2014 Fantasy Football Dynasty Mock Draft: Round 10
Scoring: This mock draft is based on dynasty fantasy football leagues 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: Tuesday, August 19th
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 10 results:
10.01 - Dan Yanotchko (Team 3): James White, RB, New England Patriots
Despite his size, White is viewed internally by Bill Belichick as a someone that could be a three-down back. Per ESPN Boston's Mike Reiss, coach Bill Belichick recently said the following of White in an interview with Sirius XM Radio:
"It’s been good working with James White. He’s a very interesting and versatile player," Belichick said on the program. "He does a good job in the passing game and in the running game -- both inside and outside. Blitz pickup -- we have a pretty extensive offense for him to learn, but he’s working hard at it. We’ll just let him go and see how it goes, but I think he has the ability to compete on all three downs, in both the running game and the passing game."
With both Shane Vereen and Stevan Ridley entering contract years, White has more value in dynasty than re-draft leagues, but it appears that White could have an opportunity for a sizable role as a rookie as well especially considering Ridley's past fumbling issues.
10.02 - Kevin Hanson (Team 3): Dennis Pitta, TE, Baltimore Ravens
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Pitta, 29, is a little older than the typical player with only four years of experience.
10.03 - Brendan Donahue (Team 3): Markus Wheaton, WR, Pittsburgh Steelers
With elite speed, Wheaton had only six catches for 64 yards last season, but there will be greater opportunity for a breakout in his sophomore campaign. The free-agent departures of Emmanuel Sanders and Jerricho Cotchery opens up a starting spot opposite Antonio Brown for Wheaton even though the Steelers have made additions to their receiver corps via free agency and the draft as well.
10.04 - Sean Beazley (Team 3): Odell Beckham, WR, New York Giants
The Giants used the 12th-overall pick in this year's draft on Beckham, one of the fastest receivers and best route-runners in this year's draft class. OBJ has battled hamstring injuries to begin his tenure with the club, but he has tons of long-term potential.
10.05 - Sean Beazley (Team 2): Johnny Manziel, QB, Cleveland Browns
Although Johnny Football won't be the club's starter on opening day, his quickness and change-of-direction abilities as a runner make him an intriguing pick in dynasty formats. While Manziel is better passer than someone like Tim Tebow, we have seen how productive a running quarterback can be despite poor passing numbers.
10.06 - Kevin Hanson (Team 2): Khiry Robinson, RB, New Orleans Saints
Indirectly receiving huge praise from Bill Parcells, Parcells said to Sean Payton of Robinson: “‘Sean what are you doing? You’ve got Curtis Martin right in front of your eyes, and you’re not doing anything with him. Give him the ball.’” While it's (obviously) way too soon to induct Robinson into the Hall of Fame, it says a lot when Parcells compares a player to a Hall-of-Fame running back that produced for the coach.
Robinson has an excellent combination of size, power and elusiveness. The Saints are committed to a three-headed approach, but the talent is here should he get greater opportunity in the future.
10.07 - Brendan Donahue (Team 2): Ladarius Green, TE, San Diego Chargers
We saw a glimmer of Green's upside last year when he had nine catches for 206 yards and two touchdowns in a three-game span. Especially with the relative lack of depth at receiver behind Keenan Allen, Green has the potential for a breakout season in 2014.
10.08 - Dan Yanotchko (Team 2): Jason Witten, TE, Dallas Cowboys
Witten set seven-year lows in receptions (73) and yards (851) last season, but he finished with eight touchdowns, the second-highest total of his career. Two seasons ago, Witten set a single-season tight end record for receptions (110).
In an offense that should be one of the league's best (unfortunately due in part to a defense that should be one of the league's worst), Witten is a solid starting option for the next year or two and I see production this season in the range of 80-90 receptions and 900-975 yards.
10.09 - Dan Yanotchko (Team 1): Fred Jackson, RB, Buffalo Bills
Entering last season as an after-thought following C.J. Spiller's breakout season, Jackson delivered for fantasy owners that took him late in drafts. Tied with Ryan Mathews, Jackson finished 10th in fantasy points among running backs last season.
Will Jackson get 1,283 YFS and 10 touchdowns again this season? I doubt it. But then again, who expected that type of production from him last year? Considering his age (33), F-Jax is simply a one-year option for Dan as his RB4, but he provides some value as running back depth this season.
10.10 - Brendan Donahue (Team 1): Dwayne Bowe, WR, Kansas City Chiefs
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For those with a glass-half-full view, Bowe has shed some weight and hopefully that will help him play faster in 2014, but his upside will always be capped by Alex Smith. In addition, Bowe has been suspended for the Week 1 opener for violating the league's substance-abuse policy.
10.11 - Kevin Hanson (Team 1): Steven Jackson, RB, Atlanta Falcons
This team is loaded with young running back talent — LeSean McCoy, Carlos Hyde, Jeremy Hill and Terrance West. While the three rookies all have excellent long-term values, it's possible that my pick in the previous round (Frank Gore) and this round (S-Jax) give me two of my top-three running backs for this season alone.
10.12 - Sean Beazley (Team 1): C.J. Anderson, RB, Denver Broncos
While Montee Ball takes over Knowshon Moreno's featured role in this offense, it's certainly possible that more than one running back finishes as a top-50 fantasy running back in 2014 as both Moreno and Ball did so last season. Currently, Ronnie Hillman has the edge over Anderson in the No. 2 RB competition, but I think Anderson would ultimately get the larger share of the workload if Ball were to miss time.
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