According to a report from SI's Greg Bedard and Pete Thamel, Aaron Hernandez was questioned by police on Monday in a homicide investigation in North Attleboro (MA), where Hernandez has a home.

Per the report, he is not (at least, currently) a murder suspect, but "a vehicle rented in his name has emerged as a key piece of evidence in the investigation."

Based on a report from Michele McPhee of ABC News, Hernandez "has been uncooperative with police," who are seeking a warrant to search his house.

Hernandez, my fourth-ranked fantasy tight end, had 51 receptions for 483 yards and five touchdowns in 10 games last season.

Stay tuned ...

Having begun our 2013 series of drafts on June 1st, we will continue to post our draft results and comments up until the start of the 2013 season on September 5th.

We will track all of the mocks here on this centralized page.

Like last year, I will vary the size of the league, the scoring format and draft slot and then post the results of my team with comments.

For today's mock, it is a 12-team point-per-reception (PPR) scoring mock and I had the No. 1 pick. The league starts one quarterback, two running backs, three wide receivers, one tight end, one kicker and one team defense.

Here are my picks:

• 1.01: Adrian Peterson, RB, Minnesota Vikings
• 2.12: Darren Sproles, RB, New Orleans Saints
• 3.01: Andre Johnson, WR, Houston Texans
• 4.12: Reggie Bush, RB, Detroit Lions
• 5.01: Jordy Nelson, WR, Green Bay Packers
• 6.12: Stevan Ridley, RB, New England Patriots
• 7.01: Russell Wilson, QB, Seattle Seahawks
• 8.12: Cecil Shorts, WR, Jacksonville Jaguars
• 9.01: Jeremy Maclin, WR, Philadelphia Eagles
• 10.12: Pierre Thomas, RB, New Orleans Saints
• 11.01: Denarius Moore, WR, Oakland Raiders
• 12.12: Owen Daniels, TE, Houston Texans
• 13.01: San Francisco 49ers D/ST
• 14.12: Greg Little, WR, Cleveland Browns
• 15.01: Matt Bryant, K, Atlanta Falcons

- For all picks in the mock draft, click here.

Here are some thoughts by position:

• Quarterbacks (my rankings)

  In many of these mock drafts, I have waited on quarterback and ended up with Russell Wilson, my seventh-ranked fantasy quarterback. Wilson was as good as it gets in the second half last year — 16-to-2 TD-to-INT ratio, 120.3 QB rating, 9.0 yards per pass attempt, 6.2 yards per rush attempt and four rushing touchdowns.

  While it would be hard to be better in 2013 than he was in the second half last year, Wilson should be able to carry over the positive momentum as the team traded for Percy Harvin in the offseason.

• Running Backs (my rankings)

  Despite returning from a torn ACL and suffering a sports hernia late last year, Peterson nearly broke the NFL single-season rushing record in 2012. In the final 10 games of the season, Peterson rushed for 1,598 yards and 10 touchdowns. If he gave the league a six-game head start, that still would have ranked him ahead of everyone other than Alfred Morris (1,613 yards) in rushing.

  Through 29 games as a Saint, Sproles has 161 receptions, 2,224 yards from scrimmage and 17 touchdowns and is an excellent value at 2.12 in a PPR league. The Lions will make better use of Bush's receiving skills than the Dolphins did and he could approach 70-80 receptions in 2013.

  Better in standard-scoring formats, Ridley is still a good value as an RB4 and the 72nd overall pick. Meanwhile, Thomas has been working with the first team (instead of Mark Ingram) this offseason. While I expect Ingram to get more work than Thomas, PT has been more productive over the past couple of seasons than Ingram.

• Wide Receivers (my rankings)

  Even though he has never scored double-digit touchdowns in a season, Johnson has three seasons with 100-plus receptions and 1,500-plus yards over the past five years. Two seasons ago, Nelson had 1,263 yards and 15 touchdowns and he should have a bounce-back season provided he stays healthy. Shorts is my team's WR3 and he would have finished with 1,000 yards last year if he didn't miss two games. Maclin, Moore and Little provide my team with depth at receiver.

• Tight Ends (my rankings)

  Like in most fantasy drafts, I will wait until near the end of the draft to select my tight end. Last year, Daniels had 62 receptions for 716 yards and six touchdowns.

• Kickers and Defense

  Almost always, I will take the best available team defense with my second-to-last pick and the best available kicker with my last pick.

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Tomorrow I will do a 16-team mock using standard scoring with the No. 10 pick.

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Having begun our 2013 series of drafts on June 1st, we will continue to post our draft results and comments up until the start of the 2013 season on September 5th.

We will track all of the mocks here on this centralized page.

Like last year, I will vary the size of the league, the scoring format and draft slot and then post the results of my team with comments.

For today's mock, it is a 20-team standard-scoring mock and I had the No. 9 pick. The league starts one quarterback, two running backs, two wide receivers, one tight end, one kicker and one team defense.

Here are my picks:

• 1.09: Marshawn Lynch, RB, Seattle Seahawks
• 2.12: Tom Brady, QB, New England Patriots
• 3.09: Frank Gore, RB, San Francisco 49ers
• 4.12: Steve Smith, WR, Carolina Panthers
• 5.09: Jonathan Stewart, RB, Carolina Panthers
• 6.12: Tavon Austin, WR, St. Louis Rams
• 7.09: Lance Moore, WR, New Orleans Saints
• 8.12: Kendall Wright, WR, Tennessee Titans
• 9.09: Ryan Tannehill, QB, Miami Dolphins
• 10.12: Malcom Floyd, WR, San Diego Chargers
• 11.09: Jordan Cameron, TE, Cleveland Browns
• 12.12: Denard Robinson, RB, Jacksonville Jaguars
• 13.09: Atlanta Falcons D/ST
• 14.12: Josh Brown, K, New York Giants

- For all picks in the mock draft, click here.

