1.01 Houston Tethered Swimmers — RB Trent Richardson

	In the real world: Richardson's got a fantastic job situation to go with his talent. Not many NFL teams have "bellcow" every-down backs anymore, but with Richardson, the Cleveland Browns (who traded up to #3 to get him) will be one of the few who do. Mel Kiper said of him last September: "A physical specimen, Richardson can be an absolute star. Explosive, he is powerful through the hole and bounces off tackles with ease." He's multidimensional (can run, catch and block) and reliable (doesn't fumble the football), and Todd McShay went so far as to call him the best RB prospect since Adrian Peterson (2007).
	In the TUFF world: One torn ACL (Jamaal Charles') sent the Tethered Swimmers reeling, and they simply never recovered from that. The bright side is that their backfield could be a lot more formidable with Richardson and a fully recovered Charles. There was no way in Hell that Jeff Rathburn was going to move down from this spot.
	TUFF trivia: The Swimmers were the only team that failed to get 70 fantasy points from their starters at any time in 2011.

1.11 Houston Tethered Swimmers — TE Coby Fleener

In the real world: A reunion with Andrew Luck could make him the Colts' #2 receiving target (behind only Reggie Wayne). He was Luck's #1 receiver at Stanford and could be his safety valve in Indy. He rose up above Dwayne Allen and Orson Charles to be the top-rated TE in the draft, due mainly to his speed, but he's not much of a blocker. The Colts drafted Allen a round later.

In the TUFF world: One thing that has frustrated the Tethered Swimmers for years is their inability to get consistent production out of the tight end position, despite spending early second-rounders on Heath Miller (2005) and Jared Cook (2009). And it's a good pick when you consider the potential of Fleener's job situation. Also, Fleener has gone at or around this spot in most rookie drafts, with Allen generally going more than a round later, so the feeling is that Allen will not siphon away a lot of receptions and TDs from Fleener. But Jeff Rathburn had told me prior to the draft that he was looking at WRs at 1.11, and in my opinion, that should have been the way to go (so Stephen Hill, A.J. Jenkins or Alshon Jeffery). Why? His WR corps is in a really bad way. Out of the wideouts he had going into the draft, the three most productive in 2011 were Davone Bess, Jason Avant and Andre Caldwell. None of them produced as many fantasy points as either of Houston's top two TEs (Cook and Ed Dickson). Ugh.

3.01 Houston Tethered Swimmers — WR T.Y. Hilton

In the real world: Hilton's explosive performance in Florida International University's upset of Louisville on September 9 put him on my radar (7 receptions for 201 yards and 2 TDs). He can be dangerous on punt and kick returns, too. He could be the Colts' 3rd wide receiver (after Reggie Wayne and Austin Collie), although he might be the 4th or 5th option once you factor in the two tight ends the Colts took earlier in the draft (Coby Fleener and Dwayne Allen). He's got great speed (he ran a 4.36 40 at his Pro Day). Durability has been an issue (most recently, a sore hamstring in rookie minicamp; he also had hamstring, thigh and quad injuries last year).

In the TUFF world: I really like this pick—I was hoping he'd drop to 3.06. Houston really needed help at the wide receiver position and Hilton is better than most of the motley crew the Swimmers have at the moment. And when you see one player change a game like he did against Louisville, that's what you dream about, having players in your lineup who can change the game in your favor. It's a handcuff of sorts too; they also have Donnie Avery, signed by the Colts as a free agent after he did not stick with the Titans last year.

3.05 Houston Tethered Swimmers — WR Junior Hemingway

In the real world: Hemingway never had a 700-yard season or more than 4 TDs in a season at Michigan, but at the Combine, he had the fastest 3-cone drill time, the fastest 20yd shuttle time, and tied for the second-fastest 60yd shuttle time. The Kansas City Chiefs took him in Round 7, and at the moment, he's #5 in the pecking order (behind Bowe, Baldwin, Breaston, and fellow rookie Devon Wylie).

In the TUFF world: I would have waited until Round 4 to draft this guy. There are usually a few WRs that get drafted on the last day of the NFL Draft who don't get taken in the TUFF Draft because other teams are too busy scrambling to fill needs the other positions (example: Marques Colston, Round 7, 2006; not taken in that year's TUFF Draft, and wasn't signed until August 2006). As it happens, this year, Joe Adams, Jarius Wright, B.J. Cunningham, Keshawn Martin and Travis "Private" Benjamin did not get drafted.

4.01 Houston Tethered Swimmers — RB Alfred Morris

	In the real world: Redskins, round 6
	In the TUFF world: Typical 4th round pick