Matt Barkley accidentally taken second overall in fantasy draft

Matt Barkley gave props to a fantasy football player who accidentally drafted him second overall instead of running back Saquon Barkley.

For the most novice fantasy football player to those who play in expert leagues, it’s always imperative to strike gold with your first round pick.

Usually a running back or a wide receiver, at least in most formats, your first pick needs to anchor your team with consistent performances throughout the season if you want to have any chance of winning your league and taking money off your family, friends and/or co-workers.

While taking a quarterback in the first round is generally frowned upon, taking a journeyman backup quarterback will generally get you booted from the league – or heavily ridiculed, like the situation for William Jordan Ennis.

Ennis was invited to participate in the famous “Scott Fish Bowl” fantasy football league – one of the most prominent fantasy leagues in existence.

Sporting the No. 2 pick, Ennis watched as Christian McCaffrey came off the board, setting him up to take Giants running back Saquon Barkley.

However, in a mistake that will likely haunt him for a while, Ennis accidentally selected former USC Trojans quarterback Matt Barkley – who is now a backup quarterback with the Buffalo Bills.

While Barkley is almost certainly not going to contribute much, if anything, to Ennis’ squad – he at least gave him a shoutout on Twitter for the gaffe.

Barkley looked like a future fantasy star during his time with the Trojans, but he has served instead as a journeyman backup in the NFL – completing 27 passes for 359 yards and zero touchdowns last season as Josh Allen’s primary backup.

This year he will compete with rookie Jake Fromm for the same role, and while he’s likely to win out he is almost certainly not worth a look in any fantasy format – and not as the second overall pick, regardless of the props you will get from him on social media.

For a look at which former Trojans you should target in fantasy football leagues, click here.

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