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 - Kevin Hanson (Team 2)
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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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1.07 - Kevin Hanson (Team 2): LeSean McCoy, RB, Philadelphia Eagles
The 2012 season was a huge disappointment for McCoy (and the Eagles as well). Following a monster season of 1,309 rushing yards and a league-high 17 rushing touchdowns in 2011, McCoy set a career low with two rushing scores and missed four games due to a concussion last year.
As the team begins the Chip Kelly era, it will be interesting to see exactly how his offense translates to (and is modified for) the NFL. While I don't think we ever see 17 rushing touchdowns from McCoy again, he should finish with 1,600 to 1,800 yards from scrimmage and around 60 receptions this year.
Although McCoy is entering his fifth season, he won't turn 25 years old until July.
2.06 - Kevin Hanson (Team 2): Stevan Ridley, RB, New England Patriots
Ridley, who turned 24 years old in January, had a breakout season with a career-high 1,263 yards and 12 touchdowns last year. While he only has nine career receptions, Ridley should continue to get a heavy workload and goal-line opportunities for the Pats.
His 290 carries were the eighth-most in franchise history and the most since Corey Dillion had 345 in 2004.
Like with Morris and Shanahan, there will always be some skepticism with Belichick and running back workloads.
3.07 - Kevin Hanson (Team 2): Larry Fitzgerald, WR, Arizona Cardinals
If he weren't going to turn 30 years old in August, Fitzgerald should go even higher in dynasty drafts.
The Cardinals were one of the most disappointing teams in the NFL last year after losing 11 of their 12 final games last year. Not only was their quarterback play atrocious, but their offensive line allowed a league-worst 58 sacks.
The team has taken some steps to improve in both areas with the addition of Jonathan Cooper in the first round and by acquiring Carson Palmer via trade.
Just two seasons ago, Fitzgerald had 1,411 receiving yards with Kevin Kolb and John Skelton throwing him the ball. It wouldn't surprise me if he comes close to those numbers this year and in the next few years as well.
4.06 - Kevin Hanson (Team 2): Montee Ball, RB, Denver Broncos
Broncos EVP John Elway gave Ball high praise recently saying that the rookie runner reminds him of Terrell Davis.
Like the Steelers, the Broncos passed on Lacy due to medical concerns. "We just were worried about Eddie Lacy's medical (report) and how long he could play, and we felt like we got a career back in Montee Ball."
The biggest concern with Ball was his heavy workload in college. With 924 career collegiate carries, Ball rushed for 5,140 yards and scored 77 touchdowns. He also had 59 receptions for 598 yards and six touchdowns as well.
5.07 - Kevin Hanson (Team 2): Eric Decker, WR, Denver Broncos
Along with Demaryius Thomas, Decker had a career season last year: 85 receptions (on 123 targets) for 1,064 yards and 13 touchdowns.
With the addition of Wes Welker to the team's receiving corps to replace Brandon Stokley, Decker will likely see less targets over the next year or two. The trio of Welker (175), Thomas (141) and Decker (123) had a total of 439 targets last year. While I expect that overall number to decrease, I don't expect the number to drop to 322 (total of Stokley, Thomas and Decker last year). I see the total to be split somewhere in the middle (around 380 targets) as the tight ends get a few less targets as well.
In other words, I don't see as big of a short-term drop in targets as some others may project. Longer term, the 26-year-old wideout has the size and talent to record several more 1,000-yard seasons in his career.
6.06 - Kevin Hanson (Team 2): Jonathan Stewart, RB, Carolina Panthers
Back in 2009, The Daily Show gave fantasy owners a glimpse of what life would like if he were featured in a more prominent role within the offense. That year, he rushed for 1,133 yards and 10 touchdowns on 221 carries.
Purely based on talent alone, Stewart would be one of the top 10 or 12 running backs off the board. Unfortunately for his fantasy owners, the opportunity has been less plentiful than desired. In the past three seasons, he has averaged only 10.6 carries per game.
