2026 Post Draft Analysis

[Red Snow]

Favorite Pick of my Own- Abu Sama-

Least favorite pick of my Own- Koby Howard- Like DC said, too early. I took him last year and for some reason I over valued his draft stock this year.

 

[osubuckeye89]

Least Liked Picks Of The First 10 Rounds

Duce Robinson, WR, Florida State (Winsley’s Warriors Round 3) – Robinson is an excellent WR ability wise, but I think FSU’s poor QB situation (Ashton Daniels) will end up handicaping his fantasy upside.

Bryce Underwood, QB, Michigan (California Raisins Round 6) – Underwood keeps getting beat on here, and I think for good reason. His fantasy upside is really handicapped unless he can break out as a runner.

TJ Moore, WR, Clemson (End Zone Divas Round 6) – Same sentiment as with Duce Robinson, I think he’s a fine WR ability wise, but the QB situation really brings his fantasy upside down.

Jayden Limar, RB, Washington (Dawgfathers Round 7) – Seems a bit early to take a stab at a guy who is in a multi-player battle for the starting job in a cloudy RB room.

Most Liked Picks After Round 10

Colton Joseph, QB, Wisconsin (Smur Turfers Round 11) – I know it’s a trope to crap on the Wisconsin QB, but I think Joseph might buck the trend. He’s got the running ability to make himself very useful and Wisconsin’s schedule is pretty favorable.

JoJo Phillips, WR, BYU (Skeet Shooters Round 13) – I think Jojo has the best chance of the BYU WRs when it comes to having a breakout WR season. Even if he ends up the #2 WR his 6’5 height gives him that nice redzone TD potential.

Cutter Boley, QB, Arizona State (Orgy of Evil Round 18) – Arizona State is loaded in skill position talent, though he struggled with turnovers at Kentucky last year, I think there is pretty good upside for a round 18 QB here.

Sutton Smith, RB, Arkansas (Skeet Shooters Round 23) – I think Smith will be the more “stable” of the Arkansas RBs. He might not be a fantasy star but the value in round 23 I think is very good, he’s a guy who will be able to be plugged in if you need a filler

 

[Draft Crazy]

For fun let's see how many former Asian Alley Cats teams drafted.

Winsley's Warriors- 2 (Isaac Brown, King Miller)
Skeet Shooters- 0
Waxy Frogs- 0
Orgy of Evil- 1 (Keyjuan Brown)
Drunk Jocks- 1 (Reescano)
Blind Squirrels- 2 (Omarion Miller, Carson Hansen)
Dawgfathers- 0
California Raisins- 1 (Eugene Wilson III)
End Zone Divas- 4 (Cam Cook, Peyton Lewis, Rashid Williams, Isaiah Horton)
Smurf Turfers- 0
Heisman Hopefuls- 2 (Jeremy Payne, Parker Livingstone)

 

[osubuckeye89]

My least liked pick of my own was Wyatt Young in round 2. I can't help the feeling I'm going to regret it probably because these are the types of picks I usually get burnt on, but the perceived upside was just too good to pass up at the spot.

 

[osubuckeye89]

Also I hate that we are all probably manifesting Bryce Underwood into a superstar by collectively crapping on him

 

[BSUSeahawk]

Keeping it positive only... favorite picks:

QB: JKS in round 7 & Noah Fifita in round 8

2 guys that I think will be consistent, starting caliber QBs in this league (flex at worst) at great value. It's easy to look up and down the first 6 rounds and see several QBs who may not come close to the production of these 2 (including a couple that I drafted).

RB: Gideon Davidson in round 8 & Nolan James in round 17

2 guys that I had targeted with my next pick that I was bummed to miss. I think both have a pathway (albeit in different ways) to a good carry share with Clemson needing to rely on the ground a lot and Notre Dame being in a strong position to once again have 2 RBs who are productive; bonus keeper possibility with both if they pop too

WR: Wyatt Young in round 2 & Cooper Barkate in round 5

I was all set to take Young in round 2 and he went one pick before me - I think he has a monster year with the North Texas crew in Stillwater. Could be a top 3 receiver stats-wise when it's all said in done. Barkate was another guy I was hoping to get with my next pick that I think is going to go off. I had him last year and he was incredible. I think it's huge going to Miami with Mensah and continuing that chemistry.

