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8 Fantasy Football Winners From the 2016 NFL Draft

JJ Zachariason  —  @LateRoundQB May 2nd, 2016
With the NFL Draft over, which players saw their situations get better for fantasy football purposes?

This year’s NFL Draft wasn’t supposed to provide a ton of fantasy football relevancy.

Now that it’s over, things might be even worse than imagined.

It seemed like every team needing a running back decided to pass on one, while wide receiver-needy teams ended up with guys who don't necessarily fit their offense. Dynasty owners who sold their early-round rookie draft picks before last Thursday are now fist pumping in their living room, while buyers of those same picks are trying to find a way out of their league.

But even if the rookie impact won't be dramatic in 2016 -- even if it looks like it won't be -- there are still plenty of winners stemming from the draft. Let's take a look at eight of them.

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