ETR Staff Home League 2026 Fantasy Football Draft (Episode 1002)

**Adam Levitan** (0:15)
Hello, and welcome to a special edition of the official establishtherun.com podcast. My name is Adam Levitan, and we are gathered here today to officially kick off Redraft, aka Season Long, aka Home League Season, with a draft.
Yes, that's right. I am joined today by 11 other ETR staffers to do a 12-team Home League Draft. Half PPR. We're gonna start two running backs, three wide receivers, one quarterback, one tight end, one flex spot, and we are going to draft as if we are playing this out. So all Season Long Home League Draft strategies in play, we will touch on that as we go here.
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I'm on the clock here with the number one pick.
Not particularly close for me on Gibbs versus Bijan. I think there's a big downgrade from David Montgomery to Pacheco. You're going to see more goal line work for Gibbs. Lions have the softest schedule in the league, really stable quarterback situation, really stable coaching staff, stable offense. Whereas the Falcons, it could go really bad for them in a lot of different ways. They are not a good team. So I don't really think it's particularly close between Gibbs and Bijan, but I do want to take running back at one overall here in all formats, certainly in half PPR. So no brainer, Gibbs for me here at one. So, Silva, we talked about the possibility of you having Puka at two in the ranks on the show.

**Evan Silva** (2:58)
I have Puka Nuku'a as we speak, number two overall in my rankings, but that's going to end up lasting about a day and a half. I'm going to change it right after this draft. I am going to maintain Puka Nuku'a as my overall wide receiver one. But in a format like this where it's start up to three RBs, half PPR, the way I want to start is either with two running backs in the first three rounds.
I want to make sure that I get two stud RBs in the first three rounds. Or I want to go anchor RB, taking Bijan Robinson gives me that anchor RB possibility as well.

**Adam Levitan** (3:32)
Yeah, and I agree with Silva. I think there's a really good chance that Chase or Puka outscores Bijan this year. But from a structural perspective, especially in home league half PPR, I am taking Bijan there. Leone with the three pick, I should say hello to Leone.
Leone, is there any doubt for you between Chase and Puka?

**Mike Leone** (3:53)
I think it's pretty close. Half PPR settings, Chase has scored 32 touchdowns the last three seasons to Puka's 19
Maybe a slight least scared on Puka off the field stuff. I just think Chase is incredibly safe for that defense being so poor on the connection with Burrow. I mean, Puka is amazing. Easily could have been Puka over Chase, but with the efficiency score and slightly leaning that way. If it was a two wide receiver, two running back league, I might have gone CMC there, but with it being start three wide receivers, two RBs, I felt comfortable taking Chase.

**Adam Levitan** (4:27)
Yeah, I mean, Chase and Puka are both awesome, awesome plays. There's no doubt. Brott went with Puka there right away. Don't think we need much explanation there. Brott, Cody went a bit off the board. McCaffrey over JSN there. Cody, go ahead on that decision.