Dissecting the best values and biggest whiffs for each team, ordered in draft position.
Team Hudock
The Good: After a great season, Adam Thielen in Round 3 turned into a package of players and a 1st & 2nd rounder via trade, so it seems to me like a great value for a guy who probably would go in the first two rounds in a draft today. Mark Walton in Round 20 could end up being a great stash pick, with Kenyan Drake out of Miami as well.
The Bad: Rounds 7-12 turned into quite the drought for Hudock looking back on it. Marshawn Lynch, Josh Doctson, Ty Montgomery, Mohamed Sanu, Theo Riddick & Rob Kelley is a bit of a rough patch to say the least, especially considering the guys that were passed up on in those rounds.
Team Hack
The Good: Tyler Lockett has been Hack’s most consistent receiver since day one, and was picked in the 11th round, with guys like Nelson Agholor, Allen Hurns and Paul Richardson all being picked earlier than Lockett. Lamar Jackson, in the midst of a breakout campaign, was selected in the 18th round, and stashed until the time was right.
The Bad: Jerick McKinnon in round 2 definitely hurts. The 49ers RB has yet to play a single game in this league’s history. Kelvin Benjamin, Marqise Lee and Jordy Nelson in rounds 8, 9 & 10 is certainly regrettable.
Team Tomiello
The Good: The three best values that stand out most to me from Tomiello’s draft are Nick Chubb in the 10th round, Aaron Jones in the 12th, and Austin Hooper in the 19th. Nick Chubb at this time was backing up Carlos Hyde, but now has turned into one of the best fantasy backs in the league, Aaron Jones ended up being traded, but helped Tomiello bring in Melvin Gordon, and Austin Hooper has become one of the more consistent performers in fantasy at tight end
The Bad: Rashaad Penny in the 7th round was a miss, not to say he can’t end up being good, but he’s stuck behind Chris Carson now in Seattle, and I think it’s safe to say Tomiello would rather have someone like Marlon Mack or Kerryon Johnson, who were picked later than Penny. Also, Jordan Reed was selected in the 9th round and currently is a free agent, battling injuries.
Mount Hebron’s Old Bay
The Good: Dan McQuillan=TE University. He snagged George Kittle in the 10th round with Jordan Reed, Delanie Walker, Trey Burton, Kyle Rudolph, Jimmy Graham, Greg Olsen, Jack Doyle ALL being picked earlier than Kittle. He also selected Mark Andrews in the 24th round (25 rounds in the whole draft).
The Bad: Isaiah Crowell in the 6th round has gotta sting, with a bunch of superior backs taken behind him, and Corey Davis in round 4 doesn’t look great now either, as the Titans’ former first round pick has only scored in the double-digits twice this season, and was shipped off for Kalen Ballage by Dan.
Team Smerling
The Good: To be completely honest, there weren’t many value picks here other than Tyreek Hill in the 3rd round. Hill played like a 1st rounder last season, but was traded when suspension rumors started swirling.
The Bad: LeSean McCoy being selected in the second round was definitely high, and he’s since been traded twice in the league. Demaryius Thomas, Ronald Jones and Michael Crabtree going back-to-back-to-back in rounds 4, 5 and 6 is hard to look at too.
Die Lit
The Good: Although they have since been traded, tip of the cap to Chris Godwin in round 12 and Austin Ekeler in round 13. A great late round snag still rocking a Die Lit uniform is Hunter Henry in the 22nd round, who flew under the radar with injuries last season.
The Bad: Jay Ajayi in round 5 hurts with Tevin Coleman, Chris Carson and Mark Ingram all going with later picks. The same can be said about Jamison Crowder in the 8th round.
Team Brenner (Max B)
The Good: Max found the best values with runningbacks, picking Tevin Coleman and Marlon Mack in rounds 6 & 8 respectively, although Coleman was traded for Tarik Cohen in a multi-player deal. His biggest find was James Conner in the 15th round. Tyler Boyd going in round 20 was a great pick too, even with the now-anemic Bengals offense.
The Bad: Lamar Miller was a bit of a reach in the fourth round, with a mediocre season in 2018 and missing all of this season, he was part of the Tarik Cohen trade too though. Chris Thompson was picked in the 7th round and has also been disappointing since his 2017 breakout season
McChicken and Fries
The Good: The obvious one here is Patrick Mahomes in round 11, with Kirk Cousins, Matt Stafford, Jimmy G, Andrew Luck, Cam Newton, Tom Brady and Carson Wentz all being picked in earlier rounds. Kerryon Johnson, although out for the rest of this season, still seems like a good value for a 7th rounder, and DJ Chark in the 15th round turned into a great stash.
The Bad: Although he’s starting to turn into a decent value, Leonard Fournette did not play like a 1st rounder last season, and with better backs on the board, he definitely wasn’t the best option. Jordan Howard was a bit of a reach in the third round. He isn’t bad necessarily, but probably should’ve been picked later. The real killer in this class was back-to-back picks of Jimmy Graham and Kyle Rudolph in rounds 8 and 9. The tight end position has been giving McChicken fits from the beginning, and these two reaches are a big part of why.
Rockland Rimjob
The Good: Mark Ingram in the 6th has provided great value, as has Julian Edelman in the 9th. Courtland Sutton (since traded) has definitely surpassed his 11th round selection as well. Tyrell Williams in round 16 turned into a great value this year as well.
The Bad: Kareem Hunt in the second round is tough, but who knows, maybe he’ll be great when he returns. Josh Gordon hasn’t spent much time on the field since his 4th round selection, and is no longer with Stewart. Dion Lewis in the 5th is a stinger for sure.
Couple Yelpers
The Good: Christian McCaffrey in the second round is insane looking back on it, considering he’d likely be the number 1 pick in a re-draft. Chris Carson in round 6 is great value, as well as Kenny Golladay in round 8 (since traded).
The Bad: Devin Funchess in the 5th round turned out to be quite the reach, Dez Bryant in the 11th hurts, and I gotta add Akrum Wadley in the 17th round solely because I’ve never heard of him and his name kinda sounds like a sex act.
JMU How You Doin’s?
The Good: Dalvin Cook (2nd round) has more than proven his value this year, Cooper Kupp in the 7th is money, and even though he’s hurt, Jared Cook played well enough last year to be a great value pick in the 17th round.
The Bad: Doug Baldwin and Duke Johnson in rounds 4 & 5 were big reaches, but the stretch of Pierre Garcon, Nelson Agholor, Cam Meredith and Jordan Wilkins in rounds 8-11 was the biggest cold spell of Max’s class.
Dirty Dawgs
Keep in mind, the team was drafted by Zach Stark
The Good: Michael Thomas in the second round & Sony Michel in the 8th were probably the two best picks
The Bad: Marquise Goodwin, Randall Cobb and Peyton Barber in rounds 6, 7 and 9. Royce Freeman in the 4th looks like a reach, although he’s slowly sustaining fantasy relevance.
Die Nasty: SZN 3 