Thursday, August 17, 2017

Draft Tips

RUNNING BACKS AND WIDE RECEIVERS

In my last post I talked about were to draft QB's and talked little about the TE position. Today I want to focus more on RB's and WR's. I will be talking about the Top 54 Flex from last year. That is the top 54 fantasy players in are league last year that were not a QB, Defense or Kicker. 

200 Point Standard

Did you know that last season we had 54 players score 200 points or more. Why is that number important you may ask. Because over a 16 game schedule, a player who scores 200 would average you 12.5 a game and we could probably all agree that we would take 12.5 a game from are flex every week and be happy. So with that said. These next numbers show you how many players at a position finished in that top 54. 

WR = 28
RB = 23
TE = 3

So we can see that the WR slot has several more then the RBs. But we all know that a good RB is hard to get and a great one is even harder to get. Same can almost go for the WR slot but there are so many more to choose from that picking too many WR's early can really put a damper on your team. But in 2014 Todd went against all odds and drafted QB first (Manning) and then back to back WR's (Antonio Brown and D.Thomas). Todd finished 2nd that year while also drafting Trent Richardson and Jouique Bell with his 4th and 5th picks.

Podium Winners from Last 3 Years

 I went back and looked at everyone's top 5 draft picks who finished in top 3 the last three seasons. Just to see if I could notice any similarity's. And what I found out was this. Every team that won the championship had drafted 3 RB's with there first 4 picks. That's right! None of them drafted a RB with there 5th pick. Every one of them had 3 RB's by the time it was there turn to take there 5th player off the board. Is that just a crazy coincidence or is there something to taking RB's that early? I will also tell you that the 3 guys who had the worst records the last 3 years never drafted 3 RB's with there top 4 picks. But instead 2 of them drafted a QB with there 5th pick and the other drafted 3 WR's with his first 3 picks. So i would say stay away from drafting too many WR's too early and watch out drafting QB with your 5th pick.

RB Domination

Did you know that out of the top 54 players last year. The top 6 was RB's, actually 12 of the top 18 players were RB's. This makes drafting RB's early a must. I mean Brown, Julio and Beckam will all go first round but cant we make the argument that they are the only 3 WR's that should go first round? Here is a list of top 15 RB's. And then I will show you top 15 WR's and were they are all projected to be drafted in are league. These draft projections dont have are keepers in the draft pool. So this should be the number you see them at on draft day. 

1. LeVeon Bell --1
2. David Johnson--2
3. LeSean McCoy--9
4. Devonta Freeman--11
5. DeMarco Murray--13
6. Leonard Fournette--19
7. Lamar Miller--20
8. Ezeke Elliott--22
9. Todd Gurley--23
10. Marshawn Lynch--26
11. Carlos Hyde--31
12. Christian McCaffrey--33
13. Bla Powell--36
14. Joe Mixon--42
15. Mark Ingram--44

1. Antonio Brown--3
2. Julio Jones--4
3. Odell Beckam--5
4. Mike Evans--6
5. AJ Green--7
6. Jordy Nelson--8
7. T.Y. Hilton--10
8. Dez Bryant--12
9. Doug Baldwin--14
10. Gronkowski--15
11. Amari Cooper--16
12. Demaryius Thomas--17
13. Alshon Jeffery--18
14. Hopkins--21
15. Brandon Cooks--24

Don't you find it strange that there 12 WR's projected to go ahead of the 6th best RB in the league in Fournette? WR will slip down and RB will go ahead of were there listed. When I am doing my mock drafts lately I find it hard to let Fournette slide past pick 13. I see 6 RBs going in top 13 picks. 

LAST YEARS FIRST ROUND DRAFT

Leaving QBs out of the equation, here is our first round last year and how they finished. Once again, with QBs out of the equation. 

1. Antonio Brown---7
2. Julio Jones---17
3. Todd Gurley---24
4. Odell Beckam---11
5. Adrian Peterson---Over 100
6. Jamal Charles---Over 100
7. Gronk---Over 100
8. AJ Green---59
9. Ezekiel Elliott---2
10. LeVeon Bell---3
11. Lamar Miller---21
12. DeAndre Hopkins---53

It is hit and miss with the RBs but if you find a young one, it looks like they stay healthier then guys like AP or Charles. 


Final Thoughts

You can make the top 3 by not drafting 3 RB's in first 4 picks but you might not win the championship. Lets take Scott for example. He finished 2nd last year, his keeper was Jordy Nelson. Here was his first 5 picks in the draft. 

