Your biggest regret in Rookie Drafts?
Biggest Rookie Draft Regret
Took someone you wish you hadn't? Talked yourself out of taking someone you should have? What is your biggest rookie draft regret?
Mine was in 2013. Entering a rebuild, I made trades to end up with the first two picks in the draft. Going in I knew I would go RB, RB because I felt like my WR situation was in good shape. I was looking at Montee Ball, LeVeon Bell, and Eddie Lacy. Hearing too much about Lacy having a foot injury, and worrying that he might be an afterthought in Green Bay's pass heavy offense, I went with Ball and Bell.
I would be thrilled right now if I had Bell and Lacy instead.
Mine was in 2013. Entering a rebuild, I made trades to end up with the first two picks in the draft. Going in I knew I would go RB, RB because I felt like my WR situation was in good shape. I was looking at Montee Ball, LeVeon Bell, and Eddie Lacy. Hearing too much about Lacy having a foot injury, and worrying that he might be an afterthought in Green Bay's pass heavy offense, I went with Ball and Bell.
I would be thrilled right now if I had Bell and Lacy instead.
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12 team league, 27 man rosters (more during the offseason), 7 man Practice Squad. Standard league with big play scoring for IDPs.
QB: L. Jackson, K. Mond, K. Murray, A. Richardson, D. Thompson-Robinson
RB: L. Bellamy, Z. Charbonnet, N. Chubb, N. Harris, K. Hunt, K. Ingram, C. Edwards-Helaire, J. Mixon, D. Vaughn, J. Warren, K. Williams
WR: C. Austin, O. Beckham, A. Cooper, C. Davis, J. Downs, M. Goodwin, N. Harry, J. Jefferson, J. Jeudy, T. Johnson, M. Jones, A. Lazard, M. Mims, S. Moore, R. Rice, J. Smith-Schuster, J. Washington, A. Wesley, N. Westbrook-Ikhine
TE: N. Fant, H. Henry, K. Pitts, D. Washington
K: Z. Gonzalez, R. Gould, B. McManus
DL: J. Hughes, T. Wilson
LB: D. Harris, J. Houston, S. Leonard
DB: E. Forbes, A. Robertson
2024 picks: 1, 1, 3, 5, 5, 6, 7
2025 picks: 1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7
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QB: L. Jackson, K. Mond, K. Murray, A. Richardson, D. Thompson-Robinson
RB: L. Bellamy, Z. Charbonnet, N. Chubb, N. Harris, K. Hunt, K. Ingram, C. Edwards-Helaire, J. Mixon, D. Vaughn, J. Warren, K. Williams
WR: C. Austin, O. Beckham, A. Cooper, C. Davis, J. Downs, M. Goodwin, N. Harry, J. Jefferson, J. Jeudy, T. Johnson, M. Jones, A. Lazard, M. Mims, S. Moore, R. Rice, J. Smith-Schuster, J. Washington, A. Wesley, N. Westbrook-Ikhine
TE: N. Fant, H. Henry, K. Pitts, D. Washington
K: Z. Gonzalez, R. Gould, B. McManus
DL: J. Hughes, T. Wilson
LB: D. Harris, J. Houston, S. Leonard
DB: E. Forbes, A. Robertson
2024 picks: 1, 1, 3, 5, 5, 6, 7
2025 picks: 1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7
Re: Biggest Rookie Draft Regret
Strayed from my BPA strategy and talked myself out of Mike Evans because I had a need at RB instead of WR and took Carlos Hyde @ 1.04.
...learned from my mistakes and won't be drafting by "need" again.
...learned from my mistakes and won't be drafting by "need" again.
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Re: Biggest Rookie Draft Regret
I took Tavon Austin with the 1st overall pick. I would rather have Lacy or Bell obviously.
I was sold on the Rams force feeding him the ball since they traded up to get him. Dumb...
I was sold on the Rams force feeding him the ball since they traded up to get him. Dumb...
