2016 Fantasy Football PPR Mock Draft: Round 9
- 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 9 of our 2016 Fantasy Football PPR Mock Draft:
9.01 - Sean Beazley (Team 1): 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 as I expect Ivory to get more work than Yeldon most weeks. In addition, Ivory is the favorite to get goal-line carries as well.
9.02 - Brendan Donahue (Team 1): Arian Foster, RB, Free Agent
It's unclear where Foster will sign in free agency, and he's a (soon-to-be) 30-year-old running back coming off a torn Achilles injury. Perhaps a bit early as the RB37 in this mock, but in general, I don't have a problem with swinging for the fences with a fourth running back. Again, there is plenty of uncertainty considering his age, injury and lack of a team, but Foster has upside here.
9.03 - Kevin Hanson (Team 1): Philip Rivers, QB, San Diego Chargers
With 662 pass attempts (previous career high: 582), Rivers averaged a career-high 299.6 yards per game and threw 29 touchdowns despite multi-game absences by his top-two pass-catchers -- Keenan Allen (played eight games) and Antonio Gates (11 games). In fact, Rivers averaged 21.05 fantasy points per game with Allen; only 14.52/G without him.
9.04 - Kevin Hanson (Team 2): Charles Sims, RB, Tampa Bay Buccaneers
Sims is a steal here. Granted, it's only one round later than his current ADP in PPR formats, but Sims was highly productive last year and he's a viable starter in PPR formats this year. Even with Doug Martin rushing for more than 1,400 yards, Sims finished as fantasy's RB22 (RB17 in PPR) in 2015. While his ceiling is capped if Martin stays healthy for a full season once again, it wouldn't surprise me if he comes close to duplicating last year's production -- 1,090 YFS, 51 receptions and four TDs.
9.05 - Dan Yanotchko (Team 1): Eli Manning, QB, New York Giants
For a second consecutive season, Manning finished as a top-10 fantasy quarterback. In both seasons, Manning threw 600-plus times and exceeded 4,400-plus yards while throwing a total of 65 touchdowns. With one of the league's most dynamic players as his go-to receiver, Eli could finish as a top-10 fantasy quarterback for a third straight season.
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9.06 - Dan Yanotchko (Team 2): Julius Thomas, TE, Jacksonville Jaguars
Missing much of training camp and the first four games of the season, Thomas did not make the impact that he or the team expected when they signed him to a lucrative free-agent contract. Reports of strong chemistry with Blake Bortles this offseason sets him up for much better numbers in 2016 provided he can stay healthy. That said, he has missed multiple games in each of the past three seasons as a starter.
9.07 - Sean Beazley (Team 2): Tavon Austin, WR, Los Angeles Rams
Even though Austin had just 473 receiving yards, the versatile receiver had a total of 907 yards from scrimmage and 10 touchdowns including a punt return touchdown. Finishing as a top-20 fantasy wide receiver (WR27 in PPR) in 2015, Austin may not have the same success in 2016, but he should lead the team's weak receiving corps in fantasy production once again.
9.08 - Sean Beazley (Team 3): Darren Sproles, RB, Philadelphia Eagles
While I would have taken a few other running backs over Sproles, he finished as a top-25 fantasy running back in PPR formats last season. Now 33 years old, Sproles should reach or come close to the 55 receptions he had last season.
9.09 - Brendan Donahue (Team 2): Willie Snead, WR, New Orleans Saints
Starting opposite Brandin Cooks, Snead nearly reached the 1,000-yard mark with a 69/984/3 stat line. Snead didn't have many big games, but he had at least four receptions in 11 of 16 games. Based on my projections, Snead could give the Saints a pair of 1,000-yard wideouts in 2016.
- Related: 2016 Fantasy Football Projections: New Orleans Saints Preview
9.10 - Brendan Donahue (Team 3): DeSean Jackson, WR, Washington Redskins
A hamstring injury limited Jackson to just nine games last season so his overall numbers dropped to 30/528/4 after finishing with 56/1,169/6 in 2014. Over the final six weeks of the season, Jackson had 25 catches for 469 yards, 11th-most among wide receivers during that span, and all four of his touchdowns. With the team using a first-round pick on Josh Doctson, D-Jax remains a boom-or-bust weekly option, but he should finish with 1,000 yards or so provided he remains healthy.
9.11 - Kevin Hanson (Team 3): Kenneth Dixon, RB, Baltimore Ravens
Even though I expect Justin Forsett to open the season as the starter and the team's website referred to him as the "clear lead dog," there's a good chance that Dixon eventually earns the largest share of the team's backfield touches. With a three-down skill set, Dixon rushed for 1,000-plus yards in three out of four seasons and posted 30-plus catches in back-to-back seasons at Louisiana Tech.
9.12 - Dan Yanotchko (Team 3): Kirk Cousins, QB, Washington Redskins
Over the final 10 games of the season, few quarterbacks were as productive as Cousins, who threw 23 touchdowns, rushed for four more and threw only three interceptions. During that 10-game span, Cousins finished as a top-10 fantasy quarterback seven times and as fantasy's weekly QB1 three times. Cousins is set up for success with a talented supporting cast and a favorable fantasy strength of schedule (ninth-best).
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