2017 fantasy football mock draft No. 4 Auctioneering

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2017 fantasy football mock draft No. 4: Auctioneering Published: Aug 07, 2017 at 09:03 AM Fantasy Analyst With fantasy drafts drawing nearer, we figured it was high time we expanded our mock draft coverage into the auction format. For those who have never played in an auction draft before, here's how it works: Every drafter starts with a fake monetary budget ($200 is the standard) which they use to bid on players. Instead of the draft unfolding in the traditional "snake" format, drafters take turns nominating players for bidding. This is where the strategy comes in, as you can nominate players you want to draft or players you have no interest in drafting. Overall, auctions are extremely fun and pose new challenges as everyone has a chance at every player -- as long as they manage their budget. Our auction draft was a 12-team, standard scoring mock with teams needing to a semble a roster of 15 players (no K/DEF was required). See the full teams/drafters below, and be sure to let us know who had the best team or how bad our teams are on Twitter (profiles linked below). Draft participants Alex Gelhar ( ) - NFL editor/writer Dylan Milner ( ) - NFL LIVE senior producer Matt "Franchise" Franciscovich ( ) - NFL writer Michael Fabiano ( ) - NFL senior fantasy analyst Cynthia Frelund ( ) - NFL LIVE analyst Marcas Grant ( ) - NFL editor Brandon Gdula ( ) - Senior editor & analyst at NumberFire Denny Carter ( ) - Owner, , Co-host Living the Stream podcast Matt Harmon ( ) - NFL writer Adam Rank ( ) - NFL LIVE analyst James Koh ( ) - NFL LIVE host Alex Wilk ( ) - NFL LIVE producer Alex Gelhar's team , QB, - $20 , RB, - $37 , WR, - $17 , RB, - $15 , RB, - $11 , TE, - $9 , WR, - $17 , RB, - $6 , RB, - $15 , WR, - $8 , RB, - $6 , WR, - $11 , WR, - $3 , WR, - $5 , WR, - $5 The thing I love most about Alex's team is how he got a pretty good crop of running backs without breaking the bank. The most expensive player of that group is who, at $37, went for nearly half the price of elite backs like and . There are a few calculated risks in this group as well -- and , I'm looking at you -- but Alex put together enough depth at wide receiver that he would be able to survive the hit if something happened. Finally, the $20 price tag for Brady was more than I was willing to pay with so many other quarterbacks on the board. But as a fan of the "go get your guy" theory, I'm OK with it. Dylan Milner's team , RB, - $70 , RB, - $24 , WR, - $23 , WR, - $13 , QB, - $4 , RB, - $8 , WR, - $13 , TE, - $9 , RB, - $5 , WR, - $13 , WR, - $8 , RB, - $5 D/ST - $1 , RB, - $2 , WR, - $1 Speaking of getting your guy ... $70 for . I can't really argue with that, though. The price is going to be the price this year. There were other things I really liked with this roster, though. Mariota at $4, at $5 and at $8 could prove to be solid values by the time the year is up. I didn't see anything from Dylan's draft that immediately struck me as odd or reaching, though I was amused by the dart throw late in the draft. Fight On forever, right Dylan? Matt Franciscovich's team , RB, - $47 , RB, - $20 , WR, - $44 , WR, - $17 , RB, - $24 , RB, - $20 , WR, - $13 , QB, - $2 , TE, - $1 , RB, - $3 , WR, - $3 , RB, - $1 , WR, - $1 , K, - $1 D/ST - $1 Rumors of 's demise in San Francisco have been greatly exaggerated, which makes Franchise's $20 acquisition pretty nifty. Seeing come off the board at $44 was a bit surprising and maybe a Dante Exum Jersey case of Franchise buying in at Dez's absolute ceiling. Perhaps the biggest coup of Franchise's draft was dropping a mere $2 for , who is getting steadily closer to ascending to his cloud as Saint Waitonaquarterback. To get him at that price is a steal. I'm not sure I could justify the price for ... but Franchise is staying on #brand, so I'll allow it. Michael Fabiano's team , K, - $1 , QB, - $12 , RB, - $38 , WR, - $17 , RB, - $25 , WR, - $27 , RB, - $7 , WR, - $21 , TE, - $9 , RB, - $24 , WR, - $9 , RB, - $1 , WR, - $5 , WR, - $1 , RB, - $1 Pro tip: Nominating two kickers in your first two turns of an auction draft is guaranteed to draw digital eye rolls from everyone in your draft room. It's also guaranteed that you'll probably end up with at least one of them. So ... Gostkowski. As for the rest of Fabs' draft, there are some nice risk-reward options on the roster including and . I Rudy Gobert Jersey don't know how often you see handcuffing in auction drafts but if you're going to do it, paying a little extra to lock up and isn't a bad way to go. Cynthia Frelund's team , WR, - $56 , QB, - $11 , WR, - $17 , TE, - $5 , WR, - $21 , WR, - $9 , WR, - $3 , WR, - $16 , RB, - $6 , WR, - $13 , RB, - $16 D/ST - $4 , WR, - $6 , K, - $1 , RB, - $3 Cynthia went big on getting but was fairly frugal the rest of the way. I particularly liked the and selections. Both enter the season with question marks about their roles in their respective offenses. But both players also offer intriguing upside and Cynthia was able to score them at pretty reasonable prices. Oh by the way ... that selection is looking more and more genius by the minute. Good on ya, Frelund. Marcas Grant's team , RB, - $23 , RB, - $63 , TE, - $9 , RB, - $22 , WR, - $23 , WR, - $9 , WR, - $16 , QB, - $5 , TE, - $3 , RB, - $6 , WR, - $2 , RB, - $4 , WR, - $1 , RB, - $1 , WR, - $1 I admit I might have panicked a little bit on McCaffrey but I do believe he's going to be a big part of the ' attack this season. Yes, I drafted two tight ends but it's because I believe Howard has the ability to break out of the "rookie tight ends aren't productive" box. I was pretty excited about my Tyrod selection -- until went for three dollars le s. Sigh. Taking a $4 flyer on late in the draft feels even better with reports that he's starting to see more of the short yardage and goal-line looks in the offense. Yet with #Belitricks still lurking, you never really know. Brandon Gdula's team , WR, - $23 , WR, - $19 , RB, - $45 , RB, - $21 , RB, - $13 , RB, - $14 , TE, - $5 , QB, - $5 , WR, - $6 , WR, - $8 , WR, - $19 , RB, - $4 , RB, - $6 , RB, - $5 , RB, - $1 Brandon was a little late to get in on the party, having been repeatedly outbid earlier in the draft. He made up for it by compiling a pretty nice collection of well-valued talent. The back-to-back wins for and as productive veteran receiver options for a combined $14 was pretty special. The back portion of his running back corps could potentially be a headache but with McCoy, Miller and Powell at the top, it might never become an i sue. Denny Carter's team , Jr., WR, - $63 , WR, - $25 , TE, - $11 , RB, - $22 , WR, - $49 , RB, - $9 , WR, - $5 , QB, - $3 , RB, - $3 , RB, - $1 , RB, - $1 , WR, - $1 , RB, - $1 D/ST - $1 , K, - $1 Noted tight end streamer Denny Carter thought he was getting a bargain with at $11. Until a slew of more highly-ranked tight ends went for le s. Now Denny is . Still, he put together a pretty good squad that went heavy on wide receiver spending but nearly a sures him of having elite talent at the position. He could run into a problem at running back but with a total of $15 spent on his final five rushers it's not a big investment if any of them go sideways this season. Matt Harmon's team , RB, - $75 , TE, - $30 , WR, - $46 , WR, - $17 , QB, - $4 , RB, - $7 , RB, - $8 , WR, - $2 , RB, - $3 , WR, - $3 , K, - $1 D/ST - $1 , - $1 , WR, - $1 , RB, - $1 Leave it to our resident wide receiver whisperer to try and find bargains at the wideout position. I mean ... receivers not named . The rest of the wideouts on Harmon's roster have a combined price tag of about half of what he spent for Evans. As the narrative for the backfield has started to include more of a role for Gio Bernard, Harmon is looking a little more prescient. There is a lot of upside on this team -- especially if players like Bernard and start to take off in 2017. Adam Rank's team , K, - $2 , RB, - $41 , RB, - $44 , WR, - $50 , QB, - $30 , WR, - $21 D/ST - $4 , TE, - $1 , RB, - $1 , RB, - $1 , WR, - $1 , WR, - $1 , TE, - $1 , WR, - $1 , WR, - $1 Rank's draft was a study in going hard early to build a solid foundation before tapering off to find values late in the draft. A starting lineup featuring , , , and is going to be tough to beat. We held this draft before suffered a season-ending injury and now Rank's speculative drafting of looks a whole lot better. Also ... let's take a moment to acknowledge Rank snagging late in the draft. He's not getting a lot of hype but could really blo som and find a bigger role in the offense this year. At just $1, this has the potential to be a really nice addition. James Koh's team , RB, - $23 , WR, - $46 , RB, - $7 , QB, - $3 , RB, - $7 , RB, - $7 , RB, - $7 , QB, - $2 , WR, - $21 , WR, - $6 , TE, - $6 , RB, - $3 , TE, - $8 , RB, - $4 , WR, - $12 James actually left this draft with $38 copyright still in his pocket as though they end up on a gift card or something. One thing James did is go all in on young running backs. Four of his drafted running backs are in either their first or second season. I'd feel better about it if he weren't leading with who brings plenty of optimism into the season but just as many question marks. I've also gone on record as saying that has been undervalued. Apparently James agrees ... though the price certainly went up after the injury to . Alex Wilk's team , RB, - $25 , WR, - $26 , RB, - $25 , WR, - $59 , TE, - $18 , WR, - $25 , QB, - $6 , QB, - $3 , RB, - $4 , WR, - $3 , WR, - $2 , RB, - $1 , WR, - $1 D/ST - $1 , K, - $1 Wilk identified the talent he wanted at the top of the draft and went after it with relatively good succe s. What would concern me is that two of his top three receivers have quarterback question marks. Then again, he also took one of those quarterbacks (Andrew Luck). Keep your fantasy stars close and your fantasy question marks even closer. Is that a thing? It should be a thing. Let's make this a thing, people Elijah Hughes Jersey . This article has been reproduced in a new format and may be mi sing content or contain faulty links. Please use the Contact Us link in our site footer to report an i sue.
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