May 2021 Mock Dynasty Rookie Draft (Five Rounds) Series (#1.08 of 12)
For the next 12 days, I’ll be releasing a Mock Dynasty Rookie Draft daily -- ones I conducted using the FantasyPros mock draft tool as my platform.
I used FantasyPros’ PRO tools, so I bumped up the value of RBs for their A.I. to reflect reality a little better/favoring RB-lust that usually happens.
I’m going start the series from the #1 spot, and then move back and spot and do a new Mock Draft every day until I get through drafting from each of the 12 spots in a typical DRD. I will add some brief commentary as I see fit, to give you an idea of what I’m doing/seeing in recent DRDs happening.
Here we go…
From the #8 pick spot:
1.1 Najee Harris
1.2 Ja'Marr Chase
1.3 Travis Etienne
1.4 Kyle Pitts
1.5 Javonte Williams
1.6 DeVonta Smith
1.7 Trevor Lawrence
1.8 Jaylen Waddle – I cannot stand Jaylen Waddle (his hype v. reality), but at this stage with what’s left…I either take Waddle to deal him away ASAP, and I mean ASAP…or I reach for Rondale Moore.
Because I (think I) can trade Waddle for Rondale + ____ after the draft, in theory, I take Waddle here – to move him ASAP.
1.9 Rashod Bateman
1.10 Justin Fields
1.11 Amari Rodgers
1.12 Rondale Moore
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2.1 Kenneth Gainwell
2.2 Elijah Moore
2.3 Terrace Marshall
2.4 Kadarius Toney
2.5 Trey Sermon
2.6 Trey Lance
2.7 Zach Wilson
2.8 Michael Carter – They took my Zach Wilson right before me. So, a fresh 2nd-round pick here…a proxy on Zach, I’ll take his PPR back.
2.9 Jermar Jefferson
2.10 Mac Jones
2.11 Amon-Ra St. Brown
2.12 D'Wayne Eskridge
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3.1 Chuba Hubbard
3.2 Tylan Wallace
3.3 Dyami Brown
3.4 Nico Collins
3.5 Pat Freiermuth
3.6 R. Stevenson
3.7 Kyle Trask
3.8 Josh Palmer – Don’t like any of my choices with my typicals like Collins, Eskridge, Trask gone…I’ll take Palmer to be a proxy hopeful on Justin Herbert someday.
3.9 Tamorrion Terry
3.10 Seth Williams
3.11 Elijah Mitchell
3.12 Cornell Powell
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4.1 Javian Hawkins
4.2 Brevin Jordan
4.3 Tutu Atwell
4.4 Anthony Schwartz
4.5 Khalil Herbert
4.6 Larry Rountree III
4.7 Tommy Tremble
4.8 Chris Evans – To use as a hopeful Mixon handcuff or trade to Mixon owner at the right time. Tremble might have been my choice, but I got scooped by one pick.
4.9 Kylin Hill
4.10 Jaret Patterson
4.11 Pooka Williams Jr.
4.12 Cade Johnson
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5.1 Demetric Felton
5.2 Shi Smith
5.3 Marquez Stevenson
5.4 Hunter Long
5.5 Sage Surratt
5.6 Dez Fitzpatrick
5.7 Davis Mills
5.8 Sam Ehlinger – First time that I’ve done this…I’ll take Wentz’s backup in case Wentz’s 2020 yips/meltdown extends into 2021.
Ehlinger is a savvy, gritty-gutty rookie who would probably step in as a rookie and just ‘will’ himself to decent play. And he likes to run and bully tacklers. He’d be a decent little pop for FF if forced in…maybe. I mean, everything is a reach here/now.
5.9 Marlon Williams
5.10 Dazz Newsome
5.11 I. Smith-Marsette
5.12 Jaelon Darden
