GSI Mock Draft: Final Take

TEAM BREAKDOWN
draft completed July 24, 2008

**10-team, 14-round, Mock Draft based on yardage+TD scoring system**

GSI Mock Draft 2008.xls (66.00 kb - Jim Humbert's master mock draft sheet w/comparisons to other mocks and analysis

Ian Preuth	Chris Murdico
1. RB - LaDainian Tomlinson - SD 20. RB - Willie Parker - PIT 21. RB - Laurence Maroney - NE 40. QB - Donovan McNabb - PHI 41. WR - Anquan Boldin - ARI 60. WR - Lee Evans - BUF 61. WR - Santana Moss - WAS 80. TE - Benjamin Watson - NE 81. DEF - Steelers - PIT 100. RB - Ladell Betts - WAS 101. WR - Amani Toomer - NYG 120. QB - Phillip Rivers - SD 121. PK - Shayne Graham - CIN 140. WR - Jerome Simpson - CIN	6. RB - Frank Gore - SF 15. WR - Reggie Wayne - IND 26. WR - Larry Fitzgerald - ARI 35. RB - Darren McFadden - OAK 46. RB - Michael Turner - ATL 55. TE - Tony Gonzalez - KC 66. RB - Matt Forte - CHI 75. DEF - Vikings - MIN 86. WR - Donald Driver - GB 95. QB - Eli Manning - NYG 106. WR - Donte Stallworth - CLE 115. QB - Marc Bulger - STL 126. RB - Jerious Norwood - ATL 135. PK - Nate Kaeding - SD
FINAL TAKE: LT's back is going to be heavy for Ian. Parker and Maroney are both huge risks and Betts was overvalued a bit. Boldin is the team's only sure-fire fantasy starting wideout and both McNabb and Rivers carry injury concerns. GRADE: C	FINAL TAKE: Wayne and Fitzgerald is nasty 1-2 punch at receiver and waiting on QB really paid off for Chris. However, RB is pretty scary. There is upside with every back taken, but all of them, including Gore at No.6 also come with a fair share of risk. GRADE: B
Dan Clasgens	Bret Sims
2. RB - Adrian Peterson - MIN 19. RB - Maurice Jones-Drew - JCK 22. WR - Braylon Edwards - CLE 39. QB - Carson Palmer - CIN 42. WR - Santonio Holmes - PIT 59. RB - Selvin Young - DEN 62. RB - LenDale White - TEN 79. WR - Kevin Curtis - PHI 82. WR - Joey Galloway - TB 99. DEF - Giants - NYG 102. TE - Jeremy Shockey - NO 119. RB - Ahmad Bradshaw - NYG 122. QB - Vince Young - TEN 139. PK - Josh Scobee - JCK	7. QB - Tom Brady - NE 14. RB - Willis McGahee - BAL 27. RB - Earnest Graham - TB 34. WR - Chad Johnson - CIN 47. TE - Kellen Winslow - CLE 54. RB - Rudi Johnson - CIN 67. WR - Calvin Johnson - DET 74. DEF - Chargers - SD 87. QB - Jay Cutler - DEN 94. RB - Chester Taylor - MIN 107. TE - Heath Miller - PIT 114. WR - Bryant Johnson - SF 127. PK - Adam Vinatieri - IND 134. WR - Ronald Curry - OAK
FINAL TAKE: Peterson is a stud and there appears to be plenty of backs in the stable. The passing game compliments things well, assuming Edwards, Holmes, and Shockey live up to their potential. Depth at receiver could go either way though as Curtis and Galloway both come with some risk. Young could bomb, but at least Palmer provides durability. GRADE: A	FINAL TAKE: Tom Brady was taken in the right spot, but it is hard to imagine him to even sniff last year's record numbers McGahee and Graham are going to have to repeat '07 efforts for Bret's team to succeed. He got great value on Chad Johnson, but the rest of the rest of the Johnsons don't impress me enough to not consider wideout the team's biggest weakness. GRADE: B-
Jim Humbert	Mike Simon
3. RB - Brian Westbrook - PHI 18. WR - Terrell Owens - DAL 23. RB - Jamal Lewis - CLE 38. QB - Drew Brees - NO 43. TE - Jason Witten - DAL 58. WR - Greg Jennings - GB 63. RB - Fred Taylor - JCK 78. WR - Jerricho Cotchery - NYJ 83. WR - Bernard Berrian - MIN 98. RB - DeAngelo Williams - CAR 103. WR - Derrick Mason - BAL 118. DEF - Packers - GB 123. QB - Aaron Rodgers - GB 138. PK - Josh Brown - STL	8. RB - Larry Johnson - KC 13. QB - Peyton Manning - IND 28. RB - Reggie Bush - NO 33. WR - Torry Holt - STL 48. WR - Roy Williams - DET 53. RB - Julius Jones - SEA 68. WR - Hines Ward - PIT 73. TE - Vernon Davis - SF 88. WR - Nate Burleson - SEA 93. RB - Deuce McAllister - NO 108. TE - Todd Heap - BAL 113. DEF - Seahawks - SEA 128. QB - Jason Campbell - WAS 133. PK - Stephen Gostkowski - NE
