This mock draft was held in the summer of 2012, but if you want a NEWER version, then check out our 1-Man, 5-Round, 2014 Fantasy Football Mock Draft that we did this year.
The year is 2014. The revolution of the cyborgs has been averted and human civilization can return to rebuilding the canopy over the earth to save us from the super solar flares. But more importantly, let’s discuss the first two rounds of a 2014 Fantasy Football Mock Draft!
The past two NFL seasons (2012 and 2013) have been incredibly exciting with plenty of surprises and disappointments. No one saw the Buccaneers winning back-to-back Super Bowls, and who could have predicted that the Browns would be demoted to Division I?
Our participants for this mock draft have been keeping up with Fantasy Football using their iPad-Cars. (Apple’s hologram traffic cops can be jerks!)
This draft began on Monday, July 30, 2014, but we went back in time and posted it retroactive to 2012, just for fun! They’ll post analysis through Twitter (as if it were still 2012) and we’ll post their tweets here.
- @FantasyTaz – Jim Day of FantasyTaz.com
- @AllInKid — Jake Ciely of RotoExperts.com
- @DavidGonos – David Gonos of DavidGonos.com
- @LateRoundQB – J.J. Zachariason of LateRoundQB.com
- @FantasyDouche – Frank DuPont of FantasyDouche.com
- @DaveRichard – Dave Richard of CBSSports.com
- @MyFantasyLeague — Geoff Stein of MyFantasyLeague.com
- @FantasyTrade411 – Nick Radacanu of FantasyTrade411.com
- @EricMackFantasy – Eric Mack of SportsIllustrated.com
- @PaulGreco – Paul Greco of FantasyPros911.com
- @FootballDiehards – Bob Harris of FootballDiehards.com
- @Zach_Law – Zach Law of BleacherReport.com
2014 Fantasy Football Mock Draft
ROUND ONE
1.01 Jonathan Stewart, RB, N.Y. Jets
Jim Day of FantasyTaz.com
#Mock2014 Pick 1.01 Analysis: Stewart is coming off a 2,500 yd season in his 1st yr w/Jets & looks to build on that. http://t.co/3p7wzPBU
— Jim Day (@Fantasytaz) July 30, 2012
1.02 LeSean McCoy, RB, Philadelphia Eagles
Jake Ciely of RotoExperts.com
#mock2014 LeSean McCoy: JUST turned 24. Had 20 TDs/15 gms for team w/ great trio of him/DJax/Maclin. Don’t kid urself, offense runs thru him
— Jake Ciely (@allinkid) July 30, 2012
#mock2014 LeSean McCoy: After Vick misses games for 5th straight year, McCoy decides offense literally runs thru him & goes by LeSean 3Koy
— Jake Ciely (@allinkid) July 30, 2012
1.03 Ray Rice, RB, Baltimore Ravens
David Gonos of DavidGonos.com
#mock2014 Rice was the consensus No. 1 overall pick in 2013, but disappointed. Plan for a bounce-back yr from 27-yr-old http://t.co/HHZtRz4l
— David Gonos (@davidgonos) July 30, 2012
1.04 Trent Richardson, RB, Cleveland Browns
J.J. Zachariason of LateRoundQB.com
#mock2014 A rebuilding offense around the centerpiece, T-Rich. Good O-line pieces. He's going to be a stud. http://t.co/oSBx2eHD
— JJ Zachariason (@LateRoundQB) July 30, 2012
1.05 Cam Newton, QB, Carolina Panthers
Frank DuPont of FantasyDouche.com
#mock2014 Cam will have had three full years to develop as an NFL passer, to go along with running ability. http://t.co/BTHXhSAc
— Fantasy Douche (@FantasyDouche) July 30, 2012
1.06 Arian Foster, RB, Houston Texans
Dave Richard of CBSSports.com
#Mock2014 1.06 Arian Foster, RB, HOU: Might be 28 but still productive. Out 1 gm since '11, making him a Fantasy legend http://t.co/hwPWoYpf
