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The NFL football pre-season is coming to a close but the majority of fantasy
football drafts are in the last week. If you are like me Chris Stewart
Jersey , you prefer to wait until that week so you have a clear
understanding of who the starters will be and not own valuable players who are
now injured. I have been keeping a Fantasy Football Mock Draft list all summer
long and have made numerous adjustments to it. I have also watched many drafts
and have build an "average" draft from those results for standard scoring
leagues. This allows me to compare the two and helps me understand if I need to
pick a player earlier than expected if I really want them or if I can wait a
little while longer on a player. I will share these insights with you now.
Round 1
1.Adrian Peterson
2.Doug Martin
3.Alfred Morris
4.Ray Rice
5.Arian Foster
6.Jamal Charles
7.Marshawn Lynch
8.Charles Johnson
9.Matt Forte
10.C.J. Spiller
11.Steven Ridley
12.LeSean McCoy
NOTES: After AP. Every mock draft has a different order for the remaining
picks in round one. I believe that Doug Martin is the safest choice out of this
group followed by Morris and Rice. Arian Foster is a best but knee and foot
injuries with your number 1 pick can be a real killer. Steven Ridley is a
questionable number 1 since he has no real track record and Shane Vereen could
easily slide into a co-number 1 back role.
Round 2
1.A.J. Green
2.Aaron Rodgers
3.Brandon Marshall
4.Dez Bryant
5.Frank Gore
6.Drew Brees
7.Demaryius Thomas
8.Steven Jackson
9.Trent Richardson
10.Chris Johnson
11.Larry Fitzgerald
12.Maurice Jones-Drew
NOTES: I don’t like Rodgers this high. Too many injuries at WR and a bad OL
have me concerned with his production this year. IF I want to go QB early, Brees
is easily my first choice off the board. If I don’t get Brees, I look down a
round or two for Matt Ryan. All RBs in this round with a shortened nickname give
me pause; Sjax, T-Rich, CJ2K and MoJo are better left for other owners if you
ask me. I’d pull a top WR before one of these 4, even Larry Fitzgerald since I
am all in on his connection with Palmer this year.
Round 3
1.Julio Jones
2.Andre Johnson
3.Roddy White
4.Jimmy Graham
5.Randall Cobb
6.Tom Brady
7.Marques Colston
8.Darren McFadden
9.Cam Newton
10.Montee Ball
11.Matt Ryan
12.Vincent Jackson
NOTES: You can’t go wrong with any WR in this round or Jimmy Graham. Barring
injury, Graham will double-up all other TEs this year. I personally grab Matt
Ryan over Tm Brady this year due to age, health and far Carl Hagelin
Jersey , far, far better receivers.
Round 4
1.Reggie Wayne
2.DeMarco Murray
3.Mike Wallace
4.Peyton Manning
5.Jordy Nelson
6.Torrey Smith
7.David Wilson
8.Victor Cruz
9.Reggie Bush
10.Ryan Mathews
11.Danny Amendola
12.Derrick Bowe
NOTES: If you have 2 solid RBs, a top WR Jimmy Graham and have a shot at
Manning here, take it! You can fill out other WRs as you go on. Adding more
confidence, better health and Wes Welker will only make his numbers better this
year. There are a lot of question marks in this round that I would leave up to
other owners, namely, Wayne, Murray Cam Fowler
Jersey , Mathews and Bush (only if not in a PPR league). David
Wilson is a high risk, high reward in this round. Do yourself a favor, in round
12-13, grab Andre Brown if you are the person drafting David Wilson, even though
Brown is hurt.
Round 5
1.Steve Smith
2.Eric Decker
3.Anquan Boldin
4.Stevie Johnson
5.Greg Jennings
6.Lamar Miller
7.Eddie Lacy
8.James Jones
9.Wes Welker
10.Emmanuel Sanders
1.Chris Ivory
2.Mike Williams
3.Rob Gronkowski
4.Tony Gonzalez
5.Miles Austin
6.Colin Kaepernick
7.Greg Olsen
8.Owen Daniels
9.Hakeem Nicks
10.Giovani Bernard
11.Darren Sproles
12.Rashard Mendenhall
NOTES: Giovani Bernard has moved up every week since the rankings came out
and with good reason. He is the Real Deal and will own the number 1 RB slot on a
very good Bengals offense this year. I take him over anyone else in this round.
Too many TEs in this round for me Andrew Cogliano
Jersey , though I would draft Tony G since he is still a health
freak and will repeat last year’s monster numbers. I can’t trust Gronk, but
think Mendenhall is a great choice here.
Round 7
1.Tyler Eifert
2.DeSean Jackson
3.Cecil Shorts
4.DeAngelo Williams