2016 Fantasy Football Mock Draft: Round 12
- Mock start date: Saturday, May 14th- Mock end date: Saturday, May 28th
Scoring: This mock draft is based on standard-scoring formats and is for the 2016 season only (i.e., not keeper or dynasty leagues). 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 or 10 receiving yards.
In this mock draft, four of our contributors -- Kevin Hanson, Brendan Donahue, Sean Beazley and Dan Yanotchko -- will each draft for three (of 12) teams.
Note: This is a "slow" mock, but picks will be added once they are made with commentary from Kevin Hanson.
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Here is Round 12 of our post-draft 2016 Fantasy Football Mock Draft:
12.01 - Sean Beazley (Team 3): Tony Romo, QB, Dallas Cowboys
What's worse than breaking your collar bone? Breaking it twice. Not only did Romo break his collar bone twice last season, but he had surgery in March. That said, he has been participating in the team's OTAs. If he (and Dez Bryant) can stay healthy, Romo could finish as a top-12 fantasy quarterback.
But it wouldn't surprise me if the Cowboys went with a run-heavy attack similar to two seasons ago, when Romo finished as only fantasy's QB11 despite having an incredibly efficient season (69.9 completion percentage and 34:9 TD-to-INT ratio). On a positive note, Romo has a favorable fantasy strength of schedule -- 2nd-most favorable to only Matthew Stafford and the Lions.
12.02 - Kevin Hanson (Team 3): Jimmy Graham, TE, Seattle Seahawks
Graham failed to make the impact that many expected. In fact, Russell Wilson's strong performance in the second half of the season mostly occurred with Graham injured. While it's unclear if Graham will be ready for the start of the season, the team at least is hopeful that he will be ready for Week 1.
12.03 - Dan Yanotchko (Team 3): Darren McFadden, RB, Dallas Cowboys
Despite injuries to Romo and Bryant and not starting at the beginning of the season, McFadden scored the 13th-most fantasy points among running backs in 2015. Not only did McFadden play a full 16-game season for a second year in a row, but he reached the 1,000-yard rushing mark for the second time in his career as well. Unfortunately for McFadden, the Cowboys used the No. 4 overall pick on Ohio State's Ezekiel Elliott, so his workload is set to drop considerably.
12.04 - Dan Yanotchko (Team 2): Kamar Aiken, WR, Baltimore Ravens
Aiken had a nice 2015 season with 75 catches for 944 yards, but that production should decline with the addition of Mike Wallace and returns of Steve Smith and Breshad Perriman.
12.05 - Brendan Donahue (Team 3): Devin Funchess, WR, Carolina Panthers
With Kelvin Benjamin (ACL) out for the season, Funchess underperformed expectations with a stat line of 31/473/5 in 2015. On a positive note, all five of his touchdowns came in the final nine games and his best performance (7/120/1) happened in Week 17. With Benjamin healthy, however, Funchess is no better than third (and possibly fourth) in line for targets.
12.06 - Brendan Donahue (Team 2): Michael Thomas, WR, New Orleans Saints
Underutilized at Ohio State, Thomas will step into a prominent role in one of the most prolific passing offenses in the NFL, which will give him an opportunity to make a significnat contribution as a rookie.
12.07 - Sean Beazley (Team 2): Kenyan Drake, RB, Miami Dolphins
The Dolphins used a third-round pick on Drake, who was a change-of-pace back to Derrick Henry at Alabama last season. While he's not a threat to Jay Ajayi's lead-back role, Drake should get plenty of work on third downs and could finish as a top-50 back in 2016.
12.08 - Sean Beazley (Team 1): Bilal Powell, RB, New York Jets
Powell was a PPR machine down the stretch as he finished as a top-25 weekly PPR performer in five of his final six games, which included three top-eight finishes. While Chris Ivory is no longer on the roster, signing Matt Forte, one of the best receiving backs in the NFL, was not a positive for Powell's outlook. That said, he's still a top-50 back for 2016 with more upside in PPR formats.
12.09 - Kevin Hanson (Team 2): Nelson Agholor, WR, Philadelphia Eagles
Agholor's rookie season went much worse than anyone anticipated, but he apparently dealt with a high-ankle sprain during the middle of the season. The first-round draft pick finished 2015 with only 23 catches for 283 yards and one touchdown in 13 games and had 35 yards or less in all but two games. Starting opposite Jordan Matthews, Agholor should see dramatically improved numbers in his second season and could exceed value at his current draft slot.
12.10 - Kevin Hanson (Team 1): Marcus Mariota, QB, Tennessee Titans
With Tom Brady as the starter for this team, it's possible that Mariota will need to start the first four games with Brady's four-game suspension reinstated. Especially if he runs more often, the second-year quarterback has plenty of upside in 2016.
Finishing as a top-six weekly fantasy quarterback in four of his 12 games, Mariota had his share of big games. Typical for a rookie, however, Mariota's performance was up and down, but he had one of the league's worst supporting casts around him as well. No team allowed more sacks (54), but the Titans improved both their offensive line and skill-position options this offseason as well. Even so, the Titans should find themselves in catchup mode often, which is a positive for Mariota's fantasy value.
12.11 - Brendan Donahue (Team 1): Phillip Dorsett, WR, Indianapolis Colts
One of the fastest players in the league, Dorsett, the team's first-round pick in 2015, had more than two receptions in only one of 11 games played last season. While his production should improve in his second season, he's clearly behind T.Y. Hilton and Donte Moncrief on the depth chart.
12.12 - Dan Yanotchko (Team 1): Shane Vereen, RB, New York Giants
The bulk of Vereen's production comes as a receiver (59/495/4, all of which were receiving career highs), but he still finished as the RB38 in standard-scoring formats (RB27 in PPR). In other words, he's a solid RB5 for Dan's team.
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