Week 1 write-ups - ACC, Sean

Summary:

Week one in the ACC features a lot of freshman starters and a handful of games against the SEC and PAC-12 (actual games). So finding quality players matched up against garbage wasn’t exactly the easiest of tasks. My top pick is highlighted in yellow for each position, and individual player analyses are below.  I think, and hope, this will become easier as the weeks progress….

Quarterbacks:

Player	Team	FPPG	Cost	Analysis
Chad Voytik	PITT	0.2	5000	A first year PITT starter and Florida transfer. Not the best numbers at Florida, but, for the price, he might be worth looking at if there isn’t anything better. Pitt is up against a Delaware team that should be able to attempt to keep up offensively, so I think we will see an elevated number of attempts.
Anthony Boone	Duke	14.4	5800	A little more expensive than Voytik, but at least there are some numbers to support Boone. Duke is up against Elon in week one, and based on last year’s success, coupled with little player turnover, it should be an easy win. I don’t see Boone being pulled in this game, as he was still a work-in-progress for most of last season (broken collarbone and INTs). I look for him to step it up this season, and to produce top-level numbers at a mid-level price in week one. He might be the best value at QB in the ACC, week 1.

Running Backs:

Player	Team	FPPG	Cost	Analysis
Kevin Parks	UV	21.9	5200	As the 5th most FPPG for RBs on Saturday’s lineup, Parks’ cost is more than 1,000 less than other RBs with similar FPPG.  The value seems high, but playing for VA, against UCLA might keep his numbers lower than other options for the price.
T.J. Logan	UNC	12.3	4900	As a sophomore, Logan looks to see his first season as a featured back. Last season he scored 4 TDs in 9 games as an RB and asses 2 more TDs on special teams. His avg FPPG are lower than Parks’ but UNC is playing a much weaker opponent, and I would look to see better numbers from Logan.

Receivers:                        

Player	Team	FPPG	Cost	Analysis
Bryan Underwood	NCST	15.5	4,600	Underwood seems to be by far the best value at the WR position. He is coming of a season that ended a month early because of a collarbone injury, but there is no evidence to say that will be a hindrance to his production this season.  In his last complete season, Underwood scored 10 TDs in the first 8 games, including at least 1 TD in each of those games.  I think the cost-benefit here is worth a go.
Kevin White	WV	11.8	4,000	White is earning a mention in that he is the only WR in his price range that seems to have consistent yardage per game. He averages 10+ YPC, and 7 RPG. He also has the most TDs of the WRs in his range. The downfall here is that West Virginia plays Alabama, which could be spun as a positive or a negative, depending on how you look at it.

Tight Ends:

Player	Team	FPPG	Cost	Analysis
Ben Koyack	ND	10.7	2700	From a cost-benefit standpoint, Koyack seems to be the only TE worth mentioning this week. He has a high FPPG when compared to other TEs in the ACC and is cost is a bit lower. With the return of Golson at QB, and a relatively easy matchup against Rice, I see Koyack as the best available option.

Aside from this being a pain in the ass to convert to blogger because of how you played with the margins, well done, Sean.