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1 A collective presentation of: FANTASYDRAFTHELP.COM, SPORTSOLOGY, 1 ST DOWN SCOUTING & THE FDH LOUNGE under the banner of THE 21 ST CENTURY MEDIA ALLIANCE August 31, 2017 VERSION 2.0 RICK MORRIS/JASON JONES/ RUSS COHEN/KEN BECKS Table of Contents Page 1: Draft Philosophy Overview, Top 60 Overall Page 2: QB Rankings, Draft Board Decoder Page 3: RB Rankings Page 4: RB Rankings, Lessons of The Stat, Suggested League Guidelines, Rookie Rankings Page 5: D/ST Rankings, K Rankings, Projected Breakthroughs, Overvalued & Undervalued Players, Sleepers, Wild Card Players Page 6: WR Rankings, Don t Be That Guy Page 7: WR Rankings, 2017 Fantasy Overview Page 8: TE Rankings, FDH College Rankings & Team Draft Guidelines, FDH BCS Bowl & Title Game Predictions Pages 9-11: Dollar Bin Players Page 10: 2018 NFL Draft Preview Page 11: FDH Non-Fantasy Ranking of the Top 32 Players in the NFL Page 12: 2017 FDH Mock Draft & Analysis Page 13: 2017 FDH Standings/ Playoff Predictions, FDH Top 10 Coaches In The NFL, 2017 NFL Power Rankings Page 14: FDH Best Games of the 2017 NFL Season, FDH Best Games of the 2017 NCAA Football Season, Fantasy Over-Under Game & Draft Board Top 60 Overall 1 David Johnson 2 Le'Veon Bell 3 Odell Beckham 4 Antonio Brown 5 Julio Jones 6 Mike Evans 7 Melvin Gordon 8 LeSean McCoy 9 Devonta Freeman 10 Jay Ajayi 11 Jordan Howard 12 T.Y. Hilton 13 A.J. Green 14 DeAndre Hopkins 15 Aaron Rodgers 16 Michael Thomas 17 Jordy Nelson 18 Dez Bryant 19 Tom Brady 20 Todd Gurley 21 Leonard Fournette 22 Lamar Miller 23 Drew Brees 24 Christian McCaffrey 25 Russell Wilson 26 Ty Montgomery 27 Doug Baldwin 28 Davante Adams 29 DeMarco Murray 30 Matt Ryan 31 Brandin Cooks 32 Amari Cooper 33 Isaiah Crowell 34 Demaryius Thomas 35 Jameis Winston 36 C.J. Anderson 37 Rob Gronkowski 38 Allen Robinson 39 Derek Carr 40 Michael Crabtree 41 Alshon Jeffery 42 Keenan Allen 43 Marcus Mariota 44 Andrew Luck 45 Michael Crabtree 46 Marshawn Lynch 47 Doug Martin 48 Carlos Hyde 49 Mike Gillislee 50 Robert Kelley 51 Travis Kelce 52 Golden Tate 53 Terrelle Pryor 54 Paul Perkins 55 Jarvis Landry 56 Emmanuel Sanders 57 Thomas Rawls 58 Sammy Watkins 59 Larry Fitzgerald 60 Martavis Bryant FantasyDrafthelp.com/football RELENTLESS: The highly-anticipated motion picture capturing the incredible life story of our friend Vernon Turner! Produced in association with Derek Jeter s Players Tribune and Magic Hour Productions. Details at VernonTurner.com FDH Draft Philosophy: Value With Every Pick! We at FantasyDrafthelp.com always emphasize the wisdom of our VIP approach to drafting: information and process lead to value. Of course, value is the single most important component of drafting or auctions. Even in the fantasy industry, this point is often overlooked. In most cases, titles are won by patiently accruing value throughout a draft or auction. During the Information stage, fantasy owners compile information about players at individual positions. Process involves comparison of players across all of the positions. We put a tremendous amount of hard work into our draft board, and you do as well. As such, you need to trust the fruits of these labors and adhere to your draft board as much as possible. The surest way to be able to extract maximum value is to prepare extensively ahead of time and then refrain from jumping around on the board on Draft Day. Approach the draft with an actuarial mindset, determined to squeeze maximum value out of every pick, and you will be poised for success.

