2022 Mock Draft 4.0 (Half-PPR, 4pts pass TD, Flex, 17 rounds, #12 slot)

 

Mock #4 is going to be a quicker pace/shorter commentary run from the #12 slot. Let’s see how we do with the back-to-back pick scenarios…and let’s see if any of the elite 8 players (Henry-Taylor-Ekeler, Kupp-Chase-Adams-Jefferson…and we know Tyreek will, but that’s too early) are at #12 to start us out.  

 

 

1st-Round (pick 1.12)

 

1.1 Christian McCaffrey

1.2 Jonathan Taylor

1.3 Cooper Kupp

1.4 Austin Ekeler

1.5 Derrick Henry

1.6 Justin Jefferson

1.7 Ja'Marr Chase

1.8 Najee Harris

1.9 Dalvin Cook

1.10 Joe Mixon

1.11 D'Andre Swift

1.12 Davante Adams = A lot of my top guys are gone, but one of them fell to #12…so we’ll take it!

 

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2nd-Round (pick 2.01)

 

2.1 Saquon Barkley = Wanted to take an RB here since it may be a while before my next. We’ll see. Considered Mike Evans for half-PPR here to go power WR-WR and then stumble around for RBs but I took a shot on Barkley.

2.2 Stefon Diggs

2.3 Nick Chubb

2.4 Javonte Williams

2.5 Aaron Jones

2.6 Deebo Samuel

2.7 Travis Kelce

2.8 Alvin Kamara

2.9 CeeDee Lamb

2.10 Leonard Fournette

2.11 Josh Allen

2.12 Ezekiel Elliott

 

MY ROSTER

QB =

RB = Barkley

RB =

WR = Davante

WR =

TE =

DST =

PK =

 

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3rd-Round (pick 3.12)

 

3.1 Antonio Gibson

3.2 Mike Evans

3.3 Cam Akers

3.4 Mark Andrews

3.5 Tyreek Hill

3.6 A.J. Brown

3.7 Keenan Allen

3.8 James Conner

3.9 Jaylen Waddle

3.10 Tee Higgins

3.11 Breece Hall

3.12 Kyle Pitts = Shocked Pitts was there, so I’m taking him. If you feel Pitts this high is too risky…and you wanna fade TE, go for it. It’s not a wrong instinct. Sometimes I’m willing to take the gamble.

 

MY ROSTER:

QB =

RB = Barkley

RB =

WR = Davante

WR =

TE = Pitts

DST =

PK =

 

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4th-Round (pick 4.01)

 

4.1 Justin Herbert = A lot of players I’m into, especially at WR, will be available next few round (I think), so I’m going to keep taking ‘best in class’ assets instead of sound/filler RB-WRs.

4.2 Courtland Sutton

4.3 Diontae Johnson

4.4 DK Metcalf

4.5 DJ Moore

4.6 Patrick Mahomes II

4.7 Michael Pittman Jr.

4.8 George Kittle

4.9 David Montgomery

4.10 Mike Williams

4.11 Elijah Mitchell

4.12 DeAndre Hopkins

 

 

MY ROSTER:

QB = Herbert

RB = Barkley

RB =

WR = Davante

WR =

TE = Pitts

DST =

PK =

 

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5th-Round (pick 5.12)

 

5.1 Darren Waller

5.2 Terry McLaurin

5.3 Brandin Cooks

5.4 Josh Jacobs

5.5 Amari Cooper

5.6 Travis Etienne Jr.

5.7 AJ Dillon

5.8 Michael Thomas

5.9 Chris Godwin

5.10 Allen Robinson II

5.11 Marquise Brown

5.12 Darnell Mooney = I’m going to add Mooney here…the clear top target for Justin Fields, and a real WR talent.

 

MY ROSTER:

QB = Herbert

RB = Barkley

RB =

WR = Davante

WR = Mooney

TE = Pitts

DST =

PK =

 

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6th-Round (pick 6.01)

 

6.1 Rashaad Penny = Looked at Hunt or Penny, but I’m betting on Penny being the strong lead for Seattle out of the gates. I need to take him early since I won’t have another pick for 23 more picks. This is a gamble play…you could do other RBs you like here and I wouldn’t complain.

