2016 Fantasy Football Mock Draft: Round 6
- 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 6 of our post-draft 2016 Fantasy Football Mock Draft:
6.01 - Sean Beazley (Team 3): Dion Lewis, RB, New England Patriots
Perhaps my favorite pick in this mock so far, I was hoping Lewis would last one more pick. Tearing his ACL only seven games into the season, Lewis was on pace for 1,422 yards from scrimmage, 82 receptions and nine total touchdowns. (Only four running backs had 1,400-plus YFS in 2015 although injuries played a part in that as well.) Still only 25 years old, there's a good chance that Lewis will be ready for the start of the season.
6.02 - Kevin Hanson (Team 3): Andrew Luck, QB, Indianapolis Colts
It was a lost season for Luck, who missed more games (nine) than he played (seven) in 2015. And when he was on the field, he was (much) less than 100 percent for much of those games. Like Cam, Luck benefits from his dual-threat abilities as he rushed for 255-plus yards per year with a total of 12 touchdowns in his first three seasons. With better health in 2016, I expect a bounce-back season a top-three fantasy finish from the Colts' franchise quarterback.
6.03 - Dan Yanotchko (Team 3): Danny Woodhead, RB, San Diego Chargers
No running back had more receptions (80) or receiving yards (755) than Woodhead, who totalled 1,091 YFS and nine touchdowns last season. Woodhead played just three games in 2014, but Woodhead has finished as a top-24 fantasy running back in each of his past three full seasons. In fact, he finished as a top-10 fantasy running back (RB3 in PPR) in 2015.
6.04 - Dan Yanotchko (Team 2): Michael Crabtree, WR, Oakland Raiders
Crabtree tied previous career highs of 85 receptions and nine touchdowns last season and finished with 922 receiving yards, his most since 2012. Crabtree exceeded 55 yards only once in his final eight games after doing so five times in his first eight games, but he had a minimum of four receptions in 15 of 16 games.
6.05 - Brendan Donahue (Team 3): DeVante Parker, WR, Miami Dolphins
The 2015 first-round pick out of Louisville, Parker closed the season strong with 80-plus yards in four of the final six games of the season. During that six-game span, Parker amassed a total of 22 catches for 445 yards and three touchdowns. There is plenty of breakout potential for Parker heading into 2016.
6.06 - Brendan Donahue (Team 2): Russell Wilson, QB, Seattle Seahawks
After a slow start, Wilson's production spiked down the stretch as he once again finished the full season as fantasy's QB3. Not only did Wilson rush for 500-plus yards for a third consecutive season, he finished with career-best passing numbers — 4,024 yards, 34 touchdowns, 68.1 completion percentage and 110.1 passer rating. Wilson should once again finish as a top-five fantasy quarterback.
6.07 - Sean Beazley (Team 2): Melvin Gordon, RB, San Diego Chargers
Failing to score a touchdown on 217 touches and averaging just 3.48 YPC, Gordon disappointed fantasy owners as a rookie. While his January microfracture surgery isn't a positive, the Chargers don't seem too concerned based on both their words and actions (no tailbacks drafted or added via free agency). Provided he stays healthy, it shouldn't be difficult for things to go better for MG3 and offensive coordinator Ken Whisenhunt has talked about how reviving the team's rushing attack is his priority.
6.08 - Sean Beazley (Team 1): Corey Coleman, WR, Cleveland Browns
The first receiver off the board in April's draft, Coleman has a few things working in his favor. Not only is he an explosive athlete, few teams have a worse receiving corps than the Browns, who should also find themselves trailing and needing to throw. Especially if Josh Gordon isn't reinstated, it wouldn't surprise me if Coleman finishes with 70-80 receptions and roughly 1,000 yards as a rookie.
6.09 - Kevin Hanson (Team 2): T.J. Yeldon, RB, Jacksonville Jaguars
Missing four games as a rookie, Yeldon averaged more than 18 touches per game but finished with just two rushing touchdowns. With the team signing free-agent Chris Ivory in the offseason, Yeldon's workload should decline on a per-game basis. On a positive note, the team should be much more competitive in 2016 and that should lead to an improved run-play percentage (34.98 percent). Only the Lions had a lower run-play ratio in 2015.
6.10 - Kevin Hanson (Team 1): Frank Gore, RB, Indianapolis Colts
With the exception of an 11-game 2010 season, Gore rushed for 1,000-plus yards every other season from 2006 to 2014. In his first season with the Colts, however, Gore fell just shy of the 1,000-yard milestone with 967 yards on 260 carries and a career-low 3.7 YPC.
While Gore turned 33 years old earlier this month, the team used four draft picks on their offensive line, which should help both the running game and Andrew Luck, who missed nine games last season. Based on the team's depth chart behind him, Gore should get 250-plus carries once again if he can stay healthy.
6.11 - Brendan Donahue (Team 1): Emmanuel Sanders, WR, Denver Broncos
In two seasons with the Broncos, Sanders finished with 101/1,404/7 (2014) and 76/1,135/4 (2015). Given the team's quarterback situation, however, it's likely that the Broncos rely heavily on their running game and defense and Sanders sets three-year lows as a Bronco. That said, he's a strong WR3 for Brendan's team especially given the strength of his running backs (Le'Veon Bell, Mark Ingram and Carlos Hyde).
6.12 - Dan Yanotchko (Team 1): Tyler Eifert, TE, Cincinnati Bengals
Averaging a touchdown per game, Eifert finished 2015 with 52 catches for 615 yards and 13 touchdowns over 13 games and the sixth-most fantasy points among tight ends in 2016. Exceeding 53 yards in only three games, all of which occurred by Week 5, Eifert averaged only 37.88 YPG over his final eight games played. Given the team's free-agent losses in the passing game, Eifert should see a bump in targets in 2016, which will hopefully make his weekly production less TD-dependent.
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