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

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:

• TOP 300
• QB
• RB
• WR
• TE
• K
• DST

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