2022 NFL Mock Draft Final by Scott Atkins
2022 NFL Mock Draft Final by Scott Atkins Here is my The Huddle Report Annual Contest Submission. No Thursday updates are allowed to this mock draft. Scott Atkins – Fulltime Fantasy PICK TEAM PLAYER 1 JAGUARS Travon Walker Georgia 2 LIONS Aidan Hutchinson Michigan 3 TEXANS Derek Stingley LSU 4 JETS Ikem Ekwonu North Carolina St 5 GIANTS Ahmad Gardner Cincinnati 6 PANTHERS Evan Neal Alabama 7 GIANTS Charles Cross Mississippi St 8 FALCONS Jermaine Johnson Florida St 9 SEAHAWKS Kayvon Thibodeaux Oregon 10 JETS Jameson Williams Alabama 11 COMMANDERS Drake London USC 12 VIKINGS Kyle Hamilton Notre Dame 13 TEXANS Jordan Davis Georgia 14 RAVENS George Karlaftis Purdue 15 EAGLES Nakobe Dean Georgia 16 SAINTS Malik Willis Liberty 17 CHARGERS Trevor Penning Northern Iowa 18 EAGLES Garrett Wilson Ohio St 19 SAINTS Chris Olave Ohio St 20 STEELERS Kenny Pickett Pittsburgh 21 PATRIOTS Trent McDuffie Washington 22 PACKERS Jahan Dotson Penn St 23 CARDINALS Bernhard Raimann Central Michigan 24 COWBOYS Treylon Burks Arkansas 25 BILLS Andrew Booth Clemson 26 TITANS Desmond Ridder Cincinnati 27 BUCCANEERS Zion Johnson Boston College 28 PACKERS Devonte Wyatt Georgia 29 CHIEFS Kaiir Elam Florida 30 CHIEFS George Pickens Georgia 31 BENGALS Tyler Linderbaum Iowa 32 LIONS Devin Lloyd Utah GET THE LATEST FANTASY TIPS AND CONTEST UPDATES Subscribe to our FREE newsletter to win Weekly Prizes + Breaking Fantasy news & updates!
2022 NFL Mock Draft Final by Jody Smith
2022 NFL Mock Draft Final by Jody Smith We’re now just hours away from the coveted highlight of the annual NFL “off” season, the 2022 NFL Draft. Every year the draft just seems to get bigger and the impacts on fantasy football more impactful. The 2022 season is no different. One thing that is unique to this draft is that it is easily the most difficult to project in recent memory. There is no sure-fire elite prospect and there is no real consensus among the many analysts, insiders, and mock drafters. This is truly an issue of playing an informed guessing game. With that, there will be many changes and updates as the rumor mill is updated. After posting my original mock, there have been many changes. Even after the FullTime Fantasy Podcast live mock draft, things are wildly different. Here is my updated 2022 NFL Mock Draft final edition. Jody Smith – FullTime Fantasy PICK TEAM PLAYER 1 JAGUARS Travon Walker Georgia 2 LIONS Aidan Hutchinson Michigan 3 TEXANS Derek Stingley LSU 4 JETS Ikem Ekwonu North Carolina St 5 GIANTS Charles Cross Mississippi St 6 PANTHERS Evan Neal Alabama 7 GIANTS Ahmad Gardner Cincinnati 8 FALCONS Garrett Wilson Ohio St 9 SEAHAWKS Kayvon Thibodeaux Oregon 10 JETS Jermaine Johnson Florida St 11 COMMANDERS Drake London USC 12 VIKINGS Kyle Hamilton Notre Dame 13 TEXANS Quay Walker Georgia 14 RAVENS Jordan Davis Georgia 15 EAGLES Jameson Williams Alabama 16 SAINTS Chris Olave Ohio St 17 CHARGERS Trevor Penning Northern Iowa 18 EAGLES Trent McDuffie Washington 19 SAINTS Tyler Smith Tulsa 20 STEELERS Malik Willis Liberty 21 PATRIOTS Devin Lloyd Utah 22 PACKERS Treylon Burks Arkansas 23 CARDINALS George Karlaftis Purdue 24 COWBOYS Zion Johnson Boston College 25 BILLS Kaiir Elam Florida 26 TITANS Kenyon Green Texas AM 27 BUCCANEERS Lewis Cine Georgia 28 PACKERS Arnold Ebiketie Penn St 29 CHIEFS Boye Mafe Minnesota 30 CHIEFS Jahan Dotson Penn St 31 BENGALS Andrew Booth Clemson 32 LIONS Devonte Wyatt Georgia JOIN OUR MAILING LIST! GET THE LATEST ARTICLES & UPDATES Subscribe to our FREE newsletter – Breaking Fantasy news & site updates! Like and share our new Facebook page! Be sure to pay attention to our giveaways for your shot at some sweet prizes!
