# SDMB Fantasy Football DYNASTY League: Year 17

**URL:** <https://boards.straightdope.com/t/sdmb-fantasy-football-dynasty-league-year-17/1021819>\
**Category:** The Game Room\
**Tags:** football-nfl\
**Created:** [August 7, 2025, 4:49pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/sdmb-fantasy-football-dynasty-league-year-17/1021819 "2025-08-07T16:49:27Z")\
**Posts on this page:** 20\
**Page:** 9

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**Author:** ![dalej42](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/d/67e7ee/32.png) [@dalej42](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/dalej42)\
**Post date:** [August 26, 2025, 9:50pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/sdmb-fantasy-football-dynasty-league-year-17/1021819/161 "2025-08-26T21:50:33Z")

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It’s about 11 PM here in Liverpool so I’m off to bed as I have a train tomorrow. I will pick when I wake up if it’s back to me.

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**Author:** ![Jules\_Andre](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/jules_andre/32/9334_2.png) [@Jules\_Andre](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Jules_Andre)\
**Post date:** [August 26, 2025, 9:53pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/sdmb-fantasy-football-dynasty-league-year-17/1021819/162 "2025-08-26T21:53:00Z")

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If you have a chance, you should send Beef your top two targets in PM so he can make the pick for you. Just rank them 1 and 2

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**Author:** ![Omniscient](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/omniscient/32/3290_2.png) [@Omniscient](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Omniscient)\
**Post date:** [August 26, 2025, 10:57pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/sdmb-fantasy-football-dynasty-league-year-17/1021819/163 "2025-08-26T22:57:29Z")

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@Really_Not_All_That_Bright has been on the clock for 8 hours. We’re entering the prime evening hours.

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**Author:** ![Really\_Not\_All\_That\_Bright](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/r/e8c25b/32.png) [@Really\_Not\_All\_That\_Bright](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Really_Not_All_That_Bright)\
**Post date:** [August 27, 2025, 12:42am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/sdmb-fantasy-football-dynasty-league-year-17/1021819/164 "2025-08-27T00:42:16Z")

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Sorry, I’m here. Pick incoming.

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**Author:** ![Really\_Not\_All\_That\_Bright](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/r/e8c25b/32.png) [@Really\_Not\_All\_That\_Bright](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Really_Not_All_That_Bright)\
**Post date:** [August 27, 2025, 12:58am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/sdmb-fantasy-football-dynasty-league-year-17/1021819/165 "2025-08-27T00:58:54Z")

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I’m really struggling here. I want to take Cam Ward but I’m already carrying three young QBs. I want to take Cam Skattebo because it’s about time a white RB gets a 1-2 year run and sells some jerseys, but I don’t think he actually takes the starting job in NY and the offense won’t be good anyway.

I’m going to have to wait a while for him to see opportunities, but I think Luther Burden is the best WR in this draft class not named Travis. So he’s 2.04 and @dalej42 is on the clock.

P.S. Beef, my roster in Yahoo includes Miles Sanders but I dropped him. Also, Malachi Corley just got cut by the Jets. Can I drop him and get a pick at the end of the third?

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**Author:** ![SenorBeef](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/senorbeef/32/2220_2.png) [@SenorBeef](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/SenorBeef)\
**Post date:** [August 27, 2025, 1:36am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/sdmb-fantasy-football-dynasty-league-year-17/1021819/166 "2025-08-27T01:36:43Z")

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2.04 Luther Burden, WR, CHI

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**Author:** ![SenorBeef](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/senorbeef/32/2220_2.png) [@SenorBeef](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/SenorBeef)\
**Post date:** [August 27, 2025, 2:48am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/sdmb-fantasy-football-dynasty-league-year-17/1021819/167 "2025-08-27T02:48:14Z")

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> [@Really\_Not\_All\_That\_Bright](#):
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> P.S. Beef, my roster in Yahoo includes Miles Sanders but I dropped him.

