Monday, March 14, 2016

Mock Draft Update 3/14

NFL free agency has come and gone, and dramatically changed the fantasy football scene in the process. Lamar Miller is in Houston, DeMarco Murray was traded to Tennessee. Suddenly Miami and Philadelphia have questions at RB.

The CRFL also did another round of trading, leaving the last mock draft looking quite outdated. David Johnson has bounced from Brucey's crew, to Range Lonestars, to ultimately ending up with Gem State Bruins in exchange for a coveted 2017 1st round pick. Northern Cardinals acquired Devonta Freeman and Tom Brady, and Kaneohe is somehow picking #1 overall after sending a plethora of assets to Wind River Bison.

Typically I use Walter Football's mock draft, but it's not up-to-date with recent changes to the draft order. For this mock I'll just project the landing spots myself. Without any further delay...

1st Round

1.01. Kaneohe Ikaika Warriors selects...RB Ezekiel Elliott PHI (Ohio State)
Warriors have an absurd amount of WR talent, but need an heir to Adrian Peterson after trading Le'Veon Bell away for said WR talent. Elliott fits the bill.
1.02. Huskerfan selects...WR Laquon Treadwell DET (Ole Miss)
First WR off the board won't fall farther than this pick. Huskers get another young WR stud in back-to-back drafts.
1.03. Brucey's crew selects...RB Derrick Henry CAR (Alabama)
Bruce made a huge trade in the 2015 off-season for three 2016 1st round picks. FIVE total for the 1st round. He'll take a potential stud RB here.
1.04. Badgerhawks select...WR Will Fuller HOU (Notre Dame)
The Hawks have several needs and have made a few 1st round decisions in the past that went against the grain. We'll see that again here.
1.05. Brucey's crew selects...WR Josh Doctson MIN (TCU)
Brucey's boys are back on the clock already and take the final WR left taken in the 1st round of the NFL draft.
1.06. Wind River Bison select...RB Kenneth Dixon NYG (Louisiana Tech)
The Bison have had a solid off-season, balancing the talent on its roster. They're free to select the best player available here.
1.07. Juice Box Heroes select...WR Michael Thomas LA (Ohio State)
Outside of the dominant Cam Newton, JBH is still seeking top-end talent. They'll have the same hopes for Thomas that they have for 2015 1st round pick Dorial Green-Beckham.
1.08. Kaneohe Ikaika Warriors select...RB Devontae Booker DEN (Utah)
With C.J. Anderson likely gone to Miami, this is a dynamite pick for the Warriors at 1.08, arguably getting two future RB1s in this 1st round. 
1.09. Brucey's crew selects...WR Corey Coleman PIT (Baylor)
The talent haul continues for the crew. There is a lot of receiving talent available, Coleman goes here after the loss of Martavis Bryant to a year-long suspension. 
1.10. Huskerfan selects...RB Alex Collins DAL (Arkansas)
Huskers are one of the three teams with multiple 1st round picks, and they'll use their final one to take a potential RB1 that slips due to going in the 3rd round of the NFL draft.
1.11. Brucey's crew selects...WR Sterling Shepard DAL (Oklahoma)
The crew grab another solid prospect. Shepard should be a worthy rotational fantasy option in Dallas. You're looking for contributors this late in the 1st round.
1.12. Brucey's crew selects...QB Carson Wentz CLE (North Dakota State)
The 1st round raid is over. Time to take a flier on a high-upside QB? Philip Rivers and Drew Brees aren't getting any younger.

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