Have your fantasy draft coming up this weekend? We dove through round by round to find the best fantasy pick you can make based off their MileSplit Profile and High School Track & Field credentials. We used Average Draft Position (ADP) from Fantasy Pros and based it off a standard 10 team fantasy draft and tried to put the best overall 16 round draft together while also trying to build a complete team.
Rounds 5-8 | Rounds 9-12 | Round 13-16
Round 1 - Tyreek Hill (WR, Miami Dolphins) | ADP 2.5
Who else could even be the top pick when looking at track credentials than Miami Dolphins star Wide Receiver Tyreek Hill. To this day Hill is still involved in the Track & Field space challenging Olympic Champions Noah Lyles to a race. Hill ran for Oklahoma State in college, but was a star for Coffee HS out of Douglas, GA. His senior year in 2012 Hill ran 10.19 (+1.7) and 20.14 (+1.8) for 100m and 200m and was the USATF Junior National Champion, now USATF U20 Championship, in both event. He represented Team USA at the IAAF World Junior Championships placing 4th in the 100m running 10.29 (+0.1) and 3rd in the 200m running 20.54 (-0.4).
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Ja'Marr Chase (WR, Cincinnati Bengals) | ADP 6.5
Round 2 - Puka Nacua (WR, Los Angeles Rams) | ADP 14.5
Puka Nacua burst onto the NFL scene as a rookie last year breaking the NFL Rookie Receiving Record with 1,473 yards through the air. Alongside playing football Nacua was great on the track in 2018 and 2019 for Orem HS in Utah. He was the Utah 4A Boys Long Jump State Champion in 2019 with a mark and personal best of 23-10.25. He would also finish as Runner-Up in the 100m running 11.13 (+1.1), his wind-legal personal best as well as Third Place in the 200m running 22.38 (-0.7).
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Jonathan Taylor (RB, Indianapolis Colts) | ADP 10.5
Round 3 - De'Von Achane (RB, Miami Dolphins) | ADP 20.5
If you've watched De'Von Achane play football his speed screams that he has a track & field background. Alongside playing Football at Texas A&M, Achane ran for the Indoor & Outdoor Track team and was a NCAA Finalist Outdoors in 2021 in both the 100m and 200m playing 11th and 14th respectively out of the Prelim Rounds. He holds overall personal best of 10.04 (+2.7), 10.22 under legal conditions, and 20.31 (+0.8). For Fort Bend Marshall HS (TX), Achane was a UIL 5A State Champion in the 200m running 20.69 (+.1) as well as anchoring the winning 4x100m and 4x200m where FBM ran 40.24 and a UIL 5A Class Record 1:23.38 and went on to win a 5A Boys Team Championship as well. His high school personal bests were 10.53 and 20.46.
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Chris Olave (WR, New Orleans Saints) | ADP 25
Round 4 - Jalen Hurts (QB, Philadelphia Eagles) | ADP 32
You've seen how strong Jalen Hurts is on the football field with the Philadelphia Eagles famous "Tush Push" as he pushes through his offensive lineman to earn a First Down or Touchdown almost without fail. Hurts did run track in high school for Channelview (TX) in 2014 and 2015 mainly as a Shot Putter. He was the District 21-6A Champion in the event with a personal best throw of 46-11.25. He also logged a 200m mark of 24.15.
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Jaylen Waddle (WR, Miami Dolphins) | ADP 37
James Cook (RB, Buffalo Bills) | ADP 34.5