1. Elliott
2. Lacy
3. Maclin
4. Matt Jones
5. Decker

We all know Elliott was a rock star last year and Decker wasn't all that bad. But his other 3 picks were pretty much bust I believe. So let this motivate all the fantasy owners who think you have to have kick ass draft to do well in your league. If you draft bad then just think of Scott and the way he got 2nd place. And if you keep doing bad in your league and start out  0-4 then try and remember back in 2014 when Chris(me) won the Championship while also starting out 0-4. I understand that people think fantasy football is a marathon that last 16 weeks. But it is really a week to week game were you need to try and win each week. Dont tell yourself that its ok to take a loss this week because you might be facing someone like Eric. Tell yourself that you will win this week, stay positive and if that team looks like he will beat you. Then browse around the league and see if there is a trade that could help you out. So many people just ride there team after draft day in hopes to make a good pick up or use there waiver at the right moment. Sometime its as easy as just talking to other owners and trying to see if they have something you need and perhaps you have something that could help them.

The Big Board

Here is a list of are player pool for draft day (top 100) with keepers left out of it. Thought you guys might enjoy looking at it. And if you notice a spelling mistake or 2 or 10 then good for you lol  I suck at spelling. 

WIDE RECEIVERS 43/100
RUNNING BACKS  42/100
TIGHT ENDS              8/100
QUARTERBACKS     7/100

1. LeVeon Bell
2. David Johnson
3. Antonio Brown
4. Julio Jones
5. Odell Beckam
6. Mike Evans
7. Shady McCoy
8. AJ Green
9. Jordy Nelson
10. Devonta Freeman
11. T.Y Hilton
12. Demarco Murray
13. Dez Bryant
14. Doug Baldwin
15. Rob Gronkowski
16. Dameryius Thomas
17. Amari Cooper
18. Leonard Fournette
19. Lamar Miller
20. Todd Gurley
21. DeAndre Hopkins
22. Alshon Jeffery
23. Ezekiel Elliott
24. Brandon Cooks
25. Marsean Lynch
26. Keenan Allen
27. Jordan Reed
28. Golden Tate
29. Carlos Hyde
30. Jarvis Landry
31. Julian Edelman
32. Ty Montgomery
33. Aaron Rodgers
34. Allen Robinson
35. Christian McCaffrey
36. Larry Fitzgerald
37. Emanuel Sanders
38. Devonta Adams
39. Bila Powell
40. Sammy Watkins
41. Joe Mixon
42. Greg Olsen
43. Jameson Crowder
44. Mark Ingram
45. Delvin Cook
46. Drew Brees
47. Kelvin Benjamin
48. Frank Gore
49. Stephon Diggs
50. Pierre Garcon
51. Eddy Lacy
52. Willie Snead
53. Matt Ryan
54. Paul Perkins
55. Martavis Bryant
56. Spencer Ware
57. Mark Gillislee
58. Brandon Marshall
59. Theo Riddick
60. Andrew Luck
61. Delanie Walker
62. CJ Anderson
63. Jeremy Maclin
64. Lagarrett Blount
65. Donta Moncrief
66. DeSean Jackson
67. Adrian Peterson
68. T. Coleman
69. Amire Abdullah
70. Kyle Rudolph
71. Eric Decker
72. Russell Wilson
73. T. Williams
74. Mike Wallace
75. Duke Johnson
76. Terrance West
77. Tyler Eifert
78. Cammeron Meredith
79. Matt Forte
80. Robert Kelley
81. Adam Thielen
82. Jimmy Graham
83. Darren McFadden
84. James White
85. J.Brown
86. Cam Newton
87. Kareem Hunt
88. Doug Martin
89. Jonathon Stewart
90. Darren Sproles
91. Ryan Mathews
92. Kurt Cousins
93. C. Prosise
94. Devonta Parker
95. Z. Ertz
96. Gio Bernard
97. Jordan Mathews
98. C. Coleman
99. C. Davis
100. Jaquizze Rodgers

Monday, August 14, 2017

QB's and TE's

Quarterbacks

There is a lot of strategy when deciding when to take your QB in a draft. Our league seems to score a little higher then most leagues at this position. We tweaked it a few years ago to make it more balance. But it still tends to be our highest point scoring position. Aaron Rodgers was the top player 
in fantasy last year with a average of 30.2. But wasn't
 drafted until 26th. While Matt Ryan averaged 27.1 but wasn't drafted until 173. In this write up you will see 24 of the top QB's in the league and another one named Siemien. I will break them down into 5 tiers so that you can see were there getting drafted and to also show you that if you wait you can get a good QB in mid rounds. But if you decide to go for a top 5 QB then you might want to jump on that early in top 4 rounds. Aaron Rodgers will be the one people try to get early. After he goes, there will be a small panic while we wait to see who takes Brees and then Ryan and even Cousins after that. But once Cousins goes i think there will be a little wait on the QB selection. Actually, as i think and write at same time, i am sure someone will take Luck pretty early. We do have several Colts fans in the league lol. I just dont know much about Luck and his injury's. If he is suiting up and ready to go in week one then he could be the 3rd QB drafted after Brees. 