2 Quarterbacks $ Exp UQB Rk Yds Rk TD Rk Int Rk RushYds Rk Bye 1 Aaron Rodgers T Tom Brady T Drew Brees 25 3T Russell Wilson T Matt Ryan T Jameis Winston T Derek Carr T 6 7T Marcus Mariota T Andrew Luck 1X 16 3T T T Dak Prescott T 4 3T Eli Manning T Kirk Cousins T Tyrod Taylor T Matthew Stafford T Ben Roethlisberger T Philip Rivers Cam Newton T T Carson Wentz Carson Palmer T T Andy Dalton T T Joe Flacco 2X T T Sam Bradford T 5 5T Jay Cutler T Alex Smith 3X T T NotJustAnotherTVSite.com Unmatched analysis of the best television programs and the state of the industry. Draft Board Decoder The FantasyDrafthelp.com draft board contains all the relevant information you need right at your fingertips. For example, in terms of QB, RB, WR and TE: ^ Players are color-coded by their value by round in a 12-team draft. 1st round is gold, 2nd round silver, 3rd round bronze, 4th round orange and 5th round light blue. ^ The Exp column displays where each player placed in an experts consensus board of top fantasy magazines and $ signifies auction value. ^ The Stat column shows how each player performed on our standard deviation from the mean statistic in 2016 (stat details on Page 4). ^ Players in bold scored better than the statistical mean in all categories measured on our draft board. ^ 2016 yardage and TD totals are listed, along with rankings for each and rankings in the aforementioned Stat category. Also, as a new to the WR and TE boards, Ctch% measures the completion percentage of targets to each player. ^ Bye denotes each player s bye week. THE WINTER CLASSIC: THE NHL S SAVIOR Available through Barnes & Noble, Amazon & other fine sellers FantasyDrafthelp.com Did you stay away from players like Ameer Abdullah, Andy Dalton and Donte Moncrief, who would have tanked your team last year? You re welcome! Did you end up with players who helped you succeed last year like Doug Baldwin, Larry Fitzgerald and Jimmy Graham? You re welcome! FantasyDrafthelp.com: Helping you to find tomorrow s success stories today. ProPlayerInsiders.com Delivering well-rounded coverage of the NFL from every angle! Taste our Tweets! TheFDHLounge Steve Kallas. com Sports columns from a unique perspective The FDH Lounge: Nothing is Off-topic. Nothing. YouTube.com/ thefdhlounge Sportsology Baseball, football, hoops, hockey, pro wrestling, music, it matters not: nobody, but nobody, brings it stronger! Cardboard Connection Dot Com FantasyDrafthelp. com/football/

3 Running Backs $ Exp UQB Rk Yds Rk TD Rk Y/A Rk PassYds Rk Bye 1 David Johnson T Le'Veon Bell T T Melvin Gordon T LeSean McCoy T Devonta Freeman T Jay Ajayi T T Jordan Howard 1X T T 5.2 9T Todd Gurley T T Leonard Fournette NA NA NA NA NA 8 10 Lamar Miller T T 4 37T T 7 11 Christian McCaffrey NA NA NA NA NA Ty Montgomery 23 22T T DeMarco Murray T T Isaiah Crowell 19 13T T T T T 9 15 C.J. Anderson 2X T T 4 37T Marshawn Lynch 13 13T NA NA NA NA NA Doug Martin Carlos Hyde T T T Mike Gillislee T 5.7 3T Robert Kelley T T Paul Perkins 12 24T T Thomas Rawls Ezekiel Elliott 3X T Mark Ingram T T T 5 25 Dalvin Cook 9 19 NA NA NA NA NA 9 26 Tevin Coleman T T T Ameer Abdullah 9 29T NA LeGarrette Blount Adrian Peterson Eddie Lacy T Bilal Powell T Kareem Hunt 8 37 NA NA NA NA NA Darren McFadden 8 NA Alfred Morris Joe Mixon 8 22T NA NA NA NA NA 6 36 Matt Forte T Duke Johnson 7 40T T Frank Gore 7 24T T Jonathan Stewart 7 34T T Joe Williams 7 40T NA NA NA NA NA Theo Riddick T Derrick Henry T Pullins Law Firm LLC Scott Pullins: I have spent my career, both as an attorney, and otherwise, in roles where I help people break down and solve complex problems. After a consultation, you will be put on the path toward resolution of your issue. I will either recommend that you retain me to resolve your issue, I will recommend a trusted colleague, or I will offer some other solution, sometimes even free or at a lower cost than a private attorney, in order to assist you. PullinsLaw.com You don t believe that The FDH Lounge delivers unmatched variety? Silly you. Here s a few guest combos we ve had in our first 150+ episodes: * Former NFL quarterback/ gambling addition awareness activist Art Schlichter and former MLB All- Star Sean Casey * Ziggy cartoonist Tom Wilson and film critic Ben Lyons * Mad Magazine writer and gadget guru Dick DeBartolo and NFL star Dhani Jones * Legendary singer/ song-writer John Oates and author/ concussion awareness activist Christopher Nowinski * Investigative journalist Diane Dimond and NFL Films President Steve Sabol * Fox Business Network host Eric Bolling and MLB legend Tommy John * NFL football analyst Charley Casserly and a reunion of the Original Midnight Express tag team

