Hello boys and girls, I am sure you have all been waiting for my dynasty rankings. Here are my perceptions of this draft class. Fade or follow. I'm kind of drunk so there may be drastic adjustments when I get time to adjust.
1.) RB - Todd Gurley
He's the crown jewel of this draft class. There are obviously injury concerns and it's a real drag he ended up getting hurt. But if you watch his tape, you know he is legit. Anyone who drafts him is planning on giving him the lion's share of the carries right away. He's a guy you want if you're picking 1.01. Even if you end up trading him he's the biggest hyped RB since AP.
2.) WR - Kevin White
I know Amari Cooper is the guy. But Cooper feels like the safe pick. I get a huge Michael Crabtree vibe from Cooper. He's not going to bust, he's so fundamental. But if you're swinging for the fences, Kevin White is pretty much Larry Fitzgerald with more speed. He's a guy who is going to make a huge splash in this league. Awesome player.
I'm arguing to myself trading up to the 1.02 spot to nab him I guess it depends where he lands.
3.) RB - TJ Yeldon
Similar to when I rated Leveon Bell high a few years back. You can't teach size. For his size he is incredibly nimble and he will find himself on a team that will feed him the ball. I think he'll need to learn to be a little more tenacious with the ball in his hands. But I am confident he will be a bell cow. You don't need a committee with him. Safe pick.
4.) RB - Duke Johnson
He's that shifty RB in the mold of Shady McCoy or Lamar Miller. He has absolutely no fear running through the crease when it's necessary. I have questions about how he will perform in the passing game. But he has immense potential if he proves he can be a 3-down workhorse back.
5.) WR - Amari Cooper
Again, going against the grain here. I like Cooper. He's very fundamental but I don't see a BOOM player here. I don't see someone who is going to take over a ball game. I see a player who is going to go against Richard Sherman and lose. I see Michael Crabtree to be completely honest. He's probably the most NFL ready WR in the draft. But not a BOOM player.
Maybe he proves me wrong. But when I saw Watkins last year, I saw a star. When I saw Julio Jones, I saw a star. When I saw DeAndre Hopkins, I saw a star. This guy? I see a great WR2. Robert Woods esque.
6.) RB - Ameer Abdullah
Plenty of people are going to chastize me for this pick but he's one of those guys that just has "it". When it comes to playmakers I primarily look for two things.
1.) Can you break tackles?
2.) Can you make people miss?
This guy has an entire highlight reel of juking out defenders and breaking through tackles. I don't care what his 40 times says. He's going to hit the field and create chaos. I see a little bit of Darren Sproles and a little bit of Jahvid Best.
7.) RB - Melvin Gordon
People are going to disagree with me again. But with Gordon all I really see is great acceleration and great speed. He's ranked here because I think he'll get a starting gig somewhere and will see the bulk of carries. But on tape I don't really see him consistently breaking tackles, going up the gut, or making people miss.
8.) RB - David Johnson
One of the most underrated guys in this draft, in my opinion. He's got this weird Doug Martin - Matt Forte vibe going where he does everything good but nothing great. He's extremely fundamental and is definitely an improvement to many backfields in the NFL. He's not fast, he's not strong. He's just a good RB.
9.) WR - Breshard Perriman
He's somewhere between Martavis Bryant and Kelvin Benjamin. I've seen his tape and the plays he makes are similar to plays we saw Bryant and Benjamin make last year. Every team is looking for that next big RZ target and we all love guys who can score 10+ Touchdowns in a season. Huge mismatch in the RZ.
10.) WR - Devante Parker
11.) RB - Jay Ayaji
I see a lot of potential in this guy but I wish he was more North - South. If he could learn to just plow through a guy like Eddie Lacey does, he will be a machine. I haven't seen it in his college tape and I'm not expecting it in the pros. He has awesome potential though. If he lands in Dallas, he'll spring up into my Top 5. But right now, I see a big back with great moves but not enough grit.
12.) TE - Devin Funchess
He's a TE playing WR. He looks like an ogre out there and has sloppy hands when catching the ball but he's athletic enough to make LBs pay. I'm questioning bumping him up higher but his hands are quite skeptical. When the ball is in his hands he has decent enough ball skills though. Not a bad consolation prize if you lost your league Championship and are picking at 1.11.
On the fringe...
RB - Tevin Coleman
This guy is such a tease. I look at his tape and I see a little Adrian Peterson and a little Darren McFadden. I haven't seen him make enough people miss or take the ball up the gut to get those easy yards. I don't know that he can but I don't know that he can't. The last guy that ran with his type of intensity was Christian Michael.
Has great speed but I haven't seen enough out of him to bump him higher on this list. I really think he might have more upside than every back besides Yeldon and Gurley.
WR - Devin Smith
I literally see a Torrey Smith clone. Best deep threat in this draft class. I hope he ends up on the Ravens. He has this sick one-handed catch on his highlight reel where he looks like OBJ and I like that a lot. I can see him making some noise.
WR - Sammie Coates
He's a great WR prospect but I didn't see him "plucking the ball" out of the air so to speak. I don't see him going up and competing for the ball. Can he learn that? Sure. But right now I see a player who is under performing. He can easily be the best WR in this draft class besides White but that soley depends on how hard he wants to work when he gets into the NFL. He lets the ball come to him. He needs to snap and become more aggressive.
You're free to agree / disagree but this is what my draft board looks like. It's going to change drastically based on where these guys land. But right now these are the only players on my radar. I know I have a few notable guys like Green-Beckham, Parker, and Strong off my list. But I don't see "superstar" on their tape.
