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Thought I'd start this thread up to prepare for a draft for the new season. I'm going to post a large amount of info in this thread, so please don't comment until I have posted 5 posts which I will then edit to include information. 

Our Draft

I will start this at Midday NZ Time Friday 8th May. 

Selections will be made in this thread

Each pick will have a 24hr time limit (If this is taking too long I will drop it to 12hrs)

If you send me an email to jono (DOT) newton (At) mail of the google (dot) Com I'll send you an email as soon as I see the pick before you, with a time for your pick to be due (As a reminder), alternatively follow me on twitter and I will post the picks there as well.

Remember this is a ROOKIE draft, so we will be only selecting rookies, I will do my best to have a comprehensive list in Post 3 of this thread, but I make no promises on having everyone.

Best of Luck.

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Rookie Draft Order 


1st Round

1. London Hammers

2. Pacific Island Usos

3. Midas Whale

4. Swarlos Rodriguez

5. Rammtallica Billikids

6. Naenae Tegal

7. Fairfield Fairies 

8. Nialls Paul 

9. Belgian Waffles

10. Mos Eisley Troopers

2nd Round

1. London Hammers

2. Pacific Island Usos

3. Midas Whale

4. Swarlos Rodriguez

5. Rammtallica Billikids

6. Belgian Waffles (From Tegal)

7. Fairfield Fairies

8. Nialls Paul

9. Belgian Waffles

10. Naenae Tegal (From Troopers)

11. Midas Whale (Consolation Win)

3rd Round

1. London Hammers

2. Pacific Island Usos

3. Midas Whale

4. Swarlos Rodriguez

5. Rammtallica Billikids

6. Rammtallica Billikids (From Tegal)

7. Fairfield Fairies 

8. Nialls Paul 

9. Belgian Waffles

10. Mos Eisley Troopers


4th Round

1. London Hammers

2. Pacific Island Usos

3. Midas Whale

4. Swarlos Rodriguez

5. Rammtallica Billikids

6. Naenae Tegal

7. Fairfield Fairies 

8. Nialls Paul 

9. Belgian Waffles

10. Mos Eisley Troopers


5th Round

1. London Hammers

2. Pacific Island Usos

3. Midas Whale

4. Swarlos Rodriguez

5. Rammtallica Billikids

6. Naenae Tegal

7. Fairfield Fairies

8. Nialls Paul 

9. Belgian Waffles

10. Mos Eisley Troopers

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Top 50 Rookie Rankings (Taken Players crossed out)


Rank Name Pos Team
1 Todd Gurley RB Georgia
2 Amari Cooper WR Alabama
3 Kevin White WR West Virginia
4 Melvin Gordon RB Wisconsin
5 Devante Parker WR Louisville
6 Jay Ajayi RB Boise State
7 Dorial Green-Beckham WR Missouri
8 Ameer Abdullah RB Nebraska
9 Breshad Perriman WR Central Florida
10 Tevin Coleman RB Indiana
11 Duke Johnson RB Miami
12 Nelson Agholor WR Southern California
13 TJ Yeldon RB Alabama
14 Jaelen Strong WR Arizona State
15 Jameis Winston QB Florida State
16 Sammie Coates WR Auburn
17 Marcus Mariota QB Oregon
18 Devin Funchess WR Michigan
19 Maxx Williams TE Minnesota
20 Devin Smith WR Ohio State
21 David Johnson RB Northern Iowa
22 David Cobb RB Minnesota
23 Tyler Lockett WR Kansas State
24 Phillip Dorsett WR Miami
25 Javorius Allen RB Southern California
26 Tre McBride WR William & Mary
27 Mike Davis RB South Carolina
28 Jeremy Langford RB Michigan State
29 Justin Hardy WR East Carolina
30 Clive Walford TE Miami
31 Josh Robinson RB Mississippi State
32 Chris Conley WR Georgia
33 Rashad Greene WR Florida State
34 Stefon Diggs WR Maryland
35 Cameron Artis-Payne RB Auburn
36 Vince Mayle WR Washington State
37 Brett Hundley QB UCLA
38 DeAndre Smelter WR Georgia Tech
39 Karlos Williams RB Florida State
40 Devante Davis WR UNLV
41 Matt Jones RB Florida
42 Antwan Goodley WR Baylor
43 Jesse James TE Penn State
44 Ty Montgomery WR Stanford
45 Titus Davis WR Central Michigan
46 Josh Harper WR Fresno State
47 Terrell Watson RB Azusa Pacific
48 Michael Dyer RB Louisville
49 Tony Lippett WR Michigan State
50 Trey Williams RB Texas A&M

Top 69 by ADP (Avg Draft Position)

