We’re moving into the later rounds in the Fanex Analysis Draft. The 15th round is approaching, at which point every team will have six choices remaining. In this kind of format (best ball and no waiver moves) it makes the most sense for teams to carry two kickers, two defenses and two tight ends, so most teams should use all but one of their remaining picks on those positions.
With that in mind, I made my most recent picks.
13.06 WR Jaelen Strong I don’t know if I needed to take him this early. I have no idea what others think of this player or if he’ll even be drafted. But I find him interesting. Just a third-round rookie, but I believe he’ll beat out Cecil Shorts III and start, and if it plays out that way he’ll be sneaky good in this PPR format. Houston uses primarily two receiver sets, and it doesn’t throw to its tight ends much. It’s all kind of running through those two main receivers, and I think Strong will be counted on to pick up a lot of those Andre Johnson routes. I see 70-plus receptions as a possibility. If I were more certain he’d start, I would have picked him before Dwayne Bowe in the last round.
14.07 DEF St. Louis Rams They’ve got a great defensive line and pass rush, which is key. Sacks get scored in this format, but points and yards really aren’t much of a factor. So I believe the Rams will score better than the Seahawks, who were taken back at 12.10. Rams also have Tavon Austin returning punts, and I expect he’ll score 1-2 TDs on returns. With other teams starting to move into defenses, I figured I’d grab a defense now. A second tight end is a bigger need, but I think the guy I would select here will still be around at 15.06.
FANEX ANALYSIS DRAFT | ||
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Pick | Pos | Player |
1.01 | RB | Eddie Lacy |
1.02 | RB | Jamaal Charles |
1.03 | RB | LeVeon Bell |
1.04 | RB | Adrian Peterson |
1.05 | RB | C.J. Anderson |
1.06 | WR | Antonio Brown |
1.07 | RB | Marshawn Lynch |
1.08 | TE | Rob Gronkowski |
1.09 | WR | Dez Bryant |
1.10 | RB | Arian Foster |
1.11 | RB | LeSean McCoy |
1.12 | RB | Matt Forte |
2.01 | WR | Demaryius Thomas |
2.02 | RB | Melvin Gordon |
2.03 | RB | DeMarco Murray |
2.04 | WR | Odell Beckham Jr. |
2.05 | WR | Julio Jones |
2.06 | QB | Andrew Luck |
2.07 | RB | Jeremy Hill |
2.08 | WR | Randall Cobb |
2.09 | WR | Mike Evans |
2.10 | WR | Calvin Johnson |
2.11 | WR | A.J. Green |
2.12 | WR | Jordy Nelson |
3.01 | QB | Aaron Rodgers |
3.02 | WR | Alshon Jeffery |
3.03 | WR | T.Y. Hilton |
3.04 | RB | Ameer Abdullah |
3.05 | WR | Emmanuel Sanders |
3.06 | WR | Julian Edelman |
3.07 | RB | Justin Forsett |
3.08 | WR | Brandin Cooks |
3.09 | WR | DeAndre Hopkins |
3.10 | RB | Frank Gore |
3.11 | TE | Jimmy Graham |
3.12 | RB | Mark Ingram |
4.01 | WR | Kelvin Benjamin |
4.02 | RB | Todd Gurley |
4.03 | WR | Jordan Matthews |
4.04 | RB | Alfred Morris |
4.05 | RB | Carlos Hyde |
4.06 | WR | Keenan Allen |
4.07 | RB | C.J. Spiller |
4.08 | RB | Latavius Murray |
4.09 | WR | Jeremy Maclin |
4.10 | RB | Lamar Miller |
4.11 | WR | Golden Tate |
4.12 | WR | Amari Cooper |
5.01 | WR | Sammy Watkins |
5.02 | QB | Russell Wilson |
5.03 | RB | Joseph Randle |
5.04 | RB | T.J. Yeldon |
5.05 | RB | Andre Ellington |
