2015 Fantasy Football Mock Draft: Round 2

Scoring: This mock draft is based on standard-scoring fantasy football leagues for the 2015 season only (i.e., not keeper or dynasty leagues). 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.

Mock Draft Start Date: Saturday, May 9th
Mock Draft End Date: Friday, May 22nd

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 the Round 2 results of our 2015 Fantasy Football Mock Draft:

2.01 - Dan Yanotchko (Team 3): Calvin Johnson, WR, Detroit Lions

Including playoff appearances, Johnson has more 200-yard games (six) than any other receiver in league history. And while he still has as much potential as any receiver to take over a given game, he has battled some injuries over the past couple of seasons with five missed games in 2013 and 2014. With five consecutive 1,000-yard seasons, Megatron has averaged a dominant stat line of 90/1,467/11 during that span. While I'd personally take Demaryius Thomas or Dez Bryant ahead of him, Johnson is one of seven or eight elite wideouts wtih the ability to be the top-scoring fantasy receiver provided he stays healthy.

2.02 - Kevin Hanson (Team 3): Arian Foster, RB, Houston Texans

Did you know that no team had more rushing attempts than the Texans (551) last season? (The Seahawks were second with 525.) While there have been some changes within the passing offense, the Texans will continue to rely on the ground game in 2015.

With Foster, who turns 29 in August, it boils down to his health. Although Foster missed three games in 2014, he averaged 95.8 rushing yards per game and 4.8 yards per carry, both of which were four-year highs, and he scored double-digit touchdowns (13). Finishing as a top-five fantasy scorer at running back last season, Foster was a weekly top-12 fantasy running back in 10 of 13 weeks last season.

2.03 - Sean Beazley (Team 3): Dez Bryant, WR, Dallas Cowboys

Even with the team's new-found commitment to the ground game, Bryant finished with 88 receptions for 1,320 yards and a career-high and league-leading 16 touchdowns last season. Dez now has at least 88 catches, 1,233 yards and 12 touchdowns in three consecutive seasons. And aside from Marshawn Lynch, Bryant is the only other player with at least 50 total touchdowns over the past four seasons.

2.04 - Sean Beazley (Team 2): Demaryius Thomas, WR, Denver Broncos

Thomas started 2014 slowly but eclipsed 100 yards in 10 of his final 13 games to finish with a full-season stat line of 111 catches and 1,619 yards, both of which were career highs, and 11 touchdowns. With the Broncos using their franchise tag on Thomas (in hopes of finalizing a long-term deal prior to the July 15th deadline) and Peyton Manning returning for at least one more season, a fourth consecutive year of 90-plus receptions, 1,400-plus yards and double-digit touchdowns seems like a strong possibility.

2.05 - Brendan Donahue (Team 3): C.J. Anderson, RB, Denver Broncos

From Week 10 to 17 last year, Anderson finished as a top-five fantasy running back in six of eight games. In the other two games, he was still very productive as the RB10 and RB16 for those given weeks. With a healthy backfield and a new coaching staff heading into 2015, how will Gary Kubiak allocate the workload between Anderson, Ronnie Hillman and Montee Ball? Provided Anderson remains in a featured role throughout the season, he has top-five upside.

2.06 - Brendan Donahue (Team 2): Julio Jones, WR, Atlanta Falcons

On the season, Jones finished with 104 catches for 1,593 yards, both of which shattered his previous career highs, and six touchdowns. After scoring 0.62 TD/G on 74.4 YPG in his first two seasons, Jones has averaged just 0.40/G despite a jump to 1087.7 YPG over the past two seasons. With plus size and speed, Jones should bounce back in terms of red-zone production and could put together a 100/1,500/10 season in 2015 with good health.

2.07 - Kevin Hanson (Team 2): A.J. Green, WR, Cincinnati Bengals

Injuries kept Green from building upon career-best 2013 numbers (98/1,426/11), but he still extended his streak of 1,000-yard seasons to begin his career to four despite missing a few games. Only Megatron (6,214), Brown (5,092) and Demaryius (5,034) have more yards during that four-year span than Green (4,874). With good health, Green is a good bet for at least 1,300 yards and double-digit touchdowns in 2015 and I'd be glad to settle for Green as the seventh receiver off the board.

2.08 - Kevin Hanson (Team 1): Jordy Nelson, WR, Green Bay Packers

Not only is wide receiver deep, it's deep with elite wide receivers. The only receiver to score more fantasy points than Nelson last season was Antonio Brown. While Nelson is far from a lock to finish as a top-two producer at the position once again, he's certainly one of a group of eight wideouts that has the talent and opportunity to do so.

2.09 - Dan Yanotchko (Team 2): Mike Evans, WR, Tampa Bay Buccaneers

Evans started and finished slowly in terms of yardage, but he was one of three rookie receivers to eclipse the 1,000-yard mark last year. From Weeks 9 to 11, he gave us a glimpse of what we can expect when things really click as he posted a massive 21/458/5 line over that three-game stretch. And the 6-foot-5 receiver is already one of the league's best red-zone receivers as he scored 10 touchdowns over his final nine games as a rookie.

2.10 - Dan Yanotchko (Team 1): Alshon Jeffery, WR, Chicago Bears

With the Bears trading Brandon Marshall to the Jets and using a top-seven pick on West Virginia's Kevin White, Jeffery now takes over as the team's clear No. 1 wide receiver. That said, he still finished with the 11th-most fantasy points among wide receivers last year. Despite year-over-year dips in both receptions (85) and receiving yards (1,133), Jeffery posted a career high in touchdowns (10) last season.

Set to turn 25 in August, Cobb re-signed with the Packers prior to the official start of NFL free agency. Of course, playing in an Aaron Rodgers-led offense helps to maximize his fantasy value this year and going forward. Cobb finished the season with 91 receptions for 1,287 yards and 12 touchdowns, all of which set career highs, but I would be surprised if he scored 12 touchdowns again in 2015.

2.12 - Sean Beazley (Team 1): Melvin Gordon, RB, San Diego Chargers

As much as I prefer Todd Gurley from a long-term dynasty outlook, Gordon has the potential to be the most productive rookie for re-draft in 2015. With Danny Woodhead healthy and expected to handle third-down responsibilities, MG3 should dominate the early-down touches as he fills the role of the departed (and oft-injured) Ryan Mathews. It wouldn't surprise me if MG3 finishes with 250-plus touches and rushes for 1,000-plus yards as a rookie.

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