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"&lt;p&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&lt;p&gt;If you haven\u2019t had your fantasy football draft yet, congratulations: You were smart to hold off this long. The annual wave of injuries that annually dampens preseason vibes and ruins the best-laid fantasy draft plans has (hopefully) come and gone. We even know that Tom Brady will be playing the entire season (though, this mock draft was conducted before Brady's suspension was nullified).\r\n\r\n&lt;/p&gt;&lt;p&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&lt;p&gt;There\u2019s a downside to waiting this long, though: if you\u2019re a daily browser of online sports publications, you\u2019re getting a constant swarm of fantasy advice from different sources that inevitably contradict each other. Looking for deep sleepers and late-round players to stash can be exhausting. With the information overload, it can be hard to miss the forest for the trees.\r\n\r\n&lt;/p&gt;&lt;p&gt;That\u2019s why doing an abbreviated mock draft can be extremely beneficial. You get to test out different strategies for forming the core of your roster\u2014the guys who will make or break your season.\r\n\r\n&lt;/p&gt;&lt;p&gt;To help you do that, the writers of PointAfter are here to guide you through a standard 12-team draft. Each of us (Will Laws, Ben Leibowitz, Nick Selbe) are responsible for four teams, and we each tried to vary our strategies, within reason. Hopefully you can learn a little bit from our mistakes and mild successes.\r\n\r\n&lt;/p&gt;&lt;p&gt;&lt;em&gt;We mentioned this earlier, but again, a reminder: This mock draft was conducted before Tom Brady's four-game suspension was nullified.&lt;/em&gt;\r\n\r\n&lt;/p&gt;&lt;p&gt;\u2022&amp;nbsp;&lt;strong&gt;Prep for your 2015 fantasy draft with all of SI.com's coverage in one place&lt;/strong&gt;\r\n\r\n&lt;h2&gt;Round 1&lt;/h2&gt;\r\n\r\n\r\n\t\r\n\t\t\r\n\t\t\tOwner\r\n\t\t\tPLAYER\r\n\t\t\tPOSITION\r\n\t\t\tTEAM\r\n\t\t\r\n\t\r\n\t\r\n\t\t\r\n\t\t\tLeibowitz 1\r\n\t\t\tJamaal&amp;nbsp;Charles\r\n\t\t\tRB\r\n\t\t\tKC\r\n\t\t\r\n\t\t\r\n\t\t\tLaws 1\r\n\t\t\tEddie Lacy\r\n\t\t\tRB\r\n\t\t\tGB\r\n\t\t\r\n\t\t\r\n\t\t\tSelbe 1\r\n\t\t\tAdrian Peterson\r\n\t\t\tRB\r\n\t\t\tMIN\r\n\t\t\r\n\t\t\r\n\t\t\tLeibowitz 2\r\n\t\t\tLe'Veon Bell\r\n\t\t\tRB\r\n\t\t\tPIT\r\n\t\t\r\n\t\t\r\n\t\t\tLaws 2\r\n\t\t\tMarshawn Lynch\r\n\t\t\tRB\r\n\t\t\tSEA\r\n\t\t\r\n\t\t\r\n\t\t\tSelbe 2\r\n\t\t\tAntonio Brown\r\n\t\t\tWR\r\n\t\t\tPIT\r\n\t\t\r\n\t\t\r\n\t\t\tLeibowitz&amp;nbsp;3\r\n\t\t\tJulio Jones\r\n\t\t\tWR\r\n\t\t\tATL\r\n\t\t\r\n\t\t\r\n\t\t\tLaws 3\r\n\t\t\tMatt Forte\r\n\t\t\tRB\r\n\t\t\tCHI\r\n\t\t\r\n\t\t\r\n\t\t\tSelbe 3\r\n\t\t\tDeMarco Murray\r\n\t\t\tRB\r\n\t\t\tDAL\r\n\t\t\r\n\t\t\r\n\t\t\tLeibowitz 4\r\n\t\t\tDez Bryant\r\n\t\t\tWR\r\n\t\t\tDAL\r\n\t\t\r\n\t\t\r\n\t\t\tLaws 4\r\n\t\t\tCalvin Johnson\r\n\t\t\tWR\r\n\t\t\tDET\r\n\t\t\r\n\t\t\r\n\t\t\tSelbe 4\r\n\t\t\tC.J. Anderson\r\n\t\t\tRB\r\n\t\t\tDEN\r\n\t\t\r\n\t\r\n\r\n\r\n&lt;/p&gt;&lt;p&gt;&lt;strong&gt;Selbe:&lt;/strong&gt; Clearly this group thinks Le\u2019Veon Bell\u2019s two-game suspension is slightly concerning. If Team Leibowitz&amp;nbsp;2 could tread water in Weeks 1 and 2, he\u2019d be feeling pretty great about getting Bell with the No. 4 pick.