Wyoming Cowboys 2020-2021 Season Preview

Despite the pandemic befalling the entire planet, I'm still looking forward to some Wyoming football come September, or whenever it's safe to resume play. With this post, I want to focus on both sides of the ball, digging into the depth chart and what we might be able to expect this coming season. There a lot of freshmen on the roster, and I mean A LOT. This is a good thing and a bad thing. It's good because HC Craig Bohl has reloaded, and bad because it makes for a really young team. I'll highlight key offensive players, and key defensive players that could make an impact this season.


QB - Sean Chambers - Sophomore
Last year, Chambers excited Poke fans and blasted opposing defenses with his big runs. Before going down for the year to injury, he rushed for 129 yards against San Jose State, an impressive feat for a running back, let alone a quarterback. On the year, he had 52 completions on 121 attempts, but he had nearly 1,000 yards, a lot of those rushing. He also had 7 touchdowns to 3 INTs in his short time behind center. He's still developing as a passer, preferring bullet shots across the middle to chucking it down the field. Still, he'd rather run for paydirt than either, which is why he needs to develop a bit more this season for the Pokes. He has to be on his game from day one, as he has the uber talented Levi Williams nipping at his heels.




QB - Levi Williams - Sophomore
Some have compared Levi's big arm to a latter day Josh Allen, which surely has to be flattering for the young talent to hear. He stepped in toward the end of the season as a freshman, giving Wyoming football a glimpse of his bright future. Chambers has the top spot for now, but Williams will continue to push for reps based on his arm talent and accuracy. It seems as if he has more to offer as an all around quarterback, but Chambers' rushing ability surely makes Craig Bohl blush in his hard-nosed, smashmouth scheme.




RB - Xazavian Valladay - Junior
Following along the path of former Wyo running backs Brian Hill and Nico Evans, Valladay returns from a solid season to give Cowboy life another go around. If he can stay healthy, he has a good chance to play on Sundays in the near future. But he's probably a lot more concerned with what he can do with the Pokes at the moment, readying himself for more long runs and scraps between the tackles. He had 7 rushing touchdowns last season, as well as 2 through the air, proving himself as a dual threat. He fires from the seams like he's being propelled by a sling shot with dizzying speed for six-foot tall back, giving us a lot to look forward to on the ground this season.




RB - Trey Smith - Graduate Student
Smith is likely still recovering from an ankle injury, but by the time the season rolls around, he should be able to provide some relief for Valladay in the running game. If not, there are a few more bruisers on the depth chart willing pick up the slack. Smith had 3 touchdowns on 44 attempts last season, which, considering his limited touches, really isn't bad at all. He'll be pushed for reps by 5'11" bruiser Titus Swen, but if he can stay healthy, he'll be a nice change of pace back behind number one man Valladay.




RB - Titus Swen - Sophomore
Swen got a few carries last season, enough to get his feet wet and to give us an idea of what kind of talent he possessed. He had 67 attempts for 337 yards and a touchdown, as well as 3 receptions for 46 yards. He actually got more run and yardage than Trey Smith last season, though seniority may play a factor in Swen's 2020-2021. His opportunities came due to injury, but he definitely did the most with what he was offered.






RB - Brett Brenton - Sophomore
Brenton will provide depth at a running back position that often needs it. Trey Smith's status isn't well known at this time, so Brenton may be key in lightening the load for Valladay and Swen in the backfield.






WR - Ayden Eberhardt - Senior
Eberhardt will be lining up at the X-receiver position this season. Last year, he had 8 receptions for a 168 yards and 2 TDs. That's not bad at all considering his limited role in the offense. To his credit, he was playing behind Raghib Ismail Jr. and Austin Conway. He'll look to take a major step forward this season, as he already showed flashes.






WR/KR/PR - Dontae Crow - Senior
As well as filling the Z-receiver role, Crow is also slated for punt and kick returns as well, which means that Coach Bohl must see something special in him. Last season at receiver, he had 70 yards on 5 receptions. He even ran the ball a few times with a slew of injuries at running back, showing that he can do a little of everything if he needs to. In 2020, he will likely need to.




WR - Gunner Gentry - Junior
Gunner has mostly been a special teams guy up until this point. This season, he will show his versatility by stepping in at the receiver position, much like his older brother and former Poke, Tanner. Last season, Gentry had 6 receptions for 130 yards, but that number will trend upward in the year ahead due to more snaps played.








