This is a Non-PPR draft. It was conducted on the afternoon of Aug. 10. Unfortunately for Raymond Summerlin, news of Derrius Guice’s torn ACL broke literally minutes after he made his selection at No. 45 overall.
1. C.D. Carter (Draft Day Consultants)
2. Anthony Amico (RotoCurve)
3. Matt Harmon (Yahoo)
4. Raymond Summerlin (Rotoworld)
5. Patrick Daugherty (Rotoworld)
6. Jeff Ratcliffe (Pro Football Focus)
7. Al Zeidenfeld (ESPN)
8. Ben Gretch (Fantasy Insiders)
9. Davis Mattek (Taekcast)
10. Michael Gallagher (Rotoworld)
11. Ryan McDowell (DLF)
12. Chet Gresham (Walter Football)
Round 1
1. C.D. Carter — Le’Veon Bell, RB1
2. Anthony Amico — Todd Gurley, RB2
3. Matt Harmon — David Johnson, RB3
4. Raymond Summerlin — Ezekiel Elliott, RB4
5. Patrick Daugherty — Antonio Brown, WR1
6. Jeff Ratcliffe — Saquon Barkley, RB5
7. Al Zeidenfeld — Alvin Kamara, RB6
8. Ben Gretch — Melvin Gordon, RB7
9. Davis Mattek — Dalvin Cook, RB8
10. Michael Gallagher — Kareem Hunt, RB9
11. Ryan McDowell — Leonard Fournette, RB10
12. Chet Gresham — DeAndre Hopkins, WR2
Notes: Even in a Non-PPR league, I couldn’t bring myself to select Alvin Kamara over Antonio Brown. This is a question I have been struggling with all summer. I feel it is one of the defining dilemmas of this year’s drafts. Someone with more imagination is probably envisioning Kamara’s upside instead of focusing on the possibility of regression and certainty of overhype. … 10 running backs in the first round used to be standard-operating procedure in standard leagues but had become a rarity in recent years. The clear-cut RB1 tier is the deepest it has been in some time. … Chet has to be feeling quite happy about snagging the uber-consistent DeAndre Hopkins at No. 12 overall. Hopkins posts elite numbers even with Brian Hoyer or Tom Savage at quarterback. Imagine what he could do with 16 games of Deshaun Watson.
Round 2
13. Chet Gresham — Jordan Howard, RB11
14. Ryan McDowell — Devonta Freeman, RB12
15. Michael Gallagher — Julio Jones, WR3
16. Davis Mattek — Odell Beckham, WR4
17. Ben Gretch — Michael Thomas, WR5
18. Al Zeidenfeld — A.J. Green, WR6
19. Jeff Ratcliffe — Christian McCaffrey, RB13
20. Patrick Daugherty — Keenan Allen, WR7
21. Raymond Summerlin — Davante Adams, WR8
22. Matt Harmon — Rob Gronkowski, TE1
23. Anthony Amico — Jerick McKinnon, RB14
24. C.D. Carter — Mike Evans, WR9
Notes: There is so much focus on what Jordan Howard doesn’t do that we often forget what he does do. Of course, those questions swirl more in PPR than Non-PPR. … I was a little surprised to see Gallagher take Julio Jones over Odell Beckham but there really is no wrong way to rank the top four at wideout. … RB13 might seem steep for Christian McCaffrey in standard, but he was quietly the RB16 by total points last season. A three-spot jump is not only plausible, it’s likely. … Keenan Allen vs. Davante Adams is another question I have pondered all summer. Some days I prefer Aaron Rodgers’ No. 1, but Keenan healthy and unleashed was something to behold in 2017. … WR9 is right for Mike Evans. There’s still a great chance he vastly outperforms his draft position.
