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NFL Divisional Preview

AFC East

The Bills figure to remain the top dog in the division this year, if not primed to establish a dominance over it. Josh Allen looked in midseason form in his preseason play. He is an ascendant talent and that should worry the other teams in the East. If the Bills can provide support in the run game this team will be a powerhouse in the AFC. An new crop of QB’s in this division should make it a fun one to watch in coming years. With a second year starter in Tua, Miami are still looking to see if he is the guy, all noises coming from South Florida are that he is the guy and we will see that this year. I hope so. The Patriots and Jets are starting rookies under centre, but in very different situations. Mac Jones will be put in positions to succeed by Belichick and McDaniels, and only asked to do the minimum required. The Patriots defence looks to follow on from an overall good showing last year where the they were top ten in passing and tied for the league lead in interception. An improvement in rushing yards allowed will see this defence provide all the support a ball control offence needs to win enough games to be in the playoff hunt. The Jets have their QB of the future but Zach Wilson is a raw talent who will likely ride the rookie rollercoaster in his first season. His supporting cast is the worst of the teams overall and the best Jets fans can hope for this season is to end the season with hope!

Projected Standings:

Bills

Patriots

Dolphins

Jets

AFC South

The two best units in this division are the Titans offense and the Colts defense. I would rate the Titans unit as the better of the two at this point, bringing back all major contributors in Henry, Brown and Tannehill provides great continuity. When you throw Julio Jones into the mix to play as the number 2 wideout on this team then you have a pretty fearsome unit. Expect Julio to take Jonnu Smith’s end zone production after the TE left for Foxborough. The young Colts D will look to build on the leaps it made last year and could turn out to be one of the best in the league. I just don’t trust the offensive side of the ball enough. What Wentz will we get? Who will emerge as his go to with Hilton’s injury worries? Michael Pittman has flashed but his overall production does not point to a number one wideout at this point.

If Watson was suiting up (terrible legal issues to one side) then the Texans would possibly challenging the Colts here. He is not, and likely won’t be for at least a meaningful chunk of the season. Outside of him the Texans roster is bare. There is not much to like, and they have just traded their starting corner away. That is the move of a team thinking full rebuild. The Jags have some hope and some intrigue at last! Trevor Lawrence makes this team relevant and more competitive. One of the top prospects in recent years has the usual number one pick pressure but after a 1-15 season any improvement in record will be considered a success.

Projected Standings:

Titans

Colts

Jags

Texans

AFC West

The Chiefs are favorites for the Superbowl, and rightly so. Therefore there is no surprise they are my pick to win the AFC West. Mahomes is an rare player and it is just great to watch him week to week. His supporting cast still includes Tyreek Hill and Travis Kelce so we can probably move on! You could make an argument for any of the other three teams, in any order in this division. The Chargers have an ascendant talent at QB and some nice pieces on D. The Raiders have an underrated QB in Derek Carr and will put up points with Josh Jacobs, Darren Waller and Henry Ruggs supporting him. The defense is always a question mark, and so are ALL of the high picks spent on that side of the ball by Mike Mayock and Jon Gruden. The Broncos likely have the best defensive unit in the division and will lean on that to win games. Teddy Bridgewater has made stops in several locations for a reason, he is a good but not great QB, and lets be honest Drew Lock is not the answer. If Courtland Sutton, Jerry Jeudy and Tim Patrick can all make strides then this could be a sneaky good offense. When things are close calls I always revert back to who has the best player at the most important position. In this division they rank Herbert, Carr, Bridgewater. Behind Mahomes. Obviously.

Projected Standings:

Chiefs

Chargers

Raiders

Broncos

AFC North

This is one of the trickier divisions to predict. There are three teams that you could make a case for winning this division. The other one is the Bengals. It’s really hard not to like what the Bengals have done at the skill positions on offense. Joe Burrow looked the real deal before his injury last year, and Tyler Boyd, Tee Higgins and Joe Mixon have shown how good they can all be. Throw in Ja’Marr Chase, preseason struggles aside, and you have a very talented core of players. Offensive line woes were not seriously addressed though and that will put a cap on this offense, if not stymie it completely. The defense has improved but not enough to challenge the other teams in this division.

The Ravens will look like… the Ravens, the ground game will dominate most opponents and ensure Baltimore puts up plenty of wins again. I forsee a déjà vu year for the Ravens who will make the playoffs but not go deep into the competition when they cannot keep pace with the powerhouse AFC offenses. The defense figures to be stingy again, allowing the run first offense to run over teams throughout the regular season.

The Browns were a nice surprise last year (even with the hype). With Chubb and Hunt leading this offense and Baker Mayfield not having to play the leading role, the Browns found a great offensive rhythm. Mayfield had his own moments worthy of plenty of praise and admiration but I still don’t trust him week in week out. There is so much talent on this roster across the RBs, WRs and TEs, but outside of the RB room there has been no consistent performers. Landry has probably been the most consistent but I’m not sure there are clear roles defined, or a plan to feed all the mouths on this offense. Defensively we know Garrett is going to terrorise QBs and with a 17 game slate some records might be in danger! The Browns gave up a lot of touchdowns and yards through the air last year (although a low completion %), if they can improve that area then they may walk away with a division title.

The Steelers have some great talent on both sides of the ball. Ranking dead last in rushing through 2020, however, was very anti-Steelers. Drafting Najee Harris in the first round looks to improve the balance of this offense, but was it the backs that were the problem? Harris is an upgrade, but you do need some holes to run through. The defense boasts the highest paid defensive player, rightly so, and looks to be a turnover machine once again. Tieing for the lead league in INTs as the Steelers did last year generally helps with field position and setting up the offense in good field position. Downside? The two teams the STeelers are competing with were both top 4 in rush attempts and rushing yards last year. The Steelers led the league defensively in completion % allowed, but were middle of the pack against the ground game. There is a lot to like about the Steelers, but the teams that provide the worst match ups for them reside in their division!

I’ll take the Ravens for the division but it is a coin flip with the Browns. I wouldn’t be surprised to see Cleveland go deeper in the playoffs than Baltimore though.

Projected standings:

Ravens

Browns

Steelers

Bengals

NFC East

I’m rooting for the Dak Prescott of last year to be the guy we see minute one on Thursday night. It will just be great to see the guy suit up to be honest, that was a really chilling injury to see, to someone who seems a stand up guy as well. If Dak comes back in that form, or even gets there after shaking off some rust and uncertainty then I don’t have much doubt the Cowboys take this division. The defense sorted itself out to a large extent towards the end of last year and has added some nice pieces this offseason. With Lamb, Cooper and Gallup and a trim Ezekiel Elliott all returning I can only see this offense putting up big numbers. Any defensive improvement should translate to Ws, especially within the division.

Placing the rest of this division was a lot trickier. Washington have a fearsome front with Chase Young and Montez Sweat likely terrorising opponent QBs on a regular basis and the defense will be the strength of this team once again. Who doesn’t love Fitzmagic? Well, winning records don’t really unfortunately. Fitzpatrick is with his 400th team for a reason, he is a streaky QB that cannot string together consistent performances. He did a great job in Miami last year, and perhaps is having a late career settling down.. but would you really bet on that? Washington will win games based on the strength of this defense but to challenge for the division, or even the playoffs then they need a makeover in the QB room.

I bought a little too much into the Jalen Hurts early showings last year and had a flutter on the Eagles making some noise in the playoffs. Only for Hurts and the rest of the team too play a couple of duds and miss out completely. The second year pro will likely see ups and downs as any young QB does, but his athleticism and courage should provide enough spark to drive the Eagles to a middling win total, which is likely enough to slot into second in this division.

The Giants are in Daniel Jones purgatory, he has not quite done enough for the plug to get pulled but an insane number of turnovers in his first two years has to be worrying. If the G-men can get Barkley going and limit the work Jones has to do then this offense could thrive on play action with the likes of Golladay, Shephard and Slayton on the outside. The defense has a star in James Bradberry and should keep the Giants in plenty of close games, I just don’t have faith in the QB to put the Giants on the right side of them.

Projected standings

Cowboys

Eagles

Washington

Giants

NFC South

The Bucs bring back all 22 starters on offense and defense from their Superbowl triumph last year. That kind of continuity is rare and makes the Bucs perhaps a more fearsome team than that which closed the season last year so strongly. Like most, I have no real interest in discussing Tom Brady’s age, I have no doubt the first person to call time on Brady correctly will be Brady himself. Someone so in tune with their body and committed to their craft will know the time before we see any semblance of decline. Therefore the Bucs stroll this division this year, a division which sans Drew Brees leaves less talent to challenge the Bucs main area of concern, the secondary. As areas of concern go, it is not a huge concern!

Matt Ryan will be challenging that secondary with Calvin Ridley, Russel Gage and Kyle Pitts. I’m not sure there is anyone who is not excited to see the latter get on the field. Again I fear a déjà vu type year for the Falcons, yes, points will be scored, but that will be a necessity as the perennially thin defense projects to underwhelm once again. If this team could find balance on that side of the ball they would be an NFC team to watch. As it happens they will be just that, but only because they should be in a fair few shoot outs.

What will Sean Payton’s game plan be? How much trust does he have in his QBs? I would expect heavier doses of Alvin Kamara.. and Taysom Hill?.. leading to some deep shots off of play action, limiting the amount Winston (to start with) has to do on any given day. Without Michael Thomas suiting up for the first 6 weeks of the year do the Saints have enough out wide to take advantage of those deep shots? Callaway has flashed the potential, as has Tre’quan Smith, but neither have yet been consistent performers. On the other side of the ball the Saints have a strong pass rush and an improved secondary after the acquisition of Bradley Roby from the Texans. This secondary group may be a little thin and will need rookies to step up to push this defense to the next level. It was a toss up between the Falcons and Saints to take the spot behind the Bucs but again, when in doubt go with the better QB!

The Panthers round out this division, not so much because they are a last placed team, but because there are strong teams in this division. The Panthers defense has the chance to be much improved, if a Brian Burns led pass rush can maintain pressure on opposing QBs then this unit can improve from it’s middle of the pack showing last year. On the offensive side of the ball there are serious questions on the offensive line, that does not bode well for Sam Darnold. Darnold does have a much better supporting cast around him at the skill positions, and a bona fide stud in McCaffrey to be the workhorse but the jury is still out on him as a starting QB. If the offensive line can hold up we should know by the end of the year whether the Panthers have an answer at QB or whether they will be back in the market next offseason.

Projected standings:

Buccaneers

Falcons

Saints

Panthers

NFC West

Probably the most competitive division of the lot. Great, established coaches (mostly…). Talented, proven quarterbacks (mostly…) and top notch skill position players everywhere. All these teams look poised to put up plenty of point on offense, so will this division come down to who has the better defensive unit?

The Rams acquisition of Matthew Stafford is a brilliant move in my opinion. Stafford deserves a chance on a loaded team after being the ultimate competitor and teammate in Detroit, without any support from the organisation. In LA he will benefit from a team that knows how to run the ball, and play defense. The Rams offense has been hit and miss under Goff in more recent history but Stafford will bring consistency and aggression, raising the ceiling of this offense. The defense still has Aaron Donald so they will be just fine, if not a great unit. Pressure up front and lock down play in the secondary from the likes of Jalen Ramsey will mean that the Rams will limit opponents offensive production. With a solid offense with Stafford at the helm this looks to be one of the most balanced teams in the league.

The 49ers are up there with the Rams in almost all facets. They are more talented at the skill positions, certainly, with the likes of Kittle, Aiyuk and Samuel, however Garropolo is not Matt Stafford, until proven otherwise. The guy has been to the Superbowl, but he has also been underwhelming for longer than he has been good overall. Trey Lance is waiting in the wings and there will be plenty of noise if Garropolo is anything but stellar, distraction potential? The run game usually reduces the burden on the quarterback and the 9ers have some talented backs that will rotate to keep a heavy dose of the ground game going. This offense will be good, even with mediocre QB play. I’m not buying the hype of the return of the 2019 9ers just yet but they could easily win this division and be one of the best teams in the league. The defense has lost it’s spearhead in Robert Saleh, so some question marks about continuity need to be answered. There is plenty of talent there though. I have the Rams slightly ahead of the 9ers here but it could go either way.

Russell Wilson is one of my favorite players of all time, when he came out of the gates last season on a record breaking pace it looked like he was about to elevate into the very top tier of QBs. So where did the second half of the season come from?! Letting Russ cook was working beautifully, yeah the D was atrocious, winding up second in the league in air yards allowed, but it didn’t really matter all that much. Until it did. As soon as the offense’s average points per game dropped to a more middling level the Seahawks were not going to win games. We can expect Wilson, Metcalf, Lockett and co to be a dynamic offense which, in all likelihood, will not be so up and down. What can we expect from the defense? Unfortunately while offensively the Seahawks are up there with the teams above, they do not boast the same talent defensively, limiting their ability to compete for honours in this division.

A very similar story looks to play out in the desert. Arizona boast a truly talented offense that has only improved this offseason. The one question mark remaining is do they have a lead back who can carry the load and relieve pressure on Kyler Murray? I’m not sure, and I don’t think this offense will have balance. Yes the rushing numbers will be inflated by Murray himself but that will not be what is seen on field. Defensively the Cardinals have lost Patrick Peterson and will rely on younger players to step up. They will need to generate way more pressure up front to compensate for a weaker secondary. Not you Budda. There are more questions surrounding this team than any of the others in the division, so last place it is.

