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: Sunday, July 15th
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Round Two
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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 (13).
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Dan Yanotchko (Team 3)
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Matt Forte, RB, Bears
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We are less than 24 hours away from Monday's 4 p.m. deadline for franchised players to sign long-term
deals with their respective teams and reports are that Forte and the Bears are "extremely close." If they reach
a deal by the deadline, that eliminates one of my two concerns about Forte. The other is the addition of all the
skill players on offense. Not only did the Bears add Michael Bush, but they added Brandon Marshall and
drafted Alshon Jeffery, which means they won't need to rely as much on Forte as the focal point of their
offense.
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2 (14).
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Kevin Hanson (Team 3)
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Darren McFadden, RB, Raiders
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On a per-game basis, McFadden has the upside of being the top overall running back in the league. Hurt in
Week 7 last year, McFadden finished that game with only two carries for four yards yet still finished fourth in
the NFL in rushing yards per game (87.7) in his seven games. If you exclude the game in which he got
injured, he had an average of 101.7 YPG, which would have been the best in the NFL. Of course, the problem
with McFadden is that he has yet to play in more than 13 games in a season during his four-year career.
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3 (15).
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Brendan Donahue (Team 3)
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Jimmy Graham, TE, Saints
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No tight end was targeted more than Graham (149) and only five players had more targets. As noted in
Round 1, Graham was one of only three players to finish with a 90-1,300-10 season.
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4 (16).
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Sean Beazley (Team 3)
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DeMarco Murray, RB, Cowboys
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Murray has the talent and the featured running back role in an explosive offense to have a huge season. My
main concern is Murray's ability to stay healthy. Sean should make sure to add Felix Jones as a handcuff
toward the end of the draft.
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5 (17).
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Sean Beazley (Team 2)
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Andre Johnson, WR, Texans
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Johnson has the potential to be the second-best fantasy wide receiver and he is still an elite talent, when
healthy. The main concern with Johnson, though, is his ability to stay healthy. Not only did a pair of
hamstring injuries derail the majority of his 2011 season, he has already had offseason knee surgery this
May. In the past seven seasons, he has missed at least three games four times.
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6 (18).
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Kevin Hanson (Team 2)
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Trent Richardson, RB, Browns
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Richardson is arguably the best running back prospect since Adrian Peterson. Although the team drafted a
QB (Brandon Weeden) in the NFL Draft and a WR (Josh Gordon) through the Supplemental Draft, it's still the
lack of an elite (or even average) passing attack that could slow Richardson down. Although an every-down
back, Richardson will face a ton of eight-men fronts. However, I project 1,500-plus total yards and 10 TDs for
Richardson.
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7 (19).
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Brendan Donahue (Team 2)
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Wes Welker, WR, Patriots
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Welker, who is my No. 3 fantasy receiver in PPR formats, has four seasons with 110-plus receptions in his
career. With the exception of the season immediately following his torn ACL, Welker has all four of those
seasons in the past five years. No other player in league history has more than two seasons with 110-plus
receptions.
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8 (20).
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Dan Yanotchko (Team 2)
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A.J. Green, WR, Bengals
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Anquan Boldin. Michael Clayton. Marques Colston. A.J. Green. What do those four receivers share in
common? They are the only four receivers to post 1,000-yard seasons since Randy Moss did so in 1998.
Green is a special talent and will be one of the best receivers in the league for a long time.
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9 (21).
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Dan Yanotchko (Team 1)
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Darren Sproles, RB, Saints
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Sproles is the 11th RB off the board in this mock, which is where I have him ranked in my PPR rankings. No
running back had more receptions (86), receiving yards (710) and receiving touchdowns (seven) than
Sproles last year.
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10 (22).
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Brendan Donahue (Team 1)
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Roddy White, WR, Falcons
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Excluding his drops, there is a lot to like about White. He has never missed a game in his seven-year NFL
career and has five consecutive seasons with 1,100-plus yards and two straight years with 100-plus
receptions. In addition, no receiver had more targets (181) than White last year and he has finished first or
second in targets in each of the three past seasons.
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11 (23).
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Kevin Hanson (Team 1)
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Hakeem Nicks, WR, Giants
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Victor Cruz broke out last year and led the team in receiving across the board last year, but Nicks is clearly the
team's best receiver. Unfortunately, Nicks is coming off a broken foot injury, but he expects to be ready for the
start of training camp.
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12 (24).
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Sean Beazley (Team 1)
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Adrian Peterson, RB, Vikings
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In a normal year, Peterson wouldn't get past the first couple of picks, but he is coming off a torn ACL. One of
the biggest questions for fantasy owners this year is how soon is too soon to draft AD (or AP)? This is about
where I have him ranked, but there is clearly risk.
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- Go back to Round 1
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- Continue to Round 3
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- Check out our standard-scoring fantasy mock draft
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