Out of the top 50 fantasy players in are league last year. Did you know that 25 of them were QBs? In are 2016 draft there were 5 QB's drafted in top 6 rounds and one of them was a keeper (Newton). Other 5, in order were. Rodgers, Brees, Luck and Wilson. But Matt Ryan was drafted 173 but finished 4th in fantasy points in are league. Actually let me just show you were each QB was drafted and were they finished in are league.

This shows you each QB and were they finished in top 50 in are league (Top 50) and then also it shows were they were drafted last year (2016 DP). Just for fun i will also throw in there average draft position for this year (ADP)

QB---Top 50---2016 DP--2017 ADP
Rodgers------1--------26---------40-----------
Brees--------3--------30----------54--------
Ryan--------4-------173--------63---------
Cousins------5-------99--------105--------
Luck-------8-------37---------74--------
Carr-------9-------88-------114------
Stafford------10-------105-------124---------
Prescott------12-------FA-------112---------
Bortles------14-------134-------Over 181
Wilson------15-------41-------87---------
Flacco------16-------FA-------Over 181
Brady-------17-------63-------Keeper---
Dalton-------18-------136-------170-------
Roethlisberger--19-------66--------122-----------
Winston-------20-------135--------116-------
Rivers------22-------93--------146---
Mariota------23-------148-------132------
Taylor ------24-------143--------138---
Manning-------25-------72-------Over 181
Palmer -------26-------104------Over 181
Newton-------27-------Keeper----98------
Bradford-------33-------FA-------Over 181
Wentz-------35-------FA-------177---
Smith-------38-------FA-------Over 181
Siemian------50-------FA------Over 181

 This shows there average per game last year and I will add there ADP again just to show you how late there getting drafted. But try and keep in mind that this is ESPN's ADP grades. So if you subtract 12 from each guys ADP then that would really be more accurate for our league because of are first round Keepers. 

TIER 1
Rodgers  30.2----40
Brees      28.7----54
Brady      28.3----43
Ryan        27.1----63
--------------------------
Tier 2
Cousins  25.7----105
Luck     24.1----74
Carr        23.1----114
Stafford  23.1----124
Prescott  22.9----112
---------------------------
Tier 3
Bortles    22.6--↑181
Wilson    21.9----87
Flacco     21.6-- ↑181
Dalton     21.2----170
Roethilisberger  21.2----122
-----------------------------
TIER 4
Winston    21.0----116
Rivers   20.9----146
Mariota  20.7----132
Taylor    20.5----138
Manning  20.2---- ↑181
----------------------------
TIER 5
Palmer        19.9--↑ 181
Newton    19.9----98
Bradford   19.2--↑181
Wentz        19.1----177
Smith         19.0--↑ 181
------------------------------
Tier 6
Siemien  15.9---- ↑ 181


*****BONUS STAT*****
So now lets take a look at our top 50 excluding the QBs. 
WR's = 24/50
RB's = 23/50
TE's = 3/50

It is hard for me to believe in taking Gronk in first or second round. It will most likely be that he goes in top 20 of are draft because it happens every year. Last year he went 7....... Yea i just laughed at that number too lol. But with that said, Gronk has the potential for 20 TD season. But the chances he stays healthy and plays every game are very slim. I say gamble on a different TE. But thats my opinion. Here are the top 5 TE's ADP for this year for our league. 

Gronkowski  15
Reed              27
Kelce             41
Olsen            45
Rudolph       76

Now that you see there ADP, i want to tell you that Kelce was the number one TE in fantasy last year and he was drafted 54th while averaging 14.7 a game. Now I heard this on a podcast and I will share it with all my loyal blog readers. But did you know that if you streamed the best available TE vs the bottom 3 teams who are worst vs TE's last year then you would of out scored the team that had Kelce as there TE. Meaning that you don't have to waste that early pick on a Gronk or Reed. I suspect Reed will fall mostly because of his injury prone ways anyway. But the difference between the 11th ranked TE Witten and Kelce was just 5 points per game last year.  But there are many strategy's for this game and I hope you find the one that works best for you. Enjoy your upcoming Fantasy Season!




Tuesday, August 1, 2017

6 Round Mock Draft

Me and Todd took some time to come up with a 6 round mock draft. Now this is just a speculative draft, we have no clue how accurate this will be. But take a look and enjoy.



