The Fanex Analysis Draft wrapped up this morning, with 240 players selected by 12 teams. This is a best-ball league with locked rosters, and there are some notable players who didn’t even get selected.
In my opinion, the following are the best players who weren’t even chosen:
QUARTERBACKS:
Call me crazy, but I like Blaine Gabbert. He’s a much better quarterback now than he ever was in Jacksonville. He’s been working on his game. He averaged 254 passing yards per game in the second half of last year. Now he’s going to be running that up-tempo Chip Kelly offense, where there are simply a lot more plays. All three of Kelly’s offenses in Philadelphia averaged at least 268 passing yards per game. Gabbert also has some mobility. In this kind of format, the correct course is to select two competent quarterbacks. You only get 20 players, so I didn’t want to use another 5 percent of my roster on another player at this position. But I think Gabbert has an excellent chance of sneaking into the top 20 at his position.
RUNNING BACKS:
I used my last pick on Tre Mason. I’m not a big Mason fan, but I he fits my roster better than some of the other backs who are left. That is, I’ve got Todd Gurley. If Gurley gets hurt, I’ll want Mason to plug into that role. No waiver moves are allowed in this league, so part of the battle is keeping a starting lineup on the field for all 17 weeks. I selected Gurley, Mark Ingram and Ryan Mathews, so I used my other three running back selections on the players I believe will back those guys up. Long story short, there are some decent flyer-type backs who weren’t even chosen. The Giants selected Paul Perkins in the fifth round, and I believe he’ll wind up being the backup behind Rashad Jennings. Spencer Ware showed some potential in KC last year and could be a goal-line guy. No takers on either of the Dallas backups: Alfred Morris and Darren McFadden. And nobody selected Alex Collins, whom I think will be the backup tailback in Seattle.
WIDE RECEIVERS:
The group did a pretty good job of picking over this position, I thought. There’s nobody left that I even considered in the 20th round. In order: Stevie Johnson, Cole Beasley, Jermaine Kearse, Kenny Britt, Victor Cruz and Nelson Agholor.
TIGHT ENDS:
Kyle Rudolph almost went unselected; he lasted until the next-to-last pick. So th is position has been pretty well picked over. Best available, I think, are a half dozen youngsters, and I don’t have any of them in my top 22 overall in this PPR format: Austin Hooper, Jeff Heuerman, Crockett Gillmore, Hunter Henry, Richard Rogers and Jesse James.
KICKERS:
Three that I have ranked 15th to 18th weren’t chosen: Dustin Hopkins, Dan Carpenter and Nick Novak. Two teams in this league chose only one kicker, which makes no sense in this kind of format.
DEFENSES:
Nothing slipped through at this position. Detroit and Tennessee were the best defenses that were not chosen, and I’ve got them at just 22nd and 23rd. In this best-ball format, the correct strategy is to select two defenses, but three of the other franchises selected just one. One team selected three at this position.
Anyway, that league is in the books. No roster moves, no starting lineups. You just automatically get your best lineup each week. PPR scoring. No head-to-head games – most overall points wins. Key now is to cross your fingers and hope your guys stay healthy. I’ll check back in early January to see if I won the thing.
The draft was held at MyFantasyLeague.com. Owners submitted scouting capsules after each pick, and those can be seen by clicking on the link.