NFC West

Projected standings:

Rams

49ers

Seahawks

Cardinals

NFC North

Aaron Rodgers with a bigger chip than usual on his shoulder, coming off an MVP year… the league should be afraid. His connection with Adams should be as strong as ever. The depth in the receiving core is a little better but I’m not sure why there is so much hype about the return or Randall Cobb, yes, there is familiarity but we have not seen the game breaking play from Cobb since he left Green Bay. Having two backs in Aaron Jones and AJ Dillon should mean the run game continues to be an important, and effective cog in this high power offense. I don’t see any drop off from the leagues leading scoring offense. Defensively the Pack will look to improve again this year, with a young secondary that played well last year. An easy choice to take this division.

The Vikings project to be just fine offensively, the combination of Dalvin Cook with Jefferson and Thielen on the outside will mean this offense is capable of going toe to toe with the better offenses in the league. Well, at least if you don’t watch the preseason. Defense was the problem for this team last year, the Vikings could not effectively stop the run or pass, meaning opponents could play whatever game plan they liked and have success. I would not expect a Mike Zimmer coached defense to repeat such bad stats for a second year. The additions of the likes of Patrick Peterson and Eversen Griffen, among others, should ensure that improvement is seen on the field, making this team a lot more competitive this year.

Projected standings:

Packers

Vikings

Bears

Lions

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Dean’s List Fall 2018

NATCHITOCHES – One thousand two hundred sixty students were named to the Fall 2018 Dean’s List at Northwestern State University. Students on the list earned a grade point average of between 3.5 and 3.99. Those named to the Dean’s List by hometown are as follows.

Aberdeen Proving Grd, Maryland -- Adrian Borel

Addis -- William Seaman

Alexandria – Iris Barrera, Marquita Benjamin, Morgan Bryant, Katylyn Cox, Ashley Day, Qurshea Decoste, Destiny Dotson, Selena Elmore, KelVina Ford, Daryn Freeman, Maeghan George, Khloe Jasper, Leslie Katz, Taylar Lee, Kelli Leone, ShaKiyla Lindsey, Jimmie Magee, Madalyn Mayer, Lauren McLeod, Olivia Mosley, Lashanda Moss, Kellie Pebbles, Ragan Richey, Imani Ricks, Sydney Roseman, Kaitlin Roshto, Caleb Ross, Shakera Shorts, Kizzy Slaughter, Avery Tharp, Alexander Trotter, Hailey Urena, Alysha Walker, Christopher Warren, William Welch, Aalyiah Williams;

Anacoco – Alan Cosio, Danielle Egan, Elizabeth Guy, Andrea Halladay, Madeleine Hensley, Karington Johnson, Kelen Kay, Jason Ortiz, Clarissa Owens, Brooke Phillips, Amanda Sorg, Erica Wade, Emily Williams;

Angers, France – Sophie Podevin;

Angola – Ursula Poarch;

Arlington, Texas -- Samantha Bell, Devin Gipson, Charles Rogers;

Arnaudville –Bailey Dautreuil;

Athens – Ryan Carroway;

Atlanta – Jonathan Friis, Alexis Hanson, Peyton Howell,

Aurora, Colorado – William McCullough;

Austin, Texas – Skylar Besch, Ysmina Smith;

Avondale – James Brown, Mikala Clark;

Ball – Stephen Carpenter, Lauren Nugent, Vanessa Toney;

Barksdale AFB – Victoria Charles, Jeanine Matthews;

Bastrop – Anna Akins, Alisha Bolton, Haleigh Irby, Chadwick Jones, Haleigh Vollmar;

Baton Rouge – Merodac Beraki, Randy Blackwell, Rosa Campbell, Joshua Cheatwood, Peyton Clark, Emmanuel Dunn, Bryn Edmonston, Maisyn Guillory, Kelly Guillot, Melvin Hudson Misterie Jarrell, DJacqulyn Johnson, Elizebeth Ledet, Bethany Lee, Sarah Lovern, Madalyn Mullins, Mary Pourciau, Colleen Reese, Ethan Smith, Reagan Smith, Haley Sylvester, Sarah Talbot, Jessica Joseph;

Bayside, Nova Scotia – April Trowbrige;

Baytown, Texas – Norma Trejo;

Belcher – Jessica Herbert;

Belle Chasse – Hayley Barbazon, Alexander Melcer, Jade Talazac, Natalie Wilson, Annie Wright;

Belle Rose – Thomas Daigle;

Belmont – Jayce Gentry;

Bentley – Stephanie Hayes;

Benton – Haley Crosby, Holly Crosby, Jessica Gates, Joshua Johnson, Kara Knippers, Abigail Lauterbach, Hannah Schott, Daniel Scott, Ted Scott, Jadyn Sepulvado, Torea Taylor, Audrey Trujillo, Kimberly Umphries, Jackson Mathews;

Berwick – Brittany Vidos;

Bossier City – Christian Baker, Clayton Brown, Amber Engel, Sydney Gootee, Sydney Shannon, Austin Averitt, Alexandra Borrmann, Courtney Brooks, Abigail Castillo, Emily Cheatham, Lacy Chism, Caitlin Cover, Ri’Kaela England, Kelly Flores, Matthew Flynn, Kelsey Gallman, Candace Guillory, Rebecca Hickson, Jodi Hill, Anqumesha Jeter, Elizabeth Jones, Abigail Kent, Tina Kile, Marci King, Rebecca Markle, Arielle Martignetti, Claire McMillan, Brittany Morris, Kennedy Parson, Brittani Phillips, Khayla Pugh, Litzy Rivera, Kassidy Robideaux, Andrew Robinson, Rheagan Rowland, Jeffrey Ruiz, Elisha Scott, Hope Spaw, Brittany Spence, Tori Spraggins, Terrence Stewart, Susan Stone, Savannah Swaim, Benjamin Tanner, Avery Tibbets, Kortney Toellner, Jirneicia Ward, Courtney Wilson, Dominique Wineglass, Jennifer Woods, Nour Zeidan, Andrea Holley, Ashley Bennett, Ashanti Hill, Brittney Malmay,

Boyce – Bo Bowers, Sarah Hill, Amanda Land, Hannah Miller, Wyatt Miller, Miranda Perry, Ashley Smith, Jessie Turner;

Breaux Bridge – Blythe Duvall, Shayla James, Ashtin Mouton, Tyler Thibodeaux;

Brookeland, Texas – Morgan Horn, Paige West;

Brusly – Emma Wallace;

Buda, Texas – Kathryn Wristen;

Bullard, Texas – Brandon Duecker;

Bunkie – Brett Baker, Izola Williams, Kearia Wilson;

Burleson, Texas – Eric Neeley;

Bush – Saige Tassin;

Callisburg, Texas – Maycy English;

Calvin – Chris Price;

Campti – Destiny Potts, Stoney Slaughter, Alexis Smith;

Canton – Tiffany Cayson;

Carencro – Malik Babin, Destiny Kennerson, Jasmin Thibodeaux;

Cartagena, Colombia – Edwin Castro Frias, Jose Colon-Marrugo, Valeria Correa Meza, Victor Lopez Ramos, Romulo Osorio Herrera, Cristian Paez Geney, Daniel Racero Rocha;

Cartagena Bolivar, Colombia – Alejandro Dager Carrasquilla, Luis Osorio Betancourt, Saily Romero Marrugo, Valeria Perez Espinosa, Veronica Perez Espinosa, Ramon Sarruf Monroyl

Carthage, Illinois – Nicole Clark;

Castor – Kaycee Collinsworth;

Center, Texas – Chelsea Henderson;

Central – Christian Chustz;

Chalmette – Dylan Fuselier, Sara Mendoza;

Cheneyville – Fontana Mitchell;

Clayton – Glendalyn Boothe, Ruben Smith;

Cleburne, Texas – Patrick Murr;

Clifton – Toni Smith;

Clinton, Mississippi – Adam Moncure;

Cloutierville – Alexia Gistarb;

Colfax – Camren Bell, Alison Churchman, Mikayla Richardson, Evan White;

College Station, Texas – Jasmyn Hunter;

Columbia – Tyler Duchesne, Jackson McCann;

Converse – Zachary Faircloth, Nicolas Farmer, Ashley Forgues Brock, Skyler Laroux, Elaina Richardson, Noah Sepulvado, Ashley Sims;

Coppell, Texas – Jada Freeman;

Cottonport – Rayne Canoe, Zachary Gauthier, Justin Tigner;

Coushatta – Kori Allen, La’Zaria Clark, Elizabeth Cummins, Dillon Foshee, Jason Gross, Ashley Guye, Tawanda Johnson, Sidney Jones, Emily King, Jeremy Lawson, William Lee, Aaron Murray, Allison Pearah, Jon Russell, Amey Sepulvado, Carmie Williams, Caroline Wren;

Covington – Kayla Keys, Andrea Mier, Cathleen Oviedo, Etienne Blanchat;

Crowley – Alyssa Huval;

Cumberland, Maryland – Rebekah Apple;

Cypress, Texas – Alexis Gomez;

Dallas, Texas – Nadia Carney, Natalie Robledo;

Darrow – Micheal Douglas;

DeKalb, Texas – Jaquan Jackson;

DeQuincy – Austin Nichols, Hayden Robertson;

DeRidder – Carson Brown, Maygin Chesson, Alphonse Engram Ashleigh Fedderman, Bambi Hardesty, Michael Keeper, Dustin Lauderback, Kyla Lockhart, Kimberly Nolen, Don Prater, Hayley Richard, Shynikia Roberson, Mikalyn Russell, Lauren Taylor, Ebony Terry;

Deer Park, Texas – Patrick McDonald, Blake Stephenson;

Denham Springs – Caitlyn Cutrer, Caitlin Griffin Halle Mahfouz, Jonathan Rodriguez, Stephanie Ryals, Amy Thomas, Emily Williams;

Denton, Texas – Ian Edwards;

Derry – Hannah Antee;

Des Allemands – Dilaney Deroche;

Destrehan – Patrick Juneau, Kiera Robinson;

Deville – Kealee Anderson, Hailey Bolton, Alexis Dennis, Kayla Dewilde, Candice Dryden, Amy Henderson, Karlee Littleton, Marlee Paulk, Vivian Vallery;

Dike, Texas – Brynn Offut;

Dodson – Kierstyn Cyrus, Nolan Griffin, Lydia McGaha, Brittany Walker;

Donaldsonville – Natalie Landry, Madeline Sotile;

Doyle – Mackensie Ulrich;

Dry Creek – Kayla Mandelin;

Dry Prong – Jacob Boydstun, Sarah Desselle, Christy Gough, Alisabeth Lockhart;

Duson – Autumn Ritter, Lane Royer;

Duvall, Washington – Jason Smigelski;

Effie – Jaydan Perkins;

Elizabeth – Clyde Hurst;

Elm Grove – Gabrielle Smith;

Elmer – Jerrica Beebe, Mikayla Deloach, Halston Rachal, Joseph Rachal;

Enon Valley, Pennsylvania – Jennifer Smiley;

Eros – Alecia Smith;

Ethel – Abby Guillory;

Eunice – Carli Esters, Tammy Richard, Emily Deshotel;

Evans – Lakin Smith;

Evergreen – Shelby Riche;

Farmerville – Jalissa Loyd;

Ferriday – Shanequa Tyler, Dalenesha Wimley;

Fisher – Hayden Courtney;

Flatwoods – Jasmine George;

Florien – Gabrielle Bryant, Ashley Carter, Travis Cook, Faith Hopkins, McKenzie Kuhlow, Megan Lampkin, Noah Parker, Emma Ray, Ashley Ross, Elizabeth Squillini, Shari Wilson;

Forest Hill – Andrianne Dore, Rachel Humphries, Claudia Marie, Charli Stanley;

Forest Park, Illinois – Kimberly Murray;

Forney, Texas – Kaymi Wheeler;

Fort Polk – Laura Cerqueira, Amanda Dhondt, Jasmine Dyer, Clarrissa Lancour, Jennifer Lara Hager, Andrea Marquez, Clare Masa, Blaise Nkengafac, Madison Popp, Lindsay Romero, Shiela May Tabonares, Whitney Tipton, Christian Wood;

Fort Riley, Kansas – Breanna Bryan;

Fort Sill, Oklahoma – Iryana Burrus;

Fort Worth, Texas – Charles Gregory Meade;

Franklin – Chaqaire Jenkins, Cheyenne Smith;

Franklinton – Brian Geragthy, Aron Stephens;

Freeland, Washington – Paul Aune;

Fresno, Texas – Terres Anderson;

Frierson – John Rachal, Valerie Smith;

Frisco, Texas – Adam Trupp;

Gardena, California – Cole Llorens;

Geismar – Kristi Contreary;

Georgetown – Laura White;

Gibsland – Tyler Sneed;

Glenmora – Kristopher Devore, Precious Goins, Abbie Johnson, Megan Johnson, Nellie Johnson, Savannah Thompson, Tiara Baker;

Gloster – Kylee Causey, Jennifer Simmons, Johnette Whorton;

Goldonna – Alexander Guillory;

Gonzales – Addison Adams, Ryan Gremillion, Victoria Gardner, Legand Lilly, Corey Payne, Jamien Sampson, Zoe Tapp, Jaci Templet, Trencia Washington;

Gorman, Texas – Kourtney Seaton;

Gramercy – Amber Theisges;

Grand Cane – Nathan Graham, Emily Miller, Matthew Raybon;

Gray – Cassie Becnel, Tevyn Johnson;

Greenwell Springs – Katherine Bryant, Katherine Langlois;

Gretna – Chloe Johnson, Jasmine Myles, Trinity Velazquez;

Gueydan – Hannah Sedatol;

Gulfport, Mississippi – Tamara Benton;

Gun Barrel City, Texas – Colton Banghart;

Hahnville – Catelyn Errington;

Hammond – Andrea Hidalgo, Kaylon Willoughby, William Woodworth;

Harlingen, Texas – Frances Knight;

