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My team so far: 1. Chris Johnson, 2. Steve Smith, 3. Ronnie Brown, 4. Marshawn Lynch, 5. Santana Moss, 6. Tony Romo, 7. Greg Olsen, 8. Jerricho Cotchery, 9. Fred Jackson, 10. Percy Harvin

With the bulk of my starters covered, I entered the last half of my draft planning to load up on backups at the skill positions before grabbing a couple of defenses for a DTBC and a kicker to round out my roster. Here’s a quick rundown of the remainder of my draft.

Round 11, Pick 8: Ben Roethlisberger, QB
I was pleased to find Big Ben still available in the 11th round. Fantasy-wise, he struggled last year (QB16) but finished strong and led the Steelers to a Super Bowl victory. In 2007, he finished as QB6, and with a much easier schedule this season, I think he has a great chance to finish in the top 10. Besides, I like it that he looks like Will Ferrell after a weekend bender in Las Vegas.

Round 12, Pick 5: Steve Smith (NYG), WR
I felt pretty good (but not great) about my WR corps of Steve Smith (CAR), Santana Moss, Jerricho Cotchery and Percy Harvin, so I was looking for a dependable PPR guy here. I expect that Smith will lead the Giants in receptions this season by catching all of the underneath stuff. This is a dangerous pick, however, because I’m sure I’ll plug the wrong Steve Smith in at least once this season.

Round 13, Pick 8: Green Bay DT
It’s probably a little early for a DT, but the Packers’ new 3-4 defense has looked great in the preseason and they are a crucial component in my DTBC approach.

Round 14, Pick 5: Hakeem Nicks, WR
He got off to a slow start, but lately Nicks has been playing pretty well for the Giants, posting 144 yards and two TD in the team’s third preseason game. With Plaxico Burress gone, Nicks has a chance for a ton of playing time in New York.

Round 15, Pick 8: Chicago DT
I wasn’t expecting the Bears DT to still be there in the 15th, but they combine really well with the Packers, so I went ahead and wrapped up my defense. The Bears and Packers do have the same bye, so I will have to pick another DT up in Week 5, but the combined Chicago/GB schedule was too good to pass up.

Round 16, Pick 5: Heath Miller, TE
Miller seems to be the forgotten man this season as youngsters like Greg Olsen, John Carlson, Dustin Keller and Zach Miller shoot up the draft charts. But as the TE15 last year (after missing a few games) and as the TE8 in 2007, Miller looks like a nice value in the 16th round.

Round 17, Pick 8: Chansi Stuckey, WR
Stuckey won the WR2 job for the Jets and showed some pretty good potential early last season. It might be a little early for him, but there weren’t any other WRs that I liked at this point in the draft.

Round 18, Pick 5: Jason Elam, PK
He was one of the top kickers last season and I like the fact that he plays at least half of his games indoors.

Round 19, Pick 8: Patrick Cobbs, RB
I wanted to back up the possibly injury-prone Ronnie Brown, and Ricky Williams was already gone. I’ve been reading some good stuff about Cobbs this preseason and if Brown were to go down, Cobbs might pick up more of the workload than people might think.

Round 20, Pick 5: Greg Camarillo, WR
With the recent news that Camarillo is starting in MIA (at least for now), I decided to scoop him up here. He probably would have gone five or six rounds earlier had he been the starter all preseason. He’s a nice guy to have in PPR leagues.

That rounds out my roster. Here’s how it shapes up:

STARTERS

QB: Tony Romo
RB: Chris Johnson, Ronnie Brown, Marshawn Lynch
WR: Steve Smith (CAR), Santana Moss, Jerricho Cotchery
TE: Greg Olsen
PK: Jason Elam
DT: Packers

RESERVES

QB: Ben Roethlisberger
RB: Fred Jackson, Patrick Cobbs
WR: Percy Harvin, Steve Smith (NYG), Hakeem Nicks, Chansi Stuckey, Greg Camarillo
TE: Heath Miller
DT: Bears