Round 3
25. C.D. Carter — T.Y. Hilton, WR10
26. Anthony Amico — Joe Mixon, RB15
27. Matt Harmon — Adam Thielen, WR11
28. Raymond Summerlin — Stefon Diggs, WR12
29. Patrick Daugherty — Lamar Miller, RB16
30. Jeff Ratcliffe — Travis Kelce, TE2
31. Al Zeidenfeld — Zach Ertz, TE3
32. Ben Gretch — Alex Collins, RB17
33. Davis Mattek — Demaryius Thomas, WR13
34. Michael Gallagher — Tyreek Hill, WR14
35. Ryan McDowell — Doug Baldwin, WR15
36. Chet Gresham — Jay Ajayi, RB18
Notes: T.Y. Hilton’s last season with Andrew Luck: 91/1,448/6. … Joe Mixon is someone who could crash the RB1 party, and not just at the low-end. … With Kirk Cousins’ target history serving as the tiebreaker, I think I prefer Stefon Diggs to Adam Thielen. … Lamar Miller is never someone you are going to feel happy about drafting, but the role is just too good and secure. With D’Onta Foreman completing his rehab from a torn Achilles’ tendon, there is nothing behind Miller on the depth chart. … Alex Collins is undervalued, especially in standard leagues. I defended Jordan Howard earlier, but what are the odds Collins out-points Howard? Certainly not zero. … Demaryius Thomas is becoming a bit of an undead zombie in fantasy leagues. You want to fade him, but you know the targets are not going away. Say what you will about Case Keenum, he supported two excellent fantasy receivers just fine in Minnesota.
Round 4
37. Chet Gresham — Larry Fitzgerald, WR16
38. Ryan McDowell — LeSean Mccoy, RB19
39. Michael Gallagher — Derrick Henry, RB20
40. Davis Mattek — Kenyan Drake, RB21
41. Ben Gretch — Josh Gordon, WR17
42. Al Zeidenfeld — Ronald Jones, RB22
43. Jeff Ratcliffe — Allen Robinson, WR18
44. Patrick Daugherty — Amari Cooper, WR19
45. Raymond Summerlin — Derrius Guice, RB23
46. Matt Harmon — Dion Lewis, RB24
47. Anthony Amico — JuJu Smith-Schuster, WR20
48. C.D. Carter — Jarvis Landry, WR21
Notes: LeSean McCoy’s situation is clear as mud. Even if he is eventually cleared in the eyes of the law, we know the NFL will come to its own conclusions. … Derrick Henry and Dion Lewis went seven picks apart. This is one of the situations where we simply aren’t going to know the truth until the regular season. Offseason speak and preseason usage won’t tell the story. … Frank Gore fear has turned Kenyan Drake into a low-end RB2. I don’t trust the Dolphins to employ correct usage, but if they do, Drake is going to be a super steal. … Best of luck, Josh Gordon drafters. … Ronald Jones scares me for the simple fact I don’t trust the Bucs coaching staff to do the right thing. Peyton Barber and Charles Sims are both teacher’s pets in Tampa. … Allen Robinson is a year removed from tearing his ACL, but let’s not take it for granted that Mitchell Trubisky will be better than Blake Bortles. … As mentioned in the lede, Ray’s pick of Derrius Guice was made literally minutes before his season-ending injury.
Round 5
49. C.D. Carter — Rex Burkhead, RB25
50. Anthony Amico — Mark Ingram, RB26
51. Matt Harmon — Emmanuel Sanders, WR22
52. Raymond Summerlin — Marvin Jones, WR23
53. Patrick Daugherty — Marshawn Lynch, RB27
54. Jeff Ratcliffe — Alshon Jeffery, WR24
55. Al Zeidenfeld — Royce Freeman, RB28
56. Ben Gretch — Rashaad Penny, RB29
57. Davis Mattek — Chris Hogan, WR25
58. Michael Gallagher — Marlon Mack, RB30
59. Ryan McDowell — Brandin Cooks, WR26
60. Chet Gresham — Michael Crabtree, WR27
Notes: The Rex Burkhead tea leaves have been positive, but man are things going to be wild in the Patriots’ backfield. … I would maybe prefer Mark Ingram more in the RB30-34 range, but if he returns with his 2017 usage, Amico is going to be very happy. … Gretch was smart to stop Rashaad Penny’s slide. Despite the Seahawks’ nonstop Chris Carson love affair, this does not strike me as a coaching staff that is going to be able to overlook Penny’s draft position. That used to be a Pete Carroll hallmark, but times seem to be changing as the roster deteriorates. … There’s a chance Chris Hogan is the biggest 2018 bargain in all of fantasy football. … Marlon Mack has high-end RB2 upside and “dropped by October 1” downside. … Brandin Cooks is going to be a bigger Rams factor than Sammy Watkins was, but WR26 feels oddly appropriate.