\r\n\r\n&lt;/p&gt;&lt;p&gt;&lt;strong&gt;Laws:&lt;/strong&gt; Yeah, I would not have picked Lacy at No. 2 two weeks ago. But with Jordy Nelson out, I think the Packers will shift toward the running game a little more this year\u2014especially in the red zone where teams will certainly double-team Randall Cobb. Also, I just want the closest I can get to a sure thing at the No. 2 pick. That means I\u2019d rather not pick someone who only played in one game last year (Peterson) or who\u2019ll be suspended for the first two games of the season (Bell).\r\n\r\n&lt;/p&gt;&lt;p&gt;&lt;strong &gt;Leibowitz:&lt;/strong&gt; Julio Jones undoubtedly has more value in points per reception (PPR) leagues, but nabbing him at No. 7 is still easily defensible for one key reason: Kyle Shanahan. As Mike Braude broke down in this article for RotoViz, Shanahan\u2019s offenses have historically rewarded No. 1 receivers in a big way. Jones is the best go-to guy Shanahan has coached in a while, so expect him to target the Alabama product early and often this season.&amp;nbsp;\r\n\r\n&lt;/p&gt;&lt;p&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&lt;p&gt;\r\n\r\n&lt;h2&gt;Round 2&lt;/h2&gt;\r\n\r\n\r\n\t\r\n\t\t\r\n\t\t\tOWNER\r\n\t\t\tPLAYER\r\n\t\t\tPOSITION\r\n\t\t\tTEAM\r\n\t\t\r\n\t\r\n\t\r\n\t\t\r\n\t\t\tSelbe&amp;nbsp;4\r\n\t\t\tDemaryius Thomas\r\n\t\t\tWR\r\n\t\t\tCHI\r\n\t\t\r\n\t\t\r\n\t\t\tLaws 4\r\n\t\t\tLeSean McCoy\r\n\t\t\tRB\r\n\t\t\tPHI\r\n\t\t\r\n\t\t\r\n\t\t\tLeibowitz 4\r\n\t\t\tAndrew Luck\r\n\t\t\tQB\r\n\t\t\tIND\r\n\t\t\r\n\t\t\r\n\t\t\tSelbe&amp;nbsp;3\r\n\t\t\tOdell Beckham Jr.&amp;nbsp;\r\n\t\t\tWR\r\n\t\t\tNYG\r\n\t\t\r\n\t\t\r\n\t\t\tLaws 3\r\n\t\t\tRob Gronkowski\r\n\t\t\tTE\r\n\t\t\tNE\r\n\t\t\r\n\t\t\r\n\t\t\tLeibowitz 3\r\n\t\t\tJustin Forsett\r\n\t\t\tRB\r\n\t\t\tBAL\r\n\t\t\r\n\t\t\r\n\t\t\tSelbe 2\r\n\t\t\tAaron Rodgers\r\n\t\t\tQB\r\n\t\t\tGB\r\n\t\t\r\n\t\t\r\n\t\t\tLaws 2\r\n\t\t\tRandall Cobb\r\n\t\t\tWR\r\n\t\t\tGB\r\n\t\t\r\n\t\t\r\n\t\t\tLeibowitz 2\r\n\t\t\tJeremy Hill\r\n\t\t\tRB\r\n\t\t\tCIN\r\n\t\t\r\n\t\t\r\n\t\t\tSelbe&amp;nbsp;1\r\n\t\t\tA.J. Green\r\n\t\t\tWR\r\n\t\t\tCIN\r\n\t\t\r\n\t\t\r\n\t\t\tLaws 1\r\n\t\t\tBrandin Cooks\r\n\t\t\tWR\r\n\t\t\tNO\r\n\t\t\r\n\t\t\r\n\t\t\tLeibowitz 1\r\n\t\t\tT.Y. Hilton\r\n\t\t\tWR\r\n\t\t\tIND\r\n\t\t\r\n\t\r\n\r\n\r\n&lt;/p&gt;&lt;p&gt;&lt;strong&gt;Laws:&lt;/strong&gt; We conducted this draft before the Deflategate decision was announced Thursday morning. If I could have a do-over, I\u2019d take Gronkowski with Laws 4 in the first round. While we think it\u2019s important to grab a surefire backfield bellcow early on this year due to a lack of clarity in several backfields across the league, the difference between Gronkowski and the next-best tight end is too large to ignore.