Mock Draft Monday 5/21 Results and Analysis

Round	Erik Siegrist	@MikeSGallagher	Reality Sports Online	Psycho dad	Mastersball.com-Ryan.Carey	Fantasy Sports Mastery	The Sherpa
R1 »	Ray Rice	Arian Foster	LeSean McCoy	Maurice Jones-Drew	Calvin Johnson	Aaron Rodgers	Matt Forte
R2 «	Adrian Peterson	Mike Wallace	Hakeem Nicks	Victor Cruz	Darren McFadden	A.J. Green	Roddy White
R3 »	Demaryius Thomas	Jamaal Charles	Frank Gore	Jordy Nelson	Trent Richardson	Dwayne Bowe	DeMarco Murray
R4 «	Darren Sproles	Peyton Manning	DeSean Jackson	Julio Jones	Jeremy Maclin	BenJarvus Green-Ellis	Brandon Lloyd
R5 »	Antonio Brown	Kenny Britt	Reggie Wayne	Roy Helu	Philip Rivers	Vernon Davis	Shonn Greene
R6 «	Matt Schaub	Doug Martin	Mark Ingram	Tim Tebow	Michael Crabtree	Eric Decker	Jermichael Finley
R7 »	Fred Davis	Matt Ryan	Santonio Holmes	Laurent Robinson	Daniel Thomas	Stevan Ridley	Torrey Smith
R8 «	Darrius Heyward-Bey	Robert Meachem	James Starks	Malcom Floyd	Denarius Moore	Knowshon Moreno	Jay Cutler
R9 »	Toby Gerhart	Brandon Pettigrew	Brent Celek	Mikel Leshoure	Greg Little	Randy Moss	Andrew Luck
R10 «	Doug Baldwin	Ronnie Hillman	Joe Flacco	Chris Ivory	Owen Daniels	Nate Washington	Pierre Thomas
R11 »	Coby Fleener	Brandon LaFell	Steve Breaston	Kendall Hunter	Delone Carter	Joel Dreessen	Montario Hardesty
R12 «	James Jones	David Wilson	Dexter McCluster	Jason Snelling	Andy Dalton	Matt Cassel	Jonathan Baldwin
R13 »	Alex Smith	Danny Amendola	Bernard Scott	Heath Miller	San Francisco 49ers	Chris Rainey	Titus Young
R14 «	Mason Crosby	Baltimore Ravens	Seattle Seahawks	Rob Bironas	Randall Cobb	New York Jets	New England Patriots
R15 »	Dallas Cowboys	Matt Prater	Billy Cundiff	Oakland Raiders	Matt Bryant	Robbie Gould	Jason Hanson

more must be better	Colin Cowherd SUCKS	xfactor	Gametime	kbross - Fantasy Football Pools	Bald man seeking vengeance	Mike Gottlieb: RotoWire Social Media Admin	Round
Drew Brees	Cam Newton	Tom Brady	Chris Johnson	Ryan Mathews	Andre Johnson	Marshawn Lynch	» R1
Michael Vick	Greg Jennings	Jimmy Graham	Matthew Stafford	Larry Fitzgerald	Rob Gronkowski	Wes Welker	« R2
Steven Jackson	Vincent Jackson	Percy Harvin	Brandon Marshall	Miles Austin	Marques Colston	Michael Turner	» R3
Dez Bryant	Antonio Gates	Reggie Bush	Steve Smith	Tony Romo	Ahmad Bradshaw	Fred Jackson	« R4
Chris Wells	Eli Manning	Willis McGahee	Isaac Redman	Steve Johnson	Jonathan Stewart	DeAngelo Williams	» R5
Michael Bush	Ben Roethlisberger	Pierre Garcon	Aaron Hernandez	Jason Witten	LeGarrette Blount	Peyton Hillis	« R6
Cedric Benson	C.J. Spiller	Justin Blackmon	Tony Gonzalez	Robert Griffin	Sidney Rice	Ben Tate	» R7
Jahvid Best	Santana Moss	Vincent Brown	Anquan Boldin	Donald Brown	Mike Williams	Mario Manningham	« R8
Maurice Morris	Ryan Fitzpatrick	Mike Tolbert	Kevin Smith	Brandon Jacobs	Felix Jones	Josh Freeman	» R9
Rashard Mendenhall	Carson Palmer	Jake Locker	Joe McKnight	Jermaine Gresham	Lance Moore	Michael Floyd	« R10
Plaxico Burress	Damian Williams	Ryan Grant	Shane Vereen	Marion Barber	Earl Bennett	Jacob Tamme	» R11
Golden Tate	David Nelson	Lance Ball	Deion Branch	Jackie Battle	Tim Hightower	Kevin Kolb	« R12
Jake Ballard	Joseph Addai	Jabar Gaffney	Chris Ogbonnaya	Kahlil Bell	Rex Grossman	Jacoby Ford	» R13
Neil Rackers	Josh Brown	David Akers	Alex Henery	Sebastian Janikowski	Stephen Gostkowski	Pittsburgh Steelers	« R14
San Diego Chargers	Tennessee Titans	Washington Redskins	St. Louis Rams	Tampa Bay Buccaneers	Houston Texans	John Kasay	» R15