5.06 | WR | Roddy White |
5.07 | WR | Brandon Marshall |
5.08 | WR | Andre Johnson |
5.09 | RB | Jonathan Stewart |
5.10 | TE | Travis Kelce |
5.11 | WR | Jarvis Landry |
5.12 | TE | Martellus Bennett |
6.01 | QB | Peyton Manning |
6.02 | QB | Drew Brees |
6.03 | WR | Martavis Bryant |
6.04 | TE | Greg Olsen |
6.05 | RB | Rashad Jennings |
6.06 | WR | DeSean Jackson |
6.07 | WR | Larry Fitzgerald |
6.08 | WR | Allen Robinson |
6.09 | TE | Zach Ertz |
6.10 | WR | Vincent Jackson |
6.11 | RB | Giovani Bernard |
6.12 | RB | LeGarrette Blount |
7.01 | RB | Tevin Coleman |
7.02 | WR | Torrey Smith |
7.03 | QB | Tony Romo |
7.04 | QB | Ben Roethlisberger |
7.05 | QB | Matt Ryan |
7.06 | QB | Cam Newton |
7.07 | RB | Shane Vereen |
7.08 | RB | Isaiah Crowell |
7.09 | QB | Tom Brady |
7.10 | WR | Charles Johnson |
7.11 | WR | Davante Adams |
7.12 | WR | Brandon LaFell |
8.01 | RB | Knile Davis |
8.02 | WR | Eric Decker |
8.03 | WR | Steve Smith Sr. |
8.04 | RB | Joique Bell |
8.05 | WR | Victor Cruz |
8.06 | TE | Antonio Gates |
8.07 | QB | Eli Manning |
8.08 | QB | Matthew Stafford |
8.09 | RB | Tre Mason |
8.10 | TE | Jason Witten |
8.11 | WR | Nelson Agholor |
8.12 | WR | Kevin White |
9.00 | RB | Robert Turbin |
9.01 | QB | Philip Rivers |
9.02 | QB | Ryan Tannehill |
9.03 | WR | Michael Floyd |
9.04 | WR | Kenny Stills |
9.05 | TE | Julius Thomas |
9.06 | RB | Doug Martin |
9.07 | WR | Mike Wallace |
9.08 | QB | Joe Flacco |
9.09 | QB | Colin Kaepernick |
9.10 | RB | Chris Ivory |
9.11 | WR | Kendall Wright |
9.12 | WR | Kenny Britt |
10.01 | TE | Owen Daniels |
10.02 | WR | Breshad Perriman |
10.03 | WR | Anquan Boldin |
10.04 | WR | John Brown |
10.05 | QB | Jay Cutler |
10.06 | TE | Jordan Cameron |
10.07 | RB | Devonta Freeman |
10.08 | WR | DeVante Parker |
10.09 | WR | Doug Baldwin |
10.10 | WR | Pierre Garcon |
10.11 | RB | Charles Sims |
10.12 | WR | Brian Quick |
11.01 | RB | Bishop Sankey |
11.02 | RB | Ryan Mathews |
11.03 | RB | David Cobb |
11.04 | WR | Percy Harvin |
11.05 | RB | David Johnson |
11.06 | WR | Dwayne Bowe |
11.07 | WR | Marques Colston |
11.08 | RB | Andre Williams |
11.09 | RB | Darren McFadden |
11.10 | QB | Teddy Bridgewater |
11.11 | RB | Theo Riddick |
11.12 | QB | Derek Carr |
12.01 | RB | Darren Sproles |
12.02 | RB | Duke Johnson |
12.03 | QB | Carson Palmer |
12.04 | TE | Delanie Walker |
12.05 | WR | Rueben Randle |
12.06 | QB | Andy Dalton |
12.07 | TE | Josh Hill |
12.08 | RB | Montee Ball |
12.09 | WR | Terrance Williams |
12.10 | ST | Seattle |
12.11 | RB | Roy Helu Jr. |
12.12 | RB | Reggie Bush |
13.01 | ST | Buffalo |
13.02 | TE | Austin Seferian-Jenkins |
13.03 | WR | Dorial Green-Beckham |
13.04 | RB | Matt Jones |
13.05 | QB | Jameis Winston |
13.06 | WR | Jaelen Strong |
13.07 | RB | Danny Woodhead |
13.08 | RB | Jerick McKinnon |
13.09 | WR | Cody Latimer |
13.10 | TE | Tyler Eifert |
13.11 | WR | Devin Funchess |
13.12 | RB | DeAngelo Williams |
14.01 | WR | Robert Woods |
14.02 | QB | Nick Foles |
14.03 | WR | Stevie Johnson |
14.04 | RB | Stevan Ridley |
14.05 | TE | Kyle Rudolph |
14.06 | ST | Houston |
14.07 | ST | St. Louis |
14.08 | TE | Coby Fleener |
14.09 | RB | Cameron Artis-Payne |
14.10 | RB | Jay Ajayi |
—Ian Allan