Fantasy: 14-team mock draft
Get ready for your season with theScore's 2016 Fantasy Football Draft Kit.
Fantasy owners looking for a true test of their skills should be playing in leagues with 14 teams or more. The bigger the league, the tougher it becomes to build your roster and a greater emphasis has to be placed on bench players in an effort to survive the inevitable attrition of the season.
Our staff took part in a 14-team mock draft over email last week, prior to the news of Le'Veon Bell's suspension and Josh Gordon's reinstatement, but we'll address those picks when we get there.
This is a standard (non-PPR) scoring league with the following roster spots: QB, RB, RB, WR, WR, WR, TE, DEF, K, BN, BN, BN, BN.
Draft Participants: Dan Wilkins, Josh Ghatak, David P. Woods, Josh Wegman, Justin Boone, Ken Conrad, Michael McClymont, Jason Wilson, Caitlyn Holroyd, David Chernish, Mitch Sanderson, Esten McLaren, Joe Thomson, Gino Bottero
Round 1
Pick | Player | Owner |
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1 | Antonio Brown (WR1) | Wilkins |
2 | Le'Veon Bell (RB1) | Ghatak |
3 | Odell Beckham Jr. (WR2) | Woods |
4 | Julio Jones (WR3) | Wegman |
5 | Todd Gurley (RB2) | Boone |
6 | Adrian Peterson (RB3) | Conrad |
7 | Ezekiel Elliott (RB4) | McClymont |
8 | DeAndre Hopkins (WR4) | Wilson |
9 | David Johnson (RB5) | Holroyd |
10 | Dez Bryant (WR5) | Chernish |
11 | Rob Gronkowski (TE1) | Sanderson |
12 | Jordy Nelson (WR6) | McLaren |
13 | Allen Robinson (WR7) | Thomson |
14 | A.J. Green (WR8) | Bottero |
Round 1: The first round of this draft was over before news of Bell's suspension came down. I suspect Bell would have fallen to the late second or early third round had it been known ... For the second straight mock, Elliott goes ahead of David Johnson. Both players are elite talents in excellent situations, and they'll be a hotly debated first-round topic all summer ... It was stunning to see Green fall to the bottom of the opening round. Green faces little competition for targets in Cincy this season, setting him up for a career year. He's the fourth WR in our 2016 rankings.
Round 2
Pick | Player | Owner |
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15 | Lamar Miller (RB6) | Bottero |
16 | Mike Evans (WR9) | Thomson |
17 | Alshon Jeffery (WR10) | McLaren |
18 | Jamaal Charles (RB7) | Sanderson |
19 | Devonta Freeman (RB8) | Chernish |
20 | Doug Martin (RB9) | Holroyd |
21 | Brandon Marshall (WR11) | Wilson |
22 | T.Y. Hilton (WR12) | McClymont |
23 | Mark Ingram (RB10) | Conrad |
24 | Keenan Allen (WR13) | Boone |
25 | Amari Cooper (WR14) | Wegman |
26 | Eddie Lacy (RB11) | Woods |
27 | Brandin Cooks (WR15) | Ghatak |
28 | LeSean McCoy (RB12) | Wilkins |
Round 2: No surprises in the second round, with the exception of Hilton going as a top-12 receiver. The return of a healthy Andrew Luck could help Hilton warrant this mid-second-round draft slot ... With all the star power early in the draft, and all the optimism that exists this time of year, it's interesting to step back and think that some of the players in this round are guaranteed to bust. It's inevitable. Running backs like Freeman, Charles, Martin, and Lacy face the biggest risk.
Round 3
Pick | Player | Owner |
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29 | Kelvin Benjamin (WR16) | Wilkins |
30 | Sammy Watkins (WR17) | Ghatak |
31 | C.J. Anderson (RB13) | Woods |
32 | Thomas Rawls (RB14) | Wegman |
33 | Demaryius Thomas (WR18) | Boone |
34 | Jeremy Maclin (WR19) | Conrad |
35 | Latavius Murray (RB15) | McClymont |
36 | Matt Forte (RB16) | Wilson |
37 | Julian Edelman (WR20) | Holroyd |
38 | Carlos Hyde (RB17) | Chernish |
39 | Jarvis Landry (WR21) | Sanderson |
40 | Jordan Matthews (WR22) | McLaren |
41 | Aaron Rodgers (QB1) | Thomson |
42 | Randall Cobb (WR23) | Bottero |
Round 3: Watkins' draft stock dropped earlier in the offseason as he dealt with a foot injury, but with his recovery progressing well, his ADP is back on the rise ... Most teams took a balanced approach in the first three rounds. Team McLaren and Team Thomson were the only owners to avoid running back completely, with the latter making a very early play for a quarterback. You can make an argument that top quarterbacks are more valuable in larger leagues, but with the value available deep in the draft, I would much prefer to wait on the position.
