kearly
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So, I've done two simulated mock drafts with 11 other participants on yahoo. The one theme that was constant in both drafts was that people were OBSESSED with drafting WRs, and not just early either. Even receivers with 8th round ADP were getting snatched up in round 6. It's like everyone is going for 6 WR rosters this year, it's out of control.
This makes for a very interesting dilemma for drafters who take two RBs in the first three rounds (which IMO is the smartest way to start this year). When you are hunting for your #2 and #3 WRs in rounds 4-6, you'll be forced to reach at WR, or you could pass on WR and take some terrific value at QB and TE, two positions that drafters are waiting on which increases their value.
Bottom line is, if you were hoping to snatch up a bunch of value WRs in rounds 7 and 8 like I was, your going to be in for a difficult draft, because almost every receiver is going higher than his listed ADP in my experience. That might mean you'll have to reach a little at WR in rounds 5-6, or it might mean drafting a value receiver you don't particularly believe in (I see Emmanuel Sanders and Larry Fitzgerald falling quite often).
This makes for a very interesting dilemma for drafters who take two RBs in the first three rounds (which IMO is the smartest way to start this year). When you are hunting for your #2 and #3 WRs in rounds 4-6, you'll be forced to reach at WR, or you could pass on WR and take some terrific value at QB and TE, two positions that drafters are waiting on which increases their value.
Bottom line is, if you were hoping to snatch up a bunch of value WRs in rounds 7 and 8 like I was, your going to be in for a difficult draft, because almost every receiver is going higher than his listed ADP in my experience. That might mean you'll have to reach a little at WR in rounds 5-6, or it might mean drafting a value receiver you don't particularly believe in (I see Emmanuel Sanders and Larry Fitzgerald falling quite often).