Are you looking at the [current results](https://football.fantasysports.yahoo.com/f1/402628/draftresults)? Or maybe last year’s rosters? Miles Sanders isn’t among your keepers as far as I can see.

> [@Really\_Not\_All\_That\_Bright](#):
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> Also, Malachi Corley just got cut by the Jets. Can I drop him and get a pick at the end of the third?

I put this up for discussion and no one replied so I don’t know how people would feel about that rule proposal. So I’m going to do a poll now and see what people think.

**Proposal:** Allow players who are cut after the draft starts when the NFL teams cut down to 53 man rosters to be retroactively not kept if the owner so chooses. This would be as if they kept one less player, and therefore they would get one draft slot at the end of their draft.

Justification: It has been proposed that we start our draft after the NFL cuts down to 53 man rosters so that we could make more informed decisions about the players we cut. But I decided that since that would take 3 days away from the draft it didn’t seem like a good tradeoff. We could potentially get the benefits of both: if we allow people to retroactively drop players that were cut in the 53 man roster cutdowns, we still get the extra time to draft and people are still able to cut players after the NFL cuts down to 53 man rosters.

Should we allow team owners to retro-actively not keep players that get cut in the cutdown to 53 man rosters if they so choose?

_Poll ([view on site](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/sdmb-fantasy-football-dynasty-league-year-17/1021819/167))_

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**Author:** ![SenorBeef](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/senorbeef/32/2220_2.png) [@SenorBeef](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/SenorBeef)\
**Post date:** [August 27, 2025, 2:52am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/sdmb-fantasy-football-dynasty-league-year-17/1021819/168 "2025-08-27T02:52:07Z")

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As Jules mentioned earlier, if anyone is going to be unavailable when their pick is likely to come up, but they know who they want, feel free to send me a list of players in order of preference. Label it “player rankings for my pick” or something like that. I won’t open it until it’s your pick, and then if a guy you listed is available I’ll make the pick for you. That could help speed the draft up in situations where you know who you’ll pick but you’re not around.

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**Author:** ![Omniscient](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/omniscient/32/3290_2.png) [@Omniscient](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Omniscient)\
**Post date:** [August 27, 2025, 3:14am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/sdmb-fantasy-football-dynasty-league-year-17/1021819/169 "2025-08-27T03:14:18Z")

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I know it wasn’t going to happen, but I enjoyed the idea of Burden slipping to me at 2.08 for a little while there.

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**Author:** ![EllisDee](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/ellisdee/32/4531_2.png) [@EllisDee](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/EllisDee)\
**Post date:** [August 27, 2025, 5:29am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/sdmb-fantasy-football-dynasty-league-year-17/1021819/170 "2025-08-27T05:29:34Z")

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> [@SenorBeef](#):
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> Should we allow team owners to retro-actively not keep players that get cut in the cutdown to 53 man rosters if they so choose?

It’s an elegant solution to let us start the draft early. I like it a lot.

To clarify, RNATB would thus get a new natural last pick at 3.04, right? (Not the end of the third like he mentioned.)

> [@Really\_Not\_All\_That\_Bright](#):
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> Malachi Corley just got cut by the Jets. Can I drop him and get a pick at the end of the third?

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**Author:** ![EllisDee](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/ellisdee/32/4531_2.png) [@EllisDee](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/EllisDee)\
**Post date:** [August 27, 2025, 5:57am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/sdmb-fantasy-football-dynasty-league-year-17/1021819/171 "2025-08-27T05:57:41Z")

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> [@Omniscient](#):
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> Justin’s 1st round pick goes to Omni via Jules  
> Jules’ 1st round pick goes to Omni.

This doesn’t mention Jules’ 2nd going to Justin. I seem to be leaning toward keeping each trade as one line, in order. I tried to reword it to be clearer, and I also made them links pointing to the trade announcements.

> [@Justin\_Bailey](#):
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> In previous years I think we just used “from” in parentheses.

I like this a lot. Added. Not sure if I want to do this for all the trades, though.

