We are now about a week removed from the draft. The dust is starting to settle and many leagues have already started their rookie drafts. In fact, about a third of my leagues have already begun their drafts with the rest starting in the next week or two. If you don’t have your rookie draft happening sometime in the next few weeks, I would ask you, “Why not?”
During draft weekend (starting on Saturday) 11 of DLF’s finest joined me to hold a mock draft. The picks were shared on twitter as they happened using #dlfrookiemock so you might have already seen them. Nonetheless, I wanted to take a little bit of time to reflect and share some further comments about the mock draft. Before we get to that, here were the ground rules:
- PPR scoring with standard lineups (not superflex, not TE premium, etc)
- Drafters were told to assume they had a balanced team with no glaring team needs
- No trades were allowed
If you missed the first round, make sure that you go back and take a look. Time to move on to the second round.
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Jacob Feldman
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Jordan Spires
May 7, 2017 at 10:00 am
Cooper Kupp at 2.04 seems way high to me.
I get it, he was very productive in college, historically productive.
But he’s honestly a very poor athlete in comparison to others in the class and in the NFL.
He’s probably the best “prototypical” WR on the Rams roster, but I just don’t see that passing game improving a ton and to bank on Kupp being that guy to improve it dramatically seems silly.
A guy like Zay Jones on the other hand will draw the #2 DB from a defense every week that Sammy plays and Tyrod is by far a better QB than Goff.
It should be said as well that guys like Marlon Mack or Jeremy McNichols have better opportunities to start and produce at a higher level than Kupp in my opinion.
I just feel like Kupp will be that player that is a great NFL player, but only marginally fantasy relevant.
He will block, he will be a chain mover and savvy rout runner, but not a huge big play option or red zone dominator which is where the bulk of fantasy football points get scored.
He’ll be a steady eddy, but never a high WR2 IMO
Jacob Smith
May 7, 2017 at 12:05 pm
I’m trying to assess whether the top RBs here – Perine and Kamara – are worth picking ahead of the top 3 TEs in round 1. I’m not convinced the TE’s going so high isn’t an overreaction of last year’s success of Hunter Henry and to a lesser extent Austin Hooper.
Thomas Bonafair II
May 7, 2017 at 1:38 pm
I’m fairly skeptical of Njoku, so damn raw in just about every way, I think he’ll be one of those historically slow to develop young TEs like we’ve been used to. The finished product may very well trump Engram and OJH, but it’ll take a few years to shake all of that out. So personally I’ve moved Njoku into the early second and moved one of the RBs you mentioned (Kamara) up into the very tail end of the 1st. I’m comfortable with him there at the moment, but not so much when it comes to Perine. He’s still early 2nd on my big board.
So my two cents on your conundrum is to keep Engram and OJH ahead of Kamara, but not Njoku, who’s the most swing-for-the-fences type within the holy triumvirate of incoming rookie TEs. And maybe wait and see how the camp buzz develops for Perine before bumping him up too much.
Ken
May 7, 2017 at 2:13 pm
I think Foreman has to go somewhere in the 2nd. I definitely like him more than Gallman.
JustIn
May 7, 2017 at 4:17 pm
I was wondering the same thing, this guy was a fringe first rounder a month ago and now hes not even in the second round?
Corey Mercer
May 7, 2017 at 4:21 pm
Just got through the first 18 picks in the rookie only draft & I came away with Mixon at 1.04, Kamara at 1.12 & Njoku at 2.04. I’m fine with Njoku sitting a while as Greg Olson keeps his roll on for the next couple years. Might take that long for the Browns to find a QB.
Daniel Battista
May 7, 2017 at 6:56 pm
So are we just supposed to forget about Tajae Sharpe?
Jacob Feldman
May 7, 2017 at 10:17 pm
I think so. The hype never translated. He had 2 or fewer catches in half of his games last year, didn’t top 4 receptions or 70 yards after the week one opener, and he was a non factor in the red zone. The fact that he faded as the year went is a concern. 69 total yards over the last five games. He will be the 4th receiver by the end of September.