Fantasy Football Today 10-team PPR mock: A shallower league calls for a different roster build

Be elite. That's the goal of every Fantasy manager in every league. But it's not always easy to achieve in 12-team leagues and larger. In those formats, you're likely going to have some holes on your roster, at least on Draft Day.

That shouldn't be the case in 10-team leagues or smaller — if you do it right. In a shallow league, where every manager has an all-star roster, you want to find a way to stand out. And there are a few ways to make that happen.

We held a 10-team, half-PPR mock draft Friday on our Fantasy Football Today podcast. I had the No. 6 overall pick, and I tried to make my roster elite.

My approach was to be aggressive at quarterback and tight end, and I did that with Brock Bowers in Round 2 and Josh Allen in Round 4. I probably wouldn't draft those positions so close together in a 12-team league, but I knew I could pass on running backs and receivers there and still recover with quality talent.

By drafting Bowers and Allen, I have what should be a positional advantage. And I still built a standout receiving corps (Amon-Ra St. Brown, Drake…

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