Bear Necessities made V Jax the 60th pick in the 2012 draft, and they got a lot of bang for their buck. He went off to record 1384 yards and 8 TDs (186 pts) on the season.
Manny Sanders wasn't expected to have a massive season in 2014. Behind Thomas on the depth chart his upside looked capped. But Coach Barnes saw through that and selected him with the #36 pick, and he got rewarded with 1404 yards and 9 TDs (194 pts).
Winner: Emmanuel Sanders
Reason: A gutsy and savvy pick
Tyler Eifert 2015 (58) v Wes Welker 2011 (8)
Tyler Eifert amassed a superb 13 TDs without even playing all 16 games. He only got 615 yards, but still posted 131 points. Not bad for Tom's Tyrant's 8th round pick.
One of the best slot receivers in the game and Tom Brady's go to guy, Welker had a number of great seasons. 2011 was no different, where he got a whopping 1569 yards and 11 TDs (223 pts). The Dream Team got him in the 4th, what a pick.
Winner: Wes Welker
Reason: Immense production for a slot receiver, and for a mere 4th
Vernon Davis 2013 (29) v Russell Wilson 2014 (46)
Few TEs have been taken in the top 3 rounds and lived up to expectations. Vernon Davis was one of those TEs however. The 3rd round pick that Bear Necessities spent brought a 850 yard and 13 TDs return, good for 163 pts.
Russell Wilson had never been a great fantasy QB, but Coach N. Stubbs liked his potential, so took a punt on him with pick #120 in 2014. What did he get back? Only 3475 passing yards, 849 rushing yards, and 26 TDs (379 pts). Not bad for a 12th rounder.
Winner: Vernon Davis
Reason: Wilson had a great year, but taking a TE in the third and getting that return is terrific
Michael Crabtree 2015 (64) v DeAndre Hopkins 2015 (50)
Michael Crabtree was playing for new LOC team Patistan in 2015. Taken in the 12th round, pick #140, he delivered a tasty 922 yards and 9 TDs (146 pts). Pretty savvy pick for the new coach.
Nuke Hopkins was selected higher in the 2015 draft by Gridiron Gang. Pick #28 to be exact. After being enamoured with him on hard knocks, Coach N. Stubbs got his guy and was rewarded handsomely with 1521 yards and 11 TDs (218 pts). He was a large part of GG's 2015 success.
Winner: DeAndre Hopkins
Reason: A monster season for a third round pick
Matt Forte 2010 (5) v Jordan Cameron 2013 (35)
Gridiron Gang won their only title in 2010, and a large part of that was Matt Forte. Forte generated 1616 yards and 9 TDs (215 pts). It's a pretty good year for a RB, made even better by the fact Coach N. Stubbs got him in the 9th round!
Jordan Cameron nearly went undrafted in 2013, if not for The Tuckfards scooping him up in the 15th. Jordan Cameron assimilated to Coach Merritt's winning ways well, gaining 917 yards and 7 TDs (133 pts) for Cleveland.
Winner: Matt Forte
Reason: Cameron was great for the value, but Forte was next level
Giovani Bernard 2013 (36) v Kelvin Benjamin 2014 (41)
Coach Sherwood selected Gio Bernard with pick #145 in 2013. Surely to be the most pursued undrafted player, IKNAN were thankful for nabbing him, as he returned with 1209 yards and 8 TDs (169 pts).
Kelvin Benjamin was a rookie in 2014, on a team with scarcely another decent WR. Rookie receivers don't usually have the best of seasons, but Coach Sherwood threw away the history book when he took Benjamin with the 8th pick of the 9th round. The history book was wrong, and Benjamin went on to get 1008 yards and 9 TDs (155 pts).
Winner: Giovani Bernard
Reason: both were great picks, but RBs are rare to come by that late in the draft
Cam Newton 2015 (63) v Tony Gonzalez 2011 (13)
Newton has been a bit of an up down player his whole career, and with a bare cupboard of weapons in 2015 the smart money was on it being a down year. But with the 4th pick of the 12th round, #136 overall, the time was right for Coach Sherwood, and Newton went onto score 4473 yards and 45 TDs (449 pts).
Tony Gonzalez was in the twilight of his career in 2011, but Gridiron Gang aren't one to shy away from an all pro veteran. Selecting Gonzalez with pick #110, Gonzalez helped lead GG to the Corona Bowl with 875 yards and 7 TDs (129 pts).
Winner: Cam Newton
Reason: fantasy's highest scoring player in 2015 for a 12th round pick
Adrian Peterson 2012 (20) v Julio Jones 2011 (14)
AP was coming off of a ligament tear in the 2012 season. Many players fail to regain their form after such injuries, but Coach Barnes couldn't let AP fall any further than pick #30. AP proceeded to nearly break the rushing yard record, rumbling for 2314 yards and 13 TDs (309 pts).
Whoever goes up against AP is like a sacrificed lamb to the gods, but Julio had a great rookie season in his own right. A 12th round pick in 2011 by Burdettinators, Julio went on to get 959 yards and 8 TDs.
Winner: Adrian Peterson
Reason: come on.
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