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 3rd
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Round Four
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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 (37).
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Sean Beazley (Team 3)
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Mike Wallace, WR, Steelers
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Despite not getting the long-term deal he desires from the Steelers (yet), Wallace is a great value here as
WR14 in this mock. In his three seasons with the Steelers, Wallace has scored 24 touchdowns and has
averaged 18.7 yards per reception. With a more prominent role in the past two seasons, Wallace has a total
of 2,450 receiving yards and 18 touchdowns combined.
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2 (38).
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Brendan Donahue (Team 3)
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Frank Gore, RB, 49ers
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As the 17th running back off the board, Gore is going roughly where I expect him to go. What I don't like, from
Brendan's perspective, is that Gore is his RB1 and this team does not pick again until 5.11 (pick 59). In other
words, this team might end up with the weakest starting running back duo in the mock. He has Gronkowski,
the top tight end, and Fitzgerald, my No. 2 receiver, to compensate, but it's easier to find good value at receiver
and tight end later in the draft than it is at running back this year. The other concern with Gore is the presence
of the other running backs on the roster -- Brandon Jacobs, LaMichael James, Kendall Hunter, Anthony Dixon,
etc. -- stealing touches.
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3 (39).
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Kevin Hanson (Team 3)
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Percy Harvin, WR, Vikings
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Harvin is my 15th-ranked receiver and is the 15th receiver off the board. Despite the bizarre situation of
Harvin skipping a minicamp practice after saying he's unhappy and requesting a trade, things seem to be
ironed out, I guess. What I do like about Harvin was his emergence in the second half of the season -- only
Roddy White (57) had more receptions than Harvin (56) from Week 10 to 17 -- and his involvement as a
rusher. Averaging nearly four carries per game, Harvin rushed for 345 yards and two touchdowns last year.
With Adrian Peterson coming off an ACL injury, I wouldn't be surprised to see Harvin get a similar amount of
carries in 2012.
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4 (40).
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Dan Yanotchko (Team 3)
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Demaryius Thomas, WR, Broncos
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Thomas finished the season strong with six 75-yard games in the final seven weeks including the playoffs.
With a more accurate quarterback, it should only get better for Thomas. However, there are a few receivers I
like better than Thomas that are still on the board like Miles Austin, Steve Smith and Marques Colston. Here
are two thoughts about Broncos' receivers: (1) I think Thomas will have a better overall year than Eric Decker,
but their production will be fairly similar and (2) I would much rather draft Decker, much later, based on the
value his ADP offers. (I guess, I'm telegraphing to the other drafters that I will target Decker later in the draft if
he slips.)
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5 (41).
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Dan Yanotchko (Team 2)
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Jeremy Maclin, WR, Eagles
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This offseason is going so much better for Maclin. Then again, it could not have gone much worse as Maclin
lost lots of weight due to an unidentified illness last year. Considering he missed a three-game stretch in the
middle of the season due to a shoulder injury, it's impressive that he averaged a career-high 66.1 yards per
game last year. That would have been a pace of 1,057 yards over 16 games if he stayed healthy for the entire
season.
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6 (42).
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Sean Beazley (Team 2)
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Miles Austin, WR, Cowboys
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Injuries kept Austin from finishing with 1,000-plus yards for a third straight season. With better health and the
offseason departure of Laurent Robinson, a touchdown-scoring fiend last year, Austin should have a
bounce-back season. He's a solid pick here.
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7 (43).
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Kevin Hanson (Team 2)
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Michael Turner, RB, Falcons
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There is a good chance that Turner sees fewer carries in 2012 than he saw last year. Early reports have
suggested that to be the case. (That said, so did those reports last offseason, too.) In other words, Turner
should still get a good amount of carries even if he doesn't carry it 300-plus times for a third straight year.
Even if he gets 50 less carries, he would still finish in the top 12 in that category based on last year's
numbers.
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8 (44).
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Brendan Donahue (Team 2)
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Ahmad Bradshaw, RB, Giants
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Bradshaw is a good pick even though I also like David Wilson's upside. Wilson has wowed the coaching
staff with his burst and acceleration, but he has had some fumbling issues in college as well. If Bradshaw
can stay healthy for the full season, he should get close to 300 touches (carries and receptions).
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9 (45).
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Brendan Donahue (Team 1)
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Steve Smith, WR, Panthers
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The biggest beneficiary of the Panthers drafting Cam Newton first overall in 2011 was Smith. Smith had 840
yards more in 2011 than he had in 2010. That is roughly Torrey Smith's 2011 production (841 yards) added
on to (Steve) Smith's 2010 numbers. One concern with Smith is his second-half numbers were much lower
than his first-half numbers: 918 vs. 476 yards.
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10 (46).
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Sean Beazley (Team 1)
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Michael Vick, QB, Eagles
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On a per-game basis, Vick is capable of leading quarterbacks in fantasy production. Of course, the main
concern that anyone should have with Vick is his durability. Not the largest in stature, Vick's ability to make
plays as a runner also exposes him to injury at a higher level of risk than other QBs. With the depth at
quarterback, though, Sean can/should add insurance with someone like Matt Ryan, Ben Roethlisberger, Matt
Schaub, etc.
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11 (47).
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Kevin Hanson (Team 1)
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Marques Colston, WR, Saints
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A player I used to avoid due to his game-to-game variability, Colston has always been consistent on a
season-to-season basis as he finished with 1,000-plus yards in five of his six seasons as a pro. The only
exception was his injury-shortened season of 2008 (11 games). Colston had 33 receiving yards or less in
roughly one-third of his games in 2008 and 2009 -- eight times in 27 games played. Last year, however, he
closed the season with 14 straight games of 50-plus yards and 100-plus yards in the final three games (both
counting the playoffs).
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12 (48).
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Dan Yanotchko (Team 1)
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Eli Manning, QB, Giants
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You can't spell ELITE without ... oh, never mind. Mocked for calling himself elite, Eli took major steps forward
in his game last year as he lead the Giants to their second Super Bowl in five seasons. Exceeding 4,000
passing yards for a third-straight season, Manning blew away his previous career high of passing yards
(4,021) by falling just short of 5,000 yards (4,933). With one of the league's most talented receiving corps,
Manning may come close to those numbers again.
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- Go back to Round 3
- Continue to Round 5
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