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WR (3-4) - D. Adams, M.Evans, M. Jones, N. Agholor, M. Bryant, R. Grant, R Higgins
TE (1) - E. Engram, G. Everett, G. Olsen
QB (1) - A. Luck, D. Carr, R. Tannehill
RB (1-2) - T. Gurley, C. McCaffery, M. Breida, A. Ekeler, N. Hines, E. McGuire,
WR (3-4) - D. Adams, M.Evans, M. Jones, N. Agholor, M. Bryant, R. Grant, R Higgins
TE (1) - E. Engram, G. Everett, G. Olsen
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Re: Biggest Rookie Draft Regret
Took Bishop Sankey at 1.03 instead of Brandin Cooks or Jordan Matthews who were available....all because of a need at RB.
Then I still had 1.8 and 1.9. Took Carlos Hyde and Allen Robinson. I like both of them a lot. But Odell Beckham went 1.10.......don't know if I will ever forgive myself.
Same league in 2012. Took David Wilson 1.7 over Alshon Jeffery and Lamar Miller....because of a need at RB....you would think I would learn
Then I still had 1.8 and 1.9. Took Carlos Hyde and Allen Robinson. I like both of them a lot. But Odell Beckham went 1.10.......don't know if I will ever forgive myself.
Same league in 2012. Took David Wilson 1.7 over Alshon Jeffery and Lamar Miller....because of a need at RB....you would think I would learn
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Newton, Rivers
LF, Chubb, Michel, Kerryon, Hyde, AJones, Royce F, Crowell
Adams, Cooper, Alshon, Watkins, ARob, Fuller, Doctson, Funchess, Gallup, Pettis, Valdez-Scant
Gronk, HHenry, Engram
1.09, 2.09, 3.09, 4.09, 5.09
Team 2
10 TM 1/2/3/1/1Flex 6pt all TDs .25 PPR RB, .5 PPR WR, 1 PPR TE
Wilson, Big Ben
Bell, JConner, MMack, Shady, CThompson, D'Onta Foreman, C Edmonds, B Scarborough
Julio, Nuk, Fuller, Cooks, ARob, Watkins, Cooper, SShepard, CDavis, DJ Chark
Kelce, Olsen, Andrews
1.09, 2.09, 3.09, 4.09, 5.09
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10 team, 0.5 PPR RBs WRs, 1 PPR TEs, Devy Superflex League
Carr, Goff, Falk
Barkley, Dalvin, Mixon, Michel, Ballage, MDavis, Dixon, Akers*
Hopkins, JuJu, Watkins, Fuller, Agholor, Moncrief, EQSB, Valdez-Scant, CRogers
Eifert, Ebron, JJames, JCook
1.02, 2.02, 2.06, 3.04
Played against David Johnson in HS, he was a stud back then too
10 TM .5 PPR, 6 pt all TDs 1/2/3/1/2Flex
Newton, Rivers
LF, Chubb, Michel, Kerryon, Hyde, AJones, Royce F, Crowell
Adams, Cooper, Alshon, Watkins, ARob, Fuller, Doctson, Funchess, Gallup, Pettis, Valdez-Scant
Gronk, HHenry, Engram
1.09, 2.09, 3.09, 4.09, 5.09
Team 2
10 TM 1/2/3/1/1Flex 6pt all TDs .25 PPR RB, .5 PPR WR, 1 PPR TE
Wilson, Big Ben
Bell, JConner, MMack, Shady, CThompson, D'Onta Foreman, C Edmonds, B Scarborough
Julio, Nuk, Fuller, Cooks, ARob, Watkins, Cooper, SShepard, CDavis, DJ Chark
Kelce, Olsen, Andrews
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Carr, Goff, Falk
Barkley, Dalvin, Mixon, Michel, Ballage, MDavis, Dixon, Akers*
Hopkins, JuJu, Watkins, Fuller, Agholor, Moncrief, EQSB, Valdez-Scant, CRogers
Eifert, Ebron, JJames, JCook
1.02, 2.02, 2.06, 3.04
Played against David Johnson in HS, he was a stud back then too
Re: Biggest Rookie Draft Regret
Team I co-owned with my dad. Let him talk me into Kellen Winslow at 1.01.
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Re: Biggest Rookie Draft Regret
oh this one is easy.isiah pead at 1.11 in 2012, when alshon was still there and was taken at 1.12
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Re: Biggest Rookie Draft Regret
Ingram over Green or Julio
Trent Richardson over Luck
Trent Richardson over Luck
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Re: Biggest Rookie Draft Regret
Showed up 2 minutes late this last season and got SJax auto drafted instead of Watkins. Worse yet, other owner would have traded Watkins and my 3RD ROUNDER for Luck in a 2QB. Was to be the crowning move in my rebuild, now I wake up some nights shouting SAMMY...
