Fantasy: 10-team mock draft 2.0
Get ready for your season with theScore's 2016 Fantasy Football Draft Kit.
Over the last week, theScore staff participated in a 10-team, 14-round mock to help provide a glimpse at what your drafts might look like and to give some insight on what to watch for in each round.
This is a standard (non-PPR) scoring league with the following roster spots: QB, RB, RB, WR, WR, WR, TE, FLEX, DEF, K, BN, BN, BN, BN,.
Draft Participants: David. P. Woods, Dan Wilkins, Ken Conrad, Jason Wilson, Josh Wegman, Josh Ghatak, Andrew Potter, Justin Boone, Esten McLaren, James Bisson.
Round 1
Pick | Player | Owner |
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1 | Antonio Brown (WR1) | Woods |
2 | Odell Beckham Jr. (WR2) | Wilkins |
3 | Julio Jones (WR3) | Conrad |
4 | Todd Gurley (RB1) | Wilson |
5 | Ezekiel Elliott (RB2) | Wegman |
6 | Adrian Peterson (RB3) | Ghatak |
7 | DeAndre Hopkins (WR4) | Potter |
8 | A.J. Green (WR5) | Boone |
9 | Lamar Miller (RB4) | McLaren |
10 | David Johnson (RB5) | Bisson |
Round 1: This will likely be the look of most first rounds in 10-team leagues, with Dez Bryant, Allen Robinson, and Rob Gronkowski being the only players who could enter the mix ... Miller and Johnson have the potential to finish as the No. 1 overall fantasy back, making them intriguing picks late in the first round.
Round 2
Pick | Player | Owner |
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11 | Jamaal Charles (RB6) | Bisson |
12 | Dez Bryant (WR6) | McLaren |
13 | Allen Robinson (WR7) | Boone |
14 | Rob Gronkowski (TE1) | Potter |
15 | Le'Veon Bell (RB7) | Ghatak |
16 | Jordy Nelson (WR8) | Wegman |
17 | Brandon Marshall (WR9) | Wilson |
18 | Alshon Jeffery (WR10) | Conrad |
19 | Amari Cooper (WR11) | Wilkins |
20 | Mike Evans (WR12) | Woods |
Round 2: Bell sneaks into the second round despite his looming four-game suspension. There's still a chance his appeal could be successful, but either way he's carrying more risk than I'd like to acquire with my second round pick ... Marshall as the ninth receiver off the board seems like a steal. The veteran has top-3 upside.
Round 3
Pick | Player | Owner |
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21 | Devonta Freeman (RB8) | Woods |
22 | Doug Martin (RB9) | Wilkins |
23 | Mark Ingram (RB10) | Conrad |
24 | Keenan Allen (WR13) | Wilson |
25 | Brandin Cooks (WR14) | Wegman |
26 | Sammy Watkins (WR15) | Ghatak |
27 | T.Y. Hilton (WR16) | Potter |
28 | LeSean McCoy (RB11) | Boone |
29 | Jarvis Landry (WR17) | McLaren |
30 | Eddie Lacy (RB12) | Bisson |
Round 3: In smaller leagues, the pool of high-end talent runs deeper into the draft, which is evidenced by the players available in the third round. Every name here has the ability to finish as a top-10 player at their position, with the only possible exception being Landry, who is a more valuable asset in PPR ... Team Bisson takes a third straight running back, as he tests out the Zero WR strategy he wrote about here.
Round 4
Pick | Player | Owner |
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31 | Aaron Rodgers (QB1) | Bisson |
22 | Demaryius Thomas (WR18) | McLaren |
33 | Julian Edelman (WR19) | Boone |
34 | Thomas Rawls (RB13) | Potter |
35 | Kelvin Benjamin (WR20) | Ghatak |
36 | Jeremy Maclin (WR21) | Wegman |
37 | Michael Floyd (WR22) | Wilson |
38 | Randall Cobb (WR23) | Conrad |
39 | Latavius Murray (RB14) | Wilkins |
40 | C.J. Anderson (RB15) | Woods |
Round 4: Rawls is selected as the 13th running back of the draft, but keep in mind this draft began prior to the recent flood of Christine Michael praise, including Pete Carroll calling it a 1-2 punch. Rawls is still expected to start once healthy, but he might not assume sole control of the backfield like Marshawn Lynch had. Rawls will likely lose touches to both Michael and rookie C.J. Prosise ... We've covered this before, but Benjamin shouldn't be going in the top-20 receivers. There have been multiple reports suggesting the Panthers' passing attack will be more of a group effort this season, with Devin Funchess coming on as a potential breakout candidate ... It's far too early for a quarterback in a 10-team draft, but we'll give Team Bisson a pass here as we see how the Zero WR approach works out.
