2014 Fantasy Football Mock Draft 2.0: 12-team, standard scoring
The NFL regular season kicks off in two weeks, which means we're in the heart of fantasy football drafting season. Owners who haven't yet picked their team are likely digging around for all of the advice they can get.
To help you out, SI.com's fantasy experts Michael Beller and David Gonos tag-teamed a 12-team, standard-scoring mock draft with one quarterback, two running backs, two wide receivers, one tight end, one flex, one kicker, one D/ST and five bench spots per team; Beller drafted the odd picks while Gonos selected the even picks.
Sure, only two guys participated in this draft, but that doesn't mean it was devoid of interesting twists. Take note of when the first quarterback was drafted (Round 2) and how far A.J. Green fell (No. 15 overall).
Read below for round-by-round picks followed by analysis.
FANTASY FOOTBALL POSITION RANKINGS AND PROJECTIONS:
pick | overall | player | position | owner |
1 | 1 | Jamaal Charles, Kansas City Chiefs | RB | BELLER |
2 | 2 | LeSean McCoy, Philadelphia Eagles | RB | GONOS |
3 | 3 | Matt Forte, Chicago Bears | RB | BELLER |
4 | 4 | Adrian Peterson, Minnesota Vikings | RB | GONOS |
5 | 5 | Eddie Lacy, Green Bay Packers | RB | BELLER |
6 | 6 | Calvin Johnson, Detroit Lions | WR | GONOS |
7 | 7 | Jimmy Graham, New Orleans Saints | TE | BELLER |
8 | 8 | DeMarco Murray, Dallas Cowboys | RB | GONOS |
9 | 9 | Demaryius Thomas, Denver Broncos | WR | BELLER |
10 | 10 | Le'Veon Bell, Pittsburgh Steelers | RB | GONOS |
11 | 11 | Brandon Marshall, Chicago Bears | WR | BELLER |
12 | 12 | Giovani Bernard, Cincinnati Bengals | RB | GONOS |
pick | overall | player | position | owner |
1 | 13 | Dez Bryant, Dallas Cowboys | WR | GONOS |
2 | 14 | Marshawn Lynch, Seattle Seahawks | RB | BELLER |
3 | 15 | A.J. Green, Cincinnati Bengals | WR | GONOS |
4 | 16 | Jordy Nelson, Green Bay Packers | WR | BELLER |
5 | 17 | Julio Jones, Atlanta Falcons | WR | GONOS |
6 | 18 | Montee Ball, Denver Broncos | RB | BELLER |
7 | 19 | Alfred Morris, Washington Redskins | RB | GONOS |
8 | 20 | Alshon Jeffery, Chicago Bears | WR | BELLER |
9 | 21 | Antonio Brown, Pittsburgh Steelers | WR | GONOS |
10 | 22 | Aaron Rodgers, Green Bay Packers | QB | BELLER |
11 | 23 | Arian Foster, Houston Texans | RB | GONOS |
12 | 24 | Randall Cobb, Green Bay Packers | WR | BELLER |
pick | overall | player | position | owner |
1 | 25 | Andre Ellington, Arizona Cardinals | RB | BELLER |
2 | 26 | Larry Fitzgerald, Arizona Cardinals | WR | GONOS |
3 | 27 | Vincent Jackson, Tampa Bay Buccaneers | WR | BELLER |
4 | 28 | Doug Martin, Tampa Bay Buccaneers | RB | GONOS |
5 | 29 | Peyton Manning, Denver Broncos | QB | BELLER |
6 | 30 | C.J. Spiller, Buffalo Bills | RB | GONOS |
7 | 31 | Victor Cruz, New York Giants | WR | BELLER |
8 | 32 | Keenan Allen, San Diego Chargers | WR | GONOS |
9 | 33 | Drew Brees, New Orleans Saints | QB | BELLER |
10 | 34 | Reggie Bush, Detroit Lions | RB | GONOS |
11 | 35 | Rob Gronkowski, New England Patriots | TE | BELLER |
12 | 36 | Julius Thomas, Denver Broncos | TE | GONOS |
pick | overall | player | position | owner |
1 | 37 | Ryan Mathews, San Diego Chargers | RB | GONOS |
2 | 38 | Pierre Garcon, Washington Redskins | WR | BELLER |
3 | 39 | Michael Crabtree, San Francisco 49ers | WR | GONOS |
4 | 40 | Rashad Jennings, New York Giants | RB | BELLER |
5 | 41 | Zac Stacy, St. Louis Rams | RB | GONOS |
6 | 42 | Roddy White, Atlanta Falcons | WR | BELLER |
7 | 43 | Wes Welker, Denver Broncos | WR | GONOS |
8 | 44 | Michael Floyd, Arizona Cardinals | WR | BELLER |
9 | 45 | Percy Harvin, Seattle Seahawks | WR | GONOS |