4 Running Backs $ Exp UQB Rk Yds Rk TD Rk Y/A Rk PassYds Rk Bye 43 Latavius Murray T Jeremy Hill T T Marlon Mack 6 NA NA NA NA NA CJ Prosise 6 36 NA T Kenneth Dixon 6 34T T Danny Woodhead 6 32 NA Charcandrick West T Terrance West 4X T T 4 37T Jeremy Langford T Darren Sproles T Samaje Perine 3 NA NA NA NA NA 5 54 Devontae Booker T T James White T T Giovani Bernard Ryan Mathews T T T Chris Ivory T Dion Lewis T Matt Jones T Chris Thompson T Jamaal Williams 5X 3 NA NA NA NA NA 8 FantasyDrafthelp.com Suggested League Guidelines Many leagues start 1 QB, 2 RB, 2 WR, 1TE, 1 K and some D/ST combination. Some leagues allow the TE position to be WR or TE (in which case, only a few TEs merit any consideration) and some have a flex position, which is generally 1 additional RB or WR. With leagues who utilize defense, some deploy a team D/ST unit and some use individual D players. The most common scoring system is a variation of the following: 4 points per passing TD, 1 point per 25 yards passing, 1 point per passing 2-point PAT, 6 points per receiving or rushing TD, 1 point per 10 yards rushing or receiving, 2 points per rushing or receiving 2-point PAT, 2 points per big play touchdown (50 or more yards), 1 point per kicking PAT, 3 points per FG, with a 1-point bonus at 45 yards, a 2-point bonus at 50 yards and a 3-point bonus at 55 yards, 6 points per defensive or special teams TD, 1 point per interception, sack or fumble recovered and 2 points per safety. In leagues that award 6 points for passing TDs, QBs are worth much more. Rookie Rankings 1 Leonard Fournette 2 Christian McCaffrey 3 Dalvin Cook 4 Joe Mixon 5 John Ross 6 Corey Davis 7 OJ Howard 8 Joe Williams Get your daily dose of Ziggy online: DRAFTOLOGY GUIDES We publish a series of guides such as this through the year as a partnership between Sportsology, The FDH Lounge, FantasyDrafthelp.com and other entities under the banner of The 21st Century Media Alliance. Fantasy Racing (mid-february), Fantasy Baseball (mid-march), NFL Draft (mid-april), NHL Entry Draft (mid-june), NBA Draft (mid-june), Fantasy Football (late July), Fantasy Hockey (mid-september), Fantasy Hoops (mid-october). The 21 st Century Media Alliance What initially began in 2009 as a small coalition of like-minded growing New Media and creative organizations has flourished into a well-rounded creative juggernaut of more than two dozen entities that transcends the notion of traditional labeling. The 21st Century Media Alliance is an umbrella of cooperative companies and professionals that is pursuing many synergistic opportunities and projects. Possessed of varying yet often complementary skill sets, Alliance members are bound by their core principles of inventiveness, communication, pragmatism and dedication to their efforts and those of the larger group. In a great many creative areas, if you re looking to have a job performed the right way, chances are that you need look no further than The 21st Century Media Alliance. Evaluating Production Across a Spectrum: Lessons of The Stat Our Stat category on our draft board calculates the standard deviation from the mean in all statistical categories. In simple English, imagine a spectrum going across from left to right, with negative numbers on the left side, a zero in the middle and positive numbers on the right side. We utilize this statistic for baseball, basketball, hockey and NASCAR as well as football. A player s performance in each category is plotted on one of these spectrums, with the most valuable players putting up most of their numbers on the most of their numbers on the positive side. Then, we add up the totals of every category, positive and negative. By using this tool, we can identify not merely how they performed, but how valuable their performances were in each category. Truly, this statistic serves as the ultimate baseline for the previous season s production.

5 D/ST $ Rk Bye 1 Kansas City Houston 5 4T 7 3 Seattle Denver New England 5 6T 9 6 Carolina 4 6T 11 7 Minnesota 4 4T 9 8 Los Angeles Rams 4 12T 8 9 Pittsburgh 4 12T 9 10 New York Giants Cincinnati 1X Arizona Los Angeles Chargers Baltimore Tennessee 2 15T 8 16 Tampa Bay Philadelphia Jacksonville 2 15T 8 19 Atlanta Miami 2 20T Oakland Buffalo 2 20T 6 23 Green Bay 2 20T 8 24 Cleveland 2X 2 9 Overvalued Players NOTE: Players are listed as overvalued or undervalued based on their placement in the Experts Draft Board on our draft board under the Exp heading. QB: Cam Newton RB: Dalvin Cook, Kenneth Dixon, Ezekiel Elliott, Matt Forte, Frank Gore, Kareem Hunt, Mark Ingram, Joe Mixon, Bilal Powell, CJ Prosise, Danny Woodhead WR: Sammy Watkins TE: Eric Ebron, Tyler Eifert, Jordan Reed, Jason Witten Undervalued Players Projected Sleepers QB: Blake Bortles RB: Derrick Henry, Marlon Mack, Paul Perkins, Joe Williams WR: John Brown, Cordy