TE - Jackson Marcotte - Sophomore
Marcotte is a 6'7" behemoth who can really come in handy for the Pokes this season. He has the size to succeed at the next level, but does he have the blocking ability and the hands? Likely so, but this year will be telling, especially on third and long. Last season, he totaled 9 receptions for 127 yards and 2 touchdowns.







DE - Garrett Crall - Senior
Crall reminds me of a much bigger version of Andrew Wingard. Maybe it's the hair, or maybe it's the large cat predatory reflexes of both, chasing down and pouncing onto any opposing player with the ball. Crall will be the defensive guy everyone watches and talks about this season, and I don't just mean UW fans. He has next level potential with his height, his eye for the ball, and his ability to make things happen. Last season, he had 4.5 sacks, and 6.5 tackles for a loss. He had 55 tackles, 33 assisted, and 22 solo, as well a recovered fumble. He'll look to double those numbers in 2020.


DE - Solomon Byrd - Sophomore
Last season, Byrd quietly led the Pokes in sacks with 6.5. And he, like Crall, had 22 solo tackles, 23 assisted. He also had 2 forced fumbles and 1 fumble recovered. Like Crall, Byrd also displayed some glimpses of pro talent, and the numbers posted suggest numerous more in his near future. Only a sophomore, Byrd hasn't even begun to reach his full potential.




DE - Davon Wells-Ross - Junior
Wells-Ross will likely be the backup for Byrd or Crall. He didn't put up their numbers last season, not even close, but on the year, he had 9 solo tackles with 2 sacks, as well as a forced fumble. He's big at 6'5" and will possibly be called back to help at the paper thin linebacker position.









NT - Mario Mora - Sophomore
Mora is 6'3", 264 pounds, which is hard to move around at the nose tackle position. Last season, he totaled 8 solo tackles, 14 assisted, 2 sacks, a forced fumble, and a fumble recovery. Those numbers are impressive, and they will most certainly rise in 2020.






DT - Victor Jones - Junior
Jones should add some nice depth behind Jackson. His 9 tackles last season was a nice precursor to the coming season.













LB - Chad Muma - Junior
With Logan Wilson and Cassh Maluia shipped off to the pros, the middle of the defensive formation falls to Chad Muma. It's a pretty thin position for the Pokes, so I wouldn't be surprised to see Davon Wells-Ross take a step back to help Muma. Last season, he totaled 28 solo tackles, 28 assisted, and tallied 1 sack.








CB - C.J. Coldon - Junior
C.J. "Scoop-and-Score" Coldon is back for another season, and who couldn't be excited after what he did to Missouri last year? This was his only fumble recovery, but man, was it a good one. He has two more years of eligibility, which means there's plenty of time to improve his numbers from last season (11 solo tackles, 3 assisted, 1 fumble recovered).



CB - Azizi Hearn - Junior
A former transfer from Arizona, Hearn had a solid 2019 for the Pokes, including 26 solo tackles, 11 assisted, and 4 passes defended. He and Keyon Blankenbaker will likely be paired together, with Coldon backing them up.












CB - Keyon Blankenbacker - Junior
Blankenbaker was an absolute monster last season with 38 solo tackles, 19 assisted, and 10 passes defended. Pictured here, he shows us all how to tackle, alluding to the fact that we'll see a lot more just like this one soon. I expect big things from Blankenbaker this season.









FS - Rome Weber - Sophomore
Here's an interesting stat for Weber. In 2019, to his side of the field, he allowed just two passes of 15 yards or more - on 417 snaps. He defended only 3 pass attempts, but he dissuaded opposing quarterbacks from throwing his way. Besides this treat of a stat, he racked up 30 solo tackles, 8 assisted, a sack, a forced fumble, and an interception. He'll definitely make some noise this year, and we'll still have him for two more afterward.





FS - Braden Smith - Senior
Weber definitely had better numbers than Smith, especially on the tackling end of things, but it was pretty exciting when he returned this interception against Texas State for 27 yards. He'll at least provide depth at the position this season, and will bring some good experience in his final year with the Pokes.






SS - Esaias Gandy - Senior
The picture shows 1 of 2 fumble recoveries Gandy had last season, the other coming against Air Force. On top of that, he had 14 solo tackles, 11 assisted, and 1 forced fumble. He brings experience and a certain feistyness to the strong safety position, one that the Pokes will be most certainly counting on.





