2016 Fantasy Football Draft Prep: 12-team standard mock

Sometimes owners reach for players on Draft Day, which allows for some great values throughout the draft. Jamey Eisenberg says that happened here in our recent 12-team standard mock draft.

I'm always going to encourage Fantasy owners to draft the players you want when available. You never want to leave a draft feeling like you didn't end up with the players you coveted going into the year, especially when they are staring you in the face.

But sometimes when that happens it turns other players into tremendous value picks. And that happened here in our latest 12-team standard mock draft.

Heath Cummings is a big fan of Latavius Murray this season, and he has him ranked as the No. 8 running back. Heath picked No. 2 overall in this league, and he drafted Murray in the third round at No. 26 overall, which is about 15 picks ahead of his Average Draft Position.

Obviously, Heath wasn't going to get Murray back in Round 4, but that was a little early for him in the majority of leagues. And the same thing happened with C.J. Anderson, who Adam Aizer drafted at No. 27 overall. Anderson's ADP is about No. 34 overall.

Both running backs were drafted ahead of Brandon Marshall, which I would consider a mistake, and Marshall's ADP is about No. 18 overall. I asked Adam why he passed on Marshall for Anderson, and he said he didn't want three receivers to start his team after drafting Odell Beckham and Alshon Jeffery with his first two picks.

Murray and Anderson were also drafted ahead of Devonta Freeman, who fell into my lap at the beginning of Round 4 at No. 38 overall. His ADP is about No. 14 overall.

Now, to be fair, I drafted Thomas Rawls ahead of Freeman in Round 3, and I like Rawls better in standard leagues. But there's no chance you're going to see Freeman slip this far in the majority of leagues, so I realize my team got lucky.

This allowed my roster to be stacked after drafting A.J. Green in Round 1 at No. 11 overall and then Lamar Miller in Round 2. My starters ended up being Tony Romo at quarterback, Rawls and Miller at running back, Green and Eric Decker at receiver, Coby Fleener at tight end and Freeman at flex. I also got the Cardinals DST and Stephen Gostkowski at kicker.

My bench is Tyrod Taylor, Tevin Coleman, Jerick McKinnon, Christine Michael, Marvin Jones and Sterling Shepard. Romo isn't the safest No. 1 quarterback, but I waited on the position in Round 11 and took a high-end backup in Taylor. I drafted solid handcuffs in Coleman and Michael, and McKinnon is a sleeper in case Adrian Peterson goes down. I also love my reserve receivers in Jones and Shepard.

This might be my favorite mock draft so far based on how this team came together. But it was only possible because Freeman fell in my lap in Round 4 thanks to other owners reaching on players earlier in the draft.

In this league, all touchdowns are worth six points, and we award one point for every 10 yards rushing and receiving and one point for every 25 yards passing. We feature a starting lineup of QB, 2 RB, 2 WR, TE, K, DST and a FLEX (RB/WR/TE). There will also be six reserve spots for a 15-round draft.

Our draft order is as follows:

1. Dave Richard, Senior Fantasy Writer
2. Heath Cummings, Senior Fantasy Writer
3. Adam Aizer, Podcast Host
4. George Maselli, Editor
5. Scott White, Senior Fantasy Writer
6. Meron Berkson, Video Producer
7. Nick Kostos, Video Host
8. Chris Towers, Fantasy Writer
9. Luke Rogers, 247Sports NFL Analyst
10. Eric Kernish, Editor
11. Jamey Eisenberg, Senior Fantasy Writer
12. Scott Reilly, Video Producer

