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: Saturday, July 7th
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Round Nine
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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 (97).
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Dan Yanotchko (Team 1)
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Peyton Hillis, RB, Chiefs
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With Jamaal Charles returning from an ACL injury and Hillis being reunited with former offensive coordinator
Brian Daboll, who coached him in his breakout 2010 season, Hillis has the potential to provide fantasy
owners with plenty of upside. I wouldn't be surprised if both Charles and Hillis each carry the ball 200-plus
times this season.
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2 (98).
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Kevin Hanson (Team 1)
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Denarius Moore, WR, Raiders
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Although I have Anquan Boldin ranked higher than Moore, Boldin is safer but Moore has greater upside.
Since this team already has all of its starters, I went with upside over safety. In either case, the difference in
my rankings is small: Boldin (33rd WR) and Moore (35th).
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3 (99).
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Sean Beazley (Team 1)
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Jay Cutler, QB, Bears
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With Michael Vick and Matt Ryan already on this team's roster, Cutler is Sean's third quarterback. Since Vick
has plenty of injury risk and Ryan has the same bye as Vick, Sean decided to add Cutler, who he believes
has great value here. He also likes (Cutler) facing the Lions' secondary when Vick/Ryan have their bye and
he feels like he's in a position of strength to deal a quarterback, if the opportunity presents itself.
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4 (100).
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Brendan Donahue (Team 1)
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James Starks, RB, Packers
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Starks is generating a lot of buzz this offseason. If he gets a larger workload this season, Starks is a great
value at this spot. That said, I'm not buying the hype. Perhaps I'm still bitter about the week (Week 4) I ranked
Starks higher than usual. We knew Ryan Grant would be out, so I thought Starks would get more work.
Although the Packers won in Week 4 by 26 points, Starks workload held steady at 13 carries. In the first 11
games last year, Starks had 9-13 carries every single week. The Packers used a third-round pick last year to
take Alex Green, who I expect will prevent Starks from seeing a big bump in workload. Don't get your hopes
up on Starks (and take him much earlier). For the record, he's a solid value here as the 40th RB off the board.
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5 (101).
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Brendan Donahue (Team 2)
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Michael Crabtree, WR, 49ers
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The Niners added a bunch of receivers this offseason: Randy Moss and Mario Manningham via free agency
and A.J. Jenkins in the first round of the draft. That said, Crabtree should still be the team's top receiver. The
drawback with Crabtree is the fact that only the Tebow-led Broncos threw it less than the Niners last year and
there are many more mouths to feed this year.
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6 (102).
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Kevin Hanson (Team 2)
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Anquan Boldin, WR, Ravens
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After taking the injury-prone Malcom Floyd last round, Boldin gives me some protection if/when Floyd misses
time again.
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7 (103).
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Sean Beazley (Team 2)
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Ryan Williams, RB, Cardinals
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Williams was generating lots of buzz last year before an injury knocked him out for the season. In general,
Williams is a back that I like later in drafts.
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8 (104).
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Dan Yanotchko (Team 2)
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Matt Schaub, QB, Texans
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Only a few years ago, Schaub led the NFL in passing yards (4,770 in 2009). Even with the 5,000-yard
seasons last year, that is still the 10th-highest total in any season in NFL history. Considering the health risk
of Schaub and Andre Johnson, the team's best receiver, their strong running game and their much better
defense (and less of a need to throw to catch up), however, it's unlikely that Schaub comes close to those
numbers again.
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9 (105).
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Dan Yanotchko (Team 3)
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Greg Little, WR, Browns
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Little is clearly the team's No. 1 option at receiver. That said, he finished with only 61 receptions for 709 yards
last season. With a quarterback upgrade, Little should be able to improve upon last year's numbers.
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10 (106).
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Kevin Hanson (Team 3)
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Mike Williams, WR, Buccaneers
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Last year was a disappointment for Williams. And Josh Freeman. And the Bucs, in general. While Williams
caught 65 balls in both his rookie and second season, he averaged only 11.9 yards per reception and had
only three TDs. (In 2010, he averaged 14.8 yards per reception and caught 11 TDs.) I expect this year's
numbers to fall somewhere in between his production in 2010 and 2011.
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11 (107).
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Brendan Donahue (Team 3)
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Santonio Holmes, WR, Jets
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Holmes is one of my least favorite NFL players. He just seems like a real jackass. That said, he's a solid
pick here as long as Mark Sanchez is the quarterback all year. If Tim Tebow takes over at any point in the
season, it could be a disaster for Holmes and any other Jets' receiver (although Holmes is the only one that
has any real value in a 10- or 12-team redraft league).
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12 (108).
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Sean Beazley (Team 3)
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Chad Ochocinco, WR, Dolphins
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This mock is going 12 rounds and I had no intention of selecting Ochocinco in any of those 12 rounds so I'm
a bit surprised that Sean took him here. With Davone Bess and Brian Hartline as the team's other top two
receivers, I guess it's possible that he leads the team in receiving as much as those other two WRs. But last
year's disappointing season in New England means that I would much rather wait to see him put together a
couple of weeks of solid production before I pick him up off of the waiver wire. That said, Ochocinco is one of
my favorite players for the way he interacts with fans.
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- Go back to Round 8
- Continue to Round 10
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