2017
6 Round MOCK DRAFT 

Round 1
1. Brandon - David Johnson
2. Andy - LeVeon Bell
3. Chris - Zeke Elliott
4. Brian - Julio Jones
5. Todd - Antonio Brown
6. JR - Lesean McCoy
7. Matt - Beckam jr
8. Nathan - AJ Green
9. Scott - Jordy Nelson
10. Trevor - Mike Evans
11. Eric - Davonte Freeman
12. Derek - Demarco Murray
--------------------
Round 2
13. Derek - TY Hilton
14. Eric - Leonard Fournette
15. Trevor - Lamar Miller
16. Scott - Todd Gurley
17. Nathan - Amari Cooper
18. Matt - Gronkowski
19. JR - Brandon Cooks
20. Todd - Marshawn Lynch
21. Brian -DeAndre Hopkins
22. Chris - Christian McCaffrey
23. Andy - Dez Bryant
24. Brandon - Doug Baldwin
------------------------
Round 3
25. Nathan - Aaron Rodgers
26. Andy - Demaryius Thomas
27. Chris - Alshon Jeffrey
28. Chris - Keenan Allen
29. Todd - Drew Brees
30. JR - Travis Kelce
31. Matt - Golden Tate
32. Nathan - Greg Olsen
33. Scott - Jordan Reed
34. Trevor - Jarvis Landry
35. Eric - Terrell Pryor
36. Derek - Michael Crabtree
--------------------------
Round 4
37. Derek - Sammy Watkins
38. Eric - Allen Robinson
39. Trevor - Emmanuel Sanders
40. Scott - Carlos Hyde
41. Nathan - Joe Mixon
42. Matt - Bilal Powell
43. JR - Matt Ryan
44. Todd - Larry Fitzgerald
45. Brian - Frank Gore
46. Chris - Julius Edelman
47. Andy - Spencer Ware
48. Brandon - Andrew Luck
----------------------------
Round 5
49. Brandon - Jamison Crowder
50. Andy - Mark Ingram
51. Brian - Dalvin Cook
52. Brian - Tyreke Hill
53. Todd - DeVonte Adams
54. JR - Ameer Abdullah
55. Matt - Stefon Diggs
56. Nathan - Donte Moncrief
57. Scott - Kelvin Benjamin
58. Trevor - Paul Perkins
59. Eric - Telvin Coleman
60. Derek - Willie Snead
---------------------------------
Round 6
61. Derek - Russell Wilson
62. Eric -Tyler Eifert 
63. Trevor - Cam Newton
64. Scott - Brandon Marshall
65. Nathan - Martavis Bryant
66. Matt - Matt Forte
67. JR - Eddie Lacy
68. Todd - Kyle Rudolph
69. Brian - Jimmy Graham
70. Chris - Delanie Walker
71. Andy - Adrian Pederson
72. Brandon -Duke Johnson


Brandon
QB - Andrew Luck  4
RB - Jordan Howard  K
RB - David Johnson  1
WR - Doug Baldwin  2
WR - Jamison Crowder  5
FLEX - Duke Johnson  6


Andy
RB - Jacquizz Rodgers  K
RB - LeVeon Bell  1
WR - Dez Bryant  2
WR - Demaryius Thomas  3
FLEX - Spencer Ware  4
FLEX - Mark Ingram  5
FLEX - Adrian Peterson 6


Chris
QB - Tom Brady  K
RB - Ezekiel Elliott  1
RB - Christian McCaffery  2
WR - Alshon Jeffrey  3
WR - Keenan Allen  3
TE - Delanie Walker  6
FLEX - Julian Edelman  4


Brian
RB - Jay Ajayi  K
RB - Frank Gore  4
WR - Julio Jones  1
WR - DeAndre Hopkins  2
TE - Jimmy Graham  6
FLEX - Dalvin Cook  5
FLEX - Tyreke Hill  5


Todd
QB - Drew Brees  3
RB - Danny Woodhead  K
RB - Marshawn Lynch  2
WR - Antonio Brown  1
WR - Larry Fitzgerald  4
TE - Kyle Rudolph  6
FLEX - Devonte Adams  5


JR
QB - Matt Ryan  4
RB - Lesean McCoy  1
RB - Ameer Abdullah  5
WR - Michael Thomas  K
WR - Brandin Cooks  2
TE - Travis Kelce  3
FLEX - Eddie Lacy  6


Matt
RB - Isaiah Crowell  K
RB - Bilal Powell  4
WR - Odell Beckam, Jr.  1
WR - Golden Tate  3
TE - Rob Gronkowski  2
FLEX - Stefon Diggs  5
FLEX - Matt Forte  6


Nathan
QB - Aaron Rodgers  3
RB - Melvin Gordon  K
RB - Joe Mixon  4
WR - AJ Green  1
WR - Amari Cooper  2
TE - Greg Olsen  3
FLEX - Donte Moncrief  5
FLEX - Martavis Bryant  6


Scott
QB - Jamison Winston  K
RB - Todd Gurley  2
RB - Carlos Hyde  4
WR - Jordy Nelson  1
WR - Kelvin Benjamin  5
TE - Jordan Reed  3
FLEX - Brandon Marshall  6