Rank ADJ ADP Pos Player College
1 1.4 RB Todd Gurley Georgia
2 1.87 WR Amari Cooper Alabama
3 3 WR Kevin White West Virginia
4 4.27 RB Melvin Gordon Wisconsin
5 5.2 WR Dorial Green-Beckham Missouri
6 5.67 WR Devante Parker Louisville
7 8.27 RB Jay Ajayi Boise State
8 9 WR Jaelen Strong Arizona State
9 9.13 RB TJ Yeldon Alabama
10 9.93 WR Breshad Perriman Central Florida
11 12.07 RB Ameer Abdullah Nebraska
12 14.27 RB Duke Johnson Miami
13 14.27 RB Tevin Coleman Indiana
14 14.47 WR Nelson Agholor Southern California
15 15 QB Jameis Winston Florida State
16 15.6 QB Marcus Mariota Oregon
17 17.6 RB David Johnson Northern Iowa
18 18.07 WR Devin Funchess Michigan
19 18.87 WR Sammie Coates Auburn
20 19.07 TE Maxx Williams Minnesota
21 20.67 RB Mike Davis South Carolina
22 21 RB David Cobb Minnesota
23 24.13 WR Chris Conley Georgia
24 25 WR Tyler Lockett Kansas State
25 25.47 WR Phillip Dorsett Miami
26 28 WR Devin Smith Ohio State
27 28.27 WR Stefon Diggs Maryland
28 29.4 WR Tre McBride William & Mary
29 33.07 RB Jeremy Langford Michigan State
30 33.87 WR Justin Hardy East Carolina
31 34.4 WR Rashad Greene Florida State
32 35.07 WR Ty Montgomery Stanford
33 35.07 RB Malcolm Brown Texas
34 35.87 WR Devante Davis UNLV
35 36 WR Kenny Bell Nebraska
36 36.6 RB Javorius Allen Southern California
37 38.13 RB Josh Robinson Mississippi State
38 38.93 QB Brett Hundley UCLA
39 39.47 WR DeAndre Smelter Georgia Tech
40 40.93 TE Clive Walford Miami
41 41.4 RB Karlos Williams Florida State
42 41.6 RB Zach Zenner South Dakota State
43 42.6 QB Bryce Petty Baylor
44 42.73 WR Darren Waller Georgia Tech
45 43.47 RB Terrell Watson Azusa Pacific
46 44.4 WR Titus Davis Central Michigan
47 45.47 RB Cameron Artis-Payne Auburn
48 46.2 RB Michael Dyer Louisville
49 46.47 TE Jesse James Penn State
50 47 WR Austin Hill Arizona
51 47.07 WR Tony Lippett Michigan State
52 47.07 WR Antwan Goodley Baylor
53 47.13 RB Matt Jones Florida
54 47.13 WR Deontay Greenberry Houston
55 47.47 WR Dezmin Lewis Central Arkansas
56 47.67 WR Vince Mayle Washington State
57 47.73 WR Jamison Crouder Duke
58 48 TE Tyler Kroft Rutgers
59 48.27 QB Garrett Grayson Colorado State
60 48.27 RB Thomas Rawls Central Michigan
61 48.33 WR Mario Alford West Virginia
62 48.33 TE Jeff Heuerman Ohio State
63 48.4 WR Josh Harper Fresno State
64 48.4 WR Bud Sasser Missouri
65 48.47 WR Dres Anderson Utah
66 48.53 WR Kasen Williams Washington
67 48.87 RB Tre Madden Southern California
68 48.87 TE MyCole Pruitt Southern Illinois
69 48.93 TE Rory Anderson South Carolina
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NFL Draft Round by Round

Only listing Offensive Players


Round 1

Rnd. Pick # NFL team Player Pos. Notes
1 1 Tampa Bay Buccaneers Jameis Winston QB None
1 2 Tennessee Titans Marcus Mariota QB None
1 3 Jacksonville Jaguars Dante Fowler DE Defensive end, will remove these selections at end of day.
1 4 Oakland Raiders Amari Cooper WR None
1 5 Washington Redskins Brandon Scherff OT None
1 6 New York Jets Leonard Williams DE None
1 7 Chicago Bears Kevin White WR None
1 8 Atlanta Falcons Vic Beasley LB None
1 9 New York Giants Ereck Flowers OT None
1 10 St. Louis Rams Todd Gurley RB None












1 14 Miami Dolphins DeVante Parker WR None
1 15 San Diego 49ers Melvin Gordon RB None






1 20 Philadelphia Eagles Nelson Agholor WR None





1 26 Baltimore Ravens Breshard Perriman WR None






1 29 Indianapolis Colts Phillip Dorsett WR None






Round 2




2 36 Jacksonville Jaguars TJ. Yeldon RB None
2 37 New York Jets Devin Smith WR None






2 40 Tennessee Titans Dorial Green-Beckham WR From Giants
2 41 Carolina Panthers Devin Funchess WR From St. Louis






2 54 Detroit Lions Ameer Abdullah RB None






Round 3




3 68 Oakland Raiders Clive Walford TE None
3 69 Seattle Seahawks Tyler Lockett WR From Washington
3 70 Tennessee Titans Jaelen Strong WR From Jets