Mock Draft Monday Results And Analysis: 5/21/12 edition

o No One Dared to Take a TE in the First Round: Even though it was a 14-team draft, no one took the plunge into drafting Rob Gronkowski or Jimmy Graham in the first round. As the fantasy football season nears, I am intrigued by how early the first two tight ends go off the board. How many people will treat them like #1 or 2 WR options with TE eligibility?
o Fantasy Running Back by Committee: BREAKING NEWS: THE RUNNING BACK POOL IS VERY SHALLOW. Seriously though, it is. Even though I have said multiple times that I don’t trust many of the running backs after the first four (Arian Foster, Ray Rice, LeSean McCoy, and Maurice Jones-Drew), I loaded up on running backs in the early parts of the draft (6 of my first 7 picks).
o …If You Think I’m Crazy… Think again. Well, at least this time. Overall, 70 running backs were taken in this draft, which had 210 total picks. Luckily for me, it was easy to calculate that one out of every three picks throughout the draft was a running back. How is this possible? The maximum amount of running back starters in most leagues is three (2 starters and a flex). Why would the average roster carry five running backs when it could get away with having three (2 starters and 1 bye week fill-in while utilizing the flex spot with either WR or TE)? Simple, because [expletive deleted] happens. When the average roster has five running backs on it, suddenly drafting six in the first seven rounds doesn’t seem too crazy. In a pretty barren running back market, I tried to give myself the best chance of having 3 legitimate running back options every week. In the end, that’s all you can do, right?
o Will Robert Griffin III be This Year’s Cam Newton? If you think so, do you draft him as your first QB so you can use your earlier round picks on skill players? If you want him as your first QB, how early do you take him? This is another topic that will peak my interest as we get closer to the fantasy football season.
o Value by Position: The way I calculate value by position is by looking at how long it takes to get to a player that scored 100 points fewer than the top performing player at each position. The way I see it, 100 points over an entire season is hard to make up at other positions (a little over a TD/game over a 16-game fantasy season). Here are the results using ESPN Standard League scoring from last season:
o QB: 5 (#1 Aaron Rodgers: 385 #6 Eli Manning: 273)
o RB: 6 (#1 Ray Rice: 283 #7 Adrian Peterson: 181)
o WR: 10 (#1 Calvin Johnson: 254 #11 Marques Colston/Hakeem Nicks: 154)
o TE: 2 (#1 Rob Gronkowski: 233 #3 Aaron Hernandez: 127)
o K: 30 (#1 David Akers: 182 #31 Josh Brown: 82)
o D/ST: 28 (#1 49ers: 169 #29 Raiders 67)
o What Does it Mean? Tight end is the most valuable position and Rob Gronkowski was the MVP last year. Moving forward, it all goes back to my first point that nobody took a TE in the first round of the draft. However, will that continue?