— Dave Richard (@daverichard) July 30, 2012
1.07 Doug Martin, RB, Tampa Bay Buccaneers
Geoff Stein of MyFantasyLeague.com
#mock2014 1.07 Doug Martin, RB, TB: Hard not to see him being 'the man' in the TB backfield by '14. May happen in '12 http://t.co/6w1Of5my
— MyFantasyLeague.com (@MyFantasyLeague) July 30, 2012
1.08 Aaron Rodgers, QB, Green Bay Packers
Nick Radacanu of FantasyTrade411.com
#mock2014 1.08 Pick Analysis: Aaron Rodgers. I know – boring to take the QB currently ranked #1 but too hard to pass up http://t.co/fxf1vScF
— Pizza with little pizzas on top (@StickToPizza) July 30, 2012
#mock2014 Pick Analysis (cont.): Aaron Rodgers. He'll only be 30 in 2014 + Brady/Brees are still ripping it up at 33/35 http://t.co/fxf1vScF
— Pizza with little pizzas on top (@StickToPizza) July 30, 2012
1.09 Calvin Johnson, WR, Detroit Lions
Eric Mack of SportsIllustrated.com
#Mock2014 1.09 Calvin Johnson, WR, DET: Megatron/Stafford hunt down all-time combos in pass-happy era. Lions O too goodhttp://t.co/QTImsW6G
— Eric Mack (@EricMackSports) July 30, 2012
1.10 Ryan Mathews, RB, San Diego Chargers
Paul Greco of FantasyPros911.com
#mock2014 At 27 & coming off a 1,200 YD season, Mathews leads the way for #FantasyFootball owners http://t.co/ybeBqHyM
— Paul Greco (@PaulGreco) July 30, 2012
1.11 David Wilson, RB, N.Y. Giants
#mock2014 1.11 Wilson claimed to be a combo of Foster & Rice; has flashed, but A. Bradshaw's retirement clears path http://t.co/sgdcqf4E
— Bob Harris (@footballdiehard) July 30, 2012
Bob Harris of FootballDiehards.com
1.12 Andrew Luck, QB, Indianapolis Colts
Zach Law of BleacherReport.com
Assuming this is snake format, I'll take Andrew Luck with pick 1.12 in the #mock2014. Luck set the NFL single-season TD mark with 52 in '13.
— Just Zach (@zach_law) July 30, 2012
ROUND TWO
2.01 Denarius Moore, WR, Oakland Raiders
Zach Law of BleacherReport.com
And with pick 2.01 I'll take Denarius Moore. Moore had his first 100-catch season with rookie Tyler Wilson lighting it up. #mock2014
— Just Zach (@zach_law) July 30, 2012
2.02 Alex Green, RB, Green Bay Packers
Bob Harris of FootballDiehards.com
#mock2014 2.02 Green returned from ACL in 2012; secured lead role in 2013; NFL's top O enters 2014 w true feature back http://t.co/bj3ClkvJ
— Bob Harris (@footballdiehard) July 30, 2012
#mock2014 2.02 considered rising stars Ronnie Hillman & Ryan Williams here #StudRBstrategyisBACK #thosewerethedays http://t.co/bj3ClkvJ
— Bob Harris (@footballdiehard) July 30, 2012
2.03 DeMarco Murray, RB, Dallas Cowboys
Paul Greco of FantasyPros911.com
https://twitter.com/PaulGreco/status/230015528360624128
2.04 Marcus Lattimore, RB, Carolina Panthers
Eric Mack of SportsIllustrated.com
#Mock2014 2.04 Marcus Lattimore, RB, CAR: College injury questions long behind him, he shouldn't have lasted this long http://t.co/QTImsW6G
— Eric Mack (@EricMackSports) July 30, 2012
2.05 Jamaal Charles, RB, Kansas City Chiefs
Nick Radacanu of FantasyTrade411.com
#mock2014 Jamaal Charles: Healthy + only 27, Charles laughs at all the "experts" that had him in the 3rd round in 2012 http://t.co/fxf1vScF
— Pizza with little pizzas on top (@StickToPizza) July 30, 2012
