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Two steady risers this offseason have been Travis Etienne and Michael Pittman. While the rise has been more pronounced in redraft, it's been there in Dynasty as well. In my own rankings they both ranked 20th at their position back in February, Pittman now sits at WR15 while Etienne is at RB16. In our most recent Dynasty startup mock they both went even higher than I have them ranked, back-to-back at picks 27 and 28 overall.

Etienne's rise is more obviously explained. He's looked good at OTAs and appears to be 100% following last year's foot surgery. His backfield mate, James Robinson, is still expected to start training camp on the PUP list and is uncertain for Week 1. The 23-year-old Etienne is just a year removed from being a first round pick in the NFL draft and a consensus top-six pick in rookie-only drafts. A good month to start the season could move him into my top-12 in Dynasty. 

Pittman gained a quarterback upgrade in Matt Ryan. But, for me at least, his rise has been more about coming to terms with his current situation and upside. He topped 1,000 yards and earned 129 targets on a team that only threw 521 passes. Zach Pascal was second on the team with 69 targets and the Colts brought in no one who should impact Pittman's target share. If Ryan helps him earn a slight efficiency bump and Frank Reich calls more pass plays due to trusting Ryan more, we could see a top 10 redraft season from Pittman at age 25. There aren't more than a handful of wide receivers who are out of his reach in Dynasty if he hits his upside this year.

So yes, Etienne and Pittman early in Round 3 is just a little earlier than I feel comfortable with today. But their arrows are pointing up and they could easily climb into Round 2 by October.

The analysts who participated in this mock are:

Donkey Teeth, Razzball
Jack Capotorto, CBS Sports
Marco Enriquez, Dynasty Nerds
Jamey Eisenberg, CBS Sports
Mike Valverde, Football Absurdity
Heath Cummings, CBS Sports
Dan Schneier, CBS Sports
Mike Faiella, Dynasty League Football
Dave Richard, CBS Sports
Chris Towers, CBS Sports
Shane Swager, Rookie Fever
Alfredo Brown, Footballguys

And here are the results: 

