Keeper Trivia

Here are the players who were Keepered in the top three rounds since the C&B league became a Keeper league.

2009
Brandon Jacobs (2)
Phillip Rivers (3)
Randy Moss (3)
Darren McFadden (3)
Tony Romo (3--though technically a 5th rounder but moved up due to lack of picks for that owner)
Marshawn Lynch (3)
Adrian Peterson (3) *

* Grover did not return to C&B in 2010 (we expanded to 14 teams in 2009, then dropped back to 12 in 2010), and Peterson became the No. 1 pick in the draft in 2010 and 2011. He would have been a #2 in 2010 and #1 in 2011, and a #1 again this year.

2010
Randy Moss (2)
Calvin Johnson (3)
Beanie Wells (3) *

* Yes, Beanie Wells, MIKEY! You NEVER get to laugh at me again for Keepering Tim Tebow in the 14th round. For those not keeping score, Beanie Wells rushed for 397 yards in 2010--as a THIRD-ROUND KEEPER!

2011
Calvin Johnson (2)
Chris Johnson (2)
Knowshon Moreno (3)
Ray Rice (3)

2012
Calvin Johnson (1)
Ray Rice (2)
Chris Johnson (2)
Michael Turner (3)
Tony Romo (3--a true third rounder this time)

A total of 17 picks were Keepered in the first three rounds of the 2009 thru 2012 draft. (*--I did not count Romo and Peterson in 2009). Only three players have been re-Keepered after reaching the third round: Moss, Chris Johnson and Rice.

Another interesting side note: In the six years of C&B drafts, only one player was drafted in the first round the first five years. Not Manning. Not Brady. Frank GORE! GORE! GORE! 7th in 2007, 7th in 2008, 11th in 2009, 9th in 210 and 10th in 2011. His streak ended in 2012 when he was picked 18th by Moose. With Gore now 5-for-6 for the first round, he is joined in that family by Maurice Jones-Drew (2008-2012), Brady (2008-2012) and Manning (2007-2010, 2012). The only four-timers are Stephen Jackson (2007-2010) and Drew Brees (2009-2012).