K - Luke Glassock - Sophomore
Glassock is Cooper Rothe's heir apparent, and will come in mostly unproven in his sophomore year as the new Cowboy place kicker.

Offensive Outlook: Per the modus operandi of Craig Bohl, and recognizing the inexperience at the pass-catching positions, most of the offensive attack will come on the ground. Sean Chambers and Xazavian Valladay will be the lead dogs in the rushing department, but I think the Pokes will run the ball so much that other backs like Smith, Swen, and even Brenton will be incorporated to some degree. I think one of, if not THE leading pass-catcher will be tight end Jackson Marcotte, or possible Ayden Eberhardt. I see Bohl and company using Marcotte's height and the space he can create to their advantage, especially with mid-range passes across the middle and red zone targets. Look for Gentry and Crow coming across the middle and out of the slot for shorter passes, but knowing how this offense is shaping up, I think Chambers and the running backs will be achieving most of the first downs here.

Defensive Outlook: I expect to see the new faces on the defensive side of the ball keep up the Wyo culture of forcing turnovers and converting them into points. New defensive coordinator Jay Sawvel was fired five games into last season with Wake Forest, but the year before at Minnesota, his led the Golden Gophers into the national top 25 in scoring defense, rushing defense, sacks, and forced turnovers. This is likely what led to his hiring at UW, as those types of stats sound a lot like the Cowboy way of defensive play under Craig Bohl.

Top 10 Sports Movies

10. Remember the Titans (2000) - Football
I know this would be a lot higher on most others' list. It's a good movie, as much so for the civil rights and segregation aspect as the football. My dad actually went to grad school with the real Ronnie "Sunshine" Bass, who basically said that the embellishments for the sake of the movie were over the top. Art imitates life, but sometimes, it doesn't. This one is a look at T.C. Williams High School, struggling for a title in the midst of integration. It stars Denzel Washington, Ryan Hurst (Sons of Anarchy, The Walking Dead), and Ryan Gosling before he was Ryan Gosling.

9. Above the Rim (1994) - Basketball
I saw this in the theater in high school, as I was in love with the game of basketball and rap music - two things this movie offers plenty of. Kyle Lee Watson is a talented young point guard, in the midst of being recruited by Georgetown in the John Thompson era. But Kyle has a hot head, he thinks he's invincible, and he's caught in the throes of right and wrong when he's introduced to Birdie (Tupac Shakur), a talent scout who moonlights as a street savvy drug dealer. Only Birdie's brother, Thomas "Shep" Sheppard, can help save Kyle from himself, and from the iron talons of Birdie.

8. Youngblood (1986) - Hockey
This was a childhood favorite in one of Patrick Swayze's best roles. It stars Rob Lowe as Dean Youngblood, a minor league hockey player with a serious nose for the goal. He signs on with the Hamilton Mustangs to confront the guy whose roster spot he took, bearded goon Carl Racki. I've never really been into hockey, mainly because I have such a hard time following the puck, but this is a great movie. Lowe is good, Swayze is better, and it even features a young Keanu Reeves before he was Keanu Reeves.

7. Heaven is a Playground (1991) - Basketball
This was my summer theme movie in '93, as I'd watch it, then go play ball literally all day with my friends. The music is cheesy, as is some of the acting, but man, what a great story. Despite the bad music, the score is good, played underneath all the right moments of the movie. Zack is a former college basketball player from upstate Illinois who comes to Cabrini Green in inner city Chicago for some play. He sticks out like a sore thumb until he befriends Byron, a local talent scout with an altruistic edge, and a crew of misfits in need of a coach. This one has good basketball action, featuring NBA talent Hakeem Olajuwan and Bo Kimble, and has a good message of redemption and brotherhood.

6. Any Given Sunday (1999) - Football
This is likely the most eye-opening look into the life of an NFL player - exaggerated slightly of course, as it is an Oliver Stone movie. Be that as it may, Stone creates interesting player-characters in quarterback Willie Beamen (Jamie Foxx), running back Julian Washington (LL Cool J), and linebacker Luther Lavay (Lawrence Taylor). This is a gritty movie that shows the ins and outs of what it's like to be an aging quarterback, a third-string overnight sensation, and a team that encounters quite a bit of infighting over their own egos. League teams are created for the movie, featuring the Miami Sharks, the San Francisco Knights, the Wisconsin Icemen, and the Oregon Pioneers.

