By Tom Kessenich

Maybe it's the fact that we just had the NFL draft. Or maybe it's the fact that, here in Wisconsin, we seem to have skipped spring and summer and gone right from winter to fall. Or maybe it's the fact that it's not even mid-May yet and I've already taken part in five fantasy football drafts and one auction.

Whatever the reason, it feels like football season to me.

Greg Ambrosius and myself have just wrapped up our first football issue of the year (a second one will be finished before camps begin in July) and while plenty of things will change between now and the start of the season a few things have emerged in the drafts and auction I've participated in. Among the most interesting developments so far have been:

Marvin Harrison: Despite missing nearly all of last season with a knee injury, despite rumors his rehab is not going well and despite his possible involvement in a recent shooting incident, Harrison's value hasn't dropped as much as I anticipated. In our KP1 Experts League (12-team) draft he went 50th overall and in our NFFC Champions League (14-team) draft he went 46th. That's too rich for my blood, especially since we don't even know if he'll be able to play this season.

Fantasy Nation Loves All Day: Even though Chester Taylor is still around and despite the fact he was a non-factor in the passing game and finished last season horribly, Adrian Peterson's status as an elite fantasy RB has been cemented in the eyes of fantasy owners. All Day has typically been the No. 2 pick in drafts after LaDainian Tomlinson and I don't think that's going to change barring injury. He has some concerns - namely Taylor's presence and the fact he didn't catch many passes last season - but it's clear fantasy owners believe his talent is so strong he could overcome all that and pose a real threat to LT's status as fantasy's premier RB. I agree with that assessment. If I'm picking second right now, I'll go with Peterson's upside though I would be very tempted by Steven Jackson's potential as well.

The first round: LT and Peterson aren't the only players who have cemented their status as first-round picks in the early going. While the order has differed, the following players have been first-round locks in 12-team and 14-team drafts: Steven Jackson, Brian Westbrook, Joseph Addai, Frank Gore, Larry Johnson, Tom Brady, Randy Moss and Ryan Grant. I would expect Marshawn Lynch to join this list before long. So if you want one of those players, you'll probably need a Top 11 pick to get them with Lynch being the most likely player to drop at the present time. For those wondering where Brady has been going coming off his record-setting season, he went fifth in the KP draft and 14th in the NFFC draft (which awards six points for TD passes). He also had a staggering $44 price tag in our recent KP Auction for our first issue. That is also a 14-team league which uses NFFC scoring.

Tom Kessenich is the Managing Editor of Fantasy Sports Magazine and the Events Coordinator of the National Fantasy Football Championship. Click here to find out more information about the NFFC.