Round 4
Pick | Player | Owner |
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43 | Jordan Reed (TE2) | Bottero |
44 | Dion Lewis (RB18) | Thomson |
45 | Jeremy Langford (RB19) | McLaren |
46 | Michael Floyd (WR24) | Sanderson |
47 | Golden Tate (WR25) | Chernish |
48 | Greg Olsen (TE3) | Holroyd |
49 | Doug Baldwin (WR26) | Wilson |
50 | Eric Decker (WR27) | McClymont |
51 | Emmanuel Sanders (WR28) | Conrad |
52 | Larry Fitzgerald (WR29) | Boone |
53 | Donte Moncrief (WR30) | Wegman |
54 | John Brown (WR31) | Woods |
55 | Allen Hurns (WR32) | Ghatak |
56 | Jonathan Stewart (RB20) | Wilkins |
Round 4: There was excellent value in the fourth round, with Floyd, Moncrief, and Brown being the most noteworthy selections. It's important not to be a slave to ADP, instead look at where you think a player should be ranked at their position and compare it to how the draft is progressing. I have Floyd ranked as WR20, Moncrief as WR21, and Brown as WR27, so drafting them as the WR24, WR30, and WR31, respectively, is just good business ... Very surprising to see Langford go off the board as the RB19. The Bears have gone on record saying they plan to use the hot-hand approach in their backfield, which means Jordan Howard and even Ka'Deem Carey will share touches with Langford. Even if you believe in Langford, this is still aggressive.
Round 5
Pick | Player | Owner |
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57 | DeVante Parker (WR33) | Wilkins |
58 | DeMarco Murray (RB21) | Ghatak |
59 | Matt Jones (RB22) | Woods |
60 | Jeremy Hill (RB23) | Wegman |
61 | Ryan Mathews (RB24) | Boone |
62 | Frank Gore (RB25) | Conrad |
63 | Tyler Lockett (WR34) | McClymont |
64 | Duke Johnson (RB26) | Wilson |
65 | Kevin White (WR35) | Holroyd |
66 | DeSean Jackson (WR36) | Chernish |
67 | Jay Ajayi (RB27) | Sanderson |
68 | Cam Newton (QB2) | McLaren |
69 | Justin Forsett (RB28) | Thomson |
70 | Melvin Gordon (RB29) | Bottero |
Round 5: After playing it safe in the opening rounds, this is the point in the draft when you can take some chances on upside players, like Parker, Jones, Lockett, Johnson, and White. Each of them has the ability to far exceed their draft price, and if they underperform, it won't destroy your team ... The Arian Foster signing in Miami broke during the sixth round of this draft, which was unfortunate for Team Sanderson, who took second-year back Ajayi with his fifth-round pick. Ajayi may still emerge as the lead back, but Foster's presence makes him an extremely risky option for fantasy owners.
Round 6
Pick | Player | Owner |
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71 | Michael Crabtree (WR37) | Bottero |
72 | Marvin Jones (WR38) | Thomson |
73 | Gio Bernard (RB30) | McLaren |
74 | Drew Brees (QB3) | Sanderson |
75 | Coby Fleener (TE4) | Chernish |
76 | Corey Coleman (WR39) | Holroyd |
77 | Travis Kelce (TE5) | Wilson |
78 | Laquon Treadwell (WR40) | McClymont |
79 | Markus Wheaton (WR41) | Conrad |
80 | Torrey Smith (WR42) | Boone |
81 | Chris Ivory (RB31) | Wegman |
82 | Dorial Green-Beckham (WR43) | Woods |
83 | Arian Foster (RB32) | Ghatak |
84 | Ameer Abdullah (RB33) | Wilkins |
Round 6: Team Sanderson's misfortune in the fifth round was Team Ghatak's gain in the sixth, as Foster was scooped up shortly after the news of his signing broke. Foster's role is still unclear, ranging anywhere from a three-down workhorse to the far more likely scenario of an even split with Ajayi, where Foster handles the majority of the passing-down work. If you're brave enough to gamble of the Dolphins backfield, make sure you don't take either player any earlier than this ... Team Woods' decision to wait on receiver backfired, as he gets stuck with Green-Beckham as his WR3. There's still hope for DGB, but the odds of a breakout seem to be reducing each week.
