When it comes to fantasy football drafts, whether they count or not, I'm pretty predictable. I'm going heavy on running backs early. I'm waiting a while on my quarterback and tight end. I won't entertain the thought of a defense or kicker until the final two rounds. And I'm far more likely to invest in an older player that should have something to prove -- but has proved it before -- than go the rookie route.
So it was that I made my predictable picks in Tuesday's 10-team mock draft with my ESPN Fantasy brethren. Running backs with my first three picks? Check! A solid quarterback after I had settled on my starters at running back, wide receiver and flex? Check! And you'll find one old wide receiver and what I thought was a bargain or two on this team. Check times three! So let's take a look at what I was thinking in this latest mock draft … because chances are good I'll be thinking it again for the next one.
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Eric Karabell
Eric Karabell is an ESPN.com senior writer. He has worked at ESPN since 1997 and covered fantasy sports for ESPN since 2001, specializing in baseball and football. Eric appears several times per week on SportsCenter, NFL Live and other ESPN shows, contributes to ESPN Radio and ESPN The Magazine and is the host of the Baseball Today Podcast. He has been honored twice as fantasy sports writer of the year by the Fantasy Sports Writers Association, his blog was named best fantasy baseball series for 2007 and he was inducted into the inaugural FSWA Hall of Fame class in 2010.
Eric grew up in the Philadelphia suburbs, and accordingly, favors Philly teams first, his fantasy teams second. He previously served as ESPN.com's lead NBA editor, and is a former Washington Post and Philadelphia Inquirer sports writer. Eric is also the author of "The Best Philadelphia Sports Arguments," published by Source Books and available in bookstores and online.
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