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Pick-by-Pick PPR: No. 1 | No. 2 | No. 3 | No. 4 | No. 5 | No. 6 | No. 7 | No. 8 | No. 9 | No. 10 | No. 11 | No. 12

When it comes to Fantasy Football, it's your job to be prepared. Every year, it's our job to help you prepare, which is why Jamey Eisenberg and I take part in a two-man draft. It's to give you an example of what you might (and might not) expect when it comes to drafting in your 12-team non-PPR league.

Naturally, there are picks that we love, some we hate and some we wish we could have had. By the time you're done reading this you should at least have a baseline of what we'd recommend doing from your draft slot.

Here is my team at No. 7 overall in a standard format ...

Picking seventh guarantees either a Top 4 rusher, a Top 3 receiver or Rob Gronkowski. That makes the pick pretty attractive, plus you're promised another Top 20 player in Round 2. I've become smitten with Cardinals second-year running back David Johnson, so he was the pick over Gronk. Like the other elite-tier backs, Johnson should get his mitts on 20 touches per game with goal-line duties, and he'll be the back on the field to close out Cardinals wins (which there should be a bunch of). There's a stigma with second-year backs but I suspect Johnson will be just fine.

My game plan from there was to take two receivers with my next two picks. That went out the window when Allen Robinson was taken just before my spot in Round 2. So I went with Doug Martin instead. I don't expect Martin to have a sensational year but he should still be good enough to finish as a Top 12 rusher, which would be just fine with me since he'd be my No. 2 guy.

After that pick I refocused on receiver and gladly settled for Brandon Marshall in Round 3. Then, I swiped Jordan Reed in Round 4 -- but it wasn't really by choice. The four picks before mine were receivers I would have taken, so I settled for Reed at 42nd overall.

Those two picks in Rounds 2 and 4 stung as I saw receivers get taken in front of me. It meant having to splurge a little on wideouts in Round 5 (Doug Baldwin), Round 7 (Larry Fitzgerald) and Round 9 (Vincent Jackson). All of my receivers are on the wrong side of 25 years old. That can't be good.

I made up for the old pass catchers with some great bargains at quarterback. Blake Bortles was an absolute steal in Round 8 and Andy Dalton was the same in Round 12. It's great value for a pair of passers who each had nine games with 22 or more Fantasy points last season and should continue to post big numbers in 2016.

Overall, the team could have been better but it should be stable and competitive given the track records of everyone I drafted. I'll have to be vigilant on waivers, especially when it comes to improving the depth of my running backs.

David Johnson
NO • RB • #31
2015 stats
ATT125
YDS581
REC36
REC YDS457
REC TD4
This might have been the easiest pick I made. Johnson's upside suggests a player who can improve, not decline. Finishing the season as the Cardinals lead back for seven games (five in the playoffs), Johnson averaged 123.4 total yards and 21.7 total touches per outing. That includes games at the Rams, at the Panthers and vs. the Vikings, Seahawks and two against the Packers. Not exactly cupcake matchups. Arizona's schedule is easier this year and there's no doubt who their top rusher will be. If they're leading because of their improved defense, Johnson will close out wins. If they're playing from behind Johnson can still catch passes to push his stats high. He's going to be great.
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Doug Martin
LV • RB • #22
2015 stats
ATT288
YDS1,402
REC33
REC YDS271
REC TD1
My picks in Rounds 2 and 4 were difficult because a number of receivers I was targeting went right in front of me. In retrospect, I should have passed on Martin in Round 2 and gone with Brandin Cooks, Amari Cooper or maybe even Alshon Jeffery. They have the same yardage potential as Martin and could score more touchdowns. Had I done that I would have had, say, Cooks and Marshall at receiver and found someone like Jeremy Hill in Round 4 to be my second running back.
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Allen Robinson
PIT • WR • #11
2015 stats
TAR151
REC80
YDS1,400
TD14
I was *this* close to getting Allen Robinson, Golden Tate and DeVante Parker. Each of them went one pick in front of me in Rounds 2, 4 and 5. If Robinson had made it into my lap the entire complexion of my team would have changed. I'd feel a lot better about my wide receiver corps (Robinson and Marshall should be a strong, consistent duo) and I'd have taken more chances at running back.
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