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2014 NFL Fantasy Football Rookie Draft Projections

With the fantasy football draft season upon us and multiple rounds of preseason games in the books, here are the relevant rookies at top skill offensive positions and their projected draft round in standard-12 fantasy football leagues. equipment. It’s very unpredictable to draft rookies, so don’t reach too high in your draft or you could look to the rest of the league quickly. The following is the MFS consensus review for this year’s NFL rookie crop.

quarterbacks

1. Johnny Manziel (Cleveland): Manziel’s hype machine is way busier than Tebowmania could ever hope to muster, and it’s not going to die down any time soon. It’s too early to say when he’ll take over as the starting quarterback, but it’s hard not to imagine it will happen sooner rather than later. I’d like his potential numbers a lot better if Josh Gordon had an ounce of common sense. I can easily see Johnny Football coming off the board in round 13.

2. Teddy Bridgewater (Minnesota): Another guaranteed starter this year, most likely early in the season as well. Bridgewater has better QB skills overall, but with a better running game to go with, his fantasy stats won’t be as good as Manziel’s. With so many good NFL quarterbacks to choose from, he’s a speculative addition, at best, with the last pick in his draft that he’s not a kicker.

3. Blake Bortles (Jacksonville): Bortles is the heir apparent in Jacksonville, while Chad Henne keeps the seat warm. I hope the season is lost soon and Bortles is the starting quarterback, but this team is a mess and I hope Bortles can do very little to get much out of this season. He has the talent to be successful in a few years if the team can build around him. He is a waiver cable that is added at the end of the season to carry over to the next year if his Guardian roster is long enough.

4. David Carr (Oakland): Carr finds himself in a similar situation to Bortles, where he’s expected to learn from the bench until he misses the season and gets playing time. However, Oakland is very deep at running back, so he will be a simple game manager in the limited time he sees this year. Not draftable.

5. Tom Savage (Houston): Houston will be very unpredictable this year. They have the defense to help them compete for the wild card, they have Arian Foster and they hope he stays healthy and they have two great wide receivers, one who needs to see his team make a serious playoff run to be happy. When Ryan Fitzpatrick is injured or fails, will the Texans turn to Case Keenum before Savage is the question? The only way to catch Savage is if his roster is really deep, since most quarterbacks could put up very good numbers under center in Houston.

runners

1. Bishop Sankey (Tennessee): Sankey is definitely the future of the Titans and he has a chance to start that future with the team’s first offensive play of the season. The No. 1 running back on the list, Shonn Green, is coming off some unimpressive years in New York, as well as a knee injury. Sankey put up big numbers at the University of Washington (1,870 yards and 20 TDs last season) and should be able to handle a 5-foot-9, 209-pound NFL workload. I’d add him as a late third-round pick or early fourth round.

2. Terrance West (Cleveland): West was mentioned as our 2014 Sleeper RB. The Browns signed Ben Tate to be their primary running back and drafted West as a complement until he was ready to take over the team, though mention that Ben Tate has had a history of injuries. Although West did not come from a high-profile university (Towson), he was extremely prolific; 413 carries for 2,509 yards and 41 TDs last year! There’s no question that he’s his wife to Tate, but he expects him to jump into the offense right away, especially since he has impressed the coaching staff with great hands off the field. He would hope to catch him in the eighth round.

3. Jeremy Hill (Cincinnati): Geovani Bernard is the Bengals’ ultraback, but he’s not cut out to be a full-time RB1 who takes the rock 250 times a year. The Bengals still have BenJarvus Green-Ellis, but he’s proving to be on the downside of his career, so expect Hill to earn more time as the kind of goal-line and ground-and-pound rusher that suits his 6’1″ 233 pound body very good. I would expect him to go off the board in round nine.

4. Carlos Hyde (San Francisco): Hyde was drafted as Frank Gore’s successor and hopes to work toward it this season. Gore is wearing thin after playing every game the past three seasons and is in the negative side of 30. Hyde was behind Kendall Hunter, but Hunter got hurt in camp and is out for the season. Also, Marcus Lattimore isn’t ready for a heavy workload just yet, so Hyde will hit the ground running and look for 10 carries a game to help keep Gore somewhat fresh throughout the season. He is one injury away from becoming a 25-carry-per-game RB. He would expect him to go off the board in the tenth round.

