2012 Fantasy Football Mock Draft - Point-Per-Reception (PPR) Scoring
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Scoring: This mock draft is based on leagues that use point-per-reception (PPR) scoring. Passing
touchdowns are worth four points while rushing and receiving touchdowns are worth six points. One point is
earned per 25 passing yards, 10 rushing yards and 10 receiving yards. In addition, one point is earned per
reception.
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For this mock draft, four EDSFootball.com contributors will draft for three teams per round
and we will exclude kickers and team defenses from this mock.
We will draft 12 rounds and I will include commentary for each of the 144 picks.
To keep track of the updates, bookmark this page or follow me (@EDSFootball) on Twitter.
You can follow the other contributors/mockers on Twitter as well:
- Brendan Donahue (@DonnyCasino)
- Dan Yanotchko (@TheTipDrill_Dan)
- Sean Beazley (@XtremeDynasty)
This is a slow draft that is conducted offline, but rounds of the draft will be posted as they are completed.
Draft Start Date: Saturday, July 14th
Draft End Date: Saturday, July 28th
Round Completed: Tuesday, July 24th
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Round Nine
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Round: One - Two - Three - Four - Five - Six - Seven - Eight - Nine - Ten - 11 - 12 | By Team(s)
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Our 2012 Fantasy Football Mock Draft (Standard Scoring)
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Pick (Overall)
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Contributor (Team)
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Player, Pos., Team
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1 (97).
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Sean Beazley (Team 1)
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Peyton Hillis, RB, Chiefs
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Two seasons ago, the Chiefs had two running backs with 200-plus carries and I can see that happening
again in 2012 with Hillis and Jamaal Charles. The team's offensive coordinator, Brian Daboll, was in
Cleveland that season, when and where Hillis had his breakout season. With Hillis motivated on a one-year
deal and in a run-heavy offense, I am liking him more and more this year. Considering Sean also has
Charles, who is returning from a torn ACL last year, this is a nice move from a handcuff standpoint as well.
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2 (98).
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Kevin Hanson (Team 1)
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Pierre Thomas, RB, Saints
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Unfortunately for Thomas, he has to compete with Darren Sproles and Mark Ingram for touches. While he's
not as involved in the passing attack as Sproles, Thomas was one of eight running backs to finish with (at
least) 50 receptions last year. Thomas, who averaged 5.1 yards per carry last year, should finish with
somewhere around 1,000 yards from scrimmage and 50 receptions again this year.
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3 (99).
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Brendan Donahue (Team 1)
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Toby Gerhart, RB, Vikings
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How close will Peterson be to his pre-injury self? While he is such a freakish athlete, it's more likely that it
takes him a full season to get back to form. That said, Gerhart should get a decent amount of work in a
secondary role as the team likely exercises some caution with their franchise back, especially early on.
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4 (100).
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Dan Yanotchko (Team 1)
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Jay Cutler, QB, Bears
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It's been a great offseason (minus his "Take me out to the ball game" performance at Wrigley) for Cutler. The
Bears resolved their contract conflict with stud running back Matt Forte and added Brandon Marshall, Alshon
Jeffery and Michael Bush in the offseason. All signs point up for Cutler's fantasy outlook.
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5 (101).
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Dan Yanotchko (Team 2)
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Greg Little, WR, Browns
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At this point in the draft, it comes to down to taking a guy that is the No. 1 option in a bad passing offense
versus someone that is the No. 3 option in a good passing offense. Like Antonio Brown, Little finished with
more than 60 receptions (61) and only two touchdowns. With a stronger-armed quarterback and the addition
of Trent Richardson, Little should be able to build upon his 61-709-2 rookie season.
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6 (102).
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Brendan Donahue (Team 2)
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Ryan Williams, RB, Cardinals
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The Cardinals liked Williams enough out of college to use a second-round pick on him and the reports were
glowing before he suffered a season-ending injury during training camp. Although Beanie Wells is expected
to be ready for the start of the season, he started camp on the PUP due to knee surgery he had in January.
Williams has a lot of upside, and should be owned by anyone that used an earlier-round pick on Wells.
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7 (103).
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Kevin Hanson (Team 2)
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Robert Griffin III, QB, Redskins
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Although RG3 (likely) won't play much on this team with Cam Newton ahead of him as the starter, Griffin III
has a ton of upside. If he gets off to a strong start, he could be used as trade bait.
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8 (104).
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Sean Beazley (Team 2)
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Brian Quick, WR, Rams
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Like Dan's pick with Little, Sean's next two picks are No. 1 (or potential No. 1) receivers in bad passing
offenses. Quick has the physical tools (size and athletic ability) that you should like, but it's a big jump from
Appalachian State to the NFL. That said, Sam Bradford has to throw it to someone.
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9 (105).
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Sean Beazley (Team 3)
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Justin Blackmon, WR, Jaguars
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Blackmon, the two-time Biletnikoff winner in college, got his professional career off on the wrong foot before it
even started as he was busted for his second DUI in the past two years. From a fantasy perspective, it would
have been more ideal had the Rams landed Blackmon in the draft. Now he will have to rely on Blaine
Gabbert to get him the ball.
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10 (106).
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Brendan Donahue (Team 3)
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Mikel LeShoure, RB, Lions
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LeShoure, who is suspended for the first two games, has the potential to be the lead back for the Lions.
Jahvid Best will always have concussion concerns and he has yet to be cleared for camp. Durability
concerns have dogged Kevin Smith as well. Although LeShoure is returning from a torn Achilles last year,
reports are that he is looking impressive at camp.
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11 (107).
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Kevin Hanson (Team 3)
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Matt Schaub, QB, Texans
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With Vick as this team's starting quarterback, Schaub is a quality backup to protect myself in case (or when)
Vick misses game with injury. Schaub and his No. 1 receiver, Andre Johnson, have a little bit of injury risk as
well, but it looks like both are 100 percent and ready to go for the start of the season.
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12 (108).
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Dan Yanotchko (Team 3)
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Randy Moss, WR, 49ers
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Moss is one of the greatest receivers in the history of the NFL. In the last two years, however, he spent one
season with three different teams and posted career lows across the board and the other year "retired." Now
he comes back for another season with a team that threw it less than everyone other than the Broncos last
year.
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- Go back to Round 8
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- Continue to Round 10
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- Check out our standard-scoring fantasy mock draft
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