2022 NFL Draft Risers and Fallers
2022 NFL Draft Risers and Fallers Between the Senior Bowl and the NFL Draft, players see their stocks rise and fall for various reasons on their way to being drafted. These are some of the guys who have seen the biggest swings in recent weeks. For more on the 2022 NFL Draft, check out Jody Smith’s mock draft, my latest mock, and the FullTime Fantasy football industry mock. Risers Derek Stingley (CB) – Not too long-ago Stingley was a lock to be an easy Top 10 pick and probably higher. Then he didn’t perform at quite as high a level in 2020 and missed most of 2021 with a Lisfranc injury. Then he also missed the combine while rehabbing and saw his stock drop. However, after an outstanding Pro Day and positive reports across the board as of late, his stock is back on the rise and he will likely still be drafted as a Top 10 pick. Malik Willis (QB) – We have seen Willis go from a potential high-upside project who hasn’t played against top competition to the likely first quarterback off the board since the Senior Bowl. He displayed his athleticism at the Senior Bowl and every workout since, and scouts and analysts have fallen in love with him. Now, he’s expected to be drafted ahead of every other quarterback in the class and some believe more than 10 spots higher. Rachaad White (RB) – The Top 3 running backs heading into the offseason were Breece Hall, Kenneth Walker III, and Isaiah Spiller. There wasn’t a ton of debate about that. After them, the most popular names were James Cook and Damion Pierce. After an impressive Combine analysts started reevaluating White’s film and statistics. We began to hear, “Spiller is still my RB3 but…” Which has now evolved into, “White has jumped up to my RB3 in this draft.” Treylon Burks (WR) – Burks has worked his way into the Top 10 pick conversation this spring after a rough combine. He ran a 4.55 forty which was slower than expected and many bumped him down their draft boards. However, it seems most are back on board after remembering just how physical and talented he is. The 40-yard dash causes big changes after the combine, but usually cooler heads prevail, and we remember it’s far more important to be good at football than to run fast in a straight line in shorts. Or you end up drafting Denzel Perriman or Darrius Heyward-Bey in the first round. Either or. Travon Walker (EDGE) – After displaying otherworldly athleticism at the combine, Walker shot up draft boards. You can make an argument he wasn’t a Top 3 player on his college defense before that. Now he’s the betting favorite to go first overall to the Jacksonville Jaguars on Thursday. There’s no doubt he’s seen the greatest rise this spring of any player looking to join the NFL on April 28. Fallers George Karlaftis (EDGE) – Some considered him the top edge rusher in the draft heading into a combine. After a poor showing at the combine, he has fallen down draft boards. Many had who had him as a single-digit pick now have him going much later in the first. He looked stiff and didn’t show great bend in combine drills and opted not to participate in speed drills which were his biggest question mark. Isaiah Spiller (RB) – Spiller was locked in at the RB3 heading into the offseason, but that may not be the case anymore. He battled an abductor injury at the combine and other backs have climbed up draft boards. This isn’t to say he can’t still be a Top 3 back off the board, nevertheless, heading into the combine he was more likely to go No. 2 than No. 4. That’s no longer the case. Jamison Williams (WR) – Williams was at one point a lock to be the WR1 in this draft. Unfortunately, he suffered a torn ACL in the National Championship Game which puts his early-season availability in question. He will still be a high pick, and someone could even reach for him. However, others believe with the unbelievable speed we saw at the combine, teams may not be as inclined to reach for him because there is plenty of speed at the position. Although I will say, of everyone in this article, he’s the most likely to make me look like an idiot and fly off the board early. Sam Howell (QB) – Howell stinks and everyone knows it. However, in a bad draft class, he was still near the top of the list at his position heading into the offseason. Then we saw the ascension of Willis and Desmond Ridder. Even Carson Strong has made some noise this spring. Heading into the season Howell was a potential first-overall pick. Heading into the offseason he was a potential first-round pick. Heading into the draft he’s a potential Day 2 pick. Justyn Ross (WR) – Ross is polarizing, to say the least. He has plenty of raw talent and showed it off during his first two seasons at Clemson. Then he had a serious spinal injury that required surgery. He followed that with a lackluster 2021. We knew we would see a wide range of opinions of him because of course he wasn’t as good in 2021 coming off that injury, but that injury is very real and scary for an NFL team investing in him. Nevertheless, all the athleticism we saw at the combine from receivers likely tanked any chance of him being a high draft pick. Now he needs to hope he doesn’t fall past Day 2. JOIN OUR MAILING LIST! GET THE LATEST ARTICLES & UPDATES Subscribe to our FREE newsletter – Breaking Fantasy news & site updates! Like and share our new Facebook page! Be sure to pay attention to our giveaways for your shot at some sweet prizes!