Trevor
QB - Cam Newton  6
RB - Terrance West  K
RB - Lamar Miller  2
WR - Mike Evans  1
WR - Jarvis Landry  3
FLEX - Emmanuel Sanders  4
FLEX - Paul Perkins  5


Eric
RB - Ty Montgomery  K
RB - Devonte Freeman  1
WR - Terrell Pryor  3
WR - Allen Robinson  4
TE - Tyler Eifert  6
FLEX - Leonard Fournette  2
FLEX - Tevin Coleman  5


Derek
QB - Russell Wilson  6
RB - Mike Gillislee  K
RB - DeMarco Murray  1
WR - T.Y. Hilton  2
WR - Michael Crabtree  3
FLEX - Sammy Watkins  4
FLEX - Willie Snead  5




Monday, July 17, 2017

Draft Order

Draft Order

1. Brandon
2. Andy
3. Eric
4. Brian
5. Todd
6. Jr
7. Matt
8. Nate
9. Scott
10. Trevor
11. Eric
12. Derek

Tuesday, June 6, 2017

Players On New Teams

 Projections are out and we will be picking are draft order after the NBA draft is over. But just in case you guys are wondering what players have joined new teams and were the rookies are projected to go. I have gone through the top 160 players and came up with the 27 players who are either Rookies or have joined new teams. 
You will notice the number on the left is there projection and if you see a (R) then that represents rookie.

134 - Rams, Kareem Hunt (R)
Hunt isn't the most explosive back, but his tape shows a versatile player who is extremely hard to bring down. Per Pro Football Focus, the 5-foot-10, 216-pound back forced an FBS-best 100 missed tackles on 303 touches during the 2016 season. In turn, he ended up as the site's highest-graded FBS running back. Despite a high 4.6 average depth of target, he caught 93 percent of his targets. Hunt is a potential three-down back at the NFL level and landed in a terrific situation in Andy Reid's running back-friendly offense. Hunt will start out behind Spencer Ware, but he's one injury away from flirting with RB1 numbers.

133 - Broncos, Jamal Charles
Charles owns a 5.5 YPC during his nine-year career, which is the league's top individual mark during the Super Bowl era. Although Charles has been an electric playmaker, his durability continues to derail his career. Charles has appeared in only eight games over the past two seasons and has missed at least 11 games during three of the past six years. Now 30, Charles heads to Denver where he will compete for touches with C.J. Anderson and Devontae Booker. It's possible he emerges into a 15-touch back, but the more likely scenario is a situational role. That would limit him to occasional flex value.

128 - Saints, Tedd Ginn jr
The ninth overall pick back in 2007, Ginn was a relative disappointment during the early portion of his career -- but he enjoyed a ton of success during his time in Carolina. He posted a career-best 44-739-10 line in 2015 and followed it up with a 54-752-4 last season. Ginn has struggled with drops (13 over the past two years), but offset it with his big-play ability. With Brandin Cooks gone to New England, Ginn will work as the Saints' second perimeter receiver opposite Michael Thomas, with Willie Snead in the slot. In that role, and with Drew Brees under center, the 32-year-old makes for a sneaky late-round target and flex option.

123 - Redskins, Josh Doctson (R)
Josh Doctson was the 22nd overall pick in the 2016 draft, but he missed nearly his entire rookie campaign with an Achilles injury. Both DeSean Jackson and Pierre Garcon are gone, which opens the door for Doctson to see the field often in his second season. The TCU product is already 24 years old but is 6-foot-2, 202 pounds and has big-time upside as a downfield playmaker. Doctson enjoyed a terrific final collegiate season before dominating nearly every aspect of the 2016 combine. Following what was essentially a redshirt rookie campaign, expect Doctson to play a significant offensive role in one of the league's better scoring offenses in 2017.

121 - Redskins, Samaje Perine (R)
Perine was scooped up by Washington in the fourth round of April's draft. He lacks top-end speed and quickness, as reflected in his underwhelming combine production, but Perine is big (5-foot-11, 233 pounds) and powerful (position-high 30 bench press reps at the combine). He'll do his damage between the tackles, at the goal line and after initial contact. Perine was limited to 11 targets during his final season at Oklahoma, but to his credit, he caught 10 for 106 yards and a score. He has a shot at flex production, only if he's able to beat out Rob Kelley for early-down and goal-line work.

120 - Packers, Martellus Bennett
Bennett is now 30 years old and coming off a season in which he paced all tight ends by averaging 9.9 yards per target. He finished as a top-10 fantasy tight end for the third time in four years. Bennett was limited to 78 percent of the Patriots' offensive snaps last season, but, as one of the game's better two-way tight ends, he had been on the field for at least 90 percent of his team's snaps, when active, during each of the previous four seasons. Bennett will be no higher than third in the target pecking order in Green Bay, but that's not a bad place to be in an offense that was the pass-heaviest in the league and ranked third in touchdowns last season. Bennett is a fringe TE1.

