Fantasy: 10-team mock draft with analysis after every round
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theScore staff took part in a 10-team, 12-round mock to provide a glimpse of what your drafts could look like and give some insight on what to watch for in each round.
This is a PPR (point per reception) scoring league with the following roster spots: QB, RB, RB, WR, WR, WR, TE, FLEX, BN, BN, BN, BN. We left off defenses and kickers, as they normally get selected in the final two rounds.
Draft participants: Justin Boone, Caitlyn Holroyd, Mike Alessandrini, Alex Chippin, Gino Bottero, Taylor Rohaly, Ian Dalley, Dan Levine, Andrew Brennan, Sean Tomlinson.
Round 1| Pick | Player | Owner |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | Christian McCaffrey (RB1) | Rohaly |
| 2 | Saquon Barkley (RB2) | Dalley |
| 3 | Alvin Kamara (RB3) | Bottero |
| 4 | David Johnson (RB4) | Boone |
| 5 | Ezekiel Elliott (RB5) | Alessandrini |
| 6 | Le'Veon Bell (RB6) | Chippin |
| 7 | DeAndre Hopkins (WR1) | Levine |
| 8 | Travis Kelce (TE1) | Brennan |
| 9 | Michael Thomas (WR2) | Tomlinson |
| 10 | James Conner (RB7) | Holroyd |
Round 1: McCaffrey over Barkley with the No. 1 pick isn't that shocking given the state of the Giants' offense. The two backs are interchangeable if you're selecting first overall ... With Elliott's holdout scaring me, I went with Johnson in the fourth slot. Though Zeke will likely return better value, the Cowboys' star can't do that if he's not on the field, and I'm concerned enough about his availability to bump him down a few spots ... Bell goes a little earlier than usual, but after the first five picks, you can make an argument for about half a dozen players ... Kelce in the first round is starting to gain steam, though Tyreek Hill avoiding a suspension takes some of the shine off his monster upside. Still, in a 10-team league, you need elite talent to win, and Kelce provides a massive advantage at tight end.
Round 2| Pick | Player | Owner |
|---|---|---|
| 11 | Davante Adams (WR3) | Holroyd |
| 12 | Julio Jones (WR4) | Tomlinson |
| 13 | Odell Beckham Jr. (WR5) | Brennan |
| 14 | JuJu Smith-Schuster (WR6) | Levine |
| 15 | Mike Evans (WR7) | Chippin |
| 16 | Tyreek Hill (WR8) | Alessandrini |
| 17 | Nick Chubb (RB8) | Boone |
| 18 | Antonio Brown (WR9) | Bottero |
| 19 | Joe Mixon (RB9) | Dalley |
| 20 | Todd Gurley (RB10) | Rohaly |
Round 2: With concerns about Mixon's offense, Gurley's health, and Melvin Gordon's holdout, we see an early run on receivers in this round. It's hard to dispute any of the picks, but we'd normally see a few running backs mixed in during the first half of the second round ... Thanks to that string of wideout selections, I was happy to see Chubb fall to me at 2.07. Entering his sophomore year, Chubb is being undervalued after the Browns signed Kareem Hunt, even though the former Chief won't be available until Week 10, if at all. By then Chubb will have guided his fantasy managers to the top of their league's standings. He's a borderline first-round fantasy talent in my rankings.
Round 3| Pick | Player | Owner |
|---|---|---|
| 21 | George Kittle (TE2) | Rohaly |
| 22 | Melvin Gordon (RB11) | Dalley |
| 23 | Dalvin Cook (RB12) | Bottero |
| 24 | Keenan Allen (WR10) | Boone |
| 25 | Adam Thielen (WR11) | Alessandrini |
| 26 | Kerryon Johnson (RB13) | Chippin |
| 27 | Aaron Jones (RB14) | Levine |
| 28 | Amari Cooper (WR12) | Brennan |
| 29 | T.Y. Hilton (WR13) | Tomlinson |
| 30 | Damien Williams (RB15) | Holroyd |
Round 3: It was very disappointing when Kittle went off the board because he's a perfect target early in the third round. Kittle is one of the few tight ends who can offer similar upside to Kelce, and he comes at a cheaper price ... Gordon's slide ends at 3.02 as Team Dalley opens with Barkley, Mixon, and Gordon - a start that would have seemed impossible just a few weeks ago. If Gordon ends his holdout, that's a league-winning trio ... Team Rohaly and Team Dalley pass on receivers with their first three picks, which isn't as dangerous in a 10-team league. There's a lot of value at the position in the next few rounds.
