This is the place to be to find 2009 fantasy football mock drafts. I’m going to post any interesting mock draft that I participate in and post other drafts that I find on the web. There’s no better way to prepare for a season than participating in some mock drafts of your own. You can do that for free, year round, at www.mockdraftcentral.com. Check out the mock drafts posted here and try some for yourself.
Here is the second half of the PPR Mock Draft that I posted a few days ago. Again, the positions are 1 QB, 2 RBs, 3 WRs, 1 TE, 1 DEF. No kickers. Kickers are truly a ridiculous position.
Round 7
73. Jerricho Cotchery
74. Bernard Berrian
75. Donnie Avery
76. Dallas Clark
77. Lav Coles
78. Kellen Winslow
79. Jonathan Stewart
80. Jeremy Shockey
81. Knowshon Moreno
82. Darren McFadden
83. Steve Breaston
84. Dustin Keller
Jerricho, Berrian, and Avery are all #1 receivers with plenty of breakout potential. They are great values at the top of round 7. Team 7 adds another great player with Jonathan Stewart, who should not have dropped this far. He could be in for a 15 TD season if his workload increases. Obviously we didn’t know what to do with the guys who are not yet drafted into the NFL, but we couldn’t resist starting to draft them anyways. Your competitors are definitely going to be on the lookout for the next Matt Forte, Chris Johnson, Steve Slaton type.
Round 8
85. Leon Washington
86. Deion Branch
87. Steve Smith (NY)
88. Chris Cooley
89. Donald Driver
90. Owen Daniels
91. Greg Camarillo
92. Julius Jones
93. Derrick Ward
94. Justin Gage
95. Leron McClain
96. Larry Johnson
By my calculations, something awesome happens 62.34% of the time Leon Washington touches the ball. This new coaching staff needs to realize this and get him more carries. Greg Camarillo is not the right Dolphin to take here. As I said in my rankings I think its Davonne Bess’s job. Julius Jones, Derrick Ward, and Le’Ron McClain are high quality backs, maybe even #2 RB Quality. Watch out for Jones this year with the new focus on the running game in Seattle. Take him as your RB3 or 4 after round 8 and reap the rewards. None of us really knew what to do with Larry Johnson here in March so we let him fall. TEs are trickling off the board, now nine total. If you don’t get one of the guys drafted already I would wait and draft Celek in the 11th.
Round 9
97. Kevin Walter
98. Derrick Mason
99. Eli Manning
100. Ted Ginn Jr
101. Willis McGahee
102. Earnest Graham
103. Patrick Crayton
104. Correll Buckhalter
105. Torry Holt
106. Matt Hasselbeck
107. Chris Wells
108. Sammy Morris
Kevin Walter, Willis McGahee, and Sammy Morris could all be steals here. Patrick Crayton will be good here if he wins the #2 job, but that may not happen. Watch out for Miles Austin. We still don’t know where Torry Holt will end up, but I don’t see him having much more value than this. A Denver RB finally comes off the board here in 9. That situation is a complete mystery at this point so give no credit to this draft position. Again with the wrong Dolphins WR…
Round 10
109. Devery Henderson
110. Chris Chambers
111. Justin Fargas
112. DJ Hackett
113. Muhsin Muhammed
114. Chad Pennington
115. Kevin Curtis
116. Michael Crabtree
117. Kevin Faulk
118. Fred Taylor
119. Davonne Bess
120. Felix Jones
Whew, finally Davonne comes off the board. He will not be this undervalued on draft day, but I suspect he’ll be a good value where ever his final ADP comes in. Crabtree has the tools to contribute immediately, but if he gets drafted by the Raiders he won’t get to put those tools to good use. Felix Jones at 120 overall is a great way to fill the RB4 hole. I guess round 10 is the round where everything gets less exciting, because the rest of these picks are just dull.
Round 11
121. Fred Jackson
122. Mike Walker
123. Greg Jones
124. Micheal Jenkins
125. Steelers Defense
126. Bears Defense
127. Giants Defense
128. Ravens Defense
129. Vikings Defense
130. Brent Celek
131. Devin Hester
132. Eagles Defense
What an epic run on Defense. We’d all filled our rosters and drafted a few backups so it was about that time. We had wildly different opinions on what defenses will dominate in 2009. That led to some interesting discussion. I’m targeting the Steelers, Vikings, Jets, Titans, Patriots, Giants, and Chargers. The Jets will be the best value here – I think Rex Ryan is already making that unit the next dominant NFL D. Drop the Ravens down your rankings list without Ryan and Scott, but remember they still have Ed Reed. The best defensive player in football can make the Ravens a top 10 fantasy defense by himself. Mike Walker has his plate set for a huge breakout season in 09. Fred Jackson is also worth a mention as we wait to see what happens with The Commissioner vs Lynch.