Davis, Tyreek Hill, Mike Williams TE: Hunter Henry, Julius Thomas NotJustAnotherTVSite.com Unmatched analysis of the best television programs and the state of the industry. QB: Eli Manning, Marcus Mariota, Tyrod Taylor RB: LeGarrette Blount, Duke Johnson, Eddie Lacy, Doug Martin, Darren McFadden, Alfred Morris, Ty Montgomery, Adrian Peterson, Thomas Rawls WR: Davante Adams, Martavis Bryant, Jamison Crowder, Chris Hogan, John Ross TE: Jack Doyle, Evan Engram, OJ Howard, David Njoku Kickers $ Rk UQB Rk FG% Rk Pts Rk Bye 1 Matt Bryant Stephen Gostkowski T T 127 8T 9 3 Justin Tucker Matt Prater T T 7 5 Dustin Hopkins 4 6T Dan Bailey 4 6T T T 127 8T 6 7 Adam Vinatieri T Cairo Santos Caleb Sturgis 4 6T T Wil Lutz 4 12T Mason Crosby 1X Sebastian Janikowski 2 12T T T Blair Walsh Nick Novak T T 127 8T 7 15 Brandon McManus T Chris Boswell Josh Lambo T Steven Hauschka 2X The FDH Lounge Ultimate Links Page The only webpage you would ever need on a desert island! Over 2,150 links sports & non-sports in 52 easy-to-navigate categories YouTube.com/ thefdhlounge FantasyDrafthelp. com/football/ Taste our Tweets! TheFDHLounge Sportsology Dot Info The FDH Lounge: Nothing is Offtopic. Nothing. Projected Breakthroughs QB: none RB: Devontae Booker, Isaiah Crowell, Mike Gillislee WR: Will Fuller, Donte Moncrief, DeVante Parker, Sterling Shepard, Sammy Watkins TE: Zach Ertz Wild Card Players NOTE: These are players listed with a wide range of opinion on our experts draft board between the highest and lowest rankings. QB: Eli Manning, Cam Newton, Matthew Stafford RB: CJ Anderson, Tevin Coleman, Mike Gillislee, Frank Gore, Derrick Henry, Jeremy Hill, Carlos Hyde, Robert Kelley, Eddie Lacy, Doug Martin, Ryan Mathews, Joe Mixon, Paul Perkins, Bilal Powell, Thomas Rawls, Theo Riddick, Jonathan Stewart, Spencer Ware, Joe Williams, Danny Woodhead WR: Davante Adams, Keenan Allen, Kelvin Benjamin, Brandin Cooks, Stefon Diggs, Julian Edelman, Tyreek Hill, Marvin Jones, Jarvis Landry, Brandon Marshall, Jordan Matthews, DeVante Parker, Emmanuel Sanders, Willie Snead, Golden Tate, Tyrell Williams TE: Martellus Bennett, OJ Howard Great Sports Name Hall of Fame Mere words cannot do it justice! Royalty Tours USA The very finest sports traveling experience anywhere! RoyaltyTours.blogspot.com

6 Wide Receivers $ Exp UQB Rk Rec Rk Ctch% Rk Yds Rk Yds/Rec Rk TD Rk Bye 1 Odell Beckham 34 2T T Antonio Brown T 8 3 Julio Jones 34 2T T T 5 4 Mike Evans T 12 2T 11 5 T.Y. Hilton T T 6 19T 11 6 A.J. Green T 66 33T T DeAndre Hopkins T 78 19T Michael Thomas T 5 9 Jordy Nelson T Dez Bryant 1X T T 8 9T 6 11 Doug Baldwin T T 6 12 Davante Adams T T 8 13 Brandin Cooks T T T 8 9T 9 14 Amari Cooper T 83 15T T 5 27T Demaryius Thomas T T 5 16 Allen Robinson T T 8 17 Alshon Jeffery T Keenan Allen NA Michael Crabtree 2X T T Golden Tate T 91 10T Terrelle Pryor T Jarvis Landry T Emmanuel Sanders T T 5 24 Sammy Watkins Larry Fitzgerald 11 27T T 8 26 Martavis Bryant NA NA NA NA NA NA 9 27 Jamison Crowder T 67 31T T 5 28 Chris Hogan 3X T Eric Decker 8 33 NA Donte Moncrief 8 25 NA T Tyreek Hill T Brandon Marshall 8 27T Kelvin Benjamin T T Willie Snead T Stefon Diggs T Mike Wallace T 72 26T T DeSean Jackson 8 38T T Corey Davis 8 38T NA NA NA NA NA NA 8 39 Pierre Garcon T 79 17T Tyrell Williams T 69 28T T 9 41 Marvin Jones Adam Thielen 4X T 69 28T T T 5 27T 9 43 Torrey Smith Taylor Gabriel T T 5 45 Zay Jones 6 NA NA NA NA NA NA 6 46 Jordan Matthews T Sterling Shepard T T 8 48 Corey Coleman Kenny Stills T Mike Williams 6 NA NA NA NA NA NA 9 51 Mohamed Sanu Will Fuller T DeVante Parker John Brown Don t Be That Guy ^ Don t be that guy who is unprepared and whines in the mid to late rounds that everyone worth taking is already gone. They re not; you re just unprepared. ^ Don t be that guy who doesn t properly understand your league s scoring system. League setups are like snowflakes; no two are the same. Our draft board is configured to conform to a fairly basic scoring system, but your league could have some quirks that would force you to make adaptations to our board. Be aware. ^ Don t be that guy who doesn t pay enough attention and selects players who are already off the board. It s impolite to your leaguemates and it will invariably break your concentration when everyone howls at you and you ve got to go back to Square One on a backup pick. To ensure that you are aware of everything that is going on during your draft, utilize a grid to track all teams, with the number of rounds going down the left side and the teams listed along the top. ^ Don t be that guy who approaches the draft like it s a night of epic decision-making. If you ve done your homework, it s not. You merely find out where you re drafting and you let the draft come to you.