Round 4| Pick | Player | Owner |
|---|---|---|
| 31 | Zach Ertz (TE3) | Holroyd |
| 32 | Stefon Diggs (WR14) | Tomlinson |
| 33 | Devonta Freeman (RB16) | Brennan |
| 34 | Marlon Mack (RB17) | Levine |
| 35 | Tyler Boyd (WR15) | Chippin |
| 36 | Phillip Lindsay (RB18) | Alessandrini |
| 37 | Julian Edelman (WR16) | Boone |
| 38 | Patrick Mahomes (QB1) | Bottero |
| 39 | Brandin Cooks (WR17) | Dalley |
| 40 | Robert Woods (WR18) | Rohaly |
Round 4: Ertz goes off the board with the first pick of the fourth round. With all the weapons in the Eagles' passing attack, fantasy managers are realizing Ertz is unlikely to repeat his 116-catch season from 2018, putting him a little further behind Kelce and Kittle, the top two tight ends. He's still a solid pick in this range ... Team Tomlinson is on a zero RB path, which is also slightly easier to pull off in a 10-team league. I prefer the receivers in the middle rounds to the running backs, but we'll see what Tomlinson can find in the next few rounds ... My receiving corps is coming along nicely with Allen and Edelman, two PPR studs. After his four-game suspension last year, Edelman was on pace for 99 catches, 1,133 yards, and eight touchdowns. He's one of just two proven pass-catchers in New England, along with running back James White.
Round 5| Pick | Player | Owner |
|---|---|---|
| 41 | Kenny Golladay (WR19) | Rohaly |
| 42 | A.J. Green (WR20) | Dalley |
| 43 | Chris Godwin (WR21) | Bottero |
| 44 | Mark Ingram (RB19) | Boone |
| 45 | Tyler Lockett (WR22) | Alessandrini |
| 46 | Josh Jacobs (RB20) | Chippin |
| 47 | O.J. Howard (TE4) | Levine |
| 48 | James White (RB21) | Brennan |
| 49 | David Montgomery (RB22) | Tomlinson |
| 50 | D.J. Moore (WR23) | Holroyd |
Round 5: After their zero-WR starts, Team Rohaly and Team Dalley end up with Woods-Golladay and Cooks-Green, respectively. Green is set to miss time early in the year and will be at an elevated risk of injury when he returns. However, Team Dalley is taking big swings with Gordon's holdout potentially ending, and Green's upside in the second half of the season. To win a shallow league, you need elite players at every position, and Team Dalley has a chance to hold one of the best rosters if it can survive the first half of the season ... Ingram is a major value in the fifth round. If Gus Edwards was the RB18 in PPR during Lamar Jackson's six starts in 2018, Ingram has a chance to be a low-end RB1 this season. Between the volume of the Ravens' rushing attack and the presence of Jackson's dual-threat abilities, Ingram is primed for a career year.
Round 6| Pick | Player | Owner |
|---|---|---|
| 51 | Cooper Kupp (WR24) | Holroyd |
| 52 | Evan Engram (TE5) | Tomlinson |
| 53 | Alshon Jeffery (WR25) | Brennan |
| 54 | Leonard Fournette (RB23) | Levine |
| 55 | Calvin Ridley (WR26) | Chippin |
| 56 | Derrick Henry (RB24) | Alessandrini |
| 57 | Hunter Henry (TE6) | Boone |
| 58 | Kenyan Drake (RB25) | Bottero |
| 59 | Allen Robinson (WR27) | Dalley |
| 60 | Sony Michel (RB26) | Rohaly |
Round 6: While Derrick Henry's fall to the sixth round is understandable in a PPR format, Fournette won't last this long in almost any league. Our staff has been reading my articles all offseason about Fournette being a bust candidate, mostly due to his injury history. He's generally coming off the board in the third round, according to his ADP, so don't expect to get him in this area of your draft ... After being sidelined due to injury, Michel has recently returned to practice, so his stock should begin to climb. If healthy, Michel is a top-20 fantasy back, especially if reports of the Patriots using him more as a pass-catcher are true ... Hunter Henry is in my third tier of tight ends, and as the final member of that group on the board, he's my pick in the sixth. While Jared Cook, Vance McDonald, and some other deeper options are intriguing, I prefer to come away with one of the top five at the position.