2016 FANEX ANALYSIS DRAFT | |||
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Pick | Pos | Player | Owner |
1.01 | WR | Antonio Brown | Panizo |
1.02 | WR | Odell Beckham Jr. | Rito/Nazarek |
1.03 | RB | LeVeon Bell | Adams |
1.04 | WR | Julio Jones | Satterlee |
1.05 | WR | A.J. Green | Pianowski |
1.06 | RB | Ezekiel Elliott | Nease |
1.07 | RB | Todd Gurley | Allan |
1.08 | WR | DeAndre Hopkins | Serritella |
1.09 | RB | David Johnson | Cahill |
1.10 | RB | Adrian Peterson | Schauf |
1.11 | WR | Dez Bryant | Holm |
1.12 | TE | Rob Gronkowski | Dolfi/Walls |
2.01 | RB | Lamar Miller | Dolfi/Walls |
2.02 | WR | Jordy Nelson | Holm |
2.03 | WR | Keenan Allen | Schauf |
2.04 | RB | Jamaal Charles | Cahill |
2.05 | WR | Brandon Marshall | Serritella |
2.06 | RB | Mark Ingram | Allan |
2.07 | RB | Devonta Freeman | Nease |
2.08 | WR | Allen Robinson | Pianowski |
2.09 | WR | Mike Evans | Satterlee |
2.10 | RB | Matt Forte | Adams |
2.11 | RB | Doug Martin | Rito/Nazarek |
2.12 | WR | Jarvis Landry | Panizo |
3.01 | RB | LeSean McCoy | Panizo |
3.02 | QB | Cam Newton | Rito/Nazarek |
3.03 | TE | Jordan Reed | Adams |
3.04 | RB | Eddie Lacy | Satterlee |
3.05 | WR | Alshon Jeffery | Pianowski |
3.06 | WR | Amari Cooper | Nease |
3.07 | WR | Brandin Cooks | Allan |
3.08 | RB | Latavius Murray | Serritella |
3.09 | WR | T.Y. Hilton | Cahill |
3.10 | WR | Demaryius Thomas | Schauf |
3.11 | WR | Golden Tate | Holm |
3.12 | WR | Jeremy Maclin | Dolfi/Walls |
4.01 | WR | Randall Cobb | Dolfi/Walls |
4.02 | WR | Kelvin Benjamin | Holm |
4.03 | RB | C.J. Anderson | Schauf |
4.04 | WR | Julian Edelman | Cahill |
4.05 | RB | Matt Jones | Serritella |
4.06 | WR | Donte Moncrief | Allan |
4.07 | WR | Doug Baldwin | Nease |
4.08 | WR | Jordan Matthews | Pianowski |
4.09 | RB | Carlos Hyde | Satterlee |
4.10 | WR | Eric Decker | Adams |
4.11 | WR | Sammy Watkins | Rito/Nazarek |
4.12 | RB | Danny Woodhead | Panizo |
5.01 | WR | Larry Fitzgerald | Panizo |
5.02 | RB | Dion Lewis | Rito/Nazarek |
5.03 | WR | Emmanuel Sanders | Adams |
5.04 | RB | Duke Johnson Jr. | Satterlee |
5.05 | RB | Giovani Bernard | Pianowski |
5.06 | RB | Thomas Rawls | Nease |
5.07 | WR | Kevin White | Allan |
5.08 | TE | Greg Olsen | Serritella |
5.09 | WR | Tyler Lockett | Cahill |
5.10 | RB | DeMarco Murray | Holm |
5.11 | WR | Michael Floyd | Schauf |
5.12 | QB | Aaron Rodgers | Dolfi/Walls |
6.01 | WR | Allen Hurns | Dolfi/Walls |
6.02 | QB | Russell Wilson | Holm |
6.03 | RB | Jay Ajayi | Schauf |
6.04 | QB | Andrew Luck | Cahill |
6.05 | WR | Tavon Austin | Serritella |
6.06 | WR | DeVante Parker | Allan |
6.07 | WR | John Brown | Nease |
6.08 | WR | Marvin Jones | Pianowski |
6.09 | WR | Sterling Shepard | Satterlee |
6.10 | RB | Jeremy Langford | Adams |
6.11 | WR | DeSean Jackson | Rito/Nazarek |
6.12 | RB | Frank Gore | Panizo |
7.01 | TE | Delanie Walker | Panizo |
7.02 | WR | Michael Crabtree | Rito/Nazarek |
7.03 | RB | Ameer Abdullah | Adams |
7.04 | TE | Coby Fleener | Satterlee |
7.05 | TE | Travis Kelce | Pianowski |
7.06 | QB | Drew Brees | Nease |
7.07 | RB | Ryan Mathews | Allan |