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My team so far: 1. Chris Johnson, 2. Steve Smith, 3. Ronnie Brown, 4. Marshawn Lynch, 5. Santana Moss, 6. Tony Romo, 7. Greg Olsen, 8. Jerricho Cotchery, 9. Fred Jackson

Having secured Marshawn Lynch’s backup, I felt pretty good about my stable of running backs. So as the draft moved into Round 10, I was looking to bolster my WR corps by finding a diamond in the rough. Looking through my list of late-round WR gems, a couple of names stood out: Domenik Hixon and Josh Morgan. (If you’re wondering about the other guys in my top 5, Chaz Schilens and Nate Washington are injured, Ted Ginn was already drafted and Davone Bess has been usurped by Brian Hartline.) I also added Percy Harvin to my list, mainly due to this Rotoworld article which issues glowing reports about Harvin’s fantasy prospects this season.

My mind is telling me that Hixon will have the best numbers of the three, so I drafted him, right? Wrong. I ended up going with Harvin, figuring that I would end up with Hixon in several other leagues (that matter more financially), so why not go with the sexy pick instead? If Harvin blows up, I’ll look like a genius. If he flops, oh well.

Seriously, if the Vikings use him the way that the Rotoworld piece says they will, then he should have a very solid season in PPR leagues.

Round 10, Pick 5: Percy Harvin, WR

Here’s how the entire round went: 109) Laurent Robinson, 110) James Davis, 111) Carson Palmer, 112) Matt Ryan, 113) Percy Harvin, 114) Julius Jones, 115) Brett Favre, 116) Josh Morgan, 117) Sidney Rice, 118) Trent Edwards, 119) Domenik Hixon, 120) Tim Hightower

It may be a while (as this draft is ongoing), but I’ll be back after it’s complete with a quick rundown of the rest of my picks.

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My team so far: 1. Chris Johnson, 2. Steve Smith, 3. Ronnie Brown, 4. Marshawn Lynch, 5. Santana Moss, 6. Tony Romo, 7. Greg Olsen, 8. Jerricho Cotchery

When I took Lynch back in the 4th, I knew I was going to have to back him up with Fred Jackson, probably in the 9th. This is the downside to drafting Lynch this year. Unless you have another RB (or WR, if you’re league utilizes a flex) to start in his place for the first three weeks, you may find yourself in a tough spot. No one wants to start out the season 0-3.

That said, Jackson is one of the league’s better backups and if Lynch were to miss significant time, he could step in and be a quality fantasy starter.

Round 9, Pick 8: Fred Jackson, RB

Here’s how the entire round went: 97) Devin Hester, 98) Laveranues Coles, 99) Ahmad Bradshaw, 100) Dustin Keller, 101) Chester Taylor, 102) Michael Crabtree, 103) Willis McGahee, 104) Fred Jackson, 105) Justin Gage, 106) Ted Ginn, 107) Darren Sproles, 108) Laurence Maroney

I would have liked to nab Ginn here, but I couldn’t risk letting Jackson fall to another owner. Besides, there are still a few up-and-coming WRs that I like in the upcoming rounds.

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My team so far: 1) Chris Johnson, 2) Steve Smith, 3) Ronnie Brown, 4) Marshawn Lynch, 5) Santana Moss, 6) Tony Romo, 7) Greg Olsen

My starting lineup is almost complete. Knowing that I have to start three WR, I was definitely looking to shore up that position as my 8th round pick approached.

Here’s how the first part of Round 8 went: 85) Owen Daniels, 86) Cedric Benson, 87) Chris Wells, 88) Torry Holt

I strongly considered drafting Jerricho Cotchery in the previous round, but I was worried about one of the TEs that I liked not falling to me in the 8th. Luckily, Cotchery fell to me here. The only other player I really considered was Donnie Avery, but he’s coming off an injury and I think Cotchery is the better receiver at this point in time. I’m not thrilled about Mark Sanchez being named the starter, because Cotchery and Kellen Clemens have proven to have a pretty nice rapport at times.