Round 5
Pick | Player | Owner |
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41 | Doug Baldwin (WR24) | Woods |
42 | Cam Newton (QB2) | Wilkins |
43 | Carlos Hyde (RB16) | Conrad |
44 | Jordan Reed (TE2) | Wilson |
45 | Jeremy Hill (RB17) | Wegman |
46 | Allen Hurns (WR25) | Ghatak |
47 | Golden Tate (WR26) | Potter |
48 | Donte Moncrief (WR27) | Boone |
49 | Tyler Lockett (WR28) | McLaren |
50 | Greg Olsen (TE3) | Bisson |
Round 5: Only two teams decided to start with four WRs in their first five picks and I was one of them. Securing a Moncrief or Lockett, both of whom have top-20 upside, was too enticing to pass up ... Hurns finished as the WR14 in standard leagues a year ago. However, with improvements to the running game and Julius Thomas being healthy from Day 1, Hurns is more of a WR3 entering this season. Team Ghatak might have jumped the gun on this one.
Round 6
Pick | Player | Owner |
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51 | Eric Decker (WR29) | Bisson |
52 | John Brown (WR30) | McLaren |
53 | Jonathan Stewart (RB18) | Boone |
54 | Arian Foster (RB19) | Potter |
55 | DeMarco Murray (RB20) | Wegman |
56 | Travis Kelce (TE4) | Ghatak |
57 | Andrew Luck (QB3) | Wilson |
58 | Emmanuel Sanders (WR31) | Conrad |
59 | Larry Fitzgerald (WR32) | Wilkins |
60 | Duke Johnson (RB21) | Woods |
Round 6: Team Bisson finally breaks the streak and selects a WR in the sixth round. He gets excellent value too, as public perception has been low on Decker due to the Ryan Fitzpatrick holdout, which is no longer an issue. Decker should deliver low-end WR2 numbers ... Team Wilson and Team McLaren have only taken one running back each through six rounds. It's a dangerous game to play in standard leagues, but we'll see how that develops for them.
Round 7
Pick | Player | Owner |
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61 | Matt Jones (RB22) | Woods |
62 | Ryan Mathews (RB23) | Wilkins |
63 | Jordan Matthews (WR33) | Conrad |
64 | Melvin Gordon (RB24) | Wilson |
65 | Matt Forte (RB25) | Wegman |
66 | Sterling Shepard (WR34) | Ghatak |
67 | Marvin Jones (WR35) | Potter |
68 | DeAngelo Williams (RB26) | Boone |
69 | Kevin White (WR36) | McLaren |
70 | Josh Gordon (WR37) | Bisson |
Round 7: Shepard's star continues to rise. It's been one positive story after another coming out of Giants camp and fantasy owners are starting to believe the hype, rightfully so ... Williams and Gordon become very interesting around this point in the draft. The Steelers back will provide RB1 value for the first four weeks while Bell is suspended and will be the top handcuff the rest of the way. Gordon, meanwhile, has a suspension of his own to serve before we get to find out if he still has the elite-level talent that made him a fantasy star three years ago. Team Bisson, for obvious reasons, was willing to take the chance that happens.
Round 8
Pick | Player | Owner |
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71 | Frank Gore (RB27) | Bisson |
72 | Drew Brees (QB4) | McLaren |
73 | Dion Lewis (RB28) | Boone |
74 | DeVante Parker (WR38) | Potter |
75 | Jeremy Langford (RB29) | Ghatak |
76 | Gio Bernard (RB30) | Wegman |
77 | Michael Crabtree (WR39) | Wilson |
78 | T.J. Yeldon (RB31) | Conrad |
79 | Coby Fleener (TE5) | Wilkins |
80 | Corey Coleman (WR40) | Woods |
Round 8: Team McLaren is still waiting on his second running back through eight rounds. This has reached irrational levels as he and Team Bisson take reverse approaches. Team McLaren took Brees over potential RB2s like Lewis, Bernard, and Rashad Jennings ... Speaking of Lewis, he has yet to return to practice, putting his Week 1 availability in doubt. That should drive his price tag down, like it did here. Until we get more information we could be dealing with him getting put on the PUP list or with the team playing it safe and holding him out until the games matter. What we know is that when he gets on the field he's an RB2 in standard leagues.
