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onlyseokmins · 2 months

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Spicy things I think abt a lot in rc...

Vying for Versailles:

All of it tbh specifically ft the amount of threesomes and Alexandre's debauched yearning and long ass smut scene whew

Hearts of Trespia:

REINHOLD

Whoever wrote that meme of "man loses everything and becomes 10x hotter" so true

I love Wyatt but reinhold is super special to ME his scenes were hot and kinda unhinged for no reason grrr

The first smut scene is so intimate and tender :(

Rage of the Titans:

Considering mc's goddess incarnation and yet she can sleep w/ like every character past, future, present and enemies before deciding on a main LI in s3????? 😭

And despite how many spicy scenes there were, they were all pretty damn good for no reason

Marshall's was unfairly hot with a bit of angst at the end ffs might replay just for him, Murphy's def a certified freak, Jason's a menace, Adrian's had me feeling emo, and Theo's got me gasping and reeling STILL from the whole "five-two thrusts" and making her COUNT the slow ones....

Chasing You 1 & 2

Alexander's freaky ass w/ his bondage teaching, attic scene, boat scene, and the greenhouse scene in CY2!!

His god complex makes me wanna d-word but we move

Sam's were spicy in CY1 but I really don't remember them all that much idk he kinda annoyed me but I like him much better in CY2 😋

Ezra's choking is wack 💀 can't wait to punt his ass sorry not sorry

Heaven's Secret 1 & 2

Tbh Lucifer's spicy scenes were kinda random and wack 😭 HS2 def sold me tho w/ his stupid angst self

The whole fingering outside his jail cell got me weak tho

Mimi tasting like raspberry!!! I knew that first Christopher!! F U!

FALLING DURING ANDY'S SCENE BUT STILL GOING GOD BLESS U FREAKS

Dino's flying scene too ok pop off or fly off king

Malbonte's scenes 💯 BITING AH

His post wedding scene convinced me I picked the right man it had me kicking and screaming when I saw the options 😭

I refuse to romance and satisfy Astaroth's perversions but he is a freak and their reactions in the memory isles got me dead

The Flower From Tiamat's Flower

Tbh still not sure if mc took the Dragon dong mad respect if she did 😭

Song of the Crimson Nile

THE SEXUAL TENSION GO BRRRRR

I JUST KNOW IN MY TIDDIES THAT SET'S GONNA MAKE A REFERENCE TO RIDING AND NOT HORSE RIDING AND IF HE DOESN'T I'LL CRY BUT I'LL PROLLY WIFE LIVIUS UP FIRST OH WHALE

Also Set's fuckin reference to a peach (if u pick that perfume) for no reason what a heathen

Amen is such a thirsty mfer my god I only took his scenes to laugh at his thirsty ass 😭 I *need* to know how this ends rn

Legend of the Willow

KAZU

YEAH HIS FIRST SCENE DAMN WOW I CRY LIKE SIR ALSO THE YEARNING?

Also also him tying up his hair before going down on Mei OKAY

Soulless:

Threxio u dumb tease 😭

#Saving these for posterity #They just get more unhinged as u go sjkakakakdkfke #ez.monches

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pinkmirth · 2 years

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anerdwrites · 3 years

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What if the Teen Wolf characters we love were also our favorite Brooklyn Nine-Nine characters?

Captain Holt = Sheriff Stilinski : A leader and a father figure, someone who can be trusted to do the right thing no matter what.

Jake Peralta = Scott McCall : He means well. He’s also a leader, though things don’t always go the way he plans. He views the sheriff as his father figure, because his own was never around.

Charles Boyle = Stiles Stilinski : The best friend with unwavering loyalty. His jokes sometimes fall flat, but he never gives up. He’s got good camaraderie with the entire precinct. Everyone likes him, or at least tolerates him.

Amy Santiago = Allison Argent : Insanely smart and fond of finding the answers, she sticks to a very strict moral code and needs to find proof before making an arrest.

Gina Linetti = Erica Reyes : Confident and unafraid to be herself, she’s good at scaring (or annoying) people into doing what she wants.

Rosa Diaz = Lydia Martin : Intimidating but a sweetheart underneath, she knows how to use every weapon in the precinct and is not afraid to do so.

Terry Jeffords = Vernon Boyd : The rock of the precinct, literally and figuratively. He’s the strongest, and his plans are the most likely to work every time- after the sheriff of course.

And now for the bonus characters

The Vulture = Derek Hale : He comes in at the last minute to save the day. Nobody will admit to liking him (Jake/Scott actively hates him), but Boyle/Stiles has a secret crush on him. Maybe someday it’ll become a secret relationship.

Adrian Pimento = Peter Hale : Mentally unstable, they never know if he’s going to help them or try to kill them. His toxic relationship with Rosa/Lydia led to him leaving the precinct to make random appearances later.

Teddy Wells = Isaac Lahey : Has a slight obsession with Amy/Allison, but is a good guy deep down.

Doug Judy = Liam Dunbar : Anger issues turned him to a life of crime, but he’s trying to be a better person thanks to Jake/Scott. Nobody understands their friendship.

Kevin Kosner = Chris Argent : Very smart and refined, he rarely interacts with anyone from the precinct. He takes great joy in the finer things in life, but can sometimes unwind when the situation calls for it.

Bill Hummertrout = Theo Raeken: Everyone knows he’s a fake and doesn’t belong, but he tries very hard to work his way into the group anyway.

Jason Stentley = Coach : He never really knows what’s going on, but he’s going to hype up the squad anyway. He tries… kind of.

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wikitopx · 4 years

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Finding the perfect name for your newborn baby may take some time and careful consideration, but it can also be very interesting.

In fact, it's one of the first and biggest decisions you have to make as a new parent. Are you looking for a son to speak of a family tradition or celebrate a cultural tradition? Whatever your approach, you'll find lots of great options on the following list of the 1,000 most popular boys, according to Social Security Administration (SSA). Take a look to help you narrow down your favorites list (or inspire new ones) and enjoy the experience of finding your favorite name for your new son.

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1. Top 1,000 Baby Boy Names

Liam

Noah

William

James

Oliver

Benjamin

Elijah

Lucas

Mason

Logan

Alexander

Ethan

Jacob

Michael

Daniel

Henry

Jackson

Sebastian

Aiden

Matthew

Samuel

David

Joseph

Carter

Owen

Wyatt

John

Jack

Luke

Jayden

Dylan

Grayson

Levi

Isaac

Gabriel

Julian

Mateo

Anthony

Jaxon

Lincoln

Joshua

Christopher

Andrew

Theodore

Caleb

Ryan

Asher

Nathan

Thomas

Leo

Isaiah

Charles

Josiah

Hudson

Christian

Hunter

Connor

Eli

Ezra

Aaron

Landon

Adrian

Jonathan

Nolan

Jeremiah

Easton

Elias

Colton

Cameron

Carson

Robert

Angel

Maverick

Nicholas

Dominic

Jaxson

Greyson

Adam

Ian

Austin

Santiago

Jordan

Cooper

Brayden

Roman

Evan

Ezekiel

Xavier

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Jace

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Leonardo

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Axel

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Parker

Kayden

Miles

Sawyer

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Declan

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Wesley

Luca

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Damian

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Chase

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Emmett

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Kingston

Cole

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Maxwell

Max

Carlos

Kaiden

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Maddox

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Waylon

Calvin

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Abel

Jayce

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Blake

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Finn

Rhett

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August

Xander

Alan

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Lorenzo

Bryce

Karter

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Hayden

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Zion

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Marshall

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Andy

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Trevor

Gage

Nico

Malakai

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Fabian

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Shawn

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Zayne

Noel

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Gregory

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Dominick

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Kendrick

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Hugo

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Kian

Jamison

Maximilian

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Kamden

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Oakley

Augustus

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Moises

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Jayson

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Corey

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Omari

Alonzo

Landen

Armando

Derrick

Dexter

Enrique

Bruce

Nikolai

Francis

Rocco

Kairo

Royal

Zachariah

Arjun

Deacon

Skyler

Eden

Alijah

Rowen

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Tate

Frederick

Kieran

Lawrence

Moses

Rodrigo

Brycen

Leonidas

Nixon

Keith

Chandler

Case

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Asa

Darius

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Landyn

Raul

Niko

Trenton

Apollo

Cairo

Izaiah

Scott

Dorian

Julio

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Dustin

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Saul

Taylor

Ayaan

Duke

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immedtech · 7 years

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NASA goes Steampunk for its future Venus probes

NASA knows better than any of us that what seems normal today was once science fiction. So, it isn't afraid to bet some cash on some fanciful space projects via the NASA Innovative Advanced Concepts (NIAC) symposium. This year, the agency looked at projects it calls "little more than ideas," including a Venus probe inspired by famed Dutch artist Theo Jansen, the creator of wind-powered "Strandbeests."

"The NIAC program is designed to let technologists stretch and create concepts that have never been considered by NASA before," said NIAC program executive Jason Derleth, adding that ideas can come from universities, businesses or garage inventors. Still, proposals must be based on "solid scientific and engineer principals and to advance NASA's mission objectives," he adds. An example of that is Adrian Stoica's folding mirror probe, that would create a "solar oasis" on the moon, approved for fuding at a prior NIAC symposium.

The most interesting project is AREE (Automaton Rover for Extreme Environments), a Venus probe. Since our unfriendly neighbor of a planet can hit 842 degree F temperatures and 90 times Earth's atmospheric pressure, most electronics would be dead on arrival.