Mock Draft Results

Round by Round
Round 1
Pick	Team	Player
1	Richard	Todd Gurley, RB, LAR
2	Cummings	Antonio Brown, WR, PIT
3	Aizer	Odell Beckham, WR, NYG
4	Maselli	David Johnson, RB, ARI
5	White	Julio Jones, WR, ATL
6	Berkson	Rob Gronkowski, TE, NE
7	Kostos	Ezekiel Elliott, RB, DAL
8	Towers	Adrian Peterson, RB, MIN
9	Rodgers	Jordy Nelson, WR, GB
10	Kernish	DeAndre Hopkins, WR, HOU
11	Eisenberg	A.J. Green, WR, CIN
12	Reilly	Dez Bryant, WR, DAL
Round 2
Pick	Team	Player
13	Reilly	Le'Veon Bell, RB, PIT
14	Eisenberg	Lamar Miller, RB, HOU
15	Kernish	Eddie Lacy, RB, GB
16	Rodgers	Doug Martin, RB, TB
17	Towers	Allen Robinson, WR, JAC
18	Kostos	Jamaal Charles, RB, KC
19	Berkson	Mike Evans, WR, TB
20	White	Mark Ingram, RB, NO
21	Maselli	Brandin Cooks, WR, NO
22	Aizer	Alshon Jeffery, WR, CHI
23	Cummings	Amari Cooper, WR, OAK
24	Richard	Keenan Allen, WR, SD
Round 3
Pick	Team	Player
25	Richard	T.Y. Hilton, WR, IND
26	Cummings	Latavius Murray, RB, OAK
27	Aizer	C.J. Anderson, RB, DEN
28	Maselli	Cam Newton, QB, CAR
29	White	Brandon Marshall, WR, NYJ
30	Berkson	LeSean McCoy, RB, BUF
31	Kostos	Sammy Watkins, WR, BUF
32	Towers	Demaryius Thomas, WR, DEN
33	Rodgers	Julian Edelman, WR, NE
34	Kernish	Kelvin Benjamin, WR, CAR
35	Eisenberg	Thomas Rawls, RB, SEA
36	Reilly	Aaron Rodgers, QB, GB
Round 4
Pick	Team	Player
37	Reilly	Randall Cobb, WR, GB
38	Eisenberg	Devonta Freeman, RB, ATL
39	Kernish	Jeremy Hill, RB, CIN
40	Rodgers	Jordan Reed, TE, WAS
41	Towers	Carlos Hyde, RB, SF
42	Kostos	Andrew Luck, QB, IND
43	Berkson	DeMarco Murray, RB, TEN
44	White	Matt Jones, RB, WAS
45	Maselli	Greg Olsen, TE, CAR
46	Aizer	Ryan Mathews, RB, PHI
47	Cummings	John Brown, WR, ARI
48	Richard	Michael Floyd, WR, ARI
Round 5
Pick	Team	Player
49	Richard	Drew Brees, QB, NO
50	Cummings	Russell Wilson, QB, SEA
51	Aizer	Donte Moncrief, WR, IND
52	Maselli	Dion Lewis, RB, NE
53	White	Matt Forte, RB, NYJ
54	Berkson	Golden Tate, WR, DET
55	Kostos	Doug Baldwin, WR, SEA
56	Towers	Jarvis Landry, WR, MIA
57	Rodgers	Ben Roethlisberger, QB, PIT
58	Kernish	Jeremy Maclin, WR, KC
59	Eisenberg	Eric Decker, WR, NYJ
60	Reilly	Arian Foster, RB, MIA
Round 6
Pick	Team	Player
61	Reilly	DeAngelo Williams, RB, PIT
62	Eisenberg	Coby Fleener, TE, NO
63	Kernish	Chris Ivory, RB, JAC
64	Rodgers	Larry Fitzgerald, WR, ARI
65	Towers	Jonathan Stewart, RB, CAR
66	Kostos	Emmanuel Sanders, WR, DEN
67	Berkson	DeVante Parker, WR, MIA
68	White	Melvin Gordon, RB, SD
69	Maselli	Tyler Lockett, WR, SEA
70	Aizer	Ameer Abdullah, RB, DET
71	Cummings	Giovani Bernard, RB, CIN
72	Richard	Danny Woodhead, RB, SD
Round 7
Pick	Team	Player
73	Richard	Rashad Jennings, RB, NYG
74	Cummings	Travis Kelce, TE, KC
75	Aizer	Jay Ajayi, RB, MIA
76	Maselli	Jeremy Langford, RB, CHI
77	White	Carson Palmer, QB, ARI
78	Berkson	Frank Gore, RB, IND
79	Kostos	Duke Johnson, RB, CLE
80	Towers	Kevin White, WR, CHI
81	Rodgers	Justin Forsett, RB, BAL
82	Kernish	Allen Hurns, WR, JAC
83	Eisenberg	Marvin Jones, WR, DET
84	Reilly	Michael Crabtree, WR, OAK
Round 8
Pick	Team	Player
85	Reilly	Delanie Walker, TE, TEN
86	Eisenberg	Sterling Shepard, WR, NYG
87	Kernish	Charles Sims, RB, TB
88	Rodgers	Devontae Booker, RB, DEN
89	Towers	Jordan Matthews, WR, PHI