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TE T. Kelce, D. Goedert, G. Dulcich, J. Woods
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RB J. Mixon, E. Elliott, N. Chubb, J. Kelley, K. Harris, J. Ford
WR D. Hopkins, C. Godwin, T. Higgins, C. Ridley, J. Smith-Njigba, J. Mingo
TE T. Kelce, K. Pitts, Z. Ertz, D. Goedert, J. Ferguson
DB R. Grant, J. Simmons
DL D. Hunter, A. Highsmith, S. Hubbard
LB C. Mosley, A. Singleton, P. Queen, D. Deablo
12-team, PPR 25 roster 1QB, 2RB, 2WR, 1TE, 1(RB/WR/TE), 1 D/ST
QB J. Burrow, A. Richardson
RB J. Taylor, D. Henry, M. Sanders, B. Hall, T. Sermon, C. Patterson, P. Strong, K. Ingram, TDP, D. Achane, K. Miller, R. Johnson
WR AJ Brown, C. Ridley, J. Chase, C. Lamb, JSN, G. Pickens, K. Osborn, J. Meyers, A. Pierce, T. Scott
TE T. Kelce, D. Goedert, G. Dulcich, J. Woods
D/ST MIN, PIT, DEN
Panthers
12-team SF, .5 PPR 35 roster: 1QB, 1SF, 2RB, 2WR, 1TE, 2FLEX, 2DB, 2LB, 2DL, 1FLEX
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RB J. Mixon, E. Elliott, N. Chubb, J. Kelley, K. Harris, J. Ford
WR D. Hopkins, C. Godwin, T. Higgins, C. Ridley, J. Smith-Njigba, J. Mingo
TE T. Kelce, K. Pitts, Z. Ertz, D. Goedert, J. Ferguson
DB R. Grant, J. Simmons
DL D. Hunter, A. Highsmith, S. Hubbard
LB C. Mosley, A. Singleton, P. Queen, D. Deablo
Re: Biggest Rookie Draft Regret
Tavon. O Tavon. Where art thou Tavon.SuhFEAR wrote:I took Tavon Austin with the 1st overall pick. I would rather have Lacy or Bell obviously.
I was sold on the Rams force feeding him the ball since they traded up to get him. Dumb...
Re: Biggest Rookie Draft Regret
Mid second I took Pead when I was really targetting Josh Gordon, but needed an RB. Maybe it doesn't matter anymore but it burned for a while.Walter W. wrote:Took someone you wish you hadn't? Talked yourself out of taking someone you should have? What is your biggest rookie draft regret?
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Re: Biggest Rookie Draft Regret
Traded for the 1.01 and took Ryan Mathews over Dez - was deep at WR and took need over talent.
Took Montee Ball over LV Bell & Lacy. Doh!
Took Montee Ball over LV Bell & Lacy. Doh!
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Re: Biggest Rookie Draft Regret
Yknow I've noticed people who say I should've drafted talent over need USUALLY took a RB they needed, not other way around. Regrets on a WR is that they were a bust, which is going to happen. Interesting...(twists moustache)
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RB: Lamar Miller, Eddie Lacy,Carlos Hyde,Dion Lewis, Mark Ingram, Thomas Rawls,Terrell Watson, Legarette Blount, Daniel Lasco, DJ Foster
WR: Deandre Hopkins,Alshon Jeffrey,Randall Cobb,Kelvin Benjamin,Jarvis Landry, Devante Parker, Tyrell Williams,
TE: Greg Olsen, Eric Ebron,Julius Thomas
D: Denver, Baltimore
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WR: Deandre Hopkins,Alshon Jeffrey,Randall Cobb,Kelvin Benjamin,Jarvis Landry, Devante Parker, Tyrell Williams,
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Re: Biggest Rookie Draft Regret
Took Blackmon and CPatt in consecutive drafts ... :mumble: :mumble:
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Re: Biggest Rookie Draft Regret
Ingram at 1.01. That bad choice was in a class all its own for me!
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Re: Biggest Rookie Draft Regret
Took Sankey at 1.06 with OBJ/Benjamin/Adams/Robinson all still on the board.
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