7 Wide Receivers $ Exp UQB Rk Rec Rk Ctch% Rk Yds Rk Yds/Rec Rk TD Rk Bye 55 Rishard Matthews T 65 35T T 8 56 JJ Nelson T T 8 57 John Ross 6 NA NA NA NA NA NA 6 58 Kenny Britt 5X T T 9 59 Jeremy Maclin Brandon LaFell T T 6 19T 6 61 Ted Ginn T Randall Cobb Travis Benjamin Terrance Williams T Cole Beasley T T 6 66 Kenny Golladay 6X 4 NA NA NA NA NA NA 7 67 Jaron Brown 3 NA Curtis Samuel 3 NA NA NA NA NA NA Devin Funchess Quincy Enunwa T Michael Floyd T 9 72 Dontrelle Inman T Robert Woods Marqise Lee T T Cordarrelle Patterson Phillip Dorsett Dede Westbrook 3 NA NA NA NA NA NA 8 78 Sammie Coates Fantasy Overview ^ At RB, handcuff like you ve never handcuffed before. We ve never seen a landscape like this, when the 4 th tier at the position goes from #24 all the way down to #50! There are so many depth charts in flux and others ripe to become in flux, so the greatest possible value in the midto-late rounds comes from protecting the value of your starters, perhaps with more than one backup. 79 ^ At Allen #1 WR, Hurns #2 7X WR and #3 WR, 3 there is slightly 1483 more depth than 35 at #1 RB, # RB and #3 RB ^ There is more depth at #1 QB and #2 QB than usual, which attests to the explosiveness of Aaron Rodgers since we have him as a first-rounder on the board. ^ At TE, it s still Rob Gronkowski and everyone else, but he s too big of an injury risk to go where his talent dictates, which would be the first or second round. Take him only if you don t have to reach but if you miss him, hedge yourself with one of the next six on our board before the inevitable TE run sweeps them all away. The 21 st Century Media Alliance What initially began in 2009 as a small coalition of like-minded growing New Media and creative organizations has flourished into a well-rounded creative juggernaut of more than two dozen entities that transcends the notion of traditional labeling. The 21st Century Media Alliance is an umbrella of cooperative companies and professionals that is pursuing many synergistic opportunities and projects. Possessed of varying yet often complementary skill sets, Alliance members are bound by their core principles of inventiveness, communication, pragmatism and dedication to their efforts and those of the larger group. In a great many creative areas, if you re looking to have a job performed the right way, chances are that you need look no further than The 21st Century Media Alliance. FantasyDrafthelp.com Unique methods & winning results for a variety of sports, not just the big boys! Check out everything we have to offer and never get out-prepared again! FantasyDrafthelp.com/football The FDH Lounge Nothing is Off-topic. Nothing. Steve Kallas Dot Com: Sports, law & more TV Howl Veteran TV columnist Adam Buckman delivers top-flight insight and analysis about today s TV scene TVHowl.com

8 Tight Ends $ Exp UQB Rk Rec Rk Ctch% Rk Yds Rk Yds/Rec Rk TD Rk Bye 1 Rob Gronkowski Travis Kelce T T 10 3 Jimmy Graham T T 6 4 Greg Olsen Delanie Walker T T 8 6 Kyle Rudolph T 9 7 Jordan Reed 1X T T 6 7T 5 8 Jack Doyle T T 11 9 Tyler Eifert T 6 10 OJ Howard 8 14 NA NA NA NA NA NA Martellus Bennett T 55 14T T 8 12 Evan Engram 7 NA NA NA NA NA NA 8 13 Zach Ertz T Hunter Henry T 8 1T 9 15 Eric Ebron 2X T Antonio Gates T 9 17 Julius Thomas 3 NA T Jason Witten T Cameron Brate T T T 8 1T David Njoku 3 NA NA NA NA NA NA 9 21 Coby Fleener 3X T T 3 5 FDH BCS Bowl & Title Game Predictions National Title Game: Alabama over USC Sugar Bowl Semifinal: Alabama over Penn State Rose Bowl Semifinal: USC over Florida State Fiesta Bowl: Washington over Oklahoma State Peach Bowl: LSU over South Florida Cotton Bowl: Oklahoma over Georgia Orange Bowl: Ohio State over Clemson FDH College Rankings & Team Draft Guidelines On the draft board, the numbers in parentheses are taken from a poll consensus. Take 6 owners and conduct a 7-round standard draft. Points will be assigned at 4 intervals: when the first College Football Playoff poll is released on October 31, when the poll is released on November 14, when the final poll is released on December 3 and when the final AP poll is released after the national title game. The October 31 poll accounts for 20% of the total score (with the exception of the bonus points, mentioned below), the November 14 poll accounts for 20% of the total score, the December 3 poll accounts for 20% of the total score and the final AP poll accounts for 40% of the total score. For the first three polls, scoring is as follows: 1st place (50 points), 2 nd place (45 points), 3rd place (43 points), 4th place (42 points), 5 th place (41 points), 6th place (38 points), 7th place (37 points), 8 th place (36 points), 9th place (35 points), 10th place (34 points), 11 th place (30 points), 12th place (29 points), 13th place (28 points), 14 th place (27 points), 15th place (26 points), 16th place (22 points), 17 th place (21 points), 18th place (20 points), 19th place (19 points), 20 th place (18 points), 21st place (13 points), 22nd place (12 points), 23 rd place (11 points), 24th place (10 points), 25th place (9 points). Points are doubled in the final poll, since it accounts for twice the point total of each of the three previous ones. Additional bonuses are awarded for the following accomplishments: 25 points for winning the National Championship Game, 15 points for winning the national semifinals, 10 points for earning a spot in the semifinals, 10 points for a conference title (or piece of one, for conferences without a championship game), 12 points for winning a Big 6 non-semifinal bowl