BTN.com staff, August 25, 2014
The BTN.com team conducted its annual Big Ten fantasy football draft Monday afternoon. See who BTN.com senior writer Tom Dienhart, BTN.com editor Sean Merriman, statistician Harold Shelton, programmer Tommy Thiel, video coordinator Wes White and senior editor Brent Yarina picked and where in this post.
Here's how this worked: Each team picked a QB, RB, RB, WR, WR, TE, K, Defense, and the (snaking) draft went in alphabetical order of surname. We drafted using standing scoring settings (4 points for passing TD; 6 points for rushing/receiving/defensive TD; 1 point per 25 passing yards; 1 point per 10 rushing/receiving yards; 1 point per XP; 3 points per FG; etc).
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Here's a look at the final rosters:
Tom Dienhart: QB: Wes Lunt; RB: Melvin Gordon; RB: Ezekiel Elliot; WR: Deon Long; WR: Geno Lewis; TE: Cethan Carter; K: Aaron Del Gross; DEF: Michigan
Sean Merriman: QB: Connor Cook; RB: Ameer Abdullah; RB: David Cobb; WR: Leonte Carroo; WR: Tony Jones; TE: Mike Gesicki; K: Sam Ficken; DEF: Iowa
Harold Shelton: QB: Christian Hackenberg; RB: Jeremy Langford; RB: Josh Ferguson; WR: Devin Smith; WR: DeAngelo Yancey; TE: Jesse James, Penn State; K: Brad Craddock; DEF: Ohio State
Tommy Thiel: QB: Danny Etling; RB: Zach Zwinak; RB: Raheem Mostert; WR: Stefon Diggs; WR: Kenny Bell; TE: Maxx Williams; K: Sean Nuernberger; DEF: Nebraska
Wes White: QB: Nate Sudfeld; RB: Mark Weisman; RB: Corey Clement; WR: Shane Wynn; WR: Tony Lippett; TE: Jeff Heuerman; K: Drew Brown/Mauro Bondi; DEF: Wisconsin
Brent Yarina: QB: Devin Gardner; RB: Tevin Coleman; RB: Paul James; WR: Devin Funchess; WR: Dominique Booth; TE: Tyler Kroft; K: Michael Geiger; DEF: Michigan State
And here's the round-by-round results:
ROUND 1
Tom: Melvin Gordon, RB, Wisconsin
Sean: Ameer Abdullah, RB, Nebraska
Harold: Jeremy Langford, RB, Michigan State
Tommy: Stefon Diggs, WR, Maryland
Wes: Nate Sudfeld, QB, Indiana
Brent: Tevin Coleman, RB, Indiana
ROUND 2
Brent: Devin Funchess, WR, Michigan
Wes: Shane Wynn, WR, Indiana
Tommy: Kenny Bell, WR, Nebraska
Harold: Christian Hackenberg, QB Penn State
Sean: Connor Cook, QB, Michigan State
Tom: Wes Lunt, QB, Illinois
ROUND 3
Tom: Ezekiel Elliott, RB, Ohio State
Sean: David Cobb, RB, Minnesota
Harold: Josh Ferguson, RB, Illinois
Tommy: Zach Zwinak, RB, Penn State
Wes: Corey Clement, RB, Wisconsin
Brent: Devin Gardner, QB, Michigan
ROUND 4
Brent: Michigan State Defense
Wes: Tony Lippett, WR, Michigan State
Tommy: Maxx Williams, TE, Minnesota
Harold: Jesse James, TE, Penn State
Sean: Leonte Carroo, WR, Rutgers
Tom: Deon Long, WR, Maryland
ROUND 5
Tom: Geno Lewis, WR, Penn State
Sean: Tony Jones, WR, Northwestern
Harold: Devin Smith, WR, Ohio State
Tommy: Nebraska Defense
Wes: Mark Weisman, RB, Iowa
Brent: Tyler Kroft, TE, Rutgers
ROUND 6
Brent: Michael Geiger, K, Michigan State
Wes: Jeff Heuerman, TE, Ohio State
Tommy: Raheem Mostert, RB, Purdue
Harold: Ohio State Defense
Sean: Iowa Defense
Tom: Cethan Carter, TE, Nebraska
ROUND 7
Tom: Aaron Del Gross, K, Indiana
Sean: Mike Gesicki, TE, Penn State
Harold: Brad Craddock, K, Maryland
Tommy: Sean Nuernberger, K, Ohio State
Wes: Wisconsin Defense
Brent: Paul James, RB, Rutgers
ROUND 8
Brent: Dominique Booth, WR, Indiana
Wes: Drew Brown/Mauro Bondi, K, Nebraska
Tommy: Danny Etling, QB, Purdue
Harold: DeAngelo Yancey, WR, Purdue
Sean: Sam Ficken, K, Penn State
Tom: Michigan Defense