Round 7| Pick | Player | Owner |
|---|---|---|
| 61 | Christian Kirk (WR28) | Rohaly |
| 62 | Mike Williams (WR29) | Dalley |
| 63 | Robby Anderson (WR30) | Bottero |
| 64 | Dante Pettis (WR31) | Boone |
| 65 | Geronimo Allison (WR32) | Alessandrini |
| 66 | Jared Cook (TE7) | Chippin |
| 67 | Deshaun Watson (QB2) | Levine |
| 68 | Tarik Cohen (RB27) | Brennan |
| 69 | Lamar Miller (RB28) | Tomlinson |
| 70 | Chris Carson (RB29) | Holroyd |
Round 7: Remember that receiver value I spoke about earlier? Well, it's still going strong in the seventh round as Kirk, Williams, Anderson, Pettis, and Allison make up the first half of the round. All five wideouts have top-30 upside, making them ideal targets in this area of the draft ... Team Tomlinson, the squad that kicked things off with four straight receivers, was able to secure a quality tight end in Engram last round. At running back, Tomlinson's fifth-round pick of Montgomery has a high ceiling if the rookie can emerge from a crowded Bears' backfield. Tomlinson also scooped up Miller as his RB2 this round, a veteran who seems to overcome job security concerns every season.
Round 8| Pick | Player | Owner |
|---|---|---|
| 71 | Jarvis Landry (WR33) | Holroyd |
| 72 | Aaron Rodgers (QB3) | Tomlinson |
| 73 | Sterling Shepard (WR34) | Brennan |
| 74 | Austin Ekeler (RB30) | Levine |
| 75 | Marquez Valdes-Scantling (WR35) | Chippin |
| 76 | Tevin Coleman (RB31) | Alessandrini |
| 77 | Sammy Watkins (WR36) | Boone |
| 78 | Miles Sanders (RB32) | Bottero |
| 79 | Andrew Luck (QB4) | Dalley |
| 80 | Rashaad Penny (RB33) | Rohaly |
Round 8: Shepard, Valdes-Scantling, and my pick Watkins still offer strong upside value at receiver in this round. As I pointed out in the Chiefs' projections post, Watkins was a solid fantasy asset in 2018 when he was on the field for at least 75 percent of the team's snaps. Unfortunately, that only happened eight times due to injuries. He's a boom-or-bust WR3 with week-winning potential every time he takes the field with Mahomes ... Ekeler, Coleman, Sanders, and Penny are the exact type of running back to aim for at this point in the draft. Each back will be given a path to production in a timeshare while also offering a top-20 ceiling if they see starter's touches at any point this season.
Round 9| Pick | Player | Owner |
|---|---|---|
| 81 | Cam Newton (QB5) | Rohaly |
| 82 | Marvin Jones (WR37) | Dalley |
| 83 | Will Fuller (WR38) | Bottero |
| 84 | Darrell Henderson (RB34) | Boone |
| 85 | Carson Wentz (QB6) | Alessandrini |
| 86 | Matt Ryan (QB7) | Chippin |
| 87 | Larry Fitzgerald (WR39) | Levine |
| 88 | Corey Davis (WR40) | Brennan |
| 89 | Jordan Howard (RB35) | Tomlinson |
| 90 | Dede Westbrook (WR41) | Holroyd |
Round 9: Here come the quarterbacks. Now that Newton appears to be recovered from his shoulder injury, we should see his ADP creep up. Wentz is one of my favorite passers to target because of the Eagles' talent at the skill positions, and the offensive line in front of him. Ryan will be playing behind an upgraded set of blockers, and the Falcons return a pass-catching corps that helped him finish as the QB2 behind Mahomes last year ... To drive this point home, take a quick look at the receivers still being selected: Jones, Fuller, Fitzgerald, Davis, and Westbrook. They're all capable of being a strong WR3 in your lineup ... Henderson is a pure upside pick for me. He'll sit on my bench until we see how Gurley performs early in the season.