Harvey – Tajalai Evans, Christiana Johnson, Alexis Taylor;

Hattiesburg, Mississippi – Mary Mitchell;

Haughton – Matthew Bailey, Benny Broadway, Arneshia Brooks, Katelynn Edwards, Shelby Grubbs, Kobe Jackson, Kylee Jackson, Daniel Langen, Sarah Ledford, Nicklaus Lowery, Angie Nguyen, Jamie Phillips, Makenzie Rains, Licentra Randolph, Kaylee Swart, Valerie Taylor, Zoey Thomas, Logan Turner, Lomia Watkins, Larissa Wells, Hunter Woods;

Haynesville – Eriel Fields, Sabrina Sowell, Allyssa Dodds;

Heflin – Rachael Vickers;

Henderson, Texas – Andrew Blackmon, Christina Marie Colley;

Henderson – Asha Cormier;

Hessmer – Kaitlynn Burke, Laney Jeansonne;

Hineston – Richard Clark, Madison Morrison, Karlie Taylor;

Homer – Francene Ferguson, Shannon Rhodes;

Honolulu, Hawaii – Melissa Baker, Hans Andersen Tan;

Hornbeck – Sarah Ceballos, Jerry Hughes, Jr., Carrie Wilson;

Hosston – Alaysia Fredieu;

Houma – Kelsey Chauvin, Anna Gautreaux, Zoe Hebert, Dylan LeBlanc, Venessa McKinley, Sara Rebstock, Kyle Siddle;

Houston, Texas – Bruce Beth, Brittany Davis, Oai Lee Huynhl

Hutto, Texas – Tommi Long;

Ida – Madison Campbell;

Independence – Chloe Whiddon;

Iota – Morgan Gotte, Katie Latiola;

Iowa – Marvette Williams;

Jamestown – Kylie Knotts;

Jeanerette – Brandy Jackson;

Jefferson – Matthew Broekman, Codi Vernace, Amanda Wilburn;

Jena – Tiara Brown, Candace Decker, Jessi McNeely, Dena Ray;

Jennings – Emily Benoit, Destany Brown, Phillip Gotte, KaTierra Lewis;

Jonesboro – Natalee Gray, Tia Moore;

Jonesville – Rachel Eichmann, Kayla Robertson, Kameron Stevenson, James White;

Kalaupapa, Hawaii – Kamamalu Nishihira-Asuncion;

Keatchie – Brittany Miller, Amber Nash, Sarah Plaisance;

Keithville – McKenzie Knotts, Shleby Loftin, Cara Lorensen, Dominique Jackson, Jerry Parks, Deja White;

Kemp, Texas – Katelynn Messer

Kenner – Gennyfer Pena;

Kerens, Texas – Brandon Brumbelow, Diego Maldonado;

Killeen, Texas – William Hooper, Nathalohn Nanai;

Kinder – Teralyn Plumber, Stewart Wheeler;

Kingwood, Texas – Alexandria Bailey;

Konarskie, Poland – Elzbieta Iwaniuk;

Labadieville – Jacelynn LeBlanc, Logan Simoneaux;

Lacombe – Casey Casler;

Lafayette – Taylor Aucoin, Bailey Begnaud, Natalye Bradley, Javian Bush, Amari Carmouche, Joshua Delaughter, Shaniya Fuselier, Ashley Guidry, Adele Hebert, Bryce Hernandez, Julia Laperouse, Collin Monaghan, Joshua Monaghan, Sarah Palmintier, Christina Poole, Jordan Redd, Madison Weathers, Ireland Williams;

Lake Arthur – Nicole Andrews, Tuesdi Stipek, Hannah Worley;

Lake Charles – Rebekah Nicholas, Emily Roller, Isaiah Roy;

Lake Wales, Florida – LaRon James;

Lakeside, California – Amanda Lee;

LaPlace – Melvin Bates, Jalen Haydel, Jacob St. Pierre;

Larose – Nicholas Hebert;

Las Vegas, Nevada – Caitlin Schweighart;

Lavon, Texas – Berenice Bretado, Matthew Howeth;

League City, Texas – Kennedi Carter, Mary Gilbert, Emily Ornelas, Lacee Savage, Christopher Zirkle;

Leander – Karissa Boswell;

Leavenworth, Kansas – Anuhea Iyo;

Lecompte – Logan Cheek, Allison Williams;

Leesville – Dakota Abrams, Kimberly Alwell, Summer Atkins, Kaitlyn Bailey, Hannah Baker, Marilyn Brooks, Rachal Brown, Kaylee Busby, Victoria Carbaugh, Jessica Clare, Angie Culbert, Baylor Dillon, Raegan Dotson, Brandon Fredieu, Miranda Fulks, Ashley Garcia, Sean Grady, Morgan Hall, Britney Harvey, Kimberly Henley, Haley Hood, Kelly Kealaula, Zachary Keeton, Lane Koury, Samatha LaMonte, Daniella Lowry, Karl Marzahl, Kylie McAllister, Amy McKellar, Kelly Mitchell, Emily Moore, Taylor Newman, Joseph Orchi, Kaitlyn Pajinag, Victoria Perkins, Elizabeth Rios, Amber Rose, Chloe Rouleau, Destiny Sanders, David Santos, Erin Schwartz, Riley Shackelford, Brandy Sherman, Joseph Slaughter, Claire Smyth, Heather Snell, Alicia Stanford, Collin Strickland, Sydni Striedel, Matthew Ward, Marissa Weldon, Mikayla Zills;

Lena – Lashae’ Lucas, Courtland Smith;

Lettsworth – Meilyn Woods;

Lindale, Texas – Eden Cook;

Little Elm, Texas – Jasmine Ealy, Daniel Larin, Brian Lenox, Kaitlyn McCullogh;

Livingston – Chase Crane;

Logansport – Kendoyle Cox, Megan Holmes, Maci Martin, Charles McClintock;

Longview, Texas – Hannah Dunn;

Lonoke, Arkansas – Rachel Terry;

Loranger – Cambree Bailey, Jessi Dominique;

Luling – Macie Barrios, Nathan Roth;

Lumberton, Texas – Joshua Terry;

Mabank, Texas – Dustin Huffman;

Madisonville – Sarahjane Ladut, Bailey Perrilloux;

Magnolia, Texas – Kyle Moore;

Mamou – Melissa Soileau;

Mandeville – Maci Burt, Mya Holmes, Sheridan Smith, Jalen Willis;

Mansfield – Canessia Johnson, Samantha Powell;

Mansura – Beau Barbry, Magen Hegger;

Many – Chelsa Arthur, Victoria Barnhill, Rachel Bensinger, Toby Bruce, Maegan Burkett, Hannah Chanler, Patrick Colston, Sarah Cross, Timothy Early, Tiarra Frazier, Brittney Garcie, Emily Holcomb, Mayci Lewis, Jenifer Meadows, Athena Mitchell, Kasey Moore, Seth Ozsoy, Chelsea Parrie, Andrew Penfield, Heather Trichel, Krisha Williams, Tyler Colston, Sheridan Gowen;

Marble Falls, Texas – Sarah Lewis;

Maringouin – Laura Scronce;

Marksville – Olivia Johnson, Shelby Lemoine, Madeleine Morrow, Tanner Nugent, Mackenzie Stanley;

Marrero – Tara Brown, Jade Duthu, Dorothy Gioia;

Marshall, Missouri – KaNeeshia Gay;

Marshall, Texas – Sydney Swilley, Abigail Upton;

Marthaville – Dylan Daniels, Mallory Powell, Hannah Sattler, Frank Lester;

Maurice – Jenna-Clair Courville, Adele Vincent, Elise Vincent;

Meraux – Sophie Stechmann;

Merryville – Aric Johnson;

Metairie – Kathryn Bancroft, Anna Birbiglia, Taylor Crawford, Cameron Duhe, Mary Gaffney, Ellie Mandel, Andrew Pitari;

Midlothian, Texas – Rachel Fowler;

Midlothian, Illinois – Daniel Hlad;

Minden – Roxy Easley, Abby Greene, Peyton Gray, Fisher McLemore, Kirsten Sibley, Amber Slater, Asata Sylvas, Edoard Talamayan, Madison Tanner, Jordan Young;

Minneapolis, Minnesota – Jenna Carlson;

Missouri City, Texas – Cayla Jones;

Monroe – William Adcock, Allie Ellerbe, Jaronda Griffin, Parron Jones, Skylar Sorrell, Jarviar Wade, Brittany Wilson;

Montegut – Megan Pellegrin;

Montgomery – Morgan Bartlett, Morgan McManus, Erikk Sluss, Hannah Vercher, Michael Waxley;

Moreauville – Austin Dismer, Nicholas Jackson;

Morrow – Quaniqua Joseph;

Murcia, Colombia – Cristina Gonzalez Corchon;

Natchez – Jackson Carroll, Jacorrian Davis, Courtney Sarpy, Morgan Slaugher, Patricia Wise;

Natchez, Mississippi – Victoria Bradford;

Natchitoches – Adedayo Adeniji, Jordan Alex, Tyler Anderson, James Armstrong, Aaron Averett, Brock Barrios, Gracie Bennett, Gavin Bergeron, Ciara Blade, Keaton Booker, Charles Bouchie, Shenita Braxton, Taylor Burch, Deasia Burrell, Ladiamond Burrell, Morgan Burris, Ebone Burton, Kezia Butler, Savannah Bynog, John Byone, Maria Carmona-Ruiz, Kiondra Clark, Lane Clevenger, Kaia Collins, Leanna Coy, Whitney Crooks, Kenneth Darcy, Kara Davis, Kelsy Davis, Sean Day, Leah Deford, Trenton Downs, Ashley Dranguet, Peyton Ebarb, Virginia Falgoust, Daniela Forero Salcedo, Hannah Forsythe, Eric Fredieu, Katlynn French, Luis Gallo Quintero, Abbie Gandy, Jeffrey Goff, Samuel Greene, Julian Guerrero Acevedo, Laura Guzman Rodriguez, Brianca Hall, Valentina Herazo Alvarez, John Howell, Jared Hulsey, Emily Johnson, Zachary Johnson, Abagael Kinney, Lyndon Knueppel, Karlee Laurence, Carlomagno Leon Jimenez, Maya Levo, Alba Maloff, Brooklyn Martin, Paula Martinez Marrugo, LiZhang Matuschka, Tyler McCain, Michael McClung, Kristin McQuillin, Jasmine Milsap, Sarah Moody, Coy Morgan, Matthew Nelson, Jorgia Nevers, Kevin Nutt, Kiara Padilla, Griffiana Paige, Kenneth Penrod, Chaka Palm, Kevin Price, Shalondria Rainey, LaKendria Remo, Alejandro Restrepo Cardozo, Kierstin Richter, William Rogers, Maria Rushing, Chandler Sarpy, Gabrielle Scarborough, Natalle Sers, Anise Settle, Anna Sibley, Jonathan Simmons, Patrick Sprung, Josie Stamey, Nicholas Swank, Carosha Taylor, Samuel Taylor, Harrison Thomas, Enonedria Thompson, Margaret Thompson, Caitlyn Tobin, Austin Townsend, Ricardo Ventura, Eva Venzant, Lauren Vienne, Ryan Wade, Daniel Whatley, Thomas Wiggins, Sherri Williams, Rylee Wyer, Naoko Yoshida,

Navasota, Texas – Shelton Eppler;

New Braunfels, Texas – Charli Fouts;

New Iberia – Tara Bonvillain, Kyrsten Freyou, Jacob Gary, Jeannette Hardy, Nicole Moore, Madison Romero, Alexis Trosclair;

New Llano – Laura Cowell, Sylvia Milerski, Dennis Stein, Collar Wilson;

New Orleans – Faith Burke, RyShaneka Kirsh, Trevor Morgan, Gloria Smyly, Rishard Winford;

Noble – Savannah Anderson, Landen Funderburk, Joshua Ray;

Nolensville, Tennessee – Joseph Tappel;

Norfolk, Virginia – Samantha Broughton;

North Richland Hills, Texas – Cody Germany;

North York, Ontario – Alexander Comanita;

Oakdale – Clayton Ashworth, Staci Brown, Kirstin Richard;

Olla – Morgan Barbo, Cierra Evans, Tanner Terrell;

Opelousas – Jordan Brisco, Kenya Gradnigo, Amy Levier, Sheridan Mayo, Kayla Pitre;

Paincourtville – Hannah Brister;

Panama City, Florida – Adam Normand;

Paradis – Kaitlyn Dunn, Kallie Lutz;

Pearland, Texas – Clent Jones;

Pineville – Victoria Bordelon, Raegan Brocato, Kaitlyn Burns, Taylor Campbell, Caitlin Crawford, Deanna Daniel, Katlin Ernst, Victoria Gambino, Brooke Gongre, Kaitlyn Jackson, Landon King, Laura Lachney, Carlee Lake, Jeffery Lepage, Emily Litton, James Perry, Cinnamon Player, Hannah Pusateri, Diane Richey, Rachel Rudd, Amaria Sapp, Jordan Sensat, Micah St. Andre, Reygan Taylor, Jaclyn Whatley, Rodney Williams;

Plain Dealing – Nicholas Cason;

Plano, Texas – Asher Van Meter;

Plaucheville – Matthew Armand;

Pleasant Hill – Makenzi Patrick, Yasmine Maxie;

Pollock – Tanner Brazil, Erika Clark, Dalton Kopp, Samantha Wilber,

Pollok, Texas – Katelyn Boles;

Ponchatoula – Kaitlyn Hawkins;

Port Allen – Kennedy Cullen, Evan Daigle, Samantha Moses;

Port Barre – Lauren Deville, Skylar Guidroz, Kirsten Sonnier;

