s fat, and you’ve got the other half posting best-shape-of-his-life hype videos about his work ethic. From the looks of his ADP increase, it sounds like more people are buying into the hype videos, and I don’t see anything wrong with that. His role with the Commanders should be a strong as he slots behind Terry McLaurin as the team’s WR2. He’s really more of a chain-mover and low-aDOT guy, but Deebo has added intangibles we like, such as the rushing work he may still get in Washington. Every coach loves the jet sweep! I like where he’s settling in ADP-wise from a value standpoint and will continue to keep him in that area. You don’t have to fully believe the hype videos, but we’re also not buying into the body-shaming either.

Rashod Bateman, WR Baltimore Ravens (ADP: 126.56; +10.35)

Believe it or not, he’s one of my favorite late-round, best ball receivers, and I already have plenty of shares of him across multiple platforms. I’ve connected him to Lamar Jackson in Rabbit drafts I’ve done so far, though I’ve only been able to do it in manual drafts. I have not yet mastered stacking in Turbo Mode. What I love most about Bateman is that he has quietly improved over time and has grown to be a fantastic deep option for Jackson. Zay Flowers leads the target shares for the Ravens, but he’s too pricey for a guy who does a lot of low-aDOT chain-moving. Bateman, who had six touchdowns over his final six games (including the playoffs), has posted consistent double-digit yards per target numbers and has had a handful of games with 70-plus receiving yards to go with the nine receiving touchdowns he posted last year. We expect more of the same and love the discount still, even with the recent ADP movement.

 

 

 

FastDraft Rabbit ADP Fallers

Kenneth Walker, RB Seattle Seahawks (ADP: 48.43; -5.94)

I absolutely LOVE seeing Walker’s ADP drop because I can never get enough of him in drafts. If others are lower on him and prefer other running backs, that’s awesome because the lower the price, the greater the value. Why am I so bullish? Klint Kubiak. If you’ve followed my coaching systems articles in the Fantasy Alarm NFL Draft Guide, then you know what kind of offense Kubiak runs and just how explosive his running backs can be in a blocking scheme perfected by his father, Gary, and his current offensive line coach, Rick Dennison. Yes, there is risk because of Walker’s injury history, but I have no problem handcuffing him to Zach Charbonnet even in a best ball tournament like the Rabbit. The scheme is that good.

Quinshon Judkins, RB Cleveland Browns (ADP: 71.79; -6.40)

We knew the Browns were going to be a hot mess because of their quarterback situation, but potential disaster might be spilling off into the backfield now as well. A recent report from The Athletic’s Zach Jackson indicates that Jerome Ford is their current starter and will “still play and probably start early in the season.” That doesn’t bode well for Judkins, who many projected to lead this backfield from Day 1. Obviously, a lot can happen between now and the start of the season, but many seem to be backing off Judkins right now while they wait to see exactly what will happen. Could this drive the price down even more if Ford opens camp as the starter? Probably. Which could then make Judkins a better value as I do believe he, at some point this season, takes over the starting job.

Tucker Kraft, TE Green Bay Packers (ADP: 121.07; -6.01)

Kraft isn’t the only tight end falling down the ADP boards here, but he does stand out more because of his surprising popularity. I’m not really sure why, as even just a cursory glance at his game log from last year will tell you he’s nothing special. If you look in the Draft Guide and check out Coop’s TE Yin Yang article, you’ll see him listed as a safe, high-floor guy, but I, like the drafters here on FastDraft, am not really into him as a fantasy option, especially with them capitulating to their fan base and using a first-round pick on yet another wide receiver. Personally, I wouldn’t touch the majority of tight ends in the Rabbit format. You just don’t see enough of a ceiling for them, but maybe that’s just me.

FastDraft Friday Promo: July 11 – 5 and 5 and 5 – FastDraft is giving away five FREE Rabbit entries to five different FastDrafters

To qualify, draft five teams between now and Sunday, July 13th at 6 PM ET to be entered into the drawing, which will take place on Sunday evening. Don't forget to take a screenshot of one of your drafts and post it to the #Rate-My-Team channel in the FastDraft Discord with a quick comment about your favorite pick.