 

[BSUSeahawk]

I'll also echo some love for the Carlos Hernandez pick. Good system and should be good target share too. I was hoping to grab some of that residual value with Gio Lopez later in the draft.

 

[osubuckeye89]

@The Q busy making baseball trades again instead of doing his team write ups

 

[The Q]

@The Q busy making baseball trades again instead of doing his team write ups

I really am lol

 

[The Q]

@The Q busy making baseball trades again instead of doing his team write ups

Trade Deadline is tomorrow

Dc has a huge lead


Need reinforcements


Dc probably texting everyone behind the scenes sabotaging me lol

 

[TonyStavoli]

Picks I liked.

QB: Keelon Russell, Alabama
QB: Mason Heintschel, Pittsburgh
QB: Jaden Craig, TCU
QB: Austin Mack, Alabama
RB: Cam Cook, West Virginia
RB: Adam Mohammed, California
RB: Duke Scott, North Carolina State
RB: Kyson Brown, Arizona State
RB: Hollywood Smothers, Texas
RB: Peyton Lewis, Virginia
RB: Demon June, North Carolina
RB: Xavier Robinson, Oklahoma
RB: Richard Young, Colorado
RB: Derrick McFall, SMU
WR: Anthony Evans, Mississippi State
WR: T.J. Moore, Clemson
WR: Rashid Williams, Washington
WR: Isaiah Horton, Texas A&M
WR: Noah Rogers, Alabama
WR: Talyn Taylor, Georgia
WR: Louis Brown IV, Baylor
WR: Coy Eakin, Texas Tech
WR: Malcolm Simmons, Texas Tech
K: Brock Taylor, Vanderbilt

Pick I didn't like

The rest of them

 

[TonyStavoli]

Ok, ok.

Picks I liked:
Ahmad Hardy
Joe Jackson
Rueben Owens
Jayce Brown
Malik Washington
Terrell Anderson
Braden Pegan
Ousmane Kromah
Beau Pribula


Picks I didn't like
Waymond Jodan
JC French
Jayden Limar
Koby Howard
Ezavier Crowell

Fav pick of mine- Duke Scott, Coy Eakin (early and late)
Least fav pick of mine- Noah Rogers

SLEEPER PICKS- Josh Derry, Quinton Martin, Jonas Williams

 

[omareasy34]

@Draft Crazy has been asking me to post, but since I have permanent writer’s block, this is a real struggle. I also hate critiquing anyone else's picks as everyone puts thought and research into their selections, so who am I to second-guess their process? Instead, I’m going to focus on highlighting some specific picks that I actually like. First, though, I'll attempt to break down my own reasoning for my selections, starting with my keeper pick.

I went back and forth on the quarterback keeper decision between Darian Mensah, Keelon Russell, and LaNorris Sellers. Ultimately, I decided to go with Mensah as the safest option, even though Russell and Sellers both boast higher overall upside.

I initially came into the draft wanting Russell, but after taking Devon Dampier in the first round, I knew my chances at Russell were over unless the Alabama QB competition caused him to slide down the board to a comfort zone that never materialized.

As for Sellers, his ceiling is massive, and I'm definitely going to miss having him on the Orgies. I’m hoping the new offensive coordinator and an improved offensive line help him take that next leap. I just chickened out (instead of waiting on my second QB pick, I took it in Round 1) on taking the risk myself. Rooting for the situation to click so he can fully reach his potential for @JonBlaze.

I will post some picks that I like in the next few days.

 

[JonBlaze]

I'll take a shot at it....

My own pick analysis :

- QBs: I didn't got QB with pick 1.01 so I knew I was going to have to find a good QB2 to flex to pair with Manning. Thought I might get lucky with Maiava or Mateer making it back to me but they went right before. So took LaNorris Sellers who is more hype than production, at least last year. But with a new O, who knows. That leads to JKS who has shown he can sling it and has great upside. Was happy to get him in round 7 and he's a Hawaii boy (bonus!). Could have kept Dampier over Manning, but I'm invested in the Manning hype.