Here are some thoughts by position:

• Quarterbacks (my rankings)

  Going into this mock (or virtually any 20-team mock), I prefer to draft my starting quarterback and two starting running backs (in some order) with my first three picks. As one of my top-three fantasy quarterbacks, it was hard to pass up on Brady at 32nd overall.

  Not only are Wes Welker and Brandon Lloyd no longer on the roster, but Rob Gronkowski and Aaron Hernandez have some (or a lot of) injury risk. On Tuesday, Gronk will have his fifth surgical procedure (this time his back) in the past eight months. That said, Brady has thrown for more than 10,000 in the past two years combined and has shown that he can produce with or without stud pass catchers.

  Going into his second season, Tannehill has the potential to take a big step forward as the Dolphins have made several offseason additions including signing Mike Wallace to a five-year deal.

• Running Backs (my rankings)

  As noted above, I wanted to secure my starting running backs with two of my top three picks and did so with Lynch and Gore. Both backs are coming off back-to-back 1,200-yard seasons, but Lynch set career highs last year with 1,590 yards, which ranked him third in the NFL.

  In a league that starts 40 running backs, The Daily Show is a better-than-solid backup to Lynch and Gore when healthy. A college quarterback, Robinson was expected to transition to wide receiver at the next level, but he is not a natural hands-catcher. He is dangerous playmaker and the Jags will likely to try find ways to get the ball in his hands.

  Looking back at this mock, I wish I had selected my RB4 earlier.

• Wide Receivers (my rankings)

  Compared to quarterback and running back, this team is much weaker at wide receiver. Although he recently turned 34 years old, Smith is has a total of 152 receptions for 2,568 yards in the two seasons since the team drafted Cam Newton. My other starting receiver is Austin, who was selected eighth overall in the 2013 NFL Draft. In the mold of Percy Harvin or Randall Cobb, Austin is an extremely explosive playmaker with the ball in the hands.

  While I'm far from loaded at the position, my depth at receiver is solid with Moore, Wright and Floyd. Moore eclipsed the 1,000-yard mark for the first time in his career last season, Wright tied Justin Blackmon for the most receptions by a rookie and Floyd had his second consecutive season with at least 800 yards.

• Tight Ends (my rankings)

  If it were a shallower league, I would have taken Heath Miller over Cameron. Considering recent reports that Miller may not be ready for Week 1, I wanted to make sure that I drafted a safer (read: healthier) option. Plus, Cameron has the potential to break out in new coaching staff's TE-friendly offense.

• Kickers and Defense

  Almost always, I will take the best available team defense with my second-to-last pick and the best available kicker with my last pick and that's what I did here.

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Tomorrow I will do a 12-team mock using point-per-reception (PPR) scoring with the No. 1 pick.

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Having begun our 2013 series of drafts on June 1st, we will continue to post our draft results and comments up until the start of the 2013 season on September 5th.

We will track all of the mocks here on this centralized page.

Like last year, I will vary the size of the league, the scoring format and draft slot and then post the results of my team with comments.

For today's mock, it is a 14-team standard-scoring mock and I had the No. 12 pick. The league starts one quarterback, two running backs, two wide receivers, one tight end, one flex, one kicker and one team defense.

Here are my picks:

• 1.12: Alfred Morris, RB, Washington Redskins
• 2.03: Matt Forte, RB, Chicago Bears
• 3.12: Vincent Jackson, WR, Tampa Bay Buccaneers
• 4.03: Darren McFadden, RB, Oakland Raiders
• 5.12: Torrey Smith, WR, Baltimore Ravens
• 6.03: Tony Romo, QB, Dallas Cowboys
• 7.12: Josh Gordon, WR, Cleveland Browns
• 8.03: Mike Williams, WR, Tampa Bay Buccaneers
• 9.12: Johnathan Franklin, RB, Green Bay Packers
• 10.03: Kendall Wright, WR, Tennessee Titans
• 11.12: Jared Cook, TE, St. Louis Rams
• 12.03: Cordarrelle Patterson, WR, Minnesota Vikings
• 13.12: Michael Crabtree, WR, San Francisco 49ers
• 14.03: Cincinnati Bengals D/ST
• 15.12: Garrett Hartley, K, New Orleans Saints

- For all picks in the mock draft, click here.

Here are some thoughts by position:

• Quarterbacks (my rankings)

  As the 12th quarterback off the board in this mock, Romo threw for a career-high 4,933 yards, which ranked third in the NFL, last season. In each of the four seasons over the past six years he played a full season, Romo has thrown for 4,184-plus yards and 26-plus touchdowns.

  The Cowboys have an excellent core of skill players led by Dez Bryant, Jason Witten, Miles Austin and DeMarco Murray. Through the draft, the Cowboys added more pieces to help Romo: Wisconsin center Travis Frederick, San Diego State tight end Gavin Escobar and Baylor wide receiver Terrance Williams. Although they drafted Frederick a couple of rounds earlier than anyone would have expected, he was the best center in the draft and the Cowboys needed upgrades on their interior offensive line.

• Running Backs (my rankings)

  With nine running backs off the board before my first pick, I still ended up with three of my top 14 running backs (in this 14-team league).

  Finishing third in the league in carries (335), Morris finished second in the NFL in both rushing yards (1,613) and rushing touchdowns (13). Morris had 20-plus carries in 10 games including the final seven of the regular season. Although he has only had double-digit touchdowns once (12 as a rookie), Forte has averaged more than 100 yards from scrimmage through his career.

  Either a bigger value or perhaps a bigger risk, McFadden was the 22nd running back off the board. The obvious risk is his durability as he has never played in more than 13 games in a season. After last year's disappointing season, however, the team will move away from the zone blocking scheme in which DMC struggled. Back in 2010 and 2011, McFadden averaged 121.7 YFS and scored 15 touchdowns in 20 games.