5. White Men Can't Jump (1992) - Basketball
This was a favorite of mine in high school for a several reasons. The lead character's name was Billy Hoyle (Woody Harrelson), which is basically my name, William Hoyle. Billy and frenemy Sidney Deane (Wesley Snipes) have a relationship that nearly mirrors the dynamic between me and my childhood friend, Lawrence. Third, it's about basketball, which was life to me at the time this came out. The acting is stellar is this flick, as funny as it is exciting.

4. Over the Top (1987) - Arm Wrestling
I loved this one as a kid too. I just recently watched it again to find that it had aged exceptionally well. Arm wrestling is not a traditional sport like some of the others on the list, but there does exist some major tournaments with boatloads of prize money. Over the Top is not just about arm wrestling. It's also about the bonds between estranged father and son, the true meaning of happiness, and ultimate forgiveness.

3. Rocky III (1982) - Boxing
Rocky III is my favorite of the franchise. In it, we get to see Rocky have it all, lose it, forget everything he's ever learned, and rewire himself completely for a finale to remember. In this one, we also get to see Rocky Balboa take on a little more swagger than he boasts in the other movies, likely because he's trained by his greatest nemesis, the always flashy Apollo Creed. Rocky takes on Hulk Hogan as professional wrestler Thunderlips, Mr. T as the baddie with an attitude, Clubber Lang, and himself when loses all the confidence he's ever had only to rediscover it again.






2. Best of the Best (1989) - Martial Arts
This has plenty of cheese in it, but it's also a great story, and it's kind of a tear-jerker. It brings in a ragtag crew of martial artists onto the US National Karate team for competition against South Korea, which includes a Korean-American martial arts instructor, a retired widower raising a son by himself, a cowboy, a Buddhist, and an Italian-American street tough. Oh yeah, and Darth Vader (James Earl Jones) is their coach. The competition at the end is excellent, but it couldn't have happened without the tragic intricacies leading up to it.

1. Friday Night Lights (2004) - Football
As far as football movies go, Friday Night Lights really set the bar high. Shot documentary style, it follows the Permian Panthers' 1988 season. Based on a book with characters that were actual players on the team, the movie chronicles the ups and downs of the season, from poverty to bitter relationships to career-ending injuries on their way to the Texas state high school playoffs. Friday Night Lights is true-to-life and guttural, heartfelt and brutal on the way to being the best sports movie ever made in my opinion.

Ranking the Best New Uniforms of the 2020 NFL Season

The Falcons needed an update pretty badly, the Rams update every few years it seems, as do the Chargers, and as do the Browns. The Patriots needed a new look, and the Bucs made just a minor change to their red and pewter. Here, I rank one through six in who did it best.

6. Atlanta Falcons
The Falcons needed their uniform update worse than any of these other teams, that's for sure. The black helmet and jersey with the white pants, their new home uni, is the best look, but I would like to see the team revert back to the glory years of their red helmets. The all white with the black helmet is decent too, but after all this time wearing the same thing, I expected something a little more creative.





5. Tampa Bay Buccaneers
The Bucs organization got rid of the best part of their uniform. No, I don't mean the alarm clock digit numbers. I mean the sporadic slivers of orange, the only snippets resembling their old school orange and white look - a look the team never should have reverted from. The home outfit is the best here, whereas the other two are just kind of meh. The loss of the alarm clock digits is a good change though.





4. New England Patriots
The Pats used something similar to the new home look every once and awhile last season. It looked so good, the organization decided to go with it for good it seems. The stripes on the shoulders are subtle, but I like them. This is their best look since they got rid of the old school Patriot hiking a football logo on the side of the helmet. Sans Brady, the Pats needed a new design to define a new era, and this seems to be it.




3. Los Angeles Chargers
There are a lot of variations in this uni, which is a good thing, and bad thing. I like the look of the second from the left. The white helmet, powder blue jersey, and yellow pants look really good, reminding me a lot of the Wyoming home uni (sans brown jersey). The one next to it should be the away, and I think that's it. The other ones are too much like older kits and don't have very much flash. The numbers on the sides of the helmet are a nice new touch too.




