Best Draft of 2019 – Part 1

Figuring out the winner of the draft is time-consuming. We must not only figure out which team was the best constructed on that night from a perspective of points scored, but also draft value and position rank. If we went off points alone, whoever wanted to draft 4 QBs would likely be the winner by default. So let’s look at some numbers.

In the first of a series of posts, we’ll start by breaking down the position groups. Where they were drafted, and how they finished, beginning with the offense, here’s how things shook out.

QUARTERBACKS

1. Patrick Mahomes – Nacho Team (QB6)
2. Aaron Rodgers – TIM! (QB11)
3. Deshaun Watson – SECOND DECK (QB4)
4. Jared Goff – The Quasars (QB9)
5. Baker Mayfield – QAnon (QB18)
6. Matt Ryan – Flying Dutchmen (QB7)
7. Carson Wentz – Murphy Inn-ies (QB10)
8. Drew Brees – Sc4_Skippers (QB23)
9. Lamar Jackson – Red Bank Mallrats (QB1)
10. Russell Wilson – The Tim Brady’s (QB5)
11. Tom Brady – Sc4_Skippers (QB8)
12. Ben Roethlisberger – C Tan vs the World (QB51)
13. Philip Rivers – Red Bank Mallrats (QB12)
14. Cam Newton – BE A MAN HOGAN (QB46)
15. Kirk Cousins – The Quasars (QB15)
16. Kyler Murray – Murphy Inn-ies (QB13)
17. Derek Carr – C Tan vs the World (QB16)
18. Jameis Winston – TIM! (QB3)
19. Dak Prescott – QAnon (QB2)
20. Matthew Stafford – BE A MAN HOGAN (QB29)

Injuries here played a big part, obviously. Brees was great when he played, but he missed time. And Big Ben and Cam Newton each got killed due to missed games.

• Biggest WTF Pick – Kaiser (6th Rd. Baker Mayfield)
• Biggest Steal – Kaiser (20th Rd. Dak Prescott)
• Biggest Disappointment – Timmy (2nd Rd. Aaron Rodgers)
• How’d He Fall That Far – Kyle (13th Rd: Russell Wilson)

QB Value Chart;

Manager	QB Draft Capital	Combined Final Player Ranks	Position Points
Kronner	22	13	9
Tim	20	14	6
Kyle	10	5	5
Kaiser	24	20	4
Jason	23	23	0
Trigger	6	7	-1
Matt	3	4	-1
Dave	1	6	-5
Steve	19	24	-5
Jones	19	31	-12
Chris	29	67	-38
John	34	75	-41

RUNNING BACKS

1. Saquon Barkley – Flying Dutchmen (RB11)
2. Christian McCaffrey – QAnon (RB1)
3. Alvin Kamara – Murphy Inn-ies (RB12)
4. Todd Gurley II – TIM! (RB14)
5. James Conner – The Quasars (RB33)
6. David Johnson – SECOND DECK (RB36)
7. Nick Chubb – C Tan vs. The World (RB7)
8. Dalvin Cook – Sc4_Skippers (RB3)
9. Le’Veon Bell – Sc4_Skippers (RB19)
10. Ezekiel Elliott – Redbank Mallrats (RB4)
11. Melvin Gordon III – TIM! (RB26)
12. Joe Mixon – BE A MAN HOGAN (RB16)
13. Kerryon Johnson – QAnon (RB58)
14. Damien Williams – Murphy Inn-ines (RB43)
15. Leonard Fournette – BE A MAN HOGAN (RB8)
16. Aaron Jones – SECOND DECK (RB2)
17. Marlon Mack – The Tim Brady’s (RB23)
18. Devonta Freeman – Sc4_Skippers (RB21)
19. Mark Ingram II – Redbank Mallrats (RB9)
20. Phillip Lindsay – Nacho Team (RB17)
21. Chris Carson – Flying Dutchmen (RB10)
22. Tarik Cohen – Nacho Team (RB38)
23. Josh Jacobs – C Tan vs the World (RB15)
24. Sony Michel – The Tim Brady’s (RB30)
25. Derrick Henry – TIM! (RB6)
26. Duke Johnson – C Tan vs the World (RB35)
27. Tevin Coleman – The Quasars (RB34)
28. James White – Red Bank Mallrats (RB20)
29. David Montgomery – The Tim Brady’s (RB25)
30. Latavius Murray – Red Bank Mallrats (RB32)
31. Miles Sanders – Murphy Inn-ies (RB13)
32. Tony Pollard – Flying Dutchmen (RB51)
33. Austin Ekeler – Red Bank Mallrats (RB5)
34. Peyton Barber – Nacho Team (RB41)
35. Justin Jackson – SECOND DECK (RB95)
36. Matt Breida – Murphy Inn-ies (RB44)
37. Kalen Ballage – Sc4_Skippers (RB75)
38. Darrell Henderson Jr. – Sc4_Skippers (RB100)
39. Kenyan Drake – BE A MAN HOGAN (RB18)
40. Adrian Peterson – Nacho Team (RB31)
41. Rashaad Penny – The Quasars (RB55)
42. Derrius Guice – BE A MAN HOGAN (RB64)
43. Royce Freeman – QAnon (RB37)
44. C.J. Anderson – The Tim Brady’s (RB138)
45. Dion Lewis – Murphy Inn-ies (RB67)
46. Ito Smith – Flying Dutchmen (RB90)
47. Kareem Hunt – Nacho Team (RB52)
48. Alexander Mattison – SECOND DECK (RB59)

