2014 Fantasy Football Mock Draft 1.0: 12-team, standard scoring
The key to fantasy football success is a sound, clear strategy. Waiting on a quarterback, going running back/running back in Round 1, trying to make wide receiver/wide receiver work for you in the first -- whatever you do, commit to it throughout your draft.
To help you develop your strategy, we present our preliminary fantasy football mock draft, displaying a variety of strategies. Twelve experts (David Gonos, Peter Bukowski, Ben Eagle, Colin Becht, Gary Gramling, Adam Duerson, Chris Burke, Bette Marston, Gabriel Baumgaertner, Andy Degory, Doug Farrar, Michael Beller) gathered for the standard scoring mock, and surprises abounded. One QB in the first round? A defense coming off the board in Round 7? Scroll down to see how every round unfolded. (Note: This mock draft originally appeared in Sports Illustrated's 2014 Fantasy Football magazine.)
FANTASY FOOTBALL POSITION RANKINGS AND PROJECTIONS:
PICK | OVERALL | PLAYER | OWNER |
1 | 1 | Jamaal Charles, RB, KC | GONOS |
2 | 2 | LeSean McCoy, RB, PHI | BUKOWSKI |
3 | 3 | Eddie Lacy, RB, GB | EAGLE |
4 | 4 | Adrian Peterson, RB, MIN | BECHT |
5 | 5 | Matt Forte, RB, CHI | GRAMLING |
6 | 6 | Calvin Johnson, WR, DET | DUERSON |
7 | 7 | Jimmy Graham, TE, NO | BURKE |
8 | 8 | Marshawn Lynch, RB, SEA | MARSTON |
9 | 9 | A.J. Green, WR, CIN | BAUMGAERTNER |
10 | 10 | Peyton Manning, QB, DEN | DEGORY |
11 | 11 | Demaryius Thomas, WR, DEN | FARRAR |
12 | 12 | Dez Bryant, WR, DAL | BELLER |
Pick | overall | player | owner |
1 | 13 | Brandon Marshall, WR, CHI | BELLER |
2 | 14 | Giovani Bernard, RB, CIN | FARRAR |
3 | 15 | Le'Veon Bell, RB, PIT | DEGORY |
4 | 16 | Zac Stacy, RB, STL | BAUMGAERTNER |
5 | 17 | Alshon Jeffery, WR, CHI | MARSTON |
6 | 18 | DeMarco Murray, RB, DAL | BURKE |
7 | 19 | Antonio Brown, WR, PIT | DUERSON |
8 | 20 | Montee Ball, RB, DEN | GRAMLING |
9 | 21 | Doug Martin, RB, TB | BECHT |
10 | 22 | Julio Jones, WR, ATL | EAGLE |
11 | 23 | Aaron Rodgers, QB, GB | BUKOWSKI |
12 | 24 | Arian Foster, RB, HOU | GONOS |
Pick | overall | player | owner |
1 | 25 | Jordy Nelson, WR, GB | GONOS |
2 | 26 | Reggie Bush, RB, DET | BUKOWSKI |
3 | 27 | Drew Brees, QB, NO | EAGLE |
4 | 28 | Randall Cobb, WR, GB | BECHT |
5 | 29 | Vincent Jackson, WR, TB | GRAMLING |
6 | 30 | Alfred Morris, RB, WAS | DUERSON |
7 | 31 | Larry Fitzgerald, WR, ARZ | BURKE |
8 | 32 | Ryan Mathews, RB, SD | MARSTON |
9 | 33 | Andre Ellington, RB, ARZ | BAUMGAERTNER |
10 | 34 | Keenan Allen, WR, SD | DEGORY |
