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FakePigskin.com 2016 Fantasy Football Draft Guide Page 1 The FakePigskin.com Team CO-FOUNDERS Adam Rainbolt (@adamrainbolt) Regan Yant (@ReganFP) CONTRIBUTORS Aaron Herman (@DE_aaron) Jackson Safon (@JacksonSafon) Aaron Marcotte (@MoreThanFantasy) Jay Holmes (@JayHolmes_FP) Adam Cook (@Fantasy_Schnerd) Jeremy Hardt (@FantasyGumshoe) Allen Bassett (@Allen_Bassett) Jim Dreher (@_mailman_ Allie Fontana (@AllieFontana) Jon Menna (@JonMenna) Amber Boskers (@Jakita10) Josh Honses (@SaidHeHadAStory) Andrew Nordmeier (@AndrewNordmeier) Justin Tarte (@TarteDaBeast) Andy Younce (@Aytopspin) Katrina Mahoney (@katrinajmahoney) Bee Salamat (@IDPwithBEE_8o8) Kayla Van Horn (@VixenRogue) Ben Rolfe (@benrolfe15) Ken Wang (@k_wang32) Blake Fiandaca (@BlakeDaca) Kyle Robert (@notoriouskro) Blake Meek (@BMeek23) Luke O'Neill (@ace_luke) Brandon Hodge (@BrandonHodge) Luke Taylor (@LTtheGreat) Brian Steinhause (@bsteinhause) Marty Stouffer (@Martifilus) Chad Dinkins (@DinkDumpDish) Matt Lane (@FFMattLane) Chris Hutchison (@CJ_Hutch) Mike Galuzka (@MikeGaluzka) Christopher Cheung (@FFDynasty101) Neil Donohoe (@NeilDonohoe) Damian Dabrowski (@D_bro1389) Paul Batts (@Unclepauly333) Danna Hanashiro (@DannaHanashiro) Richard Findura (@dukeandboy) Dave Cherney (@RoadWarrior_D) Rob Pallazola (@rojopal) Devin DiTullio (@dino915) Romeo Ramirez (@DaTrajik2) Don Davenport (@ADonDavenport Ron McCleese (@MaddogFF) Eric Harrison (@FFPrimeTime) Seth Short (@BigTimeSethyBob) Evan Hale (@EHaleYea) Steve Schulz (@SteveIDP) Gladys Louise Tyler (@neverenoughglt) Tyler Tobin (@Tobinator) Grant Harrison (@GrantHarrison91) Vance Meek (@vancemeek) FakePigskin.com 2016 Fantasy Football Draft Guide Page 2 FakePigskin.com 2016 Fantasy Football Draft Guide Page 3 TABLE OF CONTENTS FANTASY FOOTBALL RULES TO FOLLOW ON DRAFT DAY (JOSH HONSES) FakePigskin.com Top 35 Quarterbacks 2 QUARTERBACK PREVIEW (ANDREW NORDMEIER) FakePigskin.com Running backs (PPR Scoring) FakePigskin.com Running backs (Standard Scoring) FakePigskin.com Wide Receivers (PPR Scoring) FakePigskin.com Wide Receivers (Standard Scoring) FakePigskin.com Tight Ends (PPR Scoring) FakePigskin.com Tight Ends (Standard Scoring) FakePigskin.com Top Rookies (Redraft Format) FakePigskin.com Top Rookies (Dynasty Format) FakePigskin.com Top 50 Defensive Linemen (IDP Scoring, Redraft Format) Bee Salamat FakePigskin.com Top 50 Linebackers (IDP Scoring, Redraft Format) Bee Salamat FakePigskin.com Top 50 Defensive Backs (IDP Scoring, Redraft Format) Bee Salamat ANATOMY OF A DYNASTY TRADE (MATT LANE) CHICAGO BEARS (JOSH HONSES) DETROIT LIONS (PAUL BATTS) GREEN BAY PACKERS (DAMIAN DOBROWSKI) MINNESOTA VIKINGS (STEVE SCHULZ) CIGAR REVIEW – BALMORAL ANEJO (DEVIN DITULLIO) ATLANTA FALCONS (GRANT HARRISON) CAROLINA PANTHERS (TYLER TOBIN) NEW ORLEANS SAINTS (JOSH HONSES) TAMPA BAY BUCCANEERS (JOSH HONSES) DALLAS COWBOYS (DAVE CHERNEY) NEW YORK GIANTS (RICHARD FINDURA) PHILADELPHIA EAGLES (JUSTIN TARTE) WASHINGTON REDSKINS (JIM DREHER) ARIZONA CARDINALS (FAKEPIGSKIN.COM STAFF) BEER REVIEW – SAN TAN MOON JUICE (DEVIN DITULLIO) SAN FRANCISCO 49ERS (MATT LANE) LOS ANGELES RAMS (JACKSON SAFON) SEATTLE SEAHAWKS (MIKE GALUZKA) BALTIMORE RAVENS (ADAM COOK) FakePigskin.com 2016 Fantasy Football Draft Guide Page 4 CINCINNATI BENGALS (BEN ROLFE) CLEVELAND BROWNS (PAUL BATTS) PITT“BU‘GH “TEELE‘“ LUKE ONEILL HOUSTON TEXANS (SETH SHORT) INDIANAPOLIS COLTS (CHRISTOPHER CHEUNG) JACKSONVILLE JAGUARS (GLADYS LOUSE TYLER) TENNESSEE TITANS (NEIL DONOHOE) BUFFALO BILLS (GLADYS LOUSE TYLER) MIAMI DOLPHINS (AARON HERMAN) NEW ENGLAND PATRIOTS (BEN ROLFE) NEW YORK JETS (PAUL BATTS) DENVER BRONCOS (JOSH HONSES) KANSAS CITY CHIEFS (KYLE ROBERT) OAKLAND RAIDERS (MATT LANE) SAN DIEGO CHARGERS (KYLE ROBERT) FakePigskin.com 2016 Fantasy Football Draft Guide Page 5 FakePigskin.com 2016 Fantasy Football Draft Guide Page 6 FANTASY FOOTBALL RULES TO FOLLOW ON DRAFT DAY (JOSH HONSES) This is the third time I have written this article for the Draft Guide. As frivolous as it may seem, these rules have led me to multiple fantasy football championships and is something I bring with me to every draft. Learn from my mistakes and I hope this serves you well for the upcoming seaso. I wish you the est of luk ad let’s go wi soe hapioships! I would like to think that every year I play fantasy football, I learn a little bit more than I did the previous year. Most importantly, I learn something new about how to handle being prepared for the following season. I put in crazy amounts of hours every year doing mock drafts, visualizing rankings and tiers, and trying to find that next big sleeper to help me, and thus you, win a league. I know how frustrating