6.2 Dalton Schultz

6.3 Jalen Hurts

6.4 Lamar Jackson

6.5 Drake London

6.6 J.K. Dobbins

6.7 Miles Sanders

6.8 Jerry Jeudy

6.9 Joe Burrow

6.10 Kyler Murray

6.11 Amon-Ra St. Brown

6.12 Robert Woods

 

 

MY ROSTER:

QB = Herbert

RB = Barkley

RB = Penny

WR = Davante

WR = Mooney

TE = Pitts

DST =

PK =

 

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7th-Round (pick 7.12)

 

7.1 Dak Prescott

7.2 JuJu Smith-Schuster

7.3 Rashod Bateman

7.4 Gabriel Davis

7.5 Russell Wilson

7.6 Matthew Stafford

7.7 Hunter Renfrow

7.8 Treylon Burks

7.9 Elijah Moore

7.10 Damien Harris

7.11 James Cook

7.12 Kareem Hunt = Surprised Hunt fell here. I usually would look to take Cordarrelle Patterson here, but I’ll change things up for diversification to take Hunt instead…on the shot that the Browns trade or cut him if Deshaun gets a deep suspension (can cut Hunt for $0 hit…saving $6M cap).

  

MY ROSTER:

QB = Herbert

RB = Barkley, Hunt

RB = Penny

WR = Davante

WR = Mooney

TE = Pitts

DST =

PK =

 

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8th-Round (pick 8.01)

 

8.1 Allen Lazard = I need to take Allen Lazard here, right now, to have a shot. Hoping Toney-MVS are available next.

8.2 Devin Singletary

8.3 DeVonta Smith

8.4 Tyler Lockett

8.5 Clyde Edwards-Helaire

8.6 Tony Pollard

8.7 Chase Edmonds

8.8 Ken Walker III

8.9 Adam Thielen

8.10 Brandon Aiyuk

8.11 Russell Gage

8.12 Julio Jones

 

 

MY ROSTER:

QB = Herbert

RB = Barkley, Hunt

RB = Penny

WR = Davante, Lazard

WR = Mooney

TE = Pitts

DST =

PK =

 

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9th-Round (pick 9.12)

 

9.1 Chase Claypool

9.2 Melvin Gordon III

9.3 Rhamondre Stevenson

9.4 Cordarrelle Patterson

9.5 Garrett Wilson

9.6 Isaiah Spiller

9.7 Skyy Moore

9.8 T.J. Hockenson

9.9 Michael Carter

9.10 Chris Olave

9.11 Christian Kirk

9.12 Kadarius Toney = I’m gonna try and run the board here of 9-10-11 picks of Toney-Lance-MVS

 

MY ROSTER:

QB = Herbert

RB = Barkley, Hunt

RB = Penny

WR = Davante, Toney

WR = Mooney

TE = Pitts

DST =

PK =

 

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10th-Round (pick 10.01)

 

10.1 Trey Lance = Taking Lance as a possible 4pts per pass TD QB weapon to use/trade to go with my Justin Herbert selection.

10.2 Dameon Pierce

10.3 Michael Gallup

10.4 Rondale Moore

10.5 Tom Brady

10.6 Alexander Mattison

10.7 Darrell Henderson Jr.

10.8 James Robinson

10.9 Tyler Boyd

10.10 Kenny Golladay

10.11 Christian Watson

10.12 Chris Carson

 

MY ROSTER:

QB = Herbert, Lance

RB = Barkley, Hunt

RB = Penny

WR = Davante, Toney

WR = Mooney

TE = Pitts

DST =

PK =

 

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11th-Round (pick 11.12)

 

11.1 Odell Beckham Jr.

11.2 Ronald Jones II

11.3 Nyheim Hines

11.4 Tyler Allgeier

11.5 Jameson Williams

11.6 Jakobi Meyers

11.7 Dallas Goedert

11.8 Jahan Dotson

11.9 Jarvis Landry

11.10 Raheem Mostert

11.11 Kirk Cousins

11.12 Marquez Valdes-Scantling = I’m going to be light at RB this go ‘round…but if I give myself that freedom, I can load up an all-star team with all-star depth and I’ll add RBs through waivers and trade, etc. I LOVE MVS for this value.

 

MY ROSTER:

QB = Herbert, Lance

RB = Barkley, Hunt

RB = Penny

WR = Davante, Toney

WR = Mooney, MVS

TE = Pitts

DST =

PK =

 

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12th-Round (pick 12.01)

 

12.1 Dawson Knox = Going to tale Kyle Pitts insurance or a trade chip here.

12.2 Tim Patrick

12.3 J.D. McKissic

12.4 Rachaad White

12.5 Mark Ingram II

12.6 Khalil Herbert

12.7 Darrel Williams

12.8 Aaron Rodgers

12.9 Mecole Hardman

12.10 Zach Ertz

12.11 Marlon Mack

12.12 Ryan Tannehill

 

MY ROSTER:

QB = Herbert, Lance

RB = Barkley, Hunt

RB = Penny

WR = Davante, Toney

WR = Mooney, MVS

TE = Pitts, Knox

DST =

PK =

 

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13th-Round (pick 13.12)

 

13.1 Myles Gaskin

13.2 Pat Freiermuth

13.3 Sony Michel

13.4 Derek Carr

13.5 Kenneth Gainwell

13.6 Justin Fields

13.7 D'Onta Foreman

13.8 George Pickens

13.9 Mike Gesicki

13.10 Cole Kmet

13.11 Brian Robinson Jr.

13.12 DJ Chark Jr. = Five more picks to go. Nothing specifically needed/desired that I MUST have now. No real RBs to mess with, but I’ll take a shot on one in these next few picks. I’ll take Chark here looking for a hot start banking on Jameson Williams (whom I love) being out for a bit to start the season.