3 73 Atlanta Falcons Tevin Coleman RB None






3 75 New Orleans Saints Garrett Grayson QB None
3 76 Kansas City Chiefs Chris Conley QB From Minnesota
3 77 Cleveland Browns Duke Johnson RB None






3 85 Cincinnati Bengals Tyler Kroft TE None
3 86 Arizona Cardinals David Johnson RB None
3 87 Pittsburgh Steelers Sammie Coates WR None






3 89 St. Louis Rams Sean Mannion QB None






3 92 Denver Broncos Jeff Heuermann TE None






3 94 Green Bay Packers Ty Montegomery WR None
3 95 Washington Redskins Matt Jones RB From Seattle






Round 4


4 103 New York Jets Bryce Petty QB From Jacksonville
Wow, a surprise for me, but write off Geno now
Petty will replace Fitzpatrick.






4 105 Washington Redskins Jamison Crouder WR None
4 106 Chicago Bears Jeremy Langford RB None
4 107 Atlanta Falcons Justin Hardy WR None
4 108 Tennessee Titans Jalston Fowler RB From Giants






4 117 San Francisco 49ers Blake Bell TE from San Diego






4 123 Cleveland Browns Vince Mayle WR From Arizona






4 125 Baltimore Ravens Javarious Allen RB None
4 126 San Francisco 49ers Mike Davis RB from Denver[R4 - 8]






4* 132 San Francisco 49ers DeAndre Smelter WR None






Later Rounds




5 138 Tennessee Titans David Cobb RB None
5 139 Jacksonville Jaguars Rashad Greene WR None






5 143 Minnesota Vikings MyCole Pruett TE from Detroit through Denver & Chicago[R5 - 3]






5 146 Minnesota Vikings Stefan Diggs WR From Atlanta
5 147 Green Bay Packers Brett Hundley QB From New England through Cleveland
In 5 years Hundley will be the next big QB






5 149 Miami Dolphins Jay Ajayi RB from Minnesota[R5 - 5]






5 155 Buffalo Bills Karlos Williams RB None
5 156 Miami Dolphins Tony Lippett WR From Philadelphia
5 157 Cincinnati Bengals CJ. Uzmoah TE WTF?! So bengals take 2 more TEs?






5 159 Arizona Cardinals JJ Nelson WR None
5 160 Pittsburgh Steelers Jesse James TE None






5 162 Tampa Bay Buccaneers Kenny Bell WR from Baltimore[R5 - 8]






5 168 Detroit Lions Michael Burton FB from New England via Tampa Bay






5* 171 Baltimore Ravens Nick Boyle TE None






5* 173 Kansas City Chiefs James O'Shaunessey TE None
5* 174 Carolina Panthers Cameron Artis-Payne RB None
5* 175 Houston Texans Keith Mumphery WR None












6 184 Tampa Bay Buccaneers Clay Kaelin WR from St. Louis[R6 - 3]






6 186 New York Giants Geremy Davis WR None
6 187 Washington Redskins Evan Spencer WR From New Orleans






6 194 Buffalo Bills Nick O'Leary TE None
6 195 Cleveland Browns Malcolm Johnson TE From Houston






6 198 Cleveland Browns Randall Telfer TE From Arizona






6 201 St Louis Rams Bud Sasser WR From Carolina
6 202 New England Patriots AJ Derby TE from Cleveland through Baltimore[R6 - 5]






6 204 Baltimore Ravens Darren Waller WR from Dallas[R6 - 6]
6 205 Indianapolis Colts Josh Robinson RB None
6 206 Green Bay Packers Aaron Ripkowski FB None






6* 210 Green Bay Packers Kennard Backman TE None












7 220 Jacksonville Jaguars Neal Stirling WR None
7 221 Oakland Raiders Andre Debose WR None






7 229 Jacksonville Jaguars Ben Koyack TE From Jets via Houston & Cleveland
7 230 New Orleans Saints Marcus Murphy RB None
7 231 Tampa Bay Buccaneers Joey Isofa FB from Miami via Baltimore & Detroit






7 233 Kansas City Chiefs Da'Ron Brown WR None
7 234 Buffalo Bills Dezmin Lewis WR None
7 235 Houston Texans Kenny Hillard RB None






7 238 Cincinnati Bengals Mario Alford WR None






7 245 Tennessee Titans Tre McBride WR from Giants through Denver[R7 - 8]
7 246 Dallas Cowboys Geoff Swaim TE from San Francisco through Indianapolis[R7 - 9]






7* 250 Denver Broncos Trevor Siemiam QB None





7* 254 San Francisco 49ers Busta Anderson TE None






7* 256 Arizona Cardinals Gerald Christian TE None

If you are looking for the references about the trades on these draft picks they are listed here on Wikipedia