• Wide Receivers (my rankings)

  I was hoping to pair Randall Cobb with Vincent Jackson at pick 4.03, but Cobb was selected with one of the four picks in between my third- and fourth-round picks. With Anquan Boldin in San Francisco, it's another reason to expect/hope for a breakout season for Smith. That said, he has had nearly identical production in the past two seasons: 49-50 receptions, 841-855 yards, 7-8 touchdowns.

  Even though he will have to serve a two-game suspension to start the year, Gordon has a chance to have a breakout season in the other 14 games. Wright was tied with Justin Blackmon for most receptions by a rookie receiver last year, but the inaccuracy of Titans quarterback Jake Locker could hold him back from taking a big step forward in Year 2. Williams had a bounce-back season with a career-high 996 yards and nine touchdowns last year.

  Patterson is a boom-or-bust prospect as my WR6 and Crabtree is my WR7. Although I'm not relying on either for production, both have some upside. If Crabtree can return from his torn Achilles around Week 12, it's possible that he finds his way into the starting lineup in the fantasy playoffs for this team.

• Tight Ends (my rankings)

  For a couple of rounds before I selected Cook, I seriously thought about taking him. Since I still was able to draft him, I am happy with getting him at the end of Round 11. With the athleticism to create mismatches, Cook could very well be poised to have the breakout season this year many have expected to him to have over the past couple of years.

• Kickers and Defense

  Almost always, I will take the best available team defense with my second-to-last pick and the best available kicker with my last pick and that's what I did here.

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That cliché certainly applies when it comes to drafting a fantasy quarterback. While real NFL teams may struggle to find their face of the franchise, it's not so difficult to find a quality starting fantasy quarterback.

Going into the 2013 season, I would be comfortable with any of my top-12 fantasy quarterbacks starting for my squad(s). Looking back at some of the fantasy football daily mock drafts I've done recently, a top-12 quarterback could be had as late as Round 10.

Here are my top 30 fantasy quarterbacks for 2013:

1. Aaron Rodgers, Green Bay Packers

More efficient than any other quarterback, Rodgers led the NFL in passer rating (108.0) after setting the single-season record in 2011. In fact, Rodgers has had a passer rating of 100-plus in each of the past four years.

Rodgers threw 39 touchdowns and only eight interceptions last year. In 2011, he threw 45 touchdowns and only six picks.

Over the past four years, only Drew Brees (156) has thrown more touchdowns than Rodgers (142).

2. Drew Brees, New Orleans Saints

Leading the Saints pass-first-ask-questions-later offense, Brees led the NFL in both passing yards (5,177) and passing touchdowns (43) although those numbers were actually down year over year.

Brees became the first player in league history to throw for 5,000-plus yards and 40-plus touchdowns in back-to-back seasons. Not only is he the first (and only) player with multiple 5,000-yard seasons, his three 5,000-yard seasons tie ever other quarterback to play in the history of the NFL.

No quarterback had more games with multiple passing touchdowns than Brees (13) last season. In addition, he led the league in 300-yard passing games with 10.

With the return of head coach Sean Payton in 2013, Brees has an excellent chance to exceed or come close to 5,000 yards and 40 touchdowns once again.

3. Tom Brady, New England Patriots

After throwing for 5,235 yards in 2011, Brady fell short of that total last year with 4,827 yards, the fourth-highest in the league in 2012. Brady threw 34 touchdowns and eight interceptions while rushing for another four touchdowns.

With the exception of Week 13, Brady threw for 300-plus yards and/or scored two-plus touchdowns every week last season. In other words, he had double-digit fantasy points in all 16 games this season.

There is some concern that tight end Rob Gronkowski, who will undergo a fifth surgery in eight months on Tuesday, won't be ready for the start of the season, but he missed five games last season as well and Brady still finished among the top three quarterbacks in fantasy points.

4. Peyton Manning, Denver Broncos

Excluding a relatively slow start in Weeks 1 and 2, Broncos quarterback Peyton Manning posted nine 300-yard games and a 34-to-8 touchdown-to-interception ratio in the final 14 weeks. He finished second in the NFL in passer rating (105.8) and threw for 4,659 yards and 37 touchdowns, both of which were the second-highest totals of his illustrious career.

Peyton had a pair of stud receivers in Demaryius Thomas and Eric Decker at his disposal as both finished with 85-plus receptions, 1,000-plus yards and double-digit touchdowns this past season. While both receivers are back, the team's receiving corps will be even better in 2013.

Sniping Wes Welker away from the Patriots (and Brady) with a two-year deal, the Broncos now have the league's best trio of wide receivers. The Slot Machine is the only player in NFL history with five 110-reception seasons under his belt. In fact, nobody else has more than two.

5. Cam Newton, Carolina Panthers

Panthers quarterback Cam Newton started the season slowly, but he came on strong and finished tied for fourth among quarterbacks in fantasy points. In his first eight games, Newton had a six-to-eight touchdown-to-interception ratio, but that ratio improved with 13 touchdowns to only four interceptions in the second half.

While he finished with fewer passing yards and scored fewer touchdowns in his second NFL season than he did as a rookie, he rushed for a career-high 741 yards and still scored eight rushing touchdowns.

One of the concerns with Newton is that the team, which already had a relatively weak receiving corps, did not add another receiver this offseason opposite Steve Smith, who recently turned 34 years old.

6. Matt Ryan, Atlanta Falcons

Atlanta's Matt Ryan took a big step forward with his development in 2012. Ryan posted many career highs last year (previous highs in parenthesis): 68.6 completion percentage (62.5 percent), 4,719 passing yards (4,177) and 32 passing touchdowns (29).

The Falcons have arguably the league's top wide receiver duo in Julio Jones and Roddy White plus tight end Tony Gonzalez, who posted four-year highs with the Falcons last year, is going to play at least one more season.

