TSF 2014 Fantasy Draft Rookie Season Results

Was this a contest the board had last year?

BTW - Loved Abbrederis and I too wanted him picked by the B&G

 

This is a good idea Blast. Fun to see how we did haha

I had the Ravens this year

1. Zack Martin (G) - taken one pick ahead of the Ravens by Dallas. Started at guard all year on a playoff team. Also had the RB who won the rushing title in Murray. I did okay here in the first.

2. Jimmie Ward (S/CB) - drafted in the first round by the niners. Played in 8 games and recorded 20 tackles and 2 passes defended. Would've likely seen a lot more time in Baltimore's depleted secondary.

3. Bishop Sankey (RB) - drafted in the second round by Tennessee. Ran for 569 yards and 2 TD's with a 3.7 YPC average. Would've seen back up duties behind Forsett, but has some upside to be a feature back in the future.

3 (compensatory). Travis Swanson (C/G) - drafted in the third round by the Lions. Played in 15 games, four of which were starts (3 at guard due to injury, one at center due to suspension). Don't know much about his year this year, but apparently looks to be a solid depth pick with upside to start in the future.

4 (compensatory). Anthony Johnson (DT) - my first reach. Went in drafted, but was picked up by the Miami Dolphins. Appears to have played in a game where he recorded 2 tackles before going down for the season with an ankle injury.

4 (compensatory). Kevin Norwood (WR) - drafted in the fourth round by the Seahawks. Saw limited playing time, but recorded 9 catches for 102 yards on the season. Seattle's WR corps is not their strong suit, and would've expected more from Norwood given the competiton (or lack thereof) for PT.

5 (compensatory). Colt Lyerla (TE) - took a risk here with Lyerla. Went undrafted and eventually signed with Green Bay. He tore his PCL and MCL in practice and was released with an injury settlement. Was later arrested for DUI non alcohol related.

6. Corey Linsley (C) - Go bucks. Was drafted in the fifth round by the Packers. Started all 16 regular season games at center and every post season game as well. A hit here makes up for my few previous misses in the fourth and fifth rounds. Might've totally revamped the Raven's interior line in a single draft.

In hindsight, I could've taken a ILB or S in the middle rounds where I whiffed a little... But overall I'm pretty happy with my first attempt at being GM. Looking forward to next years draft (hopefully with a different team lol)

 

Brilliant

I was in Charge of the Texans

Rnd 1.A
Jadeveon Clowney, DE, South Carolina - Actually drafted by the Texans #1 overall. Played 4 games and had his season cut short with a torn meniscus, and also underwent microfracture surgery.

Rnd 1.B
Teddy Bridgewater, QB, Louisville - Actually drafted by the Vikings as the 32nd pick in the first round. Started the season as 2nd string QB and ended up starting 12 games in the season. Won rookie of the year honors. had a 64.4% comp rate as well as 14/12 TD/INT.

Rnd 4.A
Ka'Deem Carey RB Arizona - Actually drafted in the 4th round by the Bears. Played a backup role to Matt Forte and saw limited action most of the year. When in he averaged 4.4yds a carry.

Rnd 4.B
Cameron Fleming, OT, Stanford - Actually drafted by the Patriots in the 4th round. Saw limited action for most of the year but did end up starting 2 games

Rnd 4.C
Will Clarke, DE, West Virginia - Actually drafted by the Bengals in the 3rd round. Only suited up for 7 games recording 2 solo tackles 1 asst tackle and a fumble recovery.

Rnd 5.A
Kenny Ladler FS Vanderbilt - Ended up being an undrafted free agent pickup by the Bills. Played in 2 games recording 3 solo tackles and 1 asst tackle

Rnd 5.B
Anthony Steen, OG, Alabama - Ended up being and undrafted free agent pickup by the Cardinals. Made the roster but never suited up.

Rnd 6.
John Urschel, G/C, Penn State - Actually selected in the 5th round by the Ravens. Played in 11 games and started 3 of those.


Am actually very shocked all of my players are still on a roster. Seeing where I drafted people and where they ended up going I think I should probably be the next GM of any NFL team needing one.
But in all seriousness, this being my second year of doing this draft I had a blast again and can't wait for it to start up again.

 

This will be interesting. I had the Arizona Cardinals.

Rd 1 Rashede Hagemen Drafted 37th overall by the Falcons 16 tackes and 1 sack on the season.

Rd 2 Donte Moncrief Drafted in the 3rd round by the Colts. 32 receptions 440 yds 3 tds.

rd 3 Tre Boston Drafted in the 4th round by the Panthers. Won starting job midway through the season.

rd 4 Justin Britt. Drafted in 2nd round by Seattle. Won starting right tackle job in training camp. Started all 16 games at right tackle.

rd 5 Terrence Mitchell. Fell all the way to the 7th round. Drafted by the Cowboys, released, signed by Bears, and made active roster.
rd 6 Shaquille Barret. UDFA signed by Broncos, made active roster in Oct.
Rd 7 traded for Palmer


Too many reaches, but still some decent production overall. Snagging Britt in the 4th was a steal.

 

I had the Pack:

1st - Ryan Shazier. We know this story.

2nd - Troy Niklas, TE, Notre Dame. Drafted in the 2nd round by the AZ Cardinals. Didn't make much of an impact, played in 7 games, started 2. Finished with 3 catches for 38 yards.

3rd(a) - Weston Richburg, C, Colorado St. Drafted in the 2nd by the NYG. Played in 16 games, starting 15 of them. Pretty nice production from a rookie.

3rd(b) - DaQuan Jones, DT, Penn St. Drafted in the 4th by TEN. Played in 7 games, starting 1. 8 tackles, 1 sack, 1 FF. In the mix to be the starting NT for Dick LeBeau.

