Real IDP Hunter Podcast

Way Early Look 2026 IDP and Offense Best Ball: Fast Draft Strategy


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Timestamps:

  • 0:00 Intro
  • 1:06 @HooHames Made This Intro! Special Thank You!
  • 1:37 Jamie's Intro
  • 2:28 How long have you been playing Fantasy Football
  • 2:55 What made you get into Best Ball
  • 3:53 What's more important in Best Ball: Roster Construction or Best Players?
  • 5:15 Hoo Hames YouTube Channel
  • 6:41 What do you think the biggest mistake people make when transitioning from Redraft to Best Ball IDP DRAFTS
  • 7:45 Breaking Down IDP Scoring (What's preferred in Best Balls)
  • 8:53 What casual fans need to know here: Sacks + QB Hits + TFL + Sack Yards add up
  • 9:30 Fun Fact: Most Big Play Exotic Formats give you THREE Points for TFL, so factor that in with your points total if that's the case
  • 9:48 If your scoring is 5 pt Sack:1 Tackle, you are in a big play format; if it's 7:1 or over, you are in an extremely favorable Sack Heavy League
  • 10:03 Knowing Your Scoring: How Should You Attack This – Five Priorities of Work
  • 10:07 Priority One: Get An Elite Defender! They are rare and don't grow on Trees
  • 10:20 Priority Two: When is it okay to grab an Elite Linebacker?
  • 10:23 Priority Three: Get a pass blitzer and why DL/LB Hybrid code is key on Sleeper Drafts
  • 10:40 Priority Four: The Next Tier DL2 with Tier1 upside
  • 10:45 Priority Five: Late Round LBs or three-down plays to diversify a balanced portfolio
  • 11:17 Historical Data of Fast Draft is Useful: How to Exploit That
  • 12:18 IDP Best Ball Draft and Applying the Formula
  • 12:23 1st Round Best Ball Analysis
  • 12:45 What to do after the top five DLs come off the board
  • 13:14 Who Would You Rather: TJ Watt or Brian Burns
  • 14:07 The Rookie That is Destined to Breakout (look at pressures and sacks end of last season)
  • 14:37 The One Player That people forget is elite DL (take him earlier)
  • 15:22 2nd Round Analysis
  • 15:42 Why Jared Verse is Scoring Format Dependent
  • 16:00 Is Trey Hendrickson the potential steal of the draft?
  • 16:13 When is it okay to cut off DL and start the LB run in Best Ball Drafts?
  • 16:40 3rd Round Analysis
  • 16:44 Who are the DL2 that could emerge as DL1 in 2026?
  • 17:09 Sleeper in the third?: The Player who emerged under pressure once traded last season
  • 17:25 A Defensive Tackle Run
  • 17:45 Is Chase Young a DL25 worthy in your best ball Drafts?
  • 18:12 Fourth Round Analysis: What players do you like to diversify your portfolio? Find Three-Down Players so you don't end up with Zeros for the week
  • 19:00 The Only Rookie I am taking in Bestball Drafts
  • 19:06 The Last Pick Dart Throw: Older Veteran Needing a Landing Spot
  • 20:16 Reexplaining the Priorities, Scoring Format, and Execution on How to Attack it – OFFENSE
  • 21:50 Underdog Draft board (provided by Underdog)
  • 23:15 How Important Is Roster Construction
  • 25:47 Round One Offensive Analysis
  • 27:14 The Curious Case of Justin Jefferson
  • 29:04 Second Round Analysis
  • 29:39 Fade Derrick Henry?
  • 32:03 What's Winning Drafts Now: Zero, Hero, or Rebuttal Strategy?
  • 34:16 What is something you have changed in Bestball recently
  • 34:36 Where is the market wrong
  • 36:48 Third and Fourth Round Analysis
  • 40:14 The case of Rashee Rice
  • 42:25 Who Would You Rather: Tee Higgins or A.J. Brown
  • 44:16 QB Draft Strategy
  • 44:28 Is Round Seven The Round of the QB?
  • 56:00 Where the Audience can find them

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