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Fanex Analysis Draft

Drafting a second tight end; moving early on a kicker

Let me catch up on the Fanex Analysis Draft. Here are the capsules on the five guys I have chosen since I last checked in:

10.07 TE Eric Ebron: I was hoping to select Zach Ertz, who put up huge numbers in the second half of last year, but he went in the ninth. Ebron has dropped too many passes in his first three years, but he hasn’t been terrible. He averaged 4.7 catches and 55 yards last year. Now Anquan Boldin is gone, and I’m thinking Ebron will pick up some of that role. Hopefully he’ll be used more in the red zone. (Boldin caught 8 TDs last year, while Ebron caught only 2). Boldin is a wide receiver while Ebron is a tight end, but they have similar body types and can run the same kind of routes.

11.06 TE Hunter Henry: I’m not totally sold on Ebron (who’s also had some injuries), so I’m selecting a second quality tight end. If Antonio Gates wasn’t coming back for yet another season, Henry would be a top-4 tight end on my board. He’s a lot younger and better than Gates, and I’m figuring they’ll start using him a lot more this year. Last year there was the dynamic where they were trying to force balls to Gates around the goal line to get him the all-time touchdown record. That won’t be the case this year.

12.01 RB Rob Kelley: This is the pick obtained in the Rob Gronkowski trade (I traded 3rd- and 4th-round picks with Matt Schauf, and to get that deal done, he gave me this choice in exchange for 13.06). I have only two running backs, so I need a third. Kelley, I think, will be Washington’s best running back. Chris Thompson will play on third downs, catching 40-50 balls. They drafted Samaje Perine. But I think Kelley is better than Perine. I liked the way he played last year after replacing Matt Jones. Kelley averaged 67 yards rushing in the nine games he started, with 6 TDs.

12.07 WR Josh Doctson: There aren’t many good wide receivers left, so I wanted to add my 6th player at this position. This is a PPR format, and I’ll be using four players at this position most weeks (one in the flex). Washington put two wide receivers over 1,000 yards last year, and they’re both gone (DeSean Jackson, Pierre Garcon). Doctson should now fill one of those spots and presumably make that kind of an impact. I just wish he was a safer choice. He hasn’t shown he can do it yet. He was rotating with Ryan Grant at the OTAs. I had Sterling Shepard queued up for this pick, but he went at 12.06. In hindsight, a safer, smarter choice might have been to go with Will Fuller, who’ll definitely be starting for Houston and might be better anyway.

14.07 PK Stephen Gostkowski: In past years, the first kicker chosen in this draft has usually gone about here. To me, Gostkowski is a clear notch better than the other players at this position. The Patriots look like they’re going to mow through the league again this year, and they tend to get him on the field often. Gostkowski has scored over 150 points five times. All other active kickers combined have reached that level only four times. So I’m figuring he’ll give me about a 30-point edge against a lot of the other teams at this position. This is a no-moves league, so teams don’t have the luxury of using the waiver wire to replace kickers who are struggling or who get released.

This draft is ongoing; we’re over 70 percent of the way through. If you want to see the capsules the other participants have submitted with their picks, they can be seen at the Fanex page on MyFantasyLeague.com.