AREE would actually use Venus' conditions to its advantage by taking power from the wind and tapping a mechanical computer. A radar reflecting piston would move up and down to transmit surface "data" as morse code, which could be picked up by "repeater" balloons and transmitted to Earth from an orbiter.

The team based the design on Theo Jansen's Strandbeests, whimsical automatons that patrol beaches powered by wind and canny mechanical design (below). But after they brought Jansen himself aboard, he recommended dropping the early mechanical leg design, as it wouldn't work if the probe tipped over. "The beaches of the Netherlands are nice and smooth, but the surface of Venus is rough and harsh," lead project engineer Jonathan Sauder told Fast Co. The team is now exploring a tank-like probe, with a central wind turbine (above), that could handle rough conditions.

Another drone called the Ice-moon Cryovolcano Explorer (ICE) would face the opposite conditions on Europa, Saturn's fascinating moon. After landing on the surface, the probe would deploy a so-called descent module that could "rappel" down a cryovolcano vent. Eventually, it would arrive below the surface of the planet, which scientists figure could be liquid saltwater warmed by so-called tidal flexing. From there, it could swim around and explore the environment, searching for life.

Other projects include a glider that would explore asteroids by floating on electrostatically charged dust and a weather balloon powered by chemical batteries from Venus' caustic atmosphere. Crazy? It seems that way now, but it's the so-called crazy thinkers that dream up our future lives. The best projects get $100,000 for entering Phase I, and up to $500,000 if they advance to Phase II research.

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#ITlive #engadget #NASA goes Steampunk for its future Venus probes

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diarynz · 5 years

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Rugby: West Coast on top of Heartland Championship

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Rugby: West Coast on top of Heartland Championship

After not even making the top eight of the Mitre 10 Heartland Championship last season, West Coast have continued their flying start to sit on top of the 2019 table after an important 27-21 win over Horowhenua Kapiti in Levin on Saturday.

Along with Wanganui, Horowhenua Kapiti had made the largest contribution to the NZ Heartland XV side playing Manu Samoa at Eden Park, as they were missing forwards Scott Cameron and Aaron Lahmert, along with outside backs Willie Paiaaua and Timoci Seruwalu, whereas West Coast were without hooker and captain Troy Tauwhare, along with second-five Sione Holani.

However, coming off their big 56-27 win over King Country last week, West Coast likely took a little added motivation into their first away match, as it was Horowhenua Kapiti who led an eight-union appeal to the NZ Rugby appeals council last season which saw them stripped of six competition points to miss the playoffs.

Trailing 14-7 at halftime, the visitors came back with two more tries in the second stanza, while fullback Todd Struthers continued his good kicking form by converting all three plus adding a penalty, while first-five and tryscorer Jesse Pitman-Joass popped over a crucial drop goal.

The other tryscorers were flanker Josh Tomlinson for the second game in a row, along with lock Sam Lebezeit.

Horowhenua Kapiti’s tries came from halfback Kane Tamou, flanker Nathan Kendrick and fullback Himiona Henare, with their Manawatu import first-five Cody Hemi converting all three.

The second round kicked off early on Friday night under the big lights of Forsyth Barr Stadium, as North Otago took their home game with Wairarapa Bush 90 minutes down the road to Dunedin, winning 25-11 in the televised curtain raiser to the Ranfurly Shield defence for Otago against Manawatu.

Both teams were coming off good victories over South Canterbury and Wanganui respectively, with North Otago having given forwards Ralph Darling and Meli Kolinisau to the Heartland XV, while Wairarapa Bush went without skipper and lock James Goodger.

North Otago got an early chance after a kick charge down from a 5m lineout, but missed the try, as did Wairarapa Bush when they lost possession near the line, making several attacking forays from halfway, eventually getting a penalty for first-five Tipene Haira to convert.

Getting a penalty and opting for an attacking scrum, North Otago halfback Robbie Smith held up his pass as winger Howard Packman approached with two dummy runners, and the Englishman took the ball and sliced through for the converted try.

Wairarapa Bush were by no means out of the contest, as just like last week, Haira added a long range penalty on halftime to close the gap to one point.

North Otago were looking to strike first after the break, with Packman dashing away off a 30m scrum, but the chasers couldn’t bring in his attacking kick right at the line.

Keeping Wairarapa Bush pinned at that end of the field, North Otago worked to the line again and second-five Samuel Tatupu smashed through a one-on-one tackle to score in the 51st minute.

Wairarapa Bush needed to strike back, as their veteran fullback Inia Katia worked into an attacking channel, but winger Tristian Flutey dropped the inside pass.

North Otago then worked forward off steady phases, with Packman again going close, and from the tryline ruck the North Otago game centenarian Lemi Masoe, returned this year from South Canterbury, went in to score for 19-6.

Again Wairarapa Bush wouldn’t go away as they got in position for a cross kick into the corner and reserve back Brock Price followed up from the initial leap by the attacker to dive on the rebound ball as it fell to score.

But his team were destined to get no closer than 19-11, as North Otago trapped them in their own half, being offside on an intercept attempt and then infringing on a turnover as they tried to run it out, with Smith landing successful penalties on both occasions.

The win meant North Otago would be joined by West Coast as the only undefeated teams after two games.

There was another match played under lights on Friday at Owen Delany Park in Taupo, as King Country rebounded from their heavy loss in Greymouth with a comfortable 34-12 win over West Coast’s neighbours Buller.

The home side had given prop and captain Carl Carmichael to the Heartland XV, but the long-travelling Buller were really going to miss pivotal playmaker James Lash, along with No8 Jeff Lepa.

King Country led 17-0 before Buller lock Gabba de Kock scored a reply converted try, but the hosts crossed again before the break to extend their lead.

Despite de Kock getting his double in the second half to close the gap to 29-12, King Country had it under control with their fifth try with four minutes remaining.

It was a good night for the outside backs as centre Alefosio Tapili and winger Sisa Vosaki both scored two tries.

Alefosio Tapili of King Country makes a break to score a try against Buller at Owen Delany Park. Photo by Getty Images.

Halfback Zayn Tipping also crossed, while first-five Evaan Reihana added three conversions and a penalty.

Saturday nearly saw the boilover of the round as East Coast, still hunting their first Heartland win since 2013, gave Mid Canterbury a fright before going down 22-15 in Ruatoria.

Mid Canterbury had only lost influential flanker Seta Koritamana to the Heartland XV, and while the perennial wooden spooners have no current reps, all eyes were on their newest acquisition in 10-test All Black, provincial rugby traveller and recent Celebrity Treasure Island contestant Zac Guildford.

It took until the 31st minute before points were raised as Mid Canterbury attacked the line on both sides ruck before No 8 and captain Jon Dampney slipped a tackle to go under the posts, converted by first-five Corey McKay, who then added a penalty right on halftime for 10-0.

East Coast fullback Zane Crooks got his team on the board with a long range penalty in the sixth minute, then after an excellent buildup and control to stay in the attacking half, Guildford fed No 8 Mitchell Crosswell to bust a tackle and get the ball back to go rush in at the corner and close the gap to 10-8.

Mid Canterbury stayed composed and after they secured a turnover at the breakdown inside East Coast’s 22m, the ball was spread wide to fullback Matt McAtamney to score in the corner.

After some end-to-end play, Mid Canterbury sealed the match with six minutes left as a 5m saw them pull a midfield switch play to put reserve back Manasa Bari under the posts, converted for 22-8.

But not dying wondering, East Coast ran it out from their own 10m, throwing the ball everywhere over two phases, before winger Epeli Lotawa got through two diving tackles to run back under the posts to bring in a bonus point for the home side on fulltime.

South Canterbury rebounded from giving up the Hanan Shield to North Otago by flying up to Gisborne and coming away with a 40-29 win over Poverty Bay.

Coming off an upset win over Thames Valley and with their halfback Mario Counsell celebrating his 50th game, Poverty Bay were confident yet found themselves trailing 22-8 by halftime, the visitors doing fine without goal-kicking halfback Willie Wright and outside back Kalavini Leatigaga on Heartland XV duty.

The ball was spread for winger Brad Tunnicliffe to score a first half hat trick.

South Canterbury extended their lead to 32-8 through winger Clarence Moli scoring one of his two tries, converted by Wright’s understudy Theo Davidson, who then added a penalty.

It looked like the visitors were well on track for 50 points when fullback Zac Saunders scored for 37-8 entering the final quarter.

However, the home side dug deep and ultimately got a four-try bonus point from the match with three more tries, quickly going back-to-back from the 61st minute, and then getting an automatic seven point penalty try with three minutes remaining at 37-29.

Flanker Adrian Wyrill, the unlucky NZ Heartland XV wider squad member to miss out on the Eden Park game, would get a double, while centre Ethan Reeves got the other try by player, as fullback Andrew Tauateluva added two conversions to go with his first half penalty kick.

South Canterbury had reserve Reilly Cormack get a penalty right at the end to stop Poverty Bay having a chance at a second bonus point.

And Wanganui’s poor start to the season continued as ill-discipline cost them in their 36-30 loss to Thames Valley in the rematch of last year’s Meads Cup semifinal in Whanganui.

