My third player, at a pricey $45, was Najee Harris. Take Hopkins or Diggs at these prices if possible, don’t pay for last year’s production.
FYI, Adams just had the best season of his career and as of this writing, A-Rod is still uncertain. I got him for $49, the same price Stefon Diggs went for. Pro Football Focus says he was targeted 146 times for 115 total receptions (78% catch rate) and he also had 6 plays of 40+ yards which means big play potential as well. According to NFL.com, Hopkins averaged 7.1 receptions per game. I tried to eliminate weakness at the main 2 skill positions by getting what’s likely to be the safest WR pick of any format (but seriously, if you’re not playing some form of PPR I just want to know who hurt you?) Hopkins is a target machine who will rack up receptions. I’m definitely a “Chubby Guy” (again, that seemed way cooler in my head). According to Pro Football Reference, he was still able to rush for 1,067 yards, 5.6 yards per carry, and scored 12 touchdowns. Chubb received 190 carries last season despite missing 4 games and sharing a backfield with super handcuff Kareem Hunt. Always take a good RB first, you never want to get too far behind at the most valuable position in fantasy football.ĭefinitely take one for a deal if possible (by comparison Christian McCaffrey $78, Dalvin Cook for $76). Chubb is arguably the best pure runner in the league and has potential for big plays as well as lots of short yardage TD’s in a very run-heavy Cleveland Browns offense. No, it’s not an Athens, GA homer pick but rather a really good deal on an RB1 in a 16 round draft with a budget of $200. My first selection of the draft was Nick Chubb. My first mock draft with the Salary Cap Draft format had some interesting turns so I’ll walk you through some of the moves that I made and why I drafted these players. It’s never too early to practice, is it? Unless you’re Allen Iverson (who I met once in an Atlanta Cheesecake Factory, thought he’d be nicer but to be fair he was playing for the Grizzlies at the time). Nonetheless, whether you do Salary Cap or old-school Snake drafts, I’ve got you covered here. So with that in mind, I am here to mock you (that didn’t look the way it sounded in my head). The purpose of mock drafts in fantasy sports is to make your mistakes early and get in what should be well needed practice leading up to the big day when your selections will be printed in permanent ink and no mulligans will be granted. If you’re drafting your fantasy team in mid-May then undoubtedly by the beginning of October you will deserve such teasing and scorn. The word mock means, by definition, to tease or laugh at in a scornful or contemptuous manner.