7.08 | WR | Markus Wheaton | Serritella |
7.09 | RB | Charles Sims | Cahill |
7.10 | RB | Jeremy Hill | Schauf |
7.11 | RB | Melvin Gordon | Holm |
7.12 | RB | Jonathan Stewart | Dolfi/Walls |
8.01 | QB | Ben Roethlisberger | Dolfi/Walls |
8.02 | WR | Torrey Smith | Holm |
8.03 | TE | Antonio Gates | Schauf |
8.04 | WR | Willie Snead | Cahill |
8.05 | WR | Stefon Diggs | Serritella |
8.06 | WR | Corey Coleman | Allan |
8.07 | RB | C.J. Prosise | Nease |
8.08 | RB | Chris Ivory | Pianowski |
8.09 | WR | Dorial Green-Beckham | Satterlee |
8.10 | QB | Blake Bortles | Adams |
8.11 | RB | Rashad Jennings | Rito/Nazarek |
8.12 | TE | Gary Barnidge | Panizo |
9.01 | QB | Tom Brady | Panizo |
9.02 | TE | Julius Thomas | Rito/Nazarek |
9.03 | RB | Karlos Williams | Adams |
9.04 | TE | Eric Ebron | Satterlee |
9.05 | TE | Zach Ertz | Pianowski |
9.06 | WR | Sammie Coates | Nease |
9.07 | QB | Philip Rivers | Allan |
9.08 | WR | Vincent Jackson | Serritella |
9.09 | WR | Laquon Treadwell | Cahill |
9.10 | QB | Carson Palmer | Schauf |
9.11 | RB | Theo Riddick | Holm |
9.12 | RB | T.J. Yeldon | Dolfi/Walls |
10.01 | WR | Travis Benjamin | Dolfi/Walls |
10.02 | RB | Justin Forsett | Holm |
10.03 | TE | Ladarius Green | Schauf |
10.04 | WR | Kamar Aiken | Cahill |
10.05 | QB | Eli Manning | Serritella |
10.06 | TE | Dwayne Allen | Allan |
10.07 | QB | Kirk Cousins | Nease |
10.08 | QB | Derek Carr | Pianowski |
10.09 | RB | Derrick Henry | Satterlee |
10.10 | RB | DeAngelo Williams | Adams |
10.11 | RB | LeGarrette Blount | Rito/Nazarek |
10.12 | WR | Steve Smith Sr. | Panizo |
11.01 | RB | Isaiah Crowell | Panizo |
11.02 | TE | Tyler Eifert | Rito/Nazarek |
11.03 | WR | Ted Ginn Jr. | Adams |
11.04 | QB | Jameis Winston | Satterlee |
11.05 | QB | Andy Dalton | Pianowski |
11.06 | RB | Tevin Coleman | Nease |
11.07 | QB | Marcus Mariota | Allan |
11.08 | RB | Ronnie Hillman | Serritella |
11.09 | TE | Zach Miller | Cahill |
11.10 | WR | Michael Thomas | Schauf |
11.11 | TE | Martellus Bennett | Holm |
11.12 | WR | Devin Funchess | Dolfi/Walls |
12.01 | D | Denver | Dolfi/Walls |
12.02 | QB | Matthew Stafford | Holm |
12.03 | QB | Ryan Tannehill | Schauf |
12.04 | QB | Tyrod Taylor | Cahill |
12.05 | WR | Martavis Bryant | Serritella |
12.06 | WR | Phillip Dorsett | Allan |
12.07 | TE | Jason Witten | Nease |
12.08 | RB | Bilal Powell | Pianowski |
12.09 | QB | Matt Ryan | Satterlee |
12.10 | WR | Mike Wallace | Adams |
12.11 | QB | Jay Cutler | Rito/Nazarek |
12.12 | QB | Joe Flacco | Panizo |
13.01 | TE | Jimmy Graham | Panizo |
13.02 | RB | Shane Vereen | Rito/Nazarek |
13.03 | TE | Jordan Cameron | Adams |
13.04 | WR | Chris Hogan | Satterlee |
13.05 | RB | DeAndre Washington | Pianowski |
13.06 | WR | Josh Doctson | Nease |
13.07 | TE | Will Tye | Allan |
13.08 | RB | Jordan Howard | Serritella |
13.09 | QB | Tony Romo | Cahill |
13.10 | RB | Kenneth Dixon | Schauf |
13.11 | RB | Arian Foster | Holm |
13.12 | WR | Mohamed Sanu | Dolfi/Walls |
14.01 | RB | Javorius Allen | Dolfi/Walls |
14.02 | TE | Charles Clay | Holm |
14.03 | WR | Breshad Perriman | Schauf |
