Another league and another 2015 rookie draft in the books. This league is two seasons old and definitely my worst startup draft in the past 2-3 years. The roster is, by comparison to usual standards, homeless at the wide receiver position and frankly too deep at running back. With the 1.02, 1.03, 2.06 and 3.01 rookie picks in this 12-team, 22-man roster league let us get to the draft.

With the 1.02 and 1.03 picks I was perfectly happy to sit tight and take the two remaining players of my ‘Big 3.’ The 1.01 owner, a deep rebuild situation from the former owner, offered to deal down to 1.03. The price was too high at the end of the day and I stood pat. He eventually dealt down to 1.04 and 1.01 ended up as Amari Cooper.

The combination of Cooper and Kevin White might have been the best team-specific outcome to boost the wide receiver position, but I lock up Gurley and White without exploring trading down. Getting two top-10 NFL Draft picks with prototypical size, traits and production in the same rookie draft is a quality haul.

Melvin Gordon was the big faller of the ‘Big 8’, going at No.8 overall as Parker, Agholor and Perriman populated the 1.04-1.06 range. I explored trading to 1.07 for T.J. Yeldon, but the conversations did not get much in-depth.

The 1.11 to 2.05 range was the most interesting part of the entire draft. I sat with 2.06 confident that a quality target would make it. In hindsight, a trade up would have been a smart play as well.

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