Round By Round
Round 1
Pos Team Player
1 Dave Richard
2 Jamey Eisenberg
3 Donkey Teeth - Razzball
4 Heath Cummings
5 Dan Schneier
6 Mike Valverde
7 Shane Swager
8 Chris Towers
9 Mike Faiella
10 Jack Capotorto
11 Alfredo Brown
12 Marco Enriquez
Round 2
Pos Team Player
13 Marco Enriquez
14 Alfredo Brown
15 Jack Capotorto
16 Mike Faiella
17 Chris Towers
18 Shane Swager
19 Mike Valverde
20 Dan Schneier
21 Heath Cummings
22 Donkey Teeth - Razzball
23 Jamey Eisenberg
24 Dave Richard
Round 3
Pos Team Player
25 Dave Richard
26 Jamey Eisenberg
27 Donkey Teeth - Razzball
28 Heath Cummings
29 Dan Schneier
30 Mike Valverde
31 Shane Swager
32 Chris Towers
33 Mike Faiella
34 Jack Capotorto
35 Alfredo Brown
36 Marco Enriquez
Round 4
Pos Team Player
37 Marco Enriquez
38 Alfredo Brown
39 Jack Capotorto
40 Mike Faiella
41 Chris Towers
42 Shane Swager
43 Mike Valverde
44 Dan Schneier
45 Heath Cummings
46 Donkey Teeth - Razzball
47 Jamey Eisenberg
48 Dave Richard
Round 5
Pos Team Player
49 Dave Richard
50 Jamey Eisenberg
51 Donkey Teeth - Razzball
52 Heath Cummings
53 Dan Schneier
54 Mike Valverde
55 Shane Swager
56 Chris Towers
57 Mike Faiella
58 Jack Capotorto
59 Alfredo Brown
60 Marco Enriquez
Round 6
Pos Team Player
61 Marco Enriquez
62 Alfredo Brown
63 Jack Capotorto
64 Mike Faiella
65 Chris Towers
66 Shane Swager
67 Mike Valverde
68 Dan Schneier
69 Heath Cummings
70 Donkey Teeth - Razzball
71 Jamey Eisenberg
72 Dave Richard
Round 7
Pos Team Player
73 Dave Richard
74 Jamey Eisenberg
75 Donkey Teeth - Razzball
76 Heath Cummings
77 Dan Schneier
78 Mike Valverde
79 Shane Swager
80 Chris Towers
81 Mike Faiella
82 Jack Capotorto
83 Alfredo Brown
84 Marco Enriquez
Round 8
Pos Team Player
85 Marco Enriquez
86 Alfredo Brown
87 Jack Capotorto
88 Mike Faiella
89 Chris Towers
90 Shane Swager
91 Mike Valverde
92 Dan Schneier
93 Heath Cummings
94 Donkey Teeth - Razzball
95 Jamey Eisenberg
96 Dave Richard
Round 9
Pos Team Player
97 Dave Richard
98 Jamey Eisenberg
99 Donkey Teeth - Razzball
100 Heath Cummings
101 Dan Schneier
102 Mike Valverde
103 Shane Swager
104 Chris Towers
105 Mike Faiella
106 Jack Capotorto
107 Alfredo Brown
108 Marco Enriquez
Round 10
Pos Team Player
109 Marco Enriquez
110 Alfredo Brown
111 Jack Capotorto
112 Mike Faiella
113 Chris Towers
114 Shane Swager
115 Mike Valverde
116 Dan Schneier
117 Heath Cummings
118 Donkey Teeth - Razzball
119 Jamey Eisenberg
120 Dave Richard
Round 11
Pos Team Player
121 Dave Richard
122 Jamey Eisenberg
123 Donkey Teeth - Razzball
124 Heath Cummings
125 Dan Schneier
126 Mike Valverde
127 Shane Swager
128 Chris Towers
129 Mike Faiella
130 Jack Capotorto
131 Alfredo Brown
132 Marco Enriquez
Round 12
Pos Team Player
133 Marco Enriquez
134 Alfredo Brown
135 Jack Capotorto
136 Mike Faiella
137 Chris Towers
138 Shane Swager
139 Mike Valverde
140 Dan Schneier
141 Heath Cummings
142 Donkey Teeth - Razzball
143 Jamey Eisenberg
144 Dave Richard
Round 13
Pos Team Player
145 Dave Richard
146 Jamey Eisenberg
147 Donkey Teeth - Razzball
148 Heath Cummings
149 Dan Schneier
150 Mike Valverde
151 Shane Swager
152 Chris Towers
153 Mike Faiella
154 Jack Capotorto
155 Alfredo Brown
156 Marco Enriquez
Round 14
Pos Team Player
157 Marco Enriquez
158 Alfredo Brown
159 Jack Capotorto
160 Mike Faiella
161 Chris Towers
162 Shane Swager
163 Mike Valverde
164 Dan Schneier
165 Heath Cummings
166 Donkey Teeth - Razzball
167 Jamey Eisenberg
168 Dave Richard
Round 15
Pos Team Player
169 Dave Richard
170 Jamey Eisenberg
171 Donkey Teeth - Razzball
172 Heath Cummings
173 Dan Schneier
174 Mike Valverde
175 Shane Swager
176 Chris Towers
177 Mike Faiella
178 Jack Capotorto
179 Alfredo Brown
180 Marco Enriquez
Round 16
Pos Team Player
181 Marco Enriquez
182 Alfredo Brown
183 Jack Capotorto
184 Mike Faiella
185 Chris Towers
186 Shane Swager
187 Mike Valverde
188 Dan Schneier
189 Heath Cummings
190 Donkey Teeth - Razzball
191 Jamey Eisenberg
192 Dave Richard
Team by Team
Dave Richard
Rd Pk Player
1 1
2 24
3 25
4 48
5 49
6 72
7 73
8 96
9 97
10 120
11 121
12 144
13 145
14 168
15 169
16 192
Jamey Eisenberg
Rd Pk Player
1 2
2 23
3 26
4 47
5 50
6 71
7 74
8 95
9 98
10 119
11 122
12 143
13 146
14 167
15 170
16 191
Donkey Teeth - Razzball
Rd Pk Player
1 3
2 22
3 27
4 46
5 51
6 70
7 75
8 94
9 99
10 118
11 123
12 142
13 147
14 166
15 171
16 190
Heath Cummings
Rd Pk Player
1 4
2 21
3 28
4 45
5 52
6 69
7 76
8 93
9 100
10 117
11 124
12 141
13 148
14 165
15 172
16 189
Dan Schneier
Rd Pk Player
1 5
2 20
3 29
4 44
5 53
6 68
7 77
8 92
9 101
10 116
11 125
12 140
13 149
14 164
15 173
16 188
Mike Valverde
Rd Pk Player
1 6
2 19
3 30
4 43
5 54
6 67
7 78
8 91
9 102
10 115
11 126
12 139
13 150
14 163
15 174
16 187
Shane Swager
Rd Pk Player
1 7
2 18
3 31
4 42
5 55
6 66
7 79
8 90
9 103
10 114
11 127
12 138
13 151
14 162
15 175
16 186
Chris Towers
Rd Pk Player
1 8
2 17
3 32
4 41
5 56
6 65
7 80
8 89
9 104
10 113
11 128
12 137
13 152
14 161
15 176
16 185
Mike Faiella
Rd Pk Player
1 9
2 16
3 33
4 40
5 57
6 64
7 81
8 88
9 105
10 112
11 129
12 136
13 153
14 160
15 177
16 184
Jack Capotorto
Rd Pk Player
1 10
2 15
3 34
4 39
5 58
6 63
7 82
8 87
9 106
10 111
11 130
12 135
13 154
14 159
15 178
16 183
Alfredo Brown
Rd Pk Player
1 11
2 14
3 35
4 38
5 59
6 62
7 83
8 86
9 107
10 110
11 131
12 134
13 155
14 158
15 179
16 182
Marco Enriquez
Rd Pk Player
1 12
2 13
3 36
4 37
5 60
6 61
7 84
8 85
9 108
10 109
11 132
12 133
13 156
14 157
15 180
16 181