The 50/50 Game

[averagejoe]

Forgot what I called this game last year?

But each season, about HALF of the first 12 drafted players at RB and WR do not finish in the top 12.
Granted, some may come close, finishing in 13th or 15th. But they still did not finish in the top 12. Why 12? Well, most fantasy leagues have 12 owners.

As of today, August 31, these are the top 12 RB and top 12 WR being drafted off the board first based on FantasyPros' ADP.

All you need to do is pick the 6 RB and 6 WR who don't finish in the top 12 (scoring) by season's end.

RB
Todd Gurley
Le'Veon Bell
David Johnson
Ezekiel Elliott
Alvin Kamara
Saquon Barkley
Melvin Gordon
Leonard Fournette
Kareem Hunt
Dalvin Cook
Christian McCaffrey
Devonta Freeman

WR
Antonio Brown
DeAndre Hopkins
Odell Beckham Jr.
Julio Jones
Michael Thomas
Devante Adams
Keenan Allen
A.J. Green
Mike Evans
Tyreek Hill
Stefon Diggs
T.Y. Hilton

 

[averagejoe]

Gurley, Barkley, Fournette, Hunt, McCaffrey, Freeman
Hopkins, Allen, Evans, Hill, Diggs, Adams

 

[SmokingMonkey]

Did we ever go back and see how we did last yr?

 

[femurov]

Did we ever go back and see how we did last yr?

I was about to ask the same thing. I wonder who I picked.

 

[averagejoe]

Did we ever go back and see how we did last yr?

I was about to ask the same thing. I wonder who I picked.

Yes.
But I can't find it.
Still looking.

 

[obxyankeefan]

Barkeley, Gordon, Foournette, Hunt, Kamara, McCafferty

Brown, Beckham, Adams, Hill, Diggs, Hylton

 

[averagejoe]

FOUND IT!
I called it None Shall Pass.
I must have been in a Monty Python mood.
I guess I missed 2017. But results from 2016 are here:

None Shall Pass...

 

[SmokingMonkey]

Johnson, Kamara, Barkley, hunt, cook, Freeman

Hilton, hill, Diggs, Hopkins, green, Evans

 

[TKOSpikes]

Forgot what I called this game last year?

But each season, about HALF of the first 12 drafted players at RB and WR do not finish in the top 12.
Granted, some may come close, finishing in 13th or 15th. But they still did not finish in the top 12. Why 12? Well, most fantasy leagues have 12 owners.

As of today, August 31, these are the top 12 RB and top 12 WR being drafted off the board first based on FantasyPros' ADP.

All you need to do is pick the 6 RB and 6 WR who don't finish in the top 12 (scoring) by season's end.

RB
Todd Gurley
Le'Veon Bell
David Johnson
Ezekiel Elliott
Alvin Kamara
Saquon Barkley
Melvin Gordon
Leonard Fournette
Kareem Hunt
Dalvin Cook
Christian McCaffrey
Devonta Freeman

WR
Antonio Brown
DeAndre Hopkins
Odell Beckham Jr.
Julio Jones
Michael Thomas
Devante Adams
Keenan Allen
A.J. Green
Mike Evans
Tyreek Hill
Stefon Diggs
T.Y. Hilton

Bell, Kamara, Barkley, Cook, McCaffrey, Freeman
Thomas, Adams, Green, Hill, Diggs, Hilton

 

[HaroldSeattle]

Barkley, Gordon, Hunt, Cook, McCaffery, Freeman

Hilton, Jones, Green, Evans, Hill, Diggs

 

[TKOSpikes]

FOUND IT!
I called it None Shall Pass.
I must have been in a Monty Python mood.
I guess I missed 2017. But results from 2016 are here:

None Shall Pass...

 

[Sam Sportboy]

So this is the 6 that won't finish in the top 12?

RB
Alvin Kamara
Saquon Barkley
Melvin Gordon
Kareem Hunt
Dalvin Cook
Devonta Freeman

WR

Julio Jones
Devante Adams
A.J. Green
Mike Evans
Tyreek Hill
Stefon Diggs

 

[SmokingMonkey]

Seeing A LOT of D. Adams being picked here..... y'all remember Rodgers is back, right?

