Fantasy Football 2015: 4-Round Mock Draft and Top Team Names

The opening day of the NFL regular season is less than two weeks away, which means a whole lot of viewing pleasure is just around the corner for football fans. For fantasy football junkies, it's a doubly exciting time.

If you haven't had your fantasy draft yet, we'll be looking at a sample four-round, standard-scoring 10-team mock that can give you some ideas for your early-round picks. Following that, we'll discuss three notable selections who have potential to either boom or bust this season, and then we'll look at some witty team names.

Even if you've already drafted, stick around—you might get some trade ideas, and maybe you'll come up with a new team name before you're done reading.

Four-Round Mock Draft

Round 1	Player	Position	Team	Bye
Round 2	Player	Position	Team	Bye
Round 3	Player	Position	Team	Bye
Round 4
1	Adrian Peterson	RB	Minnesota Vikings	5
2	Eddie Lacy	RB	Green Bay Packers	7
3	Le'Veon Bell	RB	Pittsburgh Steelers	11
4	Jamaal Charles	RB	Kansas City Chiefs	9
5	Antonio Brown	WR	Pittsburgh Steelers	11
6	Marshawn Lynch	RB	Seattle Seahawks	9
7	Rob Gronkowski	TE	New England Patriots	4
8	C.J. Anderson	RB	Denver Broncos	7
9	Matt Forte	RB	Chicago Bears	7
10	Dez Bryant	WR	Dallas Cowboys	6
1	Demaryius Thomas	WR	Denver Broncos	7
2	Randall Cobb	WR	Green Bay Packers	7
3	Andrew Luck	QB	Indianapolis Colts	10
4	Jeremy Hill	RB	Cincinnati Bengals	7
5	Julio Jones	WR	Atlanta Falcons	10
6	DeMarco Murray	RB	Philadelphia Eagles	8
7	Aaron Rodgers	QB	Green Bay Packers	7
8	Odell Beckham Jr.	WR	New York Giants	11
9	Calvin Johnson	WR	Detroit Lions	9
10	LeSean McCoy	RB	Cincinnati Bengals	8
1	A.J. Green	WR	Cincinnati Bengals	7
2	Lamar Miller	RB	Miami Dolphins	5
3	Alshon Jeffery	WR	Chicago Bears	7
4	Mike Evans	WR	Tampa Buy Buccaneers	6
5	Justin Forsett	RB	Baltimore Ravens	9
6	T.Y. Hilton	WR	Indianapolis Colts	10
7	Alfred Morris	RB	Washington Redskins	8
8	Brandin Cooks	WR	New Orleans Saints	9
9	DeAndre Hopkins	WR	Houston Texans	9
10	Frank Gore	RB	Indianapolis Colts	10
1	Russell Wilson	QB	Seattle Seahawks	9
2	Peyton Manning	QB	Denver Broncos	7
3	Emmanuel Sanders	WR	Denver Broncos	7
4	Jordan Matthews	WR	Philadelphia Eagles	8
5	Jimmy Graham	TE	Seattle Seahawks	9
6	Andre Johnson	WR	Indianapolis Colts	10
7	Mark Ingram	RB	New Orleans Saints	9
8	Ben Roethlisberger	QB	Pittsburgh Steelers	11
9	Greg Olsen	TE	Carolina Panthers	5
10	Keenan Allen	WR	San Diego Chargers	10

Notable Picks

RB DeMarco Murray, Philadelphia Eagles (Round 2, Pick 6)

Brandon Wade/Associated Press

There's no question DeMarco Murray has the talent to put up numbers worthy of a first-round pick. His 2014 campaign with the Dallas Cowboys, highlighted by 2,261 yards from scrimmage and 13 total touchdowns, showed just that.

Now, he'll have to prove he can succeed away from the Dallas Cowboys' all-world offensive line, splitting carries with two other talented backs in Philadelphia and coming off a taxing 449-touch season.

Ryan Mathews, like Murray, is an Eagles newbie, and it's doubtful the Eagles brought him in just to ride the pine all season. He's just two seasons removed from a big season as the San Diego Chargers' bell cow before injuring his MCL in 2014.

Michael Perez/Associated Press

And Darren Sproles is Darren Sproles—a dependable scatback who's made a career of stealing fantasy points from his teams' top running backs.

Murray has a shot at distinguishing himself enough to get the lion's share of snaps at halfback, but don't hold your breath.

WR Randall Cobb, Green Bay Packers (Round 2, Pick 2)

Rogelio Solis/Associated Press

Randall Cobb had two big factors working in his favor for his fantasy value in 2014: great talent and the best quarterback in the NFL. The only thing missing for the No. 7 fantasy wideout was big target numbers—he was thrown to just 126 times, fewer than any receiver in the top 10 in fantasy points.

Well, guess what? Now that Jordy Nelson, the Packers' most targeted receiver from last year, is out for the season with a torn ACL, Cobb is poised to rack up big yardage and touchdowns.

Right now, the concern is a shoulder injury Cobb suffered Saturday night in Green Bay's preseason game against the Philadelphia Eagles. The Packers don't believe it is a broken collarbone, per NFL Network's Ian Rapoport.

ESPN's Rob Demovsky posted a picture of Cobb on the sidelines later in the game without any sort of brace, sling or ice.

Keep on eye on Cobb's status, because if he is good to go for Week 1, he'll be a solid early second-round pick.

WR Brandin Cooks, New Orleans Saints (Round 3, Pick 8)

Like Cobb, Cooks is in line for a monster role increase as Drew Brees' new No. 1 target. However, departed pass-catchers Jimmy Graham and Kenny Stills open up even more targets for Cooks than Nelson's absence will for Cobb.

Uncredited/Associated Press

Cooks flashed prodigious potential as a rookie in 2014, putting up 53 receptions for 550 yards in 10 games. If you extrapolate those numbers to a full 16-game slate, they balloon to 85 catches and 880 yards. And that's with Stills, Graham and Marques Colston all competing with him for touches.

In case you forgot, Brees is the NFL's reigning passing-yardage king and has held that title five of the past nine seasons. The Saints' offensive mojo comes through the air, and Brees will look to Cooks a whole bunch in 2015 as New Orleans looks to maintain that passing identity.

Team Name Ideas

Are you still at a loss for what your team's name should be? See if one of the below monikers suits your fancy or sparks your imagination to come up with something even better.

Gronky Kong

Turn Your Head and Coughlin

Watt Me Whip, Watt Me J.J.

Dezervoir Dogs

The Boldin the Beautiful

Forgetting Brandon Marshall