I've only looked at everyone's tape once. I plan on combing through all the prospects once or twice more before the draft. But these are the 14 guys who really stuck out to me.
1.) RB - Todd Gurley
He's the crown jewel of this draft class. There are obviously injury concerns and it's a real drag he ended up getting hurt. But if you watch his tape, you know he is legit. Anyone who drafts him is planning on giving him the lion's share of the carries right away. He's a guy you want if you're picking 1.01. Even if you end up trading him he's the biggest hyped RB since AP.
2.) WR - Kevin White
I know Amari Cooper is the guy. But Cooper feels like the safe pick. I get a huge Michael Crabtree vibe from Cooper. He's not going to bust, he's so fundamental. But if you're swinging for the fences, Kevin White is pretty much Larry Fitzgerald with more speed. He's a guy who is going to make a huge splash in this league. Awesome player.
I'm arguing to myself trading up to the 1.02 spot to nab him I guess it depends where he lands.
3.) RB - TJ Yeldon
Similar to when I rated Leveon Bell high a few years back. You can't teach size. For his size he is incredibly nimble and he will find himself on a team that will feed him the ball. I think he'll need to learn to be a little more tenacious with the ball in his hands. But I am confident he will be a bell cow. You don't need a committee with him. Safe pick.
4.) RB - Duke Johnson
He's that shifty RB in the mold of Shady McCoy or Lamar Miller. He has absolutely no fear running through the crease when it's necessary. I have questions about how he will perform in the passing game. But he has immense potential if he proves he can be a 3-down workhorse back.
5.) WR - Amari Cooper
Again, going against the grain here. I like Cooper. He's very fundamental but I don't see a BOOM player here. I don't see someone who is going to take over a ball game. I see a player who is going to go against Richard Sherman and lose. I see Michael Crabtree to be completely honest. He's probably the most NFL ready WR in the draft. But not a BOOM player.
Maybe he proves me wrong. But when I saw Watkins last year, I saw a star. When I saw Julio Jones, I saw a star. When I saw DeAndre Hopkins, I saw a star. This guy? I see a great WR2. Robert Woods esque.
6.) RB - Ameer Abdullah
Plenty of people are going to chastize me for this pick but he's one of those guys that just has "it". When it comes to playmakers I primarily look for two things.
1.) Can you break tackles?
2.) Can you make people miss?
This guy has an entire highlight reel of juking out defenders and breaking through tackles. I don't care what his 40 times says. He's going to hit the field and create chaos. I see a little bit of Darren Sproles and a little bit of Jahvid Best.
7.) RB - Melvin Gordon
People are going to disagree with me again. But with Gordon all I really see is great acceleration and great speed. He's ranked here because I think he'll get a starting gig somewhere and will see the bulk of carries. But on tape I don't really see him consistently breaking tackles, going up the gut, or making people miss.
8.) RB - David Johnson
One of the most underrated guys in this draft, in my opinion. He's got this weird Doug Martin - Matt Forte vibe going where he does everything good but nothing great. He's extremely fundamental and is definitely an improvement to many backfields in the NFL. He's not fast, he's not strong. He's just a good RB.
9.) WR - Breshard Perriman
He's somewhere between Martavis Bryant and Kelvin Benjamin. I've seen his tape and the plays he makes are similar to plays we saw Bryant and Benjamin make last year. Every team is looking for that next big RZ target and we all love guys who can score 10+ Touchdowns in a season. Huge mismatch in the RZ.
10.) WR - Devante Parker
11.) RB - Jay Ayaji
I see a lot of potential in this guy but I wish he was more North - South. If he could learn to just plow through a guy like Eddie Lacey does, he will be a machine. I haven't seen it in his college tape and I'm not expecting it in the pros. He has awesome potential though. If he lands in Dallas, he'll spring up into my Top 5. But right now, I see a big back with great moves but not enough grit.
12.) TE - Devin Funchess
He's a TE playing WR. He looks like an ogre out there and has sloppy hands when catching the ball but he's athletic enough to make LBs pay. I'm questioning bumping him up higher but his hands are quite skeptical. When the ball is in his hands he has decent enough ball skills though. Not a bad consolation prize if you lost your league Championship and are picking at 1.11.
On the fringe...
RB - Tevin Coleman
This guy is such a tease. I look at his tape and I see a little Adrian Peterson and a little Darren McFadden. I haven't seen him make enough people miss or take the ball up the gut to get those easy yards. I don't know that he can but I don't know that he can't. The last guy that ran with his type of intensity was Christian Michael.
Has great speed but I haven't seen enough out of him to bump him higher on this list. I really think he might have more upside than every back besides Yeldon and Gurley.
WR - Devin Smith
I literally see a Torrey Smith clone. Best deep threat in this draft class. I hope he ends up on the Ravens. He has this sick one-handed catch on his highlight reel where he looks like OBJ and I like that a lot. I can see him making some noise.
WR - Sammie Coates
He's a great WR prospect but I didn't see him "plucking the ball" out of the air so to speak. I don't see him going up and competing for the ball. Can he learn that? Sure. But right now I see a player who is under performing. He can easily be the best WR in this draft class besides White but that soley depends on how hard he wants to work when he gets into the NFL. He lets the ball come to him. He needs to snap and become more aggressive.
You're free to agree / disagree but this is what my draft board looks like. It's going to change drastically based on where these guys land. But right now these are the only players on my radar. I know I have a few notable guys like Green-Beckham, Parker, and Strong off my list. But I don't see "superstar" on their tape.
I've only looked at everyone's tape once. I plan on combing through all the prospects once or twice more before the draft. But these are the 14 guys who really stuck out to me.
Last edited by a moderator:
