Patrick Queen, LB, LSU ...I took him at 16 and he went 28th overall
Marlon Davidson, EDGE, Auburn....nailed this pick.
Chase Claypool, WR, Notre Dame........I got him at slot 78 and he went 49th overall irl
Lamical Perine, RB, Florida...I took him at slot 119 and he went 120th overall
Reggie Robinson, CB, Tulsa.....I took him at slot 143 and he went at slot 123 in the draft.
Francis Bernard, LB, Utah...I took him at slot 228 and he went undrafted
I’ll take it.
Seems I saw a lot of these guys the same way NFL GMs did. [Reply]
No first rounder
49. Clyde Edwards-Helaire, RB, LSU ...went 32 overall to THE WORLD CHAMPS
102. Devin Duvernay, WR, Texas .....Baltimore took him at 92
124. Anfernee Jennings, LB, Alabama. ....patriots took him at 87
135. Larrell Murchison, DT, NC State. Fell to 174 to the Titans
198. Trey Adams, OT, Washington. ...went undrafted
232. Josiah Coatney, DL, Ole Miss. ....went undrafted, but signed with the Steelers.
40. Houston Texans - Denzel Mims, WR, Baylor -> actually went 59th
57. Houston Texans - Neville Gallimore, DL, Oklahoma -> actually went 82nd
90. Houston Texans - Bradley Anae, EDGE, Utah -> actually went 179th
111. Houston Texans - Darnay Holmes, CB, UCLA -> actually went 110th (close!)
171. Houston Texans - Cameron Clark, OL, Charlotte -> actually went 129th
240. Houston Texans - Evan Weaver, LB, California -> actually went 202nd
248. Houston Texans - Josiah Deguara, TE, Cincinnati -> actually went 94th
250. Houston Texans - Bravvion Roy, DL, Baylor -> actually went 184th
Top 3 didn't go quite so well here, particular Anae who I am surprised slid so far. Appear to have picked up a lot of value in the later rounds though. [Reply]
ceedee lamb 11-17 -6
jk dobbins 48-55 -7
isaiah wilson 68-29 +39
troy pride jr 79-113 -34
hakeem adeniji 120-180 -60
trevis gipson 158-155 +3
aaron fuller 191 UDFA seattle
marc antoine dequoy 211 UDFA Green Bay [Reply]
At the end of the regular season, let's take a look at the Rain Man drafts.
Real Chiefs:
Rnd Player
1 Clyde Edwards-Helaire
2 Willie Gay Jr.
3 Lucas Niang
4 L'Jarius Sneed
5 Michael Danna
7 Thakarius Keyes
Rain Man Chiefs:
1 Zack Baun
2 Noah Igbinoghene
3 Ben Bredeson
4 Eno Benjamin
5 Antonio Gibson
Note that Keyes arrived because the Chiefs traded a 2021 6th round pick to get that 7th round pick.
Overall, we both had very similar picks in terms of positions. So if I compare...
CEH and Antonio Gibson were pretty much the same. CEH had 1100 yards from scrimmage and Gibson had 1047. That's a wash.
Gay mildly outperformed Zack Baun. Both played in nearly every game, but Gay had 8 starts to Baun's 3 and Gay had more impact plays. The real Chiefs win this one by a moderate amount.
Bredeson never started, but he appeared in 10 games, so he beats Niang who sat out the season. Rain Man's Chiefs win this one by a mild amount.
Sneed had an injury and missed 7 games, but he started 6. Iginoghene played in every game, but only had 2 starts. Sneed had far more impact when he played. The Chiefs win this one by a mile.
The only picks who don't correspond are my pick of Benjamin versus Mike Danna. Danna played very well and Benjamin was never active, so the real Chiefs win this one by a mile.
As of Year 1, the real Chiefs beat me on the strength of their late-round picks Sneed and Danna. [Reply]
1 Tristan Wirfs
2 Antoine Winfield Jr.
3 Ke'Shawn Vaughn
5 Tyler Johnson
6 Khalil Davis
7 Chapelle Russell
7 Raymond Calais
The Rain Man Buccaneers:
1 Justin Herbert
2 Jonathan Taylor
3 Lucas Niang
5 Amik Robertson
6 Leki Fotu
7 Tyre Phillips
7 Oluwale Betiku
If we compare as closely as possible...
I drafted Justin Herbert and the real team is stuck with an ancient starter. I win that one by a mile.
The real team got 16 tackle starts from Wirfs. I got 8 starts from Phillips and Niang sat out. The real team wins.
I got 1,468 yards from scrimmage at a high ypc from Taylor, while the real team got 143 yard from Vaughn and a handful of kick returns from Calais. You can throw in the 169 yards from their WR and I still win this one by a mile.
I got a little action from Fotu on the defensive line, and Betiku was never drafted. Let's call it a draw versus the real team, who got very little out of Davis and Russell who played special teams most of the season.
In the defensive backfield, the real team got good production out of Winfield with 16 stats, while I got a little backup action from Robertson. The real team wins handily.
I think I beat the real Buccaneers overall. [Reply]
