Category: Fantasy Articles
Fantasy Reaction: Chris Ivory Traded to the New York Jets
Chris Ivory, the darling of sleeper lists for the last two offseasons, is finally getting his chance for the New York Jets. Ivory, who is 6’0” and 222 pounds, is the square peg to Drew Brees’ round-hole offense. Even though he has seen limited touches after 137 carries in 2010, his numbers are still elite [...]
Fantasy Impact: Washington Redskins Select Jordan Reed
The Washington Redskins selected Jordan Reed with the 85th overall pick We have seen a trend in the National Football League in recent years with teams preferring their tight ends to have the ability to line up all over the formation. As a consequence, a new specialized version of the traditional “tight end” has developed [...]
Fantasy Impact: Pittsburgh Steelers Select Markus Wheaton
The Pittsburgh Steelers selected Markus Wheaton with the 79th pick Markus Wheaton has flown pretty far under the radar in terms of draft eligible wide receivers. Most of the attention has been paid to the human joystick Tavon Austin the open field explosiveness of Cordarelle Patterson. In fact, a total of eleven receivers went off the board before the [...]
Fantasy Impact: San Diego Chargers Select Keenan Allen
The San Diego Chargers have selected California wide receiver Keenan Allen with the 76th overall pick (3rd round) of the 2013 NFL Draft. Checking in at 6’2″ and 206 pounds, Allen shined as a wide receiver at Cal. In addition to 17 receiving touchdowns in three years, Allen tacked on two rushing scores and one [...]
Fantasy Impact: New England Patriots Select Aaron Dobson
With the number 59 pick in the 2013 NFL draft, the New England Patriots took Aaron Dobson, WR, Marshall. Right away, people will make the inevitable comparison with another wide receiver from Marshall who incidentally grew up close to Dobson’s hometown. However, Dobson is no Randy Moss. He has the requisite size for an ‘X’ [...]
Fantasy Impact: Seattle Seahawks select Christine Michael
The Seattle Seahawks selected Christine Michael with the final pick in the second round. Christine Michael has all the physical talent you look for in a successful NFL running back. He has a size and speed combination that scouts drool over. At 5’10” and a rocked up 220, he ran a 4.54 forty yard dash [...]
Fantasy Impact: Cincinnati Bengals Select Giovani Bernard
On day two of the 2013 NFL Draft, the Bengals selected former-North Carolina running back Giovani Bernard with the 37th overall pick. Bernard is a quick and instinctive running back. He’s great between the hashes and shows patience to let blocks and holes develop before bursting through. Bernard runs very level and has great balance. [...]
Fantasy Impact: Dallas Cowboys Select Gavin Escobar
At 6’6” and 254 pounds, Gavin Escobar is a huge target for quarterbacks and is quite athletic for his size. Escobar is a former basketball star turned tight end, and it really shows in his ability to go up contested and come down with the ball. He has great, sure hands and will never use [...]
Fantasy Impact: Buffalo Bills Select Robert Woods
With the 41st pick in the 2013 NFL draft, the Buffalo Bills nabbed WR Robert Woods from USC. Woods is a fairly pro-ready receiver, and he’s able to run routes with the talent of some NFL veterans. Woods isn’t a burner, but he should get his fair share of catches in short and intermediate routes [...]
Fantasy Impact: New York Jets Select Geno Smith
The Jets get their quarterback in Geno Smith to compete with Mark Sanchez and possibly turn the franchise around.