- RBs: One of my mid-late round RBs will hit! At least tradtionally this should happen. Between Evan Dickens (BC), LSU RBs, Cobb (Auburn), Nelson (Nebraska), Middlebrook (Virgina), Smith (Arkansas) I am banking on a weekly starter out of them. I do have a nightmare scenario that Caleb Hawkins is a bust and the transition to P4 is bigger gap than expected. But RB talent/system tends to travel from lower level up. I also went back and forth deciding who to keep between Jadan Baugh and DeSean Bishop. I have a feeling I'll be burned on this decision...

- WRs: Seems like I haven't had a weekly stud WR in a long time. At least drafted one anyway. Not a huge fan of Tanook Hines as my WR1, but that's how the draft fell and the "experts" seemed to like his potential. The system and QB is good, so might not get weekly stud numbers, but consistent production will be fine. With a lot of the top end WRs being kept, it make it tough to find a good true WR1 and none were worth the 1.01 pick. Having the possible WR1 from Michigan doesn't suggest big production if the Utah offense comes over. Need some production out of the mid-round guys I took...or Micah Hudson needs to reward my faith in owning him every year so far!

- K: don't really know any kickers. Took one with a high pedigree and apparently wears almost no pants in games according to Omar's pic of him!

Overall - this team can compete if the keepers come through and Hawkins ain't a bust along with some unexpected WR production shows up. Or it could fail miserably and just regret on keepers (Manning vs Dampier, Baugh vs Bishop) happens.

 

[Draft Crazy]

Barring injury Baugh is going to be great for you!!! Dude is a gonna be a problem and the OL should be even better then last year.

GIVE HIM THE BAUGH!!!!

 

[Draft Crazy]

Never forget....

2024- 7 QB's selected in a row.

78. Asian Alley Cats- Carson Beck, QB, Georgia
79. Heisman Hopefuls- John Mateer, QB, Washington State
80. Winsley's Warriors- Aidan Chiles, QB, Michigan State
81. Drunk Jocks- Quinn Ewers, QB, Texas
82. Orgy of Evil- Rocco Becht, QB, Iowa State
83. Waxy Frogs- Taylen Green, QB, Arkansas
84. Blind Squirrels- Cam Rising, QB, Utah

 

[osubuckeye89]

Never forget....

2024- 7 QB's selected in a row.

78. Asian Alley Cats- Carson Beck, QB, Georgia
79. Heisman Hopefuls- John Mateer, QB, Washington State
80. Winsley's Warriors- Aidan Chiles, QB, Michigan State
81. Drunk Jocks- Quinn Ewers, QB, Texas
82. Orgy of Evil- Rocco Becht, QB, Iowa State
83. Waxy Frogs- Taylen Green, QB, Arkansas
84. Blind Squirrels- Cam Rising, QB, Utah

Aidan Chiles!

 

[Draft Crazy]

I brought back two of my dud WR's from last year Joshisa Trader and Caleb Cunningham hoping they could be next in like with Kevin Coleman and Jordan Hudson (WR's who I took the first year and didn't give me much only to re-draft them and get great years out of them the next year)

I think sitting and learning the Asian Alley Cat system for a year was beneficial to their success the following year

 

[omareasy34]

I brought back two of my dud WR's from last year Joshisa Trader and Caleb Cunningham hoping they could be next in like with Kevin Coleman and Jordan Hudson (WR's who I took the first year and didn't give me much only to re-draft them and get great years out of them the next year)

I think sitting and learning the Asian Alley Cat system for a year was beneficial to their success the following year

I am hoping for the same with Reed Harris and Jacory Barney. I don't really expect it with Barney. That selection was mostly a tribute to the upside I thought he had going into last season. I would gladly accept a breakout by him though. I need to send him to the Ally Cat WR camp.

 

[Draft Crazy]

I am hoping for the same with Reed Harris and Jacory Barney. I don't really expect it with Barney. That selection was mostly a tribute to the upside I thought he had going into last season. I would gladly accept a breakout by him though. I need to send him to the Ally Cat WR camp.

I will have Kevin Coleman and Jordan Hudson work with them mentally and physically.