Who’s ready for some football?!
With the 2014 NFL season coming up, the MLB gets put on the back burner for a while — and it’s never felt so good.
This year’s NFL fantasy drafts can be tricky, as there are only a handful of running backs worth choosing in the first round.
The following is, in my opinion, who you should grab and avoid.
Who you should get
I’ll reiterate my statement from above: there’s very few running backs to choose from. As running backs are slowly becoming unreliable in today’s NFL, quarterbacks will be critical.
1. LeSean McCoy, running back for the Philadelphia Eagles
2. Aaron Rodgers, quarterback for the Green Bay Packers
3. Peyton Manning, quarterback for the Denver Broncos
4. Adrian Peterson, running back for the Minnesota Vikings
5. Drew Brees, quarterback for the New Orleans Saints
6. Matt Forte, running back for the Chicago Bears
7. Calvin Johnson, wide receiver for the Detroit Lions
8. Eddie Lacy, running back for the Green Bay Packers
9. Jamaal Charles, running back for the Kansas City Chiefs
10. Tom Brady, quarterback for the New England Patriots
11. Jimmy Graham, tight end for the New Orleans Saints
12. Marshawn Lynch, running back for the Seattle Seahawks
13. Dez Bryant, wide receiver for the Dallas Cowboys
* Be careful with Peterson, Charles, Graham and Lynch. The wear and tear of Peterson, Lynch and Charles is a major concern, though all are work horses. Peterson is closing in on 30 years old, Lynch showed up to training camp out of shape. Charles has feet issues. Graham has red flags because he played well against incredibly weak defenses last year.
13. Julio Jones, wide receiver for the Atlanta Falcons
14. Tony Romo, quarterback for the Dallas Cowboys
15. Cam Newton, quarterback for the Carolina Panthers
16. Demaryius Thomas, wide receiver for the Denver Broncos
17. Matthew Stafford, quarterback for the Detroit Lions
18. A.J. Green, wide receiver for the Cincinnati Bengals
19. Alfred Morris, running back for the Washington Redskins
20. Arian Foster, running back for the Houston Texans
21. Antonio Brown, wide receiver for the Pittsburgh Steelers
22. Andrew Luck, quarterback for the Indianapolis Colts
23. Brandon Marshall, wide receiver for the Chicago Bears
24. C.J. Spiller, running back for the Buffalo Bills
* Romo is always quietly underrated in fantasy football. Foster and Jones are returning from injury, but I expect the latter to come back fully healthy, while Foster is hit-or-miss. Wideouts are always tough to pick in the first two rounds, but Johnson and Brown are targeted often.
Best of the best (at each position):
Quarterback: Rodgers, Manning, Brees, Brady, Romo
Running back: McCoy, Peterson, Forte, Lacy, Charles
Wide receiver: C. Johnson, Jones, D. Thomas, Green, Marshal
Tight end: Graham, Rob Gronkowski, Julius Thomas, Jordan Cameron, Vernon Davis
Defense: Seattle Seahawks, Carolina Panthers, San Francisco 49ers, St. Louis Rams, Cleveland Browns
Kickers: Stephen Gostkowski, Steven Hauschka, Dan Bailey, Mason Crosby, Justin Tucker
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