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Our Draft Round by Round

Rnd. Pick # YF team Player Pos. Notes
1 1 London Hammers Amari Cooper WR None
1 2 Pacific Island Usos Kevin White WR None
1 3 Midas Whale Maxx Williams TE None
1 4 Swarlos Rodriguez Jameis Winston QB None
1 5 Rammtallica Billikids Todd Gurley RB None
1 6 Naenae Tegal DeVante Parker WR None
1 7 Fairfield Fairies Marcus Mariota QB None
1 8 Nialls Paul Melvin Gordon RB None
1 9 Belgian Waffles Nelson Agholor WR None
1 10 Mos Eisley Troopers Breshad Perriman WR None
2 11 London Hammers Amer Abdullah RB None
2 12 Pacific Island Usos Dorial Green-Beckham WR None
2 13 Midas Whale Jaelen Strong WR None
2 14 Swarlos Rodriguez TJ Yeldon RB None
2 15 Rammtallica Billikids Tevin Coleman RB None
2 16 Belgian Waffles Devin Funchess WR From Tegal
2 17 Fairfield Fairies David Johnson RB None
2 18 Nialls Paul Jay Ajayi RB None
2 19 Belgian Waffles Duke Johnson RB None
2 20 Naenae Tegal Phillip Dorsett WR From Troopers
2 21 Midas Whale Devin Smith WR Consolation Win
3 22 London Hammers Tyler Lockett WR None
3 23 Pacific Island Usos Clive Walford TE None
3 24 Midas Whale David Cobb RB None
3 25 Swarlos Rodriguez Javouris "Buck" Allen RB None
3 26 Rammtallica Billikids Sammie Coates WR None
3 27 Rammtallica Billikids Stefon Diggs WR From Tegal
3 28 Fairfield Fairies DeAndre Smelter WR None
3 29 Nialls Paul Justin Hardy WR None
3 30 Belgian Waffles Cameron Artis-Payne RB None
3 31 Mos Eisley Troopers Tre McBride WR None
4 32 London Hammers Chris Conley WR None
4 33 Pacific Island Usos Matt Jones RB None
4 34 Midas Whale Jeremy Langford RB None
4 35 Swarlos Rodriguez Vince Mayle WR None
4 36 Rammtallica Billikids Tyler Kroft TE None
To Drop
4 37 Naenae Tegal Mike Davis RB None
To Drop
4 38 Fairfield Fairies Rashad Greene WR None
4 39 Nialls Paul Jamison Crouder WR None
4 40 Belgian Waffles Ty.Montgomery WR None
4 41 Mos Eisley Troopers Trey Williams RB None
5 42 London Hammers Jesse James TE None
5 43 Pacific Island Usos Tony Lippett WR None
5 44 Midas Whale Karlos Williams WR None
5 45 Swarlos Rodriguez DeVante Davis WR None
5 46 Rammtallica Billikids MyCole Pruitt TE None
5 47 Naenae Tegal Bryce Petty QB None
5 48 Fairfield Fairies Antwan Goodley WR None
5 49 Nialls Paul Sean Mannion QB None
To Drop
5 50 Belgian Waffles Garrett Grayson QB None
5 51 Mos Eisley Troopers Josh Robinson RB None
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this is so exciting, confusing and scary.

April 16, 2015 20:25
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Frankie Mac wrote:

this is so exciting, confusing and scary.

My brain hurts...and I do cricket stats...

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LeighboNZ wrote:

Frankie Mac wrote:

this is so exciting, confusing and scary.

My brain hurts...and I do cricket stats...

It's ok my stats in the other thread are even confusing me now (Think I might just do analysis and not include the stats :P)

April 17, 2015 09:31
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Right I'll start adding Players here today, I assume we'll start with Jameis Winston, but really not sure on the off field issues, but without a doubt he IS the best QB in this draft.

May 01, 2015 05:05
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La'el Collins is now asking to be pushed to supplemental draft, obviously cause if drafted today later his value is hugely reduced.
Whereas could get bigger contract later.
Being talked to about murder of his pregnant ex gf. His lawyer keeps saying he's not a suspect...umm yeah.

May 01, 2015 07:01
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No surprise with the first pick.

May 01, 2015 12:14
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And Tre Mason just got ruined as Todd Gurley went to the Rams 10th overall.

My Vikes on the clock...

May 01, 2015 13:16
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JonoNewton wrote:

No surprise with the first pick.

With his history off to the area with the 2nd highest concentration of strip clubs outside Vegas.  Good idea.

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Hard News wrote:

JonoNewton wrote:

No surprise with the first pick.

With his history off to the area with the 2nd highest concentration of strip clubs outside Vegas.  Good idea.

It's brilliant right. I think I've said it elsewhere, but if he can clean up off the field he is going to be a very good pocket passer, but I am not sure if he can.

May 01, 2015 14:46
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JonoNewton wrote:

And Tre Mason just got ruined as Todd Gurley went to the Rams 10th overall.

My Vikes on the clock...

Yep, was swearing at the box when I heard his name come out.  With a bit of luck I might get another season of production from Tre as their top guy while they take a cautious approach to Gurley's ACL tear.

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Rammtallica - Part 2 wrote:

JonoNewton wrote:

And Tre Mason just got ruined as Todd Gurley went to the Rams 10th overall.

