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Sunday, August 13, 2017

2017 Fantasy Football: 2nd and Final Rookie Rankings

Alright, my second and final rookie rankings. The last set caused a great conversation and this one with tweaks should too. The first thing to note is Joe Mixon at 4. My ROOC number has him at 17, but it’s held down because of where he was drafted and my own grade of the pick which both take into account off the field issues that doesn’t necessarily belong in a pure fantasy football conversation.

Player
Pos.
Tm
Pl.
Gr.
Gr
Gr%
Pick
Now
End of
Season
Year 3
ROOC
Corey
Davis
WR
TEN
7.4
B+
0.9
5
1st/2nd
1st
1st
38.93
Christian
McCaffrey
RB
CAR
7.2
A
1.0
8
2nd
1st/2nd
1st
37.61
Leonard
Fournette
RB
JAC
7.1
C+
0.8
4
1st
1st
1st
36.97
Joe
Mixon
RB
CIN
7.2
C
0.7
48
3rd
1st/2nd
1st
23.88
John
Ross
WR
CIN
7.3
A-
0.9
9
2nd/3rd
2nd
1st/2nd
35.61
Mitch
Trubisky
QB
CHI
6.2
D
0.6
2
2nd
1st
1st
34.42
Deshaun
Watson
QB
HOU
6.7
A-
0.9
12
2nd
1st
1st
33.98
Patrick
Mahomes II
QB
KC
6.6
B+
0.9
10
2nd
2nd
1st
33.81
O.J.
Howard
TE
TB
7.6
A+
1.0
19
2nd
1st/2nd
1st
33.05
Mike
Williams
WR
LAC
7.1
C+
0.8
7
3rd/4th
2nd/3rd
1st/2nd
32.99
David
Njoku
TE
CLE
7.1
A
1.0
29
3rd
1st/2nd
1st
29.35
Evan
Engram
TE
NYG
7.3
C+
0.8
23
1st
1st
1st
28.54
Dalvin
Cook
RB
MIN
7.2
A
1.0
41
2nd
1st
1st
27.67
Curtis
Samuel
WR
CAR
6.7
A
1.0
40
2nd/3rd
2nd/3rd
1st/2nd
26.47
Zay
Jones
WR
BUF
6.6
B-
0.8
37
1st/2nd
1st
1st
25.90
DeShone
Kizer
QB
CLE
6.3
A
1.0
52
3rd
1st/2nd
1st
24.87
Gerald
Everett
TE
LAR
6.7
C+
0.8
44
1st/2nd
2nd
1st/2nd
24.14
Adam
Shaheen
TE
CHI
6.1
C
0.7
45
3rd
2nd/3rd
1st/2nd
22.59
Taywan
Taylor
WR
TEN
7.0
A+
1.0
72
4th/5th
3rd
2nd/3rd
22.35
Kareem
Hunt
RB
KC
6.7
A+
1.0
86
3rd
2nd
1st
22.20
ArDarius
Stewart
WR
NYJ
6.3
B+
0.9
79
4th
2nd/3rd
1st/2nd
21.05
Carlos
Henderson
WR
DEN
6.9
A+
1.0
82
7th
3rd/4th
2nd
20.95
Alvin
Kamara
RB
NO
5.9
C+
0.8
67
3rd
2nd/3rd
1st/2nd
20.81
Chris
Godwin
WR
TB
6.4
B+
0.9
84
3rd/4th
3rd
2nd
20.50
D'Onta
Foreman
RB
HOU
6.5
B
0.9
89
3rd
3rd
2nd
20.10
Jonnu
Smith
TE
TEN
6.2
A-
0.9
100
3rd
2nd/3rd
1st/2nd
20.03
Samaje
Perine
RB
WAS
6.5
B+
0.9
114
3rd
1st/2nd
1st
19.87
James
Conner
RB
PIT
5.5
A+
1.0
105
2nd
2nd
1st/2nd
19.75
JuJu
Smith-Schuster
WR
PIT
6.1
C+
0.8
62
6th
4th/5th
2nd/3rd
19.69
Joe
Williams
RB
SF
6.3
A-
0.9
121
3rd
2nd
1st/2nd
19.16
Jordan
Leggett
TE
NYJ
6.5
A
1.0
149
1st
1st/2nd
1st
18.97
Cooper
Kupp
WR
LAR
5.7
D+
0.7
69
4th
4th
2nd/3rd
18.39
Ryan
Switzer
WR
DAL
6.6
A+
1.0
133
4th
3rd/4th
2nd
18.25
Michael
Roberts
TE
DET
6.2
B
0.9
127
3rd
2nd/3rd
2nd
18.08
Tarik
Cohen
RB
CHI
5.7
B+
0.9
119
5th
2nd/3rd
2nd
17.69
Jeremy
McNichols
RB
TB
6.7
A+
1.0
162
4th
2nd/3rd
1st/2nd
17.60

Outside of Mixon the first change we see is the flipping of Watson/Mahomes, Howard/Williams and Taylor/Hunt all switched due to minor changes in depth charts. Our first big change is the ascension of ArDarius Stewart. With the Decker trade and Enunwa injury Stewart moves way up the depth chart and becomes a semi-viable option in 2017. Yes, the QB situation is bad, but he’s going to see time early and there isn’t nearly as much in his path as there was right after the draft. JuJu Smith-Schuster drops below Godwin/Foreman/Smith/Perine/Conner, with Jonnu Smith popping up above Perine and Conner from the last ranking. These move around based on what year 1 production is going to look like and outside of Carlos Henderson Smith-Schuster is the most buried player on the depth chart. I expanded my ranks out to a Top 36 to hit three rookie rounds in a 12-team lead so we welcome Cooper Kupp, Ryan Switzer, Michael Roberts, Tarik Cohen and Jeremy McNichols to the ranks. Kupp and Switzer are slot receivers who could have impacts sooner than later for their teams. Roberts ends up in Detroit and if his propensity for touchdowns carries over to the NFL you’re going to learn his name very quickly. Cohen is a scat-back to add to the Bears offense and his quick twitch abilities hopefully will be as incredible in the NFL as they were at the FCS level. McNichols has problems in his game, but Doug Martin seems to be wearing out his welcome in Tampa Bay and there doesn’t seem to be an overwhelming favorite to take over in his stead.

There we go if you still have a rookie draft hopefully this provides some use for you. If you have a start-up ditto. If you just want to argue about rookie value I welcome the chance, and if you just want to tell me I’m an idiot… Well that’s alright too.

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