Both teams were understrength as Wanganui were represented in the Heartland XV by their captain Campbell Hart, and their entire halfback to second five lineup in Lindsay Horrocks, Craig Clare, and Peni Nabainivalu, while Thames Valley lost captain Brett Ranga, hooker Glen McIntyre and promising winger Harry Lafiuanei.

The home side had a great start to lead 18-3 after 20 minutes through tries by goal kicking fullback Nick Harding in his blazer game and captain Roman Tutauha.

However, a strong build attacking runs by import backs Danny Kayes (Bay of Plenty) and Jason Laurich (Auckland) set up Thames Valley winger Matiu Abraham scoring in the far corner, before first-five Regan Crosland added another penalty kick from straight in front for 18-14.

Wanganui’s Dane Whale dashes through to score against Thames Valley at Cooks Gardens.

Wanganui hit back with first-five Dane Whale going himself from close range for a fine individual try, but the home side couldn’t stop a rampaging Laurich as the fullback’s support players helped push him over to score right on halftime.

Wanganui just couldn’t stop giving away penalties in front of their own posts, gifting Crosland two more successful chances to lock up the scores, and then reserve forward Laulea Mau dived over from a tryline ruck to give his team the lead with 20 minutes left.

Crosland extended that advantage with a sixth easy penalty kick, and although Wanganui struck back with a good try to Manawatu import centre Shai Wiperi with two minutes left, they infringed in their own half yet again in front of the posts for Crosland to land a seventh three-pointer on fulltime.

Results, Week 2

North Otago 25 (Howard Packman, Samuel Tatupu, Lemi Masoe tries; Robbie Smith 2 pen, 2 con) bt Wairarapa Bush 11 (Brock Price try; Tipene Haira 2 pen). HT: 7-6.

King Country 34 (Alefosio Tapili 2, Sisa Vosaki 2, Zayn Tipping tries; Evaan Reihana pen, 3 con) bt Buller 12 (Gabba de Kock 2 tries; Tim Manawatu con). HT: 22-7.

Mid Canterbury 22 (Jon Dampney, Matt McAtamney, Manasa Bari tries; Corey McKay 2 con, pen) bt East Coast 15 (Zac Guildford, Epeli Lotawa tries; Zane King pen, con). HT: 10-0.

West Coast 27 (Josh Tomlinson, Sam Lebezeit, Jesse Pitman-Joass tries; Todd Struthers pen, 3 con, Pitman-Joass drop goal) bt Horowhenua Kapiti 21 (Kane Tamou, Nathan Kendrick, Himiona Henare tries; Cody Hemi 3 con). HT: 14-7.

South Canterbury 40 (Brad Tunnicliffe 3, Clarence Moli 2, Zac Saunders tries; Theo Davidson pen, 2 con, Reilly Cormack pen) bt Poverty Bay 29 (Adrian Wyrill 2, Ethan Reeves tries, penalty try; Andrew Tauateluva pen, 2 con). HT: 22-8.

Wanganui 30 (Nick Harding, Roman Tutauha, Dane Whale, Shai Wiperi tries; Harding 2 con, 2 pen) Thames Valley 36 (Laulea Mau, Matiu Abraham, Jason Laurich tries; Regan Crosland 7 pen). HT 25-19.

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Grant Hill Q&A: ‘I Wouldn’t be Shocked if Loyola Cuts Down the Nets’

To put it mildly, the last day of March is a big day for Grant Hill.

The two-time NCAA champion will be calling his fourth consecutive Final Four for Turner Sports with Jim Nantz, Bill Raftery, and Tracy Wolfson, his second biggest accomplishment of the evening. By the time the first game tips-off at 6 PM on TBS (friendly reminder to those stuck on tourneys long past, that’s TBS not CBS), Hill will (officially) be a proud member of the Naismith Memorial Hall of Fame. The actual announcement won’t come until Saturday afternoon, but Adrian Wojnarowski’s sources already have Hill in Springfield, Mass. alongside no-brainers Steve Nash and Jason Kidd and Sixers champion point guard Maurice Cheeks.

Given his notorious injury history, Hill’s NBA career is often viewed through a What If? lens, but it’s been a Hall-worthy career that far exceeds his medical records. He’s a seven-time All-Star, made an All-NBA team five times, and of course, there are his incredible years in Durham and 1996 Olympic gold. And not for nothing, but he’s regarded as one of the nicest guys around hoops, which is why he won the NBA Sportsmanship Award three times.

Hill took time out of preparing to call the Final Four—starting with No. 3 Michigan Short Shorts vs. No. 11 Loyola Chicago Fighting Sister Jeans and followed by the No. 1 heavyweight showdown between Villanova and Kansas—to speak to VICE Sports. He talks about the highs and lows of his long basketball life, Duke hatred, hammering on ShaqIlvaine, and trying to keep up with Bill Raftery, in broadcasting and barflying.

First things first, let’s go back to the flat-top days, when Grant Hill yanked a ball out of the sky and his long winding road to the Hall of Fame began…

This interview took place before Hill learned he was inducted into the Hall of Fame. It has been edited for clarity.

VICE Sports: Before we get to the NCAA Tourney, I want to ask how you’re feeling about the Hall-of-Fame announcement, a mere 48-hours away…

Grant Hill: My fingers are definitely crossed. There are some amazing finalists—Jason Kidd, Steve Nash, Ray Allen to start—so it’s a tough class. Prepping for the Final Four this weekend while knowing the announcement is coming is exciting and nerve-wracking all at once.

I think you’re going to get in Saturday because Springfield looks at a player’s entire career, not just the professional years, but that being said, I looked at your NBA stats and had forgotten how many great seasons you had. Do you think your stellar NBA resume gets overshadowed by seasons lost to injury?

It’s interesting, people I talk to across the country tend to put my basketball career into one of three buckets: The Detroit Piston era, a general respect for overcoming all the injuries, or the main one, Duke. Naturally during March Madness, it’s all Duke all the time, but no matter what time of year, it’s what I’m connected to first. The Kansas dunk and the pass to Laettner will live forever. The NBA injuries are a part of my story, but I wouldn’t say it overshadowed the rest of my pro career. It’s more about certain memories stick with fans and mine are generally from college. Even knowing all we accomplished on those amazing Blue Devil teams, I never thought people would still ask me about it a quarter-century later.

One last Hall-of-Fame question, you started out in the iso-ball era, and then spent five-years at the end running with the Phoenix Suns. Nobody in the NBA is playing Michael Jordan/Kobe Bryant clear-out hoops anymore, but everybody owes a debt to the Suns. Are Mike D’Antoni and impending inductee Steve Nash getting enough credit for changing the game?

You can’t overlook the Kings of the early 2000s, the free-flowing way they played, or even what Don Nelson was doing on the Mavericks with Steve Nash, but I think D’Antoni has perfected it. The league has transitioned because D’Antoni’s system coincided with rule changes offering more freedom of movement and less physicality. It’s funny because playing against those Suns teams in 2004-05, I looked around and it’s like ‘what the hell is going on out here?’ It was total chaos with their different sets and styles, but then playing with them, it all made sense. Now it’s the entire league and I don’t think D’Antoni and Nash are recognized enough for revolutionizing the NBA. The curious thing is, will it ever swing back?

Let’s switch to college. You may or may not be aware of this, but there are more than a few people out there who don’t care for Duke, placing them on the Yankees-Patriots spectrum of teams fans love to loathe. Are most people good-natured about it, or do you get tired or defensive about the Duke hate?

No, not at all. It’s great. Love or hate ‘em, it speaks to the passion of college basketball. There are themes as to why Duke is reviled, the whole I Hate Christian Laettner idea, but it’s really rooted in the success of the program. You can’t deny the historical domination of the Patriots or the Yankees, and hate Duke all you want, but the same is true for what Mike Krzyzewski has accomplished. It’s about excellence and playing the right way. It’s an honor to have played a small role in his legacy. Duke evokes emotion. Good, bad, or indifferent.

As for fans talking trash? It’s almost always joking and in good fun. But don’t forget, I played in the NBA for nineteen seasons, I can talk trash. I can take it and I give it out too.

Last Sunday’s Duke-Kansas game was an absolute classic—and I know it’s your job as a broadcaster—but inside, is it hard to keep your emotions or loyalties in check when Grayson Allen’s floater somehow misses twice?

I’ve done a number of Duke games, all of them when they won in 2015 [ Ed note: Hill laughed adding ‘‘or when we won it if that’s how you want to put it’], but the responsibility as a broadcaster is to be an analyst and provide insight. When it’s a classic, you get lost in the game, and anything outside of what’s happening on the court vanishes. It’s the exact same thing as when I was playing in close NCAA tournament games. During Duke-Kansas, I was completely captivated and reacting to the action unfolding. Coach K used to prepare us for each NCAA weekend by saying we were playing in a “four-team tournament.” Looking at the 64-team bracket can be overwhelming, so lock in and focus on the four-team tournament, and replicate it three times. I take the same approach to television. As a player or broadcaster, getting lost in the game is the reason for doing it.

After a game like Duke-Kansas, I might wish it went the other way, but as a broadcaster, I get to know coaches and kids from both sides. I love Bill Self. I had a great time hanging out on Saturday with Devonte’ Graham and Malik Newman, and know the heartbreak of losing in the regional finals two years in a row. It’s such a privilege to get to know these kids—Carolina! We called back-to-back Tar Heel Finals with Joel Berry and Theo Pinson, who dapped me up before the tip-off! It’s suppose to be sacreligious as a Dookie, but getting to know kids, and experience their stories like UMBD or Loyola, is the best part of the job.