5. Devonta Freeman (Atlanta): Freeman’s situation is very similar to Hyde’s. Steven Jackson has been a bulldozer throughout his NFL career, but those big hits take their toll. Like Gore, Jackson is also 31 years old. He is currently the number 1 RB, but for how long? Freeman is the obvious wife for SJax and she should be available until the tenth round as well.

wide receivers

1. Sammy Watkins (Buffalo): Sammy is the best pure receiver drafted this year. There isn’t a flaw in his game; he catches anything that is thrown at him, whether he can or not, he has escape velocity, he can get through the middle and he has big moves. The downside, in my opinion, is that he plays for Buffalo and has EJ Manuel pitching to him. Manual has talent, but he’s a long way from being consistent enough to take advantage of Watkins’ talent. I expect him to play in the sixth round, but he’s too tall for me, unless he’s in a fantasy football Keeper League.

2. Brandin Cooks (New Orleans): Cooks was our Sleeper wide receiver in 2014. He doesn’t have the overall talent of Sammy Watkins, but he’s in a much better situation. Drew Brees is going to love throwing at this guy. Granted, Brees spreads it to his numerous weapons, but Cooks will be used at numerous positions and will see the ball a lot this year. He can handle the workload, as evidenced by his 128 receptions for 1,730 yards and 16 touchdowns last year. With his 4.33 speed, he has a chance to score every time he has the ball. He would catch him in the eighth round.

3. Mike Evans (Tampa): Evans is another receiver who was drafted at the right position, as long as Josh McCown doesn’t prove that all of his 2013 success was attributed to the Bears’ offense. Evans is a 6’5″, 231 pound monster and will be an ideal target for the end zone. Playing opposite Vincent Jackson will also help keep coverage down. He is a solid ninth round pick.

4. Kelvin Benjamin (Carolina): Out with the old and in with the new. Steve Smith and Brandon LaFell have been fired and a new group has been brought in by giant Benjamin (6’5″, 240 lbs) from Florida State. He is the class of your new Panthers receiving corps and takes over the # position. 1 WR TE Greg Olsen will still be Cam Newton’s favorite and they’ll still run a lot, but Kelvin will put up solid numbers.

5. Marqise Lee (Jacksonville): Here’s another quality receiver who comes into the perfect spot for you in your fantasy football league. The Jags have lost Justin Blackmon for the year again, and have injured Cecil Shorts, Ace Sanders and Allen Robinson to start the season. Lee is not the physical specimen like the others in front of him, but he is a playmaker with incredible hands. He lost a few draft spots after the USC program took a hit, but he’s been ready for a few years. Lee should be available until round 12 or 13.

tight ends

1. Eric Ebron (Detroit): The Lions got tired of seeing TE Brandon Pettigrew continue to disappoint in the receiving game and decided to use him more as a blocker and Joseph Fauria in the red zone. They decided they still needed improvement and recruited the 6’4″ Ebron out of North Carolina. Ebron has the physical gifts to punish linebackers and the speed and movement to get a decent YAC. He’ll be a good match between Megatron and Golden Tate He will definitely go in double-digit rounds because of the glut of quality tight ends You can take him as your TE2 in round 11 or 12.

2. Richard Rodgers (Green Bay): With the loss of Jermichael Finley to injury, the Packers decided to look to the future and drafted Rodgers. Andrew Quarters will initially inherit Finley’s job, but he’s just useful. Aaron Rodgers will soon find his 6’4″, 257 pound namesake to his liking. You can grab him like TE2 from him before grabbing his kicker in his last round.

3. Austin Seferian-Jenkins (Tampa): Tampa decided to make Jenkins their second-round pick, so they definitely see a future for the kid. Only special tight ends excel in their rookie year and I can’t say that will happen this year for Jenkins. Tim Wright is firmly entrenched as the starting tight end, so he’ll get hurt to get Jenkins significant playing time. He is currently undraftable.

4. Jace Amaro (New York Jets): The Jets also look to the future by drafting a tight end. Amaro is the size to play in the NFL, 6’5″ and 265 pounds, but has had a difficult time making the transition from Texas Tech to the NFL. Current tight end Jeff Cumberland has a firm grip on the starting gig and The Jets are still working out their QB issues, so I wouldn’t look to Amaro for help this season, even if Cumberland gets hurt.

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