Draft Analysis: Live Blog: 12-Team PPR Draft
The second-annual APEX Industry Draft began at noon on Tuesday. This is a 12-team PPR league where we start one quarterback, two running backs, three wide receivers, one tight end, one flex (RB/WR/TE), one defense, and one kicker. Here’s a link to the official scoring of APEX fantasy leagues.
I thought Rotoworld readers might enjoy it if I used this page to sort of live blog the draft. I’ll post each pick and offer up some commentary on the first ten rounds of this eighteen-round draft. Here’s a link to the full draft page.
First Round
1.01. Chet Gresham — Adrian Peterson
1.02. Sigmund Bloom — Le’Veon Bell
1.03. Evan Silva — Jamaal Charles
1.04. Rich Hribar — Julio Jones
1.05. Graham Barfield — Eddie Lacy
1.06. Mike Clay — Antonio Brown
1.07. Ryan McDowell — Dez Bryant
1.08. Mike Braude — Odell Beckham
1.09. JJ Zachariason — Arian Foster
1.10. Shawn Siegele — Rob Gronkowski
1.11. Denny Carter — Marshawn Lynch
1.12. John Sarmento — C.J. Anderson
Comments: JJ selected Foster literally minutes before word broke Tuesday that Foster has a “significant” groin injury. That was a rough case of bad luck. We see seven running backs drafted in the top 12 in what was ultimately a pretty vanilla first round. At my 1.03 pick, I had Le’Veon, Charles, Lacy, and Peterson pre-drafted, in that order. Julio was the first wide receiver drafted, perhaps setting up Hribar to go Zero RB. Remember this is a PPR league where we can start up to four wide receivers each week. The league settings are right for a Zero RB approach.
Second Round
2.01. John Sarmento — Andrew Luck
2.02. Denny Carter — DeMarco Murray
2.03. Shawn Siegele — Demaryius Thomas
2.04. JJ Zachariason — Calvin Johnson
2.05. Mike Braude — A.J. Green
2.06. Ryan McDowell — Jeremy Hill
2.07. Mike Clay — Jordy Nelson
2.08. Graham Barfield — Alshon Jeffery
2.09. Rich Hribar — Randall Cobb
2.10. Evan Silva — Matt Forte
2.11. Sigmund Bloom — Mike Evans
2.12. Chet Gresham — Justin Forsett
Comments: Things start to get interesting in round two. “Rumford” Johnny Sarmento was the first owner to draft a quarterback, chasing Luck’s mammoth upside at the end of the first-/second-round turn. Murray looks like a great value pick this year. He should be in the mix for 350 touches if he stays healthy and was a savvy selection by Carter, who like me started RB-RB. Braude, Hribar, and Clay all started WR-WR. Siegele started TE-WR. I was planning to take a wide receiver late in the second round, but couldn’t pass on the value of Forte, whose PPR outlook remains strong even if he’s highly unlikely to approach last year’s 100-plus receptions. Bloom is all over Evans this year. You’ve gotta like Barfield’s start with Lacy and Jeffery in hand, and a pick in the first half of the third round upcoming.
Third Round
3.01. Chet Gresham — Brandin Cooks
3.02. Sigmund Bloom — Frank Gore
3.03. Evan Silva — LeSean McCoy
3.04. Rich Hribar — Mark Ingram
3.05. Graham Barfield — Lamar Miller
3.06. Mike Clay — T.Y. Hilton
3.07. Ryan McDowell — Aaron Rodgers
3.08. Mike Braude —
3.09. JJ Zachariason —
3.10. Shawn Siegele —
3.11. Denny Carter —
3.12. John Sarmento —
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Fourth Round
4.01. John Sarmento —
4.02. Denny Carter —
4.03. Shawn Siegele —
4.04. JJ Zachariason —
4.05. Mike Braude —
4.06. Ryan McDowell —
4.07. Mike Clay —
4.08. Graham Barfield —
4.09. Rich Hribar —
4.10. Evan Silva —
4.11. Sigmund Bloom —
4.12. Chet Gresham —
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