TJ Yeldon - Thoughts?

what are everyone's thoughts on TJ Yeldon of Alabama? i know we're about a year away, if not more, but in my league there isn't any rule that prohibits the drafting of players still in college so i plan on drafting him with my last pick at minimum $.50 salary. plaxico burress was drafted as a last pick 5 years ago when he was sent away to jail, the team held on to him for 2 years and i guess it panned out because he ultimately signed with the Jets. brett farve was drafted in my league after the 10th and final time he retired and wound up never coming back. kind of a scummy move on my part because i have no rookie picks next year anyway so this is kind of undercutting the guys who win up with high picks.

so what are the thoughts on this guy? is this plan worth pursuing because he might be as good as Trent Richardson or is he gonna projected to be another Mark Ingram?

Id say if you can reserve him now do it. I think hes gonna be a stud and an easy 1.01 is dynasty drafts when he declares.

I think this kid is the most legit RB I have seen in years. He is one of the few players I have seen 1 or 2 runs and was just blown away. If you can reserve him now this is a no brainier. He would be in a tier all by himself if he was in this class. He will explode next year with Lacey out the way. Only thing I notice with him is he tends to run upright a little, but he is so quick it might not make a difference.

Edit: Honestly I would draft him earlier than the last pick. Make sure you get him. In my league with my friends everybody is talking about him and who he will land with in our league. Even people who normally have no clue about college players not coming out. I expect him to be better than Richardson, but different styles.

never heard of the kid (but dont watch tons of college ball) after 1st qr of title game, it was like srew Lacy i wanna see more of this kid..pure STUD!

uh, now i'm nervous. i might pick him up with my 2.06 pick now. there's no way this will probably be allowed. although since there's a lot of people who don't follow college in my league there'll just be a lof oft "who the hell is that?!? lol" and make fun of me. i'm sure once i draft him that's a loophole that'll get closed very quickly. i asked the question to my commish, "can we draft a guy who is still in college, it was ok when plaxico burress was drafted and he wasn't going to play for 2 years" and the commish said "i don't see why not, but we'll bring this up at the draft before it starts".

dammit i think i should just wait till the last pick. he for sure won't go drafted in our rookie draft, and if i call out a name that isn't in everyone's magazine that'll raise red flags, if i wait until the end of the draft when everyone is tired (our auction drafts take about 6 hours) they'll probably be too tired to look him up and start questioning and its more likely the reaction will be "well if you want to waste a roster spot on a guy who isn't even playing this year go ahead". lots of savvy owners in my league but none that really follow football intricately enough to look at players who are eligible a year or two from now.

How can you be a savvy owner in a league that allows drafting players not yet in the NFL and not pay attention to college players? Savvy owners take full advantage to league formats like you are doing here.

I'm guessing if it gets addressed before the draft it won't be allowed. I play in a few leagues with a 'college only' draft, but in none of my leagues without that feature can you draft college players. If it is allowed...get that guy on your team, or the RB from Georgia

JRMRRT said:

How can you be a savvy owner in a league that allows drafting players not yet in the NFL and not pay attention to college players? Savvy owners take full advantage to league formats like you are doing here.

lol the point is not so much we allow drafting of players still in college its more no one ever thought have a rule *preventing* a team from drafting a guy you can't use, hence the term "loophole". since its an auction league i guess the sentiment is why spend even .50 on a guy who isn't going to play. also we don't have weekly add-drops in our league, we have 3 supplemental drafts held week 6, 8 and 10 so that might be why players who aren't going to play are overlooked in my league since its technically a waste of a roster spot, trading is at a minimum in my league so if you get screwed by injuries its very hard to dig your way out. i think it'll be allowed the more i think about it - i was going to draft Leshoure and Ryan Williams 2 years ago when they were injured for the season during preseason and no one would have had a problem with that, whats the difference between a guy who's out for the year and a guy still in college? none. i think i just need to play it cool, not give people any advance notice that would cause them to look up the future studs of tomorrow and i'll announce it during the draft when everyone is focused on this year's players and haven't researched every possible stud walking the earth, whether in college or the pros. there's such psychology that goes into fantasy sports. i just wanted to make sure he was the real deal and it sounds like he's a sure thing.

JRMRRT said:

I think hes gonna be a stud and an easy 1.01 is dynasty drafts when he declares.

Not if Todd Gurley has something to say about that. As far as being the easy 1.01.
But I do agree that he's a stud.
Will come down to landing spots for Gurley and Yeldon. Who ever lands in the better situation will be 1.01.
Too bad we have to wait until 2015, when they are eligible.

it's called a rookie/FA draft for a reason.. good luck trying to pull a fast one, don't see it happening though

HellAtlantic said:

JRMRRT said:

How can you be a savvy owner in a league that allows drafting players not yet in the NFL and not pay attention to college players? Savvy owners take full advantage to league formats like you are doing here.

lol the point is not so much we allow drafting of players still in college its more no one ever thought have a rule *preventing* a team from drafting a guy you can't use, hence the term "loophole". since its an auction league i guess the sentiment is why spend even .50 on a guy who isn't going to play. also we don't have weekly add-drops in our league, we have 3 supplemental drafts held week 6, 8 and 10 so that might be why players who aren't going to play are overlooked in my league since its technically a waste of a roster spot, trading is at a minimum in my league so if you get screwed by injuries its very hard to dig your way out. i think it'll be allowed the more i think about it - i was going to draft Leshoure and Ryan Williams 2 years ago when they were injured for the season during preseason and no one would have had a problem with that, whats the difference between a guy who's out for the year and a guy still in college? none. i think i just need to play it cool, not give people any advance notice that would cause them to look up the future studs of tomorrow and i'll announce it during the draft when everyone is focused on this year's players and haven't researched every possible stud walking the earth, whether in college or the pros. there's such psychology that goes into fantasy sports. i just wanted to make sure he was the real deal and it sounds like he's a sure thing.

Any league that I know of that allow College players on your roster state so in the bylaws. They are called Developmental leagues and if it does not state that, then I doubt you will be able to pull that off.

My main league had this loophole for awhile. Calvin, ADP, and Lynch where all keepers their rookie year. It was shady buisiness and got voted on the next time.

I would have no problem taking advantage of it.

If nobody has done it yet wait last pick, if it does somehow happen though you need to get him early and yes it is worth it.

footballjunkie said:

JRMRRT said:

I think hes gonna be a stud and an easy 1.01 is dynasty drafts when he declares.

Not if Todd Gurley has something to say about that. As far as being the easy 1.01.
But I do agree that he's a stud.
Will come down to landing spots for Gurley and Yeldon. Who ever lands in the better situation will be 1.01.
Too bad we have to wait until 2015, when they are eligible.

I also like Gurley as much or more then Yeldon...Gurleys teammate Keith Marshall also a Freshman looks really good as well.

College football....minor league for the NFL!! Love it!

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