My Vikes on the clock...

Yep, was swearing at the box when I heard his name come out.  With a bit of luck I might get another season of production from Tre as their top guy while they take a cautious approach to Gurley's ACL tear.

I don't get it, probably to me one of the stupid moves of the first round. Jets taking Williams is the other one, two teams with big needs in other places taking players where they were already ok, and in the Rams case it's a back with a history of injury.

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FInally up to date after being out of the house yesterday.

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Quarterbacks Taken/Undrafted

Round/Pick Player Team My Thoughts
1.1 Jameis Winston Tampa Bay Buccaneers Got some awesome WRs to throw the ball to, should be the best of the young QBs, but look to him needing an OLine improvement
1.2 Marcus Mariota Tennessee Titans Got to do some work to be to get used to the NFL. And no real targets, could be interesting here.
3.11 Garrett Grayson New Orleans Saints And here is Drew Brees replacement, whether next season or 2017 he will be the next starter in New Orleans if he develops as expected
3.12 Chris Conley Kansas City Chiefs Um so Alex Smith back-up, not heard much about Conley, but won't be starting.
3.25 Sean Minion St. Louis Rams I don't know what to think, had him ranked really low in the QBs, but I guess he will get a chance to develop behind Foles to be the next QB in Los Angeles.
4.4 Bryce Petty New York Jets And there is the Jets next starter (Well after Ryan Fitzpatrick takes this year :P), pretty sure Fitzmagic beats out Geno, then Petty in next year or 2017.
5.11 Brett Hundley Green Bay Packers And the Packers select their 2020 starter. Expect Hundley to sit and develop behind Aaron Rodgers, the same as he did behind Favre
7.33 Trevor Siemiam Denver Broncos Taken as the last QB off the board, he will join a bunch of other QBs in Denver Zac Dysert taken last year, and Brock Osweiller the season before currently on the team, they are clearly looking for their Peyton replacement.
Undrafted  All comments about UDFAs should probably be ignored, I have never heard of most of them.

Ryan Williams Cincinnati Bengals Not to be confused with Ryan Williams Injury prone RB
Tyler Murphy Pittsburgh Steelers AFC North want UDFA QBs
Kevin Rodgers Houston Texans Could he replace Ryan mallet? 
Bryan Bennett Indianapolis Colts OMG Andrew Luck is screwed this guy is awesome.
Cody Fajardo Oakland Raiders What a name, this guy has it locked up
Cole Stoudt San Diego Chargers Could he be starting in los Angeles next year after Rivers quits?
Anthony Boone Detroit Lions Clearly needing Camp Bodies the Lions signed 2 QBs
Brandon Bridge Detroit Lions

Clearly needing Camp Bodies the Lions signed 2 QBs
Taylor Heinke Minnesota Vikings With Cassel & Ponder gone the Vikes needed a QB3, here is your guy. Has a chance to make he roster.
Connor Halliday Washington Redskins Theey sign the local boy, a camp body no chance in the battle.
Dylan Thompson San Francisco 49ers Camp bodies, keep the bench warm
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Running Backs Taken

