2015 Fantasy Football Mock Draft: Round 7

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 7 results:

7.01 - Sean Beazley (Team 1): Kendall Wright, WR, Tennessee Titans

One year after his 94/1,079/2 breakout season in 2013, Wright's production dropped year over year to 57/715/6 although the issues at quarterback were at least partly to blame. And even though the Titans lost 14 games and nine of them by double digits, Wright saw 10 targets in only one game last season.

Perhaps a positive is that Wright had 53-plus yards (including a season-best 7/132/1 performance) in four of the five games that he and Zach Mettenberger played together and many expect Mettenberger to enter the season as the starting quarterback. If that is the case, Mettenberger would have a full offseason to prepare as the starter and build chemistry with the receivers.

7.02 - Brendan Donahue (Team 1): Torrey Smith, WR, Baltimore Ravens

Overall, it was a disappointing season for Smith, who either set or tied career lows with 49 receptions for 767 yards. On a positive note, however, Smith set a career high with 11 touchdowns and he was much more productive from Week 6 to 17. During that span, Smith averaged 3.8 catches for 59.1 yards and a touchdown per game and scored the 14th-most fantasy points among wide receivers on a per-game basis. Smith is about to become an unrestricted free agent, but I expect him to be back with the Ravens and the addition of Marc Trestman to run the offense is a certainly a positive.

7.03 - Kevin Hanson (Team 1): Russell Wilson, QB, Seattle Seahawks

Aaron Rodgers. Andrew Luck. That's it. That's the list of quarterbacks that scored more fantasy points than Wilson last season. Of course, the primary reason behind Wilson's fantasy production was his rushing stats with 849 yards and six touchdowns, both of which were career highs, and he even had three 100-yard rushing games this season. It may be unrealistic to expect 800-plus rushing yards again, but he has at least 489 rushing yards in all three of his seasons and should rush for 500 yards (or more) in 2015.

While his passing numbers aren't gaudy in Seattle's run-first offense, Wilson has thrown at least 20 touchdowns with 10 or fewer interceptions in all three of his NFL seasons. Not only is Wilson the only quarterback to do that in each of his first three NFL seasons, he's the only one in NFL history to do that more than once per Pro Football Reference.

7.04 - Kevin Hanson (Team 2): Andre Williams, RB, New York Giants

As a rookie, Williams led the team in carries (217), rushing yards (721) and rushing touchdowns (seven), but Williams averaged just 3.3 yards per carry and exceeded 3.5 YPC in only three games. Over the final four games of the season, the 230-pound back had 83 carries for 328 yards (3.95 YPC) and two touchdowns.

If Rashad Jennings is the team's starting running back in 2015, it wouldn't surprise me if the split is fairly even between Jennings and Williams. Jennings is a much better receivier out of the backfield than Williams, but Williams could be first in line for goal-line carries. With Jennings missing multiple games and never playing 16 games in a season, it also wouldn't surprise me if Jennings missed a game or two next season.

7.05 - Dan Yanotchko (Team 1): Doug Baldwin, WR, Seattle Seahawks

Baldwin set career highs of 66 receptions and 825 yards last season and his numbers post-Percy Harvin (4.55/58.0/0.27) were much better than they were prior to the trade (3.2/37.4/0.0). That said, being the No. 1 receiver in a run-first offense certainly does not lend itself to upside. A full season at his per-game pace without Harvin still only extrapolates to 73/928/4. And at 5-foot-10 and 189 pounds, it's no surprise that Baldwin has never exceeded five touchdowns in any season. Baldwin is safe for respectable production, but I probably wouldn't consider Baldwin for a few more rounds due to his modest upside.