7. Russell Wilson, Seattle Seahawks

Seattle's Russell Wilson was good for a rookie in the first half of the season, but he was great (for any quarterback) in the second half.

In his first eight games, Wilson threw 10 touchdowns and eight interceptions and he averaged 6.98 yards per pass attempt and 3.6 yards per rush attempt. In his final eight regular-season games, however, Wilson had a 16-to-2 touchdown-to-interception ratio, averaged 9.03 yards per pass attempt and 6.2 yards per rush attempt. In fact, all four of his rushing touchdowns last season came in the second half of the year.

Wilson finished the year with a rookie-record 26 passing touchdowns and 10 interceptions and was one of four quarterbacks to finish with a passer rating of at least 100.0 in 2012.

Helping Wilson's cause in 2013, the Seahawks have acquired Percy Harvin in a trade with the Vikings. As one of the league's most dynamic players, Harvin averaged 8.9 yards after catch.

- Full fantasy profile and projection for Wilson

8. Matthew Stafford, Detroit Lions

Even though he threw it an NFL-record 727 times last year, Stafford surprisingly saw his touchdown total drop by more than half to 20 last season.

That said, the former No. 1 overall pick has thrown for more than 10,000 yards over the past two seasons combined, has the league's best receiver on his team and just turned 25 years old.

9. Colin Kaepernick, San Francisco 49ers

Drafted by the Chicago Cubs as a pitcher in 2009, San Francisco's Colin Kaepernick is one of the strongest-armed quarterbacks in the league. While he can win games with his arm alone, it's his dual-threat abilities that make him a fantasy stud. For example, Kaepernick threw for 263 yards, two scores and had a pick while also running for 181 yards and two touchdowns in the divisional round of the playoffs.

Unfortunately for his 2013 outlook, the 49ers lost Michael Crabtree, the team's clear No. 1 receiver, to a torn Achilles injury during OTAs. Crabtree may return late in the season, but it's unclear how late as well as how productive he'll be when he first returns.

10. Robert Griffin III, Washington Redskins

Leading all rookie quarterbacks in fantasy points last year, Griffin III was the most consistent from beginning to end.

Unfortunately, RG3 suffered a torn LCL and ACL in the Wild Card Round of the playoffs. All things considered, however, early indications look good for his availability to the start of the season (and perhaps even training camp).

Tied for fifth among quarterbacks in fantasy points with Peyton Manning, Griffin was third in the NFL in passer rating (102.4) and posted a remarkable 20-to-5 touchdown-to-interception ratio as a rookie. In fact, he never threw more than one interception in any game, which is impressive for any player but especially a rookie.

While his passing stats may not be gaudy, his rushing stats were. RG3 finished with a QB-most 815 rushing yards to go along with seven rushing touchdowns. In fact, he finished in the top 20 among all players in rushing. Along with Michael Vick and Randall Cunningham, he is only the third quarterback since the 1970s to rush for at least 800 yards in a season.

Even if he is recovered from the knee injuries to start the 2013 season, it would be surprising if he runs as much in 2013 (and the future) as he did as a rookie. With knee and concussion injuries forcing him to miss time, the exciting plays he can make as a runner come with a (potentially) heavy cost.

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Meanwhile, both sides will continue to work on a long-term deal.

Even if Cruz holds out to start training camp, it's likely that he would report by August 6th as Mike Florio of Pro Football Talk notes.

In order to accrue a season toward unrestricted free agency next offseason, Cruz would need to report at least 30 days prior to the season opener.

Following up his record-setting season from 2011, Cruz set career highs in receptions (86) and touchdowns (10) and posted his second consecutive 1,000-yard season in 2012.

Going into the season, Cruz is my 12th-ranked fantasy wide receiver.

Having begun our 2013 series of drafts on June 1st, we will continue to post our draft results and comments up until the start of the 2013 season on September 5th.

We will track all of the mocks here on this centralized page.

Like last year, I will vary the size of the league, the scoring format and draft slot and then post the results of my team with comments.

For today's mock, it is a 10-team point-per-reception (PPR) mock and I had the No. 7 pick. The league starts one quarterback, two running backs, three wide receivers, one tight end, one flex, one kicker and one team defense.

Here are my picks:

• 1.07: C.J. Spiller, RB, Buffalo Bills
• 2.04: Brandon Marshall, WR, Chicago Bears
• 3.07: Steven Jackson, RB, Atlanta Falcons
• 4.04: Darren Sproles, RB, New Orleans Saints
• 5.07: Jordy Nelson, WR, Green Bay Packers
• 6.04: Frank Gore, RB, San Francisco 49ers
• 7.07: Lamar Miller, RB, Miami Dolphins
• 8.04: Josh Gordon, WR, Cleveland Browns
• 9.07: James Jones, WR, Green Bay Packers
• 10.04: Robert Griffin III, QB, Washington Redskins
• 11.07: Mike Williams, WR, Tampa Bay Buccaneers
• 12.04: Danny Woodhead, RB, San Diego Chargers
• 13.07: Johnathan Franklin, RB, Green Bay Packers
• 14.04: Owen Daniels, TE, Houston Texans
• 15.07: New England Patriots D/ST
• 16.04: Justin Tucker, K, Baltimore Ravens

- For all picks in the mock draft, click here.

Here are some thoughts by position:

• Quarterbacks (my rankings)

  It appears more likely every day that Griffin III will be ready for the season opener after tearing his ACL in the playoffs. If for whatever reason he's not ready for the opener, I will drop one of my later-round picks to add a quarterback that will start in Week 1. Considering how shallow a 10-team league is, there was little reason to waste a roster spot on a second quarterback.

  If he were fully healthy, RG3 would be a top three (or five) fantasy quarterback for most. While he may not run as much this year as he did as a rookie, he was without Pierre Garcon and Fred Davis for a total of 15 games last season. To help compensate for fewer rushes, he should have a better/healthier group of weapons in the passing game.