Round 6
61. Chet Gresham — Greg Olsen, TE4
62. Ryan McDowell — Evan Engram, TE5
63. Michael Gallagher — Golden Tate, WR28
64. Davis Mattek — Sony Michel, RB31
65. Ben Gretch — Corey Davis, WR29
66. Al Zeidenfeld — Pierre Garcon, WR30
67. Jeff Ratcliffe — Isaiah Crowell, RB32
68. Patrick Daugherty — Marquise Goodwin, WR31
69. Raymond Summerlin — Tevin Coleman, RB33
70. Matt Harmon — Sammy Watkins, WR32
71. Anthony Amico — Randall Cobb, WR33
72. C.D. Carter — Will Fuller, WR34
Notes: I have a hard time believing Greg Olsen will get back to his TE4 roots, but he arrives at a part of the tight end board littered with question marks. … For my money, I’m taking Evan Engram, even with regression and target competition concerns. … Marquise Goodwin … I may have let camp reports get the best of me. I also can’t shake the memory of what he did with Jimmy Garoppolo last season. … Sammy Watkins has had such a strange career. I expect him to improve on 2017, but it is tough to say how things might shake out between the Chiefs’ top two wideouts. … Will Fuller is a standard league receiver if there ever was one.
Round 7
73. C.D. Carter — Jamaal Williams, RB34
74. Anthony Amico — Jordan Reed, TE6
75. Matt Harmon — Kerryon Johnson, RB35
76. Raymond Summerlin — Devontae Booker, RB36
77. Patrick Daugherty — Carlos Hyde, RB37
78. Jeff Ratcliffe — Aaron Rodgers, QB1
79. Al Zeidenfeld — Cooper Kupp, WR35
80. Ben Gretch — Russell Wilson, QB2
81. Davis Mattek — DeVante Parker, WR36
82. Michael Gallagher — Jamison Crowder, WR37
83. Ryan McDowell — Robby Anderson, WR38
84. Chet Gresham — Tom Brady, QB3
Notes: We waited too long on quarterbacks, as usual. You will not see this in many home-league drafts, but it is a reminder … you can and should wait. Quarterback is as deep as it’s been in recent memory. … Jamaal Williams is a very workmanlike pick for 2018. I like Aaron Jones more, but he’s been banged up in camp and is suspended two games. Williams could be a plug-and-play guy for a while, if not the entire season. … We’ve decided we don’t like Carlos Hyde this summer. I would be lying if I said I was wild about it, but he could still end up a free-money RB3 for my squad. … Cooper Kupp and Robert Woods are tough nuts to crack this season. Kupp certainly seems to have an above-average rapport with Jared Goff. … Jamison Crowder is a textbook post-hype sleeper, especially with Mr. Underneath himself at quarterback in Alex Smith.
Round 8
85. Chet Gresham — Tarik Cohen, RB38
86. Ryan McDowell — Deshaun Watson, QB4
87. Michael Gallagher — Jimmy Graham, TE7
88. Davis Mattek — Jack Doyle, TE8
89. Ben Gretch — Delanie Walker, TE9
90. Al Zeidenfeld — Devin Funchess, WR39
91. Jeff Ratcliffe — Kelvin Benjamin, WR40
92. Patrick Daugherty — George Kittle, TE10
93. Raymond Summerlin — Julian Edelman, WR41
94. Matt Harmon — Kenny Stills, WR42
95. Anthony Amico — Cam Newton, QB5
96. C.D. Carter — Jordy Nelson, WR43
Notes: The Bears are talking up a Darren Sproles-type role for Tarik Cohen. We’ll see. … McDowell did not get a discount on Deshaun Watson. A dual-threat coming back from a leg injury who is guaranteed to regress in the touchdown department, I remain wary. … Tight end pretty much goes off the rails after the top two. It’s a free-for-all this year. … Kelvin Benjamin had qualms with Cam Newton’s accuracy. Thoughts and prayers with Josh Allen. … I love George Kittle, but I acknowledge his downside is as high as his upside. It’s a roll of the dice. … Can 2018 Jordy Nelson be better than 2017 Michael Crabtree? That’s the bar.
