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I'm sure everybody around these parts are all excited about Friday night and the beginning of the 2010 high school football season.Not I.I know I get paid to cover high schools sports, especially football, and although I get to witness the Buford-Gainesville battle Friday, I can't help but look past that day.This weekend I have not one, but two fantasy football drafts, and I can't wait for either.The problem is planning for the draft. It's damn near impossible to mock draft the "big-money" keeper league I'm in, seeing how rookies are valued more, players kept from last year are slotted in their original position and older keepers are pushed to the final draft spots.Confused? Yeah, so are about 4 or 5 guys in the league.With no way of planning for one, I've invested a few hours researching and mock-drafting the other league. This one involves a slew of people here at The Times, past and present, and I'm here to win this thing.I'm also here to help you win your league. If anyone has any fantasy questions throughout the year, feel free to e-mail me at jzopf@gainesvilletimes.com or follow me on twitter @gtimesjzopf. Tonight, I decided to head on over to ESPN.com and mock the draft in which I have the 11th pick. (Thanks Brent)Here's a recap of how it went. And just an FYI, be careful when you do these mock drafts because there are quite a few nut jobs out there like the guy who picked Randy Moss No. 1 overall in the mock I just completed.My team:QB Drew Brees, SanchizeRB DeAngelo Williams, Felix Jones, Reggie Bush, F. Jones, B. Scott, Rashad JenningsWR Steve Smith (Car), Malcolm Floyd, Harvin, Berrian, Aromashadu, TE Dallas Clark, Dustin KellerDEF PittK Prater Scroll down to see the notes on my picks.Round: 1 (1) Team Tuggle - Randy Moss WR (2) Team Regan - Adrian Peterson RB (3) Team Poulin - Chris Johnson RB (4) Team O'Boyle - Ray Rice RB (5) Team Parks - Maurice Jones-Drew RB (6) Team Himick - Frank Gore RB (7) Team godart - Andre Johnson WR (8) Team SKELLS - Steven Jackson RB (9) Team Gathman - Aaron Rodgers QB (10) Team Burasinsanga - Michael Turner RB ** (11) Team Zopf - Drew Brees QB: Should have gone WR. They start flying off the board (12) Team Spangler - Ryan Mathews RB Round: 2 (13) Team Spangler - Roddy White WR ** (14) Team Zopf - DeAngelo Williams RB: Not the best RB1, but he'll have to do.(15) Team Burasinsanga - Calvin Johnson WR (16) Team Gathman - Reggie Wayne WR (17) Team SKELLS - Rashard Mendenhall RB (18) Team godart - Miles Austin WR (19) Team Himick - Peyton Manning QB (20) Team Parks - Cedric Benson RB (21) Team O'Boyle - Brandon Marshall WR (22) Team Poulin - Tom Brady QB (23) Team Regan - Larry Fitzgerald WR (24) Team Tuggle - Ryan Grant RB Round: 3 (25) Team Tuggle - Shonn Greene RB (26) Team Regan - LeSean McCoy RB (27) Team Poulin - Greg Jennings WR (28) Team O'Boyle - Beanie Wells RB (29) Team Parks - DeSean Jackson WR (30) Team Himick - Marques Colston WR (31) Team godart - Jamaal Charles RB (32) Team SKELLS - Steve Smith WR (33) Team Gathman - Anquan Boldin WR (34) Team Burasinsanga - Pierre Thomas RB ** (35) Team Zopf - Steve Smith WR: The Panthers' one. Can't believe he fell to me. (36) Team