• Running Backs (my rankings)

  Considering there were five running backs off the board before I made my first pick, I am happy to end up with three of my top-13 PPR running backs with Spiller, Jackson and Sproles. In addition to this trio, I would have been happy with either Gore or Miller as my flex option.

  Although Spiller had a breakout season last year and Jackson had 1,000 rushing yards for eighth straight season, both could be in store for better seasons in their new situations: new coaching staff for Spiller and new team for Jackson.

  Sproles has a minimum of 75 receptions in each of his two seasons with the Saints even though he missed three games last year. Only 11 players — all receivers or tight ends — have more receptions in the past two seasons than Sproles (161), who trails A.J. Green (162) by one and teammate Marques Colston (163) by two.

  With Reggie Bush moving on to Detroit, Miller will have an opportunity to be the Dolphins' featured back. Gore is coming off back-to-back seasons with 1,200 yards. Woodhead was quietly one of the most productive fantasy backs last year and Franklin should have a prominent role in the Packers' rushing game with fellow rookie Eddie Lacy.

• Wide Receivers (my rankings)

  In standard-scoring formats, Marshall is my fourth-ranked receiver, but I have only Calvin Johnson ahead of him in PPR formats. In his first season with the Bears, Marshall set career highs with 118 receptions, 1,508 yards and 11 touchdowns and franchise records in receptions and yards.

  Nelson is better in standard-scoring leagues than PPR formats, but he should have a bounce-back season provided he stays healthy. Greg Jennings has signed with the Vikings and Donald Driver retired. He is only two seasons removed from 1,263 yards and 15 touchdowns. Jones set career highs with 64 receptions, 784 yards and a league-high 14 touchdowns.

  Gordon will begin the 2013 season serving a two-game suspension, but he has a rare combination of size and athleticism and should otherwise have a breakout season in Norv Turner's vertical passing attack. With the hype (before the suspension news) getting a bit out of hand, he's now much more affordable on draft day.

  Williams is a solid WR5 and is coming off a bounce-back season with 996 yards and nine touchdowns.

• Tight Ends (my rankings)

  Waiting on tight end, I feel like I got a decent value late. Daniels is the 13th tight end off the board and is my eighth-ranked fantasy tight end.

• Kickers and Defense

  Almost always, I will take the best available team defense with my second-to-last pick and the best available kicker with my last pick and that's what I did here.

As a reminder, we will centralize links to our mocks here and you can conduct your own free mocks here.

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Tomorrow I will do a 14-team mock using standard scoring with the No. 12 pick.

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Having begun our 2013 series of drafts on June 1st, we will continue to post our draft results and comments up until the start of the 2013 season on September 5th.

We will track all of the mocks here on this centralized page.

Like last year, I will vary the size of the league, the scoring format and draft slot and then post the results of my team with comments.

For today's mock, it is a 12-team standard mock and I had the No. 9 pick. The league starts one quarterback, two running backs, three wide receivers, one tight end, one kicker and one team defense.

Here are my picks:

• 1.09: Ray Rice, RB, Baltimore Ravens
• 2.04: Steven Jackson, RB, Atlanta Falcons
• 3.09: Andre Johnson, WR, Houston Texans
• 4.04: Hakeem Nicks, WR, New York Giants
• 5.09: Lamar Miller, RB, Miami Dolphins
• 6.04: Le'Veon Bell, RB, Pittsburgh Steelers
• 7.09: Russell Wilson, QB, Seattle Seahawks
• 8.04: Josh Gordon, WR, Cleveland Browns
• 9.09: Tavon Austin, WR, St. Louis Rams
• 10.04: Ahmad Bradshaw, RB, New York Giants
• 11.09: Alshon Jeffery, WR, Chicago Bears
• 12.04: Vincent Brown, WR, San Diego Chargers
• 13.09: Owen Daniels, TE, Houston Texans
• 14.04: Cincinnati Bengals D/ST
• 15.09: Dan Bailey, K, Dallas Cowboys

- For all picks in the mock draft, click here.

Here are some thoughts by position:

• Quarterbacks (my rankings)

  If you have been following these mock drafts, you know that I prefer to wait on quarterback and that's again what I have done. Considering that Wilson is my seventh-ranked fantasy quarterback, I am thrilled to get him as the 12th quarterback off the board.

  Off to a slow-but-solid start last year, Wilson was as good as it gets in the second half. In his final eight regular-season games, Wilson had a 16-to-2 touchdown-to-interception ratio and averaged 9.03 yards per pass attempt. In addition, he averaged 6.2 yards per rush attempt and rushed for four touchdowns during that span.

  With the addition of Percy Harvin, a strong defense and running game, everything is in place for Wilson to carry over last year's success into his sophomore campaign.

• Running Backs (my rankings)

  There are about nine running backs that I feel comfortable taking in the first round so having the ninth overall pick is a good spot. In addition to those running backs, I would be more than comfortable taking Calvin Johnson at that spot as well.

  With five running backs ranked inside my top 30, I am deep at the position. Both Rice and Jackson have proven track records with consistent production. Although I debated taking Dez Bryant at 2.04, I wanted to make sure that I had two top-12 running backs.

  Both Miller and Bell have the potential to be RB2's but they have a combined 51 NFL carries. Of the Colts running backs, Bradshaw should get the largest share of the workload and I recently moved him up to No. 28 in my fantasy rankings.

• Wide Receivers (my rankings)

  When healthy, Johnson and Nicks have the potential to both be WR1's. Johnson has 100-plus receptions and 1,500-plus yards in three of the past five seasons. The other two seasons he missed a combined 12 games. After being hobbled all season by a foot injury he suffered during OTAs, Nicks has stayed away during OTAs this year. Entering a walk year, however, he should be motivated to have a big season to get a big contract.

