WB Rookie Draft Results

[Adrian_Charlie]

12 team - 0.5ppr - 21 roster spots - 1QB, 3WR, 2RB, 1TE, 1Flex, 1K, 1DST

Actually, this is a Rookie/Free Agent draft. We use Yahoo and leagues are locked during off season, re-open after the draft. I'll post the 1st round below. Here's a link with how I breakdown each pick. Would appreciate if you check out the full article which also includes trades that happened during the first round. http://wbdynastyfootball.tumblr.com/pos ... nd-1-recap

1.01 Leonard Fournette RB (JAX)
1.02 Corey Davis WR (TEN)
1.03 Joe Mixon RB (CIN)
1.04 Dalvin Cook RB (MIN)
1.05 Christian McCaffrey RB (CAR)
1.06 Mike Williams WR (LAC)
1.07 Samaje Perine RB (WAS)
1.08 O.J. Howard TE (TB)
1.09 JuJu Smith-Schuster WR (PIT)
1.10 David Njoku TE (CLE)
1.11 Cooper Kupp WR (LAR)
1.12 Marshawn Lynch RB (LV)

[clarion contrarion]

thru 10 it was going pretty normally but then it looks like someone was doing some hard core day drinking at 11 & 12

[slaughterrt]

I don't think Lynch at 1.12 is that bad. You gotta imagine that the owner of the 1.12 is the reigning league champ with a team built to win now. Lynch could easily give you serviceable RB1/2 number for the rest of the year, maybe two.

[Goddard]

Good to see Cook going ahead of Mac and MW.

[slaughterrt]

I've got 1.04 in a 16 teamer .5ppr and I'm hoping the draft goes just like this one.

[Adrian_Charlie]

thru 10 it was going pretty normally but then it looks like someone was doing some hard core day drinking at 11 & 12

Couldn't have said it better myself haha

[Adrian_Charlie]

The rest of the draft played out like so. I'll write a recap for rounds 2 and 3 with general observations.

2.1 Foreman
2.2 Zay Jones
2.3 Kamara
2.4 Hunt
2.5 McNichols
2.6 John Ross
2.7 Jamaal Williams
2.8 Chris Godwin
2.9 Evan Engram
2.10 Marlon Mack
2.11 Deshaun Watson
2.12 Curtis Samuel

3.1 Mike Gillislee
3.2 Joe Williams
3.3 Ryan Switzer
3.4 Gerald Everett
3.5 Carlos Henderson
3.6 Rex Burkhead
3.7 Chad Williams
3.8 James Connor
3.9 Josh Reynolds
3.10 Taywon Taylor
3.11 Mitch Trubisky
3.12 Jonathan Willliams

[ayrichieb]

im not high on ross but him at 2.6 seems like a steal

[jonesmaster]

Not a fan of cook going ahead of CMac and Mike Will, as well as Cooper Kupp ahead of guys like Engram, McNichols, Kamara just to name a few.

Re: Point 1 - Vikings still have a horrid o-line, QB, and WRs. If Cook is even relevant its likely he will be facing a ton of stacked boxes. In my opinion Mike Will has a good chance of being this year's Michael Thomas, and CMac is just such an all around talent on a significantly better team offensively.

Re: Point 2 - I think Kupp was a reach at 1.11, as there are a lot of players (e.g. those i mentioned) that provide greater potential short and long term gains.

[Goddard]

Not a fan of cook going ahead of CMac and Mike Will, as well as Cooper Kupp ahead of guys like Engram, McNichols, Kamara just to name a few.

Re: Point 1 - Vikings still have a horrid o-line, QB, and WRs. If Cook is even relevant its likely he will be facing a ton of stacked boxes. In my opinion Mike Will has a good chance of being this year's Michael Thomas, and CMac is just such an all around talent on a significantly better team offensively.

Re: Point 2 - I think Kupp was a reach at 1.11, as there are a lot of players (e.g. those i mentioned) that provide greater potential short and long term gains.

I get your argument about Cook and his situation, but you can argue Gurley's situation is even worse (worse O-line, worse QB at least for now, and worse WRs), and yet he's still being valued pretty highly. If you want to argue that Gurley is more talented than Cook, than that's a different story (which I may not agree with 100%). But my point is, situations change and I prefer the guy who I think is more talented over the guy who's in the better offense for now.

[Concept Coop]

But my point is, situations change and I prefer the guy who I think is more talented over the guy who's in the better offense for now.

I agree. I'm kind of surprised by all of the mentions of situation, on the matter. As you said, situations change in a blink. With few exceptions, it only comes into play for me as a legitimate tie-breaker. And usually after the first couple tiers.

[Adrian_Charlie]

Not a fan of cook going ahead of CMac and Mike Will, as well as Cooper Kupp ahead of guys like Engram, McNichols, Kamara just to name a few.

Re: Point 1 - Vikings still have a horrid o-line, QB, and WRs. If Cook is even relevant its likely he will be facing a ton of stacked boxes. In my opinion Mike Will has a good chance of being this year's Michael Thomas, and CMac is just such an all around talent on a significantly better team offensively.

Re: Point 2 - I think Kupp was a reach at 1.11, as there are a lot of players (e.g. those i mentioned) that provide greater potential short and long term gains.

Almost word for word what I said in the breakdown writeup. http://wbdynastyfootball.tumblr.com/pos ... nd-1-recap

I'm having a hard time picturing Cook overcoming bad offensive line play and touches from Murray.

Kupp at 1.11 is straight up bad.

[Adrian_Charlie]

im not high on ross but him at 2.6 seems like a steal

I thought he'd go a little earlier in the 2nd. My buddy made a good point though. Ross went where Fuller should have went last year, in terms of the 2nd round. Talented guy, super speedster, but making a fantasy impact is going to be tough. The Bengals spent a 2nd round pick on Boyd last year, LaFell is still there, and Eifert and Green will be Dalton's top RZ targets.

[ImaRounder]

I think Ross has better hands than Fuller. And he is faster.

[Dynasty DeLorean]

im not high on ross but him at 2.6 seems like a steal

My buddy made a good point though. Ross went where Fuller should have went last year, in terms of the 2nd round. Talented guy, super speedster, but making a fantasy impact is going to be tough.

That's an ignorant point because they're not the same player and they're in different situations.

Fuller
Success vs. Man - 64.7%
Success vs. Zone - 76.7%
Success vs. Press - 42.4%
Success vs. Double - 20.0%

Breakout Age - 20.4
Hand Size - 8 1/4 (and they're made of stone)

Ross
Success vs. Man - 69.2%
Success vs. Zone - 80.0%
Success vs. Press - 73.2%
Success vs. Double - 60.7%

Breakout Age - 18.8
Hand Size - 8 3/4



As for no targets to go around. AJG will get his targets. Eifert is solid of course, but has been more of a redzone guy. The rest of the receivers are just filler, if Ross is good they are zero threat to his targets. Just think what 4.22 speed is going to do to the opposing teams lesser cornerback with the defense having to defend AJG and Eifert. Ross is going to run wild. Will Fuller is worse than Ross and he got 600+ yards as a rookie with a QB whose own team paid a 2nd just to get him off their roster.