Draft/Round Player Team My Thoughts
1.10 Todd Gurley St. Louis Rams Well bye bye Tre Mason, Gurley will be the Day 1 starter in St. Louis. Look at them to start running the ball a lot this season. (Had ACL injury, could be an issue)
1.15 Melvin Gordon San Diego Chargers Not unexpected as their starter was now Oliver, look to Gordon to be strong going forward.
2.4 TJ. Yeldon Jacksonville Jaguars Really more of a Fullback than RB, but was called as a RB so expect him to battle with Gerhart for touches in the backfield.
2.22 Ameer Abdullah Detroit Lions I have to think he is the #1 in Detroit. Joique Bell is a change of pace guy, and I picked up Riddick when Bush left as someone has to carry the load, that is not Bell, so Look to Abdullah to start
3.9 Tevin Coleman Atlanta Falcons Should fall in as the #2 behind Freeman in Atlanta, expect him to share back-up/3rd down carries with Smith this season, probably a bigger role in 2016 as he is clearly a better back and Antone Smith will go back to just doing speed stuff.
3.13 Duke Johnson Cleveland Browns Umm yeah I don't even know with this one, the Browns already have Crowell & West, so they add another guy, just makes the backfield more confusing.
3.22 David Johnson Arizona Cardinals I don't actually know much about this guy, but expect him to play more as a back-up to Ellington than challenge him for the starters job. Probably share the carries through parts of he season.
3.31 Matt Jones Washington Redskins Will probably take the Roy Helu role as back-up/change of pace behind Alfred Morris
4.7 Jeremy Langford Chicago Bears I would not be surprised to see him redshirted this season, but I think this is the Bears preparing for a future without Matt Forte, he will battle with Carey for the back-up and then future role (THOUGH I think Carey should win that).
4.9 Jalston Fowler Tennessee Titans A Fullback for the Titans, I would guess this is help for Sankey. A nice young line-up in Tennessee with Mariota, Sankey & now Fowler. I expect a lot of FB blocking roles for support here.
4.26 Javouris Allen Baltimore Ravens Depth behind Forsett and some cover in case of injury
4.27 Mike Davis San Francisco 49ers I don't understand the 49ers RB strategy this season, since they lost Gore they have added Reggie Bush & Jarrad Hayne to Carlos Hyde, Kendall Hunter, Alfonso Smith & Philip Tanner, some of these guys aren't making the roster.
5.2 David Cobb Tennessee Titans Well there is the competition for Bishop Sankey as well, could be an interesting battle, especially with Mariota, Green-Beckham, and a Fullback, going to be fun.
5.13 Jay Ajayi Miami Dolphins Talk of issues with the medical side of things around his knee. Is a Power back, not sure whether he will end as the lead back, but could take that role for sure.
5.19 Karlos Williams Buffalo Bills Would look to him as a good solid back-up for LeSean McCoy, probably not right away, but lets see.
5.32 Mike Burton Detroit Lions There is the Lions Fullback He should help their runners get some more space in there.
5.38 Cameron Artis-Payne Carolina Panthers Should battle with Fozzie & Todman to be Stewart's back-up in Carolina, could be profitable if Stewart gets injured.
6.29 Josh Robinson Indiannapolis Colts Will most likely be the 3rd back here behind Gore & Herron, with a shot to move up after Gore retires (Probably 2016), surprises me how far Ballard has fallen since he did his aerobatic TD
6.30 Aaron Ripkowski Green Bay Packers There is the end of the Kuhn era in Green Bay
7.13 Joey Isofa Tampa Bay Buccaneers A late Fullback, another chance to protect their backs.
7.13 Marcus Murphy New Orleans Saints A late pick adds another runner in NO
7.18 Kenny Hillard Houston Texans Pretty low tating for me, think he is about 4th on the depth chart.
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Zac Stacy traded to the NY Jets...so goes from behind Gurley & Mason to behind Ridley & Ivory (Think he has a much better chance of getting the ball in NY, but not sure if he will)

May 03, 2015 09:56
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Haha so I wrote about Mariota and lack of Weapons, well the Titans drafted an entire new offense adding Green-Beckham, Cobb, and now Tre McBride late.

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I'll have a look at the WRs/TEs a little later, but have covered the majority of QBs & RBs so far. Hope there is some help for people who have needs at different positions.

As soon as ESPN re-opens the league pages I will increase out team sizes up (By 7 or so positions, may just make it to a 5 or 0 ending), to allow for some extras, once I do I will let you know the drop dates and how many players you can have at each date, this won't have me actually decreasing the size of the bench, but will allow for you to have movement, every Thursday before kick-off you will need to be under the number or I will cut the last added player from your bench.

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Rnd. Pick  NFL team Player My Thoughts
1 4 Oakland Raiders Amari Cooper A very great receiver for the Raiders, should give Carr a #1 target
1 7 Chicago Bears Kevin White The receiver with the best QB of the top guys, will partner Jeffery very well
1 14 Miami Dolphins DeVante Parker Parker joins Landry in a huge 1-2 punch for the Fins, with Stills as a third option this is a massive receiving team
1 20 Philadelphia Eagles Nelson Agholor A nice fast guy for the Eagles, should be another good option for them
1 26 Baltimore Ravens Breshard Perriman A straight Torrey Smith replacement for the Ravens
1 29 Indianapolis Colts Phillip Dorsett Ummm I don't know where he fits in, maybe as the replacement for Andre Johnson in 2016? Andre3000, TY Hilton, Moncrief etc 
2 37 New York Jets Devin Smith A nice Receiver for the Jets, should start as their third option behind Marshall & Decker, a pretty reasonable Receiving corps now.
2 40 Tennessee Titans Dorial Green-Beckham One of the huge pre-draft stars, he lands with a Rookie QB as the Titans continue to rebuild their offense from back to front. 
2 41 Carolina Panthers Devin Funchess Another player in the Kelvin Benjamin mold. should be pretty nice to see him getting the ball from Cam Newton
3 69 Seattle Seahawks Tyler Lockett Another 3rd round option for the Hawks, expect to see him get some play as they always share the ball around.
3 70 Tennessee Titans Jaelen Strong Another WR to the Titans, they added 3 through the draft to ensure that Mariota has some weapons.
3 87 Pittsburgh Steelers Sammie Coates The Steelers also add a midround WR, will be hoping to add another option for Big Ben to throw the ball to.
3 94 Green Bay Packers Ty Montegomery Rodgers 4th target is named, will fall in behind the others as another option.
4 105 Washington Redskins Jamison Crouder A mid rounder to Washington, I know nothing about most of the guys after here, will be #3 at best, probably lower.
4 107 Atlanta Falcons Justin Hardy Is this guy the future for Falcons, steps in to replace Harry Douglas and hopefully pair with Julio once Mr White retires?
4 123 Cleveland Browns Vince Mayle Browns finally took a reciever, seems to fit with the rest of their #3 Receivers.
4* 132 San Francisco 49ers DeAndre Smelter 49ers add a late mid round guy.
5 139 Jacksonville Jaguars Rashad Greene Another Jags option?
5 146 Minnesota Vikings Stefan Diggs The Vikings took a WR at the place I would've as well. We didn't have a need for a #1, we have Wallace & Charles Johnson, Patterson & Wright are there as well, it is possible for the Vikes to compete and this adds another player who looks awesome with ball in his hands.
5 156 Miami Dolphins Tony Lippett ?
5 159 Arizona Cardinals JJ Nelson Haha a third J.Nelson into the league at WR.
5* 175 Houston Texans Keith Mumphery Is this guy going to have a chance to replace Andre Johnson?
5 162 Tampa Bay Buccaneers Kenny Bell Will have time to develop here.
6 184 Tampa Bay Buccaneers Clay Kaelin Another WR for the Buccs as they look to give Winston weapons.
6 186 New York Giants Geremy Davis OMG seriously the spelling of these names annoys me.
6 187 Washington Redskins Evan Spencer Oh an Evan replacement for Washington (OUT with Royster!)
6 201 St Louis Rams Bud Sasser He's their Bud.
6 204 Baltimore Ravens Darren Waller Now I am just making crap up
7 220 Jacksonville Jaguars Neal Stirling A sterling selection for the Jags
7 221 Oakland Raiders Andre Debose Who?
7 233 Kansas City Chiefs Da'Ron Brown
7 234 Buffalo Bills Dezmin Lewis
7 238 Cincinnati Bengals Mario Alford
7 245 Tennessee Titans Tre McBride
May 03, 2015 16:53
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I realised I don't have everyone's email addresses so will delay draft til ESPN site is open again ?