Round 10| Pick | Player | Owner |
|---|---|---|
| 91 | Baker Mayfield (QB8) | Holroyd |
| 92 | Golden Tate (WR42) | Tomlinson |
| 93 | Russell Wilson (QB9) | Brennan |
| 94 | Peyton Barber (RB36) | Levine |
| 95 | Royce Freeman (RB37) | Chippin |
| 96 | Eric Ebron (TE8) | Alessandrini |
| 97 | Curtis Samuel (WR43) | Boone |
| 98 | Derrius Guice (RB38) | Bottero |
| 99 | Vance McDonald (TE9) | Dalley |
| 100 | DeSean Jackson (WR44) | Rohaly |
Round 10: Team Rohaly and Team Dalley have done a nice job filling out their receiver slots after avoiding the position early in the draft. Team Rohaly selected Woods, Golladay, Kirk, and Jackson, while Team Dalley is five deep with Cooks, Green, Robinson, Mike Williams, and Marvin Jones ... Guice, Freeman, and Barber are decent dart throws in this round, though each is locked into a backfield battle that could lead to limited touches ... Of my picks, Samuel was by far the one that stood out as the best value. He put up 70-plus yards and/or a touchdown in five of his last seven performances of 2018. Moore gets all the hype in Carolina, but Samuel isn't far behind.
Round 11| Pick | Player | Owner |
|---|---|---|
| 101 | Kalen Ballage (RB39) | Rohaly |
| 102 | LeSean McCoy (RB40) | Dalley |
| 103 | David Njoku (TE10) | Bottero |
| 104 | Kyler Murray (QB10) | Boone |
| 105 | Keke Coutee (WR45) | Alessandrini |
| 106 | Marquise Goodwin (WR46) | Chippin |
| 107 | N'Keal Harry (WR47) | Levine |
| 108 | James Washington (WR48) | Brennan |
| 109 | Courtland Sutton (WR49) | Tomlinson |
| 110 | Ronald Jones (RB41) | Holroyd |
Round 11: As talent starts to dry up at other positions, I've left selecting a quarterback until the end. With every team already owning its starter, I get my pick of two high-upside passers in the final rounds. Since this is a 10-team league, a double or a triple here isn't going to get you a title. So in an effort to hit a home run, I take Murray, who brings his rushing skills to Kliff Kingsbury's high-volume spread attack, giving him an unlimited ceiling if everything falls into place ... Despite their lack of top-end ability, Ballage and Jones are sneaky values in this range due to the uncertainty in their backfields.
Round 12| Pick | Player | Owner |
|---|---|---|
| 111 | Emmanuel Sanders (WR50) | Holroyd |
| 112 | D'Onta Foreman (RB42) | Tomlinson |
| 113 | Nyheim Hines (RB43) | Brennan |
| 114 | T.J. Hockenson (TE11) | Levine |
| 115 | Tre'Quan Smith (WR51) | Chippin |
| 116 | Devin Funchess (WR52) | Alessandrini |
| 117 | Jameis Winston (QB11) | Boone |
| 118 | Anthony Miller (WR53) | Bottero |
| 119 | Michael Gallup (WR54) | Dalley |
| 120 | John Brown (WR55) | Rohaly |
Round 12: Team Tomlinson wisely takes Foreman in the final round, pairing him with Miller to control the Texans' backfield ... Sanders could be the steal of the draft if he's fully recovered from his torn Achilles. All signs suggest he's well ahead of schedule ... Getting Miller, Gallup, and John Brown here again shows the depth at receiver ... To finalize my squad, I grabbed another high-upside quarterback in Winston. He'll join forces with Murray to give me two shots at hitting on a top-five passer. If they both flop, I can easily pivot to one of many quarterbacks who weren't selected, like Jared Goff, Drew Brees, Dak Prescott, Lamar Jackson, Mitch Trubisky, Ben Roethlisberger, Josh Allen, Philip Rivers, Jimmy Garoppolo, Tom Brady, Kirk Cousins, or Sam Darnold. That's how deep the position is this year.
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