With DeAngelo Williams now 30 years old, Stewart should see a larger share of the workload this year and an increasing role going forward.
7.07 - Kevin Hanson (Team 2): Wes Welker, WR, Denver Broncos
After five seasons with 110-plus receptions with the Patriots in the past six years, Welker goes from Tom Brady to Peyton Manning. With Demaryius Thomas and Eric Decker on Denver's roster, however, Welker should expect his targets to drop, a lot, from last year's 174 (fourth-most in NFL).
That said, Welker should have a couple more excellent seasons left and he's the WR3 for this team with Larry Fitzgerald and Decker ahead of him.
8.06 - Kevin Hanson (Team 2): Tony Romo, QB, Dallas Cowboys
Perhaps I could have waited even longer to select my quarterback, and I certainly recommend waiting on a quarterback in any format (re-draft or dynasty), Romo has the ability and weapons on the roster to exceed his draft slot here as the 11th quarterback off the board.
Throwing for a career-high 4,903 yards, the third-most in the NFL last year, Romo finished eighth among quarterbacks in fantasy points last season. Over the past six seasons, Romo has a 16-game average of 4,402 yards and 30 touchdowns.
9.07 - Kevin Hanson (Team 2): Marcus Lattimore, RB, San Francisco 49ers
This upcoming season could turn out to be a "redshirt" season for Lattimore, who is recovering from a gruesome leg injury last year with the South Carolina Gamecocks. Based on how my team has been built thus far, however, I don't need any production this season from Lattimore, who is my RB5 behind McCoy, Ridley, Ball and Stewart.
Going into last season, Lattimore was the consensus No. 1 draft-eligible running back and might have been a first-round pick this past April.
With Frank Gore turning 30 years old this year, it is only a matter of time before he hands the reins over to Lattimore.
10.06 - Kevin Hanson (Team 2): Miles Austin, WR, Dallas Cowboys
Austin played in all 16 games last year after missing six games in 2011, but he failed to reach 1,000 receiving yards for a second straight season. He ended the year with 66 receptions for 943 yards and six touchdowns.
With the breakout of Dez Bryant, Austin is unlikely to ever come close to the 1,320 yards he had in his breakout season. But the presence of Bryant means that Austin should get plenty opportunities for single coverage.
11.07 - Kevin Hanson (Team 2): Bryce Brown, RB, Philadelphia Eagles
A five-star recruit out of high school, Brown initially comitted to the Miami Hurricanes, played one season at Tennessee and then eventually transferred to Kansas State and finished his collegiate career (of 13 games) with a total of 476 rushing yards.
After a LeSean McCoy concussion gave the late-round draft pick an opportunity to show what he can do, he put up monster numbers over a two-week stretch with 347 rushing yards, eigth receptions for 25 yards and four touchdowns. Unfortunately, he also fumbled three times in those two games as well. In addition, he gained only 76 yards on 40 carries over the final four games of the season.
Brown has a great combination of size (6-0, 223 pounds) and speed (sub-4.4 forty), but he is clearly behind McCoy on the depth chart and the team added Felix Jones to add more competition for touches.
12.06 - Kevin Hanson (Team 2): Jermaine Gresham, TE, Cincinnati Bengals
CBS Sports' Jason La Canfora named a few breakout candidates for the 2013 season and the list included several tight ends. A couple you would probably expect (Dennis Pitta and Jared Cook), but one of them would be more of a surprise for others: Gresham.
La Canfora wrote, "You cannot deny Gresham's athleticism and ability, and sometimes it takes a little time for it to come together, and perhaps Eifert's arrival will be a kick in the pants as well. Coordinator Jay Gruden is already falling in love with his two-tight end sets, and I believe Gresham actually will benefit from Eifert's arrival."
Gresham has plenty of talent, but the team just drafted Notre Dame's Tyler Eifert with the 21st overall pick in the first round. Even if they plan to use more 12 personnel, it's possible that Gresham sees his targets drop some as well as Eifert takes targets away.
That said, I'm more than comfortable taking Gresham at this point in the draft.
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