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Mocking the Draft podcast: 2013 Fantasy Football rookies to watch

The audience has spoken, so we dabbled in fantasy football talk.

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For weeks, listeners have been clamoring for fantasy football talk on Mocking the Draft, SB Nation's NFL Draft podcast. Well, on the seventh week of the show, Dan Kadar and I caved and discussed some of the rookies in fantasy football. Of course, we needed a bit of help, so we called on David Fucillo, who runs both Niners Nation and SB Nation Fantasy.

Fucillo, Kadar and I ran through some of our favorite rookies for the upcoming season at each position and even dove into some of the second-year players that could be in for turnaround seasons as sophomores. We also revealed the details for how to join Mocking the Draft’s 16-team fantasy football league.

In addition satisfying the fantasy football thirst, we discussed the top defensive tackles in the 2014 NFL Draft and provided an overview of our conference previews for the ACC and Big 12. In total, this was our longest episode yet, which must be a sign that football is on the horizon.

You can listen to the full episode below or find us on iTunes by searching Mocking the Draft. If you want to have a question answered on a future show, find us on Twitter @MockingtheDraft and @MatthewFairburn.

Remember, if you want a spot in the Mocking the Draft fantasy league, listen in for details.

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