2016 Fantasy Football PPR Mock Draft: Round 5
- Mock start date: Saturday, July 9th- Mock end date: Monday, July 18th
Scoring: This mock draft is based on a point-per-reception (PPR) scoring format 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 and one point per reception.
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 5 of our 2016 Fantasy Football PPR Mock Draft:
5.01 - Sean Beazley (Team 1): Matt Jones, RB, Washington Redskins
Impressive during the preseason (7.0 YPC), Jones had a couple of big games in the regular season -- 19/123/2 rushing in Week 2 and 187 YFS in Week 10. That said, Jones averaged just 3.4 YPC on the season, fumbled five times on 163 touches and missed three games last season. The good news, though, is Jones will get a large workload as the Redskins have limited depth behind him.
5.02 - Brendan Donahue (Team 1): Giovani Bernard, RB, Cincinnati Bengals
Part of a platoon with Jeremy Hill, Bernard still finished as PPR's RB16 last season despite scoring just two touchdowns. In his three seasons, Bernard has averaged 213.33 touches (including 49.33 receptions) and 1,146.67 YFS per season. Another season with 200 touches, 50 receptions and 1,000-plus YFS is likely for Bernard even if his ceiling is limited by Hill's presence.
5.03 - Kevin Hanson (Team 1): Kelvin Benjamin, WR, Carolina Panthers
As a rookie in 2014, Benjamin finished with 1,008 yards and nine touchdowns. Unfortunately he missed all of 2015, but he's clearly the team's top wide receiver for last year's highest-scoring offense.
5.04 - Kevin Hanson (Team 2): 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 many of those games. Like Cam Newton (but to a lesser extent), 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 and a top-three fantasy finish from the Colts' franchise quarterback after Cam and Aaron Rodgers.
5.05 - Dan Yanotchko (Team 1): Duke Johnson, RB, Cleveland Browns
Only four running backs had more receptions than Johnson (61) had as a rookie last season. Better in PPR formats (RB23 in 2015), Johnson should see a larger percentage of the workload split with Isaiah Crowell in 2016.
5.06 - Dan Yanotchko (Team 2): Ryan Mathews, RB, Philadelphia Eagles
Earlier this offseason, Mathews was reportedly available for trade, but he enters the season as Philadelphia's lead back. The Eagles drafted Wendell Smallwood in the fifth round and still have the versatile Darren Sproles, but Mathews could get close to 250 touches if, a big if, he can stay healthy for a full season.
5.07 - Sean Beazley (Team 2): Doug Baldwin, WR, Seattle Seahawks
Not only did he set career highs of 78 receptions, 1,069 yards and (a league-high) 14 touchdowns last season, but Baldwin scored 11 of those touchdowns during the five-game span from Weeks 12 to 16. Baldwin, who signed an extension through 2020, will likely perform more like a WR3-type in 2016 than the absolutely dominant version we saw in the second half of 2015.
Over the final eight games of the season, Baldwin scored a touchdown on 19.05% of his receptions (12 of 63). Before that, the 5-foot-10 receiver scored a touchdown on 4.93% of his receptions (17 of 345) in his career.
5.08 - Sean Beazley (Team 3): 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, reports are that MG3 looked fully healthy at the team's June mini-camp. Provided he stays healthy, it shouldn't be difficult for things to go better for Gordon and offensive coordinator Ken Whisenhunt has talked about how reviving the team's rushing attack is his priority. That said, there are a number of running backs still on the board that I'd take ahead of MG3 including his teammate, Danny Woodhead.
5.09 - Brendan Donahue (Team 2): Jordan Matthews, WR, Philadelphia Eagles
Matthews improved on his rookie numbers with 85 receptions (67 as a rookie) and 997 yards (872 as a rookie) and once again hauled in eight touchdown receptions, but fantasy owners had bigger expectations from Matthews. On a positive note, six of his eight touchdowns came in his final six games and he finished with 100-plus yards in two of his final three games.
5.10 - Brendan Donahue (Team 3): DeMarco Murray, RB, Tennessee Titans
After leading the NFL in rushing (1,845 yards) in 2014 and signing a large free-agent deal with the Eagles, Murray rushed for only 702 yards in 2015 and set career lows in YPG (46.8) and YPC (3.6). Murray's outlook isn't as positive after the team drafted Derrick Henry in the second round, but he should be a solid RB2 for Brendan's team.
5.11 - Kevin Hanson (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. Here's the list of running backs that scored more fantasy points than Woodhead last season: Devonta Freeman and Adrian Peterson. While he's unlikely to score the third-most PPR points among RBs this year, I like him more than MG3, as noted above.
- Poll: Which Chargers RB will score the most fantasy points in 2016?
5.12 - Dan Yanotchko (Team 3): Michael Floyd, WR, Arizona Cardinals
While Floyd once again failed to exceed 1,000 yards, he finished the season strong after a slow start. Floyd exceeded the 100-yard mark in five of his final eight regular-season games in 2015 and I have him projected to reach the 1,000-yard milestone in 2016.
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