The final fantasy football mock draft of the year is a 12-team, 0.5 PPR league using the FantasyPros Draft Simulator. I had the first pick.

 

The Picks

 

Round 1

1.1: Saquon Barkley, NYG RB
1.2: Alvin Kamara, NO RB
1.3: Christian McCaffrey, CAR RB
1.4: DeAndre Hopkins, HOU WR
1.5: David Johnson, ARI RB
1.6: Davante Adams, GB WR
1.7: Ezekiel Elliott, DAL RB
1.8: James Conner, PIT RB
1.9: Todd Gurley, LAR RB
1.10: Michael Thomas, NO WR
1.11: Le’Veon Bell, NYJ RB
1.12: Julio Jones, ATL WR

 

Thoughts: Barkley was the easy choice and should probably be the top pick in all leagues—both redraft and dynasty startups—regardless of scoring format. We’ll see if I can pair him with what I believe to be another elite player at the Round 2/3 turn.

 

Round 2

2.1: Nick Chubb, CLE RB
2.2: Tyreek Hill, KC WR
2.3: Odell Beckham Jr., CLE WR
2.4: JuJu Smith-Schuster, PIT WR
2.5: Mike Evans, TB WR
2.6: Travis Kelce, KC TE
2.7: Deshaun Watson, HOU QB
2.8: Dalvin Cook, MIN RB
2.9: Joe Mixon, CIN RB
2.10: Patrick Mahomes, KC QB
2.11: George Kittle, KC TE
2.12: Antonio Brown, OAK WR

 

Thoughts: It’s very surprising to see Deshaun Watson go ahead of Patrick Mahomes, but with two quarterbacks going in the second, I’m able to have a superstar receiver fall to me. Brown is worth the risk because of the long wait until my next picks.

 

Round 3

3.1: Zach Ertz, PHI TE
3.2: Damien Williams, KC RB
3.3: Keenan Allen, LAC WR
3.4: Stefon Diggs, MIN WR
3.5: Devonta Freeman, ATL RB
3.6: Brandin Cooks, LAR WR
3.7: Kerryon Johnson, DET RB
3.8: Chris Carson, SEA RB
3.9: Melvin Gordon, LAC RB
3.10: Adam Thielen, MIN WR
3.11: T.Y. Hilton, IND WR
3.12: Leonard Fournette, JAX WR

 

Thoughts: Plus, I can offset AB’s risk by selecting Ertz, who is essentially locked in as a top-five option at the position. You shouldn’t aim for a balanced roster, but that’s how the board played out here, and I like it.

 

Round 4

4.1: Amari Cooper, DAL WR
4.2: Marlon Mack, IND RB
4.3: Aaron Jones, GB RB
4.4: Julian Edelman, NE WR
4.5: Cooper Kupp, LAR WR
4.6: Josh Jacobs, OAK RB
4.7: David Montgomery, CHI RB
4.8: Robert Woods, LAR WR
4.9: Chris Godwin, TB WR
4.10: Derrick Henry, TEN RB
4.11: Aaron Rodgers, GB QB
4.12: Sony Michel, NE RB

 

Thoughts: Robert Woods or Cooper Kupp would have been a good target here to as a high-floor option to pair with Brown, but I’m fine with settling for Michel as the top value on the board.

 

Round 5

5.1: Carson Wentz, PHI QB
5.2: Kenny Golladay, DET WR
5.3: Tyler Lockett, SEA WR
5.4: Mark Ingram, BAL RB
5.5: Tyler Boyd, CIN WR
5.6: Evan Engram, NYG TE
5.7: Alshon Jeffery, PHI WR
5.8: James White, NE RB
5.9: Dede Westbrook, JAX WR
5.10: Phillip Lindsay, DEN RB
5.11: D.J. Moore, CAR WR
5.12: Calvin Ridley, ATL WR

 

Thoughts: I looked at the screen for a little deciding what to do here, as no one jumped out as an obvious value, so I decided to target the upside stack by drafting Wentz as my quarterback in a lineup with Zach Ertz.