\r\n\r\n&lt;/p&gt;&lt;p&gt;\u2022&lt;strong&gt;&amp;nbsp;Fantasy football top 300&amp;nbsp;| POSITION PRIMERS:&amp;nbsp;QB&amp;nbsp;|&amp;nbsp;RB&amp;nbsp;|&amp;nbsp;WR&amp;nbsp;|&amp;nbsp;TE&amp;nbsp;|&amp;nbsp;K&amp;nbsp;|&amp;nbsp;D/ST&lt;/strong&gt;\r\n\r\n&lt;/p&gt;&lt;p&gt;&lt;strong&gt;Selbe&lt;strong &gt;:&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;/strong&gt; In a vacuum, taking Aaron Rodgers or Andrew Luck in the second round isn\u2019t bad. They\u2019re two of the best quarterbacks in the league, the only ones at their position that you can justify drafting this high. What makes this a bad move is that both Selbe 2 and Leibowitz 4 have gone two rounds without taking a running back. This will prove costly later when you see who they\u2019ll have to depend on.\r\n\r\n&lt;/p&gt;&lt;p&gt;&lt;strong&gt;Leibowitz:&lt;/strong&gt; Jeremy Hill is a borderline first-round pick in Yahoo leagues, where his ADP is No. 13. I\u2019m not as high on him. He could end up being the Zac Stacy of 2015\u2014a guy who broke out as a rookie, only to suffer a sophomore slump and be supplanted in the pecking order. Giovani Bernard will, at the very least, provide Hill some very strong competition in Cincinnati.&amp;nbsp;\r\n\r\n&lt;/p&gt;&lt;p&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&lt;p&gt;\r\n\r\n&lt;h2&gt;Round 3&lt;/h2&gt;\r\n\r\n\r\n\t\r\n\t\t\r\n\t\t\tOWNER\r\n\t\t\tPLAYER\r\n\t\t\tPOSITION\r\n\t\t\tTEAM\r\n\t\t\r\n\t\r\n\t\r\n\t\t\r\n\t\t\tLeibowitz 1\r\n\t\t\tJordan Matthews\r\n\t\t\tWR\r\n\t\t\tPHI\r\n\t\t\r\n\t\t\r\n\t\t\tLaws 1\r\n\t\t\tAlfred Morris\r\n\t\t\tRB\r\n\t\t\tWAS\r\n\t\t\r\n\t\t\r\n\t\t\tSelbe&amp;nbsp;1\r\n\t\t\tMike Evans\r\n\t\t\tWR\r\n\t\t\tTB\r\n\t\t\r\n\t\t\r\n\t\t\tLeibowitz 2\r\n\t\t\tDeAndre Hopkins\r\n\t\t\tWR\r\n\t\t\tHOU\r\n\t\t\r\n\t\t\r\n\t\t\tLaws 2\r\n\t\t\tLamar Miller\r\n\t\t\tRB\r\n\t\t\tMIA\r\n\t\t\r\n\t\t\r\n\t\t\tSelbe&amp;nbsp;2\r\n\t\t\tMelvin Gordon\r\n\t\t\tWR\r\n\t\t\tSD\r\n\t\t\r\n\t\t\r\n\t\t\tLeibowitz 3\r\n\t\t\tCarlos Hyde\r\n\t\t\tRB\r\n\t\t\tSF\r\n\t\t\r\n\t\t\r\n\t\t\tLaws 3\r\n\t\t\tEmmanuel Sanders\r\n\t\t\tWR\r\n\t\t\tDEN\r\n\t\t\r\n\t\t\r\n\t\t\tSelbe&amp;nbsp;3\r\n\t\t\tJimmy Graham\r\n\t\t\tTE\r\n\t\t\tSEA\r\n\t\t\r\n\t\t\r\n\t\t\tLeibowitz 4\r\n\t\t\tFrank Gore\r\n\t\t\tRB\r\n\t\t\tIND\r\n\t\t\r\n\t\t\r\n\t\t\tLaws 4\r\n\t\t\tDarren McFadden\r\n\t\t\tRB\r\n\t\t\tDAL\r\n\t\t\r\n\t\t\r\n\t\t\tSelbe&amp;nbsp;4\r\n\t\t\tRussell Wilson\r\n\t\t\tQB\r\n\t\t\tSEA\r\n\t\t\r\n\t\r\n\r\n\r\n&lt;/p&gt;&lt;p&gt;&lt;strong&gt;Selbe:&lt;/strong&gt; Ladies and gentlemen, we have the first reach of the draft\u2014Jordan Matthews. He\u2019s being picked at No. 37 on average in Yahoo! drafts, and Leibowitz decided to take him at No. 25. That\u2019s putting a lot of faith in Chip Kelly\u2019s offense succeeding regardless of who lines up at quarterback.\r\n\r\n&lt;/p&gt;&lt;p&gt;&lt;strong&gt;Leibowitz:&lt;/strong&gt; My colleagues laughed up the room when I picked Jordan Matthews to open the third round. Perhaps they\u2019re in the right to be skeptical. But consider that Matthews finished with 872 receiving yards and eight touchdowns as a rookie last season. He\u2019ll now assume the No. 1 wideout role from Kansas-City-bound Jeremy Maclin. He has to avoid a sophomore slump, but Matthews is a breakout fantasy candidate in the high-powered Philadelphia offense under Chip Kelly.