Fantasy Football Mock Draft Recap: Who Needs Quarterbacks?
Round 7
| Pick | Overall | Drafter | First Name | Last Name | Team | Position |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 7.01 | 73 | Sean Wirth | Golden | Tate | DET | WR |
| 7.02 | 74 | Mike Comerford | Tom | Brady | NEP | QB |
| 7.03 | 75 | Leo Howell | Fred | Jackson | BUF | RB |
| 7.04 | 76 | Jordan Hoover | Stevan | Ridley | NEP | RB |
| 7.05 | 77 | Greg Bucki | Kelvin | Benjamin | CAR | WR |
| 7.06 | 78 | Jim Sannes | Steven | Jackson | ATL | RB |
| 7.07 | 79 | Matt Grasso | Bernard | Pierce | BAL | RB |
| 7.08 | 80 | Ari Ross | Anquan | Boldin | SFO | WR |
| 7.09 | 81 | Jack Delaney | DeAngelo | Williams | CAR | RB |
| 7.10 | 82 | Sam Hauss | Rueben | Randle | NYG | WR |
| 7.11 | 83 | Tyler Buecher | Mike | Evans | TBB | WR |
| 7.12 | 84 | Billy Hepfinger | Vernon | Davis | SFO | TE |
Greg Bucki made one of the more surprising picks of the draft, grabbing Kelvin Benjamin in the seventh round. According to 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.