Cotchery was WR23 in 2007 and WR25 in 2008, so he’s not going to set the world on fire, but with Laveranues Coles in Cincinnati, he should see a big increase in targets. He may not convert those opportunities with as much efficiency as in years past, but the extra targets should help his numbers. And with the up-and-coming Dustin Keller roaming the middle and Leon Washington in the flat, defenses will have a tough time focusing on Cotchery.

I wouldn’t feel great about Cotch as my WR2, but as my WR3 on a team that is RB-heavy and already has a solid QB and TE, I feel great about nabbing him here. He is the #35 WR off the board, so if he plays a full season, he is almost guaranteed to outplay his draft position.

Just like in baseball, it’s not always about swinging for the fences. Sometimes you just need a single. And this pick is a single.

Round 8, Pick 5: Jerricho Cotchery, WR

The rest of Round 8 went like this: 90) Visanthe Shiancoe, 91) Matt Cassel, 92) Steve Breaston, 93) Earnest Graham, 94) Donnie Avery, 95) Jamal Lewis, 96) LeSean McCoy

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My team so far: 1) Chris Johnson, 2) Steve Smith, 3) Ronnie Brown, 4) Marshawn Lynch, 5) Santana Moss, 6) Tony Romo

After taking a QB in the previous round, I was looking for a WR or TE in Round 7. There were four TEs that I liked at this point in the draft: Chris Cooley, Greg Olsen, Owen Daniels and Kellen Winslow. Had all four made it to me at 7.08, I would have probably drafted the best WR available there — in my mind, Jerricho Cotchery — since only three of the teams drafting between my 7th and 8th round picks had an opening at TE. It is unlikely that anyone is going to draft two TEs by the 8th round, so I knew one of those guys would make it back to me.

Here’s how the first part of Round 7 went: 73) John Carlson, 74) Antonio Bryant, 75) Kevin Walter, 76) Donald Brown, 77) Hines Ward, 78) Kellen Winslow, 79) Lance Moore.

Unfortunately, since Winslow went 7.06, I felt compelled to go TE here. Since Carlson already went, if I missed out on Cooley, Olsen or Daniels, it might leave me with Zach Miller or Dustin Keller, and I didn’t really want that to happen.

It was kind of a tough call to pick a TE out of this group. Cooley has been as steady as they come, finishing TE7, TE5 and TE5 over the last three years. Daniels is more of an up-and-comer, and he plays for a pretty impressive offense in Houston. He has improved his numbers in each of his three years in the league and finished as fantasy’s TE6 last season. However, he didn’t finish the season particularly strong.

Then there’s Olsen, whom I believe has the most upside of this group. His numbers took a big jump in his second season and with the addition of Jay Cutler, who loves to throw to his TE, along with the dearth of receiving talent in Chicago, he looks poised to break into the top 5. He averaged 13.9 points over the last four games; those are TE2-type numbers.

It was really tough to pass on Cooley here, but I think Olsen is the better talent and has the higher ceiling. And I’m glad I went with a TE here, because both Cooley and Daniels went before my 8th round pick.

Round 7, Pick 8: Greg Olsen, TE

Here’s how the rest of Round 7 went: 81) Derrick Mason, 82) Chris Cooley, 83) Lee Evans, 84) Leon Washington

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My team so far: 1) Chris Johnson, 2) Steve Smith, 3) Ronnie Brown, 4) Marshawn Lynch, 5) Santana Moss

At 5.08, I passed on Philip Rivers hoping that he’d be there at 6.05. Unfortunately, this is how the round went: 61) Bernard Berrian, 62) Chris Henry, 63) Santonio Holmes, 64) Philip Rivers

I hate it when the guy I want goes just before I’m about to pick him!

Oh well, I had to move on. I felt like I was pretty safe with the four TEs — Chris Cooley, Greg Olsen, Owen Daniels and Kellen Winslow — still out there, and thought that one would be there with my next pick. There were a few WRs — Hines Ward, Antonio Bryant, Jerricho Cotchery — that I felt might last until the 7th round as well. While there is always a lot of depth at QB, I like to use QBBC as more of a backup option than as a Plan A, and with three good QBs here — Tony Romo, Donovan McNabb and Kurt Warner — I decided to take a closer look at all three players.

