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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 6

Overall PickTeamSelection
61Jordan HooverRussell WilsonQB2
62Jason SchandlAllen HurnsWR36
63Sam HaussCam NewtonQB3
64Jacob GibbsMatt JonesRB22
65JJ ZachariasonDanny WoodheadRB23
66Aaron WatsonDrew BreesQB4
67Stan SonFrank GoreRB24
68Joseph NammourMarvin JonesWR37
69Matt BlairJeremy LangfordRB25
70Jim SannesJonathan StewartRB26
71Tyler BuecherDeMarco MurrayRB27
72Jake KentRashad JenningsRB28


Best Pick: Cam Newton

There seem to be five quarterbacks -- maybe four -- who have a strong case to be the year-end QB1 in fantasy football this year. Newton, a fantasy deity last year, is certainly one of them.

Look, I'm not about that early-round quarterback life. In a standard league -- perhaps your hometown league -- Newton will be scooped up in the second or third round, and at that point in the draft, the opportunity cost in selecting him is just too high.

But take a look at the players Sam passed on to get Cam in the sixth, and it's easy to get behind this pick. The sixth round seems to be the sweet spot -- the value spot -- for these top-notch passers, and even with regression coming his way, Newton makes for a nice selection.

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