2016 Fantasy Football Mock Draft: Round 5
- Mock start date: Sunday, August 7th- Mock end date: Sunday, August 14th
Scoring: This mock draft is based on a standard-scoring format and is for the 2016 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.
In this mock draft, four of our contributors -- Kevin Hanson, Brendan Donahue, Sean Beazley and Dan Yanotchko -- will each draft for three (of 12) teams.
Note: While this is a "slow" mock, we will post picks as they are made and Hanson will add comments for the picks as well.
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Here is Round 5 of our 2016 Fantasy Football Mock Draft:
5.01 - Dan Yanotchko (Team 1): Aaron Rodgers, QB, Green Bay Packers
The loss of Jordy Nelson (ACL) for the season hurt the offense in general and Rodgers' production in particular. Rodgers completed 60.7 percent of his attempts for just 6.7 Y/A, both of which were lows since becoming a starter (2008).
Before this season, however, Rodgers finished as the QB1 or QB2 in all full seasons as a starter and should finish as a top-two performer in 2016 with good health from the team's passing-game weapons. [Of course, Nelson is currently on the PUP list due to a "hiccup" with his other knee.]
5.02 - Kevin Hanson (Team 1): Greg Olsen, TE, Carolina Panthers
Olsen followed up his first career 1,000-yard season with another (77/1,104/7) and scored fourth-most fantasy points among tight ends in 2015. The durable and consistent tight end enters 2016 as a top-three tight end behind Rob Gronkowski and Jordan Reed.
5.03 - Brendan Donahue (Team 1): Jonathan Stewart, RB, Carolina Panthers
There are a couple of concerns with Stewart: (1) durability and (2) Cam Newton-vultured touchdowns. Stewart has missed three-plus games in four straight seasons. In addition, Newton has the third-most rushing touchdowns since entering the league in 2011.
Before a Week 14 injury, however, Stewart had eight consecutive games with 20-plus carries so the workload is there when healthy. (The next longest 20-carry streak last season was three games.)
5.04 - Brendan Donahue (Team 2): Russell Wilson, QB, Seattle Seahawks
After a slow start, Wilson's production spiked down the stretch as he once again finished the full season as fantasy's QB3. Not only did Wilson rush for 500-plus yards for a third consecutive season, he finished with career-best passing numbers — 4,024 yards, 34 touchdowns, 68.1 completion percentage and 110.1 passer rating. Perhaps the Seahawks throw a bit more following Marshawn Lynch's retirement, but the dual-threat Wilson should once again finish as a top-five fantasy quarterback.
5.05 - Sean Beazley (Team 1): Larry Fitzgerald, WR, Arizona Cardinals
Fitzgerald got off to a phenomenal four-game start: 30/432/5. Naturally, his pace slowed from that torrid start, but he finished the year with a career-high 109 receptions for 1,215 yards, his first 1,000-yard campaign in four years, and nine touchdowns. The trio of Brown, Floyd and Fitzgerald are separated by a fraction of a fantasy point in my projections (standard scoring).
5.06 - Sean Beazley (Team 2): Matt Jones, RB, Washington Redskins
Impressive during the preseason (7.0 YPC), Jones had a couple of big games in the regular season -- 19/123/2 rushing in Week 2 and 187 YFS in Week 10. That said, the rookie averaged just 3.4 YPC on the season, fumbled five times on 163 touches and missed three games. The good news, though, is Jones will get a large workload as the Redskins have limited depth behind him.
5.07 - Dan Yanotchko (Team 2): Michael Floyd, WR, Arizona Cardinals
While Floyd once again failed to exceed 1,000 yards, he finished the season strong after a slow start. Floyd exceeded the 100-yard mark in five of his final eight regular-season games in 2015 and I have him projected to reach the 1,000-yard milestone in 2016.
5.08 - Dan Yanotchko (Team 3): Melvin Gordon, RB, San Diego Chargers
Failing to score a touchdown on 217 touches and averaging just 3.48 YPC, Gordon disappointed fantasy owners as a rookie. Provided MG3 stays healthy, it shouldn't be difficult for things to go better for Gordon in year two.
5.09 - Kevin Hanson (Team 2): DeVante Parker, WR, Miami Dolphins
The 2015 first-round pick out of Louisville, Parker closed the season strong with 80-plus yards in four of the final six games of the season. During that six-game span, Parker amassed a total of 22 catches for 445 yards and three touchdowns, good for the 18th-most fantasy points over that stretch. There is plenty of breakout potential for Parker heading into 2016.
Related: DeVante Parker 2016 Fantasy Football Profile
5.10 - Kevin Hanson (Team 3): Frank Gore, RB, Indianapolis Colts
Falling short of the 1,000-yard milestone with a career-low 3.7 YPC average, Gore had the fifth-most touches and still scored the 12th-most fantasy points among running backs last season. With a healthy Andrew Luck and improved offensive line, Gore made my list of 12 Undervalued Players in 2016 Fantasy Football Drafts.
5.11 - Brendan Donahue (Team 3): Eric Decker, WR, New York Jets
Scoring a touchdown in 12 of 15 games, Decker's weekly production was extremely consistent: 8.1 to 15.7 fantasy points every week (11.7-plus in PPR). While he finished as a weekly top-12 fantasy wide receiver only twice, he never finished worse than WR31 last season. That consistency led to a top-10 full-season finish in fantasy points scored among wide receivers.
5.12 - Sean Beazley (Team 3): Josh Gordon, WR, Cleveland Browns
Conditionally reinstated with a four-game suspension to the start the season, Gordon is a high-risk, high-reward fantasy receiver going into 2016. Only 25 years old, Gordon has served multiple suspensions including the entire 2015 season, but he also led the NFL in receiving in 2013 despite being suspended for the first two games of that season.
Through five rounds, Gordon is Sean's WR2 behind Randall Cobb (Round 3); I'd prefer to have Gordon as my WR3 (or WR4), but he has the potential upside to finish as a WR1 in terms of fantasy points per game.
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