Fantasy Life

● By Matthew Freedman

Accuracy: 22.12%341st Place
This process might sound stupid or obvious, but I find it useful. It helps me avoid the situation of finishing a mock and then realizing I left out a necessary player simply because “I can’t find a place to put him.” Round 1 players belong in Round 1: That’s Rule No. 1. Speaking of which, I have just four QBs and five WRs in this iteration. I’m not sure if that will be the case in my final mock, but I’m at least trying it out now. QBs are regularly overmocked. I can see how we get five in Round 1. Most mocks lean in that direction. And six would tie the record set in the historic 1983 class. But Michael Penix and Bo Nix look a lot like the type of QB who gets Round 1 hype but goes near the top of Round 2. I’m taking a stand and fading Penix and Nix.

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