2009 Fantasy Football: One Man Mock Draft (Round 1)

It’s never too early to participate in some fantasy football mock drafts. If you’re serious about being a contender, you should partake in a few mock drafts before your actual draft. Bruno Boys Jimbo recently conducted his own one-man mock draft and each week he’ll post a round from the draft.

To conduct this fantasy football mock draft the following criteria was used: 10-team league, standard scoring (4 points for QB TDs, 6 points for all other TDs, 1 point for every 10 rushing/receiving yards, 1 for every 25 passing yards, -2 points for all turnovers, 1 point for sacks, 2 points for INTs.)

ROUND 1 MOCK DRAFT RESULTS

1.01: RB Adrian Peterson (Min) - The likely acquisition of Brett Favre makes AP a stone-cold lock to be the first overall pick in all drafts. Even if Favre doesn’t sign, he’s still the top choice.

1.02: RB Matt Forte (Chi) - The Chicago Bears’ offense goes where Matt Forte goes. With Jay Cutler now at QB, it should keep defenses honest enough to let Forte have similar success as his breakout rookie campaign

1.03: RB Maurice Jones-Drew (JAX) - MJD is in a similar situation as Forte. With the departure of Fred Taylor, MJD is the cornerstone of this offense and should see plenty of carries and receptions.

1.04: RB Michael Turner (ATL) - Turner the Burner doesn’t look to slow down in ’09. The potent passing attack should keep defenses spread out, and while Turner isn’t likely to duplicate his 2008 totals, he’s still in line for a great season.

1.05: RB Chris Johnson (TEN) - With a year under his belt, Chris Johnson is ready to take on more of the workload in 2009. Although Lendale White is still there to vulture some TDs, Johnson should find the endzone more this season and still rack up all the yards.

1.06: RB Steven Jackson (STL) - If Steven Jackson can stay healthy; the sky is the limit for this workhorse. The St. Louis Rams are going to try to win with Jackson, as he has no handcuff or RBBC, so he will be the focal point of this offense.

1.07: RB Frank Gore (SF) - The San Francisco 49ers want to run the ball more and they want to put it in Frank Gore’s hands as much as they can. Although rookie RB Glen Coffee may see some action, there’s no doubt this is Gore’s team.

1.08: WR Larry Fitzgerald (ARZ) - The only WR worth taking in the first round is Larry Fitzgerald. After such a fantastic 2008 season, the only thing to watch for is the health of Kurt Warner, but these two should be connecting all day long on many Sundays in 2009.

1.09: RB DeAngelo Williams (CAR) - Being the top fantasy football RB in 2008 merits some consideration to be a first-round pick the following season, but with Jonathan Stewart right behind him on the depth chart, be prepared to see a near 50-50 split with your RB1.

1.10: RB Brian Westbrook (PHI) - The Philadelphia Eagles drafted LeSean McCoy to add some depth at RB, but Brian Westbrook is still the top RB in this offense. If he can stay healthy (BIG IF), he should post the same strong numbers that he’s capable of.

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