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The Daily Fantasy Flex, NFL Draft: Kevin Cole – Baker Mayfield at No. 1 Overall

FantasyLabs Editor-in-Chief Matthew Freedman is joined by Kevin Cole, the Director of Data & Analytics at RotoGrinders, to discuss the quarterbacks of the 2018 NFL draft class.

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Timestamps

02:35 – The challenges of evaluating the quarterback position in fantasy and reality

07:50 – Baker Mayfield (Oklahoma): Great production, limited physical profile

12:37 – Sam Darnold (USC), Josh Rosen (UCLA), and Lamar Jackson (Louisville): Three 21-year-old rookies

18:19 – Josh Allen (Wyoming): No. 1 in the FantasyLabs mock draft

22:37 – Mayfield vs. the field

23:50 – Browns: Two quarterbacks?

29:18 – Quarterbacks: NFL redshirts

31:46 – The most productive 2018 rookie quarterbacks

34:10 – Risk vs. reward

36:18 – The key components to comparing players

43:00 – Mayfield at No. 1 overall?

46:13 – How to get a full-time job in the industry

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Matthew Freedman is the Editor-in-Chief of FantasyLabs. He has a dog and sometimes a British accent. In Cedar Rapids, Iowa, he’s known only as The Labyrinthian.

FantasyLabs Editor-in-Chief Matthew Freedman is joined by Kevin Cole, the Director of Data & Analytics at RotoGrinders, to discuss the quarterbacks of the 2018 NFL draft class.

Download this episode (right click and save)

Timestamps

02:35 – The challenges of evaluating the quarterback position in fantasy and reality

07:50 – Baker Mayfield (Oklahoma): Great production, limited physical profile

12:37 – Sam Darnold (USC), Josh Rosen (UCLA), and Lamar Jackson (Louisville): Three 21-year-old rookies

18:19 – Josh Allen (Wyoming): No. 1 in the FantasyLabs mock draft

22:37 – Mayfield vs. the field

23:50 – Browns: Two quarterbacks?

29:18 – Quarterbacks: NFL redshirts

31:46 – The most productive 2018 rookie quarterbacks

34:10 – Risk vs. reward

36:18 – The key components to comparing players

43:00 – Mayfield at No. 1 overall?

46:13 – How to get a full-time job in the industry

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Matthew Freedman is the Editor-in-Chief of FantasyLabs. He has a dog and sometimes a British accent. In Cedar Rapids, Iowa, he’s known only as The Labyrinthian.

About the Author

Matthew Freedman is the Editor-in-Chief of FantasyLabs. The only edge he has in anything is his knowledge of '90s music.