Mistakes were made! It would seem last season was a poor predictor of what a lot of these guys were going to do this season.

• Biggest Steal – Kronner (12th Rd. Austin Eckler)
• Biggest Disappointment – Matt (1st Rd. David Johnson)
• How’d He Fall That Far – Timmy (7th Rd: Derrick Henry)

RB Value Chart;

Manager	RB Draft Capital	Combined Final Player Ranks	Position Points
Kronner	120	70	50
John	108	106	2
Chris	56	57	-1
Tim	40	46	-6
Dave	163	179	-16
Kaiser	58	96	-38
Steve	73	122	-49
Jason	129	179	-50
Trigger	100	162	-62
Matt	105	192	-87
Jones	120	218	-98
Kyle	114	216	-102

WIDE RECEIVERS

1. DeAndre Hopkins – BE A MAN HOGAN (WR5)
2. Davante Adams – Red Bank Mallrats (WR30)
3. Michael Thomas – The Tim Brady’s (WR1)
4. JuJu Smith-Schuster – The Tim Brady’s (WR56)
5. Julio Jones – SECOND DECK (WR4)
6. Tyreek Hill – The Quasars (WR26)
7. Odell Beckham Jr. – Nacho Team (WR28)
8. Antonio Brown – Murphy Inn-ines (WR162)
9. Mike Evans – Flying Dutchmen (WR6)
10. Keenan Allen – QAnon (WR13)
11. Stefon Diggs – Nacho Team (WR12)
12. Adam Thielen – The Quasars (WR60)
13. Amari Cooper – C Tan vs. The World (WR9)
14. Julian Edelman – C Tan vs. The World (WR8)
15. Robert Woods – SECOND DECK (WR21)
16. Brandin Cooks – TIM! (WR62)
17. Kenny Golladay – BE A MAN HOGAN (WR3)
18. Chris Godwin – Murphy Inn-ies (WR2)
19. Tyler Lockett – QAnon (WR20)
20. Cooper Kupp – BE A MAN HOGAN (WR7)
21. Jarvis Landry – TIM! (WR19)
22. Mike Williams – SECOND DECK (WR35)
23. T.Y. Hilton – Sc4_Skippers (WR64)
24. Tyler Boyd – C Tan vs the World (WR22)
25. Calvin Ridley – Red Bank Mallrats (WR24)
26. Alshon Jeffery – Murphy Inn-ies (WR59)
27. DJ Moore – Flying Dutchmen (WR10)
28. Allen Robinson II – QAnon (WR14)
29. Sammy Watkins – Nacho Team (WR49)
30. Will Fuller V – Red Bank Mallrats (WR50)
31. Josh Gordon – Sc4_Skippers (WR85)
32. Dede Westbrook – The Tim Brady’s (WR51)
33. A.J. Green – TIM! (Tied at 212)
34. Sterling Shepard – Flying Dutchmen (WR53)
35. Marvin Jones Jr. – Nacho Team (WR25)
36. John Brown – TIM! (WR15)
37. Curtis Samuel – Red Bank Mallrats (WR32)
38. Nelson Agholor – The Quasars (WR77)
39. Emmanuel Sanders – Murphy Inn-ies (WR27)
40. Corey Davis – SECOND DECK (WR65)
41. Dante Pettis – Sc4_Skippers (WR136)
42. Marquez Valdes-Scantling – C Tan vs the World (WR74)
43. Larry Fitzgerald – Sc4_Skippers (WR39)
44. Christian Kirk – The Tim Brady’s (WR43)
45. James Washington – Murphy Inn-ies (WR47)
46. Mohamed Sanu – QAnon (WR63)
47. Jamison Crowder – Flying Dutchmen (WR33)
48. Marquise Brown – TIM! (WR46)
49. Courtland Sutton – SECOND DECK (WR16)
50. Michael Gallup – The Tim Brady’s (WR29)
51. Donte Moncrief – The Quasars (WR198)
52. Tyrell Williams – Flying Dutchmen (WR45)
53. DeVante Parker – Flying Dutchmen (WR11)
54. Robby Anderson – C Tan vs the World (WR38)
55. Miles Boykin – Sc4_Skippers (WR108)
56. Marquise Goodwin – BE A MAN HOGAN (WR129)