Prairieville – Donesha Blount, Lauren Breaux, Claire Credeur, Chloe Lambert, Kyle Munson, Ellise Vice, Derek Walle, Brady Wilson;

Princeton – Micah Larkins, Alyssia Mobley, Katelyn Nattin, Ariell Shield;

Provencal – Rachel Head, Christopher Jennings, Samantha Toro;

Puyallup, Washington – Aine Oh;

Quitman – Cassie Tucker;

Raceland – Paige Parks, DQuincy McGuire;

Rayne – Bailey Beard, Bishop Breaux;

Rayville – Emily Rawls, Terry Rogers, Leslie Sharbono;

Reno, Nevada – Olivia Marazzo, Sydney Oren;

Richardson, Texas – Riley Cantrell, Lauren-Ashley Clarke;

Ringgold – Joseph Hays, Terreny Langford, Lauren Nelson, Olivia Prado, Aileecia Tipton, Darrion Sims, Caleb Vining, Tyler Weathers;

River Ridge – Alexander Thibodeau, Taylor Young;

Robeline – Chad Berly, Jonathan Chism, Hunter DuBois, Alecia Eddleman, Kelsey Elkins, Hannah Hennigan, Richard McCollum, Morgan Neugent, Ember O’Bannon, Megan Palmer, Lillian Rachal, Tyler Tousek, Jeffrey Watley;

Rosepine – Emilee Johnson;

Rosharon, Texas – Whitney Washington;

Ruston – Irene Hild, Lara Schales, Jamesha Woods;

Saint Amant – Kylie Nix;

Saint Bernard – Emily Snyder;

Saint Francisville – Robert Burke, Claire Leming, Ryan Reed;

Saint Gervais la Foret, France – Marcelline Poitevin;

Saint Martinville – Chaselyn Lewis;

Saline – Isabella Jones, Malayna Poche;

San Antonio, Texas – Hayden Brown, Paris Finkbeiner, Kelli Gamble;

San Pedro Sula, Cortes, Colombia – Jose Bustillo Aguero, Cesia Corrales, Bella Trimino Gutierrez;

Saratoga, Arkansas – Christie Sain;

Scott – Hannah Durgin, Taylor Joseph;

Scurry, Texas – Rebecca Blackshear;

Shantow City, China – Zhixin Lin;

Shongaloo – Kayla Mouser;

Shreveport – DayJah Alexander, Maria Awwad, Shakendra Bailey, Erin Batts, Antanae Baylock, JiKeeriya-Jontay Bowden, Rakeisha Brown, Anquaneshia Burnham, Kaylan Campbell, Neeley Caudle, Kesherion Collins, Hannah Crnkovic, Kendall Crosby, April Daniels, Joslyn Davis, Destiny Deal, Kevin Denks, Kimberly Dennis, Kaitlyn Doyal, Chenara Dredden, Laura Mary-Katherine Duhon, Shalanda Duncan, Reagan Escude, Chloe Farrar, Jenna Fielder, Sterlin Foster, Jamie French, Tyler Gardner, JaSae Gatlin, Rayvin Gaudet, Evan Gibson, Karina Goodnight, Lauren Gore, Ashleigh Grace, Anna Green, Elaina Guerrero, Matthew Haltom, Jennifer Hardey, Regyne Hardy, Kelsey Harlow, Madison Harper, Kimberly Housley, Shleby Hunter, Madyson Istre, Jazzmine Jackson, Caitlin Johnson, Carly Johnson, Christopher Johnson, Jada Johnson, Zachary Johnson, William Mahoney, Caitlyn Malloy, LaTonya Martin, Aysia Mills, Acquiria Mitchell, Dylan Molenhour, Shanautica Montgomery, Kelly Moody, Kendall Murray, Aaron Navarre, Hannah Nicholls, Olivia Noonan, Annabelle Parker, Soleil Paterson, Mary Murray, Michael Phelps, Hayden Pilcher, Laura Pritchard, Bailey Rech, Nahjee Reid, Mallori Sanders, Kendall Sanford, Angelica Satcher, Yuriana Sauseda, Katherine Sawyer, Lawson Scott, Cynthia Shahriar, Shermaine Shorter, Mary Sibley, Ciara Sipes, Richard Sloan, Jessica Sowers, Lindsey Sullivan, Jordan Taylor, Joyce Taylor, Rodnisha Terry, Anne Tibbit, Chloe Vance, Kayla Waller, Lajayda Williams, Suzanne Williams, Kristy Wilson, Jonathan Zavalydriga;

Simmesport – Olivia Draper, Taylor Myers;

Simpson – David Marquis, Christina Snider;

Singer – Emily Smith;

Slidell – Rikki Ayers, Brittany Brooks, Jacqueline Coleman, Shakera Dixon, Jordan Garcia, Thomas Garner, Claire Harvey, William Jensen, Tristan Johnson, Allyssa Marshall, Isabel Melhado, Kha Nguyen, John Norvel, Theresa Sharp, Raina Woods;

Spain – Judit Castillo Gargallo;

Spring, Texas – Victoria Harris;

St. Francisville – Emeria Jones;

St. Martinville – Cassandra Zenon;

Starks – Sara Hyatt, Melina Royer;

Stonewall – Carolyn Davlin, Emmy Hinds, Tobert Mcallen, Hunter Tuck, Jonathan Perot, Hunter Tuck;

Sulphur – Andrina Ferguson, Madeline Fortenberry, Derek Henry, Helen-Lois Mancil, Trevor Molitor, Elisabeth Perez, Makenzie Simon, Justin Sittig, Andrew Stephens, Shelby Sullivan, Sonya Wren;

Sunset – Deandra Eaglin, Sonia Vidrine;

Talihina, Oklahoma – Heidi Couch;

Taylor, Texas – Jake English;

Texarkana, Texas – Sydney Cowgill, Cody Hambly, Jasmine Neal;

Texarkana, Arkansas – Monique Walker, Kenneth Williams;

Thibodaux – Beth Olin, Cierra Winch;

Tobyhanna, Pennsylvania – Brianna Morosco;

Trout – Harley Lisenby, Kalee McGuffee;

Tupelo, Mississippi – Bailey Griffin;

Vidalia – Charles Johnson, Brittany Kennedy;

Ville Platte – Regan Hazelton;

Vinton – Shae Cramer, Kelsie Rayon, Madison Zaunbrecher;

Vivian – Jaylon Berry, Hannah Campbell, Chase Lewis;

Warrenton, Virginia – Melissa Martinez;

Washington – Madelyn Dupont, Ambrieanna Lazard;

Waskom, Texas – Mary Alexander, Blakely Canfield;

Waynesboro, Mississippi – David Hodo;

Welsh – Edna Hofmann, Daniel Menard;

West, Texas – Nathan Nors;

West Monroe – Abigail Beck, Brandy Chapman, Alexandra Clack, Kirstin Elrod, Brianna Fife, Evelyn Maguire, Cassandra Phillips, Candyce Steele, Melissa Taylor, Syroi Webb, Christopher Wynn;

Westwego – Tja’h Edwards;

Wills Point, Texas – Rebekah Clark;

Winnfield – Jermesia Anderson, Taylor Burnett, Mia County, Ashlyn Duck, Rhonda Duff, Jourdan Fitzgerald, Hunter Johnson, Kayla Jones, Caitlyn Martin, Tenisha Phillips, Avonna Wilson;

Winnsboro – Samantha Browning, Hunter Cooper, Darrel Doyle, A’Lexus Johnson;

Winter Springs, Florida – Justin Garretson;

Youngsville – Blair Fontenot, Charli Fontenot, Brette Reaux, Isabelle Vivien;

Zachary – Lydia Johnson, Chasity Matthews, Demetriona Goudeau;

Zwolle – Kierstyn Cartinez, Hillary Charles, Michantwana Lacey, Courtney McDaniel, Holly Laroux, Konner Parrie, Treveon Perrty, Marcelina Remedies;

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thejakeformerlyknownasprince · 6 years

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What other fandoms are you familiar enough with to use as an AU prompt? Pokemon Trainer AU? Homestuck AU (they'd still probably die but at least there are lots of ways to come back to life)?

I’m not that familiar with Homestuck, definitely not enough to do an AU. I read the novelizations of the Pokemon show as a kid but never saw the show or played any of the video games. I did play the super-obscure Pokemon board game, but most of my trading cards were printed in Japanese (I had a strange childhood), so my experience there is, uh, probably not quite overlapping with everyone else’s.

Anyway, if you want list of all my fandoms… Boy howdy. I don’t think I can come up with them all. However, I can list everything that comes to mind between now and ~20 minutes from now when I have to end my procrastination break and go back to dissertating. So here it is, below the cut:

Okay, there is no way in hell I’ll be able to make an exhaustive list. But off the top of my head, the fandoms I’m most familiar/comfortable with are as follows:

Authors (as in, I’ve read all or most of their books)

Patricia Briggs

Megan Whalen Turner

Michael Crichton

Marge Piercy

Stephenie Meyer

Dean Koontz

Stephen King

Neil Gaiman

K.A. Applegate

Ernest Hemingway

Tamora Pierce

Roald Dahl

Short Stories/Anthologies

A Good Man is Hard to Find, Flannery O’Connor

The Metamorphosis, Franz Kafka

I Am Legend, Richard Matheson

Dubliners, James Joyce

Flowers for Algernon, Daniel Keyes

Who Goes There? John W. Campbell

The Man Who Bridged the Mist, Kij Johnson

Flatland, Edwin Abbott

I Have No Mouth, And I Must Scream, Harlan Ellison

To Build a Fire, Jack London

An Occurrence at Owl Creek Bridge, Ambrose Bier

At the Mountains of Madness/Cthulu mythos, H.P. Lovecraft

The Adventures of Sherlock Holmes, Arthur Conan Doyle

The Things They Carried, Tim O’Brien

The Legend of Sleepy Hollow, Washington Irving

The Martian Chronicles, Ray Bradbury

Close Range: Wyoming Stories, E. Annie Proulx

The Curious Case of Dr. Jekyll and Mr. Hyde, Robert Louis Stevenson

Bartleby the Scrivener (and a bunch of others), Herman Melville

Books (Classics)

Their Eyes Were Watching God, Zora Neal Hurston

The Little Prince, Antoine de Saint-Exupery

The Secret Garden, Francis Hodgson Burnett

Treasure Island, Robert Louis Stevenson

Wuthering Heights, Emily Bronte

The Secret Annex, Anne Frank

Nine Stories, J.D. Salinger

Frankenstein, Mary Shelley

Tom Sawyer/Huckleberry Finn, Mark Twain

East of Eden, John Steinbeck

To Kill a Mockingbird, Harper Lee

The Bluest Eye, Toni Morrison

Slaughterhouse-Five, Kurt Vonnegut

The Stranger, Albert Camus

The Call of the Wild, Jack London

Brave New World, Aldous Huxley

Lord of the Flies, William Golding

Atonement, Ian McEwan

1984, George Orwell

A Tree Grows in Brooklyn, Betty Smith

The Iliad/The Odyssey, Homer

Metamorphoses, Ovid

Journey to the Center of the Earth, Jules Verne

The Time-Machine, H.G. Wells

The Tempest, Much Ado About Nothing, Twelfth Night, Romeo and Juliet, Henry V, Hamlet, MacBeth, Othello, and The Taming of the Shrew, William Shakespeare

Rosencrantz & Guildenstern Are Dead, Thomas Stoppard

Waiting for Godot, Samuel Beckett

Handmaid’s Tale, Margaret Atwood

Books (YA SF)