game, 6 points for earning a spot in a Big 6 non-semifinal bowl, 5 points for winning a non- Big 6 bowl game and 10 points for having the Heisman Trophy winner on one of your teams. Tomorrow Will Be Televised Blog and podcasts covering the intersection of TV and technology author/simon-applebaum TOP TIER 1 Alabama (1) 2 Florida State (2T) 3 USC (4) 4 Penn State (7) 5 Ohio State (2T) 6 Clemson (5) 7 Washington (8) 8 Oklahoma (6) SECOND TIER 9 LSU (9) 10 Oklahoma State (10) 11 Wisconsin (13) 12 Georgia (14) 13 Louisville (15) 14 Michigan (10) 15 Auburn (11) SteveKallas.com Sports columns from a unique perspective NorthCoastGrooves.com Music that makes you feel good! THIRD TIER 16 Miami (18) 17 Texas (19) 18 South Florida (20) 19 Kansas State (21) 20 Stanford (16) 21 Florida (17) 22 Notre Dame (25T) FOURTH TIER 23 Oregon (22) 24 West Virginia (23T) 25 Washington State (27T) 26 Virginia Tech (25T) 27 TCU (23T) 28 Boise State (31) 29 Utah (32T) 30 Tennessee (27T) 31 Texas A&M (29) 32 Pittsburgh (30) 33 Wyoming (32T) FIFTH TIER 34 Nebraska 35 UCLA 36 Michigan State Voice of the Collector: Standing up for integrity in the trading card industry

9 Dollar Bin Players Quarterback Exp UQB Rk Yds Rk TD Rk Int Rk RushYds Rk Bye Jimmy Garoppolo Jared Goff T 16 8 Paxton Lynch NA Trevor Siemian T 57 5 Running Backs Exp UQB Rk Yds Rk TD Rk Y/A Rk PassYds Rk Bye Matt Asiata T Alfred Blue T 40 7 Tarik Cohen NA NA NA NA NA 9 Wayne Gallman NA NA NA NA NA 8 Tim Hightower T T Ronnie Hillman Rashad Jennings TJ Logan NA NA NA NA NA 8 Jerick McKinnon Christine Michael T T Donnel Pumphrey NA NA NA NA NA 10 Denard Robinson Jacquizz Rodgers T Charles Sims James Starks Robert Turbin T DeAndre Washington T Fozzy Whittaker T DeAngelo Williams T T.J. Yeldon Sportsology Sportsology provides fun facts, pictures, stories, games, history and opinion about Sports. We give our readers an alternative to recycled stories from traditional news sources. We provide valuable information about sportsrelated products, so that consumers have the information they need before making a purchase. Our Internet radio broadcasts also offer an alternative to generic Sports talk radio. With gags, guests and an infusion of humor, we talk to you, not at you. Check out the main site at Sportsology & specific subsites for baseball, football, hockey, hoops, pro wrestling, video games, DVDs/movies and music. Taste our Tweets! TheFDHLounge Tight Ends $ Exp UQB Rk Rec Rk Ctch% Rk Yds Rk Yds/Rec Rk TD Rk Bye Dwayne Allen T 6 7T 9 Gary Barnidge T Charles Clay T 57 12T T 6 Jared Cook T 1 10 Vernon Davis T T 2 5 C.J. Fiedorowicz T T 4 12T 7 Jermaine Gresham Ryan Griffin T Tyler Higbee Austin Hooper T Jesse James Lance Kendricks T Vance McDonald T 11 Zach Miller T 9 Will Tye THINGS RANGER FANS SHOULD KNOW & DO BEFORE THEY DIE Available on Amazon.com TV Howl Veteran TV columnist Adam Buckman delivers top-flight insight and analysis about today s TV scene

10 Dollar Bin Players Wide Receivers Exp UQB Rk Rec Rk Ctch% Rk Yds Rk Yds/Rec Rk TD Rk Bye Robby Anderson T 2 11 Tavon Austin Tyler Boyd T Chris Conley T Victor Cruz T 1 9 Chris Godwin NA NA NA NA NA NA 11 Dorial Green-Beckham Chad Hansen NA NA NA NA NA NA 11 Adam Humphries Jermaine Kearse Jeremy Kerley T Tyler Lockett T T 1 6 Ricardo Louis NA NA NA NA NA NA 9 Breshad Perriman Brian Quick T 3 5 Josh Reynolds NA NA NA NA NA NA 8 Eli Rogers Tajae Sharpe Juju Smith-Schuster NA NA NA NA NA NA 9 Kendall Wright FantasyDrafthelp.com Unique methods & winning results for a variety of sports, not just the big boys! Check out everything we have to offer and never get outprepared again! NorthCoastGrooves.com Music that makes you feel good! Long Shot Productions Long Shot Productions is a full service television production company, based in the New York/New Jersey metropolitan area. Comprised of a seasoned team of producers, editors, writers, and marketers, LSP works with the latest state-of-the-art technology and provides innovative ideas to create successful production projects. Our goal is to turn your vision of success into reality! OPTION B Option B helps people build resilience and find meaning in the face of adversity. With the new book project by Sheryl Sandberg and Adam Grant (FEATURING, AMONG OTHER STORIES, THE INSPIRATIONAL TALE FROM OUR FRIEND VERNON TURNER), you can find stories, research, and practical advice to help you build strength for life's challenges and help your family and community do the same. OptionB.org 100 Ranger Greats Ranking the best New York Rangers of all time in a stunning, full-color book NFL Draft Preview The city of Los Angeles now has two pro football teams again and they also have two of the most anticipated QB prospects of the 2018 NFL Draft, USC s Sam Darnold and UCLA s Josh Rosen. Darnold is the early favorite to go #1 overall and Wyoming s Josh Allen is the other signalcaller regarded as being on the same level as the LA twosome. Generally speaking, there are less reservations that scouts have about the top arms in the 2018 draft than the ones in the 2017 crop. Elsewhere on offense, RBs Derrius Guice of LSU, Royce Freeman of Oregon and Saquon Barkley of Penn State loom large, as do WRs Christian Kirk of Texas A&M and Calvin Ridley of Alabama. Of course, differencemakers are present at the top of the draft on defense as well, with Florida S Derwin James, Clemson DT Christian Wilkins, Alabama LB Malik Jefferson, LSU DE/OLB Arden Key, Alabama DE Da Shawn Hand and Ohio State DEs Tyquan Lewis and Sam Hubbard likely candidates for the Top 10 overall.

