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: Friday, July 6th
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Round Six
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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 (61).
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Sean Beazley (Team 3)
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Jonathan Stewart, RB, Panthers
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The Daily Show would have an opportunity to put up big numbers if it weren't for the presence of DeAngelo
Williams, Mike Tolbert and Cam Newton stealing rushing TDs from the backs. Although nobody should hope
for an injury, Stewart can certainly capitalize in the event that Williams misses time.
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2 (62).
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Brendan Donahue (Team 3)
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Philip Rivers, QB, Chargers
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Rivers is a strong bounce-back candidate after posting a career-high 20 interceptions. Rivers has four
straight seasons of more than 4,000 yards (4,600-plus in back-to-back seasons) and at least 27 touchdowns.
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3 (63).
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Kevin Hanson (Team 3)
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Aaron Hernandez, TE, Patriots
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I like the value of Hernandez here. With opposing defenses likely focusing on slowing down Gronkowski
more than Hernandez, it wouldn't surprise me to see Hernandez outperform Gronkowski. (To be clear, I'm
not predicting it, but it wouldn't be shocking.) ... and I drafted Hernandez more than 50 spots later.
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4 (64).
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Dan Yanotchko (Team 3)
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Beanie Wells, RB, Cardinals
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Dealing with a knee injury for much of the season, Wells was a positive surprise last year with career highs in
rushing yards (1,047) and touchdowns (10) in only 14 games. At this point, Wells is good value. With that
said, Ryan Williams has plenty of upside.
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5 (65).
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Dan Yanotchko (Team 2)
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Vernon Davis, TE, 49ers
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With the potential to dominate at times, Davis is an athletic freak that creates extreme mismatches for
opposing defenses. In his final three games of the season (counting playoffs), Davis finished with 100-plus
yards each week and a total of 18 receptions for 410 yards and four touchdowns. Will this be the year that he
truly breaks out?
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6 (66).
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Sean Beazley (Team 2)
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Ben Tate, RB, Texans
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Tate showed what he can do when Foster is out of the lineup as he rushed for 100-plus yards in back-to-back
games to start his career. With both backs are healthy, however, Foster (22.3 carries per game) got a much
larger share of the workload than Tate (8.5) in games that both backs finished last year. As a Foster owner in
this mock, I'm disappointed that I was unable to handcuff Foster, but I think there are better RB options still on
the board at this spot.
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7 (67).
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Kevin Hanson (Team 2)
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Jason Witten, TE, Cowboys
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Witten is a model of consistency even if his numbers dipped some last year. He still finished with 942
receiving yards, which was third among tight ends after Gronkowski and Graham. Witten scored five TDs in
the first 10 games, but then did not score again. With Laurent Robinson, who scored six TDs in the final six
games (and 11 total last year), gone to Jacksonville, Witten should see more redzone targets.
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8 (68).
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Brendan Donahue (Team 2)
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Jermichael Finley, TE, Packers
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Unlike Witten, Finley has been wildly inconsistent. Part of that is due to drops, another part is due to playing
in an offense with so many talented pass-catchers. Either way, Finley is bound to frustrate his fantasy
owners, but he has plenty of upside if he can put it all together.
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9 (69).
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Brendan Donahue (Team 1)
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Isaac Redman, RB, Steelers
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Rashard Mendenhall's injury has created an opportunity for Redman, who gave us a glimpse of what he
might be able to do in the Steelers' final two games last year. In those two games, Redman carried it 36
times and finished with 213 yards and a score.
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10 (70).
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Sean Beazley (Team 1)
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Matt Ryan, QB, Falcons
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After the bye last year, Ryan had a 20:4 touchdown-to-interception ratio and Julio Jones is an elite talent to go
along with Roddy White, who has been one of the most consistent fantasy receivers in the NFL. In an offense
that is expected to throw more than in recent years, Ryan should have a career year.
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11 (71).
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Kevin Hanson (Team 1)
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C.J. Spiller, RB, Bills
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I doubt the workload split between FJax and Spiller gets as close to the 50-50 split suggested by head coach
Chan Gailey, but I do think Spiller has some upside based on where he is currently being drafted. Spiller has
an "expert consensus ranking" from FantasyPros of RB31, but he's my 25th-ranked running back. While I
don't expect him to get hurt (and he has been durable), Jackson (31) is on the wrong side of 30.
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12 (72).
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Dan Yanotchko (Team 1)
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Brandon Lloyd, WR, Patriots
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Higher on Spiller than most, I'm lower on Lloyd than most. I have Lloyd as my 34th-ranked receiver mostly
due to my concerns about him getting enough targets to justify a higher ranking. I see both tight ends and
Welker getting more targets than Lloyd and the team added Jabar Gaffney, who is coming off a career high in
yards (947). Lloyd is clearly a better option than Gaffney, but there are too many solid-to-great pass-catchers
in this offense. Dan (rankings) and Brendan (rankings) have him 25th and 26th, respectively, in their
rankings.
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- Go back to Round 5
- Continue to Round 7
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