How to Play Dynasty Fantasy Football
I love playing fantasy football, but I prefer playing dynasty fantasy football. For those of you who are not familiar with dynasty leagues, the concept is very similar to a keeper league, but instead of keeping just one, three, or five players, you’re able to keep all of your players. The reason I play in a dynasty league is because of the additional strategy that is involved in these types of leagues. Many dynasty league players will cite the challenge, as most dynasty leagues have very serious owners. Dynasty leagues are basically a year-round league and are as close to owning an NFL franchise as most of us will ever come close to doing. After your league holds its yearly draft you have to decide whether the players you’ve just drafted are more valuable than those already on your roster because you have to cut players from your roster to get down to the roster limit prior to the first game of the season (or whenever your league has set the deadline). When making your player evaluations for the draft or roster cuts or free agent pickups, you have to be conscious of whether the decision you are making is a short-term solution or a long-term investment and then weigh the consequences of each. You do not want to fill your roster with aging veterans and cripple your team for years to come, (which you can do in a keeper league for instant success and still recover the following year with a good draft). Nor do you want to load up on first and second-year players, as this would hinder you from competing in the upcoming season. You need a nice blend of players that provide the best opportunity to succeed in both the short-term and long-term. You also want to be aggressive in trading away aging players prior to any dramatic decline in their value. And you want to have a continuum of developing players on your bench who can be a bye week fill-in today and potential future studs. It’s not easy to manage a dynasty league team as there are factors, and strategies, that you do not have to consider when making decisions in a keeper or redraft league. Even the best fantasy football players draft a bad team every now and then. While a bad draft often means a losing season in redraft leagues, owners of lousy teams can still build for the future in dynasty and keeper leagues. This article will focus on strategies for managing a dynasty league WIN NOW OR WIN LATER The first thing one must decide when rebuilding a dynasty team is whether to try to win now or later. If your team is loaded with promising rookies and second-year players then you may want to try to package some of those guys in trades with other owners for established stars. This is one obvious way to make your team an instant contender. However, trading away your youth may leave you hurting in future years. More importantly, it is unlikely that a bad team will have enough assets to trade for a solid starting lineup. Winning now is ideal, but it is not always a possibility and owners with truly awful teams are often better served by planning for the future. Losing can be frustrating, but rebuilding a franchise usually requires patience. And just like the NFL, it’s hard to win year in and year out, so you have to rebuild your franchise. PAY ATTENTION TO COLLEGE FOOTBALL AND KNOW THE TOP ROOKIES This is important in identifying which players will help you build your team. You should pay attention to the key players, and huge playmakers each week. By doing this you will have an idea of who the top players are before the NFL draft begins in April. Before the NFL draft actually rolls around, you should already know which players you want to target in your draft (know who are the top QBs, RBs, and WRs coming out). You can search the Internet for draft analysis and rumors, and get information on the top available rookies. Watch the draft or at least study post-draft analysis of where the player was drafted and the impact he will have on the team that drafted him. Having all this data allows you to compare the rookies to those players currently on your roster, and this will assist you in determining which players you might want to target in the draft or attempt trades to get on your team to help build your dynasty. WHEN TO TRADE THEM This is the hardest thing about a dynasty league: knowing when! When do you play for this year, or when do you play for the future? If before the season you think you have a quality team, go ahead and play for now, and if midseason rolls around finding you at the bottom, well it’s time to build for the future! Just the same, if before the season you can tell your team will not be very competitive, well it’s time to trade a few older marquee players for some future younger players or draft picks so you can rebuild for the long term. The first step to rebuilding your dynasty is deciding which players to keep and which players to let go, either by trading them or outright releasing them. It should be easy to identify the star players of your team and once you’ve identified them you’ll need to decide what to do with them. While a guy like Tom Brady, Ezekiel Elliott, Keenan Allen, or Zach Ertz might be nice to have this season, you could be better off trading either of them away for younger players. Why? Although they are great players they are aging players, and it’s unlikely they will be producing a few years down the line when your team is competitive. It is better to trade older guys now while they still have value. Your team
