2016 Fantasy Football Draft Prep: 12-team standard mock draft review

Is Ezekiel Elliott rising up draft boards? Why is DeAndre Hopkins falling? We've got you covered for an important Fantasy Football weekend with a 12-team standard mock draft.

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After his performance in Thursday's third preseason game, Dallas rookie running back Ezekiel Elliott has solidified himself as a first-round pick in the majority of leagues. And rightfully so.

Elliott looked great against the Seahawks with seven carries for 48 yards, and he should be drafted in the Top 10 in standard formats, which happened in this 12-team mock draft when he was selected at No. 9. Some Fantasy owners might be scared of drafting a rookie in the first round, but Elliott comes packaged with that Dallas offensive line, which makes him potentially elite.

DeAndre Hopkins should be considered elite also, but his stock could be dropping a little. The Texans loaded up on offense this offseason with the additions of Brock Osweiler at quarterback, Lamar Miller at running back and Will Fuller and Braxton Miller at receiver. Hopkins probably welcomes the help, but he should see a decline in his 192 targets from last year.

With the potential decline in production, some Fantasy owners don't view him as a top-five receiver, and in this draft he went after Antonio Brown, Odell Beckham, Julio Jones, A.J. Green and Dez Bryant, which pushed him to No. 13 overall in the second round. I don't mind him in that range, but he could be a steal at that spot.

It worked out for Will Brinson in this draft, and he started his team with a WR-WR approach with Bryant and Hopkins. He then took the best player available in Round 3 with Cam Newton, and his first running back was Carlos Hyde in Round 4. I like the way his team turned out.

His lineup is Newton at quarterback, Hyde and Jonathan Stewart at running back, Bryant and Hopkins at receiver, Jimmy Graham at tight end and Ameer Abdullah at flex. His bench consists of Tony Romo, Derrick Henry, Christine Michael, Markus Wheaton, Travis Benjamin and Devin Funchess.

I don't love Graham as a starter, and he didn't need to draft Romo. But his collection of running backs and receivers, along with Newton, makes this team potentially dangerous. He benefited with Bryant and Hopkins landing in his lap at No. 12 overall.

I picked at No. 5 overall, and I took a more balanced approach with my roster. In fact, this was one of the rare drafts where I filled out my starting lineup before focusing on depth at running back and receiver, and I have mixed feelings on the results.

My lineup is Andrew Luck at quarterback, David Johnson and LeSean McCoy at running back, Mike Evans and Eric Decker at receiver, Coby Fleener at tight end and Chris Ivory at flex. I drafted T.J. Yeldon to pair with Ivory, and the rest of my bench is Alfred Morris, Kenny Stills, Michael Crabtree, Tyler Boyd and Torrey Smith.

I'm buying Stills is better than DeVante Parker after he played ahead of him for two preseason games, and Still has now become a sleeper in the majority of leagues. I also like Morris as a sleeper just in case Elliott goes down.

But Elliott showed Thursday night he is worth drafting in the first round. And Hopkins has slipped to the point where he could be a steal toward the end of Round 1 or beginning of Round 2.

The rest of the third week of preseason action concludes this weekend, and Fantasy drafts are in full swing. Hopefully this 12-team standard mock draft is a good guide to get you ready for your Draft Day.

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. Matthew Coca, College Football Analyst
2. Heath Cummings, Senior Fantasy Writer
3. Jeff Tobin, Director of Editorial
4. Chris Towers, Fantasy Writer
5. Jamey Eisenberg, Senior Fantasy Writer
6. George Maselli,Editor
7. Dave Richard, Senior Fantasy Writer
8. Nick Kostos, Video Host
9. Luke Rodgers, 247Sports NFL Analyst
10. Peter Madden, Managing Editor
11. Meron Berkson, Video Producer
12. Will Brinson, NFL Writer

Mock Draft Results

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

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