Young Wizards series, Diane Duane

Redwall, Brian Jaques

The Dark is Rising sequence, Susan Cooper

The Chronicles of Chrestomanci, Diana Wynne Jones

The Chronicles of Narnia, C.S. Lewis

Abhorsen trilogy, Garth Nix

The Giver series, Lois Lowry

The Hitchhiker’s Guide to the Galaxy, Douglas Adams

Uglies series, Scott Westerfeld

Tuck Everlasting, Natalie Babbitt

A Wizard of Earthsea, Ursula K. Le Guin

Song of the Lioness, Tamora Pierce

A Wrinkle in Time, Madeline L’Engle

Unwind, Neal Shusterman

The Maze Runner series, James Dashner

The Enchanted Forest Chronicles, Patricia C. Wrede

Sideways Stories from Wayside School, Louis Sachar

Ella Enchanted, Gail Carson Levine

Ender’s Game, Orson Scott Card

The Phantom Tollbooth, Norton Juster

Coraline, Neil Gaiman

Among the Hidden, Margaret Peterson Haddix

The True Confessions of Charlotte Doyle, Avi

Interview with the Vampire, Anne Rice

Poppy series, Avi

The Secret Life of Bees, Sue Monk Kidd

Tithe, Holly Black

Life as We Knew It, Susan Beth Pfeffer

Blood and Chocolate, Annette Curtis Klause

Peter Pan, J.M. Barrie

The Wizard of Oz, L. Frank Baum

Haunted, Gregory Maguire

Weetzie Bat, Francesca Lia Block

Charlotte’s Web, E.B. White

East, Edith Pattou

Z for Zachariah, Robert C. O’Brien

The Looking-Glass Wars, Frank Beddor

The Egypt Game, Zilpha Keatley Snyder

The Book Thief, Markus Zusak

Homecoming, Cynthia Voigt

Alice in Wonderland/Through the Looking Glass, Lewis Carroll

The Landry News, Andrew Clements

Fever 1793, Laurie Halse Anderson

Bloody Jack, L.A. Meyer

The Boxcar Children, Gertrude Chandler Warner

A Certain Slant of Light, Laura Whitcomb

Generation Dead, Daniel Waters

Pendragon series, D.J. MacHale

Silverwing, Kenneth Oppel

Good Omens, Neil Gaiman and Terry Pratchett

Define Normal, Julie Anne Peters

Hawksong, Ameila Atwater Rhodes

Heir Apparent, Vivian Vande Velde

Running Out of Time, Margaret Peterson Haddix

The Keys to the Kingdom series, Garth Nix

The Wolves of Willoughby Chase, Joan Aiken

The Seer and the Sword, Victoria Hanley

My Side of the Mountain, Jean Craighead George

Daughters of the Moon series, Lynne Ewing

The Midwife’s Apprentice, Karen Cushman

Island of the Aunts, Eva Ibbotson

The Night Circus, Erin Morgenstern

The Ear, the Eye, and the Arm, Nancy Farmer

A Great and Terrible Beauty, Libba Bray

A School for Sorcery, E. Rose Sabin

The House with a Clock in Its Walls, John Bellairs

The Edge Chronicles, Paul Stewart and Chris Riddell

Hope was Here, Joan Bauer

Bunnicula, James Howe

Wise Child, Monica Furlong

Silent to the Bone, E.L. Konigsburg

The Twenty-One Balloons, William Pene du Bois

Dead Girls Don’t Write Letters, Gail Giles

The Supernaturalist, Eoin Colfer

Blue is for Nightmares, Laurie Faria Stolarz

Mystery of the Blue Gowned Ghost, Linda Wirkner

Wait Till Helen Comes, Mary Downing Hahn

I was a Teenage Fairy, Francesca Lia Block

City of the Beasts series, Isabelle Allende

Summerland, Michael Chabon

The Geography Club, Brent Hartinger

The Last Safe Place on Earth, Richard Peck

Liar, Justine Larbalestier

The Doll People, Ann M. Martin

The Lost Years of Merlin, T.A. Barron

Matilda Bone, Karen Cushman

Nine Stories, J.D. Salinger

The Tiger Rising, Kate DiCamillo

The Spiderwick Chronicles, Holly Black and Tony DiTerlizzi

In the Forests of the Night, Amelia Atwater-Rhodes

My Teacher is an Alien, Bruce Coville

The Last of the Really Great Whangdoodles, Julie Andrews Edwards

Storytime, Edward Bloor

Magic Shop series, Bruce Coville

A Series of Unfortunate Events, Lemony Snicket

Veritas Project series, Frank Peretti

The Once and Future King, T.H. White

Raven’s Strike, Patricia Briggs

What-the-Dickens: The Story of a Rogue Tooth Fairy, Gregory Maguire

The Wind Singer, William Nicholson

Sweetblood, Pete Hautman

The Trumpet of the Swan, E.B. White

Half Magic, Edward Eager

A Ring of Endless Light, Madeline L'Engle

The Heroes of Olympus, Rick Riordan

Maximum Ride series, James Patterson

The Edge on the Sword, Rebecca Tingle

World War Z, Max Brooks

Adaline Falling Star, Mary Pope Osborne

Six of Crows, Leigh Bardugo

Children of Blood and Bone, Tomi Adeyemi

Parable of the Sower series, Octavia Butler

I, Robot, Isaac Asimov

Neuomancer, William Gibson

Dune, Frank Herbert

The Miseducation of Cameron Post, Emily M. Danforth

The Martian, Andy Weir

Skeleton Man, Joseph Bruchac

Comics/Manga

Marvel 616 (most of the major titles)

Marvel 1610/Ultimates

Persepolis

This One Summer

Nimona

Death Note

Ouran High School Host Club

Vampire Knight

Emily Carroll comics

Watchmen

Fun Home

From Hell

American Born Chinese

Smile

The Eternal Smile

The Sandman

Calvin and Hobbes

The Essential Dykes to Watch Out For

TV Shows

Fullmetal Alchemist

Avatar the Last Airbender

Teen Titans (2003)

Luke Cage/Jessica Jones/Iron Fist/Defenders/Daredevil/The Punisher

Agents of SHIELD/Agent Carter

Supernatural

Sherlock

Brooklyn Nine-Nine

Angel/Buffy the Vampire Slayer

Firefly

American Horror Story

Ouran High School Host Club

Orange is the New Black

Black Sails

Stranger Things

Westworld

Unbreakable Kimmy Schmidt

Movies

Marvel Cinematic Universe

Jurassic Park/Lost World/Jurassic World/Lost Park?

The Breakfast Club

Cloverfield/10 Cloverfield Lane/The Cloverfield Paradox

Attack the Block

The Prestige

Moon

Ferris Bueler’s Day Off

Django Unchained/Kill Bill/Inglourious Basterds/Hateful 8/Pulp Fiction/etcetera

Primer

THX 1138/Akira/How I Live Now/Lost World/[anything I’ve named a fic after]

Star Wars

The Meg

A Quiet Place

Baby Driver

Mother!

Alien/Aliens/Prometheus

X-Men (et al.)

10 Things I Hate About You

The Lost Boys

Teen Wolf

Juno

Pirates of the Caribbean (et al.)

Die Hard

Most Disney classics: Toy Story, Mulan, Treasure Planet, Emperor’s New Groove, etc.

Most Pixar classics: Up, Wall-E, The Incredibles

The Matrix

Dark Knight trilogy

Halloween

Friday the 13th

A Nightmare on Elm Street

The Descent

Ghostbusters

Ocean’s Eight/11/12/13

King Kong

The Conjuring

Fantastic Four

Minority Report/Blade Runner/Adjustment Bureau/Total Recall

Fight Club

Spirited Away

Disturbing Behavior

The Faculty

Poets

Edna St. Vincent Millay

Marge Piercy

Thomas Hardy

Sigfried Sassoon

W. B. Yeats

Edgar Allan Poe

Ogden Nash

Margaret Atwood

Maya Angelou

Emily Dickinson

Matthew Dickman

Karen Skolfield

Kwame Alexander

Ellen Hopkins

Shel Silverstein

Musicals/Stage Plays

Les Miserables

Repo: The Genetic Opera

The Lion King

The Phantom of the Opera

Rent

The Prince of Egypt

Pippin

Into the Woods

A Chorus Line

Hairspray

Evita

Dr. Horrible’s Sing-Along Blog

Fiddler on the Roof

Annie

Fun Home

Spring Awakening

Chicago

Cabaret

The Miser

The Importance of Being Earnest

South Pacific

Godspell

Wicked

The Wiz

The Wizard of Oz

Man of La Mancha

The Sound of Music

West Side Story

Matilda

Sweeney Todd

Joseph and the Amazing Technicolor Dreamcoat

Nunsense

You’re a Good Man, Charlie Brown/Snoopy

1776

Something Rotten

A Very Potter Musical

Babes in Toyland

Carrie: The Musical

Amadeus

Annie Get Your Gun

25th Annual Putnam County Spelling Bee

The Final Battle

Rock of Ages

Cinderella

Moulin Rouge

Honk

Labyrinth

The Secret Garden

Reefer Madness

Bang Bang You’re Dead

NSFW

War Horse

Peter Pan

Suessical

Sister Act

The Secret Annex

Charlie and the Chocolate Factory

Disclaimer 1: Like a lot of people who went to high school in the American South, my education in literature is pretty shamefully lacking in a lot of areas. (As in, during our African American History unit in ninth grade we read To Kill a Mockingbird, The Adventures of Huckleberry Finn… and that was it. As in, our twelfth-grade US History class, I shit you not, covered Gone With the Wind.) There were a lot of good teachers in with the *ahem* Less Woke ones (how I read Their Eyes Were Watching God and The Bluest Eye) and college definitely set me on the path to trying to find books written/published outside the WASP-ier parts of the U.S., but the overall list is still embarrassingly hegemonic.

Disclaimer 2: There are a crapton of errors — typos, misspelled names, misattributions, questionable genre classifications, etc. — in here. If you genuinely have no idea what a title is supposed to be, ask me. Otherwise, please don’t bother letting me know about my mistakes.

Disclaimer 3: I am not looking for recommendations. My Goodreads “To Read” list is already a good 700 items long, and people telling me “if you like X, then you’ll love Y!” genuinely stresses me the fuck out.

Disclaimer 4: There are no unproblematic faves on this list. I love Supernatural, and I know that Supernatural is hella misogynistic. On the flip side: I don’t love The Lord of the Rings at all, partially because LOTR is hella misogynistic, but I also don’t think that should stop anyone else from loving LOTR if they’re willing to love it and also acknowledge its flaws.

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unclescurvy · 3 years

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Tom Brady (TB-9)

Derek Carr (LV-8)

Jameis Winston (NO-6)

Ben Roethlisberger (PIT-7)

Carson Wentz (IND-14-INJ)

Daniel Jones (NYG-10)

Jalen Hurts (PHI-14)

Jared Goff (DET-9)

Tua Tagovailoa (MIA-14)

Teddy Bridgewater (DEN-11)

Jimmy Garoppolo (SF-6)

Ryan Fitzpatrick (WAS-9)

Zach Wilson (NYJ-6)

Mac Jones (NE-14)

Sam Darnold (CAR-13)

Trevor Lawrence (JAX-7)

Andy Dalton (CHI-10)

Tyrod Taylor (HOU-10)

Taysom Hill (NO-6)

Trey Lance (SF-6)

Cam Newton

DeShaun Watson (HOU-10-SUS?)

Christian McCaffrey (CAR-13)

Derrick Henry (TEN-13)

Dalvin Cook (MIN-7)

Alvin Kamara (NO-6)

Nick Chubb (CLE-13)

Ezekiel Elliott (DAL-7)

Aaron Jones (GB-13)

Saquon Barkley (NYG-10)

Jonathan Taylor (IND-14)

Najee Harris (PIT-7)

Austin Ekeler (LAC-7)

Antonio Gibson (WAS-9)

Joe Mixon (CIN-10)

Josh Jacobs (LV-8)

Clyde Edwards-Helaire (KC-12)

David Montgomery (CHI-10)

Miles Sanders (PHI-14)

Gus Edwards (BAL-8)

Chris Carson (SEA-9)

Kareem Hunt (CLE-13)

James Robinson (JAX-7)

Mike Davis (ATL-6)

Darrell Henderson (LAR-11)

Raheem Mostert (SF-6)

Michael Carter (NYJ-6)

Zack Moss (BUF-7 INJ)

Myles Gaskin (MIA-14)

Damien Harris (NE-14)

Melvin Gordon (DEN-11)

Sony Michel (LAR-11)

Phillip Lindsay (HOU-10)

Ronald Jones (TB-9)

Leonard Fournette (TB-9)

D’Andre Swift (DET-9 INJ)

Chase Edmonds (ARZ-12)

Javonte Williams (DEN-11)

Trey Sermon (SF-6)

David Johnson (HOU-10)

Malcolm Brown (MIA-14)

Nyheim Hines (IND-14)

James Conner (ARZ-12)

Ty’Son Williams (BAL-8)

Tevin Coleman (NYJ-6)

Jamaal Williams (DET-9)

A.J. Dillon (GB-13)

Devin Singletary (BUF-7)

James White (NE-14)

Rashaad Penny (SEA-9)

Rhamondre Stevenson (NE-14)

J.D. McKissic (WAS-9)

Mark Ingram (HOU-10)

Marlon Mack (IND-14)

Giovani Bernard (TB-9)

Alexander Mattison (MIN-7)

Boston Scott (PHI-14)

Kenyan Drake (LV-8)

Carlos Hyde (JAX-7)

Jaret Patterson (WAS-9)

Ty Johnson (NYJ-6)

Latavius Murray (NO-6)

Qadree Ollison (ATL-6)

Davante Adams (GB-13)

DeAndre Hopkins (ARZ-12)

Tyreek Hill (KC-12)

Stefon Diggs (BUF-7 INJ)

Calvin Ridley (ATL-6)

Keenan Allen (LAC-7)

D.K. Metcalf (SEA-9)

Justin Jefferson (MIN-7 INJ)

Mike Evans (TB-9)

Julio Jones (TEN-13 INJ)

Chris Godwin (TB-9)

A.J. Brown (TEN-13 INJ)

Terry McLaurin (WAS-9)

Tee Higgins (CIN-10)

Allen Robinson (CHI-10)

CeeDee Lamb (DAL-7)

Odell Beckham, Jr. (CLE-13 INJ)

D.J. Moore (CAR-13)

Adam Thielen (MIN-7)

Cooper Kupp (LAR-11)

Robert Woods (LAR-11)

Diontae Johnson (PIT-7)

Jerry Jeudy (DEN-11)

JuJu Smith-Schuster (PIT-7)

Kenny Golladay (NYG-10 INJ)

Mike Williams (LAC-7)

Brandin Cooks (HOU-10)

Corey Davis (NYJ-6)

Jaylen Waddle (MIA-14)

Robby Anderson (CAR-13)

De’Vante Parker (MIA-14)

Brandon Aiyuk (SF-6)

Tyler Lockett (SEA-9)

Tyler Boyd (CIN-10)

Jamison Crowder (NYJ-6)

Darnell Mooney (CHI-10)

Courtland Sutton (DEN-11)

Amari Cooper (DAL-7 INJ)

D.J. Chark (JAX-7 INJ)

Chase Claypool (PIT-7)

DeVante Smith (PHI-14 INJ)

Darius Slayton (NYG-10)

Ja’Marr Chase (CIN-10)

Marvin Jones (JAX-7 INJ)

Tyrell Williams (DET-9)

Michael Thomas (NO-6-INJ 5)

Marquez Calloway (NO-6)

Will Fuller (MIA-14)

Russell Gage (ATL-6)

Marquise Brown (BAL-8 INJ)

Henry Ruggs III (LV-8)

Curtis Samuel (WAS-9)

Michael Pittman (IND-14)