FANEX ANALYSIS DRAFT
PickPosPlayerOwner
1.01RBDavid JohnsonDolfi/Walls
1.02WRAntonio BrownNease
1.03RBLeVeon BellPianowski
1.04RBEzekiel ElliottSatterlee
1.05WROdell Beckham Jr.Holm
1.06WRJulio JonesAllan
1.07RBLeSean McCoyPanizo
1.08WRMike EvansHarmon
1.09WRA.J. GreenCahill
1.10WRJordy NelsonNazarek
1.11RBMelvin GordonAdams
1.12WRDez BryantSchauf
2.01RBDeMarco MurraySchauf
2.02RBDalvin CookAdams
2.03RBDevonta FreemanNazarek
2.04RBJordan HowardCahill
2.05RBJay AjayiHarmon
2.06WRMichael ThomasPanizo
2.07WRT.Y. HiltonAllan
2.08RBLeonard FournetteHolm
2.09WRBrandin CooksSatterlee
2.10WRAmari CooperPianowski
2.11RBChristian McCaffreyNease
2.12WRDoug BaldwinDolfi/Walls
3.01WRDeAndre HopkinsDolfi/Walls
3.02RBJoe MixonNease
3.03RBTodd GurleyPianowski
3.04WRTyreek HillSatterlee
3.05WRAllen RobinsonHolm
3.06TERob GronkowskiSchauf
3.07RBLamar MillerPanizo
3.08WRSammy WatkinsHarmon
3.09RBCarlos HydeCahill
3.10QBAaron RodgersNazarek
3.11RBTy MontgomeryAdams
3.12RBIsaiah CrowellAllan
4.01WRLarry FitzgeraldAllan
4.02RBSpencer WareAdams
4.03RBMarshawn LynchNazarek
4.04WRKeenan AllenCahill
4.05WRJarvis LandryHarmon
4.06WRDemaryius ThomasPanizo
4.07WRGolden TateSchauf
4.08WRDavante AdamsHolm
4.09TETravis KelceSatterlee
4.10WRTerrelle PryorPianowski
4.11WRAlshon JefferyNease
4.12WRMichael CrabtreeDolfi/Walls
5.01TEJordan ReedDolfi/Walls
5.02QBTom BradyNease
5.03WRWillie SneadPianowski
5.04RBTevin ColemanSatterlee
5.05WRJulian EdelmanHolm
5.06WREmmanuel SandersAllan
5.07RBAmeer AbdullahPanizo
5.08RBBilal PowellHarmon
5.09WRCorey DavisCahill
5.10WRStefon DiggsNazarek
5.11WRBrandon MarshallAdams
5.12RBMark IngramSchauf
6.01WRMartavis BryantSchauf
6.02WREric DeckerAdams
6.03TEGreg OlsenNazarek
6.04RBC.J. AndersonCahill
6.05WRDonte MoncriefHarmon
6.06WRJamison CrowderPanizo
6.07RBPaul PerkinsAllan
6.08RBEddie LacyHolm
6.09WRDeVante ParkerSatterlee
6.10RBMike GillisleePianowski
6.11QBDrew BreesNease
6.12RBTheo RiddickDolfi/Walls
7.01RBLeGarrette BlountDolfi/Walls
7.02QBMatt RyanNease
7.03WRPierre GarconPianowski
7.04RBDerrick HenrySatterlee
7.05WRKelvin BenjaminHolm
7.06WRRishard MatthewsAllan
7.07RBFrank GorePanizo
7.08QBAndrew LuckHarmon
7.09QBDerek CarrCahill
7.10WRDeSean JacksonNazarek
7.11QBJameis WinstonAdams
7.12RBDoug MartinSchauf
8.01RBAdrian PetersonSchauf
8.02QBKirk CousinsAdams
8.03WRRandall CobbNazarek
8.04QBRussell WilsonCahill
8.05QBBen RoethlisbergerHarmon
8.06QBMatthew StaffordPanizo
8.07QBPhilip RiversAllan
8.08QBCam NewtonHolm
8.09QBDak PrescottSatterlee
8.10WRCameron MeredithPianowski
8.11TEDelanie WalkerNease
8.12QBMarcus MariotaDolfi/Walls
9.01QBCarson WentzDolfi/Walls
9.02TEZach ErtzNease
9.03QBAndy DaltonPianowski
9.04TEJimmy GrahamSatterlee
9.05TEKyle RudolphHolm
9.06QBEli ManningAllan
9.07QBTyrod TaylorPanizo
9.08TEMartellus BennettHarmon
9.09TETyler EifertCahill
9.10RBDanny WoodheadNazarek
9.11RBJoe WilliamsAdams
9.12QBCarson PalmerSchauf
10.01WRJohn BrownSchauf
10.02WRAdam ThielenAdams
10.03WRJeremy MaclinNazarek
10.04WRMike WilliamsCahill
10.05WRCorey ColemanHarmon
10.06QBJoe FlaccoPanizo
10.07TEEric EbronAllan
10.08WRTyrell WilliamsHolm
10.09RBKareem HuntSatterlee
10.10TEJack DoylePianowski
10.11RBJames WhiteNease
10.12RBSamaje PerineDolfi/Walls
11.01WRJordan MatthewsDolfi/Walls
11.02RBTerrance WestNease
11.03QBRyan TannehillPianowski
11.04RBC.J. ProsiseSatterlee
11.05QBBlake BortlesHolm
11.06TEHunter HenryAllan
11.07WRKenny BrittPanizo
11.08RBMarlon MackHarmon
11.09RBKenneth DixonCahill
11.10QBSam BradfordNazarek
11.11TEJulius ThomasAdams
11.12QBAlex SmithSchauf
12.01RBRobert KelleyAllan
12.02WRMike WallaceAdams
12.03RBMatt ForteNazarek
12.04RBDuke Johnson Jr.Cahill
12.05RBJamaal WilliamsHarmon
12.06WRSterling ShepardPanizo
12.07WRJosh DoctsonAllan
12.08RBLatavius MurrayHolm
12.09WRBreshad PerrimanSatterlee
12.10WRQuincy EnunwaPianowski
12.11WRKevin WhiteNease
12.12WRMarvin JonesDolfi/Walls
13.01TECoby FleenerDolfi/Walls
13.02WRMarqise LeeNease
13.03TEAustin HooperPianowski
13.04PKJustin TuckerSatterlee
13.05WRTaylor GabrielHolm
13.06TEJason WittenSchauf
13.07TEZach MillerPanizo
13.08RBJeremy HillHarmon
13.09WRTed Ginn Jr.Cahill
13.10RBCharles SimsNazarek
13.11QBDeshaun WatsonWatson
13.12WRZay JonesSchauf
14.01WRTavon AustinSchauf
14.02STKansas CityAdams
14.03STHoustonNazarek
14.04TEDavid NjokuCahill
14.05QBJared GoffHarmon
14.06TEEvan EngramPanizo
14.07PKStephen GostkowskiAllan
14.08RBJonathan StewartHolm
14.09WRWill FullerSatterlee
14.10QBBrian HoyerPianowski
14.11RBDarren SprolesNease
14.12TEC.J. FiedorowiczDolfi/Walls
15.01STDenverDolfi/Walls
15.02STArizonaNease
15.03RBThomas RawlsPianowski

—Ian Allan

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