14.04 | RB | Charcandrick West | Cahill |
14.05 | RB | Devontae Booker | Serritella |
14.06 | RB | Wendell Smallwood | Allan |
14.07 | D | Arizona | Nease |
14.08 | RB | Jerick McKinnon | Pianowski |
14.09 | D | Carolina | Satterlee |
14.10 | QB | Brock Osweiler | Adams |
14.11 | D | Seattle | Rito/Nazarek |
14.12 | QB | Alex Smith | Panizo |
15.01 | PK | Stephen Gostkowski | Panizo |
15.02 | D | Houston | Rito/Nazarek |
15.03 | RB | Chris Thompson | Adams |
15.04 | WR | Tyler Boyd | Satterlee |
15.05 | QB | Ryan Fitzpatrick | Pianowski |
15.06 | WR | Will Fuller | Nease |
15.07 | D | Minnesota | Allan |
15.08 | QB | Sam Bradford | Serritella |
15.09 | RB | Andre Ellington | Cahill |
15.10 | WR | Terrance Williams | Schauf |
15.11 | WR | Rishard Matthews | Holm |
15.12 | RB | James Starks | Dolfi/Walls |
16.01 | TE | Austin Seferian-Jenkins | Dolfi/Walls |
16.02 | D | Kansas City | Holm |
16.03 | D | Cincinnati | Schauf |
16.04 | TE | Jared Cook | Cahill |
16.05 | RB | Keith Marshall | Serritella |
16.06 | RB | Tim Hightower | Allan |
16.07 | QB | Teddy Bridgewater | Nease |
16.08 | D | Los Angeles | Pianowski |
16.09 | PK | Graham Gano | Satterlee |
16.10 | WR | Braxton Miller | Adams |
16.11 | WR | Josh Gordon | Rito/Nazarek |
16.12 | PK | Justin Tucker | Panizo |
17.01 | WR | Rueben Randle | Panizo |
17.02 | WR | Brandon LaFell | Rito/Nazarek |
17.03 | WR | Kendall Wright | Adams |
17.04 | RB | Cameron Artis-Payne | Satterlee |
17.05 | D | New England | Pianowski |
17.06 | TE | Clive Walford | Nease |
17.07 | PK | Chandler Catanzaro | Allan |
17.08 | PK | Blair Walsh | Serritella |
17.09 | PK | Steven Hauschka | Cahill |
17.10 | PK | Chris Boswell | Schauf |
17.11 | PK | Mason Crosby | Holm |
17.12 | RB | Darren Sproles | Dolfi/Walls |
18.01 | WR | Pierre Garcon | Dolfi/Walls |
18.02 | WR | Robert Woods | Holm |
18.03 | D | Philadelphia | Schauf |
18.04 | PK | Brandon McManus | Cahill |
18.05 | WR | Davante Adams | Serritella |
18.06 | PK | Dan Bailey | Allan |
18.07 | D | Pittsburgh | Nease |
18.08 | PK | Sebastian Janikowski | Pianowski |
18.09 | PK | Josh Brown | Satterlee |
18.10 | TE | Benjamin Watson | Adams |
18.11 | PK | Adam Vinatieri | Rito/Nazarek |
18.12 | WR | Jeff Janis | Panizo |
19.01 | D | Jacksonville | Panizo |
19.02 | PK | Cairo Santos | Rito/Nazarek |
19.03 | D | Buffalo | Adams |
19.04 | TE | Vance McDonald | Satterlee |
19.05 | WR | Bruce Ellington | Pianowski |
19.06 | PK | Robbie Gould | Nease |
19.07 | D | Oakland | Allan |
19.08 | RB | Josh Ferguson | Serritella |
19.09 | D | NY Jets | Cahill |
19.10 | PK | Nick Folk | Schauf |
19.11 | PK | Matt Bryant | Holm |
19.12 | PK | Mike Nugent | Dolfi/Walls |
20.01 | PK | Jason Myers | Dolfi/Walls |
20.02 | D | Green Bay | Holm |
20.03 | D | NY Giants | Schauf |
20.04 | D | Miami | Cahill |
20.05 | D | Baltimore | Serritella |
20.06 | RB | Tre Mason | Allan |
20.07 | PK | Roberto Aguayo | Nease |
20.08 | PK | Josh Lambo | Pianowski |
20.09 | D | Tampa Bay | Satterlee |
20.10 | PK | Matt Prater | Adams |
20.11 | TE | Kyle Rudolph | Rito/Nazarek |
20.12 | D | Washington | Panizo |
—Ian Allan