Deebo Samuel (SF-6)

Mecole Hardman (KC-12)

Jakobi Myers (NE-14)

Gabriel Davis (BUF-7)

Laviska Shenault (JAX-7)

Nelson Agholor (NE-14)

A.J. Green (ARZ-12)

Jarvis Landry (CLE-13)

Michael Gallup (DAL-7)

Emmanuel Sanders (BUF-7 INJ)

Marquez Valdez-Scantling (GB-13)

Antonio Brown (TB-9)

Christian Kirk (ARZ-12)

Randall Cobb (GB-13)

Anthony Miller (HOU-10 INJ)

Van Jefferson (LAR-11)

Tre’Quan Smith (NO-6 INJ)

Bryan Edwards (LV-8)

Quintez Cephus (DET-9)

Cole Beasley (BUF-7)

Adam Humphries (WAS-9)

Allen Lazard (GB-13)

Donovan Peoples-Jones (CLE-13)

Albert Wilson (MIA-14)

Zach Pascal (IND-14)

K.J. Hamler (DEN-11)

Jalen Reagor (PHI-14)

Parris Campbell (IND-14)

Demarcus Robinson (KC-12)

Hunter Renfrow (LV-8)

Desean Jackson (LAR-11)

Sterling Shepard (NYG-10)

Sammy Watkins (BAL-8)

Josh Reynolds (TEN-13)

Kendrick Bourne (NE-14)

Rashard Higgins (CLE-13)

Tim Patrick (DEN-11)

Denzel Mims (NYJ-6)

Dede Westbrook (MIN-7)

Nico Collins (HOU-10)

Kadarius Toney (NYG-10 INJ)

Devin Duvernay (BAL-8)

Preston Williams (MIA-14)

T.Y. Hilton (IND-14 INJ)

N’Keal Harry (NE-14 INJ 2)

Travis Kelce (KC-12)

George Kittle (SF-6)

Darren Waller (LV-8)

Mark Andrews (BAL-8)

Robert Tonyan (GB-13)

Logan Thomas (WAS-9)

T.J. Hockenson (DET-9)

Noah Fant (DEN-11 INJ)

Kyle Pitts (ATL-6)

Jonnu Smith (NE-14)

Dallas Goedert (PHI-14)

Jared Cook (LAC-7)

Tyler Higbee (LAR-11)

Hunter Henry (NE-14)

Gerald Everett (SEA-9)

Rob Gronkowski (TB-9)

Tyler Kroft (NYJ-6)

Mike Gesicki (MIA-14)

Hayden Hurst (ATL-6)

Austin Hooper (CLE-13)

O.J. Howard (TB-9)

Cole Kmet (CHI-10)

Eric Ebron (PIT-7)

David Njoku (CLE-13)

Zach Ertz (PHI-14)

Evan Engram (NYG-10 INJ)

Anthony Firkser (TEN-13)

Blake Jarwin (DAL-7)

Jack Doyle (IND-14)

Dan Arnold (CAR-13)

Donald Parham (LAC-7)

Adam Shaheen (MIA-14)

Will Dissly (SEA-9)

Noah Gray (KC-12)

Cameron Brate (TB-9)

C.J. Uzomah (CIN-10)

Pat Freiermuth (PIT-7)

Tyler Conklin (MIN-7)

Christopher Herndon IV (MIN-7)

Juwan Johnson (NO-6)

Justin Tucker (BAL-8)

Harrison Butker (KC-12)

Younghoe Koo (ATL-6)

Jason Myers (SEA-9)

Rodrigo Blankenship (IND-14)

Matt Prater (ARZ-12)

Tyler Bass (BUF-7)

Mason Crosby (GB-13)

Robbie Gould (SF-6)

Daniel Carlson (LV-8)

Greg Zuerlein (DAL-7 INJ)

Ryan Succop (TB-9)

Dustin Hopkins (WAS-9)

Cairo Santos (CHI-10)

Evan McPherson (CIN-10)

Brandon McManus (DEN-11)

Ka’imi Fairbairn (HOU-10)

Matt Gay (LAR-11)

Jason Sanders (MIA-14)

Greg Joseph (MIN-7)

Chase McLaughlin (CLE-13)

Graham Gano (NYG-10)

Jake Elliott (PHI-14)

Chris Boswell (PIT-7)

Sam Ficken (TEN-13)

Quinn Nordin (NE-14)

Ryan Santoso (CAR-13)

Josh Lambo (JAX-7)

Matt Ammendola (NYJ-6)

Tristan Vizcaino (LAC-7)

Aldrick Rosas (NO-6)

DEF

9 Washington

9 Tampa Bay

7 Pittsburgh

8 Baltimore

11 LA Rams

14 New England

14 Miami

7 Buffalo

13 Cleveland

14 Indianapolis

12 Kansas City

6 New Orleans

6 San Francisco

12 Arizona

7 Minnesota

11 Denver

9 Seattle

13 Tennessee

13 Green Bay

10 Chicago

13 Carolina

10 NY Giants

7 LA Chargers

14 Philadelphia

8 Las Vegas

7 Dallas

6 NY Jets

7 Jacksonville

10 Cincinnati

9 Detroit

10 Houston

6 Atlanta

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Fantasy football mock draft: 10-team, 1/2 PPR

12:56 PM ET- ESPN.com staffWe're officially in the vacuum of space between OTAs and training camp. Seems like a good time for everyone to chill and enjoy summer, right?Not if you're aiming to win a championship.You know the top NFL competitors are hard at work right now. So, too, are fantasy folks who want to own their drafts when they count. That means taking part in some mock drafts to get a feel for things and work out the kinks, which is exactly what our experts did with our latest mock.

More people play on ESPN than anywhere else. Join or create a league in the No. 1 Fantasy Football game! Sign up for free >> Following our first one, a 10-team PPR format, we're back with this 10-team 1/2-PPR mock. For the uninitiated, that means your players will score a half-point for each catch they make.You can take a look at the results below to see where you may find good values, which positions are shallow or deep, and which draft strategies our experts tried at this point of the offseason.The participants, in order of draft position, were: Marcel Louis-Jacques, Matt Bowen, Kyle Soppe, Eric Karabell, Tom Carpenter, Field Yates, Daniel Dopp, Tristan H. Cockcroft, Mike Clay and Mike Triplett.

Round 1

1. Christian McCaffrey Car (RB1) -- Louis-Jacques 2. Dalvin Cook Min (RB2) -- Bowen 3. Derrick Henry Ten (RB3) -- Soppe 4. Alvin Kamara NO (RB4) -- Karabell 5. Saquon Barkley NYG (RB5) -- Carpenter 6. Ezekiel Elliott Dal (RB6) -- Yates 7. Jonathan Taylor Ind (RB7) -- Dopp 8. Austin Ekeler LAC (RB8) -- Cockcroft 9. Travis Kelce KC (TE1) -- Clay 10. Nick Chubb Cle (RB9) -- Triplett

Round 2

11. Aaron Jones GB (RB10) -- Triplett 12. Tyreek Hill KC (WR1) -- Clay 13. Davante Adams GB (WR2) -- Cockcroft 14. Cam Akers LAR (RB11) -- Dopp 15. Joe Mixon Cin (RB12) -- Yates 16. DK Metcalf Sea (WR3) -- Carpenter 17. Stefon Diggs Buf (WR4) -- Karabell 18. Antonio Gibson Wsh (RB13) -- Soppe 19. Najee Harris Pit (RB14) -- Bowen 20. Miles Sanders Phi (RB15) -- Louis-Jacques

Round 3

21. Calvin Ridley Atl (WR5) -- Louis-Jacques2 Related22. DeAndre Hopkins Ari (WR6) -- Bowen 23. A.J. Brown Ten (WR7) -- Soppe 24. D'Andre Swift Det (RB16) -- Karabell 25. Clyde Edwards-Helaire KC (RB17) -- Carpenter 26. Justin Jefferson Min (WR8) -- Yates 27. Terry McLaurin Wsh (WR9) -- Dopp 28. J.K. Dobbins Bal (RB18) -- Cockcroft 29. Michael Thomas NO (WR10) -- Clay 30. George Kittle SF (TE2) -- Triplett

Round 4

31. Josh Jacobs LV (RB19) -- Triplett 32. Allen Robinson II Chi (WR11) -- Clay 33. Mike Evans TB (WR12) -- Cockcroft 34. Chris Carson Sea (RB20) -- Dopp 35. David Montgomery Chi (RB21) -- Yates 36. Darren Waller LV (TE3) -- Carpenter 37. Keenan Allen LAC (WR13) -- Karabell 38. Amari Cooper Dal (WR14) -- Soppe 39. CeeDee Lamb Dal (WR15) -- Bowen 40. Diontae Johnson Pit (WR16) -- Louis-Jacques

Round 5

41. Josh Allen Buf (QB1) -- Louis-Jacques 42. Travis Etienne Jax (RB22) -- Bowen 43. Chris Godwin TB (WR17) -- Soppe 44. Adam Thielen Min (WR18) -- Karabell 45. Patrick Mahomes KC (QB2) -- Carpenter 46. Julio Jones Ten (WR19) -- Yates 47. Robert Woods LAR (WR20) -- Dopp 48. Myles Gaskin Mia (RB23) -- Cockcroft 49. DJ Moore Car (WR21) -- Clay 50. Cooper Kupp LAR (WR22) -- Triplett

Round 6

51. Kenny Golladay NYG (WR23) -- Triplett 52. Chase Edmonds Ari (RB24) -- Clay 53. Courtland Sutton Den (WR24) -- Cockcroft 54. Mark Andrews Bal (TE4) -- Dopp 55. Kyle Pitts Atl (TE5) -- Yates 56. Kareem Hunt Cle (RB25) -- Carpenter 57. Tyler Lockett Sea (WR25) -- Karabell 58. Mike Davis Atl (RB26) -- Soppe 59. Ja'Marr Chase Cin (WR26) -- Bowen 60. DJ Chark Jr. Jax (WR27) -- Louis-Jacques

Round 7

61. Brandon Aiyuk SF (WR28) -- Louis-Jacques 62. T.J. Hockenson Det (TE6) -- Bowen 63. Odell Beckham Jr. Cle (WR29) -- Soppe 64. James Robinson Jax (RB27) -- Karabell 65. JuJu Smith-Schuster Pit (WR30) -- Carpenter 66. Tee Higgins Cin (WR31) -- Yates 67. Robby Anderson Car (WR32) -- Dopp 68. Raheem Mostert SF (RB28) -- Cockcroft 69. Javonte Williams Den (RB29) -- Clay 70. Chase Claypool Pit (WR33) -- Triplett

Round 8

71. Lamar Jackson Bal (QB3) -- Triplett 72. Kyler Murray Ari (QB4) -- Clay 73. Dak Prescott Dal (QB5) -- Cockcroft 74. Brandin Cooks Hou (WR34) -- Dopp 75. Deebo Samuel SF (WR35) -- Yates 76. Jerry Jeudy Den (WR36) -- Carpenter 77. Logan Thomas Wsh (TE7) -- Karabell 78. Tyler Boyd Cin (WR37) -- Soppe 79. Curtis Samuel Wsh (WR38) -- Bowen 80. Dallas Goedert Phi (TE8) -- Louis-Jacques

Round 9

81. David Johnson Hou (RB30) -- Louis-Jacques 82. Russell Wilson Sea (QB6) -- Bowen 83. Damien Harris NE (RB31) -- Soppe 84. Leonard Fournette TB (RB32) -- Karabell 85. Kenyan Drake LV (RB33) -- Carpenter 86. Justin Herbert LAC (QB7) -- Yates 87. DeVonta Smith Phi (WR39) -- Dopp 88. Michael Gallup Dal (WR40) -- Cockcroft 89. William Fuller V Mia (WR41) -- Clay 90. Marquise Brown Bal (WR42) -- Triplett

Round 10

91. Laviska Shenault Jr. Jax (WR43) -- Triplett 92. Melvin Gordon III Den (RB34) -- Clay 93. Michael Carter NYJ (RB35) -- Cockcroft 94. Noah Fant Den (TE9) -- Dopp 95. James Conner Ari (RB36) -- Yates 96. Jaylen Waddle Mia (WR44) -- Carpenter 97. Ronald Jones II TB (RB37) -- Karabell 98. Marvin Jones Jr. Jax (WR45) -- Soppe 99. AJ Dillon GB (RB38) -- Bowen 100. Zack Moss Buf (RB39) -- Louis-Jacques

Round 11

101. Henry Ruggs III LV (WR46) -- Louis-Jacques 102. Nyheim Hines Ind (RB40) -- Bowen 103. Tom Brady TB (QB8) -- Soppe 104. Jarvis Landry Cle (WR47) -- Karabell 105. Michael Pittman Jr. Ind (WR48) -- Carpenter 106. Jamaal Williams Det (RB41) -- Yates 107. Trey Sermon SF (RB42) -- Dopp 108. Robert Tonyan GB (TE10) -- Cockcroft 109. Antonio Brown TB (WR49) -- Clay 110. Devin Singletary Buf (RB43) -- Triplett

Round 12

111. Gus Edwards Bal (RB44) -- Triplett 112. Jalen Reagor Phi (WR50) -- Clay 113. Aaron Rodgers GB (QB9) -- Cockcroft 114. Jalen Hurts Phi (QB10) -- Dopp 115. Nelson Agholor NE (WR51) -- Yates 116. Rashod Bateman Bal (WR52) -- Carpenter 117. Ryan Tannehill Ten (QB11) -- Karabell 118. Tony Pollard Dal (RB45) -- Soppe 119. Darnell Mooney Chi (WR53) -- Bowen 120. Mike Williams LAC (WR54) -- Louis-Jacques

