1. NFL Draft Offers Gems for
Fantasy Football Players

2. Fant asy f oot ball player s r ar ely pay much
at t ent ion t o Nat ional Foot ball League r ookies,
dur ing t heir f ant asy f oot ball dr af t s. Rookies,
you see, ar e not usually wor t h much t o f ant asy
t eams. I t t akes most r ookies a year or t wo or
in many cases even t hr ee or f our t o get f ully
acclimat ed t o t he NFL. Consequent ly,
compet it ive f ant asy f oot ball people usually
st eer clear of t hem.

3. Mor e NFL r ookies will likely appear on f ant asy
r ost er s t han in t he past decade, because t his
dr af t is r ich wit h impact player s. That ' s r ight ,
r ookies t hat can act ually play t his year and
cont r ibut e t o f ant asy f oot ball r ost er s - some
even as st ar t er s. I see at least seven player s
t aken in t he f ir st r ound of t he NFL' s dr af t
t hat can st ar t on f ant asy t eams, depending on
how many t eams ar e in your league. Obviously,
smaller leagues (8 and 10 t eam leagues) will be
t oo r ich wit h vet er an t alent t o have r ookies as
st ar t er s. Following is an assessment of t hese
player s and ot her s t o keep an eye on as you

4. The seven NFL f irst -r ounder s t o t ar get ar e:
Ronnie Br own, Br aylon Edwar ds, Cedr ic
Benson, Car nell Williams, Troy Williamson,
Mike Williams and Mar k Clayt on. Br own,
Benson and Williams ar e pot ent ial st ar t er s in
any f ant asy league. I n one of t he best r unning
back classes in r ecent memor y, t hese guys will
ent er t heir r ookie campaigns as f eat ur e backs
f or Miami, Chicago and Tampa Bay,
r espect ively. These t eams have pr oven t hat
wit h t he r ight guy t ot ing t he mail, t hey all can
pr oduce f ant asy st ars.

5. The easiest st eal in your f ant asy f oot ball dr af t
will be Ryan Moat s, t aken in t he t hir d r ound by
Philadelphia. Moat s, a smallish t ailback f r om
Louisiana Tech, could sur pr ise f or an Eagles
t eam in need of a st ar at t he posit ion.
Alt hough he' ll likely be r elegat ed t o special
t eams and t hir d-down use ear ly on, wat ch f or
him t o emer ge, especially if someone get s
hur t . He is a quick slashing r unner and a r eal
wor khor se, despit e his 5-8, 210-pound f r ame.
An eye-popping senior season saw him log 288
car r ies f or 1,774 yar ds and 18 t ouchdowns.
His 1,890 all-pur pose yards set a school
r ecor d, as he pr oved he can cat ch t he ball
wit h near ly equal acumen. Wit h a car eer

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