Fantasy Bowl League

Recruiting has taken over right now so I felt compelled to switch to some NCAA Fantasy football.

ProFantasySports.com has joined with CollegeFantasyFootballInsider.com and my very own AthlonSports.com to put together the 2007 Bowl Fantasy Challenge. Good friends Alex Esselink represents CFFI.com and Steve Lassen represent PFS.com and I am holding down the Athlon fort.

Here is what my team ended up looking like (11 teams, no bench players):

RD1 (5th pick): Kevin Smith, RB UCF
RD2: James Hardy, WR Indiana
RD3: Rodney Ferguson, RB New Mexico (Joseph Turner, RB TCU)
RD4: Colin Kapernick, QB Nevada
RD5: Jeremy Childs, WR Boise (Bryan Anderson, WR CMU)
RD6: Fred Davis, TE USC
RD7: Steve Slaton, RB WVU
RD8: South Florida DEF
RD9: John David Booty, QB USC
R10: Keenan Burton, WR KY (where I picked my subs)
R11: Taylor Melhalf, K Wisc

Since Childs and Ferguson decided not to go to class at all and were deemed ineligible for the bowl game I was allowed to pick replacements. The news broke after my selections.

Here is how the first round looked. There are a lot of names that will be top picks in next year's draft...

1-1: Tim Tebow
1-2: Graham Harrell
1-3: Paul Smith (Senior)
1-4: Darren McFadden (NFL Draft)
1-5: Kevin Smith (will return for SR year)
1-6: Mike Crabtree
1-7: Colt Brennan (Senior)
1-8: Ray Rice (could be back)
1-9: Chase Daniel
1-10: Dan LeFevour
1-11: Kellen Lewis

8 of those top 11 picked could be back next year. I cannot resist..here is a look at the top-5 at some positions for next season fantasy drafts:

QB
1. Graham Harrell, TTU
2. Tim Tebow, FLA
3. Chase Daniel, Mizz
4. Dan LeFevour, CMU
5. Pat White, WVU

RB
1. Kevin Smith, UCF
2. Chris Wells, OSU
3. Ian Johnson, Boise
4. Jamaal Charles, Texas
5. PJ Hill, Wisc
Assuming that Run-DMC, Rice, JStewart, Reshard Mendenhall, Slaton and Marlon Lucky all go pro.

WR
1. Mike Crabtree, TTU
2. Davone Bess, Haw
3. Jeremy Maclin, Mizz
4. Jarrett Dillard, Rice
5. Percy Harvin, FLA
Assuming that James Hardy and Mario Manningham bolt for the league.

Special thanks go out to PreProSports.com for hosting our league.