116 - Bengals, John Ross (R)
The star of the 2017 NFL combine, the 5-foot-10, 188-pound Ross ran a 4.22 40-yard dash, which beat the previous all-time record of 4.24 (Chris Johnson). Ross is an undersized lid-lifter whose speed and big-play ability led the Bengals to select him in with the ninth-overall pick of April's draft. Ross did a lot more than just catch deep balls during his final season at Washington. In fact, his 11.6 average depth of target is near league average, and he caught a touchdown on 17 of his 81 receptions. Ross may initally struggle for snaps behind A.J. Green, Brandon LaFell and Tyler Boyd, but he'll be utilized as a deep threat, kick returner and ball carrier.

114 - Rams, Robert Woods
Woods is headed back home to Los Angeles after spending the first four years of his career in Buffalo. The 2013 second-round pick racked up 339 targets during his time with Buffalo, but never eclipsed 699 yards in a season. Woods struggled with injuries, missing at least two games during three of those four years. His size hasn't led to much work near the end zone; he has only 12 career receiving touchdowns and 24 end zone targets on his resume. Incredibly, he has produced only four top-10 fantasy weeks in his career. The 25-year-old is no more than a sneaky late-round option as a top target in a Rams offense unlikely to score very often.

113 - Bills, Zay Jones (R)
Jones was selected by the Bills in the second round of this year's draft. The East Carolina product was targeted a whopping 220 times last year and caught an NCAA record 158 passes for 1,746 yards and 8 touchdowns. He dropped only four passes, but his average depth of target (8.3) was very low. Jones also killed it at the combine, posting at least an above-average mark in every drill. Jones is 6-foot-2, 201 pounds and figures to immediately step in as Buffalo's No. 2 wideout behind Sammy Watkins. He's an intriguing PPR sleeper.

112 - Vikings, Latavius Murray
Murray, 27, joins the Vikings after spending the first four years of his career with Oakland. A 2013 sixth-round pick, he stepped into a full-time role in 2015 and went on to rack up 461 carries for 1,854 yards (4.0 YPC) and 18 touchdowns, as well as 74 receptions for 496 yards (5.6 YPR) during the 2015-16 seasons. Murray scored 12 touchdowns, thanks to 16 carries inside the opponent's 5-yard line last season, both of which were fifth-most in the league. In Minnesota, Murray, who is 6-foot-3 and 230 pounds, will work as power back and pass blocker alongside Jerick McKinnon and intriguing rookie Dalvin Cook. Murray may get first crack at early-down and goal-line work, but it's only a matter of time until the superior Cook takes full control. A Minnesota offensive line that allowed 1.9 yards before initial contact last season (second worst) only furthers the concern. Murray is unlikely to provide starting-caliber fantasy production throughout the season.

110 - Eagles, LaGarrette Blount
Blount had some highlight moments during his time with New England, but it all came together for a career year in 2016. The perpetually underrated big man ran for a league-high 18 touchdowns during 16 regular-season games. Of his 299 carries, an NFL-high 24 came inside the opponent's 5-yard line. Blount averaged 3.9 YPC but faced a league-high average of 8.3 in-box defenders. Blount is now 30 years old and has never eclipsed 15 receptions in a season. Now in Philadelphia, Blount will slide in as the team's primary early down and short-yardage back, but won't see many targets. He's best-viewed as a flex and should be upgraded in non-PPR.

108 - Browns, Kenny Britt
Britt joins the Browns after what was, by far, the best season of his career. With the Rams last year, Britt set career highs in targets and receptions and reached 1,000 yards for the first time in eight seasons. Los Angeles' horrible passing game limited him to five touchdowns, but Britt still finished 29th at the position in PPR fantasy points in 15 games of work. He averaged a healthy 9.1 yards per target and is the only player in the NFL to rank top-18 in the category each of the past three years. Cleveland's offensive woes will limit Britt's fantasy upside, but he's a good player and will see enough work to allow flex production.

97 - Saints, Adrian Peterson
A torn meniscus limited Peterson to three games last season, which means he has now failed to eclipse 40 touches during two of the past three years. Of course, bookended by those two seasons was a 2015 campaign in which Peterson racked up 1,707 yards and 11 touchdowns on 357 touches. Peterson has scored double-digit touchdowns during all eight seasons other than the aforementioned 2014 and 2016 disasters. Of course, now 32 years old and sharing backfield duties with Mark Ingram and Alvin Kamara in New Orleans, Peterson won't come close to the 325 touches he averaged during his 'full' seasons in Minnesota. He's a flex option who offers little as a receiver and should thus be upgraded slightly in non-PPR.