10 | 46 | Toby Gerhart, Jacksonville Jaguars | RB | BELLER |
11 | 47 | Matthew Stafford, Detroit Lions | QB | GONOS |
12 | 48 | Frank Gore, San Francisco 49ers | RB | BELLER |
pick | overall | player | position | owner |
1 | 49 | Torrey Smith, Baltimore Ravens | WR | BELLER |
2 | 50 | Shane Vereen, New England Patriots | RB | GONOS |
3 | 51 | DeSean Jackson, Washington Redskins | WR | BELLER |
4 | 52 | Andrew Luck, Indianapolis Colts | QB | GONOS |
5 | 53 | Joique Bell, Detroit Lions | RB | BELLER |
6 | 54 | Ben Tate, Cleveland Browns | RB | GONOS |
7 | 55 | Bishop Sankey, Tennessee Titans | RB | BELLER |
8 | 56 | Andre Johnson, Houston Texans | WR | GONOS |
9 | 57 | Cordarrelle Patterson, Minnesota Vikings | WR | BELLER |
10 | 58 | Kendall Wright, Tennessee Titans | WR | GONOS |
11 | 59 | Stevan Ridley, New England Patriots | RB | BELLER |
12 | 60 | Jeremy Maclin, Philadelphia Eagles | WR | GONOS |
pick | overall | player | position | owner |
1 | 61 | Chris Johnson, New York Jets | RB | GONOS |
2 | 62 | Lamar Miller, Miami Dolphins | RB | BELLER |
3 | 63 | Vernon Davis, San Francisco 49ers | TE | GONOS |
4 | 64 | Ray Rice, Baltimore Ravens | RB | BELLER |
5 | 65 | Trent Richardson, Indianapolis Colts | RB | GONOS |
6 | 66 | Steven Jackson, Atlanta Falcons | RB | BELLER |
7 | 67 | Matt Ryan, Atlanta Falcons | QB | GONOS |
8 | 68 | T.Y. Hilton, Indianapolis Colts | WR | BELLER |
9 | 69 | Mike Wallace, Miami Dolphins | WR | GONOS |
10 | 70 | Marques Colston, New Orleans Saints | WR | BELLER |
11 | 71 | Emmanuel Sanders, Denver Broncos | WR | GONOS |
12 | 72 | Robert Griffin III, Washington Redskins | QB | BELLER |
pick | overall | player | position | owner |
1 | 73 | Bernard Pierce, Baltimore Ravens | RB | BELLER |
2 | 74 | Reggie Wayne, Indianapolis Colts | WR | GONOS |
3 | 75 | Maurice Jones-Drew, Oakland Raiders | RB | BELLER |
4 | 76 | Pierre Thomas, New Orleans Saints | RB | GONOS |
5 | 77 | Darren Sproles, Philadelphia Eagles | RB | BELLER |
6 | 78 | Julian Edelman, New England Patriots | WR | GONOS |
7 | 79 | Eric Decker, New York Jets | WR | BELLER |
8 | 80 | Greg Olsen, Carolina Panthers | TE | GONOS |
9 | 81 | Terrance West, Cleveland Browns | RB | BELLER |
10 | 82 | Nick Foles, Philadelphia Eagles | QB | GONOS |
11 | 83 | Terrance Williams, Dallas Cowboys | WR | BELLER |
12 | 84 | Sammy Watkins, Buffalo Bills | WR | GONOS |
pick | overall | player | position | owner |
1 | 85 | Tom Brady, New England Patriots | QB | GONOS |
2 | 86 | Cam Newton, Carolina Panthers | QB | BELLER |
3 | 87 | Danny Woodhead, San Diego Chargers | RB | GONOS |
4 | 88 | Golden Tate, Detroit Tigers | WR | BELLER |
5 | 89 | Cecil Shorts, Jacksonville Jaguars | WR | GONOS |
6 | 90 | Fred Jackson, Buffalo Bills | RB | BELLER |
7 | 91 | Jordan Cameron, Cleveland Browns | TE | GONOS |
8 | 92 | Carlos Hyde, San Francisco 49ers | RB | BELLER |
9 | 93 | Jason Witten, Dallas Cowboys | TE | GONOS |
10 | 94 | Dennis Pitta, Baltimore Ravens | TE | BELLER |
11 | 95 | Devonta Freeman, Atlanta Falcons | RB | GONOS |
12 | 96 | Brandin Cooks, New Orleans Saints | WR | BELLER |
rank | overall | player | position | owner |
1 | 97 | Jordan Reed, Washington Redskins | TE | BELLER |
2 | 98 | Tavon Austin, St. Louis Rams | WR | GONOS |
3 | 99 | Kelvin Benjamin, Carolina Panthers | WR | BELLER |
4 | 100 | Seattle Seahawks | DST | GONOS |
5 | 101 | Zach Ertz, Philadelphia Eagles | TE | BELLER |
6 | 102 | Knowshon Moreno, Miami Dolphins | RB | GONOS |
7 | 103 | Jay Cutler, Chicago Bears | QB | BELLER |
8 | 104 | Tony Romo, Dallas Cowboys | QB | GONOS |
9 | 105 | DeAngelo Williams, Carolina Panthers | RB | BELLER |
10 | 106 | DeAndre Hopkins, Houston Texans | WR | GONOS |