This is your fourth Final Four, is it akin to your senior year where you know what you need to do down cold?

I actually feel like it’s the fourth game of my freshmen season. Here I am at center court in a huge arena, with the best seats in the house, next to two legendary broadcasters in Jim Nantz and Bill Raftery, so I still get pre-game jitters. Once the game starts, I feel more comfortable for sure, but I’ll never catch up to Nantz or Raft in terms of experience. I’m just trying to get better.

Every year, the bigger part of the NCAA tournament experience, however, is how much fun we have. I look forward to the whirlwind month when Nantz, Raftery, Tracy Wolfson, and myself are joined at the hip. It’s an odd little family, but we generally like each other. The off-screen camaraderie is even more important than the on-screen chemistry.

Question pertaining to my interests: Your freshman year slam against Kansas in the Finals is the most famous, but as a Marquette alumni, I want to ask about another dunk that came two years later in the Sweet Sixteen—

Three years later. You’re talking about the Jim McIlvaine dunk, my senior season.

Ah, so clearly you remember it.

I knew about Jim McIlvaine because he won the 93-94 Defensive Player of the Year, which I won the previous season. Mac was a great shot blocker, no doubt, but I had it in my mind before the game to get him. In the first half I was facilitating, setting guys up, waiting until the right time to step in, and not doing a lot of scoring. But I remember the guy Marquette had on me was just yapping, wouldn’t stopped talking trash. I think he was a small forward—

Roney Eford

Eford, right. First half I was like Okay, Alright… I’d been playing off the ball, so at halftime, I told Jeff Capel let me take the point and go to work. I think I caught an alley-oop, and then later, I just blew by Eford and dunked on Mac. I got him. It was a nice little moment.

What should fans look for at the Final Four? Who’s dancing at the end?

Professional obligations mean I don’t make predictions, but I honestly believe all the Final Four teams have a shot regardless of seeding. They all have guys who excel at shooting from the perimeter, so it’s which team is going to bury 15-18 threes. Playing in a dome can have an adverse effect, it is different. So Villanova has the experience factor, but each team has good spacing and multiple shooters who can get hot.

Do you really think America’s sweethearts, the Loyola Ramblers, can win twice?

To be honest, I thought they would lose their first game, and certainly not get out of opening weekend, but no fluke team makes the Final Four. It’s earned over four games, and Loyola has been fairly dominant with the three-pointer opening up the floor. I’m not a betting man, not Jimmy the Greek, but I wouldn’t be shocked if Loyola cuts down the nets.

Last question. I, like most of America, want to have beers with Bill Raftery. What’s a night out drinking with him like?

For starters, know that Raft doesn’t do beer. Also know his stamina is amazing. Unbelievable. We’ll be at dinner with wine, maybe a nightcap, then the next morning you’re struggling and he’s going like he just bagged twelve hours of sleep. I never know quite how to prepare for a night out with Raft. Do you build up endurance? Or limit participation?

We joke about it on air, but the main thing is, it’s a great time for fellowship. We have a blast.

Grant Hill Q&A: ‘I Wouldn’t be Shocked if Loyola Cuts Down the Nets’ syndicated from https://australiahoverboards.wordpress.com

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2018.

Here we are with the films list again. Bold = watched first time.

Films.

The English Patient

The BFG

Anna Karenina [1967]

King Kong [2005]

Henry VIII and his Six Wives [1972]

The Disaster Artist

Napoleon Dynamite

The Addams Family

Kong: Skull Island

Justice League

The Addams Family Values

Johnny English

Jumanji: Welcome to the Jungle

Wayne’s World

Lady Bird

Westworld

Carol

Green Lantern

England is Mine

Rush Hour

Pride and Prejudice [2005]

Call Me By Your Name

The Greatest Showman

Eternal Sunshine of the Spotless Mind

Dante’s Peak

Only Lovers Left Alive

Three Billboards Outside Ebbing, Missouri

Blade Runner

Moonrise Kingdom

Clue

Get Smart

Darkest Hour

Blade Runner 2049

Lost in Translation

The Talented Mr. Ripley

The Lego Movie

Anchorman

The Shape of Water

Get Out

San Andreas

The Beguiled

Lady Chatterley’s Lover [1981]

Interview With a Vampire

Tinker Tailor Soldier Spy

Song to Song

Atonement

La La Land

Drop Dead Fred

Attack the Block

Another Mother’s Son

I, Tonya

The Sense of an Ending

Forgetting Sarah Marshall

Cold Mountain

Step Up

The Founder

The Fugitive

The Promise

Papadopoulos and Sons

Rob Roy

The Florida Project

Professor Marston and the Wonder Women

Head in the Clouds

Crooked House

Miami Vice [2006]

Miss Sloane

Molly’s Game

Battle of the Sexes

Half of a Yellow Sun

A Quiet Passion

Lady Jane

Anne of a Thousand Days

Mars Attacks!

Zoolander

A Midsummer Night’s Dream

Nina

Pele: Birth of a Legend

2001: A Space Odyssey

A Futile and Stupid Gesture

The Mask

Phantom Thread

Black Panther

Eyes Wide Shut

The Death of Stalin

Baywatch

Paddington 2

Wonder Woman

Star Trek [2009]

Star Trek Into Darkness

Fantastic Beasts and Where to Find Them

Star Trek Beyond

Denial

Chariots of Fire

Captain America: The First Avenger

Iron Man

The Incredible Hulk

Borg vs McEnroe

Iron Man 2

Thor

Avengers Assemble

Iron Man 3

Thor: The Dark World

Captain America: The Winter Soldier

Avengers: Age of Ultron

Guardians of the Galaxy

Guardians of the Galaxy: Volume 2

Ant-Man

Captain America: Civil War

Doctor Strange

Spider-Man: Homecoming

Thor: Ragnarok

War Horse

God’s Own Country

In Bruges

The Big Sick

The Towering Inferno

Magnolia

Our Souls at Night

Dog Day Afternoon

Willow

Roman Holiday

Sabrina

Annihilation

North by Northwest

The Emoji Movie

Coco

Grease

Dirty Dancing

Captain Fantastic

The Wicker Man

This is Spinal Tap

Magic Mike XXL

Come Sunday

The Dark Tower

Bill

Avengers: Infinity War

Loving Vincent

Mansfield Park

Three Men and a Little Lady

Oliver!

Rough Night

Avatar

One Last Dance

Girls Trip

Alex and the List

The Dambusters

The Mummy [2017]

London

The Damned United

The Wedding Video

Deadpool

Enter the Dragon

Atomic Blonde

The Red Shoes

The Great Gatsby [2013]

Bram Stoker’s Dracula

South Park: Bigger, Longer, Uncut

Morris: A Life With Bells On

Boss Baby

Solo: A Star Wars Story

Kenny

All About Eve

Lethal Weapon

Lethal Weapon 2

Final Portrait

The Little Mermaid

The Huntsman: Winter’s War

Men in Black 3

Lara Croft: Tomb Raider

Lara Croft Tomb Raider: The Cradle of Life

Tomb Raider [2018]

Crocodile Dundee

Jabberwocky

Legend

Lethal Weapon 3

The Witches

Down With Love

Clash of the Titans [1981]

Clash of the Titans [2010]

I Give it a Year

Terminal

Where the Wild Things Are

The Handmaiden

The Muppet Movie [1979]

Brakes

Ready Player One

Jurassic World: Fallen Kingdom

A Wrinkle in Time

Breathe

Valerian and the City of a Thousand Planets

Eagle vs Shark

Farenheit 451 [2018]

Picnic at Hanging Rock

Mission Impossible

Mission Impossible II

Mission Impossible III

The Saint [2017]

JFK

Ocean’s 8

Deadpool 2

Falling Down

Duck Butter

Peter Rabbit

44 Inch Chest

You Instead

The Deep Blue Sea

Not Another Happy Ending

Punch Drunk Love

The Fast and The Furious

2 Fast 2 Furious

The Fast and The Furious: Tokyo Drift

Fast & Furious

Fast Five

Fast & Furious 6

Furious 7

The Fate of the Furious

Geostorm

Ant-Man and the Wasp

Escape to Victory

Porcupine Lake

The Snowman

The Incredibles

Mamma Mia! Here We Go Again

Daphne

Ingrid Goes West

One Day

My Neighbor Totoro

There Will Be Blood

Rampage

Goodbye Christopher Robin

Incredibles 2

To All the Boys I’ve Loved Before

Belle de Jour

Mission Impossible - Fallout

The Spy Who Dumped Me

The Meg

Little Ashes

Meet Joe Black

The King of Comedy

Jason and the Argonauts

Flash Gordon

Odette

Strictly Ballroom

Into the Woods

Cars 3

The Book of Life

Murder on the Orient Express [2017]

Kath & Kimderella

Madame Bovary

X-Men: First Class

X-Men: Days of Future Past

X-Men: Apocalypse

All the Money in the World

Quincy

The Post

Becoming Bond

Early Man

Little Women [1994]

Dangerous Liaisons

The Party

Operation Finale

Nappily Ever After

What’s New Pussycat?

Saved!