Round 13

121. J.D. McKissic Wsh (RB46) -- Louis-Jacques 122. Corey Davis NYJ (WR55) -- Bowen 123. Buccaneers D/ST TB (DST1) -- Soppe 124. Matthew Stafford LAR (QB12) -- Karabell 125. Alexander Mattison Min (RB47) -- Carpenter 126. Russell Gage Atl (WR56) -- Yates 127. Mecole Hardman KC (WR57) -- Dopp 128. Kadarius Toney NYG (WR58) -- Cockcroft 129. Elijah Moore NYJ (WR59) -- Clay 130. Latavius Murray NO (RB48) -- Triplett

Round 14

131. Darrell Henderson Jr. LAR (RB49) -- Triplett 132. Tarik Cohen Chi (RB50) -- Clay 133. Irv Smith Jr. Min (TE11) -- Cockcroft 134. Joe Burrow Cin (QB13) -- Dopp 135. Rondale Moore Ari (WR60) -- Yates 136. Ravens D/ST Bal (DST2) -- Carpenter 137. Steelers D/ST Pit (DST3) -- Karabell 138. Harrison Butker KC (K1) -- Soppe 139. Rams D/ST LAR (DST4) -- Bowen 140. Washington D/ST Wsh (DST5) -- Louis-Jacques

Round 15

141. Justin Tucker Bal (K2) -- Louis-Jacques 142. Terrace Marshall Jr. Car (WR61) -- Bowen 143. Mike Gesicki Mia (TE12) -- Soppe 144. James White NE (RB51) -- Karabell 145. Younghoe Koo Atl (K3) -- Carpenter 146. Broncos D/ST Den (DST6) -- Yates 147. Bills D/ST Buf (DST7) -- Dopp 148. 49ers D/ST SF (DST8) -- Cockcroft 149. Patriots D/ST NE (DST9) -- Clay 150. Colts D/ST Ind (DST10) -- Triplett

Round 16

151. Wil Lutz NO (K4) -- Triplett 152. Jason Myers Sea (K5) -- Clay 153. Matt Gay LAR (K6) -- Cockcroft 154. Matt Prater Ari (K7) -- Dopp 155. Jason Sanders Mia (K8) -- Yates 156. Read the full article

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NFL Week 3 Predictions

Week 2 proved to be a return to at least my normal accuracy with an W11 L5 record on predictions. I’ll pick out a few highlights from my predictions as well as any stinkers (yeah you Saints) as we go. Week 3 predictions below. Enjoy!

Panthers 24 Texans 6

Spread: Panthers -8.0

Pick confidence: 85%

This is not what prime time is all about. Backup rookie quarterbacks vs good defenses. The Texans were middle of the pack in both passing and rushing stats through 2 weeks, but that was with Tyrod Taylor in for the most part. Davis Mills will get the start on Thursday and from what we saw Sunday, plus a short week, I don’t think we can expect too much out of the Texans offense regardless of opponent. Problem here is that the opponent has a defense that is crushing it this season. The Panthers lead the league in both pass and rushing yards allowed through two weeks, the Jets and Saints may not have posed the ultimate test but these are professional footballers. The Texans with Taylor would struggle to move the ball consistently here, that won’t be any easier with Mills at QB. On the other side, the Panthers have moved the ball well and Darnold looks a lot more comfortable with weapons around him and an offensive line that has only allowed 3 sacks through 2 weeks. I think there is still a ceiling to this offense so until I see them hit 30 points I won’t be predicting it. This should be a comfortable win and I don’t think the Texans make it to pay dirt.

Colts 17 Titans 31

Spread: Titans -6.0

Pick confidence: 80%

It’s unclear as to whether Wentz will start this game after spraining both ankles on the same play last week, I have therefore gone for a mid-point, with Wentz the Colts score 24, without they could well only put up 10! Either way I think the Titans run out fairly comfortable winners here. It did look like something clicked for the Titans in the second half last week. Teams who are losing don’t go ground game heavy, unless they’ve remembered who they are. Tannehill is a good NFL QB, he is not great. When asked to hit wide open receivers on play action because Henry is being a force of nature on most other plays, Tannehill thrives. It happened last year as well, it’s like the Titans buy the hype that they’ve suddenly uncovered a great in Tannehill and they then put it on him, they falter and then revert to the game plan that makes them a threat to anyone. I feel like this game will be the one where we see it from the off. Look for a couple of Henry TDs and I’m going for 2 strikes to AJ Brown here too. In the first half last week the Colts stayed with the Rams and even should have been up, they had 2 red zone trips that netted 0 points (downs and INT). Those kind of miscues sink you against good teams. It was also noticeable that Wentz was running for his life, now the Titans are not going to bring pressure like Donald and co but whoever is back there is unlikely to be comfortable all day. It does not bode well in this matchup, especially if the Titans shorten the game like they should with their run first offense. No Wentz, then the spread is a steal. With Wentz, spotting a division rival sat at 0-2 six feels less secure. I’d probably still take it.

Falcons 27 Giants 26

Spread: Giants -3.0

Pick confidence: 51%

The Falcons have been my nemesis with these predictions in the last couple of years. An offense that contains so much talent but produces so inconsistently makes the team hard to pick correctly. The Falcons put up a good fight against the Bucs until two pick sixes late took the game away from them. This week they face a Giants team coming off it’s best outing offensively for a while in a heart-breaking loss to a division rival. How do they bounce back? There are no excuses here for Daniel Jones not to follow up on a very good performance, or for the Giants running game not to find traction against a porous Falcons D. The Falcons have allowed a league leading 8 passing TDs through 2 weeks. So why am I picking the Falcons? Probably because we are about ready to write them off this season, and that is when they do a number on me…. I actually think there is too much talent offensively not to keep this game close. In close games the Giants turnover worries often prove to be the deciding factor. Until Jones can prove he can consistently avoid the killer turnovers with a string of low turnover games it is equally as hard to pick the Giants against teams with talent.

Chargers 31 Chiefs 35

Spread: Chiefs -7.0

Pick confidence: 65%

Shootout of the week? Nothing we have seen from the Chiefs D suggests that Justin Herbert and the Chargers won’t have their way with them for the most part. Can Herbert outduel Mahomes? I’m not going to back it until I’ve seen it, Mahomes has earned that. There are glimmers of hope for the Chargers, the one person to keep Travis Kelce in check in recent years? Derwin James. If he can lock down Kelce like he has previously then another Chief will have to step up. Can the likes of Demarcus Robinson and Byron Pringle make those third down plays Kelce does so routinely? Expect Ekeler to have success against the Chiefs and for the Chargers to succeed with a balanced attack. I’m calling 2 Mike Williams TDs in this one. The Chiefs have put up 27 and 35 points in the last two weeks against decent defenses so we know they will score. I think this game will be closer than the spread but ultimately I’m going to back Mahomes in this matchup, unless Herbert decides to go for 107 and 2 scores on the ground…

Bengals 20 Steelers 21

Spread: Steelers -3.0

Pick confidence: 55%

What Steeler’s offense will show up? The one where all the talent comes together and actually moves the ball? The one where more than 1 deep shot lands per game? We know what we will get from the Pittsburgh D and this will be a second tough out for Burrow and the Bengals after running into a Bears D that came to play in the second half last week, including 3 picks thrown by Burrow in 3 throws! How will the young passer bounce back against a better overall unit, even with Watt out? I don’t think we will see as many turnovers but I can’t see the Bengals going much over 20 in this game. It will then be up to the Steelers to put up 20+ to see this game out. I figure they get it done this week and hold on in the 3 horse race for the AFC North. I don’t see them staying in that race over the course of the season, at least based on what we have seen to date. The Bengals D has been friskier than most predicted, especially with Hendrickson improving the Bengals pass rush, and so it will present challenges for Big Ben. The Bengals stout run defense will likely see that this is not the Najee Harris breakout week. I think Ben does enough to get this done but this should be a tight defensive game, and in all honesty could go either way.

Bears 17 Browns 27

Spread: Browns -7.0

Pick confidence: 80%

The Bears turned the Bengals over 4 times in the second half last week, including a pick-six, and won the game by 3 points. Other than a touchdown on the first drive of the game the Bears offense contributed 2 field goals. The first after a Tee Higgins fumble at midfield and the second on a 4 play drive covering a whopping 5 yards after the third Burrow interception. Each team has 2 units and either unit winning the game for the team counts as a W, but this Bears offense is not firing and is not a unit I trust to keep them in games against top caliber opposition. Regardless of who is playing QB right now. The Browns on the other hand are playing well, especially on the offensive side of the ball. The game plan is sound, a heavy dose of Chubb and Hunt then let Mayfield carve up undermanned secondaries. It will help that the Browns get OBJ back this week, given Landry is not available. I’m confident the Browns take this one, will the Bears D play well enough to be able to cover the spread, they will need turnovers and I’m not sure this is the week they will come.

Ravens 33 Lions 24

Spread: Ravens -7.5

Pick confidence: 90%

Was last week the start of the Lamar Jackson MVP round 2 campaign? You cannot be anything other than amazed by the man when he does what he did to the Chiefs. The concern, 2 picks, one pick-six. I said in my season preview that deja-vu will be the story for the Ravens this year. Dominate the regular season with plenty of Lamar performances like we saw last week but ultimately come unstuck against a top tier opponent when the run game won’t be enough to play catch up. Although seeing Jackson and Henry do their thing last week may just change someone’s mind. The way to get at this Lions team is generally through the air, 6 scores through 2 weeks. The run D is stouter but to be honest I think that goes out the window against the Ravens, this is not a traditional rushing attack. The Ravens will eat up the yards on the ground but I think we start to see a bit more from the aerial attack in the next couple of weeks. Andrews and Watkins to each score would not be a surprise to me from what I have seen of the targets through 2 weeks. The Lions have sported a pretty balanced attack so far this year with success both through the air and on the ground. They have not had an easy start to the year with the 49ers and Packers in the first two weeks of the season. I fear we won’t learn too much more about the Lions again this week. We know they won’t challenge the 3 teams they’ve played so far this year, how will they fair against teams that are not supposed to be postseason locks? We should see some success against this Ravens unit but they just do not have the horses in this race. The fact that Baltimore has given up 33 and 35 so far this season gives me pause on taking the spread here, the teams putting up those points were the Raiders and Chiefs though. If the Ravens keep the foot on the gas then they should be able to cover the spread.

Saints 17 Patriots 20

Spread: Patriots -3.0

Pick confidence: 60%

Alvin Kamara 8 carries for 5 yards? C’mon. The Saints possessions against Carolina: Punt, Punt, Punt, INT, Punt, Downs, Punt, TD, Punt, Downs, INT. Wow. Next up a Patriots team that is pretty stingy on defense and has only allowed 23 points in the first two weeks of the season. OK, Jets, I get your point. One thing you can guarantee is that Belichick and co will have a plan for Jameis Winston. He has been turnover prone in his career and if anyone can exploit that it will be Bill Belichick. That means the best way for the Saints to walk out of this with a W is for them to go early and often to their star man Kamara. Anything like the first line of this blurb and we know who won this game. You have to figure we won’t see the week 1 Saints, but you also have to figure we won’t see the week 2 Saints again either. Somewhere in the middle will mean this is a closely fought contest. Mac Jones has acquitted himself well so far this season. He is playing the part he is being asked to, the Patriots MO. I do struggle to see where the points are coming from with this Patriots team. I figure in this one a defensive touchdown breaks the Saints, Jones and co then do enough to edge a tight one.

Cardinals 31 Jaguars 21

Spread: Cardinals -7.5

Pick confidence: 95%

Trevor Lawrence is having to play from behind every week, the recipe for a rookie QB to go 4 TD 5 INT in the first 2 weeks. Given the prowess of the Cards offense you can only imagine a similar game script this week. For me this is an easy pick, it has my highest pick confidence that I will ever give, there is just a mismatch of talent here. The Cards D has given up yards and points so I’m sure the Jags will be able to move the ball enough to put up a couple of scores but it will not be enough to keep this game close. I expect Arizona to look at Chase Edmonds and Rondale Moore to get those guys going and part of the offense going forward, this looks to be a good game to do that. See my daily fantasy line-up! I figure Murray gets to hand the ball of a little more in the second half here as they protect him for bigger games to come. The Cards D might be a good play in daily fantasy or as a spot start, the game narrative lends itself to a few desperation INTs from Lawrence. The spread is no brainer for me here.

Washington 17 Bills 28

Spread: Bills -7.0

Pick confidence: 85%

You may have expected the Washington defense to be the best defensive unit in this game, it is not. The Bills have much improved and are getting great play from some young pass rushers and a big jump in performance from linebackers like Matt Milano. Expect this unit to come out pumped after bageling the Dolphins last weekend. Taylor Heinicke has played well but will have a tough time moving the ball consistently against this Bills team and therefore I see 20 points as the absolute ceiling here. The Bills offense still doesn’t look like it is clicking fully but Diggs got more action last week and that should continue to increase as this unit sorts itself out. I don’t see some of the fireworks we were expecting from them just yet but they will do more than enough to see off this Washington team. I have high confidence in this pick but the Bills offense is yet to show consistency so the spread could be tight and I’m less confident in that regard. The Bills are starting to run the ball better, that may well open up the windows for Josh Allen to find his rhythm.