 

[Sam Sportboy]

Seeing A LOT of D. Adams being picked here..... y'all remember Rodgers is back, right?

Honestly I think out of the 12 I picked prolly 6 still make it. Just went with rankings.............

 

[SteelersPride]

Forgot what I called this game last year?

But each season, about HALF of the first 12 drafted players at RB and WR do not finish in the top 12.
Granted, some may come close, finishing in 13th or 15th. But they still did not finish in the top 12. Why 12? Well, most fantasy leagues have 12 owners.

As of today, August 31, these are the top 12 RB and top 12 WR being drafted off the board first based on FantasyPros' ADP.

All you need to do is pick the 6 RB and 6 WR who don't finish in the top 12 (scoring) by season's end.

RB
Todd Gurley
Le'Veon Bell
David Johnson
Ezekiel Elliott
Alvin Kamara
Saquon Barkley
Melvin Gordon
Leonard Fournette
Kareem Hunt
Dalvin Cook
Christian McCaffrey
Devonta Freeman

WR
Antonio Brown
DeAndre Hopkins
Odell Beckham Jr.
Julio Jones
Michael Thomas
Devante Adams
keenan allen
A.J. Green
Mike Evans
Tyreek Hill
Stefon Diggs
T.Y. Hilton

 

[SmokingMonkey]

Honestly I think out of the 12 I picked prolly 6 still make it. Just went with rankings.............

Also, picking a potential stud as a bust - hard to do, often it's an injury that determines outcome in this pickem challenge

 

[femurov]

RB
David Johnson
Alvin Kamara
Leonard Fournette
Kareem Hunt
Dalvin Cook
Saquan Barkley

WR
Devante Adams
Keenan Allen
A.J. Green
Tyreek Hill
Stefon Diggs
T.Y. Hilton

 

[TKOSpikes]

Forgot what I called this game last year?

But each season, about HALF of the first 12 drafted players at RB and WR do not finish in the top 12.
Granted, some may come close, finishing in 13th or 15th. But they still did not finish in the top 12. Why 12? Well, most fantasy leagues have 12 owners.

As of today, August 31, these are the top 12 RB and top 12 WR being drafted off the board first based on FantasyPros' ADP.

All you need to do is pick the 6 RB and 6 WR who don't finish in the top 12 (scoring) by season's end.

RB
Todd Gurley
Le'Veon Bell
David Johnson
Ezekiel Elliott
Alvin Kamara
Saquon Barkley
Melvin Gordon
Leonard Fournette
Kareem Hunt
Dalvin Cook
Christian McCaffrey
Devonta Freeman

WR
Antonio Brown
DeAndre Hopkins
Odell Beckham Jr.
Julio Jones
Michael Thomas
Devante Adams
Keenan Allen
A.J. Green
Mike Evans
Tyreek Hill
Stefon Diggs
T.Y. Hilton

I wonder how many players didn't make it last year?

 

[averagejoe]

I wonder how many players didn't make it last year?

Sure, give me homework.

Spoiler

especially after listing the 91 Penguins players. You forgot Kasparaitis. Hated that guy.

Fortunately I saved the ADP from 2017. Read it and weep. Looks like only 5 WR stayed in the top 12.
*Note: the ADP # is the overall ADP (so I grabbed the first 12 from each position). But the finish rank in ( ) is by position.

ADP (Finish) Player
5 (1) David Johnson
7 (2) Ezekiel Elliott
27 (3) LeSean McCoy
12 (5) Le'Veon Bell
15 (6) Devonta Freeman
21 (10) Mark Ingram
--------------------------
11 (18) Lamar Miller
3 (20) Todd Gurley
23 (51) Doug Martin
20 (67) Eddie Lacy
16 (90) Jamaal Charles
2 (93) Adrian Peterson

ADP (Finish) Player
22 (1) Mike Evans
18 (2) Jordy Nelson
1 (3) Antonio Brown
2 (4) Odell Beckham Jr.
4 (6) Julio Jones
------------------------
13 (24) Dez Bryant
14 (28) Allen Robinson
10 (35) A.J. Green
8 (36) DeAndre Hopkins
19 (52) Brandon Marshall
26 (54) Alshon Jeffery
24 (120) Keenan Allen

 

[averagejoe]

Wait, maybe that was 2016?