Preview: 2021 Rookie Running Backs Outlook – 1 of 2
This Rookie Profile Feature is MEMBER ONLY and designed to help dynasty fantasy players evaluate the incoming crop of NFL Rookies. We’ll be releasing rookie profiles for all the prominent dynasty rookies, including Dynasty ADP, Dynasty Rankings, draft boards and more. Subscribe today and use the Promo TD30 for 30% off your first two months! The influx of running backs from the 2020 draft class spoiled fantasy football owners throughout last season and continuing into this offseason. If an owner took a chance on one of the consensus’ top seven or eight at the position, it was nearly impossible to find a “bust.” The downside, however, is the class filled a majority of the prime landing spots, leaving few available for the incoming 2021 class. What can we expect from this group of running backs this year after the bar was set highly in 2020? The Sure-Fire Starters Najee Harris – Alabama / 6’1” – 225 lbs Harris is the newest ‘Bama product at the running back position to enter the NFL after proving to be an absolute tank at the collegiate level. Coming off of back-to-back seasons where he produced at least 1,500 yards from scrimmage, Harris sits atop the 2021 class as a day-one starter for both his NFL team and all fantasy squads. With only 638 rushing attempts to his name, the tires have miles and miles of tread left despite being one of the older rookie backs in the class. As for his play style, Harris is a well-built all-around back who shows a thrilling combination of power and elusiveness. He does a great job of following his blockers and waiting for the scheme to open a lane. He is a comfortable pass catcher out of the backfield and will be solid in pass protection. Whether he will run over defenders or make them completely whiff is his decision, which will frighten opposing defensive coordinators weeks before they face him. Grade: High-end starter NFL Draft Projection: Late 1st – Early 2nd Projected DFWC ADP: 1.01 Comparison: A healthy James Conner on steroids Bottom Line: Harris will step in and become an immediate stud for his team and all fantasy teams, no matter the format. Don’t miss your chance on Najee Harris. Javonte Williams – North Carolina / 5’10” 220 lbs This is reserved for our Premium Members. Click here to read the Member version or click here to subscribe. Travis Etienne – Clemson / 5’10” – 210 lbs Etienne leaves the Tigers with one of the most impressive resumes to date. He averaged more than 1,700 yards from scrimmage throughout his final three years in the NCAA. Though many believed he was going to be a part of the 2020 class, Etienne shocked the world and chose to return for his senior season in 2021. In doing so, he showed definite improvement as a pass catcher, which was the biggest question mark about his projection to the NFL. Etienne is an explosive one-cut runner who will accelerate quicker than anyone else on the field. He bounces off tacklers and runs through contact at a high level. He vastly improved as a receiver, so expect a fair share of targets as a rookie. He may run into some trouble with his flexibility as he struggles to avoid contact far too often. He lacks shiftiness and is more straight-line than many want to believe. Etienne is wildly inconsistent in pass protection, which could limit his snaps on third down throughout his first couple years in the league. Grade: Starter with limitations NFL Draft Projection: 2nd Projected DFWC ADP: 1.03 Comparison: Kenyan Drake (floor) – Aaron Jones (ceiling) Bottom Line: Etienne will have an explosive, yet short-lived window of production in the NFL. Ignore the Kamara comparisons and be ready to sell after an early peak. Kenneth Gainwell – Memphis / 5’10” – 201 lbs This is reserved for our Premium Members. Click here to read the Member version or click here to subscribe. Jermar Jefferson – Oregon State / 5’10” – 210 lbs This is reserved for our Premium Members. Click here to read the Member version or click here to subscribe. Michael Carter – North Carolina / 5’7” – 202 This is reserved for our Premium Members. Click here to read the Member version or click here to subscribe. Trey Sermon – Ohio State / 6’0” – 212 lbs (Est.) This is reserved for our Premium Members. Click here to read the Member version or click here to subscribe. Fantasy football is year round with Dynasty Fantasy Football. FFWC Dynasty orphans are on sale now! Teams range from $50 to $300. Learn all about the Dynasty Football World Championships HERE. Visit your account to see our premium member content.