A Star is Born [1976]

Modern Life is Rubbish

Jaws

The Mercy

Swept from the Sea

Permission

Venom

A Star is Born [2018]

Far and Away

Heat

Jane Eyre

Braveheart

Film Stars Don’t Die in Liverpool

Juliet, Naked

First Man

Christopher Robin

Vincent and Theo

Pollock

Bohemian Rhapsody

One More Time With Feeling

Interlude in Prague

The Mask of Zorro

The Legend of Zorro

You, Me, and Him

The Nutcracker and the Four Realms

Crazy Rich Asians

Bobby [2016]

Outlaw King

Space Jam

They Shall Not Grow Old

The Grinch [2018]

The Big Lebowski

Fantastic Beasts: The Crimes of Grindelwald

Mulan

The Battle of the River Plate

They’ll Love Me When I’m Dead

My Generation

Batman Begins

Being John Malkovich

Harry Potter and The Philosopher’s Stone

Harry Potter and The Chamber of Secrets

Harry Potter and The Prisoner of Azkaban

Harry Potter and The Goblet of Fire

Harry Potter and The Order of the Phoenix

Harry Potter and The Half Blood Prince

Harry Potter and The Deathly Hallows - Part One

Harry Potter and The Deathly Hallows - Part Two

Widows

Immortal Beloved

Basquiat

Goya’s Ghosts

The Madness of King George

Charade

Star Wars: A New Hope

Stars Wars: The Empire Strikes Back

Star Wars: Return of the Jedi

Star Wars: The Phantom Menace

Stars Wars: Attack of the Clones

Star Wars: Revenge of the Sith

Star Wars: The Force Awakens

Star Wars: The Last Jedi

Star Wars: Rogue One

The Polar Express

The Hobbit: An Unexpected Journey

The Hobbit: The Desolation of Smaug

The Hobbit: The Battle of the Five Armies

The Lord of the Rings: The Fellowship of the Ring

The Lord of the Rings: The Two Towers

The Lord of the Rings: The Return of the King

Dr. No

From Russia With Love

Goldfinger

Thunderball

You Only Live Twice

On Her Majesty’s Secret Service

Diamonds Are Forever

Live and Let Die

The Man With the Golden Gun

The Spy Who Loved Me

Moonraker

For Your Eyes Only

Octopussy

A View to a Kill

The Living Daylights

Licence to Kill

Goldeneye

Tomorrow Never Dies

The World is Not Enough

Die Another Day

Casino Royale

Quantum of Solace

Skyfall

Spectre

Superbob

Greenfingers

Mowgli: Legend of the Jungle

A Christmas Prince

Aquaman

Love, Cecil

A Christmas Prince: The Royal Wedding

The Man Who Invented Christmas

Copying Beethoven

The Party’s Just Beginning

Point Break

Alan Partridge: Alpha Papa

The Sound of Music

The Muppet Christmas Carol

The Muppets

Cars 2

The Holiday

A Bad Moms Christmas

The Holiday Calendar

The Christmas Chronicles

Nativity

Nativity 2: Danger in the Manger

Arthur Christmas

Bobby Robson: More Than a Manager

Zootropolis

Mary Poppins

The Good Dinosaur

Trolls

Rise of the Guardians

Bros: After the Screaming Stops

The Beatles: Eight Days a Week - The Touring Years

Get Carter [1971]

Bottle Rocket

Turbo

Closer

Nothing Like a Dame

Bolt

Make Us Dream

Die Hard

How to Train Your Dragon 2

Porridge

The Guernsey Literary and Potato Peel Pie Society

Books.

A Book For Her - Bridget Christie

Hickory Dickory Dock - Agatha Christie

Bright Star - John Keats

The Oberon Book of Comic Monologues for Women - Katy Wix

The Oberon Book of Comic Monologues for Women: Volume 2 - Katy Wix

Slaughterhouse 5 - Kurt Vonnegut

Division Street - Helen Mort

The Victorian Guide to Sex - Fern Riddell

A Woman’s Work - Harriet Harman

Help - Simon Amstell

The Princess Diarist - Carrie Fisher

Selected Poems - Sylvia Plath

Ariel - Sylvia Plath

The ‘If You Prefer a Milder Comedian Please Ask For One’ EP - Stewart Lee

The Rachel Papers - Martin Amis

Parker Pyne Investigates - Agatha Christie

Bone - Yrsa Daley-Ward

Pages For You - Sylvia Brownrigg

The Sun and Her Flowers - Rupi Kaur

Different for Girls: A Girl’s Own True-Life Adventures in Pop - Louise Wener

A Single Man - Christopher Isherwood

A Room of One’s Own - Virginia Woolf

Repeal the 8th - Una Mullally

Why Not Socialism? - G.A. Cohen

The Chaos of Longing - K.Y. Robinson

High-Rise - J.G. Ballard

Animal Farm - George Orwell

Fully Coherent Plan - David Shrigley

The Lesser Bohemians - Eimear McBride

The Secret Diary of Adrian Mole aged 13 3/4 - Sue Townsend

Hera Lindsay Bird - Hera Lindsay Bird

Submarine - Joe Dunthorne

In the Penal Colony - Franz Kafka

Babette’s Feast - Isak Dinesen (Karen Blixen)

The Expelled - Samuel Beckett

Youth - Joseph Conrad

The Life of Rylan - Rylan Clark-Neal

Autumn - Ali Smith

The Cornet-Player Who Betrayed Ireland - Frank O’Connor

Two Gallants - James Joyce

Teaching my Mother How to Give Birth - Warsan Shire

Selected Poems - Edgar Allan Poe

Casino Royale - Ian Fleming

Frankenstein - Mary Shelley

The Door in the Wall - H.G Wells

Terra Incognita - Vladimir Nabokov

Dirty Pretty Things - Michael Faudet

Women & Power: A Manifesto - Mary Beard

Dear Illusion - Kingsley Amis

Bitter Sweet Love - Michael Faudet

Smoke & Mirrors - Michael Faudet

Girl Meets Boy - Ali Smith

Pre-Raphaelites - Heather Birchall

Conspiracy - Charlotte Greig

The Hitchhiker’s Guide to the Galaxy - Douglas Adams

Vanity Fair - William Makepeace Thackeray

Sex and Rage - Eve Babitz

Scoop - Evelyn Waugh

The Letters of Vincent Van Gogh - edited by Mark Roskill

Role Models - John Waters

The Great Gatsby - F. Scott Fitzgerald

How Not To Be a Boy - Robert Webb

Animal - Sara Pascoe

Absolute Pandemonium - Brian Blessed

Eileen - Ottessa Moshfegh

A Discovery of Witches - Deborah Harkness

A Handful of Dust - Evelyn Waugh

Sense and Sensibility and Sea Monsters - Jane Austen and Ben H. Winters

Normal People - Sally Rooney

Feminists Don’t Wear Pink - Scarlet Curtis and Others.

Parsnips, Buttered - Joe Lycett

The Humans - Matt Haig

The Machine Stops - E.M. Forster

Ivanhoe - Sir Walter Scott

Poems for a World Gone to Shit - Various

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2017 fantasy football rankings: Top 150 overall

Welcome to the 2017 preseason! To get you ready for your drafts, we've got an updated rankings of the top 150 overall players in fantasy football heading into Week 1 of the preseason. Check out our full 2017 fantasy football preview draft guide!

Editor's update: We updated our preseason rankings following the second week of preseason action. The most notable change is reflected in the adjustment of Dallas Cowboys running back Ezekiel Elliott.

Bruce Arians wants to get David Johnson more touches. Everyone else wants to get more David Johnson.

The Arizona Cardinals running back was already worthy of No. 1 overall status in fantasy football drafts when he was averaging a paltry 23 touches a game in 2016.

But … 30!?

That, and Johnson’s stated goal of rushing and receiving 1,000 yards each this season makes Johnson SB Nation’s consensus choice for top overall fantasy football pick in 2017.

Nobody touched the ball more in 2016 than Johnson. No one gained more total yards from scrimmage and no one found the end zone more often. Again … on 23 touches. And with Carson Palmer not getting any younger or better, it makes sense for the Cardinals to rely even more heavily on their third-year back. Arians promises that even with 20 carries and 10 receptions per game, he will not wear Johnson out or leave him open to injury. Fantasy owners will take him at his word and watch the yards and touchdowns pile up.

But don’t despair if you’re sitting there with the second pick. Le’Veon Bell might not get 30 touches per game, but it’s what Bell might get when the season is over that could allow him to challenge Johnson for 2017’s most productive player.

Bell, who will play for the Steelers this season under the franchise tag of $12.1 million, will be a free agent in 2018, and that is all the incentive he’ll need to put up a monster season. Adding to Bell’s attractiveness as our No. 2 overall pick is his potential to play in all 16 games this season — something he has done just once in his first five seasons.

Despite missing four games in 2016, Bell finished third with 1,884 yards from scrimmage – 200 yards better than the No. 4 man on the list -- and was just 230 yards shy of Johnson, who played all 16 games. Bell had just five fewer receptions than Johnson, despite Johnson out-targeting Bell 120-96.

Bell ranked fourth in total touches (336), just 37 behind DJ. Bell was one of just two running backs to average over 100 yards rushing per game.

Give Bell four more games to work with (including two against the Browns) and he can make a pretty good case to go No. 1 himself.

The only other running back to make our Top 5 is the Cowboys’ Ezekiel Elliott, who led the league in rushing average as a rookie, was second in yards from scrimmage, and finished third in touchdowns. Elliott, who ranks fourth on our list, could miss a game or two to start the season because of a suspension. Elliott looks to follow in Johnson’s footsteps and do away with any talk of a sophomore jinx.

