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Experts draft: At last, IDPs

Posted Jul. 17 at 03:16 AM

In the 8th round of the Fantasy Football Indepth experts draft, which I've been participating in since Monday, the first of the IDPs went off the board. The names aren't surprising: Patrick Willis, who we've also ranked No. 1 overall, and Jared Allen, who is our No. 1 defensive lineman.

I'll consider selecting an IDP myself when my next pick comes up. I also need a tight end. Last round I opted for a third running back (LenDale White, who we've ranked in our top 30 RBs even in a PPR format (knowing he probably won't catch a pass all season), and then followed that up with a fourth wide receiver (Ted Ginn, who we've also ranked No. 28 at his position. This league starts 3 wideouts and there's a flex position. so I wanted to get another top-30 option before turning my attention elsewhere.

Clearly, there's little need to draft a quarterback early. I took Tom Brady at 3.09, which seemed like a decent pick. Had I known Philip Rivers wouldn't go until midway through the 7th, however, there's no way I'd have drafted Brady four rounds earlier.

The draft can be seen at this link; here are the results so far.

1.01    Larry Fitzgerald    Fantasy Sports Publications, Inc.
1.02    Maurice Jones-Drew    TheFantasyConsultant.com
1.03    Andre Johnson    FootballDiehards
1.04    Adrian Peterson    FFIndepth.com - James
1.05    Matt Forte    CBSSports.com
1.06    Steve Slaton    USA Today
1.07    LaDainian Tomlinson    KFFL
1.08    Chris Johnson    DraftSharks
1.09    Steven Jackson    Fantasy Index
1.10    Marion Barber    Ultimate FF Strategy
1.11    Brian Westbrook    FFIndepth.com - James
1.12    Frank Gore    FFIndepth.com - Justin
2.01    Randy Moss    DraftSharks
2.02    Calvin Johnson    FFIndepth.com - James
2.03    Michael Turner    FootballDiehards
2.04    Steve Smith    Fantasy Index
2.05    Clinton Portis    FFIndepth.com - Justin
2.06    DeAngelo Williams    KFFL
2.07    Reggie Wayne    USA Today
2.08    Greg Jennings    CBSSports.com
2.09    Ronnie Brown    FFIndepth.com - James
2.10    Drew Brees    FootballDiehards
2.11    Reggie Bush    TheFantasyConsultant.com
2.12    Kevin Smith    Fantasy Sports Publications, Inc.
3.01    Marques Colston    Fantasy Sports Publications, Inc.
3.02    Wes Welker    TheFantasyConsultant.com
3.03    Brandon Jacobs    Ultimate FF Strategy
3.04    Darren McFadden    Fantasy Football Trader
3.05    Roddy White    CBSSports.com
3.06    Anquan Boldin    USA Today
3.07    Dwayne Bowe    KFFL
3.08    Chad Ochocinco    FFIndepth.com - Justin
3.09    Tom Brady    Fantasy Index
3.10    Pierre Thomas    Ultimate FF Strategy
3.11    Marshawn Lynch    Fantasy Football Trader
3.12    Jason Witten    FFIndepth.com - Justin
4.01    Roy Williams    DraftSharks
4.02    T.J. Houshmandzadeh    FFIndepth.com - James
4.03    Terrell Owens    Ultimate FF Strategy
4.04    Anthony Gonzalez    Fantasy Index
4.05    Knowshon Moreno    DraftSharks
4.06    Brandon Marshall    KFFL
4.07    Ryan Grant    USA Today
4.08    Derrick Ward    CBSSports.com
4.09    Joseph Addai    FFIndepth.com - James
4.10    Vincent Jackson    FootballDiehards
4.11    Peyton Manning    TheFantasyConsultant.com
4.12    Braylon Edwards    Fantasy Sports Publications, Inc.
5.01    Larry Johnson    Fantasy Sports Publications, Inc.
5.02    Antonio Gates    Fantasy Football Trader
5.03    Eddie Royal    FootballDiehards
5.04    Antonio Bryant    Fantasy Football Trader
5.05    Dallas Clark    CBSSports.com
5.06    Lance Moore    USA Today
5.07    Jonathan Stewart    KFFL
5.08    Santana Moss    FFIndepth.com - Justin
5.09    Ray Rice    Fantasy Index
5.10    Thomas Jones    Ultimate FF Strategy
5.11    Bernard Berrian    TheFantasyConsultant.com
5.12    DeSean Jackson    DraftSharks
6.01    Felix Jones    DraftSharks
6.02    Cedric Benson    TheFantasyConsultant.com
6.03    Jerricho Cotchery    Ultimate FF Strategy
6.04    Laveranues Coles    Fantasy Index
6.05    Willie Parker    FFIndepth.com - Justin
6.06    Hines Ward    KFFL
6.07    Kurt Warner    USA Today
6.08    Darren Sproles    CBSSports.com
6.09    Santonio Holmes    TheFantasyConsultant.com
6.10    Chris Wells    FootballDiehards
6.11    Aaron Rodgers    DraftSharks
6.12    Tony Gonzalez    Fantasy Sports Publications, Inc.
7.01    Jamal Lewis    Fantasy Sports Publications, Inc.
7.02    Torry Holt    FFIndepth.com - James
7.03    Tim Hightower    Football Diehards
7.04    Tony Romo    FFIndepth.com - James
7.05    Lee Evans    CBSSports.com
7.06    Mark Clayton    USA Today
7.07    Philip Rivers    KFFL
7.08    Donnie Avery    FFIndepth.com - Justin
7.09    LenDale White    Fantasy Index
7.10    Donald Driver    Ultimate FF Strategy
7.11    Matt Schaub    Fantasy Football Trader
7.12    Devin Hester    Fantasy Football Trader
8.01    Greg Olsen    DraftSharks
8.02    Chris Cooley    FFIndepth.com - James
8.03    Julius Jones    Ultimate FF Strategy
8.04    Ted Ginn    Fantasy Index
8.05    Donovan McNabb    FFIndepth.com - Justin
8.06    Donald Brown    KFFL
8.07    Owen Daniels    USA Today
8.08    Patrick Willis    CBSSports.com
8.09    LeSean McCoy    TheFantasyConsultant.com
8.10    Kellen Winslow    Ultimate FF Strategy
8.11    Jared Allen    Fantasy Football Trader
8.12    Jay Cutler    Fantasy Sports Publications, Inc.

--Andy Richardson

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