2017 Draft Class Revisited

[kamihamster]

Take what you know today and hop in your time machine to your rookie draft. What would your top 24 look like? Here's mine as of now...flame away.

• 1.01 - Kamara
  1.02 - Fournette
  1.03 - Cook
  1.04 - Smith-Schuster
  1.05 - McCaffery
  1.06 - Davis
  1.07 - Engram
  1.08 - Mixon
  1.09 - Hunt
  1.10 - Kupp
  1.11 - Howard
  1.12 - Watson
  2.01 - Z Jones
  2.02 - Perine
  2.03 - Foreman
  2.04 - Njoku
  2.05 - A Jones
  2.06 - Ja Williams
  2.07 - M Williams
  2.08 - Samuel
  2.09 - Golladay
  2.10 - Ross
  2.11 - Mack
  2.12 - K Williams

[BeeziBad]

even in standard, i might take watson a little higher.

[Generic Username]

How does Smith-Schuster jump ahead of Hunt?

ETA: Or Engram and Mixon, either?

[Goddard]

I wouldn't put Zay ahead of Mike Williams. There are other changes I would make as well, but that seemed like the biggest one. Thanks for sharing though, takes a lot of guts to put that out there and hear all the arguments.

[kamihamster]

I admit I may be overly high on JuJu, but he's the youngest player in the league and has already shown he can compete. He took the job from Martavis who I also valued highly. On top of that, he was a high devy pick. So he's got the combo of pedigree and shown enough that I feel okay moving him as far up as I did. It's a liquid document, so I'll probably move him down and he'll settle around where the community values him.

For Mike Williams, I fear he is more Kevin White than Josh Doctson. Back problems dont really get better, and all the hush hush about his knee makes me think it could be pretty serious. I also admit he's probably ranked too low, but I dont like players that are always hurt and strip a lot of value off of them if I think they are injury prone.

[lukkynumber13]

Here's where I'm at right now...

1.01 Fournette
1.02 Cook
1.03 Kamara
1.04 Hunt
1.05 Mixon
1.06 Davis
1.07 Engram
1.08 JuJu
1.09 CMC
1.10 M. Williams
1.11 Kupp
1.12 Watson
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2.01 Njoku
2.02 O. Howard
2.03 A. Jones
2.04 Golladay
2.05 Foreman
2.06 Mack
2.07 J. Ross
2.08 Perine
2.09 Z. Jones
2.10 T. Taylor
2.11 Westbrook
2.12 Godwin
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3.01 Ekeler
3.02 Trubisky
3.03 Jamaal Williams
3.04 Everett
3.05 Carson
3.06 Jonnu
3.07 Kittle
3.08 J. Reynolds
3.09 Cohen
3.10 Kizer
3.11 Mahomes
3.12 Samuel

[WhatWouldDitkaDo]

1.01 - Kamara
1.02 - McCaffrey
1.03 - Cook
1.04 - Fournette
1.05 - Hunt
1.06 - JuJu
1.07 - Davis
1.08 - Mixon
1.09 - Engram
1.10 - Perine
1.11 - Foreman
1.12 - Watson

[Jigga94]

1.01 - Kamara
1.02 - Fournette
1.03 - Cook
1.04 - Davis
1.05 - JuJu
1.06 - Mixon
1.07 - Engram
1.08 - Hunt
1.09 - McCaf
1.10 - Watson
1.11 - Howard
1.12 - Kupp
2.01 - M Williams
2.02 - Perine
2.03 - Foreman
2.04 - Njoku

[DynastyDeepDive]

If Mahomes played this year he'd be included in these lists. Can't wait to see what he brings to the table next year.

[Cameron Giles]

Can someone make a legitmate case as to why Alvin Kamara should be the 1.01 (even in hindsight)? Yes, he's been a HUGE producer this season, but this is still dynasty. Why is it smart to value Kamara at unsustainable production? My main concern would be whether he could actually be a workhorse RB and continue to be really productive. We haven't seen him in that type of role in college or as a rookie. His talent is definitely higher than I thought, but it seems strange to believe that he's going to keep this up long-term.

[bdynomite]

Round 1:
1.01 - Fournette
1.02 - Mixon
1.03 - Kamara
1.04 - Cook
1.05 - CMC
1.06 - Davis
1.07 - Hunt
1.08 - Engram
1.09 - Watson
1.10 - JuJu
1.11 - M. Williams
1.12 - Kupp
Round 2:
2.01 - Howard
2.02 - Foreman
2.03 - Perine
2.04 - Njoku
2.05 - Z. Jones
2.06 - Samuel
2.07 - Ross
2.08 - A. Jones
2.09 - Mahomes
2.10 - Golladay
2.11 - Cohen
2.12 - Mack
Round 3:
3.01 - Shaheen
3.02 - Trubisky
3.03 - Seals-Jones
3.04 - Westbrook
3.05 - Carson
3.06 - Godwin
3.07 - J. Williams
3.08 - Taylor
3.09 - Kizer
3.10 - Stewart
3.11 - Pumphrey
3.12 - Webb

[Rasorin]

Can someone make a legitmate case as to why Alvin Kamara should be the 1.01 (even in hindsight)? Yes, he's been a HUGE producer this season, but this is still dynasty. Why is it smart to value Kamara at unsustainable production? My main concern would be whether he could actually be a workhorse RB and continue to be really productive. We haven't seen him in that type of role in college or as a rookie. His talent is definitely higher than I thought, but it seems strange to believe that he's going to keep this up long-term.

With about 40% timeshare at RB he is a top 3 RB. He is averaging over 8 yards per touch and ranks first in broken tackles. While it is tantalizing to think what he could do with 20+ touches per game he doesn't even need that to be elite. Let's say they keep him at 50% timeshare and he averages 20pts a game. Ridiculous. He's almost like a WR with his touches/targets with a huge floor and massive ceiling. Current production is elite and ceiling is super elite. He breaks the mold so I understand hesitancy but he's been as consistent as any player in the game.

[Goddard]

Kamara is basically what everyone hoped CMC would be.

[kamihamster]

Here's my thoughts:
Kamara is in a RBBC currently and despite that is a RB1. He is in the perfect fit for his skill set. If his situation improves I expect his efficiency to go down, but overall his production to go up. While he has never been the workhorse in his career, that doesn't mean he can't--he has a decent physical profile that says he can do it. Lastly I watched him play, and he's just got 'it'.

[gameaholica]

Can someone make a legitmate case as to why Alvin Kamara should be the 1.01 (even in hindsight)? Yes, he's been a HUGE producer this season, but this is still dynasty. Why is it smart to value Kamara at unsustainable production? My main concern would be whether he could actually be a workhorse RB and continue to be really productive. We haven't seen him in that type of role in college or as a rookie. His talent is definitely higher than I thought, but it seems strange to believe that he's going to keep this up long-term.

For me, he reminds me of Lesean McCoy. So much of his production is in the passing game, which to me translates to less wear and tear longevity wise.