Another fantasy football draft season is already underway at the Fantasy Football World Championship. Some of the best and brightest in the FFWC world joined an early Fantasy Football World Championship draft. This FFWC World Championship Draft Review recaps the draft.
FFWC World Championship Leagues
World Championship Leagues are a great way to start off your 2025 draft season. FFWC leagues are full-season leagues where you set a lineup each week, with FAAB and FCFS roster management. Drafters get a convenient chance to show off their skills from their own homes or LIVE in Las Vegas while playing to become the ultimate fantasy football champion.
In FFWC World Championship leagues, you can win $12,000 for simply winning your league of 12, with a grand prize of $150,000!
These are 20-round drafts that use PPR scoring. Starting lineups include 1 QB – 2 RB – 3 WR – 1 TE – 2 FLEX (RB-WR-TE) – 1 DST. No trades are allowed.
Here are the results from a recent FFWC draft.
Roster Construction
As is typical in FFWC drafts, quarterbacks were targeted later than expected. The first QB, Lamar Jackson, wasn’t selected until the 63rd pick. After the ‘Big 5’ went in Rounds 6-7, we didn’t see another signal-caller drafted until Bo Nix got drafted with the 126th pick!
95% of the first 60 picks were RBs or WRs.
This season, it feels like there is more value in drafting from the back end. Teams 8-10 loaded up on running backs, taking rushers with nine of their first 12 total picks in the first four rounds.
Meanwhile, Teams 4-7 went the other way, selecting WRs with an incredible 14 of their first 16 combined picks (87.5%).
That heavy reliance on a particular position led to some unique and distinct builds. It also resulted in some picks that stood out as both good and bad values.
Draft Bargains
Jonathan Taylor (3.9) – Taylor is a dark horse to lead the league in rushing. This is as late as I’ve seen Taylor go. Excellent value for Lyons.
Kyren Williams (3.10) – Every summer, fantasy football wants to write off Kyren Williams due to his metrics. However, all he has done is be a phenomenal fantasy back. And his recent extension should quell concerns about Jarquez Hunter or Blake Corum (ha) eating into his monster 87% snap share.
Jakobi Meyers (7.11) – Meyers was WR20 last season and WR27 in 2023. He got an upgraded coaching staff, running game, and a significantly improved quarterback. Meyers is still the team’s WR1 and should remain heavily targeted by Geno Smith. One of my favorite WR3 targets, yet Team 11 got him as a WR5.
Jerome Ford (12.7) – Quinshon Judkins remains unsigned, with no timetable for/when he’ll play. Ford is in a prime position to open the season as Cleveland’s starter, possibly splitting touches with Dylan Sampson. Ford was RB16 in 2023 and RB33 last year. Excellent value as the RB55.
Questionable Selections
Zach Charbonnet (RB30) – What are we doing here? In games where Kenneth Walker played, Charbonnet averaged just four carries. This is at least two rounds too early unless you rostered Walker. I don’t see Charbonnet having standalone value, making him a poor choice as a team’s RB2. Speaking of Walker, he was an excellent draft bargain for Mr. Yellow Stickers at RB17.
Dont’e Thronton (WR48) – I’m a fan of Thornton. Scooped him up as a fourth-round value in multiple dynasty rookie drafts. But targeting the rookie as a low-end WR4? I respect Frankie and think he’s one of the sharpest minds out there, but it feels like Thornton could have been drafted several rounds later.
Colston Loveland (TE6) – This is spicy. I actually like Loveland- a lot. But this team might have been better served by adding to their lack of WR depth. I don’t hate this pick, just wanted to include it in this write-up as a risk/reward move.
Jard Goff (QB10) – In what looks to be a dynasty-influenced build, I question the logic in taking a QB2 this early. Worse, I have Goff some 10 spots lower than this. He lost his play-caller and faces a tougher schedule, including six outdoor games. This team is loaded up on Lions, and if Goff regresses, it will struggle.
Top Contenders
Team 7 – Even after starting off with four straight wide receivers, this team got a pair of values (James Conner/Tony Pollard) at running back. In addition, they secured the game’s top QB as the third signal-caller.
Team 4 – Love the first four wideouts, then the targeting of this talented rookie RB class. BOOMCRUSH also got a good tight end and nice value in QB Dak Prescott.
Team 11 – This team got what I call my ‘dram start’, opening with Malik Nabers and Brian Thomas Jr. They also snagged Trey McBride in Round 3, giving them my top tight end and two of my top-5 wideouts. However, the running back room is terrible, with no team starters and a heavy reliance on handcuffs.
Teams 9-12 are also positioned well.
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