# Fantasy Football: Who's #1 **URL:** \ **Category:** The Game Room\ **Created:** [August 12, 2011, 4:46pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/fantasy-football-whos-1/592472 "2011-08-12T16:46:09Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 10\ **Page:** 1
**Author:** ![Gangster\_Octopus](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/g/a8b319/32.png) [@Gangster\_Octopus](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Gangster_Octopus)\ **Post date:** [August 12, 2011, 4:46pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/fantasy-football-whos-1/592472/1 "2011-08-12T16:46:09Z")
Simple question, you have the #1 pick in your Fantasy Football draft. Who do you take? I take Adrian Peterson. I like Chris Johnson but I am concerned about his workload. Mike Vick? Tough to take a QB #1, and Vicks style makes me wary he can last. ---
**Author:** ![Oakminster](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/o/77aa72/32.png) [@Oakminster](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Oakminster)\ **Post date:** [August 12, 2011, 6:44pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/fantasy-football-whos-1/592472/2 "2011-08-12T18:44:08Z")
I think kickers are the most important players, especially in my league. I strongly encourage all of my opponents to draft kickers in the first round, and backup kickers in the second round. 😃 ---
**Author:** ![Hamlet](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/hamlet/32/2818_2.png) [@Hamlet](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Hamlet)\ **Post date:** [August 12, 2011, 6:59pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/fantasy-football-whos-1/592472/3 "2011-08-12T18:59:49Z")
Arian Foster. Young, durable back who doesn’t lose many carries and plays on a high powered offense. ---
**Author:** ![RetroVertigo](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/r/b38774/32.png) [@RetroVertigo](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/RetroVertigo)\ **Post date:** [August 12, 2011, 7:59pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/fantasy-football-whos-1/592472/4 "2011-08-12T19:59:08Z")
Foster in a ppr league. AP in a standard. Akers in Oaks. ---
**Author:** ![I\_Know\_Nothing](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/i/f04885/32.png) [@I\_Know\_Nothing](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/I_Know_Nothing)\ **Post date:** [August 12, 2011, 8:04pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/fantasy-football-whos-1/592472/5 "2011-08-12T20:04:46Z")
Vick has the most upside but is extremely high risk. For me its a tossup between Vick and AP(for most standard rules leagues). ---
**Author:** ![Munch](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/munch/32/5281_2.png) [@Munch](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Munch)\ **Post date:** [August 12, 2011, 9:26pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/fantasy-football-whos-1/592472/6 "2011-08-12T21:26:21Z")
There isn’t a credible argument for taking Vick in the top 5, let alone the top pick. ---
**Author:** ![Really\_Not\_All\_That\_Bright](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/r/e8c25b/32.png) [@Really\_Not\_All\_That\_Bright](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Really_Not_All_That_Bright)\ **Post date:** [August 14, 2011, 4:46pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/fantasy-football-whos-1/592472/7 "2011-08-14T16:46:24Z")
> [@Hamlet](#): > > Arian Foster. Young, durable back who doesn’t lose many carries and plays on a high powered offense. How do you know he’s durable? He’s only been a starter for one year. > [@Munch](#): > > There isn’t a credible argument for taking Vick in the top 5, let alone the top pick. Really? Vick scored 29.7 points per game in 2010. That’s [the highest per-game output of any player with at least 10 starts in fantasy football history](http://sports.yahoo.com/fantasy/blog/roto_arcade/post/First-Down-Smith-bolts-for-Philly-yet-another-?urn=fantasy-wp6518) - including Brady and Manning in their record seasons. Philly also has [the second easiest schedule for fantasy quarterbacks in the league](http://www.fftoolbox.com/football/strength_of_schedule.cfm). Obviously, he’s a huge injury risk, and with Philly likely to be a juggernaut this season, he may not get as much opportunity to run or throw in the second half of games. However, there is _absolutely_ a credible argument to be made for drafting him. ETA: With all that being said, I’d take Chris Johnson, assuming he’s in camp soon. ---
**Author:** ![dalej42](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/d/67e7ee/32.png) [@dalej42](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/dalej42)\ **Post date:** [August 14, 2011, 6:40pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/fantasy-football-whos-1/592472/8 "2011-08-14T18:40:06Z")
I’d take Vick in the lower part of the first round in a snake draft. I’d then take Vince Young at the end of the draft, just before d/st and kicker. I’d have to drop Young at the Eagles bye week and grab a bye week replacement. Off course this would depend on the size of the league. I wouldn’t take a backup QB in a ten team or less league. ---
**Author:** ![Munch](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/munch/32/5281_2.png) [@Munch](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Munch)\ **Post date:** [August 14, 2011, 6:49pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/fantasy-football-whos-1/592472/9 "2011-08-14T18:49:53Z")
> [@Really\_Not\_All\_That\_Bright](#): > > Obviously, he’s a huge injury risk, and with Philly likely to be a juggernaut this season, he may not get as much opportunity to run or throw in the second half of games. However, there is _absolutely_ a credible argument to be made for drafting him. Being a huge injury risk in a position that doesn’t have the scarcity that RB does completely eliminates him from the top spot. I will happily give up 5-6 points a week at the QB slot and take any of CJ/Foster/AP and a top-tier QB in the 2nd round before I’d take Vick in the first and the 14th RB on the board. ---
**Author:** ![Least\_Original\_User\_Name\_Ever](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/l/e480ec/32.png) [@Least\_Original\_User\_Name\_Ever](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Least_Original_User_Name_Ever)\ **Post date:** [August 15, 2011, 3:13am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/fantasy-football-whos-1/592472/10 "2011-08-15T03:13:28Z")
> [@RetroVertigo](#): > > Foster in a ppr league. > AP in a standard. > Akers in Oaks. Seconded.