1.01 Jules - Ashton Jeanty, RB, LV (from Omni)  
1.02 Hamlet - Omarion Hampton, RB, LAC  
1.03 Justin - TreVeyon Henderson, RB, NE  
1.04 RNATB - RJ Harvey, RB, Den  
1.05 Jules - Travis Hunter, WR, Jax  
1.06 Gaffer - Tetairoa McMillan, WR, Car  
1.07 Mundi - Emeka Egbuka, WR, TB  
1.08 Omni - Quinshon Judkins, RB, Cle (from Jules)  
1.09 Ellis - Jaxson Dart, QB, NYG  
1.10 Jules - Matthew Golden, WR, GB  
1.11 Beef - Colston Loveland, TE, Chi  
1.12 Retro - Kaleb Johnson, RB, Pit

2.01 Omni - Bhayshul Tuten, RB, Jax  
2.02 Hamlet - Tyler Warren, TE, Ind  
2.03 Beef - Jayden Higgins, WR, Hou  
2.04 RNATB - Luther Burden III, WR, Chi  
2.05 dale -  
2.06 Gaffer -  
2.07 Jules -  
2.08 Omni -  
2.09 Ellis -  
2.10 Omni -  
2.11 Beef -  
2.12 Retro -

> **Remaining rounds**
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> 3.01 Jules -  
> 3.02 Hamlet -  
> 3.03 Justin -  
> 3.05 Omni -  
> 3.06 Gaffer -  
> 3.07 Mundi -  
> 3.08 Peteys -  
> 3.09 Ellis -  
> 3.10 Jules -  
> 3.11 Beef -  
> 3.12 Retro -
> 
> 4.01 Omni -  
> 4.02 Hamlet -  
> 4.03 Justin -  
> 4.05 dale -  
> 4.06 Gaffer -  
> 4.07 Jules -  
> 4.08 Peteys -  
> 4.10 Jules -  
> 4.11 Justin -  
> 4.12 Retro -
> 
> 5.01 Omni -  
> 5.02 Hamlet -  
> 5.06 Gaffer -  
> 5.07 Mundi -  
> 5.08 Peteys -  
> 5.10 Jules -
> 
> 6.01 Jules -  
> 6.02 Hamlet -  
> 6.06 Gaffer -  
> 6.10 Mundi -
> 
> 7.01 Peteys -
> 
> **2026 Trades:**
> 
> [Justin 1st for Jules 2nd](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/sdmb-fantasy-football-dynasty-league-year-17/1021819/108)  
> [Jules 1st and Justin 1st for Omni’s last two](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/sdmb-fantasy-football-dynasty-league-year-17/1021819/148)

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**Author:** ![dalej42](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/d/67e7ee/32.png) [@dalej42](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/dalej42)\
**Post date:** [August 27, 2025, 7:55am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/sdmb-fantasy-football-dynasty-league-year-17/1021819/172 "2025-08-27T07:55:56Z")

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Good morning!

2.05 Terrance Ferguson TE-Rams

@Ol_Gaffer is up

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**Author:** ![SenorBeef](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/senorbeef/32/2220_2.png) [@SenorBeef](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/SenorBeef)\
**Post date:** [August 27, 2025, 8:20am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/sdmb-fantasy-football-dynasty-league-year-17/1021819/173 "2025-08-27T08:20:56Z")

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> [@EllisDee](#):
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> To clarify, RNATB would thus get a new natural last pick at 3.04, right? (Not the end of the third like he mentioned.)

Correct. Mechancially I’d drop Corley from his roster, and move whoever he’s holding with his third round pick to that slot, thus freeing up his natural 3.4 pick as a draft pick, which is the same result as if he dropped Corley before the draft began.

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**Author:** ![Ol\_Gaffer](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/o/8e8cbc/32.png) [@Ol\_Gaffer](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Ol_Gaffer)\
**Post date:** [August 27, 2025, 12:44pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/sdmb-fantasy-football-dynasty-league-year-17/1021819/174 "2025-08-27T12:44:51Z")

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2.06 Cam Ward, QB, TEN

@Jules_Andre is up.