11 | 35 | Julius Thomas, TE, DEN | FARRAR |
12 | 36 | C.J. Spiller, RB, BUF | BELLER |
Pick | overall | player | owner |
1 | 37 | Frank Gore, RB, SF | BELLER |
2 | 38 | Matthew Stafford, QB, DET | FARRAR |
3 | 39 | Michael Crabtree, WR, SF | DEGORY |
4 | 40 | DeSean Jackson, WR, PHI | BAUMGAERTNER |
5 | 41 | Wes Welker, WR, DEN | MARSTON |
6 | 42 | Ben Tate, RB, CLE | BURKE |
7 | 43 | Victor Cruz, WR, NYG | DUERSON |
8 | 44 | Percy Harvin, WR, SEA | GRAMLING |
9 | 45 | Rob Gronkowski, TE, NE | BECHT |
10 | 46 | Pierre Garcon, WR, WAS | EAGLE |
11 | 47 | Roddy White, WR, ATL | BUKOWSKI |
12 | 48 | Vernon Davis, TE, SF | GONOS |
Pick | overall | player | owner |
1 | 49 | Andre Johnson, WR, HOU | GONOS |
2 | 50 | Torrey Smith, WR, BAL | BUKOWSKI |
3 | 51 | Trent Richardson, RB, IND | EAGLE |
4 | 52 | Cordarrelle Patterson, WR, MIN | BECHT |
5 | 53 | Cam Newton, QB, CAR | GRAMLING |
6 | 54 | Ray Rice, RB, BAL | DUERSON |
7 | 55 | Andrew Luck, QB, IND | BURKE |
8 | 56 | Matt Ryan, QB, ATL | MARSTON |
9 | 57 | Shane Vereen, RB, NE | BAUMGAERTNER |
10 | 58 | Sammy Watkins, WR, BUF | DEGORY |
11 | 59 | Kelvin Benjamin, WR, CAR | FARRAR |
12 | 60 | Rashad Jennings, RB, NYG | BELLER |
Pick | overall | player | owner |
1 | 61 | T.Y. Hilton, WR, IND | BELLER |
2 | 62 | Jordan Cameron, TE, CLE | FARRAR |
3 | 63 | Jason Witten, TE, DAL | DEGORY |
4 | 64 | Robert Griffin III, QB, WAS | BAUMGAERTNER |
5 | 65 | Joique Bell, RB, DET | MARSTON |
6 | 66 | Toby Gerhart, RB, JAC | BURKE |
7 | 67 | Nick Foles, QB, PHI | DUERSON |
8 | 68 | Knowshon Moreno, RB, MIA | GRAMLING |
9 | 69 | Colin Kaepernick, QB, SF | BECHT |
10 | 70 | Emmanuel Sanders, WR, DEN | EAGLE |
11 | 71 | Kendall Wright, WR, TEN | BUKOWSKI |
12 | 72 | Bishop Sankey, RB, TEN | GONOS |
Pick | overall | player | owner |
1 | 73 | Tom Brady, QB, NE | GONOS |
2 | 74 | Brandin Cooks, WR, NO | BUKOWSKI |
3 | 75 | Steven Jackson, RB, ATL | EAGLE |
4 | 76 | Julian Edelman, WR, NE | BECHT |
5 | 77 | Jordan Reed, TE, WAS | GRAMLING |
6 | 78 | Eric Ebron, TE, DET | DUERSON |
7 | 79 | Golden Tate, WR, DET | BURKE |
8 | 80 | Marques Colston, WR, NO | MARSTON |
9 | 81 | Zach Ertz, TE, PHI | BAUMGAERTNER |
10 | 82 | Maurice Jones-Drew, RB, OAK | DEGORY |
11 | 83 | Seattle Seahawks, DST | FARRAR |
12 | 84 | Tony Romo, QB, DAL | BELLER |
Pick | overall | player | owner |
1 | 85 | Jeremy Maclin, WR, PHI | BELLER |
2 | 86 | Odell Beckham Jr., WR, NYG | FARRAR |
3 | 87 | Michael Floyd, WR, ARZ | DEGORY |
4 | 88 | Mike Evans, WR, TB | BAUMGAERTNER |
5 | 89 | Martellus Bennett, TE, CHI | MARSTON |
