1.03 WR Justin Jefferson MIN
Kelce is the runaway top pick this year, and then it's a close call between the top QBs & WRs.
Also considered: QB Eagles, QB Bills, WR Ja'Marr Chase
2.14 RB Nick Chubb CLE
Dis guy gud.
3.03 WR Chris Olave NO
Already one of the best route runners in the game.
Also considered: WR Tee Higgins
4.14 TE David Njoku CLE
I have him projected similarly to the next few WRs, but good to get a TE and another Brown on board.
Also considered: WR Christian Watson, WR Brandon Aiyuk, WR Christian Kirk
5.03 WR Brandon Aiyuk SF
Playoff value helps him stand out from the rest.
6.14 QB Browns CLE
As long as I have a Cleveland stack, I'll reach a little for their TMQB.
Also considered: RB Dameon Pierce
7.03 RB Dameon Pierce HOU
Potential workhorse. Surprised he fell this far.
8.14 WR Treylon Burks TEN
Big tier drop after Gerald Everett; left me with a lot of options here. Decided to take a swing at upside, and less worried about Burks's injury than most of the other WR injuries.
Also considered: WR Tyler Boyd, TE Hayden Hurst, QB Broncos, WR Jaxon Smith-Njigba, WR Quentin Johnston, WR Kadarius Toney, TE Tyler Conklin, PK Justin Tucker, PK Harrison Butker, RB Antonio Gibson, RB Samaje Perine, DEF Eagles
9.03 PK Justin Tucker BAL
Great kicker + good team + playoff value + job security.
Also considered: lots
10.14 WR Rashod Bateman BAL
Also considered: PK Harrison Butker, TE Cade Otton
11.03 PK Harrison Butker KC
12.14 RB Tyler Allgeier ATL
13.03 DEF Jets NYJ
Also considered: WR Michael Gallup, QB Cardinals
14.14 RB Chuba Hubbard CAR
Committee back & handcuff who seems to have a fairly secure role, and I'm more worried about what the remaining RBs will look like a couple rounds from now than at other positions.
Also considered: DEF Browns, WR Jonathan Mingo, WR Jayden Reed, WR Curtis Samuel, WR Donovan Peoples-Jones, QB Cardinals, TE Logan Thomas
15.03 DEF Browns CLE
Quadrupling down on my bet on the Browns to make the postseason. Also thinking that this is the least likely of players on my short list to make it to the next round.
Also considered: WR Jayden Reed, WR Curtis Samuel, QB Cardinals, TE Logan Thomas
16.14 WR Jayden Reed GB
Also considered: TE Logan Thomas
17.03 QB Cardinals ARI
Betting on Kyler. I've been eyeing him for several rounds, and waiting out of a combination of fear & greed. But I'm less afraid of Kyler missing the whole season when I'm paying rd17 prices (and choosing between him & TEs that also carry tons of risk), and betting on him still being there as QB32 in rd18 feels like too much greed.
Also considered: TE Logan Thomas, TE Austin Hooper
18.14 TE Logan Thomas WAS
I don't like taking on this much injury risk, but TE got picked clean by the end of rd10. Thomas is at least in line to be a starter, and had that one big year.
I got a lot of Cleveland Browns, strong WRs PKs & DEFs, and some significant injury risk from Logan Thomas, Kyler Murray, and Rashod Bateman, but I'm hoping I got those guys late enough so that the upside outweighs the downside. In hindsight I wish I'd gotten my TE2 earlier, maybe Conklin or Hurst rd9 instead of Tucker. Then could've taken a rd10 kicker instead of Bateman and a rd18 WR (Rashee Rice, Rashid Shaheed, Robert Woods, Mecole Hardman, Chase Claypool, and Mack Hollins all went undrafted), or something like that. Didn't need to go kicker quite so early given how late we're drafting, since opening day depth charts have settled.
I like the squads that Aaron Rudnicki, Genester, and David Yudkin put together.