90	Kostos	DeSean Jackson, WR, WAS
91	Berkson	Josh Gordon, WR, CLE
92	White	Willie Snead, WR, NO
93	Maselli	Sammie Coates, WR, PIT
94	Aizer	Zach Ertz, TE, PHI
95	Cummings	Derrick Henry, RB, TEN
96	Richard	DeAndre Washington, RB, OAK
Round 9
Pick	Team	Player
97	Richard	Antonio Gates, TE, SD
98	Cummings	LeGarrette Blount, RB, NE
99	Aizer	Tom Brady, QB, NE
100	Maselli	Jordan Howard, RB, CHI
101	White	T.J. Yeldon, RB, JAC
102	Berkson	Eli Manning, QB, NYG
103	Kostos	Julius Thomas, TE, JAC
104	Towers	Isaiah Crowell, RB, CLE
105	Rodgers	Tyler Eifert, TE, CIN
106	Kernish	Blake Bortles, QB, JAC
107	Eisenberg	Tevin Coleman, RB, ATL
108	Reilly	Spencer Ware, RB, KC
Round 10
Pick	Team	Player
109	Reilly	Martellus Bennett, TE, NE
110	Eisenberg	Jerick McKinnon, RB, MIN
111	Kernish	Phillip Dorsett, WR, IND
112	Rodgers	Corey Coleman, WR, CLE
113	Towers	Tavon Austin, WR, LAR
114	Kostos	Darren McFadden, RB, DAL
115	Berkson	Josh Ferguson, RB, IND
116	White	Laquon Treadwell, WR, MIN
117	Maselli	Philip Rivers, QB, SD
118	Aizer	Vincent Jackson, WR, TB
119	Cummings	Kamar Aiken, WR, BAL
120	Richard	Kenneth Dixon, RB, BAL
Round 11
Pick	Team	Player
121	Richard	Torrey Smith, WR, SF
122	Cummings	Michael Thomas, WR, NO
123	Aizer	Bilal Powell, RB, NYJ
124	Maselli	Stefon Diggs, WR, MIN
125	White	Jimmy Graham, TE, SEA
126	Berkson	Dwayne Allen, TE, IND
127	Kostos	Tyler Boyd, WR, CIN
128	Towers	Gary Barnidge, TE, CLE
129	Rodgers	C.J. Prosise, RB, SEA
130	Kernish	Eric Ebron, TE, DET
131	Eisenberg	Tony Romo, QB, DAL
132	Reilly	Jameis Winston, QB, TB
Round 12
Pick	Team	Player
133	Reilly	Mohamed Sanu, WR, ATL
134	Eisenberg	DST ARI Cardinals
135	Kernish	James Starks, RB, GB
136	Rodgers	DST DEN Broncos
137	Towers	Derek Carr, QB, OAK
138	Kostos	Paul Perkins, RB, NYG
139	Berkson	Travis Benjamin, WR, SD
140	White	Andy Dalton, QB, CIN
141	Maselli	Chris Hogan, WR, NE
142	Aizer	Matthew Stafford, QB, DET
143	Cummings	Devin Funchess, WR, CAR
144	Richard	Karlos Williams, RB, BUF
Round 13
Pick	Team	Player
145	Richard	Terrance West, RB, BAL
146	Cummings	Matt Ryan, QB, ATL
147	Aizer	DST SEA Seahawks
148	Maselli	Malcolm Mitchell, WR, NE
149	White	DST HOU Texans
150	Berkson	DST MIN Vikings
151	Kostos	Markus Wheaton, WR, PIT
152	Towers	Will Fuller, WR, HOU
153	Rodgers	Theo Riddick, RB, DET
154	Kernish	Marcus Mariota, QB, TEN
155	Eisenberg	Stephen Gostkowski, K, NE
156	Reilly	Tim Hightower, RB, NO
Round 14
Pick	Team	Player
157	Reilly	DST CAR Panthers
158	Eisenberg	Tyrod Taylor, QB, BUF
159	Kernish	DST KC Chiefs
160	Rodgers	Josh Doctson, WR, WAS
161	Towers	DST NE Patriots
162	Kostos	DST LAR Rams
163	Berkson	Wendell Smallwood, RB, PHI
164	White	Ryan Tannehill, QB, MIA
165	Maselli	Roberto Aguayo, K, TB
166	Aizer	Ronnie Hillman, RB, DEN
167	Cummings	DST CIN Bengals
168	Richard	DST PIT Steelers
Round 15
Pick	Team	Player
169	Richard	Justin Tucker, K, BAL
170	Cummings	Blair Walsh, K, MIN
171	Aizer	Josh Brown, K, NYG
172	Maselli	DST NYJ Jets
173	White	Chris Boswell, K, PIT
174	Berkson	Graham Gano, K, CAR
175	Kostos	Steven Hauschka, K, SEA
176	Towers	Mason Crosby, K, GB
177	Rodgers	Dan Bailey, K, DAL
178	Kernish	Chandler Catanzaro, K, ARI
179	Eisenberg	Christine Michael, RB, SEA
180	Reilly	Adam Vinatieri, K, IND