Round 12
133. Jake Delhomme
134. Matt Cassel
135. Jets Defense
136. Trent Edwards
137. Kerry Collins
138. Titans Defense
139. Greg Olsen
140. Sage Rosenfels
141. Redskinds Defense
142. Colts Defense
143. Packers Defense
144. Patriots Defense
All backup QBs and D’s, with a little Greg Olsen added in to spice things up a bit. Olsen in the 12th is a decent value for those who want/need to wait on their TE. Pair him with a Vernon Davis or Bo Scaife in the next couple of rounds and you’ll have a couple of interesting options to choose from each week. Delhomme, Cassel, Edwards, and Collins are serviceable bye week fill-ins, but God help you if you have to rely on one of them to win your league title.
Round 13
145. Chester Taylor
146. Cowboys Defense
147. Reggie Williams
148. Jason Campbell
149. Ricky Williams
150. David Garrard
151. Peyton Hillis
152. Bo Scaife
153. Isaac Bruce
154. Vernon Davis
155. Chargers Defense
156. Mewelde Moore
Leave no stone unturned as you search for value in the last couple rounds of your draft. You may find such treasures as a white NFL RB, a guy named Mewelde, a 50 year old receiver, a hippie RB, and more! These are the rounds where you take chances or draft handcuffs. Draft some of those random Denver RBs here.
Round 14
157. Rashard Mendenhall
158. Seahawks Defense
159. Josh Morgan
160. Michael Clayton
161. Panthers Defense
162. Nate Washington
163. Jerrius Norwood
164. Ladell Betts
165. Antwan Randle-El
166. Bryant Johnson
167. Mark Clayton
168. Marvin Harrison
The last round looks much like the one before it, especially since this league does not use kickers. Jerrius Norwood is a huge value here, we let him fall too far. I also like Mendenall, Josh Morgan, and Bryant Johnson. Nate Washington could be a surprise in TN so I think he should be rostered in all leagues.
I got together six of my longtime fantasy football compadres at a bar last Monday night to do a mock draft for 2009. We did a 12 team league, each drafting two teams. 12 different drafters would have been ideal, but I was pleasantly surprised that I could even get six people interested this early. I guess we’re all a little football starved at this point, especially on those lonely Monday Al Michaels-less nights. Anyways, here are the results. We went 14 rounds, nearly a full draft. The results were quite intriguing. I’ll list the picks round by round below and give a little analysis.
This is a PPR league with 1 QB, 2 RBs, 3 WRs, 1 TE, 1 DEF, and no freaking kickers.
Round 1
1. Adrian Peterson
2. Brian Westbrook
3. Maurice Jones-Drew
4. Michael Turner
5. LaDanian Tomlinson
6. Marion Barber
7. DeAngelo Williams
8. Matt Forte
9. Steven Jackson
10. Joseph Addai
11. Pierre Thomas
12. Chris Johnson
Nothing too surprising here, but take a minute to let this first round sink in. The fantasy landscape changed drastically last year. Two second year RBs already reached the elite fantasy level. Michael Turner, DeAngelo Williams, and Pierre Thomas emerged in a similar fashion. There are also plenty of questions – LT is falling, and #5 is probably still too high for the declining performance and injury risk that comes with his selection. The Eagles offense still runs through Westbrook, but how much tread is left on those tires? Adrian Peterson is a beast, but is he worthy of #1 in a PPR league? Same goes for Turner. How much will Felix Jones and Tashard Choice cut into Barber’s production? Will Pierre Thomas carry the load between the tackles? Can he? Colts RB should = Fantasy gold, but can Addai stay healthy and command the lion’s share of the carries? Get your gambling hats on, folks. I don’t think any of these picks are too far out of line, except maybe Pierre Thomas. I’m high on him but don’t like taking that big of a risk in the first round.
Round 2
13. Larry Fitzgerald
14. Andre Johnson
15. Randy Moss
16. Reggie Bush
17. Calvin Johnson
18. Clinton Portis
19. Brandon Marshall
20. Reggie Wayne
21. Ronnie Brown
22. Brandon Jacobs
23. Frank Gore
24. Anquan Boldin
And, like clockwork, the receivers fall off the board in Round 2. Fantasy aficianados have learned that grabbing a couple of the top receivers in a PPR league can put you over the edge. There are plenty of first round quality pass catching RBs available early I would not recommend the WR/WR late first round strategy. I don’t fault any of these picks until Ronnie Brown. Frank Gore and Brandon Jacobs were both still on the board here, along with Steve Smith and Anquan Boldin. These guys are all better options than Brown here. If you take out Ronnie Brown’s monster Wildcat game against New England he had a very lackluster fantasy season. On top of that his performance waned as the season went on. Nothing suggests breakout to me here. RB is still an RB2, just don’t take him until the mid 3rd round at earliest. Jacobs and Gore are great values this late in the second round. They will never fall this far in a non PPR league. Notice no QBs off the board yet.
