2009 Fantasy Football PPR Mock Draft: Round Three
For all you PPR fantasy football fans out there, Bruno Boys’ Jimbo recently conducted a one-man, 12-team PPR mock draft. Outside of the league rewarding one point per reception, the rest of the scoring settings are standard format.
3.01: WR Anquan Boldin (ARI)
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Boldin tied for second in the league in touchdowns last year with 11 and that was with missing a good chunk of time. As long as Kurt Warner is healthy, Boldin should have similar success in 2009 with Larry Fitzgerald helping to spread the field.
3.02: RB Ronnie Brown (MIA)
Brown should become a more pivotal factor in the Miami Dolphins’ offense this year. The innovator of the Wildcat offense has passed by Ricky Williams and should see significantly more action than him. After having ACL surgery in 2007, Brown had no setbacks in 2008, meaning the knee should be even closer to 100% in 2009.
3.03: WR Roddy White (ATL)
A budding star on a pretty potent offense, White has put up strong numbers the last two seasons, and there isn’t any reason to think ’09 will be any different. The addition of Tony Gonzalez should help White avoid some double coverages, while still remaining Matt Ryan’s first and best option.
3.04: QB Peyton Manning (IND)
As long as the Indianapolis Colts’ backfield remains a question mark, you can expect them to continue to be a pass-first team. Peyton Manning has an elite WR in Reggie Wayne and an elite TE in Dallas Clark. He should have another productive season.
3.05: WR Marques Colston (NO)
He’s definitely not Drew Brees’ only option, but Marques Colston sits atop the depth chart among the New Orleans Saints’ wide receivers and, as long as he doesn’t get another fluke thumb injury, he should be on the receiving end of tons of passes from Brees.
3.06: RB Clinton Portis (WAS)
While I don’t see Ladell Betts being a real threat to stealing playing time from Clinton Portis, there is some caution with drafting him because he could have another quiet second half of the season. He’s definitely worth drafting, but it wouldn’t hurt to have a strong backup on your bench that you could turn to down the stretch.
3.07: RB Kevin Smith (DET)
The fact that Kevin Smith has no handcuff and isn’t part of a RBBC gives him good fantasy value. Regardless of how bad the Detroit Lions will be, Smith showed in the final three games of last season that he can handle the workload. If only the Detroit Lions can figure out that QB situation.
3.08: WR Dwayne Bowe (KC)
Here’s a guy who has tremendous ability and could be an elite WR if he was on any other team. Unfortunately, the Kansas City Chiefs don’t really have any other offensive weapon to compliment Dwayne Bowe, even with the addition of Amani Toomer. He’ll be getting so many targets, though, that he’s bound to rack up the receptions.
3.09: RB Reggie Bush (NO)
Reggie Bush slipped a bit in this draft since he recently got injured—again. He has great fantasy value in PPR formats, but with all the constant injuries, you have to slap the “draft with caution” sticker on this guy.
3.10: QB Philip Rivers (SD)
If the San Diego Chargers want to contend for the Super Bowl, they have to ride the arm of Philip Rivers now and not so much LaDainian Tomlinson. With three strong WRs and Tomlinson, who is still potent as a receiving back, Rivers should have a great season.
3.11: WR Terrell Owens (BUF)
A lot of folks think Terrell Owens is on the decline, but I think he still has another good year or two left in him. He should face a lot less drama in Buffalo and, if you caught the Buffalo Bills vs. Tennessee Titans preseason game, you would have seen that he and Trent Edwards showed signs that they’re working well together already.
3.12: RB Pierre Thomas (NO)
There’s still Reggie Bush in the backfield, but Pierre Thomas is the man busting between the tackles now for the New Orleans Saints. As long as Bush continues to deal with the injury bug, Thomas’ value will only rise.
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