Fantasy Football Mock Draft: Quarterbacks Fall, Wide Receivers Rise
Round 9
| Overall Pick | Team | Selection | |
|---|---|---|---|
| 97 | Jake Kent | Mohamed Sanu | WR49 |
| 98 | Tyler Buecher | Arian Foster | RB38 |
| 99 | Jim Sannes | Kamar Aiken | WR50 |
| 100 | Matt Blair | Michael Thomas | WR51 |
| 101 | Joseph Nammour | Gary Barnidge | TE7 |
| 102 | Stan Son | Sammie Coates | WR52 |
| 103 | Aaron Watson | Markus Wheaton | WR53 |
| 104 | JJ Zachariason | Theo Riddick | RB39 |
| 105 | Jacob Gibbs | Phillip Dorsett | WR54 |
| 106 | Sam Hauss | Chris Ivory | RB40 |
| 107 | Jason Schandl | Isaiah Crowell | RB41 |
| 108 | Jordan Hoover | Tyler Eifert | TE8 |
Best Pick: Kamar Aiken
Where would you draft Kamar Aiken if Steve Smith had stayed retired, and if you were promised Breshad Perriman wouldn't see a snap this season?
The seventh round? Maybe the sixth round?
Aiken finished last year with a 0.67 Reception NEP per target average, which was exactly the league average for a wide receiver. But let's not pretend his situation was all butterflies and rainbows.
Aiken took over as the top Ravens' wideout in Week 10 last year, and from that point through Week 16, he'd average 10 targets per contest. In PPR formats, Aiken finished outside the top 30 in weekly wide receiver scoring just once. Meanwhile, five of the seven weeks saw a combination of Matt Schaub, Jimmy Clausen, and Ryan Mallett under center for the Ravens.
If he can line up outside and see more work there, then there's a legitimate chance that he's the best Ravens' wide receiver this season, perhaps by a decent margin. There are question marks around every other wide receiver in the offense right now, after all.
