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It’s February. The Super Bowl champion has been crowned, the Pro Bowl is a wrap, and it’s a long time before NFL players take the field again. But far be it from true fantasy football buffs to lean back and wait for training camps to open. Instead, let’s take a sneak preview of the 2005 fantasy season by looking at another early mock.
As a change of pace to the first mock (held in early January), this latest draft was limited to just ten teams. How did the shallow format and recent developments in the NFL affect draft strategies? Read on…
As with any mock draft, the drafters’ preferences and team needs obviously play a role in their respective choices, and a player’s rank might therefore vary from what you might expect from a cheat sheet compiled outside of actual draft conditions.
| Pick # | Player | Round | Team |
| 1. | LaDainian Tomlinson – RB, SD | 1 | joshy |
| 2. | Priest Holmes – RB, KC | 1 | Bennett |
| 3. | Peyton Manning – QB, Ind | 1 | dave416 |
| 4. | Willis McGahee – RB, Buf | 1 | Azrael |
| 5. | Shaun Alexander – RB, Sea | 1 | Cana |
| 6. | Daunte Culpepper – QB, Min | 1 | Lung |
| 7. | Chris Brown – RB, Ten | 1 | Dad |
| 8. | Edgerrin James – RB, Ind | 1 | SPC |
| 9. | Ahman Green – RB, GB | 1 | ski |
| 10. | Corey Dillon – RB, NE | 1 | mtr |
| 11. | Randy Moss – WR, Min | 2 | mtr |
| 12. | Deuce McAllister – RB, NO | 2 | ski |
| 13. | Clinton Portis – RB, Was | 2 | SPC |
| 14. | Marvin Harrison – WR, Ind | 2 | Dad |
| 15. | Terrell Owens – WR, Phi | 2 | Lung |
| 16. | Jamal Lewis – RB, Bal | 2 | Cana |
| 17. | Domanick Davis – RB, Hou | 2 | Azrael |
| 18. | Tiki Barber – RB, NYG | 2 | dave416 |
| 19. | Donovan McNabb – QB, Phi | 2 | Bennett |
| 20. | Kevin Jones – RB, Det | 2 | joshy |
| 21. | Rudi Johnson – RB, Cin | 3 | joshy |
| 22. | Curtis Martin – RB, NYJ | 3 | Bennett |
| 23. | Julius Jones – RB, Dal | 3 | dave416 |
| 24. | Chad Johnson – WR, Cin | 3 | Azrael |
| 25. | Torry Holt – WR, StL | 3 | Cana |
| 26. | Brian Westbrook – RB, Phi | 3 | Lung |
| 27. | Steven Jackson – RB, StL | 3 | Dad |
| 28. | Javon Walker – WR, GB | 3 | SPC |
| 29. | Andre Johnson – WR, Hou | 3 | ski |
| 30. | Thomas Jones – RB, Chi | 3 | mtr |
| 31. | Trent Green – QB, KC | 4 | mtr |
| 32. | Joe Horn – WR, NO | 4 | ski |
| 33. | Antonio Gates – TE, SD | 4 | SPC |
| 34. | Michael Vick – QB, Atl | 4 | Dad |
| 35. | Tony Gonzalez – TE, KC | 4 | Lung |
| 36. | Fred Taylor – RB, Jax | 4 | Cana |
| 37. | Tatum Bell – RB, Den | 4 | Azrael |
| 38. | Reggie Wayne – WR, Ind | 4 | dave416 |
| 39. | Darrell Jackson – WR, Sea | 4 | Bennett |
| 40. | Steve Smith – WR, Car | 4 | joshy |
| 41. | Derrick Mason – WR, Ten | 5 | joshy |
| 42. | Anquan Boldin – WR, Ari | 5 | Bennett |
| 43. | Roy Williams – WR, Det | 5 | dave416 |
| 44. | Todd Heap – TE, Bal | 5 | Azrael |
| 45. | Hines Ward – WR, Pit | 5 | Cana |
| 46. | Duce Staley – RB, Pit | 5 | Lung |
| 47. | Jimmy Smith – WR, Jax | 5 | Dad |
| 48. | Warrick Dunn – RB, Atl | 5 | SPC |
| 49. | Michael Clayton – WR, TB | 5 | ski |
| 50. | Jerry Porter – WR, Oak | 5 | mtr |
| 51. | Alge Crumpler -TE, Atl | 6 | mtr |
| 52. | Marc Bulger – QB, StL | 6 | ski |
| 53. | Michael Pittman, RB, TB | 6 | SPC |
| 54. | Lee Suggs – RB, Cle | 6 | Dad |
| 55. | Muhsin Muhammad – WR, Car | 6 | Lung |
| 56. | Travis Henry – RB, Buf | 6 | Cana |
| 57. | DeShaun Foster, RB Carolina | 6 | Azrael |
| 58. | Jason Witten – TE, Dal | 6 | dave416 |
| 59. | Kevan Barlow – RB, SF | 6 | Bennett |
| 60. | Jeremy Shockey – TE, NYG | 6 | joshy |
| 61. | Nate Burleson – WR, Min | 7 | joshy |
| 62. | Michael Bennett – RB, Min | 7 | Bennett |
| 63. | Ashley Lelie – WR, Den | 7 | dave416 |
| 64. | Larry Johnson – RB, KC | 7 | Azrael |
| 65. | Donald Driver – WR, GB | 7 | Cana |
| 66. | Drew Bennett – WR, Ten | 7 | Lung |
