Yesterday, we took a look at the first round of the numberFire mock draft. There weren’t many surprises, but then again, it’s hard to have big surprises in round one. As we move into the second round, however, a few names pop up that may catch you off guard. Here’s to everyone trying to get Gronk’d up in this piece.
Round Two
| Second Round | ||
|---|---|---|
| Pick | GM | Selection |
| 11 | Abe, Editor at TDDaily.com | Matthew Stafford My draft strategy for the past few years has been simple at the top – always draft a top running back, and if that’s not an option, then immediately go for the next best quarterback. Here, last top running backs went off the board right ahead of me in Michael Turner and Jackson; thanks Nik and Keith! I could have reached for Marshawn Lynch I suppose. He’s technically ranked higher than Turner in Starbucks Trenta-sized risk. I’ll stick with the man who may have some injury issues - hence the very low projection from the Steven Jackson Yes, Steven Jackson will be 29 this upcoming season. I also know that his rushing yardage has gone down every single season since 2009. You don’t have to tell me that he’s only rushed for double-digit TD’s once, in 2006. However, Jackson has been one of the most consistent players in fantasy football since his rookie 2004 season – there’s a reason he’s number 13 on numberFire’s big board. Number of seasons since 2005 with less than 1000 yards: 0. Number of games missed over the past three years: 2. Number of consecutive seasons with 300 yards receiving as well: 4. Last rushing yardage total coming off a season where he had less than 300 carries: 1416. Fun-ness to have on your team: well... he’s good at Twitter. You can do much worse than Jackson in the middle of round two. Burned Out – Matt Ryan Potential Wildfire – Rob Gronkowski |