May 04, 2015 07:15
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Tight Ends


Rnd. Pick # NFL team Player Comments
2 55 Baltimore Ravens Maxx Williams The highest rated TE in the draft was the first off the board, should be the best of the Rookies by a long way as he gets a big role in a pretty empty TE depth chart.
3 68 Oakland Raiders Clive Walford Rated the #2 TE in the draft, he was second off the board, Mychal Rivera a sometime fantasy darling is ahead of him to start with, but he has a chance to take that spot.
3 85 Cincinnati Bengals Tyler Kroft Not considered a good blocker, but given the history of TEs in Cincinnati I don't even know here, they selected a blocking TE later,but they have drafted a lot of TEs in recent times.
3 92 Denver Broncos Jeff Heuermann Was mostly used as a blocking TE, BUT has the potential to be a good receiving TE, could be a fit for the Broncos as a Julius Thomas replacement depending on how they use him.
4 117 San Francisco 49ers Blake Bell Listed as 4th best TE, he is a great receiver, but in the NFL he will need to learn to block a lot better, he is likely to be a receiving option for Kaepernick from early in his career.
5 143 Minnesota Vikings MyCole Pruitt A blocker with a chance for crossing routes, has good hands, but no speed or size to get down the field. - Worst spelling of Michael I have EVER seen.
5 157 Cincinnati Bengals CJ. Uzmoah Definitely a blocking TE, I presume this is the Bengals drafting a pair of TEs to help them out in the future.
5 160 Pittsburgh Steelers Jesse James The Steelers fans seem to see him as a Heath Miller replacement but he doesn't have the skills from what I have  seen, he can block well, but he seems to be s developmental prospect who lacks speed, could get there eventually, but not right away, should've taken O'Leary.
5* 171 Baltimore Ravens Nick Boyle Gets the back-up role in Baltimore, is another good option for Flacco. Also listed more as blocking TE, he will probably be the compliment to Williams more receiver type role.
5* 173 Kansas City Chiefs James O'Shaunessey Actually struggling to find facts on this guy.
6 194 Buffalo Bills Nick O'Leary One of my favourite TEs in the class (PS. I spent some time investigating TEs as it is a position I really need in Dynasty), a real clutch catch guy, is a bit small for a TE normally, but has speed (Ran a bit slow at the combine), and can move around, expect to see him in the slot, at Halfback and as a pass catching TE for the Bills (The 'Spiller' role). In saying that I hate the place he landed given that he will be stuck behind Charles Clay.
6 195 Cleveland Browns Malcolm Johnson With Back to back picks (195 & 198) the Browns selected a pair of TEs. The first one was Malcolm Johnson, who has been listed as a Fullback (Very low rating) by most, but can also play HB & TE, he is expected to be mostly a blocker for the Browns, but he can do some crazy stuff with the ball as well.
6 198 Cleveland Browns Randall Telfer A second TE for the Browns, this guy is definitely a TE, and mostly a blocker, can catch the ball, but expect him mostly to be blocking for the runners.
6 202 New England Patriots AJ Derby I lack info, but lots of TEs in New England.
6* 210 Green Bay Packers Kennard Backman Another Late round Green bay pick, watch training camp to see how this goes.
7 229 Jacksonville Jaguars Ben Koyack A reasonably average prospect, but will be only a back-up so no real issue here.
7 246 Dallas Cowboys Geoff Swaim ?
7* 254 San Francisco 49ers Busta Anderson He's actually a Busta.
7* 256 Arizona Cardinals Gerald Christian Mr Irrelevant, 100% chance he is off the team before the 53 man cuts,
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Well all ready to go from this end. Just waiting for ESPN.com to open up their fantasy pages again so I can send an email to everyone in the league advising that we are starting drafting. Will send an email out, and give three options for drafting, prefered is Picking in this thread, but will allow email/tweet to me (jono (dot) newton (at) The mail of the huge search engine (dot) com) (twitter handle in my profile, but is just my username here)

