2015 Fantasy Football Mock Draft: Round 6
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, February 7th
Mock Draft End Date: Sunday, February 15th
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 10 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): Drew Brees, QB, New Orleans Saints
After three consecutive 5,000-yard seasons, Brees fell short of that mark with 4,952 yards in 2014 and he threw (only) 33 touchdowns, which ties a seven-year low. For the first time since signing with the Saints in 2006, Brees finished outside the top-five fantasy quarterbacks (sixth) in 2014. Perhaps this is the beginning of the decline for the 36-year-old quarterback, but Brees has thrown at least 650 pass attempts in five consecutive seasons and he led the league in pass attempts per game (41.2) last season.
6.02 - Kevin Hanson (Team 3): Brandin Cooks, WR, New Orleans Saints
Playing only 10 games as a rookie before landing on season-ending Injured Reserve, Cooks, like most rookie receivers, was inconsistent on a week-to-week basis. That said, Cooks had three top-12 performances last season including two in his final four games before the injury. Through Week 11, his 86.3 fantasy points ranked 25th among wide receivers.
Going into 2015, I expect better production from Cooks on a per-game basis with a full offseason to get more comfortable with the offense. As the 28th receiver off the board in this mock, I think Cooks represents a solid value in the sixth round.
6.03 - Sean Beazley (Team 3): Dan Herron, RB, Indianapolis Colts
Part of last year's Boom (Herron) and Bust (Trent Richardson) backfield, Herron was the more productive back in the duo down the stretch with Ahmad Bradshaw placed on IR in the middle of the season. And in the team's three playoff games, Herron was a workhorse with a total of 298 yards from scrimmage on 65 touches including 20 receptions.
Given that Bradshaw will become a free agent next month and that T-Rich's suspension gives the Colts the ability to cut him this offseason without any salary-cap repercussions, Herron sits atop the team's depth chart in February. That said, the Colts will likely to add other backs through free agency and/or the draft as competition for Herron, who is a restricted free agent.
6.04 - Sean Beazley (Team 2): Bishop Sankey, RB, Tennessee Titans
Not only was Sankey the first running back selected in the 2014 NFL Draft, but he seemed (at least when he was drafted) that he had the clearest path among rookie backs to a sizable workload. Sankey's workload instead fluctuated quite a bit, but his lack of productivity on a per-touch basis remained consistent. Sankey averaged less than four yards per carry in 10 of his final 12 games and the two exceptions were modest (4.2 and 4.5 YPC) as well.
On a positive note, Sankey's rookie campaign -- 170 touches, 702 yards from scrimmage and 3.7 YPC -- has set the bar low for year two. All of those should increase in 2015, but the question remains: by how much?
6.05 - Brendan Donahue (Team 3): Vincent Jackson, WR, Tampa Bay Buccaneers
The good news is that V-Jax eclipsed the 1,000-yard mark for the fourth consecutive season and sixth time in the past seven years -- the exception was his holdout-shortened 2010 season. The bad news is that Jackson had just two touchdowns, the lowest of his career since his three-catch rookie season (2005).
6.06 - Brendan Donahue (Team 2): Greg Olsen, TE, Carolina Panthers
Posting career highs of 84 catches for 1,008 yards last season, Olsen has now finished with at least 69 receptions and 816 yards while finishing as a top-seven fantasy tight end in each of the past three seasons. Over that three-year span, Jimmy Graham (3,086) is the only tight end with more yards than Olsen (2,667) and only Graham (256) and Jason Witten (247) have more receptions than Olsen (226). Olsen has never had more than eight touchdowns in any season of his career, but he has at least five scores for seven consecutive seasons.
While he doesn't have the same upside as Rob Gronkowski or Graham, Olsen is about as safe and consistent as they come at tight end, which has more than its fair share of question marks. In addition, Olsen is extremely durable and has played all 16 games in each of those seven seasons.
6.07 - Dan Yanotchko (Team 2): Matthew Stafford, QB, Detroit Lions
No quarterback underachieved expectations more last season than Stafford, who finished as the QB15 in 2014. Even with the free-agent signing and breakout season from Golden Tate (99/1,331/4), Stafford threw for only 4,247 yards, a four-year low, and 22 touchdowns with 12 interceptions. With better health from Calvin Johnson, who missed a few games and was a decoy in others, Stafford should have a bounce-back season although I'd take Russell Wilson and probably Tom Brady ahead of Stafford.
6.08 - Dan Yanotchko (Team 1): Rashad Jennings, RB, New York Giants
Dealing with multiple injuries, Jennings played in just 11 games in his first season with the Giants and had a total of only three carries in Weeks 14 and 15. Although he had 20-plus touches in six of his first eight games, rookie Andre Williams led the team in carries (217) last season. With both backs healthy, I'd expect Jennings to have few 20-touch games in 2015 as Williams' role continues to expand.
6.09 - Kevin Hanson (Team 2): Jerick McKinnon, RB, Minnesota Vikings
At this point, it appears that the Vikings want Adrian Peterson to play for them and that Peterson, who is due a $12.75 million salary in 2015, wants to play for the Vikings this season. McKinnon's value for 2015 largely hinges upon Peterson's status for 2015 and as we get more clarity, where I would draft McKinnon could swing considerably. When McKinnon was on the field last year, however, he was productive (4.76 YPC).
6.10 - Kevin Hanson (Team 1): Doug Martin, RB, Tampa Bay Buccaneers
In 2012, Martin racked up 1,926 yards from scrimmage, 49 receptions and 12 touchdowns in 16 games. Over the past two seasons (combined), Martin has only 1,080 YFS, 25 receptions and three touchdowns in 17 games. To complicate matters for 2015, Charles Sims, the new regime's third-round pick from last year, will be healthy to start the year. At this point (RB32), there are plenty of question marks at the running back position and The Muscle Hamster is clearly proof of that.
6.11 - Brendan Donahue (Team 1): Khiry Robinson, RB, New Orleans Saints
With Bill Parcells once famously comparing Robinson to Hall-of-Famer Curtis Martin and suggesting that the Saints give Robinson the ball more often, there is a good chance that happens in 2015. As Mark Ingram is set to enter free agency, it should open the door for Robinson to see a larger share of the workload. Robinson had a 21-carry game with Ingram sidelined in Week 5 before their Week 6 bye, but then he missed six games over the middle of the season. A big back (6-0, 220), Robinson averaged 4.8 yards per carry last season and he should get the majority of the goal-line carries in 2015.
6.12 - Sean Beazley (Team 1): Donte Moncrief, WR, Indianapolis Colts
Moncrief (6-foot-2, 220 pounds, 4.4 speed) flashed his potential with a couple of big games last season -- 7/113/1 in Week 8 and 3/134/2 in Week 13. Although he only compiled a 32/444/3 rookie season, he should see a significant bump in snaps and targets (and hence production) in 2015. Moncrief played only 39.1 percent of the team's offensive snaps last season with only one game at 40 percent or above through Week 12. From Week 13 through the playoffs, Moncrief was above 50 percent in all eight games and above 70 percent in three of the final five. With Reggie Wayne and Hakeem Nicks both free agents, Moncrief is expected to start opposite T.Y. Hilton in two-WR sets in 2015.
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