11 | 107 | Josh Gordon, Cleveland Browns | WR | BELLER |
12 | 108 | Darren McFadden, Oakland Raiders | RB | GONOS |
pick | overall | player | position | owner |
1 | 109 | Anquan Boldin, San Francisco 49ers | WR | GONOS |
2 | 110 | Andre Williams, New York Giants | RB | BELLER |
3 | 111 | Mark Ingram, New Orleans Saints | RB | GONOS |
4 | 112 | Jeremy Hill, Cincinnati Bengals | RB | BELLER |
5 | 113 | Christine Michael, Seattle Seahawks | RB | GONOS |
6 | 114 | Hakeem Nicks, Indianapolis Colts | WR | BELLER |
7 | 115 | Riley Cooper, Philadelphia Eagles | WR | GONOS |
8 | 116 | Justin Hunter, Tennessee Titans | WR | BELLER |
9 | 117 | Dwayne Bowe, Kansas City Chiefs | WR | GONOS |
10 | 118 | Khiry Robinson, New Orleans Saints | RB | BELLER |
11 | 119 | Kyle Rudolph, Minnesota Vikings | TE | GONOS |
12 | 120 | Mike Evans, Tampa Bay Buccaneers | WR | BELLER |
pick | overall | player | position | owner |
1 | 121 | Jonathan Stewart, Carolina Panthers | RB | BELLER |
2 | 122 | Danny Amendola, New England Patriots | WR | GONOS |
3 | 123 | Jarrett Boykin, Green Bay Packers | WR | BELLER |
4 | 124 | Tre Mason, St. Louis Rams | RB | GONOS |
5 | 125 | Chris Ivory, New York Jets | RB | BELLER |
6 | 126 | LeGarrette Blount, Pittsburgh Steelers | RB | GONOS |
7 | 127 | Ahmad Bradshaw, Indianapolis Colts | RB | BELLER |
8 | 128 | Colin Kaepernick, San Francisco 49ers | QB | GONOS |
9 | 129 | Jordan Matthews, Philadelphia Eagles | WR | BELLER |
10 | 130 | Markus Wheaton, Pittsburgh Steelers | WR | GONOS |
11 | 131 | Philip Rivers, San Diego Chargers | QB | BELLER |
12 | 132 | Rueben Randle, New York Giants | WR | GONOS |
pick | overall | player | position | owner |
1 | 133 | C.J. Anderson, Denver Broncos | RB | GONOS |
2 | 134 | Jonathan Grimes, Houston Texans | RB | BELLER |
3 | 135 | Cincinnati Bengals | DST | GONOS |
4 | 136 | Ladarius Green, San Diego Chargers | TE | BELLER |
5 | 137 | Shonn Greene, Tennessee Titans | RB | GONOS |
6 | 138 | Ben Roethlisberger, Pittsburgh Steelers | QB | BELLER |
7 | 139 | Denver Broncos | DST | GONOS |
8 | 140 | Steve Smith, Baltimore Ravens | WR | BELLER |
9 | 141 | Knile Davis, Kansas City Chiefs | RB | GONOS |
10 | 142 | Lance Dunbar, Dallas Cowboys | RB | BELLER |
11 | 143 | Carolina Panthers | DST | GONOS |
12 | 144 | James White, New England Patriots | RB | BELLER |
Pick | Overall | Player | Position | Owner |
1 | 145 | San Francisco 49ers | DST | BELLER |
2 | 146 | Kenny Stills, New Orleans Saints | WR | GONOS |
3 | 147 | Stephen Gostkowski, New England Patriots | K | BELLER |
4 | 148 | James Jones, Oakland Raiders | WR | GONOS |
5 | 149 | Matt Prater, Denver Broncos | K | BELLER |
6 | 150 | Greg Jennings, Minnesota Vikings | WR | GONOS |
7 | 151 | Dan Bailey, Dallas Cowboys | K | BELLER |
8 | 152 | St. Louis Rams | DST | GONOS |
9 | 153 | Arizona Cardinals | DST | BELLER |
10 | 154 | Miles Austin, Cleveland Browns | WR | GONOS |
11 | 155 | Houston Texans | DST | BELLER |
12 | 156 | New England Patriots | DST | GONOS |
pick | overall | player | position | owner |
1 | 157 | Steven Hauschka, Seattle Seahawks | K | GONOS |
2 | 158 | Justin Tucker, Baltimore Ravens | K | BELLER |
3 | 159 | Phil Dawson, San Francisco 49ers | K | GONOS |
4 | 160 | Mason Crosby, Green Bay Packers | K | BELLER |
5 | 161 | Matt Bryant, Atlanta Falcons | K | GONOS |
6 | 162 | Kansas City Chiefs | DST | BELLER |
7 | 163 | Blair Walsh, Minnesota Vikings | K | GONOS |
8 | 164 | Cleveland Browns | DST | BELLER |
9 | 165 | Alex Henery, Philadelphia Eagles | K | GONOS |
10 | 166 | Tampa Bay Buccaneers | DST | BELLER |
11 | 167 | Nick Novak, San Diego Chargers | K | GONOS |
12 | 168 | Robbie Gould, Chicago Bears | K | BELLER |