6 | 90 | Jordan Matthews, WR, PHI | BURKE |
7 | 91 | Eric Decker, WR, NYG | DUERSON |
8 | 92 | Cecil Shorts, WR, JAC | GRAMLING |
9 | 93 | Chris Johnson, RB, NYJ | BECHT |
10 | 94 | Greg Olsen, TE, CAR | EAGLE |
11 | 95 | Dennis Pitta, TE, BAL | BUKOWSKI |
12 | 96 | Mike Wallace, WR, MIA | GONOS |
Pick | overall | player | owner |
1 | 97 | Reggie Wayne, WR, IND | GONOS |
2 | 98 | Darren Sproles, RB, PHI | BUKOWSKI |
3 | 99 | Pierre Thomas, RB, NO | EAGLE |
4 | 100 | Marqise Lee, WR, JAC | BECHT |
5 | 101 | DeAngelo Williams, RB, CAR | GRAMLING |
6 | 102 | Stevan Ridley, RB, NE | DUERSON |
7 | 103 | Tavon Austin, WR, STL | BURKE |
8 | 104 | Dwayne Bowe, WR, KC | MARSTON |
9 | 105 | Markus Wheaton, WR, PIT | BAUMGAERTNER |
10 | 106 | Fred Jackson, RB, BUF | DEGORY |
11 | 107 | Terrance Williams, WR, DAL | FARRAR |
12 | 108 | Ladarius Green, TE, SD | BELLER |
Pick | overall | player | owner |
1 | 109 | Chris Ivory, RB, NO | BELLER |
2 | 110 | Carlos Hyde, RB, SF | FARRAR |
3 | 111 | San Francisco 49ers, DST | DEGORY |
4 | 112 | Jacquizz Rodgers, RB, ATL | BAUMGAERTNER |
5 | 113 | Austin Seferian-Jenkins, TE, TB | MARSTON |
6 | 114 | Khiry Robinson, RB, NO | BURKE |
7 | 115 | Stevie Johnson, WR, SF | DUERSON |
8 | 116 | Matt Prater, K, DEN | GRAMLING |
9 | 117 | Darren McFadden, RB, OAK | BECHT |
10 | 118 | Carolina Panthers, DST | EAGLE |
11 | 119 | Anquan Boldin, WR, SF | BUKOWSKI |
12 | 120 | Mark Ingram, RB, NO | GONOS |
Pick | overall | player | owner |
1 | 121 | Denver Broncos, DST | GONOS |
2 | 122 | Cincinnati Bengals, DST | BUKOWSKI |
3 | 123 | Jace Amaro, TE, NYJ | EAGLE |
4 | 124 | Arizona Cardinals, DST | BECHT |
5 | 125 | Chicago Bears, DST | GRAMLING |
6 | 126 | St. Louis Rams, DST | DUERSON |
7 | 127 | Justin Tucker, K, BAL | BURKE |
8 | 128 | Kansas City Chiefs, DST | MARSTON |
9 | 129 | New England Patriots, DST | BAUMGAERTNER |
10 | 130 | Stephen Gostkowski, K, NE | DEGORY |
11 | 131 | Steven Hauschka, K, SEA | FARRAR |
12 | 132 | Houston Texans, DST | BELLER |
Pick | overall | player | owner |
1 | 133 | Mason Crosby, K, GB | BELLER |
2 | 134 | Paul Richardson, WR, SEA | FARRAR |
3 | 135 | Johnny Manziel, QB, CLE | DEGORY |
4 | 136 | Blair Walsh, K, MIN | BAUMGAERTNER |
5 | 137 | Dan Bailey, K, DAL | MARSTON |
6 | 138 | New Orleans Saints, DST | BURKE |
7 | 139 | Phil Dawson, K, SF | DUERSON |
8 | 140 | Jerricho Cotchery, WR, CAR | GRAMLING |
9 | 141 | Alex Henery, K, PHI | BECHT |
10 | 142 | Matt Bryant, K, ATL | EAGLE |
11 | 143 | Adam Vinatieri, K, IND | BUKOWSKI |
12 | 144 | Nick Novak, K, SD | GONOS |