Antonio Brown, our unanimous top wide receiver on the board, checks in at No. 3 overall, as the era of taking a dominant running back first in fantasy drafts continues to recede. Odell Beckham Jr. of the Giants and Atlanta’s Julio Jones rank fifth and sixth, respectively, as five wide receivers crack our overall Top 10.

Unlike his teammate Bell, Brown signed a five-year deal with the Steelers in the offseason and should be motivated to improve on what was, by his lofty standards, a down year in 2016.

Beckham Jr., who ranked third in receptions (101) and yards (1,367) to go along with 10 touchdowns, will have the best No. 2 receiver of his career alongside him in 2017, with the Giants’ acquisition of former Jet Brandon Marshall.

Perhaps the most intriguing player move in the offseason was DeSean Jackson to Tampa Bay, where he should take some of the defensive pressure off superstar Mike Evans, who ranks No. 8 on our list. Evans caught 96 balls for 1,321 yards and 12 touchdowns last season despite being essentially the only option for Jameis Winston. With Winston a year older and Jackson demanding attention, Evans could be in for a monster season.

Rounding out our Top 10 are Chargers running back Melvin Gordon at No. 7, Bengals wide receiver A.J. Green at No. 9, and Buffalo running back LeSean McCoy at No. 10.

Our first non-RB/WR appears at No. 20 with tight end Rob Gronkowski, who will look to bounce back from an injury-plagued 2016. Our first quarterback appears at No. 31 with Aaron Rodgers, as the quarterback position remains one that can be deferred until later in drafts.

Overall rankings, preseason Week 3

(SK: Scott Kaliska; JG: Jeff Goldberg; DG: Derek Gordon; AW: Alex Welch; ZS: Zach Senvisky; JM: Jason Marcum)

Rk Consensus Pos Tm SK JG DG AW ZS JM 1 David Johnson RB ARI 1 1 1 1 2 1 2 Le'Veon Bell RB PIT 2 2 2 2 1 2 3 Antonio Brown WR PIT 3 3 4 3 4 3 4 Odell Beckham Jr. WR NYG 4 4 5 5 5 5 5 Julio Jones WR ATL 5 5 6 4 3 6 6 Melvin Gordon RB LAC 7 7 3 7 7 7 7 LeSean McCoy RB BUF 6 6 7 6 6 18 8 Mike Evans WR TB 8 8 8 10 9 8 9 A.J. Green WR CIN 9 9 10 8 8 11 10 Jordy Nelson WR GB 11 11 9 9 14 12 11 DeMarco Murray RB TEN 14 13 12 14 11 14 12 Jay Ajayi RB MIA 12 12 14 11 20 13 13 Jordan Howard RB CHI 13 17 17 13 16 10 14 T.Y. Hilton WR IND 18 16 11 17 18 9 15 Michael Thomas WR NO 15 14 16 15 15 15 16 Dez Bryant WR DAL 16 18 13 16 13 19 17 Todd Gurley RB LAR 17 15 26 20 17 16 18 Rob Gronkowski TE NE 22 19 20 18 22 17 19 Amari Cooper WR OAK 20 20 22 22 19 21 20 Ezekiel Elliott RB DAL 23 24 39 25 10 4 21 Doug Baldwin WR SEA 21 22 19 19 36 23 22 Lamar Miller RB HOU 25 21 18 26 33 22 23 Leonard Fournette RB JAC 19 26 25 21 30 26 24 DeAndre Hopkins WR HOU 26 23 29 29 21 24 25 Devonta Freeman RB ATL 10 10 15 12 12 99 26 Brandin Cooks WR NE 27 28 28 27 24 28 27 Marshawn Lynch RB OAK 29 29 21 24 28 36 28 Demaryius Thomas WR DEN 28 25 23 28 38 25 29 Travis Kelce TE KC 35 32 27 35 26 32 30 Allen Robinson WR JAC 33 27 38 36 32 27 31 Isaiah Crowell RB CLE 24 35 35 23 31 46 32 Tom Brady QB NE 36 30 37 47 25 20 33 Alshon Jeffery WR PHI 34 33 40 31 27 33 34 Michael Crabtree WR OAK 42 36 24 37 34 29 35 Aaron Rodgers QB GB 32 31 45 42 23 31 36 Terrelle Pryor Sr. WR WAS 30 38 34 33 49 40 37 Davante Adams WR GB 39 39 30 34 59 34 38 Carlos Hyde RB SF 31 37 41 32 52 53 39 Ty Montgomery RB GB 37 43 42 53 29 43 40 Keenan Allen WR LAC 38 41 52 39 39 41 41 Sammy Watkins WR LAR 47 34 48 52 35 39 42 Joe Mixon RB CIN 40 45 66 30 42 35 43 Christian McCaffrey RB CAR 44 46 43 45 37 45 44 Golden Tate WR DET 50 47 32 40 60 37 45 Jordan Reed TE WAS 54 40 47 48 43 38 46 Drew Brees QB NO 43 42 65 57 41 30 47 Martavis Bryant WR PIT 49 51 44 43 54 47 48 Mark Ingram RB NO 48 50 54 51 48 42 49 Larry Fitzgerald WR ARI 53 53 55 46 46 57 50 Emmanuel Sanders WR DEN 55 56 36 38 69 58 51 Julian Edelman WR NE 68 48 31 62 55 51 52 Spencer Ware RB KC 45 57 51 55 50 59 53 Jarvis Landry WR MIA 57 49 60 58 51 50 54 Dalvin Cook RB MIN 41 58 46 54 79 60 55 C.J. Anderson RB DEN 46 44 102 63 45 44 56 Jimmy Graham TE SEA 62 60 50 76 53 63 57 Frank Gore RB IND 64 63 70 60 44 66 58 Adrian Peterson RB NO 75 59 62 66 56 61 59 Tevin Coleman RB ATL 65 54 79 67 67 56 60 Greg Olsen TE CAR 51 55 72 49 114 55 61 Bilal Powell RB NYJ 60 83 89 56 62 49 62 Russell Wilson QB SEA 59 67 88 81 47 62 63 Matt Ryan QB ATL 61 61 68 82 71 64 64 Donte Moncrief WR IND 76 65 75 50 74 69 65 Jamison Crowder WR WAS 66 68 64 68 72 72 66 Stefon Diggs WR MIN 67 64 57 75 81 67 67 Tyreek Hill WR KC 52 113 33 59 40 115 68 Ameer Abdullah RB DET 58 62 81 70 76 65 69 Eddie Lacy RB SEA 79 52 56 41 130 54 70 Kelvin Benjamin WR CAR 63 71 49 73 88 75 71 Willie Snead WR NO 69 66 71 69 78 70 72 Doug Martin RB TB 85 69 63 84 58 73 73 Andrew Luck QB IND 70 82 108 61 65 48 74 Brandon Marshall WR NYG 72 73 78 64 61 96 75 Mike Gillislee RB NE 56 84 99 44 98 68 76 DeSean Jackson WR TB 81 70 74 74 75 84 77 Pierre Garcon WR SF 80 75 69 80 90 78 78 Derek Carr QB OAK 95 85 53 98 95 52 79 Jonathan Stewart RB CAR 99 89 58 87 64 91 80 Paul Perkins RB NYG 74 74 103 65 96 79 81 Delanie Walker TE TEN 90 77 91 91 66 81 82 LeGarrette Blount RB PHI 71 76 83 72 100 97 83 Tyler Eifert TE CIN 73 72 133 90 70 76 84 Kirk Cousins QB WAS 77 78 116 93 73 82 85 Marcus Mariota QB TEN 84 79 97 99 85 83 86 Robert Kelley RB WAS 89 98 80 123 68 74 87 Tyrell Williams WR LAC 91 93 73 109 84 87 88 Eric Decker WR TEN 93 90 90 88 80 100 89 Kenny Britt WR CLE 102 87 76 86 101 89 90 Cam Newton QB CAR 87 91 105 94 83 93 91 DeVante Parker WR MIA 88 86 85 89 107 103 92 Jeremy Maclin WR BAL 92 109 67 77 106 111 93 Ben Roethlisberger QB PIT 97 81 121 106 87 71 94 Cameron Meredith WR CHI 96 88 77 100 94 112 95 Corey Davis WR TEN 115 99 87 104 82 85 96 Jameis Winston QB TB 86 80 124 107 86 92 97 Danny Woodhead RB BAL 78 107 115 71 108 109 98 Derrick Henry RB TEN 94 96 94 105 125 86 99 Kyle Rudolph TE MIN 83 115 84 79 123 117 100 Zach Ertz TE PHI 100 95 130 120 77 80 101 Dak Prescott QB DAL 101 92 122 102 99 94 102 Martellus Bennett TE GB 98 104 131 118 63 106 103 Matt Forte RB NYJ 108 94 96 101 146 77 104 Philip Rivers QB LAC 103 102 112 116 97 104 105 Samaje Perine RB WAS 127 97 -- 78 92 99 106 Matthew Stafford QB DET 105 105 123 95 110 107 107 Randall Cobb WR GB 107 112 109 96 109 114 108 Latavius Murray RB MIN 136 101 61 -- 112 95 109 Terrance West RB BAL 82 108 86 125 148 110 110 Rishard Matthews WR TEN 119 118 93 133 103 98 111 Eric Ebron TE DET 106 123 82 117 116 125 112 Jack Doyle TE IND 116 103 107 121 117 105 113 Jordan Matthews WR BUF 112 100 113 115 128 102 114 Tyrod Taylor QB BUF 123 106 110 111 113 108 115 Kareem Hunt RB KC 110 121 -- 85 91 123 116 Theo Riddick RB DET 109 111 -- 92 115 113 117 Corey Coleman WR CLE 118 129 -- 110 57 127 118 Andy Dalton QB CIN 117 110 118 126 -- 90 119 James White RB NE 129 116 101 124 127 118 120 Mike Wallace WR BAL 111 127 92 108 149 128 121 John Brown WR ARI 113 138 -- 83 93 139 122 Eli Manning QB NYG 124 117 117 130 111 119 123 Hunter Henry TE LAC 104 114 141 129 118 116 124 Adam Thielen WR MIN 114 120 -- 97 124 122 125 Marvin Jones WR DET 125 130 95 103 143 132 126 C.J. Prosise RB SEA 126 119 126 112 131 121 127 Jeremy Hill RB CIN 131 126 59 142 150 131 128 Ted Ginn Jr. WR NO 132 142 100 114 126 150 129 Darren McFadden RB DAL 120 -- 129 -- 89 130 130 Darren Sproles RB PHI 138 124 -- 119 129 120 131 Carson Wentz QB PHI 133 134 127 -- 135 101 132 Thomas Rawls RB SEA 121 136 -- 149 105 137 133 Blake Bortles QB JAC -- 122 128 138 140 124 134 Duke Johnson Jr. RB CLE 122 125 -- 113 -- 141 135 Carson Palmer QB ARI 130 128 136 139 -- 129 136 Jamaal Charles RB DEN 145 -- 104 134 144 140 137 Julius Thomas TE MIA 149 132 132 -- 121 134 138 Jamaal Williams RB GB 135 131 -- 132 142 133 139 Coby Fleener TE NO 134 133 142 145 137 135 140 Jason Witten TE DAL 144 140 143 128 145 126 141 Dion Lewis RB NE -- 141 111 -- 138 142 142 Josh Doctson WR WAS 143 135 -- 136 132 138 143 Jared Cook TE OAK -- 144 135 -- 122 136 144 O.J. Howard TE TB -- 145 146 -- 102 145 145 Robert Woods WR LAR -- -- -- 122 119 -- 146 Jacquizz Rodgers RB TB 128 -- 119 148 -- -- 147 Kenny Stills WR MIA 148 -- -- 131 120 -- 148 Cameron Brate TE TB 141 137 144 -- 133 146 149 Rex Burkhead RB NE -- -- 98 -- -- -- 150 Evan Engram TE NYG -- -- 147 -- 104 -- -- John Ross WR CIN -- 139 114 -- -- -- -- Sterling Shepard WR NYG 137 143 -- -- 136 144 -- Giovani Bernard RB CIN 139 150 125 150 -- -- -- T.J. Yeldon RB JAC -- -- 120 -- -- -- -- Antonio Gates TE LAC -- 147 145 -- 139 143 -- Jay Cutler QB MIA -- -- 138 137 -- 148 -- Austin Hooper TE ATL 142 -- 134 -- -- -- -- Joe Williams RB SF -- 146 -- -- 134 147 -- Kevin White WR CHI 150 -- -- 127 -- -- -- C.J. Fiedorowicz TE HOU -- 148 148 146 141 149 -- Tyler Lockett WR SEA 146 -- -- 135 -- -- -- Taylor Gabriel WR ATL -- -- -- 140 147 -- -- Joe Flacco QB BAL -- -- 137 -- -- -- -- Alex Smith QB KC -- -- 139 -- -- -- -- Zay Jones WR BUF 140 -- -- -- -- -- -- Sam Bradford QB MIN -- -- 140 -- -- -- -- Allen Hurns WR JAC -- -- -- 141 -- -- -- Breshad Perriman WR BAL -- 149 -- 144 -- -- -- Alvin Kamara RB NO -- -- -- 143 -- -- -- Robby Anderson WR NYJ 147 -- -- -- -- -- -- Marqise Lee WR JAC -- -- -- 147 -- -- -- David Njoku TE CLE -- -- 149 -- -- -- -- Zach Miller TE CHI -- -- 150 -- -- --