| 67. | Isaac Bruce – WR, StL | 7 | Dad |
| 68. | Plaxico Burress – WR, Pit | 7 | SPC |
| 69. | Marcel Shipp – RB, Ari | 7 | ski |
| 70. | Eric Moulds – WR, Buf | 7 | mtr |
| 71. | Anthony Thomas – RB, Chi | 8 | mtr |
| 72. | Kellen Winslow Jr. – TE, Cle | 8 | ski |
| 73. | Jake Delhomme – QB, Car | 8 | SPC |
| 74. | Jermaine Wiggins – TE, Min | 8 | Dad |
| 75. | Tom Brady – QB, NE | 8 | Lung |
| 76. | Baltimore Defense | 8 | Cana |
| 77. | Brett Favre – QB, GB | 8 | Azrael |
| 78. | Chris Perry – RB, Cin | 8 | dave416 |
| 79. | Matt Hasselbeck – QB, Sea | 8 | Bennett |
| 80. | Aaron Brooks – QB, NO | 8 | joshy |
| 81. | Chris Chambers – WR, Mia | 9 | joshy |
| 82. | Eddie Kennison – WR, KC | 9 | Bennett |
| 83. | Santana Moss – WR, NYJ | 9 | dave416 |
| 84. | Lee Evans – WR, Buf | 9 | Azrael |
| 85. | Drew Brees – QB, SD | 9 | Cana |
| 86. | Onterrio Smith – RB, Min | 9 | Lung |
| 87. | Larry Fitzgerald – WR, Ari | 9 | Dad |
| 88. | Lavernues Coles – WR, Was | 9 | SPC |
| 89. | Brandon Stokely – WR, Ind | 9 | ski |
| 90. | Charlie Rogers – WR, Det | 9 | mtr |
| 91. | New England Defense | 10 | mtr |
| 92. | Carson Palmer – QB, Cin | 10 | ski |
| 93. | Pittsburgh Defense | 10 | SPC |
| 94. | LaBrandon Toefield – RB, Jax | 10 | Dad |
| 95. | Buffalo Defense | 10 | Lung |
| 96. | Rod Smith – WR, Den | 10 | Cana |
| 97. | Deion Branch – WR, NE | 10 | Azrael |
| 98. | Philadelphia Defense | 10 | dave416 |
| 99. | David Akers – K, Phi | 10 | Bennett |
| 100. | Maurice Morris – RB, Sea | 10 | joshy |
| 101. | Carolina Defense | 11 | joshy |
| 102. | Jerome Bettis – RB, Pit | 11 | Bennett |
| 103. | TJ Duckett – RB, Atl | 11 | dave416 |
| 104. | Adam Viniatieri – K, NE | 11 | Azrael |
| 105. | Randy McMichael – TE, Mia | 11 | Cana |
| 106. | Eric Johnson – TE, SF | 11 | Lung |
| 107. | Tampa Bay Defense | 11 | Dad |
| 108. | Lamont Jordan – RB, NYJ | 11 | SPC |
| 109. | Washington Defense | 11 | ski |
| 110. | Jake Plummer – QB, Den | 11 | mtr |
| 111. | Daniel Graham – TE, NE | 12 | mtr |
| 112. | Stephen Davis – RB, Car | 12 | ski |
| 113. | Ben Roethlisberger – QB, Pit | 12 | SPC |
| 114. | Byron Leftwich – QB, Jax | 12 | Dad |
| 115. | Reche Caldwell – WR, SD | 12 | Lung |
| 116. | Brian Griese – QB, TB | 12 | Cana |
| 117. | Indianapolis Defense | 12 | Azrael |
| 118. | David Carr – QB, Hou | 12 | dave416 |
| 119. | Miami Defense | 12 | Bennett |
| 120. | Chad Pennington – QB, NYJ | 12 | joshy |
| 121. | Mike Vanderjagt – K, Ind | 13 | joshy |
| 122. | Jim Kleinsasser – TE, Min | 13 | Bennett |
| 123. | Shayne Graham – K, Cin | 13 | dave416 |
| 124. | Eli Manning – QB, NYG | 13 | Azrael |
| 125. | Jason Elam – K, Den | 13 | Cana |
| 126. | Jeff Wilkins – K, StL | 13 | Lung |
| 127. | Rian Lindell – K, Buf | 13 | Dad |
| 128. | Ryan Longwell – K, GB | 13 | SPC |
| 129. | Lawerence Tynes – K, KC | 13 | ski |
| 130. | Matt Stover – K, Bal | 13 | mtr |
| Legend joshy = joshyboy72 Bennett = Bennett4Prez Cana = Canacuna Lung = The Lung Dad = Daddymike59 SPC = South Park Cows ski = skibrett15 mtr = mtryanks12 |
Assumed League Settings:
Single-season (no keepers), head-to-head with playoffs in weeks 16 and 17, 13-man rosters with the following starters:
1 QB
2 RB
2 WR
1 TE
1 Flex (RB/WR/TE)
1 K
1 Team Defense
along with a 4-man bench (any positions).
Scoring assumed is as follows:
Offense:
1 point per 25 passing yards
1 point per 10 rushing or receiving yards
4 points per passing touchdown
6 points per rushing or receiving touchdown
Kicking:
3 points per field goal
Defense:
1 point per sack
2 points per interception or fumble recovery
6 points per defensive touchdown
2 points per safety
Thanks are due to the drafters who took the time to look ahead toward the 2005 season. You can catch up with all the draft participants in the Cafe Forums.
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