\r\n\r\n&lt;/p&gt;&lt;p&gt;&lt;strong&gt;Laws:&lt;/strong&gt; I\u2019d like to point out that every single wide receiver we took in this round has a lower ADP in Yahoo! drafts than Alshon Jeffery, who is still on the board. We were all a bit scared away by Chicago Bears coach John Fox being \u201Cterse and non-specific\u201D on Tuesday when asked about Jeffery\u2019s calf issue.\r\n\r\n&lt;/p&gt;&lt;p&gt;Another note: When we did this draft on Tuesday night, reports were surfacing that McFadden would emerge as the starting tailback in Dallas. I might have been a bit eager in leaping for McFadden, as that situation still seems to be a bit murky. But one things is clear: Dallas\u2019 offensive line is in a class by itself, and if someone emerges as the clear No. 1 option, the lucky winner will be a must-start.\r\n\r\n&lt;/p&gt;&lt;p&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&lt;p&gt;\r\n\r\n&lt;h2&gt;Round 4&lt;/h2&gt;\r\n\r\n\r\n\t\r\n\t\t\r\n\t\t\tOWNER\r\n\t\t\tPLAYER\r\n\t\t\tPOSITION\r\n\t\t\tTEAM\r\n\t\t\r\n\t\r\n\t\r\n\t\t\r\n\t\t\tSelbe&amp;nbsp;4\r\n\t\t\tGolden Tate\r\n\t\t\tWR\r\n\t\t\tDET\r\n\t\t\r\n\t\t\r\n\t\t\tLaws 4\r\n\t\t\tJonathan Stewart\r\n\t\t\tRB\r\n\t\t\tCAR\r\n\t\t\r\n\t\t\r\n\t\t\tLeibowitz&amp;nbsp;4\r\n\t\t\tMark Ingram\r\n\t\t\tRB\r\n\t\t\tNO\r\n\t\t\r\n\t\t\r\n\t\t\tSelbe&amp;nbsp;3\r\n\t\t\tLatavius Murray&amp;nbsp;\r\n\t\t\tRB\r\n\t\t\tOAK\r\n\t\t\r\n\t\t\r\n\t\t\tLaws 3\r\n\t\t\tAlshon Jeffery\r\n\t\t\tWR\r\n\t\t\tCHI\r\n\t\t\r\n\t\t\r\n\t\t\tLeibowitz&amp;nbsp;3\r\n\t\t\tAndre Johnson\r\n\t\t\tWR\r\n\t\t\tIND\r\n\t\t\r\n\t\t\r\n\t\t\tSelbe&amp;nbsp;2\r\n\t\t\tKeenan Allen\r\n\t\t\tWR\r\n\t\t\tSD\r\n\t\t\r\n\t\t\r\n\t\t\tLaws 2\r\n\t\t\tPeyton Manning\r\n\t\t\tQB\r\n\t\t\tDEN\r\n\t\t\r\n\t\t\r\n\t\t\tLeibowitz&amp;nbsp;2\r\n\t\t\tDrew Brees\r\n\t\t\tQB\r\n\t\t\tNO\r\n\t\t\r\n\t\t\r\n\t\t\tSelbe&amp;nbsp;1\r\n\t\t\tChris Ivory\r\n\t\t\tRB\r\n\t\t\tNYJ\r\n\t\t\r\n\t\t\r\n\t\t\tLaws 1\r\n\t\t\tDeSean Jackson\r\n\t\t\tWR\r\n\t\t\tWAS\r\n\t\t\r\n\t\t\r\n\t\t\tLeibowitz&amp;nbsp;1\r\n\t\t\tRashad Jennings\r\n\t\t\tRB\r\n\t\t\tNYG\r\n\t\t\r\n\t\r\n\r\n\r\n&lt;/p&gt;&lt;p&gt;&lt;strong&gt;Laws:&lt;/strong&gt; Chris Ivory is being way undervalued, both here and by the conventional experts. ESPN currently has him ranked as the No. 26 RB, below Arian Foster, who could miss half the season. This, for a guy who had to share carries with Chris Johnson last season but still finished as the No. 19 RB. He\u2019s now \u201Cthe unquestioned starter\u201D in New York, especially with Stevan Ridley currently on the PUP list, and would provide great value in Round 4.\r\n\r\n&lt;/p&gt;&lt;p&gt;&lt;strong&gt;Leibowitz:&lt;/strong&gt; I\u2019m not convinced Jonathan Stewart can be a reliable fantasy guy (we agree that Chris Ivory went too low, so perhaps he should have been the pick at No. 38). Even with DeAngelo Williams\u2019s departure and question marks in the passing game following Kelvin Benjamin\u2019s season-ending ACL tear, Stewart has his fair share of red flags. He\u2019s been injury-prone\u2014missing 20 games over the past three seasons\u2014has scored just four rushing touchdowns in that span and doesn\u2019t move the needle much when catching passes out of the backfield.