I'm giving Zalex 'til midnight, then if he still hasn't picked, i'm skipping him and we're moving on to the protection round.
The protection round will last ONE DAY, Feb 5th.
In the protection round, EVERYONE can pick at the SAME TIME. You don't have to wait your turn, you just pick.
Also, there is no advantage in trying to wait until other people have picked to see who they picked -- the picks are SECRET, so you don't see who anyone picked with their protection picks until the protection round is over (the website will display "secret pick" instead of the player name).
I will wait until about half the protection picks are done before I give Jackets and Zalex the highest remaining players at that point.
If people don't make their protection picks on Feb 5th, or don't give me a player to pick for them tonight, I will just give them the top-rated player from their team last year.