  One of the players I will still target in drafts (and mocks) is Gordon, who will be suspended for the first two games of the year due to violating the league's substance-abuse policy. When he returns from the suspension, he should flourish in Norv Turner's vertical passing attack.

  Austin, Jeffery and Brown provide me with depth. I am comfortable starting Austin in Weeks 1 and 2 while Gordon is serving his suspension.

• Tight Ends (my rankings)

  Daniels is a solid (but not spectacular) option at tight end this late in the draft (13.09). He finished with 62 receptions for 716 yards and a career-high six touchdowns in 15 games last season.

• Kickers and Defense

  Almost always, I will take the best available team defense with my second-to-last pick and the best available kicker with my last pick and that's what I did here.

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Tomorrow I will do a 10-team mock using point-per-reception (PPR) scoring with the No. 7 pick.

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Earlier today, Mike Chappell of the Indianapolis Star tweeted that both sides were in "'heavy negotations' to resolve things."

They have.

Per ESPN's Adam Schefter, Bradshaw has agreed to a one-year deal with the Colts today.

One of the league's toughest running backs, Bradshaw has battled lower-leg injuries for much of his career and has played a full 16-game season only once (2010). When healthy, he has been productive and has averaged 4.6 yards per carry in his career.

Coming off his second 1,000-yard season in the past three years, Bradshaw is an excellent fit in Pep Hamilton's offense and will likely see the largest share of the workload provided he stays healthy.

When I update my fantasy running back rankings, I will move Bradshaw up into the mid-to-late 20's and Vick Ballard down to the low 30's.

Having begun our 2013 series of drafts on June 1st, we will continue to post our draft results and comments up until the start of the 2013 season on September 5th.

We will track all of the mocks here on this centralized page.

Like last year, I will vary the size of the league, the scoring format and draft slot and then post the results of my team with comments.

For today's mock, it is a 16-team point-per-reception (PPR) mock and I had the No. 6 pick. The league starts one quarterback, two running backs, three wide receivers, one tight end, one kicker and one team defense.

Here are my picks:

• 1.06: Calvin Johnson, WR, Detroit Lions
• 2.11: Darren McFadden, RB, Oakland Raiders
• 3.06: Steven Jackson, RB, Atlanta Falcons
• 4.11: Frank Gore, RB, San Francisco 49ers
• 5.06: Greg Jennings, WR, Minnesota Vikings
• 6.11: Robert Griffin III, QB, Washington Redskins
• 7.06: Jonathan Stewart, RB, Carolina Panthers
• 8.11: Denarius Moore, WR, Oakland Raiders
• 9.06: Alshon Jeffery, WR, Chicago Bears
• 10.11: Vincent Brown, WR, San Diego Chargers
• 11.06: Darrius Heyward-Bey, WR, Indianapolis Colts
• 12.11: Antonio Gates, TE, San Diego Chargers
• 13.06: Houston Texans D/ST
• 14.11: Jake Locker, QB, Tennessee Titans
• 15.06: Randy Bullock, K, Houston Texans

- For all picks in the mock draft, click here.

Here are some thoughts by position:

• Quarterbacks (my rankings)

  In typical fashion, I waited to draft my starting quarterback and am thrilled that Griffin III was available at pick 6.11 (91st overall pick). When fully healthy, RG3 has the potential to perform as a top three (or better) fantasy quarterback. Not only do early signs continue to point toward him being ready for the start of the 2013 season, he expects to be ready for the start of training camp next month.

  Already a bargain in my opinion, this pick could turn out to be the steal of the draft.

  If for whatever reason he's not ready for the start of the season and/or ends up getting injured, I drafted Locker as a fall-back option. Locker has all of the physical tools, but he has struggled with accuracy going back to his days in college. Obviously, I am hoping to not need Locker for more than one week (Griffin III's bye week).

• Running Backs (my rankings)

  Speaking of injury risk, no player illustrates those concerns more than McFadden. Since entering the league in 2008, McFadden has missed at least three games in every season and has played in only 57 games over five years. His per-game success stalled last year as the team switched to a zone-blocking scheme, but they will cater to DMC's strengths again this year. In his previous two years, McFadden averaged 121.6 yards per scrimmage per game, scored 15 touchdowns in 20 games and had 66 receptions.

  Jackson has eight consecutive seasons with 1,000-plus yards despite being in one of the league's lowest-octane offenses. With defenses no longer able to focus on shutting him down, Jackson should be able to extend his streak of 1,000-yard seasons (and end his drought of double-digit touchdowns). The last time SJax scored 10 or more touchdowns in a season was 2006. If there is a concern with him, it's his age (turns 30 next month) and his cumulative workload (2,395 carries and 407 receptions).

  Coming off back-to-back 1,200-yard seasons, Gore provides insurance. The Daily Show would have a ton of upside if it weren't for the competition for touches, but he has become a better option in PPR formats than standard-scoring leagues and gives me four top-25 running backs (based on my rankings).

• Wide Receivers (my rankings)

  In a 16-team league that starts three wide receivers, I have no problem using the sixth overall pick on a receiver (of course, provided it's Megatron). One season after becoming only the second receiver to have 1,600-plus receiving yards and score 16-plus touchdowns in the same season, Johnson broke Jerry Rice's single-season receiving yards record. Looking at his past 20 games counting the playoffs, Megatron has five 200-yard games. That ties him with Rice and Lance Alworth for the most all-time.

  The rest of my receiving corps is mediocre. Jennings and Moore are a lower-end WR2 and WR3, respectively. The biggest risk with both of them is their quarterback play. Unfortunately for Jennings, he goes from Aaron Rodgers to Christian Ponder. Moore goes from Carson Palmer to Matt Flynn (or Tyler Wilson). Jeffery, Brown and DHB provide some depth.

• Tight Ends (my rankings)

  Clearly on the downward slope of his career, Gates has continued to maintain consistency as a red-zone target. For nine consecutive seasons, Gates has caught seven or more touchdowns every year. Over the past nine years, no player has done that more than six times.

