NFL
Fantasy Football Mock Draft Recap: Who Needs Quarterbacks?
The numberFire staff held yet another draft, and once again, quarterbacks got zero love.

Round 7

PickOverallDrafterFirst NameLast NameTeamPosition
7.0173Sean WirthGoldenTateDETWR
7.0274Mike ComerfordTomBradyNEPQB
7.0375Leo HowellFredJacksonBUFRB
7.0476Jordan HooverStevanRidleyNEPRB
7.0577Greg BuckiKelvinBenjaminCARWR
7.0678Jim SannesStevenJacksonATLRB
7.0779Matt GrassoBernardPierceBALRB
7.0880Ari RossAnquanBoldinSFOWR
7.0981Jack DelaneyDeAngeloWilliamsCARRB
7.1082Sam HaussRuebenRandleNYGWR
7.1183Tyler BuecherMikeEvansTBBWR
7.1284Billy HepfingerVernonDavisSFOTE

Greg Bucki made one of the more surprising picks of the draft, grabbing FantasyFootballCalculator.com, that's a full round ahead of his current value, which has risen over two full rounds this month alone. The FSU product had serious drop issues in college, and plays for one of the most run-heavy teams in the NFL. The touchdown upside is his only saving grace, and even then, he's in a battle with Jerricho Cotchery and Greg Olsen for those looks.

Tyler Buecher followed suit, grabbing rookie wideout Mike Evans with the 83rd overall pick, two rounds ahead of his ADP. The Texas A&M draftee has the size and speed to be a Vincent Jackson-like playmaker, but he's likely to be limited by the presence of the real Vincent Jackson across the field from him in Tampa.

My pick: Fred Jackson, Buffalo Bills, RB - It wouldn't be a numberFire draft without me reaching to take my favorite mid-round running back this season, Fred Jackson. Fantasy Football Calculator's data has Jackson as an eighth round pick, so this isn't nearly the same kind of reach as I made in our 14-team draft (when I took him in the fifth round). He's in a perfect position to get goal-line carries and receptions in the Buffalo offense while carrying a lighter overall workload that helps to negate the impact of his advanced age. He's the ideal "sleeper" running back this season.

Prev Next

Related News

An Introduction to FanDuel Research

Jim Sannes  --  Aug 22nd, 2014

The Late-Round Fantasy Football Podcast, Mailbag 7/21/23

JJ Zachariason  --  Aug 22nd, 2014

The Late-Round Fantasy Football Podcast, Approaching Unique Leagues

JJ Zachariason  --  Aug 22nd, 2014