4th - Marqueston Huff, DB, Wyoming. Drafted in the 4th by TEN. 14 games played, 1 start at CB (drafted to play safety by GB). 18 tackles, 1 sack, 1 int, 1 TD.

5th(a) - Michael Campanaro, WR, Wake Forest. Drafted in the 7th by the Ravens. Had an injury bug and played in 4 games, with 0 starts. Finished with 7 catches for 107 yards and a TD. Came back for the postseason and nabbed 4-39 vs NE.

5th(b) - Logan Thomas, QB, Virginia Tech. Drafted in the 4th by AZ. Not much of an impact as a rookie QB when AZ desperately needed a QB. Played in 1 game, 0 starts.

6th - Christian Kirksey, LB, Iowa. Drafted in the 3rd round by the Browns. Played in 16 games, started 8. 81 tackles, 2 sacks and a FF.

Not a bad haul. 32 total games started by this rookie class. Kirksey and Richburg pay immediate dividends while Shazier, Niklas, Huff and Jones provide promise for the future. Thomas and Campanaro are projects, but I'm happy all my draft picks for GB were drafted and all ended up being on the active roster for their respective teams.

 

Dang, nice work Elvis!

 

That definitely helps the cause haha

 

I wasn't involved last year, but I looked up my 2013 guys! We didn't finish the draft, so it only goes through 5 rounds.

49ers

1-12. Star Lotulelei, DL, Utah - Key player on Carolina's defense. ROTY contender. Graded as "very good" by PFF.
2-29. Terrance Williams, WR, Baylor - Has scored 13 TDs his first two seasons with Dallas. Graded as "average" by PFF.
3-4. Darius Slay, CB, Mississippi State - Started as a rookie for the Lions. Graded as "good" by PFF.
4-7. Kenny Stills, WR, Oklahoma - Starting WR for New Orleans. Forced team favorite Lance Moore out of a job as a rookie. Graded as "good" by PFF.
5-24. Bennie Logan, DL, LSU - Starting NT for Philly. Graded as "average" by PFF.
5-31. Ryan Otten, TE, SJSU - Bounced around some practice squads, but no.

Not bad! 5 out of 6 of those guys are starters, and they're all decent, if not great players. I got up to #12 by trading Alex Smith, who I really wanted to keep, and trade Kaepernick instead. But if I'm remembering right, I let y'all talk me out of it because we were trying to keep it realistic. Too bad. I could have gotten more value, plus had a better QB.

Lions

1. Dee Milliner, CB, Alabama - Rocky rookie season, being benched before finishing with 3 picks in the last two games and named Rookie of the Month. Missed all of 2014 with an injury. Graded as "average" by PFF.
2. Alex Okafor, DE, Texas - Starting OLB for Cardinals. Graded as "below average" by PFF.
3. Dallas Thomas, OG, Tennessee - Starting RG for Dolphins. Graded as "poor" by PFF.
4. Duke Williams, SS, Nevada - Starting FS for Bills. Graded as "average" player by PFF.
5. Marquess Wilson, WR, Washington State - Missed all of 2014 with injury. Tentatively listed as #3 behind Jeffrey and Marshall, according to PFF.

Looks like I used up all my skills drafting for the 49ers. I really didn't take the Lions as seriously. Just like the Lions' real GM!

 

I had Cleveland and indy in last yrs. draft... I started with a host of picks already with the browns and made a well placed trade here and there... the colts had already mortgaged their future picking up some bum rb, so I only had 4 picks with them.

Cleveland:
1a. Johnny manziel qb tex a&m: actually drafted by the browns with their 2nd 1st rd. pick.. we all know how his 1st season went.
1b. tre mason rb auburn: drafted by the rams in the 3rd rd.... took over the main ball carrier duties about wk 6 or 7 and never looked back....looks to be a potential star in the making
2. Martavis Bryant wr Clemson: taken by us in the 4th and the rest is history
3a. yawin smallwood ilb UConn: 7th rd pick by the falcons... waived and is currently on the titans practice squad
3b. Billy turner ot N. Dakota St.: 4th rd pick by the dolphins.. made the team, but was not ready for nfl competition after playing college ball at a small school.. still on team with opportunity to improve
4a. ego ferguson dt lsu: 2nd rd. pick by the bears... played all 16 games totaling 24 tackles, 2 sacks 3 passes defensed.. I hear he is a big part of their plans as they transition to a 3-4 defense
4c. terrance west rb towson: actually drafted by the browns in rd. 3... strong runner with very good feet, and looks to be a big part of their future plans
5. larry Webster de bloomsburg: lions 4th rd. pick.... stuck behind a stacked d-line, but looks to be a part of the rotation next season
6. Michael sam de Missouri: rams 7th rd pick and currently unemployed

all things considered, not a terrible draft, but I can't imagine the media storm I would've brought Cleveland with manziel and sam out there.

indy:
2. Cyril Richardson ot Baylor: 5th rd pick by the bills, played in 12 games with 4 starts.. looks to be a big part of the tackle rotation
3. Will Sutton dt Arizona st.: 3rd rd. pick by the bears..played in 15 games and started 5... depending on this yrs. draft, will probably anchor the bears 3-4
5. chris smith de Arkansas: 5th rd pick by the jags.. played in 7 games, recording 3 sacks and 1 ff
6. cody Hoffman wr byu: udfa with the redskins.... cut during pre-season.. currently playing for montreal of the cfl


not bad.... some front line guys that should make a significant amount of noise next season and beyond.. I wonder how much the colts would've wanted these guys now, considering how their respective fronts did in '14