2013 Fantasy Football Dynasty Mock Draft
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Scoring: This mock draft is based on dynasty leagues. Passing touchdowns are worth four points while
rushing and receiving touchdowns are worth six points. In addition, one point is earned per 25 passing
yards, 10 rushing yards and 10 receiving yards and one-half point per reception.
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For this mock draft, four EDSFootball.com contributors will draft for three teams per round
and we will exclude kickers and team defenses from this mock.
We will draft 12 rounds and I will include commentary for each of the 144 picks.
This is a slow draft that is conducted offline, but picks/rounds of the draft will be posted as they are completed.
Although we conducted re-draft mocks for both standard-scoring and point-per-reception (PPR) formats prior to the 2013 NFL Draft, we will conduct new drafts in the near future.
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Draft Start Date: Tuesday, May 7th
Draft End Date: Thursday, May 30th
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Results by Team - Dan Yanotchko (Team 1)
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Rounds: One - Two - Three - Four - Five - Six - Seven - Eight - Nine - 10 - 11 - 12 | By Team
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Our re-draft mocks: Standard Scoring (Feb. 3-14) | PPR Scoring (Mar. 20 - Apr. 8)
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1.04 - Dan Yanotchko (Team 1): Arian Foster, RB, Houston Texans
Although Foster rushed for 1,424 yards last year, that was a moderate disappointment. Leading the league in carries (351), Foster finished sixth in the league in rushing and averaged a career-low 4.1 yards per carry in 2012. That said, he rushed for a season-high 15 scores.
A workhorse back, Foster has been relatively durable despite the workload and now has three straight seasons of 1,200-plus yards and double-digit touchdowns.
From a dynasty standpoint, however, Foster's cumulative workload in a short timeframe is my biggest concern. Over the past three seasons including the playoffs, Foster has 1,243 touches (1,061 carries and 182 receptions), which averages to nearly 415 touches per season.
2.09 - Dan Yanotchko (Team 1): Maurice Jones-Drew, RB, Jacksonville Jaguars
Things could not have gone much worse for Jones-Drew last year. Not only did he not get the new contract before/after ending his holdout, but he suffered a lisfranc injury and missed the final 10 games of the season.
At this point, MJD is still in a walking boot and is scheduled to start running in May. That's the bad news, but he is expected to be full-go in June.
The good news is Pocket Hercules enters a contract year and "has set his sights on 2,000 yards this season," according to SI's Jim Trotter.
3.04 - Dan Yanotchko (Team 1): Andre Johnson, WR, Houston Texans
It appears that Dan is in win-now mode with team. It's the second time in a row for this team that he took a player better for re-draft leagues than dynasty leagues.
When healthy (i.e., playing a full 16-game season), Johnson, who turns 32 this summer, is 3-for-3 in 1,500-yard seasons over the past five years. Of course, that also means that he hasn't played a full season in two of the past five years.
Although Johnson had at least eight touchdowns from 2007 to 2010, he has a total of only six scores in 23 games over the past two years.
4.09 - Dan Yanotchko (Team 1): Vincent Jackson, WR, Tampa Bay Buccaneers
While most expected Jackson's numbers to drop with a move from San Diego to Tampa Bay, he actually had the best year of his career.
In his first season with the Bucs, Jackson, who turned 30 in January, set career highs in both receptions (72) and yards (1,384) and scored eight touchdowns. Not only did Jackson set career highs in receptions and yards last year, but he led the league in yards per reception (19.2).
[Related: 2013 Fantasy Football Profile and Projection for VJax - More Profiles]
5.04 - Dan Yanotchko (Team 1): Matt Ryan, QB, Atlanta Falcons
With the trio of Julio Jones, Roddy White and Tony Gonzalez back and an improved running game behind Steven Jackson, Ryan just might improve upon last year's career numbers.
Ryan, who will turn 28 this month, shattered his previous career highs with 422 completions, 615 pass attempts, 68.6 completion percentage, 4,719 yards and 32 touchdowns in 2012.
6.09 - Dan Yanotchko (Team 1): Danny Amendola, WR, New England Patriots
In his six seasons in New England, Wes Welker had 110 receptions or more five times. That is three more than any player in the history of the NFL.
Provided he stays healthy for a full season, Amendola should come close to that total this season and in future years. That said, Amendola has struggled with durability over the past couple of seasons.
7.04 - Dan Yanotchko (Team 1): Kyle Rudolph, TE, Minnesota Vikings
Although he doubled his reception and yardage totals from his rookie season, Rudolph finished with only 53 receptions for 493 yards in 2012. Where Rudolph thrived was the red zone as he caught exactly one-half of Christian Ponder's 18 touchdown passes. Rudolph was tied with Tony Gonzalez and Heath Miller for the most receptions (12) in the red zone.
8.09 - Dan Yanotchko (Team 1): Jacquizz Rodgers, RB, Atlanta Falcons
I'm not a huge 'Quizz fan as he will once again be a change-of-pace back except the Falcons have a better primary option this year with Steven Jackson than they had last year with Michael Turner. As the 38th running back off the board in this mock, I suppose it's a fair spot for him to be selected. That said, there are several other backs that I would prefer over him that are still available like Shane Vereen, Zac Stacy, Marcus Lattimore, etc.
9.04 - Dan Yanotchko (Team 1): Greg Little, WR, Cleveland Browns
After leading the team in both receptions (61) and receiving yards (709) as a rookie in 2011, Little saw his production drop in both of those categories in his second season. He finished the year with a team-high 53 receptions and 647 yards, which was second behind rookie Josh Gordon.
As Terry Pluto of the Cleveland Plain-Dealer writes, "Reviewing the tapes from last season, the coaches were very impressed with the improvement of Greg Little. In the first five games, he had 11 catches and six drops. In the last 11 games, it was 42 catches and three drops. Little receives high grades for blocking and toughness. He seems to be a significant part of the plan for 2013."
10.09 - Dan Yanotchko (Team 1): Aaron Dobson, WR, New England Patriots
With good size (6-3, 204), speed and hands, Dobson had zero drops last season on 92 targets as this chart illustrates.
A problem he won't have with the Patriots, Dobson's collegiate numbers were partly held back due to the team's quarterback play. He never reached 700 receiving yards in any of his four seasons at Marshall.
Without Wes Welker and Brandon Lloyd on the roster, Dobson steps into an opportunity where he could see the field quite a bit as a rookie receiver.
11.04 - Dan Yanotchko (Team 1): Ryan Williams, RB, Arizona Cardinals
Playing a total of five games in two seasons, it's an understatement to say that Williams has struggled to stay healthy early in his NFL career.
Despite entering last season with plenty of hype, Williams averaged only 2.8 rushing yards per carry on his 58 carries. He's more talented than those numbers suggest, but there is also plenty of depth on the team with the addition of Rashard Mendenhall (via free agency) and Stepfan Taylor and Andre Ellington (via the draft).
12.09 - Dan Yanotchko (Team 1): Ryan Tannehill, QB, Miami Dolphins
Tannehill was my target for pick 12.10 so I'm not thrilled that Dan took him just before my pick.
As the eighth overall pick in last year's draft, Tannehill had a solid (but not spectacular) season as a 16-game rookie starter. The team's offensive coordinator, Mike Sherman, who was also Tannehill's head coach at Texas A&M expects big things for Tannehill in his sophomore campaign.
“This young man will be the most improved quarterback in the National Football League from year one to year two this year – I promise you that,” Sherman said (via the team's official website). “He’s working extremely hard.”
[Related: 2013 Fantasy Football Profile and Projection for Tannehill - More Profiles]
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