FINAL TAKE: Humbert may go as the Cowboys' passing game does with both Owens and Witten being atop their positions on my list Westbrook is as consistent as they come and Lewis has great upside as a RB2. Jennings and Cotchery performed last year, but the depth at wideout is rock solid. Bress is going to be the x-factor. The running back depth isn't as good as he thinks. GRADE: A-	FINAL TAKE: Manning in the second round saved Mike from disaster. He took big gambles on both LJ and Bush. One of them by themselves, but both of them is like playing with fire. The receivers lack flash, but will deliver consistency and between Davis and Heap he should get a boost at tight end. Still, RB could be the downfall for this team. GRADE: C+
Ben Bolton	Chris Wetzel
4. RB - Joseph Addai - IND 17. RB - Brandon Jacobs - NYG 24. WR - Andre Johnson - HOU 37. WR - Brandon Marshall - DEN 44. RB - Jonathan Stewart - CAR 57. WR - Marvin Harrison - IND 64. WR - Chris Chambers - SD 77. QB - Matt Hasselbeck - SEA 84. TE - Owen Daniels - HOU 97. DEF - Jaguars - JCK 104. WR - Anthony Gonzalez - IND 117. RB - Ahman Green - HOU 124. QB - Jon Kitna - DET 137. PK - Kris Brown - HOU	9. WR - Randy Moss - MIN 12. RB - Marion Barber - DAL 29. RB - Ronnie Brown - MIA 32. WR - Steve Smith - CAR 49. QB - Derek Anderson - CLE 52. RB - Thomas Jones - NYJ 69. WR - Dwayne Bowe - KC 72. TE - Dallas Clark - IND 89. QB - Matt Schaub - HOU 92. DEF - Cowboys - DEF 109. RB - Felix Jones - DAL 112. RB - Ricky Williams - MIA 129. WR - Devin Thomas - WAS 132. PK - Nick Folk - DAL
FINAL TAKE: Easily the most-stacked team at receiver with several breakout candidates and though there isn't much depth, the running backs will hold their own too. Nice value on both Hasselbeck and Kitna, but both could cause headaches on a week-to-week basis. GRADE: A	FINAL TAKE: Chris easily could have the best group of wideouts in the league, especially if Moss continues to stand alone as fantasy's No. 1 wideout. The handcuffing of both Barber/Jones and Brown/Williams was a smart move and provides him great insurance. Anderson was his biggest stretch, but Schaub is a great backup. GRADE: A-
Jimmy Dinsmore	Jeremy Fischer
5. RB - Steven Jackson - STL 16. RB - Ryan Grant - GB 25. QB - Tony Romo - DAL 36. WR - Plaxico Burress - NYG 45. WR - Wes Welker - NE 56. RB - Edgerrin James - ARI 65. TE - Chris Cooley - WAS 76. RB - Rashard Mendenhall - PIT 85. WR - Laveranues Coles - NYJ 96. DEF - Bears - CHI 105. WR - Patrick Crayton - DAL 116. QB - Jake Delhomme - CAR 125. WR - Jerry Porter - JCK 136. PK - Rob Bironas - TEN	10. RB - Clinton Portis - WAS 11. RB - Marshawn Lynch - BUF 30. WR - Marques Colston - NO 31. WR - TJ Houshmandzadeh - CIN 50. TE - Antonio Gates - SD 51. QB - Ben Roethlisberger - PIT 70. RB - Kevin Smith - DET 71. WR - Roddy White - ATL 90. RB - Justin Fargas - OAK 91. DEF - Patriots - NE 110. WR - Bobby Engram - SEA 111. QB - David Garrard - JCK 130. TE - Tony Scheffler - DEN 131. PK - Mason Crosby - GB
FINAL TAKE: If Welker and Grant can follow up their '07 performances this year, Jimmy's team is going to be tough to beat. Mendenhall may prove to be the steal of the draft. Their are options at receiver, but the bench's success is far from a given. GRADE: A-	FINAL TAKE: It's hard to find a weakness on this team. Portis and Lynch were great grabs at No. 10 & 11 and both backup RB's were great value picks. Big Ben and Garrard give him the best duo of QB's in the league and this receivers have great upside. GRADE: A+