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**Author:** ![SenorBeef](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/senorbeef/32/2220_2.png) [@SenorBeef](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/SenorBeef)\
**Post date:** [August 27, 2025, 3:33pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/sdmb-fantasy-football-dynasty-league-year-17/1021819/175 "2025-08-27T15:33:56Z")

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> [@EllisDee](#):
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> This doesn’t mention Jules’ 2nd going to Justin. I seem to be leaning toward keeping each trade as one line, in order. I tried to reword it to be clearer, and I also made them links pointing to the trade announcements.

Thank you for maintaining the draft list and adding trade information to it. It definitely makes it easier for me to make sure I get everything sorted right next year.

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**Author:** ![Spiritus\_Mundi](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/c68b51/32.png) [@Spiritus\_Mundi](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Spiritus_Mundi)\
**Post date:** [August 27, 2025, 3:38pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/sdmb-fantasy-football-dynasty-league-year-17/1021819/176 "2025-08-27T15:38:36Z")

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> [@](#):
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> Correct. Mechancially I’d drop Corley from his roster, and move whoever he’s holding with his third round pick to that slot, thus freeing up his natural 3.4 pick as a draft pick, which is the same result as if he dropped Corley before the draft began.

If this is the case, I would like to chance my vote. I answered “yes” relying on the RNATB statement of a pick added to end of draft. That felt like essentially a priority waiver pick to compensate for the information gap of starting draft before cuts. I am good with that.

Turning it into a natural draft slot to me rewards lack of preparation. If you choose to keep a player close enough to the roster bubble that they might get cut - that feels like a risk you should hold.

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**Author:** ![Spiritus\_Mundi](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/c68b51/32.png) [@Spiritus\_Mundi](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Spiritus_Mundi)\
**Post date:** [August 27, 2025, 3:43pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/sdmb-fantasy-football-dynasty-league-year-17/1021819/177 "2025-08-27T15:43:12Z")

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Never mind - it appears the vote I made on my phone did not register, so I just voted the way I wanted now.

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**Author:** ![dalej42](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/d/67e7ee/32.png) [@dalej42](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/dalej42)\
**Post date:** [August 27, 2025, 3:58pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/sdmb-fantasy-football-dynasty-league-year-17/1021819/178 "2025-08-27T15:58:42Z")

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I voted yes, I prefer the natural draft slot, but I’ll take either. I agree it’s better to get it started earlier as the first round usually takes the longest and has the most trades

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**Author:** ![EllisDee](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/ellisdee/32/4531_2.png) [@EllisDee](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/EllisDee)\
**Post date:** [August 27, 2025, 4:39pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/sdmb-fantasy-football-dynasty-league-year-17/1021819/179 "2025-08-27T16:39:59Z")

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> [@Spiritus\_Mundi](#):
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> I answered “yes” relying on the RNATB statement of a pick added to end of draft. That felt like essentially a priority waiver pick to compensate for the information gap of starting draft before cuts. I am good with that.

Would you be a yes vote for end of the draft instead of natural last pick? We could maybe compromise with that for this year and then revisit next year.

It’s worth pointing out that RNATB kept 23 players and thus only got two draft picks. That makes his natural last pick in the 3rd round unusually high. If I were doing it I’d get 4.09. Hamlet would be getting 7.02.

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**Author:** ![Jules\_Andre](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/jules_andre/32/9334_2.png) [@Jules\_Andre](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Jules_Andre)\
**Post date:** [August 27, 2025, 5:04pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/sdmb-fantasy-football-dynasty-league-year-17/1021819/180 "2025-08-27T17:04:40Z")

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**Trade to announce:**

**Jules gives up:**  
WR Troy Franklin  
Pick 2.07

**Peteys gives up:**  
WR Malik Washington  
2026 1st round pick

@PeteyPart2 is on the clock

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