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Round 3 Pick 1
Ryan Lester- Lester’s Legends
Pick: RB Ryan Mathews SD
Mathews is stepping into a perfect situation. He will get the bulk of the carries in a potent offense. He should get most of the carries at the stripe.
Round 3 Pick 2
Vin Sadicario- FF Toolbox
Pick: RB DeAngelo Williams CAR
This pick came down to Williams or Pierre Thomas, and I like Williams to have another big year in 2010. Despite Jonathan Stewart cutting into Williams’ workload, Williams has averaged at least 5 yards per carry in each of the last 3 seasons. With the Carolina quarterback situation as poor as it is, the Panthers should run the ball more than ever in 2010, giving both Williams and Stewart the opportunity to reach at least the 1000 yard mark. I would love to get Williams in the third round of any draft.
Round 3 Pick 3
Jeff Malloy- Beast or Bust
Pick: WR DeSean Jackson PHI
We need a WR at this point and it really comes down to two options – DeSean Jackson or Greg Jennings. While we don’t love either of these players as our WR1, we anticipate a big year for Jennings, and we love the “score from anywhere on the field” ability of DJax. We like the foundation built in the first two rounds and we will therefore look past the question marks of Kevin Kolb and go for the “high octane” pick in DeSean Jackson. He’s got some serious juice, and while his reception totals may not be Beastly, we hope to see him go for at least 1,000 receiving yards and find the end zone 10 times in 2010. We like this pick in a non-PPR.
Round 3 Pick 4
Steven Lourie- Football Fan Spot
Pick: WR Greg Jennings GB
I need a WR after going RB-RB in the first two rounds. Jennings is my best available receiver. He’s got a great quarterback and with Driver suffering injuries, he is going to be getting the bulk of the targets for his team. He really caught fire late last year and I expect that to carry over to this season.
Round 3 Pick 5
Hunter Ansley- Draft Zoo
Pick: WR Marques Colston NO
Colston has required work on his knee in three straight offseasons, but he appears to be fully healthy now, and I’m willing to take the chance here. I don’t want to wait and miss out on the last of the sort-of-elite receivers, and I like Colston slightly more than fellow injury risk Anquan Boldin.
Round 3 Pick 6
Sam Arker- Rothstein Sports
Pick: QB Tom Brady NE
Brady seems to have the most value here at a position of need, the others being Benson and Stewart. Since I think both Benson and Stewart have just as good a chance busting as players I can target in later rounds, I’ll settle for the New England QB whose playing for a contract.
Round 3 Pick 7
Eric Stashin- Rotoprofessor
Pick: RB LeSean McCoy PHI
Already with a top WR on my roster and Tom Brady off the board, I wanted to strengthen my RB duo. While I considered other options, McCoy is the top RB left on my draft board, so he gets the call here.
Round 3 Pick 8
Scott Carasik- Scardraft
Pick: RB Jonathan Stewart CAR
I can’t believe he lasted this long. Carolina’s RB by committee is the best possible thing for me to believe in when I make this pick. Even so, Stewart just gets the ball near the goal line and is good for at least 10 TD’s normally.
Round 3 Pick 9
Steve Adler- Fantasy Daddy
Pick: RB Chris Wells ARI
Wells finished strong in 2009 and would be a great play in 2010 even if Kurt Warner returned. With so many questions about the passing game in Arizona, Wells will be given the opportunity to carry the team. Love the value of this pick in round three.
Round 3 Pick 10
Paul Greco- Fantasy Pros 911
Pick: WR Anquan Boldin BAL
The No. 1 WR on a team that is talking like they want to pass more. Boldin now becomes the man in Baltimore and has shown that he can handle the pressure of being the main man.
Round 3 Pick 11
Walter Cherepinsky- Walter Football
Pick: RB Pierre Thomas NO
Mike Bell is gone, so maybe Sean Payton will stop playing games with his running back rotation and give Pierre Thomas the touches he deserves. And even if Payton falls in love with a new mediocre running back, Thomas is still a very good RB2 because he’ll have tons of scoring opportunities in that great offense.
Round 3 Pick 12
Justin Mertes-Mistretta- The Sports Bank
Pick: RB Cedric Benson CIN
I went QB-WR with my first two picks, so I had to go RB-RB with my next two. I’m not high on Benson by any means, but at the end of the third round he provides really nice value. I’m concerned about his durability, off-the-field issues and his overall ineffectiveness in the second half of last year, but he is getting all the carries in a run-heavy offense.
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