So without further ado...Frankie Mac & the London Hammers you are ON the CLOCK! (Admittedly this time will not start ticking down until I can send the email out :P)

May 05, 2015 07:21
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Some links if you want help:

http://dynastyfootballwarehouse.com/dynasty-ppr-ra...

http://dynastyleaguefootball.com/top-50-rookie-ran...

My Thoughts on Team Needs

Hammers: WR2 WR3 RB

Usos: RB2 WR2 WR3

Billikids: RB1 RB2

Rodriguez: TE WR2

Tegal: QB WR2 WR3

Whale: WR TE

Paul: TE RB2

Fairies: Flex WR2

Waffles: TE WR3

Troopers: WR2 WR3 RB2


Once ESPN is open again I will post the Top 5-10 Free Agents available at each position.

May 05, 2015 08:16
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Yep think its fairly obvious what I'm after. 

Also open to a late trading of my pick if someone is desperate for it. 

May 05, 2015 12:38 · Edited May 05, 2015 12:41
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do you need my email address? it is stevenjones_6 at (@) hotmail (old school) . (dot) com

May 05, 2015 20:07
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Frankie Mac wrote:

do you need my email address? it is stevenjones_6 at (@) hotmail (old school) . (dot) com

Nah all good, but you can start the draft by picking which player you wanted :) (Rookies only)

May 06, 2015 07:25
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Tegal wrote:

Yep think its fairly obvious what I'm after. 

Also open to a late trading of my pick if someone is desperate for it. 

See I am tempted to try and move up, but I think of everyone above me, you are the only one who doesn't need what I could offer...(I really want a Top 5-6 pick though for my plans sake.

May 06, 2015 07:36
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May 06, 2015 11:04
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Could also be interested in trading up depending on how the first few picks shake out. Will get in contact with the owner of the Usos to let him know when he's on the clock

May 06, 2015 13:28
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Ok...so bascailly when we're ready for the draft, the ESPN site will be active and we go in and make our picks (or preferred picks) and go from there?

May 06, 2015 16:04
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Nah, make your pick in this thread when it's your turn.

May 06, 2015 16:10
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I think I really need to see who's on who's team before thinking of trading spots - hopefully the ESPN site will open soon. 

I'll also apologise in advance in case I'm a bit tardy with my picks or responding to trade offers.  I should be able to put my picks in within the 24 hour deadline, but if we move to 12 hours I might struggle.  My phone is the cheapest of cheap and has very little internet capability.  Most websites I go to at work are blocked (fortunately not this one though) so I'll likely do most of my stuff from home at night.

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So by Rookies. That's all the players just been done in the latest NFL draft from college football eh? Guess I should do some study

May 06, 2015 18:47
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Yakcall wrote:

So by Rookies. That's all the players just been done in the latest NFL draft from college football eh? Guess I should do some study

Correct. Some lists above, as we are only taking 51 total it is unlikely there will be many not in the above lists.

If anyone wants some help about players give me a yell and I can give you some rundowns on some of them (I admit to not knowing as much as I should given a lack of watching College ball, but can help with their chance at time on the team they have gone too and an idea of what role they might play given I started watching draft coverage in January :P

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Rammtallica - Part 2 wrote:

I think I really need to see who's on who's team before thinking of trading spots - hopefully the ESPN site will open soon. 

I'll also apologise in advance in case I'm a bit tardy with my picks or responding to trade offers.  I should be able to put my picks in within the 24 hour deadline, but if we move to 12 hours I might struggle.  My phone is the cheapest of cheap and has very little internet capability.  Most websites I go to at work are blocked (fortunately not this one though) so I'll likely do most of my stuff from home at night.

All good, we will only drop to 12hrs if we have issues getting this done before August :P

May 06, 2015 20:07
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JonoNewton wrote:

Frankie Mac wrote:

do you need my email address? it is stevenjones_6 at (@) hotmail (old school) . (dot) com

Nah all good, but you can start the draft by picking which player you wanted :) (Rookies only)

Ok - been tossing this one around for a week or so now, but finally settled on Amari Cooper.

*Inserts photo of a nervous/depressed looking Amari Cooper holding up a London Hammers shirt*

May 06, 2015 20:37
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