Team by Team
Adam Aizer
Rd.Pk	Player
1.3	Odell Beckham, WR, NYG
2.10	Alshon Jeffery, WR, CHI
3.3	C.J. Anderson, RB, DEN
4.10	Ryan Mathews, RB, PHI
5.3	Donte Moncrief, WR, IND
6.10	Ameer Abdullah, RB, DET
7.3	Jay Ajayi, RB, MIA
8.10	Zach Ertz, TE, PHI
9.3	Tom Brady, QB, NE
10.10	Vincent Jackson, WR, TB
11.3	Bilal Powell, RB, NYJ
12.10	Matthew Stafford, QB, DET
13.3	DST SEA Seahawks
14.10	Ronnie Hillman, RB, DEN
15.3	Josh Brown, K, NYG
Meron Berkson
Rd.Pk	Player
1.6	Rob Gronkowski, TE, NE
2.7	Mike Evans, WR, TB
3.6	LeSean McCoy, RB, BUF
4.7	DeMarco Murray, RB, TEN
5.6	Golden Tate, WR, DET
6.7	DeVante Parker, WR, MIA
7.6	Frank Gore, RB, IND
8.7	Josh Gordon, WR, CLE
9.6	Eli Manning, QB, NYG
10.7	Josh Ferguson, RB, IND
11.6	Dwayne Allen, TE, IND
12.7	Travis Benjamin, WR, SD
13.6	DST MIN Vikings
14.7	Wendell Smallwood, RB, PHI
15.6	Graham Gano, K, CAR
Heath Cummings
Rd.Pk	Player
1.2	Antonio Brown, WR, PIT
2.11	Amari Cooper, WR, OAK
3.2	Latavius Murray, RB, OAK
4.11	John Brown, WR, ARI
5.2	Russell Wilson, QB, SEA
6.11	Giovani Bernard, RB, CIN
7.2	Travis Kelce, TE, KC
8.11	Derrick Henry, RB, TEN
9.2	LeGarrette Blount, RB, NE
10.11	Kamar Aiken, WR, BAL
11.2	Michael Thomas, WR, NO
12.11	Devin Funchess, WR, CAR
13.2	Matt Ryan, QB, ATL
14.11	DST CIN Bengals
15.2	Blair Walsh, K, MIN
Jamey Eisenberg
Rd.Pk	Player
1.11	A.J. Green, WR, CIN
2.2	Lamar Miller, RB, HOU
3.11	Thomas Rawls, RB, SEA
4.2	Devonta Freeman, RB, ATL
5.11	Eric Decker, WR, NYJ
6.2	Coby Fleener, TE, NO
7.11	Marvin Jones, WR, DET
8.2	Sterling Shepard, WR, NYG
9.11	Tevin Coleman, RB, ATL
10.2	Jerick McKinnon, RB, MIN
11.11	Tony Romo, QB, DAL
12.2	DST ARI Cardinals
13.11	Stephen Gostkowski, K, NE
14.2	Tyrod Taylor, QB, BUF
15.11	Christine Michael, RB, SEA
Eric Kernish
Rd.Pk	Player
1.10	DeAndre Hopkins, WR, HOU
2.3	Eddie Lacy, RB, GB
3.10	Kelvin Benjamin, WR, CAR
4.3	Jeremy Hill, RB, CIN
5.10	Jeremy Maclin, WR, KC
6.3	Chris Ivory, RB, JAC
7.10	Allen Hurns, WR, JAC
8.3	Charles Sims, RB, TB
9.10	Blake Bortles, QB, JAC
10.3	Phillip Dorsett, WR, IND
11.10	Eric Ebron, TE, DET
12.3	James Starks, RB, GB
13.10	Marcus Mariota, QB, TEN
14.3	DST KC Chiefs
15.10	Chandler Catanzaro, K, ARI
Nick Kostos
Rd.Pk	Player
1.7	Ezekiel Elliott, RB, DAL
2.6	Jamaal Charles, RB, KC
3.7	Sammy Watkins, WR, BUF
4.6	Andrew Luck, QB, IND
5.7	Doug Baldwin, WR, SEA
6.6	Emmanuel Sanders, WR, DEN
7.7	Duke Johnson, RB, CLE
8.6	DeSean Jackson, WR, WAS
9.7	Julius Thomas, TE, JAC
10.6	Darren McFadden, RB, DAL
11.7	Tyler Boyd, WR, CIN
12.6	Paul Perkins, RB, NYG
13.7	Markus Wheaton, WR, PIT
14.6	DST LAR Rams
