Following in the footsteps of our brethren over at the Big Ten Blog, we held our inaugural Big 12 fantasy draft on Saturday. And yes, it was pretty awesome.
We drew names out of a hat for draft order. Brandon Chatmon won and wisely chose Baylor RB Lache Seastrunk first overall. Jake Trotter was second and chose Seastrunk’s teammate, QB Bryce Petty. I went with Kansas RB James Sims and Oklahoma State WR Josh Stewart with picks No. 3 and 4.
Jake followed that by selecting Oklahoma State RB Jeremy Smith. Brandon went with a surprise move for the sixth pick, TCU QB Casey Pachall. And it was all downhill from there.
We drafted out a full 15-team roster, will follow standard fantasy scoring and are allowing up to two free-agent pickups each week. The guy whose team puts up the most points in a week gets a ‘W.’ The season title goes to whoever wins the most weeks.
The reward? Believe me, immeasurable bragging rights are on the line. So stay tuned, because we’ll be posting weekly updates here.
Take a look at the teams we put together and be sure to let us know who has the best roster starting off. Let the (friendly) trash talk begin.
Brandon Chatmon’s team
QB: Casey Pachall, TCU
RB: Lache Seastrunk, Baylor
RB: Johnathan Gray, Texas
FLEX: Tony Pierson, Kansas
WR: Jalen Saunders, Oklahoma
WR: Mike Davis, Texas
TE: Cody Clay, West Virginia
K: Michael Hunnicutt, Oklahoma
DEF: Texas Tech
BENCH: WR Tyler Lockett, Kansas State
BENCH: WR Corey Coleman, Baylor
BENCH: DEF Oklahoma State
BENCH: QB J.W. Walsh, Oklahoma State
BENCH: QB Sam Richardson, Iowa State
BENCH: WR Jakeem Grant, Texas Tech
Chatmon: Landing the preseason player of the year with the first pick was a no-brainer. Lache Seastruck seems ready for a superb season and matching him up alongside Johnathan Gray is a terrific 1-2 punch at running back. That duo coupled with Jalen Saunders and Mike Davis at receiver gives me a group of runners and pass catchers that is second to none. I decided to take a chance on Casey Pachall at quarterback and should have one of the conference’s top scorers in Oklahoma kicker Michael Hunnicutt. Add in Kansas’ Tony Pierson and I’m ready to light up the scoreboard.
Jake Trotter’s team
QB: Bryce Petty, Baylor
RB: Jeremy Smith, Oklahoma State
RB: Damien Williams, Oklahoma
FLEX: Charles Sims, West Virginia
WR: Eric Ward, Texas Tech
WR: Tracy Moore, Oklahoma State
TE: Jace Amaro, Texas Tech
K: Aaron Jones, Baylor
DEF: TCU
BENCH: WR Jaxon Shipley, Texas
BENCH: WR Sterling Shepard, Oklahoma
BENCH: RB Waymon James, TCU
BENCH: WR Kevin White, West Virginia
BENCH: QB David Ash, Texas
BENCH: RB Dreamius Smith, West Virginia
Trotter: In Bryce Petty, I have a quarterback who is guaranteed his starting job and is going to put up monster numbers. In Jeremy Smith and Damien Williams, I have the primary running backs from two of the league's most explosive offenses. In TCU, I have -- by far -- the best defense. And in Eric Ward, Tracy Moore, Jaxon Shipley, Sterling Shepard and Kevin White, I have a deep collection of wide receivers who could all have huge years. If Charles Sims blows up like I expect him to, my fantasy team is going to be rather formidable. Sorry boys, this might be over before it begins.
Max Olson’s team
QB: Trevor Knight, Oklahoma
RB: James Sims, Kansas
RB: John Hubert, Kansas State
FLEX: Brandon Carter, TCU
WR: Josh Stewart, Oklahoma State
WR: Tevin Reese, Baylor
TE: Blake Jackson, Oklahoma State
K: Jaden Oberkrom, TCU
DEF: Texas
BENCH: RB Kenny Williams, Texas Tech
BENCH: WR Robbie Rhodes, Baylor
BENCH: RB Glasco Martin, Baylor
BENCH: QB Clint Chelf, Oklahoma State
BENCH: RB Joe Bergeron, Texas
BENCH: QB Daniel Sams, Kansas State
Olson: I had the third pick and got a lineup that features the supposed next Johnny Manziel, two 1,000-yard rushers and two of the Big 12’s three best receivers. Yeah, I’ll take that. Carter was my favorite pick, don’t know how he slipped to the seventh round. I love pairing Baylor’s best WRs. In the past two years, BU’s two best have combined for an average of 2,700 yards and 23 TDs. I wouldn’t do this in regular fantasy football, but taking this trio of QBs felt right because Knight has never played. Chelf could lead the Big 12 in passing, and Sams’ rushing talents might make him a fantasy stud (if he wins the job).