 

Round 6

6.1: O.J. Howard, TB TE
6.2: Hunter Henry, LAC TE
6.3: Baker Mayfield, CLE QB
6.4: Kyler Murray, ARI QB
6.5: Matt Ryan, ATL QB
6.6: Mike Williams, LAC WR
6.7: Tevin Coleman, SF RB
6.8: David Njoku, CLE TE
6.9: Cam Newton, CAR QB
6.10: A.J. Green, CIN WR
6.11: Allen Robinson, CHI WR
6.12: Duke Johnson, HOU RB

 

Thoughts: The decision to not reach ended up paying off, as Wentz would have been taken if I didn’t grab him in the fifth round, and Johnson was the guy I strongly considered anyway.

 

Round 7

7.1: Josh Gordon, NE WR
7.2: Jarvis Landry, CLE WR
7.3: Robby Anderson, NYJ WR
7.4: Curtis Samuel, CAR WR
7.5: Russell Wilson, SEA QB
7.6: Marvin Jones, DET WR
7.7: Drew Brees, NO QB
7.8: Austin Ekeler, LAC RB
7.9: Dante Pettis, SF WR
7.10: Tarik Cohen, CHI RB
7.11: Jared Goff, LAR QB
7.12: Lamar Jackson, BAL QB

 

Thoughts: Gordon is being drafted as a WR3, but he has definite WR2 upside and could be a steal if he stays on the field in 2019.

 

Round 8

8.1: Miles Sanders, PHI RB
8.2: Kenyan Drake, MIA RB
8.3: Will Fuller, HOU WR
8.4: Geronimo Allison, GB WR
8.5: Matt Breida, SF RB
8.6: Sammy Watkins, KC WR
8.7: Jordan Howard, PHI RB
8.8: Corey Davis, TEN WR
8.9: Christian Kirk, ARI WR
8.10: Sterling Shepard, NYG WR
8.11: Chicago Bears, D/ST
8.12: Larry Fitzgerald, ARI WR

 

Thoughts: The roster needed some stability to provide insurance for Sony Michel, Antonio Brown, and Josh Gordon in particular, so who better than Larry Fitzgerald here?

 

Round 9

9.1: Royce Freeman, DEN RB
9.2: Latavius Murray, NO RB
9.3: Emmanuel Sanders, DEN WR
9.4: Derrius Guice, WAS RB
9.5: Michael Gallup, DAL WR
9.6: Peyton Barber, TB RB
9.7: Courtland Sutton, DEN WR
9.8: Marquez Valdes-Scantling, GB WR
9.9: Rashaad Penny, SEA RB
9.10: Darrell Henderson, LAR RB
9.11: Ronald Jones II, TB RB
9.12: Darwin Thompson, KC RB

 

Thoughts: Freeman has a chance to emerge as Denver’s lead back this season, and at worst, he should handle the goal-line work for an offense that projects to improve.

 

Round 10

10.1: James Washington, PIT WR
10.2: N’Keal Harry, NE WR
10.3: Eric Ebron, IND TE
10.4: Tyrell Williams, OAK WR
10.5: Anthony Miller, CHI WR
10.6: LeSean McCoy, BUF RB
10.7: Tony Pollard, DAL RB
10.8: Kalen Ballage, MIA RB
10.9: Donte Moncrief, PIT RB
10.10: Jared Cook, NO TE
10.11 Keke Coutee, HOU WR
10.12: Adrian Peterson, WAS RB

 

Thoughts: Similar to Larry Fitzgerald at receiver, Peterson will give me an option on the bench to potentially fill in if everything goes wrong (in this case, Michel’s knee being an issue and/or the Texans acquiring another running back).

 

Round 11

11.1: Vance McDonald, PIT TE
11.2: Kareem Hunt, CLE RB
11.3: Los Angeles Rams, D/ST
11.4: DeSean Jackson, PHI WR
11.5: Golden Tate, NYG WR
11.6: Devin Funchess, IND WR
11.7: Jamison Crowder, NYJ WR
11.8: Justin Jackson, LAC RB
11.9: Delanie Walker, TEN TE
11.10: Dion Lewis, TEN RB
11.11: Austin Hooper, ATL TE
11.12: Jaylen Samuels, PIT RB

 

Thoughts: It’s all about value, so with McDonald sitting there a couple rounds past his projected ADP, I scooped him up as a potential trade chip behind Zach Ertz.