\r\n\r\n&lt;/p&gt;&lt;p&gt;&lt;strong&gt;Laws:&lt;/strong&gt; Maybe I\u2019m crazy for thinking Stewart could stay healthy. But I think he\u2019ll benefit from getting a lot of touches in Carolina now that the Panthers could very well start Ted Ginn Jr. and Corey Brown at wideout in Week 1, with Kelvin Benjamin (torn ACL) and Devin Funchess (hamstring) sidelined.\r\n\r\n&lt;/p&gt;&lt;p&gt;You could argue I should have taken Ivory with WL3 instead of Alshon Jeffery (or Stewart). But I had enough of Jeffery\u2019s free fall in this draft. From years of living in North Carolina during the Fox-era Panthers, I can attest that his default setting when it comes to the injury report is \u201Cterse and non-specific.\u201D Even if Jeffery misses a week or two, he\u2019ll eventually resume his role as Jay Cutler\u2019s favorite target in an offense that will likely be playing from behind quite a bit.\r\n\r\n&lt;/p&gt;&lt;p&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&lt;p&gt;\r\n\r\n&lt;h2&gt;Round 5&lt;/h2&gt;\r\n\r\n\r\n\t\r\n\t\t\r\n\t\t\tOWNER\r\n\t\t\tPLAYER\r\n\t\t\tPOSITION\r\n\t\t\tTEAM\r\n\t\t\r\n\t\r\n\t\r\n\t\t\r\n\t\t\tLeibowitz&amp;nbsp;1\r\n\t\t\tTony Romo\r\n\t\t\tQB\r\n\t\t\tDAL\r\n\t\t\r\n\t\t\r\n\t\t\tLaws 1\r\n\t\t\tTodd Gurley\r\n\t\t\tRB\r\n\t\t\tSTL\r\n\t\t\r\n\t\t\r\n\t\t\tSelbe 1\r\n\t\t\tBen Roethlisberger\r\n\t\t\tQB\r\n\t\t\tPIT\r\n\t\t\r\n\t\t\r\n\t\t\tLeibowitz&amp;nbsp;2\r\n\t\t\tDevante Adams\r\n\t\t\tWR\r\n\t\t\tGB\r\n\t\t\r\n\t\t\r\n\t\t\tLaws 2\r\n\t\t\tNelson Agholor\r\n\t\t\tWR\r\n\t\t\tPHI\r\n\t\t\r\n\t\t\r\n\t\t\tSelbe&amp;nbsp;2\r\n\t\t\tDoug Martin\r\n\t\t\tRB\r\n\t\t\tTB\r\n\t\t\r\n\t\t\r\n\t\t\tLeibowitz&amp;nbsp;3\r\n\t\t\tJulian Edelman\r\n\t\t\tWR\r\n\t\t\tNE\r\n\t\t\r\n\t\t\r\n\t\t\tLaws 3\r\n\t\t\tAndre Ellington\r\n\t\t\tRB\r\n\t\t\tARI\r\n\t\t\r\n\t\t\r\n\t\t\tSelbe&amp;nbsp;3\r\n\t\t\tSammy Watkins\r\n\t\t\tWR\r\n\t\t\tBUF\r\n\t\t\r\n\t\t\r\n\t\t\tLeibowitz&amp;nbsp;4\r\n\t\t\tMike Wallace\r\n\t\t\tWR\r\n\t\t\tMIN\r\n\t\t\r\n\t\t\r\n\t\t\tLaws 4\r\n\t\t\tJeremy Maclin\r\n\t\t\tWR\r\n\t\t\tKC\r\n\t\t\r\n\t\t\r\n\t\t\tSelbe&amp;nbsp;4\r\n\t\t\tJoique Bell\r\n\t\t\tRB\r\n\t\t\tDET\r\n\t\t\r\n\t\r\n\r\n\r\n&lt;/p&gt;&lt;p&gt;&lt;strong&gt;Selbe:&lt;/strong&gt; I know Alex Smith isn\u2019t exactly a gunslinger, and we are all aware that no Chiefs wide receiver has scored a receiving touchdown since the Nixon administration, but isn\u2019t the late fifth round a bit low for Jeremy Maclin? He showed what he can do when healthy, and it\u2019s not as if he had the best quarterbacks in the league throwing his way in Philadelphia last season. Maclin had 143 targets last season, and Dwayne Bowe led the Chiefs in 2014 with 96. Expect Maclin to lead Kansas City in targets next year with a number that\u2019s closer to 143 than it is to 96 (related\u2014avoid Bowe at all costs).\r\n\r\n&lt;/p&gt;&lt;p&gt;&lt;strong&gt;Laws:&lt;/strong&gt; Totally with you on Maclin. After taking leaps of faith on Jonathan Stewart and Darren McFadden near the bottom of the snake in Rounds 3\u20134 with Laws 4, I\u2019m glad Maclin was still around to give me a legit WR2 on that team.