Mid-season Report

Let's take a look at my draft analysis and see how I did:

Funky Fresh (David Yim)
Best Pick: 1st Round, Adrian Peterson
Worst Pick: 7th Round, Kyle Rudolph
Sleeper: 12th Round, Owen Daniels

Although AP has still been a top 10 back, aside from a couple long runs, hes been struggling. And Kyle Rudolph and Owen Daniels? One's not even a top 20 TE and the other is on IR. Not a good start to this...

Grade: D

The Powerhouse (Nelson Kim)
Best Pick: 7th Round, Lance Moore
Worst Pick: 5th Round, Darren McFadden
Sleeper: 5th Round, Darren McFadden

Lance Moore has been pretty much non-existent and is now owned by a different owner. When McFadden has played, he's been a double digit scoring machine but he did miss a few games due to injury as I predicted.

Grade: C+

Badonkagronk (Mike Lee)
Best Pick: 2nd Round, Jimmy Graham
Worst Pick: 5th Round, Mike Wallace
Sleeper: 9th Round, Josh Gordon

Jimmy Graham was a lock to be the best TE and even with an injured foot, he scored two touchdowns (I'm not bitter about that...). Mike Wallace has looked awful in Miami aside from a handful of games and Josh Gordon has found a way to be successful, even with Brandon Weeden at QB. ::Pats self on back::

Grade: A

Jacked Up! (Brian Cho)
Best Pick: 6th Round, Rob Gronkowski
Worst Pick: 6th Round, Rob Gronkowski
Sleeper: 9th Round, Chris Givens

Gronk's had a solid game and a clunker so it's too early to say whether he was a good pick or not... and maybe that's what I meant by saying he would be the best AND worst pick! Givens has only had 1 game over 10 points and with Bradford out, I doubt he'll be topping 100 yards any time soon.

Grade: C-

its my vick in a box (Biggie)
Best Pick: 3rd Round, Cam Newton
Worst Pick: 5th Round, Le'Veon Bell
Sleeper: 12th Round, Andre Roberts

Cam's been on a tear lately (although not for Biggie's team) and could finish in the top 5. Bell has had 3 solid games since returning from injury but we can't say he's anything but a fringe RB2 for now (he's had to work real hard for those points). Andre Roberts has barely been able to get a point in multiple weeks.

Grade: C-

Donkey Ndamukong (Jon Lee)
Best Pick: 2nd Round, MJD
Worst Pick: 6th Round, Shane Vereen
Sleeper: 10th Round, DeAndre Hopkins

MJD... yeah... let's skip that one. Shane Vereen was actually a monster before he got injured but alas, he did get injured. So I guess that was a bad pick? DeAndre Hopkins has shown flashes but just hasn't been able to be a reliable fantasy starter.

Grade: D

Suck Mike Ditka (JY)
Best Pick: 5th Round, Jordy Nelson
Worst Pick: 3rd Round, Tom Brady
Sleeper: 10th Round, DHB

Jordy has been the best Green Bay wide receiver up to this points and is a top 5 receiver in the league. Brady has struggled without receiving threats and DHB hasn't done much yet, but with Reggie Wayne gone, he should be in line for more targets.

Grade: A-

Orangevodjuiceka (Dan Park)
Best Pick: 8th Round, Rashard Mendenhall
Worst Pick: 12th Round, Kendall Wright
Sleeper: 10th Round, Alshon Jeffrey

Although getting a starting RB in a shallow RB group in the 8th round was a great pick, Mendenhall has been quite disappointing, even for the low draft position. Kendall Wright hasn't produced more than 1 double digit fantasy week. Alshon has been boom or bust, which you might take from your 10th round pick.

Grade: B-

No Romo (David Kim)
Best Pick: 2nd Round, Brandon Marshall
Worst Pick: 5th Round, Matt Ryan
Sleeper: All his RB2s; 15th Round, Denard Robinson??

Aside from one bad week, Marshall has been a fantasy monster, finishing as a clear WR1. Matty Ice hasn't been awful but without his top 2 receiving threats, things should only go downhill. Montee Ball can't stop fumbling, Brashaw is on IR, and David Wilson has been a nightmare. I won't even mention Denard Robinson...

Grade: B-

Forte Shades of Jay (Eric Lee)
Best Pick: 7th Round, Giovani Bernard
Worst Pick: 5th Round, Cecil Shorts
Sleeper: 10th Round, Aaron Dobson

Bernard is definitely showing flashes of brilliance and the ability to make the big play. He's carving out a spot on the Bengals rotation as well as fantasy rosters. Shorts has produced admirably with the Gabbert/Henne combo under center, but he hasn't played like a 5th round pick (WR in 5th and 6th rounds: Jordy, Welker, DeSean). Dobson is starting to earn targets and trust from Brady, but I can't see him getting much better this season.

Grade: B+

Ben There Raped That (Paul Kim)
Best Pick: 5th Round, Matthew Stafford
Worst Pick: 4th Round, Darren Sproles
Sleeper: All his WR3s

Which Matt would you rather have? Ryan or Stafford? One has outscored the other by almost 50 fantasy points. I'll let you guess which one. Sproles has been about a 8 point a week back which would be fine if he hadn't drafted 3 others in the first 8 rounds. Of his WR3s (Sanders, Broyles, Randle, LaFell) the best one to work out might be Rueben Randle who has become a legit end zone threat.

Grade: B+

Final Draft Analysis GPA: 2.49 (B- to C+ average)

I'm above average!!!

Good luck to all!

Simon Kim