College Fantasy Football Rankings: Pete Fiutak’s Team
I had a plan.
It’s next to impossible to luck into superstar wide receivers late in a big college football fantasy league, so you have to take the big chance on getting them early and hope they work out.
However, I got totally burned early on. I made up for it latter by getting the quarterback I really wanted, but my running backs are a tad light.
I learned a long time ago in this league that you go with the free agent matchups when it comes to defense – no need to do anything big on that other than Clemson, Alabama, and Wisconsin – and kickers always change on the fly.
So, my 2022 RotoWire league draft was …
Round 1 Overall Pick 9
WR Jordan Addison, USC
I wanted Jaxson Smith-Njigba, but he went one pick before I got Addison. I’ll deal with running back in the second round. That was the thought at the time, but …
Round 2 Overall Pick 28
TE Brock Bowers, Georgia
I thought I could get Bowers or Notre Dame’s Michael Mayer in the next round. Mayer went two picks before Bowers, so … yoink. Yeah, yeah, Arik Gilbert could got Bowers’ production in half, but I’ll take my chances.
Round 3 Overall Pick 45
RB Braydon Bennett, Coastal Carolina
Running back thinned out REALLY fast. I can get the guys I actually want later. This is a value pick considering where the league was going to take Bennett.
Round 4 Overall Pick 64
RB Chris Rodriguez Jr., Kentucky
I might really regret not taking UCF’s Isaiah Bowser, but off-the-field concerns and all, Rodriguez is one of my undervalued guys. As long as he can play, he’s going to destroy a few of the easier teams. I have two guys I really want at RB, but I can get them later starting with …
Round 5 Overall Pick 81
RB Montrell Johnson, Florida
The Billy Napier running backs were going to be mine. I might have taken Johnson a few rounds too early, but going with the Jimmy Johnson method of drafting, if you like a guy, don’t mess around – just take him. But now I desperately need a quarterback, and here’s where the wheels fell off …
Round 6 Overall Pick 100
QB Jarret Doege, Troy
I think I can get the guy I really want in the next round, so I’m going to take the West Virginia transfer who takes over the high-powered WKU passing game – even though offensive coordinator Zach Kittley is gone, and …
Doege left the team a few hours after I took him. The guy who took Sam Hartman early got a do-over, but no such luck for a sixth rounder. Doege is now at Troy, but that’s not what I wanted. Fortunately, I got my guy …
Round 7 Overall Pick 117
QB Tyler Shough, Texas Tech
Tyler Shough … no matter what. With Zach Kittley the offensive coordinator – he helped make Bailey Zappe and the WKU O go last year – I was getting Shough. Yes, I’m aware of one key part of this. That’s coming.
Round 8 Overall Pick 136
WR Konata Mumpfield, Pitt
I needed a wide receiver. Kedon Slovis has to throw to someone.
Round 9 Overall Pick 153
RB Xazavian Valladay, Arizona State
Valladay was the running back is really wanted to slide, and … boom. The Wyoming transfer should have a monster year, but there’s one big concern. He might lose a ton of rushing stats to …
Round 10 Overall Pick 172
QB Emory Jones, Arizona State
I wanted both Jones and Valladay. I’m under the belief Arizona State’s backfield will be a thing – Jones won the starting job right after I got him. This makes up for Doege – not really. WKU new starting QB Austin Reed went one pick before me here. I could’ve had Jones later, but instead I got …
Round 11 Overall Pick 189
RB Jarek Broussard, Michigan State
Jones was my possible draft-saver in the tenth round, and Broussard – a Colorado transfer – might be my blow up guy in the 11th. Yeah, the Spartans also have Wisconsin transfer Jalen Berger, but Broussard appears to be the main man. If he’s Kenneth Walker …
Round 12 Overall Pick 208
QB Kedon Slovis, Pitt
This isn’t the same Pitt offense without Jordan Addison at receiver and with OC Mark Whipple off to Nebraska, but Slovis was a good insurance police get here – Emory Jones hadn’t locked down the ASU starting job yet, and I was still reeling from Doege. Full disclosure, I really, really, really, really wanted a sliding DJ Uiagalelei who went two picks before this.
Round 13 Overall Pick 225
WR Daewood Davis, WKU
Just in case the WKU offense was still good.
Round 14 Overall Pick 244
WR Justin Shorter, Florida
If Anthony Richardson really is that good, Shorter is a steal here.
Round 15 Overall Pick 261
Defense/Special Teams, Iowa
Got sort of hosed here. The auto-draft function in the queue didn’t work as I missed my turn. I didn’t want the Iowa defense – or any defense – here. Fine. Whatever.
Round 16 Overall Pick 280
QB Mitch Griffis, Wake Forest
This is an extremely sharp draft with guys who were all over every nuance and news story, but they all whiffed on this. With Hartman out – get better fast, Sam – there’s a shot Griffis steps in and cranks up the monster numbers.
Round 17 Overall Pick 297
QB Donovan Smith, Texas Tech
You know how sometimes in a draft there’s that panic player you need to have or your life is ruined? No? You have a life and people who love you? I took Tyler Shough in the 7th round, but as of now he’s still in a three-way battle for the gig. Smith has a shot to win this, and my God help me if Behren Morton turns out to be the guy.
Round 18 Overall Pick 316
K Andres Borregales, Miami
Kicker, schmicker. I needed one at some point, and again, auto-draft sort of burned me. I was flying when this pick was made for me, but that’s fine. My guy was still there in the 19th …
Round 19 Overall Pick 333
WR Bru McCoy, Tennessee
He needs a waiver to play after issues at USC, but if he’s able to go, he’s going to be massive in the Tennessee attack. And finally …
Round 20 Overall Pick 352
RB Lorenzo Lingard, Florida
Just in case Montrell Johnson isn’t the main man.
2022 College Fantasy Football Rankings
Quarterbacks | Running Backs | Wide Receivers
Tight Ends | Kickers | Defense/Special Teams
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