\r\n\r\n&lt;/p&gt;&lt;p&gt;I\u2019m going to go on the record as strongly disagreeing with Leibowitz 2\u2019s selection of Devante Adams over Maclin and every other wide receiver taken in this round. Sure, someone has to step up to fill the vacuum left by Nelson, but I\u2019m thinking that will be Lacy or tight end Richard Rodgers more so than Adams. The four WRs taken in the last six picks of this round are surer bets.\r\n\r\n&lt;/p&gt;&lt;p&gt;&lt;strong&gt;Leibowitz:&lt;/strong&gt; I only need three letters to defend the Devante Adams pick: MVP. With Aaron Rodgers calling the shots, Adams is in perfect position to succeed in Green Bay (especially if opponents opt to double team Randall Cobb and force the ball elsewhere). Cobb was a big-time fantasy performer as the No. 2 guy last season and James Jones caught 14 touchdowns in 2012 as second fiddle. I\u2019d rather have Rodgers\u2019 No. 2 guy over Alex Smith or Tyrod Taylor\u2019s No. 1. Sometimes you just have to put your faith in the quarterback to make guys look good.\r\n\r\n&lt;/p&gt;&lt;p&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&lt;p&gt;\r\n\r\n&lt;h2&gt;Round 6&lt;/h2&gt;\r\n\r\n\r\n\t\r\n\t\t\r\n\t\t\tOWNER\r\n\t\t\tPLAYER\r\n\t\t\tPOSITION\r\n\t\t\tTEAM\r\n\t\t\r\n\t\r\n\t\r\n\t\t\r\n\t\t\tSelbe 4\r\n\t\t\tAmari Cooper\r\n\t\t\tWR\r\n\t\t\tOAK\r\n\t\t\r\n\t\t\r\n\t\t\tLaws 4\r\n\t\t\tGreg Olsen\r\n\t\t\tTE\r\n\t\t\tCAR\r\n\t\t\r\n\t\t\r\n\t\t\tLeibowitz&amp;nbsp;4\r\n\t\t\tTravis Kelce\r\n\t\t\tTE\r\n\t\t\tKC\r\n\t\t\r\n\t\t\r\n\t\t\tSelbe 3\r\n\t\t\tT.J. Yeldon\r\n\t\t\tRB\r\n\t\t\tJAX\r\n\t\t\r\n\t\t\r\n\t\t\tLaws 3\r\n\t\t\tLaGarrette Blount\r\n\t\t\tRB\r\n\t\t\tNE\r\n\t\t\r\n\t\t\r\n\t\t\tLeibowitz&amp;nbsp;3\r\n\t\t\tMatt Ryan\r\n\t\t\tQB\r\n\t\t\tATL\r\n\t\t\r\n\t\t\r\n\t\t\tSelbe 2\r\n\t\t\tGiovani&amp;nbsp;Bernard\r\n\t\t\tRB\r\n\t\t\tCIN\r\n\t\t\r\n\t\t\r\n\t\t\tLaws 2\r\n\t\t\tJarvis Landry\r\n\t\t\tWR\r\n\t\t\tMIA\r\n\t\t\r\n\t\t\r\n\t\t\tLeibowitz&amp;nbsp;2\r\n\t\t\tC.J. Spiller\r\n\t\t\tRB\r\n\t\t\tNO\r\n\t\t\r\n\t\t\r\n\t\t\tSelbe 1\r\n\t\t\tBrandon Marshall\r\n\t\t\tWR\r\n\t\t\tNYJ\r\n\t\t\r\n\t\t\r\n\t\t\tLaws 1\r\n\t\t\tSteve Smith Sr.\r\n\t\t\tWR\r\n\t\t\tBAL\r\n\t\t\r\n\t\t\r\n\t\t\tLeibowitz&amp;nbsp;1\r\n\t\t\tAllen Robinson\r\n\t\t\tWR\r\n\t\t\tJAX\r\n\t\t\r\n\t\r\n\r\n\r\n&lt;/p&gt;&lt;p&gt;&lt;strong&gt;Selbe:&lt;/strong&gt; Steve Smith Sr. saw 133 targets last season, 14th-most in the league, and he made the most of them. He was a top-20 fantasy receiver and should only get more passes thrown his way with the departure of Torrey Smith, especially considering how inexperienced the other wideouts on the Ravens\u2019 roster are. He\u2019s a steal at the end of the sixth round.\r\n\r\n&lt;/p&gt;&lt;p&gt;&lt;strong&gt;Leibowitz:&lt;/strong&gt; Greg Olsen provides great value in Round 6, even though that might be considered a bit early for a tight end not named Rob Gronkowski or Jimmy Graham. But the truth is, Olsen was the only 1,000-yard tight end besides Gronk last year. If you don\u2019t want to use an early pick on the consensus top two TEs, you\u2019d be wise to snatch Olsen in the middle rounds\u2014considering the dearth of healthy skill players in Carolina, Newton will likely be targeting him &lt;em&gt;a lot&lt;/em&gt;.