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Ian grabs Pierre Thomas, Tom Brady in Fanex draft

Checking in with an update on the Fanex Analysis Draft. Nothing too exciting to report, but I haven’t posted anything for a couple of days.

Guys are really going after running backs in this league. We’ve five picks into the seventh round, and so far there have been 33 running backs chosen, versus 31 wide receivers, 7 quarterbacks and 6 tight ends.

I expected there would have been more receivers chosen at this point. If I were selected all of the teams, we’d probably have a half-dozen more receivers taken at this point (and a half-dozen fewer backs). It’s a PPR format, and you start more wide receivers than running backs (it’s 3 WR versus only 2 RB, and there’s also a flex position in play).

I went with a running back, recall, at pick 1.03. I followed with four straight wide receivers. With my last two picks I went with a running back and quarterback.

I wasn’t excited about selecting Pierre Thomas at choice 6.10, but with 30 of them gone, I figured I’d better address the position. He’s one of three running backs who’ll play for the Saints, but of that groups he’s definitely the best pass catcher, and this is a PPR format. Thomas led all running backs in the league with 77 catches last year, helping him rank 16th among backs in this format. Darren Sproles is gone, so I think Thomas has a good chance at another 70-catch season.

At 7.03, I decided to go with a quarterback. I felt there were three in the super-elite tier, but those guys are long gone. It’s at this point, I think where that second tier will start getting picked over pretty good. I don’t think anybody in the second tier will be left when I pick again at 8.10, so Tom Brady was the choice.

Upcoming picks: I’ll want to add another good wide receiver. I’ll be using four ever week, so there’s room for another 70-catch receiver. Need to add a second good quarterback, more running backs and a tight end. QB-WR-RB-RB-TE (not necessarily in that order) will probably be my next five picks.

FANEX ANALYSIS DRAFT
PickPosPlayerOwner
1.01RBMatt FortePanizo
1.02RBJamaal CharlesHolm
1.03RBLeSean McCoyAllan
1.04RBAdrian PetersonAdams
1.05WRCalvin JohnsonCannon
1.06RBMarshawn LynchRito
1.07RBEddie LacyHarmon
1.08TEJimmy GrahamCahill
1.09WRA.J. GreenKellogg
1.10WRBrandon MarshallNease
1.11WRDemaryius ThomasDolfi
1.12WRDez BryantSchauf
2.01RBDeMarco MurraySchauf
2.02RBLeVeon BellDolfi
2.03WRAlshon JefferyNease
2.04RBArian FosterKellogg
2.05RBGiovani BernardCahill
2.06WRJulio JonesHarmon
2.07WRAntonio BrownRito
2.08RBDoug MartinCannon
2.09QBPeyton ManningAdams
2.10WRRandall CobbAllan
2.11WRJordy NelsonHolm
2.12QBDrew BreesPanizo
3.01RBMontee BallPanizo
3.02RBZac StacyHolm
3.03WRJulian EdelmanAllan
3.04RBReggie BushAdams
3.05TEJulius ThomasCannon
3.06WRWes WelkerRito
3.07RBAlfred MorrisHarmon
3.08RBC.J. SpillerCahill
3.09WRKeenan AllenKellogg
3.10RBBishop SankeyNease
3.11WRAndre JohnsonDolfi
3.12RBAndre EllingtonSchauf
4.01RBShane VereenSchauf
4.02WRPierre GarconDolfi
4.03RBRyan MathewsNease
4.04RBBen TateKellogg
4.05QBAaron RodgersCahill
4.06WRPercy HarvinHarmon
4.07TERob GronkowskiRito
4.08QBMatthew StaffordCannon
4.09WRDeSean JacksonAdams
4.10WRRoddy WhiteAllan
4.11WRVictor CruzHolm
4.12WRVincent JacksonPanizo
5.01WRCordarrelle PattersonPanizo
5.02WRMichael CrabtreeHolm
5.03WRLarry FitzgeraldAllan
5.04WRT.Y. HiltonAdams
5.05RBToby GerhartCannon
5.06WRMike WallaceRito
5.07WRHakeem NicksHarmon
5.08TEJordan CameronCahill
5.09TEVernon DavisKellogg
5.10RBChris JohnsonNease
5.11QBAndrew LuckDolfi
5.12WRMichael FloydSchauf
6.01WRTerrance WilliamsSchauf
6.02RBRashad JenningsDolfi
6.03RBKnowshon MorenoNease
6.04RBJoique BellKellogg
6.05RBTrent RichardsonCahill
6.06RBFrank GoreHarmon
6.07RBRay RiceRito
6.08WRJeremy MaclinCannon
6.09WRSammy WatkinsAdams
6.10RBPierre ThomasAllan
6.11QBNick FolesHolm
6.12WRTorrey SmithPanizo
7.01RBFred JacksonPanizo
7.02RBSteven JacksonHolm
7.03QBTom BradyAllan
7.04TEJordan ReedAdams
7.05RBDanny WoodheadCannon

—Ian Allan

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