• Kickers and Defense

  Almost always, I will take the best available team defense with my second-to-last pick and the best available kicker with my last pick. In a deeper league (16 teams or more), I may consider taking a defense one round earlier, especially if my pick in the second-to-last round is toward the end of the round.

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Less than one week ago, Belichick described that assertion as being "completely untrue, baseless and irresponsible."

Now roughly one hour ago, ESPN's Ed Werder has tweeted that the "Patriots are signing QB Tim Tebow and expect him to be in minicamp tomorrow."

Unlike the situations with the Jets (and the Broncos before that), the Patriots have an unquestioned starter, obviously, with Tom Brady and Ryan Mallett is the clear backup.

I'm also guessing that the Patriots won't hold a press conference for a third-string quarterback, either.

While I don't expect Brady to come off the field much (if at all) for Tebow gimmick plays, it will be interesting to see how the Patriots use him.

Facing charges that he violated his probation, Johnson and his attorney worked out a plea deal with the prosecutors to avoid spending time behind bars.

Then, Johnson slapped his attorney on the butt to celebrate and those in attendance laughed except Broward Circuit Judge Kathleen McHugh.

"Mr. Johnson, I don't know that you're taking this whole thing seriously," McHugh said, per Rafael Olmeda of the Sun Sentinel. "I'm not going to accept these plea negotiations. This isn't a joke."

Johnson tried to apologize but to no avail.

"I had no intent to make this a joke. It's not funny," Johnson said. "My life is in a shambles right now, and I try my best to laugh and to keep a smile on my face."

In addition to the jail term, the judge extended his probation by three months to December 21st. He is also required to attend to counseling sessions per week and perform 25 hours of community service.

Having begun our 2013 series of drafts on June 1st, we will continue to post our draft results and comments up until the start of the 2013 season on September 5th.

We will track all of the mocks here on this centralized page.

Like last year, I will vary the size of the league, the scoring format and draft slot and then post the results of my team with comments.

For today's mock, it is a 12-team standard-scoring mock (except with two starting quarterbacks) and I had the No. 3 pick. The league starts two quarterbacks, two running backs, two wide receivers, one tight end, one flex, one kicker and one team defense.

Here are my picks:

• 1.03: Doug Martin, RB, Tampa Bay Buccaneers
• 2.10: Stevan Ridley, RB, New England Patriots
• 3.03: Tom Brady, QB, New England Patriots
• 4.10: David Wilson, RB, New York Giants
• 5.03: Lamar Miller, RB, Miami Dolphins
• 6.10: Mike Wallace, WR, Miami Dolphins
• 7.03: Eli Manning, QB, New York Giants
• 8.10: Steve Smith, WR, Carolina Panthers
• 9.03: Steve Johnson, WR, Buffalo Bills
• 10.10: Jared Cook, TE, St. Louis Rams
• 11.03: Miles Austin, WR, Dallas Cowboys
• 12.10: Kendall Wright, WR, Tennessee Titans
• 13.03: Ben Tate, RB, Houston Texans
• 14.10: E.J. Manuel, QB, Buffalo Bills
• 15.03: Matt Bryant, K, Atlanta Falcons
• 16.10: New York Giants D/ST

- For all picks in the mock draft, click here.

Here are some thoughts by position:

• Quarterbacks (my rankings)

  Unlike most other drafts where I wait to draft a quarterback since the position is so deep, the position becomes much more scarce in a 2-QB league. Both Brady and Manning are near the top of their respective QB1 and QB2 slots even though they have some question marks when it comes to their pass catchers.

  Not only did the Patriots part ways with Wes Welker and Brandon Lloyd, but Rob Gronkowski and Aaron Hernandez are recovering from offseason surgeries. In Gronkowski's case, he has (or will have) five of them: four on his forearm and one on his back. For Manning, neither Hakeem Nicks nor Victor Cruz has shown up for the team's "voluntary" offseason workouts.

  With Manuel, the only rookie quarterback selected in the first round (of the real NFL Draft), there is a good chance he starts by the end (if not the beginning) of the season and has plenty of upside in this format as a dual-threat quarterback.

• Running Backs (my rankings)

  Perhaps I should have taken a wide receiver (or my second quarterback) sooner, but I couldn't help myself from loading up on running backs. Both Martin and Ridley had huge seasons in 2012 and Wilson and Miller should be in store for breakout seasons in 2013.

  Martin finished second to only Adrian Peterson in yards from scrimmage and the Bucs were without both of their starting guards, Carl Nicks and Davin Joseph, for long stretches last season. With both of them healthy again, the Bucs have one of the league's better offensive lines.

  Will Ridley get the same type of workload that he had last season? If anything, I worry that Belichick goes back to more of a committe and Ridley sees much fewer than the 290 carries he had last year. The last back to get as many with Belichick as coach was Corey Dillion (345) in 2004.

  With game-breaking speed, Wilson and Miller have the potential to have some huge weeks in 2013.

• Wide Receivers (my rankings)

  With only two starting receivers in this league and the position so deep, my strategy was to wait on wide receiver and then try to draft multiple WR2/WR3 types.

  One of the league's fastest receivers, Wallace is coming off a down year, but a change of scenery should do him well. Smith turned 34 years old last month, but he has more than 2,500 yards in his two seasons with Cam Newton.

  Johnson has three consecutive seasons with 1,000-plus yards, but the uncertain quarterback situation poses some risk. Austin has failed to reach 1,000 yards for two consecutive seasons, but Dez Bryant should see all the double teams. Wright was tied with Justin Blackmon for most receptions as a rookie and should take another step forward in 2013.

• Tight Ends (my rankings)

  Typically I wait on tight end and Jared Cook is a freakish athlete at the position that might have the breakout season that fantasy owners have been expecting for the past couple of years. He has had spurts where he showed a glimpse of his upside, but I expect the Rams and Sam Bradford to make a more concerted effort to feature Cook.

