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Fantasy Football Mock Draft: Where Are the Quarterbacks?
The numberFire staff held a fantasy football mock draft as we get set for the 2017 NFL season to kick off. Some picks will surprise you.

Round 5

Overall PickTeamSelectionPosition
49JJ ZachariasonJoe MixonRB19
50Joseph NammourJamison CrowderWR30
51Barry CohenDalvin CookRB20
52Matt MusicoWillie SneadWR31
53Jim SannesMarshawn LynchRB21
54Abe SchwadronDanny WoodheadRB22
55Matt BlairMike GillisleeRB23
56Alan GoldsherAaron RodgersQB1
57Austan KasTom BradyQB2
58Sam HaussBilal PowellRB24
59Brandon GdulaTravis KelceTE2
60Charlie KleinhekselJordan ReedTE3


Best Pick: Willie Snead

There was a collective barrage of swearing in the draft chat when Matt Musico drafted Saints wide receiver Willie Snead. Many of us were targeting Snead, and for good reason.

With the departure of Brandin Cooks, there are going to be many more targets to go around for Michael Thomas and Snead. Snead has a tremendous opportunity to grow in New Orleans.

On a per-play-basis, using our Net Expected Points (NEP) metric, Snead and Thomas were rather similar in 2016.

Player Reception NEP (rank) RNEP/Target (rank) Yds/Reception Success Rate
Michael Thomas 88.76 (18) 0.73 (17) 12.4 88.89%
Willie Snead 82.65 (25) 0.79 (8) 12.4 87.00%


Snead has upside he's never had in his career, which makes him a sneaky selection in the fifth round.

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