Spangler - Joseph Addai RB Round: 4 (37) Team Spangler - Matt Forte RB ** (38) Team Zopf - Dallas Clark TE: The pest option here. Couldn't take J-Stew. (39) Team Burasinsanga - Tony Romo QB (40) Team Gathman - Knowshon Moreno RB (41) Team SKELLS - Antonio Gates TE (42) Team godart - Matt Schaub QB (43) Team Himick - Jonathan Stewart RB (44) Team Parks - Philip Rivers QB (45) Team O'Boyle - Michael Crabtree WR (46) Team Poulin - Chad Ochocinco WR (47) Team Regan - Hines Ward WR (48) Team Tuggle - Wes Welker WR Round: 5 (49) Team Tuggle - Vincent Jackson WR (50) Team Regan - Eli Manning QB (51) Team Poulin - Ronnie Brown RB (52) Team O'Boyle - Jahvid Best RB (53) Team Parks - Vernon Davis TE (54) Team Himick - Hakeem Nicks WR (55) Team godart - Arian Foster RB (56) Team SKELLS - Jay Cutler QB (57) Team Gathman - Mike Sims-Walker WR (58) Team Burasinsanga - Dwayne Bowe WR ** (59) Team Zopf - Percy Harvin WR: He's gonna give me a headache. (60) Team Spangler - Joe Flacco QB Round: 6 (61) Team Spangler - Jermichael Finley TE ** (62) Team Zopf - Felix Jones RB: I think he has a huge year. (63) Team Burasinsanga - Mike Wallace WR (64) Team Gathman - Ricky Williams RB (65) Team SKELLS - Santana Moss WR (66) Team godart - Jason Witten TE (67) Team Himick - Marion Barber RB (68) Team Parks - Donald Driver WR (69) Team O'Boyle - Brent Celek TE (70) Team Poulin - Tony Gonzalez TE (71) Team Regan - Santonio Holmes WR (72) Team Tuggle - Brett Favre QB Round: 7 (73) Team Tuggle - Ahmad Bradshaw RB (74) Team Regan - LaDainian Tomlinson RB (75) Team Poulin - Pierre Garcon WR (76) Team O'Boyle - Jeremy Maclin WR (77) Team Parks - Justin Forsett RB (78) Team Himick - Terrell Owens WR (79) Team godart - Brandon Jacobs RB (80) Team SKELLS - Vikings D/ST D/ST (81) Team Gathman - Jerome Harrison RB (82) Team Burasinsanga - Clinton Portis RB ** (83) Team Zopf - Reggie Bush RB: A PPR machine and my worst nightmare. (84) Team Spangler - T.J. Houshmandzadeh WR Round: 8 (85) Team Spangler - C.J. Spiller RB ** (86) Team Zopf - Bernard Berrian WR: No Rice? I'll take this guy. I also forgot I took Harvin earlier. (87) Team Burasinsanga - Michael Bush RB (88) Team Gathman - Kellen Winslow TE (89) Team SKELLS - Johnny Knox WR (90) Team godart - Thomas Jones RB (91) Team Himick - Braylon Edwards WR (92) Team Parks - Jets D/ST D/ST (93) Team O'Boyle - Kevin Kolb QB (94) Team Poulin - Steve Breaston WR (95) Team Regan - Donovan McNabb QB (96) Team Tuggle - Ben Roethlisberger QB Round: 9 (97) Team Tuggle - Visanthe Shiancoe TE (98) Team Regan - Chris Cooley TE (99) Team Poulin - Robert Meachem WR (100) Team O'Boyle - Derrick Mason WR (101) Team Parks - Donald Brown RB (102) Team Himick - Carson Palmer QB (103) Team godart - Lee Evans WR (104) Team SKELLS - Cadillac Williams RB (105) Team Gathman - Fred Jackson RB (106) Team Burasinsanga - Zach Miller TE ** (107) Team Zopf - Malcom Floyd WR: I'm clearly targeting teams without No. 1 receivers. (108) Team Spangler - Dez Bryant WR Round: 10 (109) Team Spangler - Darren McFadden RB ** (110) Team Zopf - Devin Aromashodu WR: Maybe I'm just targeting WRs. This guy is a good sleeper though. (111) Team Burasinsanga - Vince Young QB (112) Team Gathman - Eagles D/ST D/ST (113) Team SKELLS - Steve Slaton RB (114) Team godart - Montario Hardesty RB (115) Team Himick - Tim Hightower RB (116) Team Parks - Austin Collie WR (117) Team O'Boyle - Chester Taylor RB (118) Team Poulin - Darren Sproles RB (119) Team Regan - Packers D/ST D/ST (120) Team Tuggle - Owen Daniels TE Round: 11 (121) Team Tuggle - Ravens D/ST D/ST (122) Team Regan - Kenny Britt WR (123) Team Poulin - Cowboys D/ST D/ST (124) Team O'Boyle - Nate Burleson WR (125) Team Parks - Matt Ryan QB (126) Team Himick - Willis McGahee RB (127) Team godart - Laurence Maroney RB (128) Team SKELLS - Devery Henderson WR (129) Team Gathman - Correll Buckhalter RB (130) Team Burasinsanga - 49ers D/ST D/ST ** (131) Team Zopf - Bernard Scott RB: Liked him last year; Love him this year. (132) Team Spangler - Chad Henne QB Round: 12 (133) Team Spangler - Saints D/ST D/ST ** (134) Team Zopf - Steelers D/ST D/ST: Everyone has to take a defense (135) Team Burasinsanga - Nate Kaeding K (136) Team Gathman - Stephen Gostkowski K (137) Team SKELLS - Kevin Smith RB (138) Team godart - Kevin Walter WR (139) Team Himick - Marshawn Lynch RB (140) Team Parks - Ryan Longwell K (141) Team O'Boyle - Bengals D/ST D/ST (142) Team Poulin - Leon Washington RB (143) Team Regan - Benjamin Watson TE (144) Team Tuggle - Rob Bironas K Round: 13 (145) Team Tuggle - Louis Murphy WR (146) Team Regan - Jerricho Cotchery WR (147) Team Poulin - David Akers K (148) Team O'Boyle - Mason Crosby K (149) Team Parks - Mario Manningham WR (150) Team Himick - Brian Westbrook RB (151) Team godart - Garrett Hartley K (152) Team SKELLS - Greg Olsen TE (153) Team Gathman - Matthew Stafford QB (154) Team Burasinsanga - Joey Galloway WR ** (155) Team Zopf - Matt Prater K: This is where I started auto drafting. (156) Team Spangler - Lawrence Tynes K Round: 14 (157) Team Spangler - Anthony Dixon RB ** (158) Team Zopf - Rashad Jennings RB (159) Team Burasinsanga - Early Doucet WR (160) Team Gathman - Josh Morgan WR (161) Team SKELLS - Jay Feely K (162) Team godart - Broncos D/ST D/ST (163) Team Himick - Heath Miller TE (164) Team Parks - Mohamed Massaquoi WR (165) Team O'Boyle - David Garrard QB (166) Team Poulin - Mike Williams WR (167) Team Regan - Robbie Gould K (168) Team Tuggle - John Carlson TE Round: 15 (169) Team Tuggle - Julius Jones RB (170) Team Regan - Golden Tate WR (171) Team Poulin - Eddie Royal WR (172) Team O'Boyle - Devin Hester WR (173) Team Parks - Toby Gerhart RB (174) Team Himick - Giants D/ST D/ST (175) Team godart - Kevin Boss TE (176) Team SKELLS - Tashard Choice RB (177) Team Gathman - Jason Campbell QB (178) Team Burasinsanga - Jason Snelling RB ** (179) Team Zopf - Dustin Keller TE (180) Team Spangler - Jacoby Jones WR Round: 16 (181) Team Spangler - Anthony Fasano TE ** (182) Team Zopf - Mark Sanchez QB (183) Team Burasinsanga - Mewelde Moore RB (184) Team Gathman - Sidney Rice WR (185) Team SKELLS - Javon Ringer RB (186) Team godart - Mike Bell RB (187) Team Himick - Jeff Reed K (188) Team Parks - Chris Chambers WR (189) Team O'Boyle - Jeremy Shockey TE (190) Team Poulin - Jerious Norwood RB (191) Team Regan - Alex Smith QB (192) Team Tuggle - Matt Leinart QB  


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