 

Round 12

12.1: Jacksonville Jaguars, D/ST
12.2: Ito Smith, ATL RB
12.3: Trey Burton, CHI TE
12.4: Jerick McKinnon, SF RB
12.5: Jimmy Graham, GB TE
12.6: Dak Prescott, DAL QB
12.7: Mark Andrews, BAL TE
12.8: Greg Olsen, CAR TE
12.9: John Brown, BUF WR
12.10: Damien Harris, NE RB
12.11: Randall Cobb, DAL WR
12.12: Marquise Goodwin, SF WR

 

Thoughts: If you want a piece of San Francisco’s receiving corps, Goodwin is the only guy 100% guaranteed to have a substantial role in Week 1—despite the fact that Dante Pettis has a midround ADP.

 

Round 13

13.1: Devin Singletary, BUF RB
13.2: Rex Burkhead, NE RB
13.3: Justice Hill, BAL RB
13.4: T.J. Hockenson, DET TE
13.5: Jameis Winston, TB QB
13.6: Chris Thompson, WAS RB
13.7: Nyheim Hines, IND RB
13.8: Kyle Rudolph, MIN TE
13.9: Jordan Reed, WAS TE
13.10: Ben Roethlisberger, PIT QB
13.11: Philip Rivers, LAC QB
13.12: Chris Herndon, NYJ TE

 

Thoughts: The next two guys (Rex Burkhead and Justice Hill) were considered, but Singletary easily has the clearest path to the starting job of everyone on the board.

 

Round 14

14.1: Tom Brady, NE QB
14.2: Parris Campbell, IND WR
14.3: Minnesota Vikings, D/ST
14.4: Alexander Mattison, MIN RB
14.5: D.K. Metcalf, SEA WR
14.6: Kenny Stills, MIA WR
14.7: DaeSean Hamilton, DEN WR
14.8: Malcolm Brown, LAR RB
14.9: C.J. Anderson, DET RB
14.10: Carlos Hyde, KC RB
14.11: Ted Ginn, NO WR
14.12: Deebo Samuel, SF WR

 

Thoughts: If the aforementioned Dante Pettis doesn’t step up this season as the team’s No. 1 receiver, there’s a great chance I have Niners’ top receiver in either Marquise Goodwin or Samuel.

 

Round 15

15.1: Baltimore Ravens, D/ST
15.2: Nick Foles, JAC QB
15.3: Jason Witten, DAL TE
15.4: Greg Zuerlein, LAR K
15.5: Los Angeles Chargers, D/ST
15.6: Justin Tucker, BAL K
15.7: Buffalo Bills, D/ST
15.8: Houston Texans, D/ST
15.9: Ka’imi Fairbairn, HOU K
15.10: Wayne Gallman, NYG RB
15.11: Wil Lutz, NO K
15.12: Mecole Hardman, KC WR

 

Round 16

16.1: Harrison Butker, KC K
16.2: Cleveland Browns, D/ST
16.3: Stephen Gostkowski, NE K
16.4: New Orleans Saints, D/ST
16.5: Mason Crosby, GB K
16.6: Robbie Gould, SF K
16.7: Philadelphia Eagles, D/ST
16.8: Jake Elliott, PHI K
16.9: Denver Broncos, D/ST
16.10: Adam Vinatieri, IND K
16.11: Michael Badgley, LAC K
16.12: Brett Maher, DAL K

 

Team Roster

QB: Carson Wentz, PHI
RB: Saquon Barkley, NYG
RB: Sony Michel, NE
WR: Antonio Brown, OAK
WR: Josh Gordon, NE
TE: Zach Ertz, PHI
FLEX: Duke Johnson, HOU
D/ST: Baltimore Ravens
K: Brett Maher, DAL
BE: Larry Fitzgerald, ARI WR
BE: Royce Freeman, DEN RB
BE: Adrian Peterson, WAS RB
BE: Vance McDonald, PIT TE
BE: Marquise Goodwin, SF WR
BE: Devin Singletary, BUF RB
BE: Deebo Samuel, SF WR