Jets 13 Broncos 23

Spread: Broncos -10.0

Pick confidence: 80%

The Panthers, Patriots and Broncos defenses represent a pretty tough opening slate for a rookie QB without much skill position support. I think we see another struggle for Wilson this week, maybe not to the tune of 4 INTs, but certainly struggles to move the ball and likely a couple of miscues. On the other side it was great to see Courtland Sutton come back with a bang (yeah he is on my fantasy team..) after missing time just as he was hitting his stride. The Broncos offense has moved the ball nicely under Teddy Bridgewater but this Jets defense is stout, only giving up an average of 22 points per game over the first two weeks. When you consider that includes defending field position that comes with 5 INTs from the offense we should look at this unit as a much improved one. I see this being a low scoring game, one in which the Broncos are not really under threat and ultimately run out comfortable winners. 10 points is a lot to spot any NFL team in terms of the spread, especially in what looks to be a low scoring game, I do have the margin exactly at the spread but 10+ point spreads should always come with some nervousness.

Dolphins 20 Raiders 26

Spread: Raiders -3.5

Pick confidence: 65%

Consider the relatively close scoreline and lower pick confidence here a nod to Brian Flores and the kind of coach he is. If anyone will get this Dolphins team to bounce back and play with pride then it is him. Ultimately though, the Raiders are the superior team here. Miami’s line is allowing far too much pressure on whoever is playing QB, 8 sacks in the first two weeks tells a large part of the story but there is rarely time to go through reads and find open receivers even when the sacks don’t rack up. This leads to a lot of short passes to backs and receivers, relying on YAC to generate offense. In comes a Raiders pass rush led by Maxx Crosby that has been brilliant through the first two weeks, that likely continues here and will be the determining factor in this game. Miami’s top flight corners will matchup and compete well against Waller and Ruggs and should keep this game closer than records and recent performances would suggest. Miami has a knack of making predictions look a little silly under Brian Flores so while my head tells me this should be a comfortable Raiders win and to take the spread here, my gut tells me it won’t be as easy an out as it should be.

Seahwaks 31 Vikings 30

Spread: Seahawks -2.5

Pick confidence: 51%

Game of the week potential right here. Kirk Cousins has been, again, quietly playing really good football. I would expect that to continue here but it should be in a supporting role to Dalvin Cook (or Mattison if Cook does not go) as run defense has been a problem for the Seahawks to the tune of 325 yard and 3 scores over the first 2 weeks. The Vikings haven’t faired too much better giving up yards on both the ground and through the air. We can expect the Seahawks to put up points and so it will be on the Vikings offense to go out and win this game for them. A heavy dose of Cook and some play action will provide success for this team, I think this is the week Justin Jefferson reminds us just how special a player he is. The Seahawks perennial offensive line problems don’t seem to have abated, even given the effort put in to do so. It has not stopped this offense scoring points but it always opens up the opportunity for the opposition to make splash plays when the game is on the line.

With Cook out, I've changed my pick so the Seahawks nick the W.

Buccaneers 27 Rams 24

Spread: Buccaneers -1.5

Pick confidence: 55%

On paper this is the game of the week. You could make an argument that it is the two best teams in the NFL going head to head here. The biggest question mark for me is the Bucs D in this game. They have given up plenty of yards and points over the last 2 games, averaging 27 per contest. The question being is that a result of game script, or a bigger issue? If the game is tight, which this one should be, will that lead to better stats for this defense? Matt Stafford and the Rams will certainly give us some clarity on that. I expect Cooper Kupp to go off again in this one. Will the rest of the Rams offense step up and help out enough to overcome a sizzling Bucs offense? I don’t think so. I’m going to go with the Bucs, they can seemingly move the ball at will whereas I’m not seeing exactly that from the Rams. Brady can change up who is the number 1 guy week on week, Evans last week, Brown the week before, there are too many weapons for Ramsey to take out of the game. This should be a very close affair but I trust Brady and the Bucs offense over the Rams right now. How many games are won by 1 point? Not many, although a couple already this year, so if you fancy the Bucs then take the spread.

Packers 30 49ers 27

Spread: 49ers -3.0

Pick confidence: 55%

Call this one a gut feel. Rodgers and co bounced back last week, albeit against the Lions, while there appeared to be regression in the 49ers offense with Jimmy G struggling. We have not seen the same type of play from the likes of Kittle and Aiyuk that we have grown accustomed to so far this year. The run game will be strong and will prove a challenge for A Packers defense that appears to be figuring new schemes out on the fly. The 49ers defense played well against a good Eagles unit last weekend but did also allow the Lions to claw themselves back into the game in week 1. I’m going to go with the offense trending in the right direction, yes offensive line issues for the Packers are a concern but I think Rodgers continues to get back on track here. The 49ers are thin at running back, again. How many times can Shanahan go to the well and have success? A close game and in truth could go either way but I’m siding with the Pack.

Eagles 23 Cowboys 28

Spread: Cowboys -3.5

Pick confidence: 65%

Another game with great potential here. I can’t figure out whether this is a lower scoring contest with running games taking over or a shootout with a bit of run and aerial explosiveness. Hurts has run well but has not yet consistently got his receivers into the game. This may be the week to do so as the Cowboys offense looks primed to be a consistently high scoring unit. Last week, in a relatively low scoring affair the Cowboys rushed for 180 yards, with Tony Pollard looking like the best back in the Dallas backfield. The Eagles can be run on and it would make sense for Dallas’ game plan to target that. Too much for Dak to do and the Eagles front might make life difficult for him. The best way to keep that in check is to run the ball, Dak’s chances will then come on play action. For the Eagles to win this game they need to have more success through the air against someone who is not the Falcons. DeVonta Smith has had this offense built around his skill set and he is going to have to step up and lead it, if he can then it will open up the offense for the two talented tight ends to go to work, giving Hurts some easier reads and simpler throws. I like what I saw from the Cowboys last week and think that is set to continue so am going for a Dallas win here. It should be close so I don’t have huge confidence in the spread.

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Who will be the most effective players in university soccer in 2017?

To identify this, ESPN formed a panel of writers, reporters, analysts and Insiders to rank the top fifty, which we will depend down from No. fifty to No. 1 over two days.

To compile CFBRank, we collaborated with Microsoft Research and The Wharton University, and polled 19 ESPN authorities who voted in thousands of head-to-head matchups. Soon after 5 days of voting, we have our success.

Here’s a search at players fifty-26.

Tarvarus McFadden Florida Point out Junior | Defensive Back again

McFadden overcame a rocky begin to very last season to emerge as one of the most effective cornerbacks in the state. He recorded eight interceptions, tied for the most in the state and second most in university record. Soon after sitting down out the spring with a shoulder personal injury, McFadden is healthy for tumble and on the lookout for an even even larger season.

Josh Sweat Florida Point out Junior | Defensive Finish

Banged up early very last season, Sweat finished with seven sacks in the ultimate eight weeks of the season, leading quite a few to think this would be his most effective season but. Last but not least thoroughly healthy, there will be a great deal of opportunities to emerge as the team’s sack chief with Demarcus Walker gone.

Nick Chubb Georgia Senior | Managing Back again

If you were being pondering how Chubb’s leg would keep up right after that vicious personal injury as a sophomore, worry no far more. He unquestionably shook off the rust as a junior, dashing for 1,one hundred thirty yards and eight touchdowns very last season.

Nick Chubb arrived again from a brutal ACL personal injury to hurry for far more than 1,100 yards in 2016. Dale Zanine/United states Right now Sports

Jarrett Stidham Auburn Sophomore | Quarterback

Permit the Heisman excitement start off. Soon after a 12 months in exile, the former Baylor QB landed at Auburn wherever he could be the supreme weapon in Gus Malzahn’s offense — an accurate, robust-armed passer with the mobility to escape the pocket.

Josh Allen Wyoming Junior | Quarterback

Two decades back, he experienced difficulties acquiring a FBS scholarship present, but now Allen is prominently on the radar of NFL scouts. Video games towards Iowa and Oregon will give him a probability to establish himself towards Electric power five competitiveness.

James Washington Oklahoma Point out Senior | Vast Receiver

Washington, who is coming off again-to-again 1,000-property acquiring seasons, has previously made a dozen 100-property acquiring outings in his career.

Arden Vital LSU Junior | Defensive Finish

While Vital has to response thoughts off the industry offered his absence from spring exercise, no one uncertainties what he is capable of with his hand in the grime dashing the passer. With Myles Garrett gone, Vital could guide the league in sacks.

LSU’s Arden Vital was one of the game’s fiercest move-rushers very last evening, recording 12 sacks on the 12 months. Gerald Herbert/AP, File

Calvin Ridley Alabama Junior | Vast Receiver

Assume of Ridley as Amari Cooper’s clone. They’re each the exact measurement, and were being similarly effective in their very first two seasons at Alabama. Getting into his junior 12 months, Ridley previously has 161 catches, 1,184 yards and 14 touchdowns.

Dexter Lawrence Clemson Sophomore | Defensive Tackle

The ACC Defensive Rookie of the Year very last season is in line for an even even larger season in 2017, right after he broke the university freshman document with seven sacks. Lawrence also experienced a whopping seventy nine tackles as an interior lineman. Although the six-foot-five, 340-pounder delivers energy and measurement, his athleticism is also placing for a tackle and is a major motive why he is such a major presence on the Clemson defense.

Josh Rosen UCLA Junior | Quarterback

He is without doubt one of the most talented quarterbacks in university soccer and a top NFL draft prospect. Is this the 12 months that talent allows consequence in workforce success?

Harold Landry Boston University Senior | Defensive Finish

Landry led the country very last season with seven pressured fumbles and 16.five sacks and returns for his senior season with one big purpose: establish that he can enjoy each defensive end and outside linebacker.

Jake Browning Washington Junior | Quarterback

Soon after successful the Pac-12 Offensive Participant of the Year award though leading Washington to the University Football Playoff, what will Browning do for an encore?

Jake Browning will require to be even better than he was very last season if the Huskies are to make a return excursion to the University Football Playoff. Jennifer Buchanan/United states Right now Sports

J.T. Barrett Ohio Point out Senior | Quarterback

With 100 career touchdowns previously driving him and the assure of a revamped offense ahead of him, Barrett must be primed for one more major season — and quite possibly one more excursion to the University Football Playoff.

Mason Rudolph Oklahoma Point out Senior | Quarterback

Rudolph was one of just eight four,000-property passers very last season, and of the eight, he threw the fewest interceptions with only 4.

Deondre Francois Florida Point out Sophomore | Quarterback

Possibly the most impressive portion about his debut season was the way he saved acquiring up right after taking one punishing hit right after the next. Then when you search at the stats — 3,350 yards passing, 20 touchdowns — they search even far more impressive. With Dalvin Cook off to the NFL, all eyes will be on Francois to guide a workforce with championship aspirations.

Trace McSorley Penn Point out Senior | Quarterback

Penn State’s offense remodeled into a juggernaut when the coaching personnel begun working with McSorley in the run match very last season. His arm (12 passing touchdowns in the Nittany Lions’ previous a few video games) is just not lousy possibly.

Ed Oliver Houston Sophomore | Defensive Tackle

Oliver was arguably the top legitimate freshman defender in the state in 2016, earning very first-workforce All-American honors though racking up 47 solo tackles, second-most of any defensive lineman.

Ed Oliver was so excellent this 12 months he experienced no difficulties chasing down Heisman favorite Lamar Jackson in the Cougars major win over Louisville. Eric Christian Smith/AP Photo

Christian Wilkins Clemson Junior | Defensive Lineman

Back again at his organic position on the interior of the defensive line, Wilkins believes he has not but attained his comprehensive potential. Which is a terrifying proposition for defenses, looking at Wilkins wreaked havoc at the end very last 12 months with thirteen tackles for decline and 20 quarterback pressures.

Minkah Fitzpatrick Alabama Junior | Defensive Back again

He can enjoy cornerback, basic safety and nickel. And he can enjoy them all at an All-American degree. In two seasons, the DB has 111 tackles and eight interceptions. What is actually far more, he has scored 4 touchdowns on defense.

Lamar Jackson Louisville Junior | Quarterback

The reigning Heisman Trophy winner has set on 10 kilos and used the full offseason performing on a new repertoire that he believes will make him better: snaps from underneath centre, creating checks and phone calls at the line, and protecting a pocket presence.

Derrius Guice LSU Junior | Managing Back again

If you require to exchange Leonard Fournette, it really is excellent to have someone like Guice around. The Baton Rouge native stepped in for an hurt Fournette and shined very last season, dashing for 1,385 yards and 15 touchdowns.

Saquon Barkley Penn Point out Junior | Managing Back again

One particular of the country’s most freakish functioning backs will be the centerpiece for one of the country’s most entertaining offenses in 2017. Barkley is hoping to carry Point out University its very first Heisman given that 1973.

Baker Mayfield Oklahoma Senior | Quarterback

Mayfield, who owns 27 career wins as a starting QB, could turn out to be the second player given that the nineteen forties to end in the top 4 of the Heisman voting a few moments.

Soon after again-to-again top-4 Heisman finishes, can Baker Mayfield just take the trophy residence in 2017? Photo by Brett Deering/Getty Illustrations or photos

Sam Darnold USC Sophomore | Quarterback

Darnold capped his redshirt freshman 12 months with one of the all-time fantastic performances in the Rose Bowl and is the key motive USC is a legit nationwide title contender.

Derwin James Florida Point out Junior | Defensive Back again

Possibly the most multipurpose player in university soccer, anticipations for James are skyrocketing right after an offseason used rehabbing his knee and understanding just about each and every position on defense. Be expecting him to line up at his common basic safety spot, though also playing cornerback, linebacker and some defensive end.

Voters: Andrea Adelson, Kyle Bonagura, Heather Dinich, Brad Edwards, Chris Fallica, David Hale, Sam Khan Jr., Chris Small, Ivan Maisel, Ryan McGee, Dan Murphy, Adam Rittenberg, Alex Scarborough, Mark Schlabach, Mitch Sherman, Phil Steele, Jake Trotter, Tom vanHaaren and Seth Walder.

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