2014 Fantasy Football Mock Draft — 2-QB League: Round 2
Scoring: This mock draft is based on 2-QB fantasy football leagues (i.e., each team starts two quarterbacks) and uses standard (i.e., non-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.| FanDuel Week 1 NFL Contests |
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Mock Draft End Date: Sunday, August 31
Four of our site's contributors — Kevin Hanson, Brendan Donahue, Sean Beazley and Dan Yanotchko — will make picks for three teams of this 12-team mock. The mock will go 12 rounds with no kickers or team defenses selected.
Although this is a slow draft, we will post picks as they occur, along with comments from Kevin Hanson, as opposed to waiting for the entire mock draft to be completed.
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Here are Round 2 results:
2.01 - Sean Beazley (Team 3): A.J. Green, WR, Cincinnati Bengals
Through his first three seasons, Green has 260 receptions for 3,833 yards and 29 touchdowns. In a three-year span to start a career, no player has had more receptions than Green and only Randy Moss has more receiving yards (4,163) than he does.
In each of his three seasons, Green's numbers have improved — 65/1,057/7 (2011), 97/1,350/11 (2012) and 98/1,426/11 (2013). As the team transitions from a pass-first offense under Jay Gruden to a run-first scheme led by Hue Jackson, that upward trend may not continue but Green remains an elite and safe WR1.
2.02 - Brendan Donahue (Team 3): Marshawn Lynch, RB, Seattle Seahawks
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While Lynch did not get any "new" money after ending his short-lived holdout, the Seahawks did move some money from next season to this season. Considering the speculation of Lynch being a cap-casualty next year, that should mean he gets another heavy workload in spite of the expected increased usage of second-year back Christine Michael.
2.03 - Kevin Hanson (Team 3): DeMarco Murray, RB, Dallas Cowboys
Long been associated with the injury-prone tag, Murray played a career-high 14 games and eclipsed the 1,000-yard mark (1,124 rushing yards) for the first time in his career. In addition, he set career highs in receptions (53), receiving yards (350) and touchdowns (10).
During a six-game stretch from Week 10 to 16 (team's bye was in Week 11), Murray scored double-digit fantasy points every week and had three games with at least 20 fantasy points. Only two running backs — McCoy (152.5) and Charles (144.33) — averaged more YFS per game than Murray (123.67) during that span. Only Charles (11) had more touchdowns than Murray (seven) over that stretch as well.
There will always be injury risk for Murray, or any running back for that matter, but he could be in store for a monster season provided he maintains as good (or better) health in 2014.
2.04 - Dan Yanotchko (Team 3): Andrew Luck, QB, Indianapolis Colts
Personally, I'd prefer Matthew Stafford over Luck, but they are my QB4 and QB5, respectively, and I've noted how close it is in my next tier after the top three.
Even though Luck threw 57 fewer pass attempts and Reggie Wayne (ACL) was lost for more than half of last season, Luck finished fourth among quarterbacks in fantasy points. With good health from Wayne as well as tight end Dwayne Allen, who was lost in Week 1, and the free-agent addition of Hakeem Nicks, Luck has a much-improved supporting cast.
Luck's mobility is one of his underrated attributes and he has rushed 125 times for 632 yards and nine touchdowns in his two NFL seasons.
2.05 - Dan Yanotchko (Team 2): Giovani Bernard, RB, Cincinnati Bengals
As a change-of-pace back, Bernard had a productive rookie season and finished inside the top 20 fantasy running backs for the full season in standard-scoring formats. Averaging just shy of 15 touches per game on the year, his carries increased every month — 8.0 per game (Sept.), 9.8 (Oct.), 12.0 (Nov.) and 13.0 (Dec.). Finishing eighth among all running backs in receptions (56), he was an even better option in point-per-reception (PPR) formats.
Going into 2014, Bernard should be ready for his workload to continue its ascension. While the team drafted LSU's Jeremy Hill in the second round, I still expect Bernard's touches to increase from last season. With the change in offensive scheme (from Jay Gruden to Hue Jackson), the Bengals should be much more of a run-first team in 2014.
So far in the preseason, Bernard has been given all of the first-team snaps including the goal-line carries.
2.06 - Brendan Donahue (Team 2): Matthew Stafford, QB, Detroit Lions
One of the handful of 5,000-yard passers in NFL history, Stafford seems set up for his best opportunity to duplicate that feat. In addition to elite pass-catching weapons of Calvin Johnson, Reggie Bush and Joique Bell already being on the roster, the Lions have added Golden Tate via free agency as well as Eric Ebron with the 10th-overall pick in the 2014 draft.
2.07 - Kevin Hanson (Team 2): Montee Ball, RB, Denver Broncos
Seemingly out of nowhere, Knowshon Moreno finshed as a top-five scorer among running backs in fantasy points last year. While Moreno lacks elite talent, playing in a Peyton Manning-led offense leads to huge rewards. Moreno's free-agency departure to Miami creates an enormous opportunity for Ball in the league's most explosive offense.
Ball, the Broncos' second-round pick in 2013, got off to a relatively slow start: 3.26 yards per carry (68 carries for 222 yards) in first 10 games. From Weeks 11 to 16, however, Ball averaged 6.48 YPC (52 carries for 337 yards).
2.08 - Sean Beazley (Team 2): Brandon Marshall, WR, Chicago Bears
Since his reunion with quarterback Jay Cutler, Marshall has a total of 218 receptions for 2,803 yards and 23 touchdowns over the past two seasons combined. In his past five seasons with Cutler going back to his days in Denver, Marshall has a minimum of 100 receptions and 1,120 yards each season.
2.09 - Sean Beazley (Team 1): Le'Veon Bell, RB, Pittsburgh Steelers
In 13 games as a rookie, Bell got nearly 300 touches (244 carries and 45 receptions) and had 20-plus touches in all but two games. That said, Bell averaged only 3.52 yards per carry on the season. On a positive note, he averaged at least 4.0 YPC in four of his final five games after doing so only twice in his first eight games.
It appears that LeGarrette Blount, added via free agency, will get the team's goal-line touches, which would hurt Bell's fantasy value some.
2.10 - Kevin Hanson (Team 1): Julio Jones, WR, Atlanta Falcons
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2.11 - Brendan Donahue (Team 1): Robert Griffin III, QB, Washington Redskins
Poised for a bounce-back season with better health (thank you, Shanny) and the free-agent addition of DeSean Jackson (thank you, Chip), it's possible that Griffin III finishes as a top-five fantasy producer. If tight end Jordan Reed (concussions) can stay healthy, RG3 has one of the league's best young trios of pass-catchers with Pierre Garcon, D-Jax and Reed. After all, Andy Dalton finished as the No. 5 fantasy quarterback in Jay Gruden's offense last year.
2.12 - Dan Yanotchko (Team 1): Cam Newton, QB, Carolina Panthers
Except for setting a career high in passing touchdowns (24), Newton set career lows in passing yards (3,379), rushing yards (585) and rushing touchdowns (six) last season. Even so, Newton finished as a top-three fantasy quarterback last season. Through his three NFL seasons, he has yet to finish outside of the top-five fantasy quarterbacks.
Even though the Panthers used their first-round pick on Florida State wide receiver Kelvin Benjamin, the Panthers have one of the league's weakest wide receiver corps (once again). Newton's bread and butter as a fantasy stud, however, is his rushing production. From his career rushing stats alone, Newton has averaged 7.73 fantasy points per game in his career.
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