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The Mock Market Report
by Geoffrey Stein on August 08 2008
Sponsored by: All American Touchdown Derby
Since the official opening of Fantasy Football mocks on April 28, Mock Draft Central (MDC) users have participated in a record-smashing number of practice drafts. This past week was sizzling hot, with full mock drafts running at all times of the day.
A two-game suspension to start the regular season has lowered the Average Draft Position (ADP) of Carolina Panthers wide receiver Steve Smith nearly three selections, 10.6 percent of his overall value. As a result, Smith has dropped to the mid-third round of most drafts.
The value of the NFL`s other suspended high-profile receiver, Brandon Marshall of the Denver Broncos, leveled off this week despite the official announcement of his three-game game suspension. We`ll be keeping an eye on Denver wide receiver Eddie Royal during the upcoming week to see if fantasy players believe he can take advantage of his early playing time.
Over the past two weeks, Marshall has lost 16.1 of his value -- nearly 10 selections -- dropping the talented pass-catcher to the 21st wide receiver selected. Marshall now sits behind receivers such as Santonio Holmes and Hines Ward of the Pittsburgh Steelers, Calvin Johnson of the Detroit Lions and Marvin Harrison of the Indianapolis Colts in the ADP pecking order.
Fantasy Footballers are partying like its 2003; as a result, the value of Miami Dolphins running back Ricky Williams is on the rise.
Questions surrounding the health of Ronnie Brown and positive words from coaches and front office staff have Williams, who is no stranger to suspensions, skyrocketing up draft boards.
The one-time fantasy stud gained a whopping 39 percent of value this past week, and currently sits just outside the top-100 players selected at 106th overall. Despite Williams` rise, Brown`s ADP remains steady at 34.77, making him the 34th player selected.
Two rookie running backs to keep an eye on: Ray Rice of the Baltimore Ravens and Tim Hightower of the Arizona Cardinals.
While their ADP sits at 173rd and 209th overall, respectively, it isn`t out of the ordinary to see the first-year backs leave the draft board earlier. Rice has been selected as early as 105th overall, while Hightower has been scooped up as early as 136th overall. Don`t be afraid to throw ADP out the window when it comes to the rookie duo.
Another running back making his way up draft boards: Pierre Thomas of the New Orleans Saints.
The word is starting to get out on Thomas, who played well at the end of the 2007 season. As a result, the second-year back has added more than 20 selections to his ADP -- which currently sits at 171.98 -- over the past two weeks.
During that same two-week span, veteran Saints running back Deuce McAllister has lost 20 selections from his ADP.
While it`s too early to gauge the ADP impact of the Brett Favre trade to the New York Jets and the release of Chad Pennington, we`ll be watching closely to see where Favre, Pennington, Laveranues Coles and Jerricho Cotchery settle in during the upcoming week.
This has been The Mock Market Report for Friday, Aug. 8, 2008.
A two-game suspension to start the regular season has lowered the Average Draft Position (ADP) of Carolina Panthers wide receiver Steve Smith nearly three selections, 10.6 percent of his overall value. As a result, Smith has dropped to the mid-third round of most drafts.
The value of the NFL`s other suspended high-profile receiver, Brandon Marshall of the Denver Broncos, leveled off this week despite the official announcement of his three-game game suspension. We`ll be keeping an eye on Denver wide receiver Eddie Royal during the upcoming week to see if fantasy players believe he can take advantage of his early playing time.
Over the past two weeks, Marshall has lost 16.1 of his value -- nearly 10 selections -- dropping the talented pass-catcher to the 21st wide receiver selected. Marshall now sits behind receivers such as Santonio Holmes and Hines Ward of the Pittsburgh Steelers, Calvin Johnson of the Detroit Lions and Marvin Harrison of the Indianapolis Colts in the ADP pecking order.
Fantasy Footballers are partying like its 2003; as a result, the value of Miami Dolphins running back Ricky Williams is on the rise.
Questions surrounding the health of Ronnie Brown and positive words from coaches and front office staff have Williams, who is no stranger to suspensions, skyrocketing up draft boards.
The one-time fantasy stud gained a whopping 39 percent of value this past week, and currently sits just outside the top-100 players selected at 106th overall. Despite Williams` rise, Brown`s ADP remains steady at 34.77, making him the 34th player selected.
Two rookie running backs to keep an eye on: Ray Rice of the Baltimore Ravens and Tim Hightower of the Arizona Cardinals.
While their ADP sits at 173rd and 209th overall, respectively, it isn`t out of the ordinary to see the first-year backs leave the draft board earlier. Rice has been selected as early as 105th overall, while Hightower has been scooped up as early as 136th overall. Don`t be afraid to throw ADP out the window when it comes to the rookie duo.
Another running back making his way up draft boards: Pierre Thomas of the New Orleans Saints.
The word is starting to get out on Thomas, who played well at the end of the 2007 season. As a result, the second-year back has added more than 20 selections to his ADP -- which currently sits at 171.98 -- over the past two weeks.
During that same two-week span, veteran Saints running back Deuce McAllister has lost 20 selections from his ADP.
While it`s too early to gauge the ADP impact of the Brett Favre trade to the New York Jets and the release of Chad Pennington, we`ll be watching closely to see where Favre, Pennington, Laveranues Coles and Jerricho Cotchery settle in during the upcoming week.
This has been The Mock Market Report for Friday, Aug. 8, 2008.
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