(Round 1, Round 2, Round 3, and Round 4 can be found by clicking the links.)
Round five is where many of the teams start to round out their starting lineups, with many starting to draft by positional need. That typically means that round five is also where you start to see a lot of risky players go off the board; wasting a fifth round pick is much easier to swallow than a second or third on a "reach" guy. You'll see some injury-prone guys here (hey, Mr. Vick and Mr. Manning) as well as some young, unproven guys who may or may not bust out (hello to you too, Mr. Murray and Mr. Green). But who had the best picks? Here's the fifth round in all its glory.
Round Five
| Fifth Round | ||
|---|---|---|
| Pick | GM | Selection |
| 41 | Terence, Intern | DeMarco Murray Just based on positional need, I should have taken a wide receiver or a tight end, and quickly. Falling into the trap of "positional need" vs. "best player available" often kills fantasy teams, however. I was staring at a board of a bunch of receivers I would group together, with the last starting-caliber RB on my board just over there in the corner, hanging out. Since we're playing with an RB/WR/TE flex position that would easily allow me to start three solid backs, DeMarco Murray was the easy choice. Murray is #50 on numberFire's draft board, but I believe that to be undervalued just a bit based on his standing within the general fantasy community: he's going as high as #11 in many mock drafts. While he might not be a top three back, you're not going to get much better than the clear #1 in a system (which Murray is in Dallas) in the fifth round for RB's. Blazing Glory – Michael Vick Burned Out – Jason Witten Potential Wildfire – A.J. Green |