Round 3
25. Thomas Jones
26. Drew Brees
27. Steve Smith
28. Roddy White
29. Marshawn Lynch
30. Peyton Manning
32. Greg Jennings
32. Tom Brady
33. Wes Welker
34. Steve Slaton
35. Willie Parker
36. Ryan Grant
Here come the big QBs. Brees, Manning, and Brady go within 7 picks of each other in the third round. I believe these guys will separate themselves in the QB rankings this season so I find these draft positions dead on. In most drafts someone is going to reach for one of them earlier, though, which could trigger a run on all three. If Brady looks good in the preseason he will jump, but nobody at this draft was willing to take that risk just yet. Notice the guys that took top notch WRs in round 2 landed solid RB2s still. Thomas Jones, Marshawn Lynch (we’ll see about suspensions), Steve Slaton, and Ryan Grant will all get the job done. I would have passed on Willie Parker at 35, taking Kevin Smith or Ryan Grant instead. Team 10 is sitting very pretty with Joseph Addai, Randy Moss, and Steve Slaton through three rounds.
Round 4
37. Marques Colston
38. Jason Witten
39. Phillip Rivers
40. Terrell Owens
41. Darren Sproles
42. Kurt Warner
43. Dwayne Bowe
44. TJ Houshamadilly
45. Jay Cutler
46. Roy Williams
47. Antonio Gates
48. Tony Gonzalez
Marques Colston falls all the way to round 4. I think this will be common in 09, but it’s a mistake. Jump on Colston in the third if you need a #1 WR. A full year healthy with Brees could easily land him in the top 5. Darren Sproles is a ballsy gamble here at pick 41. He put up absurd numbers in the playoffs so I do think he’ll see an expanded role in 09. The main issue with this pick is that he could have been drafted just as easily in the next round. The elite WR options end with Colston. TO and TJ are both risks for lackluster seasons. Three TEs are interesting here. If Gonzalez stays in KC I’m psyched to see what he and Bowe can do with Cassel, so this isn’t as much of a reach as it seems. His reception totals were phenomenal once again last season. Lots of tier 2 QBs coming off the board now, just one round after the tier one guys. I’d prefer to wait until round 5 if I don’t get a top three option.
Round 5
49. Tony Romo
50. Santonio Holmes
51. Kevin Smith
52. Vincent Jackson
53. Braylon Edwards
54. Jamal Lewis
55. Eddie Royal
56. Lee Evans
57. Aaron Rodgers
58. Chad Ocho Cinco
59. Tim Hightower
60. Ben Roethlisberger
I groaned when Jamal Lewis was picked here, even though he fell to the fifth round. Apparently I don’t want to see him on any fantasy teams this year, not just my own, lol. Kevin Smith is a phenomenal value at 51 – a solid RB2 that catches a lot of balls in the beginning of the fifth. That should not have happened. Santonio, VJ, Lee Evans and Eddie Royal are solid WR2s but not too exciting. Edwards will be a great value if he bounces back. If Ocho Cinco has a shred of sanity left he’s due for a 90+ catch season, so this is good value for him.
Round 6
61. Plaxico Burress
62. Donovan McNabb
63. Antonio Bryant
64. Santana Moss
65. Lendale White
66. Anthony Gonzalez
67. Cedric Benson
68. Matt Schaub
69. Lance Moore
70. Matt Ryan
71. DeSean Jackson
72. Hines Ward
I was shocked Antonio Bryant fell to round 6. This is around where I would take him considering his QB, but I figured someone would grab him earlier based on his obscene finish last season. Antonio is playing under the franchise tag and desperately wants a long term deal so this is probably too low for him. Plaxico Burress is a wild card at the time of this draft. He’ll get a two-round boost if he’s able to start the season as a Giant. I love the Anthony Gonzalez pick for team 7. With DeAngelo WIlliams, Clinton Portis, Greg Jennings, Kurt Warner, and Eddie Royal already rostered this team has the base to go for a high upside pick. That is exactly what A-Gonz is in 09 now that Harrison is out of Indy. Matt Schaub and Matt Ryan are bad picks here. These guys are low end starting QBs. They could have dropped further, but even if you miss out on them similar value can be found throughout the next four rounds.