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Like a mock draft addressing the real thing, a fantasy football mock draft has plenty of variables making the feat difficult.
Think back to the 2016 NFL draft itself, when nobody got Laremy Tunsil's eventual destination correct thanks to an off-field incident.
Variables nobody can ever predict present themselves and mess with predictions, so it's important for fantasy owners to prepare as much as possible before a fantasy draft. It's where a mock comes into play—a recent one provides a look at player projections, positional value and more.
Here's a look at a first-round mock in a 12-team standard league:
Even without context, the trends this year weren't too hard to predict—certain wideouts who happen to be target hogs trump running backs because the latter continues to trend more and more toward a committee approach.
Target hogs such as Julio Jones (204 in 2015), Antonio Brown (195) and DeAndre Hopkins (192) are locks for elite-level production barring an injury and with pretty much anyone at quarterback. These sorts of rare wideouts can not only go up and get a jump ball, they can take high-percentage passes behind the line of scrimmage and do the yardage work for themselves.
Running back is trickier. It's critical to find an incredible, efficient workhorse such as Adrian Peterson (327 carries, 1,485 yards, 11 touchdowns and 217 points in 2015) or Doug Martin (288, 1,402, six and 187, respectively).
That, or find a versatile player whose quarterback trusts him to snag passes out of the backfield. The perfect example is Devonta Freeman, who broke onto the scene last year by leading all backs in scoring at 230 points because he not only rushed 265 times for 1,056 yards and 11 scores, but caught an eye-popping 73 passes for 578 yards and three scores.
This year, there isn't much in the way of change when it comes to the first round of a fantasy draft. The exception is the addition of Todd Gurley and rookie Ezekiel Elliott high into the first round—two guys with projected huge workloads, not necessarily because they've proven, but because of either a lack of talent around them (Gurley) or an expected run-first approach to balance an attack (Elliott).
Top Team Names
Carry on my Langford Son
For those who appreciate good references to classic songs, Jeremy Langford provides a solid team name here.
He also happens to carry the potential for elite fantasy production next year.
Now the starting back for the Chicago Bears with Matt Forte gone, the Michigan State product looks in line for a huge boost after totaling 115 points last year. Versatility was the name of the game: Langford ran 148 times for 537 yards and six touchdowns while catching another 22 passes on a strong 42 targets.
It's not enough to get Langford into the first rounds of drafts, but like his potential for great team names, his potential for production is through the proverbial roof.
Gotta Catch Jamaal
The Pokemon Go craze makes for some solid team-name potential this year.
This one finds inspiration from Kansas City Chiefs running back Jamaal Charles, who is indeed very difficult to catch on the field once he gets going.
Owners might balk at the idea of Charles, a major pick in fantasy drafts last year before hurting his knee and only appearing in five games. But he's the guy who has run for at least 1,033 yards and north of five yards per carry in each of the three seasons before last year, and he's caught fewer than 27 passes once since 2008 if ignoring last year's campaign.
Charles is an absolute fantasy juggernaut, and provided he's healthy, he's going to be one of fantasy's top scorers as usual.
It's Always Runny in Philadelphia
One can only hope.
It's Always Sunny in Philadelphia has been a mainstay in fantasy names for a while now, and rightfully so. For fantasy owners on the hunt for a bargain this year at running back, they have to hope the Philadelphia Eagles coaching staff takes this approach.
In theory, owners should be able to find good value in backs such as Ryan Mathews and Darren Sproles. Mathews mustered 95 points last year but had to split work with DeMarco Murray. Sproles is a big-play threat who scored 94 even though he took 23 fewer carries than Mathews.
With the Eagles needing to protect either quarterback Sam Bradford or even rookie Carson Wentz, owners have sleeper hits on their hands in the mid rounds so long as this name comes to fruition.
All scoring info courtesy of ESPN standard leagues, as is points-against info and ownership stats. Statistics courtesy of ESPN.com. Average draft position (ADP) courtesy of Fantasy Football Calculator.
Read more NFL news on BleacherReport.com
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