2015 Fantasy Football PPR Mock Draft: Round 14

Scoring: This mock draft is based on point-per-reception (PPR) scoring formats and is 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 or 10 receiving yards and per reception.

Mock Draft Start Date: Monday, June 22nd
Mock Draft End Date: Tuesday, July 7th

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 15 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 14 results of our 2015 Fantasy Football Mock Draft:

14.01 - Dan Yanotchko (Team 3): Matt Jones, RB, Washington Redskins

With Roy Helu now in Oakland, the team used a second-day pick on Jones, who is expected to take over Helu's third-down role. Jones is a bigger back (6-2, 231) that can handle a heavy workload in the event of an Alfred Morris injury, but he should be better in PPR formats given his initial role.

14.02 - Kevin Hanson (Team 3): Lance Dunbar, RB, Dallas Cowboys

With DeMarco Murray totalling close to 500 touches including the postseason, the team's other backs had a limited role. With Murray gone, Joseph Randle and Darren McFadden figure to handle the largest share of the workload, but ESPN's Todd Archer writes that the Cowboys "plan to get Dunbar more involved in 2015" -- and this time, "the Cowboys actually mean it." With Randle (6.03) and McFadden (6.07) long gone in this mock, Dunbar is a cheaper/additional way to get some exposure to the Cowboys backfield.

14.03 - Sean Beazley (Team 3): Jameis Winston, QB, Tampa Bay Buccaneers

Despite his past off-the-field concerns, Winston possesses strong on-field intangibles (leadership skills and football intelligence) that you'd want in a franchise quarterback. The Bucs will certainly want him to cut down his turnover rate, but Winston enters his pro career with a talented group of wideouts. And while the Bucs will find themselves trailing often in 2015, Winston has the softest fantasy football strength of schedule among QBs going into the 2015 season.

14.04 - Sean Beazley (Team 2): Colin Kaepernick, QB, San Francisco 49ers

Kaepernick averaged fewer yards per attempt (7.0), threw fewer touchdowns (19) and more interceptions (10) than he did in 2013 (7.7 Y/A, 21 TDs and eight INTs) despite throwing more pass attempts (478 in 2014 vs. 416 in 2013). Given the changes to the roster and coaching staff, the 49ers should find themselves trailing (and throwing) more often in 2015.

Meanwhile, the addition of Torrey Smith gives the 49ers a vertical threat that can take advantage of Kaepernick's strong arm. Kaepernick also set career highs in rush attempts (105) and rushing yards (639) even though he rushed for only one touchdown last year (after nine touchdowns in the previous two years combined). While I wouldn't want to count on him as my every-week starter, few QB2 options have as much upside as Kaepernick.

14.05 - Brendan Donahue (Team 3): Jay Cutler, QB, Chicago Bears

Cutler's turnovers really hurt the Bears and no quarterback had more multi-interception games (seven) than he did in 2014. If he doesn't cut down on his turnovers in 2015, he's likely to have a short leash with a new coaching staff in town. On a positive note, they drafted the talented Kevin White with the seventh overall pick to give him another dynamic weapon opposite Alshon Jeffery and have other talented pass-catchers on the roster with Matt Forte, Martellus Bennett, etc.

14.06 - Brendan Donahue (Team 2): Eric Ebron, TE, Detroit Lions

Rookie tight ends typically struggle and Ebron, the 10th-overall pick in 2014, posted a modest 25/248/1 stat line over 13 games last season. There is plenty of upside with Ebron, but he needs to cut down on drops, which were still a problem in the offseason.

14.07 - Dan Yanotchko (Team 2): Kyle Rudolph, TE, Minnesota Vikings

Rudolph has failed to reach double-digit games in each of the past two seasons. While he has the potential to excel in the red zone (nine touchdowns in 2012), Rudolph has just five touchdowns in 17 games over the past two years. And while Norv Turner runs a tight end-friendly offense, Rudolph actually posted three-year lows on a per-game basis in receptions (2.67/G) and receiving yards (25.7/G) in his only season with Turner. He has some upside here, but he needs to stay healthy.

14.08 - Dan Yanotchko (Team 1): Cameron Artis-Payne, RB, Carolina Panthers

The biggest appeal with taking Artis-Payne late is the durability of Jonathan Stewart. The Daily Show was one of the league's most productive backs down the stretch and he enters 2015 as the team's featured back, but he has missed 20 games over the past three seasons. If Stewart misses time, CAP should lead the team in touches in those games.

14.09 - Kevin Hanson (Team 2): Owen Daniels, TE, Denver Broncos

Playing for Kubiak last season in Baltimore, Daniels had 48 catches for 527 yards and four touchdowns. With Julius Thomas leaving in free agency, Daniels doesn't have the 12-touchdown upside that Thomas had, but it's fair to expect the same or better production than his 48/527/4 line from last season.

14.10 - Kevin Hanson (Team 1): Malcom Floyd, WR, San DIego Chargers

For only the second time in his career, Floyd played a full 16-game season and finished with 856 yards and six touchdowns, both of which tied career highs. Floyd played just two games in 2013, but he has averaged 17.5 Y/R and 61.7 Y/G over the past five seasons. Finishing as a top-40 fantasy receiver last season, Floyd is a safe bet, barring injury, to outproduce his draft slot (WR65).

14.11 - Brendan Donahue (Team 1): Charles Clay, TE, Buffalo Bills

Although he started the season slowly, Clay averaged 4.56 catches for 51.0 yards per game and scored all three of his touchdowns from Weeks 7 to 17 while finishing fifth among tight ends in fantasy points per game (7.1) during that stretch. The concern for Clay's outlook -- and that of the other Bills' skill players -- is the team's quarterback situation.

14.12 - Sean Beazley (Team 1): Jordan Reed, TE, Washington Redskins

In two NFL seasons, Reed has played nine and 11 games, respectively, and that's the biggest concern (durability) with Reed. That said, he's been reasonably productive in those 20 games -- 95 receptions for 964 yards (plus 18 rushing yards) and three touchdowns. I like Reed's upside if he can stay healthy, but he also was invisible in too many games last season as he had 25 yards or less in five of his final seven games and didn't score a single touchdown last season.

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