2. Cleveland Browns
The Browns are basically reverting to the days of Peyton Hillis here. They've experimented a little too much in recent years, coming to the conclusion that they had it right the first time. There was a nice look in there with an orange helmet, brown jersey, and orange pants, but the originals are better. The orange helmet with the all white is simple, but it's a good look. Less is more, Browns, less is more.




1. Los Angeles Rams
The new Rams uni looks like old school Wolverine had a baby with the Swedish flag - a look I really like, actually. Like the Browns, the Rams have experimented a little too much in recent years, in flux between the past and the present. Here's to a bright, new future with these eye-popping duds. The all blue and the all white are good looks, as is the blue jersey with yellow pants. Of the six new uniforms on display, I do think the Rams got it the most right.

Way-To-Early 2020 Fantasy Mock Draft

Far too early, I'm already trying to get a glimpse of my 2020-2021 Fantasy Football team. Last season, I won it all, my first in 13 years playing with a highly-competitive group of guys. I'll be coming into 2020 without a 2nd round pick (for Derrick Henry last season) or a 4th round pick (for Evan Engram last season), thanks to a couple of trades that saw me win the whole deal. In the mock, I drafted my own rookie keeper Miles Sanders in the 2nd round to account for that pick I won't have, and Raheem Mostert in the 4th to account for the roster spot of my keeper (either Derrick Henry or Alvin Kamara). 

Round 1: Kenny Golladay, WR - Detroit Lions

Coming in with two running backs already, I needed to go WR with the first pick. Chris Godwin was available right before Golladay, but I felt better with Kenny this season. Godwin was a revelation for me in 2019, but the new look Bucs with an aging Tom Brady may limit his upside. Plus, Mike Evans still lurks at the other receiver position, and the addition of Gronk at tight end will limit Godwin's looks. Golladay feels like a safer bet altogether, as it's really just he, Marvin Jones Jr., and T.J. Hockenson in the Lions passing game.

Round 2: Miles Sanders, RB - Philadelphia Eagles

I reached for Miles in the 2019 draft. I knew he had to earn his keep in Philly and I held onto him all season. By the end, he was the guy in the Eagles backfield and helped propel me towards a title. This season, I think his ADP is far too high, but he is the lead back for the Eagles with only Boston Scott behind him. I ended up with three rookies on my roster at the end of last season, but Miles will undoubtedly be the guy I keep, seeing me strong at the RB position coming in. 

Round 3: Cam Akers, RB - Los Angeles Rams

I jumped from my round 3 draft position of 40 all the way up to 59 to grab Akers. I will do the same in my actual draft, as I don't want anyone else to get him. The Rams didn't waste their 2nd round pick to sit him, and he will gradually ease into the feature role with only Darrell Henderson and Malcolm Brown behind him on the depth chart. I played College Fantasy last year. Akers was a key member of my team, so I am fully aware of his three-down back skill set. He'll be my first rookie taken in the draft, and will likely be the one I keep going into next season. This is as much an investment pick as it is a 3rd rounder.  

Round 4: Raheem Mostert, RB - San Francisco 49ers

Mostert would be replaced in my regular line-up by Derrick Henry or Alvin Kamara, two much better options with even more upside. 

Round 5: Josh Allen, QB - Buffalo Bills

Round 5 is the earliest I've ever drafted a quarterback. I had to reach by a few picks to get Josh, but he was the best option at that point in the draft. He comes from my alma mater of Wyoming, so I have no qualms about taking this upstate NY hero on the rise. He has a gargantuan arm, he is highly mobile, and he is mentally tough with great leadership qualities. His teammates love him, and so do I. He may not put up Mahomes-type numbers at the position, but Allen will likely average a couple of passing TDs, a rushing TD, and at least 250 combined yards per contest in 2020.

Round 6: Tyler Higbee, TE - Los Angeles Rams

I picked up Rams tight end Gerald Everett at about the midway point of the season last year, and he had a few solid games for me. When he went down with injury, I picked up his backup, Tyler Higbee, who will no longer be his backup. For about four or five games toward the end of 2019, Higbee went off, and he was one of the reasons I finally brought home the gold. He's worth owning this season as well, and hopefully he can repeat some of the same magic that put his name up in lights.

