**2021 Quick Recap**
The Carnival of Pain finished the 2021 season with a bismal 3-15 record, finishing last in the division. The team MVP went to Austin Ekeler-RB, who outscored the second place scorer on the team (Stefon Diggs-WR) by 49 points.
**Draft Capital**
The Carnival of Pain have all their draft capital available to them in 2022, all fifteen primary draft picks plus their three rookie draft picks.
**Returning Roster**
| Returning QB’s | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Player | 2021 Points | Keeper Count | RFA | Round Tender |
| Lamar Jackson | 202.48 | 5th Rounder | ||
| Trevor Lawrence | 149.42 | Exempt | 6th Rounder | |
| Returning RB’s | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Player | 2021 Points | Keeper Count | RFA | Round Tender |
| Austin Ekeler | 314.90 | 1st Rounder | ||
| D’Andre Swift | 199.30 | 3rd Rounder | ||
| Mike Davis | 136.40 | K1 | 3rd Rounder | |
| Ty Johnson | 123.13 | Yes | 6th Rounder | |
| Malcolm Brown | 22.50 | Yes | 9th Rounder | |
| Returning WR’s | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Player | 2021 Points | Keeper Count | RFA | Round Tender |
| Stefon Diggs | 265.90 | K1 | 6th Rounder | |
| DeAndre Hopkins | 147.20 | 2nd Rounder | ||
| Rondale Moore | 131.80 | Exempt | 8th Rounder | |
| Allen Robinson | 83.80 | K2 (+2) | 5th Rounder | |
| Nico Collins | 75.40 | Exempt | 9th Rounder | |
| Returning TE’s | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Player | 2021 Points | Keeper Count | RFA | Round Tender |
| David Njoku | 108.00 | Yes | 6th Rounder | |
| Returning K’s | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Player | 2021 Points | Keeper Count | RFA | Round Tender |
| Greg Zuerlein | 124.00 | Yes | 6th Rounder | |
| Returning DL’s | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Player | 2021 Points | Keeper Count | RFA | Round Tender |
| Joey Bosa | 141.00 | 11th Rounder | ||
| Yannick Kgakoue | 106.70 | Yes | 6th Rounder | |
| Chase Young | 59.20 | 10th Rounder | ||
| J.J. Watt | 40.60 | 14th Rounder | ||
| Returning LB’s | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Player | 2021 Points | Keeper Count | RFA | Round Tender |
| Logan Wilson | 166.55 | Yes | 6th Rounder | |
| Joe Schobert | 157.05 | K1 | 8th Rounder | |
| Chandler Jones | 150.90 | Yes | 8th Rounder | |
| Anthony Walker | 140.50 | Yes | 8th Rounder | |
| Blake Martinez | 27.50 | 8th Rounder | ||
| Returning DB’s | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Player | 2021 Points | Keeper Count | RFA | Round Tender |
| Derwin James | 185.50 | 13th Rounder | ||
| Budda Baker | 176.10 | 12th Rounder | ||
**Top 3 Rounds Breakdown**
***ADP Info from the Fantasy Football Calculator***
1st Round
It will be interesting to see which direction Mike Friery will choose to go in 2022. As of writing this, Austin Ekeler is a no brainer going forward with a 1st Round asking price as his average draft position (ADP) is 1.05, (or 5th overall).
2nd Round
Decision time will come with keeping DeAndre Hopkins or not. With a asking price of a 2nd Rounder, and an ADP of 5.03 (or 53rd overall), it will be interesting to see what they do here. Hopkins is being drafted as high as the 2nd round but as low as the 6th round.
3rd Round
Two players on tare asking for a 3rd round price tag to keep themhowever only D’Andre Swift is worth keeping at this price. Swift’s ADP has him going 1.12, (or 12th overall), so giving up a 3rd rounder for this back is kind of a no brainer.
Other Notable Roster Moves
I would definitely choose to keep Lamar Jackson over Allen Robinson for a 5th rounder, that is a no brainer to me. I would also keep Stefon Diggs-WR over any other player with a 6th round asking price. Logan Wilson-LB would be worth taking a look at but not at this asking price.
Almost the entire LB core is asking for an 8th rounder, this may be a waiting game to see what LB’s will be coming back to the draft pool before committing here. The Keeper’s Deadline is August 31st.
With such low asking prices, I might be inclined to keep all of the following but again it would be interesting to see who would be coming back to the draft pool before rolling the dice.
Chase Young-DL (10th Rounder)
Joey Bosa-DL (11th Rounder)
Budda Baker-DB (12th Rounder)
Derwin James-DB (13th Rounder)
J.J. Watt-DL (14th Rounder)