Wideout is for sure where everyone aside from Trigger seemed to just be throwing darts. Chris had the second-best score with a -4. Jason got a -47 despite getting WR2 in the WR18 slot, drafting Goodwin in 4th round, but Antonio Brown and Alshon Jeffery killed his score. And Jones took some swings late that turned out to be big misses.

• Biggest WTF Pick – Timmy (8th Rd. A.J. Green’s Corpse)
• Biggest Steal – Jason (4th Rd. Chris Godwin) or Trigger (19th Rd. Devante Parker)
• Biggest Disappointment – Kyle (2nd Rd. JuJu Smith-Schuster)
• How’d He Fall That Far – John (4th Rd: Kenny Golladay)

WR Value Chart;

Manager	RB Draft Capital	Combined Final Player Ranks	Position Points
Trigger	222	158	64
Chris	147	151	-4
Kaiser	103	110	-7
Matt	131	141	-10
Dave	82	114	-32
Kronner	94	136	-42
Kyle	133	180	-47
John	94	144	-50
Tim	154	354	-200
Jason	136	347	-211
Jones	193	432	-239
Steve	107	361	-254

TIGHT ENDS

1. Travis Kelce – C Tan vs. The World (TE1)
2. George Kittle – Flying Dutchmen (TE2)
3. Zach Ertz – The Quasars (TE4)
4. Evan Engram – QAnon (TE19)
5. Hunter Henry – TIM! (TE8)
6. O.J. Howard – The Tim Brady’s (TE23)
7. David Njoku – SECOND DECK (TE82)
8. Eric Ebron – Nacho Team (TE24)
9. Mark Andrews – Red Bank Mallrats (TE3)
10. Greg Olsen – Sc4_Skippers (TE15)
11. Jared Cook – Murphy Inn-ies (TE7)
12. T.J. Hockenson – BE A MAN HOGAN (TE31)
13. Vance McDonald – TIM! (TE35)
14. Kyle Rudolph – QAnon (TE16)
15. Austin Hooper – BE A MAN HOGAN (TE6)
16. Delanie Walker – The Quasars (TE44)
17. Noah Fant – Red Bank Mallrats (TE14)

The only position group where we were even close on the first two picks, Chris and Trigger nailed it. Steve wasn’t too far off either, taking TE4 third. Ze Kaiser’s pick of Engram though is were we saw the first slide, as injuried relegated him to the 19th best TE.

• Biggest WTF Pick – Whiskey Dave (11th Rd. Eric Ebron)
• Biggest Steal – Kronner (11th Rd. Mark Andrews)
• Biggest Disappointment – Matt (10th Rd. David Njoku)
• How’d He Fall That Far – John (19th Rd: Austin Hooper)

TE Value Chart;

Manager	TE Draft Capital	Combined Final Player Ranks	Position Points
Kronner	26	17	9
Jason	11	7	4
Chris	1	1	0
Trigger	2	2	0
Jones	10	15	-5
John	27	37	-10
Dave	8	24	-16
Kaiser	18	35	-17
Kyle	6	23	-17
Tim	18	43	-25
Steve	19	48	-29
Matt	7	82	-75

So what does it all mean? Well, we’re just getting started, so this is only part of it – but here are the combined offensive numbers…

Manager	Total Draft Capital	Combined Final Player Ranks	Position Points
Kronner	262	236	26
Trigger	330	329	1
Chris	233	276	-43
Kaiser	203	261	-58
Dave	254	323	-69
John	253	362	-109
Kyle	263	424	-161
Matt	246	419	-173
Tim	232	457	-225
Jason	288	549	-261
Steve	218	555	-337
Jones	342	696	-354

Best Draft of 2019 – Part 2