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I managed to sneak in pick 9.11 before they turned off the timer for the Memorial Day weekend.

Decided to go with Leon Washington. I like him. He catches a lot of passes – 47 last year – and this is a PPR format. I also think he’ll take on a bigger role this season. The way Thomas Jones is grumbling about his contract, I’m not even positive he’ll be back. Jones also turns 31 in August. Washington has averaged over 5 yards per carry two years in a row; he needs to play more.

With Washington, I think I have a nice five-man mix at running back (and remember, this is a no-moves league, with starting lineups determined on a best-ball basis). I’ve got a pair that look like pretty safe bets to start 16 games – LenDale White and Cedric Benson – and then I’ve got three smaller guys who might all catch 50-plus passes (Reggie Bush, Ray Rice, Washington). With those five, I think I’ll be able to make it through the 17-week season in reasonable shape. On some Sunday, I expect my No. 3 running back to fill the “Flex” position in this league.


2009 FANEX ANALYSIS DRAFT

  RB  1.01  Adrian Peterson (Dolfi)
  RB  1.02  Michael Turner (Cannon)
  RB  1.03  Maurice Jones-Drew (Pitzer)
  RB  1.04  LaDainian Tomlinson (Kellogg)
  RB  1.05  Matt Forte (Davis)
  RB  1.06  Steven Jackson (Cahill)
  RB  1.07  Chris Johnson (Holm)
  RB  1.08  Frank Gore (Hulett)
  RB  1.09  DeAngelo Williams (O’Leary)
  RB  1.10  Brian Westbrook (Rito)
  WR  1.11  Larry Fitzgerald (Cannon)
  RB  1.12  Steve Slaton (Harmon)
  WR  2.01  Randy Moss (Harmon)
  WR  2.02  Steve Smith (Allan)
  WR  2.03  Andre Johnson (Rito)
  RB  2.04  Clinton Portis (O’Leary)
  RB  2.05  Darren McFadden (Hulett)
  WR  2.06  Calvin Johnson (Holm)
  RB  2.07  Brandon Jacobs (Cahill)
  RB  2.08  Marion Barber (Davis)
  QB  2.09  Tom Brady (Kellogg)
  WR  2.10  Reggie Wayne (Pitzer)
  WR  2.11  Wes Welker (Allan)
  RB  2.12  Ronnie Brown (Dolfi)
  WR  3.01  Roddy White (Dolfi)
  QB  3.02  Drew Brees (Cannon)
  RB  3.03  Ryan Grant (Pitzer)
  WR  3.04  Terrell Owens (Kellogg)
  QB  3.05  Peyton Manning (Cahill)
  RB  3.06  Knowshon Moreno (Cannon)
  WR  3.07  Greg Jennings (Hulett)
  RB  3.08  Marshawn Lynch (O’Leary)
  WR  3.09  Dwayne Bowe (Davis)
  WR  3.10  Marques Colston (Rito)
  RB  3.11  Reggie Bush (Allan)
  RB  3.12  Derrick Ward (Harmon)
  WR  4.01  T.J. Houshmandzadeh (Harmon)
  WR  4.02  Anthony Gonzalez (Allan)
  WR  4.03  Anquan Boldin (Rito)
  TE  4.04  Antonio Gates (TE) (O’Leary)
  WR  4.05  Brandon Marshall (Hulett)
  RB  4.06  Kevin Smith (Holm)
  RB  4.07  Larry Johnson (Cahill)
  WR  4.08  Braylon Edwards (Davis)
  RB  4.09  Beanie Wells (Kellogg)
  WR  4.10  Roy Williams (Pitzer)
  TE  4.11  Jason Witten (TE) (Holm)
  RB  4.12  Julius Jones (Dolfi)
  QB  5.01  Aaron Rodgers (Dolfi)
  WR  5.02  Chad Ochocinco (Allan)
  QB  5.03  Philip Rivers (Pitzer)
  WR  5.04  Vincent Jackson (Kellogg)
  WR  5.05  Santonio Holmes (Davis)
  TE  5.06  Tony Gonzalez (TE) (Cahill)
  RB  5.07  Pierre Thomas (Holm)
  RB  5.08  Jonathan Stewart (Hulett)
  QB  5.09  Jay Cutler (O’Leary)
  QB  5.10  Kurt Warner (Rito)
  RB  5.11  LenDale White (Allan)
  QB  5.12  Tony Romo (Harmon)
  RB  6.01  Thomas Jones (Harmon)
  RB  6.02  Cedric Benson (Allan)
  RB  6.03  Joseph Addai (Rito)
  WR  6.04  DeSean Jackson (O'Leary)
  QB  6.05  Matt Ryan (Hulett)
  WR  6.06  Antonio Bryant (Holm)
  WR  6.07  Eddie Royal (Cahill)
  QB  6.08  Matt Schaub (Davis)
  TE  6.09  Dallas Clark (TE) (Kellogg)
  WR  6.10  Santana Moss (Pitzer)
  WR  6.11  Jerricho Cotchery (Cannon)
  WR  6.12  Lee Evans (Dolfi)
  WR  7.01  Donnie Avery (Dolfi)
  QB  7.02  Donovan McNabb (Holm)
  RB  7.03  Jamal Lewis (Pitzer)
  WR  7.04  Derrick Mason (Kellogg)
  QB  7.05  Matt Cassel (Davis)
  WR  7.06  Hines Ward (Cahill)
  WR  7.07  Bernard Berrian (Holm)
  WR  7.08  Devery Henderson (Hulett)
  RB  7.09  Willie Parker (Rito)
  QB  7.10  Ben Roethlisberger (Allan)
  WR  7.11  Donald Driver (Harmon)
  WR  7.12  Torry Holt (Harmon)
  RB  8.01  Ray Rice (Allan)
  TE  8.02  Owen Daniels (TE) (Rito)
  WR  8.03  Steve Breaston (O'Leary)
  WR  8.04  Kevin Walter (O'Leary)
  WR  8.05  Laveranues Coles (Hulett)
  RB  8.06  Willis McGahee (Holm)
  WR  8.07  Michael Crabtree (Cahill)
  WR  8.08  Lance Moore (Cannon)
  WR  8.09  Steve Smith (Kellogg)
  QB  8.10  Carson Palmer (Pitzer)
  TE  8.11  John Carlson (TE) (Davis)
  RB  8.12  Tim Hightower (Dolfi)
  WR  9.01  Ted Ginn (Dolfi)
  QB  9.02  David Garrard (Allan)
  WR  9.03  Kevin Curtis (Pitzer)
  RB  9.04  Donald Brown (Kellogg)
  RB  9.05  Felix Jones (Davis)
  RB  9.06  Rashard Mendenhall (Cahill)
  RB  9.07  Darren Sproles (Holm)
  RB  9.08  LeRon McClain (Hulett)
  WR  9.09  Devin Hester (O'Leary)
  QB  9.10  Matt Hasselbeck (Rito)
  RB  9.11  Leon Washington (Allan)


This draft can be followed at myfantasyleague.com.

To read the reasoning for each pick by each expert, click here.

Overview of rules: Each team drafts 20 players. Starts QB, 2 RB, 3 WR, TE, K, D and one flex player (RB-WR-TE). 6 points for TDs, 4 for TD passes, 1 for every 20 passing yards, 1 for every 10 run/rec yards, 1 for every reception. No free agent pickups – what you draft is what you get. No starting lineups – lineups tabulated via “best ball” methods. No head-to-head games; highest total points after 17 weeks is the winner.


-Ian Allan

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