We do this for the NFL draft each year at about this point. Take a look at who went where, and then how they actually performed, and rank how it should have gone. We can do the same thing with fantasy, but on a more raw level.
Here we put the 2021 consensus draft order on blast, and give you the top 36 overall players we would have told you to draft, if we had a crystal ball in August.
Round 1
RB Jonathan Taylor, IND
WR Cooper Kupp, LAR
RB Austin Ekeler, LAC
RB Joe Mixon, CIN
WR Deebo Samuel, SF
WR Justin Jefferson, MIN
RB Najee Harris, PIT
WR Devante Adams, GB
WR Tyreek Hill, KC
RB Leonard Fournette, TB
RB James Conner, ARI
WR Ja'Marr Chase, CIN
Round 2
RB Cordarrelle Patterson, ATL
WR Chris Godwin, TB
WR Mike Evans, TB
RB Ezekiel Elliott, DAL
WR Stefon Diggs, BUF
WR Diontae Johnson, PIT
TE Mark Andrews, BAL
RB Aaron Jones, GB
RB Dalvin Cook, MIN
TE Travis Kelce, KC
RB Alvin Kamara, NO
WR Ceedee Lamb, DAL
Round 3
QB Josh Allen, BUF
QB Justin Herbert, LAC
QB Tom Brady, TB
WR Mike Williams, LAC
RB Derrick Henry, TEN
RB DeAndre Swift, DET
RB Nick Chubb, CLE
RB Javonte Williams, DEN
RB Antonio Gibson, WFT
WR Tyler Lockett, SEA
WR Keenan Allen, LAC
RB Melvin Gordon III, DEN
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