Fantasy Football Mock Draft: Where Are the Quarterbacks?
Round 2
| Overall Pick | Team | Selection | Position |
|---|---|---|---|
| 13 | Charlie Kleinheksel | Devonta Freeman | RB6 |
| 14 | Brandon Gdula | Michael Thomas | WR8 |
| 15 | Sam Hauss | Jay Ajayi | RB7 |
| 16 | Austan Kas | DeMarco Murray | RB8 |
| 17 | Alan Goldsher | Jordan Howard | RB9 |
| 18 | Matt Blair | Doug Baldwin | WR9 |
| 19 | Abe Schwadron | Amari Cooper | WR10 |
| 20 | Jim Sannes | Dez Bryant | WR11 |
| 21 | Matt Musico | Demaryius Thomas | WR12 |
| 22 | Barry Cohen | Rob Gronkowski | TE1 |
| 23 | Joseph Nammour | Sammy Watkins | WR13 |
| 24 | JJ Zachariason | Todd Gurley | RB10 |
Best Pick: Devonta Freeman
Let's keep this ATLiens theme going.
Running back Devonta Freeman fell to the second round even though our draft rankings have him tabbed as the fifth-best player in fantasy for 2017. While there are valid reasons to believe Freeman may be overvalued, getting him sixth among running backs and in the second round is a good deal. Freeman has finished the last two seasons as the RB6 (2016) and RB1 (2015), and our algorithm projects Freeman to have a similar season to what he did last year.
Freeman gets the luxury of facing the New Orleans Saints defense in Weeks 14 and 16 during the fantasy playoffs -- one of the easiest schedules in the playoffs among running backs. He also has a very easy schedule to begin the season.