\r\n\r\n&lt;/p&gt;&lt;p&gt;&lt;strong&gt;Laws:&lt;/strong&gt; Remember when we said Teams Selbe 2 and Leibowitz&amp;nbsp;4 would regret not taking a tailback in the first two rounds? Well, look who they ended up with.\r\n\r\n&lt;/p&gt;&lt;p&gt;Selbe 2 has Melvin Gordon (the worst projected RB1 of this draft, according to NFL.com), Doug Martin and Giovani Bernard. That\u2019s a rookie, a player who\u2019s totaled three touchdowns and less than 1,000 yards between 2013-14, and a second-stringer on his own team. Leibowitz 4 has Frank Gore and Mark Ingram, which isn\u2019t a bad starting point. But the best remaining backs on the board for the later rounds are the injured Arian Foster and Isaiah Crowell\u2014and there\u2019s still nine picks to go before his next choice. If Gore or Ingram either get injured or underachieve, which is certainly possible, he would be in trouble.\r\n\r\n&lt;h3&gt;Best Team: Selbe 1&lt;/h3&gt;\r\n\r\n&lt;/p&gt;&lt;p&gt;&lt;em&gt;Picks: Adrian Peterson, A.J. Green, Mike Evans, Chris Ivory, Ben Roethlisberger, Brandon Marshall (1196.9 projected points by NFL.com)&lt;/em&gt;\r\n\r\n&lt;/p&gt;&lt;p&gt;&lt;strong&gt;Laws:&lt;/strong&gt; Who would have thought that a team with two Jets in its first six picks could look so good? This team certainly makes a case for selecting two running backs and wide receivers in the first four rounds, then waiting to worry about your quarterbacks and tight ends later.\r\n\r\n&lt;/p&gt;&lt;p&gt;Selbe 1 didn\u2019t actually have the most projected points by NFL.com\u2014that would be Leibowitz 2, with 1,222.2 points. But we chose Selbe 1 as the best team since Chris Ivory (133.3 points) and Brandon Marshall (129 points) are almost certainly being underrated.\r\n\r\n&lt;/p&gt;&lt;p&gt;Also, with the roster balance on this team, Selbe is set up to take a high-payoff risk in Round 7. How does Arian Foster sound? Once he returns from his groin injury around the middle of fantasy season, this team would be a juggernaut. If Selbe wanted to leap for a more immediate contributor, he could fill his tight end spot with Martellus Bennett, Jason Witten or Zach Ertz within the next couple rounds, too.\r\n\r\n&lt;h3&gt;Worst Team: Laws 4&lt;/h3&gt;\r\n\r\n&lt;/p&gt;&lt;p&gt;&lt;em&gt;Picks: Calvin Johnson, LeSean McCoy, Darren McFadden, Jonathan Stewart, Jeremy Maclin, Greg Olsen (964.3 projected points by NFL.com)&lt;/em&gt;\r\n\r\n&lt;/p&gt;&lt;p&gt;&lt;strong&gt;Laws:&lt;/strong&gt; Laws 4 had a disadvantage by the NFL.com projection systems since it didn\u2019t have a quarterback. But I might have deserved this moniker anyway, given my unwavering trust in Megatron and my reach for McFadden, who is projected by NFL.com to record just 99.2 fantasy points this year, the lowest amount of any player in this draft.\r\n\r\n&lt;/p&gt;&lt;p&gt;I think that projection is pessimistic, though. There\u2019s no way Jerry Jones, a longtime fan of McFadden, will let Jason Garrett stick with a running back committee if the former Arkansas star shines behind Dallas\u2019 offensive line. There is a lesson to be learned here, though: it\u2019s probably not a good idea to pick a tailback who\u2019s playing for a new team in 2015 and missed his chance to claim the starting job in training camp due to injuries.