Round 9
Pick | Player | Owner |
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81 | Ameer Abdullah (RB32) | Woods |
82 | Jay Ajayi (RB33) | Wilkins |
83 | Danny Woodhead (RB34) | Conrad |
84 | DeSean Jackson (WR41) | Wilson |
85 | Rashad Jennings (RB35) | Wegman |
86 | Russell Wilson (QB5) | Ghatak |
87 | Chris Ivory (RB36) | Potter |
88 | Justin Forsett (RB37) | Boone |
89 | Tevin Coleman (RB38) | McLaren |
90 | Stefon Diggs (WR42) | Bisson |
Round 9: There is plenty of running back value still sitting around in the ninth, with Abdullah, Jennings, Ivory, and Forsett all likely Week 1 starters. The Ravens backfield might be muddy, but Forsett should still be the lead back at the start of the year. If he continues to go this late, he might be a good option for Le'Veon Bell owners ... Even in a 10-team league, getting a sure-fire top-five fantasy quarterback like Wilson in the ninth round is outstanding.
Round 10
Pick | Player | Owner |
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91 | Torrey Smith (WR43) | Bisson |
92 | LeGarrette Blount (RB39) | McLaren |
93 | Kamar Aiken (WR44) | Boone |
94 | Ben Roethlisberger (QB6) | Potter |
95 | Markus Wheaton (WR45) | Ghatak |
96 | Michael Thomas (WR46) | Wegman |
97 | Derrick Henry (RB40) | Wilson |
98 | Tom Brady (QB7) | Conrad |
99 | Vincent Jackson (WR47) | Wilkins |
100 | Delanie Walker (TE6) | Woods |
Round 10: Thomas and Henry are rookies in similar situations. Both have impressed early on, but are competing for snaps and touches. Thomas could be the latest Saints receiver to quickly rise the ranks and become fantasy relevant, while Henry will try to outperform DeMarco Murray. Both should see their roles increase as the season goes on.
Round 11
Pick | Player | Owner |
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101 | Carson Palmer (QB8) | Woods |
102 | Dorial Green-Beckham(WR48) | Wilkins |
103 | Zach Ertz (TE7) | Conrad |
104 | DeAndre Washington (RB41) | Wilson |
105 | Eli Manning (QB9) | Wegman |
106 | Gary Barnidge (TE8) | Ghatak |
107 | Blake Bortles (QB10) | Potter |
108 | Antonio Gates (TE9) | Boone |
109 | Jordan Howard (RB42) | McLaren |
110 | Willie Snead (WR49) | Bisson |
Round 11: We now have a pretty good feel for how Team Bisson's Zero WR strategy turned out. Despite waiting till the sixth round to select a wideout, he ended up with Decker, Gordon, Diggs, Torrey Smith, and Snead. It's a serviceable group, but unless Gordon returns to his 2013 form, he will be struggling to find consistent production. I would much rather shore up my receiver spots with elite pass catchers in the early rounds, then fill my bench with high-upside running backs. With the injuries at RB, it's much easier to find a startable RB than it is to find a quality WR.
Round 12
Pick | Player | Owner |
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111 | Arizona Cardinals (DEF1) | Bisson |
112 | Jimmy Graham (TE10) | McLaren |
113 | Tyrod Taylor (QB11) | Boone |
114 | Jerick McKinnon (RB43) | Potter |
115 | Seattle Seahawks (DEF2) | Ghatak |
116 | Christine Michael (RB44) | Wegman |
117 | Phillip Dorsett (WR50) | Wilson |
118 | Derek Carr (QB12) | Conrad |
119 | Devontae Booker (RB45) | Wilkins |
120 | Tavon Austin (WR51) | Woods |
Round 12: In a 10-team league, I have no issues being the last team to take a QB, in this case - Taylor. If the Bills passer gets hurt or fails to recapture the magic from last season, there are plenty of QBs still available (Matt Stafford, Jameis Winston, Ryan Fitzpatrick, etc) who could be scooped up off the wire and started.
Round 13
Pick | Player | Owner |
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121 | Carolina Panthers (DEF3) | Woods |
122 | Houston Texans (DEF4) | Wilkins |
123 | Denver Broncos (DEF5) | Conrad |
124 | Kansas City Chiefs (DEF6) | Wilson |
125 | Stephen Gostkowski (K1) | Wegman |
126 | Eric Ebron (TE11) | Ghatak |
127 | Graham Gano (K2) | Potter |
128 | New England Patriots (DEF7) | Boone |
129 | Philadelphia Eagles (DEF8) | McLaren |
130 | Spencer Ware (RB46) | Bisson |
Round 14
Pick | Player | Owner |
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141 | Justin Tucker (K3) | Bisson |
142 | Adam Vinatieri (K4) | McLaren |
143 | Steven Hauschka (K5) | Boone |
144 | Minnesota Vikings (DEF9) | Potter |
145 | Chandler Catanzaro (K6) | Ghatak |
146 | Oaland Raiders (DEF10) | Wegman |
147 | Dan Bailey (K7) | Wilson |
148 | Mason Crosby (K8) | Conrad |
149 | Sebastian Janikowski (K9) | Wilkins |
150 | Cairo Santos (K10) | Woods |
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