2014 Fantasy Football Dynasty Mock Draft: Round 6
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 6 results:
6.01 - Dan Yanotchko (Team 3): Larry Fitzgerald, WR, Arizona Cardinals
One of the best receivers of the past decade, Fitzgerald failed to reach 1,000 yards for the second season in a row, but he ended a streak of seasons with single-digit touchdowns. Last year, Fitz had 82 receptions for 954 yards and 10 touchdowns.
With the emergence of teammate Michael Floyd, who led the team in receiving yards last season, Fitzgerald may not lead the team's receivers in fantasy points this season. And it's unclear if the soon-to-be 31-year-old receiver will be back with the Cardinals next season due to his 2015 cap number: $23.6 million.
6.02 - Kevin Hanson (Team 3): Percy Harvin, WR, Seattle Seahawks
Playing a total of only 10 regular-season games over the past two seasons, the concern with Harvin is his durability. When he's on the field, however, Harvin is one of the most electric and dynamic receivers in the NFL.
6.03 - Brendan Donahue (Team 3): Brandin Cooks, WR, New Orleans Saints
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"Here's a guy who's obviously extremely talented," Brees said. "But more so than that, very intelligent. You get this feeling that he wants to be great, he loves football, he wants to learn. Every time he comes up to me, it's eyes wide. He absorbs it very quickly and goes out and applies it. I'd say that's pretty rare for a young guy. Typically their head is spinning for a little while. Doesn't seem like anything is too big for him."
6.04 - Sean Beazley (Team 3): DeSean Jackson, WR, Washington Redskins
Even though Jackson is only 27 years old and had a career-best season (82/1,332/9) in 2013, the Eagles released him outright without receiving any compensation in turn. While there may be some concerns off the field and in the locker room, Jackson is a difference maker on the football field.
With last year's NFL leader in receptions on the other side and no longer being in Chip Kelly's offense, however, there is a good chance that we see numbers more similar to his pre-2013 production going forward.
6.05 - Sean Beazley (Team 2): Roddy White, WR, Atlanta Falcons
While the injuries kept White from having one of his typical seasons, he hit full stride by season's end. In five games in December, White finished with 43 receptions for 502 yards and two touchdowns. (That's comparable to a pace of 137.6 receptions and 1,606.4 yards.) In the last five games of the season, there were only three receivers with at least 500 yards: Josh Gordon (658), Alshon Jeffery (561) and White (502).
Even though Julio Jones has emerged as the team's No. 1 receiver now, White is only 32 years old and should have a couple more outstanding seasons in him assuming good health. Before last year, White had 1,153-plus yards in six consecutive seasons and I think 1,100-1,200 yards is a reasonable expectation in 2014.
6.06 - Kevin Hanson (Team 2): Ray Rice, RB, Baltimore Ravens
After four straight seasons of rushing for more than 1,100 yards, Rice gained only 660 yards on his 214 carries, which averaged out to a career-low 3.1 yards per carry. He added 58 receptions for 321 yards, but both of those are lows during his time as a starter.
Once Rice returns from his two-game suspension, however, we should see a quicker and more elusive version of Rice, who lost close to 20 pounds in the offseason.
6.07 - Brendan Donahue (Team 2): Mike Wallace, WR, Miami Dolphins
The Dolphins made a splash in free agency two offseasons ago by signing Wallace, who failed to live up to expectations last year that come with his monster contract. Despite a career-high 73 catches, Wallace averaged a career-low 12.7 yards per reception and failed to reach 1,000 receiving yards for a second consecutive season. While he is one of the league's fastest receivers, Wallace and Ryan Tannehill never seemed to get on the same page.
Wallace has had another year/offseason to develop better chemistry with Ryan Tannehill, who was sacked a league-worst 58 times last year. Not only should the the Dolphins protect Tannehill better, but new OC Bill Lazor has brought his up-tempo offense from Philadelphia and early reports have been positive for Wallace.
6.08 - Dan Yanotchko (Team 2): Jeremy Maclin, WR,
After missing the entire 2013 season due to a torn ACL, Maclin re-signed with the Eagles on a one-year deal worth $5.5 million. With D-Jax released, Maclin enters the season as the team's No. 1 receiver and should set career highs in both receptions and yards provided that he can stay healthy. Although he has been in the league for five seasons already, Maclin just turned 26 this offseason.
6.09 - Dan Yanotchko (Team 1): Ben Tate, RB, Cleveland Browns
No longer in the shadow of Arian Foster, Tate signed a free-agent deal this offseason with the Browns, who were in need of a feature back (at the time). When given the opportunity, Tate has been productive as he has averaged 4.7 YPC in his career. Durability has been a concern, however, as he has played only 40 regular-sesaon games since being drafted four years ago.
The Browns added a pair of talented rookie running backs that could put a dent into Tate's workload this year and in the future. Not only did they use a third-round pick on Terrance West, who posted video game-type numbers at Towson, but they signed Isaiah Crowell as an undrafted free agent. Off-the-field issues led to Crowell's undrafted status, but he may be the most talented running back in this year's entire draft class as a former five-star recruit before signing with Georgia.
6.10 - Brendan Donahue (Team 1): Lamar Miller, RB, Miami Dolphins
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On a positive note, the Dolphins have taken steps to improve their offensive line by signing Branden Albert and Shelley Smith in free agency and drafting right tackle Ju'Wuan James in the first round. (Of course, James probably would have been available with their second-round pick.) Among the 81 guards graded by PFF last year, however, Smith graded fourth in run blocking.
6.11 - Kevin Hanson (Team 1): Jeremy Hill, RB, Cincinnati Bengals
By drafting Hill, it would appear that The Law Firm's days in Cincy are numbered. Either way, I would expect Hill to get a sizable amount of touches behind Giovani Bernard as a rookie and going forward. Hill appeared on my list of undervalued players (in re-draft leagues) as well.
A big and powerful runner, Hill, the second RB selected in the 2014 NFL Draft, rushed for 2,156 yards (6.2 YPC) and 28 touchdowns on 345 carries over the past two seasons at LSU.
6.12 - Sean Beazley (Team 1): Matt Ryan, QB, Atlanta Falcons
Sacked a career-worst 44 times and throwing a career-high 17 interceptions, Ryan still managed to throw for 4,515 yards and 26 touchdowns on a career-high 651 pass attempts. In addition to poor offensive line play, Ryan was without Julio Jones for 11 games and Roddy White was slowed by injuries until the end of the season.
Jones was having a breakout season — 116.0 YPG through five games — before a foot injury ended his season. White closed the season nearly as strong as Jones began it — 43 catches for 502 yards. Only two receivers had more yards in the final five games.
With improved health from his top two receivers, Ryan will have an opportunity to bounce back in 2014 although Tony Gonzalez has retired. (This time for good, I think.)
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