You knew it was coming, kids. Today I’m going to break down my rosters in every single fantasy football league that I’m in. As I write this, I am a participant in four leagues, with the possibility of a fifth being added in the next few days. As transactions occur and players exceed expectations or completely suck, you’ll hear about them here. Let’s get started with league number one.

Background info - This league is entering its fourth year of existence. I won it in 2005 and finished second last season. The league recently expanded to 14 teams, and the lineup consists of 1 QB, 1 RB, 1 RB/WR, 2 WR, 1 TE, 1 K and 1 D/ST, with eight bench spots. This was the only league that I actually attended the draft for, as I slept through the other three. The draft was snake-type order, and my spot was 4-11. The roster is as follows:

QB: Tom Brady (Round 1), Troy Smith (Waivers) - Brady’s going to blow the fantasy world up again, but this time a lot more of us will see it coming. He’s projected for 38 TDs and over 4200 yards. Count on those being accurate. Assuming Smith has the starting job in week 4, he’ll be my guy while Brady has a bye. He faces the Steelers, whose pass defense Justin insists is very suspect. I’m not certain that sending Troy Smith into Pittsburgh is such a good idea, but that’s one week out of many. With Brady, my QB situation is pretty much set no matter what happens or doesn’t happen in week 4.

RB: Earnest Graham (Round 3), Selvin Young (Round 6), Chester Taylor (Round 7), Chris Johnson (Round 10) - Until Young and/or Johnson establish themselves, I’ll likely only be starting one running back. Graham’s not a huge yardage guy, but I believe he’ll catch a few passes and find the end zone often enough to justify a third-round selection. Young could very easily become the next in a long line of backs to benefit from Shanahan’s zone-blocking scheme. He’s pegged for almost 1200 all-purpose yards and 5 TDs, and I could easily see him exceeding both of those. Taylor’s value won’t become evident until Purple Jesus eventually injures himself, at which point he’ll return to his old form behind the Vikings’ monstrous offensive line. I like him as a 7th-rounder. Johnson is waiting in the wings for LenDale White to eat himself out of the starting job, and he’s already pegged for nearly 700 total yards. He could end up being a 10th-round steal, and if not, who ever heard of a 10th-round bust anyway? I’m not thrilled with my RB situation, but it could be a lot worse.

WR: T.J. Houshmandzadeh (Round 2), Greg Jennings (Round 4), Hines Ward (Round 5), Jerry Porter (Round 11), Ted Ginn Jr. (Round 12), Mark Clayton (Round 14) - Houshmandzadeh will face extra coverage this season unless Chad Johnson and/or Chris Henry get their acts together (not funny, stop laughing), and ultimately that will determine whether he ends up being worth a second-round pick. Jennings, like the rest of us, will have to adjust to the fact that #4 is no longer taking the snaps in Green Bay, but I think he’ll get the 900 yards and 9 TDs that he’s projected for. Ward was a panic pick that only happened because the timer for each pick was set to a measly 30 seconds. He’s slated for 850 and 9, but I don’t see it happening. I’ll likely be unloading him onto someone in the next week or so. Porter is injured and is not in a high-octane offense, but he has some potential which makes him impossible to unload, at least in my book. Ginn was a 12th-round steal because return yardage counts in this league, and he’s already pegged for over 700 receiving yards and 4 TDs. Clayton’s on the decline, but in the 14th round you aren’t going to find any receivers that will make you say “Wow, how did I pass this guy up?” He’s a reliable, if unspectacular, target in Baltimore’s suspect passing attack.

TE: Jeremy Shockey (Round 8) - I have never seen the sense in taking an extra tight end, kicker or defense. Anyone who’s available to you at those positions by the time you feel the need to draft a second one is a low-end option at best. I’ll take my chances with J. Random Waiver Wire when Shockey takes week 9 off. He should be very good since Sean Payton has previously worked with him and likes him, and Drew Brees knows a thing or two about getting the ball to his tight end. His projection of 1150/8 might be a tad bit steep, but he’s still very much a high-end TE.

K: Adam Vinatieri (Round 13) - Vinatieri’s a good fantasy kicker mainly because of the sheer volume of work he gets. The Colts move the ball well and score a lot, so he won’t get a lot of long-range chances, but he’ll almost certainly see 50 more PATs to go with his usual 25 or so chip-shot field goals. Again, during his bye week I’ll be more than happy to take a random kicker from waivers.

D/ST: Vikings (Round 9), Raiders (Waivers) - A few D/STs were already off the board, so I feel very fortunate to have gotten such a stifling defense. The addition of Jared Allen strengthens them even further, and they’re going to abuse Detroit and Chicago’s weak offensive lines. Pat Williams’ age is a minor issue, and the pass defense can be shaky at times, but I still think this unit will be one of the top 4 or 5 in the league. The Raiders play a low-caliber Baltimore team during week 8, so while they aren’t a top-echelon defense, they should at least be capable fill-ins for that particular week. I think they were a solid waiver-wire acquisition.

Miscellaneous: Shaun Hill (Round 15), Vinny Testaverde (Round 16) - Both of these guys have been dropped for obvious reasons. I drafted Hill under the assumption that he’d be the starter, because he had a tasty week 4 matchup that would have made him the ideal fill-in during Brady’s absence, but apparently some J.T. O’Sullivan schmuck has the starting job. The last round is traditionally used for comedy picks, and it doesn’t get any more comical than good ol’ Vinny (major emphasis on the ol’ part). Jokes aside, we here at SG still love Vinny, and if I make a playoff run I will definitely be picking him back up for the ride.

League two will be posted tomorrow.