Wednesday, May 1, 2013

2.10 Minnesota Fats - WR Robert Woods
(later traded to Green Bay)

In the real world: The Buffalo Bills drafted Woods in Round 2 to complement Stevie Johnson. He hauled in 111 passes for 1,292 yards and 15 TDs as a soph in 2011; he didn't produce as well in '12 (76/846/11), although it's not clear if the decline was his fault or if it was because USC chose to feature Marqise Lee more. Even though Woods is expected to be the Bills' #2 wideout, they also drafted speedy Marquise Goodwin in Round 3, and don't forget their undrafted free agent grab, Da'Rick Rogers.
In the TUFF world: What a fantastic value pick by the Fats (incidentally, it's the first pick they made in this Draft). Woods went just seven picks after Justin Hunter in the NFL Draft; here, he went an entire round after Hunter. Woods went earlier than Aaron Dobson, Terrance Williams and Josh Boyce in the NFL Draft, too, so I figured he'd go late in Round 1 or early in Round 2. Say what you will about the recent history of USC wideouts not doing as well in the NFL, and talk about Woods, Goodwin and Rogers cancelling each other's fantasy value if you like, but those are not reasons to pass up Woods.

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