McDavid at No. 10 in overall rankings?

Special Report by @GucciardoJoey.

Is Connor McDavid worthy of going 10th overall on
Pete Jensen's 2016-17 fantasy hockey rankings?

Connor McDavid had high expectations from the Edmonton Oilers when they drafted him with the first overall pick in the 2015 NHL Entry Draft.

But McDavid did not play a full NHL season, missing tons of playing time after an upper-body injury sustained in a game against the Philadelphia Flyers that December.

There is no doubt that Artemi Panarin was the top rookie in 2015-16, posting 30 goals and 47 assists for 77 points. But we'll never know if McDavid could have topped that or not if he had a full season without the injury.

But here's the odd part.

Pete Jensen, a fantasy hockey writer for NHL.com ranked McDavid at No. 10 for his overall 2016-17 fantasy hockey rankings.

McDavid was seen in the draft as possibly the best first overall draft pick since the Pittsburgh Penguins drafted Sidney Crosby in 2005. Crosby was No. 2 on the list, behind the Chicago Blackhawks' Patrick Kane.

It's very obvious that McDavid would have had much better season numbers if he did not miss all that playing time due to the injury. He was able to play after the injury before the season ended, but obviously had no playoff stats because of the fact that not only did Edmonton not make the playoffs, but none of the NHL's Canadian franchises made it either.

McDavid, the former Erie Otters forward in the Ontario Hockey League (OHL), posted 16 goals and 32 assists for 38 points in 2015-16, along with a +/- of -1, 105 shots and 18 penalty minutes.

New York Islanders forward John Tavares was right behind McDavid in the rankings at 11th.

In all honesty, I feel that Jensen must be really confident that McDavid will have a goof sophomore season in 2016-17 to put him 10th overall on his fantasy rankings for next season, because we can't really tell how good of a rookie season McDavid could have had if he did not miss all of those games due to the injury.