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Throughout the preseason, we will take a look at some interesting drafts for the Footballguys Players Championship and give some of our thoughts and critiques. This should give you an idea of what types of draft strategies to consider for your own league.
This draft was conducted in the week of August 11th.
| Round | Team 1 | Team 2 | Team 3 | Team 4 | Team 5 | Team 6 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Jimmy Graham | Jamaal Charles | LeSean McCoy | Matt Forte | Calvin Johnson | Adrian Peterson |
| 2 | Doug Martin | Antonio Brown | Alshon Jeffery | Julius Thomas | Le'Veon Bell | Jordy Nelson |
| 3 | Randall Cobb | Arian Foster | Drew Brees | Aaron Rodgers | Andre Ellington | Shane Vereen |
| 4 | Jason Witten | Cordarrelle Patterson | Alfred Morris | Michael Floyd | Zac Stacy | Joique Bell |
| 5 | Julian Edelman | Percy Harvin | Lamar Miller | Trent Richardson | Jordan Reed | Michael Crabtree |
| 6 | Emmanuel Sanders | Ryan Mathews | Torrey Smith | Pierre Thomas | Mike Wallace | Kendall Wright |
| 7 | Frank Gore | Jeremy Maclin | Danny Woodhead | Marques Colston | Eric Decker | Reggie Wayne |
| 8 | Stevan Ridley | Sammy Watkins | Martellus Bennett | Dwayne Bowe | DeAndre Hopkins | Robert Griffin |
| 9 | Carlos Hyde | Delanie Walker | Danny Amendola | Rueben Randle | Ladarius Green | Eric Ebron |
| 10 | Anquan Boldin | Antonio Gates | Devonta Freeman | Kenny Stills | Matt Ryan | Jay Cutler |
| 11 | Colin Kaepernick | Jeremy Hill | Justin Hunter | Josh Gordon | Travis Kelce | Dwayne Allen |
| 12 | Ronnie Hillman | Jarrett Boykin | Knile Davis | Kenny Britt | Kelvin Benjamin | James White |
| 13 | Philip Rivers | Russell Wilson | Garrett Graham | Markus Wheaton | Lance Dunbar | Seahawks Defense |
| 14 | Coby Fleener | James Jones | Marqise Lee | Roy Helu | Rams Defense | Andrew Hawkins |
| 15 | Broncos Defense | Donald Brown | Charles Sims | Austin Seferian-Jenkins | Cody Latimer | Doug Baldwin |
| 16 | LeGarrette Blount | Marcedes Lewis | 49ers Defense | Eli Manning | Carson Palmer | Mike Tolbert |
| 17 | Aaron Dobson | Panthers Defense | Steelers Defense | Ka'Deem Carey | Chris Polk | John Brown |
| 18 | Steve Johnson | Levine Toilolo | Jake Locker | Jets Defense | Brandon Bostick | Kenbrell Thompkins |
| 19 | Steven Hauschka | Dan Bailey | Texans Defense | Redskins Defense | Phil Dawson | Nick Novak |
| 20 | Brandon LaFell | Josh McCown | Robbie Gould | Blair Walsh | Jonathan Grimes | Richard Rodgers |
| Round | Team 7 | Team 8 | Team 9 | Team 10 | Team 11 | Team 12 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Dez Bryant | Eddie Lacy | Demaryius Thomas | A.J. Green | Brandon Marshall | Peyton Manning |
| 2 | Rob Gronkowski | DeMarco Murray | Giovani Bernard | Montee Ball | Julio Jones | Marshawn Lych |
| 3 | C.J. Spiller | Keenan Allen | Reggie Bush | Pierre Garcon | Jordan Cameron | Rashad Jennings |
| 4 | Vincent Jackson | Larry Fitzgerald | Andre Johnson | Victor Cruz | Roddy White | Wes Welker |
| 5 | Chris Johnson | Vernon Davis | Ray Rice | Toby Gerhart | Bishop Sankey | Kyle Rudolph |
| 6 | Dennis Pitta | T.Y. Hilton | DeSean Jackson | Greg Olsen | Fred Jackson | Andre Williams |
| 7 | Ben Tate | Matthew Stafford | Charles Clay | Maurice Jones-Drew | Brandin Cooks | Golden Tate |
| 8 | Terrance Williams | Bernard Pierce | Cecil Shorts | Darren Sproles | Andrew Luck | Zach Ertz |
| 9 | Tom Brady | Steve Jackson | DeAngelo Williams | Nick Foles | Knowshon Moreno | Mark Ingram |
| 10 | Terrance West | Tavon Austin | Cam Newton | Mike Evans | Heath Miller | Riley Cooper |
| 11 | Jordan Matthews | Jared Cook | Brian Hartline | Darren McFadden | Ahmad Bradshaw | Marvin Jones |
| 12 | Tony Romo | Christine Michael | Tyler Eifert | Greg Jennings | Andre Brown | Hakeem Nicks |
| 13 | Khiry Robinson | Steve Smith | Chris Ivory | C.J. Anderson | Mike Williams | Chiefs Defense |
| 14 | Patriots Defense | Johnny Manziel | Tre Mason | Ben Roethlisberger | Andre Holmes | Miles Austin |
| 15 | James Starks | Malcom Floyd | Bengals Defense | Harry Douglas | Bryce Brown | Matt Prater |
| 16 | Dexter McCluster | Bears Defense | Andy Dalton | Rod Streater | Ryan Tannehill | Shonn Greene |
| 17 | Jerrel Jernigan | Jonathan Stewart | Robert Woods | Cardinals Defense | Timothy Wright | Stephen Gostkowski |
| 18 | Justin Tucker | Joe Flacco | Browns Defense | Owen Daniels | Jermaine Kearse | Alex Smith |
| 19 | Gavin Escobar | Packers Defense | Jerick McKinnon | Jerricho Cotchery | Adam Vinatieri | Brandon Gibson |
| 20 | Antone Smith | Nick Folk | Matt Bryant | Mason Crosby | Buccaneers Defense | Andrew Quarless |
Team 1
Well, we all see what the plan was here out of the gate – grab the stud tight end in Jimmy Graham and then worry about running backs and wide receivers later. With two wide receivers, two tight ends and just one running back after five fournd, this is a “minimal RB” and stud tight end team plan. I like that Team 1 hammered running back in Rounds 7-9 and then became the second-to-last team to take a starting quarterback at the 10/11 turn. Of note is that the team has five players from the same NFL team (San Francisco), normally something that Doug Drinen has pointed out in the past does make his team a little more stable, but 25% of a roster can be a little too much. The wide receivers are a bit thin with just four after 13 rounds - I would like this team more if Rounds 12-15 contained at least one more wide receiver.
Best Pick: Emmanuel Sanders (6.12)
Worst Pick: Ronnie Hillman (12.12)