15.7	Steven Hauschka, K, SEA
George Maselli
Rd.Pk	Player
1.4	David Johnson, RB, ARI
2.9	Brandin Cooks, WR, NO
3.4	Cam Newton, QB, CAR
4.9	Greg Olsen, TE, CAR
5.4	Dion Lewis, RB, NE
6.9	Tyler Lockett, WR, SEA
7.4	Jeremy Langford, RB, CHI
8.9	Sammie Coates, WR, PIT
9.4	Jordan Howard, RB, CHI
10.9	Philip Rivers, QB, SD
11.4	Stefon Diggs, WR, MIN
12.9	Chris Hogan, WR, NE
13.4	Malcolm Mitchell, WR, NE
14.9	Roberto Aguayo, K, TB
15.4	DST NYJ Jets
Scott Reilly
Rd.Pk	Player
1.12	Dez Bryant, WR, DAL
2.1	Le'Veon Bell, RB, PIT
3.12	Aaron Rodgers, QB, GB
4.1	Randall Cobb, WR, GB
5.12	Arian Foster, RB, MIA
6.1	DeAngelo Williams, RB, PIT
7.12	Michael Crabtree, WR, OAK
8.1	Delanie Walker, TE, TEN
9.12	Spencer Ware, RB, KC
10.1	Martellus Bennett, TE, NE
11.12	Jameis Winston, QB, TB
12.1	Mohamed Sanu, WR, ATL
13.12	Tim Hightower, RB, NO
14.1	DST CAR Panthers
15.12	Adam Vinatieri, K, IND
Dave Richard
Rd.Pk	Player
1.1	Todd Gurley, RB, LAR
2.12	Keenan Allen, WR, SD
3.1	T.Y. Hilton, WR, IND
4.12	Michael Floyd, WR, ARI
5.1	Drew Brees, QB, NO
6.12	Danny Woodhead, RB, SD
7.1	Rashad Jennings, RB, NYG
8.12	DeAndre Washington, RB, OAK
9.1	Antonio Gates, TE, SD
10.12	Kenneth Dixon, RB, BAL
11.1	Torrey Smith, WR, SF
12.12	Karlos Williams, RB, BUF
13.1	Terrance West, RB, BAL
14.12	DST PIT Steelers
15.1	Justin Tucker, K, BAL
Luke Rodgers
Rd.Pk	Player
1.9	Jordy Nelson, WR, GB
2.4	Doug Martin, RB, TB
3.9	Julian Edelman, WR, NE
4.4	Jordan Reed, TE, WAS
5.9	Ben Roethlisberger, QB, PIT
6.4	Larry Fitzgerald, WR, ARI
7.9	Justin Forsett, RB, BAL
8.4	Devontae Booker, RB, DEN
9.9	Tyler Eifert, TE, CIN
10.4	Corey Coleman, WR, CLE
11.9	C.J. Prosise, RB, SEA
12.4	DST DEN Broncos
13.9	Theo Riddick, RB, DET
14.4	Josh Doctson, WR, WAS
15.9	Dan Bailey, K, DAL
Chris Towers
Rd.Pk	Player
1.8	Adrian Peterson, RB, MIN
2.5	Allen Robinson, WR, JAC
3.8	Demaryius Thomas, WR, DEN
4.5	Carlos Hyde, RB, SF
5.8	Jarvis Landry, WR, MIA
6.5	Jonathan Stewart, RB, CAR
7.8	Kevin White, WR, CHI
8.5	Jordan Matthews, WR, PHI
9.8	Isaiah Crowell, RB, CLE
10.5	Tavon Austin, WR, LAR
11.8	Gary Barnidge, TE, CLE
12.5	Derek Carr, QB, OAK
13.8	Will Fuller, WR, HOU
14.5	DST NE Patriots
15.8	Mason Crosby, K, GB
Scott White
Rd.Pk	Player
1.5	Julio Jones, WR, ATL
2.8	Mark Ingram, RB, NO
3.5	Brandon Marshall, WR, NYJ
4.8	Matt Jones, RB, WAS
5.5	Matt Forte, RB, NYJ
6.8	Melvin Gordon, RB, SD
7.5	Carson Palmer, QB, ARI
8.8	Willie Snead, WR, NO
9.5	T.J. Yeldon, RB, JAC
10.8	Laquon Treadwell, WR, MIN
11.5	Jimmy Graham, TE, SEA
12.8	Andy Dalton, QB, CIN
13.5	DST HOU Texans
14.8	Ryan Tannehill, QB, MIA
15.5	Chris Boswell, K, PIT