(ADP from all Anarchy Leagues, L1 Draft info, 2019 year-end ranking)
Quarterbacks:
Patriots TMQB (All ADP: QB19 - 128 | L1: QB19 - 139 | 2019: QB10)
Chargers TMQB (All ADP: QB23 - 241 | L1: QB29 - 267 | 2019: QB23)
If Cam is mostly healthy (a big if) and he goes back to running a lot (another big if), then he should put up decent fantasy numbers whether he has good passing totals or not. I am not convinced the Patriots offense will be even average this year, but a running QB can make up for that. Decent shot at an extra game. Not sure why the Chargers QB didn't get a little more love. Rivers had a lot of yards, but also a lot of INT and not a ton of TD. Taylor should get some rushing yards . . . likely enough to not end up as the #29 QB situation. Both of these picks should outproduce their draft spots.
Running Backs:
Cam Akers LAR (All ADP: RB28 - 83 | L1: RB29 - 86 | 2019: NA)
Marlon Mack IND (All ADP: RB36 - 120 | L1: RB35 - 118 | 2019: RB19)
Joshua Kelley LAC (All ADP: RB57 - 221 | L1: RB55 - 214 | 2019: NA)
Darrell Henderson LAR (All ADP: RB59 - 233 | L1: RB58 - 235 | 2019: RB97)
Sure, this group will look bad compared to teams that loaded up on RBs early, but the strategy was to get some guys that get more playing time and production than they were projected for. I read some good things about Akers, but then seemingly Brown might see more carries out of the gate. I took Henderson as insurance for Akers . . . and I might end up with two backs that initially have small workloads. Obviously I am hoping Kelley becomes the #2 behind Ekeler with Gordon out of the picture. I think Mack sees the majority of carries in the early going and still will get 30-35% of the carries once Taylor starts to get more involved. It won't be pretty, but Mack should be able to at least get back his RB35 draft investment (which last year would have been 113.5 points), especially if the Colts make the playoffs.
Wide Receivers:
Davante Adams GBP (All ADP: WR2 - 8 | L1: WR3 - 11 | 2019: WR6)
Chris Godwin TBB (All ADP: WR5 - 18 | L1: WR5 - 22 | 2019: WR3)
DeVante Parker MIA (All ADP: WR23 - 67 | L1: WR27 - 75 | 2019: WR13)
Marvin Jones DET (All ADP: WR35 - 95 | L1: WR41 - 107 | 2019: WR32)
Steven Sims WAS (All ADP: WR74 - 223 | L1: WR77 - 246 | 2019: WR68)
Danny Amendola DET (All ADP: WR89 - 295 | L1: WR83 - 278 | 2019: WR52)
Obviously this is where I invested the most, and I don't like these picks as much as I did at the time. Adams seems to always be nicked up and needed two huge playoff games to jump 20 spots in the rankings last year. After further thought, I see Tampa not passing as much and the projections for their receivers are probably too high (and their RBs likely too low). Parker may turn out ok. Normally a decent bet to take last year's WR13 with this year's WR27 pick. The MIA offense clicked at the end of the year, but who knows if that will carry over. I did like the Jones pick. He missed almost a month of the season last year and Stafford missed a lot of time . . . and he still ranked 32nd (and I snagged him as WR41 this season). I am surprised Simms didn't get more love in these leagues. He only started the last month and put up really good numbers. He was a starting NFL WR2 still available after 73 other WR were taken). He ranked 68th last year with hardly any playing time . . . seems like a no brainer as the WR74. Amendola is another guy that no one seemed to care about. He had several decent weeks with Stafford . . . if he is healthy I don't see how he falls to WR89. I don't like that I probably picked a bunch of guys that really have no shot at playoff games.
Tight Ends:
Evan Engram NYG (All ADP: TE7 - 45 | L1: TE6 - 43 | 2019: TE20)
Jared Cook NOS (All ADP: TE8 - 47 | L1: TE8 - 54 | 2019: TE9)
Who knows what to expect out of the Giants. They finally have 3 healthy receivers and a tight end to start the season. Since that hasn't happened with this group of players and Jones, it is impossible to know who falls where in the pecking order. Engram will prove to be worth it if he stays healthy and a wasted pick if not. I think I overpaid for Cook in that I paid a premium for last year's hot finish with a bunch of TDs that may not be there again this year. Tight ends that are 33 usually start losing production.
Kickers:
Greg Zuerlein DAL (All ADP: PK5 - 150 | L1: PK5 - 150 | 2019: PK15)
Zane Gonzalez ARI (All ADP: PK11 - 193 | L1: PK13 - 203 | 2019: PK8)
Grabbed a couple of kickers with offenses that should be better than last year and in stadiums that favor kickers. Might eke out a couple extra playoff games.
Defenses:
Bills DST (All ADP: DEF4 - 167 | L1: DEF5 - 171 | 2019: DEF10)
Saints DST (All ADP: DEF 5 - 169 | L1: DEF8 - 182 | 2019: DEF8)
I don't usually take two defenses this early, but both should be playoff teams. I can't remember who I was deciding from at the time I picked, but no one stood out as must have picks. IIRC, the value in those sports was at WR, but I already had too many of them. I still am not convinced that defensive scoring in this league carries over from year to year . . . so I am not sure there is a lot of benefit from investing in defenses other than to avoid the true bottom feeders.