Fantasy Football: 10 Players I’ll Be Avoiding at Their Prescribed Draft Slots

August 7, 2012   ·   Jay Clemons   ·   Jump to comments

Here's a listing of prominent fantasy prospects, aka The Avoidables, that I pledge to bypass within their specially earmarked slots on draft day.

For the sake of continuity here, I'll work exclusively off Mock Draft Central's current Average Draft Position values.

It bears repeating: I am not condemning the fantasy talents of the stars below. I simply won't be taking them at their present ADP.

However, I'm sure that little disclaimer/factoid will fall upon blind eyes when receiving harsh emails or tweets on this subject.


Meet The Avoidables


Round 1—QB Drew Brees, Saints

Rationale: Obviously, Brees has a long-standing track record of excellence in the fantasy realm; he's a shoo-in for 4,700 passing yards and 36 touchdowns on a bad season. But I'm just not a fan of taking quarterbacks in Round 1, with the notable exception of Green Bay's Aaron Rodgers (4,643 yards passing, 48 total TDs in 2011).

Bottom line: I would ...

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