• Kickers and Defense

  Almost always, I will take the best available team defense with my second-to-last pick and the best available kicker with my last pick. With 11 defenses off the board with my second-to-last pick and only one kicker selected, I reversed the order and still ended up with the defense I would have taken at 15.03.

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After a down year for quarterbacks in 2013, the class of draft-eligible quarterbacks in 2014 brings much more excitement to the position with some franchise-changing signal-callers at the top.

Here are my top-10 draft-eligible quarterbacks for the 2014 NFL Draft:

1. Teddy Bridgewater, Louisville Cardinals

With the prototypical size (6'3" and 220 pounds) for the position, Bridgewater has all of the tools to be successful at the next level: a strong arm, intelligence, toughness and mobility.

Bridgewater, the Big East Offensive Player of the Year, led the Cardinals to an 11-2 record and a win over the Florida Gators in the Sugar Bowl.

The sophomore completed 68.5 percent of his pass attempts last year and finished with a 27-to-8 ratio of touchdowns to interceptions.

2. Tajh Boyd, Clemson Tigers

Boyd, the ACC Player of the Year, made nice strides as a junior. His completion percentage increased to 67.2 percent (from 59.7 percent), his yards-per-attempt average increased to 9.12 (from 7.67) and his rating increased to 165.6 (from 141.2).

3. David Fales, San Jose State Spartans

Fales began his collegiate career at Nevada behind now-49ers quarterback Colin Kaepernick, but he transferred to a JUCO before ending up at San Jose State. In his first season with the Spartans, Fales threw for 4,193 yards and 33 touchdowns and led college football with a 72.5 completion percentage.

4. Johnny Manziel, Texas A&M Aggies

With the success last season of Russell Wilson, who slipped to the third-round due to his height (5-10), Manziel has a shot of a being a first-rounder in 2014. Manziel, the first freshman Heisman Trophy winner, is listed at 6-1 and 200 pounds, but he set the SEC record for most yards with 3,706 passing yards and 1,410 rushing yards. In fact, he led all players in rushing — both yards and touchdowns (21) — in the SEC.

5. Brett Hundley, UCLA Bruins

Setting the school's single-season freshman records for passing yards (3,740) and passing touchdowns (29), Hundley became the first quarterback in school history to pass for 300-plus yards in three consecutive games. He has good size (6-foot-3, 227 pounds), a strong arm and good athleticism. He rushed for 355 yards and nine touchdowns as well.

6. A.J. McCarron, Alabama Crimson Tide

A natural starting point when discussing McCarron as a prospect is his leadership skills. As a two-year starter, McCarron has helped lead the Crimson Tide to back-to-back national championships and a cumulative record of 25-2 during that span.

As one of only 15 quarterbacks to throw 30 touchdown passes in 2012, McCarron threw only three interceptions. In his collegiate career, he has posted a 49-to-8 touchdown-to-interception ratio.

7. Derek Carr, Fresno State Bulldogs

Brother of former No. 1 overall pick David, Carr threw for 4,104 yards, 37 touchdowns and only seven interceptions last year. NFL Network's Daniel Jeremiah recently compared Carr to Jay Cutler saying that Carr "has live arm, can make wow throws. Too much confidence at times."

8. Aaron Murray, Georgia Bulldogs

The top-ranked senior quarterback by NFL.com's Gil Brandt, Murray has thrown a school-record 95 touchdowns to 32 interceptions in his three seasons at Georgia. Murray completed a career-high 64.5 percent of his passes for 3,893 yards last season.

9. Braxton Miller, Ohio State Buckeyes

With exceptional athleticism for a quarterback, Miller, who finished fifth in Heisman voting for the 12-0 Buckeyes, rushed for a team-high 1,271 yards and 13 touchdowns last season. In addition, he completed 58.3 percent of his pass attempts for 2,039 yards, 15 touchdowns and six interceptions. If he continues to make strides as a passer, he could move up this list.

10. Logan Thomas, Virginia Tech Hokies

With Cam Newton-like size (6-foot-5 and nearly 260 pounds), Thomas has a strong arm and excellent athleticism for his size. Unfortunately for Thomas, he was terribly inconsistent last season as he saw his production drop across the board. His completion percentage dropped to 51.3 percent (from 59.8 percent) and he posted an 18-to-16 touchdown-to-interception ratio last year. In an attempt to turn things around for himself and the Hokies, who failed to win 10 games for the first time since 2003, he begins the year with a tough challenge against Alabama on August 31st.

Throughout the summer, we will release our initial 2014 NFL Draft prospect rankings per position.

Earlier this spring, we have released our 2014 NFL Draft Big Board of top 25 prospects regardless of position in addition to our 2014 NFL Mock Draft.

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“This offense might be the best thing that ever happened to me,” Charles said, per Adam Teicher of the Kansas City Star. “I think this offense will get me open. They’re going to throw me the ball more. I think I’ll continue to stack Pro Bowls on Pro Bowls if I can stay healthy."

Despite being an excellent receiver out of the backfield, Charles has never had more than 45 receptions in a season.

Last year, Charles had a career-high 285 carries and 35 receptions. I would be surprised if he gets more than 250 carries in 2013, but I would also be surprised if he had less than 50 receptions.

“Really, the sky is the limit with him with what we’re trying to do,” offensive coordinator Doug Pederson said. “You can use him more in the passing game. You’ve seen him split out as a single receiver or come out of the backfield. He’s a guy you can move around and put in different positions, motion out of the backfield or shift him out of the backfield. He catches the ball so well. We have to take advantage of that offensively.”

Currently, Charles is my seventh-ranked fantasy running back in standard-scoring formats (see rankings) and sixth-ranked back in point-per-reception formats (see rankings).