2012 Fantasy Football Mock Draft (Standard Scoring)
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Scoring: This mock draft is based on leagues that use standard scoring (i.e., not point-per-reception (PPR)
scoring). Passing touchdowns are worth four points while rushing and receiving touchdowns are worth six
points. In addition, one point is earned per 25 passing yards, 10 rushing yards and 10 receiving yards.
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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, June 30th
Draft End Date: Tuesday, July 10th
Round Completed: Tuesday, July 10th
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Round 12
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Round: One - Two - Three - Four - Five - Six - Seven - Eight - Nine - 10 - 11 - 12 | By Team(s)
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See our PPR Mock Draft (started 7/14)
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Pick (Overall)
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Contributor (Team)
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Player, Pos., Team
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1 (133).
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Sean Beazley (Team 3)
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Nate Washington, WR, Titans
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It's not too often that a 1,000-yard receiver is available in Round 12. While I don't expect Washington to repeat
his career season again, Britt is coming off of an ACL injury and Wright is a rookie. Washington is a solid
value later in drafts.
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2 (134).
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Brendan Donahue (Team 3)
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Coby Fleener, TE, Colts
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With Luck and Fleener having an established rapport from their Stanford days, Fleener immediately becomes
Luck's security blanket.
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3 (135).
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Kevin Hanson (Team 3)
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Rueben Randle, WR, Giants
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The Giants often line up with three-receiver sets and Randle, the team's second-round pick, becomes the
team's No. 3 receiver with the offseason departure of Mario Manningham. With Hakeem Nicks coming off of
surgery for a broken foot suffered at OTAs, it's possible that Randle gets more snaps earlier on in the year
even though Nicks expects to be ready for the start of training camp.
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4 (136).
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Dan Yanotchko (Team 3)
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Sam Bradford, QB, Rams
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A high-ankle sprain derailed Bradford's second season after the former No. 1 overall draft pick had a solid
rookie season and won the Offensive Rookie of the Year award. Before taking Bradford though, I would have
preferred some of the other QBs still on the board like Freeman, Flacco and Palmer, to name a few.
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5 (137).
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Dan Yanotchko (Team 2)
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Dustin Keller, TE, Jets
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The good news with Keller is he gets targeted a lot. Tied with Tony Gonzalez for sixth in targets (116) among
tight ends, only Graham (149), Pettigrew (126), Gronkowski (124), Winslow (121) and Witten (117) had more
last year. The bad news is he's inconsistent and has Mark Sanchez (or Tim Tebow) throwing to him.
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6 (138).
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Sean Beazley (Team 2)
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Brian Quick, WR, Rams
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A former basketball player with good size (6-4), Quick has a lot of upside, but he's a bit raw and making a big
transition from Appalachian State to the NFL. I like Quick more from a longer-term standpoint than for the
2012 season, but the Rams will have to throw it to someone and their receiving corps outside Quick is one of
the least talented in the league.
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7 (139).
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Kevin Hanson (Team 2)
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Josh Freeman, QB, Buccaneers
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Like Bradford, Freeman's numbers regressed a lot. Although he set career highs in completions (346) and
passing yards (3,592), he also set a career high in interceptions (22). He went from a 25:6 TD-to-INT ratio in
2010 to 16:22 last year. A change in coaching staff and the addition of Vincent Jackson should help Freeman
bounce back a bit and he's one of the better rushing quarterbacks in the league (more than 600 rushing
yards over the past two seasons combined).
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8 (140).
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Brendan Donahue (Team 2)
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Shane Vereen, RB, Patriots
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Ridley should get the majority of early-down work and Vereen the third-down work, but it's impossible to
predict what Belichick will do on a weekly basis. My preference is to avoid all Belichick-coached running
backs and let other fantasy owners deal with the frustration that comes along with them.
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9 (141).
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Brendan Donahue (Team 1)
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Joe Flacco, QB, Ravens
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You know what you're getting with Flacco. In his past three seasons, he's been remarkably consistent. In
those three years, Flacco has 306-315 completions, thrown for 3,610-3,622 yards, 20-25 touchdowns and
10-12 interceptions each year.
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10 (142).
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Sean Beazley (Team 1)
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Rashad Jennings, RB, Jaguars
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Two seasons ago, Jennings had a nice season as MJD's backup: 459 rushing yards and four TDs plus 26
receptions for 223 yards in 13 games. In his two seasons, Jennings has averaged more than five yards per
carry and he's a must-own if you draft MJD.
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11 (143).
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Kevin Hanson (Team 1)
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Bernard Scott, RB, Bengals
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If you're not sold on The Law Firm getting the majority of work, Scott is a great value at this spot. He's the
52nd running back off the board and has the potential to get 15 touches a game in the Bengals' offense.
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12 (144).
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Dan Yanotchko (Team 1)
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Tony Moeaki, TE, Chiefs
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Tearing his ACL in the preseason last year, Moeaki had 47 receptions for 556 yards and three touchdowns
as a rookie in 2010. I don't expect much more than what Moeaki did in 2010 and would have preferred taking
one of the other tight ends still on the board: Martellus Bennett, Ed Dickson, Heath Miller, etc. over Moeaki.
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- Go back to Round 11
- We are starting a PPR Mock Draft on 7/14/12 ... Link to be posted soon
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