Round 7
Pick | Player | Owner |
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85 | Sterling Shepard (WR44) | Wilkins |
86 | Kamar Aiken (WR45) | Ghatak |
87 | Andrew Luck (QB4) | Woods |
88 | Russell Wilson (QB5) | Wegman |
89 | Danny Woodhead (RB34) | Boone |
90 | Travis Benjamin (WR46) | Conrad |
91 | T.J. Yeldon (RB35) | McClymont |
92 | Josh Doctson (WR47) | Wilson |
93 | Rashad Jennings (RB36) | Holroyd |
94 | Blake Bortles (QB6) | Chernish |
95 | Tevin Coleman (RB37) | Sanderson |
96 | Michael Thomas (WR48) | McLaren |
97 | Will Fuller (WR49) | Thomson |
98 | Charles Sims (RB38) | Bottero |
Round 7: There's a time when every quarterback becomes a value and at this point in the draft, Luck and Wilson are solid picks. Both are locks for the top five at their position if they stay healthy ... Shocking to see Woodhead available as the RB34. Even if you're confident in a Melvin Gordon breakout - which I'm not - Woodhead will still remain heavily involved in the passing game and the red zone. He finished 10th among fantasy running backs in 2015 (third in PPR).
Round 8
Pick | Player | Owner |
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99 | Tavon Austin (WR50) | Bottero |
100 | Gary Barnidge (TE6) | Thomson |
101 | C.J. Prosise (RB39) | McLaren |
102 | Stefon Diggs (WR51) | Sanderson |
103 | LeGarrette Blount (RB40) | Chernish |
104 | Ben Roethlisberger (QB7) | Holroyd |
105 | Isaiah Crowell (RB41) | Wilson |
106 | Ladarius Green (TE7) | McClymont |
107 | Tom Brady (QB8) | Conrad |
108 | Delanie Walker (TE8) | Boone |
109 | Vincent Jackson (WR52) | Wegman |
110 | Devin Funchess (WR53) | Woods |
111 | Julius Thomas (TE9) | Ghatak |
112 | Derrick Henry (RB42) | Wilkins |
Round 8: Mid-level tight ends have fallen in all three mock drafts we've done this year. Barnidge, Green, and Walker have top-five upside, while Thomas should be a low-end TE1 this season. Getting them after the 100th pick is awfully enticing and makes you think twice about investing in the position any earlier in drafts.
Round 9
Pick | Player | Owner |
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113 | Zach Ertz (TE10) | Wilkins |
114 | DeAngelo Williams (RB43) | Ghatak |
115 | Willie Snead (WR54) | Woods |
116 | Tyler Eifert (TE11) | Wegman |
117 | Carson Palmer (QB9) | Boone |
118 | Jimmy Graham (TE12) | Conrad |
119 | Eli Manning (QB10) | McClymont |
120 | Tony Romo (QB11) | Wilson |
121 | Phillip Dorsett (WR55) | Holroyd |
122 | Kendall Wright (WR56) | Chernish |
123 | Mohamed Sanu (WR57) | Sanderson |
124 | Josh Ferguson (RB44) | McLaren |
125 | Kenneth Dixon (RB45) | Thomson |
126 | Chris Johnson (RB46) | Bottero |
Round 9: Williams' ADP is skyrocketing out of the eighth round with Bell's suspension looming. The veteran is more than just the best handcuff in fantasy, he could be a four-game starter or possibly more if Bell gets hurt or has another off-field issue. The only problem is that Williams' price tag is almost guaranteed to become over-inflated ... It should be obvious, but if you're getting Palmer in the ninth round of a 14-team mock draft, why would you spend a third- or fourth-rounder on a QB? ... Team Woods continues to chase receivers, and has cobbled together Funchess, Snead, and Green-Beckham in an attempt to find a viable WR3. Lesson learned: make sure you address the position early.