Round 7: Darius Slayton, WR - New York Giants

I picked up Slayton toward the end of last season, as I try to stock up on rookies to sell for picks the following year's draft. As I'll be keeping Miles Sanders, I'd rather toss Slayton back into the pool to try and redraft him. If he's not considered so already, he'll soon be the number one guy in New York next to tight end Evan Engram. He is the best pick in the 7th round, adding depth, and probably flex appeal, to my team. 

Round 8: Marvin Jones Jr., WR - Detroit Lions

I know I'd already have Golladay as a Lion's pass catcher, but I believe Jones is the best WR2 in Fantasy Football. I owned Golladay last year too, and on those weeks that he struggled, Jones was a major beneficiary. He has major multi-touchdown appeal on my bench. 

Round 9: Latavius Murray, RB - New Orleans Saints

I know I'm trying to roster a lot of the same guys I had last season, and Murray is no exception. He stayed on my bench all year as Alvin Kamara's backup, and by the end, he was deemed the best and most important handcuff in all of Fantasy Football. He exploded for two or three games when Kamara sat, so I'll be looking for the same sort of production again this season if the number one RB in New Orleans has to miss any time.

Round 10: Ryan Tannehill, QB - Tennessee Titans

I owned Tannehill for a short time last season. He really came on for the Titans, which was why in the off-season, he saw a massive payday. Tannehill makes pass-catchers AJ Brown, Corey Davis, and Jonnu Smith, as well as Derrick Henry, Fantasy relevant, building the Titans early leads so Henry could ram the ball down their throat. 

Round 11: Duke Johnson, RB - Houston Texans

If Latavius Murray was the league's most valuable handcuff, Duke has to be the second. He's not a feature three-down back, but since the Browns traded him to the Texans last season, Duke has been solid. And better than that, he will be the immediate backup to David Johnson, who has proven to be nothing short of injury-prone.

Round 12: Philadelphia Eagles Defense

Key Players:

DE - Derek Barnett

DE - Brandon Graham

DT - Fletcher Cox

FS - Rodney McLeod

CB - Darius Slay

Round 13: Hunter Renfrow, WR - Las Vegas Raiders

There are worse players to grab in round 13 when I need depth at receiver. Renfrow could possibly be Derek Carr's WR1 this season, and the Raiders will likely throw a lot as defenses stack the box on Josh Jacobs. Renfrow was a rookie last year, and I found it very surprising that none of the guys in my league rostered him to be their rookie keeper. 

Round 14: AJ Dillon, RB - Green Bay Packers

On my College Fantasy team last year, I also owned AJ Dillon, who was an absolute three-down terror at Boston College. He had some massive games for the Eagles, which makes me confident in taking him with my second to last pick. Aaron Jones is in the starting role in Green Bay, but the Packers wouldn't have drafted Dillon just to sit him. He will get some run, and if Jones goes down to injury, the backfield will belong to AJ. 

Round 15: Jake Elliot, K - Philadelphia Eagles

Another scenario I'm facing is the very possible trade of Derrick Henry, who is as of right now my keeper. Some might think it foolish to trade him, but I've already weighed all my options. Keeping him would mean I come into 2020 with he and Miles Sanders as keeper running backs, meaning I'd go for a receiver in the 1st round (Golladay). The problem is, with no 2nd round pick, I miss out another top tier receiver. I have to go with RB Cam Akers in the 3rd or else I likely don't get him. I have no 4th round pick, and I likely don't get Josh Allen if I don't get him in the 5th. That leaves me to get my WR2 in the 6th or 7th round, which is a less than ideal scenario. 

If I trade Henry and keep Alvin Kamara, I get the first overall pick in the draft, as well as my regular number 1 pick at the end of the round. With everyone's keepers and rookie keepers figured, that would make Davante Adams my number 1 overall pick, and Golladay my other 1st round pick at the end of the round. That means I start out my draft with Adams and Golladay at receiver, and Kamara and Miles Sanders at running back. Just having those four players rostered that early in the draft puts me in just as good a position as anyone else in the league for the season - and I won it all last year and have the last pick in every round! The mock draft results will likely mirror real life, as I will aim for these same particular players. With the Adams pick, the one change would be that I wouldn't draft Dillon in round 14, that Hunter Renfrow would be my last skill player taken before my last pick kicker (it's a cardinal rule in Fantasy to not take a kicker until the very last round).