Fighting Irish must have gotten some help from Ozzie Newsome, as they built a talented roster despite a late pick. Projections predict they'll finish second in Stampede Blue League 6 League with a record of 10-3-0 (2,067 points). They stocked up on pass-catching weapons early on, using three of their first five selections to pick up WRs DeAndre Hopkins (first round), Demaryius Thomas (third round), and Jeremy Maclin (fifth round). If these players can play up to expectations, Fighting Irish can have some success. They are a quality group of WRs.
Week 5 is not looking like a fun one for fantasy football. Fighting Irish should look into the joys of scrapbooking, or bird-watching, or just anything that isn't fantasy football. It might not be pretty. They have three players and the most projected fantasy points on bye that week. Looking at the season as a whole, they have the lightest schedule. Along with having the easiest overall schedule, Fighting Irish also has the league's second-easiest first four games and softest last four games of the season.
Draft Notes
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On Autopilot
Choosing which WRs to start should be pretty obvious most weeks for Fighting Irish, as projections show a healthy point difference between their third-ranked (Jeremy Maclin) and fourth-ranked (Travis Benjamin) wideouts.
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Aging Stars
The top half of the roster (from a projected points perspective) is relatively old (ranked No. 1 in the league with an average of 8 years of NFL experience), whereas the bottom half is fairly young (ranked No. 11 with 5 years).
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Single-Bar Facemasks
Fighting Irish knows this is American football, right? They elected to go with two kickers, instead of stockpiling depth at other positions.
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Team of Champions
Fighting Irish is rocking a team of fantasy MVPs. Last season, three of their players were among the top-20 players that were on the most first-place fantasy teams (DeAndre Hopkins, Mark Ingram, and Gary Barnidge).
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Big D
Fighting Irish elected to go with two DEFs instead of loading up at other spots.
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Throwing Caution to the Wind
They grabbed Travis Benjamin with the 105th pick, even though his ADP is only 121.8 across all Yahoo! leagues.
Player Analysis
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- D. Hopkins, WR
- Round 1, Pick 9
Diagnosis: more DeAndre!Hopkins' breakout was just what the doctor ordered for fantasy owners last year. Only Devonta Freeman and Tom Brady appeared more often on championship rosters than Houston's star WR.
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- Mark Ingram, RB
- Round 2, Pick 16
Feed Thy BeastMark Ingram will get the ball early and often, and he's projected to finish 10th in the league with 282 touches.
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- Drew Brees, QB
- Round 4, Pick 40
Like Elway in His PrimeDrew Brees is projected to lead the NFL in both passing yards (4,806) and passing TDs (31.5).
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- J. Stewart, RB
- Round 6, Pick 64
Was Jonathan Stewart the Best Choice at Pick No. 64?Fighting Irish apparently thinks so. The Panthers' RB is projected to earn 186 points this year, after putting up 163 last season.
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- Gary Barnidge, TE
- Round 7, Pick 81
Gary the GreatDrafting for last year's results is risky, but among all TEs in 2015, Barnidge ranked fourth in both TDs and yardage, third in receptions, and second in targets.
Best Available
TE, the only below-average position on Fighting Irish, is one area that could potentially be upgraded.
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- Jordan Cameron
- Rank 154, ADP 135
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- Clive Walford
- Rank 160, ADP 129
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- Benjamin Watson
- Rank 167, ADP 127
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- Kyle Rudolph
- Rank 172, ADP 128
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ADP Analysis
Bars above zero indicate a pick was selected later than a player's ADP. Bars below zero show players that were taken earlier than their ADP.
Position Rank vs League Average
The average projected points for all the players at each position versus the average projected points for all players at that position in the league.
Team Forecast
Bye Week Points Lost
Each bar represents the total projected season points for each player that's on bye that week. This chart shows any potential bye week issues.
Schedule by Opponent Points
Week-by-week schedule with each opponent's projected season points. This chart shows any difficult or easy stretches in the schedule.
How We Grade
Draft grades are based strictly on teams' draft performances. This is calculated by counting the number of fantasy points teams are projected to score over the course of the season using their optimal line-ups. The grades do not take schedule into account. Because of bye weeks and other variables it is possible to earn a high grade yet be projected to finish in the middle of the pack. The opposite is also true. Bottom line: Fantasy Football is like the real game. You can draft the greatest talent in the world but you still need to manage your team every week to get the most out of that talent. As a wise man once said, "On any given Sunday..."
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