11 Dollar Bin Players Kickers Rk UQB Rk FG% Rk Pts Rk Bye Kai Forbath Nick Folk T T T 11 Phil Dawson 16T Jason Myers T Chandler Catanzaro T Ryan Succop T T T 8 Roberto Aguayo Dan Carpenter Mike Nugent Andrew Franks Connor Barth Greg Zuerlein Cody Parkey Josh Brown T 42 Zane Gonzalez 9 SteveKallas.com Sports columns from a unique perspective TV Howl Veteran TV columnist Adam Buckman delivers top-flight insight and analysis about today s TV scene howl.com FDH Non-Fantasy Ranking of the Top 32 Players in the NFL NOTE: As opposed to our fantasy rankings, these do not pertain to statistical accomplishments, but rather are reflections of overall excellence and worth on the gridiron. 32 players were selected to represent an average of one per team in the league. Numbers in parentheses represent where the players ranked in Players listed underneath the Top 32 were on the list in ProPlayerInsiders.com Delivering well-rounded coverage of the NFL from every angle! Great Sports Name Hall of Fame Mere words cannot do it justice! halloffame.blogspot.com FantasyDrafthelp.com Unique methods & winning results for a variety of sports, not just the big boys! Check out everything we have to offer and never get outprepared again! The FDH Lounge Ultimate Links Page The only webpage you would ever need on a desert island! Over 2,150 links sports & non-sports in 52 easy-to-navigate categories 1 Aaron Rodgers (1) 2 Von Miller (2) 3 Tom Brady (30) 4 Khalil Mack (8) 5 Antonio Brown (4) 6 David Johnson (NA) 7 Russell Wilson (6) 8 Odell Beckham, Jr. (5) 9 Richard Sherman (9) 10 Ndamukong Suh (12) 11 Aaron Donald (17) 12 Julio Jones (14) 13 Eric Berry (NA) 14 Patrick Peterson (11) 15 Vic Beasley (NA) 16 Ezekiel Elliott (NA) 17 Matt Ryan (NA) 18 Marcus Peters (NA) 19 Tyron Smith (21) 20 Landon Collins (NA) 21 Derek Carr (NA) 22 Kam Chancellor (18) 23 Zack Martin (NA) 24 Le Veon Bell (NA) 25 Trent Williams (NA) 26 Bobby Wagner (NA) 27 Geno Atkins (NA) 28 Jadeveon Clowney (NA) 29 Joe Thomas (NA) 30 Mike Evans (NA) 31 Joey Bosa (NA) 32 JJ Watt (31) Cam Newton (3) Rob Gronkowski (7) Luke Kuechly (10) Carson Palmer (13) Todd Gurley (15) Chandler Jones (16) DeAndre Hopkins (19) Andrew Luck (20) Earl Bennett (22) Josh Norman (23) Malik Jackson (24) Adrian Peterson (25) Kurt Coleman (26) Ziggy Ansah (27) Ben Roethlisberger (28) Carlos Dunlap (29) Michael Bennett (32)

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13 2017 FDH Standings/Playoff Predictions AFC East X-New England 12-4 Buffalo 8-8 Miami 8-8 New York Jets 2-14 AFC North X-Pittsburgh 10-6 Baltimore 9-7 Cincinnati 8-8 Cleveland 5-11 AFC South X-Tennessee 10-6 Y-Indianapolis 9-7 Houston 8-8 Jacksonville 5-11 AFC West X-Oakland 11-5 Y-Denver 9-7 Kansas City 7-9 Los Angeles 6-10 JERK: HOW I WASTED MY LIFE WATCHING TELEVISION The entertaining memoirs of veteran TV columnist Adam Buckman document over 20 years of covering the biggest TV stars, pop culture celebrities and other entertainment figures up close and personal! Get your copy now at Amazon.com! NFC East X-Philadelphia 8-8 Dallas 8-8 New York Giants 7-9 Washington 6-10 NFC North X-Green Bay 11-5 Chicago 8-8 Minnesota 8-8 Detroit 7-9 NFC South X-Tampa Bay 11-5 Y-Atlanta 10-6 Y-Carolina 8-8 New Orleans 7-9 NFC West X-Seattle 11-5 Arizona8-8 Los Angeles 7-9 San Francisco 4-12 Wild Card Playoffs Tennessee over Denver Pittsburgh over Indianapolis Green Bay over Carolina Atlanta over Philadelphia Divisional Round New England over Pittsburgh Oakland over Tennessee Seattle over Atlanta Tampa Bay over Green Bay Championship Sunday New England over Oakland Seattle over Tampa Bay Super Bowl: Seattle over New England Super Bowl MVP: Russell Wilson NFL MVP: Aaron Rodgers Coach of the Year: Dirk Koetter Offensive Rookie of the Year: Leonard Fournette Defensive Rookie of the Year: Malik Hooker FDH Top 10 Coaches In The NFL 1 Bill Belichick 2 Pete Carroll 3 John Harbaugh 4 Bruce Arians 5 Dan Quinn 6 Mike McCarthy 7 Ron Rivera 8 Mike Tomlin 9 Sean Payton 10 Andy Reid THE WINTER CLASSIC: THE NHL S SAVIOR available through Barnes & Noble, Amazon & other fine sellers Sportsology Baseball, football, hoops, hockey, pro wrestling, music, it matters not: nobody, but nobody, brings it stronger! 