2016 Fantasy Football PPR Mock Draft: Round 8
- 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 8 of our 2016 Fantasy Football PPR Mock Draft:
8.01 - Dan Yanotchko (Team 3): 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 (or back with the Browns in 2016), it wouldn't surprise me if Coleman finishes with 70-80 receptions as a rookie.
- Related: The Browns have the No. 1 pick in early 2017 NFL Mock Draft
8.02 - Kevin Hanson (Team 3): Torrey Smith, WR, San Francisco 49ers
Smith is coming off a career-worst season -- 33 catches, 663 yards and four touchdowns all set or tied career lows -- even though he led the NFL in yards per reception (20.1). With Anquan Boldin no longer in San Francisco and Chip Kelly taking over as coach, Smith becomes the No. 1 receiver in an offense that should rank in the top 10 in the league in number of plays. Perhaps this is a round or two early for Smith, but I really like his upside.
8.03 - Brendan Donahue (Team 3): Marvin Jones, WR, Detroit Lions
Jones set career highs in receptions (65) and yards (816) in his final season with the Bengals last year. While the Lions should be more balanced this year, no team threw the ball on a higher percentage of their plays in 2015. And while Golden Tate should lead the receiving corps in targets and production, the retirement of Megatron and lack of depth beyond Tate and Jones should lead to new career highs in catches and yards for Jones.
8.04 - Brendan Donahue (Team 2): Carson Palmer, QB, Arizona Cardinals
Palmer set career highs in passing yards (4,671, fourth-most in the NFL) and passing touchdowns (35, second-most) in 2015 as the Cardinals led the NFL in total offense and finished second in scoring offense. With a talented trio of wide receivers in addition to one of the league's best young running backs, Palmer should finish as a top-10 fantasy QB with the upside to once again finish as a top-five fantasy QB. Through Week 16, Palmer threw for 300-plus yards and/or multiple touchdowns in all but two games last season.
8.05 - Sean Beazley (Team 3): Rashad Jennings, RB, New York Giants
For the first time in his career, Jennings played all 16 games and posted career highs in both carries (195) and rushing yards (863). Racking up 419 YFS in the final three games of the season, Jennings ended the season on a positive note and he should enter the season as the lead back. That said, he turned 31 in March, has struggled with durability and the Giants drafted Paul Perkins in the fifth round of this year's draft.
8.06 - Sean Beazley (Team 2): Josh Doctson, WR, Washington Redskins
Many believed that Doctson was the best receiver in this year's rookie class, but it may be a season before his true impact is felt as DeSean Jackson and Pierre Garcon are still on the team's roster. Both Garcon and D-Jax will become free agents next offseason. Therefore, I think this is too early for Doctson in re-draft leagues as his 13th-round PPR ADP would suggest. While Doctson's 2017 season should be much better than his 2016 season, his role in the offense will likely expand as the season progresses.
8.07 - Dan Yanotchko (Team 2): Jordan Howard, RB, Chicago Bears
The Bears used a fifth-round pick on Howard and it wouldn't surprise me if the 230-pound back ends up scoring more fantasy points than Jeremy Langford. To be clear, I have Langford ranked higher than Howard and I was surprised that Dan took him this early. Based on ADP data from Fantasy Football Calculator, Howard has been going off the board in the 14th round of PPR drafts. I'd start considering him around the 10th or 11th round.
8.08 - Dan Yanotchko (Team 1): Markus Wheaton, WR, Pittsburgh Steelers
With Martavis Bryant suspended for the season, it should lead to a higher volume of targets and production for Wheaton, who finished with 44 catches for 749 yards and five touchdowns last season. Over the first 10 games of the season, five of which Bryant missed last year, Wheaton had less than 20 yards seven times. Over the final six games, however, Wheaton had a total of 476 yards and four touchdowns.
8.09 - Kevin Hanson (Team 2): Zach Ertz, TE, Philadelphia Eagles
Ertz set career highs in 2015 with 75 catches for 853 yards, but he had just two touchdowns. Ertz was especially good over the final four games of the season with a 35/450/1 line during that span. Obviously, he'll slow from his end-of-season torrid pace, but hopefully Ertz can build upon last year's positive momentum.
8.10 - Kevin Hanson (Team 1): Chris Ivory, RB, Jacksonville Jaguars
Rushing for more than 1,000 yards for the first time in his career, Ivory finished 2015 as a top-12 fantasy back (RB8 in STD, RB12 in PPR). Signing a free-agent deal with the Jaguars, Ivory will be part of a 1-2 punch with second-year back T.J. Yeldon in 2016 and may not get as many carries as he had last season.
That said, Ivory should get the larger share of the workload split with Yeldon given the size of his free-agent contract. And even though only the Lions ran the ball on a lower percentage of plays last season, I expect the Jags to run the ball (much) more often in 2016 given the team's improved outlook.
8.11 - Brendan Donahue (Team 1): Tyler Lockett, WR, Seattle Seahawks
Dangerous as a returner, Lockett became more involved in the team's offense in the second half of his rookie season. While he had a couple of return scores early in the season, all six of his receiving scores occurred in the final 10 games of the season. Lockett should improve upon his rookie receiving numbers (51/664/6) in 2016 and he's a nice value here.
8.12 - Sean Beazley (Team 1): 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. Because of those concerns, there are a few tight ends still on the board -- Julius Thomas, Gary Barnidge, Ladariud Green, etc. -- that I'd prefer over Graham.
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