Sorry y’all. It’s been a couple weeks since I’ve been around these here football parts, as I’ve been working like a dog getting ready for the upcoming fantasy baseball season. In fact, I recently posted this over on the Razzball Baseball site regarding points leagues. But I did figure it was time to get you peeps some overall post combine rankings for the incoming rookie class. I know I went over each position individually and I wanted to provide y’all with the exclusive Josh O Big Board of Fantasy Dynasty Prospects. It’s kind of similar to Mel Kiper’s Big Board, except ya know, mine is awesome and, well, his really isn’t. And mine relates solely to future fantasy value, so there’s that. The hardest part when compiling these prospect rankings is weighing ceilings vs. floors vs. immediate contributions. It was a struggle, but lucky for you, I fought through it and TA-DA, here it is.
Disclaimer: As I have had more time to review these prospects, I moved some players around in these rankings. You’d realize this is any of y’all had read my previous posts regarding the combine, which I’m sure you have. And if you haven’t, C’mon Man!
Not entirely different from a disclaimer: Running Backs have been exluded from these rankings due to their fantasy value being almost entirely dependent on their specific individual situations, as discussed previously here. After the draft concludes, I will revise my rankings and include Running Backs.
1. Sammy Watkins WR Clemson
2. Mike Evans WR Texas A&M
3. Eric Ebron TE North Carolina
4. Johnny Manziel QB Texas A&M
5. Jordan Matthews WR Vanderbilt
6. Teddy Bridgewater QB Louisville
7. Odell Beckham Jr WR LSU
8. Brandin Cooks WR Oregon State
9. Marqise Lee WR USC
10. Allen Robinson WR Penn State
11. Blake Bortles QB UCF
12. Kelvin Benjamin WR Florida State
13. Jace Amaro TE Texas Tech
14. Davante Adams WR Fresno State
15. Austin Sefarian-Jenkins TE Washington
16. Jarvis Landry WR LSU
17. Donte Moncreif WR Ole Miss
18. Colt Lyerla TE Oregon (He would be much higher if he was clean off the field, but due to off the field issues, I’m not sure if he’ll get much of a chance.)
19. Brandon Coleman WR Louisville
20. Derek Carr QB Fresno State
21. Troy Niklaus TE Notre Dame
22. Jared Abbrederis WR Wisconsin
23. Michael Campanero WR Wake Forest
24. Josh Huff WR Oregon
25. Martavis Bryant WR Clemson
26. Paul Richardson WR Colorado
27. Jimmy Garoppolo QB Eastern Illinois
28. C.J. Fiedorowicz TE Iowa
29. Logan Thomas QB Virginia Tech
30. Cody Latimer WR Indiana
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