We're six picks into an experts draft for a league started by Alan Satterlee of Fantasy Football Warehouse. It's an extended-format or "slow" draft with a 12-hour clock, and it's like the leagues we published in our magazine -- no roster moves or lineups to set. The only commitment is building the best team you can in the draft.
I drew the 12th spot, and selected Alfred Morris and Dez Bryant with those picks. There was some debate internally; our PPR rankings would have had me taking Bryant and A.J. Green there. I was uncomfortable waiting until pick 36 to select my first running back. I strayed from the rankings again to take my 2nd running back (along with Victor Cruz) with my next two picks). The correct pick on our rankings would have been Danny Amendola, who went about 10 picks later.
When my next two picks came up, I knew I needed another wide receiver, and Pierre Garcon -- 18th in our latest PPR rankings -- was the choice. So right now I've got our 2nd, 10th, and 17th wideouts, and our 12th and 21st running backs. I am gambling somewhat that Ball finishes much better than that; I believe he will overtake Ronnie Hillman by the start of the season.
To start off the 6th round I selected Matt Ryan, the No. 4 QB on our board but the 6th QB selected. I was concerned that if I waited 22 more picks, the rest of our top-10 QBs (including Kaepernick, Luck, Stafford and Wilson) would be gone. Indeed, two of those 4 QBs were taken in the next three picks. I think 5th or 6th round is about the right place to draft a quarterback, although I suspect in most non-experts leagues, they'll go a round or two sooner -- they always do in mine. If you wait until the 5th, though, I think at least one of the top-1o options should remain.
The draft can be seen at this link. If you've got an opinion on who I should take with my next two picks, feel free to post it below. Here's how the draft has gone thus far.
1.01 Adrian Peterson The Huddle
1.02 Jamaal Charles BFD
1.03 Doug Martin Yahoo! Sports
1.04 Calvin Johnson FFToolbox
1.05 C.J. Spiller Fantasy Football Warehouse
1.06 Ray Rice Draft Sharks
1.07 Marshawn Lynch Rotowire
1.08 Arian Foster CBS FF Today
1.09 LeSean McCoy Football Guys
1.10 Trent Richardson KFFL
1.11 Aaron Rodgers Fantasy Draft Master
1.12 Alfred Morris Fantasy Index
2.01 Dez Bryant Fantasy Index
2.02 A.J. Green Fantasy Draft Master
2.03 Brandon Marshall KFFL
2.04 Matt Forte Football Guys
2.05 Jimmy Graham CBS FF Today
2.06 Demaryius Thomas Rotowire
2.07 Steven Jackson Draft Sharks
2.08 Julio Jones Fantasy Football Warehouse
2.09 Chris Johnson FFToolbox
2.10 Larry Fitzgerald Yahoo! Sports
2.11 Reggie Bush BFD
2.12 LeVeon Bell The Huddle
3.01 Drew Brees The Huddle
3.02 Darren Sproles BFD
3.03 Maurice Jones-Drew Yahoo! Sports
3.04 David Wilson FFToolbox
3.05 Lamar Miller Fantasy Football Warehouse
3.06 Randall Cobb Draft Sharks
3.07 Roddy White Rotowire
3.08 DeMarco Murray CBS FF Today
3.09 Andre Johnson Football Guys
3.10 Stevan Ridley KFFL
3.11 Frank Gore Fantasy Draft Master
3.12 Victor Cruz Fantasy Index
4.01 Montee Ball Fantasy Index
4.02 Rashard Mendenhall Fantasy Draft Master
4.03 Rob Gronkowski KFFL
4.04 Vincent Jackson Football Guys
4.05 Wes Welker CBS FF Today
4.06 Cam Newton Rotowire
4.07 Darren McFadden Draft Sharks
4.08 Torrey Smith Fantasy Football Warehouse
4.09 Hakeem Nicks FFToolbox
4.10 Jordy Nelson Yahoo! Sports
4.11 Danny Amendola BFD
4.12 Dwayne Bowe The Huddle
5.01 Marques Colston The Huddle
5.02 Peyton Manning BFD
5.03 Vernon Davis Yahoo! Sports
5.04 Antonio Brown FFToolbox
5.05 Giovani Bernard Fantasy Football Warehouse
5.06 Reggie Wayne Draft Sharks
5.07 Jason Witten Rotowire
5.08 Shane Vereen CBS FF Today
5.09 Tony Gonzalez Football Guys
5.10 Tom Brady KFFL
5.11 Eric Decker Fantasy Draft Master
5.12 Pierre Garcon Fantasy Index
6.01 Matt Ryan Fantasy Index
6.02 Matthew Stafford Fantasy Draft Master
6.03 Ryan Mathews KFFL
6.04 Andrew Luck Football Guys
6.05 Cecil Shorts CBS FF Today