Fantasy Football: 4th Pick
Round 1 Pick 4
Peterson, Charles and McCoy were all gone as to be expected. Again, in a choice between Forte, Lacy and Calvin, I will take Calvin every single time.
Round 2 Pick 21
I was able to get Drew Brees here as both Manning and Rodgers were gone. He has the most yards and touchdowns in the NFL since he arrived in New Orleans in 2006.
Round 3 Pick 28
I had my choice between my targeted receivers of Randal Cobb and Victor Cruz. Again, always choose the guy in the better offense. Cobb was the choice here.
Round 4 Pick 45
I was able to snag DeSean Jackson here. I now have one of the consensus top 3 quarterbacks, and 3 of my 7 targeted top wide receivers.
Round 5 Pick 52
I was not paying attention on the turn and autodrafted Bishop Sankey. If and when this happens to you, it is important not to panic as far as letting it alter the rest of your draft.
Round 6 Pick 69
I picked Trent Richardson here. Again, I expect him to have a bounce back year as “the guy” in Indy.
Round 7 Pick 76
I had a choice between Greg Olsen and Kyle Rudolph here for I feared my last two targeted tight ends would be gone at 93 when i picked next. I chose Rudolph because he has a higher upside in Norv Turner’s tight end friendly offense. Think Antonio Gates in San Diego, or Jay Novacek for you 90’s Cowboys fans.
Round 8 Pick 93
Here I chose Steven Jackson though I was tempted to take Sammy Watkins. When you make a mistake or have a player auto drafted, reinforce the position that player was drafted. If you make a mistake at running back, assume that slot is empty. Here Jackson allows me to have he and Richardson as my two backs and go 4 wrs if need be.
I was able to get rookie wide receivers Sammy Watkins (9th) and Brandin Cooks (10th). I handcuffed running backs Devonta Freeman (11th) with Steven Jackson, tight end LaDarius Green (12th) as insurance for the Kyle Rudolph risk, and quarterback Johnny Manziel (13th) as a flier.
Final Team
QB Drew Brees
WR Calvin Johnson
WR Randal Cobb
WR DeSean Jackson
RB Trent Richardson
RB Steven Jackson
TE Kyle Rudolph
Flex Sammy Watkins
BN Bishop Sankey – RB
BN Brandin Cooks – WR
BN Devonta Freeman – RB
BN LaDarius Green – TE
BN Johnny Manziel – QB
Fantasy Football: 5th Pick