84 - Titans, Corey Davis (R)
The wide receiver-needy Titans selected Davis with the fifth-overall pick in April's draft. Davis found the end zone 19 times, averaged 10.9 yards per target and caught 71 percent of his targets during a dominant final campaign at Western Michigan. The 22-year-old combines great size (6-foot-3, 209 pounds) with terrific route running. He obviously had plenty of success near the goal line, and his big frame will lead to a significant amount of work in that area at the NFL level. Davis has little blocking experience, but he can line up in all of the formations and make plays downfield. Tennessee's run-heavy offense hurts his upside, but Davis is good enough and will play enough to push for WR3 numbers as a rookie.

77 - Patriots, Mike Gillslee
Gillislee didn't last long in Miami after they selected him with a fifth-round pick back in 2013, but he resurrected his career during his time in Buffalo. Gillislee made a good first impression by averaging 5.7 YPC on 47 carries in 2015 and was actually able to match that mark on 101 attempts last season. He also scored a whopping nine touchdowns on 110 touches. Although he's played well, Gillislee has benefited from exceptional blocking. He was allowed 4.8 yards before contact per attempt in 2015, and his 3.9 rate in 2016 was second highest in the NFL. Gillislee was snatched up by New England as a restricted free agent and is positioned as the team's early-down and goal line replacement for LeGarrette Blount. Gillislee won't match Blount's 18 touchdowns from last season, but he has double-digit touchdown upside and can do more as a receiver.

73 - Buccaneers, DeSean Jackson
The Buccaneers entered the offseason eyeing a speed complement to Mike Evans, and they certainly found one in Jackson. Last season in Washington, Jackson posted the fifth 1,000-yard campaign of his career. He averaged 17.9 yards per catch, and he has finished top-10 in that category in six of his eight seasons. Of course, there are two concerns here: touchdowns and durability. Jackson has eclipsed six touchdowns in a season twice in his career and has scored exactly four touchdowns during his past two campaigns. He's also missed at least one game during seven of his nine NFL seasons, including eight during the past two years. Nonetheless, Jackson is explosive enough to warrant WR3 consideration.

68 - Giants, Brandon Marshall
Marshall is now 33 years old and coming off of his worst statistical season since his 2006 rookie campaign. He joins the Giants, with whom he'll be positioned for a major role in an offense that had at least three wide receivers on the field for an NFL-high 97 percent of its pass plays last season. Marshall's target share might dip, but he figures to remain very busy near the goal line. He's ranked seventh or higher among wide receivers in end zone targets nine of the past 10 years, and he paces the entire NFL in the category over the past decade (180). Marshall's age is a concern, but he'll see enough work in this offense to allow fringe WR3 production.

64 - Seahawks, Eddy Lacy
The combination of Lacy's weight struggles and high-end effectiveness have suddenly turned him into one of the league's most-polarizing players. Before going down with an ankle injury last season, Lacy averaged 5.1 YPC (10th), including 2.8 after contact (second), and he forced one missed tackle for every 0.27 carries (second), according to Pro Football Focus. Lacy has averaged at least 4.1 YPC during each of his four NFL campaigns, including at least 4.6 YPC during two of those seasons. He forced missed tackles at a high rate, was terrific after contact during his four years in Green Bay and now heads to Seattle, where he'll settle in as the early-down complement to C.J. Prosise. Lacy adds very little as a receiver but has double-digit touchdown upside in a quality Seattle offense.

60 - Bengals, Joe Mixon (R)
If not for his character concerns, Mixon would have been a near lock to come off the board in the first round of April's draft. Instead, he fell to Cincinnati at 48th overall. Mixon is an explosive runner and an elite pass-catching prospect. He has a big frame (6-foot-1, 225 pounds) and is only 20 years old. Mixon struggled with negative runs (21 percent) at Oklahoma last year but made up for it with dominant post-contact production (2.6 YAC). Also a terrific returner, Mixon can contribute in all areas out of the gate. Mixon's combination of size, speed, athleticism and versatility supplies him with elite upside. He's the favorite for lead-back duties, but will need to fend off Jeremy Hill and Giovani Bernard for snaps.

58 - Vikings, Dalvin Cook (R)
The Vikings selected Cook in the second round of April's draft. The Florida State product supplies the team with an explosive and elusive back who is dominant after initial contact (2.6 YAC in 2016) and big enough to work at the goal line. Cook has the size and receiving ability to contribute on all three downs at the pro level. There are many red flags with Cook, including drops, fumbles, negative runs, an unimpressive combine and a handful of off-the-field incidents. At the end of the day, the 21-year-old is a potentially elite playmaker who can check boxes in the volume, scoring and receiving departments. He may start slowly, but it won't take him long to secure feature back duties ahead of Latavius Murray and Jerick McKinnon.