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2017 fantasy football rankings: Top 150 overall

Bruce Arians wants to get David Johnson more touches. Everyone else wants to get more David Johnson.

The Arizona Cardinals running back was already worthy of No. 1 overall status in fantasy football drafts when he was averaging a paltry 23 touches a game in 2016.

But … 30!?

That, and Johnson’s stated goal of rushing and receiving 1,000 yards each this season makes Johnson SB Nation’s consensus choice for top overall fantasy football pick in 2017.

Bell ranked fourth in total touches (336), just 37 behind DJ. Bell was one of just two running backs to average over 100 yards rushing per game.

Give Bell four more games to work with (including two against the Browns) and he can make a pretty good case to go No. 1 himself.

The only other running back to make our Top 5 is the Cowboys’ Ezekiel Elliott, who led the league in rushing average as a rookie, was second in yards from scrimmage, and finished third in touchdowns. Elliott, who ranks fourth on our list, could miss a game or two to start the season because of a suspension, but that should not scare owners away, as Elliott looks to follow in Johnson’s footsteps and do away with any talk of a sophomore jinx.

Unlike his teammate Bell, Brown signed a five-year deal with the Steelers in the offseason and should be motivated to improve on what was, by his lofty standards, a down year in 2016.

Rounding out our Top 10 are Chargers running back Melvin Gordon at No. 7, Bengals wide receiver A.J. Green at No. 9, and Buffalo running back LeSean McCoy at No. 10.

Overall rankings, preseason Week 1

(SK: Scott Kaliska; JG: Jeff Goldberg; DG: Derek Gordon; AW: Alex Welch; DC: Dan Ciarrocchi; ZS: Zach Senvisky; JM: Jason Marcum)

