2017 rookie pick 1.06 post NFL draft (Closed) (1 Viewer)

Now that the NFL draft is complete and we have had a few days to let things sink in, lets find out what the SP thinks of the rookies and where they stack up against each other for fantasy.

I decided to expand to four different polls post NFL draft, as now we can consider how each player fits with their teams and what that may mean in terms of fantasy points. 

I am populating the poll from my own rankings, with the exception of the 2QB poll where I will slot the top 3 QB choices at all times. If a player is not listed that you think should be, please recommend that they be added to the appropriate poll. If you would vote for a player who is not listed please vote other and post who you voted for, and that player will be added to the next poll.

Discussion welcome. Thanks everyone for voting.

Previous polls

Poll 1.01

Poll 1.02

Poll 1.03

Poll 1.04

Pick 1.05

Results so far:

Standard

1.01 Leonard Fournette 65.8% at 123 votes

1.02 Corey Davis 41.4% at 74 votes

1.03 Joe Mixon 37.7% at 81 votes

1.04 Christian McCaffrey 47.8% at 105 votes

1.05 Dalvin Cook 70.3% at 71 votes

1.06 Mike Williams 55.3% at 82 votes

PPR

1.01 Corey Davis 40.4% at 123 votes

1.02 Leonard Fournette 55.7% at 74 votes

1.03 Christian McCaffrey 66.2% at 81 votes

1.04 Joe Mixon 51.1% at 105 votes

1.05 Dalvin Cook 70.3% at 71 votes

1.06 Mike Williams 62.4% at 82 votes

2QB

1.01 Leonard Fournette 31.6% at 123 votes

1.02 Corey Davis 28.6% at 74 votes

1.03 Christian McCaffrey 31.2% at 81 votes

1.04 Joe Mixon 28.9% at 105 votes

1.05 Dalvin Cook 29.7% at 71 votes

1.06 Mike Williams 19.7% at 82 votes

TE premium

1.01 Leonard Fournette 35% at 123 votes

1.02 Corey Davis 37.1% at 74 votes

1.03 Christian McCaffrey 36.4% at 81 votes

1.04 Joe Mixon 33.3% at 105 votes

1.05 Dalvin Cook 34.4% at 71 votes

1.06 OJ Howard 48.7% at 82 votes

Pol 1.07 can be found here

Understand these polls can't cover every dynamic but at this point I'm looking at lineup more than ppr. If I have to start 2rb in a large league I'm taking hunt. If I can start 1rb and flex a te, I'm taking Howard.  

-OZ- said:

Understand these polls can't cover every dynamic but at this point I'm looking at lineup more than ppr. If I have to start 2rb in a large league I'm taking hunt. If I can start 1rb and flex a te, I'm taking Howard.  

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Obviously changing the starting requirements so that QB/RB/TE are the same would change the value of RB relative to the QB and TE positions.

Most leagues like this allow for multiple flex starts however, and if so then I think the RB still have more value. 

How many TE are you going to start at flex?

Biabreakable said:

Obviously changing the starting requirements so that QB/RB/TE are the same would change the value of RB relative to the QB and TE positions.

Most leagues like this allow for multiple flex starts however, and if so then I think the RB still have more value. 

How many TE are you going to start at flex?

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Depends on the league but I've done well starting 3, if you have the right TEs. 

-OZ- said:

Depends on the league but I've done well starting 3, if you have the right TEs. 

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Is it 1.5 PPR or some other bonus to TE scoring?

Generally just considering yards you should have better flex options at WR or RB. Even if you only need to start one of those. They still gain more yards.

Biabreakable said:

Is it 1.5 PPR or some other bonus to TE scoring?

Generally just considering yards you should have better flex options at WR or RB. Even if you only need to start one of those. They still gain more yards.

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Large leagues, so different than the usual dynamics.  I was looking at decisions like Eric Ebron vs ted ginn.  But yes, TE enhanced certainly helps.  

Still, I guess I just don't really like a lot of these rbs and wrs while I think Howard is a top 5 TE. So I'm probably taking him, the higher likelihood of starting him even if I have another stud TE pushes him to the top 6 while I might wait in other formats. 

I agree with you OZ that there is a drop in the tier at this point which causes me to vote for Engram.

It does depend on the league though as I can certainly see Mike Williams or one of the remaining RB being worth more than them, even if they do not finish in the top 12 or top 16 at their position. Especially in the short term, as TE tend to take longer before breaking out.

oops- accidentally clicked Mahomes in 2QB/SF, meant to click Watson. 

Williams/Williams/Waston/Howard for me

As I typically have at least 4 WRs who would start over any of the TEs (I do not play in any TE-enhanced scoring leagues), I would almost never choose one of the TEs highly.

For example, unless they are just plain always hurt, I figure Ross and Williams to be better than any of the TEs in this list.