2017 NFL Power Rankings TOP TIER 1 Seattle 2 New England 3 Oakland 4 Tampa Bay 5 Atlanta 6 Green Bay 7 Pittsburgh 8 Tennessee SECOND TIER 9 Dallas 10 Denver 11 Carolina 12 Baltimore 13 Arizona 14 Indianapolis 15 Kansas City 16 Minnesota 17 Houston 18 Philadelphia 19 New York Giants 20 Miami 21 Cincinnati 22 Los Angeles Rams 23 Buffalo 24 Chicago 25 New Orleans 26 Detroit 27 Los Angeles Chargers 28 Washington THIRD TIER 29 Jacksonville 30 Cleveland 31 San Francisco 32 New York Jets NUMBERS DON T LIE: THE BIGGEST NUMBERS IN METS HISTORY Available on Amazon.com TRUTH IN GOVERNMENT Truth In Government is a public watchdog organization dedicated to fiscal responsibility in government through the promotion of honest budgeting, accounting, financial management and reporting practices by Congress and the Executive Branch. TruthInGovernment.org TV Howl Veteran TV columnist Adam Buckman delivers topflight insight and analysis about today s TV scene Fantasy Drafthelp Dot Com Unique methods & winning results for a variety of sports, not just the big boys! SteveKallas.com Sports columns from a unique perspective

14 to go FDH Best Games of the 2017 NFL Season 1 Atlanta at New England: Week 7, NBC 2 Green Bay at Atlanta: Week 2, NBC 3 New England at Oakland (in Mexico City): Week 11, CBS 4 Dallas at Atlanta: Week 10, FOX 5 Green Bay at Dallas: Week 5, FOX 6T Tampa Bay at Atlanta/Atlanta at Tampa Bay: Week 12, FOX, Week 15, ESPN 8 Seattle at Green Bay: Week 1, FOX 9T Kansas City at Oakland/Oakland at Kansas City: Week 7, CBS/NFL Network, Week 14, CBS 11 Carolina at New England: Week 4, FOX 12 Green Bay at Pittsburgh: Week 12, NBC 13 Indianapolis at Seattle: Week 4, NBC 14 New England at Tampa Bay: Week 5, CBS/NFL Network 15 Seattle at Dallas: Week 16, CBS 16 Dallas at Oakland: Week 15, NBC 17 Kansas City at New England: Week 1, NBC 18 New England at Pittsburgh: Week 15, CBS 19 Green Bay at Carolina: Week 15, FOX 20 New England at Denver: Week 10, NBC FDH Best Games of the 2017 NCAA Football Season 1 Alabama vs. Florida State, September 2 (in Atlanta) 2 Penn State at Ohio State, October 28 3 Florida State at Clemson, November 11 4 Oklahoma at Oklahoma State, November 4 5 Oklahoma at Ohio State, September 9 6 Florida State at Louisville, October 21 7 LSU at Alabama, November 4 8 Ohio State at Michigan, November 25 9 Clemson at Louisville, September Alabama at Auburn, November Michigan at Wisconsin, November Texas at USC, September Georgia at Notre Dame, September 9 14 Florida vs. Georgia, October 28 (in Jacksonville) 15 Oklahoma vs. Texas, October 14 (in Dallas) Fantasy Over-Under Game & Draft Board We ve come up with yet another permutation on the fantasy football experience at FantasyDrafthelp.com: the Fantasy Over-Under Game. It s based on the projected win totals released every year by the sports books. For our game, ideally, you have four owners with three standard serpentine rounds. Each owner will take a team to finish either over or under their projected win total. The teams listed on our draft board to the right are considered by us to be the ones most likely to go over or under their projected totals by a decent amount. Here s the scoring system: ^ Correct by 5 or more games: 25 points ^ Correct by 3-4 games: 16 points ^ Correct by 2 games: 7 points ^ Correct by 1 game: 4 points ^ Right on the win total: 0 points ^ Incorrect by 1 game: -4 points ^ Incorrect by 2 games: -7 points ^ Incorrect by 3-4 games: -16 points ^ Incorrect by 5 or more games: -25 points NorthCoastGrooves.com Music that makes you feel good! FOOTBALLOLOGY Find it on the main page at Tomorrow Will Be Televised Blog and podcasts covering the intersection of TV and technology Sportsology Dot Com Taste our Tweets! 1 New York Jets UNDER 5 2 Tampa Bay OVER 8 1/2 3 New York Giants UNDER 9 4 Buffalo OVER 6 5 Chicago OVER 5 1/2 6 Kansas City UNDER 9 7 Dallas UNDER 9 1/2 8 Washington UNDER 7 1/2 9 LA Chargers UNDER 7 1/2 10 LA Rams OVER 5 1/2 MMA Ring Announcer Jake Digman: Mic work that would make CM Punk jealous! Booking information available at YouTube.com/ thefdhlounge OPTION B Option B helps people build resilience and find meaning in the face of adversity. With the new book project by Sheryl Sandberg and Adam Grant (FEATURING, AMONG OTHER STORIES, THE INSPIRATIONAL TALE FROM OUR FRIEND VERNON TURNER), you can find stories, research, and practical advice to help you build strength for life's challenges and help your family and community do the same. OptionB.org