Round 9
97. C.D. Carter — Robert Woods, WR44
98. Anthony Amico — Kenny Golladay, WR45
99. Matt Harmon — C.J. Anderson, RB39
100. Raymond Summerlin — Kyle Rudolph, TE11
101. Patrick Daugherty — Andrew Luck, QB6
102. Jeff Ratcliffe — Sterling Shepard, WR46
103. Al Zeidenfeld — Trey Burton, TE12
104. Ben Gretch — Nelson Agholor, WR47
105. Davis Mattek — Chris Thompson, RB40
106. Michael Gallagher — Chris Carson, RB41
107. Ryan McDowell — D.J. Moore, WR48
108. Chet Gresham — Allen Hurns, WR49
Notes: C.J. Anderson’s usage was not promising in the preseason opener. Perhaps it was a blip. … Kenny Golladay has all the upside in the world, but remains his team’s WR3. That’s a tough spot to find consistent WR3 value in fantasy. … The human body heals. I have confidence in Andrew Luck. … I’m also confident Sterling Shepard will be a top-40 receiver. … We showed patience with Trey Burton. This is the appropriate place to take someone with his combination of upside and limited track record. … The Seahawks have traditionally been a meritocracy. Chris Carson is going to show if they still are. … Would anyone be stunned if D.J. Moore out-produced Devin Funchess?
Round 10
109. Chet Gresham — James White, RB42
110. Ryan McDowell — Chris Godwin, WR50
111. Michael Gallagher — Cameron Meredith, WR51
112. Davis Mattek — Drew Brees, QB7
113. Ben Gretch — Giovani Bernard, RB43
114. Al Zeidenfeld — Kirk Cousins, QB8
115. Jeff Ratcliffe — Anthony Miller, WR52
116. Patrick Daugherty — Nick Chubb, RB44
117. Raymond Summerlin — Duke Johnson, RB45
118. Matt Harmon — Rishard Matthews, WR53
119. Anthony Amico — Samaje Perine, RB46
120. C.D. Carter — Ty Montgomery, RB47
Notes: Chris Godwin or Cameron Meredith is an interesting 2018 debate. Personally, I would go with the guy catching passes from Drew Brees. … Anthony Miller has drawn hype from the opening practice of Bears OTAs. … I guess I’m handcuffing Carlos Hyde with Nick Chubb. The less optimistic view is that they will cannibalize each other’s fantasy value. … Rishard Matthews’ mysterious injury remained mysterious as of Monday August 13. … Ty Montgomery could be one of this year’s most unheralded RB3s.
Round 11
121. C.D. Carter — David Njoku, TE13
122. Anthony Amico — Tyler Lockett, WR54
123. Matt Harmon — Josh Doctson, WR55
124. Raymond Summerlin — Aaron Jones, RB48
125. Patrick Daugherty — Keelan Cole, WR56
126. Jeff Ratcliffe — Rob Kelley, RB49
127. Al Zeidenfeld — Bilal Powell, RB50
128. Ben Gretch — Latavius Murray, RB51
129. Davis Mattek — Theo Riddick, RB52
130. Michael Gallagher — Matt Breida, RB53
131. Ryan McDowell — Jordan Wilkins, RB54
132. Chet Gresham — Corey Clement, RB55
Notes: David Njoku had maybe the most intriguing preseason opener of any player. … WR54 seems like an extreme bargain for Tyler Lockett. … Keelan Cole had the least talked about 42/748/3 rookie campaign ever. ... Is Bilal Powell going to kill Isaiah Crowell’s vibe? … Reserve running backs are important.