#mock2014 Jamaal Charles: PS – I wanted Marcus Lattimore here, but @EricMackFantasy smartly beat me to the punch! http://t.co/fxf1vScF
— Pizza with little pizzas on top (@StickToPizza) July 30, 2012
2.06 Julio Jones, WR, Atlanta Falcons
Geoff Stein of MyFantasyLeague.com
#mock2014 2.06 Julio Jones, WR, ATL: No worrying about how many catches Roddy White will take away in '14. #stud http://t.co/6w1Of5my
— MyFantasyLeague.com (@MyFantasyLeague) July 30, 2012
2.07 A.J. Green, WR, Cincinnati Bengals
Dave Richard of CBSSports.com
#mock2014 2.07 A.J. Green, WR, CIN: Has posted over 1k yards each yr of career. Best part? He's entering a contract yr http://t.co/hwPWoYpf
— Dave Richard (@daverichard) July 30, 2012
2.08 Roy Helu, RB, Washington Redskins
Frank DuPont of FantasyDouche.com
#mock2014 2.08, Roy Helu, RB, Washington Redskins http://t.co/BTHXhSAc
— Fantasy Douche (@FantasyDouche) July 30, 2012
#mock2014 Shanahan finishes the 2012 season at 5-11, which gets him CANNED and Oregon's Chip Kelly is hired!! http://t.co/BTHXhSAc
— Fantasy Douche (@FantasyDouche) July 30, 2012
#mock2014 Kelly installs an NFL version of the offense that made L. James a 2000 yard from scrimmage player http://t.co/BTHXhSAc
— Fantasy Douche (@FantasyDouche) July 30, 2012
#mock2014 Kelly turns out to be the perfect fit for a team that starts RGIII at QB, and Helu becomes a stud. http://t.co/BTHXhSAc
— Fantasy Douche (@FantasyDouche) July 30, 2012
#mock2014 Helu falling to the 2nd round in this alternate reality can only be b/c everyone else is using autodraft!! http://t.co/BTHXhSAc
— Fantasy Douche (@FantasyDouche) July 30, 2012
2.09 Isaiah Pead, RB, St. Louis Rams
J.J. Zachariason of LateRoundQB.com
#mock2014 After Steven Jackson's departure, Jeff Fisher makes another sub-200 pound back fantasy relevant. http://t.co/oSBx2eHD
— JJ Zachariason (@LateRoundQB) July 30, 2012
2.10 C.J. Spiller, RB, Buffalo Bills
David Gonos of DavidGonos.com
#Mock2014 2.10 Spiller is a HR-threat with every touch. It took Fred Jackson's 3rd broken leg before CJ earned gig in '13…
— David Gonos (@davidgonos) July 30, 2012
2.11 Montee Ball, RB, Miami Dolphins
Jake Ciely of RotoExperts.com
#mock2014 2.11 Montee Ball, RB, Dolphins – How he fell this far (after 2014 yards – hmm – in 2011 reg season) I don't know! …
— Jake Ciely (@allinkid) July 31, 2012
#mock2014 Montee Ball: Taking his talents to South Beach, Ball helps Dolphins end the hunt for a QB to replace Marino, by running EVERY play
— Jake Ciely (@allinkid) July 31, 2012
#mock2014 Montee Ball: After breaking own NCAA TD record in '12 & NFL in '13, Ball re-breaks his record w/ 44 TDs in '14 & never plays again
— Jake Ciely (@allinkid) July 31, 2012
2.12 Rob Gronkowski, TE, New England Patriots
Jim Day of FantasyTaz.com
#mock2014 2.12 Rob Gronkowski, TE, Patriots – Surprised he is still here after his 3rd straight 1200+ yd, 15+ TD season…
— Jim Day (@Fantasytaz) July 31, 2012
#mock2014: Rob Gronkowski picked right up with new Patriot QB Tim Tebow in 2013 & it's reported they are living & partying together.
— Jim Day (@Fantasytaz) July 31, 2012
We hope this mock draft was helpful, possibly in how you look at your dynasty league or your keeper league. Either way, it was a fun exercise that we hope you enjoyed!
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