Fantasy Football Mock Draft Recap: Who Needs Quarterbacks?
Round 5
| Pick | Overall | Drafter | First Name | Last Name | Team | Position |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 5.01 | 49 | Sean Wirth | Frank | Gore | SFO | RB |
| 5.02 | 50 | Mike Comerford | Wes | Welker | DEN | WR |
| 5.03 | 51 | Leo Howell | Julian | Edelman | NEP | WR |
| 5.04 | 52 | Jordan Hoover | Ray | Rice | BAL | RB |
| 5.05 | 53 | Greg Bucki | Cordarrelle | Patterson | MIN | WR |
| 5.06 | 54 | Jim Sannes | Percy | Harvin | SEA | WR |
| 5.07 | 55 | Matt Grasso | Chris | Johnson | NYJ | RB |
| 5.08 | 56 | Ari Ross | DeSean | Jackson | WAS | WR |
| 5.09 | 57 | Jack Delaney | Ben | Tate | CLE | RB |
| 5.10 | 58 | Sam Hauss | Bishop | Sankey | TEN | RB |
| 5.11 | 59 | Tyler Buecher | Jordan | Cameron | CLE | TE |
| 5.12 | 60 | Billy Hepfinger | Kendall | Wright | TEN | WR |
Running backs are already thinning out here in the fifth round, as Frank Gore goes off the board and represents the last player in our top-four tiers to be drafted (using our customizable draft cheat sheet, which you can find here). There is a clear drop-off in both job security and ability after Gore, so Sean made the right choice in selecting him before the long wait for his next pick.
Two of the more controversial wide receivers went in this round, as Percy Harvin and Cordarrelle Patterson get selected back-to-back. Our cheat sheet has Harvin as a fifth round pick in this format, but sees Patterson as a reach of nearly two full rounds. Obviously you're not going to find the Vikings' wideout available in the seventh or eighth round of most drafts, but for more thoughts on why we don't see a ton of value in the speedster, check out this article from earlier this summer.
My pick: Julian Edelman, New England Patriots, WR - Rather than focus on Edelman, who I feel is a very safe pick this season, let me address my decision to take two Patriots and two Bears with my first five picks. Many fantasy owners will shy away from doubling up on a team during a draft, and I feel like those are the sorts of "rules" that can lead to missing out on value picks and not having the best team possible. Especially when considering strong offenses like the Patriots and Bears, which finished fourth and ninth respectively in our Adjusted (for strength of schedule) NEP rankings in 2013.