7.06 - Dan Yanotchko (Team 2): Steve Smith, WR, Baltimore Ravens

Smith's first season as a Raven went better than expectations as he posted a 79/1,065/6 full-season stat line. With all four of his 100-yard games occurring in the first six games of the season, Smith was much less effective over the final 10 games. That said, he did have at least five catches in each of the final four games for a total of 25 catches during the final month of the season. Smith turns 36 in May and I think it's a longshot that he posts another 1,000-yard season yet he has made a career out of disproving his doubters.



7.07 - Brendan Donahue (Team 2): Tom Brady, QB, New England Patriots

To say Brady got off to a slow start last season would be an understatement as he averaged just 197.75 yards per game with four touchdowns and two interceptions over the first four weeks of the season. From that point on, however, things clicked as only Peyton Manning (31) threw more touchdowns than Brady (29) from Weeks 5 to 17. Provided that Rob Gronkowski remains healthy for the full season, Brady could post a top-five season in 2015.

7.08 - Brendan Donahue (Team 3): Charles Johnson, WR, Minnesota Vikings

Playing for his third NFL team -- and being reunited with Norv Turner -- was the charm for Johnson, who played all but 19 of the team's offensive snaps in the final six games of the season for the Vikings. (I was shocked though that the Browns waived Johnson especially considering their lack of talent at receiver.) Injuries cost him his rookie 2013 season, but Johnson has an impressive combination of size (6-2, 215) and athleticism (sub-4.4 forty).

In his final seven games of the season, Johnson had 25 receptions for 415 yards and two touchdowns. His 59.29 YPG average over that stretch is the equivalent to a full-season total of 949 yards. With a full offseason and the continued development of rookie quarterback Teddy Bridgewater, things should only be better for Johnson in 2015 and beyond.

7.09 - Sean Beazley (Team 2): Tony Romo, QB, Dallas Cowboys

Over his past three seasons, Romo's pass attempts have dropped from 648 (2012) to 535 (2013) to 435 (2014). Despite the drop in volume, Romo threw 34 touchdowns, the most for him since 2007, with only nine interceptions, a four-year low. In addition, Romo led the league in Y/A (8.5), completion percentage (69.9), touchdown percentage (7.8) and passer rating (113.2) last year.

While I wouldn't expect a significant increase in Romo's attempts in 2015 given the team's newly-found commitment to their running game, he could remain a top-12 quarterback with his improved efficiency. That said, his upside is somewhat limited if he throws in the 450 range again next year as he only finished as the QB11 despite his career year in efficiency.

7.10 - Sean Beazley (Team 3): Eric Decker, WR, New York Jets

Unsurprisingly, Decker's first year with the Jets (74/962/5) was worse than his recent seasons with the Broncos, but he still finished as a top-30 fantasy wide receiver in both standard- and PPR-scoring formats. Both of Decker's 100-yard games came in the final three weeks of the season including a massive 10/221/1 line against the Dolphins in Week 17. Given the team's quarterback situation, Decker's upside is capped, but he's a nice value as the 36th receiver off the board in this mock.

7.11 - Kevin Hanson (Team 3): Allen Robinson, WR, Jacksonville Jaguars

One of two second-round receivers selected by the Jaguars last season, A-Rob's season was cut short with a season-ending foot injury in Week 10. From Weeks 2 to 10, however, Robinson averaged 5.22 receptions and 60.89 yards per game. During that nine-game span, Robinson had a minimum of four receptions every game and more than 50 receiving yards in seven of nine games. Especially if Blake Bortles takes a step forward going into his second season, Robinson has plenty of upside from here.

7.12 - Dan Yanotchko (Team 3): Shane Vereen, RB, New England Patriots

A free agent-to-be, Vereen finished 28th among running backs in fantasy points scored with six top-25 weekly finishes. Within the Patriots' game plan-specific offense that sees running back touches fluctuate significantly week to week, Vereen had eight or fewer touches in nine of 16 games, which makes it much less predictable on when to play Vereen. As the 35th running back off the board, however, Vereen should at least finish inside the top 35 fantasy running backs in 2015 whether he's back in New England or not.

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