\r\n\r\n&lt;h3&gt;Best Value Pick: Lamar Miller&lt;/h3&gt;\r\n\r\n&lt;/p&gt;&lt;p&gt;&lt;strong&gt;Laws:&lt;/strong&gt; SI.com\u2019s No. 14 RB at No. 29 overall? Yes, please. We unanimously agreed Miller was the best value pick of our draft, and there\u2019s a good chance he will be in yours, too. His ADP in Yahoo! drafts is currently No. 40.\r\n\r\n&lt;/p&gt;&lt;p&gt;The former fourth-round pick had the quietest 1,000-yard campaign in the league last year while averaging 5.1 yards per carry. Even if you snap him up in the early-to-mid 20s, there\u2019s a good chance he\u2019ll justify his draft slot.\r\n\r\n&lt;/p&gt;&lt;p&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&lt;p&gt;\r\n\r\n&lt;h3&gt;Biggest Reach: Jordan Matthews&lt;/h3&gt;\r\n\r\n&lt;/p&gt;&lt;p&gt;&lt;strong&gt;Laws: &lt;/strong&gt;Selbe and I overruled Leibowitz on this one. Matthews has stiff competition for targets in Riley Cooper, Zach Ertz and rookie Nelson Agholor, whom Kelly is especially a big fan of. Agholor had the breakout game of his college career against Kelly\u2019s last Oregon team back in 2012, catching six passes for 162 yards and a touchdown, his first collegiate score and first game with over 100 yards.\r\n\r\n&lt;/p&gt;&lt;p&gt;If Kelly and Sam Bradford fall in love with the more talented Agholor, there\u2019s a decent chance Matthews won\u2019t be able to reach 1,000 receiving yards. I wouldn\u2019t consider drafting him in standard 12-team leagues until late in the fourth round, at the earliest.\r\n\r\n&lt;h3&gt;Biggest Slider: Alshon \u201CTerse &amp; Unspecific\u201D Jeffery&lt;/h3&gt;\r\n\r\n&lt;/p&gt;&lt;p&gt;&lt;strong&gt;Laws:&lt;/strong&gt; Alshon Jeffery\u2019s ADP in Yahoo! drafts is No. 23. He fell all the way to No. 41 in this draft. I guess we really let John Fox\u2019s post-practice interview demeanor get in our heads.\r\n\r\n&lt;/p&gt;&lt;p&gt;There is a shred of logic to this, though. With Kevin White out for the season and Brandon Marshall in New York, are we sure Jeffery is ready to emerge as a WR1, both in terms of receiving plentiful double teams on the field and as a consistent option in fantasy?\r\n\r\n&lt;/p&gt;&lt;p&gt;&lt;strong&gt;More from Will Laws:&lt;/strong&gt;\r\n\r\n&lt;/p&gt;&lt;p&gt;\u2022&amp;nbsp;\u200BPower Ranking All 32 Starting QBs Heading Into the 2015 Season\r\n\r\n&lt;/p&gt;&lt;p&gt;\u2022&amp;nbsp;\u200BProjecting the 2015-16 NBA Standings via Win Shares\r\n\r\n&lt;/p&gt;&lt;p&gt;\u2022&amp;nbsp;\u200BHeisman Watch: Preseason Top 25\r\n\r\n&lt;/p&gt;&lt;p&gt;PointAfter &lt;em&gt;is part of the&lt;/em&gt; &lt;em&gt;Graphiq&lt;/em&gt; &lt;em&gt;network, a data aggregation and visualization website that\u2019s collected all the information about &lt;/em&gt;Aaron Rodgers&lt;em&gt; and the &lt;/em&gt;Green Bay Packers&lt;em&gt; and put it all in one place so you don\u2019t have to go searching for it.&lt;/em&gt;\r\n\r\n&lt;/p&gt;&lt;p&gt;&lt;em&gt;Join Graphiq to discover contextually-rich data visualizations spanning&lt;/em&gt;&amp;nbsp;NFL players&lt;em&gt;,&lt;/em&gt;&amp;nbsp;NFL teams&amp;nbsp;&lt;em&gt;and thousands of other topics.&lt;/em&gt;\r\n&lt;/p&gt;"^^<http://www.w3.org/2001/XMLSchema#string>
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