Despite his faults, Romo has been a fantasy stud the last two seasons. He’s without Terrell Owens this season, but that might be a blessing in disguise as the TO headaches and distractions are gone as well. Roy Williams never really got going last season, so if he can produce at 80-90% of Owens’s rate, the other Dallas wideouts can pick up the slack. Jason Witten is one of the best fantasy tight ends in the game and Patrick Crayton, Sam Hurd and Miles Austin (and don’t forget Marion Barber and Felix Jones) round out a better-than-competent receiving corps. The bottom line is that Romo has averaged 2.1 TD over the last two seasons and I don’t think losing Owens is going to take a huge toll on that number.

So, when comparing Romo to McNabb (who missed 15 games over the last four seasons) and Warner (who is not the most durable QB, either), I felt that Romo was the safest pick of the three and had legitimate upside.

Round 6, Pick 5: Tony Romo, QB

The rest of Round 6 went this way: 66) Kurt Warner, 67) Donald Driver, 68) Thomas Jones, 69) Donovan McNabb, 70) Felix Jones, 71) Jay Cutler, 72) Matt Schaub

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My team so far: 1) Chris Johnson, 2) Steve Smith, 3) Ronnie Brown, 4) Marshawn Lynch

Heading into Round 5, I had already drafted three RBs, so I was definitely looking to draft a QB, TE or WR with my next pick. Antonio Gates and Tony Gonzalez went in the late fourth and early fifth, respectively, so TE wasn’t really an option at 5.08.

Here’s how the first part of Round 5 went: 49) Chad Ochocinco, 50) Tony Gonzalez, 51) Derrick Ward, 52) Larry Johnson, 53) Dallas Clark, 54) Joseph Addai, 55) Anthony Gonzalez

This left a group of WRs — Santana Moss, Braylon Edwards, Santonio Holmes — and a QB, Philip Rivers, to consider at 5.08. As I looked at the rosters of the teams drafting after me, I noticed that a couple already had a QB but they all still had plenty of need at WR. There were a few other WRs that I’d like in the 5th or 6th round — Hines Ward, Jerricho Cotchery and Antonio Bryant — that I was targeting in the next round, but didn’t feel great about any of those guys as my WR2.

So I decided to let Rivers go and hope he’d be there on the way back. If not, Tony Romo, Donovan McNabb and Kurt Warner could easily put up Rivers-type numbers. I put Rivers slightly ahead of those three because Romo lost Terrell Owens, while McNabb and Warner are pretty injury prone.

Looking at the WRs, I crossed Holmes out first because other than a great late run through the Super Bowl, he didn’t have all that good of a season last year. He finished as fantasy’s WR33, plays on a run-oriented team and is still sharing targets with Hines Ward.

Edwards was really intriguing because he was a top 5 WR two seasons ago, but was really brutal (WR32) last season. He struggled with drops and inconsistency. This season, he’s in his contract year and has a lot to prove. But it doesn’t help that Kellen Winslow is gone or that he has to adjust to the QB battle between Brady Quinn and Derek Anderson.

That left Santana Moss, who has always been productive when healthy. It’s the healthy part that he has trouble with. In his four years in Washington, the 30-year-old has appeared in 60 games, catching 279 passes for 4125 yards and 24 TD. That works out to 4.7-69-0.4, or 14.0 points per game, and that includes a few stretches where he was pretty nicked up.

In the end, I went with Moss. It will be Jim Zorn’s second season running the West Coast Offense, so the Redskins should improve on that side of the ball this season. Jason Campbell isn’t exactly entrenched as the starter, but Moss’s quarterback situation is better than what Edwards has in Cleveland. Braylon could very well outscore Santana this year, but I wanted some solid production out of my WR2 and I think Moss can deliver.

Round 5, Pick 8: Santana Moss, WR

The rest of the round went this way: 57) Jonathan Stewart, 58) Willie Parker, 59) Braylon Edwards, 60) LenDale White

Heading into the 6th, I’d probably be looking at QB, TE or maybe another WR if someone lasts. We’ll see.

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