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Fantasy Football Mock Draft: Quarterbacks Fall, Wide Receivers Rise
The numberFire football staff got together and did a fantasy football mock draft full of twists and turns. Which players fell past their average draft cost?

Round 13

Overall PickTeamSelection
145Jake KentTed GinnWR67
146Tyler BuecherJeff JanisWR68
147Jim SannesShane VereenRB54
148Matt BlairShaun DraughnRB55
149Joseph NammourJavorius AllenRB66
150Stan SonNelson AgholorWR69
151Aaron WatsonKenny BrittWR70
152JJ ZachariasonEric EbronTE14
153Jacob GibbsChris ConleyWR71
154Sam HaussJulius ThomasTE15
155Jason SchandlStevie JohnsonWR72
156Jordan HooverWendell SmallwoodRB56


Best Pick: Eric Ebron

I've avoided writing about my own picks throughout this mock draft review, but I do think Ebron was sort of a steal this late in the draft.

Golden Tate isn't a traditional number-one wideout or red zone threat. Jones should see volume both before and in the red zone, making him a borderline steal from a value standpoint in the eighth round, which is where he's being drafted according to FantasyFootballCalculator.com.

But there's also Ebron. He hasn't been much of a red zone threat dating back to college, but he's a big-bodied, athletic tight end (6'4'', 245 pounds) who could create havoc close to the end zone with Calvin Johnson now retired. And volume may not be a huge issue -- the Lions have consistently been one of the most pass-heavy teams in the league with Matthew Stafford under center, and with little depth, Ebron could see TE1 volume.

The situation for Ebron is a little like Tyler Eifert's last year, if we're being honest. Both tight ends were highly-drafted prospects, both have average to above average quarterback situations, and both have opportunity in the middle of the field in the red zone.

Don't be surprised if this is finally the year Ebron breaks through.

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