Rk Consensus Pos Tm SK JG DG AW DC ZS JM 1 David Johnson RB ARI 1 1 1 1 1 2 1 2 Le'Veon Bell RB PIT 2 2 3 2 2 1 2 3 Antonio Brown WR PIT 3 3 4 4 3 4 3 4 Ezekiel Elliott RB DAL 4 4 2 3 6 6 4 5 Odell Beckham Jr. WR NYG 6 5 5 6 5 3 5 6 Julio Jones WR ATL 5 6 6 5 4 5 6 7 Melvin Gordon RB LAC 8 7 7 8 7 7 7 8 Mike Evans WR TB 10 8 8 11 8 9 8 9 A.J. Green WR CIN 9 9 10 9 9 8 11 10 LeSean McCoy RB BUF 7 10 12 7 10 10 18 11 Jordy Nelson WR GB 11 12 9 10 17 14 12 12 DeMarco Murray RB TEN 15 14 14 15 14 11 14 13 Jay Ajayi RB MIA 13 13 15 12 11 20 13 14 Jordan Howard RB CHI 14 18 18 14 16 15 10 15 T.Y. Hilton WR IND 17 17 11 18 21 18 9 16 Michael Thomas WR NO 16 15 16 16 20 16 15 17 Dez Bryant WR DAL 18 19 13 17 22 13 19 18 Rob Gronkowski TE NE 24 20 20 19 18 22 17 19 Todd Gurley RB LAR 19 16 39 21 13 17 16 20 Amari Cooper WR OAK 20 21 22 23 15 21 21 21 Doug Baldwin WR SEA 21 23 19 20 27 36 23 22 Lamar Miller RB HOU 23 22 21 26 23 33 22 23 DeAndre Hopkins WR HOU 26 24 23 29 25 19 24 24 Devonta Freeman RB ATL 12 11 17 13 12 12 99 25 Leonard Fournette RB JAC 22 26 35 22 19 30 26 26 Demaryius Thomas WR DEN 27 25 24 28 29 38 25 27 Brandin Cooks WR NE 28 28 29 27 24 32 28 28 Allen Robinson WR JAC 31 27 40 37 26 24 27 29 Marshawn Lynch RB OAK 36 29 25 25 44 29 36 30 Isaiah Crowell RB CLE 25 35 41 24 28 31 46 31 Alshon Jeffery WR PHI 32 33 44 31 34 27 33 32 Aaron Rodgers QB GB 30 31 45 43 31 23 31 33 Tom Brady QB NE 34 30 37 48 45 25 20 34 Sammy Watkins WR BUF 29 34 38 35 35 35 34 35 Travis Kelce TE KC 35 32 47 36 33 26 32 36 Michael Crabtree WR OAK 43 36 28 38 36 43 29 37 Terrelle Pryor Sr. WR WAS 37 38 34 33 42 40 40 38 Jordan Reed TE WAS 50 40 27 49 39 34 38 39 Carlos Hyde RB SF 33 37 43 32 32 52 53 40 Christian McCaffrey RB CAR 45 46 26 46 38 37 45 41 Davante Adams WR GB 38 39 30 34 46 59 39 42 Joe Mixon RB CIN 41 45 54 30 30 50 35 43 Ty Montgomery RB GB 39 43 46 53 43 28 43 44 Keenan Allen WR LAC 42 41 52 40 47 39 41 45 Drew Brees QB NO 40 42 65 57 48 41 30 46 Golden Tate WR DET 48 47 32 41 59 60 47 47 Mark Ingram RB NO 47 51 58 52 51 48 42 48 Spencer Ware RB KC 46 58 56 55 41 42 59 49 Martavis Bryant WR PIT 55 52 48 44 71 54 37 50 Julian Edelman WR NE 61 49 31 62 55 55 51 51 Emmanuel Sanders WR DEN 52 57 36 39 53 72 58 52 Larry Fitzgerald WR ARI 60 54 55 47 54 46 57 53 Jarvis Landry WR MIA 54 50 60 58 57 51 50 54 C.J. Anderson RB DEN 44 44 100 63 40 45 44 55 Andrew Luck QB IND 64 48 87 61 37 47 48 56 Dalvin Cook RB MIN 53 59 51 54 62 79 60 57 Frank Gore RB IND 62 65 66 60 61 44 66 58 Bilal Powell RB NYJ 57 61 88 56 69 62 49 59 Eddie Lacy RB SEA 56 53 59 42 49 130 54 60 Jimmy Graham TE SEA 68 62 50 76 72 53 63 61 Tevin Coleman RB ATL 66 55 79 67 56 67 56 62 Greg Olsen TE CAR 49 56 72 50 52 114 55 63 Adrian Peterson RB NO 79 60 62 66 66 56 61 64 Tyreek Hill WR KC 59 113 33 59 50 49 115 65 Ameer Abdullah RB DET 63 64 81 70 60 76 65 66 Donte Moncrief WR IND 70 68 75 51 73 74 69 67 Stefon Diggs WR MIN 71 66 57 75 67 81 67 68 Mike Gillislee RB NE 51 67 97 45 58 98 68 69 Matt Ryan QB ATL 65 63 68 82 70 73 64 70 Willie Snead WR NO 72 69 71 69 63 78 70 71 Jamison Crowder WR WAS 67 71 64 68 76 75 72 72 Kelvin Benjamin WR CAR 74 74 49 73 65 88 75 73 Doug Martin RB TB 81 72 63 84 68 58 73 74 Russell Wilson QB SEA 58 70 96 81 74 65 62 75 Brandon Marshall WR NYG 80 76 78 64 77 61 96 76 DeSean Jackson WR TB 76 73 73 74 78 82 84 77 Paul Perkins RB NYG 69 77 101 65 64 96 79 78 Pierre Garcon WR SF 84 78 67 80 79 90 78 79 Derek Carr QB OAK 90 85 53 98 92 95 52 80 Delanie Walker TE TEN 87 80 84 91 82 66 81 81 Jonathan Stewart RB CAR 96 89 61 87 97 64 91 82 LeGarrette Blount RB PHI 73 79 83 72 81 100 97 83 Tyler Eifert TE CIN 75 75 132 90 75 70 76 84 Kirk Cousins QB WAS 77 81 116 93 85 71 82 85 Marcus Mariota QB TEN 82 82 104 99 86 85 83 86 Kenny Britt WR CLE 102 87 76 86 84 101 89 87 Eric Decker WR TEN 88 90 89 88 91 80 100 88 Robert Kelley RB WAS 107 98 80 123 80 68 74 89 Cam Newton QB CAR 85 91 105 94 83 83 93 90 Corey Davis WR TEN 117 99 74 104 88 69 85 91 Tyrell Williams WR LAC 95 93 69 109 112 84 87 92 DeVante Parker WR MIA 92 86 86 89 94 107 103 93 Ben Roethlisberger QB PIT 94 84 120 106 95 87 71 94 Cameron Meredith WR CHI 97 88 77 100 90 94 112 95 Jameis Winston QB TB 83 83 126 107 87 86 92 96 Samaje Perine RB WAS 99 97 103 78 101 92 99 97 Zach Ertz TE PHI 103 95 106 120 107 77 80 98 Matt Forte RB NYJ 105 94 95 101 96 127 77 99 Dak Prescott QB DAL 93 92 121 102 100 99 94 100 Latavius Murray RB MIN 124 101 42 -- 104 89 95 101 Danny Woodhead RB BAL 78 107 113 71 136 108 109 102 Derrick Henry RB TEN 101 96 93 105 139 112 86 103 Randall Cobb WR GB 109 112 106 96 89 109 114 104 Philip Rivers QB LAC 106 102 110 116 102 97 104 105 Martellus Bennett TE GB 98 104 129 118 123 63 106 106 Kyle Rudolph TE MIN 86 115 130 79 93 123 117 107 Matthew Stafford QB DET 104 105 123 95 108 110 107 108 Jeremy Maclin WR BAL 89 109 -- 77 109 106 111 109 Terrance West RB BAL 91 108 85 125 99 148 110 110 Jack Doyle TE IND 121 103 90 121 114 117 105 111 Tyrod Taylor QB BUF 114 106 108 111 113 113 108 112 Jordan Matthews WR PHI 118 100 111 115 103 128 102 113 Eric Ebron TE DET 110 123 82 117 111 116 125 114 Theo Riddick RB DET 108 111 -- 92 98 115 113 115 Kareem Hunt RB KC 112 121 -- 85 127 91 123 116 Rishard Matthews WR TEN 122 118 92 133 150 103 98 117 James White RB NE 128 116 98 124 110 125 118 118 Eli Manning QB NYG 123 117 114 130 116 111 119 119 Mike Wallace WR BAL 113 127 91 108 118 149 128 120 Hunter Henry TE LAC 111 114 140 129 106 118 116 121 Corey Coleman WR CLE 115 129 -- 110 147 57 127 122 Adam Thielen WR MIN 116 120 -- 97 115 124 122 123 Marvin Jones WR DET 126 130 94 103 121 143 132 124 John Brown WR ARI 100 138 -- 83 146 93 139 125 Andy Dalton QB CIN 120 110 117 126 143 -- 90 126 C.J. Prosise RB SEA 119 119 -- 112 105 131 121 127 Jeremy Hill RB CIN 127 126 70 142 120 150 131 128 Ted Ginn Jr. WR NO 136 142 99 114 137 126 150 129 Darren Sproles RB PHI 139 124 -- 119 125 129 120 130 Blake Bortles QB JAC 132 122 122 138 142 140 124 131 Thomas Rawls RB SEA 130 136 124 149 141 105 137 132 Duke Johnson Jr. RB CLE 125 125 -- 113 119 -- 141 133 Carson Wentz QB PHI 133 134 127 -- 149 135 101 134 Carson Palmer QB ARI 129 128 135 139 131 -- 129 135 Jamaal Charles RB DEN 137 -- 102 134 148 144 130 136 Coby Fleener TE NO 135 133 141 145 122 137 135 137 Julius Thomas TE MIA -- 132 131 -- 129 121 134 138 Jason Witten TE DAL 144 140 142 128 128 145 126 139 Robert Woods WR LAR 147 -- -- 122 117 119 -- 140 Jamaal Williams RB GB 134 131 -- 132 140 142 133 141 Kenny Stills WR MIA 146 -- -- 131 126 120 -- 142 John Ross WR CIN 150 139 112 -- 134 -- 140 143 Josh Doctson WR WAS 143 135 -- 136 145 132 138 144 Dion Lewis RB NE -- 141 109 -- -- 138 142 145 O.J. Howard TE TB -- 145 143 -- -- 102 145 146 Cameron Brate TE TB 142 137 146 -- 133 133 146 147 Jared Cook TE OAK -- 144 134 -- -- 122 136 148 Sterling Shepard WR NYG 140 143 -- -- 124 136 144 149 Joe Williams RB SF -- 146 128 -- 135 134 147 150 Evan Engram TE NYG -- -- 145 -- -- 104 -- -- T.J. Yeldon RB JAC -- -- 118 -- -- -- -- -- Devontae Booker RB DEN -- -- 119 -- -- -- -- -- Jay Cutler QB MIA -- -- 137 137 -- -- 148 -- Antonio Gates TE LAC -- 147 144 -- -- 139 143 -- Allen Hurns WR JAC -- -- -- 141 130 -- -- -- Kevin White WR CHI 148 -- -- 127 -- -- -- -- Rex Burkhead RB NE -- -- 125 -- -- -- -- -- C.J. Fiedorowicz TE HOU 149 148 147 146 -- 141 149 -- Darren McFadden RB DAL -- -- -- -- 132 146 -- -- Jacquizz Rodgers RB TB 131 -- -- 148 -- -- -- -- Tyler Lockett WR SEA 145 -- -- 135 -- -- -- -- Taylor Gabriel WR ATL -- -- -- 140 144 147 -- -- Breshad Perriman WR BAL 141 149 -- 144 -- -- -- -- Austin Hooper TE ATL -- -- 134 -- -- -- -- -- Giovani Bernard RB CIN 138 150 150 150 -- -- -- -- Joe Flacco QB BAL -- -- 136 -- -- -- -- -- Alex Smith QB KC -- -- 138 -- -- -- -- -- Cole Beasley WR DAL -- -- -- -- 138 -- -- -- Sam Bradford QB MIN -- -- 139 -- -- -- -- -- Alvin Kamara RB NO -- -- 151 143 -- -- -- -- Marqise Lee WR JAC -- -- 151 147 -- -- -- -- David Njoku TE CLE -- -- 148 -- -- -- -- -- Zach Miller TE CHI -- -- 149 -- -- -- --

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