NFL Draft Dynasty Breakdown: Day 2

In day two of the 2014 NFL draft, we saw some true dynasty gems surface in some favorable spots. There were some great values had, as well as some big time surprise picks that some would consider reaches by a few rounds. Here we will look at how these players will impact their teams, as well as where you can look to draft them in your upcoming rookie drafts.

(Values based on 12 team, 5 round rookie drafts.)

We only saw two quarterbacks selected in day two and are both in interesting situations. First was Derek Carr to the Oakland Raiders. Opinions varied widely on Carr, but Oakland must see him as their future. Matt Schaub will most likely start the season, which i think is good. That way Carr isn’t forced to start. Any extra time spent developing will only help him. The other signal caller taken was small school star Jimmy Garoppolo to an unlikely destination in New England. I’m guessing the Pats view him as their future. Not to mention the rumor was the Patriots would have taken Blake Bortles in round one if he had fallen to them. With Tom Brady on the back end of his career, it was probably a smart move.

My Predictions: The Value of these quarterbacks in dynasty leagues isn’t much. Unless you are a QB needy team in an extremely deep league with plenty of roster room, I wouldn’t look at either of these guys in your rookie drafts.

Day two of the draft also saw the longest wait for a running back to be taken in the draft’s history. The first taken was Bishop Sankey by the Titans. He will clearly be the top rookie RB option as his opportunity in Tennessee looks good, not to mention their monstrous offensive line to run behind. Jeremy Hill to the Bengals looks like a Benjarvus Green-Ellis replacement. Terence West looks to split time with Ben Tate in Cleveland. Jerick McKinnon goes to Minnesota to backup Adrian Peterson. Seeing that he was a former QB in a triple option offense, you have to wonder what offensive coordinator Norv turner will have in store for McKinnon. The rest of the RB picks in day two appear to be pure committee/role players in somewhat congested situations: Carlos Hyde to the 49ers, Charles Sims to the Bucs, Tre Mason to the Rams and Dri Archer to the Steelers… these guys will get some playing time, but its hard to predict how much given their situations.

My Predictions: I think Sankey is CLEARLY the top option for rookie drafts at the position. He will most likely be a top five rookie pick. Hill and West are probably good bets to go in the late first to mid second rounds. The rest will probably fluctuate all over the place, based on each owner’s personal evaluations.

As with day one, day two was full of great wide receiver selections. I said in the day one breakdown that the Jags needed to surround their new QB, Blake Bortles, with some weapons. They did just that selecting both Marqise Lee and Allen Robinson. The Eagles also doubled up on receivers taking Jordan Mathews and Josh Huff. Speedster Paul Richardson will help take the top of the defense and stretch the field in Seattle. Denver got a solid possession receiver in Cody Latimer, who could fill the Eric Decker role. In classic Packers fashion, they took Devonte Adams, who just kept sliding down the draft board. He should be the replacement for James Jones, splitting time with Jarrett Boykin. The Colts got a great value in Donte Moncrief and the Dolphins got their WR3 in Jarvis Landry. One of the more puzzling picks though was John Brown to the Cardinals. Many had him as a late round pick, but instead he went in the third round.

My Predictions: With the exception of John Brown (who i don’t think is worth looking at in rookie drafts), most of these receivers will go anywhere in the late first through the early third round. Some may even get pushed up earlier based on the so many dynasty owners placing a high value on the position.

We finally had more than one tight end selected in day two. The best selection of the day by far was Jace Amaro to the Jets. He fits a need for the team and is another weapon for Geno Smith. Austin Seferian-Jenkins is headed to Tampa Bay and looks to start in that offense immediately. Other tight ends to note from day two: Troy Niklas to the Cardinals, CJ Fiedorowicz to the Texans, Richard Rogers to the Packers and Crockett Gillmore to the Ravens.

My Predictions: I think Amaro and ASJ are worth a late first to early second round rookie pick. While the others are talented, and aren’t in terrible situations, I probably wouldn’t consider them until round three and beyond.