Round 12
133. Chet Gresham — Tyrell Williams, WR57
134. Ryan McDowell — Jaguars, DEF1
135. Michael Gallagher — Michael Gallup, WR58
136. Davis Mattek — Kenny Britt, WR59
137. Ben Gretch — Marqise Lee, WR60
138. Al Zeidenfeld — John Brown, WR61
139. Jeff Ratcliffe — Calvin Ridley, WR62
140. Patrick Daugherty — Tyler Eifert, TE14
141. Raymond Summerlin — Mike Williams, WR63
142. Matt Harmon — Carson Wentz, QB9
143. Anthony Amico — Donte Moncrief, WR64
144. C.D. Carter — LeGarrette Blount, RB56
Notes: Michael Gallup is this year’s Sterling Shepard, a day-two rookie forced into a guaranteed high-target role. … Kenny Britt has had a no-buzz summer. There’s an equal chance that’s good or bad. … I would love to see John Brown become a thing again. … TE14 felt appropriate for Tyler Eifert. It would be worth it if he plays 12 games.
Round 13
145. C.D. Carter — Jimmy Garoppolo, QB10
146. Anthony Amico — Paul Richardson, WR65
147. Matt Harmon — Peyton Barber, RB57
148. Raymond Summerlin — Matthew Stafford, QB11
149. Patrick Daugherty — C.J. Prosise, RB57
150. Jeff Ratcliffe — Ben Roethlisberger, QB12
151. Al Zeidenfeld — Martavis Bryant, WR66
152. Ben Gretch — Austin Ekeler, RB58
153. Davis Mattek — Stephen Gostkowski, K1
154. Michael Gallagher — Pat Mahomes, QB13
155. Ryan McDowell — Rams, DEF2
156. Chet Gresham — Danny Amendola, WR67
Notes: Dirk Koetter can’t quit Peyton Barber. His ADP could rise into the RB40s. … C.J. Prosise is a better flier in PPR, but liable to be left off the 53-man roster in every format.
Round 14
157. Chet Gresham — Cole Beasley, WR68
158. Ryan McDowell — Taywan Taylor, WR69
159. Michael Gallagher — Quincy Enunwa, WR70
160. Davis Mattek — Eagles, DEF3
161. Ben Gretch — Chargers, DEF4
162. Al Zeidenfeld — Kenneth Dixon, RB59
163. Jeff Ratcliffe — Dez Bryant, WR71
164. Patrick Daugherty — Corey Coleman, WR72
165. Raymond Summerlin — Vikings, DEF5
166. Matt Harmon — Texans, DEF6
167. Anthony Amico — Eric Ebron, TE15
168. C.D. Carter — Geronimo Allison, WR73
Notes: Taywan Taylor is probably this round’s highest-upside player. … Quincy Enunwa was looking like a nice sleeper until he injured his thumb. It’s been a while since he played a football game.
Round 15
169. C.D. Carter — Justin Tucker, K2
170. Anthony Amico — Greg Zuerlein, K3
171. Matt Harmon — Matt Bryant, K4
172. Raymond Summerlin — Chris Boswell, K5
173. Patrick Daugherty — Patriots, DEF7
174. Jeff Ratcliffe — Ravens, DEF8
175. Al Zeidenfeld — Saints, DEF9
176. Ben Gretch — DeSean Jackson, WR74
177. Davis Mattek — Dede Westbrook, WR75
178. Michael Gallagher — Broncos, DEF10
179. Ryan McDowell — O.J. Howard, TE16
180. Chet Gresham — Bears, DEF11
Notes: Stream defenses.
Round 16
181. Chet Gresham — Matt Prater, K6
182. Ryan McDowell — Harrison Butker, K7
183. Michael Gallagher — Wil Lutz, K8
184. Davis Mattek — T.J. Yeldon, RB60
185. Ben Gretch — Jake Elliott, K9
186. Al Zeidenfeld — Mason Crosby, K10
187. Jeff Ratcliffe — Robbie Gould, K11
188. Patrick Daugherty — Adam Vinatieri, K12
189. Raymond Summerlin — Ryan Grant, WR76
190. Matt Harmon — Mohamed Sanu, WR77
191. Anthony Amico — Steelers, DEF12
192. C.D. Carter — Packers, DEF13
Notes: Don’t draft kickers, add them before Week 1.