55 - Ravens, Danny Woodhead
Woodhead missed most of last season with a torn ACL and joins the Ravens at 32 years old. Considering his age, injury woes and new home, Woodhead's effectiveness and role are tough to predict, but it's hard to imagine him coming anywhere close to the 78.5 receptions he averaged during his two full seasons in San Diego. Still, Woodhead will surely slide in as the passing-down specialist, with Terrance West and Kenneth Dixon dominating early downs. Consider him a flex option and downgrade him in non-PPR.

52 - 49ers, Pierre Garcon
Garcon joins the 49ers this year after arguably the best season of his career. He caught a career-high 71 percent of his targets (16th best) and posted a 9.4 yards per target (11th) in Washington last year. Garcon's biggest statistical issue has been touchdowns. In nine years, he has yet to find the end zone more than six times in a season. Since 2009, he ranks eighth in the NFL in targets (902) but 20th in end zone targets (65). Garcon has finished a season better than 23rd among receivers in fantasy points only once (11th in 2013) and required an NFL-high 176 targets to get there. Garcon is now 30 years old but sports sure hands (three drops in three years) and won't be short on targets as the 49ers' top wideout. He's in the WR3 discussion, especially in PPR.

37 - Panthers, Christian McCaffrey (R)
McCaffrey enters the NFL with a ton of pedigree following an absurdly productive and highly publicized collegiate career. The 20-year-old has sufficient size (5-foot-11, 202 pounds) and speed, but truly makes hay with extraordinary elusiveness and vision. McCaffrey converted nearly three-quarters of his third-down carries and only 10 percent of his 253 attempts went for negative yards last season. McCaffrey is also a strong receiver and returner and can block. He killed it at the combine, posting a 4.48 40-yard dash while also dominating the vertical jump, three-cone, short shuttle and 60-yard shuttle. The seventh overall pick in April's draft immediately steps into a significant role in Carolina. He will surely defer some carries and goal-line work to Jonathan Stewart, but McCaffrey's versatility will allow him enough work to provide RB2 production.

35 - Raiders, Marshawn Lynch
Lynch ended his retirement after one season and will return to the league as Oakland's feature back. The Oakland native is now 31 years old, hasn't played football since struggling to a 3.8 YPC during an injury-plagued 2015 season. Still, it's hard to doubt a player who racked up 6,347 yards and 57 touchdowns on 1,457 carries (4.4 YPC) during his six seasons in Seattle. A staple the near the goal line, Lynch paces the NFL with 100 carries inside the opponent's 5-yard line over the past decade. The Raiders' offensive line is among the league's best, which will surely help Lynch's effectiveness. He's a candidate for double-digit touchdowns and a fine RB2 target.

30 - Patriots, Brandin Cooks
Cooks -- a first-round pick back in 2014 -- has three NFL seasons under his belt, but incredibly is only 23 years old. He adds an every-down speed component to a Patriots offense that has relied heavily on short and intermediate passing in recent years. Cooks joins New England having posted back-to-back 1,100-yard receiving seasons, including a total of 17 touchdowns during the two campaigns. He was fantasy's No. 13 wide receiver in 2015 and improved to 10th last season. Cooks needs to be downgraded in New England's crowded offense and he moves from the Superdome to icy New England (he's yet to play in an NFL game at a temperature below 55 degrees), but he's one of the game's top lid-lifters in one of the game's best offenses. He's a WR2 target with big upside.

26 - Jaguars, Leonard Fournette (R)
The Jaguars selected Fournette with the fourth overall pick in April's draft. He immediately steps in as the team's feature back. In terms of running backs with elite athleticism, size and upside as a ball carrier, you'll struggle to find a prospect more intriguing than Fournette. The LSU product is 6-foot-0, 240 pounds with big hands, long arms and 4.51 wheels. Fournette was dominant during his freshman and sophomore seasons, but an ankle injury limited his effectiveness during seven games last season. Fournette's receiving and blocking inadequacies may limit his rookie-season contributions slightly, but the 22-year-old's clear path to carries and elite upside as a rusher positions him as a strong RB2.

22 - Eagles, Alshon Jeffrey 
Jeffery heads to Philadelphia on a one-year deal after spending the first five years of his career in Chicago. The 2012 second-round pick has missed quite a bit of time during his career, but his durability woes are probably a bit overstated; he's missed a total of seven games due to injury the past four years. Jeffery has been a super-productive and heavily utilized target when healthy. During those past four years, he's averaging 9.0 targets per game. His average of 16.0 fantasy points per game in PPR play during that span would've ranked ninth at the position last season. He sits third in the entire NFL in end zone targets during the past four years (63). Jeffery is in his prime at age 27 and will be a workhorse as Carson Wentz's top target.