2014 Fantasy Football Mock Draft — 2-QB League: Round 9

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.

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Mock Draft Start Date: Saturday, August 16
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 9 results:

9.01 - Dan Yanotchko (Team 1): Steven Jackson, RB, Atlanta Falcons

Now 31 years old with nearly 3,000 regular-season touches in his career, it's unclear, perhaps doubtful, if S-Jax will hold up for the full season. In fact, he's currently dealing with a hamstring injury although the team says he will be ready for Week 1. If he stays healthy, he has some value here.

9.02 - Brendan Donahue (Team 1): Kyle Rudolph, TE, Minnesota Vikings

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Things are looking up for Rudolph as new offensive coordinator Norv Turner's offenses have typically allowed tight ends to prosper like Cameron last year and Antonio Gates (and others) before him. In addition, he will have a new starting quarterback. With 12 touchdowns in his past 24 games, Rudolph has had red-zone success, but we should see an all-around improvement in production from a slimmed-down Rudolph in 2014.

9.03 - Kevin Hanson (Team 1): Rueben Randle, WR, New York Giants

Randle led the Giants in TD receptions in his second season with the team, but he and Eli Manning often failed to get on the same page. The good news is that the team will use fewer option routes so hopefully they develop better chemistry, but the offense as a whole has struggled so much so that the first-team offense will play in a fifth preseason game. I expect Randle to once again lead the team in TD receptions and take a step forward, but the offense's struggles could lead to a slow start.

9.04 - Sean Beazley (Team 1): Jake Locker, QB, Tennessee Titans

There are a couple of obvious concerns with Locker — specifically his durability and accuracy, or lack of both. That said, there are a few reasons for optimism — Locker's arm strength and athleticism (6.9 YPC average over career) as well as the addition of Ken Whisenhunt, who was instrumental in Rivers' turnaround last year in San Diego.

Locker is Sean's QB3, but I have him ranked higher than his QB2 (Eli). Either way, adding a third QB in a 12-team 2-QB league makes a ton of sense to cover bye weeks. With 24 starting QBs in the league and at least another 12 needed to cover the byes, there should be more QBs drafted (36 or more) than there are NFL starting QBs/teams (32).

9.05 - Sean Beazley (Team 2): Geno Smith, QB, New York Giants

As one would expect (for any rookie quarterback), Smith struggled with consistency, but he played better down the stretch as the Jets won three of their final four games. Tied with Cam, Geno quietly led the position in rushing touchdowns (six) last season as well. Considering the team upgraded their skill-position players, it wouldn't be a shock of he finished as a top-20 fantasy QB in 2014. At a minimum, he makes for a quality QB3.

9.06 - Kevin Hanson (Team 2): Bernard Pierce, RB, Baltimore Ravens

Last year was a year to forget for the entire Ravens rush offense. On a positive note, however, Pierce has shed some weight and has looked impressive so far this preseason. With Ray Rice suspended for the first two games this season, it's not out of the realm of possibility that Pierce emerges as the team's primary running back even after Rice is back.

9.07 - Brendan Donahue (Team 2): Terrance Williams, WR, Dallas Cowboys

As a rookie, Williams had 44 receptions for 736 yards and five touchdowns. Like most rookie receivers, Williams was a bit inconsistent as half of his production came in just five games (21/384/4 from Weeks 4 to 8). Going into the 2014 season, however, Williams will be the unquestioned No. 2 wideout opposite Dez Bryant and will have another year of building chemistry with Tony Romo.

9.08 - Dan Yanotchko (Team 2): Christine Michael, RB, Seattle Seahawks

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The team's talented second-round pick from 2013, Michael should be more involved in the team's offensive game plan this year. And more than likely, he will be the team's workhorse back in 2015.

That said, he's still clearly behind Marshawn Lynch and Robert Turbin actually remains ahead of him on the depth chart as well. I like Michael's talent and upside, but there are several RBs that I would take ahead of him here.

9.09 - Dan Yanotchko (Team 3): Maurice Jones-Drew, RB, Oakland Raiders

Jones-Drew is only a few years removed from a league-high 1,606 rushing yards (in 2011), but he rushed for a career-low 3.4 yards per carry last season. That said, MJD has lost some weight in the offseason and he has looked good this preseason.

9.10 - Kevin Hanson (Team 3): Jeremy Hill, RB, Cincinnati Bengals

It's possible that The Law Firm's days in Cincy are numbered with the Bengals drafting Hill, who is on my list of 12 undervalued fantasy football options. Either way, I expect Hill to get a sizable amount of touches behind Giovani Bernard. A big and powerful runner, Hill rushed for 2,156 yards (6.2 YPC) and 28 touchdowns on 345 carries over the past two seasons at LSU.

9.11 - Brendan Donahue (Team 3): Josh McCown, QB, Tampa Bay Buccaneers

In relief of Jay Cutler, McCown posted a passer rating of 109.0 with a 13:1 TD-to-INT ratio and averaged 8.2 yards per pass attempt. While he's no longer in Chicago (or a backup), he still has a bunch of big targets with the trio of Vincent Jackson and rookies Mike Evans and Austin Seferian-Jenkins.

9.12 - Sean Beazley (Team 3): E.J. Manuel, QB, Buffalo Bills

Not only did Manuel miss multiple games over multiple stretches last season, he completed only 58.8 percent of his pass attempts while averaging a paltry 6.4 yards per pass attempt. Things haven't looked great for Manuel in the preseason, but the team has upgraded their receiving corps by drafting Sammy Watkins and trading for Mike Williams and Manuel accumulates a fair amount of rushing stats.

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