it is to see none of your hard work pay off. My main focus in this article is to help you prepare for the upcoming season. Everything I tell you here has helped me in the past to win many fantasy championships, and I hope that it sees ou ell. Hees list of thigs to do to help ou sueed o uildig ou tea this season. Last year does not matter anymore Everyone loved Eddie Lacy headed into last season. He was a first-round talent in a high- powered offense that was set to light the world on fire. I wanted to approach my draft going receiver-hea i the fist ouple ouds eause I ast as high o uig aks headed ito the seaso. It ast like I knew such a fall-off for guys like Lacy or foresaw injuries for specific players. I saw more value in the first 12 receivers than I did the first 12 running backs. No I eded up iig league, ut that doest ea I goig to hae to sae approach this season. I have no problem drafting Lacy this year and building my team with him. Every ea is a e ea. Just eause oe plae as geat o a etai stateg paid off doest ea it taslates o is the iig foula. Dot hase last eas statistis. Know your league It a see sill, ut I aot tell ou ho a people I hae talked to that dot ko whether it is a PPR, IDP, or even how many teams are in the league. Things to know: - the scoring system FakePigskin.com 2016 Fantasy Football Draft Guide Page 7 - how many players on each roster - how many starters on each roster - how many teams are in the league. People dot ealize ho this hages the a to appoah the daft. Fo eaple, i a PP‘ league, guys like Adrian Peterson and Latavius Murray take a hit in value, while guys like David Johnson and Danny Woodhead get a bump because of how many passes they catch out the backfield. Rankings fluctuate based off of the type of league. Gather as much data as you can Oe ou ko hat kid of league oue i, ead as uh as you can about all players and positions. It may seem trivial, but something like knowing that a guy is in a contract year is a little tidbit to keep in your back pocket. Why is that important? Guys are going to want to get paid, ad its a hat hae ou doe fo e latel league. A geat eaple of this fo last year is Kirk Cousins, who both made a ton of fantasy owners happy with his production. The good news for fantasy owners is you have so many options in doing research all over web that you can spend an ungodly amount of time organizing and separating players into rankings. Ee ette, if oue eadig this, the oue oe step ahead of the gae eause e hee at FakePigskin offer our expert rankings to you FOR FREE. Our team works tirelessly to give you in-depth analysis and advice to help you win and will be made available in the near future. As if you needed another incentive, you will be privy to having all of your questions answered personally by our draft gurus to help make lineup decisions or another fantasy football needs you may have. Assign value to each player This is especially important for those of you in an auction draft. It is EXTREMELY helpful to know ho uh oe ou at to sped o a gu so that ou dot oepa for him. There is nothing worse than overpaying for a guy that ends up biting you in the ass when the value to expect is far less than the value returned. I would highly recommend doing this regardless of draft format because it also makes trading a lot easier. Another thing this allows you to do is judge where you can get guys in the draft. If you think To ‘oo is a top QB, the ou its a o aie to ga hi i the th round instead of deciding between players who may not be in your lineup more than a couple weeks. It makes drafting easier, and allows you to gauge your options to see who is the best player available. This also leads e to et it of adie … FakePigskin.com 2016 Fantasy Football Draft Guide Page 8 Be flexible with your picks I cannot stress enough how important it is to pay attention to your draft. If you take a RB with your first pick and most other teams pick a WR, then you need to know the value of the eeie ou ould get ith ou et pik. Dot take a eeie ho ou hae aked spots lower than a running back just to draft someone at that position. YOU SHOULD ALWAYS DRAFT THE BEST PLAYER AVAILABLE. My next bit of advice is something that has served me well. Unless you really want Cam Newton or Aaron Rodgers, wait on a QB until the later rounds. Last year Peyton Manning was drafted in the 5th round of my 12 team league while I waited and took Eli Manning in the 9th oud. Its a no brainer who the better player was last year. I would much rather surround my QBs with ette skill plaes so I dot hae to el o the to ake up fo the est of tea. Simple math tells you that 1 point for every 10 yards yields much better results than 1 point for every 25 or 30 yards.