2013 Fantasy Football Mock Draft (Standard Scoring)
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Scoring: This mock draft is based on leagues that use standard scoring (i.e., not point-per-reception (PPR)
scoring). 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.
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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 eight rounds and I will include commentary for each of the 96 picks.
This is a slow draft that is conducted offline, but picks/rounds of the draft will be posted as they are completed.
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Draft Start Date: Sunday, February 3rd
Draft End Date: Thursday, February 14th
Round Completed: Sunday, February 10th
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Round Five
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Rounds: One - Two - Three - Four - Five - Six - Seven - Eight | By Teams
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NEW: We have started a new standard-scoring mock on June 30th.
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Pick (Overall)
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Contributor (Team)
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Player, Position, Team
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1 (49).
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Dan Yanotchko (Team 1)
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Matt Ryan, QB, Falcons
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Hopefully for Ryan, the Falcons will be able to talk Tony Gonzalez out of retirement and into returning for
another season. Either way, however, he has the league's most dynamic wide receiver duo in Jones and
White. With the further decline of Michael "The Burner" Turner, Ryan set career highs across the board in
2012: 422 completions, 4,719 passing yards, 32 passing touchdowns and even 141 rushing yards.
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2 (50).
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Kevin Hanson (Team 1)
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Steve Smith, WR, Panthers
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So far, this team has Foster, Ridley and Sproles at running back and now Thomas and Steve Smith at wide
receiver. I have Smith ranked just outside of my top 20 fantasy wide receivers so I consider him to be a
low-end WR2 in a 12-team league. However, I'm fairly happy with how this team is shaping up overall.
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3 (51).
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Sean Beazley (Team 1)
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Steven Jackson, RB, Rams
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With a player option on his contract, Jackson may or may not be back with the Rams in 2013. On a positive
note, Jackson has eight consecutive seasons with 1,000-plus yards. With his 30th birthday before the start of
this season, however, SJax is the active leader (in a bad sense) in rush attempts with 2,395 career carries
and ranks 25th all-time in that category in NFL history. Although he's a big back (6-3, 230), Jackson has only
one season (2006) with double-digit touchdowns.
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4 (52).
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Brendan Donahue (Team 1)
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Pierre Garcon, WR, Redskins
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Garcon's tenure in Washington began incredibly as he had more than 100 yards and a touchdown in the first
quarter of his first game. Unfortunately, he didn't play in any of the other quarters that game due to a toe injury
that kept him on the sideline for most of the first half of the season. He was productive down the stretch, but
he was not 100 percent and he still might have surgery on his toe this offseason.
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5 (53).
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Brendan Donahue (Team 2)
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Aaron Hernandez, TE, Patriots
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In each of his three NFL seasons, Hernandez has missed at least two games each year, but he missed a
total of six games in 2012 and finished with career lows of 483 yards and five touchdowns. Provided he stays
healthy this season, he should be a top-three fantasy tight end.
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6 (54).
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Kevin Hanson (Team 2)
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Ryan Mathews, RB, Chargers
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Speaking of an inability to stay healthy, Mathews is one of the league's most injury-prone running backs. Not
only has he struggled to stay healthy, but the Chargers offensive line is horrible. Assuming the Chargers
improve their line through the draft and free agency, which should be their primary focus, Mathews has a shot
to bounce back with a 1,000-yard season even if he misses a couple of games (as usual).
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7 (55).
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Dan Yanotchko (Team 2)
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Antonio Brown, WR, Steelers
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The good news is Brown scored more touchdowns in 2012 (five) than he did in 2011 (two). The bad news is
that his yards-per-reception average dropped from 16.1 to 11.9 and he finished with only 66 receptions for
787 yards in 13 games. It appears unlikely that free-agent Mike Wallace will be back with the Steelers, which
will lead to both more opportunities and more attention from defenses.
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8 (56).
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Sean Beazley (Team 2)
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BenJarvus Green-Ellis, RB, Bengals
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Green-Ellis rushed for a career-high 1,094 yards on 278 carries, which is also a career high, but he saw his
goal-line opportunities diminish. After scoring double-digit touchdowns in each of his final two seasons in
New England, he scored only six times last year.
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9 (57).
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Sean Beazley (Team 3)
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Mikel Leshoure, RB, Lions
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Scoring in six of his final nine games of the season, Leshoure scored eight touchdowns in November and
December. The goal line is where Leshoure derives his greatest source of fantasy value. Although he is a
bigger back, he is a good receiver out of the backfield and finished with 34 receptions. That said, Joique Bell
had 52 receptions. In addition, there has been some speculation that Reggie Bush would be a good fit in
Detroit.
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10 (58).
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Brendan Donahue (Team 3)
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Colin Kaepernick, QB, 49ers
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In fantasy football, Kaepernick has a RG3-like ceiling at quarterback as a dual threat. That was on display
against the Packers in the Divisional Round of the playoffs when he rushed for a quarterback-record 181
yards and two scores while also throwing two touchdowns.
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11 (59).
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Dan Yanotchko (Team 3)
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Michael Turner, RB, Falcons
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As his decline continues, Turner may or may not be back with the Falcons in 2013 as he may be a salary-cap
casualty. If it weren't for scoring double-digit touchdowns for a fifth consecutive season, Turner would have
really disappointed fantasy owners in 2012. In his last eight regular-season games, he rushed for less than
20 yards four times and had more than 52 yards only once. That said, he scored in six of his final seven
games.
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12 (60).
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Kevin Hanson (Team 3)
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Cecil Shorts, WR, Jaguars
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At the beginning of the year, Shorts had productive games in large part due to big plays. Even though he
missed two games, Shorts finished in the top 10 in receiving yards (774) from Week 7 to 17. For the season,
he ranked second behind Vincent Jackson in yards per reception (17.8).
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