 

MY ROSTER:

QB = Herbert, Lance

RB = Barkley, Hunt

RB = Penny

WR = Davante, Toney

WR = Mooney, MVS, Chark

TE = Pitts, Knox

DST =

PK =

 

 

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14th-Round (pick 14.01)

 

14.1 Jamaal Williams = Going to take a flier on Jamaal Williams and see if maybe injury prone D’Andre Swift gets injured in the preseason, or just get a decent split-lead RB in half-PPR working behind a good O-Line and an improving offense.

14.2 K.J. Osborn

14.3 Irv Smith Jr.

14.4 Cowboys DST

14.5 Tyrion Davis-Price

14.6 Deshaun Watson

14.7 Jalen Tolbert

14.8 DeVante Parker

14.9 Gus Edwards

14.10 Tua Tagovailoa

14.11 Bills DST

14.12 Robbie Anderson

 

MY ROSTER:

QB = Herbert, Lance

RB = Barkley, Hunt

RB = Penny, Jamaal Williams

WR = Davante, Toney

WR = Mooney, MVS, Chark

TE = Pitts, Knox

DST =

PK =

 

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15th-Round (pick 15.12)

 

15.1 Logan Thomas

15.2 Albert Okwuegbunam

15.3 Zamir White

15.4 Alec Pierce

15.5 Chuba Hubbard

15.6 Kenyan Drake

15.7 Boston Scott

15.8 William Fuller V

15.9 Hassan Haskins

15.10 Trevor Lawrence

15.11 D'Ernest Johnson

15.12 Justin Tucker = I’ll exercise my pick of the litter at kicker, before the run begins.

 

MY ROSTER:

QB = Herbert, Lance

RB = Barkley, Hunt

RB = Penny, Jamaal Williams

WR = Davante, Toney

WR = Mooney, MVS, Chark

TE = Pitts, Knox

DST =

PK = Tucker

 

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16th-Round (pick 16.01)

 

16.1 Packers DST = Taking my favorite DST for 2022…but I hate their Week 3, and don’t love their Week 1.

16.2 49ers DST

16.3 Buccaneers DST

16.4 David Njoku

16.5 James White

16.6 Patriots DST

16.7 Wan'Dale Robinson

16.8 Evan McPherson

16.9 Rams DST

16.10 Chiefs DST

16.11 Samaje Perine

16.12 Steelers DST

 

MY ROSTER:

QB = Herbert, Lance

RB = Barkley, Hunt

RB = Penny, Jamaal Williams

WR = Davante, Toney

WR = Mooney, MVS, Chark

TE = Pitts, Knox

DST = GB

PK = Tucker

 

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17th-Round (pick 17.12)

 

17.1 Harrison Butker

17.2 Tyler Bass

17.3 Matt Gay

17.4 Daniel Carlson

17.5 Colts DST

17.6 Chargers DST

17.7 Younghoe Koo

17.8 Sammy Watkins

17.9 Rodrigo Blankenship

17.10 Ryan Succop

17.11 David Bell

17.12 Panthers DST = To pair with GB to get me through the first 3 weeks. I’m deep everywhere but RB, so I’ll forgo a gamble RB-WR here and bolster my DST Weeks 1-3 instead.

With GB-CAR for Weeks 1-3, I get…

Week 1 = CAR v. Brissett

Week 2 = CAR v. D. Jones or GB home v. CHI

Week 3 = CAR v. Winston

Weeks 4-14, I’m good with GB except for Week 8 at BUF

 

MY FINAL ROSTER:

QB = Herbert, Lance

RB = Barkley, Hunt

RB = Penny, Jamaal Williams

WR = Davante, Toney

WR = Mooney, MVS, Chark

TE = Pitts, Knox

DST = GB, CAR

PK = Tucker

 

*DONE*

 

YES! Back to the ‘D’ grade level!!

I’m not in love with my RB group here…but who ever really is happy with their RBs in FF? From the #12 spot, I miss out on all the top RBs that I really want. When that’s the case, I should consider taking another RB in the middle rounds (like CPatt) instead of drooling over all the WR potential. However…

I have star power and depth everywhere, except a soft RB group (on paper)…but a strong/feel-good RB feeling means weakness elsewhere. I have to trust I can work my way into RB depth as we go, like always.