Round 10
Pick | Player | Owner |
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127 | Wendell Smallwood (RB47) | Bottero |
128 | Jerick McKinnon (RB48) | Thomson |
129 | Josh Gordon (WR58) | McLaren |
130 | Breshad Permian (WR59) | Sanderson |
131 | Paul Perkins (RB49) | Chernish |
132 | Theo Riddick (RB50) | Holroyd |
133 | Josh Howard (RB51) | Wilson |
134 | Steve Smith (WR60) | McClymont |
135 | Pierre Garcon (WR61) | Conrad |
136 | DeAndre Washington (RB52) | Boone |
137 | Darren McFadden (RB53) | Wegman |
138 | Shane Vereen (RB54) | Woods |
139 | Philip Rivers (QB12) | Ghatak |
140 | Derek Carr (QB13) | Wilkins |
Round 10: If you drafted prior to this week and selected Gordon, congratulations. The winner in this case is Team McLaren, who has a chance to field a Nelson-Jeffery-Gordon receiver trio. Moving forward, Gordon should be approached with caution, but he deserved to be taken in the sixth round or before ... Washington continues to be undervalued. There's no certainty that the fifth-round pick will be able to carve out a job in Oakland this season, but the Raiders seem intent on giving him a chance to at least have a shot at being the passing-down back and maybe more.
Round 11
Pick | Player | Owner |
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141 | Rishard Matthews (WR62) | Wilkins |
142 | Arizona Cardinals (DEF1) | Ghatak |
143 | Dwayne Allen (TE13) | Woods |
144 | Charcandrick West (RB55) | Wegman |
145 | James Starks (RB56) | Boone |
146 | Seattle Seahawks (DEF2) | Conrad |
147 | Javorius Allen (RB57) | McClymont |
148 | Tyler Boyd (WR63) | Wilson |
149 | Denver Broncos (DEF3) | Holroyd |
150 | Victor Cruz (WR64) | Chernish |
151 | Karlos Williams (RB58) | Sanderson |
152 | Eric Ebron (TE14) | McLaren |
153 | Bilal Powell (RB59) | Thomson |
154 | Tyrod Taylor (QB14) | Bottero |
Round 11: Team McLaren and Team Woods waited until the 11th round before addressing the tight end position and they both came away with high-upside options, in Eric Ebron and Dwayne Allen ... Jumping on defenses in the third last round can be a smart move if any of the elites are still kicking around. In this case they all were, and the Seahawks, Cardinals, and Broncos were chosen prior to the final two defense- and kicker-filled rounds.
Round 12
Pick | Player | Owner |
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155 | Stephen Gostkowski (K1) | Bottero |
156 | Carolina Panthers (DEF4) | Thomson |
157 | Philadelphia Eagles (DEF5) | McLaren |
158 | Minnesota Vikings (DEF6) | Sanderson |
159 | Houston Texans (DEF7) | Chernish |
160 | Graham Gano (K2) | Holroyd |
161 | Kansas City Chiefs (DEF8) | Wilson |
162 | Los Angeles Rams (DEF9) | McClymont |
163 | Kirk Cousins (QB15) | Conrad |
164 | Cincinnati Bengals (DEF10) | Boone |
165 | Oakland Raiders (DEF11) | Wegman |
166 | New England Patriots (DEF12) | Woods |
167 | Sammie Coates (WR65) | Ghatak |
168 | Buffalo Bills (DEF13) | Wilkins |
Round 13
Pick | Player | Owner |
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169 | Dan Bailey (K3) | Wilkins |
170 | Chandler Catanzaro (K4) | Ghatak |
171 | Steven Hauschka (K5) | Woods |
172 | Justin Tucker (K6) | Wegman |
173 | Mason Crosby (K7) | Boone |
174 | Blair Walsh (K8) | Conrad |
175 | Adam Vinatieri (K9) | McClymont |
176 | Josh Brown (K10) | Wilson |
177 | Cameron Artis-Payne (RB60) | Holroyd |
178 | Cairo Santos (K11) | Chernish |
179 | Brandon McManus (K12) | Sanderson |
180 | Chris Boswell (K13) | McLaren |
181 | Matt Prater (K14) | Thomson |
182 | Green Bay Packers (DEF14) | Bottero |