QB- Peyton Manning (Hoosier Daddy)
Drafted: 7th Round (70th Overall)
# of QB's Drafted Ahead of Manning: 9
QB Rank: 6
Overall Rank: 8
A case could have been made for RGIII who I drafted as my backup in the 10th round but A) He didn't get enough run as a fantasy starter in our league (between sitting on my bench for a couple of weeks and injuries, he didn't play the entire season) and Kenny didn't make the playoffs even with his play. Ryan's team was really weird, but the one constant was Peyton Manning. Ironically, Ryan autodrafted him last year and had to roll with Cam Newton because he missed the entire season with a neck injury. Ryan's QB wins this award two years in a row. No one wanted to touch Peyton. He was the 10th QB taken, which means all of us drafted a starting QB before Ryan had to get "stuck" with him. He surpassed all expectation and was the big reason Ryan got a bye and inevitably placed 3rd for the 2nd straight year.
WR-Reggie Wayne (Hoosier Daddy)
Drafted: 8th Round (72nd Overall)
# of WR Drafted Ahead of Wayne: 30
WR Rank: 15
Overall Rank:52
After a down year without Peyton Manning, I think a lot of people thought Wayne's career was basically over. 30...yes 30 receivers were taken before I decided to take a shot at him in the 8th round. He was Andrew Luck's go to guy and the results couldn't have been better. I ended up trading to Ryan and he became Ryan's most consistent receiver. Not bad at all for a "washed up old man".
WR-Mike Williams (Dr. Wily's Robots)
Drafted:13th round (123rd Overall)
# of WR Drafted Ahead of Williams: 40
WR Rank:18
Overall Rank: 61
When Matt lost Hakeem Nicks to injury, I thought he was screwed. I mean Mike Williams as his only legit backup? What a joke! He was a big bust last year, and he was a 13th round pick this season. Of course it worked out for Matt. Mike Williams was not just more than adequate fill in he was WAY BETTER than Hakeem Nicks. He finished as top 20 receiver and helped Matt not skip a beat to a regular season title.
WR-Randall Cobb (The Bad Robofies)
Drafted:13th Round (124th Overall)
# of WR's Drafted Ahead of Cobb:41
WR Rank:17
Overall Rank: 56
Wow what a 13th round. Cobb was drafted right after Williams, but Kenny waived him really fast. My Dad ended snatching him up and he was a flat out stud all season. My Dad's combo of Wes Welker, Randall Cobb, and Vincent Jackson definitely helped dad hide his weak RB Combo and got him into the playoffs for the 2nd straight year. 41 receivers were drafted ahead of Cobb! Just goes to show that you just never know where the next stud of is going to come from.
RB-Adrian Peterson (Chardee MacDennis)
Drafted: 3rd Round (26th Overall)
# of RB's Drafted Ahead of Peterson: 12
RB Rank: 1
Overall Rank:1
I know being a 3rd round pick isn't really necessarily a steal, but in this case it is. When you get the #1 overall ranked player in fantasy football in the mid 3rd round, it's as big as a steal as you're going to get. Can you please Steven Jackson, MJD, and Ryan Mathews were drafted over him? It was a record season for AD, only needing 9 yards to beat Eric Dickerson's all time rushing record. Not to mention the fact that he was coming off a torn ACL last season. It's a shame the rest of Drew's team underperformed and Peterson's efforts were not enough in our league. But he did way beyond his part and deserves to still be on this All Steal Team.
RB-Doug Martin (The Twin Killers)
Drafted: 4th Round (39th Overall)
# of RB's Drafted ahead of Martin in the 4th round alone:4
RB Rank:2
Overall Rank:7
Martin wasn't even the 1st running back taken in the 4th round, or 2nd, 3rd or 4th..he was the 5th! Darren Sproles, Fred Jackson, Trent Richardson (honorable mention for steal of the draft), and Michael Turner were all drafted before Leland took a shot at the end of the 4th round. Wanna know why Leland's a champion? Doug Martin had a lot to do with it, including a fantasy league high 53 point performance. He finished 2nd only to AD, and overall was the 7th best player in the fantasy game. You're definitely looking at a top 3 pick in next year fantasy's draft.
TE- Tony Gonzalez (Breaking Bybee)
Drafted: 9th Round (81st overall)
# of TE Drafted Ahead of Gonzalez: 8
TE Rank: 3
Overall Rank: 57
Honorable mention goes to Jason Witten who went at the end of round 10 and finished as the 5th best Tight End. Who would've thought that Tony Gonzalez could put up yet another Pro Bowl Caliber season in what looks like to be his last season of his Hall of Fame career? Obviously, not too many people as he was the 9th Tight End taken and wasn't drafted until the beginning of the 9th round. Tight End was such a clusterfuck of a position that having someone as consistent as Gonzo would give a team a major advantage. I kick myself for trading him to Kenny instead of fucking shitty ass Gates. If it is indeed his last season, what a way to go out.
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